SOC 33-9091 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Crossing Guards and Flaggers 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): Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings, or construction sites.

Level I across metros$15,080 – $48,880Baton Rouge, LA to Redding, CA
Median Level IV, major metros$43,431Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Crossing Guards and Flaggers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Crossing Guards and Flaggers (SOC 33-9091) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $15,080 in Baton Rouge, LA to $48,880 in Redding, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $43,431. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $39,874, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 31 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 area31,59637,44043,28549,130
Anchorage, AK31,59637,44043,28549,130
Fairbanks-College, AK31,59637,44043,28549,130
Anniston-Oxford, AL26,12529,47432,84436,192
Auburn-Opelika, AL20,86327,49834,15440,789
Birmingham, AL27,62329,68231,74133,800
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL23,83732,59441,37250,128
Decatur, AL24,37828,18432,01235,818
Dothan, AL19,74025,18930,63936,088
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL24,58627,39430,18132,989
Gadsden, AL26,12529,47432,84436,192
Huntsville, AL24,25328,14332,05335,943
Mobile, AL37,04541,22645,40749,588
Montgomery, AL19,36522,04824,71127,394
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area19,94824,23228,53832,823
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area24,06627,66431,24234,840
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area19,63626,43733,23940,040
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area19,11624,75230,36836,005
Tuscaloosa, AL18,70023,00527,33231,637
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area25,21028,70432,22035,714
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR26,35429,57832,80236,026
Fort Smith, AR-OK24,91928,30931,67935,069
Hot Springs, AR23,23425,46027,66429,890
Jonesboro, AR25,60529,05832,51135,964
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR23,90026,18828,45530,743
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area24,23227,33230,43133,530
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area24,14926,77029,37031,991
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area25,23127,91430,57633,260
Arizona nonmetropolitan area31,57534,30037,04539,770
Flagstaff, AZ32,22035,00737,77340,560
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ32,22035,00737,77340,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ31,92834,71637,48240,269
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ31,92834,71637,50340,290
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ31,20032,46933,71734,986
Tucson, AZ31,22132,17833,15634,112
Yuma, AZ31,59634,32037,04539,770
Bakersfield-Delano, CA41,80851,95962,13072,280
Chico, CA37,29547,52857,78368,016
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area34,90342,55750,23257,887
El Centro, CA34,32035,17336,00536,858
Fresno, CA34,32042,97351,62660,279
Hanford-Corcoran, CA35,17345,15755,16265,146
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA38,68848,23657,76267,309
Merced, CA36,15143,76451,39759,010
Modesto, CA35,42339,87444,32548,776
Napa, CA35,98446,26056,51466,789
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area37,29544,07650,87757,658
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area38,35649,25560,17571,074
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA36,85843,14049,42155,703
Redding, CA48,88058,51168,14177,772
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA34,98640,14445,30350,461
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA34,98645,44855,93266,394
Salinas, CA36,21344,45052,66660,903
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA43,57652,89562,21371,532
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA40,99750,37859,73869,119
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA39,31246,55153,81061,048
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA35,00743,78452,58361,360
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA40,29049,08857,88766,685
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA39,62449,50459,38469,264
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA36,96243,47250,00456,514
Stockton-Lodi, CA34,88242,32849,77557,221
Vallejo, CA43,99253,51963,02472,551
Visalia, CA35,61039,16742,72446,280
Yuba City, CA35,13245,67756,22366,768
Boulder, CO34,65337,58640,49843,431
Colorado Springs, CO33,09337,17041,24745,324
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO34,88237,62840,37343,119
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area34,67437,46140,22843,015
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO34,40436,73339,08441,413
Grand Junction, CO36,19238,83441,45544,096
Greeley, CO34,75737,46140,18642,890
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area34,73637,64840,56043,472
Pueblo, CO36,42139,45842,47445,511
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area34,67437,64840,62343,597
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT34,79947,13359,48871,823
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area34,92445,82356,70167,600
