SOC 37-3019 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Grounds Maintenance 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 grounds maintenance workers not listed separately.

Level I across metros$15,080 – $58,968Slidell, LA to Phoenix, AZ
Median Level IV, major metros$59,884Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Grounds Maintenance 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 Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other (SOC 37-3019) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $15,080 in Slidell, LA to $58,968 in Phoenix, AZ, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $59,884. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $52,687, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 22 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 area43,68049,71255,76561,797
Anchorage, AK44,72050,73256,74362,754
Fairbanks-College, AK41,16447,19653,22859,260
Anniston-Oxford, AL34,65344,13853,64463,128
Auburn-Opelika, AL34,65344,13853,64463,128
Birmingham, AL34,65344,13853,64463,128
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL34,65344,13853,64463,128
Decatur, AL34,65344,13853,64463,128
Dothan, AL34,65344,13853,64463,128
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL34,65344,13853,64463,128
Gadsden, AL34,65344,13853,64463,128
Huntsville, AL34,65344,13853,64463,128
Mobile, AL34,65344,13853,64463,128
Montgomery, AL34,65344,13853,64463,128
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area34,65344,13853,64463,128
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area34,65344,13853,64463,128
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area34,65344,13853,64463,128
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area34,65344,13853,64463,128
Tuscaloosa, AL34,65344,13853,64463,128
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area30,38936,25542,12047,986
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR35,15239,16743,18147,196
Fort Smith, AR-OK32,57337,77342,95248,152
Hot Springs, AR30,09835,94341,78847,632
Jonesboro, AR30,09835,00739,93644,845
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR29,30834,23739,16744,096
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area30,11934,54938,95943,389
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area28,28834,96541,62148,298
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area30,95136,29641,62146,967
Arizona nonmetropolitan area55,89062,90069,90976,919
Flagstaff, AZ55,89062,90069,90976,919
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ55,89062,90069,90976,919
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ58,96865,02171,09577,148
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ55,53662,54669,57676,586
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ55,89062,90069,90976,919
Tucson, AZ55,89062,90069,90976,919
Yuma, AZ55,89062,90069,90976,919
Bakersfield-Delano, CA42,12048,27754,43460,591
Chico, CA36,90042,05847,23752,396
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area36,77540,02043,28546,530
El Centro, CA39,04244,51249,96255,432
Fresno, CA37,39942,05846,71751,376
Hanford-Corcoran, CA39,62444,90850,21255,495
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA40,64447,09253,51959,967
Merced, CA39,41644,76250,08755,432
Modesto, CA41,64247,38353,14458,885
Napa, CA41,37247,54953,70659,884
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area40,18646,50952,83259,156
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area36,94142,91148,90154,871
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA37,77342,95248,13253,311
Redding, CA36,15142,28748,44454,580
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA38,87644,22149,56754,912
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA40,95646,94652,91658,906
Salinas, CA40,83145,94851,08556,202
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA39,29244,88750,48256,077
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA42,84848,77654,70460,632
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA42,89048,11153,33258,552
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA43,74347,19650,62854,080
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA42,53648,31954,12259,904
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA37,89840,93543,97247,008
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA45,88550,29554,68459,093
Stockton-Lodi, CA43,68047,92452,18856,431
Vallejo, CA42,07948,02853,97659,925
Visalia, CA37,31642,68248,04853,415
Yuba City, CA38,89645,05351,18957,346
Boulder, CO31,49236,33841,20546,052
Colorado Springs, CO40,74844,65848,56852,479
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO42,51648,29854,10159,884
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area41,49647,00852,52058,032
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO37,35741,30945,28249,234
Grand Junction, CO45,76050,10854,47658,823
Greeley, CO34,71641,14347,59154,018
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area45,92749,92053,93557,928
Pueblo, CO42,28747,09251,91756,722
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area45,11649,67154,24758,802
