SOC 35-3011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Bartenders 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): Mix and serve drinks to patrons, directly or through waitstaff.

Level I across metros$15,080 – $51,792Myrtle Beach, SC to Kahului, HI

Median Level IV, major metros$47,757Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Bartenders?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Bartenders (SOC 35-3011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $15,080 in Myrtle Beach, SC to $51,792 in Kahului, HI, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $47,757. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $41,101, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 29 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	26,354	29,599	32,823	36,068
Anchorage, AK	26,396	32,428	38,480	44,512
Fairbanks-College, AK	27,290	32,636	37,981	43,327
Anniston-Oxford, AL	17,639	23,130	28,600	34,092
Auburn-Opelika, AL	18,679	24,773	30,847	36,941
Birmingham, AL	20,634	27,997	35,340	42,703
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	18,304	24,752	31,221	37,669
Decatur, AL	20,738	27,498	34,279	41,039
Dothan, AL	17,847	24,607	31,367	38,127
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	18,866	24,732	30,597	36,463
Gadsden, AL	16,308	22,215	28,143	34,050
Huntsville, AL	19,303	25,834	32,386	38,917
Mobile, AL	18,762	25,044	31,304	37,586
Montgomery, AL	18,991	24,940	30,909	36,858
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	18,450	25,168	31,908	38,626
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	17,826	24,191	30,576	36,941
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	17,160	23,712	30,264	36,816
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	18,096	23,192	28,268	33,364
Tuscaloosa, AL	18,991	24,773	30,535	36,317
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	22,880	27,540	32,199	36,858
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	24,128	29,516	34,924	40,311
Fort Smith, AR-OK	22,485	28,080	33,676	39,271
Hot Springs, AR	22,880	26,188	29,474	32,781
Jonesboro, AR	23,047	27,498	31,970	36,421
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	23,296	29,016	34,736	40,456
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	22,880	24,711	26,562	28,392
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	22,880	25,709	28,538	31,367
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	22,922	27,269	31,616	35,964
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	31,013	40,768	50,524	60,279
Flagstaff, AZ	32,240	42,370	52,520	62,650
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	30,805	38,688	46,572	54,455
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	32,552	44,138	55,744	67,330
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	31,180	41,205	51,231	61,256
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	30,576	37,482	44,408	51,314
Tucson, AZ	31,013	40,269	49,525	58,781
Yuma, AZ	30,826	40,352	49,900	59,426
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	34,320	37,669	41,039	44,388
Chico, CA	34,320	36,608	38,917	41,205
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,508	38,376	42,224	46,093
El Centro, CA	34,320	37,856	41,372	44,908
Fresno, CA	34,320	38,980	43,660	48,319
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	34,320	37,752	41,184	44,616
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	34,404	37,940	41,476	45,012
Merced, CA	34,320	37,981	41,642	45,303
Modesto, CA	34,341	38,335	42,349	46,343
Napa, CA	35,381	41,060	46,717	52,396
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,653	38,688	42,744	46,780
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,487	37,669	40,872	44,055
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	34,341	39,770	45,220	50,648
Redding, CA	34,320	36,504	38,668	40,852
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	34,320	38,876	43,431	47,986
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	34,508	40,394	46,260	52,146
Salinas, CA	34,778	40,644	46,488	52,354
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	34,778	40,810	46,842	52,874
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	36,858	43,888	50,898	57,928
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	38,772	44,804	50,836	56,868
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	34,404	40,852	47,279	53,727
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	34,674	38,938	43,202	47,466
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	34,487	38,792	43,119	47,424
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	35,527	41,060	46,613	52,146
Stockton-Lodi, CA	34,320	39,042	43,784	48,506
Vallejo, CA	34,924	39,604	44,263	48,943
Visalia, CA	34,320	36,920	39,541	42,141
Yuba City, CA	34,320	37,482	40,623	43,784
Boulder, CO	33,738	43,327	52,916	62,504
