SOC 43-5051 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Postal Service 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): Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.

Level I across metros$36,130 – $59,197Fairbanks, AK to Altoona, PA

Median Level IV, major metros$68,308Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Postal Service Clerks?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Postal Service Clerks (SOC 43-5051) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $36,130 in Fairbanks, AK to $59,197 in Altoona, PA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $68,308. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $62,962, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 0 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	36,109	43,140	50,149	57,180
Anchorage, AK	53,144	57,658	62,151	66,664
Fairbanks-College, AK	36,130	43,639	51,168	58,677
Anniston-Oxford, AL	48,215	54,808	61,381	67,975
Auburn-Opelika, AL	46,946	53,248	59,572	65,874
Birmingham, AL	49,567	55,765	61,964	68,162
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	47,549	53,727	59,925	66,103
Decatur, AL	50,794	56,327	61,860	67,392
Dothan, AL	45,344	52,853	60,362	67,871
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	53,581	59,655	65,749	71,823
Gadsden, AL	48,215	54,808	61,381	67,975
Huntsville, AL	46,988	53,893	60,778	67,684
Mobile, AL	49,650	55,370	61,090	66,810
Montgomery, AL	51,938	57,596	63,232	68,890
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,365	52,832	60,300	67,767
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,365	52,853	60,320	67,808
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,175	53,540	59,904	66,269
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,810	49,192	57,554	65,936
Tuscaloosa, AL	44,991	52,479	59,988	67,476
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,730	46,904	55,100	63,274
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	44,762	52,000	59,260	66,498
Fort Smith, AR-OK	45,178	52,292	59,384	66,498
Hot Springs, AR	42,308	50,212	58,136	66,040
Jonesboro, AR	42,828	50,836	58,844	66,852
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	45,781	52,583	59,384	66,186
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,935	49,692	58,469	67,226
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	41,538	49,879	58,220	66,560
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,248	48,069	55,911	63,732
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	51,085	56,098	61,090	66,103
Flagstaff, AZ	53,831	58,615	63,420	68,204
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	51,314	55,952	60,612	65,250
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	50,066	56,181	62,317	68,432
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	49,692	55,848	61,984	68,141
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	50,482	56,223	61,943	67,684
Tucson, AZ	52,000	57,492	62,983	68,474
Yuma, AZ	45,740	52,687	59,613	66,560
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	51,293	57,408	63,524	69,639
Chico, CA	53,103	58,719	64,356	69,972
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	52,375	57,471	62,546	67,642
El Centro, CA	54,621	59,800	65,000	70,180
Fresno, CA	52,084	58,220	64,356	70,492
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	51,917	57,970	64,002	70,055
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	54,330	59,572	64,834	70,076
Merced, CA	54,559	60,570	66,560	72,572
Modesto, CA	52,541	58,344	64,168	69,972
Napa, CA	53,394	58,677	63,940	69,223
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	51,335	57,076	62,796	68,536
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,557	50,045	57,554	65,042
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	53,498	59,405	65,292	71,199
Redding, CA	50,877	57,200	63,544	69,868
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	53,623	58,844	64,044	69,264
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	54,060	59,280	64,480	69,701
Salinas, CA	52,188	58,095	64,023	69,930
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	54,164	59,114	64,085	69,036
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	54,788	59,884	65,000	70,096
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	52,292	57,637	62,983	68,328
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	50,856	57,013	63,149	69,306
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	55,474	59,717	63,940	68,183
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	52,437	58,552	64,647	70,762
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	52,396	57,783	63,191	68,578
Stockton-Lodi, CA	52,188	58,261	64,314	70,388
Vallejo, CA	54,309	59,072	63,856	68,620
Visalia, CA	53,540	59,384	65,250	71,095
Yuba City, CA	49,213	55,453	61,714	67,954
Boulder, CO	52,936	57,200	61,464	65,728
