SOC 17-3013 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Mechanical Drafters 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): Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.

Level I across metros$36,047 – $74,610Montgomery, AL to Boulder, CO

Median Level IV, major metros$83,845Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Mechanical Drafters?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Mechanical Drafters (SOC 17-3013) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $36,047 in Montgomery, AL to $74,610 in Boulder, CO, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $83,845. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $73,341, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 8 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 49. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV

New York, NY$100,173
San Francisco, CA$112,008
San Jose, CA$117,292
Seattle, WA$116,023
Dallas, TX$91,271
Houston, TX$100,589
Austin, TX$90,148
Chicago, IL$85,634
Boston, MA$93,850
Washington, DC$95,348
Atlanta, GA$91,770
Los Angeles, CA$100,797

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	58,615	80,039	101,484	122,908
Anchorage, AK	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
Fairbanks-College, AK	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
Anniston-Oxford, AL	40,165	47,861	55,557	63,253
Auburn-Opelika, AL	38,293	45,240	52,188	59,135
Birmingham, AL	42,848	52,541	62,255	71,948
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	41,767	50,004	58,261	66,498
Decatur, AL	41,060	52,229	63,399	74,568
Dothan, AL	41,080	51,106	61,132	71,157
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	43,036	56,722	70,388	84,074
Gadsden, AL	40,165	47,861	55,557	63,253
Huntsville, AL	47,362	63,232	79,124	94,994
Mobile, AL	41,164	49,026	56,909	64,772
Montgomery, AL	36,047	46,260	56,452	66,664
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,439	42,848	47,279	51,688
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	39,853	47,778	55,703	63,628
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,772	47,196	55,599	64,023
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,935	50,336	59,717	69,119
Tuscaloosa, AL	42,703	51,917	61,152	70,367
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,360	55,994	63,628	71,261
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	56,930	63,732	70,554	77,356
Fort Smith, AR-OK	43,244	51,439	59,655	67,850
Hot Springs, AR	50,191	56,223	62,255	68,287
Jonesboro, AR	47,799	56,202	64,626	73,029
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	51,127	56,951	62,775	68,599
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	50,648	57,512	64,397	71,261
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,568	54,996	61,444	67,871
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	50,336	57,575	64,792	72,031
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	49,858	60,840	71,844	82,826
Flagstaff, AZ	43,680	53,144	62,629	72,093
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	43,680	53,144	62,629	72,093
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	51,252	62,005	72,738	83,492
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	50,669	61,402	72,135	82,868
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	45,968	58,532	71,116	83,679
Tucson, AZ	46,176	58,698	71,220	83,741
Yuma, AZ	50,170	61,215	72,239	83,284
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	52,125	66,477	80,850	95,202
Chico, CA	50,024	61,652	73,300	84,927
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,373	65,687	78,021	90,335
El Centro, CA	56,514	70,346	84,199	98,031
Fresno, CA	51,168	62,192	73,216	84,240
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	51,480	63,212	74,922	86,653
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	57,221	71,740	86,279	100,797
Merced, CA	60,258	75,983	91,687	107,412
Modesto, CA	55,786	64,522	73,237	81,973
Napa, CA	55,994	68,578	81,141	93,725
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	56,556	68,786	81,037	93,268
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,037	67,080	79,144	91,188
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	55,141	68,162	81,162	94,183
Redding, CA	57,908	72,260	86,612	100,964
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	52,666	65,396	78,125	90,855
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	56,680	68,994	81,287	93,600
Salinas, CA	60,591	76,420	92,228	108,056
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	61,527	75,712	89,877	104,063
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	72,447	85,634	98,821	112,008
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	68,869	85,010	101,151	117,292
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	61,402	72,260	83,138	93,996
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	69,327	84,012	98,696	113,381
