SOC 43-5052 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Postal Service Mail Carriers 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): Sort and deliver mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot. Includes postal service mail carriers employed by USPS contractors.

Level I across metros$42,287 – $54,559Dover, DE to Bozeman, MT

Median Level IV, major metros$71,240Across 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 Mail Carriers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Postal Service Mail Carriers (SOC 43-5052) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $42,287 in Dover, DE to $54,559 in Bozeman, MT, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $71,240. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $63,087, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 0 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 48. 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	46,780	52,479	58,199	63,898
Anchorage, AK	50,087	56,701	63,316	69,930
Fairbanks-College, AK	49,192	55,120	61,048	66,976
Anniston-Oxford, AL	42,432	50,794	59,135	67,496
Auburn-Opelika, AL	42,661	50,295	57,928	65,562
Birmingham, AL	43,348	52,604	61,839	71,095
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	42,412	51,605	60,820	70,013
Decatur, AL	42,620	51,647	60,653	69,680
Dothan, AL	42,432	51,189	59,967	68,724
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	42,578	51,501	60,424	69,348
Gadsden, AL	42,578	50,773	58,968	67,164
Huntsville, AL	42,474	50,544	58,636	66,706
Mobile, AL	43,348	52,250	61,152	70,055
Montgomery, AL	42,474	50,544	58,636	66,706
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,815	59,260	67,684
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,391	51,397	60,404	69,410
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,412	50,815	59,218	67,621
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,391	49,941	57,512	65,063
Tuscaloosa, AL	42,516	51,252	59,988	68,724
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,765	51,189	59,634	68,058
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	44,242	52,541	60,861	69,160
Fort Smith, AR-OK	44,970	54,080	63,191	72,301
Hot Springs, AR	44,159	53,228	62,296	71,365
Jonesboro, AR	43,327	53,685	64,023	74,381
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	45,719	54,496	63,253	72,031
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,474	51,751	61,007	70,284
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,932	51,480	60,050	68,599
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,432	51,647	60,840	70,055
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	42,786	50,461	58,116	65,791
Flagstaff, AZ	42,807	51,231	59,676	68,100
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	44,138	51,314	58,490	65,666
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	46,759	55,578	64,376	73,196
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	43,618	52,375	61,111	69,868
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	42,620	49,775	56,930	64,085
Tucson, AZ	46,842	55,682	64,501	73,341
Yuma, AZ	42,453	50,919	59,364	67,829
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	43,701	51,688	59,696	67,684
Chico, CA	45,157	53,103	61,048	68,994
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,391	48,839	55,308	61,756
El Centro, CA	42,536	51,064	59,592	68,120
Fresno, CA	45,386	54,205	63,004	71,823
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	43,576	52,250	60,903	69,576
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	48,610	57,013	65,416	73,820
Merced, CA	43,036	53,394	63,752	74,111
Modesto, CA	44,887	54,372	63,836	73,320
Napa, CA	52,250	59,634	67,018	74,402
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,661	51,002	59,322	67,663
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,432	49,546	56,639	63,752
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	47,196	56,306	65,396	74,506
Redding, CA	44,637	52,812	61,007	69,181
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	46,551	55,224	63,877	72,551
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	46,925	55,682	64,460	73,216
Salinas, CA	47,508	56,389	65,271	74,152
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	47,445	55,869	64,293	72,717
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	50,752	58,407	66,061	73,716
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	49,588	57,117	64,626	72,156
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	44,242	52,541	60,861	69,160
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	49,421	56,784	64,168	71,532
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	47,424	55,557	63,690	71,823
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	47,903	55,328	62,733	70,159
Stockton-Lodi, CA	45,594	54,642	63,711	72,759
