SOC 41-2021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Counter and Rental Clerks 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): Receive orders, generally in person, for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment.

Level I across metros$21,840 – $42,724Ponce, PR to San Jose, CA
Median Level IV, major metros$50,981Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Counter and Rental Clerks?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Counter and Rental Clerks (SOC 41-2021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,840 in Ponce, PR to $42,724 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $50,981. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $44,533, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 7 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 area36,04741,12246,19751,272
Anchorage, AK36,29640,93545,57350,212
Fairbanks-College, AK38,12744,72051,31457,908
Anniston-Oxford, AL24,75230,57636,38042,204
Auburn-Opelika, AL23,50428,85034,21639,562
Birmingham, AL26,91632,94838,95944,991
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL24,81529,97335,11140,269
Decatur, AL25,66831,03436,40041,767
Dothan, AL22,96429,39135,79742,224
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL25,16830,26435,38140,477
Gadsden, AL24,31629,66135,00740,352
Huntsville, AL27,20733,15639,12545,074
Mobile, AL25,77231,13836,50441,871
Montgomery, AL26,47931,26336,06840,852
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area22,98427,29031,61635,922
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area27,66432,69837,71142,744
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area24,02428,72533,44738,148
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area24,35729,59934,84040,082
Tuscaloosa, AL24,50330,03635,56841,101
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area26,29230,88835,48540,082
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR28,26834,77841,26847,778
Fort Smith, AR-OK26,52033,01039,47945,968
Hot Springs, AR25,75131,34636,92042,516
Jonesboro, AR28,20534,48740,76847,050
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR27,18634,09240,99747,903
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area27,64432,22036,79641,372
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area27,18631,90836,60841,330
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area27,31131,94936,60841,247
Arizona nonmetropolitan area34,86139,64544,45049,234
Flagstaff, AZ36,92041,64246,36451,085
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ34,59138,85543,14047,404
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ37,14944,90852,68760,445
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ35,25639,08442,91146,738
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ33,50939,16744,82450,482
Tucson, AZ34,38341,41348,44455,474
Yuma, AZ34,19641,33048,46455,599
Bakersfield-Delano, CA35,88042,30848,71455,141
Chico, CA35,42341,60047,77853,956
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area37,21241,43445,63649,858
El Centro, CA35,19441,12247,07152,999
Fresno, CA35,92241,33046,71752,125
Hanford-Corcoran, CA35,67241,30946,94652,583
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA36,29642,26648,25654,226
Merced, CA36,02642,39148,77655,141
Modesto, CA36,44243,26450,10856,930
Napa, CA38,73045,32451,93858,532
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area36,77541,99647,21652,437
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area37,21242,91148,63154,330
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA36,44243,32750,19157,076
Redding, CA35,46440,81046,17651,522
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA35,71441,55947,40453,248
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA37,14943,63950,10856,597
Salinas, CA37,21243,66050,10856,556
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA36,75442,41248,04853,706
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA40,41547,09253,78960,466
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA42,72449,33855,97362,588
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA36,46341,87147,25852,666
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA36,08841,24746,40551,564
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA36,60842,55748,52754,476
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA38,73045,26151,79258,324
Stockton-Lodi, CA35,86041,78847,73653,664
Vallejo, CA37,33644,65852,00059,322
Visalia, CA35,54841,70447,86154,018
Yuba City, CA35,98443,26450,52457,804
Boulder, CO36,48444,20051,89659,613
Colorado Springs, CO33,69640,56047,44554,309
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO37,87745,51153,16560,799
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area34,52841,08047,65354,205
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO35,96444,88753,81062,733
Grand Junction, CO34,52841,35148,17354,996
Greeley, CO36,56744,90853,22861,568
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area37,29542,51647,75752,978
Pueblo, CO33,21840,62348,02855,432
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area35,58941,80848,00754,226
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT37,27442,72448,19453,644
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area34,46640,08245,69851,314
