SOC 43-5011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Cargo and Freight Agents 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): Expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments in airline, train, and trucking terminals and shipping docks. Take orders from customers and arrange pickup of freight and cargo for delivery to loading platform. Prepare and examine bills of lading to determine shipping charges and tariffs.

Level I across metros$21,944 – $57,429Mayaguez, PR to Rapid City, SD

Median Level IV, major metros$63,669Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Cargo and Freight Agents?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Cargo and Freight Agents (SOC 43-5011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,944 in Mayaguez, PR to $57,429 in Rapid City, SD, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $63,669. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $56,160, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 7 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 49. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	47,154	53,144	59,156	65,146
Anchorage, AK	43,535	49,920	56,327	62,712
Fairbanks-College, AK	48,215	54,642	61,090	67,517
Anniston-Oxford, AL	43,493	51,168	58,844	66,519
Auburn-Opelika, AL	39,708	46,967	54,247	61,506
Birmingham, AL	43,597	51,293	59,010	66,706
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	41,580	44,242	46,904	49,567
Decatur, AL	44,034	51,834	59,613	67,413
Dothan, AL	45,615	51,522	57,408	63,316
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	44,554	52,229	59,904	67,580
Gadsden, AL	43,493	51,168	58,844	66,519
Huntsville, AL	43,743	51,127	58,490	65,874
Mobile, AL	41,642	48,527	55,412	62,296
Montgomery, AL	43,327	50,981	58,656	66,311
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,410	51,044	58,698	66,332
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,514	51,252	59,010	66,748
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,079	48,756	55,453	62,130
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,245	49,504	56,743	64,002
Tuscaloosa, AL	43,535	51,314	59,072	66,852
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,784	51,148	58,490	65,853
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	44,138	48,984	53,810	58,656
Fort Smith, AR-OK	38,293	43,784	49,276	54,767
Hot Springs, AR	39,208	45,240	51,272	57,304
Jonesboro, AR	45,282	52,812	60,362	67,892
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	40,124	45,989	51,855	57,720
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	41,725	47,320	52,916	58,511
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,602	44,783	48,964	53,144
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,378	43,285	49,213	55,120
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	32,178	37,690	43,181	48,693
Flagstaff, AZ	32,656	38,293	43,951	49,588
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	32,656	38,293	43,951	49,588
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	38,480	45,178	51,855	58,552
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	37,607	44,284	50,981	57,658
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	33,426	38,688	43,972	49,234
Tucson, AZ	35,610	40,290	44,991	49,671
Yuma, AZ	37,378	43,972	50,565	57,159
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	43,784	52,770	61,735	70,720
Chico, CA	42,952	52,292	61,631	70,970
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,815	45,948	54,060	62,192
El Centro, CA	37,108	42,932	48,735	54,559
Fresno, CA	39,936	47,674	55,432	63,170
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	41,538	49,588	57,658	65,708
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	43,764	52,999	62,255	71,490
Merced, CA	44,575	52,396	60,237	68,058
Modesto, CA	47,820	58,303	68,765	79,248
Napa, CA	44,575	53,560	62,525	71,511
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,492	52,999	61,485	69,992
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,325	52,728	61,152	69,556
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	40,727	49,359	58,012	66,644
Redding, CA	42,952	52,292	61,631	70,970
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	37,295	44,408	51,543	58,656
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	43,951	52,208	60,466	68,724
Salinas, CA	43,098	50,648	58,199	65,749
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	43,493	51,002	58,511	66,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	49,109	59,676	70,242	80,808
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	47,133	55,162	63,170	71,199
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	44,325	52,666	61,007	69,348
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	48,589	58,968	69,327	79,706
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	42,328	51,231	60,112	69,015
