SOC 35-3031 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Waiters and Waitresses 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): Take orders and serve food and beverages to patrons at tables in dining establishment.

Level I across metros$15,080 – $42,536Albany, GA to Mount Vernon, WA

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 Waiters and Waitresses?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Waiters and Waitresses (SOC 35-3031) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $15,080 in Albany, GA to $42,536 in Mount Vernon, WA, 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 $41,060, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 30 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	25,231	27,186	29,162	31,117
Anchorage, AK	24,960	30,160	35,360	40,560
Fairbanks-College, AK	25,210	29,744	34,258	38,792
Anniston-Oxford, AL	17,264	21,404	25,522	29,661
Auburn-Opelika, AL	18,221	22,527	26,812	31,117
Birmingham, AL	18,554	23,192	27,831	32,469
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	18,700	23,608	28,538	33,447
Decatur, AL	17,160	21,674	26,188	30,701
Dothan, AL	17,098	21,258	25,418	29,578
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	17,847	22,069	26,312	30,535
Gadsden, AL	17,119	20,904	24,669	28,455
Huntsville, AL	18,741	23,504	28,288	33,052
Mobile, AL	18,450	23,047	27,623	32,220
Montgomery, AL	17,514	21,840	26,167	30,493
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	16,869	21,071	25,272	29,474
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	17,368	21,653	25,917	30,202
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	16,973	20,821	24,669	28,517
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	16,349	20,301	24,232	28,184
Tuscaloosa, AL	18,928	23,567	28,184	32,823
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,026	24,565	26,104	27,644
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	24,087	27,103	30,140	33,156
Fort Smith, AR-OK	22,048	24,628	27,207	29,786
Hot Springs, AR	22,901	25,252	27,602	29,952
Jonesboro, AR	23,317	26,292	29,245	32,220
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	23,400	26,895	30,389	33,884
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,192	25,605	27,997	30,410
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,047	24,586	26,146	27,685
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,068	25,356	27,644	29,932
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	30,618	37,378	44,138	50,898
Flagstaff, AZ	32,594	40,748	48,922	57,076
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	30,660	37,836	44,991	52,167
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	32,823	43,036	53,269	63,482
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	30,972	38,376	45,781	53,186
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	30,639	35,776	40,893	46,031
Tucson, AZ	30,972	38,168	45,386	52,583
Yuma, AZ	30,743	37,461	44,200	50,919
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	34,320	37,732	41,143	44,554
Chico, CA	34,320	36,816	39,312	41,808
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,528	38,023	41,538	45,032
El Centro, CA	34,320	36,733	39,125	41,538
Fresno, CA	34,320	38,356	42,391	46,426
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	34,320	36,629	38,917	41,226
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	34,695	38,647	42,620	46,572
Merced, CA	34,320	36,463	38,584	40,727
Modesto, CA	34,383	37,773	41,164	44,554
Napa, CA	35,402	40,228	45,053	49,879
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,466	37,045	39,604	42,183
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,508	36,879	39,271	41,642
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	34,404	38,543	42,682	46,821
Redding, CA	34,320	37,461	40,581	43,722
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	34,320	39,957	45,615	51,252
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	34,445	39,624	44,783	49,962
Salinas, CA	34,632	40,207	45,760	51,335
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	34,944	41,288	47,653	53,997
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	36,359	41,392	46,405	51,439
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	38,168	45,053	51,938	58,823
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	34,445	39,791	45,116	50,461
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	34,820	39,895	44,970	50,045
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	34,466	38,501	42,557	46,592
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	35,568	39,708	43,847	47,986
Stockton-Lodi, CA	34,320	38,127	41,912	45,719
Vallejo, CA	35,152	39,479	43,805	48,132
Visalia, CA	34,320	37,149	39,999	42,828
Yuba City, CA	34,320	36,588	38,855	41,122
Boulder, CO	33,863	44,533	55,204	65,874
Colorado Springs, CO	31,367	40,602	49,816	59,052
