SOC 43-9051 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 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. Time-stamp, open, read, sort, and route incoming mail; and address, seal, stamp, fold, stuff, and affix postage to outgoing mail or packages. Duties may also include keeping necessary records and completed forms.

Level I across metros$21,736 – $42,245Beckley, WV to Seattle, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$44,845Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service (SOC 43-9051) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,736 in Beckley, WV to $42,245 in Seattle, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $44,845. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $40,852, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 8 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

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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	32,157	36,879	41,600	46,322
Anchorage, AK	35,111	40,061	45,012	49,962
Fairbanks-College, AK	27,519	32,760	37,981	43,223
Anniston-Oxford, AL	29,640	34,133	38,626	43,119
Auburn-Opelika, AL	27,685	31,720	35,776	39,812
Birmingham, AL	31,616	35,527	39,416	43,327
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	29,079	32,615	36,172	39,708
Decatur, AL	25,044	30,764	36,484	42,204
Dothan, AL	26,312	31,388	36,442	41,517
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	26,312	32,511	38,730	44,928
Gadsden, AL	29,640	34,133	38,626	43,119
Huntsville, AL	32,095	37,524	42,973	48,402
Mobile, AL	29,079	32,615	36,172	39,708
Montgomery, AL	28,600	32,428	36,276	40,103
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,975	33,613	38,231	42,869
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,455	33,052	37,628	42,224
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,247	32,324	36,380	40,456
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	30,160	34,154	38,168	42,162
Tuscaloosa, AL	30,680	34,840	39,021	43,181
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,474	33,592	37,690	41,808
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	34,820	38,168	41,538	44,887
Fort Smith, AR-OK	29,224	34,424	39,645	44,845
Hot Springs, AR	29,058	33,114	37,191	41,247
Jonesboro, AR	29,578	33,613	37,648	41,684
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	30,098	34,112	38,106	42,120
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,932	34,216	38,522	42,807
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	28,829	32,906	36,983	41,060
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,744	34,008	38,252	42,516
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	33,967	36,920	39,895	42,848
Flagstaff, AZ	32,032	35,090	38,168	41,226
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	32,032	35,090	38,168	41,226
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	34,404	37,274	40,144	43,015
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	34,112	37,045	39,978	42,911
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	33,842	36,733	39,604	42,495
Tucson, AZ	34,570	37,607	40,644	43,680
Yuma, AZ	34,341	37,253	40,144	43,056
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	34,320	37,399	40,477	43,556
Chico, CA	34,528	37,420	40,290	43,181
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,277	39,957	44,637	49,317
El Centro, CA	36,068	39,853	43,639	47,424
Fresno, CA	34,383	37,108	39,812	42,536
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	34,549	38,023	41,517	44,991
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	37,232	41,559	45,906	50,232
Merced, CA	36,567	42,204	47,820	53,456
Modesto, CA	39,895	45,324	50,773	56,202
Napa, CA	37,212	42,536	47,861	53,186
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,087	42,391	47,695	52,999
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,588	42,058	47,508	52,978
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	37,045	40,935	44,845	48,735
Redding, CA	37,108	42,183	47,237	52,312
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	34,778	38,647	42,536	46,405
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	37,128	42,724	48,319	53,914
Salinas, CA	36,629	42,058	47,487	52,916
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	37,253	40,789	44,346	47,882
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	41,975	47,008	52,042	57,076
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	37,960	43,909	49,858	55,807
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	34,903	39,125	43,327	47,549
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	40,207	45,636	51,044	56,472
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	35,173	39,375	43,576	47,778
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	37,711	41,455	45,220	48,964
Stockton-Lodi, CA	35,215	38,647	42,079	45,511
Vallejo, CA	39,604	44,970	50,316	55,682
