SOC 43-5111 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 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): Weigh, measure, and check materials, supplies, and equipment for the purpose of keeping relevant records. Duties are primarily clerical by nature. Includes workers who collect and keep record of samples of products or materials.

Level I across metros$22,880 – $48,340Arecibo, PR to Indianapolis, IN

Median Level IV, major metros$53,872Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping (SOC 43-5111) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $22,880 in Arecibo, PR to $48,340 in Indianapolis, IN, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $53,872. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $48,277, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 12 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	41,746	44,928	48,090	51,272
Anchorage, AK	41,538	44,242	46,946	49,650
Fairbanks-College, AK	41,746	44,928	48,090	51,272
Anniston-Oxford, AL	32,386	38,959	45,552	52,125
Auburn-Opelika, AL	38,522	44,616	50,711	56,805
Birmingham, AL	37,669	43,181	48,672	54,184
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	35,007	40,976	46,925	52,895
Decatur, AL	31,325	38,168	45,032	51,876
Dothan, AL	31,824	35,880	39,916	43,972
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	38,044	43,556	49,068	54,580
Gadsden, AL	32,386	38,959	45,552	52,125
Huntsville, AL	41,288	46,800	52,292	57,804
Mobile, AL	41,476	45,802	50,128	54,455
Montgomery, AL	34,133	38,605	43,077	47,549
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	25,605	32,074	38,522	44,991
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,327	46,530	49,733	52,936
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,090	41,476	47,882	54,268
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,644	33,218	38,792	44,367
Tuscaloosa, AL	33,863	37,836	41,829	45,802
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,804	35,756	39,708	43,660
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	39,583	42,807	46,052	49,276
Fort Smith, AR-OK	33,447	37,586	41,725	45,864
Hot Springs, AR	38,896	41,975	45,074	48,152
Jonesboro, AR	35,402	39,000	42,599	46,197
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	39,375	42,204	45,012	47,840
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,671	41,039	45,407	49,775
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,778	37,586	40,415	43,223
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,127	41,808	45,511	49,192
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,026	39,541	43,056	46,572
Flagstaff, AZ	35,589	39,021	42,432	45,864
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	35,589	39,021	42,432	45,864
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	40,498	44,138	47,799	51,439
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	39,562	43,368	47,154	50,960
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	36,775	40,311	43,826	47,362
Tucson, AZ	37,357	40,789	44,200	47,632
Yuma, AZ	35,548	41,933	48,340	54,725
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	37,191	41,996	46,800	51,605
Chico, CA	38,980	43,597	48,215	52,832
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,432	45,885	49,317	52,770
El Centro, CA	34,944	38,106	41,247	44,408
Fresno, CA	36,983	41,829	46,696	51,543
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	36,671	41,600	46,530	51,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	38,439	42,058	45,698	49,317
Merced, CA	38,418	43,056	47,716	52,354
Modesto, CA	37,336	43,160	48,964	54,788
Napa, CA	40,436	44,554	48,652	52,770
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	43,077	46,572	50,087	53,581
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,666	44,388	49,088	53,810
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	38,252	43,493	48,735	53,976
Redding, CA	38,896	43,660	48,423	53,186
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	39,562	44,658	49,754	54,850
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	39,479	43,223	46,967	50,711
Salinas, CA	37,253	42,100	46,967	51,813
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	37,940	42,578	47,237	51,876
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	44,325	49,338	54,351	59,364
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	44,804	49,608	54,413	59,218
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	39,104	45,656	52,208	58,760
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	39,728	44,055	48,381	52,708
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	38,397	45,656	52,916	60,175
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	40,248	44,096	47,965	51,813
Stockton-Lodi, CA	38,023	42,453	46,904	51,335
Vallejo, CA	43,660	47,965	52,250	56,556
Visalia, CA	35,298	39,520	43,722	47,944
