SOC 43-4181 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel 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): Make and confirm reservations for transportation or lodging, or sell transportation tickets. May check baggage and direct passengers to designated concourse, pier, or track; deliver tickets and contact individuals and groups to inform them of package tours; or provide tourists with travel or transportation information.

Level I across metros$21,404 – $46,738Myrtle Beach, SC to San Jose, CA
Median Level IV, major metros$54,808Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks (SOC 43-4181) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,404 in Myrtle Beach, SC to $46,738 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $54,808. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $48,548, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 16 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 area41,74647,86153,95660,071
Anchorage, AK40,43645,71950,98156,264
Fairbanks-College, AK39,25045,59451,93858,282
Anniston-Oxford, AL29,91137,25344,61651,959
Auburn-Opelika, AL30,07734,57039,06343,556
Birmingham, AL29,78636,10942,45348,776
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL29,91137,25344,61651,959
Decatur, AL29,91137,25344,61651,959
Dothan, AL29,91137,25344,61651,959
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL29,91137,25344,61651,959
Gadsden, AL29,91137,25344,61651,959
Huntsville, AL29,91137,25344,61651,959
Mobile, AL29,91137,25344,61651,959
Montgomery, AL30,26435,92241,60047,258
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area29,91137,25344,61651,959
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area33,42639,54145,63651,751
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area30,22334,71639,22943,722
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area30,30637,69045,05352,437
Tuscaloosa, AL34,00840,04046,07252,104
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area33,44741,22649,00556,784
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR33,94641,37248,81856,244
Fort Smith, AR-OK33,19740,47747,75755,037
Hot Springs, AR32,09539,68747,25854,850
Jonesboro, AR34,09241,99649,87957,783
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR32,26139,87447,48755,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area32,94840,39447,86155,308
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area31,03438,50145,98953,456
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area33,19740,60247,98655,391
Arizona nonmetropolitan area36,19243,43150,66957,908
Flagstaff, AZ35,83941,18446,55151,896
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ33,71739,81245,90652,000
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ36,67144,05551,41858,802
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ32,26138,48044,70050,919
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ31,47136,06840,66445,261
Tucson, AZ32,30336,02639,74943,472
Yuma, AZ36,38043,70151,02358,344
Bakersfield-Delano, CA42,26647,50852,77058,012
Chico, CA42,64047,86153,06158,282
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area47,13348,31949,52550,711
El Centro, CA40,31144,92849,56754,184
Fresno, CA36,67141,64246,61351,584
Hanford-Corcoran, CA37,00441,76746,50951,272
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA42,72447,98653,24858,511
Merced, CA42,70348,69354,66360,653
Modesto, CA46,53050,96055,39159,821
Napa, CA44,90849,79654,66359,551
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area39,12543,74348,34052,957
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area38,68843,26447,82052,396
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA45,78149,40053,04056,660
Redding, CA42,64047,86153,06158,282
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA40,14443,80547,48751,148
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA38,68843,22347,75752,292
Salinas, CA41,74648,19454,66361,111
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA40,72745,88551,04456,202
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA46,59250,85655,10059,364
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA46,73852,56258,38664,210
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA38,64742,91147,17551,439
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA46,46850,96055,45359,946
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA39,08443,72248,34052,978
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA40,95644,28447,63250,960
Stockton-Lodi, CA44,88749,60854,30959,031
Vallejo, CA44,51249,13053,76858,386
Visalia, CA37,66942,51647,38352,229
Yuba City, CA38,66843,20247,71652,250
Boulder, CO42,84848,19453,54058,885
Colorado Springs, CO38,54345,86453,18660,508
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO41,14347,65354,14360,653
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area40,72747,36254,01860,653
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO42,28745,76049,21352,687
Grand Junction, CO38,95945,65652,37559,072
Greeley, CO41,16447,61254,06060,508
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area44,01348,13252,22956,348
Pueblo, CO36,25544,45052,62460,820
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area34,23743,36852,47961,610
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT35,54839,33343,14046,925