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	49,088	59,676	70,242	80,829
Stockton-Lodi, CA	43,992	53,789	63,586	73,383
Vallejo, CA	48,693	58,532	68,370	78,208
Visalia, CA	42,828	50,357	57,887	65,416
Yuba City, CA	44,159	52,208	60,237	68,287
Boulder, CO	45,199	50,087	54,996	59,884
Colorado Springs, CO	45,053	49,900	54,725	59,572
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	45,448	50,149	54,829	59,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,053	49,900	54,725	59,572
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	42,204	49,525	56,868	64,189
Grand Junction, CO	44,824	49,858	54,912	59,946
Greeley, CO	47,362	50,960	54,538	58,136
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,136	50,108	55,100	60,071
Pueblo, CO	40,228	46,800	53,352	59,925
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,012	49,879	54,725	59,592
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	57,388	78,229	99,092	119,933
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	55,287	72,946	90,626	108,285
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	52,520	62,088	71,677	81,245
New Haven, CT	54,975	63,045	71,095	79,165
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	52,853	63,732	74,631	85,509
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	40,768	48,964	57,138	65,333
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	41,517	48,756	56,015	63,253
Dover, DE	41,330	49,983	58,656	67,309
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	48,756	54,018	59,280	64,543
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	45,469	51,002	56,514	62,047
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	40,332	47,279	54,205	61,152
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	41,704	48,714	55,724	62,733
Gainesville, FL	43,618	49,546	55,474	61,402
Homosassa Springs, FL	41,268	48,672	56,056	63,461
Jacksonville, FL	43,764	49,546	55,308	61,090
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	40,706	48,610	56,514	64,418
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	40,685	47,196	53,685	60,196
Naples-Marco Island, FL	40,872	47,362	53,831	60,320
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	44,700	51,522	58,344	65,167
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	41,788	47,466	53,124	58,802
Ocala, FL	40,332	48,048	55,744	63,461
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	39,666	47,362	55,058	62,754
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	39,104	48,776	58,428	68,100
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	42,162	48,839	55,536	62,213
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	36,879	43,576	50,253	56,951
Port St. Lucie, FL	44,180	51,293	58,386	65,500
Punta Gorda, FL	43,202	49,026	54,829	60,653
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	39,978	47,882	55,765	63,669
Sebring, FL	39,936	48,506	57,076	65,645
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	40,831	47,674	54,517	61,360
Tallahassee, FL	42,932	51,418	59,884	68,370
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	41,309	48,735	56,160	63,586
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	40,581	48,631	56,680	64,730
Albany, GA	38,480	44,263	50,066	55,848
Athens-Clarke County, GA	36,338	45,386	54,413	63,461
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	36,421	45,490	54,580	63,648
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	42,848	48,797	54,767	60,716
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	42,557	47,279	51,980	56,701
Columbus, GA-AL	36,484	45,469	54,476	63,461
Dalton, GA	41,746	47,757	53,768	59,780
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,749	45,615	51,480	57,346
Gainesville, GA	36,463	45,448	54,434	63,420
Hinesville, GA	40,664	46,260	51,855	57,450
Macon-Bibb County, GA	36,380	45,428	54,455	63,503
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,359	45,324	54,268	63,232
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,068	42,287	48,527	54,746
Rome, GA	36,775	45,636	54,517	63,378
Savannah, GA	40,415	46,156	51,876	57,616
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,936	45,511	51,106	56,680
Valdosta, GA	38,148	44,388	50,628	56,868
Warner Robins, GA	36,068	44,741	53,436	62,109
Guam MSA	27,248	34,133	41,039	47,924
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	36,484	43,535	50,565	57,616
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	36,920	42,474	48,048	53,602
Urban Honolulu, HI	35,256	42,724	50,170	57,637
Ames, IA	41,101	46,468	51,855	57,221
Cedar Rapids, IA	41,413	49,692	57,991	66,269
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	41,372	50,149	58,906	67,684
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	41,122	45,261	49,400	53,540
Dubuque, IA	42,911	51,252	59,592	67,933
Iowa City, IA	42,412	50,877	59,343	67,808
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,869	51,501	60,133	68,765
