SOC 35-9099 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other prevailing wage by city

Level I–IV H-1B prevailing wages in all 530 U.S. wage areas, from official DOL data.

What this job covers (DOL definition): All food preparation and serving related workers not listed separately.

Level I across metros$15,912 – $42,973Alexandria, LA to Salem, OR

Median Level IV, major metros$39,583Across 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 and Serving Related Workers, All Other?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other (SOC 35-9099) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $15,912 in Alexandria, LA to $42,973 in Salem, OR, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $39,583. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $36,629, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 28 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.

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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	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Anchorage, AK	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Fairbanks-College, AK	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Anniston-Oxford, AL	17,556	21,757	25,959	30,160
Auburn-Opelika, AL	19,428	23,088	26,728	30,389
Birmingham, AL	17,826	22,797	27,748	32,719
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	17,264	21,237	25,231	29,204
Decatur, AL	17,264	21,237	25,231	29,204
Dothan, AL	17,264	21,237	25,231	29,204
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	17,264	21,237	25,231	29,204
Gadsden, AL	17,556	21,757	25,959	30,160
Huntsville, AL	17,264	21,237	25,231	29,204
Mobile, AL	17,264	21,237	25,231	29,204
Montgomery, AL	17,535	21,695	25,855	30,015
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	17,472	21,695	25,938	30,160
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	17,431	21,528	25,647	29,744
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	19,885	23,546	27,228	30,888
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	17,410	21,861	26,333	30,784
Tuscaloosa, AL	17,556	22,069	26,583	31,096
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	27,415	31,741	36,068	40,394
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	27,602	33,468	39,312	45,178
Fort Smith, AR-OK	26,396	31,367	36,359	41,330
Hot Springs, AR	29,349	32,032	34,736	37,420
Jonesboro, AR	28,018	32,344	36,671	40,997
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	27,082	30,119	33,176	36,213
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,396	31,575	36,775	41,954
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	24,669	28,143	31,637	35,111
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,396	30,722	35,028	39,354
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	35,277	37,898	40,519	43,140
Flagstaff, AZ	36,338	39,416	42,474	45,552
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	34,528	37,773	41,018	44,263
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	34,071	37,274	40,498	43,701
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	34,216	37,420	40,623	43,826
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	34,154	36,837	39,500	42,183
Tucson, AZ	33,821	36,442	39,084	41,704
Yuma, AZ	34,008	37,087	40,165	43,244
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	34,362	36,088	37,836	39,562
Chico, CA	34,320	35,631	36,941	38,252
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,986	37,232	39,458	41,704
El Centro, CA	34,674	37,108	39,562	41,996
Fresno, CA	34,341	37,336	40,311	43,306
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	34,383	37,295	40,228	43,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	35,152	38,106	41,039	43,992
Merced, CA	34,466	36,213	37,940	39,687
Modesto, CA	34,591	36,504	38,418	40,332
Napa, CA	35,527	38,626	41,725	44,824
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,840	36,442	38,023	39,624
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,298	38,064	40,852	43,618
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	34,404	37,274	40,144	43,015
Redding, CA	34,383	37,087	39,770	42,474
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	34,716	37,316	39,916	42,516
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	34,632	37,440	40,248	43,056
Salinas, CA	35,028	38,709	42,391	46,072
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	34,716	36,962	39,229	41,476
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	38,896	43,119	47,362	51,584
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	40,165	42,724	45,303	47,861
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	34,695	38,085	41,496	44,887
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	38,376	42,245	46,135	50,004
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	34,736	37,711	40,685	43,660
