SOC 11-9131 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 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): Plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and support services of a U.S. post office; or coordinate activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in assigned post office.

Level I across metros$50,669 – $99,924Carson City, NV to Tampa, FL
Median Level IV, major metros$106,080Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Postmasters and Mail Superintendents (SOC 11-9131) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $50,669 in Carson City, NV to $99,924 in Tampa, FL, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $106,080. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $100,464, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 18 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 areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area53,06159,48865,89572,322
Anchorage, AK53,20760,82068,43276,045
Fairbanks-College, AK53,12459,73866,35272,967
Anniston-Oxford, AL89,04593,82998,592103,376
Auburn-Opelika, AL89,10893,16497,199101,255
Birmingham, AL89,06694,661100,277105,872
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL86,40491,66696,928102,191
Decatur, AL88,31792,24896,200100,132
Dothan, AL88,42193,08097,719102,378
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL88,29692,24896,221100,173
Gadsden, AL89,04593,82998,592103,376
Huntsville, AL88,79692,78996,783100,776
Mobile, AL86,40491,66696,928102,191
Montgomery, AL89,02493,62198,197102,794
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area88,42192,29096,159100,028
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area88,38093,01897,636102,274
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area88,31792,54096,783101,005
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area88,31793,53898,759103,980
Tuscaloosa, AL88,10992,95697,781102,628
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area88,27693,43498,592103,751
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR90,89695,20299,508103,813
Fort Smith, AR-OK90,12793,62197,095100,589
Hot Springs, AR90,60595,888101,172106,455
Jonesboro, AR88,25593,37298,488103,605
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR89,56594,24598,925103,605
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area88,77593,70498,634103,564
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area89,29593,37297,428101,504
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area90,14894,82899,528104,208
Arizona nonmetropolitan area75,79682,78489,77396,762
Flagstaff, AZ76,33684,07491,83299,570
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ76,33684,07491,83299,570
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ96,824105,311113,797122,284
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ80,58089,87799,196108,493
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ75,98384,15792,352100,527
Tucson, AZ80,97590,605100,256109,887
Yuma, AZ80,55990,668100,776110,885
Bakersfield-Delano, CA91,47999,050106,642114,213
Chico, CA75,92083,53391,14698,759
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area75,46382,57689,71196,824
El Centro, CA93,621100,485107,328114,192
Fresno, CA92,76898,093103,439108,764
Hanford-Corcoran, CA89,60795,660101,692107,744
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA99,050106,850114,650122,450
Merced, CA85,07292,20799,362106,496
Modesto, CA87,40294,661101,920109,180
Napa, CA83,09690,25297,428104,583
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area78,37584,80291,20897,636
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area72,26080,53888,79697,074
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA96,034103,855111,655119,476
Redding, CA73,40481,59989,77397,968
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA92,83199,279105,748112,196
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA84,36592,456100,527108,618
Salinas, CA88,44295,764103,106110,428
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA96,200104,666113,152121,618
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA93,26899,591105,914112,237
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA90,54397,199103,855110,511
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA87,36093,996100,631107,266
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA90,14897,552104,936112,341
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA91,04297,116103,210109,284
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA86,13393,184100,256107,308
Stockton-Lodi, CA86,63294,224101,837109,429
Vallejo, CA88,73395,743102,752109,762
Visalia, CA85,23991,91698,592105,269
Yuba City, CA79,78987,65295,514103,376
Boulder, CO84,69890,33595,972101,608
Colorado Springs, CO73,40481,93290,46098,988
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO84,17891,25098,322105,394
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area61,83971,82381,80791,791
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO85,19789,91994,62099,341
Grand Junction, CO79,97685,71791,47997,220
Greeley, CO74,42382,80591,18899,570
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area81,99488,38094,765101,151
Pueblo, CO69,82678,64587,46496,284
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area76,35783,63790,93898,218
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT88,06893,93399,778105,644
