SOC 43-2021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Telephone Operators 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): Provide information by accessing alphabetical, geographical, or other directories. Assist customers with special billing requests, such as charges to a third party and credits or refunds for incorrectly dialed numbers or bad connections. May handle emergency calls and assist children or people with physical disabilities to make telephone calls.

Level I across metros$19,615 – $58,095Florence, SC to Kahului, HI

Median Level IV, major metros$51,106Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Telephone Operators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Telephone Operators (SOC 43-2021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $19,615 in Florence, SC to $58,095 in Kahului, HI, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $51,106. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $44,908, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 22 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 25. 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 area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Anchorage, AK	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Fairbanks-College, AK	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Anniston-Oxford, AL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Auburn-Opelika, AL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Birmingham, AL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Decatur, AL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Dothan, AL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Gadsden, AL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Huntsville, AL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Mobile, AL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Montgomery, AL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Tuscaloosa, AL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	24,274	30,181	36,088	41,996
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Fort Smith, AR-OK	36,380	37,232	38,106	38,959
Hot Springs, AR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Jonesboro, AR	23,213	29,786	36,380	42,952
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Flagstaff, AZ	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Tucson, AZ	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Yuma, AZ	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	44,741	49,567	54,392	59,218
Chico, CA	44,304	50,087	55,848	61,631
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	41,413	44,200	46,967	49,754
El Centro, CA	44,304	50,087	55,848	61,631
Fresno, CA	40,810	47,695	54,600	61,485
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	44,304	50,087	55,848	61,631
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	45,428	50,440	55,474	60,487
Merced, CA	44,304	50,087	55,848	61,631
Modesto, CA	43,992	51,106	58,220	65,333
Napa, CA	44,304	50,087	55,848	61,631
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,304	50,087	55,848	61,631
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,304	50,087	55,848	61,631
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	45,136	50,066	55,016	59,946
Redding, CA	44,304	50,087	55,848	61,631
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	45,053	50,357	55,661	60,965
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	45,136	50,128	55,100	60,092
Salinas, CA	44,304	50,087	55,848	61,631
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	45,220	50,732	56,244	61,756
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	44,970	51,376	57,783	64,189
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	42,786	51,127	59,447	67,788
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	44,304	50,087	55,848	61,631
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	55,599	60,965	66,332	71,698
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	44,304	50,087	55,848	61,631
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	44,304	50,087	55,848	61,631
Stockton-Lodi, CA	45,012	51,418	57,804	64,210
Vallejo, CA	45,781	51,959	58,116	64,293
Visalia, CA	44,304	50,087	55,848	61,631
Yuba City, CA	44,304	50,087	55,848	61,631
Boulder, CO	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Colorado Springs, CO	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Grand Junction, CO	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Greeley, CO	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Pueblo, CO	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
New Haven, CT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	39,645	44,908	50,170	55,432
Dover, DE	37,149	42,890	48,610	54,351
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	36,130	37,607	39,084	40,560
Gainesville, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Homosassa Springs, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Jacksonville, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Naples-Marco Island, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Ocala, FL	36,109	37,378	38,626	39,895
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	36,109	37,378	38,626	39,895
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Port St. Lucie, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Punta Gorda, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Sebring, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,839	37,981	40,124	42,266
Tallahassee, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	35,589	38,148	40,706	43,264
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	36,109	37,378	38,626	39,895
Albany, GA	33,821	36,504	39,188	41,871
Athens-Clarke County, GA	35,714	38,688	41,663	44,637
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	37,503	40,976	44,471	47,944
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	23,692	27,810	31,908	36,026
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	33,821	36,504	39,188	41,871
Columbus, GA-AL	34,445	38,376	42,287	46,218
Dalton, GA	33,821	36,504	39,188	41,871
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,367	33,884	36,380	38,896
Gainesville, GA	35,964	39,229	42,516	45,781
Hinesville, GA	33,821	36,504	39,188	41,871
Macon-Bibb County, GA	36,317	39,562	42,828	46,072
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,528	37,690	40,852	44,013
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,426	36,504	39,562	42,640
Rome, GA	34,674	38,210	41,767	45,303
Savannah, GA	33,821	36,504	39,188	41,871
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,821	36,504	39,188	41,871