Visalia, CA	35,090	39,832	44,575	49,317
Yuba City, CA	36,484	41,975	47,445	52,936
Boulder, CO	36,754	40,664	44,575	48,485
Colorado Springs, CO	32,157	37,399	42,620	47,861
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	37,045	40,810	44,596	48,360
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	36,172	40,311	44,429	48,568
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	34,716	39,583	44,450	49,317
Grand Junction, CO	36,255	39,957	43,680	47,383
Greeley, CO	36,692	40,664	44,658	48,631
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	36,650	40,581	44,512	48,444
Pueblo, CO	32,781	37,981	43,160	48,360
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	36,088	40,207	44,304	48,423
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	39,645	42,890	46,114	49,359
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	37,482	41,226	44,970	48,714
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	37,482	41,205	44,949	48,672
New Haven, CT	38,002	42,120	46,239	50,357
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	37,420	41,143	44,887	48,610
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	36,421	39,520	42,599	45,698
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	33,551	39,000	44,429	49,879
Dover, DE	33,738	37,274	40,789	44,325
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	33,218	36,255	39,271	42,308
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	31,284	36,421	41,580	46,717
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	30,077	33,884	37,690	41,496
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	30,764	34,466	38,189	41,892
Gainesville, FL	33,551	40,852	48,152	55,453
Homosassa Springs, FL	33,364	37,253	41,143	45,032
Jacksonville, FL	34,175	42,141	50,128	58,095
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	30,722	33,780	36,816	39,874
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	34,112	41,767	49,400	57,055
Naples-Marco Island, FL	34,008	41,580	49,130	56,701
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	32,532	38,876	45,240	51,584
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	33,322	37,004	40,706	44,388
Ocala, FL	32,407	36,400	40,415	44,408
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	32,948	36,837	40,706	44,596
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	32,490	36,380	40,269	44,159
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	29,848	33,613	37,357	41,122
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	30,368	34,216	38,085	41,933
Port St. Lucie, FL	34,092	41,746	49,400	57,055
Punta Gorda, FL	31,908	36,733	41,559	46,384
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	32,698	36,754	40,789	44,845
Sebring, FL	32,490	36,463	40,415	44,388
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,541	45,552	51,543
Tallahassee, FL	32,448	37,877	43,285	48,714
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	33,468	37,232	40,976	44,741
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	32,968	36,796	40,623	44,450
Albany, GA	26,354	30,805	35,236	39,687
Athens-Clarke County, GA	28,288	32,948	37,607	42,266
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	28,392	33,072	37,732	42,412
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	28,184	33,488	38,792	44,096
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	25,647	29,973	34,279	38,605
Columbus, GA-AL	32,656	35,048	37,420	39,812
Dalton, GA	25,959	29,848	33,738	37,628
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	27,144	31,429	35,714	39,999
Gainesville, GA	28,372	32,989	37,628	42,245
Hinesville, GA	27,581	31,263	34,944	38,626
Macon-Bibb County, GA	28,392	33,052	37,732	42,391
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	26,520	31,928	37,357	42,765
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,143	32,781	37,440	42,079
Rome, GA	28,268	32,906	37,544	42,183
Savannah, GA	28,517	31,575	34,612	37,669
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	25,980	29,682	33,384	37,087
Valdosta, GA	26,146	29,744	33,322	36,920
Warner Robins, GA	28,642	32,989	37,316	41,663
Guam MSA	32,157	36,879	41,600	46,322
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	34,362	37,898	41,413	44,949
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	34,362	37,898	41,413	44,949
Urban Honolulu, HI	34,071	37,336	40,581	43,847
Ames, IA	27,768	31,679	35,610	39,520
Cedar Rapids, IA	33,530	36,629	39,749	42,848
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	29,682	32,698	35,714	38,730
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	31,180	34,695	38,231	41,746
Dubuque, IA	26,292	30,015	33,738	37,461
Iowa City, IA	29,744	35,236	40,748	46,239
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	22,901	26,437	29,952	33,488
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	24,773	27,436	30,077	32,740
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	28,434	32,677	36,941	41,184
