SOC 43-5041 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Meter Readers, Utilities 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): Read meter and record consumption of electricity, gas, water, or steam.

Level I across metros$23,068 – $87,298San Juan, PR to San Francisco, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$66,623Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Meter Readers, Utilities?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Meter Readers, Utilities (SOC 43-5041) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $23,068 in San Juan, PR to $87,298 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $66,623. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $59,072, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 34 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

New York, NY$82,597
San Francisco, CA$104,541
San Jose, CA$104,666
Seattle, WA$91,708
Dallas, TX$51,772
Houston, TX$54,164
Austin, TX$51,023
Chicago, IL$91,084
Boston, MA$69,535
Washington, DC$59,405
Atlanta, GA$53,706
Los Angeles, CA$84,677

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	30,493	46,176	61,880	77,564
Anchorage, AK	30,493	44,741	58,989	73,237
Fairbanks-College, AK	30,493	46,176	61,880	77,564
Anniston-Oxford, AL	35,693	42,911	50,128	57,346
Auburn-Opelika, AL	33,384	41,080	48,756	56,452
Birmingham, AL	41,080	46,634	52,167	57,720
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	38,106	45,823	53,540	61,256
Decatur, AL	36,088	44,180	52,292	60,383
Dothan, AL	35,173	43,805	52,416	61,048
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	39,437	47,320	55,224	63,108
Gadsden, AL	35,693	42,911	50,128	57,346
Huntsville, AL	40,311	47,466	54,642	61,797
Mobile, AL	33,530	40,685	47,820	54,975
Montgomery, AL	33,842	41,247	48,631	56,036
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,906	40,415	47,924	55,432
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,837	43,431	50,024	56,618
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,488	42,412	51,314	60,237
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,700	36,733	41,746	46,780
Tuscaloosa, AL	38,709	40,706	42,703	44,700
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	25,730	32,116	38,501	44,887
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	36,192	42,079	47,986	53,872
Fort Smith, AR-OK	31,013	37,191	43,368	49,546
Hot Springs, AR	27,706	34,924	42,141	49,359
Jonesboro, AR	26,728	33,322	39,916	46,509
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	29,266	34,508	39,749	44,991
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	22,943	29,287	35,631	41,975
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	25,148	32,261	39,396	46,509
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	28,684	37,461	46,260	55,037
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	38,959	41,850	44,741	47,632
Flagstaff, AZ	38,980	41,892	44,783	47,695
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	38,980	41,892	44,783	47,695
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	41,788	47,175	52,583	57,970
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	39,437	44,512	49,588	54,663
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	37,336	42,079	46,821	51,564
Tucson, AZ	37,960	43,535	49,088	54,663
Yuma, AZ	38,002	43,576	49,172	54,746
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	53,040	63,461	73,882	84,303
Chico, CA	55,224	67,351	79,498	91,624
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	54,496	65,146	75,816	86,466
El Centro, CA	56,015	65,208	74,402	83,596
Fresno, CA	51,896	67,933	83,970	100,007
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	44,741	56,493	68,245	79,997
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	52,375	63,149	73,903	84,677
Merced, CA	56,223	72,010	87,797	103,584
Modesto, CA	79,415	87,984	96,533	105,103
Napa, CA	50,836	61,464	72,093	82,722
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50,399	61,860	73,320	84,781
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50,773	63,316	75,837	88,380
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	51,543	62,400	73,237	84,095
Redding, CA	55,224	67,351	79,498	91,624
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	59,052	67,912	76,752	85,613
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	57,492	68,474	79,456	90,439
Salinas, CA	60,653	75,005	89,336	103,688
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	49,858	60,237	70,596	80,975
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	87,298	93,039	98,800	104,541
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	78,063	86,924	95,805	104,666
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	47,861	58,095	68,328	78,562
