SOC 37-2021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Pest Control Workers prevailing wage by city

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

What this job covers (DOL definition): Apply or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill or remove pests and vermin that infest buildings and surrounding areas.

Level I across metros$21,840 – $47,840Aguadilla, PR to Bridgeport, CT
Median Level IV, major metros$52,229Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Pest Control Workers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Pest Control Workers (SOC 37-2021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,840 in Aguadilla, PR to $47,840 in Bridgeport, CT, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $52,229. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $46,696, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 6 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 areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area38,62645,61552,62459,613
Anchorage, AK39,00046,13553,24860,383
Fairbanks-College, AK38,62645,61552,62459,613
Anniston-Oxford, AL33,92537,60741,30944,991
Auburn-Opelika, AL33,50937,39941,30945,199
Birmingham, AL35,36038,70942,03745,386
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL32,71937,39942,05846,738
Decatur, AL34,75737,52440,29043,056
Dothan, AL33,69636,98340,26943,556
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL36,67138,14839,64541,122
Gadsden, AL33,92537,60741,30944,991
Huntsville, AL36,71239,54142,37045,199
Mobile, AL34,25838,39742,55746,696
Montgomery, AL34,09238,43942,76547,112
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area30,74334,98639,20843,452
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area32,51134,92437,33639,749
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area31,18035,19439,22943,244
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area34,25838,06441,89245,698
Tuscaloosa, AL34,67438,06441,47644,866
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area30,14034,09238,04441,996
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR33,01038,93844,88750,815
Fort Smith, AR-OK33,07237,14941,20545,282
Hot Springs, AR30,74335,52740,31145,095
Jonesboro, AR32,59436,96241,35145,719
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR30,70135,58940,45645,344
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area32,28235,73539,16742,620
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area30,45235,52740,58145,656
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area31,26335,31939,37543,431
Arizona nonmetropolitan area37,27442,16247,07151,959
Flagstaff, AZ36,31741,30946,28051,272
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ36,15139,97843,82647,653
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ38,04443,34848,67253,976
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ35,98442,68249,35956,056
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ35,13239,20843,30647,383
Tucson, AZ36,21340,68545,17849,650
Yuma, AZ34,61238,10641,62145,116
Bakersfield-Delano, CA38,06443,18148,29853,415
Chico, CA36,73342,74448,75654,767
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area37,79444,38851,00257,596
El Centro, CA37,69044,86652,04259,218
Fresno, CA36,56742,64048,69354,767
Hanford-Corcoran, CA36,52542,45348,38154,309
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA40,78945,40750,04554,663
Merced, CA36,54641,16445,78150,399
Modesto, CA39,91646,05252,16758,303
Napa, CA38,06443,76449,46355,162
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area37,89843,03648,19453,332
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area36,19243,34850,48257,637
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA38,29343,80549,29654,808
Redding, CA36,19241,28846,36451,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA38,12742,99447,84052,708
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA37,91943,26448,63153,976
Salinas, CA36,81643,09849,35955,640
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA38,18944,26350,31656,389
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA43,22349,56755,89062,234
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA44,90851,23157,57563,898
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA38,08544,76251,41858,095
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA43,61852,06360,52868,973
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA38,64744,40850,19155,952
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA39,60446,13552,64559,176
Stockton-Lodi, CA37,21243,49349,79656,077
Vallejo, CA41,08049,15157,20065,271
Visalia, CA35,61040,02044,40848,818
Yuba City, CA37,91944,26350,60756,951
Boulder, CO42,18347,98653,81059,613
Colorado Springs, CO43,80548,75653,72758,677
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO42,53648,31954,08059,863
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area42,32848,00753,70659,384
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO43,86850,73257,57564,439
Grand Junction, CO42,91147,75752,62457,471
Greeley, CO41,70446,09350,50354,892
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area41,08045,65650,21254,788
Pueblo, CO42,78648,21553,64459,072
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area41,97546,75951,54356,327
