SOC 43-5032 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 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): Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports on work progress.

Level I across metros$21,840 – $49,234Ponce, PR to San Jose, CA
Median Level IV, major metros$60,861Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance (SOC 43-5032) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,840 in Ponce, PR to $49,234 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $60,861. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $53,540, 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 area46,36454,80863,25371,698
Anchorage, AK41,47652,45863,42074,402
Fairbanks-College, AK44,32556,45268,59980,725
Anniston-Oxford, AL38,56444,63750,73256,805
Auburn-Opelika, AL39,29247,57055,84864,127
Birmingham, AL36,08843,63951,21058,760
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL32,94839,41645,86452,333
Decatur, AL38,95946,40553,83161,277
Dothan, AL35,04842,10049,15156,202
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL33,71738,66843,63948,589
Gadsden, AL36,23443,74351,23158,740
Huntsville, AL37,62844,36751,12757,866
Mobile, AL35,98442,51649,04755,578
Montgomery, AL35,56843,07750,60758,116
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area36,54644,01351,50158,968
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area36,02643,45250,85658,282
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area38,79244,94951,12757,284
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area40,60247,11253,62360,133
Tuscaloosa, AL32,86440,39447,90355,432
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area30,07738,93847,82056,680
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR36,31742,34948,36054,392
Fort Smith, AR-OK29,82836,60843,41050,191
Hot Springs, AR33,94641,12248,31955,495
Jonesboro, AR36,02644,01351,98059,967
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR33,63440,83148,04855,245
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area33,90442,86951,85560,820
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area34,88242,93251,00259,052
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area38,64744,92851,23157,512
Arizona nonmetropolitan area35,13242,76550,42058,053
Flagstaff, AZ42,28747,30052,29257,304
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ37,29542,97348,67254,351
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ39,83245,90652,00058,074
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ36,27642,74449,21355,682
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ36,15141,20546,28051,335
Tucson, AZ37,04542,43247,82053,207
Yuma, AZ37,77341,95446,11450,295
Bakersfield-Delano, CA39,81247,15454,51761,860
Chico, CA40,20746,78053,37359,946
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area41,30946,34351,35656,389
El Centro, CA41,35151,93862,52573,112
Fresno, CA39,58348,36057,13865,916
Hanford-Corcoran, CA39,29247,00854,74662,463
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA42,24549,85857,45065,063
Merced, CA41,10148,04854,99661,943
Modesto, CA41,22648,98456,76464,522
Napa, CA46,65553,37360,11266,831
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area42,32851,12759,94668,744
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area44,09651,12758,13665,167
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA41,51749,27657,03464,792
Redding, CA39,33347,02954,70462,400
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA41,72547,75753,81059,842
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA40,62348,90157,15965,437
Salinas, CA42,84849,40055,95262,504
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA41,76749,23456,72264,189
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA46,78055,68264,56473,466
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA49,23458,05366,85275,671
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA41,14347,88254,60061,340
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA45,67752,04258,38664,751
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA41,26848,23655,20462,172
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA44,63752,47960,32068,162
Stockton-Lodi, CA40,72749,62958,55267,455
Vallejo, CA43,55652,22960,88269,556
Visalia, CA38,06446,71755,37064,023
Yuba City, CA43,16048,13253,08258,053
Boulder, CO43,20250,73258,26165,791
Colorado Springs, CO41,76748,50655,24561,984
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO45,34452,47959,59266,727
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area39,99948,17356,36864,543
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO39,91646,07252,20858,365
Grand Junction, CO38,93846,44753,93561,444
Greeley, CO43,66050,39957,13863,877
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area40,22848,02855,84863,648
Pueblo, CO36,40044,88753,39461,880
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area42,49552,85363,21273,570
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT42,32848,36054,37260,404
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area42,01649,79657,59665,375
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT43,53551,37659,23967,080
New Haven, CT41,20548,77656,36863,940
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT38,37643,28548,17353,082