Yuba City, CA	39,271	43,306	47,320	51,356
Boulder, CO	47,840	52,812	57,783	62,754
Colorado Springs, CO	38,688	41,372	44,076	46,759
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	40,789	44,783	48,756	52,749
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	31,845	34,632	37,399	40,186
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	36,172	40,852	45,532	50,212
Grand Junction, CO	38,772	44,076	49,359	54,663
Greeley, CO	41,517	44,949	48,360	51,792
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,834	45,615	52,416	59,197
Pueblo, CO	36,005	39,708	43,389	47,092
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,564	42,973	47,362	51,772
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	39,728	48,028	56,306	64,605
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	38,980	45,365	51,730	58,116
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	37,711	43,327	48,943	54,559
New Haven, CT	37,128	41,892	46,634	51,397
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	38,668	44,928	51,189	57,450
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	38,834	42,848	46,884	50,898
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	36,754	42,682	48,610	54,538
Dover, DE	38,293	43,764	49,213	54,684
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	35,048	37,420	39,791	42,162
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	35,943	38,980	42,016	45,053
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	33,530	36,380	39,250	42,100
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	35,194	39,354	43,493	47,653
Gainesville, FL	36,463	40,831	45,220	49,588
Homosassa Springs, FL	35,319	40,020	44,720	49,421
Jacksonville, FL	35,194	41,080	46,967	52,853
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	39,271	43,888	48,485	53,103
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	32,407	37,503	42,620	47,716
Naples-Marco Island, FL	32,989	37,981	42,952	47,944
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	34,487	39,708	44,908	50,128
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	32,053	35,652	39,250	42,848
Ocala, FL	32,989	37,212	41,413	45,636
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	34,237	38,730	43,223	47,716
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	35,215	39,583	43,930	48,298
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	33,447	37,191	40,956	44,700
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	33,676	35,776	37,856	39,957
Port St. Lucie, FL	35,964	41,268	46,551	51,855
Punta Gorda, FL	34,092	38,252	42,391	46,551
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	34,528	39,396	44,263	49,130
Sebring, FL	35,048	40,332	45,594	50,877
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,090	42,037	49,005	55,952
Tallahassee, FL	32,407	37,004	41,621	46,218
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	35,568	40,394	45,199	50,024
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	35,048	40,061	45,095	50,108
Albany, GA	30,951	35,756	40,581	45,386
Athens-Clarke County, GA	31,284	35,922	40,540	45,178
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	36,421	41,621	46,842	52,042
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	33,343	38,044	42,744	47,445
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	29,724	34,757	39,770	44,804
Columbus, GA-AL	32,386	35,194	38,023	40,831
Dalton, GA	36,234	40,560	44,887	49,213
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,343	38,044	42,724	47,424
Gainesville, GA	35,423	37,690	39,957	42,224
Hinesville, GA	31,533	36,421	41,330	46,218
Macon-Bibb County, GA	35,901	41,184	46,488	51,772
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,780	38,314	42,828	47,362
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,168	42,287	46,384	50,503
Rome, GA	36,296	41,330	46,384	51,418
Savannah, GA	32,927	37,690	42,453	47,216
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	29,412	34,424	39,458	44,471
Valdosta, GA	32,365	36,068	39,749	43,452
Warner Robins, GA	32,844	37,669	42,495	47,320
Guam MSA	36,359	41,954	47,570	53,165
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	37,919	42,620	47,300	52,000
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	37,919	42,620	47,300	52,000
Urban Honolulu, HI	37,732	42,266	46,821	51,356
Ames, IA	38,834	43,535	48,256	52,957
Cedar Rapids, IA	39,604	43,701	47,799	51,896
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	32,948	39,229	45,490	51,772
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	43,098	47,362	51,647	55,911
Dubuque, IA	39,895	44,055	48,194	52,354
Iowa City, IA	41,725	45,261	48,776	52,312
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	34,528	40,061	45,594	51,127
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,418	42,848	47,300	51,730
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	37,482	41,725	45,948	50,191
