SOC 33-9094 · DOL wage year 2026–27

School Bus Monitors 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 among students on a school bus. Duties include helping students safely board and exit and communicating behavioral problems. May perform pretrip and posttrip inspections and prepare for and assist in emergency evacuations.

Level I across metros$15,892 – $41,330New Orleans, LA to San Francisco, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$36,671Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for School Bus Monitors?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for School Bus Monitors (SOC 33-9094) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $15,892 in New Orleans, LA to $41,330 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $36,671. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $34,612, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 25 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 48. 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 area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	31,866	33,551	35,236	36,920
Anchorage, AK	32,282	33,052	33,821	34,591
Fairbanks-College, AK	31,866	33,551	35,236	36,920
Anniston-Oxford, AL	24,399	26,978	29,536	32,116
Auburn-Opelika, AL	23,567	26,770	29,994	33,197
Birmingham, AL	24,399	26,978	29,536	32,116
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	24,399	26,978	29,536	32,116
Decatur, AL	26,770	28,413	30,077	31,720
Dothan, AL	24,399	26,978	29,536	32,116
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	24,399	26,978	29,536	32,116
Gadsden, AL	24,399	26,978	29,536	32,116
Huntsville, AL	26,770	28,413	30,077	31,720
Mobile, AL	24,399	26,978	29,536	32,116
Montgomery, AL	24,399	26,978	29,536	32,116
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	24,752	26,666	28,600	30,514
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	24,399	26,978	29,536	32,116
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	23,546	26,500	29,432	32,386
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	24,399	26,978	29,536	32,116
Tuscaloosa, AL	24,399	26,978	29,536	32,116
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	24,045	25,480	26,936	28,372
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	26,604	30,368	34,133	37,898
Fort Smith, AR-OK	26,229	29,994	33,780	37,544
Hot Springs, AR	24,544	27,644	30,764	33,863
Jonesboro, AR	24,836	27,103	29,391	31,658
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	24,815	28,018	31,200	34,404
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,276	24,607	25,959	27,290
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	22,984	25,210	27,456	29,682
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	24,087	26,000	27,893	29,807
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	30,680	31,762	32,864	33,946
Flagstaff, AZ	30,680	31,908	33,156	34,383
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	30,743	31,325	31,908	32,490
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	31,200	33,364	35,548	37,711
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	30,972	33,072	35,152	37,253
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	31,034	32,490	33,946	35,402
Tucson, AZ	32,116	33,322	34,508	35,714
Yuma, AZ	31,159	33,114	35,090	37,045
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	36,504	38,189	39,874	41,559
Chico, CA	35,922	38,002	40,103	42,183
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,548	37,253	38,959	40,664
El Centro, CA	35,527	36,858	38,168	39,500
Fresno, CA	35,922	38,002	40,103	42,183
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	35,652	37,524	39,396	41,268
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	36,400	38,127	39,853	41,580
Merced, CA	37,586	40,623	43,680	46,717
Modesto, CA	39,063	41,330	43,618	45,885
Napa, CA	36,608	39,146	41,704	44,242
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,650	39,104	41,559	44,013
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,047	38,210	40,394	42,557
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	36,255	38,002	39,728	41,476
Redding, CA	35,922	38,002	40,103	42,183
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	35,381	36,234	37,066	37,919
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	36,608	39,312	41,996	44,700
Salinas, CA	35,922	38,002	40,103	42,183
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	37,191	38,896	40,602	42,308
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	41,330	42,682	44,034	45,386
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	38,855	41,184	43,514	45,844
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	36,484	38,210	39,936	41,663
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	41,184	42,786	44,367	45,968
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	36,005	37,773	39,541	41,309
