SOC 35-2021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Food Preparation Workers 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): Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.

Level I across metros$18,242 – $38,730Alexandria, LA to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$38,210Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Food Preparation Workers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Food Preparation Workers (SOC 35-2021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $18,242 in Alexandria, LA to $38,730 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $38,210. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $34,924, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 14 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	31,804	35,152	38,501	41,850
Anchorage, AK	31,284	33,988	36,692	39,396
Fairbanks-College, AK	32,199	34,424	36,629	38,855
Anniston-Oxford, AL	20,072	23,317	26,541	29,786
Auburn-Opelika, AL	21,008	24,773	28,517	32,282
Birmingham, AL	22,132	26,167	30,202	34,237
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	21,258	25,106	28,933	32,781
Decatur, AL	21,404	25,023	28,663	32,282
Dothan, AL	20,052	23,234	26,416	29,599
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	20,218	23,796	27,373	30,951
Gadsden, AL	19,282	22,880	26,500	30,098
Huntsville, AL	22,693	26,624	30,556	34,487
Mobile, AL	21,175	24,773	28,372	31,970
Montgomery, AL	20,509	23,837	27,165	30,493
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	20,197	22,880	25,584	28,268
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	20,031	22,943	25,834	28,746
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	20,114	22,797	25,460	28,143
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	20,176	22,901	25,626	28,351
Tuscaloosa, AL	20,884	24,732	28,559	32,407
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,463	25,418	27,394	29,349
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	26,832	29,432	32,053	34,653
Fort Smith, AR-OK	23,900	26,084	28,288	30,472
Hot Springs, AR	23,983	26,084	28,205	30,306
Jonesboro, AR	24,898	27,040	29,204	31,346
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	25,647	27,935	30,244	32,532
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,920	25,605	27,269	28,954
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,692	25,272	26,853	28,434
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,920	25,896	27,852	29,828
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	30,868	32,844	34,840	36,816
Flagstaff, AZ	32,885	35,444	38,002	40,560
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	31,991	33,592	35,215	36,816
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	33,176	35,818	38,480	41,122
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	31,783	34,071	36,359	38,647
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	30,972	32,511	34,029	35,568
Tucson, AZ	31,575	33,780	35,964	38,168
Yuma, AZ	31,013	33,218	35,402	37,607
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	34,528	36,608	38,688	40,768
Chico, CA	34,487	36,733	39,000	41,247
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,423	37,420	39,396	41,392
El Centro, CA	34,757	37,669	40,581	43,493
Fresno, CA	34,591	37,503	40,436	43,348
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	35,111	37,940	40,789	43,618
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	36,525	38,855	41,205	43,535
Merced, CA	34,653	37,378	40,124	42,848
Modesto, CA	34,986	37,690	40,394	43,098
Napa, CA	36,941	40,581	44,200	47,840
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,090	37,170	39,250	41,330
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,527	37,565	39,583	41,621
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	35,069	37,690	40,311	42,932
Redding, CA	34,528	36,400	38,272	40,144
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	34,674	37,565	40,477	43,368
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	35,319	37,940	40,581	43,202
Salinas, CA	35,693	38,397	41,101	43,805
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	36,317	38,584	40,872	43,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	37,108	40,186	43,264	46,343
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	38,730	42,183	45,636	49,088
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	35,527	38,418	41,309	44,200
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	35,943	38,980	42,037	45,074
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	35,381	38,085	40,810	43,514
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	36,775	40,103	43,410	46,738
Stockton-Lodi, CA	35,277	37,877	40,477	43,077
Vallejo, CA	36,005	38,688	41,351	44,034
Visalia, CA	34,487	36,941	39,396	41,850
Yuba City, CA	35,048	37,316	39,604	41,871
Boulder, CO	34,736	38,335	41,933	45,532