Waterbury-Shelton, CT40,74847,88254,99662,130
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV44,03452,18860,34168,495
Dover, DE36,33843,09849,87956,639
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area37,54443,68049,83755,973
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL37,31644,57551,81359,072
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL36,27642,37048,46454,559
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL32,82338,54344,28450,004
Gainesville, FL35,48541,20546,94652,666
Homosassa Springs, FL34,34140,54046,75952,957
Jacksonville, FL38,10645,01251,93858,844
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL36,04743,26450,50357,720
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL36,17242,97349,77556,576
Naples-Marco Island, FL37,85644,92852,02159,093
North Florida nonmetropolitan area38,58446,17653,78961,381
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL36,73341,82946,92552,021
Ocala, FL36,35944,11751,89659,655
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL35,42341,66347,90354,143
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL36,46343,43150,39957,367
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL35,50641,60047,69553,789
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL34,69540,97647,27953,560
Port St. Lucie, FL35,83944,03452,22960,424
Punta Gorda, FL36,13041,68447,25852,812
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL38,00243,93049,87955,807
Sebring, FL33,57240,16546,75953,352
South Florida nonmetropolitan area36,21346,19756,20266,186
Tallahassee, FL34,25840,87247,46654,080
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL36,90043,09849,29655,495
Wildwood-The Villages, FL39,43746,09352,77059,426
Albany, GA34,73641,06047,38353,706
Athens-Clarke County, GA35,29842,41249,54656,660
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA35,38143,72252,08460,424
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC33,03141,37249,71258,053
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA33,96741,72549,50457,263
Columbus, GA-AL29,78637,10844,42951,751
Dalton, GA40,33246,59252,87459,135
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area31,80441,26850,75260,216
Gainesville, GA36,67145,05353,43661,818
Hinesville, GA36,08844,40852,72861,048
Macon-Bibb County, GA36,29644,30452,29260,300
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area33,42641,85050,27458,698
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area39,77047,23754,72562,192
Rome, GA31,01338,12745,24052,354
Savannah, GA38,18946,17654,14362,130
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area35,83943,88851,93859,988
Valdosta, GA34,38341,53848,67255,828
Warner Robins, GA33,15640,45647,75755,058
Guam MSA28,45536,58844,72052,853
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area40,41547,30054,16461,048
Kahului-Wailuku, HI44,59654,91265,20875,525
Urban Honolulu, HI40,18650,64861,13271,594
Ames, IA39,85346,71753,58160,445
Cedar Rapids, IA36,79647,40458,01268,620
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL37,87745,44853,02060,591
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA39,91645,24050,58655,911
Dubuque, IA39,41647,38355,34963,316
Iowa City, IA35,90146,34356,80567,247
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area40,12449,17258,19967,247
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area30,47239,54148,61057,679
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD32,88540,99749,10957,221
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area34,88241,16447,46653,748
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area36,52542,22447,94453,644
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA34,38341,78849,21356,618
Boise City, ID39,22947,73656,24464,751
Coeur d'Alene, ID37,91947,36256,82666,269
Idaho Falls, ID35,79746,01056,24466,456
Lewiston, ID-WA40,06148,67257,30465,916
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area40,33247,77855,22462,671
Pocatello, ID38,02344,82451,60558,407
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area30,36836,35942,32848,319
Twin Falls, ID36,40047,15457,90868,661
Bloomington, IL41,49648,40255,28762,192
Champaign-Urbana, IL37,54447,79958,05368,308
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN42,51651,27260,00868,765
Decatur, IL43,30651,31459,30167,309
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area37,17045,80254,45563,087
Kankakee, IL38,87646,69654,53862,359
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area40,06147,46654,87162,276
Peoria, IL39,06346,57254,06061,568
Rockford, IL37,62845,86454,08062,317
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area36,21343,38950,54457,720
Springfield, IL40,45649,06857,70066,311
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area41,12249,75458,40767,039
Bloomington, IN33,67641,30948,96456,597
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area38,87645,98953,12460,237
Columbus, IN39,27147,59155,91164,231
Elkhart-Goshen, IN39,81246,69653,58160,466
Evansville, IN35,15242,95250,77358,573
Fort Wayne, IN36,35944,70053,02061,360
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN38,62646,17653,72761,277
Kokomo, IN37,60746,86356,09865,354