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,036	51,397	59,738	68,100
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	49,608	56,535	63,482	70,408
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,685	46,780	52,895	58,989
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	41,704	48,506	55,287	62,088
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	42,952	51,356	59,759	68,162
Boise City, ID	41,226	46,343	51,460	56,576
Coeur d'Alene, ID	40,394	45,407	50,399	55,412
Idaho Falls, ID	40,394	45,407	50,399	55,412
Lewiston, ID-WA	41,746	47,799	53,831	59,884
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	40,789	45,656	50,544	55,412
Pocatello, ID	40,394	45,407	50,399	55,412
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	40,332	45,157	49,962	54,788
Twin Falls, ID	40,706	45,594	50,461	55,349
Bloomington, IL	42,640	50,919	59,197	67,476
Champaign-Urbana, IL	39,229	46,863	54,476	62,109
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	44,138	51,106	58,074	65,042
Decatur, IL	43,868	53,020	62,151	71,303
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,506	45,240	54,954	64,688
Kankakee, IL	44,055	51,044	58,012	65,000
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,096	51,106	58,095	65,104
Peoria, IL	48,652	55,224	61,818	68,391
Rockford, IL	44,117	51,106	58,074	65,063
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,903	45,095	55,308	65,500
Springfield, IL	34,924	44,991	55,037	65,104
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,661	50,170	57,658	65,167
Bloomington, IN	39,999	47,820	55,620	63,440
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,791	46,551	53,311	60,071
Columbus, IN	40,061	47,944	55,807	63,690
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	38,688	46,946	55,204	63,461
Evansville, IN	40,664	49,255	57,845	66,436
Fort Wayne, IN	35,922	43,119	50,336	57,533
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	40,144	47,986	55,828	63,669
Kokomo, IN	39,999	47,799	55,599	63,399
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	44,076	51,023	57,991	64,938
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	44,096	51,085	58,053	65,042
Muncie, IN	40,165	47,965	55,765	63,565
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,701	50,752	57,824	64,876
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	42,640	50,004	57,388	64,751
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,690	46,946	56,181	65,437
Terre Haute, IN	42,744	47,820	52,895	57,970
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	34,924	40,290	45,677	51,044
Lawrence, KS	39,999	46,634	53,290	59,925
Manhattan, KS	35,672	40,997	46,322	51,647
Topeka, KS	39,999	46,655	53,311	59,967
Wichita, KS	26,063	31,242	36,421	41,600
Bowling Green, KY	35,464	39,604	43,764	47,903
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,167	45,136	51,085	57,055
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,986	39,375	43,743	48,132
Elizabethtown, KY	39,229	45,032	50,836	56,639
Lexington-Fayette, KY	39,562	42,162	44,783	47,383
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	40,373	46,072	51,772	57,471
Owensboro, KY	39,312	45,053	50,815	56,556
Paducah, KY-IL	39,312	45,053	50,815	56,556
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,959	44,866	50,794	56,701
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,271	45,074	50,898	56,701
Alexandria, LA	35,194	43,597	52,000	60,404
Baton Rouge, LA	34,424	43,888	53,373	62,837
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,858	44,575	52,271	59,988
Hammond, LA	34,716	43,431	52,146	60,861
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	36,775	45,032	53,269	61,527
Lafayette, LA	35,340	44,221	53,082	61,964
Lake Charles, LA	34,404	45,698	56,972	68,266
Monroe, LA	35,194	43,597	52,000	60,404
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	38,002	45,656	53,332	60,986
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	37,420	44,700	51,959	59,239
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	41,580	46,551	51,522	56,493
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	26,063	36,712	47,341	57,991
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	29,828	39,936	50,066	60,175
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	48,236	52,229	56,244	60,237
Barnstable Town, MA	48,506	55,037	61,548	68,079
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	49,775	55,828	61,860	67,912
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	48,506	54,975	61,423	67,892
Pittsfield, MA	47,300	51,272	55,245	59,218
Springfield, MA	47,154	50,981	54,808	58,636
Worcester, MA	49,525	55,453	61,381	67,309
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	36,525	43,452	50,378	57,304
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	40,893	47,695	54,496	61,298
Lexington Park, MD	38,792	45,968	53,124	60,300
