SOC 35-2015 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Cooks, Short Order 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 to order a variety of foods that require only a short preparation time. May take orders from customers and serve patrons at counters or tables.

Level I across metros$16,162 – $45,906Erie, PA to Kahului, HI

Median Level IV, major metros$37,794Across 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, Short Order?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Cooks, Short Order (SOC 35-2015) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $16,162 in Erie, PA to $45,906 in Kahului, HI, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $37,794. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $34,549, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 25 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

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Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	35,069	38,460	41,871	45,261
Anchorage, AK	36,837	38,397	39,957	41,517
Fairbanks-College, AK	35,797	38,501	41,205	43,909
Anniston-Oxford, AL	20,738	22,922	25,085	27,269
Auburn-Opelika, AL	20,426	22,506	24,565	26,645
Birmingham, AL	21,799	23,858	25,938	27,997
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	21,112	23,213	25,314	27,415
Decatur, AL	20,613	22,672	24,711	26,770
Dothan, AL	20,260	22,340	24,420	26,500
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	20,239	22,298	24,336	26,396
Gadsden, AL	20,738	22,922	25,085	27,269
Huntsville, AL	21,882	23,941	26,000	28,060
Mobile, AL	20,759	22,714	24,669	26,624
Montgomery, AL	20,821	22,735	24,648	26,562
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	20,800	22,922	25,023	27,144
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	20,842	22,901	24,981	27,040
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	20,135	22,423	24,732	27,020
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	19,948	21,424	22,901	24,378
Tuscaloosa, AL	20,717	22,568	24,440	26,292
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	25,501	28,288	31,096	33,884
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	26,541	29,037	31,533	34,029
Fort Smith, AR-OK	24,607	27,436	30,264	33,093
Hot Springs, AR	26,895	28,912	30,951	32,968
Jonesboro, AR	25,397	28,205	30,992	33,800
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	27,456	28,933	30,389	31,866
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,874	28,892	30,930	32,948
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,458	30,015	33,551	37,108
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,583	29,100	31,616	34,133
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	33,676	38,501	43,306	48,132
Flagstaff, AZ	32,407	35,860	39,333	42,786
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	31,928	35,090	38,252	41,413
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	36,359	40,893	45,428	49,962
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	35,007	39,666	44,346	49,005
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	31,616	35,090	38,584	42,058
Tucson, AZ	31,720	35,132	38,522	41,933
Yuma, AZ	34,404	39,167	43,930	48,693
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	35,007	37,004	39,000	40,997
Chico, CA	34,591	36,733	38,896	41,039
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,274	39,375	41,496	43,597
El Centro, CA	35,256	37,004	38,772	40,519
Fresno, CA	34,986	36,754	38,543	40,311
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	34,944	37,108	39,250	41,413
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	38,480	40,456	42,412	44,388
Merced, CA	34,674	36,525	38,397	40,248
Modesto, CA	36,504	38,605	40,685	42,786
Napa, CA	38,460	41,351	44,221	47,112
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,463	38,272	40,061	41,871
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,442	38,439	40,415	42,412
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	35,984	38,917	41,871	44,804
Redding, CA	34,570	36,359	38,148	39,936
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	35,111	36,525	37,940	39,354
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	36,359	38,730	41,122	43,493
Salinas, CA	37,066	39,479	41,892	44,304
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	35,943	37,836	39,749	41,642
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	41,288	43,764	46,218	48,693
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	41,372	43,535	45,698	47,861
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	36,629	38,439	40,248	42,058
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	37,149	39,125	41,101	43,077
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	35,631	37,898	40,186	42,453
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	39,250	42,412	45,552	48,714
Stockton-Lodi, CA	35,340	37,170	39,021	40,852
Vallejo, CA	37,877	40,956	44,034	47,112
