SOC 43-4051 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Customer Service Representatives 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): Interact with customers to provide basic or scripted information in response to routine inquiries about products and services. May handle and resolve general complaints. Excludes individuals whose duties are primarily installation, sales, repair, and technical support.

Level I across metros$22,007 – $45,282Mayaguez, PR to San Jose, CA
Median Level IV, major metros$52,021Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Customer Service Representatives?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Customer Service Representatives (SOC 43-4051) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $22,007 in Mayaguez, PR to $45,282 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $52,021. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $46,135, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 4 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 area36,00542,47448,92255,391
Anchorage, AK36,54641,70446,84252,000
Fairbanks-College, AK36,29641,60046,90452,208
Anniston-Oxford, AL30,01534,09238,18942,266
Auburn-Opelika, AL30,26434,42438,58442,744
Birmingham, AL33,19738,35643,49348,652
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL31,07635,73540,39445,053
Decatur, AL32,92737,96043,01548,048
Dothan, AL29,51633,90438,27242,661
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL31,01335,48539,95744,429
Gadsden, AL28,03932,71937,37842,058
Huntsville, AL32,19937,08741,95446,842
Mobile, AL30,53535,56840,58145,615
Montgomery, AL30,05634,84039,64544,429
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area29,59935,48541,35147,237
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area31,05535,75640,47745,178
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area28,08033,32238,58443,826
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area29,68234,50839,33344,159
Tuscaloosa, AL31,36736,17240,99745,802
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area30,28534,73639,20843,660
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR33,23938,37643,51448,652
Fort Smith, AR-OK30,93035,38139,83244,284
Hot Springs, AR29,43233,21836,98340,768
Jonesboro, AR29,57834,59139,60444,616
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR31,63736,87942,10047,341
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area29,97334,69539,41644,138
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area28,76733,94639,14644,325
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area29,49533,88438,29342,682
Arizona nonmetropolitan area34,02939,20844,38849,567
Flagstaff, AZ34,84039,68744,55449,400
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ33,78037,60741,41345,240
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ36,42142,45348,50654,538
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ33,65538,08542,49546,925
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ32,42836,17239,89543,639
Tucson, AZ34,13338,68843,22347,778
Yuma, AZ32,32435,21538,08540,976
Bakersfield-Delano, CA37,81543,43149,02654,642
Chico, CA38,08543,28548,50653,706
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area39,87445,40750,96056,493
El Centro, CA37,23243,11949,00554,892
Fresno, CA39,93646,50953,10359,676
Hanford-Corcoran, CA37,21242,84848,50654,143
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA40,26946,84253,43660,008
Merced, CA37,25342,20447,13352,084
Modesto, CA39,04244,82450,58656,368
Napa, CA43,78449,83755,86961,922
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area39,02145,01251,00256,992
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area39,12546,03152,93659,842
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA40,35246,53052,72858,906
Redding, CA38,29343,38948,50653,602
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA38,33544,09649,87955,640
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA40,37347,32054,24761,194
Salinas, CA39,18845,49051,79258,095
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA40,10346,50952,91659,322
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA44,22152,72861,23669,743
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA45,28254,53863,81573,071
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA39,08444,86650,66956,452
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA40,56046,69652,83258,968
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA40,08246,30152,54158,760
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA42,74449,42156,11962,796
Stockton-Lodi, CA41,35149,46357,57565,687
Vallejo, CA41,16447,84054,51761,194
Visalia, CA36,56741,99647,42452,853
Yuba City, CA38,83444,30449,79655,266
Boulder, CO37,81544,49251,14857,824
Colorado Springs, CO36,69242,01647,34152,666
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO39,37545,67751,98058,282
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area33,26038,95944,65850,357
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO35,48540,45645,40750,378
Grand Junction, CO35,77640,56045,36550,149
Greeley, CO35,96441,26846,59251,896
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area36,31742,01647,73653,436
Pueblo, CO33,80038,23142,68247,112
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area35,31940,39445,46950,544
