SOC 39-3092 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Costume Attendants 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): Select, fit, and take care of costumes for cast members, and aid entertainers. May assist with multiple costume changes during performances.

Level I across metros$23,983 – $64,813Abilene, TX to Athens, GA
Median Level IV, major metros$57,408Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Costume Attendants?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Costume Attendants (SOC 39-3092) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $23,983 in Abilene, TX to $64,813 in Athens, GA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $57,408. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $50,940, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 30 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 49. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

  • Level I
  • Level II
  • Level III
  • Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas
Wage areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Anchorage, AK34,27948,77663,29577,792
Fairbanks-College, AK34,27948,77663,29577,792
Anniston-Oxford, AL27,97631,18034,38337,586
Auburn-Opelika, AL27,97631,18034,38337,586
Birmingham, AL29,03732,03235,00738,002
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL27,97631,18034,38337,586
Decatur, AL27,97631,18034,38337,586
Dothan, AL27,97631,18034,38337,586
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL27,97631,18034,38337,586
Gadsden, AL27,97631,18034,38337,586
Huntsville, AL27,97631,18034,38337,586
Mobile, AL27,97631,18034,38337,586
Montgomery, AL28,99631,82434,67437,503
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area28,12231,51234,88238,272
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area27,97631,18034,38337,586
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area29,39131,51233,65535,776
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area29,07932,07435,04838,044
Tuscaloosa, AL27,97631,18034,38337,586
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR34,27948,77663,29577,792
Fort Smith, AR-OK34,27948,77663,29577,792
Hot Springs, AR34,27948,77663,29577,792
Jonesboro, AR34,27948,77663,29577,792
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR34,27948,77663,29577,792
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Arizona nonmetropolitan area35,65239,56243,49347,404
Flagstaff, AZ35,65239,56243,49347,404
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ35,65239,56243,49347,404
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ36,56740,68544,80448,922
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ36,58840,54044,51248,464
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ35,65239,56243,49347,404
Tucson, AZ35,63139,66643,70147,736
Yuma, AZ35,63139,66643,70147,736
Bakersfield-Delano, CA40,68566,91493,122119,351
Chico, CA40,18663,25386,300109,367
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area36,35940,87245,36549,879
El Centro, CA37,54442,70347,88253,040
Fresno, CA36,42147,07157,70068,349
Hanford-Corcoran, CA35,04839,18843,30647,445
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA42,32869,59796,887124,156
Merced, CA37,19150,00462,81675,629
Modesto, CA44,47156,03667,60079,165
Napa, CA37,94043,41048,90154,372
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area37,73243,43149,13054,829
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area37,48243,70149,92056,140
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA41,85068,84895,826122,824
Redding, CA40,18663,25386,300109,367
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA37,14939,97842,80745,636
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA41,41350,96060,52870,076
Salinas, CA36,54647,67458,78169,909
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA37,96044,32550,71157,076
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA44,09654,82965,58376,316
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA48,31961,42374,54887,652
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA37,02440,62344,24247,840
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA43,99255,53667,06078,604
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA40,18663,25386,300109,367
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA42,22452,25062,27672,301
Stockton-Lodi, CA43,07753,87264,68875,484
Vallejo, CA41,45550,79460,15469,493
Visalia, CA35,15238,64742,14145,636
Yuba City, CA40,18663,25386,300109,367
Boulder, CO43,80550,42057,01363,628
Colorado Springs, CO43,47250,02456,57663,128
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO42,53649,38056,20263,045
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area43,66050,19156,74363,274
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO43,26450,27457,26364,272
Grand Junction, CO43,26450,27457,26364,272
Greeley, CO43,57650,29556,99263,711
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area43,63950,25356,88863,503
Pueblo, CO43,26450,27457,26364,272
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area42,78649,48456,16062,858
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT40,47744,70048,94353,165
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area40,49844,47148,44452,416
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT40,43644,24248,06951,876
New Haven, CT40,41544,74149,06853,394
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT40,51944,24247,94451,668
Waterbury-Shelton, CT40,45644,70048,96453,207
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV44,15953,62363,10872,572
Dover, DE43,93049,71255,51661,298
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL34,96541,45547,92454,413
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL34,96541,45547,92454,413
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL35,27741,60047,92454,247