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	40,810	42,308	43,826	45,324
Stockton-Lodi, CA	36,276	38,876	41,476	44,076
Vallejo, CA	39,021	41,205	43,389	45,573
Visalia, CA	35,589	37,482	39,396	41,288
Yuba City, CA	36,047	38,210	40,394	42,557
Boulder, CO	30,992	32,532	34,092	35,631
Colorado Springs, CO	31,637	33,114	34,570	36,047
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	31,408	32,864	34,341	35,797
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	31,720	32,324	32,927	33,530
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	30,992	32,532	34,092	35,631
Grand Junction, CO	30,992	32,532	34,092	35,631
Greeley, CO	31,034	31,866	32,698	33,530
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	30,992	32,532	34,092	35,631
Pueblo, CO	31,970	33,384	34,778	36,192
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	31,117	32,698	34,258	35,839
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	34,778	35,215	35,672	36,109
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,050	36,816	39,583	42,349
New Haven, CT	34,071	35,652	37,253	38,834
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,008	36,463	38,896	41,351
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,008	34,799	35,589	36,380
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	33,634	37,648	41,663	45,677
Dover, DE	32,927	34,674	36,400	38,148
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,866	34,341	36,796	39,271
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	33,405	35,444	37,503	39,541
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	34,320	35,423	36,504	37,607
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	28,517	30,743	32,948	35,173
Gainesville, FL	33,800	34,757	35,714	36,671
Homosassa Springs, FL	30,431	32,095	33,759	35,423
Jacksonville, FL	28,143	29,640	31,138	32,636
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	28,600	32,157	35,693	39,250
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	32,636	33,842	35,069	36,276
Naples-Marco Island, FL	32,864	34,404	35,922	37,461
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	27,664	30,327	33,010	35,672
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	28,996	30,972	32,968	34,944
Ocala, FL	30,472	32,428	34,362	36,317
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	31,679	33,156	34,612	36,088
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	31,117	32,760	34,383	36,026
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	29,536	31,866	34,175	36,504
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	32,532	32,948	33,384	33,800
Port St. Lucie, FL	34,383	35,132	35,860	36,608
Punta Gorda, FL	30,264	32,386	34,487	36,608
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	31,928	33,613	35,298	36,983
Sebring, FL	30,514	32,885	35,236	37,607
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	33,239	37,669	42,100	46,530
Tallahassee, FL	28,746	30,514	32,303	34,071
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	31,200	32,199	33,218	34,216
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	30,160	32,261	34,341	36,442
Albany, GA	18,200	22,319	26,416	30,535
Athens-Clarke County, GA	32,324	33,842	35,360	36,879
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	23,276	26,396	29,516	32,636
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	16,786	19,220	21,653	24,087
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	25,168	26,208	27,248	28,288
Columbus, GA-AL	23,484	25,896	28,309	30,722
Dalton, GA	24,711	27,124	29,557	31,970
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	17,618	20,239	22,880	25,501
Gainesville, GA	23,192	26,354	29,516	32,677
Hinesville, GA	17,098	20,468	23,858	27,228
Macon-Bibb County, GA	22,797	26,125	29,474	32,802
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	21,466	25,397	29,328	33,260
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	23,712	26,916	30,119	33,322
Rome, GA	23,255	26,520	29,786	33,052
Savannah, GA	16,682	19,532	22,381	25,231
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	17,160	20,967	24,752	28,559
Valdosta, GA	17,639	23,068	28,517	33,946
Warner Robins, GA	19,261	24,357	29,453	34,549
Guam MSA	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	32,469	35,007	37,544	40,082
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	35,839	38,085	40,332	42,578
Urban Honolulu, HI	35,839	38,085	40,332	42,578
Ames, IA	26,791	28,788	30,784	32,781
Cedar Rapids, IA	33,967	34,508	35,028	35,568
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	30,348	31,596	32,864	34,112
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	26,666	28,663	30,639	32,636
Dubuque, IA	26,770	29,453	32,136	34,820
Iowa City, IA	26,770	29,370	31,949	34,549
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	26,895	29,578	32,240	34,924