Visalia, CA	34,570	36,650	38,730	40,810
Yuba City, CA	35,797	38,127	40,436	42,765
Boulder, CO	34,632	40,498	46,364	52,229
Colorado Springs, CO	31,616	32,968	34,300	35,652
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	41,122	46,301	51,480	56,660
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	31,887	35,298	38,730	42,141
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	31,596	33,239	34,882	36,525
Grand Junction, CO	31,908	34,549	37,212	39,853
Greeley, CO	35,568	41,309	47,029	52,770
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,240	34,653	37,087	39,500
Pueblo, CO	31,596	33,717	35,839	37,960
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,303	35,319	38,335	41,351
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	40,935	42,037	43,160	44,263
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	37,669	39,936	42,204	44,471
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	36,400	39,063	41,746	44,408
New Haven, CT	38,210	40,394	42,557	44,741
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,799	37,440	40,082	42,724
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	36,151	38,876	41,621	44,346
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	33,676	36,837	39,978	43,140
Dover, DE	18,700	24,108	29,516	34,924
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	35,048	37,004	38,938	40,893
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	32,948	34,092	35,215	36,359
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	31,076	32,303	33,551	34,778
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	31,242	32,240	33,260	34,258
Gainesville, FL	31,034	31,970	32,927	33,863
Homosassa Springs, FL	32,448	33,301	34,154	35,007
Jacksonville, FL	31,783	32,760	33,759	34,736
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	31,575	32,781	34,008	35,215
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	33,405	34,861	36,338	37,794
Naples-Marco Island, FL	35,319	36,484	37,669	38,834
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	30,909	32,116	33,343	34,549
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	33,988	34,549	35,111	35,672
Ocala, FL	30,098	31,700	33,280	34,882
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	29,474	31,492	33,530	35,548
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	32,386	33,364	34,341	35,319
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	31,388	32,199	33,031	33,842
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	29,828	31,242	32,677	34,092
Port St. Lucie, FL	32,386	33,405	34,445	35,464
Punta Gorda, FL	33,072	34,300	35,548	36,775
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	30,576	32,407	34,216	36,047
Sebring, FL	30,431	32,240	34,071	35,880
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	32,927	35,548	38,148	40,768
Tallahassee, FL	28,226	29,828	31,408	33,010
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	33,218	33,863	34,508	35,152
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	31,637	32,844	34,050	35,256
Albany, GA	21,362	25,376	29,412	33,426
Athens-Clarke County, GA	22,652	26,666	30,680	34,695
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	21,216	25,252	29,308	33,343
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	20,613	24,919	29,204	33,509
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	21,258	25,522	29,786	34,050
Columbus, GA-AL	21,216	25,148	29,058	32,989
Dalton, GA	21,196	24,960	28,704	32,469
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	21,612	25,127	28,663	32,178
Gainesville, GA	21,404	25,418	29,453	33,468
Hinesville, GA	21,424	25,959	30,472	35,007
Macon-Bibb County, GA	21,383	25,460	29,557	33,634
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	21,341	25,127	28,912	32,698
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	20,863	24,004	27,124	30,264
Rome, GA	21,362	25,439	29,495	33,572
Savannah, GA	22,152	26,104	30,036	33,988
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	22,485	26,208	29,952	33,676
Valdosta, GA	21,653	25,543	29,432	33,322
Warner Robins, GA	19,303	21,944	24,607	27,248
Guam MSA	22,423	23,671	24,919	26,167
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	36,338	40,623	44,887	49,172
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	45,906	49,213	52,541	55,848
Urban Honolulu, HI	34,674	38,085	41,476	44,887
Ames, IA	28,268	31,887	35,485	39,104
Cedar Rapids, IA	27,727	31,013	34,279	37,565
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	29,474	32,303	35,132	37,960
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	28,704	32,677	36,629	40,602
Dubuque, IA	28,434	32,282	36,109	39,957
Iowa City, IA	28,434	31,720	35,028	38,314
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	24,815	28,372	31,908	35,464
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	27,872	30,514	33,156	35,797
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	28,268	31,970	35,693	39,396
