SOC 35-2011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Cooks, Fast Food prevailing wage by city

Level I–IV H-1B prevailing wages in all 530 U.S. wage areas, from official DOL data.

What this job covers (DOL definition): Prepare and cook food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. Duties of these cooks are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment.

Level I across metros$15,996 – $40,727Waterloo, IA to San Francisco, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$34,632Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Cooks, Fast Food?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Cooks, Fast Food (SOC 35-2011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $15,996 in Waterloo, IA to $40,727 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $34,632. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $31,928, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 26 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 area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	30,244	31,908	33,551	35,215
Anchorage, AK	29,932	32,095	34,237	36,400
Fairbanks-College, AK	29,724	32,469	35,236	37,981
Anniston-Oxford, AL	22,111	24,128	26,125	28,143
Auburn-Opelika, AL	22,527	24,752	26,978	29,204
Birmingham, AL	24,253	26,396	28,538	30,680
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	22,839	25,168	27,498	29,828
Decatur, AL	24,399	26,479	28,580	30,660
Dothan, AL	21,861	23,879	25,917	27,935
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	22,402	24,399	26,396	28,392
Gadsden, AL	21,341	23,504	25,668	27,831
Huntsville, AL	24,565	27,207	29,848	32,490
Mobile, AL	23,005	25,272	27,540	29,807
Montgomery, AL	22,589	24,773	26,978	29,162
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	21,965	24,253	26,541	28,829
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	21,528	23,754	25,959	28,184
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	22,069	24,170	26,271	28,372
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	21,591	23,650	25,730	27,789
Tuscaloosa, AL	23,359	25,543	27,706	29,890
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,504	25,023	26,562	28,080
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	25,272	26,770	28,247	29,744
Fort Smith, AR-OK	22,943	24,877	26,812	28,746
Hot Springs, AR	24,586	26,333	28,101	29,848
Jonesboro, AR	24,191	25,751	27,311	28,871
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	24,898	26,562	28,226	29,890
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,276	24,877	26,500	28,101
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,359	25,148	26,957	28,746
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,588	25,792	28,018	30,223
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	30,618	31,117	31,596	32,095
Flagstaff, AZ	31,325	32,615	33,925	35,215
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	30,576	31,408	32,261	33,093
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	31,138	32,532	33,904	35,298
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	30,951	32,303	33,634	34,986
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	30,576	31,117	31,637	32,178
Tucson, AZ	30,576	31,138	31,679	32,240
Yuma, AZ	30,805	32,095	33,405	34,695
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	35,506	37,898	40,311	42,703
Chico, CA	36,629	38,460	40,290	42,120
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,546	38,605	40,685	42,744
El Centro, CA	36,962	38,647	40,332	42,016
Fresno, CA	34,612	37,128	39,624	42,141
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	35,152	37,648	40,124	42,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	36,463	38,335	40,186	42,058
Merced, CA	36,380	38,127	39,853	41,600
Modesto, CA	37,357	39,624	41,871	44,138
Napa, CA	39,271	41,580	43,888	46,197
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,797	38,085	40,352	42,640
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,964	38,314	40,664	43,015
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	36,172	38,730	41,309	43,868
Redding, CA	36,608	38,293	39,999	41,684
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	36,296	38,855	41,392	43,951
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	35,111	38,002	40,872	43,764
Salinas, CA	35,984	38,938	41,912	44,866
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	36,650	39,167	41,684	44,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	40,727	43,639	46,572	49,484
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	39,957	43,223	46,509	49,775
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	36,421	38,813	41,205	43,597
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	37,628	39,812	42,016	44,200
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	38,127	40,103	42,100	44,076
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	38,730	41,164	43,597	46,031