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT47,84050,12852,41654,704
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area43,24446,42649,60852,791
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT41,82945,30348,75652,229
New Haven, CT45,82348,17350,54452,895
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT44,28447,02949,77552,520
Waterbury-Shelton, CT42,03744,97047,90350,836
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV42,07947,42452,74958,095
Dover, DE33,48841,89250,27458,677
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area31,26339,41647,54955,703
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL35,02840,49845,96851,439
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL35,31941,91248,52755,120
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL34,73640,02045,32450,607
Gainesville, FL34,82040,74846,69652,624
Homosassa Springs, FL33,65539,33345,03250,711
Jacksonville, FL34,77840,49846,23951,959
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL33,82139,16744,53349,879
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL35,52741,22646,90452,604
Naples-Marco Island, FL37,77344,34650,94057,512
North Florida nonmetropolitan area35,19440,47745,76051,044
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL35,83941,24746,65552,063
Ocala, FL34,40440,14445,90651,647
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL34,79940,62346,46852,292
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL35,38141,60047,84054,060
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL34,42439,37544,32549,276
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL34,15439,08444,03448,964
Port St. Lucie, FL35,96441,22646,48851,751
Punta Gorda, FL34,40440,45646,48852,541
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL35,58942,10048,63155,141
Sebring, FL31,15935,31939,50043,660
South Florida nonmetropolitan area37,29542,53647,77853,020
Tallahassee, FL34,40438,91743,41047,924
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL34,94440,49846,07251,626
Wildwood-The Villages, FL34,73640,43646,11451,813
Albany, GA27,56030,86834,15437,461
Athens-Clarke County, GA32,57338,46044,36750,253
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA32,90638,75144,61650,461
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC32,65638,85545,03251,231
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA28,43434,42440,39446,384
Columbus, GA-AL27,76832,63637,52442,391
Dalton, GA31,53336,94142,37047,778
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area28,41333,65538,89644,138
Gainesville, GA32,24037,39942,57847,736
Hinesville, GA28,85034,23739,60444,991
Macon-Bibb County, GA29,64036,25542,84849,463
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area30,22335,48540,74846,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area30,59736,79643,01549,213
Rome, GA29,80736,90044,01351,106
Savannah, GA30,09834,46638,85543,223
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area29,99435,86041,70447,570
Valdosta, GA27,37330,14032,90635,672
Warner Robins, GA30,24437,50344,74152,000
Guam MSA23,56727,26930,97234,674
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area40,02045,49050,94056,410
Kahului-Wailuku, HI42,28748,50654,74660,965
Urban Honolulu, HI38,52244,18049,85855,516
Ames, IA36,13040,35244,59648,818
Cedar Rapids, IA35,88040,51945,13649,775
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL33,48837,44041,39245,344
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA36,92041,22645,55249,858
Dubuque, IA35,27739,35443,41047,487
Iowa City, IA35,63139,68743,76447,820
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area34,84039,12543,38947,674
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area35,48541,03946,59252,146
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD39,79146,48853,18659,884
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area34,98638,83442,70346,551
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area34,48739,95745,42850,898
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA33,50937,81542,12046,426
Boise City, ID37,48240,60243,74346,863
Coeur d'Alene, ID40,91443,68046,46849,234
Idaho Falls, ID38,23140,33242,45344,554
Lewiston, ID-WA35,21538,62642,01645,428
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area35,13238,70942,28745,864
Pocatello, ID31,61635,40239,18842,973
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area30,43134,32038,21042,100
Twin Falls, ID34,90338,43941,97545,511
Bloomington, IL35,11140,26945,40750,565
Champaign-Urbana, IL36,21341,10146,01050,898
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN38,12743,53548,96454,372
Decatur, IL35,69340,95646,23951,501
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area35,69340,83145,94851,085
Kankakee, IL37,83643,26448,69354,122
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area37,17042,64048,11153,581
Peoria, IL34,94439,62444,30448,984
Rockford, IL35,94340,18644,40848,652
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area35,29839,83244,38848,922
Springfield, IL35,96440,89345,84450,773
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area35,65241,37247,11252,832
Bloomington, IN34,50839,89545,28250,669
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area33,11438,81344,53350,232
Columbus, IN34,73639,99945,26150,524
Elkhart-Goshen, IN33,59238,46043,32748,194
