SOC 33-3011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Bailiffs 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): Maintain order in courts of law.

Level I across metros$20,384 – $102,732Myrtle Beach, SC to Hartford, CT
Median Level IV, major metros$65,208Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Bailiffs?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Bailiffs (SOC 33-3011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $20,384 in Myrtle Beach, SC to $102,732 in Hartford, CT, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $65,208. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $59,197, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 29 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 area58,51173,38388,234103,106
Anchorage, AK55,78672,09388,400104,708
Fairbanks-College, AK45,15765,60486,029106,476
Anniston-Oxford, AL35,31940,81046,28051,772
Auburn-Opelika, AL27,81032,36536,92041,476
Birmingham, AL35,98441,39246,80052,208
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL31,49237,17042,86948,548
Decatur, AL31,49237,17042,86948,548
Dothan, AL31,49237,17042,86948,548
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL31,49237,17042,86948,548
Gadsden, AL35,31940,81046,28051,772
Huntsville, AL31,49237,17042,86948,548
Mobile, AL31,49237,17042,86948,548
Montgomery, AL32,17837,94043,68049,442
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area32,51138,37644,22150,087
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area35,31940,76846,19751,647
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area27,89332,15736,42140,685
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area32,90638,43943,99249,525
Tuscaloosa, AL34,75740,16545,55250,960
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area36,79641,99647,17552,375
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR33,55137,64841,72545,823
Fort Smith, AR-OK33,98838,91743,86848,797
Hot Springs, AR40,18645,07449,98354,871
Jonesboro, AR34,13338,91743,68048,464
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR43,24447,67452,12556,556
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area38,52243,78449,02654,288
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area35,48541,30947,11252,936
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area35,69341,01846,36451,688
Arizona nonmetropolitan area41,28845,92750,58655,224
Flagstaff, AZ41,60042,93244,26345,594
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ41,60042,93244,26345,594
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ44,72049,77554,80859,863
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ42,99447,59152,16756,764
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ38,89642,39145,86449,359
Tucson, AZ39,02142,72446,44750,149
Yuma, AZ41,55946,63451,70956,784
Bakersfield-Delano, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Chico, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area36,92049,23461,54873,861
El Centro, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Fresno, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Hanford-Corcoran, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Merced, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Modesto, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Napa, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area36,92049,23461,54873,861
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area36,92049,23461,54873,861
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Redding, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Salinas, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Stockton-Lodi, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Vallejo, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Visalia, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Yuba City, CA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Boulder, CO56,07764,43972,82181,183
Colorado Springs, CO43,07752,83262,58872,343
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO44,45054,45564,46074,464
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area43,38953,56063,71173,882
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO44,42954,30964,16874,048
Grand Junction, CO44,42954,30964,16874,048
Greeley, CO41,45553,33265,18877,064
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area51,77259,92568,07976,232
Pueblo, CO44,42954,30964,16874,048
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area44,05553,74863,42073,112
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT101,400105,810110,240114,650
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area100,298105,061109,824114,588
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT102,732106,684110,615114,567
New Haven, CT100,589105,165109,741114,317
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT101,400105,810110,240114,650
Waterbury-Shelton, CT100,901105,436109,949114,484
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV43,05653,31163,54473,799
Dover, DE34,75739,64544,51249,400
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area36,92049,23461,54873,861
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL43,80552,27160,73669,202
