SOC 49-9021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 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): Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, HVAC, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves.

Level I across metros$23,234 – $63,108Arecibo, PR to Anchorage, AK

Median Level IV, major metros$75,088Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (SOC 49-9021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $23,234 in Arecibo, PR to $63,108 in Anchorage, AK, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $75,088. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $65,250, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 14 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$91,895
San Francisco, CA$101,733
San Jose, CA$106,684
Seattle, WA$99,237
Dallas, TX$70,804
Houston, TX$69,202
Austin, TX$73,341
Chicago, IL$92,228
Boston, MA$91,583
Washington, DC$85,052
Atlanta, GA$69,202
Los Angeles, CA$86,903

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	47,175	58,095	68,994	79,914
Anchorage, AK	63,108	74,152	85,176	96,221
Fairbanks-College, AK	58,303	71,490	84,698	97,885
Anniston-Oxford, AL	35,818	42,349	48,860	55,391
Auburn-Opelika, AL	36,671	43,743	50,794	57,866
Birmingham, AL	39,624	46,093	52,583	59,052
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	36,525	42,453	48,402	54,330
Decatur, AL	39,500	47,050	54,600	62,151
Dothan, AL	35,423	41,517	47,591	53,685
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	35,568	42,162	48,756	55,349
Gadsden, AL	36,608	44,055	51,480	58,927
Huntsville, AL	40,103	46,925	53,748	60,570
Mobile, AL	38,647	45,303	51,980	58,636
Montgomery, AL	37,128	44,180	51,210	58,261
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,026	42,474	48,901	55,349
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,402	41,351	47,300	53,248
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,418	44,762	51,085	57,429
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,151	42,640	49,109	55,599
Tuscaloosa, AL	38,085	44,221	50,378	56,514
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,756	41,309	46,884	52,437
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	41,600	48,173	54,767	61,340
Fort Smith, AR-OK	37,565	43,639	49,733	55,807
Hot Springs, AR	37,940	43,410	48,901	54,372
Jonesboro, AR	40,248	45,178	50,087	55,016
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	38,501	44,367	50,212	56,077
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,484	41,829	47,196	52,541
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	39,188	45,636	52,084	58,532
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,352	45,740	51,127	56,514
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	41,226	49,504	57,783	66,061
Flagstaff, AZ	44,845	53,040	61,256	69,452
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	42,536	50,336	58,157	65,957
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	42,308	52,208	62,109	72,010
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	41,392	50,919	60,424	69,951
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	38,751	45,490	52,250	58,989
Tucson, AZ	38,522	47,133	55,744	64,356
Yuma, AZ	42,328	50,648	58,948	67,268
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	49,068	59,592	70,138	80,663
Chico, CA	46,613	56,930	67,247	77,564
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	49,962	59,093	68,245	77,376
El Centro, CA	51,709	64,668	77,605	90,564
Fresno, CA	46,738	57,928	69,119	80,309
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	49,296	58,448	67,621	76,773
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	49,712	62,109	74,506	86,903
Merced, CA	49,983	60,008	70,055	80,080
Modesto, CA	50,607	59,530	68,432	77,356
Napa, CA	58,095	71,303	84,532	97,740
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	52,520	63,357	74,173	85,010
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	48,340	54,621	60,882	67,164
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	49,463	60,653	71,823	83,013
Redding, CA	49,816	59,031	68,224	77,439
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	48,901	58,740	68,557	78,396
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	48,631	60,092	71,573	83,034
Salinas, CA	55,391	67,892	80,392	92,893
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	50,440	63,128	75,837	88,525
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	55,724	71,053	86,404	101,733
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	60,008	75,567	91,125	106,684
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	53,186	64,272	75,338	86,424
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	53,976	67,184	80,413	93,621
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	53,311	66,415	79,498	92,602
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	55,349	69,722	84,095	98,468
