SOC 35-2019 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Cooks, All Other 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): All cooks not listed separately.

Level I across metros$20,052 – $62,276Cleveland, TN to Amherst Town, MA

Median Level IV, major metros$44,117Across 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, All Other?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Cooks, All Other (SOC 35-2019) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $20,052 in Cleveland, TN to $62,276 in Amherst Town, MA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $44,117. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $40,020, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 17 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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All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Anchorage, AK	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Fairbanks-College, AK	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Anniston-Oxford, AL	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Auburn-Opelika, AL	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Birmingham, AL	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Decatur, AL	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Dothan, AL	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Gadsden, AL	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Huntsville, AL	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Mobile, AL	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Montgomery, AL	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Tuscaloosa, AL	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,656	35,236	37,836	40,415
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	27,997	32,656	37,316	41,975
Fort Smith, AR-OK	27,997	32,656	37,316	41,975
Hot Springs, AR	26,957	35,256	43,556	51,855
Jonesboro, AR	33,447	35,548	37,648	39,749
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	27,290	33,884	40,477	47,071
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	27,623	33,884	40,165	46,426
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	24,586	31,055	37,524	43,992
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	27,685	33,156	38,626	44,096
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	30,930	33,280	35,610	37,960
Flagstaff, AZ	30,868	33,572	36,255	38,959
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	30,868	33,572	36,255	38,959
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	38,085	42,100	46,114	50,128
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	36,421	40,664	44,887	49,130
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	31,741	36,213	40,685	45,157
Tucson, AZ	34,196	38,792	43,389	47,986
Yuma, AZ	36,192	40,540	44,866	49,213
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	36,442	39,042	41,621	44,221
Chico, CA	36,879	39,604	42,349	45,074
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,192	38,168	40,165	42,141
El Centro, CA	36,525	38,959	41,372	43,805
Fresno, CA	36,276	39,791	43,306	46,821
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	35,818	37,877	39,916	41,975
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	36,608	39,396	42,183	44,970
Merced, CA	36,276	39,957	43,660	47,341
Modesto, CA	41,788	44,076	46,343	48,631
Napa, CA	38,376	41,164	43,930	46,717
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,044	40,872	43,680	46,509
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,482	39,167	40,831	42,516
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	36,504	39,229	41,954	44,679
Redding, CA	36,796	39,084	41,351	43,639
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	36,484	38,293	40,103	41,912
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	37,711	38,980	40,269	41,538
Salinas, CA	37,544	40,165	42,765	45,386
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	37,440	39,999	42,536	45,095
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	42,453	44,512	46,592	48,652
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	43,535	46,135	48,735	51,335
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	37,503	39,895	42,308	44,700
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	41,954	44,325	46,696	49,068
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	36,047	38,376	40,727	43,056
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	42,141	44,783	47,445	50,087
Stockton-Lodi, CA	40,664	43,181	45,677	48,194
Vallejo, CA	40,789	43,306	45,844	48,360
Visalia, CA	35,714	37,232	38,751	40,269
Yuba City, CA	37,544	39,104	40,685	42,245
Boulder, CO	39,021	42,682	46,364	50,024
Colorado Springs, CO	32,906	37,586	42,245	46,925
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	41,684	44,388	47,071	49,775
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,989	37,607	42,224	46,842
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	33,280	37,877	42,495	47,092
Grand Junction, CO	33,280	37,877	42,495	47,092
Greeley, CO	35,818	40,248	44,679	49,109
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	37,128	41,268	45,407	49,546
Pueblo, CO	30,805	33,447	36,068	38,709
