SOC 43-5031 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Public Safety Telecommunicators 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): Operate telephone, radio, or other communication systems to receive and communicate requests for emergency assistance at 9-1-1 public safety answering points and emergency operations centers. Take information from the public and other sources regarding crimes, threats, disturbances, acts of terrorism, fires, medical emergencies, and other public safety matters. May coordinate and provide information to law enforcement and emergency response personnel. May access sensitive databases and other information sources as needed. May provide additional instructions to callers based on knowledge of and certification in law enforcement, fire, or emergency medical procedures.

Level I across metros$22,610 – $80,517Ponce, PR to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$63,316Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Public Safety Telecommunicators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Public Safety Telecommunicators (SOC 43-5031) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $22,610 in Ponce, PR to $80,517 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $63,316. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $57,741, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 32 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

New York, NY$71,053
San Francisco, CA$118,810
San Jose, CA$133,869
Seattle, WA$88,525
Dallas, TX$63,316
Houston, TX$56,784
Austin, TX$65,645
Chicago, IL$81,245
Boston, MA$70,471
Washington, DC$70,908
Atlanta, GA$53,976
Los Angeles, CA$90,688

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	50,295	56,285	62,296	68,287
Anchorage, AK	53,040	65,728	78,416	91,104
Fairbanks-College, AK	51,501	58,157	64,813	71,469
Anniston-Oxford, AL	31,845	37,004	42,162	47,320
Auburn-Opelika, AL	33,904	39,458	45,012	50,565
Birmingham, AL	34,341	40,020	45,719	51,397
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	36,047	39,458	42,869	46,280
Decatur, AL	31,928	37,648	43,368	49,088
Dothan, AL	30,535	35,714	40,872	46,052
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	30,327	35,672	40,997	46,343
Gadsden, AL	31,575	34,840	38,127	41,392
Huntsville, AL	35,298	39,957	44,616	49,276
Mobile, AL	34,861	38,397	41,933	45,469
Montgomery, AL	31,013	34,965	38,917	42,869
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,996	32,282	35,589	38,876
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,101	31,138	34,175	37,212
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	26,167	29,744	33,343	36,920
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,661	32,428	35,173	37,940
Tuscaloosa, AL	31,429	38,231	45,053	51,855
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,287	32,532	35,776	39,021
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	39,999	43,410	46,800	50,212
Fort Smith, AR-OK	33,988	35,714	37,461	39,188
Hot Springs, AR	34,237	36,712	39,188	41,663
Jonesboro, AR	35,277	38,002	40,748	43,472
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	34,508	38,501	42,474	46,468
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,159	33,738	36,317	38,896
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,744	32,344	34,924	37,524
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,031	34,736	36,442	38,148
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	42,432	46,634	50,815	55,016
Flagstaff, AZ	45,157	49,317	53,498	57,658
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	46,447	50,399	54,330	58,282
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	49,276	55,308	61,360	67,392
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	48,298	52,146	56,015	59,863
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	43,576	47,549	51,501	55,474
Tucson, AZ	44,388	48,173	51,980	55,765
Yuma, AZ	48,340	50,170	52,000	53,831
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	49,088	56,472	63,877	71,261
Chico, CA	52,250	58,677	65,125	71,552
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	54,205	61,402	68,599	75,796
El Centro, CA	46,468	54,434	62,421	70,388
Fresno, CA	44,949	55,682	66,436	77,168
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	48,048	53,560	59,093	64,605
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	59,052	69,597	80,143	90,688
Merced, CA	45,365	54,101	62,816	71,552
Modesto, CA	51,272	59,239	67,184	75,151
Napa, CA	63,004	74,714	86,424	98,135
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	52,874	59,156	65,458	71,740
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	52,416	58,656	64,876	71,116
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	61,756	72,884	83,991	95,119
Redding, CA	57,887	64,293	70,720	77,127
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	57,616	65,708	73,799	81,890
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	61,048	70,533	79,997	89,482