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL39,16748,19457,24266,269
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL40,08247,82055,57863,316
Gainesville, FL37,69045,69853,72761,735
Homosassa Springs, FL53,10361,61070,09678,604
Jacksonville, FL37,31644,53351,75158,968
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL60,75766,72772,69678,666
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL39,83246,21852,62459,010
Naples-Marco Island, FL39,99946,38452,77059,156
North Florida nonmetropolitan area40,93548,79756,63964,501
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL65,16770,72076,27481,828
Ocala, FL48,44455,95263,44070,949
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL59,98862,19264,41866,623
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL58,63662,44266,22870,034
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL38,77247,98657,22166,436
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL43,80552,27160,73669,202
Port St. Lucie, FL39,95746,36452,74959,156
Punta Gorda, FL71,88575,81679,76883,700
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL58,51161,25663,98166,727
Sebring, FL58,94862,77566,62370,450
South Florida nonmetropolitan area47,50855,80764,08572,384
Tallahassee, FL51,33557,97064,62671,261
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL61,61068,76575,94183,096
Wildwood-The Villages, FL58,05363,69069,30674,943
Albany, GA34,40454,80875,23495,639
Athens-Clarke County, GA31,51268,037104,562141,087
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA36,92077,376117,812158,268
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC25,50144,74163,96083,200
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA41,22652,08462,96273,820
Columbus, GA-AL31,32534,84038,33541,850
Dalton, GA24,56552,64580,746108,826
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area31,13853,87276,58699,320
Gainesville, GA26,20827,70629,18330,680
Hinesville, GA35,75647,42459,07270,741
Macon-Bibb County, GA44,38891,583138,757185,952
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area34,05076,565119,060161,575
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area28,89263,94098,967134,015
Rome, GA33,69673,736113,756153,796
Savannah, GA32,17870,804109,429148,055
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area31,32544,61657,90871,199
Valdosta, GA43,09860,61278,12595,639
Warner Robins, GA80,912108,368135,845163,301
Guam MSA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area46,30149,13051,93854,767
Kahului-Wailuku, HI46,30149,13051,93854,767
Urban Honolulu, HI46,30149,13051,93854,767
Ames, IA33,98843,26452,56261,839
Cedar Rapids, IA38,37647,69556,99266,311
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL29,62035,63141,64247,653
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA33,98843,26452,56261,839
Dubuque, IA38,37647,69556,99266,311
Iowa City, IA33,98843,26452,56261,839
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area38,37647,69556,99266,311
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area33,98843,26452,56261,839
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD33,98843,26452,56261,839
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area30,18138,46046,71754,996
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area43,07752,99962,90072,821
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA33,98843,26452,56261,839
Boise City, ID44,15950,96057,78364,584
Coeur d'Alene, ID42,37047,98653,60259,218
Idaho Falls, ID42,37047,98653,60259,218
Lewiston, ID-WA42,37047,98653,60259,218
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area43,90949,44254,97560,508
Pocatello, ID43,57646,98850,37853,789
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area41,26846,96752,68758,386
Twin Falls, ID42,80748,56854,33060,092
Bloomington, IL32,01239,81247,63255,432
Champaign-Urbana, IL43,61850,77357,94965,104
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN32,55243,20253,83164,480
Decatur, IL35,09042,47449,85857,242
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area34,17540,68547,17553,685
Kankakee, IL33,05242,68252,33361,964
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area35,69341,03946,38451,730
Peoria, IL31,20037,06642,91148,776
Rockford, IL40,72743,57646,40549,255
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area33,28039,79146,30152,812
Springfield, IL33,32239,06344,78350,524
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area33,40538,81344,24249,650
Bloomington, IN30,24435,29840,35245,407
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area33,40541,91250,42058,927
Columbus, IN29,91134,86139,83244,783
Elkhart-Goshen, IN39,14641,64244,15946,655
Evansville, IN34,13339,22944,34649,442
Fort Wayne, IN36,96242,39147,82053,248
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN29,57834,50839,41644,346
Kokomo, IN30,49335,54840,62345,677
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN33,07242,91152,72862,567
Michigan City-La Porte, IN32,94843,07753,20763,336
Muncie, IN30,01534,82039,62444,429
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area33,50943,14052,79162,421
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI38,00243,45248,92254,372