Valdosta, GA	33,821	36,504	39,188	41,871
Warner Robins, GA	33,821	36,504	39,188	41,871
Guam MSA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	58,095	61,028	63,960	66,893
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	58,095	61,028	63,960	66,893
Urban Honolulu, HI	58,095	61,028	63,960	66,893
Ames, IA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Cedar Rapids, IA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Dubuque, IA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Iowa City, IA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Boise City, ID	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Coeur d'Alene, ID	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Idaho Falls, ID	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Lewiston, ID-WA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Pocatello, ID	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Twin Falls, ID	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Bloomington, IL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Champaign-Urbana, IL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Decatur, IL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Kankakee, IL	31,242	34,986	38,709	42,453
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,221	34,965	38,709	42,453
Peoria, IL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Rockford, IL	31,221	34,965	38,709	42,453
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Springfield, IL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,388	35,132	38,896	42,640
Bloomington, IN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,880	37,544	39,229	40,893
Columbus, IN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Evansville, IN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Fort Wayne, IN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Kokomo, IN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	31,242	35,152	39,042	42,952
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	31,221	34,965	38,709	42,453
Muncie, IN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,242	35,152	39,042	42,952
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,076	34,071	37,045	40,040
Terre Haute, IN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Lawrence, KS	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Manhattan, KS	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Topeka, KS	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Wichita, KS	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Bowling Green, KY	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,434	31,700	34,965	38,231
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Elizabethtown, KY	28,288	30,972	33,676	36,359
Lexington-Fayette, KY	29,349	32,573	35,818	39,042
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Owensboro, KY	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Paducah, KY-IL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,997	30,639	33,260	35,901
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,581	30,410	33,239	36,068
Alexandria, LA	26,936	29,640	32,365	35,069
Baton Rouge, LA	26,936	29,640	32,365	35,069
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	27,602	29,807	32,012	34,216
Hammond, LA	26,936	29,640	32,365	35,069
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	26,936	29,640	32,365	35,069
Lafayette, LA	26,936	29,640	32,365	35,069
Lake Charles, LA	26,936	29,640	32,365	35,069
Monroe, LA	26,936	29,640	32,365	35,069
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	26,936	29,640	32,365	35,069
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	26,936	29,640	32,365	35,069
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	26,936	29,640	32,365	35,069
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	26,936	29,640	32,365	35,069
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	26,936	29,640	32,365	35,069
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	43,909	47,383	50,856	54,330
Barnstable Town, MA	44,242	47,924	51,626	55,308
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	46,717	49,692	52,645	55,620
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	43,348	47,050	50,752	54,455
Pittsfield, MA	43,909	47,383	50,856	54,330
Springfield, MA	43,909	47,383	50,856	54,330
Worcester, MA	45,344	48,236	51,148	54,039
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	41,684	43,098	44,492	45,906
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	39,042	43,868	48,672	53,498
Lexington Park, MD	40,103	43,431	46,738	50,066
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	38,272	42,661	47,071	51,460
Salisbury, MD	40,644	42,453	44,284	46,093
Bangor, ME	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Portland-South Portland, ME	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Ann Arbor, MI	36,026	37,898	39,749	41,621
Battle Creek, MI	35,506	38,044	40,560	43,098
Bay City, MI	35,506	38,044	40,560	43,098
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	36,026	37,898	39,749	41,621
Flint, MI	35,735	37,648	39,541	41,455
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	35,506	38,044	40,560	43,098
Jackson, MI	36,026	37,898	39,749	41,621
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	35,506	38,044	40,560	43,098
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	35,839	38,397	40,976	43,535
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,568	38,085	40,602	43,119
Midland, MI	35,506	38,044	40,560	43,098
Monroe, MI	36,026	37,898	39,749	41,621
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	35,506	38,044	40,560	43,098
Niles, MI	35,506	38,044	40,560	43,098
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,506	38,044	40,560	43,098
Saginaw, MI	35,506	38,044	40,560	43,098
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,506	38,044	40,560	43,098
Traverse City, MI	35,506	38,044	40,560	43,098
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,506	38,044	40,560	43,098
Duluth, MN-WI	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Mankato, MN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Rochester, MN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,525	52,728	55,952	59,156
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
St. Cloud, MN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,522	42,640	46,738	50,856
Columbia, MO	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Jefferson City, MO	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Joplin, MO-KS	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Kansas City, MO-KS	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,021	43,056	47,112	51,148
