SOC 35-9031 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 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): Welcome patrons, seat them at tables or in lounge, and help ensure quality of facilities and service.

Level I across metros$16,058 – $39,375Monroe, LA to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$34,528Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop (SOC 35-9031) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $16,058 in Monroe, LA to $39,375 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $34,528. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $31,804, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 23 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	28,143	30,410	32,656	34,924
Anchorage, AK	26,021	29,890	33,759	37,628
Fairbanks-College, AK	27,623	32,032	36,421	40,831
Anniston-Oxford, AL	21,341	23,858	26,396	28,912
Auburn-Opelika, AL	19,448	22,152	24,877	27,581
Birmingham, AL	21,882	24,336	26,770	29,224
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	21,466	24,191	26,936	29,661
Decatur, AL	21,237	23,858	26,500	29,120
Dothan, AL	20,468	22,943	25,397	27,872
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	20,343	22,693	25,064	27,415
Gadsden, AL	19,615	21,799	24,004	26,188
Huntsville, AL	21,965	24,794	27,602	30,431
Mobile, AL	20,925	23,671	26,396	29,141
Montgomery, AL	21,154	24,170	27,165	30,181
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	20,488	23,213	25,917	28,642
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	19,511	22,173	24,856	27,519
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	20,343	23,276	26,229	29,162
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	21,320	24,045	26,770	29,495
Tuscaloosa, AL	20,634	23,463	26,312	29,141
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,172	24,524	25,876	27,228
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	25,314	26,791	28,268	29,744
Fort Smith, AR-OK	23,026	24,420	25,834	27,228
Hot Springs, AR	23,255	24,628	25,980	27,352
Jonesboro, AR	24,128	25,834	27,540	29,245
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	24,170	26,042	27,935	29,807
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,775	25,002	26,208	27,436
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,463	26,292	29,100	31,928
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,484	25,064	26,666	28,247
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	30,576	32,324	34,050	35,797
Flagstaff, AZ	31,512	34,237	36,941	39,666
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	30,784	33,800	36,837	39,853
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	31,200	34,944	38,688	42,432
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	31,263	34,092	36,920	39,749
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	30,576	32,053	33,530	35,007
Tucson, AZ	30,701	33,135	35,568	38,002
Yuma, AZ	30,618	32,220	33,842	35,444
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	34,320	35,527	36,712	37,919
Chico, CA	34,320	35,340	36,338	37,357
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,903	36,962	39,021	41,080
El Centro, CA	34,320	35,589	36,858	38,127
Fresno, CA	34,320	35,485	36,629	37,794
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	34,320	35,194	36,047	36,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	35,319	37,981	40,644	43,306
Merced, CA	34,320	35,340	36,380	37,399
Modesto, CA	34,549	35,735	36,920	38,106
Napa, CA	36,692	39,354	42,037	44,700
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,528	36,047	37,544	39,063
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,965	36,172	37,357	38,564
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	34,466	36,276	38,064	39,874
Redding, CA	34,341	35,360	36,400	37,420
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	34,341	36,172	38,023	39,853
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	34,320	36,442	38,564	40,685
Salinas, CA	34,882	37,399	39,916	42,432
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	35,069	37,066	39,042	41,039
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	38,335	40,415	42,495	44,575
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	39,375	41,725	44,055	46,405
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	34,508	36,296	38,106	39,895
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	35,007	36,546	38,106	39,645
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	34,570	36,317	38,085	39,832
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	35,506	37,524	39,541	41,559
Stockton-Lodi, CA	34,341	35,631	36,900	38,189
Vallejo, CA	35,652	37,253	38,855	40,456
Visalia, CA	34,320	35,527	36,712	37,919
Yuba City, CA	34,341	35,818	37,316	38,792
Boulder, CO	34,279	38,439	42,599	46,759
Colorado Springs, CO	31,346	34,944	38,522	42,120