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	82,951	90,418	97,885	105,352
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	47,861	59,010	70,180	81,328
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	69,556	80,663	91,770	102,877
Stockton-Lodi, CA	72,010	82,368	92,748	103,106
Vallejo, CA	71,157	81,266	91,375	101,484
Visalia, CA	44,637	54,954	65,271	75,588
Yuba City, CA	55,557	67,767	79,976	92,186
Boulder, CO	48,069	58,760	69,452	80,143
Colorado Springs, CO	45,012	56,472	67,912	79,373
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	40,727	53,332	65,957	78,562
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,760	57,159	68,578	79,976
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	57,720	65,437	73,175	80,892
Grand Junction, CO	57,845	63,669	69,493	75,317
Greeley, CO	46,613	57,887	69,160	80,434
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,860	58,844	68,807	78,791
Pueblo, CO	55,516	63,378	71,261	79,124
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,215	58,240	68,287	78,312
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	48,423	57,117	65,812	74,506
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	49,671	60,112	70,575	81,016
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	48,028	59,301	70,575	81,848
New Haven, CT	48,132	57,991	67,871	77,730
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	50,836	62,234	73,612	85,010
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	48,215	58,012	67,829	77,626
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	35,589	43,535	51,460	59,405
Dover, DE	50,108	61,693	73,258	84,844
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	44,679	54,413	64,148	73,882
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	36,317	44,533	52,770	60,986
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	35,360	42,536	49,733	56,909
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	36,733	40,789	44,824	48,880
Gainesville, FL	36,983	47,903	58,802	69,722
Homosassa Springs, FL	36,359	40,727	45,116	49,484
Jacksonville, FL	37,877	49,962	62,068	74,152
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	36,255	40,290	44,304	48,340
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	38,418	44,388	50,357	56,327
Naples-Marco Island, FL	38,148	44,658	51,168	57,679
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	34,965	45,927	56,888	67,850
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	38,189	42,516	46,821	51,148
Ocala, FL	36,504	42,724	48,943	55,162
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	37,316	42,474	47,612	52,770
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	37,503	39,188	40,852	42,536
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	33,967	38,522	43,098	47,653
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	37,565	43,368	49,151	54,954
Port St. Lucie, FL	36,733	42,453	48,173	53,893
Punta Gorda, FL	36,296	42,204	48,132	54,039
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	37,004	41,912	46,842	51,751
Sebring, FL	36,463	41,455	46,468	51,460
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	37,170	42,391	47,632	52,853
Tallahassee, FL	33,592	42,640	51,688	60,736
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	36,608	40,103	43,618	47,112
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	35,984	43,119	50,232	57,367
Albany, GA	34,695	38,876	43,077	47,258
Athens-Clarke County, GA	37,669	43,244	48,818	54,392
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	38,064	43,285	48,485	53,706
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	35,548	41,725	47,882	54,060
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	35,610	39,812	43,992	48,194
Columbus, GA-AL	38,709	43,660	48,631	53,581
Dalton, GA	35,610	41,517	47,404	53,311
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,442	41,434	46,447	51,439
Gainesville, GA	37,732	43,119	48,527	53,914
Hinesville, GA	36,276	40,831	45,365	49,920
Macon-Bibb County, GA	37,836	43,140	48,464	53,768
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,024	41,101	45,157	49,234
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,192	42,432	48,652	54,892
Rome, GA	37,274	42,786	48,277	53,789
Savannah, GA	36,837	41,600	46,364	51,127
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,423	38,917	42,412	45,906
Valdosta, GA	33,384	37,066	40,768	44,450
Warner Robins, GA	36,671	42,453	48,256	54,039
Guam MSA	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	40,477	47,778	55,079	62,380
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	40,477	47,778	55,079	62,380
Urban Honolulu, HI	40,477	47,778	55,079	62,380
Ames, IA	43,660	50,482	57,325	64,148
Cedar Rapids, IA	39,936	48,964	58,012	67,039
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	31,055	39,042	47,050	55,037