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area32,74041,10149,46357,824
Terre Haute, IN35,77640,54045,28250,045
Kansas nonmetropolitan area55,68262,38069,07775,775
Lawrence, KS54,49660,90367,30973,716
Manhattan, KS57,90863,91969,90975,920
Topeka, KS62,25566,56070,84575,151
Wichita, KS58,61564,10669,59775,088
Bowling Green, KY28,78830,07731,36732,656
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area29,28731,01332,74034,466
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area28,72530,28531,84533,405
Elizabethtown, KY28,91230,55632,17833,821
Lexington-Fayette, KY29,53632,11634,67437,253
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN30,53534,59138,62642,682
Owensboro, KY29,14130,76432,36533,988
Paducah, KY-IL29,43233,80038,16842,536
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area28,97530,05631,15932,240
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area28,97529,68230,41031,117
Alexandria, LA28,80839,08449,35959,634
Baton Rouge, LA28,53839,04249,56760,071
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area23,75433,36442,97352,583
Hammond, LA33,48845,38657,30469,202
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA33,67644,36755,05865,749
Lafayette, LA28,60037,29545,96854,663
Lake Charles, LA28,80839,08449,35959,634
Monroe, LA28,80839,08449,35959,634
New Orleans-Metairie, LA35,54849,62963,71177,792
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area22,94333,01043,09853,165
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA22,75631,59640,43649,276
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA32,98944,63756,30667,954
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area30,05637,42044,78352,146
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA58,53271,24083,94996,658
Barnstable Town, MA53,54066,70679,89393,060
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH52,72866,20779,66493,143
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area54,45567,55980,68493,788
Pittsfield, MA58,63671,42884,22097,012
Springfield, MA58,63671,57384,53297,469
Worcester, MA54,58067,91281,26694,599
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD56,11957,65859,19760,736
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV42,39152,00061,61071,220
Lexington Park, MD48,90155,20461,48567,788
Maryland nonmetropolitan area50,50355,51660,54965,562
Salisbury, MD52,12556,03659,96763,877
Bangor, ME53,54056,76459,96763,191
Lewiston-Auburn, ME52,74956,26459,80063,316
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area53,54056,76459,96763,191
Portland-South Portland, ME53,35256,82660,30063,773
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area53,04056,43159,84263,232
Ann Arbor, MI44,09648,71453,35257,970
Battle Creek, MI41,62148,17354,70461,256
Bay City, MI38,27243,47248,69353,893
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI45,22049,02652,81256,618
Flint, MI43,05647,48751,93856,368
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI42,55750,02457,51264,980
Jackson, MI44,47149,06853,64458,240
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI39,62446,38453,12459,884
Lansing-East Lansing, MI43,14048,31953,51958,698
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area37,73241,78845,82349,879
Midland, MI38,27243,47248,69353,893
Monroe, MI44,15948,69353,20757,741
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI39,93646,07252,18858,324
Niles, MI37,39943,34849,31755,266
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area34,07138,12742,16246,218
Saginaw, MI38,83444,38849,94155,495
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area37,60744,15950,73257,284
Traverse City, MI25,95931,24236,50441,788
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area32,03237,89843,78449,650
Duluth, MN-WI44,13847,48750,85654,205
Mankato, MN44,13847,48750,85654,205
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI36,62943,41050,19156,972
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area41,30945,94850,58655,224
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area28,89236,79644,67952,583
Rochester, MN44,13847,48750,85654,205
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area44,13847,48750,85654,205
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area42,99447,32051,66855,994
St. Cloud, MN44,13847,48750,85654,205
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL33,23939,87446,50953,144
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area35,38143,95152,50061,069
Columbia, MO31,99137,73243,45249,192
Jefferson City, MO31,99137,73243,45249,192
Joplin, MO-KS48,13256,72265,33373,924
Kansas City, MO-KS51,04457,88764,70971,552
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area36,15144,92853,70662,484
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area32,82339,06345,28251,522
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area40,26949,17258,09566,997
Springfield, MO33,03139,91646,80053,685
St. Joseph, MO-KS48,83956,88864,95973,008
St. Louis, MO-IL33,05238,62644,20049,775
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS25,81333,23940,64448,069
Hattiesburg, MS25,27233,75942,24550,732
Jackson, MS25,75133,78041,80849,837