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT35,00740,22845,44850,669
New Haven, CT35,81841,14346,44751,772
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT35,19441,51747,86154,184
Waterbury-Shelton, CT35,21540,51945,84451,148
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV36,96245,36553,78962,192
Dover, DE31,49235,63139,79143,930
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area34,09240,06146,01051,980
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL31,07636,96242,82848,714
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL30,74337,31643,88850,461
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL28,85034,34139,85345,344
Gainesville, FL29,41235,02840,64446,260
Homosassa Springs, FL28,08035,40242,72450,045
Jacksonville, FL31,15936,83742,49548,173
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL29,49535,65241,82947,986
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL29,70335,98442,28748,568
Naples-Marco Island, FL32,80238,87644,92851,002
North Florida nonmetropolitan area32,13640,35248,54856,764
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL31,65839,22946,82154,392
Ocala, FL28,89234,90340,89346,904
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL29,45336,13042,82849,504
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL30,57637,12843,70150,253
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL29,49534,88240,26945,656
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL29,89035,46441,03946,613
Port St. Lucie, FL29,30835,50641,72547,924
Punta Gorda, FL30,18136,17242,18348,173
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL29,70335,98442,24548,527
Sebring, FL28,58033,48838,39743,306
South Florida nonmetropolitan area31,78337,62843,45249,296
Tallahassee, FL28,37233,63438,87644,138
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL30,95136,75442,53648,340
Wildwood-The Villages, FL28,64234,17539,70845,240
Albany, GA27,60233,17638,77244,346
Athens-Clarke County, GA27,16533,82140,45647,112
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA31,01337,60744,18050,773
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC27,49834,69541,91249,109
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA28,43437,79447,17556,535
Columbus, GA-AL25,50131,05536,60842,162
Dalton, GA31,09637,37843,63949,920
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area23,62930,86838,08545,324
Gainesville, GA31,55438,12744,70051,272
Hinesville, GA28,10133,36438,60543,868
Macon-Bibb County, GA29,37034,84040,31145,781
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area24,14930,97237,77344,596
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area25,10631,99138,87645,760
Rome, GA31,45036,98342,53648,069
Savannah, GA29,45335,46441,45547,466
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area26,08432,82339,58346,322
Valdosta, GA26,66633,30139,95746,592
Warner Robins, GA26,06333,21840,39447,549
Guam MSA21,30023,69226,08428,476
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area35,40239,70844,01348,319
Kahului-Wailuku, HI38,16843,43148,69353,956
Urban Honolulu, HI34,79942,41250,04557,658
Ames, IA34,09238,16842,26646,343
Cedar Rapids, IA32,65638,43944,22150,004
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL33,05238,91744,80450,669
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA34,17538,79243,41048,028
Dubuque, IA30,59735,17339,74944,325
Iowa City, IA34,52839,41644,32549,213
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area25,98032,36538,75145,136
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area31,63737,64843,68049,692
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD31,24236,21341,18446,156
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area31,47135,17338,89642,599
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area31,11736,94142,74448,568
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA31,42937,75244,05550,378
Boise City, ID30,76437,48244,18050,898
Coeur d'Alene, ID30,90938,39745,88553,373
Idaho Falls, ID29,20436,08842,97349,858
Lewiston, ID-WA33,84239,58345,32451,064
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area29,82835,38140,95646,509
Pocatello, ID31,55437,77343,99250,212
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area28,51734,98641,45547,924
Twin Falls, ID31,51237,73243,97250,191
Bloomington, IL31,55437,83644,13850,420
Champaign-Urbana, IL33,11439,45845,80252,146
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN33,82139,43745,05350,669
Decatur, IL31,59635,90140,22844,533
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area32,15737,42042,70347,965
Kankakee, IL31,45036,44241,45546,447
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area32,28237,94043,59749,255
Peoria, IL32,61539,14645,65652,188
Rockford, IL32,49038,85545,24051,605
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area31,90837,14942,37047,612
Springfield, IL32,67737,66942,68247,674
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area31,70036,56741,43446,301
Bloomington, IN26,12531,55436,96242,391
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area26,27131,38836,52541,642
Columbus, IN25,21031,97038,70945,469
Elkhart-Goshen, IN26,60433,03139,47945,906
Evansville, IN26,08432,13638,21044,263
Fort Wayne, IN25,89632,05338,21044,367