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area35,73541,26846,78052,312
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT35,46442,01648,54855,100
New Haven, CT35,25640,72746,19751,668
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT36,75438,16839,56240,976
Waterbury-Shelton, CT35,23640,70646,17651,647
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV38,81344,38849,96255,536
Dover, DE37,21246,50955,80765,104
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area37,71141,68445,65649,629
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL36,19245,03253,85262,692
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL32,32438,87645,42851,980
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL30,90941,35151,81362,255
Gainesville, FL33,15638,50143,84749,192
Homosassa Springs, FL34,61242,14149,65057,180
Jacksonville, FL33,96738,75143,51448,298
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL34,34139,97845,61551,252
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL35,02841,55948,11154,642
Naples-Marco Island, FL36,44241,22645,98950,773
North Florida nonmetropolitan area32,26138,70945,13651,584
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL34,27941,41348,56855,703
Ocala, FL34,00839,06344,09649,151
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL34,15439,06343,97248,880
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL34,07139,18844,30449,421
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL32,55239,20845,86452,520
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL33,34344,84556,36867,871
Port St. Lucie, FL34,98641,49648,02854,538
Punta Gorda, FL33,75940,76847,79954,808
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL34,11239,12544,15949,172
Sebring, FL33,96738,81343,66048,506
South Florida nonmetropolitan area34,09237,23240,37343,514
Tallahassee, FL28,93335,90142,86949,837
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL34,77842,26649,73357,221
Wildwood-The Villages, FL34,30039,93645,57351,210
Albany, GA36,65045,17853,70662,234
Athens-Clarke County, GA36,69245,65654,60063,565
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA36,71245,69854,68463,669
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC37,23242,59947,98653,352
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA29,34932,17835,02837,856
Columbus, GA-AL36,62945,59454,53863,503
Dalton, GA36,65045,17853,70662,234
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area36,62942,14147,63253,144
Gainesville, GA36,69245,65654,60063,565
Hinesville, GA34,77841,01847,23753,477
Macon-Bibb County, GA36,67145,63654,62163,586
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area36,62945,55254,47663,399
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area36,71245,42854,16462,879
Rome, GA36,69245,63654,60063,544
Savannah, GA37,31643,61849,90056,202
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area29,97334,40438,83443,264
Valdosta, GA36,65045,17853,70662,234
Warner Robins, GA36,65045,17853,70662,234
Guam MSA23,60827,74831,90836,047
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area36,35942,59948,86055,100
Kahului-Wailuku, HI36,79643,82650,85657,887
Urban Honolulu, HI35,98442,78649,60856,410
Ames, IA33,96738,81343,66048,506
Cedar Rapids, IA33,32239,31245,28251,272
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL31,86635,13238,41841,684
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA34,32039,10443,88848,672
Dubuque, IA33,32239,79146,23952,708
Iowa City, IA33,28039,25045,22051,189
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area32,51138,77245,01251,272
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area33,19740,62348,06955,495
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD30,66034,79938,91743,056
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area33,55138,62643,68048,756
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area35,19438,35641,49644,658
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA33,32239,79146,23952,708
Boise City, ID34,48741,06047,61254,184
Coeur d'Alene, ID32,98939,45845,94852,416
Idaho Falls, ID27,10331,32535,52739,749
Lewiston, ID-WA32,98939,45845,94852,416
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area33,61340,04046,46852,895
Pocatello, ID27,83134,57041,28848,028
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area33,03139,52046,03152,520
Twin Falls, ID33,69640,14446,57253,020
Bloomington, IL32,88535,38137,89840,394
Champaign-Urbana, IL32,38635,81839,25042,682
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN37,77344,13850,48256,847
Decatur, IL37,56544,01350,48256,930
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area35,00742,14149,29656,431
Kankakee, IL37,75244,11750,46156,826
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area37,66944,01350,33656,680
Peoria, IL32,03235,13238,21041,309
Rockford, IL37,75244,11750,46156,826
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area34,92442,07949,23456,389
Springfield, IL35,21542,45349,67156,909
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area37,42043,82650,25356,660
Bloomington, IN35,81843,11950,42057,720
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area35,86044,53353,20761,880
Columbus, IN35,86043,09850,33657,575
Elkhart-Goshen, IN35,52742,80750,10857,388