Springfield, MO	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
St. Joseph, MO-KS	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
St. Louis, MO-IL	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Hattiesburg, MS	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Jackson, MS	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	23,213	27,664	32,136	36,588
Billings, MT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Bozeman, MT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Great Falls, MT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Helena, MT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Missoula, MT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Asheville, NC	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Burlington, NC	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,807	34,924	40,061	45,178
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	24,253	29,973	35,714	41,434
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Fayetteville, NC	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Goldsboro, NC	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Greensboro-High Point, NC	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Greenville, NC	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Jacksonville, NC	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Raleigh-Cary, NC	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Rocky Mount, NC	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Wilmington, NC	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Winston-Salem, NC	33,072	36,442	39,812	43,181
Bismarck, ND	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Fargo, ND-MN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Grand Forks, ND-MN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Minot, ND	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Grand Island, NE	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Lincoln, NE	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Omaha, NE-IA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,717	49,692	52,645	55,620
Manchester-Nashua, NH	46,717	49,692	52,645	55,620
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,717	49,692	52,645	55,620
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	38,605	44,970	51,314	57,679
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	38,647	44,908	51,168	57,429
Vineland, NJ	37,108	42,890	48,672	54,455
Albuquerque, NM	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Farmington, NM	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Las Cruces, NM	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Santa Fe, NM	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Carson City, NV	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Reno, NV	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	37,503	43,015	48,548	54,060
Binghamton, NY	38,709	45,469	52,229	58,989
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	35,464	39,583	43,722	47,840
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	36,421	41,559	46,696	51,834
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	36,400	40,914	45,448	49,962
Elmira, NY	38,709	45,469	52,229	58,989
Glens Falls, NY	37,149	42,994	48,839	54,684
Ithaca, NY	38,709	45,469	52,229	58,989
Kingston, NY	38,709	45,469	52,229	58,989
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	39,416	45,719	52,042	58,344
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	39,666	45,906	52,125	58,365
Rochester, NY	36,608	40,914	45,199	49,504
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	36,754	41,663	46,551	51,460
Syracuse, NY	35,672	39,708	43,743	47,778
Utica-Rome, NY	35,610	39,292	42,973	46,655
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	38,709	45,469	52,229	58,989
Akron, OH	32,927	37,004	41,080	45,157
Canton-Massillon, OH	31,804	34,133	36,463	38,792
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	35,860	37,336	38,813	40,290
Cleveland, OH	33,072	37,877	42,703	47,508
Columbus, OH	34,279	36,588	38,917	41,226
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	33,551	35,756	37,981	40,186
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	30,701	33,447	36,192	38,938
Lima, OH	32,324	35,506	38,688	41,871
Mansfield, OH	33,759	36,692	39,624	42,557
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	32,844	36,255	39,687	43,098
Sandusky, OH	32,968	37,752	42,536	47,320
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	32,636	34,965	37,295	39,624
Springfield, OH	34,383	36,484	38,584	40,685
Toledo, OH	32,324	35,506	38,688	41,871
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,716	36,796	38,876	40,956
Youngstown-Warren, OH	32,927	37,004	41,080	45,157
Enid, OK	36,858	37,212	37,565	37,919
Lawton, OK	36,858	37,212	37,565	37,919
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,858	37,212	37,565	37,919
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,858	37,212	37,565	37,919
Oklahoma City, OK	36,858	37,212	37,565	37,919
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,837	37,149	37,482	37,794
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,858	37,212	37,565	37,919
Tulsa, OK	36,858	37,212	37,565	37,919
Albany, OR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Bend, OR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Corvallis, OR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Eugene-Springfield, OR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Grants Pass, OR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Medford, OR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Salem, OR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	38,335	44,949	51,543	58,157
Altoona, PA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,882	44,367	53,831	63,316
Chambersburg, PA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Erie, PA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Gettysburg, PA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	36,338	44,450	52,562	60,674
Johnstown, PA	36,255	41,829	47,424	52,999
Lancaster, PA	37,004	43,389	49,754	56,140
Lebanon, PA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	32,552	43,015	53,456	63,919
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	32,719	37,898	43,077	48,256
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	37,170	43,119	49,088	55,037
Pittsburgh, PA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Reading, PA	36,380	42,620	48,860	55,100
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,338	42,744	49,151	55,557