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT39,93649,21358,49067,767
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area37,77343,36848,96454,559
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT39,93649,21358,49067,767
New Haven, CT39,93649,21358,49067,767
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT39,93649,21358,49067,767
Waterbury-Shelton, CT39,93649,21358,49067,767
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV41,41347,84054,28860,716
Dover, DE27,10337,71148,34058,948
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL34,82042,64050,44058,261
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL34,82042,64050,44058,261
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL33,59240,14446,71753,269
Gainesville, FL34,32040,26946,21852,167
Homosassa Springs, FL34,88241,24747,61253,976
Jacksonville, FL41,60049,13056,66064,189
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL39,62446,80053,99761,173
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL35,58943,30651,04458,760
Naples-Marco Island, FL35,17342,64050,12857,596
North Florida nonmetropolitan area34,44540,97647,50854,039
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL38,87647,27955,68264,085
Ocala, FL34,42439,25044,07648,901
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL33,55138,66843,80548,922
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL31,72040,31148,88057,471
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL34,82042,64050,44058,261
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL34,82042,64050,44058,261
Port St. Lucie, FL35,52743,11950,73258,324
Punta Gorda, FL34,82042,64050,44058,261
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL31,61639,60447,57055,557
Sebring, FL34,82042,64050,44058,261
South Florida nonmetropolitan area35,71443,82651,91760,029
Tallahassee, FL34,82042,64050,44058,261
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL38,21047,42456,66065,874
Wildwood-The Villages, FL34,75741,24747,71654,205
Albany, GA34,27939,52044,78350,024
Athens-Clarke County, GA35,83940,29044,76249,213
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA36,60841,01845,42849,837
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC33,55140,78948,00755,245
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA34,27939,52044,78350,024
Columbus, GA-AL36,44240,95645,44849,962
Dalton, GA29,14132,94836,77540,581
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area32,84437,35741,85046,364
Gainesville, GA36,21340,49844,80449,088
Hinesville, GA33,90438,29342,68247,071
Macon-Bibb County, GA36,10940,60245,11649,608
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area35,69340,29044,90849,504
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area33,42638,16842,91147,653
Rome, GA34,57039,22943,90948,568
Savannah, GA34,61238,87643,11947,383
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area33,01038,41843,84749,255
Valdosta, GA34,27939,52044,78350,024
Warner Robins, GA34,27939,52044,78350,024
Guam MSA33,50941,14348,75656,389
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Kahului-Wailuku, HI33,50941,14348,75656,389
Urban Honolulu, HI33,50941,14348,75656,389
Ames, IA45,74053,45661,17368,890
Cedar Rapids, IA44,28452,52060,75768,994
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL44,28452,52060,75768,994
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA44,28452,52060,75768,994
Dubuque, IA44,28452,52060,75768,994
Iowa City, IA44,28452,52060,75768,994
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area44,28452,52060,75768,994
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area44,28452,52060,75768,994
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD44,28452,52060,75768,994
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area43,93051,98060,02968,079
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area47,79955,57863,35771,136
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA44,28452,52060,75768,994
Boise City, ID34,32037,94041,55945,178
Coeur d'Alene, ID34,32038,95943,57648,215
Idaho Falls, ID34,32038,95943,57648,215
Lewiston, ID-WA34,32038,95943,57648,215
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area34,32038,39742,47446,551
Pocatello, ID34,32038,95943,57648,215
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area34,32038,95943,57648,215
Twin Falls, ID34,32037,94041,55945,178
Bloomington, IL46,21851,89657,57563,253
Champaign-Urbana, IL46,21851,89657,57563,253
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN47,09254,20561,31968,432
Decatur, IL46,21851,89657,57563,253
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area41,39248,83956,28563,732
Kankakee, IL46,78053,39459,98866,602
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area46,23953,08259,90466,748
Peoria, IL46,21851,89657,57563,253
Rockford, IL46,88453,81060,75767,684
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area40,68548,65256,61864,584
Springfield, IL40,95648,61056,28563,940
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area43,38950,46157,51264,584
Bloomington, IN53,47761,96470,45078,936
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area53,87262,31770,76279,207
