SOC 21-2099 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Religious Workers, All Other 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): All religious workers not listed separately.

Level I across metros$18,304 – $51,772Erie, PA to Denver, CO
Median Level IV, major metros$59,530Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Religious Workers, All Other?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Religious Workers, All Other (SOC 21-2099) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $18,304 in Erie, PA to $51,772 in Denver, CO, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $59,530. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $51,231, 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 areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Anchorage, AK31,99142,86953,76864,647
Fairbanks-College, AK31,99142,86953,76864,647
Anniston-Oxford, AL31,99142,86953,76864,647
Auburn-Opelika, AL31,99142,86953,76864,647
Birmingham, AL31,99142,86953,76864,647
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL31,99142,86953,76864,647
Decatur, AL31,99142,86953,76864,647
Dothan, AL31,99142,86953,76864,647
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL31,99142,86953,76864,647
Gadsden, AL31,99142,86953,76864,647
Huntsville, AL31,99142,86953,76864,647
Mobile, AL31,99142,86953,76864,647
Montgomery, AL31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Tuscaloosa, AL31,99142,86953,76864,647
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area29,57836,75443,93051,106
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR29,51636,25542,97349,712
Fort Smith, AR-OK29,51636,25542,97349,712
Hot Springs, AR29,51636,25542,97349,712
Jonesboro, AR29,51636,25542,97349,712
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR28,95435,88042,82849,754
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area29,76536,58843,41050,232
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area29,51636,25542,97349,712
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area29,55736,35943,16049,962
Arizona nonmetropolitan area41,64249,02656,43163,815
Flagstaff, AZ41,64249,02656,43163,815
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ41,64249,02656,43163,815
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ42,45349,73357,01364,293
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ42,32849,62956,90964,210
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ37,06645,05353,06161,048
Tucson, AZ37,06645,05353,06161,048
Yuma, AZ41,72549,10956,49363,877
Bakersfield-Delano, CA35,67242,82849,98357,138
Chico, CA36,19246,19756,18166,186
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area35,04839,87444,70049,525
El Centro, CA35,44440,12444,78349,463
Fresno, CA34,67438,02341,35144,700
Hanford-Corcoran, CA35,27740,78946,28051,792
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA36,00543,95151,91759,863
Merced, CA36,38046,05255,70365,375
Modesto, CA42,05860,02978,02195,992
Napa, CA37,08743,70150,33656,951
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area36,75443,74350,73257,720
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area36,00542,07948,17354,247
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA36,00543,84751,68859,530
Redding, CA36,19246,19756,18166,186
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA34,71637,94041,16444,388
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA36,71244,03451,35658,677
Salinas, CA36,15144,59653,04061,485
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA35,96441,24746,53051,813
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA45,53264,54383,575102,586
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA40,93556,66072,40588,130
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA36,50443,57650,64857,720
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA40,97658,67776,35794,058
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA37,56545,28252,99960,716
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA43,36861,69380,03998,364
Stockton-Lodi, CA36,19246,19756,18166,186
Vallejo, CA36,19246,19756,18166,186
Visalia, CA34,65338,64742,62046,613
Yuba City, CA36,25542,74449,25555,744
Boulder, CO42,59958,71974,81890,938
Colorado Springs, CO35,94342,22448,48554,767
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO51,77269,88887,984106,101
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area32,46940,74849,02657,304
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO35,86046,65557,45068,245
Grand Junction, CO39,39648,13256,84765,583
Greeley, CO39,27154,68470,07685,488
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area42,68257,80472,92588,047
Pueblo, CO35,19442,32849,46356,597
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area35,36047,44559,55171,636
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT34,15442,20450,23258,282
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area34,88242,24549,62956,992
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT35,65242,89050,14957,388
New Haven, CT35,23642,70350,17057,637
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT35,61042,74449,87957,013
Waterbury-Shelton, CT34,98642,41249,85857,284
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV35,46445,11654,78864,439
Dover, DE21,13329,45337,77346,093
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL29,39136,02642,64049,276
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL30,43137,14943,84750,565
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL31,24237,94044,61651,314
Gainesville, FL32,51137,89843,30648,693
Homosassa Springs, FL31,45038,64745,82353,020
Jacksonville, FL33,34338,87644,42949,962