Stockton-Lodi, CA	36,546	38,647	40,768	42,869
Vallejo, CA	39,479	41,912	44,325	46,759
Visalia, CA	36,380	38,106	39,812	41,538
Yuba City, CA	36,962	39,167	41,392	43,597
Boulder, CO	33,551	35,672	37,815	39,936
Colorado Springs, CO	31,492	33,572	35,631	37,711
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	34,736	37,586	40,415	43,264
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	33,426	35,444	37,461	39,479
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	33,655	35,319	37,004	38,668
Grand Junction, CO	31,263	32,781	34,279	35,797
Greeley, CO	32,053	33,863	35,693	37,503
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	33,904	36,588	39,250	41,933
Pueblo, CO	30,930	32,636	34,320	36,026
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,719	35,028	37,316	39,624
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	34,861	36,255	37,628	39,021
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,050	35,173	36,317	37,440
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,029	35,048	36,088	37,108
New Haven, CT	34,008	35,256	36,525	37,773
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,008	34,965	35,901	36,858
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,008	34,612	35,236	35,839
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	31,887	34,653	37,440	40,207
Dover, DE	31,200	32,469	33,759	35,028
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,488	35,776	38,064
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	28,288	30,202	32,116	34,029
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	28,184	29,952	31,720	33,488
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	27,477	29,432	31,408	33,364
Gainesville, FL	27,290	28,600	29,911	31,221
Homosassa Springs, FL	27,332	29,516	31,700	33,884
Jacksonville, FL	27,436	28,517	29,620	30,701
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	28,018	30,036	32,032	34,050
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	28,538	31,159	33,759	36,380
Naples-Marco Island, FL	29,973	32,116	34,237	36,380
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	28,018	30,202	32,407	34,591
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	28,559	30,972	33,405	35,818
Ocala, FL	27,040	28,476	29,911	31,346
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	28,226	29,973	31,741	33,488
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	28,018	29,848	31,700	33,530
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	27,748	29,703	31,679	33,634
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	27,394	29,474	31,533	33,613
Port St. Lucie, FL	27,373	29,287	31,200	33,114
Punta Gorda, FL	28,268	30,493	32,740	34,965
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	27,332	29,016	30,722	32,407
Sebring, FL	28,101	29,911	31,741	33,551
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	28,164	30,472	32,802	35,111
Tallahassee, FL	27,165	29,245	31,346	33,426
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	27,768	30,098	32,448	34,778
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	27,810	29,786	31,741	33,717
Albany, GA	19,636	22,776	25,917	29,058
Athens-Clarke County, GA	21,445	24,773	28,122	31,450
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	21,799	25,127	28,476	31,804
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	21,279	24,732	28,164	31,616
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	20,488	23,775	27,061	30,348
Columbus, GA-AL	21,092	23,775	26,437	29,120
Dalton, GA	19,885	23,276	26,645	30,036
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	19,594	22,236	24,856	27,498
Gainesville, GA	21,549	24,836	28,143	31,429
Hinesville, GA	20,218	23,255	26,292	29,328
Macon-Bibb County, GA	20,488	23,026	25,543	28,080
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	18,741	21,133	23,504	25,896
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	21,133	24,503	27,852	31,221
Rome, GA	21,404	24,773	28,122	31,492
Savannah, GA	20,655	23,858	27,061	30,264
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	19,573	22,152	24,732	27,311
Valdosta, GA	19,844	22,381	24,919	27,456
Warner Robins, GA	20,280	23,588	26,916	30,223
Guam MSA	21,071	21,424	21,799	22,152
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	29,120	35,360	41,580	47,820
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	29,120	35,360	41,580	47,820
Urban Honolulu, HI	29,120	33,322	37,503	41,704
Ames, IA	16,412	21,820	27,228	32,636
Cedar Rapids, IA	18,367	23,484	28,580	33,696
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	18,970	23,816	28,663	33,509
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	18,492	23,858	29,245	34,612
Dubuque, IA	18,346	23,588	28,808	34,050
Iowa City, IA	17,556	22,818	28,080	33,343
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	16,016	21,279	26,541	31,804
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	15,268	20,946	26,604	32,282
