SOC 45-2021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Animal Breeders 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): Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring. May require knowledge of artificial insemination techniques and equipment use. May involve keeping records on heats, birth intervals, or pedigree.

Level I across metros$25,189 – $54,330Columbus, GA to San Diego, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$65,208Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Animal Breeders?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Animal Breeders (SOC 45-2021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $25,189 in Columbus, GA to $54,330 in San Diego, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $65,208. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $56,930, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 12 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 18. 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	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Anchorage, AK	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Fairbanks-College, AK	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Anniston-Oxford, AL	26,021	35,943	45,864	55,786
Auburn-Opelika, AL	25,335	34,757	44,200	53,623
Birmingham, AL	26,021	35,943	45,864	55,786
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	26,021	35,943	45,864	55,786
Decatur, AL	26,021	35,943	45,864	55,786
Dothan, AL	26,021	35,943	45,864	55,786
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	26,021	35,943	45,864	55,786
Gadsden, AL	26,021	35,943	45,864	55,786
Huntsville, AL	26,021	35,943	45,864	55,786
Mobile, AL	26,021	35,943	45,864	55,786
Montgomery, AL	25,418	34,820	44,200	53,602
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	26,021	35,943	45,864	55,786
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	26,021	35,943	45,864	55,786
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	25,189	34,570	43,951	53,332
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	25,314	34,840	44,367	53,893
Tuscaloosa, AL	26,021	35,943	45,864	55,786
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Fort Smith, AR-OK	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Hot Springs, AR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Jonesboro, AR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Flagstaff, AZ	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Tucson, AZ	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Yuma, AZ	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	40,831	51,418	61,984	72,572
Chico, CA	49,130	57,804	66,456	75,130
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	45,199	55,495	65,791	76,087
El Centro, CA	53,332	63,232	73,112	83,013
Fresno, CA	50,336	55,266	60,196	65,125
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	49,130	57,804	66,456	75,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	37,919	48,194	58,490	68,765
Merced, CA	50,565	54,663	58,740	62,837
Modesto, CA	49,775	54,517	59,280	64,023
Napa, CA	49,130	57,804	66,456	75,130
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	49,130	57,804	66,456	75,130
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	49,130	57,804	66,456	75,130
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	38,938	49,380	59,842	70,284
Redding, CA	49,130	57,804	66,456	75,130
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	49,026	59,426	69,805	80,205
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	49,130	57,804	66,456	75,130
Salinas, CA	50,565	54,288	58,032	61,756
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	54,330	64,148	73,986	83,804
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	49,650	54,600	59,572	64,522
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	49,629	54,496	59,343	64,210
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	49,130	57,804	66,456	75,130
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	50,066	54,434	58,802	63,170
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	49,130	57,804	66,456	75,130
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	49,130	57,804	66,456	75,130
Stockton-Lodi, CA	49,463	54,205	58,948	63,690
Vallejo, CA	49,130	57,804	66,456	75,130
Visalia, CA	49,130	57,804	66,456	75,130
Yuba City, CA	49,130	57,804	66,456	75,130
Boulder, CO	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Colorado Springs, CO	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Grand Junction, CO	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Greeley, CO	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Pueblo, CO	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
New Haven, CT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Dover, DE	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Gainesville, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Homosassa Springs, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Jacksonville, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Naples-Marco Island, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Ocala, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Port St. Lucie, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Punta Gorda, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Sebring, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Tallahassee, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Albany, GA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Athens-Clarke County, GA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Columbus, GA-AL	25,189	34,674	44,180	53,664
Dalton, GA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Gainesville, GA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Hinesville, GA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Macon-Bibb County, GA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Rome, GA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Savannah, GA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Valdosta, GA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Warner Robins, GA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Guam MSA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Urban Honolulu, HI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Ames, IA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Cedar Rapids, IA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Dubuque, IA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Iowa City, IA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	38,668	42,682	46,696	50,711
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Boise City, ID	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Coeur d'Alene, ID	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Idaho Falls, ID	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lewiston, ID-WA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Pocatello, ID	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Twin Falls, ID	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Bloomington, IL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Champaign-Urbana, IL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Decatur, IL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Kankakee, IL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Peoria, IL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Rockford, IL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Springfield, IL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Bloomington, IN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Columbus, IN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Evansville, IN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Fort Wayne, IN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Kokomo, IN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Muncie, IN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Terre Haute, IN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	40,789	42,141	43,472	44,824