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area25,62633,15640,66448,194
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area25,64733,46841,30949,130
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area23,44228,82934,19639,583
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area27,47733,69639,89546,114
Billings, MT32,05337,42042,78648,152
Bozeman, MT32,05337,42042,78648,152
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area31,70036,94142,16247,404
Great Falls, MT32,05337,42042,78648,152
Helena, MT30,97236,21341,45546,696
Missoula, MT32,05337,42042,78648,152
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area32,05337,42042,78648,152
West Montana nonmetropolitan area31,94937,25342,55747,861
Asheville, NC45,71951,50157,30463,087
Burlington, NC37,27442,97348,69354,392
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area35,00738,27241,55944,824
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC24,31633,94643,57653,207
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC38,95945,92752,89559,863
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area37,17043,88850,60757,325
Fayetteville, NC35,48539,68743,86848,069
Goldsboro, NC35,98442,14148,31954,476
Greensboro-High Point, NC37,35742,93248,50654,080
Greenville, NC39,93647,50855,10062,671
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC32,17841,66351,14860,632
Jacksonville, NC39,93647,50855,10062,671
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC37,08742,84848,58954,351
Raleigh-Cary, NC47,69555,66163,64871,615
Rocky Mount, NC35,94342,22448,48554,767
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area33,71743,20252,70862,192
Wilmington, NC34,98639,37543,78448,173
Winston-Salem, NC33,59241,01848,44455,869
Bismarck, ND27,56031,49235,40239,333
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area27,56028,60029,62030,660
Fargo, ND-MN27,56030,66033,73836,837
Grand Forks, ND-MN27,56030,45233,32236,213
Minot, ND27,56032,01236,46340,914
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area27,56033,13538,70944,284
Grand Island, NE48,98457,86666,74875,629
Lincoln, NE54,06061,48568,89076,316
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area50,66958,67766,66474,672
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area48,98457,86666,74875,629
Omaha, NE-IA54,06061,48568,89076,316
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area48,98457,86666,74875,629
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area51,43964,87678,33391,770
Manchester-Nashua, NH51,43964,87678,33391,770
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area51,60565,06378,50091,957
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area36,75439,99943,24446,488
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ50,50362,46374,42386,383
Trenton-Princeton, NJ50,54462,50474,46486,424
Vineland, NJ35,31940,16544,99149,837
Albuquerque, NM36,92049,23461,54873,861
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area36,92049,23461,54873,861
Farmington, NM36,92049,23461,54873,861
Las Cruces, NM36,92049,23461,54873,861
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area36,92049,23461,54873,861
Santa Fe, NM36,92049,23461,54873,861
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area46,11454,70463,31671,906
Carson City, NV50,48258,96867,45575,941
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV60,02966,83173,61280,413
Reno, NV50,48258,96867,45575,941
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY53,54063,58673,63283,679
Binghamton, NY56,47265,79175,13084,448
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY45,38657,11768,82880,559
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area60,23769,05677,89686,716
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area51,12761,88072,61383,367
Elmira, NY49,00560,57072,11483,679
Glens Falls, NY55,45363,50371,55279,602
Ithaca, NY49,94161,15272,34383,554
Kingston, NY43,38955,91168,43280,954
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY51,56461,09070,61680,143
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ57,74168,57879,43690,272
Rochester, NY51,98061,81871,65681,495
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area43,53556,57669,61882,660
Syracuse, NY60,30068,95277,58486,237
Utica-Rome, NY36,38048,92261,48574,028
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY58,76067,87176,96086,071
Akron, OH43,63950,19156,72263,274
Canton-Massillon, OH34,13339,47944,82450,170
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN39,54148,50657,45066,415
Cleveland, OH39,81247,54955,30863,045
Columbus, OH47,79951,87655,93260,008
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH45,26151,83458,40764,980
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area38,58446,78054,97563,170
Lima, OH37,31643,84750,37856,909
Mansfield, OH45,44850,00454,58059,135
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)38,54343,70148,83953,997
Sandusky, OH40,62347,50854,39261,277
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area37,42043,32749,25555,162
Springfield, OH45,07450,44055,80761,173
Toledo, OH44,51249,69254,85060,029
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area34,40441,70448,98456,285
Youngstown-Warren, OH40,31145,22050,12855,037