Colorado Springs, CO	49,525	54,850	60,196	65,520
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	53,540	58,220	62,879	67,559
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,645	48,298	56,951	65,604
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	52,604	57,180	61,776	66,352
Grand Junction, CO	43,888	51,647	59,426	67,184
Greeley, CO	47,757	53,997	60,216	66,456
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	50,399	55,620	60,820	66,040
Pueblo, CO	44,658	51,772	58,864	65,978
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,053	51,772	58,511	65,229
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	53,248	58,095	62,962	67,808
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	53,248	58,095	62,962	67,808
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	53,248	58,095	62,962	67,808
New Haven, CT	53,248	58,095	62,962	67,808
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	53,248	58,095	62,962	67,808
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	53,248	58,095	62,962	67,808
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	52,832	58,552	64,293	70,013
Dover, DE	51,272	57,429	63,565	69,722
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	48,194	55,328	62,484	69,618
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	50,711	56,119	61,548	66,956
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	47,008	52,728	58,469	64,189
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	50,856	56,389	61,901	67,434
Gainesville, FL	48,423	55,266	62,088	68,932
Homosassa Springs, FL	46,655	53,228	59,780	66,352
Jacksonville, FL	49,213	55,141	61,069	66,997
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	51,044	57,055	63,066	69,077
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	51,751	57,596	63,461	69,306
Naples-Marco Island, FL	51,356	57,367	63,399	69,410
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	48,922	54,996	61,048	67,122
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	51,813	56,826	61,860	66,872
Ocala, FL	46,072	52,063	58,053	64,044
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	52,583	58,116	63,669	69,202
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	51,564	57,034	62,484	67,954
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	51,501	57,429	63,378	69,306
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	50,565	55,495	60,404	65,333
Port St. Lucie, FL	50,232	55,640	61,069	66,477
Punta Gorda, FL	52,042	58,282	64,543	70,783
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	48,735	55,141	61,568	67,975
Sebring, FL	51,252	57,117	62,962	68,828
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	47,383	53,893	60,404	66,914
Tallahassee, FL	54,413	59,759	65,104	70,450
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	52,021	57,700	63,357	69,036
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	51,564	57,304	63,066	68,807
Albany, GA	41,975	49,567	57,138	64,730
Athens-Clarke County, GA	47,736	54,746	61,756	68,765
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	52,562	58,220	63,877	69,535
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	50,045	56,348	62,671	68,973
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	45,781	53,165	60,549	67,933
Columbus, GA-AL	46,197	52,583	58,948	65,333
Dalton, GA	49,796	56,056	62,296	68,557
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,266	50,960	59,655	68,349
Gainesville, GA	54,621	59,967	65,333	70,679
Hinesville, GA	45,802	53,228	60,674	68,100
Macon-Bibb County, GA	52,770	57,783	62,775	67,788
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,599	50,544	58,469	66,415
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,445	54,247	61,028	67,829
Rome, GA	51,980	57,783	63,565	69,368
Savannah, GA	50,544	56,431	62,296	68,183
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	45,698	53,186	60,674	68,162
Valdosta, GA	45,199	52,604	60,008	67,413
Warner Robins, GA	45,240	52,375	59,530	66,664
Guam MSA	49,338	56,701	64,085	71,448
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	55,141	59,988	64,855	69,701
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	53,914	59,135	64,356	69,576
Urban Honolulu, HI	53,664	58,968	64,252	69,556
Ames, IA	46,176	51,896	57,616	63,336
Cedar Rapids, IA	52,708	58,428	64,168	69,888
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	44,263	51,813	59,384	66,935
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	46,280	53,311	60,362	67,392
Dubuque, IA	42,328	50,440	58,573	66,685
Iowa City, IA	42,557	50,586	58,636	66,664
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,328	50,232	58,136	66,040
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	41,413	49,088	56,784	64,460
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	48,964	55,578	62,192	68,807
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,976	48,943	56,888	64,855