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	60,320	71,594	82,847	94,120
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	67,600	81,620	95,639	109,658
Stockton-Lodi, CA	52,687	66,415	80,122	93,850
Vallejo, CA	63,524	77,751	91,957	106,184
Visalia, CA	51,106	62,858	74,631	86,383
Yuba City, CA	55,640	67,850	80,080	92,290
Boulder, CO	74,610	92,144	109,658	127,192
Colorado Springs, CO	63,794	78,312	92,831	107,349
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	64,730	79,748	94,786	109,804
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	61,943	76,919	91,916	106,892
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	61,548	77,584	93,621	109,658
Grand Junction, CO	62,650	77,876	93,122	108,348
Greeley, CO	63,399	78,666	93,933	109,200
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	64,959	80,268	95,597	110,906
Pueblo, CO	56,410	70,304	84,220	98,114
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	63,024	78,125	93,247	108,348
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	39,500	53,311	67,122	80,933
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	47,549	59,135	70,720	82,306
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	55,620	67,268	78,916	90,564
New Haven, CT	49,442	61,444	73,424	85,426
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	46,759	55,869	64,959	74,069
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	48,152	59,780	71,407	83,034
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	61,943	73,071	84,220	95,348
Dover, DE	52,167	65,520	78,853	92,207
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	47,716	52,021	56,348	60,653
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	48,402	59,509	70,596	81,703
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	43,098	53,914	64,709	75,525
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	52,021	61,028	70,013	79,020
Gainesville, FL	45,074	55,245	65,396	75,567
Homosassa Springs, FL	52,104	61,589	71,074	80,559
Jacksonville, FL	49,546	60,466	71,386	82,306
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	46,364	57,367	68,370	79,373
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	50,316	61,839	73,341	84,864
Naples-Marco Island, FL	49,588	61,215	72,863	84,490
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	41,309	45,116	48,922	52,728
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	49,463	58,178	66,893	75,608
Ocala, FL	48,132	56,202	64,293	72,364
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	45,490	56,098	66,727	77,335
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	50,295	61,652	73,029	84,386
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	51,272	56,056	60,861	65,645
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	55,349	67,788	80,205	92,644
Port St. Lucie, FL	49,338	60,944	72,572	84,178
Punta Gorda, FL	47,778	57,471	67,184	76,877
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	46,322	57,242	68,162	79,082
Sebring, FL	45,220	55,911	66,623	77,314
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	49,276	60,071	70,866	81,661
Tallahassee, FL	41,351	49,858	58,344	66,852
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	54,954	64,460	73,965	83,471
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	48,714	58,906	69,119	79,311
Albany, GA	48,735	55,952	63,191	70,408
Athens-Clarke County, GA	56,576	67,538	78,500	89,461
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	57,970	69,244	80,496	91,770
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	49,442	57,596	65,749	73,903
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	48,215	54,351	60,487	66,623
Columbus, GA-AL	55,287	66,207	77,148	88,068
Dalton, GA	49,400	57,034	64,647	72,280
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,567	56,472	63,378	70,284
Gainesville, GA	56,514	67,580	78,645	89,711
Hinesville, GA	49,504	56,202	62,879	69,576
Macon-Bibb County, GA	57,492	68,620	79,748	90,876
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	54,871	65,458	76,045	86,632
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	50,836	55,557	60,258	64,980
Rome, GA	55,952	66,935	77,938	88,920
Savannah, GA	52,562	60,466	68,349	76,253
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,007	53,935	59,842	65,770
Valdosta, GA	47,320	53,456	59,613	65,749
Warner Robins, GA	53,644	63,856	74,048	84,261
Guam MSA	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
Urban Honolulu, HI	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
Ames, IA	49,712	58,656	67,621	76,565
Cedar Rapids, IA	46,988	54,517	62,047	69,576
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	55,890	67,351	78,832	90,293
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	51,813	63,399	74,984	86,570
Dubuque, IA	48,776	53,644	58,490	63,357
Iowa City, IA	49,442	56,722	64,023	71,303
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,796	56,909	64,023	71,136