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	27,082	29,869	32,677	35,464
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	28,975	33,052	37,128	41,205
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	26,396	30,140	33,884	37,628
Boise City, ID	33,863	37,711	41,538	45,386
Coeur d'Alene, ID	31,221	35,256	39,292	43,327
Idaho Falls, ID	31,221	35,256	39,292	43,327
Lewiston, ID-WA	33,676	35,964	38,252	40,540
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	32,095	35,922	39,749	43,576
Pocatello, ID	27,831	30,680	33,551	36,400
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	28,892	33,114	37,357	41,580
Twin Falls, ID	33,468	37,232	41,018	44,783
Bloomington, IL	34,445	37,108	39,749	42,412
Champaign-Urbana, IL	33,530	36,962	40,415	43,847
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	34,424	37,898	41,372	44,845
Decatur, IL	31,471	34,445	37,420	40,394
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	33,072	36,317	39,541	42,786
Kankakee, IL	34,196	37,711	41,205	44,720
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	33,967	37,482	40,976	44,492
Peoria, IL	32,178	35,360	38,522	41,704
Rockford, IL	34,404	37,877	41,330	44,804
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	33,613	36,525	39,416	42,328
Springfield, IL	31,200	33,551	35,901	38,252
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,554	33,426	35,277	37,149
Bloomington, IN	31,720	35,964	40,228	44,471
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	26,541	31,221	35,880	40,560
Columbus, IN	31,783	36,068	40,373	44,658
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	24,503	29,952	35,381	40,831
Evansville, IN	32,095	34,944	37,794	40,644
Fort Wayne, IN	30,410	35,111	39,812	44,512
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	32,282	36,484	40,685	44,887
Kokomo, IN	30,223	34,861	39,479	44,117
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	33,488	37,170	40,852	44,533
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	33,759	37,378	41,018	44,637
Muncie, IN	31,804	36,088	40,373	44,658
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	22,860	28,060	33,280	38,480
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	35,298	37,212	39,146	41,060
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,804	35,964	40,124	44,284
Terre Haute, IN	28,143	32,428	36,733	41,018
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	25,335	29,744	34,154	38,564
Lawrence, KS	29,807	33,842	37,898	41,933
Manhattan, KS	27,311	31,346	35,360	39,396
Topeka, KS	28,122	31,866	35,589	39,333
Wichita, KS	27,269	31,284	35,319	39,333
Bowling Green, KY	25,106	29,058	33,010	36,962
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,964	39,146	42,328	45,511
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,162	33,676	38,210	42,724
Elizabethtown, KY	29,391	34,008	38,647	43,264
Lexington-Fayette, KY	31,096	34,320	37,565	40,789
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	31,824	35,735	39,666	43,576
Owensboro, KY	24,773	28,060	31,367	34,653
Paducah, KY-IL	26,208	30,680	35,152	39,624
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	25,959	29,911	33,884	37,836
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,600	33,280	37,960	42,640
Alexandria, LA	27,311	31,720	36,130	40,540
Baton Rouge, LA	25,252	29,495	33,759	38,002
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	26,250	30,036	33,821	37,607
Hammond, LA	28,434	32,032	35,631	39,229
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	28,060	31,804	35,568	39,312
Lafayette, LA	26,000	29,869	33,759	37,628
Lake Charles, LA	27,082	30,410	33,759	37,087
Monroe, LA	27,852	31,408	34,986	38,543
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	32,511	35,111	37,690	40,290
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	25,834	29,786	33,759	37,711
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	27,664	30,909	34,133	37,378
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	29,141	32,282	35,402	38,543
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	26,645	30,368	34,071	37,794
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	39,000	43,514	48,028	52,541
Barnstable Town, MA	37,004	42,453	47,924	53,373
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	38,335	44,263	50,170	56,098
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	37,149	42,516	47,903	53,269
Pittsfield, MA	39,874	44,367	48,860	53,352
Springfield, MA	39,999	44,720	49,421	54,143
Worcester, MA	38,272	42,640	47,029	51,397
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	35,964	39,895	43,826	47,757
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	31,492	34,279	37,066	39,853
Lexington Park, MD	31,575	36,858	42,162	47,445
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	33,572	37,378	41,184	44,991
Salisbury, MD	32,199	36,255	40,311	44,367
Bangor, ME	37,357	40,415	43,452	46,509
