SOC 49-9092 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Commercial Divers 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): Work below surface of water, using surface-supplied air or scuba equipment to inspect, repair, remove, or install equipment and structures. May use a variety of power and hand tools, such as drills, sledgehammers, torches, and welding equipment. May conduct tests or experiments, rig explosives, or photograph structures or marine life.

Level I across metros$37,399 – $144,893Clarksville, TN to Wenatchee, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$108,119Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Commercial Divers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Commercial Divers (SOC 49-9092) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $37,399 in Clarksville, TN to $144,893 in Wenatchee, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $108,119. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $88,130, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 32 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 21. 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$122,554
San Francisco, CA$127,608
San Jose, CA$159,308
Seattle, WA$222,685
Dallas, TX$54,517
Houston, TX$57,200
Austin, TX$54,517
Chicago, IL$108,119
Boston, MA$127,047
Washington, DC$108,119
Atlanta, GA$108,119
Los Angeles, CA$108,098

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Anchorage, AK	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Fairbanks-College, AK	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Anniston-Oxford, AL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Auburn-Opelika, AL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Birmingham, AL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Decatur, AL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Dothan, AL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Gadsden, AL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Huntsville, AL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Mobile, AL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Montgomery, AL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Tuscaloosa, AL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Fort Smith, AR-OK	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Hot Springs, AR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Jonesboro, AR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	74,901	79,248	83,575	87,922
Flagstaff, AZ	76,690	80,330	83,949	87,589
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	76,690	80,330	83,949	87,589
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	74,818	79,165	83,533	87,880
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	76,690	80,330	83,949	87,589
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	80,413	82,264	84,136	85,988
Tucson, AZ	74,319	78,832	83,367	87,880
Yuma, AZ	74,319	78,832	83,367	87,880
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	39,687	63,503	87,298	111,114
Chico, CA	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
El Centro, CA	50,461	77,397	104,312	131,248
Fresno, CA	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	39,229	62,192	85,135	108,098
Merced, CA	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
Modesto, CA	75,130	104,333	133,516	162,719
Napa, CA	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
Redding, CA	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	39,250	62,047	84,823	107,620
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	67,496	97,636	127,796	157,935
Salinas, CA	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	38,709	67,101	95,472	123,864
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	77,148	104,541	131,914	159,308
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	71,490	102,128	132,746	163,384
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	61,236	93,954	126,652	159,370
Stockton-Lodi, CA	77,668	104,853	132,018	159,204
Vallejo, CA	66,623	96,325	126,028	155,730
Visalia, CA	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
Yuba City, CA	40,144	69,306	98,447	127,608
Boulder, CO	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Colorado Springs, CO	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Grand Junction, CO	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Greeley, CO	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Pueblo, CO	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	55,828	60,445	65,042	69,660
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	55,724	60,528	65,354	70,159
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	55,516	59,052	62,588	66,124
New Haven, CT	55,703	59,343	62,983	66,623
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	55,682	60,466	65,250	70,034
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	55,224	58,760	62,276	65,812
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Dover, DE	62,712	80,268	97,823	115,378
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	40,290	46,260	52,208	58,178
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	40,290	46,260	52,208	58,178
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	38,252	43,140	48,048	52,936
Gainesville, FL	44,429	48,277	52,104	55,952
Homosassa Springs, FL	40,290	46,260	52,208	58,178
Jacksonville, FL	45,344	48,756	52,146	55,557
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	37,940	42,599	47,258	51,917
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	44,429	50,628	56,826	63,024
Naples-Marco Island, FL	44,367	50,586	56,826	63,045
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	45,324	49,629	53,956	58,261
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	40,290	46,260	52,208	58,178
Ocala, FL	37,940	42,266	46,592	50,919
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	40,290	46,260	52,208	58,178
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	37,919	42,266	46,634	50,981
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	40,290	46,260	52,208	58,178
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	40,290	46,260	52,208	58,178
Port St. Lucie, FL	43,951	50,004	56,077	62,130
Punta Gorda, FL	40,290	46,260	52,208	58,178
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	37,586	41,309	45,012	48,735
Sebring, FL	37,503	40,976	44,450	47,924
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	39,125	45,157	51,168	57,200
Tallahassee, FL	40,290	46,260	52,208	58,178
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	40,290	46,260	52,208	58,178
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	38,002	42,162	46,322	50,482
Albany, GA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Athens-Clarke County, GA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Columbus, GA-AL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Dalton, GA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Gainesville, GA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Hinesville, GA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Macon-Bibb County, GA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Rome, GA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Savannah, GA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Valdosta, GA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Warner Robins, GA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Guam MSA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	59,384	74,215	89,024	103,855
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	59,384	74,215	89,024	103,855
Urban Honolulu, HI	65,229	78,832	92,436	106,039
Ames, IA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Cedar Rapids, IA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Dubuque, IA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Iowa City, IA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Boise City, ID	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Coeur d'Alene, ID	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Idaho Falls, ID	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Lewiston, ID-WA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Pocatello, ID	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Twin Falls, ID	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Bloomington, IL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Champaign-Urbana, IL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Decatur, IL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Kankakee, IL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Peoria, IL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Rockford, IL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Springfield, IL	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Bloomington, IN	73,320	77,668	82,036	86,383