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,525	56,056	62,608	69,140
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	44,367	51,064	57,741	64,439
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50,877	57,762	64,626	71,511
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,368	51,522	59,676	67,829
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	49,858	57,013	64,189	71,344
Boise City, ID	47,092	58,594	70,117	81,620
Coeur d'Alene, ID	45,365	51,584	57,783	64,002
Idaho Falls, ID	55,308	67,871	80,413	92,976
Lewiston, ID-WA	48,173	57,284	66,394	75,504
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,220	50,232	55,266	60,279
Pocatello, ID	43,119	50,898	58,698	66,477
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	44,970	51,834	58,677	65,541
Twin Falls, ID	46,280	56,244	66,228	76,191
Bloomington, IL	53,394	61,922	70,429	78,957
Champaign-Urbana, IL	53,207	59,842	66,477	73,112
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	54,871	65,125	75,380	85,634
Decatur, IL	55,183	63,191	71,220	79,228
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	53,248	64,356	75,442	86,549
Kankakee, IL	54,268	64,376	74,485	84,594
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	54,330	64,501	74,652	84,823
Peoria, IL	54,455	64,252	74,048	83,845
Rockford, IL	54,725	64,626	74,527	84,428
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	53,082	64,418	75,733	87,069
Springfield, IL	53,914	65,000	76,087	87,173
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	54,455	65,063	75,671	86,279
Bloomington, IN	50,066	59,613	69,140	78,687
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,781	55,640	65,500	75,359
Columbus, IN	52,021	60,029	68,037	76,045
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	37,940	48,236	58,511	68,807
Evansville, IN	42,703	51,418	60,133	68,848
Fort Wayne, IN	44,471	54,164	63,856	73,549
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	51,480	61,111	70,762	80,392
Kokomo, IN	48,444	57,429	66,415	75,400
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	49,629	59,135	68,640	78,146
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	49,837	59,197	68,578	77,938
Muncie, IN	50,461	60,050	69,618	79,207
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,884	52,999	59,114	65,229
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	44,575	54,684	64,813	74,922
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	51,335	60,695	70,076	79,436
Terre Haute, IN	48,506	57,845	67,164	76,503
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	44,221	50,461	56,680	62,920
Lawrence, KS	49,629	60,924	72,239	83,533
Manhattan, KS	44,284	51,085	57,908	64,709
Topeka, KS	49,463	60,778	72,072	83,388
Wichita, KS	51,792	65,666	79,519	93,392
Bowling Green, KY	49,650	56,972	64,314	71,636
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	54,912	62,192	69,452	76,732
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	51,376	58,948	66,498	74,069
Elizabethtown, KY	59,676	66,976	74,277	81,578
Lexington-Fayette, KY	54,372	61,984	69,618	77,231
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	50,336	60,196	70,034	79,893
Owensboro, KY	45,532	53,186	60,840	68,495
Paducah, KY-IL	45,948	54,060	62,192	70,304
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	51,668	60,591	69,493	78,416
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,549	55,079	62,608	70,138
Alexandria, LA	49,608	68,058	86,487	104,936
Baton Rouge, LA	50,024	66,415	82,805	99,196
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	48,111	67,455	86,799	106,143
Hammond, LA	51,210	67,829	84,448	101,068
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	51,148	67,143	83,159	99,154
Lafayette, LA	42,828	56,368	69,930	83,471
Lake Charles, LA	51,002	75,026	99,071	123,095
Monroe, LA	49,608	68,058	86,487	104,936
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	54,101	69,472	84,823	100,194
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	50,232	66,581	82,909	99,258
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	49,608	68,058	86,487	104,936
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	52,728	69,597	86,466	103,335
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	48,631	65,271	81,911	98,551
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	51,397	60,320	69,244	78,167
Barnstable Town, MA	54,413	66,519	78,624	90,730
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	56,327	68,828	81,349	93,850
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	53,893	65,458	77,023	88,588
Pittsfield, MA	50,024	59,613	69,223	78,812
Springfield, MA	50,087	59,488	68,911	78,312
Worcester, MA	52,520	60,882	69,264	77,626
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	53,581	66,581	79,560	92,560
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	58,282	69,805	81,349	92,872
Lexington Park, MD	55,786	68,536	81,308	94,058