Evansville, IN35,52742,80750,10857,388
Fort Wayne, IN35,52742,80750,10857,388
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN35,83943,14050,42057,720
Kokomo, IN35,83943,05650,29557,512
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN37,75244,11750,46156,826
Michigan City-La Porte, IN37,73244,09650,46156,826
Muncie, IN35,83943,11950,39957,679
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area37,73244,09650,44056,805
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI33,15639,54145,90652,292
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area36,06844,57553,08261,589
Terre Haute, IN35,52742,80750,10857,388
Kansas nonmetropolitan area32,17839,35446,53053,706
Lawrence, KS33,73841,43449,10956,805
Manhattan, KS30,95134,98639,02143,056
Topeka, KS33,15640,70648,27755,828
Wichita, KS30,90934,77838,62642,495
Bowling Green, KY36,15144,53352,91661,298
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area36,42145,01253,62362,213
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area36,15144,53352,91661,298
Elizabethtown, KY37,44044,47151,52258,552
Lexington-Fayette, KY39,08446,44753,81061,173
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN38,04444,97051,91758,844
Owensboro, KY36,15144,53352,91661,298
Paducah, KY-IL36,15144,53352,91661,298
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area37,04544,11751,21058,282
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area36,69243,72250,77357,804
Alexandria, LA29,22437,98146,71755,474
Baton Rouge, LA34,65342,55750,44058,344
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area25,25233,57241,89250,212
Hammond, LA33,23941,72550,21258,698
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA34,38342,76551,14859,530
Lafayette, LA26,64535,04843,43151,834
Lake Charles, LA29,22437,98146,71755,474
Monroe, LA29,22437,98146,71755,474
New Orleans-Metairie, LA34,88243,24451,58459,946
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area25,06433,94642,80751,688
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA22,38129,34936,31743,285
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA33,13541,66350,19158,719
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area26,64534,21641,80849,380
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA37,06639,66642,26644,866
Barnstable Town, MA39,62443,90948,19452,479
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH40,41544,22148,00751,813
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area39,87444,03448,17352,333
Pittsfield, MA37,48240,10342,72445,344
Springfield, MA37,02439,60442,20444,783
Worcester, MA40,26944,03447,77851,543
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD39,02143,78448,52753,290
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV38,68844,26349,83755,412
Lexington Park, MD38,62644,07649,50454,954
Maryland nonmetropolitan area37,10845,67754,22662,796
Salisbury, MD35,11140,33245,55250,773
Bangor, ME35,11139,02142,95246,863
Lewiston-Auburn, ME37,35742,18347,02951,855
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area35,06939,81244,55449,296
Portland-South Portland, ME37,83642,24546,65551,064
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area36,21342,68249,17255,640
Ann Arbor, MI35,50647,73659,94672,176
Battle Creek, MI32,09538,33544,55450,794
Bay City, MI35,34047,11258,86470,637
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI38,35650,42062,46374,527
Flint, MI37,94049,98362,00574,048
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI32,15738,52244,88751,252
Jackson, MI35,52747,75760,00872,239
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI33,92545,19956,49367,767
Lansing-East Lansing, MI35,42347,63259,86372,072
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area35,29847,23759,19771,136
Midland, MI35,34047,11258,86470,637
Monroe, MI37,94049,98362,04774,090
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI35,34047,11258,86470,637
Niles, MI32,69838,00243,28548,589
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area33,50934,79936,06837,357
Saginaw, MI32,22034,82037,44040,040
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area33,59243,09852,62462,130
Traverse City, MI33,78037,10840,43643,764
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area35,56839,02142,47445,927
Duluth, MN-WI44,36753,26962,17271,074
Mankato, MN44,11752,91661,69370,492
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI44,11752,91661,69370,492
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area44,24253,18662,13071,074
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area43,34852,16761,00769,826
Rochester, MN44,36753,26962,17271,074
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area43,88852,70861,52770,346
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area42,01650,94059,86368,786
St. Cloud, MN44,09652,85361,58970,346
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL31,59635,63139,66643,701
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area30,84737,83644,84551,834
Columbia, MO30,14034,48738,81343,160
Jefferson City, MO30,14034,48738,81343,160
Joplin, MO-KS28,58032,13635,69339,250
Kansas City, MO-KS34,42442,43250,42058,428
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area34,57042,01649,44256,888
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area30,07736,77543,47250,170
