SOC 51-9083 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 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): Cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. Assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements. Includes precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters.

Level I across metros$24,295 – $51,210Mayaguez, PR to New Haven, CT

Median Level IV, major metros$46,759Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians (SOC 51-9083) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $24,295 in Mayaguez, PR to $51,210 in New Haven, CT, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $46,759. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $43,140, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 23 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

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Anchorage, AK	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Fairbanks-College, AK	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Anniston-Oxford, AL	28,039	31,658	35,256	38,876
Auburn-Opelika, AL	26,666	30,535	34,383	38,252
Birmingham, AL	28,372	31,845	35,340	38,813
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	28,039	31,658	35,256	38,876
Decatur, AL	28,517	32,095	35,693	39,271
Dothan, AL	28,039	31,658	35,256	38,876
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	29,100	32,594	36,068	39,562
Gadsden, AL	28,039	31,658	35,256	38,876
Huntsville, AL	28,351	32,095	35,818	39,562
Mobile, AL	28,039	31,658	35,256	38,876
Montgomery, AL	28,226	31,824	35,402	39,000
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,704	32,240	35,776	39,312
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,600	32,199	35,797	39,396
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,144	30,826	34,487	38,168
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,226	31,928	35,610	39,312
Tuscaloosa, AL	28,039	31,658	35,256	38,876
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,656	36,130	39,624	43,098
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	32,303	35,360	38,418	41,476
Fort Smith, AR-OK	31,866	34,549	37,232	39,916
Hot Springs, AR	32,844	35,964	39,104	42,224
Jonesboro, AR	32,282	36,484	40,664	44,866
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	32,989	36,151	39,333	42,495
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,199	35,360	38,501	41,663
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,888	34,154	37,399	40,664
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,365	35,277	38,189	41,101
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	34,736	38,293	41,829	45,386
Flagstaff, AZ	34,674	38,210	41,767	45,303
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	34,674	38,210	41,767	45,303
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	35,714	39,250	42,765	46,301
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	35,340	38,959	42,599	46,218
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	34,674	38,210	41,767	45,303
Tucson, AZ	34,924	38,418	41,892	45,386
Yuma, AZ	34,924	38,418	41,892	45,386
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	38,772	47,466	56,140	64,834
Chico, CA	39,042	46,884	54,704	62,546
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,104	44,741	50,399	56,036
El Centro, CA	38,189	43,244	48,298	53,352
Fresno, CA	40,352	46,010	51,647	57,304
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	38,252	41,725	45,220	48,693
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	38,751	48,069	57,367	66,685
Merced, CA	39,832	45,407	50,981	56,556
Modesto, CA	39,271	42,432	45,573	48,735
Napa, CA	40,352	46,863	53,373	59,884
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,789	47,320	53,852	60,383
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,373	46,904	53,436	59,967
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	38,647	47,820	57,013	66,186
Redding, CA	39,042	46,884	54,704	62,546
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	40,311	46,072	51,855	57,616
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	42,349	50,045	57,720	65,416
Salinas, CA	41,538	46,114	50,690	55,266
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	38,605	47,050	55,495	63,940
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	44,304	52,583	60,840	69,119
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	41,850	48,506	55,162	61,818
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	37,877	42,224	46,592	50,940
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	43,576	50,524	57,471	64,418
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	38,044	42,869	47,716	52,541
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	43,847	51,938	60,008	68,100
Stockton-Lodi, CA	42,120	49,276	56,431	63,586
Vallejo, CA	42,682	50,503	58,344	66,165
Visalia, CA	37,482	40,602	43,701	46,821
Yuba City, CA	39,042	46,884	54,704	62,546
Boulder, CO	45,740	50,128	54,517	58,906
Colorado Springs, CO	38,564	43,223	47,882	52,541
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	44,367	48,215	52,084	55,932
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,224	46,509	50,794	55,079
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	47,383	52,042	56,722	61,381
Grand Junction, CO	43,847	48,527	53,186	57,866
Greeley, CO	45,823	50,212	54,621	59,010
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,490	49,920	54,330	58,760
Pueblo, CO	38,959	43,535	48,132	52,708
