SOC 39-7011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Tour Guides and Escorts prevailing wage by city

Level I–IV H-1B prevailing wages in all 530 U.S. wage areas, from official DOL data.

What this job covers (DOL definition): Escort individuals or groups on sightseeing tours or through places of interest, such as industrial establishments, public buildings, and art galleries.

Level I across metros$19,282 – $54,039McAllen, TX to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$43,639Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Tour Guides and Escorts?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Tour Guides and Escorts (SOC 39-7011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $19,282 in McAllen, TX to $54,039 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $43,639. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $39,396, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 31 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 49. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	34,549	42,058	49,567	57,076
Anchorage, AK	33,031	40,207	47,383	54,559
Fairbanks-College, AK	30,452	38,106	45,781	53,436
Anniston-Oxford, AL	22,548	27,373	32,199	37,024
Auburn-Opelika, AL	23,276	30,452	37,607	44,783
Birmingham, AL	26,957	30,743	34,549	38,335
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	23,754	26,936	30,140	33,322
Decatur, AL	23,504	27,186	30,868	34,549
Dothan, AL	24,212	27,893	31,596	35,277
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	28,226	30,327	32,407	34,508
Gadsden, AL	22,548	27,373	32,199	37,024
Huntsville, AL	31,658	32,490	33,322	34,154
Mobile, AL	24,149	26,416	28,684	30,951
Montgomery, AL	23,359	27,498	31,637	35,776
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	17,826	22,464	27,082	31,720
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	23,567	27,789	32,012	36,234
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	25,626	32,324	39,042	45,740
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	24,440	28,205	31,970	35,735
Tuscaloosa, AL	26,666	30,348	34,008	37,690
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	28,746	32,532	36,338	40,124
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	29,495	34,320	39,167	43,992
Fort Smith, AR-OK	26,895	32,365	37,815	43,285
Hot Springs, AR	26,520	29,599	32,656	35,735
Jonesboro, AR	28,954	32,802	36,629	40,477
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	27,789	30,514	33,218	35,943
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,141	31,658	34,175	36,692
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,250	30,036	33,821	37,607
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	28,372	32,386	36,400	40,415
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	30,576	37,877	45,178	52,479
Flagstaff, AZ	32,968	51,522	70,096	88,650
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	32,844	45,157	57,492	69,805
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	33,114	51,896	70,658	89,440
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	33,343	36,296	39,250	42,204
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	31,408	39,458	47,487	55,536
Tucson, AZ	33,114	51,896	70,658	89,440
Yuma, AZ	33,114	51,896	70,658	89,440
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	34,320	37,336	40,352	43,368
Chico, CA	40,644	47,591	54,538	61,485
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,028	40,789	46,551	52,312
El Centro, CA	36,234	40,976	45,719	50,461
Fresno, CA	35,111	41,122	47,133	53,144
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	35,672	41,330	47,008	52,666
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	37,232	41,538	45,823	50,128
Merced, CA	44,908	51,210	57,533	63,836
Modesto, CA	41,954	49,026	56,119	63,191
Napa, CA	39,541	43,160	46,759	50,378
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,418	43,160	47,924	52,666
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	41,725	49,920	58,095	66,290
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	39,063	43,680	48,277	52,895
Redding, CA	40,935	49,692	58,448	67,205
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	36,172	41,684	47,216	52,728
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	38,210	42,744	47,258	51,792
Salinas, CA	36,380	41,039	45,719	50,378
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	36,296	40,768	45,261	49,733
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	40,768	47,528	54,268	61,028
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	54,039	57,367	60,674	64,002
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	37,357	44,367	51,356	58,365
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	37,253	42,120	47,008	51,876
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	35,964	42,557	49,151	55,744
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	38,106	43,909	49,712	55,516
Stockton-Lodi, CA	41,351	48,152	54,954	61,756