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	44,346	51,709	59,072	66,436
Dubuque, IA	44,533	52,000	59,488	66,956
Iowa City, IA	40,602	49,276	57,949	66,623
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,178	52,167	59,176	66,165
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,242	49,816	55,412	60,986
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	42,932	47,736	52,541	57,346
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,245	50,503	58,760	67,018
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50,232	59,967	69,680	79,415
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	44,492	52,271	60,050	67,829
Boise City, ID	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Coeur d'Alene, ID	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Idaho Falls, ID	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Lewiston, ID-WA	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Pocatello, ID	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Twin Falls, ID	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Bloomington, IL	31,200	42,474	53,768	65,042
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	41,912	52,604	63,316
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	49,109	63,108	77,085	91,084
Decatur, IL	31,200	40,394	49,567	58,760
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,554	40,935	50,295	59,676
Kankakee, IL	35,964	51,688	67,392	83,117
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	33,343	48,610	63,898	79,165
Peoria, IL	31,159	39,812	48,485	57,138
Rockford, IL	35,922	51,959	67,975	84,012
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	37,919	44,616	51,335
Springfield, IL	32,864	43,930	55,016	66,082
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,591	48,922	63,253	77,584
Bloomington, IN	24,170	31,013	37,877	44,720
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,210	49,088	59,967	70,845
Columbus, IN	39,853	49,359	58,885	68,391
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	42,661	50,378	58,095	65,812
Evansville, IN	39,541	46,780	54,018	61,256
Fort Wayne, IN	40,332	50,669	60,986	71,324
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	42,911	53,498	64,064	74,652
Kokomo, IN	41,392	51,605	61,839	72,052
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	44,096	58,240	72,405	86,549
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	46,800	60,820	74,818	88,837
Muncie, IN	41,164	51,855	62,546	73,237
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,658	58,552	72,447	86,341
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	43,597	51,501	59,426	67,330
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,772	45,802	52,853	59,884
Terre Haute, IN	32,698	41,871	51,044	60,216
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	40,685	46,010	51,314	56,639
Lawrence, KS	39,541	49,608	59,655	69,722
Manhattan, KS	30,597	39,500	48,381	57,284
Topeka, KS	37,565	48,236	58,906	69,576
Wichita, KS	27,436	36,276	45,116	53,956
Bowling Green, KY	40,956	43,743	46,530	49,317
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,266	35,880	42,474	49,088
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,136	37,794	43,472	49,130
Elizabethtown, KY	36,712	42,349	47,965	53,602
Lexington-Fayette, KY	38,647	43,493	48,340	53,186
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	41,330	46,759	52,208	57,637
Owensboro, KY	36,629	42,079	47,508	52,957
Paducah, KY-IL	33,988	40,061	46,156	52,229
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,114	37,503	41,871	46,260
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,463	41,476	46,509	51,522
Alexandria, LA	28,684	35,215	41,746	48,277
Baton Rouge, LA	26,084	31,824	37,565	43,306
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	27,644	33,634	39,645	45,636
Hammond, LA	24,648	30,472	36,276	42,100
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	24,981	30,805	36,650	42,474
Lafayette, LA	31,824	36,588	41,372	46,135
Lake Charles, LA	29,162	34,466	39,791	45,095
Monroe, LA	30,368	35,090	39,791	44,512
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	25,834	30,576	35,340	40,082
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,660	35,402	40,144	44,887
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	31,887	36,692	41,496	46,301
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	24,752	30,056	35,360	40,664
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	22,693	28,704	34,716	40,727
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	44,949	52,624	60,300	67,975
Barnstable Town, MA	44,554	52,520	60,466	68,432
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	44,408	52,791	61,152	69,535
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	44,783	52,687	60,612	68,516