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	36,629	39,000	41,372	43,743
Stockton-Lodi, CA	34,528	36,317	38,085	39,874
Vallejo, CA	35,423	37,940	40,477	42,994
Visalia, CA	34,320	36,567	38,792	41,039
Yuba City, CA	34,591	35,693	36,775	37,877
Boulder, CO	34,383	37,170	39,978	42,765
Colorado Springs, CO	31,096	34,487	37,877	41,268
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	31,928	35,069	38,210	41,351
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	31,762	34,924	38,106	41,268
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	31,824	34,237	36,650	39,063
Grand Junction, CO	30,826	33,239	35,672	38,085
Greeley, CO	31,159	33,884	36,608	39,333
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	30,805	33,676	36,525	39,396
Pueblo, CO	30,805	33,343	35,880	38,418
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	30,930	33,197	35,485	37,752
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	36,026	37,877	39,728	41,580
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,008	35,922	37,856	39,770
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,175	35,839	37,482	39,146
New Haven, CT	34,653	36,858	39,063	41,268
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,050	36,712	39,354	42,016
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,008	36,047	38,085	40,124
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	34,840	37,420	39,999	42,578
Dover, DE	31,200	31,783	32,386	32,968
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,200	31,991	32,781	33,572
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	28,184	31,824	35,485	39,125
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	28,039	30,701	33,364	36,026
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	28,101	31,575	35,028	38,501
Gainesville, FL	28,413	31,928	35,464	38,980
Homosassa Springs, FL	27,997	31,346	34,674	38,023
Jacksonville, FL	28,060	30,784	33,488	36,213
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	27,872	30,784	33,717	36,629
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	27,540	31,242	34,924	38,626
Naples-Marco Island, FL	28,642	30,868	33,072	35,298
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	27,644	30,493	33,343	36,192
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	28,122	31,596	35,090	38,564
Ocala, FL	28,309	31,908	35,506	39,104
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	28,850	32,573	36,276	39,999
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	27,040	28,871	30,680	32,511
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	29,016	31,159	33,301	35,444
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	27,664	30,348	33,052	35,735
Port St. Lucie, FL	29,432	32,490	35,568	38,626
Punta Gorda, FL	27,581	31,159	34,757	38,335
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	28,226	31,845	35,464	39,084
Sebring, FL	28,392	32,053	35,735	39,396
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	27,040	29,474	31,887	34,320
Tallahassee, FL	27,248	30,036	32,844	35,631
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	27,748	31,096	34,466	37,815
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	28,517	32,053	35,610	39,146
Albany, GA	21,029	23,088	25,127	27,186
Athens-Clarke County, GA	20,863	22,880	24,877	26,895
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	23,588	26,479	29,391	32,282
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	20,821	23,858	26,895	29,932
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	21,237	23,421	25,605	27,789
Columbus, GA-AL	20,280	23,900	27,519	31,138
Dalton, GA	22,444	26,770	31,096	35,423
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	21,175	22,860	24,524	26,208
Gainesville, GA	22,381	24,232	26,063	27,914
Hinesville, GA	21,404	23,775	26,167	28,538
Macon-Bibb County, GA	20,093	22,652	25,210	27,768
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	20,592	22,901	25,231	27,540
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	21,216	23,983	26,728	29,495
Rome, GA	21,612	23,005	24,378	25,772
Savannah, GA	22,236	24,773	27,290	29,828
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	21,216	23,338	25,439	27,560
Valdosta, GA	21,237	23,775	26,312	28,850
Warner Robins, GA	21,424	23,546	25,647	27,768
Guam MSA	20,343	21,050	21,778	22,485
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	44,512	55,724	66,956	78,167
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	37,940	47,196	56,452	65,708
Urban Honolulu, HI	31,970	37,524	43,077	48,631
Ames, IA	25,730	29,848	33,967	38,085
Cedar Rapids, IA	26,666	29,828	32,968	36,130
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	29,495	32,282	35,069	37,856
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	24,940	30,264	35,610	40,935
Dubuque, IA	31,512	32,864	34,196	35,548
Iowa City, IA	26,812	29,807	32,823	35,818