Vallejo, CA	47,341	54,850	62,338	69,847
Visalia, CA	44,284	52,312	60,341	68,370
Yuba City, CA	43,597	53,061	62,546	72,010
Boulder, CO	49,130	56,348	63,565	70,783
Colorado Springs, CO	45,948	53,768	61,568	69,389
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	49,109	56,140	63,191	70,221
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,620	50,503	58,407	66,290
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	47,112	55,016	62,941	70,845
Grand Junction, CO	45,636	54,642	63,648	72,655
Greeley, CO	44,034	51,917	59,780	67,663
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,530	53,914	61,319	68,703
Pueblo, CO	46,821	55,224	63,607	72,010
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,994	50,856	58,698	66,560
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	45,636	54,143	62,650	71,157
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	45,636	54,143	62,650	71,157
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	45,636	54,143	62,650	71,157
New Haven, CT	45,636	54,143	62,650	71,157
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	45,636	54,143	62,650	71,157
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	45,636	54,143	62,650	71,157
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	47,362	55,911	64,480	73,029
Dover, DE	42,287	50,940	59,592	68,245
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	43,077	51,938	60,799	69,660
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	43,493	52,520	61,548	70,575
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	43,909	51,376	58,823	66,290
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	44,471	53,061	61,672	70,263
Gainesville, FL	44,949	53,207	61,444	69,701
Homosassa Springs, FL	42,391	49,588	56,805	64,002
Jacksonville, FL	44,242	53,165	62,068	70,991
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	42,536	51,501	60,487	69,452
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	47,778	55,973	64,168	72,364
Naples-Marco Island, FL	47,258	56,306	65,333	74,381
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,815	59,239	67,663
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	45,199	53,997	62,796	71,594
Ocala, FL	42,391	50,794	59,218	67,621
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	45,136	53,872	62,588	71,324
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	46,156	54,559	62,962	71,365
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	43,452	51,085	58,719	66,352
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	44,887	53,020	61,152	69,285
Port St. Lucie, FL	45,407	53,810	62,213	70,616
Punta Gorda, FL	43,722	52,895	62,047	71,220
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	45,636	54,372	63,108	71,844
Sebring, FL	42,391	51,855	61,319	70,783
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,557	51,168	59,759	68,370
Tallahassee, FL	44,679	53,186	61,714	70,221
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	45,532	54,309	63,087	71,864
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	42,391	49,525	56,680	63,815
Albany, GA	42,620	50,024	57,408	64,813
Athens-Clarke County, GA	42,973	51,168	59,343	67,538
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	43,556	52,375	61,215	70,034
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	42,474	50,565	58,677	66,768
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	43,431	51,106	58,760	66,436
Columbus, GA-AL	42,557	49,900	57,221	64,564
Dalton, GA	42,474	50,669	58,864	67,060
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,191	57,970	65,770
Gainesville, GA	42,620	52,084	61,548	71,012
Hinesville, GA	42,391	49,775	57,138	64,522
Macon-Bibb County, GA	42,412	50,440	58,469	66,498
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,432	50,815	59,218	67,600
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,232	58,074	65,916
Rome, GA	44,013	52,104	60,196	68,287
Savannah, GA	44,096	52,583	61,069	69,556
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,432	51,460	60,508	69,535
Valdosta, GA	42,412	50,482	58,552	66,623
Warner Robins, GA	42,391	49,775	57,159	64,543
Guam MSA	48,506	54,434	60,362	66,290
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	47,154	54,060	60,944	67,850
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	49,858	57,325	64,792	72,260
Urban Honolulu, HI	49,442	56,805	64,148	71,511
Ames, IA	46,426	54,538	62,671	70,783
Cedar Rapids, IA	47,237	55,037	62,837	70,637
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	46,301	53,997	61,672	69,368
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	47,965	55,994	64,044	72,072
Dubuque, IA	47,320	55,058	62,816	70,554
Iowa City, IA	48,548	56,909	65,250	73,612
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,327	51,792	60,237	68,703
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,223	51,189	59,156	67,122