Colorado Springs, CO	31,512	40,186	48,860	57,533
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	31,720	41,767	51,813	61,860
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	31,533	39,292	47,029	54,788
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	31,325	41,143	50,960	60,778
Grand Junction, CO	30,930	39,084	47,258	55,412
Greeley, CO	30,930	40,061	49,172	58,303
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	31,512	41,850	52,208	62,546
Pueblo, CO	31,034	38,772	46,488	54,226
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	31,700	41,392	51,085	60,778
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	34,528	43,764	52,999	62,234
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,008	41,226	48,464	55,682
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,008	42,016	50,004	58,012
New Haven, CT	34,050	42,058	50,087	58,095
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,008	43,472	52,916	62,380
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,008	41,912	49,796	57,700
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	35,111	45,594	56,098	66,581
Dover, DE	31,200	35,839	40,477	45,116
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,200	36,712	42,204	47,716
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	28,247	35,319	42,370	49,442
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	28,247	35,090	41,933	48,776
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	28,060	34,133	40,228	46,301
Gainesville, FL	27,789	34,445	41,101	47,757
Homosassa Springs, FL	27,415	32,573	37,752	42,911
Jacksonville, FL	28,538	35,132	41,704	48,298
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	27,789	33,468	39,167	44,845
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	28,372	34,736	41,080	47,445
Naples-Marco Island, FL	29,100	37,295	45,511	53,706
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	27,789	33,780	39,791	45,781
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	28,559	34,944	41,351	47,736
Ocala, FL	27,373	32,781	38,168	43,576
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	28,288	36,629	44,949	53,290
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	28,164	34,071	39,999	45,906
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	27,810	33,904	39,978	46,072
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	27,768	34,008	40,228	46,468
Port St. Lucie, FL	28,434	34,279	40,124	45,968
Punta Gorda, FL	28,122	35,048	41,996	48,922
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	28,101	34,050	39,978	45,927
Sebring, FL	27,144	32,032	36,920	41,808
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	27,560	34,050	40,560	47,050
Tallahassee, FL	27,373	32,178	36,962	41,767
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	28,372	36,692	44,991	53,311
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	28,205	34,445	40,706	46,946
Albany, GA	15,288	22,111	28,954	35,776
Athens-Clarke County, GA	16,661	22,236	27,831	33,405
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	17,868	23,775	29,661	35,568
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	16,391	22,964	29,536	36,109
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	16,557	24,648	32,760	40,852
Columbus, GA-AL	16,474	22,194	27,893	33,613
Dalton, GA	16,578	24,773	32,989	41,184
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	16,453	24,108	31,741	39,396
Gainesville, GA	16,287	25,106	33,946	42,765
Hinesville, GA	18,325	26,832	35,319	43,826
Macon-Bibb County, GA	16,516	24,087	31,679	39,250
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	16,412	26,188	35,943	45,719
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	16,141	24,108	32,053	40,020
Rome, GA	16,224	23,692	31,180	38,647
Savannah, GA	16,994	24,690	32,365	40,061
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	16,037	25,314	34,570	43,847
Valdosta, GA	15,954	23,671	31,367	39,084
Warner Robins, GA	16,162	23,941	31,720	39,500
Guam MSA	20,364	21,487	22,589	23,712
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	43,951	57,908	71,844	85,800
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	51,792	71,469	91,167	110,844
Urban Honolulu, HI	36,650	54,559	72,488	90,397
Ames, IA	17,514	21,175	24,856	28,517
Cedar Rapids, IA	17,410	21,424	25,418	29,432
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	19,594	24,919	30,223	35,548
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	17,868	22,714	27,581	32,428
Dubuque, IA	17,389	21,320	25,252	29,183
Iowa City, IA	16,911	21,716	26,520	31,325
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	17,764	20,613	23,463	26,312
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	17,618	20,738	23,879	26,999
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	17,972	22,943	27,914	32,885
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	17,805	21,029	24,253	27,477