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN37,06644,09651,10658,136
Michigan City-La Porte, IN33,30141,47649,65057,824
Muncie, IN33,71742,66151,60560,549
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area36,65045,38654,14362,879
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI38,95945,28251,58457,908
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area36,38044,07651,75159,447
Terre Haute, IN39,41643,88848,38152,853
Kansas nonmetropolitan area31,34639,56247,77855,994
Lawrence, KS36,62943,99251,33558,698
Manhattan, KS35,44441,74648,02854,330
Topeka, KS38,16845,01251,85558,698
Wichita, KS34,75740,93547,09253,269
Bowling Green, KY40,89347,21653,56059,884
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area34,96542,32849,71257,076
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area34,59140,18645,78151,376
Elizabethtown, KY36,98344,92852,87460,820
Lexington-Fayette, KY39,39646,09352,81259,509
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN38,79246,13553,49860,840
Owensboro, KY35,46442,16248,83955,536
Paducah, KY-IL37,25344,86652,50060,112
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area32,38640,91449,42157,949
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area31,09638,12745,17852,208
Alexandria, LA31,13837,50343,84750,212
Baton Rouge, LA35,50643,14050,79458,428
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area33,67640,87248,09055,287
Hammond, LA33,05239,35445,65651,959
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA34,59142,82851,06459,301
Lafayette, LA35,34043,61851,91760,196
Lake Charles, LA35,75644,67953,62362,546
Monroe, LA29,55736,83744,13851,418
New Orleans-Metairie, LA34,71642,32849,94157,554
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area29,07936,90044,74152,562
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA32,07439,87447,67455,474
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA36,77544,72052,68760,632
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area35,09043,63952,18860,736
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA42,49548,44454,41360,362
Barnstable Town, MA42,26650,66959,09367,496
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH44,82452,56260,32068,058
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area44,80451,04457,26363,503
Pittsfield, MA41,58047,32053,08258,823
Springfield, MA42,68249,10955,51661,943
Worcester, MA42,91151,70960,52869,327
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD38,66846,40554,12261,860
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV36,52543,49350,48257,450
Lexington Park, MD37,25346,78056,30665,832
Maryland nonmetropolitan area39,33347,90356,45265,021
Salisbury, MD35,63142,95250,27457,596
Bangor, ME37,85646,82155,78664,751
Lewiston-Auburn, ME42,93251,64760,38369,098
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area42,24549,60856,95164,314
Portland-South Portland, ME42,24550,91959,59268,266
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area42,16247,77853,39459,010
Ann Arbor, MI33,80043,30652,79162,296
Battle Creek, MI37,64846,84256,03665,229
Bay City, MI35,06941,62148,19454,746
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI39,29247,36255,43263,503
Flint, MI35,09042,59950,10857,616
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI36,60845,86455,10064,356
Jackson, MI36,54642,51648,46454,434
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI39,14645,71952,27158,844
Lansing-East Lansing, MI33,19740,99748,77656,576
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area37,91945,13652,37559,592
Midland, MI37,71145,40753,08260,778
Monroe, MI33,48841,99650,48258,989
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI36,65043,16049,65056,160
Niles, MI32,51140,16547,79955,453
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area28,55937,69046,80055,932
Saginaw, MI39,66648,46457,26366,061
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area39,87447,79955,72463,648
Traverse City, MI42,20448,42354,64260,861
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area35,77644,09652,43760,757
Duluth, MN-WI42,49552,27162,06871,844
Mankato, MN36,73344,01351,27258,552
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI43,32752,16761,00769,847
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area45,94855,39164,81374,256
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area41,24749,10956,97264,834
Rochester, MN42,64050,48258,32466,165
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area46,11454,41362,71271,012
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area41,82949,48457,15964,813
St. Cloud, MN39,45848,36057,24266,144
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL34,61244,88755,18365,458
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area38,64746,13553,64461,132
Columbia, MO35,52742,55749,58856,618
Jefferson City, MO37,48244,13850,81557,471
Joplin, MO-KS41,37248,88056,41063,919
Kansas City, MO-KS38,77245,51152,25058,989
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area38,50145,80253,12460,424
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area36,87944,24251,60558,968
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area35,46443,03650,62858,199
Springfield, MO38,56449,21359,88470,533
St. Joseph, MO-KS40,22849,31758,38667,476