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT35,36041,43447,50853,581
New Haven, CT34,73642,39150,06657,720
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT34,48745,09555,72466,332
Waterbury-Shelton, CT34,96545,38655,78666,207
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV36,25539,54142,80746,093
Dover, DE31,76234,23736,69239,167
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area33,71734,48735,27736,047
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL32,69837,29541,91246,509
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL29,41232,69836,00539,292
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL27,18629,18331,18033,176
Gainesville, FL31,32539,93648,54857,159
Homosassa Springs, FL32,24035,17338,10641,039
Jacksonville, FL33,63435,67237,73239,770
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL29,97332,71935,46438,210
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL31,92833,96736,02638,064
Naples-Marco Island, FL31,67933,96736,27638,564
North Florida nonmetropolitan area30,28533,84237,39940,956
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL33,73837,29540,87244,429
Ocala, FL32,13633,57234,98636,421
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL33,36434,38335,40236,421
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL30,78432,65634,54936,421
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL27,47731,22134,96538,709
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL30,05632,32434,59136,858
Port St. Lucie, FL32,36536,87941,39245,906
Punta Gorda, FL31,22135,31939,39643,493
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL31,99133,86335,75637,628
Sebring, FL29,49531,32533,17635,007
South Florida nonmetropolitan area28,87132,40735,92239,458
Tallahassee, FL31,38832,98934,57036,172
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL32,53234,96537,42039,853
Wildwood-The Villages, FL30,84735,25639,66644,076
Albany, GA20,07220,65521,21621,799
Athens-Clarke County, GA26,64530,61834,61238,584
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA31,61634,50837,39940,290
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC28,22632,67737,12841,580
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA25,89630,14034,36238,605
Columbus, GA-AL30,01533,63437,23240,852
Dalton, GA30,03632,65635,29837,919
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area27,81031,65835,50639,354
Gainesville, GA30,76433,80036,83739,874
Hinesville, GA27,22832,01236,77541,559
Macon-Bibb County, GA21,50828,01834,54941,060
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area26,27130,88835,48540,103
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area29,18331,09632,98934,903
Rome, GA20,73821,52822,29823,088
Savannah, GA30,20235,34040,45645,594
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area19,88525,77231,65837,544
Valdosta, GA22,69327,93533,15638,397
Warner Robins, GA22,11128,10134,09240,082
Guam MSA31,59637,44043,28549,130
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area35,94340,49845,05349,608
Kahului-Wailuku, HI35,94340,49845,05349,608
Urban Honolulu, HI35,44439,91644,36748,839
Ames, IA34,61237,98141,37244,741
Cedar Rapids, IA33,46837,64841,85046,031
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL30,95140,04049,15158,240
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA34,69537,77340,85243,930
Dubuque, IA30,32736,38042,41248,464
Iowa City, IA32,69837,23241,76746,301
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area33,21837,04540,85244,679
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area35,23638,23141,20544,200
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD30,57635,21539,87444,512
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area31,65837,81543,99250,149
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area34,75737,69040,60243,535
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA32,07437,23242,39147,549
Boise City, ID36,50439,60442,68245,781
Coeur d'Alene, ID38,89641,24743,57645,927
Idaho Falls, ID35,88039,29242,72446,135
Lewiston, ID-WA35,88039,29242,72446,135
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area36,15139,43742,70345,989
Pocatello, ID25,18928,74632,28235,839
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area31,32535,56839,81244,055
Twin Falls, ID35,83939,04242,24545,448
Bloomington, IL31,28433,96736,67139,354
Champaign-Urbana, IL31,47135,79740,10344,429
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN33,61340,20746,80053,394
Decatur, IL32,28236,42140,58144,720
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area31,20035,81840,43645,053
Kankakee, IL33,23939,77046,28052,812
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area31,20035,54839,87444,221
Peoria, IL31,11736,33841,55946,780
Rockford, IL33,23939,87446,48853,124
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area31,20032,05332,92733,780
Springfield, IL31,57535,71439,83243,972
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area32,65635,31937,96040,623
Bloomington, IN35,61036,98338,37639,749
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area26,62432,07437,54442,994
Columbus, IN30,16035,13240,12445,095
Elkhart-Goshen, IN33,11435,77638,46041,122
Evansville, IN24,56531,36738,14844,949
Fort Wayne, IN33,32236,48439,62442,786