Stockton-Lodi, CA	51,917	63,274	74,610	85,967
Vallejo, CA	52,084	61,568	71,032	80,517
Visalia, CA	46,509	58,012	69,514	81,016
Yuba City, CA	48,714	58,344	67,954	77,584
Boulder, CO	54,330	64,855	75,400	85,925
Colorado Springs, CO	49,962	58,407	66,872	75,317
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	52,458	63,336	74,194	85,072
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,639	52,874	62,088	71,324
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	52,916	64,335	75,754	87,173
Grand Junction, CO	47,674	55,557	63,461	71,344
Greeley, CO	49,172	57,720	66,269	74,818
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,320	56,493	65,687	74,860
Pueblo, CO	45,511	53,789	62,047	70,325
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,319	56,909	65,479	74,069
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	51,709	63,482	75,276	87,048
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	44,679	55,370	66,082	76,773
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	50,940	62,213	73,508	84,781
New Haven, CT	49,962	62,567	75,192	87,797
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	49,463	59,592	69,722	79,852
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	48,714	59,301	69,868	80,455
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	50,815	62,234	73,632	85,052
Dover, DE	45,074	52,084	59,093	66,103
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	44,388	51,792	59,197	66,602
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	42,308	49,858	57,429	64,980
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	38,376	45,469	52,583	59,676
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	41,725	47,944	54,164	60,383
Gainesville, FL	40,394	47,591	54,788	61,984
Homosassa Springs, FL	39,853	45,698	51,522	57,367
Jacksonville, FL	42,079	50,399	58,740	67,060
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	41,975	49,234	56,472	63,732
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	43,992	51,959	59,925	67,892
Naples-Marco Island, FL	45,053	53,020	60,986	68,952
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	40,893	48,215	55,516	62,837
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	42,578	50,274	57,991	65,687
Ocala, FL	38,813	46,031	53,228	60,445
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	40,540	48,256	55,952	63,669
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	41,933	49,359	56,764	64,189
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	40,893	47,695	54,496	61,298
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	40,706	48,423	56,160	63,877
Port St. Lucie, FL	41,996	49,504	56,992	64,501
Punta Gorda, FL	43,160	49,920	56,680	63,440
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	41,725	48,048	54,392	60,716
Sebring, FL	32,844	39,229	45,636	52,021
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	44,304	51,106	57,928	64,730
Tallahassee, FL	38,834	45,844	52,832	59,842
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	42,890	49,380	55,869	62,359
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	39,479	46,676	53,893	61,090
Albany, GA	36,775	44,533	52,271	60,029
Athens-Clarke County, GA	37,024	43,909	50,815	57,700
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	42,724	51,543	60,383	69,202
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	37,087	44,471	51,834	59,218
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	36,151	44,408	52,687	60,944
Columbus, GA-AL	35,506	42,578	49,650	56,722
Dalton, GA	41,850	49,733	57,596	65,479
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,816	44,055	51,293	58,532
Gainesville, GA	40,103	47,861	55,599	63,357
Hinesville, GA	39,624	47,632	55,620	63,628
Macon-Bibb County, GA	38,439	45,532	52,624	59,717
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,338	43,764	51,168	58,594
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,688	44,304	49,941	55,557
Rome, GA	38,376	46,884	55,391	63,898
Savannah, GA	39,354	47,404	55,453	63,503
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,922	43,452	50,981	58,511
Valdosta, GA	36,088	42,557	49,005	55,474
Warner Robins, GA	39,084	46,821	54,538	62,276
Guam MSA	31,679	38,439	45,178	51,938
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	42,349	53,332	64,293	75,276
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	51,252	62,296	73,320	84,365
Urban Honolulu, HI	46,946	56,805	66,664	76,524
Ames, IA	43,202	52,583	61,943	71,324
Cedar Rapids, IA	42,932	53,020	63,128	73,216
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	47,445	58,656	69,888	81,100
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	45,199	55,848	66,498	77,148
Dubuque, IA	41,143	51,626	62,109	72,592
Iowa City, IA	43,784	53,498	63,212	72,925
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,077	49,172	55,287	61,381
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,138	52,375	60,632	68,869