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area88,06893,93399,778105,644
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT88,06893,93399,778105,644
New Haven, CT88,06893,93399,778105,644
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT88,06893,93399,778105,644
Waterbury-Shelton, CT88,06893,93399,778105,644
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV86,32092,91499,487106,080
Dover, DE87,96493,87199,757105,664
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area90,75195,535100,319105,103
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL88,69296,034103,356110,698
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL89,31694,765100,215105,664
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL89,10896,658104,208111,759
Gainesville, FL87,36093,975100,568107,183
Homosassa Springs, FL90,50197,989105,477112,965
Jacksonville, FL90,68896,783102,898108,992
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL93,746100,402107,058113,714
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL91,541102,024112,487122,970
Naples-Marco Island, FL91,063101,359111,676121,972
North Florida nonmetropolitan area87,40292,06196,741101,400
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL96,117102,295108,493114,671
Ocala, FL88,04794,557101,068107,578
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL90,48098,364106,226114,109
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL92,16599,404106,621113,860
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL88,96294,26699,591104,895
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL91,12598,696106,247113,818
Port St. Lucie, FL92,685102,212111,717121,244
Punta Gorda, FL92,66498,572104,479110,386
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL91,33398,405105,498112,570
Sebring, FL92,14498,197104,250110,303
South Florida nonmetropolitan area93,060101,068109,096117,104
Tallahassee, FL87,50692,74897,989103,231
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL99,924106,975114,005121,056
Wildwood-The Villages, FL91,43798,946106,455113,964
Albany, GA90,12794,57899,050103,501
Athens-Clarke County, GA87,77693,16498,530103,917
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA87,98494,287100,589106,892
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC88,96293,55998,135102,732
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA87,17392,54097,906103,272
Columbus, GA-AL88,65094,03799,404104,791
Dalton, GA88,19292,83197,490102,128
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area89,04593,28897,552101,796
Gainesville, GA87,29893,10198,904104,708
Hinesville, GA88,62993,28897,968102,628
Macon-Bibb County, GA88,60894,370100,152105,914
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area88,23493,45598,696103,917
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area86,15490,46094,78699,092
Rome, GA87,92293,53899,175104,791
Savannah, GA90,14893,91297,677101,442
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area89,71194,68299,632104,604
Valdosta, GA89,62894,49599,383104,250
Warner Robins, GA90,75194,70398,655102,607
Guam MSA84,38690,83497,303103,751
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area84,19991,77099,341106,912
Kahului-Wailuku, HI84,19991,77099,341106,912
Urban Honolulu, HI84,19991,77099,341106,912
Ames, IA85,40589,46193,53897,594
Cedar Rapids, IA85,26089,79494,34998,884
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL86,11290,16894,22498,280
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA86,77890,89695,01599,133
Dubuque, IA85,94690,33594,72499,112
Iowa City, IA84,98989,56594,16298,738
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area85,36489,66993,99698,301
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area83,30486,75790,21093,663
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD84,69889,12893,58098,010
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area89,56592,58195,59798,613
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area83,78387,63191,50095,348
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA85,92590,29394,68299,050
Boise City, ID73,63282,07790,54398,988
Coeur d'Alene, ID74,63181,55788,46395,389
Idaho Falls, ID68,12078,06388,00597,948
Lewiston, ID-WA77,89684,09590,29396,492
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area73,50880,62187,75694,869
Pocatello, ID73,90382,09890,31498,509
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area68,51677,70986,90396,096
Twin Falls, ID73,63282,07790,54398,988
Bloomington, IL86,79990,43994,07997,719
Champaign-Urbana, IL86,84090,37693,93397,469
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN89,96095,805101,671107,516
Decatur, IL86,67490,37694,07997,781
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area86,77889,87792,99796,096
Kankakee, IL88,00593,30998,613103,917
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area84,38689,27494,18399,071
Peoria, IL85,40589,62893,87198,093
Rockford, IL88,60894,495100,381106,268
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area84,51188,35992,20796,055
Springfield, IL88,02692,95697,885102,815
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area86,07189,27492,47795,680
Bloomington, IN88,50494,474100,444106,413
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area92,29096,429100,548104,687
Columbus, IN91,29296,346101,400106,455
Elkhart-Goshen, IN88,85893,30997,740102,191
