SOC 43-5053 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 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): Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Examine, sort, and route mail. Load, operate, and occasionally adjust and repair mail processing, sorting, and canceling machinery. Keep records of shipments, pouches, and sacks, and perform other duties related to mail handling within the postal service. Includes postal service mail sorters and processors employed by USPS contractors.

Level I across metros$40,685 – $57,180Manhattan, KS to Wausau, WI

Median Level IV, major metros$65,895Across 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 Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators?

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 Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators (SOC 43-5053) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $40,685 in Manhattan, KS to $57,180 in Wausau, WI, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $65,895. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $59,738, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 3 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	45,303	50,815	56,306	61,818
Anchorage, AK	45,261	50,607	55,952	61,298
Fairbanks-College, AK	45,303	50,815	56,306	61,818
Anniston-Oxford, AL	46,759	52,708	58,677	64,626
Auburn-Opelika, AL	49,400	54,663	59,925	65,188
Birmingham, AL	46,634	52,604	58,573	64,543
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	46,925	52,437	57,949	63,461
Decatur, AL	45,906	52,416	58,927	65,437
Dothan, AL	47,154	52,936	58,719	64,501
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	45,844	52,250	58,636	65,042
Gadsden, AL	46,759	52,708	58,677	64,626
Huntsville, AL	45,532	51,647	57,783	63,898
Mobile, AL	46,925	52,437	57,949	63,461
Montgomery, AL	49,005	54,247	59,468	64,709
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,196	53,040	58,864	64,709
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,738	52,708	58,698	64,668
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,400	54,642	59,904	65,146
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,154	52,895	58,656	64,397
Tuscaloosa, AL	46,676	52,624	58,594	64,543
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,012	50,877	56,743	62,608
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	47,508	53,768	60,050	66,311
Fort Smith, AR-OK	47,487	53,893	60,300	66,706
Hot Springs, AR	48,028	53,831	59,655	65,458
Jonesboro, AR	44,471	50,149	55,807	61,485
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	47,965	53,768	59,551	65,354
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,090	53,935	59,780	65,624
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,236	53,976	59,696	65,437
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,069	53,976	59,884	65,791
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	43,639	50,128	56,597	63,087
Flagstaff, AZ	43,639	50,128	56,597	63,087
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	43,639	50,128	56,597	63,087
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	43,410	49,879	56,348	62,816
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	43,452	49,941	56,431	62,920
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	47,092	52,708	58,344	63,960
Tucson, AZ	47,029	52,604	58,178	63,752
Yuma, AZ	43,618	50,087	56,556	63,024
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	47,237	52,957	58,698	64,418
Chico, CA	48,693	55,079	61,485	67,871
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	48,402	54,663	60,903	67,164
El Centro, CA	46,842	53,706	60,591	67,455
Fresno, CA	49,296	55,412	61,548	67,663
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	48,256	54,164	60,071	65,978
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	48,090	54,372	60,653	66,935
Merced, CA	50,149	56,368	62,588	68,807
Modesto, CA	50,856	57,367	63,898	70,408
Napa, CA	50,274	56,119	61,964	67,808
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	49,504	54,039	58,594	63,128
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50,295	56,140	61,964	67,808
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	48,132	54,392	60,653	66,914
Redding, CA	47,820	54,684	61,568	68,432
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	45,594	52,624	59,655	66,685
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	50,357	56,202	62,026	67,871
Salinas, CA	50,274	56,493	62,712	68,932
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	48,256	54,912	61,548	68,204
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	50,856	57,492	64,127	70,762
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	50,461	56,701	62,962	69,202
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	48,652	54,684	60,695	66,727
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	50,815	57,367	63,919	70,471