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	17,077	22,277	27,477	32,677
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	15,642	20,260	24,856	29,474
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	16,640	22,132	27,602	33,093
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	15,996	21,071	26,146	31,221
Boise City, ID	23,775	27,456	31,159	34,840
Coeur d'Alene, ID	21,216	24,836	28,434	32,053
Idaho Falls, ID	20,135	24,004	27,872	31,741
Lewiston, ID-WA	28,871	30,680	32,490	34,300
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	22,298	25,272	28,268	31,242
Pocatello, ID	22,319	25,335	28,372	31,388
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	20,052	22,943	25,855	28,746
Twin Falls, ID	21,612	25,397	29,183	32,968
Bloomington, IL	31,200	31,991	32,760	33,551
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	32,490	33,780	35,069
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	31,658	33,821	35,964	38,127
Decatur, IL	31,200	32,178	33,176	34,154
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	31,845	32,490	33,135
Kankakee, IL	31,200	31,741	32,303	32,844
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	30,493	32,864	35,215	37,586
Peoria, IL	31,200	32,136	33,093	34,029
Rockford, IL	31,429	32,552	33,696	34,820
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,157	33,114	34,071
Springfield, IL	29,848	31,159	32,490	33,800
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,074	32,968	33,842
Bloomington, IN	25,772	27,706	29,640	31,575
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	23,920	25,792	27,664	29,536
Columbus, IN	25,168	27,956	30,722	33,509
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	26,229	27,935	29,640	31,346
Evansville, IN	24,981	27,186	29,370	31,575
Fort Wayne, IN	24,669	26,749	28,808	30,888
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	26,396	29,058	31,741	34,404
Kokomo, IN	25,356	28,060	30,743	33,447
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	25,252	27,623	29,994	32,365
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	30,784	33,114	35,464	37,794
Muncie, IN	25,460	28,205	30,930	33,676
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	24,274	26,458	28,642	30,826
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	26,895	28,309	29,724	31,138
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	23,962	26,396	28,829	31,263
Terre Haute, IN	24,274	26,208	28,143	30,077
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	21,882	25,148	28,413	31,679
Lawrence, KS	24,482	27,706	30,930	34,154
Manhattan, KS	22,277	25,356	28,413	31,492
Topeka, KS	24,274	26,479	28,663	30,868
Wichita, KS	22,527	25,127	27,727	30,327
Bowling Green, KY	21,216	23,192	25,148	27,124
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	20,884	22,340	23,816	25,272
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	19,677	21,008	22,319	23,650
Elizabethtown, KY	21,133	23,068	25,002	26,936
Lexington-Fayette, KY	22,090	24,128	26,167	28,205
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	22,007	24,295	26,562	28,850
Owensboro, KY	20,863	22,693	24,544	26,375
Paducah, KY-IL	21,466	23,671	25,855	28,060
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	21,237	22,818	24,378	25,959
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	21,341	22,735	24,128	25,522
Alexandria, LA	20,884	22,589	24,274	25,980
Baton Rouge, LA	21,300	23,317	25,314	27,332
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	20,988	22,943	24,877	26,832
Hammond, LA	21,882	23,879	25,896	27,893
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	21,840	23,879	25,896	27,935
Lafayette, LA	21,092	23,130	25,168	27,207
Lake Charles, LA	20,800	22,652	24,482	26,333
Monroe, LA	20,343	21,965	23,567	25,189
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	22,111	24,108	26,104	28,101
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	20,488	22,173	23,837	25,522
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	21,258	22,901	24,544	26,188
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	21,653	23,567	25,501	27,415
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	21,092	23,088	25,106	27,103
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	34,341	35,984	37,648	39,292
Barnstable Town, MA	36,858	38,626	40,373	42,141
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	36,588	39,146	41,704	44,263
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	36,088	38,980	41,871	44,762
Pittsfield, MA	34,424	35,818	37,191	38,584
Springfield, MA	33,780	34,840	35,880	36,941
Worcester, MA	34,362	36,234	38,106	39,978
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	31,346	32,698	34,071	35,423
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	24,191	26,312	28,413	30,535
Lexington Park, MD	31,200	32,261	33,322	34,383
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,656	34,133	35,589
Salisbury, MD	31,200	32,552	33,884	35,236
Bangor, ME	32,074	33,759	35,423	37,108
