SOC 45-2041 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 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): Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.

Level I across metros$15,954 – $43,535Hattiesburg, MS to Duluth, MN
Median Level IV, major metros$39,687Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products (SOC 45-2041) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $15,954 in Hattiesburg, MS to $43,535 in Duluth, MN, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $39,687. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $37,128, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 17 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 areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Anchorage, AK30,49333,44736,40039,354
Fairbanks-College, AK30,49333,44736,40039,354
Anniston-Oxford, AL31,24232,76034,27935,797
Auburn-Opelika, AL31,63733,26034,90336,525
Birmingham, AL30,82632,44834,09235,714
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL30,84732,59434,32036,068
Decatur, AL31,36732,94834,52836,109
Dothan, AL29,32831,55433,80036,026
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL30,84732,59434,32036,068
Gadsden, AL31,24232,76034,27935,797
Huntsville, AL30,93032,61534,32036,005
Mobile, AL30,84732,59434,32036,068
Montgomery, AL30,93032,69834,48736,255
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area31,18032,82334,44536,088
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area30,59732,34434,11235,860
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area31,01332,94834,88236,816
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area30,57632,36534,13335,922
Tuscaloosa, AL30,49332,11633,73835,360
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area35,86037,21238,56439,916
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR34,36235,19436,04736,879
Fort Smith, AR-OK32,82334,11235,42336,712
Hot Springs, AR32,90634,23735,56836,900
Jonesboro, AR31,61634,25836,87939,520
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR32,82334,00835,21536,400
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area32,84434,17535,52736,858
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area33,40534,50835,61036,712
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area32,96834,15435,34036,525
Arizona nonmetropolitan area30,74332,96835,17337,399
Flagstaff, AZ30,74332,96835,17337,399
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ30,74332,96835,17337,399
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ30,76432,96835,19437,399
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ30,74332,96835,17337,399
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ30,74332,96835,17337,399
Tucson, AZ30,74332,96835,17337,399
Yuma, AZ30,76432,96835,19437,399
Bakersfield-Delano, CA34,32035,09035,86036,629
Chico, CA34,77835,63136,50437,357
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area34,34135,52736,71237,898
El Centro, CA34,50835,69336,90038,085
Fresno, CA34,32035,09035,86036,629
Hanford-Corcoran, CA35,00735,44435,86036,296
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA35,31937,83640,37342,890
Merced, CA35,17336,81638,43940,082
Modesto, CA36,06837,25338,46039,645
Napa, CA36,48438,95941,43443,909
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area35,83937,98140,10342,245
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area34,92436,13037,33638,543
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA35,19436,65038,12739,583
Redding, CA34,92436,13037,33638,543
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA34,69535,96437,25338,522
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA36,52539,18841,82944,492
Salinas, CA36,25537,12837,98138,855
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA34,71636,52538,31440,124
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA38,10642,55746,98851,439
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA34,67436,08837,52438,938
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA34,61235,61036,60837,607
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA36,48437,64838,79239,957
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA34,57035,65236,71237,794
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA36,98340,49844,03447,549
Stockton-Lodi, CA34,36235,65236,92038,210
Vallejo, CA36,52539,64542,76545,885
Visalia, CA34,32035,06935,81836,567
Yuba City, CA36,17237,21238,27239,312
Boulder, CO38,37643,28548,17353,082
Colorado Springs, CO32,32437,46142,57847,716
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO32,86439,00045,11651,252
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area32,07437,71143,34848,984
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO43,22346,65550,10853,540
Grand Junction, CO33,05239,04245,05351,044
Greeley, CO33,07239,20845,32451,460
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area34,96538,68842,41246,135
Pueblo, CO32,11637,52442,95248,360
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area32,36537,52442,66147,820
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT30,49333,44736,40039,354