State College, PA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Williamsport, PA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
York-Hanover, PA	36,338	43,951	51,564	59,176
Aguadilla, PR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Arecibo, PR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Guayama, PR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Mayaguez, PR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Ponce, PR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	44,242	47,924	51,626	55,308
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Columbia, SC	22,028	27,602	33,156	38,730
Florence, SC	19,615	25,959	32,282	38,626
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	20,468	26,104	31,762	37,399
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,439	31,242	37,024	42,828
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	20,530	26,000	31,471	36,941
Spartanburg, SC	24,690	31,512	38,335	45,157
Sumter, SC	19,615	25,959	32,282	38,626
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Rapid City, SD	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Chattanooga, TN-GA	23,962	27,560	31,159	34,757
Clarksville, TN-KY	24,149	28,808	33,468	38,127
Cleveland, TN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	22,360	26,354	30,327	34,320
Jackson, TN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Johnson City, TN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	22,298	26,500	30,680	34,882
Knoxville, TN	22,215	25,522	28,808	32,116
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	23,109	30,410	37,690	44,991
Morristown, TN	22,277	25,709	29,141	32,573
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	23,380	27,956	32,511	37,087
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	23,546	28,101	32,656	37,212
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	23,130	27,727	32,324	36,920
Abilene, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Amarillo, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	38,106	41,039	43,992	46,925
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	34,695	35,527	36,359	37,191
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,856	41,476	45,074	48,693
College Station-Bryan, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Corpus Christi, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	31,700	37,732	43,743	49,775
Eagle Pass, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,423	38,605	41,808	44,991
El Paso, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,735	40,332	44,928	49,525
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	35,610	38,896	42,204	45,490
Killeen-Temple, TX	37,544	40,540	43,556	46,551
Laredo, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Longview, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Lubbock, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Midland, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,095	37,565	43,036	48,506
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Odessa, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
San Angelo, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	37,711	41,018	44,346	47,653
Sherman-Denison, TX	31,616	37,919	44,242	50,544
Texarkana, TX-AR	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Tyler, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Victoria, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
Waco, TX	31,450	37,565	43,660	49,775
Wichita Falls, TX	34,216	38,626	43,015	47,424
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Logan, UT-ID	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Ogden, UT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
St. George, UT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	37,378	40,228	43,077	45,927
Charlottesville, VA	37,378	40,228	43,077	45,927
Harrisonburg, VA	37,378	40,228	43,077	45,927
Lynchburg, VA	37,378	40,228	43,077	45,927
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,064	42,765	47,487	52,188
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,354	44,284	49,234	54,164
Richmond, VA	38,044	42,703	47,362	52,021
Roanoke, VA	37,378	40,228	43,077	45,927
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,191	39,375	41,580	43,764
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,378	40,228	43,077	45,927
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	37,378	40,228	43,077	45,927
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	37,378	40,228	43,077	45,927
Winchester, VA-WV	39,312	44,034	48,735	53,456
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Bellingham, WA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Kennewick-Richland, WA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Longview-Kelso, WA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Walla Walla, WA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Yakima, WA	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Appleton, WI	40,207	42,724	45,220	47,736
Eau Claire, WI	40,207	42,724	45,220	47,736
Fond du Lac, WI	38,855	41,746	44,616	47,508
Green Bay, WI	40,207	42,724	45,220	47,736
Janesville-Beloit, WI	40,207	42,724	45,220	47,736
Kenosha, WI	40,207	42,724	45,220	47,736
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	40,207	42,724	45,220	47,736
Madison, WI	40,207	42,724	45,220	47,736
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	40,207	42,724	45,220	47,736
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,207	42,724	45,220	47,736
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,207	42,724	45,220	47,736
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	40,207	42,724	45,220	47,736
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	40,207	42,724	45,220	47,736
Sheboygan, WI	38,605	41,496	44,388	47,279
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,269	42,786	45,303	47,820
Wausau, WI	40,207	42,724	45,220	47,736
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,180	47,944	51,709	55,474
Beckley, WV	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Charleston, WV	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	28,808	31,512	34,237	36,941
Morgantown, WV	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	30,868	33,072	35,298	37,503
Wheeling, WV-OH	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Casper, WY	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Cheyenne, WY	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	32,490	38,688	44,908	51,106

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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