SOC 51-8011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators 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 or control nuclear reactors. Move control rods, start and stop equipment, monitor and adjust controls, and record data in logs. Implement emergency procedures when needed. May respond to abnormalities, determine cause, and recommend corrective action.

Level I across metros$82,098 – $109,908Philadelphia, PA to Bloomington, IL

Median Level IV, major metros$132,018Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Nuclear Power Reactor Operators (SOC 51-8011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $82,098 in Philadelphia, PA to $109,908 in Bloomington, IL, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $132,018. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $121,285, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 0 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 10. 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$129,751
San Francisco, CA$132,018
San Jose, CA$132,018
Seattle, WA$132,018
Dallas, TX$132,018
Houston, TX$132,018
Austin, TX$132,018
Chicago, IL$132,226
Boston, MA$132,018
Washington, DC$132,018
Atlanta, GA$132,018
Los Angeles, CA$132,018

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Anchorage, AK	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Fairbanks-College, AK	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Anniston-Oxford, AL	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Auburn-Opelika, AL	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Birmingham, AL	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Decatur, AL	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Dothan, AL	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Gadsden, AL	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Huntsville, AL	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Mobile, AL	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Montgomery, AL	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
Tuscaloosa, AL	106,268	116,460	126,631	136,823
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Fort Smith, AR-OK	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Hot Springs, AR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Jonesboro, AR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Flagstaff, AZ	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Tucson, AZ	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Yuma, AZ	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Chico, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
El Centro, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Fresno, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Merced, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Modesto, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Napa, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Redding, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Salinas, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Stockton-Lodi, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Vallejo, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Visalia, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Yuba City, CA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Boulder, CO	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Colorado Springs, CO	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Grand Junction, CO	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Greeley, CO	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Pueblo, CO	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
New Haven, CT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Dover, DE	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Gainesville, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Homosassa Springs, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Jacksonville, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Naples-Marco Island, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Ocala, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Port St. Lucie, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Punta Gorda, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Sebring, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Tallahassee, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Albany, GA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Athens-Clarke County, GA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Columbus, GA-AL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Dalton, GA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Gainesville, GA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Hinesville, GA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Macon-Bibb County, GA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Rome, GA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Savannah, GA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Valdosta, GA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Warner Robins, GA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Guam MSA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Urban Honolulu, HI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Ames, IA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Cedar Rapids, IA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Dubuque, IA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Iowa City, IA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Boise City, ID	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Coeur d'Alene, ID	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Idaho Falls, ID	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lewiston, ID-WA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Pocatello, ID	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Twin Falls, ID	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Bloomington, IL	109,908	117,354	124,780	132,226
Champaign-Urbana, IL	109,908	117,354	124,780	132,226
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	109,908	117,354	124,780	132,226
Decatur, IL	109,908	117,354	124,780	132,226
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	109,908	117,354	124,780	132,226
Kankakee, IL	109,908	117,354	124,780	132,226
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	109,908	117,354	124,780	132,226
Peoria, IL	109,908	117,354	124,780	132,226
Rockford, IL	109,908	117,354	124,780	132,226
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	109,908	117,354	124,780	132,226
Springfield, IL	109,908	117,354	124,780	132,226
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	110,511	117,770	125,008	132,268
Bloomington, IN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Columbus, IN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Evansville, IN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Fort Wayne, IN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Kokomo, IN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Muncie, IN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Terre Haute, IN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lawrence, KS	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Manhattan, KS	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Topeka, KS	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Wichita, KS	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Bowling Green, KY	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Elizabethtown, KY	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lexington-Fayette, KY	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Owensboro, KY	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Paducah, KY-IL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Alexandria, LA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Baton Rouge, LA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Hammond, LA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lafayette, LA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lake Charles, LA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Monroe, LA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Barnstable Town, MA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Pittsfield, MA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Springfield, MA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Worcester, MA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lexington Park, MD	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Salisbury, MD	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Bangor, ME	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Portland-South Portland, ME	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Ann Arbor, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Battle Creek, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Bay City, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Flint, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Jackson, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Midland, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Monroe, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Niles, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Saginaw, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Traverse City, MI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Duluth, MN-WI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Mankato, MN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Rochester, MN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
St. Cloud, MN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Columbia, MO	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Jefferson City, MO	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Joplin, MO-KS	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Kansas City, MO-KS	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Springfield, MO	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
St. Joseph, MO-KS	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
St. Louis, MO-IL	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Hattiesburg, MS	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Jackson, MS	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Billings, MT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Bozeman, MT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Great Falls, MT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Helena, MT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Missoula, MT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Asheville, NC	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Burlington, NC	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	97,968	106,704	115,420	124,156