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	39,042	41,850	44,679	47,487
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	37,357	40,415	43,452	46,509
Portland-South Portland, ME	39,500	42,162	44,824	47,487
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,876	41,767	44,658	47,549
Ann Arbor, MI	31,616	36,400	41,164	45,948
Battle Creek, MI	32,781	36,442	40,082	43,743
Bay City, MI	26,104	30,660	35,215	39,770
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	32,927	35,776	38,605	41,455
Flint, MI	32,178	35,256	38,314	41,392
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	33,052	36,920	40,810	44,679
Jackson, MI	32,802	35,860	38,917	41,975
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	32,594	34,986	37,399	39,791
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	34,196	37,669	41,164	44,637
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	25,959	28,642	31,325	34,008
Midland, MI	26,104	30,660	35,215	39,770
Monroe, MI	32,844	35,818	38,792	41,767
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	30,181	34,632	39,104	43,556
Niles, MI	32,324	35,402	38,501	41,580
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	25,959	29,391	32,802	36,234
Saginaw, MI	29,744	34,154	38,543	42,952
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,197	36,296	39,375	42,474
Traverse City, MI	26,333	29,932	33,551	37,149
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	25,959	29,391	32,802	36,234
Duluth, MN-WI	36,130	42,308	48,506	54,684
Mankato, MN	38,148	42,620	47,071	51,543
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	36,816	40,789	44,783	48,756
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,151	40,373	44,596	48,818
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	27,082	32,261	37,420	42,599
Rochester, MN	29,120	34,632	40,165	45,677
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	27,228	31,554	35,860	40,186
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,090	39,375	43,660	47,944
St. Cloud, MN	37,024	40,831	44,658	48,464
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	31,076	34,404	37,711	41,039
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,740	36,068	39,396	42,724
Columbia, MO	33,800	36,504	39,208	41,912
Jefferson City, MO	28,600	31,887	35,194	38,480
Joplin, MO-KS	25,397	29,682	33,967	38,252
Kansas City, MO-KS	32,885	36,359	39,832	43,306
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,823	36,151	39,500	42,828
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,885	36,088	39,271	42,474
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,199	35,735	39,250	42,786
Springfield, MO	31,013	33,842	36,692	39,520
St. Joseph, MO-KS	31,221	35,028	38,855	42,661
St. Louis, MO-IL	33,426	36,567	39,728	42,869
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	30,036	35,152	40,248	45,365
Hattiesburg, MS	22,901	28,788	34,653	40,540
Jackson, MS	26,770	31,949	37,128	42,308
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	23,234	28,621	34,029	39,416
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	22,984	28,538	34,092	39,645
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	22,652	25,855	29,058	32,261
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	24,981	30,202	35,444	40,664
Billings, MT	33,010	35,381	37,752	40,124
Bozeman, MT	36,900	39,500	42,100	44,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,157	35,111	38,064	41,018
Great Falls, MT	31,408	34,695	37,960	41,247
Helena, MT	35,839	37,669	39,520	41,351
Missoula, MT	33,904	36,567	39,250	41,912
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,093	36,068	39,042	42,016
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,135	35,901	38,668	41,434
Asheville, NC	28,143	32,698	37,253	41,808
Burlington, NC	28,642	32,989	37,316	41,663
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,600	31,679	34,757	37,836
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	32,719	36,255	39,770	43,306
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	31,970	36,671	41,351	46,052
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,287	33,592	37,919	42,224
Fayetteville, NC	31,928	35,173	38,439	41,684
Goldsboro, NC	29,703	34,008	38,293	42,599
Greensboro-High Point, NC	27,685	31,596	35,527	39,437
Greenville, NC	26,874	30,098	33,301	36,525
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	27,540	31,949	36,380	40,789
Jacksonville, NC	26,125	30,847	35,589	40,311
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	29,391	33,426	37,461	41,496
Raleigh-Cary, NC	31,533	35,714	39,895	44,076
Rocky Mount, NC	29,120	33,551	37,960	42,391
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,557	32,532	35,527	38,501
Wilmington, NC	27,644	32,573	37,524	42,453
Winston-Salem, NC	30,556	33,800	37,066	40,311
Bismarck, ND	36,442	39,021	41,580	44,159
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,840	37,669	40,519	43,348