Salinas, CA	55,120	73,424	91,749	110,053
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	61,860	70,096	78,333	86,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	68,308	85,135	101,983	118,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	80,517	98,301	116,085	133,869
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	71,885	80,060	88,234	96,408
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	64,522	76,482	88,442	100,402
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	60,986	71,324	81,682	92,020
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	60,882	70,949	80,996	91,063
Stockton-Lodi, CA	57,242	67,184	77,106	87,048
Vallejo, CA	66,540	75,816	85,114	94,391
Visalia, CA	38,959	46,738	54,496	62,276
Yuba City, CA	52,375	61,464	70,533	79,623
Boulder, CO	43,077	54,288	65,500	76,711
Colorado Springs, CO	49,296	54,351	59,426	64,480
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	56,472	63,544	70,637	77,709
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,413	47,362	53,311	59,260
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	60,549	66,020	71,469	76,940
Grand Junction, CO	54,725	58,864	63,024	67,164
Greeley, CO	51,876	57,533	63,170	68,828
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	55,703	61,652	67,600	73,549
Pueblo, CO	51,397	54,663	57,949	61,215
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	56,056	58,615	61,152	63,711
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	55,640	62,005	68,391	74,756
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	46,925	52,396	57,887	63,357
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	51,460	57,720	63,981	70,242
New Haven, CT	50,981	57,637	64,293	70,949
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	47,487	54,330	61,194	68,037
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	50,815	55,682	60,549	65,416
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	49,130	56,389	63,648	70,908
Dover, DE	48,028	52,333	56,618	60,924
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	41,975	46,093	50,191	54,309
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	42,349	48,381	54,413	60,445
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	42,536	45,760	48,984	52,208
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	44,284	47,591	50,919	54,226
Gainesville, FL	39,999	45,199	50,378	55,578
Homosassa Springs, FL	42,224	48,464	54,704	60,944
Jacksonville, FL	35,277	42,204	49,151	56,077
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	43,992	48,215	52,458	56,680
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	40,165	50,316	60,445	70,596
Naples-Marco Island, FL	39,916	47,965	55,994	64,044
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	34,300	37,690	41,060	44,450
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	42,183	50,898	59,592	68,308
Ocala, FL	41,746	46,780	51,813	56,847
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	42,183	48,880	55,599	62,296
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	41,164	44,367	47,549	50,752
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	42,890	46,052	49,192	52,354
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	38,397	43,244	48,111	52,957
Port St. Lucie, FL	49,296	54,101	58,906	63,711
Punta Gorda, FL	45,781	50,295	54,829	59,343
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	41,455	47,695	53,914	60,154
Sebring, FL	40,290	44,637	48,984	53,332
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	36,962	42,204	47,466	52,708
Tallahassee, FL	36,317	42,079	47,861	53,623
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	43,410	49,879	56,368	62,837
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	42,495	48,818	55,162	61,485
Albany, GA	27,311	30,660	33,988	37,336
Athens-Clarke County, GA	36,359	41,496	46,634	51,772
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	40,352	44,887	49,442	53,976
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	38,189	42,724	47,279	51,813
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	34,008	38,314	42,640	46,946
Columbus, GA-AL	32,864	35,090	37,336	39,562
Dalton, GA	37,066	42,973	48,860	54,767
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,392	30,909	33,447	35,964
Gainesville, GA	38,751	41,143	43,556	45,948
Hinesville, GA	29,328	34,154	38,980	43,805
Macon-Bibb County, GA	35,215	37,024	38,855	40,664
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,285	34,008	37,711	41,434
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,114	36,213	39,312	42,412
Rome, GA	38,397	43,077	47,757	52,437
Savannah, GA	38,688	48,007	57,346	66,664
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	29,120	32,240	35,360	38,480
Valdosta, GA	36,234	39,874	43,493	47,133
Warner Robins, GA	36,588	41,205	45,802	50,420
Guam MSA	39,895	48,277	56,660	65,042
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	46,821	52,832	58,864	64,876
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	46,821	52,832	58,864	64,876