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL30,84738,10645,38652,645
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL31,88739,16746,44753,727
Naples-Marco Island, FL31,36738,73046,07253,436
North Florida nonmetropolitan area29,97336,98343,97250,981
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL30,32737,33644,32551,335
Ocala, FL30,90937,75244,61651,460
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL31,53338,73045,92753,124
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL30,26437,54444,80452,084
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL30,43137,14943,84750,565
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL30,43137,14943,84750,565
Port St. Lucie, FL30,97238,10645,22052,354
Punta Gorda, FL29,01634,65340,29045,927
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL30,53537,48244,42951,376
Sebring, FL30,63937,33644,05550,752
South Florida nonmetropolitan area30,74338,02345,32452,604
Tallahassee, FL30,43137,14943,84750,565
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL31,36739,45847,52855,620
Wildwood-The Villages, FL31,18038,29345,40752,520
Albany, GA34,96543,78452,62461,444
Athens-Clarke County, GA39,18847,42455,66163,898
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA40,45648,48556,53564,564
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC27,68535,81843,95152,084
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA34,96543,78452,62461,444
Columbus, GA-AL39,00047,17555,32863,503
Dalton, GA34,96543,78452,62461,444
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area28,62135,36042,10048,839
Gainesville, GA39,74948,06956,36864,688
Hinesville, GA34,96543,78452,62461,444
Macon-Bibb County, GA40,24848,31956,38964,460
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area38,12746,46854,80863,149
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area38,23146,59254,95463,316
Rome, GA39,16747,44555,70363,981
Savannah, GA34,96543,78452,62461,444
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area29,53635,61041,66347,736
Valdosta, GA34,96543,78452,62461,444
Warner Robins, GA34,96543,78452,62461,444
Guam MSA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area31,42936,90042,34947,820
Kahului-Wailuku, HI31,42936,90042,34947,820
Urban Honolulu, HI32,03237,00441,95446,925
Ames, IA26,93635,67244,40853,144
Cedar Rapids, IA26,04234,02942,03750,024
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL30,59738,14845,71953,269
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA27,56036,79646,05255,287
Dubuque, IA25,89633,75941,62149,484
Iowa City, IA26,77035,27743,80552,312
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area26,41634,36242,32850,274
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area25,46032,74039,99947,279
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD31,13837,81544,47151,148
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area27,02035,67244,30452,957
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area27,16535,79744,42953,061
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA25,66833,65541,64249,629
Boise City, ID31,99142,86953,76864,647
Coeur d'Alene, ID31,99142,86953,76864,647
Idaho Falls, ID31,99142,86953,76864,647
Lewiston, ID-WA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Pocatello, ID31,99142,86953,76864,647
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Twin Falls, ID31,99142,86953,76864,647
Bloomington, IL35,52741,43447,32053,228
Champaign-Urbana, IL35,65241,06046,48851,896
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN37,08745,57354,03962,525
Decatur, IL35,81841,26846,71752,167
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area36,21342,07947,96553,831
Kankakee, IL36,94145,09553,26961,423
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area36,21344,45052,66660,903
Peoria, IL35,50641,95448,40254,850
Rockford, IL37,00445,36553,74862,109
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area36,71242,91149,13055,328
Springfield, IL38,31444,47150,64856,805
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area36,25544,15952,04259,946
Bloomington, IN26,02132,51139,00045,490
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area26,99933,98840,95647,944
Columbus, IN25,81332,61539,39646,197
Elkhart-Goshen, IN26,50034,61242,72450,836
Evansville, IN24,81530,45236,08841,725
Fort Wayne, IN25,81333,05240,26947,508
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN26,00032,53239,04245,573
Kokomo, IN25,62632,61539,58346,572
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN36,13044,61653,08261,568
Michigan City-La Porte, IN36,48444,92853,37361,818
Muncie, IN26,47933,26040,02046,800
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area35,40243,90952,39660,903
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI31,24238,16845,07452,000
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area26,99933,59240,20746,800
Terre Haute, IN26,25031,86637,48243,098
Kansas nonmetropolitan area21,90324,64827,37330,119
Lawrence, KS22,58925,39728,20531,013
Manhattan, KS31,99142,86953,76864,647
Topeka, KS22,58925,39728,20531,013
Wichita, KS31,99142,86953,76864,647
Bowling Green, KY23,96228,39232,82337,253
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area28,93335,42341,91248,402
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area23,96228,39232,82337,253
Elizabethtown, KY23,96228,39232,82337,253
Lexington-Fayette, KY29,74436,48443,20249,941
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN23,90029,59935,27740,976
Owensboro, KY23,96228,39232,82337,253
Paducah, KY-IL23,96228,39232,82337,253
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area23,96228,39232,82337,253