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,058	45,573	49,088	52,604
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	31,637	38,356	45,074	51,792
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	39,645	43,784	47,924	52,063
Boise City, ID	41,663	44,159	46,676	49,172
Coeur d'Alene, ID	35,007	38,959	42,932	46,884
Idaho Falls, ID	34,133	37,253	40,352	43,472
Lewiston, ID-WA	38,688	42,807	46,904	51,023
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	35,402	39,354	43,327	47,279
Pocatello, ID	33,322	36,712	40,082	43,472
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	33,842	37,004	40,144	43,306
Twin Falls, ID	35,132	39,063	42,994	46,925
Bloomington, IL	34,612	39,666	44,720	49,775
Champaign-Urbana, IL	35,132	41,684	48,236	54,788
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	38,688	44,949	51,210	57,471
Decatur, IL	33,904	39,728	45,532	51,356
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,536	47,591	52,624	57,679
Kankakee, IL	38,189	44,512	50,856	57,180
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,936	44,700	49,484	54,247
Peoria, IL	31,200	37,066	42,952	48,818
Rockford, IL	38,564	44,679	50,794	56,909
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,320	40,352	46,384	52,416
Springfield, IL	33,925	37,856	41,808	45,740
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,069	41,392	47,736	54,060
Bloomington, IN	47,196	50,898	54,580	58,282
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,826	48,360	52,874	57,408
Columbus, IN	47,092	50,815	54,538	58,261
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	37,191	41,226	45,261	49,296
Evansville, IN	42,765	46,759	50,732	54,725
Fort Wayne, IN	42,287	46,884	51,501	56,098
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	48,340	51,730	55,141	58,532
Kokomo, IN	46,426	50,378	54,351	58,303
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	38,959	45,032	51,085	57,159
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	37,981	44,242	50,482	56,743
Muncie, IN	47,653	51,252	54,829	58,428
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,797	41,018	46,260	51,480
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	35,090	40,748	46,426	52,084
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,647	43,535	48,402	53,290
Terre Haute, IN	41,912	46,759	51,605	56,452
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	32,136	37,295	42,474	47,632
Lawrence, KS	34,903	40,644	46,405	52,146
Manhattan, KS	32,906	38,148	43,389	48,631
Topeka, KS	39,978	43,452	46,925	50,399
Wichita, KS	35,943	40,789	45,656	50,503
Bowling Green, KY	35,756	40,311	44,845	49,400
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,524	40,768	44,013	47,258
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,634	39,520	45,428	51,314
Elizabethtown, KY	39,292	44,367	49,421	54,496
Lexington-Fayette, KY	40,789	46,052	51,293	56,556
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	42,828	46,759	50,669	54,600
Owensboro, KY	35,548	39,375	43,202	47,029
Paducah, KY-IL	36,692	40,893	45,074	49,276
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,964	42,786	49,588	56,410
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,005	39,604	43,223	46,821
Alexandria, LA	34,736	40,831	46,946	53,040
Baton Rouge, LA	38,293	45,303	52,292	59,301
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,320	40,768	47,237	53,685
Hammond, LA	35,589	41,788	47,986	54,184
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	35,360	41,600	47,820	54,060
Lafayette, LA	34,736	41,247	47,736	54,247
Lake Charles, LA	33,530	38,543	43,535	48,548
Monroe, LA	34,736	40,831	46,946	53,040
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	34,237	37,919	41,580	45,261
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,341	41,455	48,589	55,703
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	33,780	40,040	46,301	52,562
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	34,820	39,957	45,116	50,253
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,277	41,663	48,028	54,413
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	40,602	44,845	49,068	53,311
Barnstable Town, MA	38,772	43,036	47,300	51,564
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	40,852	45,428	49,983	54,559
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	38,813	43,077	47,362	51,626
Pittsfield, MA	40,560	45,324	50,066	54,829
Springfield, MA	40,706	45,802	50,919	56,015
Worcester, MA	40,664	44,471	48,277	52,084
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	39,416	45,074	50,711	56,368
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	33,509	39,188	44,866	50,544
Lexington Park, MD	37,087	42,890	48,714	54,517
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	38,397	43,909	49,421	54,933
Salisbury, MD	35,652	39,354	43,056	46,759
Bangor, ME	46,093	48,381	50,690	52,978