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	53,248	66,768	80,268	93,788
Salisbury, MD	49,484	62,421	75,359	88,296
Bangor, ME	48,652	55,016	61,402	67,767
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	57,346	63,128	68,911	74,693
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	48,652	55,016	61,402	67,767
Portland-South Portland, ME	57,720	63,357	69,015	74,652
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	57,117	62,920	68,724	74,527
Ann Arbor, MI	50,482	61,548	72,613	83,679
Battle Creek, MI	52,541	64,605	76,669	88,733
Bay City, MI	46,384	55,848	65,333	74,797
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	50,940	65,000	79,040	93,101
Flint, MI	50,357	63,898	77,418	90,959
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	54,392	66,436	78,458	90,501
Jackson, MI	50,669	60,466	70,284	80,080
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	49,692	60,757	71,844	82,909
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	48,652	58,719	68,765	78,832
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,364	54,850	63,316	71,802
Midland, MI	46,384	55,848	65,333	74,797
Monroe, MI	50,815	64,751	78,708	92,644
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	39,666	49,858	60,029	70,221
Niles, MI	52,562	64,293	76,045	87,776
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,573	54,892	64,189	73,508
Saginaw, MI	47,528	56,909	66,269	75,650
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	51,709	63,607	75,525	87,423
Traverse City, MI	46,343	56,056	65,770	75,484
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,132	58,303	68,495	78,666
Duluth, MN-WI	46,676	53,519	60,383	67,226
Mankato, MN	51,314	58,698	66,082	73,466
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	60,320	69,077	77,834	86,591
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	57,596	66,623	75,671	84,698
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,375	58,365	64,335	70,325
Rochester, MN	53,248	60,757	68,245	75,754
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,208	59,468	66,748	74,007
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	53,415	60,383	67,330	74,298
St. Cloud, MN	54,309	61,319	68,308	75,317
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	47,986	54,621	61,256	67,892
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	52,396	63,357	74,319	85,280
Columbia, MO	49,088	56,660	64,210	71,781
Jefferson City, MO	50,960	57,055	63,128	69,223
Joplin, MO-KS	44,450	51,148	57,866	64,564
Kansas City, MO-KS	54,164	66,332	78,479	90,647
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,488	53,768	61,069	68,349
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	51,772	62,338	72,904	83,471
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	51,834	63,066	74,319	85,551
Springfield, MO	46,738	55,058	63,378	71,698
St. Joseph, MO-KS	49,463	60,716	71,948	83,200
St. Louis, MO-IL	54,413	65,728	77,023	88,338
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	51,959	66,290	80,600	94,932
Hattiesburg, MS	44,076	57,804	71,552	85,280
Jackson, MS	41,205	49,983	58,781	67,559
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	39,562	47,300	55,037	62,775
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,498	49,712	58,906	68,120
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	39,749	46,634	53,519	60,404
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,973	51,917	60,882	69,826
Billings, MT	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
Bozeman, MT	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
Great Falls, MT	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
Helena, MT	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
Missoula, MT	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
Asheville, NC	46,322	51,917	57,492	63,087
Burlington, NC	46,301	55,453	64,626	73,778
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,429	52,084	59,738	67,392
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	49,546	57,658	65,791	73,903
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	49,296	59,946	70,616	81,266
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,618	52,999	62,359	71,740
Fayetteville, NC	43,244	49,546	55,828	62,130
Goldsboro, NC	47,924	55,557	63,212	70,845
Greensboro-High Point, NC	46,156	55,432	64,688	73,965
Greenville, NC	43,368	51,688	59,988	68,308
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	43,327	48,402	53,456	58,532
Jacksonville, NC	43,244	51,605	59,967	68,328
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	45,074	53,914	62,733	71,573
Raleigh-Cary, NC	50,420	57,533	64,647	71,760
Rocky Mount, NC	47,320	55,037	62,775	70,492
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,960	56,576	62,172	67,788
Wilmington, NC	43,826	51,584	59,343	67,101
Winston-Salem, NC	45,615	53,207	60,799	68,391
Bismarck, ND	57,616	67,725	77,855	87,964