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	32,386	42,079	51,772	61,464
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	30,888	38,314	45,760	53,186
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	31,117	40,914	50,711	60,508
Grand Junction, CO	31,055	39,999	48,964	57,908
Greeley, CO	31,824	41,663	51,501	61,340
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	31,408	40,664	49,900	59,156
Pueblo, CO	30,972	40,768	50,565	60,362
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	30,972	39,978	48,964	57,970
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	35,028	40,644	46,239	51,855
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,258	38,813	43,368	47,924
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,549	40,352	46,135	51,938
New Haven, CT	34,653	40,311	45,948	51,605
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,466	41,871	49,276	56,680
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,154	38,917	43,701	48,464
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	33,904	42,807	51,730	60,632
Dover, DE	31,200	36,276	41,351	46,426
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,200	36,588	41,996	47,383
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	28,684	35,548	42,412	49,276
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	28,621	36,088	43,576	51,044
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	27,976	34,341	40,727	47,092
Gainesville, FL	27,623	33,738	39,874	45,989
Homosassa Springs, FL	27,581	33,613	39,624	45,656
Jacksonville, FL	28,288	35,340	42,412	49,463
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	27,831	33,884	39,916	45,968
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	27,664	34,362	41,060	47,757
Naples-Marco Island, FL	29,557	37,045	44,533	52,021
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	28,746	35,319	41,892	48,464
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	28,559	35,340	42,141	48,922
Ocala, FL	27,373	33,738	40,103	46,468
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	27,685	34,508	41,351	48,173
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	28,143	34,653	41,184	47,695
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	27,519	34,050	40,581	47,112
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	27,477	33,780	40,082	46,384
Port St. Lucie, FL	28,309	34,778	41,247	47,716
Punta Gorda, FL	27,893	35,048	42,204	49,359
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	28,080	34,445	40,810	47,175
Sebring, FL	27,248	33,468	39,666	45,885
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	28,080	35,652	43,244	50,815
Tallahassee, FL	27,332	33,093	38,855	44,616
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	28,039	36,026	44,013	52,000
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	27,976	35,381	42,765	50,170
Albany, GA	15,080	19,968	24,836	29,724
Athens-Clarke County, GA	15,226	21,029	26,832	32,636
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	15,164	20,988	26,812	32,636
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	15,309	20,676	26,042	31,408
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	15,080	20,426	25,772	31,117
Columbus, GA-AL	15,143	20,343	25,543	30,743
Dalton, GA	15,101	19,927	24,773	29,599
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	15,080	19,948	24,794	29,661
Gainesville, GA	15,080	20,031	25,002	29,952
Hinesville, GA	15,080	20,405	25,751	31,076
Macon-Bibb County, GA	15,080	20,072	25,044	30,036
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	15,268	20,322	25,397	30,452
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	15,122	20,863	26,604	32,344
Rome, GA	15,143	20,176	25,231	30,264
Savannah, GA	15,684	22,340	28,996	35,652
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	15,268	20,010	24,732	29,474
Valdosta, GA	15,080	19,386	23,692	27,997
Warner Robins, GA	15,101	20,676	26,229	31,804
Guam MSA	19,948	20,592	21,237	21,882
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	30,077	49,671	69,285	88,879
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	36,796	61,880	86,944	112,029
Urban Honolulu, HI	29,287	45,511	61,714	77,938
Ames, IA	15,455	22,319	29,183	36,047
Cedar Rapids, IA	15,247	21,341	27,415	33,509
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	16,599	23,234	29,890	36,525
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	15,080	21,133	27,165	33,218
Dubuque, IA	15,122	20,800	26,479	32,157
Iowa City, IA	15,205	21,445	27,685	33,925
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	15,788	20,468	25,148	29,828
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	15,080	20,031	25,002	29,952
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	15,580	22,402	29,204	36,026
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	15,351	20,010	24,690	29,349
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	15,663	20,239	24,836	29,412