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	47,341	52,354	57,367	62,380
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	46,093	48,381	50,690	52,978
Portland-South Portland, ME	47,112	50,586	54,039	57,512
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	46,322	48,631	50,919	53,228
Ann Arbor, MI	36,005	42,141	48,256	54,392
Battle Creek, MI	34,965	41,060	47,154	53,248
Bay City, MI	31,928	36,380	40,810	45,261
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	36,421	42,328	48,256	54,164
Flint, MI	35,277	40,976	46,696	52,396
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	35,568	40,872	46,176	51,480
Jackson, MI	35,964	42,183	48,423	54,642
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	35,132	41,330	47,549	53,748
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	35,319	40,976	46,613	52,271
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	31,304	35,090	38,876	42,661
Midland, MI	31,928	36,380	40,810	45,261
Monroe, MI	36,109	42,308	48,506	54,704
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	34,133	39,375	44,616	49,858
Niles, MI	36,047	43,389	50,732	58,074
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,053	35,152	38,231	41,330
Saginaw, MI	32,740	37,378	42,037	46,676
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,296	44,096	51,896	59,696
Traverse City, MI	32,719	35,194	37,690	40,165
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,053	35,152	38,231	41,330
Duluth, MN-WI	38,460	42,224	46,010	49,775
Mankato, MN	45,303	50,170	55,016	59,884
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	46,384	51,584	56,805	62,005
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,285	49,109	54,912	60,736
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,037	47,757	53,477	59,197
Rochester, MN	43,160	46,655	50,149	53,644
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,760	48,173	50,565	52,978
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,599	47,029	51,439	55,869
St. Cloud, MN	45,012	50,295	55,578	60,861
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	35,444	40,685	45,927	51,168
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,776	39,749	43,743	47,716
Columbia, MO	35,069	39,021	42,973	46,925
Jefferson City, MO	35,069	39,021	42,973	46,925
Joplin, MO-KS	32,615	37,669	42,703	47,757
Kansas City, MO-KS	39,500	45,095	50,711	56,306
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,549	38,044	41,538	45,032
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,084	43,618	48,152
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,944	38,397	41,850	45,303
Springfield, MO	35,818	40,061	44,304	48,548
St. Joseph, MO-KS	39,188	42,474	45,740	49,026
St. Louis, MO-IL	33,197	39,084	44,991	50,877
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	30,368	34,216	38,085	41,933
Hattiesburg, MS	31,700	36,504	41,309	46,114
Jackson, MS	32,823	35,922	39,021	42,120
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,055	33,301	35,548	37,794
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,568	40,269	44,991	49,692
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,738	38,189	42,640	47,092
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,532	35,028	37,544	40,040
Billings, MT	33,842	37,170	40,477	43,805
Bozeman, MT	39,292	43,160	47,008	50,877
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,573	35,776	38,980	42,183
Great Falls, MT	33,613	37,295	40,956	44,637
Helena, MT	34,133	37,919	41,684	45,469
Missoula, MT	34,175	37,586	41,018	44,429
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	34,362	38,002	41,663	45,303
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,551	36,692	39,832	42,973
Asheville, NC	37,815	42,308	46,821	51,314
Burlington, NC	37,877	44,138	50,399	56,660
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,981	41,434	44,908	48,360
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	37,024	41,642	46,260	50,877
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	36,567	40,290	43,992	47,716
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,892	34,029	39,146	44,284
Fayetteville, NC	36,172	42,308	48,423	54,559
Goldsboro, NC	34,612	39,125	43,639	48,152
Greensboro-High Point, NC	33,218	38,855	44,492	50,128
Greenville, NC	29,474	34,695	39,916	45,136
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	32,656	35,423	38,168	40,935
Jacksonville, NC	31,388	35,631	39,874	44,117
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	35,880	40,415	44,928	49,463
Raleigh-Cary, NC	34,924	40,061	45,220	50,357
Rocky Mount, NC	35,319	37,711	40,082	42,474
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,159	36,816	42,453	48,111
Wilmington, NC	34,362	38,688	43,036	47,362
Winston-Salem, NC	34,799	39,271	43,722	48,194
Bismarck, ND	43,056	49,047	55,037	61,028
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,208	45,199	51,168	57,159