Evansville, IN88,94193,58098,218102,856
Fort Wayne, IN90,21094,89099,570104,250
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN93,70499,632105,581111,509
Kokomo, IN90,77295,992101,213106,434
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN88,73394,516100,319106,101
Michigan City-La Porte, IN89,58695,140100,714106,268
Muncie, IN93,20598,322103,460108,576
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area88,02692,78997,552102,316
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI89,60793,89298,197102,482
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area88,25592,74897,240101,733
Terre Haute, IN86,07191,87497,677103,480
Kansas nonmetropolitan area85,19789,14993,10197,053
Lawrence, KS86,59190,79294,99499,196
Manhattan, KS85,59289,46193,33097,199
Topeka, KS86,69590,93895,16099,404
Wichita, KS85,67689,81593,95498,093
Bowling Green, KY91,25095,30699,362103,418
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area91,72896,284100,818105,373
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area84,88589,58694,28798,988
Elizabethtown, KY90,48095,03699,591104,146
Lexington-Fayette, KY91,79197,365102,960108,535
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN89,25394,744100,256105,748
Owensboro, KY90,87694,32897,802101,255
Paducah, KY-IL86,94490,91794,86998,842
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area92,16596,304100,464104,604
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area90,50194,12097,740101,359
Alexandria, LA88,65091,70894,74497,802
Baton Rouge, LA86,61291,14695,660100,194
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area88,23491,04293,87196,679
Hammond, LA86,23792,08297,906103,751
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA85,90491,64597,365103,106
Lafayette, LA87,38191,83296,304100,756
Lake Charles, LA89,06692,83196,616100,381
Monroe, LA90,87695,11999,383103,626
New Orleans-Metairie, LA84,82392,39499,944107,516
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area88,17292,54096,928101,296
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA88,58892,56096,533100,506
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA86,34192,66499,008105,332
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area87,86092,33296,783101,255
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA86,65391,60496,554101,504
Barnstable Town, MA85,26089,14993,01896,908
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH88,98395,306101,650107,973
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area87,86093,45599,071104,666
Pittsfield, MA84,74090,31495,909101,484
Springfield, MA88,48493,10197,740102,357
Worcester, MA89,02493,16497,282101,421
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD88,42192,93597,448101,962
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV87,19492,87298,551104,229
Lexington Park, MD86,75792,22897,677103,148
Maryland nonmetropolitan area87,42392,91498,405103,896
Salisbury, MD85,44789,73294,03798,322
Bangor, ME80,12285,59291,08496,554
Lewiston-Auburn, ME80,58086,79993,03999,258
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area80,95486,00891,08496,138
Portland-South Portland, ME82,26489,12896,013102,877
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area78,29284,05389,79495,556
Ann Arbor, MI90,64796,180101,712107,245
Battle Creek, MI90,58495,784100,964106,164
Bay City, MI90,37694,32898,280102,232
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI91,62498,031104,458110,864
Flint, MI90,75195,888101,047106,184
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI93,51799,466105,436111,384
Jackson, MI90,41896,096101,754107,432
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI91,43796,304101,192106,060
Lansing-East Lansing, MI90,85596,325101,816107,287
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area89,81593,16496,53399,882
Midland, MI90,37694,32898,280102,232
Monroe, MI91,29296,783102,295107,786
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI91,10495,743100,360104,999
Niles, MI90,08594,10098,135102,149
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area89,87793,82997,781101,733
Saginaw, MI90,08594,45398,821103,189
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area89,64893,64297,636101,629
Traverse City, MI82,99288,79694,620100,423
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area75,65084,03292,436100,818
Duluth, MN-WI80,60086,13391,64597,178
Mankato, MN86,19690,95995,701100,464
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI86,79991,99997,178102,378
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area82,74388,17293,62199,050
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area76,91982,49388,08893,663
Rochester, MN86,63290,64794,66198,676
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area87,29891,16795,03698,904
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area83,97088,46392,93597,428
St. Cloud, MN82,95188,21393,47698,738
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL84,55288,67192,81096,928
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area87,21591,00094,78698,572
Columbia, MO85,50990,27295,03699,799
Jefferson City, MO85,50990,27295,03699,799
Joplin, MO-KS84,59488,87993,14397,428
Kansas City, MO-KS90,04494,76599,508104,229
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area82,36887,61092,83198,072
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area84,53288,73392,95697,157