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN30,38935,19440,02044,824
Kokomo, IN30,68036,58842,51648,423
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN33,32240,16547,00853,852
Michigan City-La Porte, IN33,78040,58147,40454,205
Muncie, IN30,11935,15240,18645,220
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area41,93349,54657,15964,772
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI32,96838,02343,05648,111
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area30,43134,71638,98043,264
Terre Haute, IN33,34334,94436,52538,127
Kansas nonmetropolitan area27,18630,86834,54938,231
Lawrence, KS27,95631,40834,84038,293
Manhattan, KS27,43631,45035,46439,479
Topeka, KS28,08031,61635,15238,688
Wichita, KS29,66133,28036,90040,519
Bowling Green, KY30,84732,71934,57036,442
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area31,42934,48737,56540,623
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area29,47435,40241,30947,237
Elizabethtown, KY32,24034,48736,71238,959
Lexington-Fayette, KY32,22033,82135,42337,024
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN32,78134,88237,00439,104
Owensboro, KY31,65833,30134,94436,588
Paducah, KY-IL30,61831,88733,17634,445
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area31,92833,98836,02638,085
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area30,63933,59236,54639,500
Alexandria, LA15,64222,04828,45534,861
Baton Rouge, LA15,08018,67922,25625,855
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area15,08020,57226,06331,554
Hammond, LA15,08020,98826,91632,823
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA22,67225,43928,20530,972
Lafayette, LA15,08020,38425,70931,013
Lake Charles, LA29,55733,46837,39941,309
Monroe, LA15,64222,04828,45534,861
New Orleans-Metairie, LA15,64223,77531,88740,020
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area15,08019,38623,69227,997
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA15,64222,04828,45534,861
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA17,30624,81532,30339,812
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area15,18420,55125,91731,284
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA34,09242,05850,04558,012
Barnstable Town, MA32,82341,30949,81658,303
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH37,44045,86454,28862,712
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area35,40240,60245,78150,981
Pittsfield, MA34,17543,76453,33262,920
Springfield, MA34,50844,99155,45365,936
Worcester, MA35,04836,87938,68840,519
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD33,40536,60839,81243,015
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV31,20032,69834,19635,693
Lexington Park, MD34,17537,71141,24744,783
Maryland nonmetropolitan area33,21836,77540,31143,868
Salisbury, MD32,40735,23638,04440,872
Bangor, ME42,74443,76444,80445,823
Lewiston-Auburn, ME36,90038,60540,33242,037
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area36,69239,83242,95246,093
Portland-South Portland, ME37,46139,74942,01644,304
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area36,46338,18939,89541,621
Ann Arbor, MI29,82832,90635,98439,063
Battle Creek, MI29,12033,73838,37642,994
Bay City, MI27,58131,82436,08840,332
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI29,24533,90438,54343,202
Flint, MI25,95928,06030,18132,282
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI32,03237,60743,20248,776
Jackson, MI28,99633,48837,96042,453
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI31,38835,81840,24844,679
Lansing-East Lansing, MI31,30435,40239,52043,618
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area26,29230,14033,96737,815
Midland, MI27,58131,82436,08840,332
Monroe, MI29,01633,48837,96042,432
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI27,83132,78137,73242,682
Niles, MI28,43432,59436,75440,914
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area27,16529,93232,69835,464
Saginaw, MI27,66431,90836,15140,394
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area27,10330,14033,15636,192
Traverse City, MI28,60030,90933,21835,527
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area28,68430,57632,49034,383
Duluth, MN-WI34,38340,12445,86451,605
Mankato, MN37,06643,45249,83756,223
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI47,59150,85654,14357,408
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area37,12843,55649,96256,389
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area31,11738,68846,26053,831
Rochester, MN29,45333,05236,62940,228
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area33,59239,91646,26052,583
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area35,02841,91248,77655,661
St. Cloud, MN39,83245,53251,23156,930
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL29,93231,09632,28233,447
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area30,53533,67636,79639,936
Columbia, MO28,87132,34435,81839,292
Jefferson City, MO28,87132,34435,81839,292
Joplin, MO-KS27,49830,86834,21637,586
Kansas City, MO-KS30,36832,84435,31937,794
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area30,70133,94637,21240,456
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area30,72233,96737,21240,456
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area29,47431,92834,38336,837