Vallejo, CA	39,728	45,823	51,896	57,991
Visalia, CA	35,340	39,333	43,348	47,341
Yuba City, CA	38,501	43,556	48,610	53,664
Boulder, CO	35,423	40,228	45,012	49,816
Colorado Springs, CO	30,805	34,612	38,418	42,224
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	36,026	40,290	44,533	48,797
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	36,463	40,207	43,951	47,695
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	33,572	39,708	45,823	51,959
Grand Junction, CO	35,589	39,188	42,786	46,384
Greeley, CO	31,180	34,570	37,960	41,351
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	36,442	41,413	46,364	51,335
Pueblo, CO	31,159	35,548	39,957	44,346
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,365	36,816	41,268	45,719
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	35,568	45,282	54,975	64,688
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,112	39,021	43,930	48,839
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,029	35,048	36,088	37,108
New Haven, CT	34,112	36,359	38,584	40,831
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,071	35,756	37,420	39,104
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,092	38,564	43,056	47,528
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	34,133	39,791	45,428	51,085
Dover, DE	28,933	33,176	37,440	41,684
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	32,906	36,130	39,354	42,578
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	31,845	35,589	39,312	43,056
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	30,077	34,071	38,064	42,058
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	32,032	39,146	46,280	53,394
Gainesville, FL	30,410	35,236	40,061	44,887
Homosassa Springs, FL	30,597	35,423	40,228	45,053
Jacksonville, FL	31,492	36,317	41,164	45,989
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	33,114	35,922	38,709	41,517
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	32,469	38,792	45,136	51,460
Naples-Marco Island, FL	33,405	36,525	39,666	42,786
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	30,098	34,986	39,874	44,762
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	31,845	38,959	46,072	53,186
Ocala, FL	30,368	32,885	35,423	37,940
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	35,048	42,828	50,607	58,386
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	30,389	32,968	35,527	38,106
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	30,618	34,716	38,834	42,932
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	29,994	33,696	37,378	41,080
Port St. Lucie, FL	32,240	38,439	44,658	50,856
Punta Gorda, FL	31,720	37,357	43,015	48,652
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	32,968	40,373	47,757	55,162
Sebring, FL	33,904	41,018	48,132	55,245
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	31,991	37,773	43,576	49,359
Tallahassee, FL	31,554	37,773	44,013	50,232
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	31,034	36,088	41,143	46,197
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	31,991	38,980	45,948	52,936
Albany, GA	25,023	31,242	37,461	43,680
Athens-Clarke County, GA	31,055	42,162	53,290	64,397
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	31,637	43,327	55,016	66,706
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	30,847	39,687	48,527	57,367
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	21,674	29,204	36,712	44,242
Columbus, GA-AL	30,431	41,413	52,375	63,357
Dalton, GA	27,415	31,388	35,381	39,354
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	27,852	34,716	41,580	48,444
Gainesville, GA	31,055	42,162	53,269	64,376
Hinesville, GA	26,375	32,927	39,479	46,031
Macon-Bibb County, GA	31,242	42,412	53,602	64,772
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,975	32,968	36,983	40,976
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,559	36,837	45,136	53,415
Rome, GA	29,037	39,125	49,234	59,322
Savannah, GA	29,328	35,256	41,205	47,133
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	25,397	33,884	42,370	50,856
Valdosta, GA	29,890	39,416	48,943	58,469
Warner Robins, GA	27,810	32,844	37,898	42,932
Guam MSA	29,744	36,692	43,660	50,607
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	40,186	44,346	48,485	52,645
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	42,911	48,589	54,288	59,967
Urban Honolulu, HI	32,282	38,044	43,826	49,588
Ames, IA	20,759	24,087	27,415	30,743
Cedar Rapids, IA	20,426	24,586	28,725	32,885
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	21,840	28,476	35,111	41,746
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	21,133	24,336	27,560	30,764
Dubuque, IA	20,343	24,004	27,685	31,346
Iowa City, IA	20,509	25,564	30,618	35,672
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	20,135	23,629	27,124	30,618
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	20,447	23,858	27,248	30,660
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	29,120	33,280	37,420	41,580