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	15,080	20,655	26,250	31,824
Boise City, ID	18,200	27,789	37,378	46,967
Coeur d'Alene, ID	18,471	27,519	36,546	45,594
Idaho Falls, ID	17,389	26,167	34,965	43,743
Lewiston, ID-WA	21,175	31,180	41,164	51,168
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	16,890	24,108	31,325	38,543
Pocatello, ID	16,869	25,522	34,154	42,807
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	16,682	23,525	30,368	37,212
Twin Falls, ID	16,807	25,564	34,320	43,077
Bloomington, IL	31,200	33,260	35,298	37,357
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	33,052	34,903	36,754
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	30,202	32,906	35,631	38,335
Decatur, IL	31,200	33,239	35,298	37,336
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,572	35,922	38,293
Kankakee, IL	31,200	33,072	34,944	36,816
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,885	34,570	36,255
Peoria, IL	31,200	33,052	34,882	36,733
Rockford, IL	31,200	33,197	35,173	37,170
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,218	35,236	37,253
Springfield, IL	31,200	33,052	34,903	36,754
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,780	36,359	38,938
Bloomington, IN	18,616	24,586	30,576	36,546
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	18,304	24,170	30,056	35,922
Columbus, IN	17,764	23,879	30,015	36,130
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	18,720	24,399	30,098	35,776
Evansville, IN	18,637	24,607	30,597	36,567
Fort Wayne, IN	18,679	24,669	30,680	36,671
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	19,220	25,730	32,240	38,751
Kokomo, IN	19,240	24,794	30,368	35,922
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	18,887	24,940	30,972	37,024
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	18,616	24,524	30,431	36,338
Muncie, IN	17,556	22,756	27,976	33,176
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	17,660	23,068	28,496	33,904
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	18,908	25,335	31,762	38,189
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	17,472	22,818	28,184	33,530
Terre Haute, IN	17,680	22,880	28,101	33,301
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	18,096	25,605	33,093	40,602
Lawrence, KS	23,213	32,656	42,120	51,564
Manhattan, KS	21,092	29,224	37,378	45,511
Topeka, KS	21,695	30,056	38,439	46,800
Wichita, KS	22,797	31,908	41,039	50,149
Bowling Green, KY	16,952	25,480	34,008	42,536
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	16,370	23,941	31,512	39,084
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	16,557	24,004	31,450	38,896
Elizabethtown, KY	17,680	26,749	35,839	44,908
Lexington-Fayette, KY	18,242	27,706	37,149	46,613
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	18,533	27,415	36,276	45,157
Owensboro, KY	18,180	27,165	36,172	45,157
Paducah, KY-IL	16,599	24,773	32,968	41,143
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	16,037	23,151	30,285	37,399
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	16,079	21,965	27,852	33,738
Alexandria, LA	15,080	18,658	22,215	25,792
Baton Rouge, LA	15,080	18,076	21,050	24,045
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	15,080	17,972	20,863	23,754
Hammond, LA	15,080	18,512	21,944	25,376
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	15,080	18,575	22,069	25,564
Lafayette, LA	15,080	18,242	21,404	24,565
Lake Charles, LA	15,080	17,764	20,468	23,151
Monroe, LA	15,080	18,658	22,236	25,813
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	15,080	19,532	23,983	28,434
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	15,080	18,471	21,840	25,231
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	15,080	18,949	22,797	26,666
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	15,080	18,804	22,506	26,229
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	15,080	18,200	21,320	24,440
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	32,532	37,628	42,703	47,799
Barnstable Town, MA	33,842	39,770	45,719	51,647
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	33,592	39,437	45,282	51,127
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	34,008	39,645	45,282	50,919
Pittsfield, MA	31,928	37,316	42,682	48,069
Springfield, MA	31,554	36,317	41,080	45,844
Worcester, MA	32,282	37,274	42,266	47,258
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	31,679	37,336	42,973	48,631
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	27,789	34,237	40,685	47,133
Lexington Park, MD	31,325	36,712	42,100	47,487
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	31,263	36,692	42,141	47,570
Salisbury, MD	31,200	36,463	41,704	46,967
Bangor, ME	31,824	42,204	52,604	62,983
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	31,866	41,060	50,253	59,447
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	30,743	39,749	48,756	57,762