Springfield, MO28,76731,28433,78036,296
St. Joseph, MO-KS28,26831,61634,98638,335
St. Louis, MO-IL31,42934,92438,43941,933
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS15,60022,06928,53835,007
Hattiesburg, MS15,08016,78618,51220,218
Jackson, MS15,08020,30125,52230,743
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area15,45520,26025,04429,848
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area15,08018,92822,75626,604
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area15,08018,11721,17524,212
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area17,14023,08829,05835,007
Billings, MT28,68436,40044,11751,834
Bozeman, MT28,68436,40044,11751,834
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area28,58036,65044,74152,812
Great Falls, MT28,68436,40044,11751,834
Helena, MT28,35133,28038,18943,119
Missoula, MT28,68436,40044,11751,834
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area28,68436,40044,11751,834
West Montana nonmetropolitan area28,06033,36438,66843,972
Asheville, NC30,78433,28035,79738,293
Burlington, NC30,16032,24034,34136,421
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area27,68529,57831,49233,384
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC30,74333,05235,36037,669
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC33,86334,88235,90136,920
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area29,86932,07434,27936,484
Fayetteville, NC27,87229,95232,05334,133
Goldsboro, NC29,76531,76233,73835,735
Greensboro-High Point, NC29,62031,28432,96834,632
Greenville, NC29,14130,90932,65634,424
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC30,38932,74035,09037,440
Jacksonville, NC29,10030,97232,82334,695
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC30,18132,28234,36236,463
Raleigh-Cary, NC30,55632,44834,34136,234
Rocky Mount, NC29,34931,38833,42635,464
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area25,02328,37231,70035,048
Wilmington, NC31,32532,86434,42435,964
Winston-Salem, NC31,82433,40535,00736,588
Bismarck, ND48,63152,68756,74360,799
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area38,68843,76448,81853,893
Fargo, ND-MN38,52242,91147,27951,668
Grand Forks, ND-MN32,61540,06147,50854,954
Minot, ND48,63152,68756,74360,799
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area48,63152,68756,74360,799
Grand Island, NE28,95431,92834,92437,898
Lincoln, NE35,67237,60739,54141,476
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area30,34833,63436,90040,186
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area32,13634,21636,27638,356
Omaha, NE-IA35,65237,60739,56241,517
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area35,27736,52537,77339,021
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area37,04544,11751,21058,282
Manchester-Nashua, NH34,00836,19238,35640,540
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area35,75638,35640,97643,576
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area35,96439,45842,93246,426
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ33,34335,92238,48041,060
Trenton-Princeton, NJ42,22445,24048,25651,272
Vineland, NJ32,22032,49032,78133,052
Albuquerque, NM31,13832,53233,90435,298
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area30,93032,40733,86335,340
Farmington, NM30,78432,30333,80035,319
Las Cruces, NM30,74332,59434,42436,276
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area30,68032,19933,73835,256
Santa Fe, NM30,99232,44833,88435,340
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area26,72830,72234,73638,730
Carson City, NV30,53536,79643,03649,296
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV26,70830,22333,75937,274
Reno, NV32,61538,89645,15751,439
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY33,44743,76454,06064,376
Binghamton, NY32,76038,18943,59749,026
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY32,28236,08839,87443,680
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area32,61540,43648,25656,077
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area33,96744,28454,62164,938
Elmira, NY32,24035,77639,29242,828
Glens Falls, NY32,92741,97551,00260,050
Ithaca, NY33,03140,33247,61254,912
Kingston, NY42,64046,96751,29355,620
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY33,92539,35444,76250,191
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ36,69241,53846,38451,231
Rochester, NY33,48838,89644,30449,712
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area34,82043,28551,73060,196
Syracuse, NY32,24036,79641,37245,927
Utica-Rome, NY32,24036,17240,08244,013
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY32,24037,50342,78648,048
Akron, OH29,66133,53037,37841,247
Canton-Massillon, OH27,83134,11240,41546,696
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN31,99134,82037,64840,477
Cleveland, OH25,75130,61835,50640,373
Columbus, OH34,61243,09851,60560,092
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH29,68236,19242,72449,234
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area29,68236,19242,72449,234
Lima, OH33,82135,88037,96040,020
Mansfield, OH33,86342,24550,62859,010
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)26,81231,38835,98440,560
Sandusky, OH26,29231,30436,31741,330
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area32,46940,10347,75755,391