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area86,25890,79295,30699,840
Springfield, MO85,44789,64893,85098,052
St. Joseph, MO-KS85,82190,27294,74499,196
St. Louis, MO-IL90,95996,159101,380106,580
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS88,50492,81097,095101,400
Hattiesburg, MS88,44292,39496,325100,277
Jackson, MS87,92291,74995,59799,424
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area87,19490,70994,22497,740
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area88,06891,95795,84799,736
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area86,69592,70698,696104,708
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area87,34091,22995,09898,988
Billings, MT51,89664,23176,54488,879
Bozeman, MT66,37378,08489,773101,484
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area51,25262,25573,23784,240
Great Falls, MT51,54364,16876,77389,399
Helena, MT55,05867,87180,66393,476
Missoula, MT72,05280,87189,69098,509
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area56,28569,11981,97394,807
West Montana nonmetropolitan area55,43268,03780,66393,268
Asheville, NC85,42690,50195,576100,652
Burlington, NC89,25394,744100,256105,748
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area89,33693,22697,116101,005
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC87,88094,349100,818107,287
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC88,92094,703100,464106,247
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area85,44789,60793,74697,906
Fayetteville, NC90,04493,82997,636101,421
Goldsboro, NC86,71691,56296,429101,276
Greensboro-High Point, NC88,54697,552106,580115,586
Greenville, NC85,84290,00294,18398,343
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC86,92492,45697,968103,501
Jacksonville, NC86,86191,47996,117100,735
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC89,77395,036100,319105,581
Raleigh-Cary, NC87,04891,87496,700101,525
Rocky Mount, NC87,00791,79196,554101,338
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area84,74089,73294,72499,716
Wilmington, NC87,61092,06196,533100,984
Winston-Salem, NC87,34092,89398,468104,021
Bismarck, ND65,91675,67185,40595,160
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area71,76079,68587,58995,514
Fargo, ND-MN75,77582,43189,06695,722
Grand Forks, ND-MN75,67182,14088,60895,077
Minot, ND68,05876,77385,46894,183
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area67,24776,29585,34394,391
Grand Island, NE82,57687,06991,54196,034
Lincoln, NE83,78389,06694,32899,612
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area85,63489,23292,85296,450
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area81,86986,65391,45896,242
Omaha, NE-IA83,70088,73393,76798,800
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area79,62384,84490,08595,306
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area86,17592,22898,260104,312
Manchester-Nashua, NH87,29893,41399,508105,623
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area82,03686,77891,54196,284
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area83,55488,40093,26898,114
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ90,04495,930101,816107,703
Trenton-Princeton, NJ90,21096,096101,983107,869
Vineland, NJ87,40293,51799,612105,727
Albuquerque, NM66,06176,89887,73598,572
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area59,32270,82482,30693,808
Farmington, NM73,38382,36891,375100,360
Las Cruces, NM61,58973,42485,28097,116
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area71,03279,02087,00794,994
Santa Fe, NM75,46383,90892,352100,797
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area50,54461,63172,71783,804
Carson City, NV50,66964,10677,52290,959
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV50,89866,02081,16296,284
Reno, NV50,66964,10677,52290,959
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY88,69295,743102,815109,866
Binghamton, NY86,42490,95995,472100,007
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY94,18399,383104,583109,783
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area83,26387,69392,10396,533
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area85,46889,77394,07998,384
Elmira, NY89,46193,49697,552101,588
Glens Falls, NY86,02991,58397,157102,711
Ithaca, NY87,27791,62495,951100,298
Kingston, NY87,77692,04096,304100,568
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY90,14894,22498,301102,378
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ91,45897,178102,919108,639
Rochester, NY92,45696,242100,048103,834
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area88,98392,83196,700100,548
Syracuse, NY89,81594,28798,759103,231
Utica-Rome, NY89,10892,66496,24299,799
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY85,90490,35694,78699,237
Akron, OH91,41696,034100,672105,290
Canton-Massillon, OH90,64794,74498,842102,940
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN91,39697,199102,981108,784
Cleveland, OH92,60298,634104,645110,677
Columbus, OH92,70696,824100,964105,082
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH89,79494,64099,508104,354
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area90,18994,51698,821103,148
Lima, OH86,02990,62695,22399,820
Mansfield, OH90,50194,76599,029103,293
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)89,08793,20597,324101,442
Sandusky, OH88,08893,76799,445105,124