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	56,452	66,456	76,482	86,487
Fargo, ND-MN	56,160	65,999	75,858	85,696
Grand Forks, ND-MN	54,060	63,856	73,674	83,471
Minot, ND	57,616	67,725	77,855	87,964
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	61,152	70,845	80,538	90,231
Grand Island, NE	43,888	51,085	58,261	65,458
Lincoln, NE	46,988	55,328	63,648	71,989
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,868	50,898	57,908	64,938
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,327	50,316	57,284	64,272
Omaha, NE-IA	53,228	64,106	74,984	85,863
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	41,164	47,570	53,997	60,404
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	54,455	66,852	79,248	91,645
Manchester-Nashua, NH	48,152	55,994	63,836	71,677
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	55,516	68,016	80,538	93,039
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,109	58,116	67,122	76,128
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	58,511	71,906	85,322	98,717
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	65,084	75,317	85,530	95,764
Vineland, NJ	53,664	67,247	80,829	94,412
Albuquerque, NM	70,762	87,319	103,855	120,412
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	74,756	88,380	102,024	115,648
Farmington, NM	65,708	81,703	97,719	113,714
Las Cruces, NM	66,872	82,597	98,301	114,026
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	66,664	82,431	98,197	113,964
Santa Fe, NM	74,610	88,359	102,108	115,856
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	51,064	64,376	77,688	91,000
Carson City, NV	44,429	58,823	73,237	87,631
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	56,556	68,703	80,829	92,976
Reno, NV	42,786	58,178	73,570	88,962
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	53,768	64,376	74,984	85,592
Binghamton, NY	52,437	62,213	71,989	81,765
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	52,832	62,546	72,260	81,973
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	52,520	61,069	69,618	78,167
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	52,874	63,108	73,320	83,554
Elmira, NY	48,028	57,720	67,392	77,085
Glens Falls, NY	54,268	59,572	64,896	70,200
Ithaca, NY	48,964	58,823	68,703	78,562
Kingston, NY	55,224	67,455	79,706	91,936
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	57,200	70,076	82,972	95,847
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	64,168	76,170	88,172	100,173
Rochester, NY	49,255	59,301	69,327	79,373
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	45,053	54,642	64,231	73,820
Syracuse, NY	57,928	68,079	78,250	88,400
Utica-Rome, NY	46,426	56,389	66,352	76,316
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	54,912	65,063	75,213	85,364
Akron, OH	53,144	60,632	68,100	75,588
Canton-Massillon, OH	50,586	58,365	66,124	73,903
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	56,452	67,039	77,605	88,192
Cleveland, OH	50,877	59,738	68,578	77,439
Columbus, OH	53,498	63,274	73,029	82,805
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	50,191	58,303	66,436	74,548
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	49,816	57,554	65,271	73,008
Lima, OH	50,919	60,903	70,908	80,892
Mansfield, OH	52,021	62,608	73,175	83,762
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	50,503	62,317	74,111	85,925
Sandusky, OH	50,732	60,612	70,492	80,372
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	52,812	62,837	72,884	82,909
Springfield, OH	51,730	61,464	71,178	80,912
Toledo, OH	51,480	60,466	69,472	78,458
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	50,690	60,965	71,220	81,495
Youngstown-Warren, OH	45,989	52,541	59,072	65,624
Enid, OK	44,824	55,432	66,040	76,648
Lawton, OK	46,530	56,514	66,498	76,482
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,373	47,528	54,704	61,860
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	47,466	58,116	68,744	79,394
Oklahoma City, OK	44,991	55,828	66,685	77,522
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,749	46,031	52,292	58,573
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	51,356	60,383	69,431	78,458
Tulsa, OK	49,484	60,133	70,804	81,453
Albany, OR	53,290	60,591	67,871	75,172
Bend, OR	53,290	60,674	68,079	75,463
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	54,892	67,496	80,122	92,727
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	54,892	67,538	80,205	92,852
Corvallis, OR	52,874	59,488	66,103	72,717
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	56,077	68,412	80,746	93,080
Eugene-Springfield, OR	51,127	57,866	64,626	71,365
Grants Pass, OR	56,077	68,412	80,746	93,080
Medford, OR	56,077	68,412	80,746	93,080
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	56,056	69,618	83,200	96,762
Salem, OR	54,684	61,672	68,682	75,671
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	51,314	61,381	71,448	81,516
Altoona, PA	44,325	51,876	59,447	66,997