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	39,437	47,778	56,140	64,480
Salisbury, MD	39,832	44,408	49,005	53,581
Bangor, ME	44,284	48,402	52,520	56,639
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	48,340	53,456	58,594	63,711
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	43,639	47,216	50,815	54,392
Portland-South Portland, ME	49,733	54,559	59,384	64,210
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,594	50,836	56,056	61,298
Ann Arbor, MI	43,327	48,194	53,061	57,928
Battle Creek, MI	39,396	46,156	52,936	59,696
Bay City, MI	37,440	42,703	47,965	53,228
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	41,455	46,884	52,292	57,720
Flint, MI	41,039	46,551	52,042	57,554
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	39,749	47,050	54,372	61,672
Jackson, MI	41,184	46,634	52,084	57,533
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	40,144	47,653	55,141	62,650
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	41,892	45,740	49,608	53,456
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,872	46,655	52,416	58,199
Midland, MI	37,440	42,703	47,965	53,228
Monroe, MI	41,455	46,946	52,416	57,908
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	39,936	47,300	54,684	62,047
Niles, MI	43,015	50,836	58,636	66,456
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,132	53,373	58,636	63,877
Saginaw, MI	37,378	40,727	44,076	47,424
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,583	46,592	53,581	60,591
Traverse City, MI	48,111	52,791	57,471	62,151
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,132	53,373	58,636	63,877
Duluth, MN-WI	47,008	55,994	65,000	73,986
Mankato, MN	47,757	56,743	65,708	74,693
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	47,674	56,098	64,501	72,925
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,674	56,036	64,418	72,780
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,696	55,786	64,876	73,965
Rochester, MN	52,375	68,952	85,530	102,108
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,882	56,784	65,708	74,610
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,612	56,472	65,333	74,194
St. Cloud, MN	44,679	52,853	61,048	69,223
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	41,621	52,999	64,376	75,754
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,648	47,632	57,596	67,580
Columbia, MO	43,972	53,789	63,607	73,424
Jefferson City, MO	43,972	53,789	63,607	73,424
Joplin, MO-KS	35,028	45,324	55,599	65,895
Kansas City, MO-KS	41,080	47,757	54,413	61,090
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,336	46,239	55,120	64,023
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,589	47,549	59,509	71,469
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,060	50,524	59,967	69,431
Springfield, MO	36,234	47,549	58,844	70,159
St. Joseph, MO-KS	40,228	47,112	53,976	60,861
St. Louis, MO-IL	34,757	44,824	54,892	64,959
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	42,204	48,860	55,495	62,151
Hattiesburg, MS	42,495	49,442	56,368	63,316
Jackson, MS	43,576	50,461	57,325	64,210
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,338	43,556	50,773	57,991
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,306	50,565	57,845	65,104
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,596	52,250	59,904	67,559
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,575	52,208	59,863	67,496
Billings, MT	42,599	52,791	62,962	73,154
Bozeman, MT	45,407	52,437	59,468	66,498
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	41,268	47,716	54,143	60,591
Great Falls, MT	44,221	50,648	57,055	63,482
Helena, MT	40,872	48,048	55,245	62,421
Missoula, MT	46,114	53,623	61,152	68,661
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,328	50,732	59,135	67,538
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	35,090	42,661	50,232	57,804
Asheville, NC	41,455	46,634	51,834	57,013
Burlington, NC	36,754	43,535	50,336	57,117
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,397	45,261	52,104	58,968
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	40,644	47,154	53,664	60,175
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	37,087	44,055	51,044	58,012
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,127	48,277	58,428	68,578
Fayetteville, NC	33,509	37,461	41,392	45,344
Goldsboro, NC	38,106	46,260	54,434	62,588
Greensboro-High Point, NC	35,298	41,663	48,028	54,392
Greenville, NC	37,690	47,716	57,720	67,746
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38,813	45,407	51,980	58,573
Jacksonville, NC	37,877	44,804	51,751	58,677
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	34,965	41,746	48,506	55,287
Raleigh-Cary, NC	37,836	45,074	52,292	59,530
Rocky Mount, NC	38,335	46,364	54,392	62,421
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,831	47,175	53,540	59,884
Wilmington, NC	38,148	42,911	47,695	52,458
Winston-Salem, NC	43,597	48,631	53,685	58,719