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	41,184	48,048	54,933	61,797
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	50,461	56,576	62,712	68,828
Boise City, ID	47,362	53,748	60,154	66,540
Coeur d'Alene, ID	47,924	53,852	59,780	65,708
Idaho Falls, ID	41,975	50,004	58,032	66,061
Lewiston, ID-WA	47,924	54,143	60,383	66,602
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	48,984	54,808	60,653	66,477
Pocatello, ID	45,864	52,999	60,112	67,247
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	46,093	53,248	60,383	67,538
Twin Falls, ID	47,528	53,997	60,466	66,935
Bloomington, IL	49,151	54,788	60,404	66,040
Champaign-Urbana, IL	46,530	53,623	60,716	67,808
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	53,394	58,802	64,231	69,639
Decatur, IL	41,496	49,546	57,575	65,624
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,933	50,066	58,220	66,352
Kankakee, IL	49,796	56,119	62,463	68,786
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,848	50,295	57,762	65,208
Peoria, IL	48,256	54,975	61,693	68,412
Rockford, IL	48,402	53,914	59,405	64,917
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,079	49,484	56,888	64,293
Springfield, IL	48,735	54,642	60,549	66,456
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,101	48,652	56,181	63,732
Bloomington, IN	46,988	53,976	60,986	67,975
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,181	50,794	58,428	66,040
Columbus, IN	48,360	54,996	61,610	68,245
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	46,676	53,290	59,904	66,519
Evansville, IN	52,229	57,450	62,650	67,871
Fort Wayne, IN	47,820	54,684	61,527	68,391
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	54,018	59,156	64,293	69,431
Kokomo, IN	47,986	54,580	61,194	67,788
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	40,852	48,631	56,431	64,210
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	52,104	57,804	63,482	69,181
Muncie, IN	50,503	56,514	62,525	68,536
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,223	51,002	58,760	66,540
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	53,664	57,970	62,296	66,602
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,036	51,127	59,218	67,309
Terre Haute, IN	42,765	50,191	57,616	65,042
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	40,436	47,736	55,037	62,338
Lawrence, KS	42,744	50,274	57,783	65,312
Manhattan, KS	42,599	50,378	58,136	65,916
Topeka, KS	41,434	49,276	57,096	64,938
Wichita, KS	54,018	58,906	63,773	68,661
Bowling Green, KY	42,016	51,002	59,967	68,952
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,277	54,850	61,423	67,996
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	41,642	50,836	60,050	69,244
Elizabethtown, KY	45,948	53,332	60,736	68,120
Lexington-Fayette, KY	51,439	57,679	63,898	70,138
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	50,898	56,951	62,983	69,036
Owensboro, KY	44,970	52,104	59,260	66,394
Paducah, KY-IL	44,242	51,834	59,426	67,018
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,884	54,122	61,360	68,599
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,284	51,522	58,781	66,020
Alexandria, LA	48,028	54,829	61,652	68,453
Baton Rouge, LA	49,109	56,368	63,607	70,866
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,266	50,669	59,093	67,496
Hammond, LA	51,730	58,511	65,312	72,093
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	49,775	57,159	64,522	71,906
Lafayette, LA	49,608	56,036	62,442	68,869
Lake Charles, LA	50,295	56,764	63,212	69,680
Monroe, LA	46,925	54,268	61,631	68,973
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	50,004	56,202	62,380	68,578
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,594	53,290	60,986	68,682
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	47,695	55,141	62,608	70,055
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	52,978	57,991	62,983	67,996
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	51,834	57,533	63,253	68,952
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	51,522	56,847	62,151	67,476
Barnstable Town, MA	54,829	59,156	63,482	67,808
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	53,477	58,344	63,212	68,079
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	53,269	57,928	62,588	67,247
Pittsfield, MA	56,535	60,653	64,772	68,890
Springfield, MA	52,354	57,741	63,128	68,516
Worcester, MA	56,036	60,404	64,792	69,160
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	54,122	59,093	64,044	69,015
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	52,520	57,908	63,295	68,682
Lexington Park, MD	51,106	56,784	62,442	68,120
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	50,461	56,660	62,837	69,036
Salisbury, MD	43,098	50,940	58,760	66,602
Bangor, ME	42,932	50,524	58,136	65,728
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	47,965	54,496	61,028	67,559