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	20,676	24,711	28,725	32,760
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	22,402	26,895	31,388	35,880
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	20,280	23,837	27,415	30,972
Boise City, ID	28,226	35,111	41,996	48,880
Coeur d'Alene, ID	28,746	35,090	41,413	47,757
Idaho Falls, ID	27,540	33,405	39,271	45,136
Lewiston, ID-WA	31,970	38,896	45,823	52,749
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	28,517	34,424	40,352	46,260
Pocatello, ID	28,850	34,487	40,103	45,740
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	28,829	34,362	39,895	45,428
Twin Falls, ID	26,832	33,530	40,248	46,946
Bloomington, IL	31,200	31,845	32,490	33,135
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	32,053	32,885	33,738
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	33,301	36,276	39,271	42,245
Decatur, IL	32,740	39,604	46,468	53,332
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	29,744	32,490	35,215	37,960
Kankakee, IL	33,135	36,130	39,104	42,100
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,991	35,236	38,501	41,746
Peoria, IL	27,748	30,680	33,613	36,546
Rockford, IL	32,677	35,735	38,792	41,850
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	29,703	32,469	35,256	38,023
Springfield, IL	33,655	41,663	49,650	57,658
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	30,244	33,696	37,149	40,602
Bloomington, IN	23,213	27,685	32,157	36,629
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	24,004	28,309	32,594	36,900
Columbus, IN	23,712	28,143	32,573	37,004
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	21,071	24,919	28,788	32,636
Evansville, IN	24,482	27,311	30,160	32,989
Fort Wayne, IN	29,495	31,450	33,426	35,381
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	23,816	28,226	32,615	37,024
Kokomo, IN	22,693	27,311	31,928	36,546
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	30,826	34,445	38,085	41,704
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	31,492	34,944	38,418	41,871
Muncie, IN	23,463	27,893	32,324	36,754
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	20,572	23,317	26,042	28,788
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	24,919	28,060	31,200	34,341
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	26,000	30,576	35,152	39,728
Terre Haute, IN	19,906	23,567	27,207	30,868
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	26,063	30,784	35,506	40,228
Lawrence, KS	29,183	34,695	40,186	45,698
Manhattan, KS	27,290	32,511	37,711	42,932
Topeka, KS	30,535	37,212	43,909	50,586
Wichita, KS	27,228	32,781	38,314	43,868
Bowling Green, KY	25,688	31,367	37,024	42,703
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,392	31,533	34,674	37,815
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,644	31,138	34,632	38,127
Elizabethtown, KY	31,824	35,589	39,354	43,119
Lexington-Fayette, KY	26,874	31,034	35,215	39,375
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	33,114	36,629	40,124	43,639
Owensboro, KY	29,079	33,364	37,628	41,912
Paducah, KY-IL	26,645	31,762	36,879	41,996
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,124	30,472	33,842	37,191
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,535	34,695	38,876	43,036
Alexandria, LA	22,568	31,845	41,101	50,378
Baton Rouge, LA	23,192	31,284	39,354	47,445
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	21,757	29,432	37,108	44,783
Hammond, LA	23,442	32,594	41,767	50,919
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	23,421	32,199	40,997	49,775
Lafayette, LA	22,964	30,348	37,711	45,095
Lake Charles, LA	21,071	28,392	35,714	43,036
Monroe, LA	19,740	31,117	42,516	53,893
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	23,816	32,948	42,079	51,210
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	21,778	31,076	40,352	49,650
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	23,234	31,658	40,103	48,527
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	24,503	36,671	48,860	61,028
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	23,005	31,949	40,914	49,858
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	33,072	35,943	38,792	41,663
Barnstable Town, MA	35,444	39,084	42,744	46,384
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	34,196	37,544	40,872	44,221
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	33,176	36,068	38,959	41,850
Pittsfield, MA	33,405	37,378	41,330	45,303
Springfield, MA	32,095	34,216	36,338	38,460
Worcester, MA	33,842	35,610	37,357	39,125
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	32,199	35,880	39,541	43,223
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	33,696	39,333	44,970	50,607
Lexington Park, MD	33,343	38,709	44,096	49,463
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	31,200	34,528	37,836	41,164
Salisbury, MD	31,242	33,925	36,608	39,292
Bangor, ME	32,968	37,628	42,308	46,967