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	27,082	30,264	33,468	36,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	27,810	31,200	34,570	37,960
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	27,623	31,367	35,132	38,876
Boise City, ID	24,628	31,887	39,167	46,426
Coeur d'Alene, ID	24,856	32,261	39,666	47,071
Idaho Falls, ID	24,856	32,261	39,666	47,071
Lewiston, ID-WA	31,679	34,570	37,482	40,373
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	25,002	32,220	39,458	46,676
Pocatello, ID	24,856	32,261	39,666	47,071
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	24,420	31,679	38,938	46,197
Twin Falls, ID	24,628	31,887	39,167	46,426
Bloomington, IL	31,200	33,135	35,048	36,983
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	32,844	34,466	36,109
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	34,341	36,650	38,959	41,268
Decatur, IL	31,221	33,093	34,965	36,837
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,407	33,613	34,820
Kankakee, IL	33,280	35,756	38,231	40,706
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,927	35,506	38,085	40,664
Peoria, IL	31,200	33,218	35,256	37,274
Rockford, IL	31,200	33,260	35,340	37,399
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,386	35,256	38,106	40,976
Springfield, IL	33,384	36,005	38,605	41,226
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,490	33,800	35,090
Bloomington, IN	20,197	23,775	27,373	30,951
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	19,490	25,314	31,138	36,962
Columbus, IN	21,237	23,692	26,125	28,580
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	20,031	23,109	26,188	29,266
Evansville, IN	20,052	23,317	26,583	29,848
Fort Wayne, IN	20,572	24,607	28,621	32,656
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	21,445	23,608	25,792	27,956
Kokomo, IN	20,842	24,336	27,810	31,304
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	30,452	33,904	37,357	40,810
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	20,322	24,420	28,517	32,615
Muncie, IN	19,927	24,836	29,724	34,632
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	22,007	26,104	30,181	34,279
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	23,421	27,186	30,930	34,695
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	21,175	25,106	29,016	32,948
Terre Haute, IN	18,845	22,568	26,271	29,994
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	23,317	25,293	27,290	29,266
Lawrence, KS	26,000	28,850	31,720	34,570
Manhattan, KS	23,671	25,189	26,708	28,226
Topeka, KS	25,938	33,759	41,559	49,380
Wichita, KS	24,149	26,333	28,538	30,722
Bowling Green, KY	22,548	26,042	29,516	33,010
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	23,484	27,498	31,512	35,527
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	22,485	25,730	28,954	32,199
Elizabethtown, KY	21,986	26,479	30,972	35,464
Lexington-Fayette, KY	27,436	32,199	36,983	41,746
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	21,944	26,666	31,388	36,109
Owensboro, KY	22,485	25,168	27,831	30,514
Paducah, KY-IL	23,920	27,228	30,514	33,821
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	23,608	27,602	31,596	35,589
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	22,548	24,420	26,292	28,164
Alexandria, LA	19,906	23,983	28,039	32,116
Baton Rouge, LA	24,149	29,058	33,967	38,876
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	20,218	24,440	28,642	32,864
Hammond, LA	22,381	27,290	32,199	37,108
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	20,738	25,439	30,160	34,861
Lafayette, LA	19,448	23,317	27,186	31,055
Lake Charles, LA	19,844	23,879	27,914	31,949
Monroe, LA	19,324	22,589	25,834	29,100
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	20,988	24,628	28,268	31,908
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	19,532	22,672	25,792	28,933
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	20,863	24,191	27,498	30,826
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	20,592	24,648	28,704	32,760
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	18,762	23,026	27,290	31,554
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	33,509	37,732	41,933	46,156
Barnstable Town, MA	33,218	38,584	43,972	49,338
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	32,032	36,796	41,559	46,322
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	32,116	36,837	41,580	46,301
Pittsfield, MA	31,637	35,423	39,188	42,973
Springfield, MA	31,804	35,776	39,770	43,743
Worcester, MA	31,762	36,234	40,706	45,178
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	34,528	36,359	38,168	39,999
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	29,869	31,637	33,384	35,152
Lexington Park, MD	34,716	36,130	37,524	38,938
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	33,613	34,861	36,088	37,336
Salisbury, MD	33,572	35,028	36,504	37,960
Bangor, ME	31,700	33,946	36,192	38,439