Fargo, ND-MN	36,338	41,455	46,592	51,709
Grand Forks, ND-MN	33,239	38,688	44,159	49,608
Minot, ND	45,927	51,252	56,576	61,901
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,832	45,615	51,376	57,159
Grand Island, NE	38,293	43,493	48,672	53,872
Lincoln, NE	38,584	43,722	48,860	53,997
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,125	43,618	48,111	52,604
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,602	45,386	50,191	54,975
Omaha, NE-IA	40,685	45,448	50,232	54,996
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,962	42,890	48,818	54,746
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	39,146	43,327	47,487	51,668
Manchester-Nashua, NH	37,316	41,205	45,095	48,984
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,498	45,053	49,588	54,143
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	37,232	41,496	45,781	50,045
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	38,272	44,616	50,960	57,304
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	35,319	42,536	49,775	56,992
Vineland, NJ	36,421	42,079	47,716	53,373
Albuquerque, NM	40,664	46,572	52,479	58,386
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,511	37,815	43,098	48,402
Farmington, NM	38,896	45,282	51,647	58,032
Las Cruces, NM	32,490	37,856	43,223	48,589
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	35,340	42,370	49,380	56,410
Santa Fe, NM	38,605	45,095	51,564	58,053
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	38,023	43,264	48,506	53,748
Carson City, NV	38,023	44,242	50,461	56,680
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	38,106	42,828	47,549	52,271
Reno, NV	39,520	45,864	52,208	58,552
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	42,952	47,466	51,959	56,472
Binghamton, NY	36,442	41,184	45,948	50,690
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	34,466	40,103	45,760	51,397
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	40,789	47,778	54,746	61,735
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	40,768	44,720	48,652	52,604
Elmira, NY	35,152	39,416	43,701	47,965
Glens Falls, NY	41,496	46,967	52,458	57,928
Ithaca, NY	36,172	40,831	45,469	50,128
Kingston, NY	38,688	43,098	47,528	51,938
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	38,314	42,328	46,364	50,378
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	38,085	44,720	51,376	58,012
Rochester, NY	37,544	42,536	47,508	52,500
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	35,610	40,061	44,512	48,964
Syracuse, NY	36,692	42,349	48,007	53,664
Utica-Rome, NY	40,727	45,740	50,732	55,744
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	37,399	43,660	49,941	56,202
Akron, OH	36,317	46,717	57,138	67,538
Canton-Massillon, OH	35,381	40,581	45,781	50,981
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	38,626	44,928	51,252	57,554
Cleveland, OH	36,213	42,724	49,255	55,765
Columbus, OH	34,071	41,080	48,069	55,079
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	40,560	46,780	52,999	59,218
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,024	44,076	51,148	58,199
Lima, OH	37,794	44,575	51,335	58,116
Mansfield, OH	34,258	40,789	47,300	53,831
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	35,652	39,936	44,242	48,527
Sandusky, OH	35,298	41,309	47,341	53,352
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	32,677	39,458	46,218	52,999
Springfield, OH	34,924	41,975	49,047	56,098
Toledo, OH	33,904	40,768	47,612	54,476
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,527	42,328	49,109	55,911
Youngstown-Warren, OH	30,472	34,071	37,648	41,247
Enid, OK	32,324	37,316	42,308	47,300
Lawton, OK	31,887	36,983	42,079	47,175
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,012	38,688	45,365	52,042
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,156	36,463	39,749	43,056
Oklahoma City, OK	31,908	36,504	41,101	45,698
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,362	39,333	44,284	49,255
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,844	37,752	42,682	47,591
Tulsa, OK	31,908	35,007	38,085	41,184
Albany, OR	40,103	44,762	49,400	54,060
Bend, OR	45,344	48,797	52,250	55,703
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	39,541	44,658	49,754	54,871
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	34,778	39,500	44,200	48,922
Corvallis, OR	37,045	41,912	46,780	51,647
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	37,669	42,578	47,487	52,396
Eugene-Springfield, OR	37,981	42,890	47,799	52,708
Grants Pass, OR	36,317	40,748	45,157	49,588
Medford, OR	36,026	40,456	44,866	49,296
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	41,829	46,884	51,959	57,013
Salem, OR	37,191	42,474	47,736	53,020
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	45,636	51,272	56,888	62,525
Altoona, PA	34,383	40,560	46,717	52,895
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,631	55,516	62,380