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	31,429	35,423	39,437	43,431
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	31,117	33,863	36,608	39,354
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	31,741	35,028	38,293	41,580
Grand Junction, CO	30,805	34,050	37,316	40,560
Greeley, CO	30,826	34,362	37,898	41,434
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	31,325	34,882	38,460	42,016
Pueblo, CO	30,826	33,967	37,128	40,269
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	31,180	35,506	39,812	44,138
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	34,549	35,568	36,588	37,607
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,008	34,591	35,194	35,776
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,008	34,882	35,735	36,608
New Haven, CT	34,008	35,090	36,172	37,253
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,008	34,965	35,943	36,900
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,008	34,653	35,319	35,964
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	31,762	34,591	37,420	40,248
Dover, DE	31,200	31,720	32,220	32,740
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,200	31,720	32,240	32,760
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	28,559	30,576	32,615	34,632
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	28,725	30,909	33,093	35,277
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	27,332	29,120	30,930	32,719
Gainesville, FL	27,560	29,682	31,783	33,904
Homosassa Springs, FL	27,040	29,016	31,013	32,989
Jacksonville, FL	27,768	29,973	32,199	34,404
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	27,498	29,349	31,180	33,031
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	28,288	31,658	35,007	38,376
Naples-Marco Island, FL	29,266	31,991	34,716	37,440
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	27,872	30,119	32,365	34,612
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	28,600	30,805	33,010	35,215
Ocala, FL	27,352	28,954	30,535	32,136
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	27,789	30,098	32,386	34,695
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	28,143	30,306	32,469	34,632
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	27,373	29,432	31,471	33,530
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	27,644	29,682	31,741	33,780
Port St. Lucie, FL	28,101	30,202	32,303	34,404
Punta Gorda, FL	28,039	30,140	32,220	34,320
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	28,122	30,036	31,970	33,884
Sebring, FL	27,103	28,808	30,493	32,199
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	28,330	30,909	33,468	36,047
Tallahassee, FL	27,082	28,933	30,805	32,656
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	28,455	30,576	32,719	34,840
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	27,560	29,516	31,450	33,405
Albany, GA	18,304	21,216	24,149	27,061
Athens-Clarke County, GA	19,324	22,423	25,522	28,621
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	20,322	24,045	27,768	31,492
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	19,261	22,298	25,356	28,392
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	19,469	22,693	25,938	29,162
Columbus, GA-AL	19,282	22,152	25,023	27,893
Dalton, GA	18,658	21,279	23,920	26,541
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	18,887	21,840	24,773	27,727
Gainesville, GA	20,468	23,338	26,208	29,079
Hinesville, GA	20,093	23,234	26,396	29,536
Macon-Bibb County, GA	19,615	22,485	25,335	28,205
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	19,261	22,048	24,836	27,623
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	20,613	23,525	26,458	29,370
Rome, GA	19,095	21,757	24,440	27,103
Savannah, GA	20,696	23,879	27,061	30,244
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	19,864	22,880	25,876	28,892
Valdosta, GA	19,012	21,591	24,170	26,749
Warner Robins, GA	19,594	22,444	25,314	28,164
Guam MSA	19,968	20,447	20,946	21,424
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	30,597	37,628	44,637	51,668
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	33,052	40,311	47,591	54,850
Urban Honolulu, HI	29,932	37,336	44,741	52,146
Ames, IA	21,736	26,229	30,743	35,236
Cedar Rapids, IA	22,048	26,188	30,327	34,466
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	24,877	27,976	31,076	34,175
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	23,255	27,040	30,847	34,632
Dubuque, IA	22,797	26,312	29,828	33,343
Iowa City, IA	23,421	27,040	30,639	34,258
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	21,695	25,792	29,911	34,008
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	21,944	26,437	30,909	35,402
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	23,421	27,373	31,346	35,298
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	21,445	25,189	28,933	32,677
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	21,820	26,333	30,847	35,360
