SOC 45-4011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Forest and Conservation Workers 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): Under supervision, perform manual labor necessary to develop, maintain, or protect areas such as forests, forested areas, woodlands, wetlands, and rangelands through such activities as raising and transporting seedlings; combating insects, pests, and diseases harmful to plant life; and building structures to control water, erosion, and leaching of soil. Includes forester aides, seedling pullers, tree planters, and gatherers of nontimber forestry products such as pine straw.

Level I across metros$23,421 – $52,520Athens, GA to Kahului, HI

Median Level IV, major metros$48,132Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Forest and Conservation Workers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Forest and Conservation Workers (SOC 45-4011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $23,421 in Athens, GA to $52,520 in Kahului, HI, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $48,132. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $43,639, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 20 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 31. 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	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Anchorage, AK	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Fairbanks-College, AK	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Anniston-Oxford, AL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Auburn-Opelika, AL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Birmingham, AL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Decatur, AL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Dothan, AL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Gadsden, AL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Huntsville, AL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Mobile, AL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Montgomery, AL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Tuscaloosa, AL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,813	42,952	47,112	51,252
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	38,813	42,952	47,112	51,252
Fort Smith, AR-OK	38,813	42,952	47,112	51,252
Hot Springs, AR	38,813	42,952	47,112	51,252
Jonesboro, AR	38,813	42,952	47,112	51,252
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	38,813	42,952	47,112	51,252
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,813	42,952	47,112	51,252
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,813	42,952	47,112	51,252
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,813	42,952	47,112	51,252
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Flagstaff, AZ	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Tucson, AZ	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Yuma, AZ	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	39,333	40,997	42,661	44,325
Chico, CA	39,084	41,018	42,973	44,908
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,207	41,559	42,911	44,263
El Centro, CA	41,413	42,391	43,368	44,346
Fresno, CA	40,956	42,869	44,783	46,696
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	42,453	43,306	44,159	45,012
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	35,984	38,876	41,746	44,637
Merced, CA	39,728	41,476	43,244	44,991
Modesto, CA	36,088	39,416	42,744	46,072
Napa, CA	40,477	41,850	43,244	44,616
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,578	43,223	43,868	44,512
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,812	41,372	42,952	44,512
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	42,453	42,973	43,493	44,013
Redding, CA	39,895	41,850	43,805	45,760
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	42,412	42,994	43,576	44,159
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	39,000	40,810	42,640	44,450
Salinas, CA	43,202	45,469	47,716	49,983
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	41,060	42,204	43,368	44,512
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	36,088	39,208	42,328	45,448
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	37,524	40,477	43,452	46,405
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	42,828	43,722	44,596	45,490
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	36,088	39,895	43,680	47,487
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	42,557	43,015	43,472	43,930
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	37,586	40,436	43,264	46,114
Stockton-Lodi, CA	37,149	39,957	42,744	45,552
Vallejo, CA	36,733	39,708	42,703	45,677
Visalia, CA	41,268	42,183	43,098	44,013
Yuba City, CA	38,439	40,498	42,536	44,596
Boulder, CO	36,359	41,538	46,696	51,876
Colorado Springs, CO	35,714	38,647	41,600	44,533
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	36,380	38,876	41,351	43,847
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	35,735	39,125	42,536	45,927
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	33,301	37,856	42,412	46,967
Grand Junction, CO	31,200	34,653	38,085	41,538
Greeley, CO	36,359	41,517	46,655	51,813
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	33,405	37,815	42,245	46,655
Pueblo, CO	33,301	37,856	42,412	46,967
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,511	35,860	39,229	42,578
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	34,008	37,024	40,061	43,077
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,008	37,170	40,332	43,493
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,008	36,567	39,146	41,704