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	50,461	56,701	62,941	69,181
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	49,317	55,661	61,984	68,328
Stockton-Lodi, CA	50,648	56,930	63,191	69,472
Vallejo, CA	50,565	56,868	63,191	69,493
Visalia, CA	48,111	54,018	59,925	65,832
Yuba City, CA	50,399	56,244	62,068	67,912
Boulder, CO	47,944	54,434	60,903	67,392
Colorado Springs, CO	45,386	51,210	57,055	62,879
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	47,861	54,351	60,861	67,351
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,508	53,956	60,404	66,852
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	53,914	58,906	63,877	68,869
Grand Junction, CO	49,629	54,725	59,842	64,938
Greeley, CO	47,944	54,434	60,944	67,434
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,007	54,434	60,861	67,288
Pueblo, CO	45,490	51,439	57,367	63,316
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,570	53,976	60,362	66,768
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	48,672	54,975	61,256	67,559
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	48,672	54,975	61,256	67,559
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	48,672	54,975	61,256	67,559
New Haven, CT	48,672	54,975	61,256	67,559
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	48,672	54,975	61,256	67,559
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	48,672	54,975	61,256	67,559
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	47,154	54,288	61,444	68,578
Dover, DE	46,696	53,144	59,613	66,061
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	49,484	55,245	61,007	66,768
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	48,028	54,704	61,381	68,058
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	48,340	53,477	58,636	63,773
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	44,117	50,898	57,700	64,480
Gainesville, FL	45,012	50,336	55,661	60,986
Homosassa Springs, FL	46,717	52,916	59,114	65,312
Jacksonville, FL	42,557	49,588	56,639	63,669
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	46,696	53,040	59,364	65,708
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	46,447	52,562	58,677	64,792
Naples-Marco Island, FL	46,592	52,812	59,010	65,229
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	43,285	50,191	57,076	63,981
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	48,444	54,413	60,362	66,332
Ocala, FL	46,301	52,458	58,636	64,792
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	46,405	52,645	58,885	65,125
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	46,488	52,791	59,072	65,375
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	45,781	52,229	58,656	65,104
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	48,152	53,248	58,365	63,461
Port St. Lucie, FL	46,488	52,624	58,740	64,876
Punta Gorda, FL	48,236	54,559	60,882	67,205
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	46,488	52,791	59,114	65,416
Sebring, FL	46,426	52,666	58,927	65,167
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	46,655	52,936	59,218	65,500
Tallahassee, FL	48,485	54,392	60,279	66,186
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	46,925	53,248	59,572	65,895
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	46,613	52,936	59,239	65,562
Albany, GA	43,535	49,858	56,202	62,525
Athens-Clarke County, GA	43,244	49,484	55,703	61,943
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	43,223	49,421	55,620	61,818
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	47,133	52,853	58,573	64,293
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	43,535	49,858	56,202	62,525
Columbus, GA-AL	43,244	49,463	55,703	61,922
Dalton, GA	46,759	53,269	59,800	66,311
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,568	54,954	61,319	67,704
Gainesville, GA	43,223	49,442	55,640	61,860
Hinesville, GA	43,535	49,858	56,202	62,525
Macon-Bibb County, GA	47,944	53,893	59,842	65,791
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,431	49,712	55,973	62,255
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,410	49,754	56,077	62,421
Rome, GA	43,348	49,629	55,911	62,192
Savannah, GA	43,535	49,858	56,202	62,525
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	56,202	61,922	67,642	73,362
Valdosta, GA	43,535	49,858	56,202	62,525
Warner Robins, GA	48,236	54,184	60,133	66,082
Guam MSA	53,082	56,972	60,861	64,751
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	47,029	53,623	60,237	66,831
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	47,029	53,623	60,237	66,831
Urban Honolulu, HI	47,154	53,706	60,279	66,831
Ames, IA	46,384	53,685	60,965	68,266
Cedar Rapids, IA	46,156	51,335	56,514	61,693
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	50,087	55,079	60,050	65,042
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	46,301	53,602	60,924	68,224
Dubuque, IA	46,384	51,876	57,346	62,837
Iowa City, IA	46,343	51,709	57,055	62,421