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT39,91646,96754,03961,090
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area38,46044,22149,98355,744
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT38,62644,97051,31457,658
New Haven, CT38,87645,61552,33359,072
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT36,75441,76746,80051,813
Waterbury-Shelton, CT37,27443,49349,71255,932
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV36,33843,24450,17057,076
Dover, DE33,98839,04244,07649,130
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area36,33842,14147,94453,748
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL33,23937,54441,87146,176
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL32,38637,39942,43247,445
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL32,24036,79641,35145,906
Gainesville, FL32,59437,08741,60046,093
Homosassa Springs, FL30,93035,44439,95744,471
Jacksonville, FL34,42439,83245,22050,628
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL33,17637,89842,64047,362
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL32,71938,16843,63949,088
Naples-Marco Island, FL35,04840,76846,46852,188
North Florida nonmetropolitan area32,07437,10842,14147,175
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL34,30039,47944,67949,858
Ocala, FL30,82635,63140,43645,240
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL33,94638,83443,70148,589
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL32,03237,02442,03747,029
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL30,74335,02839,31243,597
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL32,78137,87742,95248,048
Port St. Lucie, FL32,71937,71142,72447,716
Punta Gorda, FL33,73837,91942,12046,301
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL32,42836,42140,43644,429
Sebring, FL29,37033,63437,87742,141
South Florida nonmetropolitan area33,38438,81344,24249,671
Tallahassee, FL31,03435,69340,35245,012
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL34,32039,33344,36749,380
Wildwood-The Villages, FL33,38439,31245,26151,189
Albany, GA28,30932,07435,83939,604
Athens-Clarke County, GA27,78933,17638,58443,972
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA32,32438,56444,80451,044
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC30,43135,90141,37246,842
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA28,35133,26038,18943,098
Columbus, GA-AL28,72533,30137,89842,474
Dalton, GA31,61636,50441,41346,301
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area27,43632,86438,31443,743
Gainesville, GA30,70136,46342,20447,965
Hinesville, GA29,14134,15439,16744,180
Macon-Bibb County, GA29,84835,17340,51945,844
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area29,41234,77840,14445,511
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area29,68234,96540,26945,552
Rome, GA30,28534,96539,64544,325
Savannah, GA30,41035,27740,16545,032
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area28,49633,42638,37643,306
Valdosta, GA27,02032,28237,52442,786
Warner Robins, GA28,01833,26038,50143,743
Guam MSA23,71227,81031,92836,026
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area37,85644,20050,54456,888
Kahului-Wailuku, HI38,93846,34353,72761,132
Urban Honolulu, HI34,67440,22845,78151,335
Ames, IA32,57338,98045,38651,792
Cedar Rapids, IA34,36240,35246,34352,333
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL32,30338,16844,05549,920
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA37,52444,32551,12757,928
Dubuque, IA37,08742,84848,63154,392
Iowa City, IA31,32538,89646,46854,039
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area33,03138,91744,78350,669
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area32,53238,62644,70050,794
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD32,15737,52442,91148,277
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area32,07438,10644,13850,170
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area32,49038,68844,88751,085
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA32,22038,14844,09650,024
Boise City, ID33,50940,16546,82153,477
Coeur d'Alene, ID32,40738,70944,99151,293
Idaho Falls, ID30,24435,90141,55947,216
Lewiston, ID-WA34,65340,02045,40750,773
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area30,57636,58842,57848,589
Pocatello, ID33,28037,48241,70445,906
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area26,68733,19739,70846,218
Twin Falls, ID29,76535,61041,47647,320
Bloomington, IL32,51137,52442,53647,549
Champaign-Urbana, IL33,84239,72845,59451,480
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN35,81842,76549,73356,680
Decatur, IL33,61339,08444,57550,045
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area32,69838,14843,59749,047
Kankakee, IL33,21839,16745,09551,044
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area32,88538,79244,72050,628
Peoria, IL33,23939,22945,22051,210
Rockford, IL33,44739,64545,82352,021
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area33,40538,35643,28548,236
Springfield, IL33,80039,06344,32549,588
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area33,48838,68843,88849,088
Bloomington, IN31,59637,00442,39147,799
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area32,19937,62843,03648,464
Columbus, IN33,32239,54145,74051,959