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,037	46,343	50,628	54,933
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	50,919	65,188	79,456	93,725
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	51,293	66,644	81,973	97,324
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	50,420	65,084	79,727	94,391
New Haven, CT	51,210	65,687	80,164	94,640
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	50,919	65,188	79,456	93,725
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	51,189	65,604	80,039	94,453
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	34,216	37,877	41,517	45,178
Dover, DE	34,071	37,981	41,892	45,802
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	34,258	36,733	39,188	41,663
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	34,632	37,274	39,916	42,557
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	34,653	40,394	46,156	51,896
Gainesville, FL	36,088	43,576	51,064	58,552
Homosassa Springs, FL	33,967	36,796	39,645	42,474
Jacksonville, FL	37,836	45,615	53,415	61,194
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	34,092	36,920	39,770	42,599
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	33,135	36,858	40,560	44,284
Naples-Marco Island, FL	33,426	36,941	40,456	43,972
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,173	42,037	48,880	55,744
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	35,444	38,584	41,704	44,845
Ocala, FL	33,468	36,109	38,751	41,392
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	33,821	36,421	39,042	41,642
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	33,842	36,421	39,021	41,600
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	34,029	37,960	41,892	45,823
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	34,029	37,960	41,892	45,823
Port St. Lucie, FL	33,156	36,754	40,332	43,930
Punta Gorda, FL	34,591	37,357	40,124	42,890
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	33,800	36,296	38,813	41,309
Sebring, FL	33,655	36,255	38,855	41,455
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	33,780	36,858	39,916	42,994
Tallahassee, FL	34,029	37,960	41,892	45,823
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	34,133	37,004	39,874	42,744
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	33,904	36,712	39,520	42,328
Albany, GA	34,508	38,647	42,786	46,925
Athens-Clarke County, GA	35,215	39,208	43,223	47,216
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	35,277	39,271	43,285	47,279
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	27,976	34,778	41,580	48,381
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	34,508	38,647	42,786	46,925
Columbus, GA-AL	34,986	39,042	43,119	47,175
Dalton, GA	35,797	39,229	42,661	46,093
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,306	35,256	40,228	45,178
Gainesville, GA	35,236	39,229	43,244	47,237
Hinesville, GA	34,508	38,647	42,786	46,925
Macon-Bibb County, GA	35,215	39,250	43,264	47,300
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,090	39,146	43,181	47,237
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,799	38,896	43,015	47,112
Rome, GA	35,173	39,188	43,202	47,216
Savannah, GA	34,508	38,647	42,786	46,925
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,508	38,647	42,786	46,925
Valdosta, GA	34,508	38,647	42,786	46,925
Warner Robins, GA	34,508	38,647	42,786	46,925
Guam MSA	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Urban Honolulu, HI	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Ames, IA	30,327	33,634	36,941	40,248
Cedar Rapids, IA	31,159	34,903	38,668	42,412
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	34,237	38,189	42,120	46,072
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	30,306	33,655	37,004	40,352
Dubuque, IA	30,348	33,780	37,191	40,623
Iowa City, IA	30,348	33,780	37,191	40,623
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	31,117	34,549	38,002	41,434
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	30,327	33,530	36,754	39,957
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	30,327	34,362	38,397	42,432
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	30,805	34,279	37,773	41,247
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	33,301	37,336	41,372	45,407
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	30,348	33,780	37,191	40,623
Boise City, ID	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Coeur d'Alene, ID	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Idaho Falls, ID	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Lewiston, ID-WA	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Pocatello, ID	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Twin Falls, ID	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Bloomington, IL	33,946	37,940	41,933	45,927
Champaign-Urbana, IL	32,469	34,778	37,087	39,396
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	35,776	37,898	40,040	42,162
Decatur, IL	34,986	37,399	39,832	42,245
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,133	37,149	40,144	43,160
Kankakee, IL	35,672	37,836	39,999	42,162
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,444	37,919	40,373	42,848
Peoria, IL	36,712	40,373	44,055	47,716
Rockford, IL	35,589	37,711	39,812	41,933
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,071	37,108	40,124	43,160
Springfield, IL	34,216	37,232	40,269	43,285
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,820	37,524	40,228	42,932
Bloomington, IN	35,901	39,562	43,244	46,904