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,844	37,544	42,245	46,946
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	34,029	36,088	38,127	40,186
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,050	36,983	39,895	42,828
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,778	38,252	41,746	45,220
New Haven, CT	35,964	39,271	42,557	45,864
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,445	37,648	40,852	44,055
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,071	37,232	40,373	43,535
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	31,096	35,402	39,708	44,013
Dover, DE	31,762	36,068	40,394	44,700
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	34,965	39,500	44,055	48,589
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	33,447	37,232	41,039	44,824
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	31,824	35,215	38,584	41,975
Gainesville, FL	30,410	35,215	40,020	44,824
Homosassa Springs, FL	30,098	34,487	38,896	43,285
Jacksonville, FL	29,120	35,215	41,330	47,424
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	31,741	35,215	38,709	42,183
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	32,053	37,399	42,744	48,090
Naples-Marco Island, FL	32,282	37,565	42,828	48,111
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	29,807	34,612	39,437	44,242
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	31,637	35,860	40,103	44,325
Ocala, FL	32,428	34,965	37,503	40,040
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	33,072	35,090	37,128	39,146
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	33,176	35,444	37,690	39,957
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	31,596	36,359	41,122	45,885
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	31,596	36,359	41,122	45,885
Port St. Lucie, FL	32,344	37,669	42,994	48,319
Punta Gorda, FL	36,338	39,333	42,349	45,344
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	33,280	36,317	39,375	42,412
Sebring, FL	32,407	35,298	38,189	41,080
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	31,804	36,546	41,268	46,010
Tallahassee, FL	31,596	36,359	41,122	45,885
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	30,680	35,152	39,604	44,076
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	30,805	34,362	37,898	41,455
Albany, GA	30,826	34,778	38,751	42,703
Athens-Clarke County, GA	31,471	35,423	39,354	43,306
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	33,530	36,796	40,061	43,327
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	30,826	34,778	38,751	42,703
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	30,826	34,778	38,751	42,703
Columbus, GA-AL	31,970	35,735	39,500	43,264
Dalton, GA	25,314	29,370	33,426	37,482
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	25,709	29,620	33,530	37,440
Gainesville, GA	31,679	35,568	39,437	43,327
Hinesville, GA	30,826	34,778	38,751	42,703
Macon-Bibb County, GA	32,448	36,068	39,687	43,306
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,784	34,840	38,896	42,952
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	29,744	33,738	37,711	41,704
Rome, GA	29,786	33,842	37,898	41,954
Savannah, GA	30,826	34,778	38,751	42,703
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,597	32,760	34,903	37,066
Valdosta, GA	30,826	34,778	38,751	42,703
Warner Robins, GA	30,826	34,778	38,751	42,703
Guam MSA	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	35,111	38,584	42,037	45,511
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	35,111	38,584	42,037	45,511
Urban Honolulu, HI	35,194	38,460	41,704	44,970
Ames, IA	24,128	26,957	29,765	32,594
Cedar Rapids, IA	24,524	27,373	30,244	33,093
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	24,524	27,373	30,244	33,093
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	24,836	27,477	30,140	32,781
Dubuque, IA	24,524	27,373	30,244	33,093
Iowa City, IA	24,524	27,373	30,244	33,093
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	24,024	27,436	30,847	34,258
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	23,941	26,812	29,661	32,532
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	23,920	26,437	28,975	31,492
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	24,732	27,685	30,660	33,613
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	24,420	27,269	30,140	32,989
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	24,524	27,373	30,244	33,093
Boise City, ID	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Coeur d'Alene, ID	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Idaho Falls, ID	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Lewiston, ID-WA	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Pocatello, ID	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Twin Falls, ID	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Bloomington, IL	35,173	39,292	43,431	47,549
Champaign-Urbana, IL	35,173	39,292	43,431	47,549
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	35,485	37,690	39,916	42,120
Decatur, IL	35,173	39,292	43,431	47,549
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,173	39,292	43,431	47,549
Kankakee, IL	35,360	37,586	39,812	42,037