Evansville, IN33,98839,00043,99249,005
Fort Wayne, IN33,65539,41645,15750,919
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN35,06940,26945,46950,669
Kokomo, IN34,69539,99945,30350,607
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN34,69541,55948,44455,308
Michigan City-La Porte, IN37,35742,89048,44453,976
Muncie, IN31,57536,04740,54045,012
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area32,19936,98341,78846,572
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI34,23739,14644,05548,964
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area33,05238,06443,09848,111
Terre Haute, IN32,55238,27243,97249,692
Kansas nonmetropolitan area28,49633,82139,14644,471
Lawrence, KS32,17837,46142,74448,028
Manhattan, KS30,05636,44242,80749,192
Topeka, KS32,05337,39942,74448,090
Wichita, KS31,32535,94340,58145,199
Bowling Green, KY31,97036,58841,18445,802
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area33,15637,08741,03944,970
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area30,57635,04839,50043,972
Elizabethtown, KY37,85640,06142,28744,492
Lexington-Fayette, KY31,42938,52245,59452,687
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN33,38439,47945,57351,668
Owensboro, KY30,16034,65339,16743,660
Paducah, KY-IL33,61337,96042,32846,676
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area31,59636,71241,82946,946
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area32,51136,21339,91643,618
Alexandria, LA29,32835,13240,93546,738
Baton Rouge, LA32,74038,79244,82450,877
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area30,63936,40042,16247,924
Hammond, LA32,71938,81344,92851,023
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA30,93038,00245,07452,146
Lafayette, LA32,07436,46340,85245,240
Lake Charles, LA29,91135,21540,49845,802
Monroe, LA28,43433,61338,77243,951
New Orleans-Metairie, LA34,05040,16546,26052,375
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area29,47435,46441,47647,466
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA29,28735,19441,10147,008
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA33,55139,04244,55450,045
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area28,66334,82040,99747,154
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA37,23241,95446,67651,397
Barnstable Town, MA40,51945,57350,60755,661
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH39,64545,17850,71156,244
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area38,64744,11749,60855,079
Pittsfield, MA36,65041,41346,15650,919
Springfield, MA37,31641,89246,44751,023
Worcester, MA38,60544,11749,60855,120
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD40,45645,15749,85854,559
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV36,58840,64444,70048,756
Lexington Park, MD41,16446,34351,52256,701
Maryland nonmetropolitan area38,98043,68048,38153,082
Salisbury, MD37,94042,82847,69552,583
Bangor, ME45,53247,42449,33851,231
Lewiston-Auburn, ME45,53248,19450,87753,540
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area45,53248,50651,48054,455
Portland-South Portland, ME45,61547,96550,31652,666
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area45,51149,00552,52056,015
Ann Arbor, MI40,26943,84747,42451,002
Battle Creek, MI38,64743,43148,21552,999
Bay City, MI38,29343,38948,50653,602
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI40,39443,57646,78049,962
Flint, MI40,12443,49346,84250,212
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI38,31442,76547,23751,688
Jackson, MI40,24843,84747,42451,023
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI39,47942,59945,74048,860
Lansing-East Lansing, MI40,58146,61352,64558,677
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area39,72843,51447,32051,106
Midland, MI38,29343,38948,50653,602
Monroe, MI40,31143,59746,86350,149
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI38,04442,49546,94651,397
Niles, MI35,17340,12445,07450,024
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area39,62443,55647,48751,418
Saginaw, MI39,12544,61650,10855,599
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area38,91743,16047,40451,647
Traverse City, MI40,60243,84747,09250,336
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area39,62443,55647,48751,418
Duluth, MN-WI30,24437,91945,59453,269
Mankato, MN29,82837,46145,07452,708
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI29,55737,12844,70052,271
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area30,20237,71145,22052,728
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area34,44543,61852,77061,943
Rochester, MN35,27740,83146,36451,917
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area30,20237,60744,99152,396
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area30,86838,68846,53054,351
St. Cloud, MN30,01537,71145,40753,103
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL34,00838,29342,57846,863
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area31,13836,62942,14147,632
Columbia, MO33,40537,21241,01844,824
Jefferson City, MO31,88736,19240,51944,824
Joplin, MO-KS29,14134,17539,22944,263
Kansas City, MO-KS34,07139,18844,30449,421
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area34,36239,02143,68048,340
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area32,05335,90139,77043,618