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	42,682	52,229	61,797	71,344
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,765	51,168	59,551	67,954
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,743	51,023	58,282	65,562
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	42,911	53,664	64,397	75,151
Boise City, ID	43,764	52,333	60,924	69,493
Coeur d'Alene, ID	44,284	52,978	61,693	70,388
Idaho Falls, ID	40,789	49,525	58,282	67,018
Lewiston, ID-WA	38,397	45,573	52,749	59,925
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	37,191	45,532	53,872	62,213
Pocatello, ID	39,188	48,485	57,783	67,080
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	40,061	50,586	61,111	71,636
Twin Falls, ID	41,018	48,589	56,181	63,752
Bloomington, IL	45,116	55,578	66,061	76,524
Champaign-Urbana, IL	52,583	64,439	76,295	88,151
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	53,186	66,207	79,207	92,228
Decatur, IL	53,644	65,832	78,042	90,231
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,013	52,645	61,277	69,909
Kankakee, IL	50,711	60,300	69,888	79,477
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,341	59,405	71,490	83,554
Peoria, IL	52,396	65,396	78,375	91,375
Rockford, IL	51,730	64,272	76,836	89,378
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,970	53,269	61,589	69,888
Springfield, IL	51,751	62,151	72,572	82,972
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,532	54,996	64,480	73,944
Bloomington, IN	43,909	54,684	65,437	76,212
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,288	48,589	55,890	63,191
Columbus, IN	42,994	51,647	60,279	68,932
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	41,517	52,312	63,128	73,924
Evansville, IN	41,892	52,042	62,213	72,364
Fort Wayne, IN	43,868	54,829	65,812	76,773
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	46,343	57,471	68,599	79,727
Kokomo, IN	45,303	57,845	70,388	82,930
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	44,096	53,103	62,088	71,095
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	45,012	53,519	62,005	70,512
Muncie, IN	41,288	49,172	57,034	64,917
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,644	50,170	59,676	69,202
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	42,869	53,415	63,981	74,527
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,120	50,108	58,074	66,061
Terre Haute, IN	41,143	49,504	57,866	66,228
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	41,704	48,485	55,245	62,026
Lawrence, KS	46,072	53,311	60,570	67,808
Manhattan, KS	43,826	51,730	59,655	67,559
Topeka, KS	48,132	56,389	64,647	72,904
Wichita, KS	45,490	54,039	62,588	71,136
Bowling Green, KY	41,829	48,340	54,829	61,340
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,602	47,840	55,079	62,317
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,914	48,984	57,034	65,104
Elizabethtown, KY	37,981	46,114	54,247	62,380
Lexington-Fayette, KY	42,786	52,063	61,340	70,616
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	44,845	52,396	59,967	67,517
Owensboro, KY	46,072	54,101	62,151	70,180
Paducah, KY-IL	43,639	50,461	57,263	64,085
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,456	47,570	54,704	61,818
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,245	48,839	55,412	62,005
Alexandria, LA	37,108	44,221	51,314	58,428
Baton Rouge, LA	42,058	50,898	59,717	68,557
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,104	47,903	56,722	65,520
Hammond, LA	40,581	47,924	55,245	62,588
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	37,960	45,989	54,039	62,068
Lafayette, LA	37,066	44,866	52,645	60,445
Lake Charles, LA	39,770	45,677	51,564	57,471
Monroe, LA	37,128	45,157	53,186	61,215
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	42,765	51,813	60,882	69,930
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,298	42,911	50,544	58,157
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	39,541	47,799	56,036	64,293
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	38,210	46,613	55,037	63,440
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,967	42,141	50,295	58,469
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	54,101	62,983	71,885	80,767
Barnstable Town, MA	54,205	63,524	72,863	82,181
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	56,140	67,954	79,768	91,583
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	53,956	64,148	74,319	84,511
Pittsfield, MA	49,837	59,925	70,013	80,101
Springfield, MA	53,456	64,106	74,735	85,384
Worcester, MA	53,082	63,212	73,320	83,450
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	47,029	58,677	70,325	81,973
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	42,016	51,376	60,736	70,096
Lexington Park, MD	46,509	58,282	70,055	81,828
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	43,618	51,605	59,613	67,600