Chambersburg, PA	43,743	45,386	47,008	48,652
Erie, PA	33,925	38,792	43,680	48,548
Gettysburg, PA	43,202	47,570	51,959	56,327
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	43,722	49,026	54,351	59,655
Johnstown, PA	35,860	41,912	47,965	54,018
Lancaster, PA	40,103	45,844	51,564	57,304
Lebanon, PA	42,495	48,194	53,872	59,572
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,069	41,892	48,693	55,516
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,050	39,021	44,013	48,984
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	38,959	44,408	49,837	55,287
Pittsburgh, PA	37,087	42,911	48,714	54,538
Reading, PA	43,639	48,735	53,831	58,927
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	43,618	47,799	51,980	56,160
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,861	42,204	49,546	56,888
State College, PA	36,796	43,826	50,836	57,866
Williamsport, PA	36,484	43,535	50,607	57,658
York-Hanover, PA	42,536	47,716	52,874	58,053
Aguadilla, PR	23,109	27,394	31,658	35,943
Arecibo, PR	22,880	27,498	32,136	36,754
Guayama, PR	22,880	27,456	32,053	36,629
Mayaguez, PR	23,109	27,394	31,658	35,943
Ponce, PR	23,026	27,394	31,783	36,151
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	23,109	27,394	31,658	35,943
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	22,984	27,789	32,573	37,378
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	37,836	40,664	43,514	46,343
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	42,349	49,567	56,805	64,023
Columbia, SC	35,589	39,354	43,140	46,904
Florence, SC	35,132	39,437	43,764	48,069
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	37,711	41,871	46,031	50,191
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	33,488	37,024	40,560	44,096
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	34,008	40,165	46,322	52,479
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,424	41,060	47,674	54,309
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,781	35,943	39,104	42,266
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,026	42,183	48,340	54,496
Spartanburg, SC	37,461	41,476	45,469	49,484
Sumter, SC	35,132	39,437	43,764	48,069
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,301	38,189	43,077	47,965
Rapid City, SD	30,119	35,922	41,725	47,528
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	41,663	43,535	45,386	47,258
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	29,932	35,215	40,477	45,760
Chattanooga, TN-GA	34,508	37,752	40,976	44,221
Clarksville, TN-KY	40,415	43,348	46,301	49,234
Cleveland, TN	34,362	38,397	42,432	46,468
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,671	41,226	45,781	50,336
Jackson, TN	34,487	38,792	43,077	47,383
Johnson City, TN	37,586	41,205	44,845	48,464
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	37,440	40,623	43,826	47,008
Knoxville, TN	36,879	41,642	46,426	51,189
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	37,482	41,580	45,698	49,796
Morristown, TN	35,818	40,352	44,866	49,400
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	37,336	42,308	47,300	52,271
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,172	41,101	46,010	50,940
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,333	44,263	49,192	54,122
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,232	41,725	46,218	50,711
Abilene, TX	34,944	40,040	45,116	50,212
Amarillo, TX	34,549	39,416	44,304	49,172
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	39,188	45,469	51,730	58,012
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	36,255	39,978	43,701	47,424
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,071	40,020	45,968	51,917
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	29,308	35,215	41,101	47,008
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,679	38,127	44,554	51,002
College Station-Bryan, TX	34,279	40,082	45,885	51,688
Corpus Christi, TX	28,871	33,738	38,626	43,493
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	39,188	44,866	50,524	56,202
Eagle Pass, TX	28,434	32,157	35,880	39,604
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,493	35,652	40,810	45,968
El Paso, TX	32,885	37,503	42,141	46,759
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,861	41,850	48,839	55,828
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	35,818	41,413	47,008	52,604
Killeen-Temple, TX	37,087	42,828	48,589	54,330
Laredo, TX	28,912	32,136	35,381	38,605
Longview, TX	35,943	39,978	43,992	48,028
Lubbock, TX	32,428	36,900	41,351	45,823
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	29,308	35,215	41,101	47,008
Midland, TX	35,007	39,687	44,346	49,026
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,130	40,290	44,471	48,631
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,277	40,103	44,908	49,733
Odessa, TX	35,007	39,687	44,346	49,026