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT30,49333,44736,40039,354
New Haven, CT30,49333,44736,40039,354
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT30,49333,44736,40039,354
Waterbury-Shelton, CT30,49333,44736,40039,354
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV35,63142,12048,61055,100
Dover, DE39,52040,97642,41243,868
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL27,04028,41329,78631,159
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL34,57034,94435,31935,693
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL28,47630,20231,92833,655
Gainesville, FL28,45530,78433,13535,464
Homosassa Springs, FL27,04028,26829,47430,701
Jacksonville, FL28,35130,66032,98935,298
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL27,16527,54027,89328,268
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL27,04028,39229,74431,096
Naples-Marco Island, FL27,14428,51729,86931,242
North Florida nonmetropolitan area34,57034,94435,31935,693
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL27,04027,51927,99728,476
Ocala, FL28,26830,28532,32434,341
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL27,24828,35129,45330,556
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL28,01829,32830,66031,970
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL34,57034,94435,31935,693
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL27,04028,26829,47430,701
Port St. Lucie, FL27,04028,30929,55730,826
Punta Gorda, FL27,06127,43627,78928,164
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL27,04028,41329,76531,138
Sebring, FL27,24828,20529,18330,140
South Florida nonmetropolitan area27,04028,10129,14130,202
Tallahassee, FL27,68530,32732,94835,589
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL27,04027,54028,06028,559
Wildwood-The Villages, FL27,04027,99728,93329,890
Albany, GA27,08230,36833,65536,941
Athens-Clarke County, GA29,01632,32435,63138,938
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA32,13635,06937,98140,914
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC26,56230,01533,44736,900
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA27,12430,24433,36436,484
Columbus, GA-AL30,26433,19736,13039,063
Dalton, GA32,49034,50836,54638,564
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area26,97830,30633,63436,962
Gainesville, GA30,57633,28035,96438,668
Hinesville, GA24,71128,16431,63735,090
Macon-Bibb County, GA32,34434,77837,21239,645
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area29,10032,11635,13238,148
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area32,46934,23736,00537,773
Rome, GA32,15734,79937,44040,082
Savannah, GA29,39132,40735,44438,460
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area27,12430,24433,36436,484
Valdosta, GA26,60429,91133,23936,546
Warner Robins, GA29,39132,40735,44438,460
Guam MSA30,49333,44736,40039,354
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Kahului-Wailuku, HI30,49333,44736,40039,354
Urban Honolulu, HI30,49333,44736,40039,354
Ames, IA37,17041,72546,30150,856
Cedar Rapids, IA36,87943,11949,35955,599
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL38,60542,62046,61350,628
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA36,83742,47448,11153,748
Dubuque, IA36,85843,05649,25555,453
Iowa City, IA36,85843,20249,56755,911
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area37,25342,28747,32052,354
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area37,77340,70643,61846,551
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD35,94339,95743,97247,986
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area36,29641,89247,50853,103
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area39,62442,53645,44848,360
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA36,87943,11949,35955,599
Boise City, ID24,31628,24732,15736,088
Coeur d'Alene, ID24,35728,10131,86635,610
Idaho Falls, ID24,06627,72731,36735,028
Lewiston, ID-WA32,63634,17535,73537,274
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area24,31628,24732,15736,088
Pocatello, ID24,21228,53832,84437,170
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area23,98327,89331,78335,693
Twin Falls, ID29,18332,57335,96439,354
Bloomington, IL39,08440,64442,22443,784
Champaign-Urbana, IL38,87640,56042,24543,930
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN36,42139,97843,53547,092
Decatur, IL38,95940,66442,34944,055
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area39,37542,22445,09547,944
Kankakee, IL37,12840,12443,09846,093
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area36,85840,22843,59746,967
Peoria, IL40,51943,11945,74048,340
Rockford, IL36,13039,16742,18345,220
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area36,65039,68742,74445,781
Springfield, IL39,83242,80745,78148,756
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area37,98141,51745,03248,568
Bloomington, IN30,49333,44736,40039,354
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Columbus, IN30,49333,44736,40039,354
Elkhart-Goshen, IN30,49333,44736,40039,354
Evansville, IN30,49333,44736,40039,354