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	22,132	26,520	30,909	35,298
Boise City, ID	19,823	23,317	26,812	30,306
Coeur d'Alene, ID	20,468	23,733	27,020	30,285
Idaho Falls, ID	20,384	23,255	26,104	28,975
Lewiston, ID-WA	24,128	27,748	31,367	34,986
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	19,032	21,653	24,253	26,874
Pocatello, ID	19,053	21,903	24,773	27,623
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	18,180	22,111	26,042	29,973
Twin Falls, ID	19,864	22,860	25,834	28,829
Bloomington, IL	31,200	32,053	32,927	33,780
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	32,303	33,426	34,528
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	30,368	32,636	34,924	37,191
Decatur, IL	31,200	32,989	34,757	36,546
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	31,824	32,428	33,052
Kankakee, IL	31,200	32,012	32,802	33,613
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	31,804	32,407	33,010
Peoria, IL	31,200	32,428	33,655	34,882
Rockford, IL	31,200	32,344	33,468	34,612
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	31,970	32,740	33,509
Springfield, IL	31,200	31,991	32,781	33,572
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,053	32,906	33,759
Bloomington, IN	20,696	24,066	27,456	30,826
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	19,448	22,568	25,688	28,808
Columbus, IN	20,884	24,024	27,186	30,327
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	20,655	23,879	27,124	30,348
Evansville, IN	21,320	24,149	26,978	29,807
Fort Wayne, IN	20,946	23,796	26,624	29,474
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	21,050	24,836	28,621	32,407
Kokomo, IN	21,050	24,524	27,976	31,450
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	20,613	23,692	26,749	29,828
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	20,301	23,380	26,458	29,536
Muncie, IN	19,802	22,485	25,168	27,852
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	20,759	23,463	26,146	28,850
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	20,509	23,754	26,999	30,244
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	19,448	22,568	25,688	28,808
Terre Haute, IN	20,156	23,088	26,000	28,933
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	19,324	22,527	25,730	28,933
Lawrence, KS	19,636	23,671	27,727	31,762
Manhattan, KS	19,365	22,984	26,583	30,202
Topeka, KS	20,384	24,004	27,623	31,242
Wichita, KS	19,781	23,920	28,060	32,199
Bowling Green, KY	20,218	22,880	25,543	28,205
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	19,698	22,152	24,607	27,061
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	17,909	20,509	23,109	25,709
Elizabethtown, KY	19,324	22,048	24,773	27,498
Lexington-Fayette, KY	21,944	25,002	28,080	31,138
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	21,300	24,877	28,455	32,032
Owensboro, KY	20,800	23,172	25,522	27,893
Paducah, KY-IL	20,551	23,151	25,751	28,351
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	18,949	21,674	24,420	27,144
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	18,845	21,175	23,504	25,834
Alexandria, LA	16,994	19,490	22,007	24,503
Baton Rouge, LA	17,264	20,301	23,317	26,354
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	15,642	18,533	21,404	24,295
Hammond, LA	16,557	19,636	22,714	25,792
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	16,100	19,012	21,924	24,836
Lafayette, LA	16,952	19,802	22,631	25,480
Lake Charles, LA	16,100	18,533	20,967	23,400
Monroe, LA	16,058	19,012	21,986	24,940
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	18,471	21,716	24,960	28,205
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	15,372	17,951	20,551	23,130
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	16,370	19,448	22,548	25,626
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	16,932	19,948	22,943	25,959
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	15,850	19,116	22,381	25,647
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	31,284	33,280	35,298	37,295
Barnstable Town, MA	31,200	33,676	36,172	38,647
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	30,972	33,280	35,568	37,877
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,863	36,525	39,188
Pittsfield, MA	31,200	32,864	34,528	36,192
Springfield, MA	31,200	32,573	33,925	35,298
Worcester, MA	31,200	33,010	34,820	36,629
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	31,596	33,031	34,466	35,901
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	26,437	28,476	30,514	32,552
Lexington Park, MD	31,200	32,261	33,322	34,383
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	31,242	32,573	33,904	35,236
Salisbury, MD	31,200	32,032	32,864	33,696
Bangor, ME	30,972	33,343	35,693	38,064
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	32,948	36,338	39,728	43,119
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	31,180	34,279	37,357	40,456