Salisbury, MD	44,949	55,266	65,562	75,879
Bangor, ME	46,343	54,039	61,735	69,431
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	51,647	59,842	68,037	76,232
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,616	53,332	62,026	70,741
Portland-South Portland, ME	55,016	61,423	67,829	74,236
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	46,530	55,037	63,524	72,031
Ann Arbor, MI	49,983	62,317	74,631	86,965
Battle Creek, MI	43,618	51,730	59,842	67,954
Bay City, MI	40,290	50,066	59,821	69,597
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	44,242	55,412	66,560	77,730
Flint, MI	43,160	52,749	62,317	71,906
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	44,866	54,476	64,106	73,716
Jackson, MI	45,220	56,764	68,308	79,852
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	44,991	54,933	64,896	74,839
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	43,452	53,394	63,336	73,279
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,292	47,632	55,973	64,314
Midland, MI	40,061	48,506	56,951	65,396
Monroe, MI	39,708	50,357	60,986	71,636
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	41,372	48,818	56,264	63,711
Niles, MI	41,892	49,941	57,970	66,020
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,663	50,024	58,407	66,768
Saginaw, MI	42,952	54,122	65,271	76,440
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,602	49,109	57,616	66,124
Traverse City, MI	42,495	51,813	61,111	70,429
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,935	49,900	58,864	67,829
Duluth, MN-WI	53,186	63,295	73,404	83,512
Mankato, MN	53,893	64,210	74,548	84,864
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	52,541	64,335	76,149	87,943
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,588	58,864	68,120	77,397
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,776	58,552	68,308	78,084
Rochester, MN	54,663	63,981	73,279	82,597
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,920	59,821	69,701	79,602
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,360	57,471	66,602	75,712
St. Cloud, MN	51,792	62,172	72,551	82,930
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	39,167	46,072	52,978	59,884
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,708	47,133	54,559	61,984
Columbia, MO	42,703	52,458	62,234	71,989
Jefferson City, MO	40,581	51,792	62,983	74,194
Joplin, MO-KS	40,789	48,568	56,327	64,106
Kansas City, MO-KS	46,426	55,599	64,792	73,965
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,188	46,176	53,186	60,175
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,477	48,173	55,890	63,586
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,976	48,090	55,204	62,317
Springfield, MO	40,810	48,922	57,013	65,125
St. Joseph, MO-KS	43,077	53,103	63,128	73,154
St. Louis, MO-IL	46,176	57,034	67,892	78,749
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	38,439	45,448	52,458	59,468
Hattiesburg, MS	37,836	44,159	50,482	56,805
Jackson, MS	38,730	46,551	54,372	62,192
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,317	43,244	50,170	57,096
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,340	42,141	48,964	55,765
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,983	43,119	49,276	55,412
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,504	43,701	50,898	58,095
Billings, MT	43,535	52,666	61,776	70,908
Bozeman, MT	53,269	62,172	71,074	79,976
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,828	49,192	55,578	61,943
Great Falls, MT	44,346	52,853	61,340	69,847
Helena, MT	44,762	53,477	62,213	70,928
Missoula, MT	45,074	52,999	60,903	68,828
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	44,762	53,477	62,172	70,887
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,599	50,191	57,804	65,396
Asheville, NC	44,471	50,981	57,471	63,981
Burlington, NC	41,996	48,714	55,453	62,172
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,479	47,216	54,954	62,692
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	43,701	51,772	59,863	67,933
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	43,660	51,023	58,407	65,770
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,754	45,032	53,332	61,610
Fayetteville, NC	41,247	48,236	55,245	62,234
Goldsboro, NC	39,084	45,448	51,813	58,178
Greensboro-High Point, NC	42,765	50,440	58,095	65,770
Greenville, NC	39,666	46,509	53,352	60,196
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38,855	45,740	52,624	59,509
Jacksonville, NC	35,756	43,223	50,690	58,157
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	40,456	46,780	53,124	59,447
Raleigh-Cary, NC	42,786	50,607	58,407	66,228
Rocky Mount, NC	40,560	47,882	55,183	62,504
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,352	46,925	53,477	60,050
Wilmington, NC	39,416	45,948	52,500	59,031
Winston-Salem, NC	41,226	48,402	55,599	62,775
Bismarck, ND	49,546	59,509	69,452	79,415