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area33,09338,06443,05648,028
Springfield, MO33,61337,37841,14344,908
St. Joseph, MO-KS32,34437,54442,74447,944
St. Louis, MO-IL35,98440,14444,28448,444
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS31,53337,21242,89048,568
Hattiesburg, MS27,72731,76235,77639,812
Jackson, MS28,41336,31744,24252,146
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area29,51634,90340,31145,698
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,43432,53236,62940,727
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area30,26435,25640,24845,240
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area29,70334,05038,39742,744
Billings, MT37,56541,22644,90848,568
Bozeman, MT37,56541,22644,90848,568
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area37,48240,66443,84747,029
Great Falls, MT37,48241,10144,70048,319
Helena, MT37,98141,49645,03248,548
Missoula, MT37,77340,91444,07647,216
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area37,56541,22644,90848,568
West Montana nonmetropolitan area37,89840,99744,07647,175
Asheville, NC35,02840,41545,82351,210
Burlington, NC32,86437,10841,33045,573
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area32,94837,73242,51647,300
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC35,50641,03946,57252,104
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC36,77542,95249,13055,308
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area31,47137,00442,53648,069
Fayetteville, NC33,09339,25045,42851,584
Goldsboro, NC34,21639,89545,57351,252
Greensboro-High Point, NC33,86339,39644,94950,482
Greenville, NC31,72037,08742,47447,840
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC36,21339,74943,28546,821
Jacksonville, NC32,07439,64547,21654,788
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC33,94639,70845,44851,210
Raleigh-Cary, NC36,21342,07947,92453,789
Rocky Mount, NC34,21640,04045,86451,688
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area33,36438,79244,22149,650
Wilmington, NC32,09537,12842,16247,196
Winston-Salem, NC33,28038,70944,11749,546
Bismarck, ND44,51249,79655,07960,362
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area41,91246,86351,83456,784
Fargo, ND-MN40,99745,71950,44055,162
Grand Forks, ND-MN37,35745,05352,72860,424
Minot, ND42,66147,65352,62457,616
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area44,67949,90055,10060,320
Grand Island, NE31,94938,70945,46952,229
Lincoln, NE31,90839,06346,21853,373
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area32,36539,10445,86452,604
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area31,40839,02146,61354,226
Omaha, NE-IA32,36538,58444,78351,002
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area32,07438,64745,24051,813
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area40,33245,34450,37855,391
Manchester-Nashua, NH40,26945,30350,35755,391
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area39,74945,26150,75256,264
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area45,42846,65547,88249,109
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ40,99745,71950,42055,141
Trenton-Princeton, NJ43,45247,19650,91954,663
Vineland, NJ39,18843,72248,23652,770
Albuquerque, NM31,74136,40041,03945,698
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area29,82836,38042,91149,463
Farmington, NM31,30435,98440,68545,365
Las Cruces, NM29,41235,54841,70447,840
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area31,34636,23441,10145,989
Santa Fe, NM34,19637,87741,55945,240
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area38,56445,46952,37559,280
Carson City, NV39,35447,79956,22364,668
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV37,23245,15753,10361,028
Reno, NV39,79148,77657,78366,768
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY37,17042,16247,15452,146
Binghamton, NY37,96042,41246,84251,293
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY37,25343,30649,33855,391
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area37,14942,82848,50654,184
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area37,50343,09848,71454,309
Elmira, NY37,79442,95248,11153,269
Glens Falls, NY37,02442,18347,32052,479
Ithaca, NY38,31443,51448,73553,935
Kingston, NY45,57349,94154,30958,677
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY38,54343,66048,75653,872
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ44,05549,44254,80860,196
Rochester, NY36,71242,37048,04853,706
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area38,68844,51250,35756,181
Syracuse, NY37,87744,34650,83657,304
Utica-Rome, NY38,33544,65850,98157,304
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY37,81544,30450,77357,263
Akron, OH36,65042,24547,82053,415
Canton-Massillon, OH33,59238,29343,01547,716
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN34,50839,37544,24249,109
Cleveland, OH35,56839,95744,36748,756
Columbus, OH35,71440,04044,36748,693
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH35,69340,06144,40848,776
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area33,59237,35741,12244,887
Lima, OH35,36041,28847,23753,165
Mansfield, OH35,48539,85344,20048,568
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)33,86337,94041,99646,072
Sandusky, OH35,36040,12444,90849,671