Fort Wayne, IN30,49333,44736,40039,354
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN30,49333,44736,40039,354
Kokomo, IN30,49333,44736,40039,354
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN36,56740,08243,57647,092
Michigan City-La Porte, IN36,54640,02043,51446,988
Muncie, IN30,49333,44736,40039,354
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area36,56740,08243,57647,092
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI30,49333,44736,40039,354
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area30,11933,36436,60839,853
Terre Haute, IN30,49333,44736,40039,354
Kansas nonmetropolitan area24,85630,47236,10941,725
Lawrence, KS24,85630,88836,90042,932
Manhattan, KS24,85630,72236,56742,432
Topeka, KS24,85630,90936,96243,015
Wichita, KS24,85630,63936,44242,224
Bowling Green, KY33,44734,75736,04737,357
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area29,07931,86634,63237,420
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area30,20232,55234,88237,232
Elizabethtown, KY31,53333,61335,69337,773
Lexington-Fayette, KY30,26432,76035,27737,773
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN30,88833,17635,48537,773
Owensboro, KY30,26432,76035,27737,773
Paducah, KY-IL30,26432,76035,27737,773
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area30,61832,96835,31937,669
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area31,13833,34335,54837,752
Alexandria, LA26,97831,15935,36039,541
Baton Rouge, LA27,83130,97234,11237,253
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area26,10429,64033,17636,712
Hammond, LA27,74832,19936,67141,122
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA27,66432,15736,62941,122
Lafayette, LA26,45830,03633,63437,212
Lake Charles, LA26,97831,15935,36039,541
Monroe, LA26,97831,15935,36039,541
New Orleans-Metairie, LA28,97534,23739,50044,762
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area27,06130,70134,36238,002
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA26,97831,15935,36039,541
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA27,91433,01038,08543,181
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area26,29229,82833,38436,920
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA32,32435,58938,85542,120
Barnstable Town, MA32,32435,58938,85542,120
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH32,63635,86039,10442,328
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area32,71935,98439,25042,516
Pittsfield, MA32,32435,58938,85542,120
Springfield, MA32,32435,58938,85542,120
Worcester, MA32,24035,46438,68841,912
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD33,07239,70846,32252,957
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV35,58941,95448,31954,684
Lexington Park, MD33,69640,37347,07153,748
Maryland nonmetropolitan area34,52840,18645,86451,522
Salisbury, MD33,75940,51947,27954,039
Bangor, ME37,60740,78943,99247,175
Lewiston-Auburn, ME37,60740,78943,99247,175
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area37,60740,78943,99247,175
Portland-South Portland, ME37,60740,78943,99247,175
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area37,60740,78943,99247,175
Ann Arbor, MI34,32038,89643,49348,069
Battle Creek, MI35,13241,10147,05053,020
Bay City, MI32,78137,85642,95248,028
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI34,82039,41643,99248,589
Flint, MI32,78137,85642,95248,028
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI35,54841,82948,13254,413
Jackson, MI34,25838,91743,55648,215
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI32,78137,85642,95248,028
Lansing-East Lansing, MI34,65339,74944,84549,941
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area33,78039,50045,19950,919
Midland, MI32,78137,85642,95248,028
Monroe, MI32,78137,85642,95248,028
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI32,78137,85642,95248,028
Niles, MI32,78137,85642,95248,028
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area32,78137,85642,95248,028
Saginaw, MI32,78137,85642,95248,028
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area32,80236,48440,18643,868
Traverse City, MI32,78137,85642,95248,028
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area32,78137,85642,95248,028
Duluth, MN-WI43,53545,51147,46649,442
Mankato, MN43,53545,51147,46649,442
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI43,53545,51147,46649,442
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area43,53545,51147,46649,442
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area38,27242,34946,44750,524
Rochester, MN43,53545,51147,46649,442
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area43,53545,51147,46649,442
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area37,69041,10144,49247,903
St. Cloud, MN43,53545,51147,46649,442
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL33,80035,54837,27439,021
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area33,98834,63235,25635,901
Columbia, MO33,98834,73635,46436,213
Jefferson City, MO33,98834,73635,46436,213
Joplin, MO-KS27,64432,05336,44240,852