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,924	53,477	59,031	64,584
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,696	53,644	60,570	67,517
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	51,106	56,764	62,442	68,100
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,925	53,706	60,508	67,288
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,759	53,768	60,778	67,788
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	51,959	57,117	62,276	67,434
Boise City, ID	45,136	51,834	58,532	65,229
Coeur d'Alene, ID	45,677	52,188	58,698	65,208
Idaho Falls, ID	45,677	52,188	58,698	65,208
Lewiston, ID-WA	45,677	52,188	58,698	65,208
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,324	51,959	58,594	65,229
Pocatello, ID	45,677	52,188	58,698	65,208
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,573	52,188	58,781	65,396
Twin Falls, ID	45,178	51,855	58,511	65,188
Bloomington, IL	50,128	56,077	62,047	67,996
Champaign-Urbana, IL	50,524	56,140	61,756	67,372
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	45,760	52,458	59,135	65,832
Decatur, IL	49,816	55,557	61,319	67,060
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,240	51,605	57,991	64,356
Kankakee, IL	45,864	52,562	59,239	65,936
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,864	52,541	59,239	65,916
Peoria, IL	48,984	55,370	61,756	68,141
Rockford, IL	45,781	52,479	59,176	65,874
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,908	51,293	57,658	64,044
Springfield, IL	48,943	54,725	60,487	66,269
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,740	52,333	58,948	65,541
Bloomington, IN	42,578	47,404	52,229	57,055
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,493	49,234	54,996	60,736
Columbus, IN	42,557	47,362	52,167	56,972
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	49,796	55,432	61,069	66,706
Evansville, IN	53,685	58,012	62,317	66,644
Fort Wayne, IN	47,466	53,644	59,842	66,020
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	42,557	47,341	52,125	56,909
Kokomo, IN	42,557	47,383	52,208	57,034
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	45,740	52,437	59,135	65,832
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	45,802	52,479	59,176	65,853
Muncie, IN	45,199	51,605	58,032	64,439
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,823	52,500	59,176	65,853
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	50,087	55,495	60,924	66,332
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,597	49,463	55,328	61,194
Terre Haute, IN	47,861	54,455	61,028	67,621
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	42,952	50,316	57,679	65,042
Lawrence, KS	42,204	49,421	56,660	63,877
Manhattan, KS	40,685	48,152	55,640	63,108
Topeka, KS	42,204	49,421	56,660	63,877
Wichita, KS	53,872	59,800	65,749	71,677
Bowling Green, KY	46,738	54,226	61,735	69,223
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,322	52,416	58,490	64,584
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,948	52,479	59,010	65,541
Elizabethtown, KY	44,388	50,628	56,847	63,087
Lexington-Fayette, KY	45,864	52,978	60,071	67,184
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	44,367	50,565	56,764	62,962
Owensboro, KY	44,658	51,272	57,908	64,522
Paducah, KY-IL	44,658	51,272	57,908	64,522
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,471	50,773	57,055	63,357
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,533	50,919	57,284	63,669
Alexandria, LA	47,258	53,248	59,260	65,250
Baton Rouge, LA	48,568	55,079	61,568	68,079
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	48,943	54,517	60,092	65,666
Hammond, LA	45,844	52,458	59,072	65,687
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	45,844	52,458	59,072	65,687
Lafayette, LA	47,986	53,810	59,655	65,479
Lake Charles, LA	48,277	54,101	59,925	65,749
Monroe, LA	47,258	53,248	59,260	65,250
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	44,533	51,085	57,637	64,189
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	49,068	54,621	60,196	65,749
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	49,296	54,309	59,301	64,314
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	44,533	51,085	57,637	64,189
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	48,423	54,767	61,111	67,455
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	46,176	52,604	59,010	65,437
Barnstable Town, MA	49,026	55,058	61,111	67,143
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	49,608	55,495	61,402	67,288
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	49,192	55,204	61,194	67,205
Pittsfield, MA	45,240	51,688	58,116	64,564
Springfield, MA	45,199	51,626	58,032	64,460
Worcester, MA	50,024	55,807	61,610	67,392
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	47,133	53,436	59,738	66,040
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	47,216	54,330	61,464	68,578
Lexington Park, MD	47,175	54,018	60,840	67,684