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,589	37,815	40,061	42,287
Columbus, IN	36,213	40,103	44,013	47,903
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	32,636	35,319	38,023	40,706
Evansville, IN	34,008	37,399	40,789	44,180
Fort Wayne, IN	33,655	35,464	37,274	39,084
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	36,671	40,602	44,533	48,464
Kokomo, IN	35,818	39,479	43,140	46,800
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	35,548	37,648	39,770	41,871
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	35,589	37,690	39,791	41,892
Muncie, IN	36,442	40,311	44,180	48,048
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,319	37,461	39,624	41,767
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	32,906	35,423	37,960	40,477
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	33,031	35,860	38,688	41,517
Terre Haute, IN	33,156	35,277	37,420	39,541
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	33,759	37,565	41,372	45,178
Lawrence, KS	33,842	37,919	41,996	46,072
Manhattan, KS	38,460	40,914	43,389	45,844
Topeka, KS	34,154	38,044	41,912	45,802
Wichita, KS	38,460	40,914	43,389	45,844
Bowling Green, KY	30,951	33,613	36,296	38,959
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,053	34,570	37,108	39,624
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,951	33,613	36,296	38,959
Elizabethtown, KY	28,476	30,202	31,908	33,634
Lexington-Fayette, KY	30,951	33,613	36,296	38,959
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	28,538	30,244	31,970	33,676
Owensboro, KY	30,951	33,613	36,296	38,959
Paducah, KY-IL	30,951	33,613	36,296	38,959
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,413	30,140	31,845	33,572
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,434	30,701	32,968	35,236
Alexandria, LA	32,448	35,090	37,711	40,352
Baton Rouge, LA	34,008	36,920	39,812	42,724
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	31,970	34,508	37,066	39,604
Hammond, LA	33,821	36,733	39,666	42,578
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	33,676	36,650	39,624	42,599
Lafayette, LA	33,884	36,151	38,397	40,664
Lake Charles, LA	34,487	35,277	36,068	36,858
Monroe, LA	32,448	35,090	37,711	40,352
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	33,904	36,754	39,604	42,453
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	31,533	34,591	37,669	40,727
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	32,448	35,090	37,711	40,352
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	33,655	36,588	39,500	42,432
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,050	36,255	38,439	40,644
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	36,442	41,018	45,615	50,191
Barnstable Town, MA	36,463	41,684	46,925	52,146
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	36,567	41,642	46,696	51,772
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	36,421	41,663	46,904	52,146
Pittsfield, MA	36,442	41,018	45,615	50,191
Springfield, MA	36,442	41,018	45,615	50,191
Worcester, MA	36,442	41,517	46,613	51,688
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	36,796	42,682	48,548	54,434
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	33,738	37,503	41,247	45,012
Lexington Park, MD	34,445	39,687	44,928	50,170
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	34,445	40,082	45,698	51,335
Salisbury, MD	36,005	42,204	48,381	54,580
Bangor, ME	33,447	38,834	44,221	49,608
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	35,236	40,748	46,239	51,751
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	33,447	38,834	44,221	49,608
Portland-South Portland, ME	35,236	40,748	46,239	51,751
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	33,613	39,000	44,367	49,754
Ann Arbor, MI	38,522	41,621	44,741	47,840
Battle Creek, MI	36,796	40,082	43,389	46,676
Bay City, MI	37,461	40,789	44,138	47,466
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	38,876	41,933	44,991	48,048
Flint, MI	38,272	41,455	44,616	47,799
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	39,687	42,328	44,970	47,612
Jackson, MI	38,480	41,600	44,720	47,840
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	35,735	39,167	42,620	46,052
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	38,356	41,476	44,616	47,736
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,189	41,330	44,450	47,591
Midland, MI	37,461	40,789	44,138	47,466
Monroe, MI	38,730	41,808	44,866	47,944
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	38,938	41,538	44,117	46,717
Niles, MI	37,461	40,789	44,138	47,466
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,461	40,789	44,138	47,466
Saginaw, MI	37,461	40,789	44,138	47,466
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,631	39,021	42,432	45,823
Traverse City, MI	37,461	40,789	44,138	47,466
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,461	40,789	44,138	47,466
Duluth, MN-WI	36,296	39,312	42,328	45,344
Mankato, MN	37,711	40,644	43,597	46,530
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	37,711	40,644	43,597	46,530
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	37,669	40,602	43,556	46,488
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,276	39,271	42,287	45,282
Rochester, MN	36,296	39,312	42,328	45,344
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	37,690	40,623	43,576	46,509
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,276	39,292	42,287	45,303
St. Cloud, MN	34,861	37,815	40,789	43,743