Portland-South Portland, ME	32,448	42,058	51,688	61,298
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	31,180	40,810	50,420	60,050
Ann Arbor, MI	29,994	38,376	46,738	55,120
Battle Creek, MI	28,455	35,693	42,952	50,191
Bay City, MI	28,018	36,151	44,284	52,416
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	27,727	36,359	44,991	53,623
Flint, MI	28,330	36,629	44,949	53,248
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	28,725	37,836	46,967	56,077
Jackson, MI	28,164	36,567	44,970	53,373
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	28,455	36,484	44,512	52,541
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	28,767	36,920	45,095	53,248
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,560	34,653	41,746	48,839
Midland, MI	27,976	35,964	43,951	51,938
Monroe, MI	27,768	35,568	43,389	51,189
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	27,997	36,192	44,388	52,583
Niles, MI	28,205	36,047	43,888	51,730
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,768	35,360	42,973	50,565
Saginaw, MI	27,852	35,839	43,805	51,792
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,373	34,799	42,224	49,650
Traverse City, MI	28,725	37,087	45,469	53,831
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,789	35,111	42,432	49,754
Duluth, MN-WI	22,631	25,709	28,788	31,866
Mankato, MN	23,151	25,855	28,559	31,263
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	23,380	27,311	31,263	35,194
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,151	25,168	27,165	29,183
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,151	25,792	28,455	31,096
Rochester, MN	23,213	25,730	28,226	30,743
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,172	25,876	28,580	31,284
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,151	25,647	28,122	30,618
St. Cloud, MN	23,151	25,418	27,706	29,973
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	28,600	32,719	36,837	40,956
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	31,658	34,695	37,752
Columbia, MO	28,600	32,740	36,879	41,018
Jefferson City, MO	28,600	32,407	36,234	40,040
Joplin, MO-KS	28,184	32,469	36,775	41,060
Kansas City, MO-KS	26,208	33,405	40,581	47,778
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	31,408	34,237	37,045
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	31,700	34,799	37,898
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	33,156	37,690	42,245
Springfield, MO	28,600	32,844	37,087	41,330
St. Joseph, MO-KS	27,456	32,469	37,461	42,474
St. Louis, MO-IL	28,600	33,821	39,021	44,242
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	15,996	20,821	25,647	30,472
Hattiesburg, MS	15,580	19,968	24,357	28,746
Jackson, MS	15,621	20,509	25,418	30,306
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	15,476	18,845	22,236	25,605
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	15,767	19,823	23,900	27,956
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	15,663	19,781	23,920	28,039
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	15,268	19,365	23,484	27,581
Billings, MT	22,256	25,896	29,557	33,197
Bozeman, MT	23,296	27,477	31,637	35,818
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	22,048	24,628	27,207	29,786
Great Falls, MT	21,944	24,960	27,997	31,013
Helena, MT	22,048	25,397	28,767	32,116
Missoula, MT	22,048	24,981	27,914	30,847
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	21,986	24,981	27,956	30,951
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	22,048	25,855	29,661	33,468
Asheville, NC	20,156	29,911	39,687	49,442
Burlington, NC	17,452	26,396	35,340	44,284
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	17,056	25,501	33,925	42,370
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	19,469	30,098	40,748	51,376
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	19,116	28,538	37,940	47,362
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	17,077	24,836	32,615	40,373
Fayetteville, NC	17,680	26,167	34,674	43,160
Goldsboro, NC	16,911	25,376	33,821	42,287
Greensboro-High Point, NC	18,180	27,352	36,546	45,719
Greenville, NC	17,244	25,688	34,112	42,557
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	17,389	25,876	34,383	42,869
Jacksonville, NC	17,077	25,605	34,154	42,682
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	18,429	28,288	38,148	48,007
Raleigh-Cary, NC	19,719	29,536	39,333	49,151
Rocky Mount, NC	16,516	24,253	32,012	39,749
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	17,868	26,208	34,549	42,890
Wilmington, NC	18,304	27,103	35,922	44,720
Winston-Salem, NC	17,639	26,167	34,695	43,223
Bismarck, ND	20,925	29,079	37,253	45,407
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	20,031	26,479	32,906	39,354
Fargo, ND-MN	20,509	28,247	36,005	43,743
Grand Forks, ND-MN	20,488	26,916	33,364	39,791