Columbus, IN53,47761,96470,45078,936
Elkhart-Goshen, IN53,47761,96470,45078,936
Evansville, IN53,47761,96470,45078,936
Fort Wayne, IN53,47761,96470,45078,936
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN53,47761,96470,45078,936
Kokomo, IN53,47761,96470,45078,936
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN47,32054,22661,13268,037
Michigan City-La Porte, IN47,21654,53861,83969,160
Muncie, IN53,47761,96470,45078,936
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area47,15454,49661,81869,160
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI37,29541,93346,55151,189
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area48,56858,65668,76578,853
Terre Haute, IN53,47761,96470,45078,936
Kansas nonmetropolitan area45,94854,39262,83771,282
Lawrence, KS33,50941,14348,75656,389
Manhattan, KS33,50941,14348,75656,389
Topeka, KS47,07154,95462,81670,700
Wichita, KS33,50941,14348,75656,389
Bowling Green, KY29,28739,60449,94160,258
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area30,41042,01653,62365,229
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area29,28739,60449,94160,258
Elizabethtown, KY29,28739,60449,94160,258
Lexington-Fayette, KY30,22342,66155,10067,538
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN27,56040,02052,45864,917
Owensboro, KY29,28739,60449,94160,258
Paducah, KY-IL29,28739,60449,94160,258
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area27,83140,74853,68566,602
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area30,20242,84855,49568,141
Alexandria, LA30,61834,15437,66941,205
Baton Rouge, LA29,68232,67735,69338,688
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area26,66630,26433,88437,482
Hammond, LA25,33529,82834,34138,834
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA26,56230,70134,86139,000
Lafayette, LA27,41530,28533,17636,047
Lake Charles, LA26,54129,59932,63635,693
Monroe, LA23,87927,45631,03434,612
New Orleans-Metairie, LA26,43730,93035,40239,895
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area27,16530,55633,94637,336
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA27,18629,86932,55235,236
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA15,08021,00826,95732,885
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area24,85629,12033,38437,648
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA52,93660,92468,89076,877
Barnstable Town, MA51,10658,94866,81074,652
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH47,27956,07764,89673,695
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area53,16561,02868,91176,773
Pittsfield, MA52,93660,92468,89076,877
Springfield, MA52,93660,92468,89076,877
Worcester, MA50,56559,11467,64276,191
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD36,92046,44755,95265,479
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV39,66646,57253,47760,383
Lexington Park, MD39,83247,09254,37261,631
Maryland nonmetropolitan area29,76540,10350,42060,757
Salisbury, MD38,16845,76053,35260,944
Bangor, ME36,81642,70348,56854,455
Lewiston-Auburn, ME38,00243,70149,38055,079
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area36,81642,70348,56854,455
Portland-South Portland, ME38,00243,70149,38055,079
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area37,50343,70149,92056,119
Ann Arbor, MI33,61342,03750,48258,906
Battle Creek, MI35,69340,81045,92751,044
Bay City, MI36,10941,62147,13352,645
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI32,59444,32556,03667,767
Flint, MI35,96442,47448,96455,474
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI36,58840,51944,47148,402
Jackson, MI33,78042,20450,62859,052
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI36,21341,20546,21851,210
Lansing-East Lansing, MI34,86141,45548,02854,621
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area35,71441,06046,38451,730
Midland, MI36,10941,62147,13352,645
Monroe, MI33,84242,10050,33658,594
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI36,58839,79143,01546,218
Niles, MI36,96239,64542,32845,012
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area38,98041,45543,90946,384
Saginaw, MI37,75240,78943,80546,842
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area36,00540,95645,88550,836
Traverse City, MI38,04440,76843,51446,239
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area37,83640,37342,89045,428
Duluth, MN-WI48,67257,86667,08076,274
Mankato, MN48,61057,61666,60275,608
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI48,21557,18066,16575,130
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area47,69556,84765,97875,130
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area48,67257,86667,08076,274
Rochester, MN48,67257,86667,08076,274
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area48,79757,82466,83175,858
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area52,02160,52869,05677,564
St. Cloud, MN48,98458,01267,06076,087
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL41,53848,96456,36863,794
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area42,18350,85659,53068,204
Columbia, MO38,29347,54956,80566,061
Jefferson City, MO38,29347,54956,80566,061