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	32,220	35,922	39,604	43,306
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,135	36,629	40,103	43,597
Columbia, MO	32,220	35,922	39,604	43,306
Jefferson City, MO	32,220	35,922	39,604	43,306
Joplin, MO-KS	32,220	35,922	39,604	43,306
Kansas City, MO-KS	33,239	37,565	41,892	46,218
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,655	37,066	40,456	43,868
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,364	36,629	39,874	43,140
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,325	35,693	40,040	44,408
Springfield, MO	30,410	33,176	35,964	38,730
St. Joseph, MO-KS	33,135	37,420	41,704	45,989
St. Louis, MO-IL	34,216	37,253	40,311	43,348
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	27,207	30,368	33,530	36,692
Hattiesburg, MS	27,269	30,493	33,717	36,941
Jackson, MS	29,911	35,048	40,186	45,324
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	28,143	32,615	37,108	41,580
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	27,852	33,156	38,460	43,764
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,012	36,692	41,372	46,052
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,575	36,421	41,268	46,114
Billings, MT	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Bozeman, MT	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Great Falls, MT	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Helena, MT	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Missoula, MT	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Asheville, NC	35,714	39,271	42,807	46,364
Burlington, NC	34,840	39,874	44,928	49,962
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,716	39,978	45,261	50,524
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	34,549	39,520	44,512	49,484
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	34,840	39,874	44,928	49,962
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,013	36,983	42,973	48,943
Fayetteville, NC	34,840	39,874	44,928	49,962
Goldsboro, NC	38,917	43,119	47,300	51,501
Greensboro-High Point, NC	34,840	39,874	44,928	49,962
Greenville, NC	34,840	39,874	44,928	49,962
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	34,695	39,125	43,535	47,965
Jacksonville, NC	34,840	39,874	44,928	49,962
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	34,840	39,874	44,928	49,962
Raleigh-Cary, NC	38,439	42,869	47,300	51,730
Rocky Mount, NC	37,170	41,892	46,634	51,356
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,591	39,333	44,055	48,797
Wilmington, NC	34,840	39,874	44,928	49,962
Winston-Salem, NC	34,924	39,229	43,535	47,840
Bismarck, ND	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Fargo, ND-MN	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Grand Forks, ND-MN	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Minot, ND	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Grand Island, NE	37,898	40,498	43,077	45,677
Lincoln, NE	38,543	40,956	43,368	45,781
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,669	40,498	43,306	46,135
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,898	40,498	43,077	45,677
Omaha, NE-IA	39,728	41,559	43,389	45,220
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,794	40,373	42,973	45,552
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,546	42,703	48,880	55,037
Manchester-Nashua, NH	39,936	47,258	54,559	61,880
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,546	42,391	48,256	54,101
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,247	49,442	57,658	65,853
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	35,381	38,543	41,684	44,845
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	35,381	38,543	41,684	44,845
Vineland, NJ	34,071	37,981	41,892	45,802
Albuquerque, NM	34,508	38,938	43,348	47,778
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,780	38,064	42,370	46,655
Farmington, NM	33,780	38,168	42,578	46,967
Las Cruces, NM	33,280	37,586	41,912	46,218
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,468	37,752	42,058	46,343
Santa Fe, NM	34,133	38,522	42,890	47,279
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	34,300	37,648	40,976	44,325
Carson City, NV	37,170	40,165	43,160	46,156
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	34,029	37,274	40,519	43,764
Reno, NV	38,002	40,332	42,661	44,991
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	36,879	39,874	42,848	45,844
Binghamton, NY	36,879	39,874	42,848	45,844
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	38,564	41,288	44,034	46,759
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	36,629	40,040	43,431	46,842
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	38,210	41,143	44,055	46,988
Elmira, NY	36,879	39,874	42,848	45,844
Glens Falls, NY	36,879	39,874	42,848	45,844
Ithaca, NY	36,879	39,874	42,848	45,844
Kingston, NY	36,879	39,874	42,848	45,844
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	36,192	38,938	41,663	44,408
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	36,255	38,938	41,621	44,304
Rochester, NY	38,709	41,496	44,284	47,071
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	38,564	41,309	44,034	46,780
Syracuse, NY	38,356	41,268	44,180	47,092
Utica-Rome, NY	37,794	40,810	43,826	46,842
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	38,106	41,080	44,076	47,050
Akron, OH	38,210	41,392	44,554	47,736
Canton-Massillon, OH	35,984	39,250	42,495	45,760
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	35,340	37,108	38,896	40,664