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN27,72733,32238,91744,512
Kokomo, IN27,93533,50939,10444,679
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN29,30834,63239,95745,282
Michigan City-La Porte, IN26,29231,92837,58643,223
Muncie, IN25,48031,26337,02442,807
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area26,52032,94839,37545,802
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI26,66632,17837,71143,223
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area24,10829,10034,07139,063
Terre Haute, IN24,08729,16234,23739,312
Kansas nonmetropolitan area28,64236,92045,22053,498
Lawrence, KS30,88841,91252,93663,960
Manhattan, KS28,20538,25248,29858,344
Topeka, KS27,37336,90046,44755,973
Wichita, KS28,33037,23246,15655,058
Bowling Green, KY25,60531,59637,58643,576
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area27,08234,15441,22648,298
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area26,85333,55140,24846,946
Elizabethtown, KY29,55737,42045,26153,124
Lexington-Fayette, KY30,55637,35744,18050,981
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN26,99934,34141,66349,005
Owensboro, KY26,33334,13341,91249,712
Paducah, KY-IL29,28734,79940,29045,802
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area27,35234,02940,70647,383
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area26,41632,42838,41844,429
Alexandria, LA22,86029,89036,94143,972
Baton Rouge, LA23,81630,72237,62844,533
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area22,61027,29031,97036,650
Hammond, LA22,09028,91235,73542,557
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA27,16533,84240,54047,216
Lafayette, LA24,87731,49238,12744,741
Lake Charles, LA24,81531,40838,00244,596
Monroe, LA22,83929,10035,36041,621
New Orleans-Metairie, LA24,50330,86837,21243,576
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area22,67227,70632,76037,794
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA23,90030,55637,19143,847
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA23,60832,86442,14151,397
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area23,73329,84835,96442,079
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA34,88241,01847,15453,290
Barnstable Town, MA36,02642,22448,40254,600
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH36,58842,32848,04853,789
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area36,62943,51450,39957,284
Pittsfield, MA34,73639,93645,15750,357
Springfield, MA34,50839,56244,61649,671
Worcester, MA35,15240,66446,17651,688
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD34,38339,45844,53349,608
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV28,58034,48740,41546,322
Lexington Park, MD33,05237,44041,85046,239
Maryland nonmetropolitan area32,88538,56444,24249,920
Salisbury, MD31,99137,52443,03648,568
Bangor, ME33,88439,20844,51249,837
Lewiston-Auburn, ME34,36239,89545,42850,960
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area33,86338,62643,36848,132
Portland-South Portland, ME36,98343,09849,19255,308
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area35,96441,33046,71752,084
Ann Arbor, MI30,45236,73343,03649,317
Battle Creek, MI32,67739,54146,38453,248
Bay City, MI29,32836,08842,86949,629
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI33,19739,41645,61551,834
Flint, MI31,78338,77245,76052,749
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI31,65837,89844,11750,357
Jackson, MI30,18136,56742,93249,317
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI31,38837,04542,72448,381
Lansing-East Lansing, MI30,70136,60842,51648,423
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area29,16235,13241,12247,092
Midland, MI30,22337,42044,63751,834
Monroe, MI29,37036,67143,97251,272
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI30,20234,13338,04441,975
Niles, MI29,74435,58941,41347,258
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area29,99435,88041,76747,653
Saginaw, MI30,76438,00245,24052,479
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area29,64035,54841,47647,383
Traverse City, MI30,72236,73342,72448,735
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area30,38935,44440,47745,532
Duluth, MN-WI30,49338,50146,53054,538
Mankato, MN30,95138,23145,53252,812
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI33,69640,87248,02855,204
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area32,42839,45846,50953,540
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area32,15739,35446,57253,768
Rochester, MN31,72039,91648,09056,285
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area31,40838,58445,76052,936
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area34,44540,62346,80052,978
St. Cloud, MN32,61539,85347,09254,330
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL31,90837,94043,95149,983
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area30,86835,61040,35245,095
Columbia, MO29,20434,77840,37345,948
Jefferson City, MO29,24534,25839,27144,284
Joplin, MO-KS30,20236,40042,57848,776
Kansas City, MO-KS32,53240,51948,50656,493
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area30,14035,52740,89346,280
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area30,36836,52542,68248,839
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area30,49335,02839,54144,076