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	32,053	34,008	35,984	37,940
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	32,428	34,487	36,525	38,584
Portland-South Portland, ME	33,780	35,797	37,836	39,853
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	31,596	33,967	36,317	38,688
Ann Arbor, MI	26,957	29,370	31,762	34,175
Battle Creek, MI	26,396	28,060	29,724	31,388
Bay City, MI	25,959	27,186	28,434	29,661
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	28,496	30,140	31,762	33,405
Flint, MI	26,084	27,768	29,432	31,117
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	26,645	28,309	29,994	31,658
Jackson, MI	26,728	27,956	29,183	30,410
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	26,479	28,372	30,264	32,157
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	26,500	28,060	29,620	31,180
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,895	28,725	30,576	32,407
Midland, MI	25,959	27,456	28,975	30,472
Monroe, MI	26,063	27,248	28,413	29,599
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	25,959	27,228	28,517	29,786
Niles, MI	26,000	27,540	29,058	30,597
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	25,959	27,332	28,725	30,098
Saginaw, MI	26,021	27,540	29,058	30,576
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	25,959	27,436	28,912	30,389
Traverse City, MI	26,458	28,309	30,160	32,012
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	25,959	27,415	28,871	30,327
Duluth, MN-WI	26,957	29,162	31,388	33,592
Mankato, MN	28,080	31,346	34,632	37,898
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	28,205	31,658	35,090	38,543
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	25,605	28,663	31,741	34,799
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	25,876	28,288	30,680	33,093
Rochester, MN	27,186	29,828	32,490	35,132
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	28,164	30,244	32,324	34,404
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	28,788	30,368	31,928	33,509
St. Cloud, MN	27,436	29,724	32,032	34,320
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	28,600	29,308	29,994	30,701
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	29,079	29,578	30,056
Columbia, MO	28,600	29,516	30,410	31,325
Jefferson City, MO	28,600	29,183	29,744	30,327
Joplin, MO-KS	28,580	29,100	29,640	30,160
Kansas City, MO-KS	29,204	30,223	31,221	32,240
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	29,224	29,848	30,472
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	29,183	29,744	30,327
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	29,141	29,703	30,244
Springfield, MO	28,621	29,328	30,015	30,722
St. Joseph, MO-KS	28,600	29,412	30,223	31,034
St. Louis, MO-IL	29,807	31,138	32,448	33,780
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	20,717	22,568	24,420	26,271
Hattiesburg, MS	20,052	21,882	23,692	25,522
Jackson, MS	19,511	21,175	22,818	24,482
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	17,618	19,906	22,173	24,461
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	18,991	20,696	22,423	24,128
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	20,301	22,028	23,754	25,480
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	18,575	20,738	22,922	25,085
Billings, MT	22,568	25,376	28,205	31,013
Bozeman, MT	26,000	29,952	33,925	37,877
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	22,464	24,981	27,477	29,994
Great Falls, MT	22,402	25,168	27,914	30,680
Helena, MT	22,735	25,876	29,037	32,178
Missoula, MT	24,856	30,576	36,296	42,016
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	23,109	26,687	30,264	33,842
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	22,693	26,250	29,786	33,343
Asheville, NC	22,672	25,335	27,976	30,639
Burlington, NC	21,820	24,274	26,749	29,204
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	21,320	23,359	25,418	27,456
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	23,172	25,938	28,704	31,471
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	24,274	26,770	29,266	31,762
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	21,341	23,525	25,730	27,914
Fayetteville, NC	20,800	22,922	25,023	27,144
Goldsboro, NC	20,031	22,111	24,191	26,271
Greensboro-High Point, NC	22,236	24,607	26,999	29,370
Greenville, NC	21,695	23,650	25,605	27,560
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	21,653	24,212	26,791	29,349
Jacksonville, NC	21,008	22,714	24,420	26,125
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	21,008	23,567	26,125	28,684
Raleigh-Cary, NC	23,504	25,772	28,060	30,327
Rocky Mount, NC	21,466	23,234	24,981	26,749
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	21,320	23,525	25,730	27,935
Wilmington, NC	22,090	24,274	26,437	28,621
Winston-Salem, NC	22,319	24,752	27,165	29,599
Bismarck, ND	26,645	29,349	32,074	34,778
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	26,687	29,495	32,303	35,111