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area31,13835,27739,41643,556
Springfield, OH35,67240,12444,55449,005
Toledo, OH36,27641,91247,57053,207
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area35,31940,91446,48852,084
Youngstown-Warren, OH35,17339,93644,70049,463
Enid, OK31,55437,27443,01548,735
Lawton, OK29,95237,56545,17852,791
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area30,72236,46342,18347,924
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area28,95434,42439,89545,365
Oklahoma City, OK32,11637,71143,32748,922
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area30,26434,96539,68744,388
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area31,30436,92042,51648,132
Tulsa, OK31,88737,48243,05648,652
Albany, OR41,30944,34647,36250,399
Bend, OR41,22644,59647,96551,335
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area42,64046,23949,85853,456
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area41,03945,46949,90054,330
Corvallis, OR41,08044,34647,63250,898
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area41,12246,84252,58358,303
Eugene-Springfield, OR39,58343,14046,71750,274
Grants Pass, OR39,47944,18048,90153,602
Medford, OR39,16742,95246,75950,544
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA43,97247,15450,33653,519
Salem, OR43,34846,13548,94351,730
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ35,54841,16446,80052,416
Altoona, PA34,21638,46042,70346,946
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area33,88438,14842,39146,655
Chambersburg, PA35,63140,91446,21851,501
Erie, PA37,00440,95644,90848,860
Gettysburg, PA36,71241,82946,94652,063
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA36,50442,30848,09053,893
Johnstown, PA33,94638,68843,41048,152
Lancaster, PA35,61039,97844,32548,693
Lebanon, PA36,31740,87245,44850,004
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area38,43941,74645,03248,340
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area34,13338,66843,20247,736
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD39,08443,59748,13252,645
Pittsburgh, PA33,84238,60543,34848,111
Reading, PA39,91641,55943,18144,824
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA35,50639,99944,51249,005
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area34,00838,60543,20247,799
State College, PA34,09238,39742,70347,008
Williamsport, PA34,50838,75142,99447,237
York-Hanover, PA37,25341,01844,78348,548
Aguadilla, PR21,84026,62431,40836,192
Arecibo, PR22,34026,52030,72234,903
Guayama, PR22,46426,83231,22135,589
Mayaguez, PR21,90326,12530,34834,570
Ponce, PR22,38126,89531,38835,901
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area22,27726,62430,95135,298
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR22,48526,87431,28435,672
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA38,00243,01548,00753,020
Charleston-North Charleston, SC34,57039,66644,74149,837
Columbia, SC34,40439,60444,78349,983
Florence, SC33,44739,31245,15751,023
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC34,86140,58146,30152,021
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC35,15240,64446,11451,605
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC33,61338,04442,49546,925
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area33,05237,64842,24546,842
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area34,75740,39446,03151,668
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area33,88439,31244,74150,170
Spartanburg, SC36,65042,76548,88054,996
Sumter, SC34,17539,43744,70049,962
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area36,96244,84552,70860,591
Rapid City, SD36,73343,03649,35955,661
Sioux Falls, SD-MN45,13649,54653,93558,344
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area36,83743,93051,02358,116
Chattanooga, TN-GA32,55237,19141,82946,468
Clarksville, TN-KY33,21838,00242,78647,570
Cleveland, TN32,11636,85841,62146,364
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area30,97236,00541,06046,093
Jackson, TN32,65636,81640,95645,116
Johnson City, TN28,01832,28236,56740,831
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA31,55435,92240,29044,658
Knoxville, TN33,55138,50143,47248,423
Memphis, TN-MS-AR34,30038,62642,93247,258
Morristown, TN32,59437,69042,80747,903
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN34,44539,64544,84550,045
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area29,03735,02841,03947,029
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area34,73638,73042,74446,738
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area27,68533,30138,91744,533
Abilene, TX28,33033,44738,54343,660
Amarillo, TX29,72436,42143,09849,796
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX34,59140,08245,59451,085
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX30,18135,46440,72746,010
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area30,20235,46440,70645,968
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX27,16531,51235,83940,186
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area29,99434,11238,21042,328
College Station-Bryan, TX30,78434,84038,89642,952
Corpus Christi, TX28,72534,79940,89346,967
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX33,23937,87742,49547,133
Eagle Pass, TX25,25230,28535,29840,332