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,012	52,104	59,197	66,290
Portland-South Portland, ME	52,312	57,242	62,172	67,101
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	46,176	53,124	60,071	67,018
Ann Arbor, MI	56,826	61,943	67,080	72,197
Battle Creek, MI	51,210	56,680	62,151	67,621
Bay City, MI	48,568	54,746	60,944	67,122
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	56,368	61,256	66,144	71,032
Flint, MI	55,495	60,029	64,564	69,098
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	50,752	56,264	61,797	67,309
Jackson, MI	55,204	60,258	65,333	70,388
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	56,743	60,965	65,188	69,410
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	53,207	58,282	63,336	68,412
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,925	53,644	60,362	67,080
Midland, MI	48,568	54,746	60,944	67,122
Monroe, MI	55,287	60,362	65,437	70,512
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	49,109	55,183	61,256	67,330
Niles, MI	52,021	56,847	61,693	66,519
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,045	55,890	61,714	67,559
Saginaw, MI	55,495	58,511	61,548	64,564
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,695	53,727	59,759	65,791
Traverse City, MI	49,671	55,308	60,965	66,602
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,039	48,714	56,410	64,085
Duluth, MN-WI	44,658	51,896	59,156	66,394
Mankato, MN	50,420	56,015	61,610	67,205
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	54,080	58,698	63,336	67,954
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,412	50,170	57,908	65,666
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,660	51,210	58,740	66,290
Rochester, MN	48,215	54,288	60,362	66,436
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,682	50,024	57,346	64,688
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,575	51,834	59,072	66,332
St. Cloud, MN	51,460	57,554	63,648	69,743
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	41,434	49,130	56,826	64,522
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,367	51,418	58,490	65,541
Columbia, MO	44,824	51,938	59,031	66,144
Jefferson City, MO	42,599	49,733	56,888	64,023
Joplin, MO-KS	43,036	50,919	58,823	66,706
Kansas City, MO-KS	47,965	54,226	60,508	66,768
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,060	48,007	54,954	61,901
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,831	48,860	56,909	64,938
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,386	52,354	59,301	66,269
Springfield, MO	42,120	50,170	58,199	66,248
St. Joseph, MO-KS	42,100	49,421	56,764	64,085
St. Louis, MO-IL	47,924	54,288	60,653	67,018
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	50,482	56,389	62,276	68,183
Hattiesburg, MS	57,096	62,255	67,434	72,592
Jackson, MS	46,197	53,228	60,279	67,309
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,466	54,039	60,591	67,164
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,821	52,999	59,197	65,375
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,656	52,708	59,738	66,789
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,768	48,776	56,764	64,772
Billings, MT	42,848	51,127	59,384	67,663
Bozeman, MT	41,808	49,192	56,576	63,960
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	37,191	44,887	52,562	60,258
Great Falls, MT	38,439	46,176	53,935	61,672
Helena, MT	39,479	47,258	55,016	62,796
Missoula, MT	43,452	50,440	57,408	64,397
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,020	47,258	54,517	61,756
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,199	51,272	57,325	63,399
Asheville, NC	57,180	62,192	67,184	72,197
Burlington, NC	54,663	59,717	64,772	69,826
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,834	57,076	62,338	67,580
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	54,351	59,343	64,314	69,306
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	55,744	59,696	63,648	67,600
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,108	56,160	62,192	68,245
Fayetteville, NC	56,493	61,111	65,728	70,346
Goldsboro, NC	52,416	57,887	63,378	68,848
Greensboro-High Point, NC	57,013	61,652	66,269	70,908
Greenville, NC	56,410	61,256	66,124	70,970
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	53,956	59,780	65,583	71,407
Jacksonville, NC	54,912	59,634	64,335	69,056
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	54,288	59,218	64,127	69,056
Raleigh-Cary, NC	55,890	60,903	65,936	70,949
Rocky Mount, NC	50,919	57,596	64,293	70,970
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	53,519	58,656	63,815	68,952
Wilmington, NC	52,812	57,575	62,359	67,122
Winston-Salem, NC	54,975	60,404	65,832	71,261
Bismarck, ND	40,477	48,568	56,680	64,772
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,978	47,092	54,226	61,340
Fargo, ND-MN	41,788	50,815	59,863	68,890