Fargo, ND-MN	26,042	28,788	31,533	34,279
Grand Forks, ND-MN	24,669	27,644	30,618	33,592
Minot, ND	25,501	28,455	31,388	34,341
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	26,832	29,349	31,845	34,362
Grand Island, NE	28,164	29,744	31,304	32,885
Lincoln, NE	28,184	29,640	31,117	32,573
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,164	29,848	31,533	33,218
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,621	29,932	31,221	32,532
Omaha, NE-IA	27,540	29,994	32,469	34,924
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,143	29,557	30,951	32,365
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	35,007	37,004	38,980	40,976
Manchester-Nashua, NH	34,612	36,900	39,167	41,455
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	35,381	37,128	38,896	40,644
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	34,903	36,962	39,021	41,080
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	32,365	34,653	36,962	39,250
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	30,868	33,509	36,130	38,772
Vineland, NJ	27,373	31,034	34,674	38,335
Albuquerque, NM	29,183	30,992	32,823	34,632
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	28,309	29,640	30,992	32,324
Farmington, NM	27,103	28,226	29,370	30,493
Las Cruces, NM	27,602	29,100	30,618	32,116
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	28,268	30,202	32,157	34,092
Santa Fe, NM	30,805	34,175	37,524	40,893
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	27,415	30,660	33,884	37,128
Carson City, NV	28,392	32,303	36,213	40,124
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	27,061	30,784	34,508	38,231
Reno, NV	27,311	29,370	31,450	33,509
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	32,240	32,968	33,676	34,404
Binghamton, NY	32,240	34,050	35,860	37,669
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	32,760	34,029	35,319	36,588
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	32,677	34,320	35,964	37,607
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	33,509	35,964	38,418	40,872
Elmira, NY	32,844	34,632	36,442	38,231
Glens Falls, NY	32,677	34,424	36,151	37,898
Ithaca, NY	33,031	35,069	37,087	39,125
Kingston, NY	33,364	37,440	41,496	45,573
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	32,698	34,757	36,816	38,876
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	32,698	34,716	36,754	38,772
Rochester, NY	32,282	33,592	34,924	36,234
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	33,114	34,695	36,255	37,836
Syracuse, NY	32,968	34,154	35,319	36,504
Utica-Rome, NY	32,240	33,405	34,570	35,735
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	32,740	34,196	35,652	37,108
Akron, OH	23,255	24,919	26,583	28,247
Canton-Massillon, OH	22,527	24,648	26,749	28,871
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	24,295	26,853	29,391	31,949
Cleveland, OH	24,877	27,124	29,370	31,616
Columbus, OH	23,130	25,688	28,226	30,784
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	24,711	27,269	29,828	32,386
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	22,756	23,504	24,274	25,023
Lima, OH	22,672	24,628	26,583	28,538
Mansfield, OH	22,360	24,087	25,792	27,519
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	22,319	24,648	26,957	29,287
Sandusky, OH	22,360	24,815	27,269	29,724
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	22,298	24,877	27,456	30,036
Springfield, OH	22,631	24,628	26,624	28,621
Toledo, OH	22,256	23,629	25,002	26,375
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	22,776	24,191	25,605	27,020
Youngstown-Warren, OH	22,672	24,960	27,228	29,516
Enid, OK	21,716	23,608	25,522	27,415
Lawton, OK	21,487	24,191	26,916	29,620
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	19,656	22,236	24,836	27,415
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	21,175	23,525	25,896	28,247
Oklahoma City, OK	25,085	26,957	28,850	30,722
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	20,613	23,026	25,460	27,872
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	22,714	25,127	27,540	29,952
Tulsa, OK	25,168	27,519	29,869	32,220
Albany, OR	31,429	33,925	36,421	38,917
Bend, OR	33,114	35,423	37,711	40,020
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,868	33,509	36,172	38,813
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	31,304	33,218	35,132	37,045
Corvallis, OR	31,159	33,572	35,964	38,376
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,951	33,343	35,756	38,148
Eugene-Springfield, OR	30,868	33,488	36,109	38,730
Grants Pass, OR	31,325	33,530	35,756	37,960
Medford, OR	31,221	33,530	35,818	38,127
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	36,733	39,312	41,871	44,450
Salem, OR	31,367	33,572	35,797	38,002
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	24,940	28,434	31,928	35,423
Altoona, PA	21,424	24,461	27,477	30,514
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	23,172	26,520	29,848	33,197