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	26,520	29,932	33,343	36,754
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	25,480	30,140	34,778	39,437
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	24,628	29,994	35,340	40,706
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	27,956	30,514	33,072	35,631
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	26,645	31,658	36,692	41,704
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	26,354	29,578	32,823	36,047
Boise City, ID	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Coeur d'Alene, ID	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Idaho Falls, ID	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Lewiston, ID-WA	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Pocatello, ID	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Twin Falls, ID	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Bloomington, IL	31,221	33,925	36,608	39,312
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	33,447	35,693	37,940
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	33,010	37,295	41,580	45,864
Decatur, IL	31,200	33,405	35,610	37,815
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	28,600	31,096	33,613	36,109
Kankakee, IL	32,656	36,941	41,247	45,532
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,573	36,858	41,164	45,448
Peoria, IL	31,616	34,632	37,648	40,664
Rockford, IL	31,200	33,072	34,965	36,837
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	28,600	31,055	33,488	35,943
Springfield, IL	31,200	32,802	34,404	36,005
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,949	34,445	36,962	39,458
Bloomington, IN	20,946	26,728	32,490	38,272
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	22,860	26,458	30,077	33,676
Columbus, IN	21,029	26,832	32,615	38,418
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	21,736	27,394	33,031	38,688
Evansville, IN	21,736	27,394	33,031	38,688
Fort Wayne, IN	21,736	27,394	33,031	38,688
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	20,884	26,791	32,677	38,584
Kokomo, IN	20,842	26,687	32,532	38,376
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	32,719	37,066	41,413	45,760
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	32,760	37,087	41,434	45,760
Muncie, IN	20,800	26,687	32,552	38,439
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	32,365	36,775	41,205	45,615
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	23,775	28,184	32,615	37,024
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	22,922	26,479	30,036	33,592
Terre Haute, IN	21,736	27,394	33,031	38,688
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	30,264	35,735	41,226	46,696
Lawrence, KS	30,618	36,296	41,996	47,674
Manhattan, KS	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Topeka, KS	30,639	36,296	41,933	47,591
Wichita, KS	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Bowling Green, KY	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	23,796	26,063	28,351	30,618
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Elizabethtown, KY	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Lexington-Fayette, KY	24,357	26,416	28,455	30,514
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Owensboro, KY	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Paducah, KY-IL	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,973	32,573	35,152	37,752
Alexandria, LA	15,912	19,136	22,340	25,564
Baton Rouge, LA	19,469	22,776	26,104	29,412
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	15,476	19,074	22,693	26,292
Hammond, LA	18,200	21,986	25,772	29,557
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	17,639	20,884	24,149	27,394
Lafayette, LA	16,661	19,261	21,882	24,482
Lake Charles, LA	17,077	20,301	23,504	26,728
Monroe, LA	17,472	19,927	22,381	24,836
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	19,282	23,733	28,205	32,656
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	17,244	19,844	22,464	25,064
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	17,389	20,447	23,504	26,562
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	18,970	22,839	26,708	30,576
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	18,180	21,300	24,440	27,560
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	31,346	33,135	34,903	36,692
Barnstable Town, MA	32,136	35,402	38,647	41,912
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	32,823	35,152	37,503	39,832
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	32,012	35,194	38,356	41,538
Pittsfield, MA	31,200	33,239	35,277	37,316
Springfield, MA	32,844	34,528	36,192	37,877
Worcester, MA	32,511	34,820	37,128	39,437
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	33,176	35,756	38,335	40,914
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	30,680	32,344	33,988	35,652