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,032	35,194	38,335	41,496
Peoria, IL	35,173	39,292	43,431	47,549
Rockford, IL	35,360	37,586	39,832	42,058
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,173	39,292	43,431	47,549
Springfield, IL	35,173	39,292	43,431	47,549
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,823	37,420	42,037	46,634
Bloomington, IN	38,688	42,828	46,946	51,085
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	33,135	37,586	42,016	46,468
Columbus, IN	38,688	42,828	46,946	51,085
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	38,688	42,828	46,946	51,085
Evansville, IN	38,688	42,828	46,946	51,085
Fort Wayne, IN	38,688	42,828	46,946	51,085
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	38,688	42,828	46,946	51,085
Kokomo, IN	38,688	42,828	46,946	51,085
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	35,423	37,752	40,082	42,412
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	35,402	37,628	39,874	42,100
Muncie, IN	38,688	42,828	46,946	51,085
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,402	37,773	40,124	42,495
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	31,346	34,133	36,941	39,728
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,133	39,520	44,887	50,274
Terre Haute, IN	38,688	42,828	46,946	51,085
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Lawrence, KS	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Manhattan, KS	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Topeka, KS	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Wichita, KS	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Bowling Green, KY	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,869	36,088	42,308	48,527
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Elizabethtown, KY	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Lexington-Fayette, KY	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Owensboro, KY	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Paducah, KY-IL	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	25,876	31,533	37,191	42,848
Alexandria, LA	25,127	28,372	31,596	34,840
Baton Rouge, LA	26,396	29,266	32,136	35,007
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	25,044	28,164	31,263	34,383
Hammond, LA	26,084	29,266	32,469	35,652
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	25,002	27,477	29,932	32,407
Lafayette, LA	25,460	27,269	29,079	30,888
Lake Charles, LA	24,815	27,581	30,327	33,093
Monroe, LA	25,127	28,372	31,596	34,840
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	26,063	29,495	32,906	36,338
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	25,210	28,392	31,596	34,778
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	24,274	27,852	31,450	35,028
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	26,000	29,349	32,677	36,026
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	25,148	27,956	30,764	33,572
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	62,276	64,501	66,748	68,973
Barnstable Town, MA	58,927	62,504	66,103	69,680
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	59,197	62,400	65,624	68,828
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	60,216	63,087	65,957	68,828
Pittsfield, MA	62,276	64,501	66,748	68,973
Springfield, MA	62,276	64,501	66,748	68,973
Worcester, MA	62,276	64,501	66,748	68,973
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	34,924	38,751	42,557	46,384
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	30,868	34,383	37,898	41,413
Lexington Park, MD	31,325	34,944	38,564	42,183
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	32,012	32,636	33,239	33,863
Salisbury, MD	31,679	32,428	33,176	33,925
Bangor, ME	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Portland-South Portland, ME	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Ann Arbor, MI	34,778	36,983	39,167	41,372
Battle Creek, MI	31,388	34,695	38,002	41,309
Bay City, MI	31,159	34,466	37,752	41,060
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	32,220	35,215	38,210	41,205
Flint, MI	30,223	33,863	37,524	41,164
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	31,679	34,840	38,023	41,184
Jackson, MI	32,490	35,485	38,460	41,455
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	32,032	35,568	39,125	42,661
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	31,346	34,778	38,189	41,621
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,722	34,154	37,607	41,039
Midland, MI	31,159	34,466	37,752	41,060
Monroe, MI	33,072	35,984	38,896	41,808
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	32,927	36,317	39,687	43,077
Niles, MI	31,159	34,466	37,752	41,060
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,285	32,989	35,693	38,397
Saginaw, MI	27,290	30,701	34,112	37,524
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,677	35,672	38,668	41,663
Traverse City, MI	31,159	34,466	37,752	41,060
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,285	32,989	35,693	38,397
Duluth, MN-WI	32,136	35,860	39,562	43,285
Mankato, MN	32,053	36,255	40,477	44,679
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	31,949	35,652	39,354	43,056
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,282	35,631	38,980	42,328