Springfield, OH34,15442,37050,58658,802
Toledo, OH29,45334,34139,22944,117
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area33,71735,81837,91940,020
Youngstown-Warren, OH26,47931,49236,52541,538
Enid, OK22,98426,74930,51434,279
Lawton, OK21,34124,54427,74830,951
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area23,81626,45829,12031,762
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area24,21227,06129,91132,760
Oklahoma City, OK22,31925,50128,66331,845
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area22,86025,95929,05832,157
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area22,00725,33528,68432,012
Tulsa, OK26,62427,91429,20430,493
Albany, OR39,12546,53053,91461,319
Bend, OR38,98046,75954,51762,296
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area39,74947,11254,45561,818
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area43,51451,43959,36467,288
Corvallis, OR39,35447,34155,30863,295
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area40,70651,27261,81872,384
Eugene-Springfield, OR37,85644,07650,31656,535
Grants Pass, OR40,14447,86155,59963,316
Medford, OR39,62447,38355,14162,900
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA39,95747,07154,20561,319
Salem, OR39,91647,77855,64063,503
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ31,42935,11138,79242,474
Altoona, PA27,83136,67145,51154,351
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area30,88837,21243,53549,858
Chambersburg, PA31,67936,23440,78945,344
Erie, PA30,68034,11237,54440,976
Gettysburg, PA32,03235,25638,46041,684
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA32,74035,94339,14642,349
Johnstown, PA30,68035,79740,93546,052
Lancaster, PA30,66036,06841,47646,884
Lebanon, PA31,78335,83939,89543,951
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area34,05037,73241,43445,116
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area20,80031,18041,53851,917
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD33,50937,25340,97644,720
Pittsburgh, PA31,15935,71440,24844,804
Reading, PA32,34434,88237,42039,957
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA27,95641,78855,62069,452
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area31,36739,66647,98656,285
State College, PA29,76537,08744,38851,709
Williamsport, PA28,85035,40241,97548,527
York-Hanover, PA32,42835,50638,58441,663
Aguadilla, PR27,43628,78830,11931,471
Arecibo, PR27,43628,78830,11931,471
Guayama, PR27,43628,78830,11931,471
Mayaguez, PR27,43628,78830,11931,471
Ponce, PR27,37328,74630,09831,471
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area27,43628,78830,11931,471
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR27,37328,74630,09831,471
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA31,20036,92042,64048,360
Charleston-North Charleston, SC36,06852,43768,80785,176
Columbia, SC28,18432,19936,19240,207
Florence, SC26,47930,72234,98639,229
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC28,58030,53532,51134,466
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC27,58133,48839,41645,324
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC28,12230,11932,11634,112
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area29,72434,44539,16743,888
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area29,22432,11635,02837,919
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area28,91238,73048,56858,386
Spartanburg, SC29,28732,09534,90337,711
Sumter, SC26,47930,72234,98639,229
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area29,68234,98640,26945,573
Rapid City, SD30,68036,50442,34948,173
Sioux Falls, SD-MN30,26435,96441,68447,383
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area29,70335,44441,20546,946
Chattanooga, TN-GA26,81230,32733,86337,378
Clarksville, TN-KY35,29840,12444,92849,754
Cleveland, TN32,84435,13237,42039,708
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area32,57334,73636,90039,063
Jackson, TN32,28235,96439,64543,327
Johnson City, TN31,84533,86335,86037,877
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA31,65833,11434,59136,047
Knoxville, TN33,57235,27736,98338,688
Memphis, TN-MS-AR25,64729,10032,53235,984
Morristown, TN32,59434,63236,69238,730
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN36,69241,22645,78150,316
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area33,88437,79441,68445,594
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area35,42339,77044,09648,444
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area29,28734,38339,45844,554
Abilene, TX28,82931,53334,23736,941
Amarillo, TX19,67721,65323,65025,626
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX34,46637,48240,51943,535
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX27,74830,78433,82136,858
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area30,45233,19735,94338,688
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX23,42126,91630,38933,884
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area27,47731,57535,65239,749
College Station-Bryan, TX26,74930,51434,27938,044
Corpus Christi, TX24,08727,14430,18133,239
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX27,76830,41033,07235,714
Eagle Pass, TX26,54130,28534,00837,752
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area26,45830,16033,86337,565
