SOC 43-2099 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Communications Equipment Operators, 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 communications equipment operators not listed separately.

Level I across metros$21,840 – $65,042Arecibo, PR to Washington, DC

Median Level IV, major metros$72,031Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Communications Equipment Operators, All Other?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Communications Equipment Operators, All Other (SOC 43-2099) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,840 in Arecibo, PR to $65,042 in Washington, DC, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $72,031. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $62,026, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 22 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 15. 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	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Anchorage, AK	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Fairbanks-College, AK	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Anniston-Oxford, AL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Auburn-Opelika, AL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Birmingham, AL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Decatur, AL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Dothan, AL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Gadsden, AL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Huntsville, AL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Mobile, AL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Montgomery, AL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Tuscaloosa, AL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Fort Smith, AR-OK	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Hot Springs, AR	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Jonesboro, AR	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Flagstaff, AZ	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Tucson, AZ	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Yuma, AZ	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	45,677	56,306	66,914	77,543
Chico, CA	48,256	61,423	74,568	87,735
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	48,007	57,679	67,351	77,023
El Centro, CA	53,956	66,124	78,292	90,460
Fresno, CA	62,005	73,903	85,800	97,698
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	48,256	61,423	74,568	87,735
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	45,282	55,391	65,520	75,629
Merced, CA	64,688	76,399	88,109	99,820
Modesto, CA	56,847	70,596	84,344	98,093
Napa, CA	48,256	61,423	74,568	87,735
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	48,256	61,423	74,568	87,735
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	48,256	61,423	74,568	87,735
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	45,407	55,703	65,999	76,295
Redding, CA	48,256	61,423	74,568	87,735
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	45,511	57,180	68,828	80,496
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	48,444	60,757	73,050	85,364
Salinas, CA	65,000	76,669	88,317	99,986
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	45,407	57,096	68,786	80,476
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	55,266	69,348	83,408	97,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	56,036	70,034	84,032	98,031
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	48,256	61,423	74,568	87,735
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	57,471	71,074	84,656	98,260
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	48,256	61,423	74,568	87,735
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	51,480	63,440	75,421	87,381
Stockton-Lodi, CA	55,266	69,368	83,492	97,594
Vallejo, CA	48,714	60,508	72,322	84,116
Visalia, CA	58,261	64,210	70,159	76,108
Yuba City, CA	48,256	61,423	74,568	87,735
Boulder, CO	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Colorado Springs, CO	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Grand Junction, CO	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Greeley, CO	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Pueblo, CO	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
New Haven, CT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	65,042	70,949	76,856	82,764
Dover, DE	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Gainesville, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Homosassa Springs, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Jacksonville, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Naples-Marco Island, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Ocala, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Port St. Lucie, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Punta Gorda, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Sebring, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Tallahassee, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Albany, GA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Athens-Clarke County, GA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Columbus, GA-AL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Dalton, GA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Gainesville, GA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Hinesville, GA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Macon-Bibb County, GA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Rome, GA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Savannah, GA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Valdosta, GA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Warner Robins, GA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Guam MSA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Urban Honolulu, HI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Ames, IA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Cedar Rapids, IA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Dubuque, IA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Iowa City, IA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Boise City, ID	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Coeur d'Alene, ID	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Idaho Falls, ID	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lewiston, ID-WA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Pocatello, ID	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Twin Falls, ID	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Bloomington, IL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Champaign-Urbana, IL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Decatur, IL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Kankakee, IL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Peoria, IL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Rockford, IL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Springfield, IL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,277	54,704	61,152	67,580
Bloomington, IN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Columbus, IN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Evansville, IN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Fort Wayne, IN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Kokomo, IN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Muncie, IN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Terre Haute, IN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lawrence, KS	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Manhattan, KS	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Topeka, KS	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Wichita, KS	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Bowling Green, KY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Elizabethtown, KY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lexington-Fayette, KY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Owensboro, KY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Paducah, KY-IL	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Alexandria, LA	35,589	42,079	48,548	55,037
Baton Rouge, LA	35,589	42,079	48,548	55,037
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,589	42,079	48,548	55,037
Hammond, LA	35,589	42,079	48,548	55,037
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	35,589	42,079	48,548	55,037
Lafayette, LA	35,589	42,079	48,548	55,037
Lake Charles, LA	35,589	42,079	48,548	55,037
Monroe, LA	35,589	42,079	48,548	55,037
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	35,589	42,079	48,548	55,037
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,589	42,079	48,548	55,037
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	35,589	42,079	48,548	55,037
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	35,589	42,079	48,548	55,037
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,589	42,079	48,548	55,037
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	49,754	55,474	61,215	66,935
Barnstable Town, MA	49,754	55,474	61,215	66,935
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	49,816	55,911	62,026	68,120
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	49,816	55,911	62,026	68,120
Pittsfield, MA	49,754	55,474	61,215	66,935
Springfield, MA	49,754	55,474	61,215	66,935
Worcester, MA	51,397	58,365	65,312	72,280
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	39,812	51,917	64,002	76,108
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lexington Park, MD	65,042	70,949	76,856	82,764
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Salisbury, MD	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Bangor, ME	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Portland-South Portland, ME	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Ann Arbor, MI	48,797	50,461	52,125	53,789
Battle Creek, MI	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Bay City, MI	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	48,797	50,461	52,125	53,789
Flint, MI	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Jackson, MI	48,797	50,461	52,125	53,789
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Midland, MI	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Monroe, MI	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Niles, MI	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Saginaw, MI	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Traverse City, MI	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,215	50,045	51,896	53,727
Duluth, MN-WI	51,917	57,388	62,858	68,328
Mankato, MN	51,917	57,388	62,858	68,328
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	52,354	57,824	63,316	68,786
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,312	57,804	63,295	68,786
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	51,917	57,388	62,858	68,328
Rochester, MN	51,917	57,388	62,858	68,328