Chambersburg, PA	23,255	25,688	28,101	30,535
Erie, PA	22,340	25,335	28,309	31,304
Gettysburg, PA	23,359	26,354	29,349	32,344
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	23,879	27,103	30,306	33,530
Johnstown, PA	21,320	24,482	27,644	30,805
Lancaster, PA	24,170	27,207	30,223	33,260
Lebanon, PA	23,546	26,791	30,015	33,260
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	23,088	26,479	29,848	33,239
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	21,674	24,877	28,060	31,263
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	27,290	30,930	34,591	38,231
Pittsburgh, PA	21,612	24,628	27,664	30,680
Reading, PA	25,959	29,661	33,384	37,087
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	23,588	26,479	29,349	32,240
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	21,612	24,773	27,935	31,096
State College, PA	24,149	27,186	30,244	33,280
Williamsport, PA	22,506	25,772	29,016	32,282
York-Hanover, PA	24,212	26,895	29,599	32,282
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	23,650	25,460	27,269
Arecibo, PR	21,924	23,941	25,938	27,956
Guayama, PR	21,840	22,943	24,024	25,127
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	22,839	23,816	24,815
Ponce, PR	21,840	22,735	23,608	24,503
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	22,028	23,400	24,752	26,125
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,903	23,692	25,460	27,248
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	31,304	32,802	34,300	35,797
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	23,296	27,332	31,367	35,402
Columbia, SC	21,820	24,149	26,479	28,808
Florence, SC	20,613	22,735	24,877	26,999
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	22,880	25,896	28,892	31,908
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	22,610	26,208	29,828	33,426
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	20,717	23,775	26,832	29,890
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	20,904	23,900	26,916	29,911
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	21,757	24,357	26,957	29,557
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	21,341	23,920	26,520	29,100
Spartanburg, SC	21,820	24,794	27,768	30,743
Sumter, SC	20,676	23,255	25,813	28,392
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	28,080	29,890	31,679	33,488
Rapid City, SD	26,063	28,164	30,285	32,386
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	28,288	29,890	31,512	33,114
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	27,477	29,037	30,576	32,136
Chattanooga, TN-GA	19,781	23,296	26,812	30,327
Clarksville, TN-KY	20,842	23,754	26,687	29,599
Cleveland, TN	19,989	23,567	27,165	30,743
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	20,384	24,087	27,789	31,492
Jackson, TN	20,176	23,151	26,146	29,120
Johnson City, TN	20,634	23,525	26,396	29,287
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	20,925	24,586	28,226	31,887
Knoxville, TN	22,735	25,834	28,954	32,053
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	21,778	24,648	27,519	30,389
Morristown, TN	19,428	23,130	26,832	30,535
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	24,170	28,538	32,927	37,295
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	22,277	26,292	30,285	34,300
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	20,759	23,941	27,103	30,285
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	19,906	23,047	26,208	29,349
Abilene, TX	21,300	24,357	27,415	30,472
Amarillo, TX	21,653	24,877	28,101	31,325
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	29,474	34,196	38,896	43,618
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	20,738	23,920	27,103	30,285
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	20,488	24,170	27,872	31,554
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	20,218	23,234	26,229	29,245
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,632	25,855	30,098	34,320
College Station-Bryan, TX	21,008	24,357	27,685	31,034
Corpus Christi, TX	22,880	26,583	30,264	33,967
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	24,004	27,893	31,804	35,693
Eagle Pass, TX	20,717	23,920	27,124	30,327
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	20,343	23,151	25,959	28,767
El Paso, TX	18,866	22,506	26,125	29,765
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,861	26,063	30,244	34,445
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	21,237	23,796	26,333	28,892
Killeen-Temple, TX	22,610	25,938	29,287	32,615
Laredo, TX	20,322	23,359	26,375	29,412
Longview, TX	23,172	25,709	28,247	30,784
Lubbock, TX	21,508	24,232	26,936	29,661
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	20,260	23,775	27,311	30,826
Midland, TX	25,064	28,496	31,908	35,340
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	20,780	23,400	26,000	28,621
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	19,802	21,903	23,983	26,084