Colorado Springs, CO	33,488	36,380	39,271	42,162
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	32,823	36,629	40,436	44,242
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,012	35,402	38,772	42,162
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	31,970	34,861	37,773	40,664
Grand Junction, CO	31,616	34,216	36,816	39,416
Greeley, CO	33,384	36,712	40,061	43,389
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	33,197	38,064	42,952	47,820
Pueblo, CO	30,992	33,884	36,775	39,666
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	33,031	37,004	40,976	44,949
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	35,776	37,940	40,103	42,266
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,695	36,504	38,335	40,144
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,341	36,234	38,106	39,999
New Haven, CT	34,674	38,168	41,642	45,136
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,445	36,484	38,543	40,581
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,965	36,421	37,898	39,354
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	33,156	35,901	38,668	41,413
Dover, DE	31,471	33,488	35,485	37,503
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,928	34,071	36,234	38,376
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	29,120	32,344	35,568	38,792
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	29,391	32,740	36,088	39,437
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	29,620	31,991	34,341	36,712
Gainesville, FL	28,996	31,596	34,216	36,816
Homosassa Springs, FL	28,330	30,930	33,509	36,109
Jacksonville, FL	29,744	32,636	35,527	38,418
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	28,247	30,888	33,530	36,172
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	29,453	32,469	35,464	38,480
Naples-Marco Island, FL	31,720	34,903	38,106	41,288
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	28,288	31,138	33,988	36,837
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	31,845	34,445	37,045	39,645
Ocala, FL	28,351	31,055	33,780	36,484
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	28,788	31,679	34,570	37,461
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	28,538	31,720	34,903	38,085
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	28,205	31,013	33,821	36,629
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	28,808	31,325	33,821	36,338
Port St. Lucie, FL	30,223	33,031	35,860	38,668
Punta Gorda, FL	29,828	32,615	35,423	38,210
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	30,223	32,844	35,464	38,085
Sebring, FL	27,748	30,119	32,490	34,861
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	29,536	33,384	37,232	41,080
Tallahassee, FL	27,498	30,140	32,760	35,402
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	29,474	32,428	35,402	38,356
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	29,058	31,700	34,362	37,004
Albany, GA	23,775	27,228	30,701	34,154
Athens-Clarke County, GA	24,773	28,080	31,408	34,716
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	28,413	31,887	35,360	38,834
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	24,461	28,080	31,720	35,340
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	25,002	28,184	31,367	34,549
Columbus, GA-AL	21,279	24,898	28,538	32,157
Dalton, GA	23,463	26,687	29,890	33,114
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	24,066	27,581	31,096	34,612
Gainesville, GA	27,373	30,805	34,216	37,648
Hinesville, GA	24,420	27,477	30,556	33,613
Macon-Bibb County, GA	24,628	28,018	31,408	34,799
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	24,295	27,394	30,493	33,592
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	24,628	27,810	30,972	34,154
Rome, GA	24,378	27,394	30,389	33,405
Savannah, GA	26,333	29,786	33,260	36,712
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	24,919	27,768	30,597	33,447
Valdosta, GA	23,068	26,104	29,141	32,178
Warner Robins, GA	25,085	28,621	32,157	35,693
Guam MSA	20,904	21,674	22,464	23,234
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	32,344	37,960	43,556	49,172
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	35,215	41,663	48,090	54,538
Urban Honolulu, HI	31,034	35,527	40,040	44,533
Ames, IA	27,228	29,890	32,532	35,194
Cedar Rapids, IA	25,688	28,788	31,887	34,986
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	28,704	30,660	32,636	34,591
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	27,748	31,242	34,757	38,252
Dubuque, IA	27,706	30,847	33,988	37,128
Iowa City, IA	27,332	31,138	34,924	38,730
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	23,546	26,583	29,599	32,636
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	23,400	26,500	29,578	32,677
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	27,581	30,036	32,490	34,944
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	24,648	27,644	30,639	33,634