Urban Honolulu, HI	45,199	51,605	57,991	64,397
Ames, IA	50,960	54,746	58,511	62,296
Cedar Rapids, IA	47,695	51,896	56,098	60,300
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	41,184	48,506	55,807	63,128
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	53,602	60,092	66,602	73,092
Dubuque, IA	47,237	51,272	55,287	59,322
Iowa City, IA	47,175	52,021	56,847	61,693
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,927	49,442	52,936	56,452
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,490	49,421	53,373	57,304
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	40,394	45,282	50,191	55,079
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,821	49,837	52,874	55,890
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,565	43,202	48,839	54,476
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	52,437	56,410	60,362	64,335
Boise City, ID	45,220	51,543	57,866	64,189
Coeur d'Alene, ID	51,460	58,116	64,751	71,407
Idaho Falls, ID	45,136	50,253	55,391	60,508
Lewiston, ID-WA	44,346	49,026	53,706	58,386
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	41,850	47,029	52,208	57,388
Pocatello, ID	47,716	51,397	55,100	58,781
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	44,970	50,108	55,245	60,383
Twin Falls, ID	44,180	49,920	55,640	61,381
Bloomington, IL	46,738	51,272	55,828	60,362
Champaign-Urbana, IL	45,261	52,479	59,717	66,935
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	46,572	58,136	69,680	81,245
Decatur, IL	39,791	47,008	54,205	61,423
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,375	44,741	50,128	55,495
Kankakee, IL	48,298	55,287	62,276	69,264
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,616	50,565	56,535	62,484
Peoria, IL	38,751	43,909	49,068	54,226
Rockford, IL	45,282	52,188	59,114	66,020
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,626	44,949	51,252	57,575
Springfield, IL	44,388	53,623	62,879	72,114
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,941	42,682	48,402	54,143
Bloomington, IN	32,844	36,608	40,373	44,138
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,856	42,308	46,759	51,210
Columbus, IN	39,895	44,762	49,629	54,496
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	47,903	50,212	52,541	54,850
Evansville, IN	45,469	48,964	52,437	55,932
Fort Wayne, IN	43,764	49,172	54,580	59,988
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	42,640	47,362	52,063	56,784
Kokomo, IN	40,976	45,760	50,544	55,328
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	46,988	50,420	53,852	57,284
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	44,616	55,786	66,956	78,125
Muncie, IN	40,581	45,386	50,191	54,996
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,748	45,511	50,274	55,037
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	43,160	46,551	49,920	53,311
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,813	43,431	48,069	52,687
Terre Haute, IN	34,965	41,143	47,341	53,519
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	33,800	37,482	41,143	44,824
Lawrence, KS	36,109	41,850	47,570	53,311
Manhattan, KS	41,933	47,196	52,437	57,700
Topeka, KS	41,184	44,908	48,631	52,354
Wichita, KS	38,210	42,016	45,823	49,629
Bowling Green, KY	32,032	37,253	42,495	47,716
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,095	37,898	43,701	49,504
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,226	33,863	39,500	45,136
Elizabethtown, KY	39,874	43,264	46,655	50,045
Lexington-Fayette, KY	43,618	48,111	52,583	57,076
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	42,370	47,445	52,520	57,596
Owensboro, KY	31,887	37,066	42,245	47,424
Paducah, KY-IL	34,404	40,872	47,341	53,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,663	33,759	38,876	43,972
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,388	36,088	40,810	45,511
Alexandria, LA	30,244	36,900	43,576	50,232
Baton Rouge, LA	36,588	42,807	49,005	55,224
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	27,831	32,948	38,085	43,202
Hammond, LA	29,744	33,072	36,421	39,749
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	30,285	34,716	39,125	43,556
Lafayette, LA	26,146	32,240	38,314	44,408
Lake Charles, LA	29,516	36,234	42,952	49,671
Monroe, LA	31,159	34,861	38,584	42,287
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	34,653	40,872	47,112	53,332
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	25,834	31,076	36,338	41,580
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	35,423	44,845	54,288	63,711
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	35,527	39,063	42,599	46,135
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	27,852	31,741	35,610	39,500
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	49,754	55,890	62,005	68,141
Barnstable Town, MA	53,914	60,799	67,663	74,548
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	53,165	58,927	64,709	70,471
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	57,679	65,479	73,300	81,100
Pittsfield, MA	42,308	46,218	50,108	54,018