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	28,330	29,890	31,429	32,989
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	29,932	31,554	33,156	34,778
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	25,189	26,437	27,706	28,954
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	28,413	31,887	35,340	38,813
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	26,791	29,495	32,199	34,903
Boise City, ID	27,373	29,744	32,095	34,466
Coeur d'Alene, ID	30,452	33,156	35,860	38,564
Idaho Falls, ID	27,311	30,556	33,780	37,024
Lewiston, ID-WA	29,724	33,322	36,920	40,519
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	30,223	33,093	35,943	38,813
Pocatello, ID	26,084	29,266	32,469	35,652
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	27,477	31,013	34,528	38,064
Twin Falls, ID	25,252	27,061	28,850	30,660
Bloomington, IL	31,200	32,240	33,301	34,341
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	32,906	34,612	36,317
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	31,554	32,948	34,341	35,735
Decatur, IL	31,200	32,511	33,821	35,132
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,263	32,740	34,237	35,714
Kankakee, IL	31,200	32,656	34,133	35,589
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,844	34,466	36,109
Peoria, IL	31,242	33,676	36,130	38,564
Rockford, IL	31,200	32,303	33,405	34,508
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,239	35,256	37,295
Springfield, IL	31,200	32,199	33,218	34,216
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,927	34,674	36,400
Bloomington, IN	27,831	30,701	33,551	36,421
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	25,439	29,599	33,759	37,919
Columbus, IN	27,893	30,764	33,613	36,484
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	30,868	32,802	34,736	36,671
Evansville, IN	26,874	29,911	32,927	35,964
Fort Wayne, IN	27,269	30,244	33,218	36,192
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	29,141	31,512	33,863	36,234
Kokomo, IN	24,087	25,938	27,768	29,620
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	31,055	32,053	33,072	34,071
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	25,189	26,957	28,746	30,514
Muncie, IN	28,226	31,013	33,821	36,608
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	25,439	28,039	30,639	33,239
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	28,871	30,514	32,157	33,800
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	26,562	29,474	32,386	35,298
Terre Haute, IN	26,146	29,536	32,927	36,317
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	23,837	26,375	28,892	31,429
Lawrence, KS	27,477	29,703	31,949	34,175
Manhattan, KS	24,648	27,269	29,890	32,511
Topeka, KS	28,538	30,972	33,426	35,860
Wichita, KS	25,980	27,477	28,996	30,493
Bowling Green, KY	18,575	20,634	22,693	24,752
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	23,359	27,498	31,637	35,776
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	18,845	21,029	23,192	25,376
Elizabethtown, KY	20,904	24,732	28,538	32,365
Lexington-Fayette, KY	26,832	30,784	34,716	38,668
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	28,725	30,514	32,282	34,071
Owensboro, KY	20,156	23,650	27,144	30,639
Paducah, KY-IL	29,453	31,845	34,216	36,608
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	18,450	20,176	21,882	23,608
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	19,552	23,608	27,644	31,700
Alexandria, LA	17,098	18,741	20,384	22,028
Baton Rouge, LA	20,156	23,816	27,477	31,138
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	18,658	19,968	21,279	22,589
Hammond, LA	18,159	21,736	25,293	28,871
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	17,056	17,639	18,221	18,804
Lafayette, LA	19,240	23,234	27,248	31,242
Lake Charles, LA	26,479	30,348	34,216	38,085
Monroe, LA	19,989	26,125	32,282	38,418
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	15,892	20,176	24,461	28,746
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	16,536	19,240	21,944	24,648
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	17,909	19,677	21,445	23,213
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	23,109	24,357	25,626	26,874
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	18,492	20,800	23,109	25,418
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	33,239	35,714	38,210	40,685
Barnstable Town, MA	35,215	37,149	39,084	41,018
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	34,799	36,525	38,252	39,978
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	33,655	35,610	37,586	39,541
Pittsfield, MA	31,450	33,156	34,840	36,546
Springfield, MA	34,424	35,589	36,733	37,898
Worcester, MA	34,695	36,879	39,042	41,226
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	34,216	36,775	39,312	41,871
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	32,823	36,879	40,935	44,991