Lawrence, KS	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Manhattan, KS	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Topeka, KS	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Wichita, KS	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Bowling Green, KY	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Elizabethtown, KY	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lexington-Fayette, KY	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Owensboro, KY	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Paducah, KY-IL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Alexandria, LA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Baton Rouge, LA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Hammond, LA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lafayette, LA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lake Charles, LA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Monroe, LA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Barnstable Town, MA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Pittsfield, MA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Springfield, MA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Worcester, MA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lexington Park, MD	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Salisbury, MD	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Bangor, ME	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Portland-South Portland, ME	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Ann Arbor, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Battle Creek, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Bay City, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Flint, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Jackson, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Midland, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Monroe, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Niles, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Saginaw, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Traverse City, MI	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Duluth, MN-WI	43,244	46,218	49,172	52,146
Mankato, MN	43,514	46,218	48,901	51,605
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	43,327	46,301	49,296	52,271
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,244	46,218	49,172	52,146
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,660	46,717	49,754	52,812
Rochester, MN	42,474	45,282	48,111	50,919
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,495	45,303	48,090	50,898
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,244	46,239	49,213	52,208
St. Cloud, MN	43,784	46,842	49,879	52,936
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Columbia, MO	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Jefferson City, MO	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Joplin, MO-KS	40,831	42,141	43,472	44,783
Kansas City, MO-KS	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Springfield, MO	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
St. Joseph, MO-KS	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
St. Louis, MO-IL	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Hattiesburg, MS	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Jackson, MS	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Billings, MT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Bozeman, MT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Great Falls, MT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Helena, MT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Missoula, MT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Asheville, NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Burlington, NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Fayetteville, NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Goldsboro, NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Greensboro-High Point, NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Greenville, NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Jacksonville, NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Raleigh-Cary, NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Rocky Mount, NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Wilmington, NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Winston-Salem, NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Bismarck, ND	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Fargo, ND-MN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Grand Forks, ND-MN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Minot, ND	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Grand Island, NE	39,604	40,644	41,663	42,703
Lincoln, NE	39,604	40,644	41,704	42,744
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,416	40,914	42,391	43,888
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,583	40,519	41,434	42,370
Omaha, NE-IA	39,604	40,644	41,704	42,744
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,604	40,644	41,684	42,724
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Manchester-Nashua, NH	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	47,445	52,416	57,388	62,359
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	47,445	52,416	57,388	62,359
Vineland, NJ	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Albuquerque, NM	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Farmington, NM	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Las Cruces, NM	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Santa Fe, NM	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Carson City, NV	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Reno, NV	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	43,368	47,861	52,375	56,868
Binghamton, NY	43,368	47,861	52,375	56,868
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	42,162	45,719	49,296	52,853
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	43,368	47,861	52,375	56,868
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	42,640	46,405	50,149	53,914
Elmira, NY	43,368	47,861	52,375	56,868
Glens Falls, NY	43,368	47,861	52,375	56,868
Ithaca, NY	42,495	47,175	51,876	56,556
Kingston, NY	43,368	47,861	52,375	56,868
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	46,967	51,002	55,058	59,093
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	47,445	52,396	57,325	62,276
Rochester, NY	41,933	46,364	50,815	55,245
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	42,037	46,759	51,480	56,202
Syracuse, NY	43,368	47,861	52,375	56,868
Utica-Rome, NY	43,368	47,861	52,375	56,868
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	43,368	47,861	52,375	56,868
Akron, OH	45,490	63,919	82,348	100,776
Canton-Massillon, OH	45,490	63,919	82,348	100,776
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	45,490	63,919	82,348	100,776
Cleveland, OH	45,490	63,919	82,348	100,776
Columbus, OH	46,821	65,853	84,906	103,938