Minot, ND	20,842	28,538	36,234	43,930
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	20,405	28,143	35,880	43,618
Grand Island, NE	28,205	33,426	38,647	43,868
Lincoln, NE	28,704	35,152	41,600	48,048
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	31,741	35,423	39,084
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	31,596	35,132	38,647
Omaha, NE-IA	26,832	33,197	39,541	45,906
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	32,012	35,922	39,853
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	23,380	32,573	41,767	50,960
Manchester-Nashua, NH	24,690	34,071	43,452	52,832
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	22,152	30,597	39,063	47,508
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	22,964	31,388	39,832	48,256
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	32,428	39,084	45,740	52,396
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	33,572	39,895	46,197	52,520
Vineland, NJ	32,448	38,626	44,783	50,960
Albuquerque, NM	27,997	35,880	43,764	51,647
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	26,312	32,012	37,732	43,431
Farmington, NM	27,519	35,444	43,389	51,314
Las Cruces, NM	27,103	35,381	43,680	51,959
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	26,895	33,759	40,623	47,487
Santa Fe, NM	30,160	40,020	49,900	59,759
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	24,960	26,458	27,956	29,453
Carson City, NV	25,356	27,560	29,786	31,991
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	25,044	31,596	38,127	44,679
Reno, NV	25,002	27,373	29,744	32,116
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	33,572	44,013	54,476	64,917
Binghamton, NY	32,677	42,162	51,647	61,132
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	33,696	43,951	54,205	64,460
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	32,802	40,269	47,757	55,224
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	34,092	42,453	50,794	59,156
Elmira, NY	32,740	41,288	49,858	58,407
Glens Falls, NY	32,989	41,413	49,837	58,261
Ithaca, NY	33,530	42,640	51,730	60,840
Kingston, NY	33,863	42,495	51,106	59,738
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	34,196	43,680	53,165	62,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	34,258	44,575	54,912	65,229
Rochester, NY	32,844	42,016	51,189	60,362
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	32,885	40,061	47,237	54,413
Syracuse, NY	33,197	43,181	53,165	63,149
Utica-Rome, NY	32,781	40,893	49,005	57,117
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	32,448	40,644	48,860	57,055
Akron, OH	26,125	33,613	41,122	48,610
Canton-Massillon, OH	25,855	33,925	41,996	50,066
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	25,480	35,069	44,658	54,247
Cleveland, OH	26,624	33,780	40,935	48,090
Columbus, OH	27,436	35,215	42,994	50,773
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	26,333	34,112	41,892	49,671
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	24,960	32,303	39,624	46,967
Lima, OH	26,125	34,237	42,328	50,440
Mansfield, OH	25,501	32,448	39,375	46,322
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	24,940	31,824	38,730	45,615
Sandusky, OH	25,356	32,740	40,103	47,487
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	25,917	32,844	39,749	46,676
Springfield, OH	26,292	33,634	40,976	48,319
Toledo, OH	25,917	33,447	40,956	48,485
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	25,168	31,720	38,272	44,824
Youngstown-Warren, OH	24,045	31,096	38,127	45,178
Enid, OK	15,351	19,428	23,504	27,581
Lawton, OK	15,392	19,636	23,879	28,122
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	15,455	18,325	21,216	24,087
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	15,559	18,949	22,360	25,751
Oklahoma City, OK	16,162	22,111	28,060	34,008
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	15,684	18,720	21,757	24,794
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	15,517	18,616	21,716	24,815
Tulsa, OK	16,349	21,383	26,396	31,429
Albany, OR	30,888	40,394	49,879	59,384
Bend, OR	33,821	43,535	53,228	62,941
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,847	38,688	46,509	54,351
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,015	38,751	47,466	56,202
Corvallis, OR	31,450	40,207	48,943	57,700
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,223	37,648	45,095	52,520
Eugene-Springfield, OR	31,180	39,333	47,508	55,661
Grants Pass, OR	33,031	42,349	51,688	61,007
Medford, OR	32,157	41,476	50,815	60,133
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	35,652	45,844	56,036	66,228
Salem, OR	32,864	41,829	50,773	59,738
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	22,236	30,285	38,314	46,364
Altoona, PA	19,407	25,917	32,428	38,938
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	19,261	26,375	33,488	40,602
Chambersburg, PA	20,509	27,664	34,840	41,996
Erie, PA	19,032	26,250	33,468	40,685