Gainesville, FL34,96541,45547,92454,413
Homosassa Springs, FL34,96541,45547,92454,413
Jacksonville, FL34,96541,45547,92454,413
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL35,09041,45547,82054,184
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL34,96541,45547,92454,413
Naples-Marco Island, FL34,96541,45547,92454,413
North Florida nonmetropolitan area34,96541,45547,92454,413
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL38,39746,71755,01663,336
Ocala, FL35,29841,49647,67453,872
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL35,29841,49647,71653,914
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL35,27741,43447,57053,727
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL34,96541,45547,92454,413
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL34,96541,45547,92454,413
Port St. Lucie, FL34,96541,45547,92454,413
Punta Gorda, FL36,54644,80453,04061,298
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL35,29841,45547,59153,748
Sebring, FL35,04841,24747,44553,644
South Florida nonmetropolitan area34,96541,28847,59153,914
Tallahassee, FL34,96541,45547,92454,413
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL33,63441,10148,56856,036
Wildwood-The Villages, FL35,02841,20547,36253,540
Albany, GA56,36870,45084,53298,613
Athens-Clarke County, GA64,81376,66988,546100,402
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA64,81376,66988,546100,402
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC56,36870,45084,53298,613
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA56,36870,45084,53298,613
Columbus, GA-AL64,81376,66988,546100,402
Dalton, GA56,36870,45084,53298,613
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area56,36870,45084,53298,613
Gainesville, GA64,81376,66988,546100,402
Hinesville, GA56,36870,45084,53298,613
Macon-Bibb County, GA64,81376,66988,546100,402
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area64,81376,66988,546100,402
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area63,02475,46387,880100,319
Rome, GA63,02475,46387,880100,319
Savannah, GA56,36870,45084,53298,613
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area56,36870,45084,53298,613
Valdosta, GA56,36870,45084,53298,613
Warner Robins, GA56,36870,45084,53298,613
Guam MSA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area44,53349,60854,70459,780
Kahului-Wailuku, HI44,53349,60854,70459,780
Urban Honolulu, HI44,53349,60854,70459,780
Ames, IA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Cedar Rapids, IA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL34,27948,77663,29577,792
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Dubuque, IA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Iowa City, IA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD34,27948,77663,29577,792
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Boise City, ID34,27948,77663,29577,792
Coeur d'Alene, ID34,27948,77663,29577,792
Idaho Falls, ID34,27948,77663,29577,792
Lewiston, ID-WA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Pocatello, ID34,27948,77663,29577,792
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Twin Falls, ID34,27948,77663,29577,792
Bloomington, IL35,88042,86949,83756,826
Champaign-Urbana, IL35,88042,86949,83756,826
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN35,73542,95250,19157,408
Decatur, IL35,88042,86949,83756,826
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area37,35743,53549,71255,890
Kankakee, IL35,81842,97350,12857,284
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area35,69342,59949,52556,431
Peoria, IL35,88042,86949,83756,826
Rockford, IL35,79742,86949,94157,013
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area37,35743,57649,77555,994
Springfield, IL37,29543,38949,46355,557
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area36,15142,93249,69256,472
Bloomington, IN28,91234,27939,66645,032
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area31,90837,50343,11948,714
Columbus, IN28,91234,27939,66645,032
Elkhart-Goshen, IN28,91234,27939,66645,032
Evansville, IN28,91234,27939,66645,032
Fort Wayne, IN28,91234,27939,66645,032
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN28,91234,27939,66645,032
Kokomo, IN28,91234,27939,66645,032
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN34,46641,89249,31756,743
Michigan City-La Porte, IN35,00742,26649,52556,784
Muncie, IN28,91234,27939,66645,032
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area35,02842,30849,60856,888
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI28,91234,27939,66645,032
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area31,74137,14942,55747,965
Terre Haute, IN28,91234,27939,66645,032
Kansas nonmetropolitan area30,86835,65240,45645,240
Lawrence, KS30,63935,09039,52043,972
Manhattan, KS34,27948,77663,29577,792
Topeka, KS30,63935,09039,52043,972
Wichita, KS34,27948,77663,29577,792
Bowling Green, KY32,86437,37841,87146,384
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area32,63637,39942,18346,946
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area32,86437,37841,87146,384
Elizabethtown, KY32,86437,37841,87146,384
Lexington-Fayette, KY33,23937,85642,49547,112
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN30,53534,94439,35443,764
Owensboro, KY32,86437,37841,87146,384
Paducah, KY-IL32,86437,37841,87146,384
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area32,86437,37841,87146,384
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area32,86437,37841,87146,384
Alexandria, LA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Baton Rouge, LA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Hammond, LA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Lafayette, LA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Lake Charles, LA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Monroe, LA34,27948,77663,29577,792