Springfield, MO30,78436,62942,45348,298
St. Joseph, MO-KS31,55438,06444,55451,064
St. Louis, MO-IL32,32438,10643,90949,692
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS27,04034,25841,49648,714
Hattiesburg, MS24,25329,91135,54841,205
Jackson, MS26,93633,36439,77046,197
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area26,95732,74038,50144,284
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area27,49834,73641,99649,234
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area25,29330,88836,48442,079
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area25,02330,74336,46342,183
Billings, MT32,92739,68746,46853,228
Bozeman, MT36,40041,49646,59251,688
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area36,02641,39246,73852,104
Great Falls, MT33,03138,18943,36848,527
Helena, MT34,88240,24845,59450,960
Missoula, MT32,63639,37546,11452,853
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area34,17538,21042,24546,280
West Montana nonmetropolitan area34,19638,64743,09847,549
Asheville, NC29,53637,17044,78352,416
Burlington, NC27,41535,31943,22351,127
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area26,64533,98841,30948,652
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC29,95236,87943,78450,711
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC28,24734,79941,33047,882
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area27,04033,11439,18845,261
Fayetteville, NC25,54332,80240,06147,320
Goldsboro, NC25,70933,23940,76848,298
Greensboro-High Point, NC28,06034,90341,76748,610
Greenville, NC25,91732,92739,93646,946
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC26,89534,73642,59950,440
Jacksonville, NC25,64731,94938,23144,533
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC25,08532,69840,29047,903
Raleigh-Cary, NC30,16037,91945,69853,456
Rocky Mount, NC25,43932,94840,47747,986
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area27,08234,00840,91447,840
Wilmington, NC28,60036,15143,70151,252
Winston-Salem, NC27,04034,98642,95250,898
Bismarck, ND30,93039,93648,94357,949
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area35,25644,22153,20762,172
Fargo, ND-MN29,26637,19145,13653,061
Grand Forks, ND-MN28,82936,54644,26351,980
Minot, ND30,88840,74850,60760,466
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area33,26042,24551,23160,216
Grand Island, NE29,47434,79940,14445,469
Lincoln, NE28,72533,40538,10642,786
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area28,18431,45034,71637,981
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area28,14332,32436,52540,706
Omaha, NE-IA29,28734,34139,39644,450
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area28,26831,82435,40238,959
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area35,54844,18052,81261,444
Manchester-Nashua, NH34,63243,38952,16760,924
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area33,98841,39248,81856,223
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area35,61044,38853,16561,943
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ35,86041,76747,69553,602
Trenton-Princeton, NJ35,98443,05650,14957,221
Vineland, NJ34,36241,47648,61055,724
Albuquerque, NM29,01635,06941,14347,196
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area28,55934,02939,52044,991
Farmington, NM27,64434,69541,74648,797
Las Cruces, NM27,04031,82436,58841,372
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area27,64432,09536,56741,018
Santa Fe, NM30,45236,96243,45249,962
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area33,61338,81343,99249,192
Carson City, NV31,80437,98144,13850,316
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV30,36835,77641,20546,613
Reno, NV31,18037,87744,57551,272
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY35,09042,80750,50358,220
Binghamton, NY33,63439,62445,63651,626
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY34,44541,60048,73555,890
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area33,17639,50045,84452,167
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area34,07140,54046,98853,456
Elmira, NY33,09339,20845,32451,439
Glens Falls, NY35,54842,41249,29656,160
Ithaca, NY35,44441,72548,02854,309
Kingston, NY33,11439,12545,15751,168
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY34,82041,47648,13254,788
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ38,35645,78153,20760,632
Rochester, NY35,11142,39149,69256,972
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area33,69639,68745,69851,688
Syracuse, NY34,84041,35147,86154,372
Utica-Rome, NY33,42639,83246,26052,666
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY33,55138,75143,93049,130
Akron, OH29,76538,29346,84255,370
Canton-Massillon, OH26,87435,36043,86852,354
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN28,33036,54644,76252,978
Cleveland, OH27,91436,31744,70053,103
Columbus, OH28,30937,71147,11256,514
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH26,64534,75742,89051,002
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area29,89036,52543,16049,796
Lima, OH29,64038,50147,38356,244
Mansfield, OH26,12534,92443,70152,500
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)27,81035,00742,20449,400
Sandusky, OH27,83134,61241,39248,173
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area27,62334,75741,91249,047