Springfield, MA	48,735	51,480	54,226	56,972
Worcester, MA	48,714	54,496	60,258	66,040
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	49,484	55,640	61,776	67,933
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	43,847	49,047	54,226	59,426
Lexington Park, MD	50,357	55,599	60,820	66,061
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	44,138	48,818	53,477	58,157
Salisbury, MD	42,536	46,364	50,212	54,039
Bangor, ME	45,261	50,004	54,725	59,468
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	41,996	47,570	53,165	58,740
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,679	49,920	55,183	60,424
Portland-South Portland, ME	52,624	58,095	63,544	69,015
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	43,639	47,154	50,648	54,164
Ann Arbor, MI	48,485	54,704	60,944	67,164
Battle Creek, MI	44,242	49,484	54,704	59,946
Bay City, MI	39,957	43,514	47,071	50,628
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	42,765	49,380	55,973	62,588
Flint, MI	38,023	44,450	50,898	57,325
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	43,348	49,192	55,037	60,882
Jackson, MI	43,472	49,775	56,077	62,380
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	43,556	48,319	53,061	57,824
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	45,906	51,751	57,616	63,461
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,853	42,640	45,407	48,194
Midland, MI	39,957	43,514	47,071	50,628
Monroe, MI	43,223	49,588	55,952	62,317
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	42,016	47,362	52,728	58,074
Niles, MI	45,199	51,959	58,719	65,479
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,349	45,802	49,276	52,728
Saginaw, MI	40,456	46,343	52,208	58,095
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,448	47,944	50,461	52,957
Traverse City, MI	45,906	50,773	55,620	60,487
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,804	47,487	50,149	52,832
Duluth, MN-WI	44,096	53,789	63,503	73,196
Mankato, MN	60,029	63,232	66,456	69,660
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	62,629	67,788	72,967	78,125
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	57,970	64,210	70,471	76,711
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,757	54,517	61,277	68,037
Rochester, MN	58,511	63,732	68,973	74,194
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	57,263	60,736	64,231	67,704
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	54,975	65,396	75,837	86,258
St. Cloud, MN	43,784	49,629	55,495	61,340
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	35,194	39,354	43,535	47,695
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,071	37,440	40,831	44,200
Columbia, MO	39,333	43,410	47,508	51,584
Jefferson City, MO	38,917	42,682	46,447	50,212
Joplin, MO-KS	37,628	41,372	45,116	48,860
Kansas City, MO-KS	43,722	49,088	54,455	59,821
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,221	35,839	40,436	45,053
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,722	34,487	38,272	42,037
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,200	35,277	39,354	43,431
Springfield, MO	38,418	42,183	45,948	49,712
St. Joseph, MO-KS	38,356	42,994	47,632	52,271
St. Louis, MO-IL	43,972	49,650	55,328	61,007
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	31,138	34,903	38,647	42,412
Hattiesburg, MS	27,477	31,492	35,485	39,500
Jackson, MS	27,332	31,908	36,504	41,080
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	27,061	30,472	33,904	37,316
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	25,772	29,994	34,216	38,439
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,472	33,592	36,733	39,853
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,853	30,535	34,196	37,877
Billings, MT	47,383	51,813	56,223	60,653
Bozeman, MT	42,432	47,237	52,063	56,868
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,520	43,223	46,904	50,607
Great Falls, MT	40,373	44,616	48,860	53,103
Helena, MT	46,988	51,480	55,994	60,487
Missoula, MT	40,228	44,284	48,319	52,375
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,104	43,514	47,944	52,354
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	41,642	45,344	49,068	52,770
Asheville, NC	40,269	43,431	46,613	49,775
Burlington, NC	42,536	44,908	47,279	49,650
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,981	41,268	44,575	47,861
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	41,392	45,844	50,316	54,767
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	40,644	44,866	49,068	53,290
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,672	38,959	42,224	45,511
Fayetteville, NC	39,895	42,661	45,448	48,215
Goldsboro, NC	37,773	42,245	46,696	51,168
Greensboro-High Point, NC	39,479	44,180	48,880	53,581
Greenville, NC	41,330	44,242	47,154	50,066
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	37,981	41,039	44,096	47,154
Jacksonville, NC	39,146	41,933	44,720	47,508
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	43,847	46,176	48,506	50,836