Lexington Park, MD	33,093	35,090	37,087	39,084
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	33,260	36,255	39,229	42,224
Salisbury, MD	33,114	35,839	38,543	41,268
Bangor, ME	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Portland-South Portland, ME	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Ann Arbor, MI	28,975	32,927	36,858	40,810
Battle Creek, MI	27,914	31,263	34,591	37,940
Bay City, MI	28,496	32,282	36,088	39,874
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	29,037	32,927	36,816	40,706
Flint, MI	28,892	32,698	36,504	40,311
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	28,704	31,512	34,341	37,149
Jackson, MI	28,996	32,948	36,900	40,852
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	26,916	30,368	33,821	37,274
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	28,226	31,949	35,652	39,375
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	28,642	32,344	36,068	39,770
Midland, MI	28,496	32,282	36,088	39,874
Monroe, MI	29,079	33,052	37,024	40,997
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	28,392	31,263	34,112	36,983
Niles, MI	24,773	28,850	32,906	36,983
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,375	30,077	33,800	37,503
Saginaw, MI	28,101	31,492	34,882	38,272
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,373	31,242	35,132	39,000
Traverse City, MI	28,496	32,282	36,088	39,874
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,375	30,077	33,800	37,503
Duluth, MN-WI	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Mankato, MN	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	28,767	33,572	38,356	43,160
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	31,804	35,381	38,938	42,516
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,296	29,224	35,152	41,080
Rochester, MN	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	27,852	32,885	37,898	42,932
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,885	37,565	42,245	46,925
St. Cloud, MN	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	32,261	33,634	35,028	36,400
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	31,679	34,736	37,815
Columbia, MO	31,034	33,946	36,879	39,791
Jefferson City, MO	33,114	33,967	34,840	35,693
Joplin, MO-KS	28,600	31,637	34,653	37,690
Kansas City, MO-KS	30,493	36,255	42,016	47,778
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,514	33,904	37,316	40,706
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,031	34,071	35,132	36,172
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,847	34,861	38,896	42,911
Springfield, MO	29,453	32,698	35,943	39,188
St. Joseph, MO-KS	30,410	35,485	40,540	45,615
St. Louis, MO-IL	28,600	31,013	33,426	35,839
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	26,250	29,141	32,053	34,944
Hattiesburg, MS	23,567	26,874	30,160	33,468
Jackson, MS	23,879	27,602	31,304	35,028
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	22,735	24,108	25,460	26,832
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	21,612	26,645	31,658	36,692
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	24,066	27,394	30,701	34,029
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	24,004	28,413	32,844	37,253
Billings, MT	25,980	28,892	31,783	34,695
Bozeman, MT	26,874	30,264	33,676	37,066
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	26,125	28,309	30,472	32,656
Great Falls, MT	24,503	26,416	28,351	30,264
Helena, MT	25,605	28,684	31,741	34,820
Missoula, MT	23,712	26,354	29,016	31,658
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	27,186	30,764	34,341	37,919
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	25,272	27,519	29,765	32,012
Asheville, NC	23,442	28,226	32,989	37,773
Burlington, NC	24,378	27,644	30,909	34,175
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	23,858	27,519	31,200	34,861
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	25,564	29,848	34,112	38,397
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	24,628	29,266	33,884	38,522
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	22,402	25,002	27,602	30,202
Fayetteville, NC	23,400	27,165	30,930	34,695
Goldsboro, NC	19,885	24,295	28,684	33,093
Greensboro-High Point, NC	21,216	25,418	29,620	33,821
Greenville, NC	21,632	25,168	28,725	32,261
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	23,816	26,791	29,786	32,760
Jacksonville, NC	19,344	23,088	26,853	30,597
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	24,274	28,226	32,157	36,109
Raleigh-Cary, NC	18,263	23,567	28,850	34,154
Rocky Mount, NC	21,882	24,565	27,248	29,932
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	24,565	27,207	29,828	32,469
Wilmington, NC	20,759	25,210	29,661	34,112
Winston-Salem, NC	23,671	26,666	29,640	32,636
Bismarck, ND	21,632	25,168	28,704	32,240
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	21,632	25,168	28,704	32,240