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	48,069	54,351	60,632	66,914
Salisbury, MD	48,298	54,704	61,132	67,538
Bangor, ME	49,130	54,580	60,050	65,500
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	50,336	56,056	61,756	67,476
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	49,692	55,183	60,674	66,165
Portland-South Portland, ME	50,191	55,911	61,631	67,351
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	50,004	55,682	61,360	67,039
Ann Arbor, MI	49,255	55,120	61,007	66,872
Battle Creek, MI	48,693	54,684	60,695	66,685
Bay City, MI	49,234	55,100	60,944	66,810
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	49,192	55,037	60,882	66,727
Flint, MI	49,151	54,996	60,840	66,685
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	48,527	54,372	60,196	66,040
Jackson, MI	49,255	55,141	61,007	66,893
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	48,069	54,496	60,944	67,372
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	50,212	56,639	63,066	69,493
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,109	54,975	60,820	66,685
Midland, MI	49,234	55,100	60,944	66,810
Monroe, MI	49,234	55,079	60,903	66,748
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	48,589	54,413	60,216	66,040
Niles, MI	50,378	55,640	60,882	66,144
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,544	55,308	60,092	64,855
Saginaw, MI	49,463	55,744	62,005	68,287
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,776	54,600	60,445	66,269
Traverse City, MI	49,484	54,164	58,864	63,544
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	52,583	57,637	62,712	67,767
Duluth, MN-WI	50,669	58,178	65,666	73,175
Mankato, MN	50,607	56,306	62,005	67,704
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	49,608	55,391	61,152	66,935
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,671	55,474	61,298	67,101
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,421	55,266	61,111	66,956
Rochester, MN	49,775	55,536	61,298	67,060
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,692	55,453	61,194	66,956
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,796	55,536	61,277	67,018
St. Cloud, MN	52,208	56,784	61,340	65,916
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	45,615	52,125	58,615	65,125
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,805	50,544	57,304	64,044
Columbia, MO	49,255	54,808	60,341	65,895
Jefferson City, MO	50,128	55,786	61,423	67,080
Joplin, MO-KS	45,615	52,125	58,615	65,125
Kansas City, MO-KS	42,079	49,296	56,514	63,732
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,514	50,295	57,096	63,877
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,386	51,647	57,908	64,168
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,786	49,879	56,992	64,085
Springfield, MO	50,940	55,765	60,612	65,437
St. Joseph, MO-KS	42,204	49,421	56,618	63,836
St. Louis, MO-IL	44,845	51,127	57,408	63,690
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	47,154	53,020	58,885	64,751
Hattiesburg, MS	47,674	53,415	59,176	64,917
Jackson, MS	46,800	52,229	57,679	63,108
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,279	52,853	58,448	64,023
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,237	52,770	58,303	63,836
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,471	50,191	55,890	61,610
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,783	50,503	56,223	61,943
Billings, MT	47,882	52,999	58,095	63,212
Bozeman, MT	49,151	54,288	59,405	64,543
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	48,402	53,664	58,906	64,168
Great Falls, MT	49,088	54,954	60,840	66,706
Helena, MT	51,085	56,389	61,714	67,018
Missoula, MT	51,709	56,306	60,924	65,520
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	49,151	54,288	59,405	64,543
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	52,437	56,930	61,423	65,916
Asheville, NC	50,108	54,496	58,906	63,295
Burlington, NC	46,800	53,061	59,301	65,562
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,826	50,191	56,535	62,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	41,496	47,029	52,583	58,116
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	47,175	53,394	59,613	65,832
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,319	54,268	60,237	66,186
Fayetteville, NC	46,135	51,480	56,805	62,151
Goldsboro, NC	47,528	53,768	59,988	66,228
Greensboro-High Point, NC	47,050	53,228	59,426	65,604
Greenville, NC	43,847	50,212	56,556	62,920
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	41,496	47,050	52,583	58,136
Jacksonville, NC	46,052	52,957	59,842	66,748
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	46,551	52,541	58,511	64,501
Raleigh-Cary, NC	47,924	54,060	60,196	66,332
Rocky Mount, NC	51,501	57,304	63,128	68,932
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,580	47,196	52,812	58,428
Wilmington, NC	42,599	47,424	52,250	57,076
Winston-Salem, NC	42,952	49,192	55,412	61,652