Elkhart-Goshen, IN34,98642,03749,06856,119
Evansville, IN32,03237,46142,91148,340
Fort Wayne, IN33,61339,45845,28251,127
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN33,71739,95746,21852,458
Kokomo, IN32,09536,96241,80846,676
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN31,76237,64843,53549,421
Michigan City-La Porte, IN31,59637,42043,24449,068
Muncie, IN31,01336,10941,22646,322
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area31,94938,85545,74052,645
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI32,22038,10644,01349,900
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area32,90639,06345,22051,376
Terre Haute, IN30,74336,50442,26648,028
Kansas nonmetropolitan area28,68434,34140,02045,677
Lawrence, KS31,45036,15140,83145,532
Manhattan, KS29,51634,69539,89545,074
Topeka, KS31,72037,96044,22150,461
Wichita, KS30,59735,92241,22646,551
Bowling Green, KY29,80735,34040,85246,384
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area28,14334,48740,81047,154
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area25,64731,28436,92042,557
Elizabethtown, KY32,01236,65041,26845,906
Lexington-Fayette, KY32,11637,66943,24448,797
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN33,23938,91744,57550,253
Owensboro, KY31,80437,77343,74349,712
Paducah, KY-IL29,07934,13339,18844,242
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area29,80733,86337,91941,975
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area28,28834,25840,22846,197
Alexandria, LA29,62034,40439,20843,992
Baton Rouge, LA30,70135,75640,83145,885
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area25,85530,24434,63239,021
Hammond, LA27,62332,15736,67141,205
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA27,24832,46937,71142,932
Lafayette, LA27,93533,40538,87644,346
Lake Charles, LA27,78932,24036,69241,143
Monroe, LA27,20731,70036,17240,664
New Orleans-Metairie, LA31,34636,52541,70446,884
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area27,22831,57535,90140,248
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA29,97334,05038,14842,224
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA29,07934,50839,93645,365
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area28,97532,88536,77540,685
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA35,63140,95646,26051,584
Barnstable Town, MA36,65043,57650,48257,408
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH38,39746,03153,66461,298
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area38,08545,05352,04259,010
Pittsfield, MA35,77641,74647,69553,664
Springfield, MA36,83742,26647,69553,124
Worcester, MA36,87943,41049,96256,493
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD34,44540,10345,74051,397
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV30,84737,02443,20249,380
Lexington Park, MD32,40737,27442,12046,988
Maryland nonmetropolitan area32,36537,35742,34947,341
Salisbury, MD32,28236,94141,62146,280
Bangor, ME35,04839,93644,82449,712
Lewiston-Auburn, ME37,14942,16247,15452,167
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area35,40240,56045,74050,898
Portland-South Portland, ME37,19143,18149,17255,162
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area36,96242,84848,75654,642
Ann Arbor, MI33,86338,89643,90948,943
Battle Creek, MI32,26137,83643,38948,964
Bay City, MI30,90936,08841,24746,426
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI33,46839,89546,30152,728
Flint, MI31,28436,94142,62048,277
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI33,21839,72846,23952,749
Jackson, MI32,57338,56444,53350,524
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI32,28238,83445,38651,938
Lansing-East Lansing, MI33,09338,95944,82450,690
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area31,45037,04542,66148,256
Midland, MI34,09245,94857,82469,680
Monroe, MI32,61538,31443,99249,692
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI30,24435,81841,39246,967
Niles, MI33,34338,83444,30449,796
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area31,86637,31642,76548,215
Saginaw, MI29,93234,61239,31243,992
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area32,07438,85545,61552,396
Traverse City, MI33,65538,95944,26349,567
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area30,80536,65042,47448,319
Duluth, MN-WI33,53039,87446,21852,562
Mankato, MN33,38440,81048,21555,640
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI38,93845,90652,89559,863
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area32,67739,00045,34451,668
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area35,36042,14148,90155,682
Rochester, MN34,86141,60048,34055,079
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area34,94441,33047,71654,101
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area32,07438,98045,90652,812
St. Cloud, MN35,61042,26648,92255,578
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL31,90837,35742,82848,277
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area31,70036,13040,58145,012
Columbia, MO33,84239,47945,13650,773
Jefferson City, MO34,02938,23142,43246,634
Joplin, MO-KS31,86638,00244,13850,274
Kansas City, MO-KS33,71739,81245,90652,000
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area31,09635,36039,60443,868
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area31,28436,50441,74646,967