Fargo, ND-MN	21,632	25,168	28,704	32,240
Grand Forks, ND-MN	21,632	25,168	28,704	32,240
Minot, ND	21,632	25,168	28,704	32,240
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	21,632	25,168	28,704	32,240
Grand Island, NE	33,280	40,269	47,237	54,226
Lincoln, NE	32,927	39,645	46,364	53,082
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	31,117	38,002	44,866	51,751
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	33,280	40,269	47,237	54,226
Omaha, NE-IA	33,759	39,978	46,197	52,416
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,927	39,645	46,364	53,082
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	27,144	31,928	36,712	41,496
Manchester-Nashua, NH	29,079	34,029	38,980	43,930
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	29,578	32,573	35,548	38,543
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	31,471	35,589	39,687	43,805
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	35,194	37,815	40,415	43,036
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	37,045	40,436	43,826	47,216
Vineland, NJ	32,220	35,589	38,938	42,308
Albuquerque, NM	32,906	34,570	36,234	37,898
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,261	33,863	35,444	37,045
Farmington, NM	32,698	34,300	35,922	37,524
Las Cruces, NM	31,367	32,906	34,466	36,005
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,594	34,279	35,984	37,669
Santa Fe, NM	32,781	34,528	36,296	38,044
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	29,994	31,429	32,885	34,320
Carson City, NV	26,333	29,682	33,031	36,380
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	26,645	32,615	38,584	44,554
Reno, NV	25,418	29,266	33,135	36,983
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	32,864	37,128	41,392	45,656
Binghamton, NY	32,864	37,128	41,392	45,656
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	33,988	37,066	40,124	43,202
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	32,532	35,797	39,084	42,349
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	35,360	38,896	42,453	45,989
Elmira, NY	32,864	37,128	41,392	45,656
Glens Falls, NY	32,864	37,128	41,392	45,656
Ithaca, NY	32,864	37,128	41,392	45,656
Kingston, NY	33,572	38,480	43,389	48,298
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	32,927	35,568	38,210	40,852
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	32,927	35,527	38,148	40,748
Rochester, NY	32,511	35,797	39,063	42,349
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	32,344	35,506	38,647	41,808
Syracuse, NY	32,324	35,485	38,668	41,829
Utica-Rome, NY	32,324	35,485	38,668	41,829
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	32,864	37,128	41,392	45,656
Akron, OH	24,191	27,415	30,639	33,863
Canton-Massillon, OH	22,277	25,460	28,663	31,845
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	24,336	26,354	28,392	30,410
Cleveland, OH	26,666	28,164	29,682	31,180
Columbus, OH	25,189	27,124	29,037	30,972
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	23,671	26,063	28,434	30,826
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	23,712	26,125	28,517	30,930
Lima, OH	23,130	25,418	27,706	29,994
Mansfield, OH	23,650	27,352	31,055	34,757
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	22,256	23,608	24,960	26,312
Sandusky, OH	23,796	26,146	28,476	30,826
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	23,088	25,584	28,080	30,576
Springfield, OH	24,357	26,562	28,788	30,992
Toledo, OH	22,860	25,626	28,392	31,159
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	23,712	26,042	28,372	30,701
Youngstown-Warren, OH	23,733	26,292	28,871	31,429
Enid, OK	29,058	30,764	32,469	34,175
Lawton, OK	29,120	30,868	32,615	34,362
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	28,517	30,493	32,448	34,424
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,328	30,888	32,469	34,029
Oklahoma City, OK	29,287	31,013	32,740	34,466
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	28,143	30,285	32,448	34,591
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	28,600	30,368	32,157	33,925
Tulsa, OK	29,765	31,117	32,490	33,842
Albany, OR	35,901	40,519	45,136	49,754
Bend, OR	37,648	41,559	45,490	49,400
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,047	39,437	42,848	46,239
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,215	37,732	40,248	42,765
Corvallis, OR	35,506	39,479	43,472	47,445
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,317	40,976	45,636	50,295
Eugene-Springfield, OR	35,256	38,709	42,162	45,615
Grants Pass, OR	34,861	37,461	40,040	42,640
Medford, OR	35,111	38,293	41,476	44,658
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	36,400	39,312	42,224	45,136
Salem, OR	42,973	47,674	52,354	57,055
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	28,725	32,344	35,964	39,583
Altoona, PA	22,776	26,312	29,869	33,405