Bismarck, ND	46,717	53,477	60,258	67,018
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	45,885	52,936	59,988	67,039
Fargo, ND-MN	45,386	52,728	60,092	67,434
Grand Forks, ND-MN	50,981	56,389	61,776	67,184
Minot, ND	46,239	53,228	60,216	67,205
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,780	53,560	60,320	67,101
Grand Island, NE	52,084	57,845	63,607	69,368
Lincoln, NE	51,813	56,805	61,776	66,768
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	48,132	54,496	60,882	67,247
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	51,792	57,575	63,357	69,140
Omaha, NE-IA	47,341	53,893	60,424	66,976
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	50,586	56,431	62,276	68,120
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,901	54,912	60,924	66,935
Manchester-Nashua, NH	47,674	53,768	59,863	65,957
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,608	55,516	61,402	67,309
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	47,674	53,789	59,884	65,999
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	47,632	54,330	61,028	67,725
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	48,111	55,100	62,088	69,077
Vineland, NJ	46,696	53,144	59,613	66,061
Albuquerque, NM	45,532	52,229	58,948	65,645
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	45,719	52,416	59,135	65,832
Farmington, NM	45,552	52,250	58,927	65,624
Las Cruces, NM	45,844	52,604	59,343	66,103
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	45,719	52,479	59,218	65,978
Santa Fe, NM	45,656	52,416	59,156	65,916
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	46,176	52,396	58,615	64,834
Carson City, NV	48,839	54,580	60,320	66,061
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	45,490	51,834	58,157	64,501
Reno, NV	48,797	54,517	60,237	65,957
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	48,610	53,810	58,989	64,189
Binghamton, NY	50,648	55,037	59,405	63,794
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	47,133	52,354	57,596	62,816
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	48,402	53,644	58,864	64,106
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	48,111	53,685	59,239	64,813
Elmira, NY	49,296	53,810	58,344	62,858
Glens Falls, NY	48,589	53,768	58,968	64,148
Ithaca, NY	49,421	53,852	58,261	62,692
Kingston, NY	46,572	53,124	59,655	66,207
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	46,551	53,082	59,634	66,165
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	48,028	54,767	61,485	68,224
Rochester, NY	47,820	53,872	59,925	65,978
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	47,528	53,248	58,948	64,668
Syracuse, NY	48,132	53,394	58,677	63,940
Utica-Rome, NY	48,194	53,456	58,740	64,002
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	48,090	53,332	58,573	63,815
Akron, OH	46,634	52,354	58,074	63,794
Canton-Massillon, OH	47,300	52,895	58,490	64,085
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	47,861	53,540	59,197	64,876
Cleveland, OH	47,383	53,290	59,218	65,125
Columbus, OH	48,402	54,122	59,842	65,562
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	49,650	54,621	59,572	64,543
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,277	54,018	59,759	65,500
Lima, OH	47,799	53,560	59,343	65,104
Mansfield, OH	48,256	54,018	59,800	65,562
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	47,612	53,477	59,343	65,208
Sandusky, OH	47,112	53,186	59,239	65,312
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,236	53,872	59,509	65,146
Springfield, OH	48,527	54,143	59,780	65,396
Toledo, OH	46,052	53,061	60,050	67,060
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,048	53,789	59,509	65,250
Youngstown-Warren, OH	51,709	55,932	60,154	64,376
Enid, OK	47,071	53,269	59,488	65,687
Lawton, OK	47,175	53,332	59,468	65,624
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,135	52,728	59,322	65,916
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,156	52,749	59,322	65,916
Oklahoma City, OK	47,029	53,228	59,426	65,624
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	47,029	53,290	59,551	65,812
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	47,112	53,290	59,468	65,645
Tulsa, OK	45,074	52,063	59,072	66,061
Albany, OR	51,293	56,410	61,506	66,623
Bend, OR	51,356	56,472	61,568	66,685
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,130	54,767	60,424	66,061
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,088	54,746	60,404	66,061
Corvallis, OR	51,189	56,389	61,568	66,768
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,088	54,746	60,383	66,040
Eugene-Springfield, OR	51,252	56,015	60,757	65,520
Grants Pass, OR	51,605	57,055	62,484	67,933
Medford, OR	50,877	56,597	62,317	68,037
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	48,693	54,372	60,050	65,728
Salem, OR	48,818	54,517	60,216	65,916
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	48,922	54,517	60,112	65,708
Altoona, PA	48,672	53,540	58,407	63,274