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	44,263	50,669	57,076	63,482
Chambersburg, PA	48,194	55,349	62,484	69,639
Erie, PA	46,156	53,498	60,840	68,183
Gettysburg, PA	50,752	60,196	69,639	79,082
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	51,938	62,692	73,424	84,178
Johnstown, PA	48,964	58,573	68,162	77,772
Lancaster, PA	49,629	58,178	66,727	75,276
Lebanon, PA	47,424	56,431	65,458	74,464
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	46,052	54,288	62,525	70,762
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	44,554	51,522	58,469	65,437
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	53,644	67,309	80,954	94,620
Pittsburgh, PA	51,418	61,319	71,220	81,120
Reading, PA	53,269	61,527	69,805	78,063
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	46,447	53,706	60,986	68,245
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	44,221	50,981	57,720	64,480
State College, PA	44,138	51,314	58,490	65,666
Williamsport, PA	44,554	51,522	58,469	65,437
York-Hanover, PA	51,148	60,528	69,909	79,290
Aguadilla, PR	38,584	48,048	57,512	66,976
Arecibo, PR	38,834	48,402	57,991	67,559
Guayama, PR	36,983	43,348	49,692	56,056
Mayaguez, PR	38,584	48,048	57,512	66,976
Ponce, PR	36,983	43,327	49,692	56,036
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	38,564	48,069	57,596	67,101
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	36,983	43,389	49,816	56,223
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	51,501	61,922	72,343	82,764
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	60,591	72,634	84,698	96,741
Columbia, SC	43,930	54,080	64,210	74,360
Florence, SC	51,106	57,804	64,522	71,220
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	55,016	67,330	79,664	91,978
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	52,312	62,151	71,989	81,828
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	54,351	60,300	66,269	72,218
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,357	59,447	68,557	77,647
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,836	60,092	69,348	78,604
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	52,084	62,816	73,528	84,261
Spartanburg, SC	50,981	60,341	69,680	79,040
Sumter, SC	49,775	57,221	64,688	72,135
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,826	48,901	53,997	59,072
Rapid City, SD	44,096	50,024	55,973	61,901
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	46,488	53,415	60,341	67,268
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,576	48,776	53,997	59,197
Chattanooga, TN-GA	48,735	59,052	69,368	79,685
Clarksville, TN-KY	54,101	59,447	64,792	70,138
Cleveland, TN	49,068	58,760	68,432	78,125
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,903	58,095	68,308	78,500
Jackson, TN	47,612	54,164	60,736	67,288
Johnson City, TN	48,506	56,764	65,042	73,300
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	47,320	57,512	67,684	77,876
Knoxville, TN	48,776	59,197	69,639	80,060
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	47,570	56,701	65,832	74,964
Morristown, TN	48,360	58,407	68,432	78,479
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	50,482	59,218	67,933	76,669
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,172	59,114	69,036	78,978
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	54,205	67,247	80,309	93,351
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,989	52,978	59,946	66,935
Abilene, TX	48,215	58,220	68,245	78,250
Amarillo, TX	48,485	56,514	64,543	72,572
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	54,101	66,124	78,125	90,148
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	55,370	73,424	91,479	109,533
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	51,834	63,669	75,525	87,360
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	45,552	57,887	70,200	82,535
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,165	68,100	83,055	97,989
College Station-Bryan, TX	50,461	60,487	70,512	80,538
Corpus Christi, TX	50,378	64,688	79,020	93,330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	62,213	71,906	81,578	91,271
Eagle Pass, TX	55,703	68,016	80,330	92,644
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	44,658	55,744	66,852	77,938
El Paso, TX	50,357	60,944	71,511	82,098
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,800	57,284	67,788	78,271
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	56,743	71,365	85,967	100,589
Killeen-Temple, TX	52,770	64,460	76,170	87,860
Laredo, TX	47,674	63,461	79,269	95,056
Longview, TX	55,308	63,274	71,240	79,207
Lubbock, TX	48,964	60,258	71,532	82,826
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	45,927	53,269	60,612	67,954
Midland, TX	62,234	75,276	88,296	101,338
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,215	57,013	65,791	74,589
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,442	59,780	70,096	80,434
Odessa, TX	56,722	69,431	82,119	94,828