St. Louis, MO-IL38,95946,80054,62162,463
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS29,47436,60843,74350,877
Hattiesburg, MS33,92541,33048,75656,160
Jackson, MS33,67642,32850,96059,613
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,68437,06645,44853,831
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,41337,08745,74054,413
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area32,71940,68548,67256,639
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area26,50033,88441,24748,631
Billings, MT42,89047,61252,35457,076
Bozeman, MT43,22349,81656,43163,024
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area40,24846,40552,56258,719
Great Falls, MT41,18445,96850,77355,557
Helena, MT47,05048,67250,29551,917
Missoula, MT40,26945,67751,10656,514
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area35,67242,93250,17057,429
West Montana nonmetropolitan area34,52840,26945,98951,730
Asheville, NC36,79643,18149,58855,973
Burlington, NC37,17043,53549,92056,285
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area38,50145,17851,87658,552
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC40,37347,09253,83160,549
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC39,27145,90652,54159,176
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area35,40242,07948,75655,432
Fayetteville, NC37,23242,72448,21553,706
Goldsboro, NC34,77841,12247,44553,789
Greensboro-High Point, NC36,98343,22349,46355,703
Greenville, NC37,02443,14049,25555,370
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC37,37844,18050,96057,762
Jacksonville, NC30,84737,98145,13652,271
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC34,84039,85344,84549,858
Raleigh-Cary, NC36,92044,03451,14858,261
Rocky Mount, NC39,39647,77856,18164,564
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area34,19639,87445,55251,231
Wilmington, NC34,25840,62347,00853,373
Winston-Salem, NC36,94145,19953,45661,714
Bismarck, ND42,70349,02655,32861,652
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area43,59749,54655,49561,444
Fargo, ND-MN43,16052,58362,00571,428
Grand Forks, ND-MN39,14646,71754,26861,839
Minot, ND37,94045,24052,56259,863
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area43,05653,20763,37873,528
Grand Island, NE37,62846,03154,45562,858
Lincoln, NE44,36750,50356,61862,754
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area35,81845,51155,22464,917
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area37,17046,90456,63966,373
Omaha, NE-IA42,01649,27656,55663,815
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area38,39747,73657,07666,415
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area39,77046,05252,31258,594
Manchester-Nashua, NH41,18448,02854,85061,693
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area38,04443,68049,33854,975
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area39,81246,48853,16559,842
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ41,14350,44059,73869,036
Trenton-Princeton, NJ44,40850,62856,86863,087
Vineland, NJ43,32750,23257,13864,044
Albuquerque, NM33,48839,79146,07252,375
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area34,65341,91249,15156,410
Farmington, NM37,06645,07453,10361,111
Las Cruces, NM33,38439,14644,92850,690
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area34,63239,62444,63749,629
Santa Fe, NM33,46838,66843,88849,088
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area36,25548,23660,21672,197
Carson City, NV38,27247,19656,11965,042
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV36,87943,66050,44057,221
Reno, NV39,31247,00854,70462,400
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY37,81545,42853,06160,674
Binghamton, NY35,52742,43249,35956,264
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY36,73343,66050,60757,533
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area40,06148,02855,97363,940
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area38,18945,88553,60261,298
Elmira, NY32,24039,25046,26053,269
Glens Falls, NY32,44838,77245,11651,439
Ithaca, NY35,21542,32849,42156,535
Kingston, NY39,33346,36453,39460,424
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY38,48046,07253,66461,256
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ42,74453,18663,60774,048
Rochester, NY38,60545,11651,64758,157
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area39,81246,48853,18659,863
Syracuse, NY41,43448,17354,89261,631
Utica-Rome, NY35,19442,51649,83757,159
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY35,04841,72548,42355,100
Akron, OH36,58844,03451,48058,927
Canton-Massillon, OH37,29545,36553,45661,527
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN39,81248,73557,65866,581
Cleveland, OH37,25345,07452,87460,695
Columbus, OH41,72548,77655,84862,900
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH36,90044,24251,56458,906
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area38,41847,15455,89064,626
Lima, OH34,59141,35148,11154,871
Mansfield, OH34,59141,47648,34055,224
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)38,75147,52856,32765,104
Sandusky, OH37,62845,40753,20760,986
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area38,62648,63158,63668,640
Springfield, OH37,62844,53351,46058,365