Springfield, OH27,62334,75741,89249,026
Toledo, OH26,37535,04843,70152,375
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area27,02034,27941,53848,797
Youngstown-Warren, OH27,70636,06844,42952,791
Enid, OK22,81829,05835,31941,559
Lawton, OK25,83431,63737,42043,223
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area24,08730,24436,40042,557
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area23,08830,72238,37646,010
Oklahoma City, OK27,60235,02842,45349,879
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area25,39733,59241,76749,962
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area23,02632,55242,10051,626
Tulsa, OK28,06034,67441,30947,924
Albany, OR32,57339,60446,61353,644
Bend, OR35,69342,28748,88055,474
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area33,40540,70647,98655,287
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area33,55140,39447,23754,080
Corvallis, OR34,48741,53848,56855,620
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area34,73641,85048,94356,056
Eugene-Springfield, OR33,78039,50045,19950,919
Grants Pass, OR34,63240,93547,21653,519
Medford, OR35,31941,85048,36054,892
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA36,69244,24251,77259,322
Salem, OR35,31942,16249,00555,848
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ28,45536,33844,22152,104
Altoona, PA28,64235,63142,62049,608
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area29,01635,19441,35147,528
Chambersburg, PA26,39635,13243,84752,583
Erie, PA26,97833,69640,43647,154
Gettysburg, PA30,26437,44044,63751,813
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA31,03437,58644,11750,669
Johnstown, PA27,76834,71641,64248,589
Lancaster, PA29,10036,65044,20051,751
Lebanon, PA30,01537,66945,30352,957
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area28,37234,25840,12446,010
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area27,58134,57041,58048,568
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD32,03239,31246,57253,852
Pittsburgh, PA27,20734,71642,24549,754
Reading, PA30,11936,81643,49350,191
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA29,45336,31743,18150,045
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area28,24735,44442,64049,837
State College, PA27,06133,92540,78947,653
Williamsport, PA28,14335,17342,22449,255
York-Hanover, PA29,95236,85843,74350,648
Aguadilla, PR22,11125,43928,78832,116
Arecibo, PR22,02823,54625,04426,562
Guayama, PR22,48526,79131,09635,402
Mayaguez, PR21,90323,06824,25325,418
Ponce, PR21,84023,56725,31427,040
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area21,90328,68435,44442,224
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR22,52726,72830,95135,152
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA34,71640,78946,86352,936
Charleston-North Charleston, SC30,20236,00541,78847,591
Columbia, SC27,47733,30139,14644,970
Florence, SC25,33531,36737,39943,431
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC27,14433,07239,00044,928
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC28,74635,19441,66348,111
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC25,62631,20036,77542,349
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area23,13029,64036,13042,640
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area24,08730,22336,33842,474
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area24,89830,80536,69242,599
Spartanburg, SC27,12433,30139,47945,656
Sumter, SC27,51931,92836,35940,768
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area25,41829,47433,50937,565
Rapid City, SD29,24532,80236,33839,895
Sioux Falls, SD-MN31,70035,83939,95744,096
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area25,91730,26434,63238,980
Chattanooga, TN-GA28,43434,13339,85345,552
Clarksville, TN-KY26,56233,15639,77046,364
Cleveland, TN26,70833,19739,70846,197
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area26,31231,36736,44241,496
Jackson, TN28,39233,84239,31244,762
Johnson City, TN26,68732,86439,02145,199
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA27,20732,76038,31443,868
Knoxville, TN29,39135,25641,10146,967
Memphis, TN-MS-AR27,87233,80039,74945,677
Morristown, TN26,33331,86637,39942,932
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN31,57537,39943,22349,047
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area26,35432,19938,06443,909
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area26,68732,61538,52244,450
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area26,54132,15737,77343,389
Abilene, TX26,66632,96839,29245,594
Amarillo, TX27,31133,26039,22945,178
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX31,32537,14942,99448,818
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX27,83135,04842,24549,463
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area26,62431,90837,21242,495
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX25,66830,95136,23441,517
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area26,18832,55238,91745,282
College Station-Bryan, TX27,41532,65637,87743,119
Corpus Christi, TX26,31232,36538,41844,471
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX30,47236,83743,20249,567
Eagle Pass, TX25,66829,84834,05038,231
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area27,24832,71938,21043,680