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area23,96228,39232,82337,253
Alexandria, LA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Baton Rouge, LA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Hammond, LA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Lafayette, LA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Lake Charles, LA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Monroe, LA31,99142,86953,76864,647
New Orleans-Metairie, LA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Barnstable Town, MA36,94142,89048,83954,788
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH35,19441,26847,36253,436
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area36,94142,89048,83954,788
Pittsfield, MA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Springfield, MA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Worcester, MA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD31,34641,28851,23161,173
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV35,36045,05354,76764,460
Lexington Park, MD32,11642,39152,68762,962
Maryland nonmetropolitan area25,14834,67444,20053,727
Salisbury, MD31,38841,78852,16762,567
Bangor, ME31,99142,86953,76864,647
Lewiston-Auburn, ME31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Portland-South Portland, ME31,99142,86953,76864,647
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Ann Arbor, MI35,92243,38950,85658,324
Battle Creek, MI33,80041,95450,10858,261
Bay City, MI34,48737,96041,41344,887
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI35,77643,49351,18958,906
Flint, MI35,04842,07949,08856,119
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI33,61342,37051,12759,884
Jackson, MI35,23643,01550,81558,594
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI33,78041,24748,71456,181
Lansing-East Lansing, MI34,88242,37049,85857,346
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area34,36241,62148,86056,119
Midland, MI34,48737,96041,41344,887
Monroe, MI35,31943,01550,73258,428
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI34,23740,31146,40552,479
Niles, MI34,23740,78947,34153,893
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area34,42438,16841,89245,636
Saginaw, MI34,13339,72845,30350,898
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area34,09241,85049,58857,346
Traverse City, MI33,63438,68843,74348,797
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area34,42438,16841,89245,636
Duluth, MN-WI28,47635,98443,51451,023
Mankato, MN28,91236,48444,05551,626
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI29,68236,13042,57849,026
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area29,37035,79742,22448,652
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area28,64235,13241,64248,132
Rochester, MN29,32842,93256,55670,159
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area28,87136,40043,95151,480
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area29,03736,65044,28451,896
St. Cloud, MN28,70435,17341,64248,111
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL32,42839,37546,32253,269
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area24,64832,84441,01849,213
Columbia, MO32,42839,37546,32253,269
Jefferson City, MO32,42839,37546,32253,269
Joplin, MO-KS32,42839,37546,32253,269
Kansas City, MO-KS23,10926,06328,99631,949
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area24,42032,42840,41548,423
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area32,42839,37546,32253,269
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area23,10927,20731,30435,402
Springfield, MO32,42839,37546,32253,269
St. Joseph, MO-KS22,96425,91728,89231,845
St. Louis, MO-IL35,50642,12048,73555,349
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS27,91433,82139,70845,615
Hattiesburg, MS27,91433,82139,70845,615
Jackson, MS31,99136,75441,49646,260
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,51734,30040,10345,885
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area31,51236,35941,18446,031
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,85033,84238,81343,805
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,95435,06941,20547,320
Billings, MT28,18433,03137,87742,724
Bozeman, MT32,46940,56048,65256,743
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area27,85233,23938,60543,992
Great Falls, MT28,22634,21640,20746,197
Helena, MT28,22635,46442,68249,920
Missoula, MT28,76734,09239,43744,762
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area28,24734,23740,24846,239
West Montana nonmetropolitan area28,33034,34140,33246,343
Asheville, NC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Burlington, NC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area36,23443,32750,42057,512
Fayetteville, NC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Goldsboro, NC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Greensboro-High Point, NC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Greenville, NC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Jacksonville, NC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Raleigh-Cary, NC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Rocky Mount, NC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Wilmington, NC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Winston-Salem, NC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Bismarck, ND31,99142,86953,76864,647
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Fargo, ND-MN31,99142,86953,76864,647
Grand Forks, ND-MN31,99142,86953,76864,647
Minot, ND31,99142,86953,76864,647
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Grand Island, NE31,99142,86953,76864,647