Bismarck, ND	39,770	50,565	61,381	72,176
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	35,132	45,136	55,120	65,125
Fargo, ND-MN	44,304	56,327	68,328	80,351
Grand Forks, ND-MN	38,189	48,152	58,136	68,100
Minot, ND	39,396	49,151	58,885	68,640
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,314	48,797	59,301	69,784
Grand Island, NE	35,631	44,866	54,080	63,316
Lincoln, NE	46,052	55,162	64,272	73,383
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,888	52,084	60,300	68,495
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,152	44,720	54,268	63,836
Omaha, NE-IA	45,053	52,708	60,383	68,037
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,888	52,104	60,300	68,516
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,901	55,266	61,652	68,016
Manchester-Nashua, NH	48,901	55,266	61,652	68,016
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,567	55,682	61,818	67,933
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,876	48,215	57,554	66,893
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	46,509	55,412	64,335	73,237
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	53,997	61,215	68,412	75,629
Vineland, NJ	41,060	49,775	58,511	67,226
Albuquerque, NM	44,908	54,247	63,565	72,904
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	40,311	48,340	56,389	64,418
Farmington, NM	43,056	52,250	61,423	70,616
Las Cruces, NM	35,485	40,082	44,700	49,296
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	42,162	50,045	57,949	65,832
Santa Fe, NM	44,450	53,498	62,567	71,615
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	39,604	45,552	51,522	57,471
Carson City, NV	44,242	48,485	52,749	56,992
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	38,376	44,762	51,148	57,533
Reno, NV	44,741	48,839	52,957	57,055
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	47,029	53,976	60,944	67,892
Binghamton, NY	44,055	54,309	64,543	74,797
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	39,437	44,700	49,941	55,204
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	38,709	43,431	48,173	52,895
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	42,765	50,295	57,824	65,354
Elmira, NY	43,410	51,896	60,383	68,869
Glens Falls, NY	40,644	47,778	54,933	62,068
Ithaca, NY	44,887	53,228	61,548	69,888
Kingston, NY	47,320	55,620	63,940	72,239
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	45,636	54,205	62,775	71,344
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	48,839	57,221	65,583	73,965
Rochester, NY	43,701	50,898	58,074	65,271
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	39,520	45,594	51,668	57,741
Syracuse, NY	47,133	54,122	61,090	68,079
Utica-Rome, NY	40,685	47,965	55,266	62,546
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	40,186	46,904	53,623	60,341
Akron, OH	42,557	50,191	57,804	65,437
Canton-Massillon, OH	42,100	49,068	56,036	63,004
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	40,332	46,447	52,541	58,656
Cleveland, OH	42,786	50,212	57,658	65,084
Columbus, OH	44,575	51,085	57,616	64,127
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	42,349	50,607	58,844	67,101
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,096	50,544	56,972	63,420
Lima, OH	42,037	48,839	55,640	62,442
Mansfield, OH	44,076	50,669	57,242	63,836
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	40,976	47,903	54,850	61,776
Sandusky, OH	42,391	49,858	57,346	64,813
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,184	47,716	54,247	60,778
Springfield, OH	44,117	50,794	57,471	64,148
Toledo, OH	41,372	48,880	56,410	63,919
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,453	48,984	55,495	62,026
Youngstown-Warren, OH	33,218	44,679	56,140	67,600
Enid, OK	30,514	36,941	43,348	49,775
Lawton, OK	30,784	37,960	45,116	52,292
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,740	41,892	51,064	60,216
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,637	41,496	51,356	61,215
Oklahoma City, OK	30,764	37,336	43,930	50,503
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,949	39,749	47,570	55,370
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,431	37,960	45,490	53,020
Tulsa, OK	37,898	48,652	59,405	70,159
Albany, OR	44,159	49,296	54,413	59,551
Bend, OR	43,098	49,983	56,868	63,752
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,848	48,319	53,768	59,239
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,890	48,319	53,748	59,176
Corvallis, OR	42,224	48,111	53,997	59,884
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	40,935	47,591	54,247	60,903
Eugene-Springfield, OR	40,248	47,424	54,621	61,797
Grants Pass, OR	39,895	46,114	52,312	58,532
Medford, OR	41,933	46,301	50,669	55,037
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	43,202	48,548	53,893	59,239
Salem, OR	45,074	49,629	54,184	58,740
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	45,906	54,933	63,981	73,008