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	33,572	37,586	41,600	45,615
Rochester, MN	32,136	35,860	39,562	43,285
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,053	36,255	40,477	44,679
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,532	36,047	39,583	43,098
St. Cloud, MN	32,428	35,652	38,896	42,120
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	33,863	39,333	44,804	50,274
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,154	39,479	44,783	50,108
Columbia, MO	33,863	39,333	44,804	50,274
Jefferson City, MO	33,863	39,333	44,804	50,274
Joplin, MO-KS	33,863	39,333	44,804	50,274
Kansas City, MO-KS	33,863	39,333	44,804	50,274
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,112	39,416	44,720	50,024
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,863	39,333	44,804	50,274
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,863	39,333	44,804	50,274
Springfield, MO	33,863	39,333	44,804	50,274
St. Joseph, MO-KS	33,863	39,333	44,804	50,274
St. Louis, MO-IL	33,863	39,333	44,804	50,274
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	27,602	30,764	33,925	37,087
Hattiesburg, MS	27,540	30,888	34,237	37,586
Jackson, MS	27,831	31,325	34,820	38,314
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	28,018	31,263	34,528	37,773
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	27,893	31,263	34,632	38,002
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,031	35,340	37,628	39,936
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,053	34,716	37,357	40,020
Billings, MT	29,807	35,069	40,332	45,594
Bozeman, MT	34,050	43,410	52,791	62,151
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	30,764	37,399	44,034	50,669
Great Falls, MT	30,056	36,525	42,994	49,463
Helena, MT	32,719	40,914	49,109	57,304
Missoula, MT	31,450	37,794	44,159	50,503
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,719	40,623	48,548	56,452
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	34,445	40,664	46,863	53,082
Asheville, NC	23,047	27,831	32,615	37,399
Burlington, NC	23,047	27,831	32,615	37,399
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,002	29,474	33,946	38,418
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	26,375	30,888	35,402	39,916
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	25,002	30,098	35,173	40,269
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,168	29,328	33,509	37,669
Fayetteville, NC	23,047	27,831	32,615	37,399
Goldsboro, NC	23,380	27,373	31,346	35,340
Greensboro-High Point, NC	26,021	31,055	36,109	41,143
Greenville, NC	23,047	27,831	32,615	37,399
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	27,082	31,076	35,090	39,084
Jacksonville, NC	23,047	27,831	32,615	37,399
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	28,247	33,052	37,836	42,640
Raleigh-Cary, NC	24,877	29,432	34,008	38,564
Rocky Mount, NC	23,463	27,477	31,492	35,506
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,751	30,327	34,903	39,479
Wilmington, NC	23,047	27,831	32,615	37,399
Winston-Salem, NC	25,584	30,036	34,508	38,959
Bismarck, ND	42,204	44,200	46,176	48,173
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,061	42,848	45,656	48,444
Fargo, ND-MN	40,269	42,349	44,450	46,530
Grand Forks, ND-MN	34,924	39,416	43,930	48,423
Minot, ND	42,204	44,200	46,176	48,173
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,204	44,200	46,176	48,173
Grand Island, NE	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Lincoln, NE	28,621	35,568	42,536	49,484
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	25,397	31,845	38,272	44,720
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Omaha, NE-IA	25,127	31,492	37,856	44,221
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,621	35,568	42,536	49,484
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Manchester-Nashua, NH	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	35,132	39,437	43,743	48,048
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	35,152	39,479	43,784	48,111
Vineland, NJ	32,032	36,317	40,602	44,887
Albuquerque, NM	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Farmington, NM	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Las Cruces, NM	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Santa Fe, NM	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	39,104	44,554	50,024	55,474
Carson City, NV	39,146	44,637	50,108	55,599
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	41,164	45,968	50,773	55,578
Reno, NV	39,146	44,637	50,108	55,599
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	35,402	39,104	42,828	46,530
Binghamton, NY	37,170	41,871	46,572	51,272
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	34,924	38,023	41,143	44,242
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	35,610	40,540	45,490	50,420
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	37,108	41,039	44,970	48,901
Elmira, NY	35,048	39,999	44,970	49,920
Glens Falls, NY	35,839	39,458	43,077	46,696
Ithaca, NY	34,820	39,687	44,533	49,400
Kingston, NY	35,610	38,543	41,496	44,429
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	36,109	38,813	41,538	44,242