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	24,815	27,664	30,514	33,364
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	25,293	28,788	32,303	35,797
Boise City, ID	25,460	29,682	33,884	38,106
Coeur d'Alene, ID	26,000	30,576	35,152	39,728
Idaho Falls, ID	23,796	27,789	31,783	35,776
Lewiston, ID-WA	25,335	29,620	33,925	38,210
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	23,588	26,936	30,264	33,613
Pocatello, ID	23,504	27,186	30,847	34,528
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	22,568	26,021	29,495	32,948
Twin Falls, ID	24,628	28,205	31,762	35,340
Bloomington, IL	31,200	32,386	33,592	34,778
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	32,677	34,175	35,652
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	30,930	33,946	36,941	39,957
Decatur, IL	31,284	32,823	34,383	35,922
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,178	33,156	34,133
Kankakee, IL	31,200	32,365	33,509	34,674
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,074	32,948	33,821
Peoria, IL	31,200	32,615	34,050	35,464
Rockford, IL	31,242	32,781	34,320	35,860
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,053	32,927	33,780
Springfield, IL	31,200	32,511	33,842	35,152
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,240	33,301	34,341
Bloomington, IN	24,440	27,831	31,200	34,591
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	23,588	26,728	29,848	32,989
Columbus, IN	25,647	28,829	32,032	35,215
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	26,999	29,973	32,927	35,901
Evansville, IN	23,920	26,957	30,015	33,052
Fort Wayne, IN	23,754	27,768	31,804	35,818
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	25,293	28,954	32,636	36,296
Kokomo, IN	25,376	28,538	31,679	34,840
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	23,900	27,456	31,034	34,591
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	24,420	27,207	29,994	32,781
Muncie, IN	23,608	26,458	29,328	32,178
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	24,024	26,687	29,349	32,012
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	25,480	28,621	31,783	34,924
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	23,255	26,292	29,349	32,386
Terre Haute, IN	23,234	26,396	29,557	32,719
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	23,088	26,063	29,058	32,032
Lawrence, KS	24,648	27,956	31,263	34,570
Manhattan, KS	22,860	26,104	29,349	32,594
Topeka, KS	25,376	28,746	32,136	35,506
Wichita, KS	24,128	27,644	31,180	34,695
Bowling Green, KY	21,112	24,544	27,956	31,388
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	20,343	23,359	26,396	29,412
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	19,677	22,423	25,168	27,914
Elizabethtown, KY	21,175	23,900	26,624	29,349
Lexington-Fayette, KY	22,527	25,855	29,204	32,532
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	23,338	27,436	31,533	35,631
Owensboro, KY	21,632	24,919	28,184	31,471
Paducah, KY-IL	21,591	25,023	28,455	31,887
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	20,343	23,005	25,668	28,330
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	20,530	23,130	25,730	28,330
Alexandria, LA	18,242	20,592	22,964	25,314
Baton Rouge, LA	20,530	23,234	25,917	28,621
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	18,304	20,634	22,964	25,293
Hammond, LA	18,720	21,736	24,773	27,789
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	18,887	21,508	24,108	26,728
Lafayette, LA	18,949	21,882	24,836	27,768
Lake Charles, LA	19,698	22,922	26,146	29,370
Monroe, LA	18,970	21,736	24,482	27,248
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	20,114	23,608	27,124	30,618
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	18,471	20,800	23,151	25,480
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	18,991	22,360	25,709	29,079
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	19,948	23,151	26,333	29,536
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	18,991	20,946	22,922	24,877
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	35,028	37,440	39,874	42,287
Barnstable Town, MA	34,674	37,815	40,956	44,096
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	34,882	38,231	41,600	44,949
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	35,423	39,188	42,932	46,696
Pittsfield, MA	32,823	36,109	39,375	42,661
Springfield, MA	32,927	35,714	38,480	41,268
Worcester, MA	33,343	36,005	38,688	41,351
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	32,344	34,612	36,900	39,167
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	26,874	29,703	32,511	35,340
Lexington Park, MD	31,367	33,218	35,069	36,920
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	31,450	33,509	35,548	37,607
Salisbury, MD	31,200	32,448	33,696	34,944
Bangor, ME	32,032	34,112	36,213	38,293
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	31,700	33,967	36,255	38,522