Cleveland, OH	39,832	42,828	45,844	48,839
Columbus, OH	38,168	41,330	44,471	47,632
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	36,151	38,605	41,039	43,493
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,148	41,372	44,596	47,820
Lima, OH	38,148	41,372	44,596	47,820
Mansfield, OH	38,148	41,372	44,596	47,820
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	38,460	41,580	44,679	47,799
Sandusky, OH	39,063	42,245	45,448	48,631
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,172	38,584	40,976	43,389
Springfield, OH	38,148	41,372	44,596	47,820
Toledo, OH	38,148	41,372	44,596	47,820
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,151	38,584	41,039	43,472
Youngstown-Warren, OH	38,210	41,392	44,554	47,736
Enid, OK	30,410	33,821	37,212	40,623
Lawton, OK	30,784	34,362	37,960	41,538
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,973	33,218	36,442	39,687
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,703	33,072	36,442	39,812
Oklahoma City, OK	31,055	34,279	37,482	40,706
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,034	34,071	37,087	40,124
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,431	34,133	37,856	41,559
Tulsa, OK	29,765	33,135	36,504	39,874
Albany, OR	39,916	43,743	47,549	51,376
Bend, OR	36,546	40,789	45,053	49,296
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	40,061	43,764	47,466	51,168
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	40,872	44,388	47,924	51,439
Corvallis, OR	39,957	43,389	46,821	50,253
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	39,957	43,722	47,487	51,252
Eugene-Springfield, OR	38,356	42,620	46,863	51,127
Grants Pass, OR	39,021	42,308	45,594	48,880
Medford, OR	39,167	42,349	45,552	48,735
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	41,538	45,053	48,548	52,063
Salem, OR	41,372	44,720	48,090	51,439
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	34,383	37,669	40,976	44,263
Altoona, PA	32,365	35,964	39,562	43,160
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	30,535	33,800	37,087	40,352
Chambersburg, PA	32,365	35,964	39,562	43,160
Erie, PA	32,365	35,964	39,562	43,160
Gettysburg, PA	31,720	34,944	38,168	41,392
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	31,804	34,882	37,960	41,039
Johnstown, PA	33,447	36,941	40,436	43,930
Lancaster, PA	33,384	37,004	40,644	44,263
Lebanon, PA	32,344	35,069	37,815	40,540
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	29,516	32,968	36,421	39,874
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,197	36,484	39,770	43,056
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	34,071	37,981	41,892	45,802
Pittsburgh, PA	34,216	37,669	41,122	44,575
Reading, PA	33,759	37,357	40,956	44,554
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	29,120	32,573	36,005	39,458
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,384	36,796	40,186	43,597
State College, PA	32,365	35,964	39,562	43,160
Williamsport, PA	32,365	35,964	39,562	43,160
York-Hanover, PA	31,429	34,799	38,189	41,559
Aguadilla, PR	25,855	28,288	30,743	33,176
Arecibo, PR	24,461	27,560	30,680	33,780
Guayama, PR	24,482	27,352	30,223	33,093
Mayaguez, PR	24,295	25,460	26,624	27,789
Ponce, PR	24,295	25,418	26,520	27,644
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	24,295	25,460	26,624	27,789
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	24,357	27,519	30,660	33,821
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	39,916	43,930	47,965	51,980
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	25,772	32,490	39,229	45,948
Columbia, SC	26,832	34,778	42,744	50,690
Florence, SC	26,271	33,634	41,018	48,381
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	25,772	32,490	39,229	45,948
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	25,772	32,490	39,229	45,948
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	25,772	32,490	39,229	45,948
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	27,456	34,362	41,247	48,152
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,039	34,965	41,871	48,797
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,668	32,760	39,874	46,967
Spartanburg, SC	28,892	35,860	42,807	49,775
Sumter, SC	26,271	33,634	41,018	48,381
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Rapid City, SD	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Chattanooga, TN-GA	33,197	37,628	42,037	46,468
Clarksville, TN-KY	34,570	37,565	40,540	43,535
Cleveland, TN	32,552	37,024	41,517	45,989
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,656	36,754	40,872	44,970
Jackson, TN	34,570	37,565	40,540	43,535
Johnson City, TN	34,570	37,565	40,540	43,535
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	31,076	34,528	37,981	41,434
Knoxville, TN	34,570	37,565	40,540	43,535
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	32,532	36,858	41,184	45,511
Morristown, TN	34,570	37,565	40,540	43,535
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	35,381	37,087	38,792	40,498
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,988	37,336	40,706	44,055
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,424	37,648	40,872	44,096
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,319	37,628	39,957	42,266
Abilene, TX	29,952	32,344	34,736	37,128
Amarillo, TX	30,015	32,448	34,882	37,316
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	35,360	38,522	41,663	44,824
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	29,536	32,573	35,589	38,626