Gettysburg, PA	20,530	27,914	35,277	42,661
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	21,487	29,620	37,752	45,885
Johnstown, PA	18,034	25,314	32,594	39,874
Lancaster, PA	21,778	29,391	37,004	44,616
Lebanon, PA	20,863	28,517	36,172	43,826
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	17,930	25,231	32,552	39,853
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	17,576	24,732	31,887	39,042
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	25,293	33,301	41,309	49,317
Pittsburgh, PA	23,338	31,450	39,541	47,653
Reading, PA	20,696	28,372	36,026	43,701
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	20,530	27,810	35,090	42,370
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	19,095	26,333	33,592	40,831
State College, PA	20,696	28,892	37,108	45,303
Williamsport, PA	19,594	27,082	34,591	42,079
York-Hanover, PA	20,426	28,663	36,920	45,157
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	24,752	27,644	30,556
Arecibo, PR	21,840	24,565	27,290	30,015
Guayama, PR	21,840	24,087	26,333	28,580
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	24,981	28,101	31,242
Ponce, PR	21,840	24,981	28,101	31,242
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	24,232	26,604	28,996
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,944	26,146	30,327	34,528
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	31,200	36,775	42,349	47,924
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	16,807	22,610	28,392	34,196
Columbia, SC	15,580	19,573	23,567	27,560
Florence, SC	15,892	20,010	24,108	28,226
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	16,744	21,778	26,791	31,824
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	16,703	22,464	28,205	33,967
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	15,434	20,093	24,732	29,391
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	15,642	18,908	22,194	25,460
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	15,808	19,469	23,130	26,791
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	15,954	18,762	21,591	24,399
Spartanburg, SC	16,328	20,530	24,752	28,954
Sumter, SC	15,663	20,696	25,730	30,764
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	27,061	28,621	30,160	31,720
Rapid City, SD	27,560	29,557	31,533	33,530
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	28,226	30,119	31,991	33,884
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	26,624	27,581	28,517	29,474
Chattanooga, TN-GA	15,226	21,196	27,144	33,114
Clarksville, TN-KY	15,309	21,341	27,352	33,384
Cleveland, TN	15,080	20,447	25,813	31,180
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	15,268	21,196	27,103	33,031
Jackson, TN	15,101	20,364	25,626	30,888
Johnson City, TN	15,143	20,676	26,188	31,720
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	17,327	24,357	31,388	38,418
Knoxville, TN	15,621	22,256	28,912	35,548
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	16,183	22,132	28,060	34,008
Morristown, TN	15,746	22,256	28,788	35,298
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	17,576	24,544	31,512	38,480
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	15,122	20,592	26,063	31,533
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	15,080	20,176	25,252	30,348
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	15,247	20,197	25,127	30,077
Abilene, TX	16,620	22,464	28,288	34,133
Amarillo, TX	16,932	22,444	27,935	33,447
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	18,263	25,584	32,906	40,228
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	17,077	22,444	27,810	33,176
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	17,244	22,402	27,560	32,719
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	15,725	21,008	26,271	31,554
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	17,452	22,776	28,101	33,426
College Station-Bryan, TX	16,744	22,652	28,538	34,445
Corpus Christi, TX	16,724	22,693	28,663	34,632
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	18,159	24,316	30,472	36,629
Eagle Pass, TX	16,016	21,570	27,103	32,656
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	17,181	22,298	27,394	32,511
El Paso, TX	15,892	21,216	26,520	31,845
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	17,348	23,130	28,912	34,695
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	17,493	23,296	29,120	34,924
Killeen-Temple, TX	16,952	22,631	28,309	33,988
Laredo, TX	15,725	21,612	27,477	33,364
Longview, TX	16,682	22,173	27,664	33,156
Lubbock, TX	16,557	22,173	27,768	33,384
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	15,684	20,488	25,272	30,077
Midland, TX	18,076	24,191	30,306	36,421
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	17,202	22,111	26,999	31,908
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	17,098	22,360	27,644	32,906
Odessa, TX	17,556	23,650	29,724	35,818