El Paso, TX25,83431,51237,21242,890
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area26,25032,69839,14645,594
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX28,85035,83942,84849,837
Killeen-Temple, TX27,64432,67737,71142,744
Laredo, TX23,79630,41037,00443,618
Longview, TX25,62631,13836,65042,162
Lubbock, TX26,87432,51138,12743,764
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX24,69030,55636,40042,266
Midland, TX29,59936,21342,84849,463
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area26,04232,55239,04245,552
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area25,77232,94840,10347,279
Odessa, TX29,47436,13042,78649,442
San Angelo, TX26,22930,80535,40239,978
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX28,12234,13340,14446,156
Sherman-Denison, TX29,97335,92241,85047,799
Texarkana, TX-AR26,00031,57537,12842,703
Tyler, TX27,02032,46937,94043,389
Victoria, TX26,10431,30436,48441,684
Waco, TX28,08034,05040,04046,010
Wichita Falls, TX27,83132,63637,42042,224
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area24,21231,05537,87744,720
Logan, UT-ID30,09837,23244,36751,501
Ogden, UT25,18933,36441,55949,733
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT27,54033,65539,77045,885
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT30,41036,79643,18149,567
St. George, UT25,70933,61341,49649,400
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area29,74436,00542,28748,548
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA30,26438,18946,09354,018
Charlottesville, VA34,32041,70449,10956,493
Harrisonburg, VA32,96839,68746,38453,103
Lynchburg, VA31,57537,54443,51449,484
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area29,45334,63239,83245,012
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area29,41236,10942,82849,525
Richmond, VA33,98841,97549,96257,949
Roanoke, VA30,80537,58644,34651,127
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area29,91136,58843,24449,920
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area29,18335,17341,16447,154
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA31,55441,82952,10462,380
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC33,05239,95746,86353,768
Winchester, VA-WV32,34440,70649,08857,450
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA27,91430,78433,63436,504
Burlington-South Burlington, VT38,43945,17851,89658,636
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area37,10843,97250,81557,679
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area38,02345,30352,60459,884
Bellingham, WA37,89843,97250,06656,140
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA37,94043,59749,25554,912
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area38,37644,15949,96255,744
Kennewick-Richland, WA37,62842,59947,59152,562
Longview-Kelso, WA37,69042,03746,40550,752
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA37,17042,16247,15452,146
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA37,31642,41247,50852,604
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA41,60047,67453,76859,842
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA37,50343,51449,50455,516
Walla Walla, WA35,83940,47745,11649,754
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA38,21043,95149,69255,432
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area37,42042,84848,29853,727
Yakima, WA36,96241,60046,26050,898
Appleton, WI34,42442,16249,90057,637
Eau Claire, WI32,63640,49848,38156,244
Fond du Lac, WI33,42640,81048,17355,557
Green Bay, WI32,19940,02047,84055,661
Janesville-Beloit, WI32,46940,18647,88255,599
Kenosha, WI33,61340,78947,96555,141
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN32,61540,20747,77855,370
Madison, WI34,48743,09851,70960,320
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI31,09638,77246,44754,122
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area32,98939,72846,46853,207
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area33,36439,54145,69851,876
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI33,86341,74649,65057,533
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI30,90940,85250,79460,736
Sheboygan, WI34,69543,18151,64760,133
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area27,72735,96444,22152,458
Wausau, WI30,66038,89647,13355,370
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area32,51140,45648,38156,327
Beckley, WV25,27230,66036,02641,413
Charleston, WV26,12531,32536,52541,725
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH24,89830,68036,48442,266
Morgantown, WV22,52727,74832,94838,168
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area23,13028,78834,42440,082
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV24,89830,68036,46342,245
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area23,13029,18335,21541,268
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH25,75131,01336,29641,559
Wheeling, WV-OH24,14930,63937,12843,618
Casper, WY28,89235,58942,28748,984
Cheyenne, WY34,17539,93645,67751,439
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area34,00840,18646,34352,520
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area33,84239,58345,34451,085

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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