Lincoln, NE31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Omaha, NE-IA31,99142,86953,76864,647
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Manchester-Nashua, NH31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ33,03149,87966,74883,596
Trenton-Princeton, NJ33,05249,92066,76883,637
Vineland, NJ21,32029,80738,27246,759
Albuquerque, NM31,99142,86953,76864,647
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Farmington, NM31,99142,86953,76864,647
Las Cruces, NM31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Santa Fe, NM31,99142,86953,76864,647
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Carson City, NV31,99142,86953,76864,647
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV31,99142,86953,76864,647
Reno, NV31,99142,86953,76864,647
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY34,30043,66052,99962,359
Binghamton, NY33,28041,24749,21357,180
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY34,40445,67756,93068,204
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area33,67643,80553,93564,064
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area34,15445,78157,42969,056
Elmira, NY33,26044,86656,49368,100
Glens Falls, NY34,46644,72054,95465,208
Ithaca, NY33,90443,07752,27161,444
Kingston, NY34,54946,78059,03171,261
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY34,50849,60864,73079,831
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ34,44551,89669,32786,778
Rochester, NY35,29847,15459,03170,887
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area34,54945,82357,09668,370
Syracuse, NY33,96741,91249,83757,783
Utica-Rome, NY33,98841,95449,94157,908
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY34,75744,36753,99763,607
Akron, OH30,78435,69340,60245,511
Canton-Massillon, OH28,28833,86339,41644,991
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN30,55637,52444,49251,460
Cleveland, OH30,72235,71440,72745,719
Columbus, OH29,07935,11141,16447,196
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH33,90437,94041,97546,010
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area28,85034,46640,06145,677
Lima, OH28,24733,96739,70845,428
Mansfield, OH29,43235,19440,97646,738
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)28,74634,54940,35246,156
Sandusky, OH29,99435,83941,68447,528
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area30,49336,38042,28748,173
Springfield, OH29,41235,17340,95646,717
Toledo, OH28,74634,30039,87445,428
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area28,24733,96739,70845,428
Youngstown-Warren, OH30,78435,69340,60245,511
Enid, OK31,99142,86953,76864,647
Lawton, OK31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Oklahoma City, OK31,99142,86953,76864,647
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Tulsa, OK31,99142,86953,76864,647
Albany, OR30,76434,44538,12741,808
Bend, OR31,11735,11139,12543,119
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area32,44837,42042,41247,383
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area34,38340,22846,09351,938
Corvallis, OR30,28532,51134,75736,983
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area32,01236,38040,76845,136
Eugene-Springfield, OR31,05533,90436,73339,583
Grants Pass, OR30,93035,58940,22844,887
Medford, OR30,97234,11237,25340,394
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA34,25839,64545,05350,440
Salem, OR31,26334,71638,16841,621
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ32,67749,31765,93682,576
Altoona, PA19,96826,20832,42838,668
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area30,66043,53556,41069,285
Chambersburg, PA22,09033,21844,36755,495
Erie, PA18,30425,10631,90838,709
Gettysburg, PA18,94927,43635,92244,408
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA21,79931,88741,95452,042
Johnstown, PA19,94827,47735,02842,557
Lancaster, PA20,96729,51638,04446,592
Lebanon, PA23,98333,92543,86853,810
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area23,44233,23943,03652,832
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area19,86428,93338,02347,092
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD21,13329,47437,79446,135
Pittsburgh, PA20,07227,95635,86043,743
Reading, PA21,42430,51439,58348,672
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA23,44230,86838,31445,740
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area19,67728,66337,64846,634
State College, PA22,27733,55144,82456,098
Williamsport, PA24,21235,54846,90458,240
York-Hanover, PA21,98630,24438,52246,780
Aguadilla, PR31,99142,86953,76864,647
Arecibo, PR31,99142,86953,76864,647
Guayama, PR31,99142,86953,76864,647
Mayaguez, PR31,99142,86953,76864,647
Ponce, PR31,99142,86953,76864,647
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR31,99142,86953,76864,647
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA36,94142,89048,83954,788
Charleston-North Charleston, SC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Columbia, SC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Florence, SC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area33,73840,68547,65354,600
Spartanburg, SC31,99142,86953,76864,647
Sumter, SC31,99142,86953,76864,647
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Rapid City, SD31,99142,86953,76864,647
Sioux Falls, SD-MN26,12532,76039,39646,031
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Chattanooga, TN-GA25,70933,55141,41349,255
Clarksville, TN-KY33,82142,86951,89660,944
Cleveland, TN34,15441,45548,77656,077
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area34,73640,37346,01051,647
Jackson, TN34,15441,45548,77656,077
Johnson City, TN34,15441,45548,77656,077