El Paso, TX26,14627,20728,26829,328
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area28,41330,03631,63733,260
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX26,02129,99433,96737,940
Killeen-Temple, TX29,99434,23738,50142,744
Laredo, TX26,54130,28534,00837,752
Longview, TX24,27427,22830,18133,135
Lubbock, TX27,31130,32733,34336,359
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX23,42126,91630,38933,884
Midland, TX26,54130,28534,00837,752
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area27,10329,89032,65635,444
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area24,25327,39430,53533,676
Odessa, TX26,54130,28534,00837,752
San Angelo, TX23,94126,99930,05633,114
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX32,55234,54936,56738,564
Sherman-Denison, TX27,78930,49333,21835,922
Texarkana, TX-AR28,49631,51234,52837,544
Tyler, TX24,06625,48026,87428,288
Victoria, TX26,54130,28534,00837,752
Waco, TX27,60230,32733,03135,756
Wichita Falls, TX27,29030,63933,98837,336
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area24,33628,33032,30336,296
Logan, UT-ID24,91927,14429,34931,575
Ogden, UT27,37330,47233,55136,650
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT29,53632,15734,79937,420
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT31,65833,78035,88038,002
St. George, UT34,57036,54638,54340,519
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area33,48840,04046,57253,124
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA30,49332,57334,63236,712
Charlottesville, VA29,30832,38635,48538,564
Harrisonburg, VA33,53035,75638,00240,228
Lynchburg, VA27,33230,24433,17636,088
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,50837,85641,22644,575
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,61237,96041,33044,679
Richmond, VA30,55633,19735,83938,480
Roanoke, VA30,59732,44834,30036,151
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area26,97828,76730,57632,365
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area27,81030,49333,15635,839
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA33,53035,75638,00240,228
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC32,28234,54936,81639,084
Winchester, VA-WV33,59237,50341,43445,344
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA31,59637,44043,28549,130
Burlington-South Burlington, VT41,95443,95145,94847,944
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area44,38844,97045,55246,135
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area44,22145,15746,07247,008
Bellingham, WA46,38453,51960,65367,788
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA41,55945,61549,65053,706
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area44,82455,22465,60476,004
Kennewick-Richland, WA44,15947,38350,60753,831
Longview-Kelso, WA40,08247,32054,53861,776
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA46,17654,45562,71270,991
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA43,74350,37856,99263,628
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA44,20051,16858,11665,084
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA39,66645,65651,66857,658
Walla Walla, WA42,76550,25357,76265,250
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA42,07949,79657,53365,250
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area42,74451,52260,30069,077
Yakima, WA42,05849,15156,26463,357
Appleton, WI26,74930,55634,38338,189
Eau Claire, WI30,09835,34040,58145,823
Fond du Lac, WI28,99632,65636,33839,999
Green Bay, WI31,80434,57037,33640,103
Janesville-Beloit, WI27,54030,84734,17537,482
Kenosha, WI27,89331,20034,52837,836
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN27,76832,34436,94141,517
Madison, WI35,23639,12543,03646,925
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI31,40834,69537,98141,268
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area25,21028,41331,61634,820
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area26,33331,36736,40041,434
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI30,68034,54938,43942,308
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI33,67635,88038,06440,269
Sheboygan, WI28,60032,32436,06839,791
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area26,37529,68232,96836,276
Wausau, WI25,68830,41035,11139,832
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area31,80437,04542,28747,528
Beckley, WV29,86935,56841,26846,967
Charleston, WV30,09836,60843,11949,629
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH29,64035,11140,60246,072
Morgantown, WV30,26434,75739,25043,743
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area30,20234,61239,00043,410
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV28,20533,48838,77244,055
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area29,84835,19440,56045,906
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH27,83133,82139,81245,802
Wheeling, WV-OH29,95235,21540,49845,760
Casper, WY35,58939,79143,99248,194
Cheyenne, WY28,51732,05335,58939,125
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area33,88438,58443,26447,965
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area35,58939,79143,99248,194

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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