Toledo, OH38,58445,34452,08458,844
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area37,79446,32254,87163,399
Youngstown-Warren, OH32,63641,28849,92058,573
Enid, OK34,11242,39150,66958,948
Lawton, OK33,75939,12544,49249,858
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area32,19939,45846,73853,997
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area33,57241,74649,92058,095
Oklahoma City, OK34,30042,55750,83659,093
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area31,05537,81544,59651,356
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area30,22338,91747,63256,327
Tulsa, OK34,27940,89347,50854,122
Albany, OR40,72747,05053,35259,676
Bend, OR42,86949,44255,99462,567
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area39,62446,42653,20760,008
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area40,20749,77559,32268,890
Corvallis, OR41,49648,88056,24463,628
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area39,91646,80053,70660,591
Eugene-Springfield, OR38,52244,90851,29357,679
Grants Pass, OR37,89843,43148,98454,517
Medford, OR41,43447,75754,06060,383
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA45,05352,89560,73668,578
Salem, OR42,59949,15155,68262,234
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ38,64746,05253,47760,882
Altoona, PA37,31643,41049,48455,578
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area35,44444,01352,56261,132
Chambersburg, PA40,85248,34055,80763,295
Erie, PA34,54942,57850,60758,636
Gettysburg, PA38,83446,59254,37262,130
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA40,93547,67454,43461,173
Johnstown, PA32,65639,10445,57352,021
Lancaster, PA39,87447,27954,66362,068
Lebanon, PA43,09851,10659,11467,122
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area33,63440,62347,59154,580
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area38,46046,19753,95661,693
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD39,81247,17554,51761,880
Pittsburgh, PA38,12745,65653,20760,736
Reading, PA37,85646,23954,64263,024
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA35,56842,95250,35757,741
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area34,36242,55750,77358,968
State College, PA36,00543,28550,58657,866
Williamsport, PA38,98045,05351,14857,221
York-Hanover, PA34,65343,97253,29062,608
Aguadilla, PR22,21524,12826,06327,976
Arecibo, PR22,44424,56526,68728,808
Guayama, PR22,42324,56526,70828,850
Mayaguez, PR22,15224,37826,62428,850
Ponce, PR21,84023,21324,58625,959
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area22,31924,44026,54128,663
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR22,44424,60726,74928,912
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA41,18448,77656,38963,981
Charleston-North Charleston, SC37,42044,97052,50060,050
Columbia, SC34,61242,91151,21059,509
Florence, SC29,55738,58447,63256,660
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC34,38342,37050,35758,344
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC34,07140,72747,40454,060
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC31,28438,14845,01251,876
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area32,36539,85347,32054,808
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area31,92839,64547,34155,058
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area40,29046,01051,70957,429
Spartanburg, SC38,79246,01053,20760,424
Sumter, SC33,61341,97550,33658,698
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area30,72237,69044,63751,605
Rapid City, SD31,49238,37645,24052,125
Sioux Falls, SD-MN31,61637,64843,68049,712
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area31,82437,12842,41247,716
Chattanooga, TN-GA34,59140,97647,38353,768
Clarksville, TN-KY39,27145,34451,39757,471
Cleveland, TN36,25544,09651,93859,780
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area36,67144,07651,50158,906
Jackson, TN37,89844,09650,27456,472
Johnson City, TN30,63936,54642,43248,340
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA33,84240,70647,57054,434
Knoxville, TN37,31644,18051,02357,887
Memphis, TN-MS-AR39,22946,84254,47662,088
Morristown, TN36,90043,43149,96256,493
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN38,50145,28252,08458,864
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area32,13638,60545,07451,543
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area35,77642,66149,56756,452
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area36,23442,05847,88253,706
Abilene, TX32,05339,20846,38453,540
Amarillo, TX33,15642,20451,25260,300
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX36,42144,99153,54062,109
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX35,71444,32552,91661,527
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area29,70338,08546,44754,829
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX29,39136,81644,26351,688
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area34,82042,78650,77358,740
College Station-Bryan, TX34,61243,43152,27161,090
Corpus Christi, TX35,00742,89050,77358,656
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX35,21543,36851,54359,696
Eagle Pass, TX29,28734,02938,77243,514
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area30,78439,56248,31957,096