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA34,71640,18645,63651,106
Knoxville, TN37,64842,24546,86351,460
Memphis, TN-MS-AR28,72535,04841,39247,716
Morristown, TN34,90340,35245,80251,252
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN37,58646,09354,62163,128
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area34,71641,99649,27656,556
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area35,21543,36851,54359,696
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area36,15144,76253,37361,984
Abilene, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
Amarillo, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX29,07936,54644,01351,480
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX28,39234,38340,37346,364
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area28,22634,23740,22846,239
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area28,64235,69342,74449,796
College Station-Bryan, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
Corpus Christi, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX28,58032,90637,25341,580
Eagle Pass, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area28,26834,32040,39446,447
El Paso, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area28,24734,00839,77045,532
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX28,55934,63240,70646,780
Killeen-Temple, TX27,83135,38142,91150,461
Laredo, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
Longview, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
Lubbock, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
Midland, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area28,30932,88537,44042,016
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area28,22634,23740,22846,239
Odessa, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
San Angelo, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX29,47436,75444,01351,293
Sherman-Denison, TX28,58032,92737,25341,600
Texarkana, TX-AR28,22634,23740,22846,239
Tyler, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
Victoria, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
Waco, TX28,26833,09337,91942,744
Wichita Falls, TX28,22634,23740,22846,239
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Logan, UT-ID31,99142,86953,76864,647
Ogden, UT31,99142,86953,76864,647
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT31,99142,86953,76864,647
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT31,99142,86953,76864,647
St. George, UT31,99142,86953,76864,647
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA34,36241,20548,06954,912
Charlottesville, VA34,36241,20548,06954,912
Harrisonburg, VA34,36241,20548,06954,912
Lynchburg, VA34,36241,20548,06954,912
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area35,48544,92854,37263,815
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,77844,34653,89363,461
Richmond, VA35,42344,94954,47664,002
Roanoke, VA34,36241,20548,06954,912
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,15441,85049,56757,263
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,36241,20548,06954,912
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA34,36241,20548,06954,912
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC40,60246,05251,48056,930
Winchester, VA-WV35,44445,11654,80864,480
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA31,99142,86953,76864,647
Burlington-South Burlington, VT31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Bellingham, WA41,51750,79460,05069,327
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA42,03751,33560,65369,951
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area38,43947,05055,64064,252
Kennewick-Richland, WA41,51750,79460,05069,327
Longview-Kelso, WA34,27939,85345,40750,981
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA41,93351,23160,52869,826
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA42,05851,35660,67469,972
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA42,03751,31460,57069,847
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA41,51750,79460,05069,327
Walla Walla, WA41,51750,79460,05069,327
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA41,91251,18960,44569,722
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area38,62647,25855,89064,522
Yakima, WA38,58447,21655,82864,460
Appleton, WI31,99142,86953,76864,647
Eau Claire, WI31,99142,86953,76864,647
Fond du Lac, WI31,99142,86953,76864,647
Green Bay, WI31,99142,86953,76864,647
Janesville-Beloit, WI31,99142,86953,76864,647
Kenosha, WI31,99142,86953,76864,647
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN29,59942,62055,66168,682
Madison, WI31,99142,86953,76864,647
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI31,99142,86953,76864,647
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI31,99142,86953,76864,647
Sheboygan, WI31,99142,86953,76864,647
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Wausau, WI31,99142,86953,76864,647
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area29,86936,35942,82849,317
Beckley, WV31,99142,86953,76864,647
Charleston, WV31,99142,86953,76864,647
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH31,99142,86953,76864,647
Morgantown, WV31,99142,86953,76864,647
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV31,99142,86953,76864,647
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH26,85332,13637,42042,703
Wheeling, WV-OH31,99142,86953,76864,647
Casper, WY31,99142,86953,76864,647
Cheyenne, WY31,99142,86953,76864,647
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area31,99142,86953,76864,647

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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