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	17,348	20,010	22,693	25,356
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	17,285	21,216	25,127	29,058
Boise City, ID	18,908	27,040	35,194	43,327
Coeur d'Alene, ID	20,156	27,477	34,820	42,141
Idaho Falls, ID	17,930	24,420	30,888	37,378
Lewiston, ID-WA	19,074	26,916	34,757	42,599
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	17,098	23,172	29,266	35,340
Pocatello, ID	16,432	22,964	29,495	36,026
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	17,015	22,506	28,018	33,509
Twin Falls, ID	17,680	24,586	31,492	38,397
Bloomington, IL	31,200	33,572	35,922	38,293
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	33,717	36,234	38,751
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	30,368	33,052	35,714	38,397
Decatur, IL	31,200	33,093	35,007	36,900
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,365	33,551	34,716
Kankakee, IL	31,200	33,572	35,943	38,314
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,615	34,029	35,444
Peoria, IL	31,200	33,156	35,132	37,087
Rockford, IL	31,200	32,823	34,424	36,047
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,802	34,424	36,026
Springfield, IL	31,200	33,405	35,589	37,794
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,490	33,780	35,069
Bloomington, IN	18,117	22,444	26,770	31,096
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	17,140	21,092	25,064	29,016
Columbus, IN	17,597	23,255	28,912	34,570
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	18,720	23,650	28,580	33,509
Evansville, IN	17,680	22,007	26,312	30,639
Fort Wayne, IN	18,200	22,652	27,082	31,533
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	19,074	24,274	29,453	34,653
Kokomo, IN	18,804	22,964	27,124	31,284
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	18,325	22,818	27,290	31,783
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	17,036	22,132	27,228	32,324
Muncie, IN	17,077	21,549	26,000	30,472
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	17,660	21,112	24,565	28,018
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	18,096	23,296	28,476	33,676
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	18,783	21,903	25,023	28,143
Terre Haute, IN	16,661	20,343	24,004	27,685
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	17,597	22,714	27,831	32,948
Lawrence, KS	19,740	29,412	39,063	48,735
Manhattan, KS	17,535	24,919	32,303	39,687
Topeka, KS	17,826	27,144	36,484	45,802
Wichita, KS	19,116	28,476	37,815	47,175
Bowling Green, KY	16,162	23,962	31,762	39,562
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	16,224	23,047	29,890	36,712
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	15,268	22,069	28,850	35,652
Elizabethtown, KY	15,725	24,815	33,925	43,015
Lexington-Fayette, KY	17,285	26,957	36,650	46,322
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	18,242	26,916	35,568	44,242
Owensboro, KY	15,746	24,648	33,530	42,432
Paducah, KY-IL	15,933	22,652	29,391	36,109
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	15,496	21,944	28,392	34,840
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	16,224	21,903	27,560	33,239
Alexandria, LA	15,143	19,199	23,234	27,290
Baton Rouge, LA	15,725	20,156	24,586	29,016
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	15,476	19,012	22,548	26,084
Hammond, LA	16,266	20,904	25,564	30,202
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	15,933	20,093	24,274	28,434
Lafayette, LA	15,517	19,615	23,712	27,810
Lake Charles, LA	15,164	19,053	22,943	26,832
Monroe, LA	15,205	20,114	25,044	29,952
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	16,640	21,799	26,936	32,095
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	15,122	18,928	22,756	26,562
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	15,309	19,428	23,525	27,644
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	15,767	20,260	24,752	29,245
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	15,704	18,866	22,007	25,168
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	32,074	37,399	42,724	48,048
Barnstable Town, MA	33,988	41,184	48,381	55,578
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	31,783	38,876	45,968	53,061
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	33,509	39,229	44,970	50,690
Pittsfield, MA	31,720	36,983	42,266	47,528
Springfield, MA	31,471	36,359	41,268	46,156
Worcester, MA	32,074	36,712	41,351	45,989
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	32,282	38,626	44,949	51,293
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	26,832	33,301	39,791	46,260
Lexington Park, MD	31,783	37,981	44,180	50,378
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	31,200	36,546	41,892	47,237
Salisbury, MD	31,242	37,253	43,244	49,255
Bangor, ME	31,637	42,848	54,060	65,271
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	32,157	43,015	53,893	64,751