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	51,917	57,388	62,858	68,328
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,354	57,824	63,316	68,786
St. Cloud, MN	51,917	57,388	62,858	68,328
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	54,309	65,520	76,711	87,922
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	53,415	64,813	76,212	87,610
Columbia, MO	54,309	65,520	76,711	87,922
Jefferson City, MO	54,309	65,520	76,711	87,922
Joplin, MO-KS	54,309	65,520	76,711	87,922
Kansas City, MO-KS	54,309	65,520	76,711	87,922
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	51,314	62,754	74,215	85,655
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	54,309	65,520	76,711	87,922
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	54,309	65,520	76,711	87,922
Springfield, MO	54,309	65,520	76,711	87,922
St. Joseph, MO-KS	54,309	65,520	76,711	87,922
St. Louis, MO-IL	57,304	67,600	77,896	88,192
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Hattiesburg, MS	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Jackson, MS	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Billings, MT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Bozeman, MT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Great Falls, MT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Helena, MT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Missoula, MT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Asheville, NC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Burlington, NC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Fayetteville, NC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Goldsboro, NC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Greensboro-High Point, NC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Greenville, NC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Jacksonville, NC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Raleigh-Cary, NC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Rocky Mount, NC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Wilmington, NC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Winston-Salem, NC	40,872	44,200	47,528	50,856
Bismarck, ND	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Fargo, ND-MN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Grand Forks, ND-MN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Minot, ND	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Grand Island, NE	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lincoln, NE	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Omaha, NE-IA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Manchester-Nashua, NH	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	36,047	44,658	53,269	61,880
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	36,338	45,157	53,997	62,816
Vineland, NJ	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Albuquerque, NM	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Farmington, NM	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Las Cruces, NM	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Santa Fe, NM	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Carson City, NV	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Reno, NV	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Binghamton, NY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Elmira, NY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Glens Falls, NY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Ithaca, NY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Kingston, NY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	30,826	39,562	48,277	57,013
Rochester, NY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Syracuse, NY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Utica-Rome, NY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Akron, OH	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
Canton-Massillon, OH	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
Cleveland, OH	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
Columbus, OH	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
Lima, OH	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
Mansfield, OH	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	43,368	45,615	47,840	50,087
Sandusky, OH	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
Springfield, OH	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
Toledo, OH	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
Youngstown-Warren, OH	42,474	45,240	48,028	50,794
Enid, OK	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lawton, OK	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Oklahoma City, OK	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Tulsa, OK	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Albany, OR	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Bend, OR	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Corvallis, OR	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Eugene-Springfield, OR	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Grants Pass, OR	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Medford, OR	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Salem, OR	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	30,826	39,708	48,568	57,450
Altoona, PA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Chambersburg, PA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Erie, PA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Gettysburg, PA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Johnstown, PA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lancaster, PA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lebanon, PA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	31,325	40,456	49,588	58,719
Pittsburgh, PA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Reading, PA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
State College, PA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Williamsport, PA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
York-Hanover, PA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Aguadilla, PR	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Arecibo, PR	21,840	23,380	24,898	26,437
Guayama, PR	21,840	23,484	25,127	26,770
Mayaguez, PR	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Ponce, PR	21,840	23,317	24,815	26,292
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	23,192	24,565	25,917
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,840	23,588	25,356	27,103
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Columbia, SC	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Florence, SC	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Spartanburg, SC	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Sumter, SC	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Rapid City, SD	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Chattanooga, TN-GA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Clarksville, TN-KY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Cleveland, TN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Jackson, TN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Johnson City, TN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Knoxville, TN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Morristown, TN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Abilene, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Amarillo, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	50,482	54,517	58,532	62,567
College Station-Bryan, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Corpus Christi, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Eagle Pass, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
El Paso, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	51,626	55,141	58,656	62,172
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Killeen-Temple, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Laredo, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Longview, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Lubbock, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Midland, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,548	53,061	57,596	62,109
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Odessa, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
San Angelo, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Sherman-Denison, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Texarkana, TX-AR	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Tyler, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Victoria, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
Waco, TX	53,602	56,306	59,031	61,735
Wichita Falls, TX	48,610	52,957	57,325	61,672
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Logan, UT-ID	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Ogden, UT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
St. George, UT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Charlottesville, VA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Harrisonburg, VA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Lynchburg, VA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Richmond, VA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Roanoke, VA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Winchester, VA-WV	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Bellingham, WA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Kennewick-Richland, WA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Longview-Kelso, WA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Walla Walla, WA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Yakima, WA	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Appleton, WI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Eau Claire, WI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Fond du Lac, WI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Green Bay, WI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Janesville-Beloit, WI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Kenosha, WI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Madison, WI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Sheboygan, WI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Wausau, WI	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,116	50,940	56,764	62,588
Beckley, WV	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Charleston, WV	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Morgantown, WV	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Wheeling, WV-OH	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Casper, WY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Cheyenne, WY	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	42,037	52,042	62,026	72,031

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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