Pittsfield, MA	45,012	53,020	61,048	69,056
Springfield, MA	44,970	52,624	60,300	67,954
Worcester, MA	46,592	53,040	59,488	65,936
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	38,668	50,066	61,444	72,842
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	35,901	44,076	52,250	60,424
Lexington Park, MD	33,676	41,933	50,191	58,448
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	41,143	53,768	66,373	78,999
Salisbury, MD	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Bangor, ME	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Portland-South Portland, ME	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Ann Arbor, MI	48,880	56,680	64,501	72,301
Battle Creek, MI	44,367	54,663	64,938	75,234
Bay City, MI	37,357	46,426	55,474	64,543
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	50,357	57,679	64,980	72,301
Flint, MI	47,944	56,348	64,730	73,133
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	40,332	50,253	60,154	70,076
Jackson, MI	49,255	57,013	64,751	72,509
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	45,220	53,290	61,340	69,410
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	47,237	55,724	64,210	72,696
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,636	54,392	63,170	71,927
Midland, MI	37,357	46,426	55,474	64,543
Monroe, MI	49,213	56,535	63,877	71,199
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	45,365	54,080	62,775	71,490
Niles, MI	45,365	54,080	62,775	71,490
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,365	54,080	62,775	71,490
Saginaw, MI	38,501	48,922	59,322	69,743
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,386	53,560	61,735	69,909
Traverse City, MI	45,365	54,080	62,775	71,490
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,365	54,080	62,775	71,490
Duluth, MN-WI	47,216	57,700	68,204	78,687
Mankato, MN	48,652	58,823	68,973	79,144
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	47,695	58,927	70,159	81,391
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	51,688	62,068	72,426	82,805
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,768	50,461	60,154	69,847
Rochester, MN	58,823	70,034	81,224	92,436
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,711	61,756	72,821	83,866
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,799	58,615	69,410	80,226
St. Cloud, MN	49,920	60,986	72,031	83,096
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	31,013	39,500	47,986	56,472
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,359	46,384	56,389	66,415
Columbia, MO	33,613	40,810	47,986	55,183
Jefferson City, MO	35,236	42,952	50,690	58,407
Joplin, MO-KS	34,216	41,330	48,444	55,557
Kansas City, MO-KS	40,477	51,688	62,920	74,132
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,836	48,236	58,636	69,036
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,943	44,991	54,060	63,108
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,591	44,554	54,496	64,460
Springfield, MO	32,240	36,920	41,621	46,301
St. Joseph, MO-KS	39,333	49,712	60,112	70,492
St. Louis, MO-IL	40,956	50,711	60,487	70,242
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	29,516	36,317	43,119	49,920
Hattiesburg, MS	27,352	34,279	41,226	48,152
Jackson, MS	30,701	35,610	40,540	45,448
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	27,144	33,738	40,311	46,904
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	25,272	31,804	38,314	44,845
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,812	35,340	43,868	52,396
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	20,655	28,205	35,735	43,285
Billings, MT	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Bozeman, MT	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Great Falls, MT	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Helena, MT	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Missoula, MT	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Asheville, NC	34,757	38,876	42,994	47,112
Burlington, NC	34,965	39,375	43,784	48,194
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,176	37,108	41,018	44,949
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	38,668	44,117	49,546	54,996
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	35,901	40,456	45,012	49,567
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,322	37,357	41,413	45,448
Fayetteville, NC	33,468	37,940	42,432	46,904
Goldsboro, NC	34,050	38,772	43,472	48,194
Greensboro-High Point, NC	39,520	43,181	46,821	50,482
Greenville, NC	33,592	38,189	42,786	47,383
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	37,212	42,308	47,424	52,520
Jacksonville, NC	32,989	36,692	40,394	44,096
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	34,861	39,375	43,909	48,423
Raleigh-Cary, NC	39,895	44,367	48,860	53,332