Lexington Park, MD	33,426	36,546	39,645	42,765
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,968	34,736	36,504
Salisbury, MD	31,346	33,925	36,484	39,063
Bangor, ME	31,970	35,069	38,168	41,268
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	32,656	35,298	37,960	40,602
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	31,055	34,133	37,191	40,269
Portland-South Portland, ME	31,679	35,256	38,813	42,391
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	31,408	34,861	38,293	41,746
Ann Arbor, MI	29,266	31,492	33,717	35,943
Battle Creek, MI	29,141	30,722	32,324	33,904
Bay City, MI	30,431	32,823	35,194	37,586
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	30,535	33,093	35,631	38,189
Flint, MI	29,744	33,072	36,421	39,749
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	29,724	33,135	36,525	39,936
Jackson, MI	29,287	31,512	33,717	35,943
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	28,788	31,512	34,258	36,983
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	29,453	30,327	31,180	32,053
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,037	31,700	34,362	37,024
Midland, MI	30,431	32,823	35,194	37,586
Monroe, MI	30,160	32,760	35,381	37,981
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	29,973	32,781	35,589	38,397
Niles, MI	28,392	30,202	32,012	33,821
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,207	29,349	31,471	33,613
Saginaw, MI	28,954	31,200	33,468	35,714
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,952	32,282	34,632	36,962
Traverse City, MI	29,037	31,783	34,528	37,274
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,391	31,928	34,445	36,983
Duluth, MN-WI	34,404	36,567	38,730	40,893
Mankato, MN	34,612	36,629	38,647	40,664
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	35,548	37,336	39,104	40,893
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,090	36,983	38,855	40,748
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	31,388	33,093	34,820	36,525
Rochester, MN	38,418	40,186	41,975	43,743
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,820	36,920	39,000	41,101
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	33,738	35,901	38,064	40,228
St. Cloud, MN	34,840	36,816	38,772	40,748
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	30,868	32,594	34,341	36,068
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,808	31,263	33,717	36,172
Columbia, MO	28,600	30,285	31,991	33,676
Jefferson City, MO	28,600	30,285	31,991	33,676
Joplin, MO-KS	28,933	30,597	32,240	33,904
Kansas City, MO-KS	28,580	30,680	32,760	34,861
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,224	31,429	33,634	35,839
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,119	31,076	32,053	33,010
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,663	30,784	32,906	35,028
Springfield, MO	28,975	30,972	32,989	34,986
St. Joseph, MO-KS	27,477	29,703	31,949	34,175
St. Louis, MO-IL	30,410	32,511	34,632	36,733
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	19,677	23,962	28,268	32,552
Hattiesburg, MS	18,824	22,340	25,855	29,370
Jackson, MS	20,197	23,026	25,855	28,684
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	18,471	20,800	23,130	25,460
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	20,239	23,234	26,229	29,224
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	16,640	18,720	20,780	22,860
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	16,890	18,533	20,176	21,820
Billings, MT	31,866	33,280	34,716	36,130
Bozeman, MT	31,471	33,343	35,215	37,087
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	31,575	33,301	35,007	36,733
Great Falls, MT	29,890	31,908	33,904	35,922
Helena, MT	30,410	33,717	37,024	40,332
Missoula, MT	31,471	33,343	35,215	37,087
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	31,471	33,343	35,215	37,087
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	31,076	32,448	33,821	35,194
Asheville, NC	27,394	29,349	31,304	33,260
Burlington, NC	31,221	32,781	34,320	35,880
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,284	32,490	33,696	34,903
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	27,373	30,223	33,052	35,901
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	33,676	35,340	37,024	38,688
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,930	31,741	32,532	33,343
Fayetteville, NC	26,416	28,829	31,263	33,676
Goldsboro, NC	27,976	30,327	32,677	35,028
Greensboro-High Point, NC	30,452	31,762	33,072	34,383
Greenville, NC	30,930	31,741	32,532	33,343
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	27,623	30,327	33,031	35,735
Jacksonville, NC	30,597	32,095	33,592	35,090
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	28,871	31,013	33,176	35,319
Raleigh-Cary, NC	25,834	29,183	32,552	35,901
Rocky Mount, NC	31,304	33,821	36,359	38,876