Raleigh-Cary, NC	44,533	48,756	52,957	57,180
Rocky Mount, NC	39,063	43,202	47,341	51,480
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,692	39,479	42,287	45,074
Wilmington, NC	37,066	40,602	44,117	47,653
Winston-Salem, NC	38,085	41,912	45,719	49,546
Bismarck, ND	50,565	53,602	56,639	59,676
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,735	51,626	54,538	57,429
Fargo, ND-MN	46,842	52,936	59,010	65,104
Grand Forks, ND-MN	56,660	59,135	61,610	64,085
Minot, ND	49,234	54,226	59,218	64,210
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,586	54,829	59,093	63,336
Grand Island, NE	41,850	45,573	49,276	52,999
Lincoln, NE	46,863	50,087	53,290	56,514
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,160	46,468	49,775	53,082
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,431	45,344	47,279	49,192
Omaha, NE-IA	50,711	56,868	63,004	69,160
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,664	44,450	48,256	52,042
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,088	53,540	57,970	62,421
Manchester-Nashua, NH	47,570	52,749	57,949	63,128
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	45,303	50,940	56,576	62,213
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,792	44,596	50,378	56,181
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	45,303	52,167	59,052	65,916
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	46,759	54,455	62,130	69,826
Vineland, NJ	40,477	46,842	53,186	59,551
Albuquerque, NM	42,037	46,655	51,252	55,869
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	35,922	42,599	49,255	55,932
Farmington, NM	39,208	44,325	49,463	54,580
Las Cruces, NM	36,068	42,724	49,400	56,056
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	35,464	39,812	44,180	48,527
Santa Fe, NM	38,751	44,055	49,338	54,642
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	44,284	50,420	56,576	62,712
Carson City, NV	47,986	55,495	63,004	70,512
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	44,575	52,853	61,111	69,389
Reno, NV	50,316	58,303	66,269	74,256
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	47,903	54,205	60,508	66,810
Binghamton, NY	46,676	51,335	55,973	60,632
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	44,263	51,688	59,135	66,560
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	43,784	47,362	50,940	54,517
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	41,850	47,029	52,229	57,408
Elmira, NY	45,636	51,314	56,972	62,650
Glens Falls, NY	54,496	57,887	61,298	64,688
Ithaca, NY	54,746	59,239	63,732	68,224
Kingston, NY	46,904	52,375	57,845	63,316
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	46,759	55,120	63,503	71,864
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	46,634	54,767	62,920	71,053
Rochester, NY	50,877	55,848	60,799	65,770
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	44,720	50,357	55,973	61,610
Syracuse, NY	51,480	56,930	62,359	67,808
Utica-Rome, NY	40,997	44,970	48,964	52,936
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	46,301	52,312	58,324	64,335
Akron, OH	46,904	52,687	58,448	64,231
Canton-Massillon, OH	38,584	43,618	48,631	53,664
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	43,847	50,524	57,180	63,856
Cleveland, OH	45,636	51,501	57,367	63,232
Columbus, OH	47,612	54,725	61,818	68,932
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	43,077	50,336	57,596	64,855
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,482	43,264	49,068	54,850
Lima, OH	39,354	44,533	49,692	54,871
Mansfield, OH	39,708	45,136	50,565	55,994
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	35,860	41,808	47,778	53,727
Sandusky, OH	41,476	47,112	52,770	58,407
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,300	40,768	47,216	53,685
Springfield, OH	44,741	49,920	55,120	60,300
Toledo, OH	44,429	50,253	56,098	61,922
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,376	43,930	49,484	55,037
Youngstown-Warren, OH	40,623	45,864	51,085	56,327
Enid, OK	36,088	39,500	42,890	46,301
Lawton, OK	36,380	42,495	48,610	54,725
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	28,372	32,032	35,672	39,333
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,992	34,528	38,044	41,580
Oklahoma City, OK	36,858	43,764	50,669	57,575
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,056	34,362	38,668	42,973
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,556	35,360	40,186	44,991
Tulsa, OK	36,047	40,602	45,136	49,692
Albany, OR	56,472	61,652	66,831	72,010
Bend, OR	58,386	64,647	70,908	77,168
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	56,098	64,855	73,632	82,389
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	50,253	56,472	62,671	68,890
Corvallis, OR	56,306	63,669	71,012	78,375
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,074	51,231	57,408	63,565
Eugene-Springfield, OR	60,300	66,290	72,260	78,250
Grants Pass, OR	52,500	60,903	69,285	77,688
Medford, OR	58,407	67,559	76,732	85,884