Joplin, MO-KS36,35944,70053,04061,381
Kansas City, MO-KS46,07253,51960,96568,412
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area40,64449,13057,61666,103
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area41,85049,15156,43163,732
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area34,52842,51650,50358,490
Springfield, MO37,98146,34354,72563,087
St. Joseph, MO-KS43,05651,46059,88468,287
St. Louis, MO-IL40,64448,79756,95165,104
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS29,03731,67934,30036,941
Hattiesburg, MS26,77030,47234,19637,898
Jackson, MS26,47934,88243,30651,709
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area25,87632,15738,43944,720
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area24,23232,57340,91449,255
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area31,09637,79444,51251,210
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area29,47437,19144,92852,645
Billings, MT42,22446,44750,64854,871
Bozeman, MT47,90351,16854,41357,679
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area42,45346,07249,67153,290
Great Falls, MT42,34945,88549,40052,936
Helena, MT43,86847,69551,50155,328
Missoula, MT34,07139,79145,51151,231
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area42,22446,46850,69054,933
West Montana nonmetropolitan area42,41244,92847,46649,983
Asheville, NC33,50941,14348,75656,389
Burlington, NC33,50941,14348,75656,389
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC31,28434,00836,71239,437
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC33,50941,14348,75656,389
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Fayetteville, NC33,50941,14348,75656,389
Goldsboro, NC33,50941,14348,75656,389
Greensboro-High Point, NC33,50941,14348,75656,389
Greenville, NC33,50941,14348,75656,389
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC33,50941,14348,75656,389
Jacksonville, NC33,50941,14348,75656,389
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC33,50941,14348,75656,389
Raleigh-Cary, NC33,50941,14348,75656,389
Rocky Mount, NC33,50941,14348,75656,389
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Wilmington, NC33,50941,14348,75656,389
Winston-Salem, NC33,50941,14348,75656,389
Bismarck, ND33,50941,14348,75656,389
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Fargo, ND-MN33,50941,14348,75656,389
Grand Forks, ND-MN33,50941,14348,75656,389
Minot, ND33,50941,14348,75656,389
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Grand Island, NE33,50941,14348,75656,389
Lincoln, NE33,50941,14348,75656,389
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Omaha, NE-IA33,50941,14348,75656,389
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area43,99253,37362,73372,114
Manchester-Nashua, NH45,71954,95464,16873,404
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area43,99253,08262,17271,261
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area40,37348,36056,32764,314
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ31,55443,47255,39167,309
Trenton-Princeton, NJ31,53343,66055,80767,933
Vineland, NJ27,47737,75248,02858,303
Albuquerque, NM33,50941,14348,75656,389
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Farmington, NM33,50941,14348,75656,389
Las Cruces, NM33,50941,14348,75656,389
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Santa Fe, NM33,50941,14348,75656,389
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area36,65043,59750,52457,471
Carson City, NV36,50441,80847,09252,396
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV36,85844,76252,68760,591
Reno, NV36,50441,80847,09252,396
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY39,52049,21358,92768,620
Binghamton, NY39,52049,21358,92768,620
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY44,38853,04061,67270,325
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area34,36242,49550,64858,781
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area34,88243,57652,25060,944
Elmira, NY39,52049,21358,92768,620
Glens Falls, NY39,52049,21358,92768,620
Ithaca, NY39,52049,21358,92768,620
Kingston, NY39,52049,21358,92768,620
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY49,06856,30663,54470,783
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ49,92056,95163,96070,991
Rochester, NY44,42952,79161,13269,493
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area44,59652,74960,88269,036
Syracuse, NY34,09238,52242,97347,404
Utica-Rome, NY34,05037,81541,58045,344
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY34,02937,98141,91245,864
Akron, OH44,61652,25059,86367,496
Canton-Massillon, OH46,01050,37854,72559,093
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN45,09556,47267,87179,248
Cleveland, OH53,62360,73667,82974,943
Columbus, OH47,88251,91755,97360,008
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH45,65652,33358,98965,666
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area48,19452,35456,53560,695
Lima, OH46,11452,41658,71965,021
Mansfield, OH47,13353,35259,57265,791
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)46,84252,47958,11663,752
Sandusky, OH48,19454,78861,36067,954