El Paso, TX30,88838,21045,51152,832
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area30,51439,27148,00756,764
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX35,90144,11752,31260,528
Killeen-Temple, TX32,24039,79147,32054,871
Laredo, TX28,55934,90341,26847,612
Longview, TX32,63640,41548,17355,952
Lubbock, TX32,84439,68746,50953,352
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX28,64236,27643,90951,543
Midland, TX39,37547,42455,47463,524
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,82142,51651,18959,884
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area34,21644,57554,93365,292
Odessa, TX39,43749,13058,82368,516
San Angelo, TX32,36541,08049,77558,490
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX34,57042,34950,10857,887
Sherman-Denison, TX29,72438,14846,59255,016
Texarkana, TX-AR29,70337,56545,40753,269
Tyler, TX32,36539,12545,90652,666
Victoria, TX32,51140,85249,19257,533
Waco, TX33,11441,24749,38057,512
Wichita Falls, TX32,15739,66647,15454,663
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area34,84044,36753,91463,440
Logan, UT-ID36,60840,99745,40749,796
Ogden, UT35,69344,13852,56261,007
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT35,69341,93348,15254,392
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT41,26848,50655,74462,983
St. George, UT43,07747,46651,87656,264
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area33,55144,67955,80766,935
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA35,50639,27143,05646,821
Charlottesville, VA40,93546,80052,68758,552
Harrisonburg, VA43,53550,12856,70163,295
Lynchburg, VA39,99946,71753,45660,175
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area36,06840,87245,65650,461
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area35,88041,33046,75952,208
Richmond, VA41,28847,21653,16559,093
Roanoke, VA38,46044,40850,35756,306
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area38,10642,32846,53050,752
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area36,44242,32848,23654,122
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA41,74647,52853,33259,114
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC39,81245,59451,35657,138
Winchester, VA-WV38,73044,11749,48454,871
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA32,46935,90139,35442,786
Burlington-South Burlington, VT42,51650,19157,84565,520
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area42,28747,67453,04058,428
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area41,80847,69553,58159,468
Bellingham, WA44,34652,58360,79969,036
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA41,66352,47963,29574,111
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area42,74451,70960,65369,618
Kennewick-Richland, WA42,43249,50456,55663,628
Longview-Kelso, WA41,68451,14860,59170,055
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA44,76253,54062,31771,095
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA43,07751,56460,02968,516
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA48,79756,82664,87672,904
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA41,47648,31955,14161,984
Walla Walla, WA42,64050,56558,49066,415
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA39,54148,56857,57566,602
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area45,01257,13869,28581,412
Yakima, WA39,02146,55154,08061,610
Appleton, WI34,59142,66150,73258,802
Eau Claire, WI36,75444,26351,75159,260
Fond du Lac, WI35,98446,44756,88867,351
Green Bay, WI44,20050,46156,74363,004
Janesville-Beloit, WI38,37647,77857,15966,560
Kenosha, WI43,16049,25555,37061,464
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN40,18646,69653,20759,717
Madison, WI37,85645,53253,18660,861
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI39,95747,13354,30961,485
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area34,17545,61557,03468,474
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area32,51140,97649,42157,887
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI40,91448,88056,82664,792
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI44,07651,87659,69667,496
Sheboygan, WI43,86851,81359,73867,684
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area30,28540,08249,85859,655
Wausau, WI40,91448,13255,32862,546
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area41,39248,21555,03761,860
Beckley, WV27,95635,73543,51451,293
Charleston, WV31,30439,22947,15455,079
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH34,84042,10049,38056,639
Morgantown, WV28,64237,64846,67655,682
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area32,53240,85249,15157,471
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV29,18336,27643,36850,461
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area38,89647,44556,01564,564
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH32,03239,37546,69654,039
Wheeling, WV-OH33,86342,66151,46060,258
Casper, WY37,02446,46855,93265,375
Cheyenne, WY37,31643,53549,73355,952
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area36,73345,13653,51961,922
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area36,67144,53352,39660,258

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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