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	32,573	44,284	55,994	67,704
Portland-South Portland, ME	33,613	47,050	60,466	73,903
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	31,741	44,450	57,138	69,847
Ann Arbor, MI	28,288	37,690	47,092	56,493
Battle Creek, MI	28,205	36,338	44,450	52,583
Bay City, MI	26,874	34,071	41,247	48,444
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	28,122	36,588	45,053	53,519
Flint, MI	27,165	35,152	43,140	51,127
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	28,268	38,148	48,007	57,887
Jackson, MI	27,124	34,903	42,703	50,482
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	27,976	36,463	44,970	53,456
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	28,039	36,962	45,906	54,829
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,645	34,008	41,372	48,735
Midland, MI	27,311	36,338	45,365	54,392
Monroe, MI	27,290	35,693	44,076	52,479
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	26,999	34,944	42,911	50,856
Niles, MI	27,498	36,338	45,199	54,039
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,416	33,509	40,602	47,695
Saginaw, MI	27,332	35,589	43,868	52,125
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,936	34,965	42,994	51,023
Traverse City, MI	27,644	36,047	44,429	52,832
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,749	33,696	40,644	47,591
Duluth, MN-WI	22,007	24,877	27,727	30,597
Mankato, MN	23,172	26,271	29,370	32,469
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	23,650	27,664	31,658	35,672
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,234	26,104	28,975	31,845
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,192	26,063	28,933	31,804
Rochester, MN	23,525	26,936	30,327	33,738
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,192	25,834	28,455	31,096
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,213	25,834	28,434	31,055
St. Cloud, MN	23,192	26,437	29,703	32,948
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	28,600	31,783	34,986	38,168
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	32,407	36,234	40,040
Columbia, MO	28,600	31,741	34,861	38,002
Jefferson City, MO	28,600	31,762	34,944	38,106
Joplin, MO-KS	28,205	31,679	35,173	38,647
Kansas City, MO-KS	26,042	32,220	38,397	44,575
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	32,552	36,504	40,456
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	32,448	36,296	40,144
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	33,884	39,146	44,429
Springfield, MO	28,600	32,178	35,776	39,354
St. Joseph, MO-KS	28,455	32,636	36,796	40,976
St. Louis, MO-IL	28,975	33,821	38,647	43,493
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	17,306	27,186	37,066	46,946
Hattiesburg, MS	16,120	24,898	33,676	42,453
Jackson, MS	17,743	27,373	36,983	46,613
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	17,244	25,210	33,156	41,122
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	16,370	24,295	32,220	40,144
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	17,327	27,581	37,856	48,111
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	16,724	25,772	34,840	43,888
Billings, MT	22,194	24,461	26,749	29,016
Bozeman, MT	22,548	25,543	28,559	31,554
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	22,194	24,607	27,040	29,453
Great Falls, MT	21,944	24,066	26,208	28,330
Helena, MT	22,215	24,628	27,061	29,474
Missoula, MT	22,048	24,524	27,020	29,495
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	22,277	24,960	27,664	30,348
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	22,048	24,440	26,853	29,245
Asheville, NC	17,888	28,996	40,103	51,210
Burlington, NC	17,181	28,101	39,042	49,962
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	16,724	28,143	39,541	50,960
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	20,114	31,637	43,160	54,684
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	19,532	30,743	41,975	53,186
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	17,368	27,456	37,544	47,632
Fayetteville, NC	17,181	27,394	37,586	47,799
Goldsboro, NC	16,162	25,480	34,778	44,096
Greensboro-High Point, NC	17,847	28,247	38,626	49,026
Greenville, NC	16,786	26,728	36,671	46,613
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	17,701	27,810	37,940	48,048
Jacksonville, NC	16,994	27,394	37,773	48,173
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	19,178	30,847	42,516	54,184
Raleigh-Cary, NC	18,908	30,140	41,392	52,624
Rocky Mount, NC	17,348	28,268	39,188	50,108
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	18,700	28,351	38,002	47,653
Wilmington, NC	19,095	31,180	43,285	55,370
Winston-Salem, NC	18,596	29,599	40,602	51,605
Bismarck, ND	21,008	27,644	34,279	40,914
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	21,924	26,728	31,512	36,317
Fargo, ND-MN	20,468	26,479	32,490	38,501
Grand Forks, ND-MN	21,196	26,978	32,781	38,564