New Orleans-Metairie, LA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA39,66646,48853,33260,154
Barnstable Town, MA40,66447,19653,72760,258
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH41,76748,15254,55960,944
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area39,54146,36453,20760,029
Pittsfield, MA39,66646,48853,33260,154
Springfield, MA39,66646,48853,33260,154
Worcester, MA41,66348,13254,58061,048
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD43,22350,77358,30365,853
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV44,05553,45662,83772,239
Lexington Park, MD43,20252,79162,40071,989
Maryland nonmetropolitan area43,01549,19255,34961,527
Salisbury, MD34,27948,77663,29577,792
Bangor, ME34,27948,77663,29577,792
Lewiston-Auburn, ME34,27948,77663,29577,792
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Portland-South Portland, ME34,27948,77663,29577,792
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Ann Arbor, MI27,39431,80436,21340,623
Battle Creek, MI27,99731,80435,63139,437
Bay City, MI27,99731,80435,63139,437
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI28,06032,38636,71241,039
Flint, MI27,99731,80435,63139,437
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI28,12232,19936,29640,373
Jackson, MI27,58132,38637,17041,975
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI27,99731,80435,63139,437
Lansing-East Lansing, MI28,53832,96837,37841,808
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area27,95631,55435,17338,772
Midland, MI27,99731,80435,63139,437
Monroe, MI27,99731,80435,63139,437
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI27,99731,80435,63139,437
Niles, MI27,99731,80435,63139,437
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area27,99731,80435,63139,437
Saginaw, MI27,99731,80435,63139,437
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area27,72732,07436,44240,789
Traverse City, MI27,99731,80435,63139,437
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area27,99731,80435,63139,437
Duluth, MN-WI38,85545,76052,66659,572
Mankato, MN39,37546,30153,22860,154
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI39,52046,36453,20760,050
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area38,73045,78152,81259,863
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area38,91745,82352,72859,634
Rochester, MN38,85545,76052,66659,572
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area39,29246,15653,02059,884
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area38,54345,57352,58359,613
St. Cloud, MN38,91745,82352,72859,634
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL33,46839,14644,80450,482
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area33,21838,89644,59650,274
Columbia, MO33,46839,14644,80450,482
Jefferson City, MO33,46839,14644,80450,482
Joplin, MO-KS33,46839,14644,80450,482
Kansas City, MO-KS30,84735,21539,58343,951
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area33,13539,18845,22051,272
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area36,13041,87147,59153,332
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area31,57535,77639,99944,200
Springfield, MO33,46839,14644,80450,482
St. Joseph, MO-KS30,63935,09039,52043,972
St. Louis, MO-IL37,27443,55649,83756,119
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS34,27948,77663,29577,792
Hattiesburg, MS34,27948,77663,29577,792
Jackson, MS34,27948,77663,29577,792
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Billings, MT34,27948,77663,29577,792
Bozeman, MT34,27948,77663,29577,792
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Great Falls, MT34,27948,77663,29577,792
Helena, MT34,27948,77663,29577,792
Missoula, MT34,27948,77663,29577,792
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
West Montana nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Asheville, NC26,93632,42837,89843,389
Burlington, NC26,93632,42837,89843,389
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area27,04031,51235,98440,456
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC26,10430,05633,98837,940
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC26,93632,42837,89843,389
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area26,93632,42837,89843,389
Fayetteville, NC26,93632,42837,89843,389
Goldsboro, NC26,93632,42837,89843,389
Greensboro-High Point, NC26,93632,42837,89843,389
Greenville, NC26,93632,42837,89843,389
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC26,54130,84735,17339,479
Jacksonville, NC26,93632,42837,89843,389
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC26,93632,42837,89843,389
Raleigh-Cary, NC26,93632,42837,89843,389
Rocky Mount, NC26,93632,42837,89843,389
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area26,93631,84536,75441,663
Wilmington, NC26,93632,42837,89843,389
Winston-Salem, NC26,95731,70036,46341,205
Bismarck, ND34,27948,77663,29577,792
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Fargo, ND-MN34,27948,77663,29577,792
Grand Forks, ND-MN34,27948,77663,29577,792
Minot, ND34,27948,77663,29577,792
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Grand Island, NE34,27948,77663,29577,792
Lincoln, NE34,27948,77663,29577,792
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Omaha, NE-IA34,27948,77663,29577,792
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area40,74847,36253,97660,591
Manchester-Nashua, NH40,74847,36253,97660,591
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area41,76748,15254,55960,944
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ35,67246,28056,90967,517
Trenton-Princeton, NJ35,67246,28056,90967,517
Vineland, NJ41,18447,65354,12260,591
Albuquerque, NM34,27948,77663,29577,792
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Farmington, NM34,27948,77663,29577,792
Las Cruces, NM34,27948,77663,29577,792