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	44,804	52,832	60,840	68,869
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,639	51,647	59,655	67,663
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,765	50,919	59,093	67,247
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	47,279	55,016	62,754	70,492
Boise City, ID	43,618	52,645	61,672	70,700
Coeur d'Alene, ID	42,391	50,336	58,282	66,228
Idaho Falls, ID	45,448	53,623	61,776	69,951
Lewiston, ID-WA	43,847	51,376	58,927	66,456
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,391	48,984	55,599	62,192
Pocatello, ID	47,237	54,725	62,234	69,722
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,952	51,231	59,530	67,808
Twin Falls, ID	42,890	51,210	59,551	67,871
Bloomington, IL	47,861	55,890	63,940	71,968
Champaign-Urbana, IL	46,634	54,309	61,964	69,639
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	48,256	56,452	64,668	72,863
Decatur, IL	47,674	54,621	61,589	68,536
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,703	50,482	58,282	66,061
Kankakee, IL	43,202	51,397	59,572	67,767
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,847	52,396	60,924	69,472
Peoria, IL	45,178	53,415	61,672	69,909
Rockford, IL	44,783	53,124	61,485	69,826
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,557	50,856	59,176	67,476
Springfield, IL	45,220	53,248	61,256	69,285
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,680	51,626	59,572	67,517
Bloomington, IN	49,255	56,992	64,751	72,488
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,096	52,229	60,383	68,516
Columbus, IN	46,280	54,330	62,400	70,450
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	43,618	51,543	59,488	67,413
Evansville, IN	45,968	54,476	62,962	71,469
Fort Wayne, IN	45,781	54,122	62,463	70,804
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	47,320	55,412	63,503	71,594
Kokomo, IN	45,532	53,602	61,652	69,722
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	48,360	55,994	63,628	71,261
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	45,490	53,914	62,359	70,783
Muncie, IN	43,285	51,688	60,112	68,516
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,847	52,271	60,674	69,098
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	46,676	55,079	63,461	71,864
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,516	50,752	58,968	67,205
Terre Haute, IN	46,322	54,538	62,733	70,949
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	42,682	50,794	58,885	66,997
Lawrence, KS	47,362	57,512	67,684	77,834
Manhattan, KS	43,868	51,272	58,698	66,103
Topeka, KS	45,448	53,352	61,256	69,160
Wichita, KS	44,346	52,708	61,090	69,452
Bowling Green, KY	42,453	50,357	58,282	66,186
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,599	51,397	60,175	68,973
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,412	50,503	58,573	66,664
Elizabethtown, KY	43,368	52,312	61,277	70,221
Lexington-Fayette, KY	47,237	55,328	63,440	71,532
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	46,405	54,060	61,735	69,389
Owensboro, KY	45,989	53,852	61,693	69,556
Paducah, KY-IL	43,597	53,124	62,650	72,176
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,877	59,343	67,829
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,432	51,356	60,300	69,223
Alexandria, LA	42,412	50,981	59,572	68,141
Baton Rouge, LA	43,847	52,583	61,319	70,055
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,128	57,887	65,624
Hammond, LA	42,495	51,626	60,736	69,868
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	42,557	50,586	58,615	66,644
Lafayette, LA	42,640	51,231	59,821	68,412
Lake Charles, LA	44,013	52,333	60,632	68,952
Monroe, LA	42,620	51,792	60,965	70,138
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	47,799	56,119	64,439	72,759
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,453	51,023	59,613	68,183
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	43,992	52,541	61,090	69,639
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	42,432	51,376	60,300	69,244
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,453	51,127	59,821	68,495
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	44,159	52,562	60,986	69,389
Barnstable Town, MA	44,949	52,874	60,820	68,744
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	49,608	57,304	65,000	72,696
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	44,658	52,562	60,466	68,370
Pittsfield, MA	47,695	54,746	61,776	68,828
Springfield, MA	46,925	54,788	62,650	70,512
Worcester, MA	46,551	54,892	63,253	71,594
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	45,989	54,642	63,274	71,927
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	43,493	51,959	60,445	68,911
Lexington Park, MD	42,391	51,189	60,008	68,807
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	43,264	52,104	60,924	69,764
Salisbury, MD	42,952	51,772	60,591	69,410