New Haven, CT	34,008	35,964	37,898	39,853
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,008	37,170	40,332	43,493
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,008	37,170	40,332	43,493
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Dover, DE	33,426	37,274	41,101	44,949
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Gainesville, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Homosassa Springs, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Jacksonville, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Naples-Marco Island, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Ocala, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Port St. Lucie, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Punta Gorda, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Sebring, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,693	37,336	38,959	40,602
Tallahassee, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	35,173	36,692	38,231	39,749
Albany, GA	31,013	34,092	37,170	40,248
Athens-Clarke County, GA	23,421	34,508	45,615	56,701
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	23,442	34,279	45,116	55,952
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	25,959	34,404	42,848	51,293
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	32,615	35,360	38,106	40,852
Columbus, GA-AL	25,064	34,133	43,181	52,250
Dalton, GA	25,959	34,404	42,848	51,293
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,492	34,424	37,336	40,269
Gainesville, GA	25,959	34,404	42,848	51,293
Hinesville, GA	32,719	35,548	38,397	41,226
Macon-Bibb County, GA	25,959	34,404	42,848	51,293
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	25,501	34,237	42,973	51,709
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	23,941	34,133	44,325	54,517
Rome, GA	23,941	34,487	45,012	55,557
Savannah, GA	25,959	34,404	42,848	51,293
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,615	35,360	38,106	40,852
Valdosta, GA	32,615	35,360	38,106	40,852
Warner Robins, GA	25,959	34,404	42,848	51,293
Guam MSA	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	52,520	54,975	57,450	59,904
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	52,520	54,975	57,450	59,904
Urban Honolulu, HI	52,520	54,975	57,450	59,904
Ames, IA	29,183	37,295	45,407	53,519
Cedar Rapids, IA	29,183	37,295	45,407	53,519
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	29,183	37,295	45,407	53,519
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	29,183	37,295	45,407	53,519
Dubuque, IA	29,183	37,295	45,407	53,519
Iowa City, IA	29,183	37,295	45,407	53,519
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	29,183	37,295	45,407	53,519
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	29,183	37,295	45,407	53,519
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	35,464	37,877	40,311	42,724
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	29,183	37,295	45,407	53,519
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	29,183	37,295	45,407	53,519
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	29,183	37,295	45,407	53,519
Boise City, ID	44,741	49,567	54,392	59,218
Coeur d'Alene, ID	44,658	49,629	54,600	59,572
Idaho Falls, ID	47,487	51,460	55,412	59,384
Lewiston, ID-WA	41,455	46,509	51,584	56,639
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,868	49,130	54,372	59,634
Pocatello, ID	47,986	51,834	55,682	59,530
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,986	51,813	55,620	59,447
Twin Falls, ID	44,741	49,567	54,392	59,218
Bloomington, IL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Champaign-Urbana, IL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Decatur, IL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,442	38,460	40,456	42,474
Kankakee, IL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Peoria, IL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Rockford, IL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,213	38,293	40,352	42,432
Springfield, IL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,317	38,688	41,080	43,452
Bloomington, IN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,258	42,474	50,669	58,885
Columbus, IN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Evansville, IN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Fort Wayne, IN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Kokomo, IN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Muncie, IN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,679	38,335	44,970	51,626
Terre Haute, IN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Lawrence, KS	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Manhattan, KS	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Topeka, KS	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Wichita, KS	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Bowling Green, KY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,263	38,231	45,220	52,188
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Elizabethtown, KY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Lexington-Fayette, KY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Owensboro, KY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Paducah, KY-IL	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Alexandria, LA	29,682	33,301	36,920	40,540
Baton Rouge, LA	31,658	36,005	40,332	44,679
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	31,325	35,901	40,498	45,074
Hammond, LA	32,573	37,420	42,266	47,112
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	32,698	37,565	42,412	47,279
Lafayette, LA	30,784	35,340	39,895	44,450
Lake Charles, LA	30,223	33,967	37,690	41,434