San Angelo, TX	50,004	59,717	69,452	79,165
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	54,413	65,292	76,170	87,048
Sherman-Denison, TX	60,258	70,408	80,538	90,688
Texarkana, TX-AR	46,988	55,848	64,688	73,549
Tyler, TX	50,295	59,551	68,807	78,063
Victoria, TX	55,266	69,951	84,636	99,320
Waco, TX	59,156	69,556	79,956	90,356
Wichita Falls, TX	49,109	58,448	67,808	77,148
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	50,170	59,946	69,743	79,519
Logan, UT-ID	49,421	59,405	69,389	79,373
Ogden, UT	53,228	63,503	73,757	84,032
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	54,330	62,442	70,575	78,687
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	54,143	64,543	74,922	85,322
St. George, UT	42,308	53,623	64,917	76,232
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	52,791	62,775	72,759	82,743
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	51,356	60,112	68,890	77,647
Charlottesville, VA	53,685	61,610	69,514	77,439
Harrisonburg, VA	50,482	59,780	69,056	78,354
Lynchburg, VA	49,484	56,514	63,565	70,596
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	57,512	67,871	78,208	88,567
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	56,056	65,604	75,130	84,677
Richmond, VA	59,717	66,290	72,863	79,436
Roanoke, VA	56,077	62,920	69,764	76,607
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,687	61,922	71,136	80,372
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,692	58,407	67,101	75,816
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	50,482	59,780	69,056	78,354
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	51,626	63,087	74,548	86,008
Winchester, VA-WV	56,056	67,621	79,207	90,772
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	51,564	63,253	74,943	86,632
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	56,764	66,976	77,210	87,423
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	54,247	65,125	76,024	86,903
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	54,247	65,125	76,024	86,903
Bellingham, WA	54,996	66,103	77,189	88,296
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	61,589	78,916	96,242	113,568
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	57,221	65,104	72,988	80,871
Kennewick-Richland, WA	49,879	59,530	69,202	78,853
Longview-Kelso, WA	55,224	67,808	80,413	92,997
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	54,725	61,631	68,536	75,442
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	61,444	78,791	96,117	113,464
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	62,816	80,559	98,280	116,023
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	50,170	56,764	63,357	69,951
Walla Walla, WA	51,980	61,735	71,490	81,245
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	61,444	78,562	95,680	112,799
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	54,330	59,426	64,522	69,618
Yakima, WA	48,256	55,724	63,191	70,658
Appleton, WI	52,708	62,151	71,594	81,037
Eau Claire, WI	54,538	58,906	63,253	67,621
Fond du Lac, WI	57,367	68,245	79,124	90,002
Green Bay, WI	50,232	57,616	64,980	72,364
Janesville-Beloit, WI	49,608	57,658	65,687	73,736
Kenosha, WI	51,044	58,407	65,770	73,133
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	55,141	61,735	68,308	74,901
Madison, WI	54,288	61,714	69,140	76,565
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	53,976	62,380	70,804	79,207
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,612	54,954	62,317	69,660
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,781	52,895	59,988	67,101
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	51,647	60,757	69,847	78,957
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	50,128	60,404	70,658	80,933
Sheboygan, WI	55,453	66,498	77,522	88,567
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,900	56,202	62,484	68,786
Wausau, WI	47,071	53,581	60,071	66,581
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,164	48,568	55,952	63,357
Beckley, WV	52,250	59,384	66,498	73,632
Charleston, WV	51,439	59,343	67,268	75,172
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	50,045	57,908	65,791	73,653
Morgantown, WV	51,855	60,757	69,660	78,562
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	51,751	60,508	69,244	78,000
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	55,328	65,583	75,816	86,071
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	51,439	59,343	67,268	75,172
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	46,759	56,306	65,832	75,380
Wheeling, WV-OH	50,295	58,698	67,101	75,504
Casper, WY	48,277	57,221	66,165	75,109
Cheyenne, WY	49,047	57,200	65,375	73,528
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	48,880	57,180	65,479	73,778
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	48,277	57,221	66,165	75,109

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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