Bangor, ME	43,764	52,396	61,048	69,680
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	46,863	53,914	60,944	67,996
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,599	50,752	58,906	67,060
Portland-South Portland, ME	47,820	55,308	62,816	70,304
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,471	53,165	61,860	70,554
Ann Arbor, MI	46,239	53,831	61,402	68,994
Battle Creek, MI	45,573	53,394	61,194	69,015
Bay City, MI	47,612	56,784	65,957	75,130
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	46,946	55,037	63,149	71,240
Flint, MI	44,741	53,872	63,004	72,135
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	44,679	53,477	62,276	71,074
Jackson, MI	43,285	51,688	60,112	68,516
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	45,511	54,205	62,900	71,594
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	44,949	53,997	63,066	72,114
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,648	58,906	67,164
Midland, MI	44,845	52,874	60,882	68,911
Monroe, MI	43,535	53,228	62,920	72,613
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	44,762	53,020	61,256	69,514
Niles, MI	43,514	51,709	59,904	68,100
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,474	51,522	60,591	69,639
Saginaw, MI	44,928	53,436	61,943	70,450
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,432	50,232	58,032	65,832
Traverse City, MI	43,368	52,042	60,695	69,368
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,847	51,772	59,676	67,600
Duluth, MN-WI	47,008	54,600	62,172	69,764
Mankato, MN	43,847	52,188	60,508	68,848
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	48,173	55,786	63,399	71,012
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,453	51,085	59,696	68,328
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,578	51,418	60,258	69,098
Rochester, MN	47,008	54,829	62,671	70,492
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,804	52,936	61,048	69,181
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,495	50,607	58,740	66,852
St. Cloud, MN	44,388	53,332	62,255	71,199
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	44,845	53,789	62,712	71,656
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,474	50,732	59,010	67,268
Columbia, MO	48,943	56,368	63,815	71,240
Jefferson City, MO	45,573	54,143	62,712	71,282
Joplin, MO-KS	44,076	53,103	62,151	71,178
Kansas City, MO-KS	47,092	55,100	63,128	71,136
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,474	50,378	58,282	66,186
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,557	51,231	59,925	68,599
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,981	59,572	68,162
Springfield, MO	43,348	52,312	61,256	70,221
St. Joseph, MO-KS	47,924	55,703	63,461	71,240
St. Louis, MO-IL	47,508	55,391	63,295	71,178
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	42,432	50,960	59,468	67,996
Hattiesburg, MS	42,391	51,023	59,655	68,287
Jackson, MS	42,620	51,543	60,445	69,368
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,370	50,628	58,864	67,122
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,461	58,552	66,623
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,981	59,551	68,141
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,349	50,440	58,552	66,644
Billings, MT	45,885	53,311	60,757	68,183
Bozeman, MT	54,559	62,213	69,847	77,501
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,349	48,610	54,871	61,132
Great Falls, MT	48,839	55,578	62,338	69,077
Helena, MT	44,783	52,021	59,260	66,498
Missoula, MT	48,048	56,514	64,980	73,445
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,053	51,938	58,823	65,708
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	44,450	52,458	60,487	68,495
Asheville, NC	46,031	54,559	63,108	71,636
Burlington, NC	44,533	53,477	62,421	71,365
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,391	51,543	60,716	69,868
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	44,200	53,290	62,380	71,469
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	45,407	54,455	63,524	72,572
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,474	51,252	60,008	68,786
Fayetteville, NC	44,263	53,103	61,964	70,804
Goldsboro, NC	43,410	52,000	60,612	69,202
Greensboro-High Point, NC	45,136	54,268	63,378	72,509
Greenville, NC	43,805	52,645	61,485	70,325
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	42,557	51,543	60,528	69,514
Jacksonville, NC	42,536	50,919	59,301	67,684
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	42,391	50,420	58,428	66,456
Raleigh-Cary, NC	44,720	53,914	63,087	72,280
Rocky Mount, NC	42,412	50,836	59,239	67,663
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,391	51,002	59,613	68,224
Wilmington, NC	42,432	51,231	60,008	68,807
Winston-Salem, NC	44,221	53,436	62,650	71,864
Bismarck, ND	48,236	56,223	64,189	72,176
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,391	49,359	56,306	63,274