Grand Forks, ND-MN	40,082	47,799	55,536	63,253
Minot, ND	40,498	48,111	55,724	63,336
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,477	48,319	56,140	63,981
Grand Island, NE	41,496	48,860	56,202	63,565
Lincoln, NE	42,599	49,692	56,764	63,856
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,994	51,127	59,280	67,413
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	44,492	51,834	59,176	66,519
Omaha, NE-IA	49,858	55,661	61,485	67,288
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	41,060	47,820	54,580	61,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,957	58,428	63,919	69,389
Manchester-Nashua, NH	51,356	57,200	63,045	68,890
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,936	57,700	62,484	67,247
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,956	57,824	61,714	65,583
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	49,421	55,599	61,797	67,975
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	53,186	59,031	64,876	70,720
Vineland, NJ	48,340	54,871	61,423	67,954
Albuquerque, NM	52,167	57,450	62,733	68,016
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	39,271	47,508	55,724	63,960
Farmington, NM	49,504	56,077	62,629	69,202
Las Cruces, NM	51,626	57,346	63,087	68,807
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	44,804	52,042	59,301	66,540
Santa Fe, NM	49,109	54,080	59,031	64,002
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	40,332	48,776	57,242	65,687
Carson City, NV	46,176	53,228	60,300	67,351
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	53,644	58,823	63,981	69,160
Reno, NV	52,437	57,928	63,399	68,890
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	51,189	56,722	62,255	67,788
Binghamton, NY	50,087	55,932	61,797	67,642
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	52,021	57,180	62,359	67,517
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	46,031	52,895	59,780	66,644
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	46,759	53,602	60,466	67,309
Elmira, NY	47,903	54,517	61,111	67,725
Glens Falls, NY	44,429	51,688	58,968	66,228
Ithaca, NY	47,362	54,080	60,820	67,538
Kingston, NY	51,876	57,554	63,232	68,911
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	53,207	58,552	63,877	69,223
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	54,517	59,572	64,626	69,680
Rochester, NY	51,168	56,722	62,255	67,808
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	47,154	53,997	60,840	67,684
Syracuse, NY	50,690	56,223	61,735	67,268
Utica-Rome, NY	47,487	53,519	59,530	65,562
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	45,573	52,271	58,989	65,687
Akron, OH	56,389	60,674	64,938	69,223
Canton-Massillon, OH	51,896	57,034	62,192	67,330
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	50,191	55,932	61,672	67,413
Cleveland, OH	54,663	59,634	64,605	69,576
Columbus, OH	46,842	53,186	59,551	65,895
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	51,584	57,013	62,463	67,892
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	43,264	51,064	58,885	66,685
Lima, OH	42,703	50,690	58,677	66,664
Mansfield, OH	47,695	54,122	60,570	66,997
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	48,506	55,224	61,964	68,682
Sandusky, OH	50,170	56,639	63,087	69,556
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,637	52,500	60,383	68,245
Springfield, OH	46,509	53,228	59,967	66,685
Toledo, OH	53,623	58,386	63,170	67,933
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,100	50,212	58,324	66,436
Youngstown-Warren, OH	54,184	59,447	64,709	69,972
Enid, OK	44,055	51,314	58,573	65,832
Lawton, OK	42,266	50,295	58,344	66,373
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,365	52,271	59,176	66,082
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,517	49,400	57,304	65,188
Oklahoma City, OK	45,532	52,416	59,301	66,186
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,330	49,900	58,490	67,060
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,621	49,504	57,388	65,271
Tulsa, OK	47,404	53,914	60,404	66,914
Albany, OR	47,716	54,018	60,300	66,602
Bend, OR	45,448	52,104	58,740	65,396
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	39,999	48,028	56,056	64,085
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	46,052	52,146	58,261	64,356
Corvallis, OR	47,362	53,560	59,738	65,936
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,559	49,671	57,762	65,874
Eugene-Springfield, OR	45,698	52,042	58,407	64,751
Grants Pass, OR	47,341	53,581	59,842	66,082
Medford, OR	49,608	56,701	63,773	70,866
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	52,042	57,596	63,149	68,703
Salem, OR	52,104	57,908	63,690	69,493
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	53,727	58,636	63,565	68,474
Altoona, PA	59,197	63,108	66,997	70,908
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	44,949	51,959	58,968	65,978