Portland-South Portland, ME	34,112	37,232	40,352	43,472
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	30,784	34,445	38,085	41,746
Ann Arbor, MI	26,832	29,370	31,928	34,466
Battle Creek, MI	26,063	28,600	31,117	33,655
Bay City, MI	25,959	27,664	29,370	31,076
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	27,436	29,557	31,700	33,821
Flint, MI	26,146	28,184	30,244	32,282
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	26,333	28,725	31,138	33,530
Jackson, MI	26,063	27,976	29,869	31,783
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	26,125	28,143	30,181	32,199
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	26,063	27,956	29,828	31,720
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	25,959	27,935	29,911	31,887
Midland, MI	26,333	29,162	31,970	34,799
Monroe, MI	25,959	27,914	29,869	31,824
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	25,959	27,436	28,892	30,368
Niles, MI	26,146	28,684	31,200	33,738
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	25,959	27,540	29,141	30,722
Saginaw, MI	26,084	28,101	30,140	32,157
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	25,959	27,477	28,996	30,514
Traverse City, MI	26,167	28,413	30,639	32,885
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	25,959	27,436	28,912	30,389
Duluth, MN-WI	23,255	25,980	28,704	31,429
Mankato, MN	26,666	29,474	32,303	35,111
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	27,103	29,869	32,656	35,423
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,775	26,271	28,746	31,242
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,879	26,084	28,288	30,493
Rochester, MN	24,752	27,144	29,557	31,949
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,858	25,813	27,748	29,703
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	24,357	26,500	28,642	30,784
St. Cloud, MN	24,045	26,708	29,370	32,032
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	28,600	29,245	29,869	30,514
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	29,495	30,389	31,284
Columbia, MO	28,600	29,474	30,368	31,242
Jefferson City, MO	28,600	29,578	30,576	31,554
Joplin, MO-KS	27,810	28,788	29,765	30,743
Kansas City, MO-KS	25,709	29,120	32,511	35,922
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	29,162	29,703	30,264
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	29,308	30,015	30,722
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,704	31,388	34,092	36,775
Springfield, MO	28,600	29,848	31,096	32,344
St. Joseph, MO-KS	28,538	29,869	31,180	32,511
St. Louis, MO-IL	28,808	30,660	32,490	34,341
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	18,720	21,653	24,565	27,498
Hattiesburg, MS	17,972	20,322	22,693	25,044
Jackson, MS	19,136	21,487	23,858	26,208
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	17,701	19,573	21,424	23,296
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	17,992	20,135	22,277	24,420
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	17,868	20,052	22,215	24,399
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	17,784	19,823	21,882	23,920
Billings, MT	23,088	25,709	28,351	30,972
Bozeman, MT	26,666	29,536	32,386	35,256
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	22,152	25,044	27,956	30,847
Great Falls, MT	23,234	26,042	28,829	31,637
Helena, MT	23,754	26,749	29,744	32,740
Missoula, MT	23,733	26,104	28,455	30,826
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	22,714	24,773	26,853	28,912
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	22,589	25,543	28,496	31,450
Asheville, NC	21,279	25,564	29,869	34,154
Burlington, NC	19,906	23,172	26,458	29,724
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	18,533	21,632	24,732	27,831
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	21,591	25,751	29,911	34,071
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	21,112	24,836	28,559	32,282
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	18,949	21,924	24,919	27,893
Fayetteville, NC	19,324	22,714	26,104	29,495
Goldsboro, NC	18,575	21,861	25,127	28,413
Greensboro-High Point, NC	20,052	23,588	27,144	30,680
Greenville, NC	20,114	23,754	27,415	31,055
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	19,095	22,548	26,021	29,474
Jacksonville, NC	18,700	21,362	24,045	26,708
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	19,781	23,484	27,207	30,909
Raleigh-Cary, NC	21,258	25,002	28,767	32,511
Rocky Mount, NC	19,428	22,527	25,605	28,704
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	20,301	23,796	27,269	30,764
Wilmington, NC	22,256	25,480	28,725	31,949
Winston-Salem, NC	19,823	22,984	26,167	29,328
Bismarck, ND	22,277	25,709	29,141	32,573
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	23,608	26,562	29,536	32,490
Fargo, ND-MN	23,983	27,248	30,535	33,800
Grand Forks, ND-MN	22,984	26,312	29,620	32,948