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	27,352	30,098	32,823	35,568
Wilmington, NC	30,535	31,637	32,740	33,842
Winston-Salem, NC	26,146	28,850	31,533	34,237
Bismarck, ND	33,072	36,255	39,437	42,620
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,036	32,844	35,672	38,480
Fargo, ND-MN	30,868	33,780	36,692	39,604
Grand Forks, ND-MN	31,637	33,239	34,820	36,421
Minot, ND	29,703	32,906	36,088	39,292
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,511	35,756	38,980	42,224
Grand Island, NE	28,288	30,660	33,010	35,381
Lincoln, NE	29,869	33,176	36,463	39,770
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,869	33,052	36,213	39,396
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,351	30,701	33,031	35,381
Omaha, NE-IA	29,640	33,551	37,440	41,351
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,786	33,093	36,400	39,708
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	34,029	36,005	38,002	39,978
Manchester-Nashua, NH	22,943	27,831	32,698	37,586
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	34,695	36,463	38,210	39,978
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	22,943	28,247	33,551	38,855
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	32,220	33,842	35,444	37,066
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	32,220	33,613	35,007	36,400
Vineland, NJ	31,263	33,509	35,756	38,002
Albuquerque, NM	30,431	33,655	36,858	40,082
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,844	40,352	47,840	55,349
Farmington, NM	30,722	32,885	35,028	37,191
Las Cruces, NM	31,616	39,250	46,904	54,538
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,324	35,298	38,272	41,247
Santa Fe, NM	30,535	33,800	37,066	40,332
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	26,999	30,618	34,237	37,856
Carson City, NV	25,668	28,912	32,157	35,402
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	27,103	30,660	34,237	37,794
Reno, NV	25,668	28,912	32,157	35,402
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	32,469	34,216	35,984	37,732
Binghamton, NY	32,240	32,906	33,572	34,237
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	32,448	33,904	35,381	36,837
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	32,864	34,362	35,880	37,378
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	32,407	33,655	34,903	36,151
Elmira, NY	33,280	36,213	39,146	42,079
Glens Falls, NY	32,844	34,799	36,733	38,688
Ithaca, NY	32,282	33,530	34,757	36,005
Kingston, NY	32,823	34,258	35,672	37,108
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	33,884	35,880	37,856	39,853
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	34,549	36,276	38,023	39,749
Rochester, NY	33,072	34,383	35,693	37,004
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	32,365	33,509	34,653	35,797
Syracuse, NY	33,364	35,256	37,149	39,042
Utica-Rome, NY	32,303	33,592	34,861	36,151
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	32,240	33,218	34,216	35,194
Akron, OH	25,626	28,912	32,199	35,485
Canton-Massillon, OH	25,272	28,434	31,616	34,778
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	26,874	31,200	35,506	39,832
Cleveland, OH	25,855	29,162	32,448	35,756
Columbus, OH	27,207	34,092	40,976	47,861
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	26,583	31,159	35,756	40,332
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	26,396	31,949	37,482	43,036
Lima, OH	26,250	30,556	34,840	39,146
Mansfield, OH	26,957	33,405	39,832	46,280
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	25,938	30,244	34,528	38,834
Sandusky, OH	25,792	28,850	31,887	34,944
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,720	36,650	41,580
Springfield, OH	26,895	32,885	38,896	44,887
Toledo, OH	25,834	27,706	29,599	31,471
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	26,770	31,575	36,359	41,164
Youngstown-Warren, OH	24,316	28,268	32,240	36,192
Enid, OK	21,653	24,752	27,852	30,951
Lawton, OK	22,340	25,314	28,288	31,263
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	22,485	25,584	28,684	31,783
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	22,610	25,460	28,330	31,180
Oklahoma City, OK	22,215	25,148	28,080	31,013
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	21,591	25,002	28,434	31,845
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	21,300	24,586	27,893	31,180
Tulsa, OK	26,396	27,997	29,620	31,221
Albany, OR	35,069	37,836	40,623	43,389
Bend, OR	35,090	38,064	41,018	43,992
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,192	39,167	42,120	45,095
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,296	39,208	42,141	45,053
Corvallis, OR	34,424	37,420	40,394	43,389
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,026	39,146	42,245	45,365
Eugene-Springfield, OR	35,464	38,356	41,268	44,159
Grants Pass, OR	34,445	36,983	39,520	42,058