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	47,716	53,477	59,260	65,021
Chambersburg, PA	47,029	52,708	58,407	64,085
Erie, PA	54,309	60,258	66,186	72,135
Gettysburg, PA	47,092	52,791	58,490	64,189
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	46,967	52,624	58,282	63,940
Johnstown, PA	51,231	55,994	60,778	65,541
Lancaster, PA	47,612	52,936	58,240	63,565
Lebanon, PA	47,196	52,791	58,365	63,960
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,943	54,788	60,632	66,477
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	47,154	53,623	60,071	66,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	46,676	53,144	59,592	66,061
Pittsburgh, PA	46,842	53,415	59,967	66,540
Reading, PA	46,988	53,269	59,551	65,832
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	48,943	55,432	61,922	68,412
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	47,071	53,540	59,988	66,456
State College, PA	49,109	54,247	59,364	64,501
Williamsport, PA	46,884	53,103	59,343	65,562
York-Hanover, PA	47,216	52,812	58,428	64,023
Aguadilla, PR	47,404	52,146	56,909	61,652
Arecibo, PR	47,404	52,146	56,909	61,652
Guayama, PR	47,404	52,146	56,909	61,652
Mayaguez, PR	47,404	52,146	56,909	61,652
Ponce, PR	47,404	52,146	56,909	61,652
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	47,404	52,146	56,909	61,652
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	47,404	52,146	56,909	61,652
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	47,716	54,039	60,383	66,706
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	47,320	53,228	59,135	65,042
Columbia, SC	46,946	52,832	58,719	64,605
Florence, SC	46,780	52,728	58,698	64,647
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	48,256	54,351	60,466	66,560
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	46,904	53,040	59,176	65,312
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	46,904	53,040	59,176	65,312
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,516	48,506	54,496	60,487
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,119	49,255	55,412	61,548
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,946	52,853	58,740	64,647
Spartanburg, SC	43,056	49,172	55,308	61,423
Sumter, SC	46,780	52,728	58,698	64,647
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	52,312	57,076	61,818	66,581
Rapid City, SD	51,189	56,992	62,796	68,599
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	50,336	56,264	62,192	68,120
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,456	58,823	64,189	69,556
Chattanooga, TN-GA	46,759	53,332	59,904	66,477
Clarksville, TN-KY	44,887	50,981	57,076	63,170
Cleveland, TN	45,989	52,666	59,322	65,999
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,136	51,896	58,677	65,437
Jackson, TN	44,616	50,773	56,909	63,066
Johnson City, TN	42,204	49,941	57,679	65,416
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	44,741	51,501	58,282	65,042
Knoxville, TN	45,552	52,167	58,781	65,396
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	44,408	50,066	55,724	61,381
Morristown, TN	45,261	51,855	58,469	65,063
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	44,949	51,044	57,117	63,212
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,095	51,501	57,887	64,293
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	44,991	51,272	57,554	63,836
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	44,575	50,420	56,244	62,088
Abilene, TX	51,751	55,890	60,008	64,148
Amarillo, TX	51,418	56,743	62,047	67,372
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	49,796	55,245	60,674	66,124
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	46,301	54,018	61,714	69,431
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,296	54,954	60,632	66,290
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	50,045	56,140	62,213	68,308
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,656	52,021	58,407	64,772
College Station-Bryan, TX	43,972	51,064	58,178	65,271
Corpus Christi, TX	50,648	56,140	61,652	67,143
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	42,266	49,941	57,616	65,292
Eagle Pass, TX	43,972	51,064	58,178	65,271
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	44,096	50,440	56,784	63,128
El Paso, TX	50,544	55,932	61,319	66,706
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,701	50,794	57,908	65,000
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	44,055	50,336	56,597	62,879
Killeen-Temple, TX	49,983	55,412	60,840	66,269
Laredo, TX	43,972	51,064	58,178	65,271
Longview, TX	43,972	51,064	58,178	65,271
Lubbock, TX	42,204	49,879	57,554	65,229
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	50,232	56,306	62,359	68,432
Midland, TX	51,522	56,202	60,903	65,583
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,412	50,066	57,700	65,354
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,215	54,164	60,112	66,061
Odessa, TX	51,522	56,202	60,903	65,583