Rocky Mount, NC	34,029	38,605	43,160	47,736
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,404	38,730	43,056	47,383
Wilmington, NC	32,615	35,901	39,188	42,474
Winston-Salem, NC	39,458	42,869	46,260	49,671
Bismarck, ND	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,725	43,701	45,677	47,653
Fargo, ND-MN	41,746	42,536	43,306	44,096
Grand Forks, ND-MN	42,952	50,815	58,656	66,519
Minot, ND	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,184	44,325	47,466	50,607
Grand Island, NE	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Lincoln, NE	66,144	73,320	80,476	87,652
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	58,178	67,476	76,794	86,092
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Omaha, NE-IA	75,317	79,311	83,325	87,319
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	59,863	68,869	77,896	86,903
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,512	53,436	62,338	71,261
Manchester-Nashua, NH	44,554	53,436	62,317	71,199
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,512	53,248	61,964	70,700
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	49,276	60,404	71,532	82,660
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	49,421	60,716	71,989	83,284
Vineland, NJ	48,360	53,935	59,488	65,063
Albuquerque, NM	41,247	43,701	46,135	48,589
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	43,056	50,191	57,346	64,480
Farmington, NM	40,602	44,762	48,943	53,103
Las Cruces, NM	40,976	48,340	55,724	63,087
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	41,996	49,692	57,408	65,104
Santa Fe, NM	40,664	44,845	49,026	53,207
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	41,476	56,784	72,114	87,423
Carson City, NV	42,973	59,447	75,920	92,394
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	40,124	54,122	68,120	82,119
Reno, NV	54,392	68,287	82,181	96,076
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	50,503	55,453	60,424	65,375
Binghamton, NY	45,136	50,295	55,432	60,591
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	41,226	47,778	54,309	60,861
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	45,802	51,501	57,221	62,920
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	40,685	47,008	53,352	59,676
Elmira, NY	39,229	45,261	51,314	57,346
Glens Falls, NY	48,776	53,623	58,490	63,336
Ithaca, NY	40,685	46,863	53,020	59,197
Kingston, NY	42,141	48,132	54,143	60,133
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	47,944	58,989	70,013	81,058
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	48,964	60,175	71,386	82,597
Rochester, NY	37,732	42,828	47,944	53,040
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	39,167	44,512	49,879	55,224
Syracuse, NY	44,554	50,378	56,202	62,026
Utica-Rome, NY	44,804	50,648	56,514	62,359
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	43,826	49,629	55,453	61,256
Akron, OH	39,791	44,616	49,442	54,268
Canton-Massillon, OH	40,893	50,024	59,135	68,266
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	40,831	49,504	58,178	66,852
Cleveland, OH	53,144	63,752	74,340	84,948
Columbus, OH	43,036	48,631	54,247	59,842
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	41,767	48,298	54,829	61,360
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,370	49,588	56,826	64,044
Lima, OH	41,476	48,922	56,348	63,794
Mansfield, OH	43,140	49,296	55,453	61,610
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	43,784	54,039	64,272	74,527
Sandusky, OH	43,098	52,749	62,380	72,031
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,482	43,888	50,316	56,722
Springfield, OH	42,640	48,652	54,642	60,653
Toledo, OH	42,224	46,468	50,690	54,933
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,120	48,631	55,162	61,672
Youngstown-Warren, OH	42,204	53,207	64,189	75,192
Enid, OK	35,631	41,080	46,551	52,000
Lawton, OK	34,154	39,624	45,095	50,565
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,972	35,236	39,479	43,743
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,050	40,997	47,944	54,892
Oklahoma City, OK	36,192	41,018	45,864	50,690
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,365	37,586	42,828	48,048
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,613	39,250	44,908	50,544
Tulsa, OK	34,965	41,954	48,964	55,952
Albany, OR	48,236	54,954	61,693	68,412
Bend, OR	43,244	51,168	59,114	67,039
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	44,471	53,228	62,005	70,762
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	46,676	54,975	63,295	71,594
Corvallis, OR	47,653	55,120	62,608	70,076
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,244	52,292	61,360	70,408
Eugene-Springfield, OR	52,708	58,636	64,543	70,471
Grants Pass, OR	43,244	52,292	61,360	70,408
Medford, OR	43,244	52,292	61,360	70,408