Fargo, ND-MN	47,986	55,994	63,981	71,989
Grand Forks, ND-MN	45,240	52,063	58,864	65,687
Minot, ND	50,919	57,242	63,565	69,888
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,807	50,482	58,157	65,832
Grand Island, NE	44,367	51,876	59,384	66,893
Lincoln, NE	47,924	56,015	64,106	72,197
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,848	51,064	59,260	67,476
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,412	48,464	54,496	60,549
Omaha, NE-IA	47,175	55,287	63,420	71,532
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,578	50,128	57,700	65,250
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,738	54,247	61,776	69,285
Manchester-Nashua, NH	49,088	56,472	63,836	71,220
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,076	52,104	60,133	68,162
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,202	50,836	58,490	66,124
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	45,448	53,852	62,276	70,679
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	47,258	55,682	64,085	72,509
Vineland, NJ	43,306	52,375	61,444	70,512
Albuquerque, NM	48,277	56,306	64,314	72,343
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	43,722	51,376	59,052	66,706
Farmington, NM	46,468	53,893	61,298	68,724
Las Cruces, NM	42,412	50,794	59,176	67,559
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	46,114	53,248	60,404	67,538
Santa Fe, NM	46,696	54,600	62,504	70,408
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	42,183	49,338	56,472	63,628
Carson City, NV	47,986	55,536	63,066	70,616
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	46,530	55,141	63,752	72,364
Reno, NV	45,594	53,935	62,276	70,616
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	47,778	55,640	63,524	71,386
Binghamton, NY	45,573	53,560	61,568	69,556
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	46,967	55,287	63,607	71,927
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	45,053	53,394	61,756	70,096
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	44,242	53,248	62,234	71,240
Elmira, NY	45,240	53,623	62,005	70,388
Glens Falls, NY	47,279	54,808	62,359	69,888
Ithaca, NY	46,842	54,975	63,087	71,220
Kingston, NY	43,909	53,893	63,856	73,840
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	45,386	54,164	62,962	71,740
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	47,695	55,973	64,252	72,530
Rochester, NY	46,010	54,434	62,837	71,261
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	43,306	51,626	59,967	68,287
Syracuse, NY	46,010	54,351	62,692	71,032
Utica-Rome, NY	46,613	54,517	62,400	70,304
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	43,181	52,645	62,130	71,594
Akron, OH	48,298	55,474	62,671	69,847
Canton-Massillon, OH	46,946	54,975	62,983	71,012
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	47,445	55,474	63,482	71,511
Cleveland, OH	49,504	56,722	63,919	71,136
Columbus, OH	46,780	54,871	62,983	71,074
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	47,050	55,287	63,524	71,760
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,973	51,896	60,799	69,722
Lima, OH	48,444	55,620	62,775	69,951
Mansfield, OH	44,512	53,498	62,463	71,448
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	45,344	54,039	62,754	71,448
Sandusky, OH	44,554	52,583	60,612	68,640
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,474	51,127	59,800	68,453
Springfield, OH	46,364	54,330	62,276	70,242
Toledo, OH	48,152	56,327	64,501	72,676
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	43,805	52,000	60,196	68,391
Youngstown-Warren, OH	46,343	54,684	63,024	71,365
Enid, OK	49,026	57,325	65,645	73,944
Lawton, OK	43,056	50,607	58,157	65,708
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,703	51,896	61,111	70,304
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,412	49,858	57,284	64,730
Oklahoma City, OK	45,053	53,706	62,380	71,032
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,557	51,044	59,551	68,037
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,432	50,170	57,887	65,624
Tulsa, OK	44,845	53,893	62,920	71,968
Albany, OR	46,780	53,831	60,861	67,912
Bend, OR	48,860	55,037	61,194	67,372
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,556	50,919	58,282	65,645
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,786	50,420	58,053	65,687
Corvallis, OR	44,200	52,208	60,237	68,245
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,640	49,692	56,743	63,794
Eugene-Springfield, OR	44,762	52,146	59,530	66,914
Grants Pass, OR	45,136	52,084	59,052	65,999
Medford, OR	47,653	54,746	61,818	68,911
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	48,277	55,640	63,024	70,388
Salem, OR	46,280	53,852	61,444	69,015
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	45,823	54,288	62,754	71,220
Altoona, PA	44,284	52,645	60,986	69,348