San Angelo, TX	43,972	51,064	58,178	65,271
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	49,255	54,933	60,612	66,290
Sherman-Denison, TX	42,287	49,962	57,616	65,292
Texarkana, TX-AR	43,972	51,064	58,178	65,271
Tyler, TX	43,972	51,064	58,178	65,271
Victoria, TX	43,972	51,064	58,178	65,271
Waco, TX	42,308	49,983	57,637	65,312
Wichita Falls, TX	43,972	51,064	58,178	65,271
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	48,527	54,434	60,341	66,248
Logan, UT-ID	51,772	57,304	62,837	68,370
Ogden, UT	46,072	52,520	58,968	65,416
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	48,360	54,268	60,154	66,061
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	45,989	52,416	58,823	65,250
St. George, UT	46,239	52,645	59,072	65,479
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	46,239	52,645	59,052	65,458
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	49,920	55,391	60,861	66,332
Charlottesville, VA	44,679	50,648	56,639	62,608
Harrisonburg, VA	46,426	52,708	58,989	65,271
Lynchburg, VA	49,442	55,016	60,612	66,186
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,343	53,144	59,946	66,748
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,176	53,040	59,925	66,789
Richmond, VA	44,637	50,607	56,556	62,525
Roanoke, VA	49,858	55,349	60,820	66,311
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,052	52,042	58,032	64,023
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,796	55,204	60,612	66,020
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	46,426	52,708	58,989	65,271
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	50,856	55,911	60,944	65,999
Winchester, VA-WV	47,175	54,330	61,464	68,620
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	46,301	52,832	59,364	65,895
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	51,876	57,512	63,149	68,786
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	50,669	56,597	62,504	68,432
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	49,816	55,828	61,839	67,850
Bellingham, WA	48,277	54,600	60,944	67,268
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	48,444	54,975	61,506	68,037
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	48,298	54,455	60,591	66,748
Kennewick-Richland, WA	49,088	54,288	59,488	64,688
Longview-Kelso, WA	48,735	54,392	60,029	65,687
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	48,568	55,037	61,485	67,954
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	48,485	54,975	61,485	67,975
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	48,381	54,933	61,464	68,016
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	46,280	52,167	58,053	63,940
Walla Walla, WA	48,277	54,600	60,944	67,268
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	53,103	57,741	62,359	66,997
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	48,610	54,788	60,944	67,122
Yakima, WA	49,567	54,912	60,258	65,604
Appleton, WI	50,524	55,349	60,175	65,000
Eau Claire, WI	54,268	57,991	61,714	65,437
Fond du Lac, WI	48,236	54,122	59,988	65,874
Green Bay, WI	50,503	55,162	59,821	64,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI	52,021	57,304	62,608	67,892
Kenosha, WI	49,276	54,975	60,674	66,373
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	53,914	59,052	64,210	69,348
Madison, WI	51,917	57,221	62,546	67,850
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	48,069	54,018	59,946	65,895
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,813	57,034	62,255	67,476
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	53,352	59,031	64,709	70,388
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	49,629	54,517	59,405	64,293
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	48,173	54,122	60,071	66,020
Sheboygan, WI	48,152	54,080	60,029	65,957
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,984	54,850	60,695	66,560
Wausau, WI	57,180	63,004	68,828	74,652
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,108	55,786	61,464	67,143
Beckley, WV	49,484	54,871	60,279	65,666
Charleston, WV	49,879	55,141	60,424	65,687
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	49,588	55,058	60,508	65,978
Morgantown, WV	48,984	54,580	60,196	65,791
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,400	54,892	60,404	65,895
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	48,984	54,580	60,196	65,791
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,151	54,663	60,196	65,708
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	47,445	53,061	58,656	64,272
Wheeling, WV-OH	48,984	54,580	60,196	65,791
Casper, WY	49,317	54,933	60,549	66,165
Cheyenne, WY	45,594	53,290	60,986	68,682
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	48,714	55,224	61,735	68,245
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	51,210	56,743	62,255	67,788

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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