Minot, ND	20,884	26,749	32,615	38,480
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	21,362	27,893	34,424	40,956
Grand Island, NE	28,080	31,949	35,839	39,708
Lincoln, NE	28,080	33,218	38,376	43,514
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	30,556	33,031	35,506
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	31,720	35,381	39,021
Omaha, NE-IA	26,749	33,426	40,082	46,759
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	31,325	34,549	37,794
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	19,157	29,100	39,021	48,964
Manchester-Nashua, NH	18,367	29,058	39,749	50,440
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	18,242	27,124	36,005	44,887
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	19,719	27,935	36,172	44,388
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	33,904	39,728	45,552	51,376
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	33,239	40,207	47,175	54,143
Vineland, NJ	32,220	37,295	42,370	47,445
Albuquerque, NM	26,770	34,612	42,453	50,295
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	25,439	31,408	37,378	43,348
Farmington, NM	25,876	32,573	39,271	45,968
Las Cruces, NM	25,356	32,573	39,812	47,029
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	25,688	32,511	39,354	46,176
Santa Fe, NM	27,852	36,442	45,053	53,644
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	24,960	26,333	27,706	29,079
Carson City, NV	25,210	26,458	27,685	28,933
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	25,106	31,533	37,981	44,408
Reno, NV	24,981	26,666	28,372	30,056
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	33,842	44,159	54,455	64,772
Binghamton, NY	33,176	43,514	53,872	64,210
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	32,989	43,431	53,852	64,293
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	32,781	40,789	48,776	56,784
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	33,156	43,472	53,789	64,106
Elmira, NY	32,240	39,936	47,632	55,328
Glens Falls, NY	32,698	41,954	51,189	60,445
Ithaca, NY	33,426	42,412	51,376	60,362
Kingston, NY	34,695	44,554	54,392	64,252
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	34,237	43,660	53,082	62,504
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	37,503	50,503	63,503	76,503
Rochester, NY	33,010	41,871	50,711	59,572
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	32,885	38,834	44,783	50,732
Syracuse, NY	33,052	42,640	52,250	61,839
Utica-Rome, NY	32,365	39,541	46,738	53,914
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	32,240	38,231	44,200	50,191
Akron, OH	24,690	32,199	39,687	47,196
Canton-Massillon, OH	23,837	31,304	38,792	46,260
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	23,588	33,093	42,578	52,084
Cleveland, OH	24,004	31,575	39,125	46,696
Columbus, OH	25,876	34,216	42,557	50,898
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	23,733	30,285	36,837	43,389
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	23,504	29,162	34,820	40,477
Lima, OH	23,920	30,556	37,170	43,805
Mansfield, OH	22,610	28,871	35,132	41,392
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	23,213	28,122	33,010	37,919
Sandusky, OH	24,087	31,325	38,543	45,781
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	22,506	27,456	32,428	37,378
Springfield, OH	22,735	28,039	33,343	38,647
Toledo, OH	23,692	31,159	38,647	46,114
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	23,775	28,455	33,156	37,836
Youngstown-Warren, OH	23,317	29,703	36,088	42,474
Enid, OK	16,162	23,172	30,160	37,170
Lawton, OK	16,100	21,445	26,770	32,116
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	16,204	20,759	25,314	29,869
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	16,370	21,674	26,978	32,282
Oklahoma City, OK	17,244	23,879	30,493	37,128
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	15,850	21,092	26,312	31,554
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	16,911	21,445	26,000	30,535
Tulsa, OK	17,327	23,650	29,952	36,276
Albany, OR	31,325	36,484	41,663	46,821
Bend, OR	32,781	39,853	46,904	53,976
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,244	35,236	40,207	45,199
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,535	35,756	40,976	46,197
Corvallis, OR	31,741	39,021	46,301	53,581
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	29,807	34,903	40,020	45,116
Eugene-Springfield, OR	30,764	37,628	44,492	51,356
Grants Pass, OR	31,949	37,898	43,826	49,775
Medford, OR	31,471	38,106	44,762	51,397
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	33,904	41,746	49,567	57,408
Salem, OR	31,845	38,543	45,240	51,938
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	20,322	29,578	38,813	48,069
Altoona, PA	17,452	23,941	30,410	36,900
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	17,972	24,440	30,888	37,357
Chambersburg, PA	18,408	26,000	33,613	41,205