Enid, OK41,99643,16044,30445,469
Lawton, OK41,99643,18144,38845,573
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area41,06042,57844,09645,615
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area41,99643,20244,42945,636
Oklahoma City, OK41,99643,16044,32545,490
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area41,01842,55744,07645,615
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area41,97543,22344,47145,719
Tulsa, OK41,99643,18144,38845,573
Albany, OR49,50454,89260,27965,666
Bend, OR49,50454,89260,27965,666
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area49,50454,89260,27965,666
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area48,63154,76760,88267,018
Corvallis, OR49,50454,89260,27965,666
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area49,50454,89260,27965,666
Eugene-Springfield, OR49,50454,89260,27965,666
Grants Pass, OR49,50454,89260,27965,666
Medford, OR49,50454,89260,27965,666
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA38,04445,57353,10360,632
Salem, OR51,23156,45261,67266,893
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ49,19261,50673,79986,112
Altoona, PA27,87235,71443,57651,418
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area27,87235,71443,57651,418
Chambersburg, PA26,06333,80041,55949,296
Erie, PA27,87235,71443,57651,418
Gettysburg, PA27,87235,71443,57651,418
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA27,39433,73840,08246,426
Johnstown, PA27,45637,19146,94656,680
Lancaster, PA31,40837,35743,32749,276
Lebanon, PA24,58632,38640,16547,965
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area27,78937,39946,98856,597
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area27,85239,29250,71162,151
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD35,34040,16544,97049,796
Pittsburgh, PA38,91745,19951,50157,783
Reading, PA30,86837,39943,93050,461
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA29,24541,35153,45665,562
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area26,10437,29548,48559,676
State College, PA25,60537,66949,75461,818
Williamsport, PA26,50041,26856,01570,783
York-Hanover, PA27,87235,71443,57651,418
Aguadilla, PR33,73836,71239,70842,682
Arecibo, PR34,07136,96239,87442,765
Guayama, PR34,40437,21240,04042,848
Mayaguez, PR33,73836,71239,70842,682
Ponce, PR34,17537,04539,91642,786
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area33,73836,71239,70842,682
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR34,79937,50340,22842,932
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA53,54066,70679,89393,060
Charleston-North Charleston, SC30,53533,96737,39940,831
Columbia, SC22,86037,91952,97868,037
Florence, SC20,46825,00229,55734,092
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC25,21027,58129,95232,324
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC23,06830,84738,60546,384
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC20,38431,74143,11954,476
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area23,87933,11442,32851,564
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area25,02340,33255,64070,949
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area23,58838,56453,54068,516
Spartanburg, SC24,00433,32242,62051,938
Sumter, SC20,46825,00229,55734,092
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area36,92049,23461,54873,861
Rapid City, SD36,92049,23461,54873,861
Sioux Falls, SD-MN36,92049,23461,54873,861
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area36,92049,23461,54873,861
Chattanooga, TN-GA27,16549,10971,07493,018
Clarksville, TN-KY29,18332,36535,54838,730
Cleveland, TN30,86835,00739,16743,306
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area30,18140,54050,87761,236
Jackson, TN30,86835,00739,16743,306
Johnson City, TN30,86835,00739,16743,306
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA32,09536,21340,33244,450
Knoxville, TN30,93034,46638,00241,538
Memphis, TN-MS-AR25,75132,53239,29246,072
Morristown, TN30,90935,61040,31145,012
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN31,78337,94044,11750,274
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area30,51439,68748,83958,012
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area30,53540,66450,79460,924
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area30,22335,06939,91644,762
Abilene, TX42,97350,06657,15964,252
Amarillo, TX41,41350,77360,13369,493
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX40,72748,40256,07763,752
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX42,14152,10462,08872,052
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area41,87149,27656,68064,085
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX40,08244,63749,19253,748
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area39,64547,59155,53663,482
College Station-Bryan, TX48,61055,86963,10870,367
Corpus Christi, TX41,41350,77360,13369,493
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX52,54162,27672,01081,744
Eagle Pass, TX41,41350,77360,13369,493
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area42,43251,73061,00770,304
El Paso, TX55,80761,71467,62173,528
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area41,91251,54361,17370,804