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,676	36,172	38,647
Portland-South Portland, ME	33,884	36,484	39,084	41,684
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	31,284	33,821	36,380	38,917
Ann Arbor, MI	27,831	30,972	34,133	37,274
Battle Creek, MI	26,271	28,372	30,452	32,552
Bay City, MI	25,959	27,976	29,994	32,012
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	28,101	30,888	33,655	36,442
Flint, MI	26,645	29,412	32,199	34,965
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	27,269	30,285	33,280	36,296
Jackson, MI	26,770	29,516	32,240	34,986
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	26,604	29,620	32,656	35,672
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	26,583	29,183	31,783	34,383
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,021	28,060	30,098	32,136
Midland, MI	26,125	28,018	29,890	31,783
Monroe, MI	26,749	28,871	30,972	33,093
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	26,416	28,933	31,450	33,967
Niles, MI	26,812	29,141	31,450	33,780
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,271	28,143	30,015	31,887
Saginaw, MI	25,980	28,018	30,077	32,116
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,042	27,872	29,682	31,512
Traverse City, MI	27,144	30,202	33,260	36,317
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,479	28,767	31,055	33,343
Duluth, MN-WI	27,498	30,660	33,800	36,962
Mankato, MN	27,976	30,888	33,780	36,692
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	30,181	33,260	36,359	39,437
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	27,727	30,639	33,551	36,463
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	27,186	30,452	33,738	37,004
Rochester, MN	28,538	32,157	35,797	39,416
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	28,018	31,284	34,528	37,794
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	27,664	30,597	33,530	36,463
St. Cloud, MN	28,392	31,284	34,196	37,087
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	28,600	30,077	31,533	33,010
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	30,493	32,365	34,258
Columbia, MO	28,621	30,514	32,407	34,300
Jefferson City, MO	28,600	30,722	32,823	34,944
Joplin, MO-KS	28,455	30,639	32,844	35,028
Kansas City, MO-KS	27,935	31,034	34,154	37,253
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	30,306	31,991	33,696
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	30,119	31,658	33,176
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	30,556	32,511	34,466
Springfield, MO	28,892	33,301	37,690	42,100
St. Joseph, MO-KS	28,496	30,348	32,178	34,029
St. Louis, MO-IL	30,098	32,220	34,341	36,463
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	20,509	23,567	26,645	29,703
Hattiesburg, MS	20,634	24,836	29,058	33,260
Jackson, MS	19,615	23,567	27,498	31,450
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	19,199	22,069	24,960	27,831
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	18,637	21,549	24,440	27,352
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	20,655	23,692	26,749	29,786
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	19,864	22,610	25,335	28,080
Billings, MT	26,437	30,223	33,988	37,773
Bozeman, MT	29,703	33,884	38,044	42,224
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	26,271	28,788	31,325	33,842
Great Falls, MT	25,272	28,226	31,200	34,154
Helena, MT	26,437	29,932	33,405	36,900
Missoula, MT	27,082	30,639	34,175	37,732
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	26,250	29,557	32,864	36,172
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	26,125	29,141	32,136	35,152
Asheville, NC	26,978	29,973	32,948	35,943
Burlington, NC	24,108	27,394	30,701	33,988
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	21,216	24,544	27,893	31,221
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	24,586	28,933	33,260	37,607
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	26,812	30,618	34,404	38,210
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	21,695	25,376	29,079	32,760
Fayetteville, NC	22,048	25,314	28,600	31,866
Goldsboro, NC	21,653	24,960	28,268	31,575
Greensboro-High Point, NC	25,460	28,684	31,887	35,111
Greenville, NC	22,922	26,312	29,682	33,072
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	22,568	25,751	28,954	32,136
Jacksonville, NC	20,967	24,336	27,706	31,076
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	23,588	26,770	29,932	33,114
Raleigh-Cary, NC	23,130	27,124	31,138	35,132
Rocky Mount, NC	22,714	25,917	29,120	32,324
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	22,111	25,397	28,684	31,970
Wilmington, NC	25,460	29,266	33,072	36,879
Winston-Salem, NC	25,917	29,183	32,448	35,714
Bismarck, ND	31,034	34,237	37,420	40,623
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	26,645	29,973	33,280	36,608
Fargo, ND-MN	28,912	32,615	36,317	40,020
Grand Forks, ND-MN	28,725	31,949	35,173	38,397