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,722	52,250	60,757	69,285
Chambersburg, PA	43,826	52,000	60,175	68,349
Erie, PA	45,948	54,122	62,276	70,450
Gettysburg, PA	42,391	51,106	59,800	68,516
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	45,844	53,540	61,256	68,952
Johnstown, PA	43,805	52,354	60,882	69,431
Lancaster, PA	45,636	53,935	62,255	70,554
Lebanon, PA	44,034	52,333	60,632	68,932
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,807	51,751	60,695	69,639
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,765	51,189	59,634	68,058
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	47,050	55,204	63,336	71,490
Pittsburgh, PA	47,424	55,037	62,671	70,284
Reading, PA	47,029	54,829	62,650	70,450
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	46,093	54,517	62,941	71,365
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,452	51,813	60,175	68,536
State College, PA	44,991	52,541	60,112	67,663
Williamsport, PA	45,698	53,415	61,152	68,869
York-Hanover, PA	45,781	53,706	61,610	69,535
Aguadilla, PR	48,839	55,578	62,296	69,036
Arecibo, PR	48,839	55,578	62,296	69,036
Guayama, PR	48,839	55,578	62,296	69,036
Mayaguez, PR	48,839	55,578	62,296	69,036
Ponce, PR	48,839	55,578	62,296	69,036
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	48,839	55,578	62,296	69,036
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	48,839	55,578	62,296	69,036
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	47,050	55,620	64,189	72,759
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	45,448	53,436	61,423	69,410
Columbia, SC	42,474	50,357	58,220	66,103
Florence, SC	42,474	50,482	58,469	66,477
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	43,348	52,271	61,173	70,096
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	44,866	53,727	62,567	71,428
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	42,391	49,754	57,096	64,460
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,607	58,823	67,039
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,412	50,128	57,866	65,583
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,128	57,887	65,624
Spartanburg, SC	42,578	51,460	60,341	69,223
Sumter, SC	42,391	49,983	57,596	65,188
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,784	51,959	60,154	68,328
Rapid City, SD	45,656	53,976	62,296	70,616
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	46,821	55,266	63,690	72,135
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,661	50,586	58,532	66,456
Chattanooga, TN-GA	42,578	50,316	58,053	65,791
Clarksville, TN-KY	42,474	50,960	59,447	67,933
Cleveland, TN	42,474	50,274	58,095	65,895
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,565	58,740	66,914
Jackson, TN	42,994	52,416	61,818	71,240
Johnson City, TN	42,432	51,189	59,967	68,724
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	43,722	52,375	61,048	69,701
Knoxville, TN	43,264	51,896	60,508	69,140
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	43,784	52,645	61,506	70,367
Morristown, TN	42,703	51,834	60,965	70,096
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	44,346	53,061	61,756	70,471
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,794	59,176	67,580
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,669	58,968	67,247
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,836	59,301	67,746
Abilene, TX	43,972	52,292	60,591	68,911
Amarillo, TX	44,554	53,228	61,880	70,554
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	44,512	53,165	61,818	70,471
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	43,951	52,541	61,111	69,701
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,364	54,621	62,858	71,116
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	43,223	52,666	62,109	71,552
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,578	51,314	60,071	68,807
College Station-Bryan, TX	42,620	50,586	58,573	66,540
Corpus Christi, TX	45,303	53,872	62,463	71,032
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	45,386	54,122	62,837	71,573
Eagle Pass, TX	44,783	53,207	61,652	70,076
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,565	58,719	66,893
El Paso, TX	46,821	55,120	63,440	71,740
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,212	58,053	65,874
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	45,573	54,226	62,900	71,552
Killeen-Temple, TX	42,744	51,168	59,592	68,016
Laredo, TX	43,826	52,333	60,861	69,368
Longview, TX	42,661	51,688	60,736	69,764
Lubbock, TX	44,242	53,456	62,650	71,864
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	44,450	54,559	64,688	74,797
Midland, TX	45,740	53,061	60,362	67,684
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,898	59,426	67,933
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,807	50,336	57,845	65,375
Odessa, TX	45,948	52,916	59,863	66,831