Fargo, ND-MN	34,508	37,149	39,770	42,412
Grand Forks, ND-MN	28,496	33,967	39,416	44,887
Minot, ND	35,173	37,752	40,352	42,932
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,800	36,504	39,208	41,912
Grand Island, NE	28,205	32,032	35,839	39,666
Lincoln, NE	32,989	36,775	40,581	44,367
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,448	36,463	40,477	44,492
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,205	31,970	35,714	39,479
Omaha, NE-IA	34,591	38,189	41,808	45,407
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,344	36,400	40,456	44,512
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	32,428	37,524	42,640	47,736
Manchester-Nashua, NH	33,468	37,607	41,725	45,864
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	35,672	42,016	48,360	54,704
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	32,157	37,420	42,682	47,944
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	35,340	39,978	44,616	49,255
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	38,709	43,389	48,048	52,728
Vineland, NJ	33,842	37,420	40,997	44,575
Albuquerque, NM	35,090	38,314	41,517	44,741
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,655	37,024	40,394	43,764
Farmington, NM	34,466	37,711	40,976	44,221
Las Cruces, NM	33,925	37,295	40,685	44,055
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	34,175	37,524	40,893	44,242
Santa Fe, NM	34,632	37,919	41,205	44,492
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	30,244	35,527	40,831	46,114
Carson City, NV	35,402	40,144	44,866	49,608
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	30,244	35,360	40,456	45,573
Reno, NV	32,760	39,396	46,052	52,687
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	34,050	38,356	42,661	46,967
Binghamton, NY	33,052	36,317	39,604	42,869
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	34,237	37,503	40,748	44,013
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	33,821	37,191	40,581	43,951
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	33,800	37,690	41,580	45,469
Elmira, NY	33,343	36,380	39,396	42,432
Glens Falls, NY	34,008	38,148	42,287	46,426
Ithaca, NY	33,384	36,733	40,103	43,452
Kingston, NY	36,858	40,477	44,117	47,736
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	34,300	38,106	41,892	45,698
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	35,964	40,935	45,927	50,898
Rochester, NY	34,591	37,711	40,810	43,930
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	33,052	36,172	39,312	42,432
Syracuse, NY	35,735	39,167	42,599	46,031
Utica-Rome, NY	33,884	36,920	39,936	42,973
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	34,695	38,231	41,788	45,324
Akron, OH	32,282	35,610	38,938	42,266
Canton-Massillon, OH	31,762	34,965	38,168	41,372
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	32,199	36,317	40,456	44,575
Cleveland, OH	32,740	36,879	41,018	45,157
Columbus, OH	35,277	38,668	42,079	45,469
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	28,372	33,904	39,416	44,949
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	31,637	35,860	40,082	44,304
Lima, OH	24,253	28,559	32,864	37,170
Mansfield, OH	33,072	37,004	40,956	44,887
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	24,711	28,413	32,116	35,818
Sandusky, OH	30,306	34,882	39,437	44,013
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	28,704	33,800	38,917	44,013
Springfield, OH	32,636	36,650	40,644	44,658
Toledo, OH	29,661	33,447	37,232	41,018
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	24,482	28,767	33,031	37,316
Youngstown-Warren, OH	30,597	34,570	38,564	42,536
Enid, OK	27,311	33,197	39,084	44,970
Lawton, OK	28,247	33,967	39,708	45,428
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	28,996	34,986	40,976	46,967
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	27,040	32,157	37,253	42,370
Oklahoma City, OK	28,434	34,133	39,812	45,511
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	27,352	33,301	39,271	45,220
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	26,541	32,594	38,668	44,720
Tulsa, OK	26,957	31,616	36,296	40,956
Albany, OR	32,594	37,773	42,952	48,132
Bend, OR	32,636	37,856	43,098	48,319
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	34,341	38,813	43,306	47,778
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	34,071	38,668	43,285	47,882
Corvallis, OR	31,804	37,544	43,285	49,026
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	33,759	38,293	42,848	47,383
Eugene-Springfield, OR	31,928	36,296	40,685	45,053
Grants Pass, OR	31,700	35,818	39,916	44,034
Medford, OR	31,700	35,818	39,916	44,034
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	35,215	39,396	43,576	47,757
Salem, OR	33,384	39,250	45,136	51,002
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	30,826	33,863	36,879	39,916
Altoona, PA	22,818	29,412	36,026	42,620
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,959	31,242	36,504	41,788