Chambersburg, PA	43,972	51,127	58,303	65,458
Erie, PA	53,498	57,949	62,380	66,831
Gettysburg, PA	49,255	55,370	61,464	67,580
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	50,149	56,244	62,338	68,432
Johnstown, PA	41,268	49,504	57,720	65,957
Lancaster, PA	50,752	56,660	62,546	68,453
Lebanon, PA	46,676	53,290	59,925	66,540
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	47,279	53,581	59,884	66,186
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,018	49,296	57,554	65,832
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	51,148	56,805	62,463	68,120
Pittsburgh, PA	48,444	54,642	60,820	67,018
Reading, PA	52,042	56,909	61,776	66,644
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	48,631	54,892	61,152	67,413
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,893	48,901	56,888	64,896
State College, PA	49,130	54,039	58,948	63,856
Williamsport, PA	46,530	53,519	60,487	67,476
York-Hanover, PA	50,461	56,223	61,984	67,746
Aguadilla, PR	55,204	59,551	63,877	68,224
Arecibo, PR	55,204	59,551	63,877	68,224
Guayama, PR	55,204	59,551	63,877	68,224
Mayaguez, PR	55,204	59,551	63,877	68,224
Ponce, PR	55,204	59,551	63,877	68,224
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	55,204	59,551	63,877	68,224
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	55,204	59,551	63,877	68,224
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	51,959	57,200	62,463	67,704
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	53,228	58,532	63,856	69,160
Columbia, SC	53,498	58,428	63,378	68,308
Florence, SC	54,205	59,592	64,980	70,367
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	54,580	59,156	63,752	68,328
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	51,543	58,074	64,605	71,136
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	50,940	56,160	61,381	66,602
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,528	53,914	60,320	66,706
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,613	53,831	61,048	68,266
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,517	49,692	57,866	66,040
Spartanburg, SC	52,832	58,552	64,252	69,972
Sumter, SC	51,584	57,055	62,504	67,975
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,916	46,634	53,332	60,050
Rapid City, SD	40,477	48,423	56,348	64,293
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	41,413	49,629	57,845	66,061
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,786	50,752	58,719	66,685
Chattanooga, TN-GA	53,269	58,698	64,127	69,556
Clarksville, TN-KY	47,924	53,810	59,676	65,562
Cleveland, TN	52,770	58,428	64,085	69,743
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	52,666	58,469	64,252	70,055
Jackson, TN	45,199	53,228	61,277	69,306
Johnson City, TN	55,703	61,194	66,706	72,197
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	51,772	56,847	61,943	67,018
Knoxville, TN	52,853	58,282	63,732	69,160
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	50,128	56,036	61,922	67,829
Morristown, TN	52,645	58,116	63,586	69,056
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	52,895	58,074	63,253	68,432
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,839	55,391	61,943	68,495
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,672	55,370	62,068	68,765
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,434	49,692	57,949	66,207
Abilene, TX	47,279	54,538	61,797	69,056
Amarillo, TX	48,652	55,349	62,026	68,724
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	47,154	53,560	59,946	66,352
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	52,312	58,095	63,898	69,680
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,360	55,432	62,484	69,556
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	48,132	54,871	61,631	68,370
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,053	52,604	60,133	67,684
College Station-Bryan, TX	50,690	56,868	63,045	69,223
Corpus Christi, TX	48,568	55,495	62,442	69,368
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	51,356	57,741	64,106	70,492
Eagle Pass, TX	45,698	52,749	59,800	66,852
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,005	55,724	62,463	69,181
El Paso, TX	49,837	56,514	63,191	69,868
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,434	49,567	57,700	65,832
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	54,808	59,884	64,938	70,013
Killeen-Temple, TX	50,128	56,098	62,068	68,037
Laredo, TX	45,261	52,645	60,029	67,413
Longview, TX	49,879	55,994	62,088	68,204
Lubbock, TX	46,676	54,309	61,964	69,597
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	51,834	58,365	64,876	71,407
Midland, TX	42,453	50,232	58,032	65,812
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,426	53,477	60,508	67,559
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,516	50,274	58,012	65,770
Odessa, TX	42,453	50,232	58,032	65,812