Minot, ND	30,119	33,176	36,213	39,271
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	27,456	30,826	34,175	37,544
Grand Island, NE	29,037	31,679	34,300	36,941
Lincoln, NE	30,618	32,948	35,277	37,607
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,996	31,200	33,384	35,589
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,559	30,389	32,240	34,071
Omaha, NE-IA	29,370	32,469	35,589	38,688
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,788	30,972	33,135	35,319
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	27,477	31,325	35,173	39,021
Manchester-Nashua, NH	26,853	31,096	35,360	39,604
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	27,456	31,804	36,172	40,519
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	27,748	32,074	36,421	40,748
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	32,719	35,236	37,752	40,269
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	33,010	35,298	37,586	39,874
Vineland, NJ	32,365	34,424	36,463	38,522
Albuquerque, NM	28,372	31,076	33,780	36,484
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	27,581	29,495	31,429	33,343
Farmington, NM	27,394	29,620	31,845	34,071
Las Cruces, NM	29,037	30,805	32,573	34,341
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	26,770	29,016	31,242	33,488
Santa Fe, NM	31,949	34,258	36,546	38,855
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	25,730	29,141	32,552	35,964
Carson City, NV	27,373	31,866	36,380	40,872
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	27,456	32,053	36,650	41,247
Reno, NV	27,144	30,826	34,508	38,189
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	32,844	35,048	37,253	39,458
Binghamton, NY	32,240	34,196	36,151	38,106
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	32,344	34,029	35,714	37,399
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	32,303	34,071	35,839	37,607
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	32,303	34,133	35,964	37,794
Elmira, NY	32,240	33,717	35,215	36,692
Glens Falls, NY	32,240	33,946	35,631	37,336
Ithaca, NY	32,781	35,319	37,836	40,373
Kingston, NY	32,656	34,570	36,463	38,376
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	32,864	34,799	36,712	38,647
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	33,925	36,338	38,772	41,184
Rochester, NY	32,240	34,175	36,130	38,064
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	32,240	33,904	35,548	37,212
Syracuse, NY	32,448	34,258	36,047	37,856
Utica-Rome, NY	32,240	33,530	34,820	36,109
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	32,240	33,488	34,736	35,984
Akron, OH	27,040	30,826	34,632	38,418
Canton-Massillon, OH	26,104	29,578	33,072	36,546
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	26,042	29,932	33,800	37,690
Cleveland, OH	27,810	31,512	35,194	38,896
Columbus, OH	29,578	33,301	37,024	40,748
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	27,248	30,514	33,800	37,066
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	25,023	27,664	30,306	32,948
Lima, OH	26,167	29,287	32,386	35,506
Mansfield, OH	25,626	29,079	32,552	36,005
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	24,981	27,893	30,826	33,738
Sandusky, OH	27,477	30,576	33,676	36,775
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	25,023	28,226	31,450	34,653
Springfield, OH	26,167	29,661	33,135	36,629
Toledo, OH	27,727	31,575	35,423	39,271
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	24,815	27,768	30,722	33,676
Youngstown-Warren, OH	25,439	28,580	31,741	34,882
Enid, OK	19,698	22,236	24,773	27,311
Lawton, OK	20,322	24,149	27,976	31,804
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	19,844	22,402	24,940	27,498
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	19,032	21,736	24,461	27,165
Oklahoma City, OK	24,108	27,352	30,597	33,842
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	19,594	22,111	24,607	27,124
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	19,157	21,820	24,503	27,165
Tulsa, OK	23,588	26,999	30,389	33,800
Albany, OR	32,261	35,090	37,940	40,768
Bend, OR	33,884	37,045	40,207	43,368
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,660	33,322	35,984	38,647
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,701	33,447	36,192	38,938
Corvallis, OR	32,552	34,757	36,983	39,188
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,618	33,031	35,444	37,856
Eugene-Springfield, OR	31,866	34,632	37,378	40,144
Grants Pass, OR	31,949	34,674	37,378	40,103
Medford, OR	31,824	34,736	37,669	40,581
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	35,589	38,480	41,392	44,284
Salem, OR	32,968	36,047	39,125	42,204
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	27,831	30,888	33,946	37,004
Altoona, PA	24,378	27,498	30,639	33,759
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	21,861	25,314	28,746	32,199
Chambersburg, PA	23,463	26,708	29,952	33,197