Medford, OR	35,277	38,210	41,122	44,055
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	37,191	40,124	43,077	46,010
Salem, OR	36,421	39,396	42,370	45,344
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	30,597	33,384	36,151	38,938
Altoona, PA	27,914	29,807	31,700	33,592
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	23,629	26,479	29,308	32,157
Chambersburg, PA	27,852	30,472	33,093	35,714
Erie, PA	27,893	29,890	31,908	33,904
Gettysburg, PA	29,661	32,178	34,695	37,212
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	28,746	31,450	34,175	36,879
Johnstown, PA	28,996	31,450	33,884	36,338
Lancaster, PA	30,015	32,365	34,736	37,087
Lebanon, PA	28,247	30,951	33,655	36,359
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	28,143	30,389	32,636	34,882
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	28,517	30,036	31,554	33,072
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	31,013	33,280	35,568	37,836
Pittsburgh, PA	29,432	31,908	34,404	36,879
Reading, PA	27,581	30,639	33,676	36,733
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	28,288	31,450	34,632	37,794
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	28,496	31,034	33,551	36,088
State College, PA	26,520	28,829	31,117	33,426
Williamsport, PA	26,437	28,746	31,034	33,343
York-Hanover, PA	29,828	32,324	34,799	37,295
Aguadilla, PR	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Arecibo, PR	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Guayama, PR	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Mayaguez, PR	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Ponce, PR	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	32,927	34,861	36,796	38,730
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	27,831	30,764	33,696	36,629
Columbia, SC	20,135	23,525	26,936	30,327
Florence, SC	17,722	21,362	25,023	28,663
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	24,045	25,543	27,040	28,538
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	17,514	20,842	24,170	27,498
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	17,452	19,324	21,216	23,088
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	17,452	19,032	20,634	22,215
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	17,306	22,444	27,602	32,740
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	17,597	21,570	25,543	29,516
Spartanburg, SC	24,503	26,208	27,935	29,640
Sumter, SC	17,722	21,362	25,023	28,663
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,469	33,364	34,279	35,173
Rapid City, SD	31,242	32,386	33,551	34,695
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	32,407	33,301	34,196	35,090
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	31,679	32,760	33,821	34,903
Chattanooga, TN-GA	24,690	27,228	29,786	32,324
Clarksville, TN-KY	22,527	26,541	30,556	34,570
Cleveland, TN	24,482	27,020	29,536	32,074
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	24,045	26,791	29,536	32,282
Jackson, TN	24,232	25,959	27,664	29,391
Johnson City, TN	25,085	26,853	28,621	30,389
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	24,586	28,413	32,261	36,088
Knoxville, TN	26,687	28,288	29,911	31,512
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	25,397	28,184	30,992	33,780
Morristown, TN	26,208	28,039	29,890	31,720
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	24,752	28,912	33,052	37,212
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	19,573	24,815	30,036	35,277
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	21,674	26,208	30,743	35,277
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	25,252	26,832	28,392	29,973
Abilene, TX	22,672	24,815	26,957	29,100
Amarillo, TX	22,714	24,024	25,314	26,624
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	26,999	29,640	32,282	34,924
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	25,252	28,476	31,720	34,944
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,360	24,440	26,541	28,621
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	21,279	25,044	28,788	32,552
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,503	27,228	29,973	32,698
College Station-Bryan, TX	22,776	24,440	26,104	27,768
Corpus Christi, TX	23,068	25,855	28,663	31,450
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	23,296	26,583	29,890	33,176
Eagle Pass, TX	23,692	26,645	29,578	32,532
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,522	28,060	30,576	33,114
El Paso, TX	21,674	24,836	27,976	31,138
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,568	24,108	25,668	27,207
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	26,333	28,642	30,951	33,260
Killeen-Temple, TX	25,293	26,104	26,895	27,706
Laredo, TX	23,068	24,461	25,834	27,228
Longview, TX	22,839	26,000	29,162	32,324
Lubbock, TX	23,130	24,524	25,938	27,332