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	32,864	34,903	36,962	39,000
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	32,365	34,154	35,922	37,711
Portland-South Portland, ME	33,946	35,922	37,919	39,895
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	32,053	34,133	36,213	38,293
Ann Arbor, MI	28,517	31,117	33,696	36,296
Battle Creek, MI	28,330	31,117	33,925	36,712
Bay City, MI	28,808	31,200	33,572	35,964
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	29,453	32,428	35,381	38,356
Flint, MI	29,266	32,220	35,173	38,127
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	28,018	31,096	34,196	37,274
Jackson, MI	28,954	31,991	35,048	38,085
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	26,916	30,015	33,114	36,213
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	28,309	30,888	33,447	36,026
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,077	31,949	33,800	35,672
Midland, MI	28,808	31,200	33,572	35,964
Monroe, MI	28,996	32,053	35,132	38,189
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	29,890	33,384	36,879	40,373
Niles, MI	25,813	28,975	32,157	35,319
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,250	28,725	31,180	33,655
Saginaw, MI	27,394	30,264	33,114	35,984
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	28,642	31,221	33,821	36,400
Traverse City, MI	31,367	34,861	38,376	41,871
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,224	31,492	33,780	36,047
Duluth, MN-WI	25,896	29,079	32,240	35,423
Mankato, MN	24,752	29,162	33,551	37,960
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	25,647	30,056	34,466	38,876
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	25,335	29,578	33,821	38,064
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	25,127	29,474	33,842	38,189
Rochester, MN	23,962	27,560	31,138	34,736
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,151	25,668	28,164	30,680
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	26,728	30,722	34,716	38,709
St. Cloud, MN	25,127	29,516	33,925	38,314
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	29,973	31,429	32,906	34,362
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,120	32,532	35,943	39,354
Columbia, MO	28,954	31,325	33,717	36,088
Jefferson City, MO	30,077	31,970	33,842	35,735
Joplin, MO-KS	25,168	27,768	30,389	32,989
Kansas City, MO-KS	26,541	28,704	30,868	33,031
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,996	32,573	36,151	39,728
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,015	31,325	32,656	33,967
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	26,895	29,370	31,824	34,300
Springfield, MO	30,431	32,324	34,196	36,088
St. Joseph, MO-KS	26,188	28,434	30,701	32,948
St. Louis, MO-IL	34,674	36,983	39,312	41,621
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	24,212	26,957	29,724	32,469
Hattiesburg, MS	19,656	23,068	26,479	29,890
Jackson, MS	22,340	25,293	28,226	31,180
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	18,970	21,674	24,378	27,082
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	18,367	20,364	22,360	24,357
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	20,572	23,109	25,647	28,184
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	21,778	24,524	27,290	30,036
Billings, MT	30,930	32,178	33,405	34,653
Bozeman, MT	30,930	32,178	33,405	34,653
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	30,452	31,720	32,968	34,237
Great Falls, MT	27,997	29,474	30,930	32,407
Helena, MT	30,348	31,845	33,364	34,861
Missoula, MT	30,930	32,178	33,405	34,653
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	30,909	32,157	33,384	34,632
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	31,076	32,157	33,239	34,320
Asheville, NC	23,130	26,312	29,516	32,698
Burlington, NC	25,376	28,517	31,637	34,778
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,813	28,080	30,348	32,615
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	29,245	31,908	34,549	37,212
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	30,452	33,322	36,192	39,063
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,888	32,116	33,343	34,570
Fayetteville, NC	24,295	26,770	29,245	31,720
Goldsboro, NC	25,397	28,704	32,012	35,319
Greensboro-High Point, NC	23,629	26,791	29,952	33,114
Greenville, NC	29,848	31,429	33,031	34,612
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	24,295	26,791	29,287	31,783
Jacksonville, NC	27,020	29,495	31,949	34,424
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	24,794	27,914	31,055	34,175
Raleigh-Cary, NC	23,359	27,456	31,554	35,652
Rocky Mount, NC	25,044	28,392	31,720	35,069
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	21,632	25,023	28,434	31,824
Wilmington, NC	26,167	28,476	30,764	33,072
Winston-Salem, NC	25,605	28,060	30,535	32,989
Bismarck, ND	26,687	31,388	36,068	40,768
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	29,224	31,013	32,823	34,612