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Santa Fe, NM34,27948,77663,29577,792
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area36,42147,88259,36470,824
Carson City, NV29,80733,71737,62841,538
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV38,89650,17061,42372,696
Reno, NV36,46347,90359,34370,783
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY34,90343,18151,48059,759
Binghamton, NY50,25367,53884,823102,108
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY42,62053,43664,27275,088
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area35,69346,15656,61867,080
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area37,62847,52857,40867,309
Elmira, NY50,25367,53884,823102,108
Glens Falls, NY50,25367,53884,823102,108
Ithaca, NY50,25367,53884,823102,108
Kingston, NY35,94345,26154,60063,919
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY48,92266,64484,365102,087
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ50,08767,76785,468103,148
Rochester, NY50,25367,53884,823102,108
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area38,87650,21261,52772,863
Syracuse, NY50,25367,53884,823102,108
Utica-Rome, NY50,25367,53884,823102,108
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY50,25367,53884,823102,108
Akron, OH28,45535,27742,07948,901
Canton-Massillon, OH31,34637,98144,63751,272
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN33,67638,77243,88848,984
Cleveland, OH30,76437,56544,36751,168
Columbus, OH39,37545,59451,79258,012
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH34,00840,33246,67652,999
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area36,87943,45250,02456,597
Lima, OH31,34637,98144,63751,272
Mansfield, OH38,00244,42950,87757,304
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)30,47237,73245,01252,271
Sandusky, OH30,70137,00443,32749,629
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area34,27940,51946,73852,978
Springfield, OH37,37843,99250,62857,242
Toledo, OH31,34637,98144,63751,272
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area33,42639,83246,23952,645
Youngstown-Warren, OH28,45535,27742,07948,901
Enid, OK34,27948,77663,29577,792
Lawton, OK34,27948,77663,29577,792
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Oklahoma City, OK34,27948,77663,29577,792
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Tulsa, OK34,27948,77663,29577,792
Albany, OR39,25044,49249,73354,975
Bend, OR39,25044,49249,73354,975
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area39,85344,99150,12855,266
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area39,85344,99150,12855,266
Corvallis, OR39,25044,49249,73354,975
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area39,25044,49249,73354,975
Eugene-Springfield, OR39,25044,49249,73354,975
Grants Pass, OR39,25044,49249,73354,975
Medford, OR39,25044,49249,73354,975
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA38,00243,32748,63153,956
Salem, OR37,54442,93248,31953,706
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ47,69564,52281,34998,176
Altoona, PA38,56444,74150,94057,117
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area30,47235,63140,78945,948
Chambersburg, PA38,56444,74150,94057,117
Erie, PA38,56444,74150,94057,117
Gettysburg, PA38,56444,74150,94057,117
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA32,78139,27145,78152,271
Johnstown, PA41,20545,24049,27653,311
Lancaster, PA34,46640,87247,25853,664
Lebanon, PA33,32239,77046,23952,687
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area38,56444,74150,94057,117
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area39,33343,80548,25652,728
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD43,93049,71255,51661,298
Pittsburgh, PA41,20545,24049,27653,311
Reading, PA38,62645,53252,43759,343
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA38,56444,74150,94057,117
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area38,93843,53548,11152,708
State College, PA38,56444,74150,94057,117
Williamsport, PA38,56444,74150,94057,117
York-Hanover, PA33,75940,10346,42652,770
Aguadilla, PR34,27948,77663,29577,792
Arecibo, PR34,27948,77663,29577,792
Guayama, PR34,27948,77663,29577,792
Mayaguez, PR34,27948,77663,29577,792
Ponce, PR34,27948,77663,29577,792
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR34,27948,77663,29577,792
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA40,66447,19653,72760,258
Charleston-North Charleston, SC31,13834,32037,50340,685
Columbia, SC26,20830,16034,11238,064
Florence, SC31,13834,32037,50340,685
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC31,13834,32037,50340,685
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC31,13834,32037,50340,685
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC31,13834,32037,50340,685
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area27,76831,47135,15238,855
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area26,62430,57634,50838,460
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area31,13834,32037,50340,685
Spartanburg, SC26,62430,57634,50838,460
Sumter, SC31,13834,32037,50340,685
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Rapid City, SD34,27948,77663,29577,792
Sioux Falls, SD-MN34,27948,77663,29577,792
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Chattanooga, TN-GA37,48247,82058,17868,516
Clarksville, TN-KY37,48247,82058,17868,516
Cleveland, TN37,48247,82058,17868,516
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area37,48247,82058,17868,516
Jackson, TN37,48247,82058,17868,516
Johnson City, TN37,48247,82058,17868,516
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA37,48247,82058,17868,516
Knoxville, TN37,48247,82058,17868,516
Memphis, TN-MS-AR37,48247,82058,17868,516
Morristown, TN37,48247,82058,17868,516
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN37,48247,82058,17868,516