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area28,60031,74134,86138,002
Springfield, MO28,60032,86437,12841,392
St. Joseph, MO-KS33,48841,24748,98456,743
St. Louis, MO-IL35,15242,41249,69256,951
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS27,54033,34339,12544,928
Hattiesburg, MS28,06032,57337,10841,621
Jackson, MS31,11739,95748,79757,637
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area27,43634,94442,45349,962
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,89236,87944,88752,874
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area32,36540,12447,90355,661
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area31,74139,85347,98656,098
Billings, MT32,57339,31246,03152,770
Bozeman, MT37,25343,05648,88054,684
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area29,55736,46343,36850,274
Great Falls, MT27,02034,15441,26848,402
Helena, MT31,38838,06444,76251,439
Missoula, MT28,37234,19640,02045,844
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area24,10829,47434,82040,186
West Montana nonmetropolitan area30,22336,77543,34849,900
Asheville, NC36,35942,57848,77654,996
Burlington, NC29,97336,50443,01549,546
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area35,40244,51253,62362,733
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC35,73544,59653,45662,317
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC36,06845,63655,18364,751
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area30,30636,85843,43149,983
Fayetteville, NC35,19444,11753,06161,984
Goldsboro, NC37,48246,94656,43165,895
Greensboro-High Point, NC30,14037,58645,05352,500
Greenville, NC30,70137,60744,53351,439
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC35,52744,32553,14461,943
Jacksonville, NC30,38937,75245,13652,500
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC30,03636,73343,41050,108
Raleigh-Cary, NC38,29347,79957,28466,789
Rocky Mount, NC37,08746,59256,07765,583
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area25,39729,12032,82336,546
Wilmington, NC30,78438,70946,63454,559
Winston-Salem, NC35,34044,15952,95761,776
Bismarck, ND34,30037,37840,45643,535
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area34,30037,37840,45643,535
Fargo, ND-MN34,30037,37840,45643,535
Grand Forks, ND-MN34,30037,37840,45643,535
Minot, ND34,30037,37840,45643,535
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area34,67435,98437,31638,626
Grand Island, NE35,02837,64840,29042,911
Lincoln, NE35,25637,91940,56043,223
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area35,17338,06440,93543,826
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area35,02837,64840,29042,911
Omaha, NE-IA35,44438,04440,66443,264
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area35,21537,85640,51943,160
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area40,24844,09647,96551,813
Manchester-Nashua, NH40,31144,18048,04851,917
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area40,29044,07647,88251,668
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area36,87941,80846,73851,668
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ37,42043,28549,17255,037
Trenton-Princeton, NJ37,48243,43149,40055,349
Vineland, NJ36,67146,01055,34964,688
Albuquerque, NM39,74948,65257,55466,456
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area36,27645,40754,51763,648
Farmington, NM39,39648,11156,82665,541
Las Cruces, NM36,21345,19954,20563,191
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area36,42145,49054,53863,607
Santa Fe, NM39,39648,06956,72265,396
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area34,79939,12543,47247,799
Carson City, NV35,98440,35244,70049,068
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV35,50641,49647,50853,498
Reno, NV36,25540,60244,92849,276
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY35,34041,85048,36054,871
Binghamton, NY37,77343,45249,15154,829
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY36,40044,28452,18860,071
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area35,38141,80848,23654,663
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area35,00740,70646,42652,125
Elmira, NY37,77343,45249,15154,829
Glens Falls, NY35,02842,05849,10956,140
Ithaca, NY33,86338,77243,68048,589
Kingston, NY35,19439,12543,03646,967
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY34,02938,46042,86947,300
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ37,87742,47447,05051,647
Rochester, NY35,06940,12445,17850,232
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area34,90340,83146,73852,666
Syracuse, NY37,33643,55649,75455,973
Utica-Rome, NY36,56742,24547,94453,623
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY35,25641,58047,90354,226
Akron, OH33,53039,00044,45049,920
Canton-Massillon, OH31,49235,73539,97844,221
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN36,19245,11654,03962,962
Cleveland, OH34,69540,37346,07251,751
Columbus, OH34,52839,95745,36550,794
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH33,55138,27242,99447,716
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area31,84537,71143,57649,442
Lima, OH33,28039,83246,40552,957
Mansfield, OH32,82338,52244,24249,941
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)33,36438,83444,32549,796
Sandusky, OH33,28039,08444,86650,669