Kansas City, MO-KS30,70133,75936,83739,895
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area33,57235,67237,75239,853
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area33,98835,38136,77538,168
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area33,55134,88236,19237,524
Springfield, MO33,98834,96535,92236,900
St. Joseph, MO-KS27,33232,49037,62842,786
St. Louis, MO-IL33,98835,83937,69039,541
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS16,01620,53025,06429,578
Hattiesburg, MS15,95421,34126,74932,136
Jackson, MS16,03720,57225,12729,661
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area16,01620,53025,06429,578
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area16,03720,59225,12729,682
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area15,95419,84423,75427,644
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area16,10021,30026,52031,720
Billings, MT30,49333,44736,40039,354
Bozeman, MT30,49333,44736,40039,354
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Great Falls, MT30,49333,44736,40039,354
Helena, MT30,49333,44736,40039,354
Missoula, MT30,49333,44736,40039,354
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
West Montana nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Asheville, NC29,49532,11634,71637,336
Burlington, NC21,50826,83232,17837,503
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area21,50826,70831,88737,087
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC29,72432,17834,63237,087
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC21,54927,06132,57338,085
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area30,36832,67735,00737,316
Fayetteville, NC22,52727,85233,15638,480
Goldsboro, NC27,08230,53533,98837,440
Greensboro-High Point, NC21,50826,89532,26137,648
Greenville, NC30,41032,71935,04837,357
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC33,75934,69535,63136,567
Jacksonville, NC30,38932,69835,02837,336
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC22,75628,06033,36438,668
Raleigh-Cary, NC27,16530,61834,07137,524
Rocky Mount, NC26,64530,32734,00837,690
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area32,78134,05035,31936,588
Wilmington, NC26,68730,28533,86337,461
Winston-Salem, NC29,34931,97034,59137,212
Bismarck, ND37,19140,99744,82448,631
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area36,85840,16543,49346,800
Fargo, ND-MN36,77540,35243,93047,508
Grand Forks, ND-MN40,68544,92849,15153,394
Minot, ND37,21240,97644,72048,485
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area37,19140,81044,40848,028
Grand Island, NE42,57847,27952,00056,701
Lincoln, NE39,27143,49347,69551,917
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area35,98441,16446,34351,522
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area40,29046,94653,60260,258
Omaha, NE-IA40,02041,49642,99444,471
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area46,71752,12557,51262,920
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Manchester-Nashua, NH30,49333,44736,40039,354
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ39,20841,60044,01346,405
Trenton-Princeton, NJ41,99643,55645,13646,696
Vineland, NJ39,18841,60044,01346,426
Albuquerque, NM28,64229,84831,07632,282
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area27,10328,91230,70132,511
Farmington, NM27,10328,89230,70132,490
Las Cruces, NM26,99928,53830,09831,637
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area28,64229,84831,07632,282
Santa Fe, NM27,10328,89230,70132,490
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Carson City, NV30,49333,44736,40039,354
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV30,49333,44736,40039,354
Reno, NV30,49333,44736,40039,354
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY30,49333,44736,40039,354
Binghamton, NY30,49333,44736,40039,354
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY30,49333,44736,40039,354
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Elmira, NY30,49333,44736,40039,354
Glens Falls, NY30,49333,44736,40039,354
Ithaca, NY30,49333,44736,40039,354
Kingston, NY30,49333,44736,40039,354
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY30,49333,44736,40039,354
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ40,31142,41244,49246,592
Rochester, NY30,49333,44736,40039,354
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Syracuse, NY30,49333,44736,40039,354
Utica-Rome, NY30,49333,44736,40039,354
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY30,49333,44736,40039,354
Akron, OH25,83430,93036,04741,143
Canton-Massillon, OH25,83430,93036,04741,143
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN27,16531,34635,50639,687
Cleveland, OH25,83430,93036,04741,143
Columbus, OH26,37531,53336,71241,871
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH29,14133,69638,23142,786
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area29,30833,86338,39742,952
Lima, OH25,83430,93036,04741,143
Mansfield, OH26,31231,57536,81642,079
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)26,18831,15936,15141,122
Sandusky, OH25,29330,41035,50640,623