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	36,525	40,706	44,908	49,088
Rochester, NY	36,567	39,936	43,306	46,676
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	36,567	40,103	43,660	47,196
Syracuse, NY	39,895	45,220	50,565	55,890
Utica-Rome, NY	36,567	41,767	46,946	52,146
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	39,708	44,554	49,380	54,226
Akron, OH	32,428	36,130	39,832	43,535
Canton-Massillon, OH	31,325	34,674	38,044	41,392
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	32,095	36,504	40,935	45,344
Cleveland, OH	32,469	36,255	40,040	43,826
Columbus, OH	32,469	35,984	39,520	43,036
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	32,116	36,192	40,269	44,346
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	32,012	34,736	37,461	40,186
Lima, OH	34,944	39,000	43,056	47,112
Mansfield, OH	32,032	36,026	40,020	44,013
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	32,573	36,317	40,040	43,784
Sandusky, OH	32,282	35,589	38,876	42,183
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	31,866	35,444	39,000	42,578
Springfield, OH	32,324	36,359	40,415	44,450
Toledo, OH	33,218	36,858	40,498	44,138
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,924	39,063	43,181	47,320
Youngstown-Warren, OH	32,428	36,130	39,832	43,535
Enid, OK	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Lawton, OK	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Oklahoma City, OK	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Tulsa, OK	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Albany, OR	33,613	36,338	39,042	41,767
Bend, OR	33,156	35,984	38,834	41,663
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,151	39,042	41,912	44,804
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,005	38,876	41,725	44,596
Corvallis, OR	33,676	36,151	38,626	41,101
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,444	38,397	41,351	44,304
Eugene-Springfield, OR	34,362	37,191	40,040	42,869
Grants Pass, OR	33,655	36,234	38,813	41,392
Medford, OR	33,322	35,839	38,335	40,852
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	37,815	40,373	42,932	45,490
Salem, OR	36,192	39,042	41,912	44,762
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	31,845	34,820	37,773	40,748
Altoona, PA	24,940	27,976	31,034	34,071
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	27,415	31,242	35,048	38,876
Chambersburg, PA	26,895	30,202	33,509	36,816
Erie, PA	29,100	33,447	37,815	42,162
Gettysburg, PA	28,892	32,116	35,340	38,564
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	28,704	31,554	34,383	37,232
Johnstown, PA	28,684	33,655	38,605	43,576
Lancaster, PA	30,888	34,133	37,378	40,623
Lebanon, PA	28,871	32,428	35,964	39,520
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	27,228	31,325	35,423	39,520
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,957	31,804	36,629	41,476
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	31,741	36,026	40,332	44,616
Pittsburgh, PA	29,100	33,447	37,815	42,162
Reading, PA	28,559	32,740	36,900	41,080
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	27,831	31,949	36,088	40,207
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	28,829	33,530	38,252	42,952
State College, PA	24,981	28,434	31,908	35,360
Williamsport, PA	22,797	27,207	31,637	36,047
York-Hanover, PA	29,183	32,656	36,109	39,583
Aguadilla, PR	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Arecibo, PR	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Guayama, PR	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Mayaguez, PR	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Ponce, PR	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	58,927	62,504	66,103	69,680
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Columbia, SC	29,183	34,008	38,813	43,639
Florence, SC	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,079	34,736	40,394	46,052
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,640	34,424	39,229	44,013
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Spartanburg, SC	29,058	34,175	39,271	44,388
Sumter, SC	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Rapid City, SD	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Chattanooga, TN-GA	27,269	30,743	34,196	37,669
Clarksville, TN-KY	24,773	28,413	32,074	35,714
Cleveland, TN	20,052	23,421	26,812	30,181
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	25,522	29,703	33,904	38,085
Jackson, TN	23,796	28,684	33,572	38,460
Johnson City, TN	25,044	29,162	33,301	37,420
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	24,191	28,476	32,760	37,045
Knoxville, TN	22,506	27,332	32,178	37,004
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	33,592	35,652	37,690	39,749
Morristown, TN	23,920	28,434	32,948	37,461
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	21,965	26,916	31,887	36,837
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	22,506	27,498	32,511	37,503
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	22,277	27,311	32,344	37,378
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	24,794	29,620	34,445	39,271
Abilene, TX	24,628	28,184	31,720	35,277
Amarillo, TX	24,856	27,893	30,930	33,967