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area34,88243,49352,10460,716
Springfield, OH33,30138,68844,09649,484
Toledo, OH23,50429,32835,15240,976
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area34,67443,30651,91760,549
Youngstown-Warren, OH33,53039,00044,45049,920
Enid, OK41,62148,65255,68262,712
Lawton, OK41,62148,65255,68262,712
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area41,37248,42355,49562,546
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area42,18349,10956,03662,962
Oklahoma City, OK41,64248,65255,68262,692
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area41,16447,07152,97858,885
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area41,62148,65255,68262,712
Tulsa, OK43,14052,04260,96569,868
Albany, OR33,53036,67139,79142,932
Bend, OR34,36237,52440,66443,826
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area36,38040,85245,34449,816
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area34,42436,06837,73239,375
Corvallis, OR33,92536,21338,48040,768
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area34,07137,37840,68543,992
Eugene-Springfield, OR33,61335,92238,21040,519
Grants Pass, OR33,84235,75637,69039,604
Medford, OR33,48835,54837,58639,645
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA38,00242,78647,59152,375
Salem, OR37,17041,74646,32250,898
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ34,21638,04441,89245,719
Altoona, PA30,72234,00837,29540,581
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area30,63935,54840,45645,365
Chambersburg, PA31,13837,42043,72250,004
Erie, PA27,39429,68231,97034,258
Gettysburg, PA30,47237,21243,95150,690
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA30,66037,94045,19952,479
Johnstown, PA33,03140,51948,00755,495
Lancaster, PA31,47135,90140,35244,783
Lebanon, PA31,13837,23243,32749,421
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area27,95631,51235,06938,626
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area31,63738,48045,30352,146
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD37,23246,59255,95265,312
Pittsburgh, PA33,53041,22648,94356,639
Reading, PA36,23445,36554,49663,628
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA28,97533,40537,81542,245
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area32,84439,91646,96754,039
State College, PA32,82334,86136,87938,917
Williamsport, PA28,47632,42836,38040,332
York-Hanover, PA29,51634,25839,00043,743
Aguadilla, PR23,29626,93630,57634,216
Arecibo, PR25,93831,74137,52443,327
Guayama, PR26,45832,15737,85643,556
Mayaguez, PR22,56825,77228,95432,157
Ponce, PR25,39731,34637,31643,264
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area25,06431,03437,02442,994
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR34,71642,14149,54656,972
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA37,27443,78450,29556,805
Charleston-North Charleston, SC35,65242,80749,96257,117
Columbia, SC35,94344,47152,97861,506
Florence, SC30,34838,50146,65554,808
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC30,34838,50146,65554,808
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC31,30437,19143,09848,984
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC21,40425,35629,30833,260
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area34,36243,18152,00060,820
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area35,86044,40852,97861,527
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area35,73542,26648,81855,349
Spartanburg, SC35,75644,59653,41562,255
Sumter, SC30,34838,50146,65554,808
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area35,81840,56045,30350,045
Rapid City, SD31,45034,17536,87939,604
Sioux Falls, SD-MN30,70132,76034,84036,900
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area32,34436,21340,06143,930
Chattanooga, TN-GA32,76036,77540,81044,824
Clarksville, TN-KY37,04543,78450,54457,284
Cleveland, TN36,19242,95249,71256,472
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area34,21639,89545,55251,231
Jackson, TN36,19242,95249,71256,472
Johnson City, TN36,19242,95249,71256,472
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA34,30040,02045,76051,480
Knoxville, TN35,04840,91446,80052,666
Memphis, TN-MS-AR34,42442,49550,58658,656
Morristown, TN34,38340,22846,05251,896
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN37,19143,93050,69057,429
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area36,67143,26449,85856,452
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area36,98343,68050,37857,076
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area36,56743,53550,48257,450
Abilene, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
Amarillo, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX35,04842,84850,62858,428
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX29,62034,65339,68744,720
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area38,04447,34156,63965,936
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area29,62036,79643,99251,168
College Station-Bryan, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
Corpus Christi, TX28,74636,52544,28452,063
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX30,86838,68846,50954,330
Eagle Pass, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area29,59934,63239,68744,720