Fargo, ND-MN	24,399	27,789	31,159	34,549
Grand Forks, ND-MN	24,357	27,602	30,868	34,112
Minot, ND	26,687	31,388	36,068	40,768
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	26,687	31,388	36,068	40,768
Grand Island, NE	28,080	30,410	32,740	35,069
Lincoln, NE	28,309	30,348	32,386	34,424
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	29,703	31,346	32,968
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	29,058	30,056	31,034
Omaha, NE-IA	28,184	31,138	34,092	37,045
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,122	30,452	32,760	35,090
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	26,146	29,370	32,615	35,839
Manchester-Nashua, NH	25,085	29,120	33,156	37,191
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	25,376	28,226	31,055	33,904
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	26,791	29,391	31,991	34,591
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	32,927	34,986	37,066	39,125
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	33,863	36,088	38,293	40,519
Vineland, NJ	18,700	24,253	29,786	35,340
Albuquerque, NM	30,597	33,967	37,316	40,685
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	30,015	33,197	36,359	39,541
Farmington, NM	30,826	33,946	37,045	40,165
Las Cruces, NM	28,496	31,159	33,800	36,463
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,282	34,528	36,754	39,000
Santa Fe, NM	32,698	35,236	37,752	40,290
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	27,956	31,512	35,069	38,626
Carson City, NV	28,871	32,802	36,733	40,664
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	27,768	31,159	34,528	37,919
Reno, NV	28,996	33,052	37,128	41,184
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	32,240	34,320	36,380	38,460
Binghamton, NY	32,240	34,196	36,151	38,106
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	32,511	34,674	36,837	39,000
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	32,365	34,674	36,983	39,292
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	32,719	35,256	37,794	40,332
Elmira, NY	32,282	34,799	37,295	39,812
Glens Falls, NY	32,448	34,570	36,712	38,834
Ithaca, NY	32,844	35,340	37,856	40,352
Kingston, NY	33,759	36,068	38,376	40,685
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	33,842	36,255	38,668	41,080
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	33,738	36,525	39,292	42,079
Rochester, NY	33,572	36,234	38,917	41,580
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	32,324	35,194	38,085	40,956
Syracuse, NY	33,717	35,568	37,440	39,292
Utica-Rome, NY	32,303	34,258	36,213	38,168
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	32,240	33,759	35,256	36,775
Akron, OH	25,501	28,725	31,949	35,173
Canton-Massillon, OH	25,668	28,871	32,053	35,256
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	26,562	29,453	32,365	35,256
Cleveland, OH	22,256	24,711	27,186	29,640
Columbus, OH	28,704	32,386	36,068	39,749
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	24,128	26,853	29,599	32,324
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	26,416	27,768	29,120	30,472
Lima, OH	25,668	28,080	30,472	32,885
Mansfield, OH	26,812	30,597	34,404	38,189
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	24,544	26,583	28,642	30,680
Sandusky, OH	25,189	27,623	30,056	32,490
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	22,464	24,690	26,916	29,141
Springfield, OH	24,503	26,250	27,976	29,724
Toledo, OH	25,792	28,205	30,597	33,010
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	25,959	28,205	30,431	32,677
Youngstown-Warren, OH	23,255	25,668	28,080	30,493
Enid, OK	26,978	30,223	33,468	36,712
Lawton, OK	28,288	31,138	33,988	36,837
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	26,292	28,746	31,180	33,634
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	19,781	23,130	26,458	29,807
Oklahoma City, OK	28,746	31,450	34,154	36,858
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	23,005	25,647	28,309	30,951
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	26,479	29,724	32,968	36,213
Tulsa, OK	27,207	30,140	33,072	36,005
Albany, OR	31,159	34,258	37,378	40,477
Bend, OR	31,284	34,549	37,836	41,101
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	32,968	36,276	39,583	42,890
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,701	33,405	36,109	38,813
Corvallis, OR	34,757	41,642	48,506	55,391
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	28,829	31,388	33,946	36,504
Eugene-Springfield, OR	28,746	32,594	36,463	40,311
Grants Pass, OR	31,096	34,258	37,420	40,581
Medford, OR	31,804	35,631	39,458	43,285
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	36,130	38,876	41,600	44,346
Salem, OR	30,327	33,031	35,714	38,418
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	20,863	26,063	31,284	36,484
Altoona, PA	17,077	21,092	25,085	29,100
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	17,784	23,172	28,538	33,925