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	33,738	38,834	43,930	49,026
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	34,757	39,354	43,951	48,548
Portland-South Portland, ME	35,735	40,789	45,864	50,919
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	32,303	36,213	40,124	44,034
Ann Arbor, MI	35,048	35,423	35,818	36,192
Battle Creek, MI	26,999	31,720	36,463	41,184
Bay City, MI	26,687	32,906	39,125	45,344
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	32,698	34,404	36,088	37,794
Flint, MI	31,720	34,071	36,421	38,772
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	27,248	31,408	35,568	39,728
Jackson, MI	32,282	34,196	36,109	38,023
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	27,872	32,927	38,002	43,056
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	31,325	33,800	36,255	38,730
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,541	33,530	40,540	47,528
Midland, MI	26,687	32,906	39,125	45,344
Monroe, MI	32,303	34,133	35,984	37,815
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	26,957	31,658	36,359	41,060
Niles, MI	25,564	30,223	34,861	39,520
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,768	33,322	38,855	44,408
Saginaw, MI	27,415	32,802	38,210	43,597
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	25,959	30,618	35,277	39,936
Traverse City, MI	29,453	33,572	37,690	41,808
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,768	33,322	38,855	44,408
Duluth, MN-WI	29,973	33,426	36,879	40,332
Mankato, MN	34,237	37,628	41,039	44,429
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	34,362	37,648	40,935	44,221
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	33,447	37,045	40,623	44,221
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	33,780	37,004	40,248	43,472
Rochester, MN	29,266	34,653	40,040	45,428
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	33,676	37,316	40,935	44,575
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	33,530	37,045	40,581	44,096
St. Cloud, MN	33,988	37,378	40,789	44,180
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	29,453	32,636	35,839	39,021
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,703	33,405	37,087	40,789
Columbia, MO	29,807	36,192	42,578	48,964
Jefferson City, MO	29,807	36,192	42,578	48,964
Joplin, MO-KS	27,020	31,284	35,527	39,791
Kansas City, MO-KS	30,244	35,880	41,517	47,154
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,765	33,447	37,108	40,789
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,620	32,532	35,444	38,356
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,015	33,280	36,525	39,791
Springfield, MO	28,808	32,906	36,983	41,080
St. Joseph, MO-KS	29,058	34,404	39,728	45,074
St. Louis, MO-IL	29,703	32,469	35,215	37,981
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	20,655	23,775	26,916	30,036
Hattiesburg, MS	21,362	24,877	28,392	31,908
Jackson, MS	22,922	26,396	29,848	33,322
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	21,695	25,231	28,746	32,282
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	23,130	26,312	29,474	32,656
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,874	31,263	35,631	40,020
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,146	30,597	35,069	39,520
Billings, MT	24,149	30,119	36,088	42,058
Bozeman, MT	30,805	39,749	48,714	57,658
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	23,338	28,767	34,196	39,624
Great Falls, MT	24,524	30,784	37,045	43,306
Helena, MT	30,514	36,192	41,850	47,528
Missoula, MT	24,981	30,992	36,983	42,994
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	25,522	31,284	37,066	42,828
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	24,482	30,244	36,005	41,767
Asheville, NC	27,165	32,095	37,024	41,954
Burlington, NC	25,501	29,640	33,800	37,940
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	23,588	28,892	34,196	39,500
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	25,522	29,786	34,071	38,335
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	27,124	30,327	33,530	36,733
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	21,903	26,853	31,783	36,733
Fayetteville, NC	24,919	29,079	33,260	37,420
Goldsboro, NC	23,941	28,621	33,280	37,960
Greensboro-High Point, NC	23,983	29,058	34,133	39,208
Greenville, NC	21,903	26,812	31,720	36,629
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	24,940	29,391	33,821	38,272
Jacksonville, NC	23,754	27,956	32,157	36,359
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	25,522	29,599	33,676	37,752
Raleigh-Cary, NC	25,210	29,516	33,821	38,127
Rocky Mount, NC	23,816	28,434	33,072	37,690
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	23,754	28,559	33,343	38,148
Wilmington, NC	26,624	29,786	32,968	36,130
Winston-Salem, NC	25,876	29,932	33,988	38,044
Bismarck, ND	32,906	35,464	38,002	40,560
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,719	36,296	39,874	43,452
Fargo, ND-MN	32,677	36,109	39,541	42,973