San Angelo, TX	34,944	40,581	46,239	51,876
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	38,376	43,535	48,714	53,872
Sherman-Denison, TX	38,668	44,325	50,004	55,661
Texarkana, TX-AR	34,903	38,834	42,744	46,676
Tyler, TX	37,336	40,893	44,450	48,007
Victoria, TX	31,783	37,836	43,909	49,962
Waco, TX	38,293	44,034	49,754	55,495
Wichita Falls, TX	35,568	40,040	44,492	48,964
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,728	44,596	49,442	54,309
Logan, UT-ID	35,464	41,538	47,632	53,706
Ogden, UT	38,127	43,368	48,589	53,831
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	38,356	41,101	43,847	46,592
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	38,896	44,013	49,109	54,226
St. George, UT	40,976	44,908	48,860	52,791
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	45,136	50,919	56,722	62,504
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	30,972	35,922	40,893	45,844
Charlottesville, VA	33,780	39,853	45,906	51,980
Harrisonburg, VA	36,255	39,749	43,223	46,717
Lynchburg, VA	31,117	37,045	42,973	48,901
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,799	40,748	46,696	52,645
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,655	43,597	53,540	63,482
Richmond, VA	34,840	40,727	46,634	52,520
Roanoke, VA	29,994	34,840	39,687	44,533
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,573	38,439	44,325	50,191
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,740	37,711	42,703	47,674
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	34,362	40,020	45,677	51,335
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	32,469	38,085	43,722	49,338
Winchester, VA-WV	41,039	47,071	53,124	59,156
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	36,359	41,954	47,570	53,165
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	41,663	45,178	48,714	52,229
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	42,058	45,365	48,672	51,980
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	42,516	45,573	48,652	51,709
Bellingham, WA	38,064	42,266	46,447	50,648
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	39,853	45,864	51,855	57,866
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,104	43,597	48,111	52,604
Kennewick-Richland, WA	39,562	44,783	49,983	55,204
Longview-Kelso, WA	40,124	45,074	50,024	54,975
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	39,604	45,303	51,023	56,722
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	39,708	45,719	51,709	57,720
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	41,122	47,341	53,560	59,780
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	35,797	41,455	47,112	52,770
Walla Walla, WA	39,021	43,618	48,194	52,791
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	40,540	46,509	52,458	58,428
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	37,378	41,205	45,012	48,839
Yakima, WA	44,013	49,775	55,557	61,319
Appleton, WI	36,733	39,250	41,746	44,263
Eau Claire, WI	42,183	47,903	53,644	59,364
Fond du Lac, WI	37,856	43,264	48,672	54,080
Green Bay, WI	36,858	40,498	44,117	47,757
Janesville-Beloit, WI	39,728	44,346	48,984	53,602
Kenosha, WI	40,394	46,967	53,519	60,092
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	41,600	46,884	52,146	57,429
Madison, WI	44,034	47,487	50,960	54,413
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	38,522	43,701	48,880	54,060
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,815	41,704	45,573	49,463
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,082	45,573	51,085	56,576
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	37,045	42,703	48,381	54,039
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	39,333	45,136	50,940	56,743
Sheboygan, WI	37,503	42,224	46,946	51,668
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,127	43,202	48,298	53,373
Wausau, WI	39,188	44,762	50,316	55,890
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,117	49,712	55,328	60,924
Beckley, WV	26,146	29,640	33,156	36,650
Charleston, WV	26,957	30,493	34,050	37,586
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	28,205	32,199	36,172	40,165
Morgantown, WV	26,874	30,888	34,903	38,917
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,708	30,244	33,780	37,316
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	26,728	30,244	33,780	37,295
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,271	29,391	32,532	35,652
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	40,456	46,904	53,373	59,821
Wheeling, WV-OH	29,474	35,152	40,852	46,530
Casper, WY	39,895	47,882	55,869	63,856
Cheyenne, WY	45,261	51,772	58,282	64,792
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	40,248	48,173	56,119	64,044
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	39,895	47,882	55,869	63,856

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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