Minot, ND	24,503	27,207	29,890	32,594
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	23,712	26,250	28,767	31,304
Grand Island, NE	28,080	30,015	31,970	33,904
Lincoln, NE	28,080	29,744	31,408	33,072
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	29,120	30,160	31,200
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	29,204	30,306	31,429
Omaha, NE-IA	27,893	29,952	32,012	34,071
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	29,266	30,431	31,616
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	26,084	28,496	30,930	33,343
Manchester-Nashua, NH	26,104	28,829	31,554	34,279
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	26,188	29,079	31,970	34,861
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	25,917	28,704	31,492	34,279
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	32,261	34,112	35,984	37,836
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	32,636	34,029	35,402	36,796
Vineland, NJ	32,220	33,405	34,570	35,756
Albuquerque, NM	27,394	28,871	30,327	31,804
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	26,354	27,477	28,621	29,744
Farmington, NM	26,479	27,644	28,788	29,952
Las Cruces, NM	26,271	27,623	28,996	30,348
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	27,332	28,684	30,015	31,367
Santa Fe, NM	29,349	31,325	33,322	35,298
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	24,960	26,396	27,852	29,287
Carson City, NV	26,583	28,143	29,724	31,284
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	25,959	30,868	35,756	40,664
Reno, NV	25,335	28,039	30,743	33,447
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	32,532	35,610	38,688	41,767
Binghamton, NY	32,240	34,237	36,213	38,210
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	32,407	35,194	37,960	40,748
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	33,052	35,048	37,066	39,063
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	33,010	34,487	35,964	37,440
Elmira, NY	32,282	34,736	37,191	39,645
Glens Falls, NY	32,240	34,424	36,629	38,813
Ithaca, NY	32,885	35,652	38,397	41,164
Kingston, NY	32,948	35,111	37,253	39,416
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	33,426	36,109	38,772	41,455
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	33,509	36,629	39,749	42,869
Rochester, NY	32,240	34,237	36,234	38,231
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	32,282	34,362	36,442	38,522
Syracuse, NY	32,261	34,071	35,901	37,711
Utica-Rome, NY	32,240	33,884	35,527	37,170
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	32,240	34,258	36,296	38,314
Akron, OH	23,629	26,416	29,224	32,012
Canton-Massillon, OH	23,192	26,063	28,912	31,783
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	23,692	26,936	30,202	33,447
Cleveland, OH	23,733	26,208	28,663	31,138
Columbus, OH	24,856	27,560	30,285	32,989
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	23,338	25,959	28,580	31,200
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	23,026	25,543	28,080	30,597
Lima, OH	23,400	25,813	28,205	30,618
Mansfield, OH	22,735	25,252	27,768	30,285
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	22,880	25,397	27,914	30,431
Sandusky, OH	23,068	25,813	28,580	31,325
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	22,922	25,896	28,871	31,845
Springfield, OH	22,735	25,231	27,748	30,244
Toledo, OH	23,380	26,063	28,725	31,408
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	23,005	25,064	27,144	29,204
Youngstown-Warren, OH	22,693	25,626	28,559	31,492
Enid, OK	20,405	24,357	28,330	32,282
Lawton, OK	18,637	21,736	24,836	27,935
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	19,386	21,965	24,565	27,144
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	17,576	20,301	23,047	25,772
Oklahoma City, OK	20,925	24,960	29,016	33,052
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	19,636	21,736	23,816	25,917
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	18,637	21,092	23,546	26,000
Tulsa, OK	20,509	23,525	26,562	29,578
Albany, OR	30,535	34,924	39,312	43,701
Bend, OR	32,074	36,983	41,912	46,821
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,410	34,258	38,085	41,933
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,514	34,549	38,564	42,599
Corvallis, OR	30,597	35,215	39,832	44,450
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,660	35,423	40,207	44,970
Eugene-Springfield, OR	30,327	35,693	41,060	46,426
Grants Pass, OR	31,138	36,421	41,684	46,967
Medford, OR	30,431	34,570	38,688	42,828
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	33,821	39,084	44,325	49,588
Salem, OR	31,367	35,735	40,082	44,450
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	22,568	26,999	31,408	35,839
Altoona, PA	19,948	23,213	26,500	29,765
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	20,010	23,712	27,436	31,138
Chambersburg, PA	20,946	24,815	28,663	32,532