El Paso, TX25,18931,78338,37644,970
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area30,26437,89845,55253,186
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX29,62034,63239,66644,679
Killeen-Temple, TX32,53240,45648,36056,285
Laredo, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
Longview, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
Lubbock, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
Midland, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area30,80538,58446,38454,164
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area26,25033,15640,08246,988
Odessa, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
San Angelo, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX39,79148,77657,74166,727
Sherman-Denison, TX30,86838,68846,48854,309
Texarkana, TX-AR28,14335,23642,34949,442
Tyler, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
Victoria, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
Waco, TX30,84738,64746,44754,247
Wichita Falls, TX30,20238,02345,82353,644
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area32,82337,12841,45545,760
Logan, UT-ID32,17837,25342,30847,383
Ogden, UT36,42142,07947,71653,373
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT35,09037,46139,85342,224
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT36,65042,32848,02853,706
St. George, UT31,97035,69339,43743,160
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area34,09239,43744,80450,149
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA37,94043,76449,60855,432
Charlottesville, VA35,92240,85245,76050,690
Harrisonburg, VA36,54642,20447,86153,519
Lynchburg, VA34,21640,14446,05251,980
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area38,12743,84749,54655,266
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area38,31443,93049,54655,162
Richmond, VA35,90140,33244,76249,192
Roanoke, VA37,94043,76449,60855,432
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area35,17341,22647,30053,352
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area37,94043,76449,60855,432
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA36,54642,20447,86153,519
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC35,31941,93348,56855,183
Winchester, VA-WV38,68844,26349,85855,432
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA28,12230,82633,50936,213
Burlington-South Burlington, VT37,25341,08044,88748,714
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area36,79637,69038,56439,458
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area37,66939,20840,74842,287
Bellingham, WA43,72250,02456,34862,650
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA44,09650,37856,66062,941
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area41,74648,00754,24760,508
Kennewick-Richland, WA43,72250,02456,34862,650
Longview-Kelso, WA38,00242,84847,67452,520
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA43,93050,25356,55662,879
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA44,07650,35756,63962,920
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA44,15950,42056,70162,962
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA40,29045,05349,79654,559
Walla Walla, WA43,72250,02456,34862,650
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA44,07650,35756,63962,920
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area41,74648,00754,28860,549
Yakima, WA41,80848,06954,33060,591
Appleton, WI30,36833,23936,10938,980
Eau Claire, WI30,59734,27937,96041,642
Fond du Lac, WI30,55634,23737,89841,580
Green Bay, WI33,98837,83641,70445,552
Janesville-Beloit, WI30,74333,26035,77638,293
Kenosha, WI30,14031,90833,67635,444
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN30,03631,88733,75935,610
Madison, WI31,90835,25638,62641,975
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI32,01236,15140,29044,429
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area30,36833,34336,29639,271
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area30,59734,27937,96041,642
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI30,49332,78135,09037,378
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI30,97234,54938,14841,725
Sheboygan, WI30,51434,52838,56442,578
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area30,18131,92833,69635,444
Wausau, WI29,68231,80433,90436,026
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area39,33348,48557,65866,810
Beckley, WV26,31229,59932,90636,192
Charleston, WV26,45830,47234,48738,501
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH25,56429,89034,23738,564
Morgantown, WV28,10131,51234,90338,314
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area27,70631,57535,46439,333
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV28,10131,51234,90338,314
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area26,45830,47234,48738,501
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH28,10131,51234,90338,314
Wheeling, WV-OH28,10131,51234,90338,314
Casper, WY34,71642,14149,54656,972
Cheyenne, WY34,71642,14149,54656,972
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area34,71642,14149,54656,972
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area34,71642,14149,54656,972

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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