Monroe, LA	31,575	36,130	40,685	45,240
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	32,407	37,461	42,516	47,570
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	31,720	36,130	40,540	44,949
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	31,658	35,589	39,541	43,472
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	32,885	37,274	41,642	46,031
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	31,013	35,506	39,999	44,492
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	43,597	49,504	55,412	61,319
Barnstable Town, MA	36,816	45,199	53,560	61,943
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	36,068	43,888	51,730	59,551
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	38,460	46,010	53,581	61,132
Pittsfield, MA	38,522	46,093	53,644	61,215
Springfield, MA	43,680	49,026	54,351	59,696
Worcester, MA	38,522	45,968	53,415	60,861
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	34,092	39,583	45,053	50,544
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Lexington Park, MD	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	33,530	37,981	42,412	46,863
Salisbury, MD	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Bangor, ME	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Portland-South Portland, ME	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Ann Arbor, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Battle Creek, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Bay City, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Flint, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Jackson, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Midland, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Monroe, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Niles, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Saginaw, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Traverse City, MI	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Duluth, MN-WI	32,324	35,776	39,229	42,682
Mankato, MN	35,381	38,044	40,706	43,368
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	33,613	37,378	41,143	44,908
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	33,239	36,421	39,604	42,786
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,381	38,044	40,706	43,368
Rochester, MN	35,381	38,044	40,706	43,368
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,381	38,044	40,706	43,368
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,816	38,834	40,831	42,848
St. Cloud, MN	35,381	38,044	40,706	43,368
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	35,901	38,044	40,165	42,308
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,922	38,064	40,207	42,349
Columbia, MO	35,901	38,044	40,165	42,308
Jefferson City, MO	35,901	38,044	40,165	42,308
Joplin, MO-KS	35,901	38,044	40,165	42,308
Kansas City, MO-KS	35,901	38,044	40,165	42,308
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,192	38,252	40,311	42,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,068	38,044	40,040	42,016
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,901	38,044	40,165	42,308
Springfield, MO	35,901	38,044	40,165	42,308
St. Joseph, MO-KS	35,901	38,044	40,165	42,308
St. Louis, MO-IL	36,400	38,418	40,456	42,474
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Hattiesburg, MS	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Jackson, MS	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Billings, MT	32,552	36,400	40,228	44,076
Bozeman, MT	32,552	36,400	40,228	44,076
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,552	36,400	40,228	44,076
Great Falls, MT	32,552	36,400	40,228	44,076
Helena, MT	32,552	35,589	38,605	41,642
Missoula, MT	32,552	36,400	40,228	44,076
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,552	36,400	40,228	44,076
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,552	36,400	40,228	44,076
Asheville, NC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Burlington, NC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Fayetteville, NC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Goldsboro, NC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Greensboro-High Point, NC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Greenville, NC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Jacksonville, NC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Raleigh-Cary, NC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Rocky Mount, NC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,898	38,959	40,040	41,101
Wilmington, NC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Winston-Salem, NC	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Bismarck, ND	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Fargo, ND-MN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Grand Forks, ND-MN	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Minot, ND	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Grand Island, NE	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Lincoln, NE	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Omaha, NE-IA	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,088	43,868	51,647	59,426
Manchester-Nashua, NH	36,088	43,868	51,647	59,426
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,088	43,868	51,647	59,426
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	33,676	38,605	43,556	48,485
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	33,780	38,855	43,951	49,026
Vineland, NJ	33,405	37,648	41,912	46,156
Albuquerque, NM	34,133	35,485	36,816	38,168
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	34,133	35,485	36,816	38,168