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area30,36834,82039,27143,722
Springfield, MO32,55238,06443,59749,109
St. Joseph, MO-KS33,07240,37347,69554,996
St. Louis, MO-IL35,13241,82948,52755,224
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS29,22434,32039,39644,492
Hattiesburg, MS29,39133,40537,39941,413
Jackson, MS30,74335,73540,72745,719
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,03932,92737,83642,724
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area26,52031,45036,40041,330
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,74633,80038,85543,909
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area27,35232,15736,96241,767
Billings, MT36,29641,14346,01050,856
Bozeman, MT37,94044,59651,27257,928
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area34,13339,54144,92850,336
Great Falls, MT34,54939,06343,55648,069
Helena, MT38,02342,89047,77852,645
Missoula, MT34,75740,10345,46950,815
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area34,17539,54144,88750,253
West Montana nonmetropolitan area34,59139,04243,49347,944
Asheville, NC31,74136,62941,49646,384
Burlington, NC30,90936,38041,85047,320
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area28,14333,57239,00044,429
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC33,59239,81246,01052,229
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC34,30040,64447,00853,352
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area28,93334,32039,68745,074
Fayetteville, NC29,14133,67638,18942,724
Goldsboro, NC27,26931,67936,10940,519
Greensboro-High Point, NC32,57338,06443,55649,047
Greenville, NC29,64034,67439,70844,741
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC30,86835,98441,10146,218
Jacksonville, NC28,66332,09535,54838,980
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC30,72234,57038,43942,287
Raleigh-Cary, NC33,07239,35445,65651,938
Rocky Mount, NC30,70135,29839,87444,471
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area27,37333,61339,83246,072
Wilmington, NC31,34636,27641,20546,135
Winston-Salem, NC31,13836,40041,66346,925
Bismarck, ND35,90141,60047,32053,020
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area37,54445,82354,08062,359
Fargo, ND-MN34,63240,08245,51150,960
Grand Forks, ND-MN33,96740,35246,75953,144
Minot, ND33,09339,89546,71753,519
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area34,96543,57652,20860,820
Grand Island, NE33,46838,66843,86849,068
Lincoln, NE34,00838,54343,05647,591
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area33,57238,79244,03449,255
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area32,24037,42042,59947,778
Omaha, NE-IA34,82040,10345,40750,690
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area34,32038,70943,07747,466
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area34,34140,18646,01051,855
Manchester-Nashua, NH35,65243,26450,89858,511
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area32,78138,81344,84550,877
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area33,94639,85345,76051,668
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ36,15141,06045,96850,877
Trenton-Princeton, NJ36,19243,43150,64857,887
Vineland, NJ34,79940,64446,46852,312
Albuquerque, NM34,71639,43744,18048,901
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area31,09635,44439,81244,159
Farmington, NM31,57535,96440,33244,720
Las Cruces, NM28,97533,32237,64841,996
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area30,86835,38139,91644,429
Santa Fe, NM33,63438,73043,82648,922
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area30,20236,73343,26449,796
Carson City, NV33,80039,39644,97050,565
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV31,63736,90042,18347,445
Reno, NV33,69639,37545,07450,752
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY36,71242,55748,38154,226
Binghamton, NY35,75642,05848,38154,684
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY36,17242,16248,13254,122
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area35,81840,95646,09351,231
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area35,94342,47449,00555,536
Elmira, NY34,07138,79243,53548,256
Glens Falls, NY35,79741,62147,42453,248
Ithaca, NY35,92241,28846,65552,021
Kingston, NY34,65341,10147,57054,018
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY36,75442,64048,50654,392
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ39,27146,80054,33061,860
Rochester, NY36,04741,30946,59251,855
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area35,54840,74845,92751,127
Syracuse, NY36,06842,10048,15254,184
Utica-Rome, NY35,42341,60047,79953,976
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY34,36238,60542,82847,071
Akron, OH33,59240,81048,00755,224
Canton-Massillon, OH32,07438,41844,76251,106
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN33,84240,60247,38354,143
Cleveland, OH33,50940,72747,96555,183
Columbus, OH34,52840,89347,27953,644
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH33,96739,91645,84451,792
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area32,44838,31444,18050,045
Lima, OH30,76436,98343,22349,442
Mansfield, OH28,82934,77840,72746,676
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)32,11638,98045,84452,708
Sandusky, OH32,09537,44042,80748,152