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	67,039	73,112	79,165	85,239
Columbus, IN	73,320	77,668	82,036	86,383
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	73,799	79,082	84,365	89,648
Evansville, IN	73,799	79,082	84,365	89,648
Fort Wayne, IN	73,799	79,082	84,365	89,648
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	73,320	77,668	82,036	86,383
Kokomo, IN	73,799	79,082	84,365	89,648
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	73,799	79,082	84,365	89,648
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	73,799	79,082	84,365	89,648
Muncie, IN	73,799	79,082	84,365	89,648
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	73,799	79,082	84,365	89,648
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	73,799	79,082	84,365	89,648
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	62,276	69,680	77,106	84,511
Terre Haute, IN	73,799	79,082	84,365	89,648
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Lawrence, KS	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Manhattan, KS	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Topeka, KS	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Wichita, KS	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Bowling Green, KY	50,253	56,556	62,837	69,140
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,487	56,285	65,104	73,903
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,111	56,160	64,231	72,280
Elizabethtown, KY	51,127	58,469	65,812	73,154
Lexington-Fayette, KY	40,644	51,480	62,317	73,154
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	51,605	60,258	68,890	77,543
Owensboro, KY	46,925	54,372	61,797	69,244
Paducah, KY-IL	48,111	56,160	64,231	72,280
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,549	55,744	63,919	72,114
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,092	55,536	63,981	72,426
Alexandria, LA	42,287	53,685	65,063	76,461
Baton Rouge, LA	42,079	53,394	64,709	76,024
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,324	53,040	60,757	68,474
Hammond, LA	42,287	53,685	65,063	76,461
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	41,767	53,935	66,103	78,271
Lafayette, LA	45,324	53,768	62,234	70,679
Lake Charles, LA	42,287	53,685	65,063	76,461
Monroe, LA	42,287	53,685	65,063	76,461
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	42,287	53,685	65,063	76,461
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,287	53,685	65,063	76,461
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	42,287	53,685	65,063	76,461
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	42,287	53,685	65,063	76,461
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,100	53,914	65,708	77,522
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Barnstable Town, MA	101,068	109,720	118,394	127,047
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	101,068	109,720	118,394	127,047
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	101,068	109,720	118,394	127,047
Pittsfield, MA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Springfield, MA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Worcester, MA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	60,029	76,815	93,600	110,386
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Lexington Park, MD	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	62,712	80,268	97,823	115,378
Salisbury, MD	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Bangor, ME	39,624	51,896	64,168	76,440
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	39,624	51,896	64,168	76,440
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	39,624	51,896	64,168	76,440
Portland-South Portland, ME	39,624	51,896	64,168	76,440
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,724	54,101	65,479	76,856
Ann Arbor, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Battle Creek, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Bay City, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Flint, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Jackson, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Midland, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Monroe, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Niles, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Saginaw, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	52,104	54,746	57,388	60,029
Traverse City, MI	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,213	53,602	58,012	62,400
Duluth, MN-WI	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Mankato, MN	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Rochester, MN	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
St. Cloud, MN	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	50,856	58,365	65,895	73,404
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	51,439	60,237	69,036	77,834
Columbia, MO	50,856	58,365	65,895	73,404
Jefferson City, MO	50,856	58,365	65,895	73,404
Joplin, MO-KS	50,856	58,365	65,895	73,404
Kansas City, MO-KS	50,856	58,365	65,895	73,404
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,856	58,365	65,895	73,404
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,856	58,365	65,895	73,404
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,856	58,365	65,895	73,404
Springfield, MO	50,856	58,365	65,895	73,404
St. Joseph, MO-KS	50,856	58,365	65,895	73,404
St. Louis, MO-IL	53,477	64,668	75,879	87,069
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Hattiesburg, MS	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Jackson, MS	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Billings, MT	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Bozeman, MT	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Great Falls, MT	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Helena, MT	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Missoula, MT	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Asheville, NC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Burlington, NC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,231	61,048	70,845	80,663
Fayetteville, NC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Goldsboro, NC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Greensboro-High Point, NC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Greenville, NC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Jacksonville, NC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Raleigh-Cary, NC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Rocky Mount, NC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Wilmington, NC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Winston-Salem, NC	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Bismarck, ND	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Fargo, ND-MN	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Grand Forks, ND-MN	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Minot, ND	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Grand Island, NE	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Lincoln, NE	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Omaha, NE-IA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Manchester-Nashua, NH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	65,853	84,303	102,752	121,202
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	65,936	84,282	102,607	120,952
Vineland, NJ	61,964	79,061	96,138	113,236
Albuquerque, NM	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Farmington, NM	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Las Cruces, NM	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Santa Fe, NM	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Carson City, NV	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Reno, NV	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	81,724	106,143	130,541	154,960
Binghamton, NY	81,724	106,143	130,541	154,960
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	81,724	106,143	130,541	154,960
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	56,410	73,279	90,148	107,016
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	81,724	106,143	130,541	154,960
Elmira, NY	81,724	106,143	130,541	154,960
Glens Falls, NY	81,724	106,143	130,541	154,960
Ithaca, NY	81,724	106,143	130,541	154,960
Kingston, NY	81,724	106,143	130,541	154,960
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	81,724	106,143	130,541	154,960
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	66,706	85,322	103,938	122,554
Rochester, NY	81,724	106,143	130,541	154,960
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	81,724	106,143	130,541	154,960
Syracuse, NY	81,724	106,143	130,541	154,960
Utica-Rome, NY	81,724	106,143	130,541	154,960
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	81,724	106,143	130,541	154,960