Grand Forks, ND-MN	33,114	36,546	39,957	43,389
Minot, ND	33,988	38,834	43,680	48,527
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,156	36,276	39,375	42,495
Grand Island, NE	28,080	29,599	31,117	32,636
Lincoln, NE	28,288	31,117	33,925	36,754
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	27,914	30,868	33,800	36,754
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	30,514	32,948	35,381
Omaha, NE-IA	29,536	32,116	34,716	37,295
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	29,120	30,140	31,180
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	31,471	37,253	43,015	48,797
Manchester-Nashua, NH	33,904	37,399	40,914	44,408
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	37,794	47,757	57,741	67,704
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,322	41,642	49,941	58,261
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	32,220	34,466	36,733	38,980
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	32,719	40,269	47,799	55,349
Vineland, NJ	29,058	33,176	37,295	41,413
Albuquerque, NM	30,556	35,880	41,184	46,509
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	34,612	38,647	42,661	46,696
Farmington, NM	26,375	32,220	38,064	43,909
Las Cruces, NM	33,925	38,002	42,079	46,156
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	26,021	30,680	35,319	39,978
Santa Fe, NM	32,948	40,082	47,196	54,330
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	30,576	34,903	39,250	43,576
Carson City, NV	31,388	35,901	40,436	44,949
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	30,493	34,820	39,125	43,452
Reno, NV	30,015	35,340	40,664	45,989
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	32,864	36,359	39,874	43,368
Binghamton, NY	34,112	37,108	40,082	43,077
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	32,989	38,314	43,639	48,964
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	34,112	36,837	39,541	42,266
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	34,092	37,690	41,268	44,866
Elmira, NY	34,071	36,692	39,312	41,933
Glens Falls, NY	33,364	36,754	40,165	43,556
Ithaca, NY	34,029	37,128	40,207	43,306
Kingston, NY	34,029	38,418	42,828	47,216
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	32,885	50,420	67,975	85,509
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	36,733	44,804	52,895	60,965
Rochester, NY	33,156	39,416	45,677	51,938
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	33,800	37,212	40,602	44,013
Syracuse, NY	32,989	36,400	39,812	43,223
Utica-Rome, NY	32,698	34,840	37,004	39,146
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	34,383	37,752	41,143	44,512
Akron, OH	23,421	28,580	33,738	38,896
Canton-Massillon, OH	23,172	27,144	31,096	35,069
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	25,626	29,703	33,780	37,856
Cleveland, OH	23,255	28,808	34,383	39,936
Columbus, OH	29,016	33,260	37,503	41,746
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	22,402	27,124	31,866	36,588
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	22,776	25,647	28,496	31,367
Lima, OH	23,754	28,580	33,384	38,210
Mansfield, OH	25,543	30,348	35,173	39,978
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	22,652	25,688	28,746	31,783
Sandusky, OH	24,108	28,580	33,031	37,503
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	24,732	29,204	33,676	38,148
Springfield, OH	24,732	29,828	34,944	40,040
Toledo, OH	24,711	27,623	30,514	33,426
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	24,752	29,204	33,676	38,127
Youngstown-Warren, OH	23,421	28,580	33,738	38,896
Enid, OK	20,967	26,104	31,221	36,359
Lawton, OK	20,530	25,709	30,888	36,068
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	21,445	27,186	32,906	38,647
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	21,279	26,957	32,636	38,314
Oklahoma City, OK	20,884	25,834	30,805	35,756
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	20,551	26,104	31,637	37,191
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	20,468	26,021	31,596	37,149
Tulsa, OK	25,085	30,597	36,088	41,600
Albany, OR	30,223	35,236	40,228	45,240
Bend, OR	31,700	37,045	42,412	47,757
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	32,636	38,376	44,138	49,879
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	34,008	37,773	41,538	45,303
Corvallis, OR	30,847	35,340	39,853	44,346
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	31,887	34,736	37,565	40,415
Eugene-Springfield, OR	29,620	35,360	41,122	46,863
Grants Pass, OR	32,303	36,879	41,476	46,052
Medford, OR	32,324	37,232	42,141	47,050
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	34,653	39,312	43,972	48,631
Salem, OR	32,968	37,732	42,495	47,258
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	27,040	32,823	38,584	44,367
Altoona, PA	23,484	26,916	30,348	33,780
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	20,343	25,106	29,869	34,632
Chambersburg, PA	23,504	28,663	33,842	39,000