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area29,45334,07138,70943,327
Springfield, OH25,83430,93036,04741,143
Toledo, OH26,37531,18036,00540,810
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area28,41333,03137,64842,266
Youngstown-Warren, OH25,83430,93036,04741,143
Enid, OK29,93234,73639,56244,367
Lawton, OK29,28732,59435,88039,188
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area29,97332,07434,19636,296
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area37,12840,22843,34846,447
Oklahoma City, OK29,28732,59435,88039,188
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area31,03432,84434,63236,442
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area32,11634,73637,35739,978
Tulsa, OK26,93632,13637,33642,536
Albany, OR32,40734,73637,04539,375
Bend, OR29,64032,15734,65337,170
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area30,11932,59435,04837,524
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area33,28034,75736,25537,732
Corvallis, OR32,42834,75737,06639,396
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area29,62031,55433,48835,423
Eugene-Springfield, OR33,05234,48735,90137,336
Grants Pass, OR30,09832,57335,02837,503
Medford, OR32,59433,67634,77835,860
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA34,57035,73536,90038,064
Salem, OR32,19934,36236,54638,709
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ36,94139,33341,70444,096
Altoona, PA35,79737,50339,22940,935
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area35,63136,44237,25338,064
Chambersburg, PA35,79737,50339,22940,935
Erie, PA35,79737,50339,22940,935
Gettysburg, PA35,79737,50339,22940,935
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA35,69336,58837,48238,376
Johnstown, PA35,79737,50339,22940,935
Lancaster, PA35,73537,56539,39641,226
Lebanon, PA35,69336,52537,37838,210
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area35,79737,50339,22940,935
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area35,79737,50339,22940,935
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD35,02839,31243,57647,861
Pittsburgh, PA35,79737,50339,22940,935
Reading, PA35,69337,42039,16740,893
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA35,79737,50339,22940,935
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area35,79737,50339,22940,935
State College, PA35,79737,50339,22940,935
Williamsport, PA35,79737,50339,22940,935
York-Hanover, PA38,00238,60539,20839,812
Aguadilla, PR30,49333,44736,40039,354
Arecibo, PR30,49333,44736,40039,354
Guayama, PR30,49333,44736,40039,354
Mayaguez, PR30,49333,44736,40039,354
Ponce, PR30,49333,44736,40039,354
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR30,49333,44736,40039,354
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA30,49333,44736,40039,354
Charleston-North Charleston, SC31,63733,36435,11136,837
Columbia, SC33,73835,83937,96040,061
Florence, SC31,49233,32235,17337,004
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC31,63733,36435,11136,837
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC31,63733,36435,11136,837
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC31,63733,36435,11136,837
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area32,42834,11235,77637,461
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area33,86335,09036,31737,544
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area30,95133,78036,58839,416
Spartanburg, SC33,98835,04836,10937,170
Sumter, SC31,49233,32235,17337,004
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area33,61337,50341,37245,261
Rapid City, SD31,09635,81840,51945,240
Sioux Falls, SD-MN36,27639,22942,18345,136
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area30,99235,71440,45645,178
Chattanooga, TN-GA33,34335,58937,81540,061
Clarksville, TN-KY34,44535,54836,62937,732
Cleveland, TN35,02836,33837,64838,959
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area35,02836,33837,64838,959
Jackson, TN34,54935,19435,81836,463
Johnson City, TN35,02836,33837,64838,959
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA35,02836,33837,64838,959
Knoxville, TN35,02836,33837,64838,959
Memphis, TN-MS-AR16,59923,04729,49535,943
Morristown, TN35,02836,33837,64838,959
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN34,67436,27637,87739,479
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area37,25338,54339,85341,143
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area34,67436,31737,94039,583
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area34,84036,21337,58638,959
Abilene, TX34,75736,35937,96039,562
Amarillo, TX36,62938,43940,24842,058
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX28,70431,53334,34137,170
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX32,09533,92535,73537,565
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area32,71935,42338,10640,810
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX23,52527,81032,09536,380
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area26,72830,49334,27938,044
College Station-Bryan, TX31,22133,82136,42139,021
Corpus Christi, TX33,34335,40237,44039,500