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX41,24752,14663,06673,965
Killeen-Temple, TX40,97649,52558,07466,623
Laredo, TX42,97348,00753,06158,095
Longview, TX42,12046,80051,48056,160
Lubbock, TX41,41350,77360,13369,493
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX38,14843,86849,60855,328
Midland, TX52,72861,19469,66078,125
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area42,62052,16761,71471,261
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area46,57254,74662,90071,074
Odessa, TX52,72861,19469,66078,125
San Angelo, TX49,94157,97066,02074,048
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX40,43648,38156,34864,293
Sherman-Denison, TX47,71657,49267,28877,064
Texarkana, TX-AR32,84439,52046,17652,853
Tyler, TX41,41350,77360,13369,493
Victoria, TX41,41350,77360,13369,493
Waco, TX45,74055,59965,43775,296
Wichita Falls, TX41,91248,52755,12061,735
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area51,83456,70161,54866,415
Logan, UT-ID44,18049,10954,01858,948
Ogden, UT52,31257,11761,90166,706
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT52,12556,45260,79965,125
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT52,62456,82661,00765,208
St. George, UT52,31257,11761,90166,706
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area52,12556,45260,79965,125
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA36,17239,99943,80547,632
Charlottesville, VA44,01350,91957,84564,751
Harrisonburg, VA42,62052,50062,40072,280
Lynchburg, VA42,62048,21553,83159,426
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area43,63953,08262,50471,948
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area42,97352,68762,42172,135
Richmond, VA53,70658,88564,08569,264
Roanoke, VA37,33643,09848,86054,621
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area40,31147,13353,95660,778
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area36,13040,06143,99247,924
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA42,62052,50062,40072,280
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC41,06048,04855,05862,047
Winchester, VA-WV37,81548,75659,67670,616
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA36,92049,23461,54873,861
Burlington-South Burlington, VT36,92049,23461,54873,861
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area36,92049,23461,54873,861
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area36,92049,23461,54873,861
Bellingham, WA36,44239,62442,78645,968
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA48,40263,62878,87494,100
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area57,49268,18378,87489,565
Kennewick-Richland, WA44,03458,69873,36288,026
Longview-Kelso, WA37,04545,17853,31161,444
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA46,07261,27776,50391,708
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA47,44562,65077,85593,060
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA68,47478,89589,31699,736
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA44,03458,69873,36288,026
Walla Walla, WA44,03458,69873,36288,026
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA60,17572,61385,05297,490
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area47,94460,90373,88286,840
Yakima, WA49,02661,69374,36087,028
Appleton, WI28,47636,19243,88851,605
Eau Claire, WI31,47139,93648,38156,847
Fond du Lac, WI30,16037,52444,90852,271
Green Bay, WI28,26835,61042,93250,274
Janesville-Beloit, WI28,60036,58844,59652,583
Kenosha, WI27,95635,83943,74351,626
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN27,95636,02644,09652,167
Madison, WI29,26637,35745,44853,540
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI28,72536,52544,34652,146
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area30,07737,60745,13652,666
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area30,32737,81545,28252,770
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI28,62136,35944,11751,855
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI30,43137,75245,07452,396
Sheboygan, WI27,87235,52743,16050,815
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area27,95635,83943,74351,626
Wausau, WI29,80737,37844,97052,541
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area33,40541,49649,56757,658
Beckley, WV24,25327,91431,57535,236
Charleston, WV27,18630,68034,17537,669
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH29,01631,59634,17536,754
Morgantown, WV34,05035,11136,17237,232
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area28,37232,11635,86039,604
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV30,86834,00837,12840,269
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area27,18630,68034,17537,669
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH39,70848,83957,97067,101
Wheeling, WV-OH33,11440,74848,40256,036
Casper, WY34,42440,95647,50854,039
Cheyenne, WY35,00740,81046,63452,437
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area35,00740,81046,63452,437
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area34,42440,95647,50854,039

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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