San Angelo, TX	41,600	49,650	57,679	65,728
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	47,071	53,602	60,154	66,685
Sherman-Denison, TX	54,392	59,031	63,669	68,308
Texarkana, TX-AR	44,554	52,312	60,050	67,808
Tyler, TX	45,303	52,541	59,759	66,997
Victoria, TX	44,908	52,562	60,237	67,892
Waco, TX	46,447	53,623	60,799	67,975
Wichita Falls, TX	47,196	54,018	60,820	67,642
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	45,906	53,082	60,279	67,455
Logan, UT-ID	45,698	52,208	58,740	65,250
Ogden, UT	48,277	54,226	60,196	66,144
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	49,192	55,266	61,360	67,434
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	50,919	56,618	62,338	68,037
St. George, UT	52,604	57,928	63,232	68,557
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	41,330	48,984	56,660	64,314
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	45,823	52,333	58,844	65,354
Charlottesville, VA	46,176	53,436	60,674	67,933
Harrisonburg, VA	48,506	55,183	61,860	68,536
Lynchburg, VA	49,837	56,077	62,338	68,578
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,410	51,543	59,696	67,829
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,032	52,271	59,530	66,768
Richmond, VA	52,728	57,804	62,858	67,933
Roanoke, VA	52,562	57,887	63,212	68,536
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,509	53,914	61,340	68,744
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,866	52,375	59,904	67,413
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	47,757	55,328	62,900	70,471
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	49,941	55,557	61,194	66,810
Winchester, VA-WV	42,495	51,335	60,154	68,994
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	50,524	57,554	64,605	71,636
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	53,103	57,866	62,650	67,413
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,549	53,768	59,988	66,207
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	49,421	55,287	61,152	67,018
Bellingham, WA	52,645	57,408	62,192	66,956
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	51,834	57,242	62,629	68,037
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	48,568	54,725	60,882	67,039
Kennewick-Richland, WA	44,346	51,668	59,010	66,332
Longview-Kelso, WA	50,399	56,160	61,943	67,704
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	52,167	56,930	61,714	66,477
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	51,896	58,074	64,252	70,429
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	52,396	58,032	63,648	69,285
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	51,605	56,660	61,714	66,768
Walla Walla, WA	47,528	53,935	60,362	66,768
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	47,300	53,727	60,175	66,602
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	47,549	53,623	59,696	65,770
Yakima, WA	52,770	58,698	64,626	70,554
Appleton, WI	46,842	53,352	59,863	66,373
Eau Claire, WI	45,386	52,500	59,613	66,727
Fond du Lac, WI	49,567	55,474	61,360	67,268
Green Bay, WI	56,202	60,508	64,813	69,119
Janesville-Beloit, WI	49,151	54,704	60,258	65,812
Kenosha, WI	46,156	52,604	59,031	65,479
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	50,752	56,743	62,712	68,703
Madison, WI	47,591	53,768	59,967	66,144
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	52,479	57,762	63,024	68,308
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,381	54,954	61,527	68,100
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,976	49,317	57,679	66,020
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	48,735	54,954	61,173	67,392
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	49,068	53,727	58,365	63,024
Sheboygan, WI	49,733	55,100	60,466	65,832
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,114	52,874	59,613	66,373
Wausau, WI	46,260	53,186	60,112	67,039
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,655	53,290	59,946	66,581
Beckley, WV	41,330	49,421	57,512	65,604
Charleston, WV	41,663	49,192	56,743	64,272
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	47,216	54,351	61,485	68,620
Morgantown, WV	51,626	57,783	63,919	70,076
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,892	50,378	58,885	67,372
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	42,765	51,106	59,426	67,767
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,872	49,005	57,138	65,271
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	42,370	50,420	58,469	66,519
Wheeling, WV-OH	42,724	50,628	58,511	66,415
Casper, WY	44,117	51,480	58,864	66,228
Cheyenne, WY	41,704	50,191	58,677	67,164
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	40,415	49,234	58,053	66,872
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	47,154	53,248	59,343	65,437

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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