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	49,837	57,242	64,668	72,072
Salem, OR	46,176	54,746	63,316	71,885
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	48,298	59,821	71,365	82,888
Altoona, PA	38,189	50,440	62,671	74,922
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,397	50,898	63,399	75,900
Chambersburg, PA	38,917	51,460	63,981	76,524
Erie, PA	38,231	48,402	58,552	68,724
Gettysburg, PA	39,312	48,298	57,284	66,269
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	39,063	49,962	60,840	71,740
Johnstown, PA	46,634	58,511	70,367	82,244
Lancaster, PA	46,842	58,864	70,866	82,888
Lebanon, PA	40,831	52,063	63,274	74,506
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,501	48,693	58,885	69,077
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,455	54,288	67,122	79,956
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	50,919	62,484	74,028	85,592
Pittsburgh, PA	49,317	60,466	71,636	82,784
Reading, PA	47,487	59,592	71,698	83,804
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	39,957	52,500	65,042	77,584
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	44,242	56,826	69,389	81,973
State College, PA	38,314	50,981	63,669	76,336
Williamsport, PA	38,335	48,964	59,613	70,242
York-Hanover, PA	39,312	46,738	54,184	61,610
Aguadilla, PR	23,380	28,309	33,239	38,168
Arecibo, PR	23,172	27,540	31,928	36,296
Guayama, PR	23,109	27,186	31,263	35,340
Mayaguez, PR	23,380	28,309	33,239	38,168
Ponce, PR	23,255	27,831	32,386	36,962
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	23,380	28,309	33,239	38,168
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	23,068	27,103	31,117	35,152
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	46,488	52,208	57,908	63,628
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	42,807	47,320	51,813	56,327
Columbia, SC	35,360	41,101	46,863	52,604
Florence, SC	33,156	38,709	44,263	49,816
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	35,215	42,120	49,047	55,952
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	34,632	41,247	47,840	54,455
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	34,196	40,727	47,258	53,789
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,901	41,850	47,820	53,768
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,504	42,453	48,381	54,330
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,693	42,516	49,359	56,181
Spartanburg, SC	36,463	42,453	48,423	54,413
Sumter, SC	33,156	38,709	44,263	49,816
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Rapid City, SD	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Chattanooga, TN-GA	34,820	40,976	47,112	53,269
Clarksville, TN-KY	39,250	46,010	52,791	59,551
Cleveland, TN	34,341	40,269	46,218	52,146
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,396	48,007	56,639	65,250
Jackson, TN	38,543	45,365	52,167	58,989
Johnson City, TN	32,781	39,084	45,407	51,709
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	33,572	39,146	44,700	50,274
Knoxville, TN	37,607	43,888	50,191	56,472
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	32,365	38,397	44,450	50,482
Morristown, TN	36,733	43,597	50,440	57,304
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	37,981	44,263	50,544	56,826
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,850	33,696	38,543	43,389
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,149	45,324	53,498	61,672
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,364	41,184	49,026	56,847
Abilene, TX	32,428	37,919	43,389	48,880
Amarillo, TX	30,223	35,922	41,621	47,320
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	39,770	43,514	47,279	51,023
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	35,527	41,247	46,988	52,708
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,720	37,149	42,557	47,986
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	27,373	30,972	34,549	38,148
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,959	31,492	37,045	42,578
College Station-Bryan, TX	31,138	37,711	44,304	50,877
Corpus Christi, TX	26,916	32,927	38,959	44,970
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	39,208	43,389	47,591	51,772
Eagle Pass, TX	33,904	39,271	44,637	50,004
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,111	40,706	46,322	51,917
El Paso, TX	33,010	35,818	38,626	41,434
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,034	38,064	45,116	52,146
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	35,423	41,663	47,924	54,164
Killeen-Temple, TX	34,341	39,895	45,448	51,002
Laredo, TX	27,103	32,261	37,399	42,557
Longview, TX	34,008	38,938	43,888	48,818
Lubbock, TX	29,765	35,735	41,704	47,674
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	28,392	31,200	33,988	36,796
Midland, TX	30,264	35,984	41,725	47,445