San Angelo, TX	16,162	21,133	26,104	31,076
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	17,535	24,440	31,325	38,231
Sherman-Denison, TX	17,306	23,109	28,933	34,736
Texarkana, TX-AR	16,391	21,674	26,936	32,220
Tyler, TX	16,453	21,944	27,456	32,948
Victoria, TX	16,287	22,007	27,706	33,426
Waco, TX	17,098	23,130	29,183	35,215
Wichita Falls, TX	16,495	21,944	27,415	32,864
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	19,948	27,997	36,026	44,076
Logan, UT-ID	21,674	28,871	36,047	43,244
Ogden, UT	21,216	28,975	36,754	44,512
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	21,133	29,869	38,605	47,341
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	20,655	29,079	37,503	45,927
St. George, UT	20,156	27,623	35,090	42,557
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	22,527	30,680	38,855	47,008
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	28,247	35,485	42,744	49,983
Charlottesville, VA	31,263	39,624	47,986	56,348
Harrisonburg, VA	29,536	37,794	46,031	54,288
Lynchburg, VA	27,831	34,695	41,559	48,423
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,455	35,776	43,098	50,420
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,247	35,839	43,431	51,023
Richmond, VA	29,328	37,128	44,928	52,728
Roanoke, VA	27,872	34,924	41,954	49,005
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,288	35,277	42,266	49,255
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,290	33,946	40,623	47,279
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	29,183	36,463	43,743	51,023
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	29,287	36,858	44,450	52,021
Winchester, VA-WV	28,080	35,506	42,952	50,378
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	23,463	34,008	44,533	55,079
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	34,736	47,840	60,944	74,048
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	31,388	45,344	59,280	73,237
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	30,036	42,807	55,578	68,349
Bellingham, WA	41,184	50,461	59,717	68,994
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	42,453	52,063	61,672	71,282
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,042	47,237	55,453	63,648
Kennewick-Richland, WA	39,292	48,901	58,511	68,120
Longview-Kelso, WA	41,621	49,754	57,908	66,040
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	42,536	50,440	58,324	66,228
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	41,122	50,440	59,780	69,098
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	41,122	51,980	62,837	73,695
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	38,813	47,008	55,183	63,378
Walla Walla, WA	41,767	49,941	58,136	66,311
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	41,954	50,149	58,324	66,519
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,103	46,613	53,144	59,655
Yakima, WA	36,879	45,220	53,560	61,901
Appleton, WI	18,824	27,664	36,525	45,365
Eau Claire, WI	18,180	26,895	35,631	44,346
Fond du Lac, WI	17,868	25,418	32,948	40,498
Green Bay, WI	18,450	26,250	34,071	41,871
Janesville-Beloit, WI	18,076	26,146	34,196	42,266
Kenosha, WI	18,512	26,708	34,903	43,098
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	18,471	25,584	32,698	39,812
Madison, WI	19,552	28,954	38,356	47,757
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	19,552	27,373	35,173	42,994
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	16,640	22,236	27,831	33,426
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	17,056	25,314	33,592	41,850
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	18,388	27,144	35,880	44,637
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	18,908	27,020	35,111	43,223
Sheboygan, WI	18,159	27,124	36,068	45,032
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	18,554	25,148	31,720	38,314
Wausau, WI	18,325	26,333	34,341	42,349
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	16,724	24,191	31,658	39,125
Beckley, WV	21,216	29,162	37,128	45,074
Charleston, WV	22,568	30,389	38,189	46,010
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	19,532	27,810	36,088	44,367
Morgantown, WV	21,237	29,661	38,085	46,509
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	21,050	29,141	37,232	45,324
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	21,216	29,744	38,272	46,800
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	20,759	28,372	36,005	43,618
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	23,879	31,720	39,562	47,404
Wheeling, WV-OH	22,319	29,640	36,962	44,284
Casper, WY	19,116	25,751	32,365	39,000
Cheyenne, WY	18,783	25,314	31,866	38,397
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	19,407	24,919	30,410	35,922
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	19,220	24,940	30,680	36,400

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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