Erie, PA	17,784	21,528	25,252	28,996
Gettysburg, PA	20,780	24,128	27,477	30,826
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	22,485	26,500	30,514	34,528
Johnstown, PA	18,221	21,112	24,024	26,916
Lancaster, PA	21,445	25,272	29,079	32,906
Lebanon, PA	20,925	24,690	28,455	32,220
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	20,530	23,962	27,394	30,826
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	19,157	21,986	24,794	27,623
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	24,628	28,205	31,804	35,381
Pittsburgh, PA	23,421	27,311	31,221	35,111
Reading, PA	20,884	24,503	28,101	31,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	20,925	24,960	28,975	33,010
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	18,180	21,716	25,231	28,767
State College, PA	21,112	24,815	28,517	32,220
Williamsport, PA	20,114	24,503	28,912	33,301
York-Hanover, PA	21,279	25,293	29,287	33,301
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	22,402	22,943	23,504
Arecibo, PR	21,840	22,485	23,109	23,754
Guayama, PR	21,882	22,652	23,400	24,170
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	22,215	22,568	22,943
Ponce, PR	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	22,568	23,276	24,004
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,903	22,652	23,421	24,170
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	31,200	32,719	34,216	35,735
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	20,863	25,252	29,661	34,050
Columbia, SC	17,493	21,092	24,711	28,309
Florence, SC	17,826	21,071	24,295	27,540
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	19,532	22,714	25,896	29,079
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	21,029	25,148	29,287	33,405
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	18,138	21,882	25,626	29,370
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	18,991	21,882	24,752	27,644
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	19,199	22,610	26,021	29,432
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	19,032	21,695	24,378	27,040
Spartanburg, SC	19,844	23,338	26,853	30,348
Sumter, SC	18,429	21,632	24,815	28,018
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	25,626	27,872	30,119	32,365
Rapid City, SD	28,101	29,807	31,533	33,239
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	28,101	29,786	31,471	33,156
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	26,999	28,580	30,140	31,720
Chattanooga, TN-GA	20,759	23,837	26,895	29,973
Clarksville, TN-KY	20,884	25,085	29,287	33,488
Cleveland, TN	20,093	23,296	26,479	29,682
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	20,052	23,047	26,021	29,016
Jackson, TN	21,300	25,002	28,684	32,386
Johnson City, TN	19,136	21,986	24,815	27,664
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	20,821	23,941	27,061	30,181
Knoxville, TN	19,823	23,005	26,167	29,349
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	20,530	23,733	26,916	30,119
Morristown, TN	20,717	22,943	25,148	27,373
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	21,944	25,813	29,661	33,530
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	20,676	24,253	27,831	31,408
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	19,303	21,986	24,669	27,352
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	19,532	22,194	24,856	27,519
Abilene, TX	18,492	21,757	25,044	28,309
Amarillo, TX	19,178	22,568	25,959	29,349
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	20,925	24,919	28,912	32,906
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	18,304	21,528	24,752	27,976
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	18,845	22,568	26,271	29,994
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	16,911	20,114	23,296	26,500
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	18,949	22,256	25,543	28,850
College Station-Bryan, TX	19,303	22,631	25,959	29,287
Corpus Christi, TX	18,388	21,882	25,356	28,850
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	20,488	24,503	28,538	32,552
Eagle Pass, TX	18,200	21,528	24,877	28,205
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	19,324	23,151	26,978	30,805
El Paso, TX	17,660	20,925	24,170	27,436
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,008	23,775	26,520	29,287
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	19,469	23,130	26,812	30,472
Killeen-Temple, TX	19,303	22,589	25,896	29,183
Laredo, TX	17,743	20,988	24,212	27,456
Longview, TX	18,949	22,069	25,168	28,288
Lubbock, TX	18,221	21,778	25,356	28,912
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	17,181	20,384	23,608	26,812
Midland, TX	20,447	24,024	27,602	31,180
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	19,573	22,880	26,167	29,474
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	19,573	22,860	26,167	29,453
Odessa, TX	19,740	23,380	26,999	30,639
San Angelo, TX	18,221	21,279	24,316	27,373