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	46,655	65,541	84,448	103,335
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,279	66,207	85,114	104,042
Lima, OH	45,490	63,919	82,348	100,776
Mansfield, OH	45,490	63,919	82,348	100,776
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	45,490	63,919	82,348	100,776
Sandusky, OH	45,490	63,919	82,348	100,776
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,528	66,560	85,592	104,624
Springfield, OH	45,490	63,919	82,348	100,776
Toledo, OH	45,490	63,919	82,348	100,776
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,404	66,415	85,447	104,458
Youngstown-Warren, OH	45,490	63,919	82,348	100,776
Enid, OK	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lawton, OK	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Oklahoma City, OK	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Tulsa, OK	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Albany, OR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Bend, OR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Corvallis, OR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Eugene-Springfield, OR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Grants Pass, OR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Medford, OR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Salem, OR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	47,466	52,229	56,992	61,756
Altoona, PA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Chambersburg, PA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Erie, PA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Gettysburg, PA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Johnstown, PA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lancaster, PA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lebanon, PA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	47,466	52,375	57,284	62,192
Pittsburgh, PA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Reading, PA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
State College, PA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Williamsport, PA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
York-Hanover, PA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Aguadilla, PR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Arecibo, PR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Guayama, PR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Mayaguez, PR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Ponce, PR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Columbia, SC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Florence, SC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Spartanburg, SC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Sumter, SC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,895	42,016	44,159	46,280
Rapid City, SD	40,061	42,100	44,159	46,197
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	40,436	43,472	46,488	49,525
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,061	42,100	44,159	46,197
Chattanooga, TN-GA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Clarksville, TN-KY	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Cleveland, TN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Jackson, TN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Johnson City, TN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Knoxville, TN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Morristown, TN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Abilene, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Amarillo, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
College Station-Bryan, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Corpus Christi, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Eagle Pass, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
El Paso, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,943	44,076	52,208	60,341
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Killeen-Temple, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Laredo, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Longview, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Lubbock, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Midland, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,727	47,445	54,143	60,861
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Odessa, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
San Angelo, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Sherman-Denison, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Texarkana, TX-AR	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Tyler, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Victoria, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Waco, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
Wichita Falls, TX	36,442	44,367	52,292	60,216
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Logan, UT-ID	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Ogden, UT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
St. George, UT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Charlottesville, VA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Harrisonburg, VA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Lynchburg, VA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Richmond, VA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Roanoke, VA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Winchester, VA-WV	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Bellingham, WA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Kennewick-Richland, WA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Longview-Kelso, WA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Walla Walla, WA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Yakima, WA	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Appleton, WI	41,746	45,802	49,837	53,893
Eau Claire, WI	41,746	45,802	49,837	53,893
Fond du Lac, WI	41,746	45,802	49,837	53,893
Green Bay, WI	41,746	45,802	49,837	53,893
Janesville-Beloit, WI	41,746	45,802	49,837	53,893
Kenosha, WI	41,746	45,802	49,837	53,893
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	40,914	44,429	47,965	51,480
Madison, WI	41,746	45,802	49,837	53,893
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	41,746	45,802	49,837	53,893
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,642	45,615	49,588	53,560
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,746	45,802	49,837	53,893
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	41,746	45,802	49,837	53,893
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	41,746	45,802	49,837	53,893
Sheboygan, WI	41,746	45,802	49,837	53,893
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,642	45,615	49,588	53,560
Wausau, WI	41,746	45,802	49,837	53,893
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,596	47,570	50,565	53,540
Beckley, WV	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Charleston, WV	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Morgantown, WV	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Wheeling, WV-OH	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Casper, WY	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Cheyenne, WY	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	40,373	48,652	56,930	65,208

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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