Erie, PA	16,994	24,815	32,636	40,456
Gettysburg, PA	18,866	25,564	32,282	38,980
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	19,136	27,144	35,132	43,140
Johnstown, PA	16,599	21,383	26,188	30,972
Lancaster, PA	18,887	27,436	36,005	44,554
Lebanon, PA	19,116	26,250	33,364	40,498
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	17,535	24,253	30,992	37,711
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	17,036	22,485	27,956	33,405
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	23,296	32,261	41,226	50,191
Pittsburgh, PA	18,720	26,728	34,736	42,744
Reading, PA	19,407	27,228	35,028	42,848
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	18,200	26,416	34,612	42,828
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	17,556	22,880	28,184	33,509
State College, PA	18,845	26,791	34,757	42,703
Williamsport, PA	18,408	24,794	31,159	37,544
York-Hanover, PA	19,178	27,415	35,652	43,888
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	23,463	25,106	26,728
Arecibo, PR	21,840	22,964	24,087	25,210
Guayama, PR	21,924	25,439	28,933	32,448
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	22,922	24,024	25,106
Ponce, PR	21,840	23,712	25,605	27,477
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	23,234	24,607	26,000
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,944	25,543	29,141	32,740
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	31,221	37,940	44,679	51,397
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	16,120	22,007	27,872	33,759
Columbia, SC	16,495	24,170	31,866	39,541
Florence, SC	16,266	23,109	29,932	36,775
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	17,077	23,338	29,599	35,860
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	16,828	22,839	28,871	34,882
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	15,080	20,384	25,668	30,972
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	15,725	21,404	27,103	32,781
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	16,162	23,088	30,015	36,941
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	16,120	20,988	25,876	30,743
Spartanburg, SC	16,474	22,922	29,349	35,797
Sumter, SC	15,496	20,613	25,751	30,868
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	27,020	28,871	30,701	32,552
Rapid City, SD	27,748	30,244	32,740	35,236
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	27,976	30,639	33,322	35,984
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	27,103	28,788	30,493	32,178
Chattanooga, TN-GA	16,869	24,087	31,284	38,501
Clarksville, TN-KY	16,183	22,111	28,039	33,967
Cleveland, TN	17,389	24,087	30,764	37,461
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	16,100	21,300	26,520	31,720
Jackson, TN	17,181	23,151	29,141	35,111
Johnson City, TN	15,580	21,300	27,020	32,740
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	19,740	27,623	35,506	43,389
Knoxville, TN	17,264	24,856	32,469	40,061
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	17,992	25,876	33,759	41,642
Morristown, TN	17,556	24,378	31,200	38,023
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	17,868	24,940	32,012	39,084
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	17,368	23,484	29,578	35,693
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	16,640	22,256	27,893	33,509
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	16,100	20,759	25,418	30,077
Abilene, TX	16,162	24,149	32,157	40,144
Amarillo, TX	16,037	23,130	30,244	37,336
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	17,264	24,981	32,677	40,394
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	16,349	24,648	32,968	41,268
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	16,453	23,213	29,994	36,754
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	15,205	20,072	24,940	29,807
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	16,495	22,714	28,954	35,173
College Station-Bryan, TX	15,954	22,423	28,912	35,381
Corpus Christi, TX	16,162	22,693	29,245	35,776
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	17,306	27,415	37,503	47,612
Eagle Pass, TX	15,829	22,652	29,453	36,276
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	16,432	23,088	29,744	36,400
El Paso, TX	15,413	21,695	27,997	34,279
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	16,703	23,026	29,370	35,693
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	16,994	23,692	30,389	37,087
Killeen-Temple, TX	16,100	22,423	28,746	35,069
Laredo, TX	15,434	22,028	28,642	35,236
Longview, TX	15,788	22,652	29,495	36,359
Lubbock, TX	15,912	22,568	29,245	35,901
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	15,143	21,424	27,727	34,008
Midland, TX	17,119	23,567	29,994	36,442
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	16,391	23,837	31,284	38,730
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	16,807	23,796	30,784	37,773
Odessa, TX	16,682	23,629	30,597	37,544