Erie, PA	24,752	27,810	30,888	33,946
Gettysburg, PA	24,981	28,330	31,658	35,007
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	25,668	28,850	32,032	35,215
Johnstown, PA	19,885	22,568	25,272	27,956
Lancaster, PA	25,668	28,933	32,220	35,485
Lebanon, PA	25,064	28,372	31,700	35,007
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	23,775	26,957	30,119	33,301
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	23,068	26,271	29,474	32,677
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	28,767	31,845	34,924	38,002
Pittsburgh, PA	22,631	26,728	30,826	34,924
Reading, PA	25,189	28,788	32,365	35,964
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	24,212	27,124	30,015	32,927
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	22,943	26,021	29,120	32,199
State College, PA	24,628	28,060	31,471	34,903
Williamsport, PA	23,629	26,437	29,266	32,074
York-Hanover, PA	24,752	28,226	31,720	35,194
Aguadilla, PR	21,861	22,215	22,568	22,922
Arecibo, PR	21,903	22,548	23,172	23,816
Guayama, PR	21,840	22,173	22,527	22,860
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	22,152	22,485	22,797
Ponce, PR	21,840	22,485	23,130	23,775
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	22,818	23,775	24,752
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,840	22,984	24,128	25,272
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	32,240	35,090	37,919	40,768
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	26,895	31,013	35,132	39,250
Columbia, SC	24,357	27,893	31,408	34,944
Florence, SC	23,775	26,479	29,183	31,887
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	24,482	28,060	31,637	35,215
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	25,543	29,911	34,279	38,647
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	23,692	27,727	31,783	35,818
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	23,026	26,500	29,952	33,426
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	22,735	26,333	29,952	33,551
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	22,173	25,439	28,704	31,970
Spartanburg, SC	24,253	27,831	31,429	35,007
Sumter, SC	20,156	23,796	27,415	31,055
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	27,165	29,536	31,908	34,279
Rapid City, SD	26,749	29,079	31,408	33,738
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	27,685	29,786	31,866	33,967
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	26,104	28,247	30,410	32,552
Chattanooga, TN-GA	23,213	27,040	30,868	34,695
Clarksville, TN-KY	21,466	24,877	28,268	31,679
Cleveland, TN	21,300	24,607	27,935	31,242
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	22,132	25,751	29,370	32,989
Jackson, TN	22,277	25,231	28,164	31,117
Johnson City, TN	21,778	24,732	27,664	30,618
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	23,338	26,000	28,642	31,304
Knoxville, TN	23,608	27,394	31,200	34,986
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	22,194	25,647	29,100	32,552
Morristown, TN	21,965	24,711	27,456	30,202
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	26,146	30,244	34,341	38,439
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	21,986	24,919	27,852	30,784
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	21,986	24,836	27,664	30,514
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	21,404	24,004	26,624	29,224
Abilene, TX	22,776	25,980	29,183	32,386
Amarillo, TX	23,816	27,082	30,368	33,634
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	26,479	30,493	34,508	38,522
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	23,192	26,666	30,160	33,634
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	23,296	27,956	32,615	37,274
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	20,780	24,066	27,332	30,618
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,527	26,312	30,098	33,884
College Station-Bryan, TX	25,189	29,183	33,156	37,149
Corpus Christi, TX	20,884	24,981	29,058	33,156
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	26,000	29,453	32,927	36,380
Eagle Pass, TX	20,904	24,815	28,704	32,615
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,776	26,271	29,786	33,280
El Paso, TX	20,052	23,463	26,895	30,306
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,589	26,333	30,056	33,800
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	25,127	29,162	33,176	37,212
Killeen-Temple, TX	23,504	27,498	31,471	35,464
Laredo, TX	21,216	25,272	29,349	33,405
Longview, TX	21,778	24,586	27,415	30,223
Lubbock, TX	22,194	25,751	29,287	32,844
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	21,008	24,898	28,788	32,677
Midland, TX	26,500	30,077	33,676	37,253
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,236	25,522	28,829	32,116
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,424	24,898	28,351	31,824
Odessa, TX	24,669	28,226	31,804	35,360