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,253	59,696	69,119	78,562
Fargo, ND-MN	48,943	59,572	70,180	80,808
Grand Forks, ND-MN	48,776	59,343	69,909	80,476
Minot, ND	46,821	57,492	68,162	78,832
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,711	61,464	72,197	82,951
Grand Island, NE	42,578	49,900	57,200	64,522
Lincoln, NE	43,930	51,834	59,717	67,621
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	44,970	52,188	59,405	66,623
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,895	48,111	56,306	64,522
Omaha, NE-IA	44,866	54,060	63,232	72,426
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,828	50,482	58,157	65,812
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,109	58,324	67,517	76,732
Manchester-Nashua, NH	50,253	59,759	69,285	78,791
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	54,434	61,818	69,202	76,586
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,066	57,679	65,271	72,884
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	46,488	55,557	64,605	73,674
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	50,836	63,128	75,442	87,735
Vineland, NJ	46,717	60,341	73,986	87,610
Albuquerque, NM	42,100	49,421	56,722	64,044
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	37,170	43,888	50,586	57,304
Farmington, NM	40,581	47,362	54,122	60,903
Las Cruces, NM	39,292	45,885	52,479	59,072
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	36,005	42,807	49,588	56,389
Santa Fe, NM	44,013	49,172	54,351	59,509
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	48,714	58,948	69,202	79,436
Carson City, NV	49,941	57,471	64,980	72,509
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	44,117	53,248	62,400	71,532
Reno, NV	46,634	55,932	65,250	74,548
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	50,024	59,800	69,556	79,332
Binghamton, NY	46,759	55,973	65,188	74,402
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	44,741	54,975	65,229	75,463
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	46,717	55,848	64,959	74,090
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	43,431	51,834	60,216	68,620
Elmira, NY	47,528	56,784	66,040	75,296
Glens Falls, NY	45,656	54,247	62,837	71,428
Ithaca, NY	47,653	56,805	65,936	75,088
Kingston, NY	42,890	53,332	63,794	74,236
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	47,196	57,637	68,100	78,541
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	55,016	67,309	79,602	91,895
Rochester, NY	47,133	56,868	66,623	76,357
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	46,967	55,973	64,959	73,965
Syracuse, NY	49,130	59,010	68,890	78,770
Utica-Rome, NY	44,928	54,330	63,732	73,133
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	45,324	54,226	63,149	72,052
Akron, OH	43,639	53,768	63,898	74,028
Canton-Massillon, OH	40,290	50,253	60,196	70,159
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	43,972	54,580	65,188	75,796
Cleveland, OH	45,199	56,015	66,831	77,647
Columbus, OH	44,991	56,805	68,599	80,413
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	44,076	54,912	65,770	76,607
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,106	50,149	62,192	74,236
Lima, OH	42,453	51,376	60,320	69,244
Mansfield, OH	38,148	49,858	61,548	73,258
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	40,207	50,836	61,444	72,072
Sandusky, OH	43,077	52,791	62,484	72,197
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,292	52,832	66,373	79,914
Springfield, OH	43,556	53,498	63,461	73,404
Toledo, OH	44,471	55,952	67,455	78,936
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,351	51,148	60,924	70,720
Youngstown-Warren, OH	41,725	52,999	64,252	75,525
Enid, OK	37,440	46,946	56,472	65,978
Lawton, OK	42,724	52,978	63,253	73,508
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,047	44,554	53,061	61,568
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,968	41,642	50,316	58,989
Oklahoma City, OK	39,396	49,671	59,946	70,221
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,708	47,445	55,183	62,920
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,428	40,020	47,612	55,204
Tulsa, OK	38,751	48,444	58,116	67,808
Albany, OR	46,759	54,684	62,608	70,533
Bend, OR	49,442	57,720	65,978	74,256
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,719	53,768	61,839	69,888
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	44,928	52,687	60,424	68,183
Corvallis, OR	52,021	59,717	67,392	75,088
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	46,717	56,431	66,124	75,837
Eugene-Springfield, OR	46,426	54,600	62,796	70,970
Grants Pass, OR	42,744	48,797	54,850	60,903
Medford, OR	47,404	55,724	64,023	72,343
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	52,749	62,671	72,613	82,535
Salem, OR	50,149	59,260	68,370	77,480
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	49,775	58,532	67,288	76,045
Altoona, PA	42,536	50,856	59,156	67,476