San Angelo, TX	15,538	22,132	28,704	35,298
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	16,724	23,380	30,036	36,692
Sherman-Denison, TX	16,536	22,922	29,308	35,693
Texarkana, TX-AR	16,495	23,962	31,450	38,917
Tyler, TX	16,037	23,421	30,805	38,189
Victoria, TX	15,621	20,613	25,605	30,597
Waco, TX	16,516	23,400	30,285	37,170
Wichita Falls, TX	15,829	23,109	30,410	37,690
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	19,012	28,559	38,127	47,674
Logan, UT-ID	18,408	29,016	39,624	50,232
Ogden, UT	19,386	30,639	41,892	53,144
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	21,362	32,324	43,285	54,247
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	19,844	29,869	39,916	49,941
St. George, UT	21,466	31,970	42,474	52,978
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	18,221	28,309	38,418	48,506
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	28,600	38,272	47,924	57,596
Charlottesville, VA	31,679	42,703	53,748	64,772
Harrisonburg, VA	28,808	39,250	49,692	60,133
Lynchburg, VA	28,330	38,605	48,860	59,135
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,810	38,231	48,672	59,093
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,351	37,316	46,301	55,266
Richmond, VA	30,285	40,956	51,647	62,317
Roanoke, VA	29,932	40,706	51,480	62,255
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,680	41,205	51,730	62,255
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,498	38,252	49,005	59,759
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	30,098	38,876	47,674	56,452
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	29,557	40,872	52,208	63,524
Winchester, VA-WV	27,124	36,879	46,634	56,389
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	28,039	42,848	57,679	72,488
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	32,032	43,431	54,829	66,228
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	30,056	40,228	50,399	60,570
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	29,911	39,500	49,068	58,656
Bellingham, WA	44,512	51,896	59,260	66,644
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	42,183	50,482	58,760	67,060
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,498	47,965	55,453	62,920
Kennewick-Richland, WA	43,535	51,002	58,469	65,936
Longview-Kelso, WA	41,559	47,716	53,893	60,050
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	43,701	51,356	58,989	66,644
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	41,829	49,504	57,180	64,855
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	44,887	53,436	62,005	70,554
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	40,997	49,192	57,388	65,583
Walla Walla, WA	44,013	50,544	57,096	63,628
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	42,703	48,423	54,122	59,842
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	41,996	48,797	55,578	62,380
Yakima, WA	41,268	48,236	55,224	62,192
Appleton, WI	19,012	23,213	27,415	31,616
Eau Claire, WI	18,200	22,360	26,500	30,660
Fond du Lac, WI	18,720	22,381	26,021	29,682
Green Bay, WI	18,783	22,943	27,082	31,242
Janesville-Beloit, WI	18,263	21,736	25,210	28,684
Kenosha, WI	18,700	22,901	27,124	31,325
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	18,076	22,298	26,500	30,722
Madison, WI	18,928	23,192	27,477	31,741
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	18,804	23,296	27,810	32,303
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	18,887	22,402	25,938	29,453
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	18,991	22,756	26,500	30,264
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	18,824	22,818	26,832	30,826
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	18,138	22,381	26,645	30,888
Sheboygan, WI	19,407	23,816	28,205	32,615
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	18,346	22,069	25,813	29,536
Wausau, WI	17,909	21,591	25,293	28,975
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	19,053	22,423	25,792	29,162
Beckley, WV	21,674	30,285	38,896	47,508
Charleston, WV	21,258	29,765	38,293	46,800
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	20,031	28,143	36,234	44,346
Morgantown, WV	21,944	30,264	38,564	46,884
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	21,549	28,496	35,444	42,391
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	21,320	29,370	37,399	45,448
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	21,944	30,015	38,064	46,135
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	22,402	29,474	36,546	43,618
Wheeling, WV-OH	21,653	28,060	34,466	40,872
Casper, WY	17,722	23,047	28,351	33,676
Cheyenne, WY	17,805	23,712	29,640	35,548
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	18,138	23,359	28,600	33,821
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	18,512	23,858	29,204	34,549

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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