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,480	29,266	33,031	36,816
Chambersburg, PA	24,960	28,829	32,698	36,567
Erie, PA	25,959	29,661	33,343	37,045
Gettysburg, PA	26,021	30,015	33,988	37,981
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	25,896	29,744	33,572	37,420
Johnstown, PA	24,648	28,039	31,429	34,820
Lancaster, PA	30,348	32,656	34,965	37,274
Lebanon, PA	25,647	28,892	32,136	35,381
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,834	29,952	34,071	38,189
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	24,752	28,392	32,012	35,652
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	31,429	33,405	35,360	37,336
Pittsburgh, PA	25,148	28,538	31,949	35,340
Reading, PA	25,252	27,852	30,452	33,052
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	26,791	30,826	34,840	38,876
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	24,420	27,956	31,512	35,048
State College, PA	23,255	26,770	30,285	33,800
Williamsport, PA	24,482	29,100	33,738	38,356
York-Hanover, PA	26,520	30,202	33,863	37,544
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	22,880	23,941	24,981
Arecibo, PR	21,840	22,943	24,066	25,168
Guayama, PR	21,840	22,964	24,066	25,189
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	22,880	23,941	24,981
Ponce, PR	21,840	22,880	23,941	24,981
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	22,880	23,941	24,981
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,840	22,964	24,066	25,189
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	31,200	36,858	42,516	48,173
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	19,136	22,444	25,730	29,037
Columbia, SC	18,762	21,071	23,359	25,668
Florence, SC	18,533	21,112	23,712	26,292
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	18,949	21,736	24,503	27,290
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	19,303	23,047	26,770	30,514
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	18,804	21,944	25,064	28,205
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	21,653	26,728	31,783	36,858
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	22,610	27,415	32,199	37,004
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	19,303	22,527	25,772	28,996
Spartanburg, SC	23,068	27,831	32,615	37,378
Sumter, SC	18,533	21,112	23,712	26,292
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Rapid City, SD	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	27,415	32,095	36,754	41,434
Chattanooga, TN-GA	26,770	30,431	34,092	37,752
Clarksville, TN-KY	32,760	34,341	35,901	37,482
Cleveland, TN	25,522	29,557	33,592	37,628
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	23,816	27,644	31,450	35,277
Jackson, TN	25,917	29,516	33,135	36,733
Johnson City, TN	24,357	28,143	31,949	35,735
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	25,647	29,328	33,010	36,692
Knoxville, TN	24,336	28,226	32,095	35,984
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	28,829	32,511	36,192	39,874
Morristown, TN	24,378	28,247	32,116	35,984
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	28,580	32,615	36,629	40,664
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	25,272	29,578	33,863	38,168
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,580	31,367	34,175	36,962
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	22,776	25,959	29,120	32,303
Abilene, TX	22,132	27,165	32,220	37,253
Amarillo, TX	22,672	27,332	31,991	36,650
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	25,917	31,450	37,004	42,536
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	21,695	26,084	30,472	34,861
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,693	26,916	31,138	35,360
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	22,672	27,332	31,991	36,650
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,256	26,978	31,720	36,442
College Station-Bryan, TX	21,653	26,000	30,327	34,674
Corpus Christi, TX	19,656	23,525	27,394	31,263
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	24,648	29,266	33,904	38,522
Eagle Pass, TX	22,672	27,332	31,991	36,650
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,152	26,749	31,367	35,964
El Paso, TX	22,901	26,104	29,328	32,532
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	23,712	29,100	34,487	39,874
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	22,360	26,916	31,471	36,026
Killeen-Temple, TX	24,524	30,181	35,818	41,476
Laredo, TX	22,672	27,332	31,991	36,650
Longview, TX	20,655	24,544	28,434	32,324
Lubbock, TX	18,928	23,567	28,226	32,864
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	22,672	27,332	31,991	36,650
Midland, TX	20,780	25,584	30,368	35,173
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,090	26,936	31,804	36,650
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,840	26,021	30,202	34,383
Odessa, TX	20,780	25,584	30,368	35,173
San Angelo, TX	21,986	26,853	31,741	36,608