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,656	52,978	60,320	67,642
Chambersburg, PA	47,424	55,079	62,754	70,408
Erie, PA	42,828	51,002	59,176	67,351
Gettysburg, PA	49,629	55,724	61,839	67,933
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	49,754	57,908	66,082	74,236
Johnstown, PA	41,351	48,028	54,725	61,402
Lancaster, PA	47,008	54,642	62,296	69,930
Lebanon, PA	47,445	55,370	63,316	71,240
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,573	53,352	61,152	68,932
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,432	50,461	58,511	66,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	47,404	58,365	69,327	80,288
Pittsburgh, PA	46,780	55,661	64,522	73,404
Reading, PA	47,632	55,536	63,461	71,365
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	46,530	54,933	63,357	71,760
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,389	50,856	58,324	65,791
State College, PA	44,471	50,877	57,263	63,669
Williamsport, PA	44,367	52,146	59,946	67,725
York-Hanover, PA	45,719	54,829	63,919	73,029
Aguadilla, PR	24,628	29,100	33,572	38,044
Arecibo, PR	23,234	26,770	30,285	33,821
Guayama, PR	26,458	30,826	35,173	39,541
Mayaguez, PR	25,252	28,788	32,303	35,839
Ponce, PR	24,253	28,247	32,261	36,255
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	26,021	30,431	34,820	39,229
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	26,541	30,868	35,215	39,541
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	47,258	59,031	70,783	82,556
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	43,493	50,940	58,407	65,853
Columbia, SC	43,389	49,879	56,348	62,837
Florence, SC	39,895	49,068	58,261	67,434
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	42,703	50,045	57,367	64,709
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	42,973	50,149	57,304	64,480
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	42,599	48,527	54,455	60,383
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,229	45,719	52,208	58,698
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,021	45,511	51,980	58,469
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,664	47,570	54,496	61,402
Spartanburg, SC	42,994	50,440	57,887	65,333
Sumter, SC	40,456	46,863	53,290	59,696
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,298	54,268	60,216	66,186
Rapid City, SD	48,256	54,684	61,090	67,517
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	51,064	57,034	62,983	68,952
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,764	50,024	56,285	62,546
Chattanooga, TN-GA	41,122	48,527	55,932	63,336
Clarksville, TN-KY	39,645	46,655	53,664	60,674
Cleveland, TN	39,375	46,759	54,164	61,548
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,818	43,202	50,586	57,970
Jackson, TN	41,975	49,504	57,034	64,564
Johnson City, TN	39,583	45,719	51,834	57,970
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	38,335	44,762	51,210	57,637
Knoxville, TN	42,599	50,232	57,845	65,479
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	43,285	51,751	60,216	68,682
Morristown, TN	39,416	46,197	52,999	59,780
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	45,199	53,124	61,069	68,994
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,421	42,599	48,776	54,954
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,920	43,847	50,794	57,720
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,988	43,015	52,063	61,090
Abilene, TX	37,732	46,072	54,434	62,775
Amarillo, TX	39,936	47,466	54,975	62,504
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	44,824	54,330	63,836	73,341
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	40,935	48,714	56,514	64,293
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,957	46,842	53,748	60,632
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	36,546	43,556	50,586	57,596
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,082	47,300	54,538	61,756
College Station-Bryan, TX	40,477	46,530	52,604	58,656
Corpus Christi, TX	39,500	47,716	55,952	64,168
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	43,389	52,520	61,672	70,804
Eagle Pass, TX	37,087	44,117	51,148	58,178
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,813	46,301	53,810	61,298
El Paso, TX	32,823	41,018	49,213	57,408
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,941	44,450	51,959	59,468
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	42,495	51,397	60,300	69,202
Killeen-Temple, TX	37,586	45,407	53,228	61,048
Laredo, TX	36,879	43,618	50,336	57,076
Longview, TX	39,832	48,111	56,389	64,668
Lubbock, TX	38,397	46,239	54,060	61,901
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	36,380	43,348	50,316	57,284
Midland, TX	42,744	51,460	60,175	68,890
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,813	46,260	53,706	61,152
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,040	47,591	55,141	62,692
Odessa, TX	37,648	47,528	57,429	67,309