Odessa, TX	21,986	25,397	28,788	32,199
San Angelo, TX	20,156	23,088	26,042	28,975
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	24,732	27,602	30,452	33,322
Sherman-Denison, TX	21,612	25,085	28,559	32,032
Texarkana, TX-AR	21,653	23,484	25,293	27,124
Tyler, TX	20,988	23,900	26,791	29,703
Victoria, TX	20,156	23,130	26,104	29,079
Waco, TX	23,047	26,583	30,119	33,655
Wichita Falls, TX	20,280	22,818	25,356	27,893
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	25,668	28,330	30,972	33,634
Logan, UT-ID	26,624	29,141	31,679	34,196
Ogden, UT	25,023	28,642	32,240	35,860
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	28,663	32,240	35,839	39,416
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	29,536	32,532	35,527	38,522
St. George, UT	29,620	31,658	33,676	35,714
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	26,479	29,786	33,114	36,421
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	27,352	28,871	30,410	31,928
Charlottesville, VA	28,850	31,180	33,530	35,860
Harrisonburg, VA	27,810	29,204	30,618	32,012
Lynchburg, VA	27,103	28,580	30,036	31,512
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,936	29,016	31,096	33,176
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,852	29,412	30,972	32,532
Richmond, VA	27,498	30,098	32,719	35,319
Roanoke, VA	27,144	28,871	30,576	32,303
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,519	28,975	30,410	31,866
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,581	28,829	30,077	31,325
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	28,101	29,911	31,720	33,530
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	27,248	28,372	29,474	30,597
Winchester, VA-WV	24,898	26,999	29,120	31,221
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	24,336	28,351	32,344	36,359
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	35,423	36,712	37,981	39,271
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	32,677	34,383	36,109	37,815
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	31,991	33,904	35,839	37,752
Bellingham, WA	35,880	37,399	38,896	40,415
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	36,380	37,711	39,021	40,352
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	36,005	38,148	40,311	42,453
Kennewick-Richland, WA	35,818	36,962	38,106	39,250
Longview-Kelso, WA	35,548	36,629	37,690	38,772
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	36,130	37,565	39,021	40,456
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	35,568	36,858	38,148	39,437
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	36,754	40,248	43,743	47,237
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	35,111	36,400	37,669	38,959
Walla Walla, WA	35,693	37,253	38,792	40,352
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	35,069	36,920	38,751	40,602
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	35,964	37,420	38,876	40,332
Yakima, WA	34,965	36,026	37,108	38,168
Appleton, WI	25,688	27,810	29,952	32,074
Eau Claire, WI	26,333	28,039	29,744	31,450
Fond du Lac, WI	23,837	26,562	29,308	32,032
Green Bay, WI	24,149	26,728	29,287	31,866
Janesville-Beloit, WI	23,858	26,541	29,224	31,908
Kenosha, WI	25,002	27,248	29,516	31,762
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	25,168	27,290	29,412	31,533
Madison, WI	23,213	26,333	29,474	32,594
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	24,108	26,500	28,912	31,304
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	23,671	26,021	28,351	30,701
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	23,276	25,626	27,976	30,327
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	24,711	27,040	29,349	31,679
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	26,021	28,018	29,994	31,991
Sheboygan, WI	24,191	26,604	29,016	31,429
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	24,856	26,978	29,120	31,242
Wausau, WI	26,500	28,122	29,765	31,388
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	25,792	29,120	32,448	35,776
Beckley, WV	20,863	22,277	23,671	25,085
Charleston, WV	21,903	23,213	24,503	25,813
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	21,112	22,631	24,128	25,647
Morgantown, WV	21,258	22,776	24,316	25,834
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	21,300	22,818	24,357	25,876
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	21,341	22,756	24,149	25,564
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	21,320	22,672	24,024	25,376
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	22,464	23,879	25,314	26,728
Wheeling, WV-OH	22,090	23,296	24,524	25,730
Casper, WY	22,194	26,167	30,140	34,112
Cheyenne, WY	22,194	25,876	29,536	33,218
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	22,152	26,063	29,994	33,904
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	22,298	26,437	30,556	34,695

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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