Altoona, PA	42,100	49,338	56,576	63,815
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,626	46,613	54,580	62,567
Chambersburg, PA	44,533	52,042	59,530	67,039
Erie, PA	38,564	47,404	56,244	65,084
Gettysburg, PA	41,330	49,005	56,680	64,356
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	45,199	52,437	59,676	66,914
Johnstown, PA	35,860	43,639	51,418	59,197
Lancaster, PA	41,101	49,733	58,386	67,018
Lebanon, PA	44,429	51,834	59,260	66,664
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,858	44,138	51,439	58,719
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,172	44,180	52,208	60,216
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	41,018	49,796	58,573	67,351
Pittsburgh, PA	35,568	43,202	50,836	58,469
Reading, PA	45,157	52,520	59,884	67,247
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	42,828	49,317	55,786	62,276
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,047	43,888	51,730	59,572
State College, PA	42,911	50,420	57,908	65,416
Williamsport, PA	43,223	52,021	60,840	69,639
York-Hanover, PA	35,589	43,389	51,210	59,010
Aguadilla, PR	22,069	25,148	28,205	31,284
Arecibo, PR	22,756	26,084	29,391	32,719
Guayama, PR	22,922	26,208	29,474	32,760
Mayaguez, PR	21,944	25,293	28,663	32,012
Ponce, PR	22,776	26,188	29,578	32,989
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	22,714	26,084	29,432	32,802
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	22,860	26,188	29,516	32,844
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	44,575	52,500	60,424	68,349
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	46,197	52,957	59,738	66,498
Columbia, SC	46,239	51,813	57,408	62,983
Florence, SC	45,802	51,709	57,637	63,544
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	47,133	53,560	60,008	66,436
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	45,948	51,148	56,348	61,548
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	49,213	56,181	63,149	70,117
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,703	49,567	56,431	63,295
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,704	48,423	55,162	61,880
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,948	52,562	59,156	65,770
Spartanburg, SC	49,629	55,162	60,695	66,228
Sumter, SC	45,802	51,709	57,637	63,544
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,415	59,322	65,208	71,116
Rapid City, SD	57,429	62,359	67,309	72,239
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	53,893	59,260	64,605	69,972
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	54,746	60,196	65,645	71,095
Chattanooga, TN-GA	43,556	49,338	55,100	60,882
Clarksville, TN-KY	38,668	47,903	57,117	66,352
Cleveland, TN	42,932	48,631	54,330	60,029
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,671	44,429	52,188	59,946
Jackson, TN	41,580	49,900	58,240	66,560
Johnson City, TN	41,580	49,900	58,240	66,560
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	35,589	43,244	50,898	58,552
Knoxville, TN	35,381	42,744	50,087	57,450
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	45,927	53,352	60,778	68,204
Morristown, TN	35,485	43,098	50,732	58,344
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	38,584	48,007	57,450	66,872
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,690	46,592	55,495	64,397
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,396	48,152	56,909	65,666
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,807	51,023	59,239	67,455
Abilene, TX	34,591	41,600	48,610	55,620
Amarillo, TX	37,295	44,388	51,501	58,594
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	42,370	48,776	55,162	61,568
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	39,604	48,964	58,324	67,684
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,720	37,919	44,096	50,295
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	35,672	43,264	50,856	58,448
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,693	43,160	50,628	58,095
College Station-Bryan, TX	37,295	44,388	51,501	58,594
Corpus Christi, TX	41,892	51,709	61,506	71,324
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	40,976	47,404	53,852	60,279
Eagle Pass, TX	30,639	36,026	41,434	46,821
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,228	47,175	54,143	61,090
El Paso, TX	32,781	38,959	45,157	51,335
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,394	47,071	53,748	60,424
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	40,644	47,487	54,330	61,173
Killeen-Temple, TX	41,767	48,298	54,850	61,381
Laredo, TX	30,556	35,922	41,268	46,634
Longview, TX	37,295	44,388	51,501	58,594
Lubbock, TX	40,477	48,194	55,932	63,648
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	31,221	37,420	43,597	49,796
Midland, TX	37,295	44,388	51,501	58,594
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,560	47,071	53,560	60,071
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,528	41,309	48,111	54,892