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	23,172	26,562	29,973	33,364
Midland, TX	22,964	24,191	25,397	26,624
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,568	25,813	29,037	32,282
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,964	24,191	25,439	26,666
Odessa, TX	22,964	24,191	25,397	26,624
San Angelo, TX	22,735	24,108	25,501	26,874
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	22,152	25,252	28,330	31,429
Sherman-Denison, TX	23,276	26,624	29,952	33,301
Texarkana, TX-AR	22,839	26,063	29,308	32,532
Tyler, TX	22,797	25,855	28,892	31,949
Victoria, TX	23,692	26,645	29,578	32,532
Waco, TX	23,068	26,104	29,141	32,178
Wichita Falls, TX	22,693	25,106	27,498	29,911
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	32,032	35,589	39,167	42,724
Logan, UT-ID	27,727	32,303	36,900	41,476
Ogden, UT	35,464	37,960	40,477	42,973
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	32,573	36,504	40,415	44,346
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	36,650	38,584	40,498	42,432
St. George, UT	32,552	33,717	34,861	36,026
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	35,880	38,376	40,893	43,389
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	29,412	32,344	35,256	38,189
Charlottesville, VA	28,434	31,367	34,320	37,253
Harrisonburg, VA	25,813	29,245	32,677	36,109
Lynchburg, VA	28,247	30,202	32,178	34,133
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,495	33,135	36,754	40,394
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,596	35,776	39,978	44,159
Richmond, VA	28,912	31,471	34,008	36,567
Roanoke, VA	29,328	31,824	34,320	36,816
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,744	33,301	36,837	40,394
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,135	36,234	39,354	42,453
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	27,581	31,304	35,028	38,751
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	29,973	32,989	36,005	39,021
Winchester, VA-WV	33,218	37,253	41,268	45,303
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	34,341	37,295	40,228	43,181
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	35,277	37,856	40,456	43,036
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	36,421	38,543	40,664	42,786
Bellingham, WA	37,045	40,664	44,304	47,924
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	39,666	44,304	48,964	53,602
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	36,816	40,519	44,242	47,944
Kennewick-Richland, WA	38,522	39,708	40,893	42,079
Longview-Kelso, WA	37,191	40,124	43,056	45,989
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	39,666	44,180	48,693	53,207
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	35,880	38,210	40,560	42,890
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	39,832	44,492	49,172	53,831
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	35,298	37,170	39,063	40,935
Walla Walla, WA	38,668	39,812	40,935	42,079
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	39,791	44,346	48,901	53,456
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	37,628	41,476	45,303	49,151
Yakima, WA	37,940	41,600	45,240	48,901
Appleton, WI	30,389	33,343	36,276	39,229
Eau Claire, WI	28,663	31,616	34,570	37,524
Fond du Lac, WI	29,620	31,762	33,884	36,026
Green Bay, WI	35,818	37,607	39,375	41,164
Janesville-Beloit, WI	29,890	32,178	34,445	36,733
Kenosha, WI	29,204	31,221	33,218	35,236
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	31,076	34,279	37,482	40,685
Madison, WI	29,495	32,095	34,695	37,295
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	29,620	31,596	33,551	35,527
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,327	32,636	34,965	37,274
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,828	32,407	34,965	37,544
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	29,183	31,388	33,572	35,776
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	29,682	31,720	33,738	35,776
Sheboygan, WI	29,724	32,261	34,778	37,316
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,557	32,199	34,820	37,461
Wausau, WI	29,495	31,845	34,175	36,525
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	28,455	31,554	34,632	37,732
Beckley, WV	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Charleston, WV	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	22,756	25,460	28,164	30,868
Morgantown, WV	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	24,087	26,500	28,912	31,325
Wheeling, WV-OH	28,788	31,949	35,132	38,293
Casper, WY	32,074	35,028	37,960	40,914
Cheyenne, WY	31,076	33,280	35,506	37,711
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	31,034	33,280	35,527	37,773
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,176	35,152	37,128

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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