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area31,94937,87743,78449,712
Springfield, OH32,32438,18944,03449,900
Toledo, OH32,01238,52245,03251,543
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area33,40540,29047,19654,080
Youngstown-Warren, OH28,08034,71641,35147,986
Enid, OK25,95931,42936,90042,370
Lawton, OK27,74831,99136,21340,456
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area28,74633,88439,04244,180
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area28,76735,06941,37247,674
Oklahoma City, OK31,55437,08742,59948,132
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area29,76534,52839,27144,034
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area28,39234,23740,08245,927
Tulsa, OK31,13836,79642,47448,132
Albany, OR35,06940,54045,98951,460
Bend, OR37,98143,36848,75654,143
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area31,82436,50441,20545,885
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area34,02939,29244,57549,837
Corvallis, OR35,98440,72745,44850,191
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area34,32039,85345,38650,919
Eugene-Springfield, OR36,06841,99647,94453,872
Grants Pass, OR36,92042,20447,46652,749
Medford, OR37,58642,10046,59251,106
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA40,18645,61551,02356,452
Salem, OR39,83245,03250,21255,412
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ33,19739,37545,55251,730
Altoona, PA29,51634,59139,64544,720
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area31,32537,29543,24449,213
Chambersburg, PA30,74336,77542,82848,860
Erie, PA31,97037,69043,41049,130
Gettysburg, PA30,76437,81544,86651,917
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA31,92838,06444,20050,336
Johnstown, PA28,39233,48838,56443,660
Lancaster, PA32,42839,00045,59452,167
Lebanon, PA31,20036,94142,68248,423
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area31,30436,27641,24746,218
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area31,80436,94142,07947,216
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD35,04842,03749,02656,015
Pittsburgh, PA33,05238,87644,72050,544
Reading, PA33,11439,02144,94950,856
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA32,38637,94043,49349,047
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area31,88737,35742,82848,298
State College, PA30,76437,06643,34849,650
Williamsport, PA30,51435,09039,68744,263
York-Hanover, PA32,22038,35644,49250,628
Aguadilla, PR22,67225,50128,30931,138
Arecibo, PR22,21525,12728,06030,972
Guayama, PR22,21524,64827,08229,516
Mayaguez, PR22,00725,16828,35131,512
Ponce, PR22,17325,16828,16431,159
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area22,00724,25326,47928,725
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR22,34025,43928,55931,658
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA36,96242,91148,83954,788
Charleston-North Charleston, SC33,61339,56245,51151,460
Columbia, SC31,74136,13040,49844,887
Florence, SC29,41235,17340,95646,717
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC31,47136,98342,47447,986
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC28,87134,19639,50044,824
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC29,14134,27939,43744,575
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area28,49633,61338,75143,868
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area29,12035,29841,47647,653
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area28,99634,92440,87246,800
Spartanburg, SC31,94938,23144,49250,773
Sumter, SC32,11635,98439,83243,701
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area33,71738,18942,68247,154
Rapid City, SD29,84834,46639,10443,722
Sioux Falls, SD-MN34,73639,62444,53349,421
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area30,90935,50640,10344,700
Chattanooga, TN-GA33,21838,83444,42950,045
Clarksville, TN-KY30,09835,38140,64445,927
Cleveland, TN29,30834,73640,16545,594
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area27,95633,19738,43943,680
Jackson, TN31,30436,40041,51746,613
Johnson City, TN31,24235,48539,70843,951
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA30,53534,88239,25043,597
Knoxville, TN31,20036,98342,74448,527
Memphis, TN-MS-AR33,34339,16744,99150,815
Morristown, TN29,95235,58941,24746,884
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN34,36240,56046,78052,978
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area31,74136,52541,30946,093
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area30,14035,54840,95646,364
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area29,49534,84040,16545,511
Abilene, TX30,61835,09039,56244,034
Amarillo, TX29,89035,36040,83146,301
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX32,98939,02145,07451,106
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX29,39134,79940,22845,636
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area26,68731,32535,98440,623
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX28,82932,44836,08839,708
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area27,60233,65539,72845,781
College Station-Bryan, TX28,99633,46837,96042,432
Corpus Christi, TX28,47633,69638,89644,117
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX33,55139,85346,13552,437
Eagle Pass, TX26,99931,63736,29640,935