San Angelo, TX	39,604	46,488	53,352	60,237
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	41,247	50,149	59,072	67,975
Sherman-Denison, TX	38,938	47,903	56,888	65,853
Texarkana, TX-AR	38,522	45,469	52,416	59,364
Tyler, TX	38,813	47,965	57,138	66,290
Victoria, TX	37,586	45,116	52,624	60,154
Waco, TX	40,352	47,341	54,351	61,340
Wichita Falls, TX	36,629	44,325	52,042	59,738
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	33,447	41,309	49,192	57,055
Logan, UT-ID	40,519	48,485	56,472	64,439
Ogden, UT	44,637	53,748	62,837	71,948
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	42,100	48,943	55,807	62,650
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	42,869	52,728	62,567	72,426
St. George, UT	33,322	43,098	52,895	62,671
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,520	50,836	62,151	73,466
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	42,432	48,028	53,644	59,239
Charlottesville, VA	45,053	52,125	59,176	66,248
Harrisonburg, VA	43,680	50,773	57,866	64,959
Lynchburg, VA	41,642	49,338	57,055	64,751
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,933	49,858	57,762	65,687
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,040	47,695	55,370	63,024
Richmond, VA	43,493	50,960	58,407	65,874
Roanoke, VA	39,063	46,468	53,893	61,298
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,914	47,965	55,016	62,068
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,730	45,157	51,564	57,991
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	43,847	53,020	62,213	71,386
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	42,703	50,503	58,303	66,103
Winchester, VA-WV	41,455	48,152	54,850	61,548
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	35,568	41,684	47,820	53,935
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	55,703	63,648	71,573	79,519
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	51,647	56,805	61,984	67,143
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	52,084	57,804	63,503	69,223
Bellingham, WA	54,351	63,004	71,656	80,309
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	54,538	64,252	73,965	83,679
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	49,400	58,594	67,808	77,002
Kennewick-Richland, WA	50,066	62,588	75,130	87,652
Longview-Kelso, WA	51,688	61,402	71,136	80,850
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	54,808	66,040	77,293	88,525
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	52,562	66,061	79,540	93,039
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	57,367	71,324	85,280	99,237
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	48,402	57,866	67,309	76,773
Walla Walla, WA	46,884	54,933	63,004	71,053
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	42,786	51,980	61,173	70,367
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	45,178	54,496	63,815	73,133
Yakima, WA	45,490	55,744	65,978	76,232
Appleton, WI	47,404	57,512	67,600	77,709
Eau Claire, WI	47,944	57,367	66,789	76,212
Fond du Lac, WI	44,055	52,021	59,967	67,933
Green Bay, WI	46,218	56,348	66,498	76,628
Janesville-Beloit, WI	44,866	53,165	61,464	69,764
Kenosha, WI	47,653	57,367	67,101	76,815
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	48,652	58,844	69,015	79,207
Madison, WI	47,965	58,552	69,160	79,748
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	48,776	59,447	70,117	80,788
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,447	54,268	62,109	69,930
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,072	54,496	62,900	71,324
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	47,008	55,557	64,085	72,634
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	48,194	58,823	69,452	80,080
Sheboygan, WI	49,546	57,824	66,082	74,360
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,986	56,410	64,855	73,279
Wausau, WI	44,762	53,540	62,296	71,074
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,490	54,205	62,941	71,656
Beckley, WV	34,071	39,936	45,781	51,647
Charleston, WV	39,541	47,445	55,370	63,274
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	37,482	44,741	52,021	59,280
Morgantown, WV	35,277	42,204	49,130	56,056
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,671	43,514	50,378	57,221
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	35,464	40,581	45,698	50,815
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,924	41,184	47,466	53,727
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	35,672	46,072	56,493	66,893
Wheeling, WV-OH	39,021	47,778	56,556	65,312
Casper, WY	40,040	47,799	55,578	63,336
Cheyenne, WY	40,373	49,109	57,845	66,581
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	41,018	48,319	55,640	62,941
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	39,208	45,511	51,792	58,095

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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