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area90,37693,53896,67999,840
Springfield, OH89,04593,80898,592103,356
Toledo, OH85,94690,91795,868100,839
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area85,69690,33594,97399,612
Youngstown-Warren, OH91,41696,034100,672105,290
Enid, OK86,86193,26899,674106,080
Lawton, OK89,08795,056101,005106,975
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area91,35494,20497,05399,903
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area84,03288,69293,35198,010
Oklahoma City, OK90,31497,698105,103112,487
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area87,96491,16794,37097,573
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area87,67292,10396,554100,984
Tulsa, OK91,91696,367100,818105,269
Albany, OR83,28489,08794,869100,672
Bend, OR63,60774,54885,48896,429
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area73,27982,41091,562100,693
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area79,62385,32291,00096,700
Corvallis, OR82,18187,67293,16498,655
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area56,32768,41280,47692,560
Eugene-Springfield, OR71,15779,78988,40097,032
Grants Pass, OR81,76587,34092,89398,468
Medford, OR69,47278,66687,86097,053
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA89,73295,826101,920108,015
Salem, OR78,00085,98893,996101,983
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ87,04893,30999,549105,810
Altoona, PA89,83693,82997,823101,816
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area85,40589,69093,97598,260
Chambersburg, PA84,57389,58694,57899,591
Erie, PA88,71293,12297,552101,962
Gettysburg, PA82,41088,04793,68499,320
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA82,53587,90193,28898,655
Johnstown, PA91,91696,304100,714105,103
Lancaster, PA86,54991,37596,200101,026
Lebanon, PA85,34390,02394,70399,383
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area86,59190,37694,16297,948
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area87,92292,18696,450100,714
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD87,69393,80899,924106,039
Pittsburgh, PA93,35198,156102,940107,744
Reading, PA86,73692,51998,322104,104
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA85,98890,98095,992100,984
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area91,68794,99498,322101,629
State College, PA87,54891,97896,408100,839
Williamsport, PA86,48790,70994,93299,154
York-Hanover, PA83,90889,23294,57899,903
Aguadilla, PR94,43298,592102,752106,912
Arecibo, PR94,43298,592102,752106,912
Guayama, PR94,43298,592102,752106,912
Mayaguez, PR94,43298,592102,752106,912
Ponce, PR94,43298,592102,752106,912
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area94,43298,592102,752106,912
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR94,43298,592102,752106,912
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA91,00096,762102,503108,264
Charleston-North Charleston, SC88,46392,66496,845101,047
Columbia, SC89,37894,68299,965105,269
Florence, SC92,10397,012101,920106,829
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC90,02395,285100,548105,810
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC90,35695,556100,776105,976
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC91,35495,59799,820104,063
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area89,27494,952100,610106,288
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area90,23195,951101,692107,412
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area90,12795,306100,485105,664
Spartanburg, SC89,91995,909101,900107,890
Sumter, SC92,10397,012101,920106,829
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area79,45686,59193,725100,860
Rapid City, SD67,43476,44085,42694,432
Sioux Falls, SD-MN85,28090,62695,951101,296
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area72,44779,68586,90394,141
Chattanooga, TN-GA89,10893,30997,532101,733
Clarksville, TN-KY91,95796,575101,192105,810
Cleveland, TN92,16596,658101,151105,644
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area91,52095,951100,402104,832
Jackson, TN92,04094,95297,885100,797
Johnson City, TN93,51797,719101,920106,122
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA90,27294,57898,863103,168
Knoxville, TN91,97896,471100,943105,436
Memphis, TN-MS-AR89,54494,70399,861105,020
Morristown, TN92,68597,074101,442105,831
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN93,45599,092104,749110,386
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area91,64596,408101,172105,935
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area91,20895,764100,340104,895
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area92,10395,03697,989100,922
Abilene, TX81,74487,50693,26899,029
Amarillo, TX73,05080,70488,35996,013
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX86,96593,14399,300105,477
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX90,08595,160100,215105,290
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area79,85286,71693,580100,444
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX84,98990,77296,575102,357
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area82,55687,94393,35198,738
College Station-Bryan, TX86,84091,08495,32799,570
Corpus Christi, TX84,28289,73295,202100,652
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX92,831100,298107,744115,212
Eagle Pass, TX86,19692,51998,842105,165