Akron, OH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Canton-Massillon, OH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	50,898	60,508	70,138	79,748
Cleveland, OH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Columbus, OH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Lima, OH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Mansfield, OH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Sandusky, OH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Springfield, OH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Toledo, OH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Youngstown-Warren, OH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Enid, OK	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Lawton, OK	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Oklahoma City, OK	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Tulsa, OK	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Albany, OR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Bend, OR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Corvallis, OR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Eugene-Springfield, OR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Grants Pass, OR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Medford, OR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Salem, OR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	66,061	84,594	103,106	121,639
Altoona, PA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Chambersburg, PA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Erie, PA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Gettysburg, PA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Johnstown, PA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Lancaster, PA	62,712	80,268	97,823	115,378
Lebanon, PA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	62,712	80,268	97,823	115,378
Pittsburgh, PA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Reading, PA	61,860	79,248	96,616	114,005
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
State College, PA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Williamsport, PA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
York-Hanover, PA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Aguadilla, PR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Arecibo, PR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Guayama, PR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Mayaguez, PR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Ponce, PR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	100,485	109,242	117,978	126,735
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	43,784	49,255	54,725	60,196
Columbia, SC	43,784	49,255	54,725	60,196
Florence, SC	43,784	49,255	54,725	60,196
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	43,784	49,255	54,725	60,196
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	43,784	49,255	54,725	60,196
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	43,784	49,255	54,725	60,196
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,597	49,068	54,538	60,008
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,784	49,255	54,725	60,196
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,784	49,255	54,725	60,196
Spartanburg, SC	43,784	49,255	54,725	60,196
Sumter, SC	43,784	49,255	54,725	60,196
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Rapid City, SD	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Chattanooga, TN-GA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Clarksville, TN-KY	37,399	47,424	57,429	67,455
Cleveland, TN	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Jackson, TN	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Johnson City, TN	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Knoxville, TN	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Morristown, TN	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Abilene, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Amarillo, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	42,266	47,362	52,479	57,575
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,626	44,221	49,816	55,412
College Station-Bryan, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Corpus Christi, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Eagle Pass, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,266	47,341	52,396	57,471
El Paso, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,874	45,053	50,212	55,391
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	42,599	47,466	52,333	57,200
Killeen-Temple, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Laredo, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Longview, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Lubbock, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Midland, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Odessa, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
San Angelo, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Sherman-Denison, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Texarkana, TX-AR	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Tyler, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Victoria, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Waco, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
Wichita Falls, TX	37,399	43,098	48,818	54,517
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Logan, UT-ID	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Ogden, UT	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
St. George, UT	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	48,423	57,783	67,164	76,524
Charlottesville, VA	48,423	57,783	67,164	76,524
Harrisonburg, VA	48,423	57,783	67,164	76,524
Lynchburg, VA	48,423	57,783	67,164	76,524
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	51,252	62,047	72,821	83,616
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,088	62,692	76,316	89,919
Richmond, VA	51,356	62,130	72,884	83,658
Roanoke, VA	48,423	57,783	67,164	76,524
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,484	59,010	68,536	78,063
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,423	57,783	67,164	76,524
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	48,423	57,783	67,164	76,524
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	51,522	60,882	70,242	79,602
Winchester, VA-WV	48,423	57,783	67,164	76,524
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	79,144	83,928	88,712	93,496
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	80,226	84,074	87,943	91,791
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	81,141	84,448	87,756	91,063
Bellingham, WA	103,252	128,024	152,818	177,591
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	142,085	170,352	198,599	226,866
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	130,770	159,703	188,636	217,568
Kennewick-Richland, WA	125,861	155,439	184,996	214,573
Longview-Kelso, WA	125,861	155,439	184,996	214,573
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	137,052	165,797	194,564	223,309
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	140,130	168,792	197,476	226,138
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	136,282	165,090	193,877	222,685
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	125,861	155,439	184,996	214,573
Walla Walla, WA	125,861	155,439	184,996	214,573
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	144,893	172,661	200,408	228,176
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	131,165	160,036	188,906	217,776
Yakima, WA	138,216	166,671	195,146	223,600
Appleton, WI	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Eau Claire, WI	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Fond du Lac, WI	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Green Bay, WI	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Janesville-Beloit, WI	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Kenosha, WI	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Madison, WI	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Sheboygan, WI	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Wausau, WI	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Beckley, WV	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Charleston, WV	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Morgantown, WV	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Wheeling, WV-OH	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Casper, WY	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Cheyenne, WY	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	48,132	68,120	88,130	108,119

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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