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	62,234	70,720	79,186	87,672
Salem, OR	56,847	66,020	75,213	84,386
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	41,933	46,135	50,316	54,517
Altoona, PA	35,048	40,373	45,698	51,023
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,396	44,492	49,567	54,663
Chambersburg, PA	43,056	46,509	49,962	53,415
Erie, PA	38,356	44,991	51,626	58,261
Gettysburg, PA	42,973	46,863	50,732	54,621
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	43,431	48,007	52,604	57,180
Johnstown, PA	38,730	42,765	46,821	50,856
Lancaster, PA	44,492	48,485	52,458	56,452
Lebanon, PA	39,396	46,696	53,997	61,298
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,252	43,036	47,840	52,624
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,839	41,164	46,488	51,813
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	47,903	52,812	57,741	62,650
Pittsburgh, PA	40,789	46,759	52,728	58,698
Reading, PA	48,880	52,895	56,930	60,944
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	39,999	44,096	48,194	52,292
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	32,677	38,044	43,410	48,776
State College, PA	35,839	41,268	46,696	52,125
Williamsport, PA	37,836	42,973	48,132	53,269
York-Hanover, PA	43,576	46,301	49,005	51,730
Aguadilla, PR	22,735	24,586	26,416	28,268
Arecibo, PR	23,983	25,501	26,999	28,517
Guayama, PR	24,066	25,543	27,020	28,496
Mayaguez, PR	22,735	24,586	26,416	28,268
Ponce, PR	22,610	24,503	26,375	28,268
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	22,735	24,586	26,416	28,268
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	25,127	26,333	27,519	28,725
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	47,258	52,375	57,471	62,588
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	42,932	46,717	50,482	54,268
Columbia, SC	36,005	38,730	41,455	44,180
Florence, SC	33,052	35,839	38,605	41,392
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	38,480	42,016	45,552	49,088
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	43,535	47,258	50,960	54,684
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	41,871	46,572	51,252	55,952
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,079	32,552	36,026	39,500
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,320	36,442	38,584	40,706
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,343	36,234	39,125	42,016
Spartanburg, SC	34,300	38,023	41,725	45,448
Sumter, SC	32,573	36,047	39,520	42,994
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,335	42,328	46,301	50,295
Rapid City, SD	36,754	41,559	46,384	51,189
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	54,892	59,821	64,751	69,680
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,026	40,644	45,261	49,879
Chattanooga, TN-GA	36,359	39,874	43,410	46,925
Clarksville, TN-KY	35,464	41,018	46,551	52,104
Cleveland, TN	37,087	39,416	41,725	44,055
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,464	39,853	44,263	48,652
Jackson, TN	39,042	43,181	47,300	51,439
Johnson City, TN	33,301	37,004	40,706	44,408
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	36,775	40,581	44,408	48,215
Knoxville, TN	32,407	38,168	43,909	49,671
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	38,876	46,904	54,954	62,983
Morristown, TN	35,964	39,999	44,055	48,090
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	44,596	49,338	54,101	58,844
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,984	39,604	43,223	46,842
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,048	37,960	40,893	43,805
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,850	32,968	37,087	41,205
Abilene, TX	38,418	44,783	51,127	57,492
Amarillo, TX	45,968	51,356	56,764	62,151
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	49,234	54,704	60,175	65,645
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	36,317	41,954	47,591	53,228
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,570	38,189	41,808	45,428
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	33,301	35,256	37,232	39,188
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,404	38,751	43,098	47,445
College Station-Bryan, TX	40,519	44,762	49,005	53,248
Corpus Christi, TX	37,503	43,244	48,964	54,704
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	46,343	52,000	57,658	63,316
Eagle Pass, TX	32,344	36,213	40,103	43,972
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,629	40,269	43,888	47,528
El Paso, TX	35,880	40,540	45,199	49,858
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,560	44,450	48,360	52,250
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	43,909	48,194	52,500	56,784
Killeen-Temple, TX	39,562	44,616	49,692	54,746
Laredo, TX	36,920	41,288	45,677	50,045
Longview, TX	36,172	40,872	45,594	50,295
Lubbock, TX	40,519	44,762	49,005	53,248
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	32,324	36,567	40,789	45,032
Midland, TX	43,784	50,503	57,242	63,960
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,692	40,560	44,450	48,319