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area25,56430,53535,50640,477
El Paso, TX26,81231,07635,36039,624
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area27,81033,19738,58443,972
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX31,92836,25540,58144,908
Killeen-Temple, TX28,60033,42638,25243,077
Laredo, TX24,25327,97631,72035,444
Longview, TX27,83132,63637,46142,266
Lubbock, TX30,30634,61238,93843,244
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX27,02031,01335,02839,021
Midland, TX30,43137,10843,80550,482
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area28,10133,09338,06443,056
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area28,55933,34338,10642,890
Odessa, TX30,43137,10843,80550,482
San Angelo, TX27,81033,05238,27243,514
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX31,70036,96242,22447,487
Sherman-Denison, TX32,92737,60742,26646,946
Texarkana, TX-AR31,28437,25343,20249,172
Tyler, TX28,72532,96837,21241,455
Victoria, TX29,57833,71737,87742,016
Waco, TX31,03435,94340,83145,740
Wichita Falls, TX29,86933,05236,25539,437
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area33,32238,04442,76547,487
Logan, UT-ID34,90338,68842,47446,260
Ogden, UT32,24037,04541,82946,634
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT34,79938,89642,97347,071
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT35,25639,25043,26447,258
St. George, UT29,14133,61338,10642,578
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area34,25838,70943,14047,591
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA34,79939,33343,86848,402
Charlottesville, VA35,96440,83145,69850,565
Harrisonburg, VA36,04741,30946,57251,834
Lynchburg, VA34,67438,85543,03647,216
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area33,21838,50143,80549,088
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area39,45845,07450,66956,285
Richmond, VA36,65041,41346,15650,919
Roanoke, VA34,65341,01847,36253,727
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area35,36040,51945,67750,836
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area31,51236,77542,05847,320
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA36,04741,30946,57251,834
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC35,21540,43645,67750,898
Winchester, VA-WV40,35245,94851,56457,159
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA30,49334,73638,98043,223
Burlington-South Burlington, VT37,54443,26448,96454,684
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area37,58643,16048,71454,288
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area37,89843,14048,38153,623
Bellingham, WA41,10145,84450,58655,328
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA46,01050,77355,51660,279
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area44,65848,79752,91657,055
Kennewick-Richland, WA41,45545,53249,58853,664
Longview-Kelso, WA43,59746,94650,27453,623
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA45,40750,19154,95459,738
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA41,60045,51149,40053,311
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA46,75951,54356,34861,132
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA44,40847,63250,83654,060
Walla Walla, WA41,26845,44849,62953,810
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA46,36451,10655,82860,570
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area41,45546,03150,62855,204
Yakima, WA44,84549,10953,35257,616
Appleton, WI35,77641,24746,71752,188
Eau Claire, WI35,98439,79143,59747,404
Fond du Lac, WI36,71241,70446,67651,668
Green Bay, WI35,90141,06046,23951,397
Janesville-Beloit, WI37,46142,14146,82151,501
Kenosha, WI35,90142,10048,31954,517
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN35,06941,43447,77854,143
Madison, WI38,31441,99645,69849,380
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI37,14941,97546,80051,626
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area35,54842,18348,83955,474
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area35,73540,58145,44850,295
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI35,88040,26944,63749,026
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI36,96241,99647,00852,042
Sheboygan, WI36,79641,80846,80051,813
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area35,48542,57849,65056,743
Wausau, WI35,23641,72548,23654,725
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area32,05338,60545,15751,709
Beckley, WV29,24533,36437,48241,600
Charleston, WV29,03732,78136,50440,248
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH27,31132,28237,27442,245
Morgantown, WV31,18034,59138,02341,434
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area30,47234,17537,87741,580
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV30,11933,90437,71141,496
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area28,64233,05237,48241,892
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH30,93035,75640,58145,407
Wheeling, WV-OH31,34635,17339,02142,848
Casper, WY32,84438,70944,57550,440
Cheyenne, WY33,30139,39645,51151,605
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area33,30139,39645,51151,605
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area32,84438,70944,57550,440

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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