Farmington, NM	34,133	35,485	36,816	38,168
Las Cruces, NM	34,133	35,485	36,816	38,168
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	34,133	35,485	36,816	38,168
Santa Fe, NM	34,133	35,485	36,816	38,168
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	34,674	37,877	41,060	44,263
Carson City, NV	34,674	37,877	41,060	44,263
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	34,674	37,877	41,060	44,263
Reno, NV	34,674	37,877	41,060	44,263
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Binghamton, NY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Elmira, NY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Glens Falls, NY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Ithaca, NY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Kingston, NY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	34,695	41,871	49,047	56,223
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	34,695	41,871	49,047	56,223
Rochester, NY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Syracuse, NY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Utica-Rome, NY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Akron, OH	43,493	47,050	50,607	54,164
Canton-Massillon, OH	38,064	43,535	49,005	54,476
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	31,180	40,332	49,484	58,636
Cleveland, OH	45,490	48,402	51,314	54,226
Columbus, OH	31,492	39,167	46,842	54,517
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	32,157	40,602	49,068	57,512
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	32,490	40,165	47,840	55,516
Lima, OH	36,192	42,703	49,192	55,703
Mansfield, OH	31,575	39,416	47,279	55,120
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	37,399	43,119	48,839	54,559
Sandusky, OH	43,472	46,946	50,399	53,872
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	31,908	40,394	48,880	57,367
Springfield, OH	30,743	38,356	45,968	53,581
Toledo, OH	36,192	42,703	49,192	55,703
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	33,176	41,060	48,922	56,805
Youngstown-Warren, OH	43,493	47,050	50,607	54,164
Enid, OK	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Lawton, OK	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Oklahoma City, OK	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Tulsa, OK	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Albany, OR	38,626	44,076	49,525	54,975
Bend, OR	38,626	44,076	49,525	54,975
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,293	42,828	47,362	51,896
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,023	42,412	46,800	51,189
Corvallis, OR	38,356	43,015	47,695	52,354
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,626	44,076	49,525	54,975
Eugene-Springfield, OR	38,626	43,202	47,778	52,354
Grants Pass, OR	38,626	44,076	49,525	54,975
Medford, OR	38,626	44,076	49,525	54,975
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	38,044	42,287	46,530	50,773
Salem, OR	38,335	42,869	47,424	51,959
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	34,175	39,936	45,677	51,439
Altoona, PA	41,933	45,906	49,879	53,852
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,618	47,424	51,252	55,058
Chambersburg, PA	43,389	47,591	51,792	55,994
Erie, PA	43,389	47,591	51,792	55,994
Gettysburg, PA	46,717	49,400	52,063	54,746
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	46,072	48,943	51,813	54,684
Johnstown, PA	41,850	46,114	50,378	54,642
Lancaster, PA	34,965	40,248	45,532	50,815
Lebanon, PA	45,968	48,776	51,584	54,392
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	44,180	47,944	51,730	55,495
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,119	47,050	50,960	54,892
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	33,343	37,628	41,912	46,197
Pittsburgh, PA	42,079	46,696	51,314	55,932
Reading, PA	34,216	39,354	44,492	49,629
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	43,868	47,986	52,104	56,223
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,932	46,738	50,565	54,372
State College, PA	43,098	46,676	50,253	53,831
Williamsport, PA	45,240	48,132	51,023	53,914
York-Hanover, PA	46,010	49,047	52,104	55,141
Aguadilla, PR	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Arecibo, PR	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Guayama, PR	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Mayaguez, PR	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Ponce, PR	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	36,816	45,199	53,560	61,943
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	36,733	41,039	45,365	49,671
Columbia, SC	35,776	39,687	43,576	47,487
Florence, SC	36,733	41,039	45,365	49,671
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	36,733	41,039	45,365	49,671
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	36,733	41,039	45,365	49,671
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	36,733	41,039	45,365	49,671
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,733	41,039	45,365	49,671
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,733	41,039	45,365	49,671
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,733	41,039	45,365	49,671
Spartanburg, SC	36,733	41,039	45,365	49,671
Sumter, SC	36,733	41,039	45,365	49,671
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,463	38,626	40,789	42,952
Rapid City, SD	34,570	41,933	49,296	56,660
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	36,816	38,834	40,852	42,869
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,384	36,109	38,855	41,580
Chattanooga, TN-GA	32,282	35,506	38,751	41,975
Clarksville, TN-KY	34,112	37,399	40,664	43,951
Cleveland, TN	30,618	33,988	37,378	40,748