Odessa, TX	37,295	44,388	51,501	58,594
San Angelo, TX	37,503	45,636	53,768	61,901
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	38,044	44,242	50,420	56,618
Sherman-Denison, TX	40,748	47,196	53,664	60,112
Texarkana, TX-AR	36,400	41,975	47,528	53,103
Tyler, TX	37,295	44,388	51,501	58,594
Victoria, TX	37,295	44,388	51,501	58,594
Waco, TX	40,685	47,154	53,623	60,092
Wichita Falls, TX	34,216	40,685	47,175	53,644
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	36,837	43,202	49,588	55,952
Logan, UT-ID	37,440	43,701	49,962	56,223
Ogden, UT	37,128	45,199	53,248	61,319
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	37,232	44,575	51,917	59,260
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	40,664	50,669	60,653	70,658
St. George, UT	39,000	48,756	58,511	68,266
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,167	48,943	58,719	68,495
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	39,916	45,012	50,108	55,204
Charlottesville, VA	45,448	49,317	53,207	57,076
Harrisonburg, VA	41,892	48,631	55,349	62,088
Lynchburg, VA	39,749	44,554	49,359	54,164
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,933	48,984	56,056	63,108
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,453	48,568	54,684	60,799
Richmond, VA	46,530	50,128	53,748	57,346
Roanoke, VA	40,685	45,303	49,920	54,538
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,308	48,901	55,516	62,109
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,604	44,845	50,066	55,308
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	41,892	48,631	55,349	62,088
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	40,290	49,026	57,741	66,477
Winchester, VA-WV	40,727	47,674	54,642	61,589
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	28,663	30,680	32,677	34,695
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	44,845	48,236	51,647	55,037
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	44,325	48,111	51,917	55,703
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	44,325	48,111	51,917	55,703
Bellingham, WA	47,632	53,519	59,405	65,292
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	50,648	57,200	63,773	70,325
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,405	53,228	60,071	66,893
Kennewick-Richland, WA	45,677	50,773	55,890	60,986
Longview-Kelso, WA	43,264	48,693	54,122	59,551
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	50,357	56,909	63,482	70,034
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	50,669	57,180	63,690	70,200
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	50,690	57,221	63,773	70,304
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	43,119	50,919	58,740	66,540
Walla Walla, WA	46,364	52,063	57,783	63,482
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	50,565	57,117	63,690	70,242
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,551	53,373	60,196	67,018
Yakima, WA	46,447	53,290	60,133	66,976
Appleton, WI	44,304	51,231	58,136	65,063
Eau Claire, WI	46,530	52,063	57,575	63,108
Fond du Lac, WI	43,452	50,524	57,575	64,647
Green Bay, WI	43,847	50,170	56,493	62,816
Janesville-Beloit, WI	38,876	46,696	54,517	62,338
Kenosha, WI	41,143	48,464	55,807	63,128
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	47,570	57,637	67,725	77,792
Madison, WI	38,876	47,008	55,162	63,295
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	43,264	50,295	57,304	64,335
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,696	56,181	65,666	75,151
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,677	53,020	60,383	67,725
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	45,282	52,354	59,405	66,477
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	42,973	50,045	57,117	64,189
Sheboygan, WI	43,576	51,085	58,594	66,103
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,994	50,378	57,762	65,146
Wausau, WI	44,928	52,479	60,050	67,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,052	51,397	56,764	62,109
Beckley, WV	38,272	45,885	53,519	61,132
Charleston, WV	38,293	47,300	56,285	65,292
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	37,399	45,885	54,351	62,837
Morgantown, WV	38,272	45,885	53,519	61,132
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,772	46,863	54,954	63,045
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	38,272	45,885	53,519	61,132
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,293	47,300	56,285	65,292
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	39,604	45,864	52,146	58,407
Wheeling, WV-OH	37,170	44,263	51,356	58,448
Casper, WY	25,210	29,661	34,112	38,564
Cheyenne, WY	24,316	28,912	33,488	38,085
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	25,376	30,077	34,757	39,458
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	26,728	30,119	33,509	36,900

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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