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	28,413	32,344	36,276	40,207
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	26,645	29,536	32,428	35,319
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,002	28,517	32,012	35,527
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	22,444	25,127	27,810	30,493
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,293	28,642	31,991	35,340
College Station-Bryan, TX	25,085	26,895	28,684	30,493
Corpus Christi, TX	24,690	26,832	28,996	31,138
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	29,661	32,199	34,716	37,253
Eagle Pass, TX	21,196	23,962	26,749	29,516
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,229	29,224	32,240	35,236
El Paso, TX	23,192	25,418	27,664	29,890
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,144	30,535	33,925	37,316
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	26,812	29,703	32,573	35,464
Killeen-Temple, TX	25,252	29,370	33,468	37,586
Laredo, TX	20,197	23,026	25,834	28,663
Longview, TX	24,212	27,789	31,367	34,944
Lubbock, TX	24,045	26,000	27,976	29,932
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	22,444	25,127	27,810	30,493
Midland, TX	28,226	33,072	37,898	42,744
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,336	28,205	32,074	35,943
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,106	28,725	32,324	35,943
Odessa, TX	26,396	30,847	35,277	39,728
San Angelo, TX	24,940	28,351	31,783	35,194
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	26,208	29,682	33,176	36,650
Sherman-Denison, TX	29,204	31,887	34,591	37,274
Texarkana, TX-AR	23,629	27,311	30,972	34,653
Tyler, TX	24,149	27,560	30,992	34,404
Victoria, TX	24,773	27,540	30,306	33,072
Waco, TX	24,794	28,455	32,116	35,776
Wichita Falls, TX	24,420	28,226	32,012	35,818
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Logan, UT-ID	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Ogden, UT	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
St. George, UT	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	28,164	35,194	42,224	49,255
Charlottesville, VA	30,202	39,084	47,965	56,847
Harrisonburg, VA	33,343	41,268	49,213	57,138
Lynchburg, VA	31,492	40,872	50,253	59,634
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,495	34,674	39,832	45,012
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,368	35,506	40,664	45,802
Richmond, VA	29,828	37,274	44,741	52,188
Roanoke, VA	28,580	38,501	48,402	58,324
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,936	34,071	41,184	48,319
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,895	34,092	41,288	48,485
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	33,343	41,268	49,213	57,138
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	26,021	30,264	34,487	38,730
Winchester, VA-WV	30,618	35,277	39,957	44,616
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	41,101	47,653	54,205	60,757
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	35,818	38,356	40,872	43,410
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	35,943	39,541	43,119	46,717
Bellingham, WA	42,495	46,759	51,002	55,266
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	48,298	50,378	52,458	54,538
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,146	42,516	45,864	49,234
Kennewick-Richland, WA	45,989	49,192	52,396	55,599
Longview-Kelso, WA	37,898	40,498	43,098	45,698
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	48,236	50,586	52,936	55,287
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	48,943	50,815	52,708	54,580
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	51,480	52,624	53,768	54,912
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	45,989	49,192	52,396	55,599
Walla Walla, WA	45,989	49,192	52,396	55,599
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	50,836	52,479	54,122	55,765
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	38,896	42,120	45,344	48,568
Yakima, WA	39,063	42,412	45,781	49,130
Appleton, WI	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
Eau Claire, WI	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
Fond du Lac, WI	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
Green Bay, WI	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
Janesville-Beloit, WI	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
Kenosha, WI	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
Madison, WI	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
Sheboygan, WI	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,992	35,548	40,124	44,679
Wausau, WI	30,909	35,090	39,250	43,431
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	31,304	35,152	38,980	42,828
Beckley, WV	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Charleston, WV	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Morgantown, WV	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Wheeling, WV-OH	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Casper, WY	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Cheyenne, WY	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	29,058	34,071	39,104	44,117

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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