Chambersburg, PA	19,656	23,380	27,124	30,847
Erie, PA	16,162	19,760	23,359	26,957
Gettysburg, PA	17,472	22,069	26,645	31,242
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	18,575	23,983	29,391	34,799
Johnstown, PA	16,890	18,949	20,988	23,047
Lancaster, PA	19,324	24,461	29,578	34,716
Lebanon, PA	18,138	23,629	29,120	34,612
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	22,444	27,644	32,864	38,064
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	16,869	19,864	22,860	25,855
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	18,700	24,024	29,349	34,674
Pittsburgh, PA	17,140	18,596	20,052	21,508
Reading, PA	18,492	23,983	29,453	34,944
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	19,053	22,984	26,936	30,868
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	16,911	19,552	22,194	24,836
State College, PA	16,536	22,173	27,789	33,426
Williamsport, PA	16,869	22,423	27,976	33,530
York-Hanover, PA	17,202	20,780	24,378	27,956
Aguadilla, PR	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Arecibo, PR	21,986	22,319	22,672	23,005
Guayama, PR	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Mayaguez, PR	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Ponce, PR	21,903	22,256	22,610	22,964
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	22,090	22,319	22,568
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	22,173	22,464	22,776	23,068
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	33,468	37,544	41,600	45,677
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	28,871	30,639	32,386	34,154
Columbia, SC	26,520	27,685	28,829	29,994
Florence, SC	22,256	24,295	26,354	28,392
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	24,128	27,644	31,138	34,653
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	23,962	26,645	29,308	31,991
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	23,608	25,813	28,039	30,244
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	20,780	22,132	23,504	24,856
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	20,800	22,839	24,898	26,936
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	23,733	26,687	29,640	32,594
Spartanburg, SC	26,832	29,786	32,740	35,693
Sumter, SC	22,256	24,295	26,354	28,392
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	28,039	30,389	32,740	35,090
Rapid City, SD	28,954	31,492	34,050	36,588
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	29,744	33,072	36,421	39,749
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	27,872	30,036	32,199	34,362
Chattanooga, TN-GA	23,109	26,791	30,452	34,133
Clarksville, TN-KY	21,965	26,021	30,056	34,112
Cleveland, TN	20,384	23,858	27,352	30,826
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	22,069	25,314	28,559	31,804
Jackson, TN	23,068	25,980	28,912	31,824
Johnson City, TN	23,671	26,666	29,682	32,677
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	23,359	26,791	30,244	33,676
Knoxville, TN	24,253	27,540	30,847	34,133
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	25,439	28,247	31,055	33,863
Morristown, TN	23,276	26,604	29,932	33,260
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	27,540	31,949	36,359	40,768
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	24,357	28,247	32,157	36,047
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	22,277	25,189	28,101	31,013
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	22,631	25,418	28,226	31,013
Abilene, TX	21,653	23,296	24,960	26,604
Amarillo, TX	21,695	23,775	25,834	27,914
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	25,460	28,933	32,407	35,880
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	23,151	25,272	27,415	29,536
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,965	24,773	27,560	30,368
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	21,133	22,901	24,690	26,458
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,236	23,900	25,543	27,207
College Station-Bryan, TX	22,256	24,232	26,188	28,164
Corpus Christi, TX	21,944	23,671	25,397	27,124
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	23,546	26,354	29,141	31,949
Eagle Pass, TX	20,988	22,360	23,754	25,127
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,860	24,919	26,957	29,016
El Paso, TX	20,967	22,818	24,648	26,500
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,236	24,128	26,021	27,914
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	23,400	25,564	27,706	29,869
Killeen-Temple, TX	23,130	26,271	29,412	32,552
Laredo, TX	20,759	22,069	23,380	24,690
Longview, TX	21,986	23,400	24,794	26,208
Lubbock, TX	22,090	24,170	26,250	28,330
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	21,133	22,901	24,690	26,458
Midland, TX	24,482	27,498	30,493	33,509
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,423	24,357	26,312	28,247
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,736	23,421	25,085	26,770