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,962	42,245	47,508	52,791
Odessa, TX	37,378	42,703	48,048	53,373
San Angelo, TX	39,604	42,578	45,552	48,527
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	44,408	47,591	50,752	53,935
Sherman-Denison, TX	47,029	50,440	53,852	57,263
Texarkana, TX-AR	34,799	37,170	39,520	41,892
Tyler, TX	38,938	44,346	49,754	55,162
Victoria, TX	34,674	39,063	43,472	47,861
Waco, TX	39,125	43,680	48,215	52,770
Wichita Falls, TX	34,362	38,980	43,576	48,194
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	49,276	54,850	60,404	65,978
Logan, UT-ID	42,120	47,029	51,959	56,868
Ogden, UT	46,572	51,501	56,452	61,381
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	44,949	50,981	56,992	63,024
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	49,608	53,914	58,199	62,504
St. George, UT	44,928	50,877	56,805	62,754
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	49,525	56,680	63,856	71,012
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	38,855	41,892	44,928	47,965
Charlottesville, VA	39,666	43,660	47,653	51,647
Harrisonburg, VA	38,272	42,308	46,322	50,357
Lynchburg, VA	38,293	42,412	46,509	50,628
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,959	43,181	47,404	51,626
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,087	40,789	44,471	48,173
Richmond, VA	44,575	49,588	54,621	59,634
Roanoke, VA	42,120	46,052	50,004	53,935
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,212	40,602	44,013	47,404
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,551	36,650	39,728	42,828
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	40,415	44,180	47,944	51,709
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	45,823	50,482	55,162	59,821
Winchester, VA-WV	38,002	42,578	47,133	51,709
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	39,895	48,277	56,660	65,042
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	51,668	56,805	61,943	67,080
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,133	51,168	55,224	59,260
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	48,402	53,311	58,240	63,149
Bellingham, WA	62,442	67,101	71,760	76,420
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	66,248	73,445	80,621	87,818
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	49,276	52,458	55,620	58,802
Kennewick-Richland, WA	59,093	65,604	72,114	78,624
Longview-Kelso, WA	60,383	68,724	77,064	85,405
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	62,525	70,471	78,416	86,362
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	68,308	74,672	81,016	87,381
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	68,640	75,276	81,890	88,525
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	58,698	65,458	72,239	78,999
Walla Walla, WA	50,191	56,036	61,880	67,725
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	64,002	71,740	79,498	87,236
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	51,418	57,658	63,919	70,159
Yakima, WA	51,501	57,367	63,232	69,098
Appleton, WI	53,269	57,783	62,296	66,810
Eau Claire, WI	55,599	57,388	59,176	60,965
Fond du Lac, WI	51,730	56,660	61,568	66,498
Green Bay, WI	43,306	49,026	54,746	60,466
Janesville-Beloit, WI	46,031	51,855	57,658	63,482
Kenosha, WI	50,149	51,168	52,188	53,207
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	46,447	52,624	58,781	64,959
Madison, WI	47,300	53,831	60,362	66,893
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	57,616	61,132	64,647	68,162
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,247	46,468	51,668	56,888
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,578	46,197	49,796	53,415
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	47,216	53,332	59,447	65,562
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	61,485	66,394	71,282	76,191
Sheboygan, WI	50,336	55,557	60,778	65,999
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,452	48,527	53,581	58,656
Wausau, WI	43,098	48,277	53,477	58,656
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,114	52,229	58,365	64,480
Beckley, WV	40,103	42,869	45,636	48,402
Charleston, WV	36,317	38,938	41,580	44,200
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	32,677	37,482	42,308	47,112
Morgantown, WV	37,253	39,520	41,788	44,055
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,594	36,047	39,479	42,932
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	29,911	32,802	35,693	38,584
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,245	32,740	36,255	39,749
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	34,653	39,479	44,284	49,109
Wheeling, WV-OH	36,608	40,831	45,032	49,255
Casper, WY	45,074	50,024	54,975	59,925
Cheyenne, WY	47,757	49,754	51,730	53,727
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	43,348	48,090	52,812	57,554
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	46,239	51,543	56,847	62,151

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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