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area87,90191,18894,49597,781
El Paso, TX71,74079,99788,25596,512
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area86,73690,89695,05699,216
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX92,58197,989103,397108,805
Killeen-Temple, TX87,44493,28899,112104,957
Laredo, TX79,33286,09292,85299,612
Longview, TX89,58693,39297,220101,026
Lubbock, TX73,98681,55789,10896,679
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX84,98990,77296,575102,357
Midland, TX72,80080,64288,48496,325
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area90,27294,01697,781101,525
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area72,30180,01887,73595,452
Odessa, TX72,80080,64288,48496,325
San Angelo, TX77,91784,40790,87697,365
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX92,76899,799106,829113,860
Sherman-Denison, TX91,54197,344103,148108,951
Texarkana, TX-AR89,81593,66397,490101,338
Tyler, TX90,77294,49598,197101,920
Victoria, TX82,97288,38093,78899,196
Waco, TX89,12894,869100,589106,330
Wichita Falls, TX79,76886,19692,60299,029
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area71,36579,97688,56797,178
Logan, UT-ID75,77584,30392,852101,380
Ogden, UT83,67991,72899,799107,848
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT75,19284,17893,184102,170
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT84,61592,664100,735108,784
St. George, UT73,86182,51491,14699,799
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area78,54187,04895,556104,063
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA88,94192,70696,492100,256
Charlottesville, VA87,65292,43697,199101,983
Harrisonburg, VA85,69690,14894,57899,029
Lynchburg, VA88,65092,24895,86899,466
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area80,03983,80487,56891,333
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area87,06992,81098,530104,271
Richmond, VA89,21295,368101,504107,661
Roanoke, VA88,75492,41596,09699,757
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area88,90091,93694,97398,010
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area88,04791,87495,68099,508
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA85,69690,14894,57899,029
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC84,51189,52494,55799,570
Winchester, VA-WV87,44492,78998,135103,480
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA84,38690,83497,303103,751
Burlington-South Burlington, VT82,26486,52890,79295,056
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area80,45584,42888,38092,352
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area85,71788,92092,10395,306
Bellingham, WA77,29384,19991,08497,989
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA80,18488,94197,719106,476
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area81,20486,07190,93895,805
Kennewick-Richland, WA83,42988,71293,99699,279
Longview-Kelso, WA81,22488,90096,575104,250
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA80,03987,83995,618103,418
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA80,89289,58698,280106,975
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA88,98397,324105,685114,026
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA82,84787,83992,81097,802
Walla Walla, WA82,32787,31992,33297,324
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA83,30490,73098,156105,581
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area72,57281,14189,69098,260
Yakima, WA83,34690,66897,989105,311
Appleton, WI87,34092,22897,136102,024
Eau Claire, WI84,96889,14993,30997,490
Fond du Lac, WI88,02694,391100,756107,120
Green Bay, WI89,02493,28897,552101,816
Janesville-Beloit, WI87,23692,26997,303102,336
Kenosha, WI83,90889,50395,098100,693
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN86,61290,73094,82898,946
Madison, WI87,83992,14496,471100,776
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI91,56299,882108,202116,522
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area88,25592,41596,554100,714
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area86,38390,93895,472100,028
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI86,17591,29296,388101,504
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI86,21693,164100,090107,037
Sheboygan, WI90,33596,117101,900107,682
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area84,76089,89895,015100,152
Wausau, WI85,63490,27294,93299,570
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area88,83791,85394,84897,864
Beckley, WV87,58991,74995,930100,090
Charleston, WV88,60892,91497,220101,525
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH88,35992,87297,365101,879
Morgantown, WV89,23293,37297,532101,671
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area89,31693,28897,240101,213
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV89,12893,26897,407101,546
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area87,02890,56494,10097,636
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH87,15291,37595,57699,799
Wheeling, WV-OH89,60793,58097,532101,504
Casper, WY57,51269,05680,60092,144
Cheyenne, WY56,51468,62080,74692,852
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area55,18367,45579,70691,978
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area64,23173,92483,59693,288

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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