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area36,98347,65358,34469,015
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area37,48247,82058,17868,516
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area37,48247,82058,17868,516
Abilene, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
Amarillo, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX26,10431,18036,25541,330
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX24,98133,21841,45549,692
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area23,85828,53833,23937,919
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area24,58631,57538,54345,532
College Station-Bryan, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
Corpus Christi, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX25,60531,30437,02442,724
Eagle Pass, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area24,89833,15641,39249,650
El Paso, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area24,64831,32537,98144,658
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX24,96033,15641,37249,567
Killeen-Temple, TX25,29330,36835,46440,540
Laredo, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
Longview, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
Lubbock, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
Midland, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area23,92029,28734,67440,040
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area21,94425,21028,47631,741
Odessa, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
San Angelo, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX24,12828,93333,73838,543
Sherman-Denison, TX25,31431,07636,85842,620
Texarkana, TX-AR23,98330,38936,77543,181
Tyler, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
Victoria, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
Waco, TX24,69030,36836,02641,704
Wichita Falls, TX23,98330,38936,77543,181
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area35,21540,04044,86649,692
Logan, UT-ID34,96541,33047,67454,039
Ogden, UT34,88242,62050,33658,074
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT36,10943,07750,06657,034
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT39,35445,84452,31258,802
St. George, UT34,96541,33047,67454,039
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area34,46641,89249,33856,764
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA32,01238,29344,55450,836
Charlottesville, VA32,01238,29344,55450,836
Harrisonburg, VA32,01238,29344,55450,836
Lynchburg, VA32,01238,29344,55450,836
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area40,91450,19159,48868,765
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area41,28850,73260,15469,597
Richmond, VA40,49849,73358,94868,183
Roanoke, VA32,01238,29344,55450,836
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area32,01238,29344,55450,836
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area32,01238,29344,55450,836
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA32,01238,29344,55450,836
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC32,01238,29344,55450,836
Winchester, VA-WV43,45252,97862,48472,010
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA34,27948,77663,29577,792
Burlington-South Burlington, VT34,27948,77663,29577,792
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Bellingham, WA44,45052,74961,04869,348
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA46,57254,28862,02669,743
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area42,12050,50358,86467,247
Kennewick-Richland, WA44,45052,74961,04869,348
Longview-Kelso, WA37,58642,99448,40253,810
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA46,57254,28862,02669,743
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA46,67654,35162,02669,701
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA47,34154,85062,33869,847
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA44,45052,74961,04869,348
Walla Walla, WA44,45052,74961,04869,348
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA47,34154,85062,33869,847
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area42,22450,60758,96867,351
Yakima, WA42,16250,54458,94867,330
Appleton, WI30,51436,21341,93347,632
Eau Claire, WI31,74137,27442,80748,340
Fond du Lac, WI31,63737,33643,03648,735
Green Bay, WI31,74137,27442,80748,340
Janesville-Beloit, WI31,26335,69340,12444,554
Kenosha, WI31,74137,27442,80748,340
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN31,74137,27442,80748,340
Madison, WI32,42837,19141,93346,696
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI32,28238,12743,97249,816
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area31,30436,15141,01845,864
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area31,74137,27442,80748,340
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI30,32735,63140,93546,239
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI31,55436,83742,14147,424
Sheboygan, WI32,13638,02343,93049,816
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area31,78337,17042,53647,924
Wausau, WI31,74137,27442,80748,340
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area32,69839,45846,21852,978
Beckley, WV34,27948,77663,29577,792
Charleston, WV34,27948,77663,29577,792
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH34,27948,77663,29577,792
Morgantown, WV34,27948,77663,29577,792
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV34,27948,77663,29577,792
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH34,27948,77663,29577,792
Wheeling, WV-OH34,27948,77663,29577,792
Casper, WY34,27948,77663,29577,792
Cheyenne, WY34,27948,77663,29577,792
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area34,27948,77663,29577,792

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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