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Fayetteville, NC	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Goldsboro, NC	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Greensboro-High Point, NC	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Greenville, NC	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	97,968	106,704	115,420	124,156
Jacksonville, NC	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Raleigh-Cary, NC	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Rocky Mount, NC	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	97,968	106,704	115,420	124,156
Wilmington, NC	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Winston-Salem, NC	97,968	106,704	115,420	124,156
Bismarck, ND	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Fargo, ND-MN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Grand Forks, ND-MN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Minot, ND	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Grand Island, NE	102,919	109,096	115,274	121,452
Lincoln, NE	102,919	109,096	115,274	121,452
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	102,919	109,096	115,274	121,452
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	102,919	109,096	115,274	121,452
Omaha, NE-IA	102,919	109,096	115,274	121,452
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	102,919	109,096	115,274	121,452
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Manchester-Nashua, NH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	82,119	97,989	113,880	129,751
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	82,119	97,989	113,880	129,751
Vineland, NJ	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Albuquerque, NM	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Farmington, NM	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Las Cruces, NM	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Santa Fe, NM	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Carson City, NV	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Reno, NV	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	103,127	115,690	128,232	140,796
Binghamton, NY	103,127	115,690	128,232	140,796
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	103,127	115,690	128,232	140,796
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	104,520	116,335	128,128	139,943
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	103,272	115,711	128,149	140,588
Elmira, NY	103,127	115,690	128,232	140,796
Glens Falls, NY	103,127	115,690	128,232	140,796
Ithaca, NY	103,127	115,690	128,232	140,796
Kingston, NY	103,127	115,690	128,232	140,796
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	103,127	115,690	128,232	140,796
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	82,119	97,989	113,880	129,751
Rochester, NY	103,127	115,690	128,232	140,796
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	103,127	115,690	128,232	140,796
Syracuse, NY	103,127	115,690	128,232	140,796
Utica-Rome, NY	103,127	115,690	128,232	140,796
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	103,127	115,690	128,232	140,796
Akron, OH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Canton-Massillon, OH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Cleveland, OH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Columbus, OH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lima, OH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Mansfield, OH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Sandusky, OH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Springfield, OH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Toledo, OH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Youngstown-Warren, OH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Enid, OK	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lawton, OK	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Oklahoma City, OK	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Tulsa, OK	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Albany, OR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Bend, OR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Corvallis, OR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Eugene-Springfield, OR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Grants Pass, OR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Medford, OR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Salem, OR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	86,653	101,380	116,085	130,812
Altoona, PA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Chambersburg, PA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Erie, PA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Gettysburg, PA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Johnstown, PA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lancaster, PA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lebanon, PA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	82,098	97,968	113,860	129,730
Pittsburgh, PA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Reading, PA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
State College, PA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Williamsport, PA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
York-Hanover, PA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Aguadilla, PR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Arecibo, PR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Guayama, PR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Mayaguez, PR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Ponce, PR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	95,868	105,186	114,525	123,844
Columbia, SC	97,552	107,266	116,980	126,693
Florence, SC	95,868	105,186	114,525	123,844
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	95,868	105,186	114,525	123,844
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	95,868	105,186	114,525	123,844
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	95,868	105,186	114,525	123,844
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	102,420	110,532	118,623	126,735
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	94,724	105,020	115,316	125,612
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	95,868	105,186	114,525	123,844
Spartanburg, SC	95,868	105,186	114,525	123,844
Sumter, SC	95,868	105,186	114,525	123,844
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Rapid City, SD	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Chattanooga, TN-GA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Clarksville, TN-KY	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Cleveland, TN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Jackson, TN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Johnson City, TN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Knoxville, TN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Morristown, TN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Abilene, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Amarillo, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
College Station-Bryan, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Corpus Christi, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Eagle Pass, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
El Paso, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Killeen-Temple, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Laredo, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Longview, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Lubbock, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Midland, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Odessa, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
San Angelo, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Sherman-Denison, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Texarkana, TX-AR	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Tyler, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Victoria, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Waco, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Wichita Falls, TX	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Logan, UT-ID	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Ogden, UT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
St. George, UT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Charlottesville, VA	99,820	110,698	121,556	132,434
Harrisonburg, VA	99,820	110,698	121,556	132,434
Lynchburg, VA	99,820	110,698	121,556	132,434
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	99,820	110,698	121,556	132,434
Richmond, VA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Roanoke, VA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	99,820	110,698	121,556	132,434
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Winchester, VA-WV	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Bellingham, WA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Kennewick-Richland, WA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Longview-Kelso, WA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Walla Walla, WA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Yakima, WA	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Appleton, WI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Eau Claire, WI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Fond du Lac, WI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Green Bay, WI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Janesville-Beloit, WI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Kenosha, WI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Madison, WI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Sheboygan, WI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Wausau, WI	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Beckley, WV	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Charleston, WV	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Morgantown, WV	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Wheeling, WV-OH	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Casper, WY	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Cheyenne, WY	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	99,799	110,532	121,285	132,018

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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