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,239	35,360	37,503	39,624
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	26,999	29,058	31,117	33,176
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,490	35,839	39,167	42,516
College Station-Bryan, TX	29,224	33,135	37,066	40,976
Corpus Christi, TX	27,748	30,472	33,218	35,943
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	33,551	36,733	39,916	43,098
Eagle Pass, TX	26,312	29,120	31,908	34,716
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,804	36,296	40,768	45,261
El Paso, TX	28,580	31,304	34,050	36,775
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,551	36,692	39,853	42,994
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	34,258	38,772	43,306	47,820
Killeen-Temple, TX	33,613	37,128	40,664	44,180
Laredo, TX	26,312	29,120	31,908	34,716
Longview, TX	28,871	31,346	33,800	36,276
Lubbock, TX	25,522	28,621	31,741	34,840
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	26,999	29,058	31,117	33,176
Midland, TX	30,868	32,906	34,944	36,983
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,719	36,068	39,437	42,786
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,580	31,388	34,216	37,024
Odessa, TX	30,868	32,906	34,944	36,983
San Angelo, TX	30,098	32,573	35,048	37,524
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	34,944	36,546	38,127	39,728
Sherman-Denison, TX	33,468	36,650	39,853	43,036
Texarkana, TX-AR	28,975	31,741	34,508	37,274
Tyler, TX	28,892	31,533	34,196	36,837
Victoria, TX	32,199	35,610	39,021	42,432
Waco, TX	33,322	36,546	39,770	42,994
Wichita Falls, TX	30,264	32,573	34,903	37,212
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Logan, UT-ID	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Ogden, UT	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
St. George, UT	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	30,056	34,300	38,564	42,807
Charlottesville, VA	30,888	33,447	36,005	38,564
Harrisonburg, VA	30,888	34,570	38,231	41,912
Lynchburg, VA	29,869	33,572	37,253	40,956
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,074	36,338	40,581	44,845
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,303	36,130	39,936	43,764
Richmond, VA	32,012	36,213	40,436	44,637
Roanoke, VA	29,869	33,468	37,045	40,644
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,223	34,424	38,647	42,848
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,973	33,821	37,669	41,517
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	30,888	34,570	38,231	41,912
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	29,952	35,527	41,122	46,696
Winchester, VA-WV	33,655	37,378	41,101	44,824
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Bellingham, WA	43,535	47,008	50,461	53,935
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	45,740	48,984	52,229	55,474
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	42,807	46,405	50,004	53,602
Kennewick-Richland, WA	43,535	47,008	50,461	53,935
Longview-Kelso, WA	41,538	45,053	48,548	52,063
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	45,573	48,797	52,021	55,245
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	45,760	49,005	52,250	55,495
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	46,072	49,276	52,479	55,682
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	43,535	47,008	50,461	53,935
Walla Walla, WA	43,535	47,008	50,461	53,935
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	46,052	49,213	52,354	55,516
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,077	46,634	50,191	53,748
Yakima, WA	43,410	46,925	50,440	53,956
Appleton, WI	34,279	38,272	42,245	46,239
Eau Claire, WI	34,279	38,272	42,245	46,239
Fond du Lac, WI	34,279	38,272	42,245	46,239
Green Bay, WI	34,279	38,272	42,245	46,239
Janesville-Beloit, WI	34,986	39,978	44,970	49,962
Kenosha, WI	34,279	38,272	42,245	46,239
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	34,279	38,272	42,245	46,239
Madison, WI	36,005	41,309	46,613	51,917
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	34,008	37,191	40,352	43,535
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	35,506	39,728	43,951	48,173
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	34,279	38,272	42,245	46,239
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	34,279	38,272	42,245	46,239
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	34,071	37,274	40,477	43,680
Sheboygan, WI	34,050	37,503	40,976	44,429
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	34,112	38,044	41,996	45,927
Wausau, WI	34,279	38,272	42,245	46,239
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,399	40,519	43,618	46,738
Beckley, WV	31,970	34,112	36,255	38,397
Charleston, WV	32,116	34,029	35,922	37,836
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	31,804	34,071	36,317	38,584
Morgantown, WV	31,970	34,112	36,255	38,397
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,036	32,760	35,506	38,231
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	31,970	34,112	36,255	38,397
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,116	34,029	35,922	37,836
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	31,970	34,112	36,255	38,397
Wheeling, WV-OH	31,970	34,112	36,255	38,397
Casper, WY	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Cheyenne, WY	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,522	43,140	47,778

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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