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	18,554	22,485	26,396	30,327
Sherman-Denison, TX	20,052	23,588	27,124	30,660
Texarkana, TX-AR	18,991	21,591	24,212	26,812
Tyler, TX	19,095	22,298	25,522	28,725
Victoria, TX	18,013	21,549	25,085	28,621
Waco, TX	18,928	22,610	26,271	29,952
Wichita Falls, TX	18,575	21,549	24,544	27,519
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	21,778	25,335	28,871	32,428
Logan, UT-ID	21,216	24,420	27,602	30,805
Ogden, UT	22,984	27,082	31,180	35,277
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	23,192	27,852	32,532	37,191
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	25,751	29,183	32,636	36,068
St. George, UT	21,944	25,543	29,162	32,760
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	22,860	27,727	32,594	37,461
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	26,479	28,621	30,784	32,927
Charlottesville, VA	28,434	30,847	33,280	35,693
Harrisonburg, VA	27,082	29,349	31,616	33,884
Lynchburg, VA	26,375	28,663	30,951	33,239
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,063	28,351	30,618	32,906
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,791	29,266	31,741	34,216
Richmond, VA	27,768	30,036	32,303	34,570
Roanoke, VA	26,562	28,746	30,951	33,135
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,853	29,245	31,637	34,029
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,416	28,476	30,514	32,573
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	27,456	29,911	32,386	34,840
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	27,186	29,349	31,533	33,696
Winchester, VA-WV	26,375	28,372	30,348	32,344
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	27,644	32,303	36,941	41,600
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	30,493	33,613	36,754	39,874
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	29,890	33,052	36,213	39,375
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	29,620	31,658	33,696	35,735
Bellingham, WA	35,152	37,586	39,999	42,432
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	35,652	38,647	41,663	44,658
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	34,924	37,295	39,687	42,058
Kennewick-Richland, WA	34,716	36,712	38,709	40,706
Longview-Kelso, WA	34,736	36,941	39,125	41,330
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	35,340	39,146	42,973	46,780
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	34,799	36,983	39,167	41,351
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	35,485	39,520	43,576	47,612
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	34,695	36,900	39,084	41,288
Walla Walla, WA	34,653	36,796	38,917	41,060
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	34,653	37,274	39,916	42,536
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	34,757	37,004	39,271	41,517
Yakima, WA	34,674	36,421	38,168	39,916
Appleton, WI	20,821	24,378	27,956	31,512
Eau Claire, WI	20,884	24,940	28,996	33,052
Fond du Lac, WI	19,074	22,984	26,895	30,805
Green Bay, WI	19,948	23,567	27,165	30,784
Janesville-Beloit, WI	20,093	23,255	26,396	29,557
Kenosha, WI	21,175	25,439	29,703	33,967
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	20,717	24,066	27,415	30,764
Madison, WI	22,880	26,624	30,389	34,133
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	18,762	23,026	27,269	31,533
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	21,528	25,501	29,453	33,426
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	21,570	25,356	29,141	32,927
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	21,092	24,960	28,808	32,677
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	20,676	24,295	27,935	31,554
Sheboygan, WI	20,946	24,919	28,871	32,844
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	19,927	24,274	28,642	32,989
Wausau, WI	20,863	24,399	27,956	31,492
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	20,156	23,629	27,124	30,597
Beckley, WV	21,404	23,338	25,252	27,186
Charleston, WV	20,925	23,130	25,314	27,519
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	19,802	22,173	24,544	26,916
Morgantown, WV	20,676	22,839	25,023	27,186
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	20,280	22,631	25,002	27,352
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	20,738	23,005	25,293	27,560
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	20,280	22,215	24,149	26,084
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	21,944	24,420	26,874	29,349
Wheeling, WV-OH	21,508	24,191	26,895	29,578
Casper, WY	16,890	20,280	23,671	27,061
Cheyenne, WY	17,992	21,591	25,210	28,808
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	19,636	22,152	24,669	27,186
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	19,781	23,234	26,708	30,160

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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