Erie, PA	23,629	29,661	35,672	41,704
Gettysburg, PA	27,956	32,677	37,378	42,100
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	24,856	29,120	33,364	37,628
Johnstown, PA	25,064	29,370	33,696	38,002
Lancaster, PA	25,584	29,516	33,426	37,357
Lebanon, PA	24,607	30,285	35,964	41,642
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	23,671	29,308	34,944	40,581
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	24,378	28,808	33,239	37,669
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	28,829	33,093	37,336	41,600
Pittsburgh, PA	25,605	29,786	33,967	38,148
Reading, PA	27,956	32,698	37,461	42,204
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	26,084	31,200	36,338	41,455
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	24,461	28,933	33,384	37,856
State College, PA	21,840	25,772	29,724	33,655
Williamsport, PA	21,487	25,480	29,495	33,488
York-Hanover, PA	25,564	29,973	34,362	38,772
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	24,045	26,229	28,434
Arecibo, PR	22,360	27,436	32,490	37,565
Guayama, PR	22,444	27,623	32,802	37,981
Mayaguez, PR	22,236	27,124	32,012	36,900
Ponce, PR	22,319	27,352	32,365	37,399
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	22,236	27,124	32,012	36,900
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	22,548	27,914	33,280	38,647
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	33,260	39,375	45,490	51,605
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	25,813	37,919	50,004	62,109
Columbia, SC	22,277	26,416	30,576	34,716
Florence, SC	23,442	27,436	31,450	35,444
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	27,040	32,844	38,647	44,450
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	27,436	32,594	37,732	42,890
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	27,456	31,845	36,213	40,602
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,356	33,592	41,850	50,087
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,522	30,514	35,527	40,519
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,480	35,943	46,405	56,868
Spartanburg, SC	25,335	29,890	34,466	39,021
Sumter, SC	23,442	27,436	31,450	35,444
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,677	35,922	39,188	42,432
Rapid City, SD	29,453	32,552	35,652	38,751
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	32,698	35,693	38,688	41,684
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	31,866	34,549	37,232	39,916
Chattanooga, TN-GA	27,768	29,828	31,887	33,946
Clarksville, TN-KY	30,743	34,903	39,084	43,244
Cleveland, TN	27,893	30,306	32,740	35,152
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	27,976	30,639	33,301	35,964
Jackson, TN	27,664	30,181	32,677	35,194
Johnson City, TN	27,581	30,348	33,114	35,880
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	25,314	28,933	32,532	36,151
Knoxville, TN	30,368	32,698	35,028	37,357
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	29,245	33,239	37,253	41,247
Morristown, TN	28,101	30,930	33,738	36,567
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	31,887	35,922	39,957	43,992
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,725	32,511	36,317	40,103
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,954	36,088	43,223	50,357
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	27,061	30,098	33,156	36,192
Abilene, TX	24,919	32,136	39,375	46,592
Amarillo, TX	26,063	35,610	45,136	54,684
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	26,479	34,237	41,975	49,733
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	25,605	32,220	38,834	45,448
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,940	30,535	36,109	41,704
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	28,517	32,656	36,796	40,935
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,624	31,159	35,714	40,248
College Station-Bryan, TX	24,648	30,868	37,087	43,306
Corpus Christi, TX	24,170	28,996	33,800	38,626
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	27,852	33,634	39,396	45,178
Eagle Pass, TX	25,688	32,157	38,626	45,095
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,522	32,136	38,772	45,386
El Paso, TX	24,232	32,178	40,103	48,048
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,628	30,847	37,045	43,264
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	26,125	32,698	39,250	45,823
Killeen-Temple, TX	25,792	32,989	40,165	47,362
Laredo, TX	25,543	30,514	35,464	40,436
Longview, TX	25,688	32,220	38,772	45,303
Lubbock, TX	23,671	32,864	42,037	51,231
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	19,282	24,524	29,786	35,028
Midland, TX	24,544	34,050	43,556	53,061
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,916	33,072	39,229	45,386
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,564	34,944	44,304	53,685
Odessa, TX	24,544	34,050	43,556	53,061
San Angelo, TX	24,316	31,471	38,626	45,781
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	25,002	29,911	34,799	39,708