San Angelo, TX	44,804	52,895	60,965	69,056
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	44,533	53,228	61,922	70,616
Sherman-Denison, TX	44,304	52,770	61,215	69,680
Texarkana, TX-AR	42,578	50,690	58,823	66,935
Tyler, TX	42,578	51,522	60,466	69,410
Victoria, TX	44,887	54,060	63,212	72,384
Waco, TX	42,557	50,732	58,927	67,101
Wichita Falls, TX	44,242	52,229	60,237	68,224
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	43,701	50,732	57,741	64,772
Logan, UT-ID	43,452	51,044	58,615	66,207
Ogden, UT	46,634	55,162	63,690	72,218
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	45,303	53,872	62,442	71,012
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	48,028	55,890	63,752	71,615
St. George, UT	42,682	49,775	56,888	63,981
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	43,556	50,565	57,575	64,584
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	43,722	52,895	62,068	71,240
Charlottesville, VA	46,925	54,642	62,380	70,096
Harrisonburg, VA	43,701	52,312	60,944	69,556
Lynchburg, VA	42,516	51,668	60,840	69,992
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,524	58,656	66,789
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,828	52,292	61,776	71,240
Richmond, VA	45,344	53,852	62,380	70,887
Roanoke, VA	45,053	53,789	62,546	71,282
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,516	51,813	61,111	70,408
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,349	51,002	59,655	68,308
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	45,448	53,352	61,256	69,160
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	46,301	54,330	62,359	70,388
Winchester, VA-WV	44,159	53,623	63,087	72,551
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	45,032	52,708	60,404	68,079
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	45,989	54,808	63,628	72,447
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,576	52,125	60,674	69,223
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	44,346	51,917	59,488	67,060
Bellingham, WA	45,532	52,895	60,279	67,642
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	46,530	54,580	62,629	70,679
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	42,786	49,962	57,138	64,314
Kennewick-Richland, WA	44,928	51,917	58,927	65,916
Longview-Kelso, WA	44,117	52,354	60,612	68,848
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	46,530	54,912	63,295	71,677
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	44,928	53,040	61,152	69,264
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	49,567	57,096	64,647	72,176
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	46,655	54,039	61,444	68,828
Walla Walla, WA	45,386	53,165	60,924	68,703
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	46,072	53,893	61,735	69,556
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	44,596	51,917	59,239	66,560
Yakima, WA	44,055	52,146	60,216	68,308
Appleton, WI	49,296	56,680	64,085	71,469
Eau Claire, WI	46,863	54,434	62,026	69,597
Fond du Lac, WI	45,365	52,936	60,528	68,100
Green Bay, WI	45,428	54,143	62,837	71,552
Janesville-Beloit, WI	45,386	52,999	60,591	68,204
Kenosha, WI	46,405	54,434	62,442	70,471
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	44,824	53,394	61,943	70,512
Madison, WI	47,924	55,412	62,920	70,408
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	49,130	56,410	63,711	70,991
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,618	52,208	60,778	69,368
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,391	49,983	57,575	65,167
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	47,008	55,100	63,212	71,303
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	45,844	54,039	62,234	70,429
Sheboygan, WI	45,885	53,664	61,444	69,223
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,764	52,292	60,820	69,348
Wausau, WI	46,946	54,912	62,900	70,866
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,661	51,917	61,152	70,408
Beckley, WV	42,932	50,960	58,968	66,997
Charleston, WV	47,674	56,056	64,418	72,800
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	42,516	51,168	59,821	68,474
Morgantown, WV	42,828	51,148	59,488	67,808
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,599	50,524	58,469	66,394
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	43,244	51,605	59,946	68,308
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,682	51,127	59,551	67,996
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	44,076	52,562	61,028	69,514
Wheeling, WV-OH	44,492	53,040	61,568	70,117
Casper, WY	47,778	55,141	62,525	69,888
Cheyenne, WY	47,424	54,621	61,839	69,036
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	44,970	53,456	61,943	70,429
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	46,447	53,768	61,069	68,391

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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