Odessa, TX	23,338	25,668	27,976	30,306
San Angelo, TX	21,570	23,796	26,000	28,226
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	26,416	29,349	32,303	35,236
Sherman-Denison, TX	23,338	26,042	28,767	31,471
Texarkana, TX-AR	22,360	24,690	27,020	29,349
Tyler, TX	21,320	23,380	25,460	27,519
Victoria, TX	22,090	23,796	25,522	27,228
Waco, TX	22,964	25,584	28,226	30,847
Wichita Falls, TX	22,132	24,024	25,917	27,810
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	26,354	31,429	36,484	41,559
Logan, UT-ID	23,296	29,328	35,381	41,413
Ogden, UT	24,024	30,722	37,399	44,096
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	22,839	28,642	34,445	40,248
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	29,079	34,050	39,000	43,972
St. George, UT	29,932	34,133	38,356	42,557
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	27,373	32,636	37,898	43,160
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	26,916	28,954	30,972	33,010
Charlottesville, VA	26,832	29,037	31,242	33,447
Harrisonburg, VA	26,936	29,058	31,200	33,322
Lynchburg, VA	26,229	28,455	30,660	32,885
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,770	28,996	31,242	33,468
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,957	29,016	31,096	33,156
Richmond, VA	27,269	29,557	31,845	34,133
Roanoke, VA	25,959	27,976	30,015	32,032
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,560	29,495	31,429	33,364
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,330	29,911	31,512	33,093
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	27,664	29,120	30,556	32,012
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	25,980	28,684	31,408	34,112
Winchester, VA-WV	25,044	28,184	31,304	34,445
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	26,687	31,388	36,068	40,768
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	35,048	38,376	41,725	45,053
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	35,652	38,231	40,831	43,410
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	34,653	37,628	40,602	43,576
Bellingham, WA	36,525	38,584	40,644	42,703
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	36,608	41,517	46,447	51,356
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	34,653	36,276	37,898	39,520
Kennewick-Richland, WA	34,674	37,066	39,458	41,850
Longview-Kelso, WA	35,340	38,044	40,768	43,472
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	36,130	40,914	45,677	50,461
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	36,421	41,309	46,218	51,106
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	42,536	46,031	49,525	53,020
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	34,965	35,964	36,983	37,981
Walla Walla, WA	34,653	36,941	39,208	41,496
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	39,104	43,535	47,986	52,416
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	34,653	36,109	37,586	39,042
Yakima, WA	34,903	37,648	40,394	43,140
Appleton, WI	25,938	28,663	31,388	34,112
Eau Claire, WI	22,069	25,293	28,538	31,762
Fond du Lac, WI	26,188	28,309	30,431	32,552
Green Bay, WI	25,044	27,768	30,514	33,239
Janesville-Beloit, WI	24,669	27,623	30,597	33,551
Kenosha, WI	24,815	27,789	30,764	33,738
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	25,148	28,309	31,492	34,653
Madison, WI	24,794	27,373	29,952	32,532
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	26,687	28,413	30,160	31,887
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	21,112	24,128	27,165	30,181
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	21,924	25,356	28,788	32,220
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	24,856	28,122	31,388	34,653
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	24,336	27,311	30,306	33,280
Sheboygan, WI	25,439	27,664	29,869	32,095
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	24,648	28,413	32,178	35,943
Wausau, WI	21,736	25,356	28,996	32,615
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	21,820	25,543	29,245	32,968
Beckley, WV	23,629	25,730	27,852	29,952
Charleston, WV	24,544	26,666	28,788	30,909
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	23,567	25,356	27,144	28,933
Morgantown, WV	26,645	28,538	30,410	32,303
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	20,031	23,026	26,021	29,016
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	20,197	23,255	26,292	29,349
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	23,400	25,252	27,124	28,975
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	24,898	27,040	29,162	31,304
Wheeling, WV-OH	23,276	25,418	27,540	29,682
Casper, WY	26,687	31,388	36,068	40,768
Cheyenne, WY	26,687	31,388	36,068	40,768
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	26,687	31,388	36,068	40,768
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	26,687	31,388	36,068	40,768

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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