Chambersburg, PA	27,248	32,656	38,044	43,452
Erie, PA	29,599	33,759	37,898	42,058
Gettysburg, PA	32,864	37,108	41,330	45,573
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	32,012	36,130	40,248	44,367
Johnstown, PA	27,956	32,948	37,960	42,952
Lancaster, PA	29,620	34,216	38,792	43,389
Lebanon, PA	29,432	33,925	38,418	42,911
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	28,746	33,093	37,440	41,788
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	22,277	28,663	35,028	41,413
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	33,800	37,357	40,914	44,471
Pittsburgh, PA	30,327	34,570	38,813	43,056
Reading, PA	29,058	32,927	36,775	40,644
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	27,997	33,405	38,834	44,242
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	20,468	26,916	33,364	39,812
State College, PA	32,032	36,255	40,456	44,679
Williamsport, PA	26,000	31,824	37,669	43,493
York-Hanover, PA	35,236	39,416	43,597	47,778
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	25,876	29,911	33,946
Arecibo, PR	21,840	25,792	29,744	33,696
Guayama, PR	21,840	26,042	30,244	34,445
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	25,876	29,911	33,946
Ponce, PR	21,840	26,208	30,556	34,924
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	25,896	29,952	34,008
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,840	26,063	30,306	34,528
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	36,359	39,437	42,516	45,594
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	31,804	35,735	39,666	43,597
Columbia, SC	33,384	36,608	39,812	43,036
Florence, SC	32,781	35,964	39,146	42,328
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	33,530	37,274	41,018	44,762
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	32,261	35,943	39,624	43,306
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	32,261	35,943	39,624	43,306
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,012	35,776	39,520	43,285
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,386	36,088	39,791	43,493
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,887	35,776	39,666	43,556
Spartanburg, SC	31,887	35,298	38,709	42,120
Sumter, SC	32,781	35,964	39,146	42,328
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,036	33,634	37,212	40,810
Rapid City, SD	30,597	33,717	36,858	39,978
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	33,863	36,775	39,687	42,599
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,743	33,384	36,047	38,688
Chattanooga, TN-GA	25,834	29,495	33,156	36,816
Clarksville, TN-KY	29,183	32,948	36,712	40,477
Cleveland, TN	25,335	28,850	32,344	35,860
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	24,752	28,580	32,407	36,234
Jackson, TN	27,207	31,367	35,548	39,708
Johnson City, TN	24,524	27,685	30,826	33,988
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	25,460	27,748	30,036	32,324
Knoxville, TN	27,415	31,346	35,256	39,188
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	31,159	34,986	38,813	42,640
Morristown, TN	25,855	29,453	33,052	36,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	30,743	34,112	37,482	40,852
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	26,978	31,096	35,215	39,333
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	27,436	31,554	35,693	39,812
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,557	33,384	37,232	41,060
Abilene, TX	28,309	33,280	38,252	43,223
Amarillo, TX	28,975	33,468	37,981	42,474
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	29,765	35,839	41,892	47,965
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	28,309	33,218	38,148	43,056
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,576	35,048	39,500	43,972
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	35,506	38,730	41,975	45,199
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,892	33,988	39,084	44,180
College Station-Bryan, TX	26,770	31,242	35,693	40,165
Corpus Christi, TX	26,708	31,096	35,506	39,895
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	32,240	35,943	39,645	43,348
Eagle Pass, TX	29,661	34,300	38,938	43,576
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,101	32,989	37,877	42,765
El Paso, TX	24,004	28,933	33,884	38,813
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,306	34,820	39,333	43,847
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	28,476	33,384	38,314	43,223
Killeen-Temple, TX	29,266	34,279	39,292	44,304
Laredo, TX	27,082	31,055	35,028	39,000
Longview, TX	25,501	30,015	34,508	39,021
Lubbock, TX	28,164	31,533	34,903	38,272
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	22,423	26,749	31,076	35,402
Midland, TX	28,746	34,237	39,749	45,240
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,895	32,157	37,399	42,661
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,743	35,527	40,332	45,116
Odessa, TX	28,746	34,237	39,749	45,240