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area43,97251,14858,34465,520
Springfield, OH46,96752,25057,53362,816
Toledo, OH47,98651,27254,53857,824
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area46,07252,56259,05265,541
Youngstown-Warren, OH44,61652,25059,86367,496
Enid, OK48,21557,03465,87474,693
Lawton, OK48,21557,03465,87474,693
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area41,82951,75161,69371,615
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area48,21557,03465,87474,693
Oklahoma City, OK48,21557,03465,87474,693
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area41,03951,31461,61071,885
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area48,21557,03465,87474,693
Tulsa, OK48,21557,03465,87474,693
Albany, OR44,18048,52752,87457,221
Bend, OR47,19650,29553,37356,472
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area38,46044,59650,73256,868
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area31,70038,79245,88552,978
Corvallis, OR37,52443,66049,81655,952
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area36,19242,14148,11154,060
Eugene-Springfield, OR36,48442,53648,58954,642
Grants Pass, OR38,73044,22149,69255,183
Medford, OR45,67749,71253,76857,804
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA38,98045,17851,39757,596
Salem, OR38,16844,40850,62856,868
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ32,11641,70451,29360,882
Altoona, PA28,20536,23444,24252,271
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area32,84438,70944,57550,440
Chambersburg, PA35,98440,76845,53250,316
Erie, PA28,20536,23444,24252,271
Gettysburg, PA25,31435,46445,59455,744
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA31,76237,91944,09650,253
Johnstown, PA30,36838,10645,82353,560
Lancaster, PA27,12436,35945,57354,808
Lebanon, PA32,36537,52442,70347,861
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area36,29640,62344,97049,296
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area31,01338,33545,63652,957
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD27,10337,71148,34058,948
Pittsburgh, PA30,59738,06445,53252,999
Reading, PA29,74437,48245,24052,978
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA36,54640,45644,34648,256
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area31,05538,25245,46952,666
State College, PA38,06440,41542,74445,095
Williamsport, PA38,85541,20543,53545,885
York-Hanover, PA23,02631,57540,12448,672
Aguadilla, PR39,14646,28053,39460,528
Arecibo, PR39,14646,28053,39460,528
Guayama, PR39,14646,28053,39460,528
Mayaguez, PR39,14646,28053,39460,528
Ponce, PR37,64843,26448,88054,496
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area37,64843,26448,88054,496
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR39,14646,28053,39460,528
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA51,10658,94866,81074,652
Charleston-North Charleston, SC32,24040,06147,88255,703
Columbia, SC32,03235,40238,75142,120
Florence, SC32,24040,06147,88255,703
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC32,24040,06147,88255,703
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC32,24040,06147,88255,703
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC32,24040,06147,88255,703
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area31,88735,52739,16742,807
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area32,01235,19438,35641,538
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area36,33843,72251,08558,469
Spartanburg, SC32,24040,06147,88255,703
Sumter, SC32,24040,06147,88255,703
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Rapid City, SD33,50941,14348,75656,389
Sioux Falls, SD-MN33,50941,14348,75656,389
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Chattanooga, TN-GA29,45333,71737,98142,245
Clarksville, TN-KY31,65838,10644,55451,002
Cleveland, TN29,24532,46935,69338,917
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area29,12031,76234,38337,024
Jackson, TN29,32832,32435,29838,293
Johnson City, TN29,20431,97034,75737,524
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA29,34934,32039,27144,242
Knoxville, TN37,37840,39443,43146,447
Memphis, TN-MS-AR40,24843,20246,17649,130
Morristown, TN30,30635,15239,99944,845
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN37,08741,89246,69651,501
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area29,41234,69539,97845,261
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area29,32831,09632,88534,653
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area29,43235,48541,55947,612
Abilene, TX33,98839,74945,53251,293
Amarillo, TX33,07240,24847,40454,580
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX34,82042,16249,50456,847
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX31,90839,47947,02954,600
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area35,06941,74648,44455,120
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX33,07240,24847,40454,580
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,40540,68547,94455,224
College Station-Bryan, TX30,86837,87744,88751,896
Corpus Christi, TX33,07240,24847,40454,580
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX34,38341,20548,02854,850