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,631	39,999	44,367	48,735
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,349	35,090	40,810	46,551
Odessa, TX	30,264	35,984	41,725	47,445
San Angelo, TX	30,036	36,088	42,120	48,173
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	38,647	41,996	45,324	48,672
Sherman-Denison, TX	38,189	42,557	46,946	51,314
Texarkana, TX-AR	30,015	36,088	42,141	48,215
Tyler, TX	34,175	39,104	44,034	48,964
Victoria, TX	26,229	31,866	37,503	43,140
Waco, TX	36,629	41,330	46,052	50,752
Wichita Falls, TX	32,823	37,981	43,160	48,319
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	23,192	36,671	50,170	63,648
Logan, UT-ID	37,087	47,570	58,053	68,536
Ogden, UT	39,021	48,943	58,885	68,807
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	41,517	49,816	58,116	66,415
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
St. George, UT	26,396	39,354	52,292	65,250
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	36,712	49,047	61,402	73,736
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	32,303	37,108	41,933	46,738
Charlottesville, VA	34,674	40,831	46,988	53,144
Harrisonburg, VA	35,776	43,098	50,420	57,741
Lynchburg, VA	32,407	38,917	45,428	51,938
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,655	40,165	46,655	53,165
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,861	42,120	49,359	56,618
Richmond, VA	33,800	39,042	44,263	49,504
Roanoke, VA	32,448	37,773	43,119	48,444
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,719	37,482	42,266	47,029
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,927	38,376	43,847	49,296
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	35,776	43,098	50,420	57,741
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	31,949	35,464	38,980	42,495
Winchester, VA-WV	36,400	45,240	54,080	62,920
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Bellingham, WA	41,060	49,234	57,388	65,562
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	51,980	63,815	75,629	87,464
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,914	47,029	53,124	59,239
Kennewick-Richland, WA	41,143	49,879	58,636	67,372
Longview-Kelso, WA	42,328	53,020	63,711	74,402
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	46,135	59,010	71,885	84,760
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	51,896	63,711	75,504	87,319
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	61,132	71,324	81,516	91,708
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	41,143	51,023	60,882	70,762
Walla Walla, WA	41,143	49,567	57,991	66,415
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	51,855	63,669	75,504	87,319
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,935	47,549	54,184	60,799
Yakima, WA	46,572	58,240	69,888	81,557
Appleton, WI	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Eau Claire, WI	36,005	45,656	55,287	64,938
Fond du Lac, WI	63,503	74,132	84,760	95,389
Green Bay, WI	57,700	66,061	74,402	82,764
Janesville-Beloit, WI	64,148	73,944	83,762	93,559
Kenosha, WI	61,277	66,914	72,530	78,167
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	58,324	66,061	73,799	81,536
Madison, WI	57,616	67,226	76,856	86,466
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	64,335	75,567	86,820	98,052
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	57,284	65,812	74,360	82,888
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,253	59,530	68,828	78,104
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	62,047	68,391	74,714	81,058
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	63,108	74,506	85,884	97,282
Sheboygan, WI	60,445	72,343	84,240	96,138
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	61,007	66,290	71,573	76,856
Wausau, WI	52,271	60,487	68,724	76,940
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,205	64,564	74,901	85,260
Beckley, WV	34,487	42,183	49,879	57,575
Charleston, WV	36,463	45,719	54,954	64,210
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	34,944	40,061	45,199	50,316
Morgantown, WV	36,068	48,132	60,196	72,260
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,754	57,824	65,895	73,965
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	44,596	54,101	63,607	73,112
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,532	43,368	54,205	65,042
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	43,244	53,560	63,856	74,173
Wheeling, WV-OH	44,928	54,746	64,543	74,360
Casper, WY	52,999	60,424	67,850	75,276
Cheyenne, WY	50,524	58,636	66,768	74,880
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	50,524	58,636	66,768	74,880
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	52,999	60,424	67,850	75,276

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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