San Angelo, TX	23,484	26,624	29,786	32,927
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	25,231	29,058	32,864	36,692
Sherman-Denison, TX	22,860	26,375	29,911	33,426
Texarkana, TX-AR	22,506	25,148	27,789	30,431
Tyler, TX	22,839	25,917	28,975	32,053
Victoria, TX	21,424	25,418	29,391	33,384
Waco, TX	24,461	27,436	30,410	33,384
Wichita Falls, TX	23,754	27,872	32,012	36,130
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	25,959	30,244	34,508	38,792
Logan, UT-ID	25,293	28,538	31,783	35,028
Ogden, UT	26,624	30,514	34,383	38,272
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	25,439	29,661	33,884	38,106
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	27,373	31,055	34,736	38,418
St. George, UT	26,146	30,140	34,112	38,106
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	27,956	32,594	37,212	41,850
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	27,872	29,640	31,388	33,156
Charlottesville, VA	29,807	32,448	35,090	37,732
Harrisonburg, VA	28,434	31,013	33,613	36,192
Lynchburg, VA	27,852	29,599	31,367	33,114
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,581	29,412	31,221	33,052
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,914	30,056	32,220	34,362
Richmond, VA	29,703	31,908	34,092	36,296
Roanoke, VA	27,810	29,765	31,720	33,676
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,080	30,098	32,116	34,133
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,122	30,140	32,157	34,175
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	28,788	31,200	33,592	36,005
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	29,162	31,596	34,008	36,442
Winchester, VA-WV	27,914	30,805	33,676	36,567
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	27,290	28,725	30,140	31,575
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	34,528	37,212	39,916	42,599
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	33,592	36,276	38,959	41,642
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	32,448	34,986	37,503	40,040
Bellingham, WA	35,423	38,189	40,935	43,701
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	36,088	39,479	42,890	46,280
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	35,173	37,232	39,312	41,372
Kennewick-Richland, WA	35,610	37,794	39,957	42,141
Longview-Kelso, WA	35,277	37,378	39,458	41,559
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	35,860	38,626	41,392	44,159
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	35,090	37,981	40,872	43,764
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	36,317	40,332	44,346	48,360
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	34,716	36,879	39,042	41,205
Walla Walla, WA	34,716	37,253	39,812	42,349
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	34,820	37,087	39,375	41,642
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	35,319	38,272	41,205	44,159
Yakima, WA	34,778	37,773	40,789	43,784
Appleton, WI	25,855	29,786	33,696	37,628
Eau Claire, WI	25,730	29,432	33,156	36,858
Fond du Lac, WI	25,439	28,912	32,386	35,860
Green Bay, WI	24,108	28,309	32,490	36,692
Janesville-Beloit, WI	25,376	29,058	32,719	36,400
Kenosha, WI	26,666	30,556	34,445	38,335
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	25,834	29,661	33,509	37,336
Madison, WI	27,519	32,116	36,712	41,309
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	28,018	31,533	35,028	38,543
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	25,938	29,079	32,220	35,360
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	24,732	28,247	31,762	35,277
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	26,687	30,077	33,468	36,858
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	25,168	28,580	32,012	35,423
Sheboygan, WI	25,876	29,557	33,260	36,941
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	26,292	29,495	32,677	35,880
Wausau, WI	25,231	28,892	32,532	36,192
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	25,668	29,016	32,386	35,735
Beckley, WV	21,757	24,815	27,893	30,951
Charleston, WV	22,277	25,501	28,704	31,928
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	20,738	23,796	26,832	29,890
Morgantown, WV	24,836	27,477	30,119	32,760
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	21,861	24,648	27,436	30,223
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	21,757	24,732	27,706	30,680
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	21,341	23,879	26,437	28,975
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	23,192	26,042	28,892	31,741
Wheeling, WV-OH	24,378	27,207	30,056	32,885
Casper, WY	27,290	30,639	33,967	37,316
Cheyenne, WY	24,149	29,266	34,404	39,520
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	25,522	29,661	33,780	37,919
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	27,914	32,428	36,962	41,476

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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