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30,784	34,154	37,524	40,893
Jackson, TN	31,221	34,882	38,543	42,204
Johnson City, TN	30,597	33,322	36,068	38,792
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	30,722	34,071	37,399	40,748
Knoxville, TN	30,452	33,551	36,650	39,749
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	33,364	36,692	40,020	43,348
Morristown, TN	30,472	33,551	36,650	39,728
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	34,924	37,690	40,456	43,223
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,860	37,856	39,874	41,871
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,487	37,295	40,124	42,932
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,655	36,962	40,269	43,576
Abilene, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Amarillo, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
College Station-Bryan, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Corpus Christi, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Eagle Pass, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
El Paso, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,431	30,722	31,034	31,325
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Killeen-Temple, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Laredo, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Longview, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Lubbock, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Midland, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,140	30,452	30,764	31,076
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Odessa, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
San Angelo, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Sherman-Denison, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Texarkana, TX-AR	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Tyler, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Victoria, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Waco, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
Wichita Falls, TX	30,181	30,597	30,992	31,408
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Logan, UT-ID	47,986	51,834	55,682	59,530
Ogden, UT	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
St. George, UT	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	40,103	46,405	52,687	58,989
Charlottesville, VA	40,103	46,405	52,687	58,989
Harrisonburg, VA	40,103	46,405	52,687	58,989
Lynchburg, VA	40,103	46,405	52,687	58,989
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,476	48,298	55,141	61,964
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,956	47,820	54,663	61,527
Richmond, VA	40,976	47,840	54,684	61,548
Roanoke, VA	40,103	46,405	52,687	58,989
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,103	46,405	52,687	58,989
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,103	46,405	52,687	58,989
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	40,103	46,405	52,687	58,989
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	40,103	46,405	52,687	58,989
Winchester, VA-WV	40,103	46,405	52,687	58,989
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Bellingham, WA	38,002	40,082	42,183	44,263
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	39,104	42,828	46,530	50,253
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	38,668	42,620	46,572	50,524
Kennewick-Richland, WA	37,440	39,687	41,933	44,180
Longview-Kelso, WA	37,440	40,810	44,159	47,528
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	39,354	42,890	46,405	49,941
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	39,312	43,015	46,738	50,440
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	41,122	44,575	48,048	51,501
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	39,479	41,122	42,744	44,388
Walla Walla, WA	37,565	39,687	41,829	43,951
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	40,956	44,284	47,612	50,940
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	37,440	39,396	41,372	43,327
Yakima, WA	38,772	42,578	46,405	50,212
Appleton, WI	31,741	36,671	41,621	46,551
Eau Claire, WI	32,469	36,151	39,832	43,514
Fond du Lac, WI	33,031	38,626	44,221	49,816
Green Bay, WI	31,284	36,546	41,788	47,050
Janesville-Beloit, WI	32,885	36,837	40,768	44,720
Kenosha, WI	32,282	36,692	41,080	45,490
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	33,093	37,212	41,330	45,448
Madison, WI	32,157	36,754	41,351	45,948
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	33,509	40,124	46,759	53,373
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	31,034	36,421	41,788	47,175
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,864	36,192	39,541	42,869
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	32,844	37,149	41,476	45,781
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	33,072	38,647	44,242	49,816
Sheboygan, WI	31,804	37,669	43,556	49,421
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,386	37,295	42,224	47,133
Wausau, WI	32,303	36,567	40,831	45,095
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,303	36,504	40,706	44,908
Beckley, WV	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Charleston, WV	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Morgantown, WV	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Wheeling, WV-OH	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Casper, WY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Cheyenne, WY	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,167	43,639	48,132

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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