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX31,65834,40437,12839,874
Eagle Pass, TX31,22133,82136,42139,021
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,84234,75735,65236,567
El Paso, TX33,13535,73538,33540,935
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area32,67734,73636,77538,834
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX28,35132,15735,98439,791
Killeen-Temple, TX33,15634,44535,71437,004
Laredo, TX31,22133,82136,42139,021
Longview, TX33,32234,40435,46436,546
Lubbock, TX35,61037,31639,02140,727
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX23,42126,18828,97531,741
Midland, TX36,58838,14839,70841,268
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,75935,44437,14938,834
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area36,62938,16839,72841,268
Odessa, TX36,58838,14839,70841,268
San Angelo, TX35,88037,58639,31241,018
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX27,76830,01532,24034,487
Sherman-Denison, TX33,53035,13236,71238,314
Texarkana, TX-AR33,53034,59135,65236,712
Tyler, TX31,22133,82136,42139,021
Victoria, TX31,38833,94636,48439,042
Waco, TX33,46834,65335,83937,024
Wichita Falls, TX34,88236,52538,18939,832
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area40,12441,43442,72444,034
Logan, UT-ID24,21228,53832,86437,191
Ogden, UT40,08241,22642,34943,493
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT38,48040,31142,12043,951
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT40,08241,22642,34943,493
St. George, UT40,08241,22642,34943,493
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area40,08241,22642,34943,493
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA34,61235,94337,25338,584
Charlottesville, VA34,84035,88036,90037,940
Harrisonburg, VA34,88235,98437,06638,168
Lynchburg, VA34,82035,29835,77636,255
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,65339,25043,86848,464
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,94439,25043,57647,882
Richmond, VA34,65338,85543,03647,237
Roanoke, VA34,82035,63136,42137,232
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area37,14940,12443,09846,072
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,61235,94337,25338,584
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA34,84035,69336,56737,420
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC32,09534,13336,19238,231
Winchester, VA-WV35,17340,97646,80052,604
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA30,49333,44736,40039,354
Burlington-South Burlington, VT30,49333,44736,40039,354
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Bellingham, WA34,65335,86037,06638,272
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA34,65335,44436,21337,004
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area34,65335,50636,38037,232
Kennewick-Richland, WA34,65335,38136,13036,858
Longview-Kelso, WA34,59136,17237,77339,354
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA34,67435,86037,02438,210
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA38,64740,81042,95245,116
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA34,65335,34036,02636,712
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA34,65335,54836,42137,316
Walla Walla, WA34,65335,56836,48437,399
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA34,73635,06935,40235,735
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area34,65335,48536,31737,149
Yakima, WA34,65334,92435,17335,444
Appleton, WI25,56430,41035,27740,124
Eau Claire, WI23,46328,85034,25839,645
Fond du Lac, WI23,46328,85034,25839,645
Green Bay, WI24,12829,62035,09040,581
Janesville-Beloit, WI27,56032,94838,33543,722
Kenosha, WI23,46328,85034,25839,645
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN23,46328,85034,25839,645
Madison, WI24,52430,16035,79741,434
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI23,46328,85034,25839,645
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area23,44228,76734,07139,396
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area23,19226,64530,09833,551
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI23,46328,85034,25839,645
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI23,46328,85034,25839,645
Sheboygan, WI24,35729,86935,36040,872
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area23,40028,49633,61338,709
Wausau, WI23,19226,95730,72234,487
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area23,35928,53833,71738,896
Beckley, WV30,49333,44736,40039,354
Charleston, WV30,49333,44736,40039,354
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH30,49333,44736,40039,354
Morgantown, WV30,49333,44736,40039,354
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV30,49333,44736,40039,354
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH24,85630,57636,29642,016
Wheeling, WV-OH30,49333,44736,40039,354
Casper, WY30,49333,44736,40039,354
Cheyenne, WY30,49333,44736,40039,354
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area30,49333,44736,40039,354

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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