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	23,650	27,872	32,074	36,296
Sherman-Denison, TX	24,503	29,120	33,759	38,376
Texarkana, TX-AR	21,612	26,333	31,076	35,797
Tyler, TX	20,717	24,628	28,517	32,428
Victoria, TX	23,172	25,605	28,039	30,472
Waco, TX	24,232	28,933	33,655	38,356
Wichita Falls, TX	20,759	25,605	30,431	35,277
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	29,724	34,341	38,959	43,576
Logan, UT-ID	29,287	33,530	37,773	42,016
Ogden, UT	28,642	32,053	35,444	38,855
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	32,053	35,943	39,853	43,743
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	33,218	36,359	39,479	42,620
St. George, UT	29,932	32,968	35,984	39,021
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	30,805	34,840	38,896	42,932
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	29,682	32,885	36,109	39,312
Charlottesville, VA	28,975	31,408	33,821	36,255
Harrisonburg, VA	31,034	33,613	36,213	38,792
Lynchburg, VA	28,205	31,367	34,549	37,711
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,656	35,652	38,626	41,621
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,927	35,860	38,792	41,725
Richmond, VA	29,536	31,928	34,341	36,733
Roanoke, VA	27,727	31,055	34,383	37,711
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,392	31,346	34,279	37,232
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,749	30,368	33,967	37,586
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	29,412	32,199	34,986	37,773
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	27,956	31,117	34,300	37,461
Winchester, VA-WV	34,092	36,858	39,645	42,412
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	24,045	28,559	33,072	37,586
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	31,949	32,844	33,717	34,612
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	31,804	33,322	34,840	36,359
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	31,429	34,778	38,106	41,455
Bellingham, WA	34,653	35,631	36,629	37,607
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	34,653	35,568	36,463	37,378
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	34,882	37,919	40,935	43,972
Kennewick-Richland, WA	34,653	35,631	36,629	37,607
Longview-Kelso, WA	36,296	39,188	42,079	44,970
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	34,653	35,610	36,567	37,524
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	34,653	35,568	36,504	37,420
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	34,653	35,527	36,400	37,274
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	34,653	35,631	36,629	37,607
Walla Walla, WA	34,653	35,631	36,629	37,607
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	34,653	35,527	36,380	37,253
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	34,944	37,940	40,914	43,909
Yakima, WA	35,007	38,002	41,018	44,013
Appleton, WI	24,856	28,684	32,490	36,317
Eau Claire, WI	27,727	30,431	33,156	35,860
Fond du Lac, WI	25,064	27,810	30,556	33,301
Green Bay, WI	24,628	28,704	32,760	36,837
Janesville-Beloit, WI	24,960	28,080	31,221	34,341
Kenosha, WI	25,959	29,557	33,135	36,733
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	25,460	28,663	31,845	35,048
Madison, WI	25,293	27,914	30,535	33,156
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	25,210	27,789	30,389	32,968
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	24,919	28,600	32,282	35,964
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	27,394	30,431	33,468	36,504
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	24,482	27,935	31,408	34,861
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	25,148	27,935	30,743	33,530
Sheboygan, WI	25,106	27,852	30,576	33,322
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	25,023	27,976	30,930	33,884
Wausau, WI	26,063	29,682	33,301	36,920
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	25,564	29,391	33,239	37,066
Beckley, WV	20,592	25,668	30,743	35,818
Charleston, WV	20,592	24,420	28,247	32,074
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	21,216	24,565	27,935	31,284
Morgantown, WV	20,592	25,668	30,743	35,818
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	20,800	24,981	29,183	33,364
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	20,592	25,668	30,743	35,818
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	20,592	24,420	28,247	32,074
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	22,256	24,836	27,436	30,015
Wheeling, WV-OH	22,714	27,061	31,388	35,735
Casper, WY	29,744	31,408	33,072	34,736
Cheyenne, WY	29,578	31,824	34,050	36,296
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	29,578	31,824	34,050	36,296
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	29,037	31,325	33,613	35,901

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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