San Angelo, TX	27,415	32,386	37,378	42,349
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	31,512	35,818	40,144	44,450
Sherman-Denison, TX	32,012	35,776	39,562	43,327
Texarkana, TX-AR	27,207	32,012	36,796	41,600
Tyler, TX	25,917	30,514	35,090	39,687
Victoria, TX	29,661	34,300	38,938	43,576
Waco, TX	27,332	31,908	36,504	41,080
Wichita Falls, TX	28,767	33,800	38,834	43,868
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	35,984	40,560	45,157	49,733
Logan, UT-ID	27,789	30,327	32,844	35,381
Ogden, UT	34,903	39,437	43,972	48,506
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	36,380	40,914	45,428	49,962
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	39,000	42,536	46,072	49,608
St. George, UT	35,298	39,770	44,263	48,735
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,986	39,562	44,138	48,714
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	28,372	32,032	35,672	39,333
Charlottesville, VA	28,330	33,197	38,064	42,932
Harrisonburg, VA	29,183	33,509	37,856	42,183
Lynchburg, VA	28,309	32,428	36,546	40,664
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,991	37,378	42,765	48,152
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,845	37,274	42,703	48,132
Richmond, VA	28,018	33,301	38,584	43,868
Roanoke, VA	26,666	31,159	35,631	40,124
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,285	33,759	37,253	40,727
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,727	31,346	34,965	38,584
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	29,183	33,509	37,856	42,183
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	30,368	34,383	38,418	42,432
Winchester, VA-WV	32,511	37,919	43,327	48,735
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	32,157	36,879	41,600	46,322
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	36,692	40,207	43,701	47,216
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	39,250	43,514	47,799	52,063
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,522	42,620	46,717	50,815
Bellingham, WA	37,212	39,479	41,767	44,034
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	41,871	46,260	50,648	55,037
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	34,965	36,754	38,522	40,311
Kennewick-Richland, WA	35,194	38,210	41,205	44,221
Longview-Kelso, WA	35,485	39,562	43,639	47,716
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	40,456	45,032	49,588	54,164
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	36,151	38,855	41,559	44,263
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	42,245	46,592	50,919	55,266
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	36,276	38,480	40,685	42,890
Walla Walla, WA	35,298	38,252	41,226	44,180
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	41,205	45,719	50,253	54,767
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,000	43,660	48,319	52,978
Yakima, WA	39,333	44,013	48,693	53,373
Appleton, WI	27,165	31,138	35,111	39,084
Eau Claire, WI	24,004	29,183	34,341	39,520
Fond du Lac, WI	29,474	34,008	38,522	43,056
Green Bay, WI	27,394	32,386	37,378	42,370
Janesville-Beloit, WI	28,039	33,530	39,000	44,492
Kenosha, WI	24,794	30,119	35,423	40,748
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	25,730	31,388	37,045	42,703
Madison, WI	29,786	35,194	40,623	46,031
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	29,682	34,258	38,855	43,431
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	28,288	33,176	38,044	42,932
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	27,020	32,823	38,647	44,450
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	34,632	36,962	39,312	41,642
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	29,245	33,925	38,605	43,285
Sheboygan, WI	29,495	34,071	38,668	43,244
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,100	33,842	38,584	43,327
Wausau, WI	25,522	30,535	35,568	40,581
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	23,504	28,892	34,258	39,645
Beckley, WV	21,736	26,104	30,493	34,861
Charleston, WV	23,109	27,040	30,972	34,903
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	31,575	34,965	38,356	41,746
Morgantown, WV	22,964	26,916	30,847	34,799
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	23,671	28,434	33,218	37,981
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	22,319	27,373	32,407	37,461
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	22,714	27,727	32,760	37,773
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	24,877	29,308	33,759	38,189
Wheeling, WV-OH	22,568	27,186	31,804	36,421
Casper, WY	22,756	26,999	31,242	35,485
Cheyenne, WY	29,724	32,989	36,276	39,541
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	25,605	29,516	33,405	37,316
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	22,756	26,999	31,242	35,485

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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