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area26,10431,49236,90042,287
El Paso, TX29,22433,65538,10642,536
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area27,70633,55139,37545,220
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX31,47137,39943,32749,255
Killeen-Temple, TX30,01535,17340,31145,469
Laredo, TX27,76831,86635,98440,082
Longview, TX30,03635,23640,45645,656
Lubbock, TX28,66333,36438,06442,765
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX27,83132,22036,62941,018
Midland, TX32,65639,20845,74052,292
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area28,30933,90439,52045,116
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area28,66334,50840,37346,218
Odessa, TX31,28436,85842,43248,007
San Angelo, TX27,85232,59437,33642,079
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX31,74137,31642,89048,464
Sherman-Denison, TX29,78634,69539,58344,492
Texarkana, TX-AR28,16433,11438,08543,036
Tyler, TX29,51634,90340,26945,656
Victoria, TX27,85232,78137,73242,661
Waco, TX29,99435,17340,33245,511
Wichita Falls, TX28,18433,40538,64743,868
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area30,28536,27642,26648,256
Logan, UT-ID32,05336,15140,24844,346
Ogden, UT32,24037,00441,74646,509
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT32,17837,39942,62047,840
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT35,17340,66446,13551,626
St. George, UT32,36537,29542,24547,175
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area29,24535,71442,16248,631
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA31,05535,58940,10344,637
Charlottesville, VA33,28039,04244,80450,565
Harrisonburg, VA31,92837,58643,22348,880
Lynchburg, VA30,32735,48540,66445,823
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area29,95234,59139,20843,847
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area30,30635,25640,20745,157
Richmond, VA33,32238,89644,45050,024
Roanoke, VA32,71938,46044,20049,941
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area30,03635,06940,10345,136
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area30,22334,21638,21042,204
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA31,99137,89843,78449,692
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC31,88736,71241,53846,364
Winchester, VA-WV34,30039,45844,63749,796
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA31,36735,06938,79242,495
Burlington-South Burlington, VT37,89844,90851,91758,927
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area38,18944,11750,02455,952
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area35,92241,74647,54953,373
Bellingham, WA40,81045,30349,79654,288
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA37,58643,34849,13054,892
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area39,33345,17851,00256,847
Kennewick-Richland, WA40,06144,94949,83754,725
Longview-Kelso, WA40,14446,42652,70858,989
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA40,72746,19751,64757,117
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA40,24845,19950,17055,120
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA43,11949,69256,28562,858
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA38,29343,07747,86152,645
Walla Walla, WA38,85545,34451,83458,324
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA38,91744,74150,54456,368
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area40,39445,76051,10656,472
Yakima, WA37,69043,11948,56853,997
Appleton, WI36,23441,93347,61253,311
Eau Claire, WI34,17541,01847,86154,704
Fond du Lac, WI34,71641,62148,52755,432
Green Bay, WI35,75641,76747,75753,768
Janesville-Beloit, WI34,82041,30947,77854,268
Kenosha, WI35,71442,49549,25556,036
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN34,17540,68547,19653,706
Madison, WI37,35743,99250,64857,284
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI35,67242,78649,92057,034
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area34,90341,03947,19653,332
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area30,68037,98145,30352,604
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI35,69341,16446,65552,125
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI34,46641,47648,46455,474
Sheboygan, WI36,50442,68248,88055,058
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area33,23939,68746,15652,604
Wausau, WI35,88041,72547,54953,394
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area35,69341,95448,21554,476
Beckley, WV30,66034,88239,08443,306
Charleston, WV31,92836,71241,49646,280
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH30,09835,88041,68447,466
Morgantown, WV32,80237,46142,14146,800
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area30,16036,60843,07749,525
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV28,93334,94440,95646,967
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area28,64234,69540,74846,800
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH27,93534,36240,81047,237
Wheeling, WV-OH31,13836,58842,05847,508
Casper, WY31,88737,83643,78449,733
Cheyenne, WY33,11438,66844,22149,775
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area31,36737,42043,45249,504
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area32,69838,56444,42950,295

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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