Sherman-Denison, TX	27,789	33,655	39,500	45,365
Texarkana, TX-AR	27,228	33,676	40,124	46,572
Tyler, TX	26,999	33,676	40,352	47,029
Victoria, TX	25,626	30,077	34,508	38,959
Waco, TX	25,460	31,034	36,608	42,183
Wichita Falls, TX	26,188	33,821	41,434	49,068
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	33,426	39,167	44,928	50,669
Logan, UT-ID	29,786	35,714	41,642	47,570
Ogden, UT	29,516	35,215	40,893	46,592
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	29,890	34,695	39,520	44,325
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	32,781	36,775	40,768	44,762
St. George, UT	34,279	38,480	42,682	46,884
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	33,426	40,248	47,050	53,872
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	26,500	29,620	32,740	35,860
Charlottesville, VA	27,061	32,511	37,981	43,431
Harrisonburg, VA	27,269	30,472	33,655	36,858
Lynchburg, VA	26,978	31,928	36,900	41,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	25,980	28,829	31,700	34,549
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,477	29,391	31,284	33,197
Richmond, VA	29,703	33,904	38,127	42,328
Roanoke, VA	27,290	30,348	33,426	36,484
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,084	29,828	33,592	37,336
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,541	28,892	31,221	33,572
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	27,186	30,223	33,280	36,317
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	28,455	32,636	36,837	41,018
Winchester, VA-WV	29,932	35,194	40,436	45,698
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	57,928	72,738	87,548	102,357
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	42,557	44,554	46,551	48,548
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,327	49,047	54,788	60,508
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	39,728	46,426	53,103	59,800
Bellingham, WA	38,418	44,741	51,044	57,367
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	39,749	47,924	56,119	64,293
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,021	45,303	51,605	57,887
Kennewick-Richland, WA	37,482	44,242	51,023	57,783
Longview-Kelso, WA	35,693	40,935	46,156	51,397
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	41,018	49,858	58,677	67,517
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	37,045	40,103	43,160	46,218
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	42,328	51,855	61,360	70,887
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	37,898	44,346	50,794	57,242
Walla Walla, WA	38,210	44,720	51,252	57,762
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	38,085	42,661	47,216	51,792
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,104	44,887	50,648	56,431
Yakima, WA	39,229	48,048	56,868	65,687
Appleton, WI	27,144	31,325	35,527	39,708
Eau Claire, WI	26,104	31,180	36,255	41,330
Fond du Lac, WI	26,749	31,970	37,170	42,391
Green Bay, WI	29,661	31,408	33,156	34,903
Janesville-Beloit, WI	26,271	30,181	34,092	38,002
Kenosha, WI	27,165	31,762	36,338	40,935
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	27,706	32,844	38,002	43,140
Madison, WI	26,104	29,412	32,740	36,047
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	26,583	31,908	37,232	42,557
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	25,106	30,306	35,506	40,706
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	26,354	31,117	35,860	40,623
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	27,124	31,429	35,756	40,061
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	26,645	31,845	37,066	42,266
Sheboygan, WI	26,396	31,741	37,108	42,453
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	26,604	31,658	36,692	41,746
Wausau, WI	26,104	30,972	35,839	40,706
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	28,413	33,197	37,960	42,744
Beckley, WV	21,549	28,996	36,463	43,909
Charleston, WV	21,570	28,101	34,653	41,184
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	23,858	29,412	34,986	40,540
Morgantown, WV	21,549	25,564	29,599	33,613
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	21,695	26,000	30,327	34,632
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	21,112	24,960	28,808	32,656
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	21,570	28,101	34,653	41,184
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	23,109	27,623	32,157	36,671
Wheeling, WV-OH	22,028	25,189	28,372	31,533
Casper, WY	41,101	47,799	54,496	61,194
Cheyenne, WY	26,916	35,901	44,908	53,893
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	26,063	34,840	43,618	52,396
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	28,933	37,732	46,530	55,328

Annual salary in U.S. dollars, rounded up. Source: DOL OFLC prevailing wage data, effective July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027, computed directly from the DOL file (methodology). Page updated 2026-10-14.

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