Eagle Pass, TX33,07240,24847,40454,580
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area31,90839,14646,40553,644
El Paso, TX33,07240,24847,40454,580
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,61340,74847,86154,996
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX32,65640,31147,96555,620
Killeen-Temple, TX33,63440,56047,50854,434
Laredo, TX33,07240,24847,40454,580
Longview, TX29,32834,88240,43645,989
Lubbock, TX33,07240,24847,40454,580
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX33,07240,24847,40454,580
Midland, TX33,07240,24847,40454,580
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,03139,72846,40553,103
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,65539,85346,05252,250
Odessa, TX33,07240,24847,40454,580
San Angelo, TX35,00739,95744,92849,879
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX35,98442,95249,90056,868
Sherman-Denison, TX34,11240,78947,44554,122
Texarkana, TX-AR31,63738,93846,21853,519
Tyler, TX33,07240,24847,40454,580
Victoria, TX33,07240,24847,40454,580
Waco, TX33,67640,56047,42454,309
Wichita Falls, TX33,07240,24847,40454,580
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Logan, UT-ID33,50941,14348,75656,389
Ogden, UT33,50941,14348,75656,389
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT33,50941,14348,75656,389
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT33,50941,14348,75656,389
St. George, UT33,50941,14348,75656,389
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA36,54645,71954,87164,044
Charlottesville, VA36,54645,71954,87164,044
Harrisonburg, VA36,54645,71954,87164,044
Lynchburg, VA36,54645,71954,87164,044
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area39,66646,80053,91461,048
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area39,47946,50953,54060,570
Richmond, VA39,33346,42653,49860,591
Roanoke, VA36,54645,71954,87164,044
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area32,98941,70450,44059,156
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area29,41234,05038,66843,306
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA36,54645,71954,87164,044
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC29,47435,46441,43447,424
Winchester, VA-WV40,31147,11253,89360,695
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA33,50941,14348,75656,389
Burlington-South Burlington, VT37,89842,97348,04853,124
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area37,71141,08044,42947,799
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area37,79443,30648,83954,351
Bellingham, WA39,33344,70050,08755,453
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA38,85543,72248,61053,477
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area38,91744,74150,58656,410
Kennewick-Richland, WA39,33344,70050,08755,453
Longview-Kelso, WA39,08445,38651,68857,991
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA39,10444,05548,98453,935
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA38,83443,74348,63153,540
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA38,56443,16047,77852,375
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA39,33344,70050,08755,453
Walla Walla, WA39,33344,70050,08755,453
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA38,85543,57648,29853,020
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area38,95944,67950,39956,119
Yakima, WA39,04244,78350,50356,244
Appleton, WI33,50941,14348,75656,389
Eau Claire, WI33,50941,14348,75656,389
Fond du Lac, WI33,50941,14348,75656,389
Green Bay, WI33,50941,14348,75656,389
Janesville-Beloit, WI33,50941,14348,75656,389
Kenosha, WI33,50941,14348,75656,389
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN33,50941,14348,75656,389
Madison, WI33,50941,14348,75656,389
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI33,50941,14348,75656,389
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI33,50941,14348,75656,389
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI33,50941,14348,75656,389
Sheboygan, WI33,50941,14348,75656,389
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area33,50941,14348,75656,389
Wausau, WI33,50941,14348,75656,389
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area48,34057,65866,99776,316
Beckley, WV30,26437,25344,22151,210
Charleston, WV30,09836,08842,10048,090
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH30,32739,14647,94456,764
Morgantown, WV31,40838,60545,78152,978
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area31,07638,21045,34452,479
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV31,40838,60545,78152,978
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area30,84738,62646,42654,205
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH49,25552,43755,64058,823
Wheeling, WV-OH49,77553,08256,38959,696
Casper, WY27,62336,94146,28055,599
Cheyenne, WY26,56231,03435,50639,978
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area27,51936,48445,42854,392
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area30,41040,39450,37860,362

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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