SOC 47-2021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Brickmasons and Blockmasons 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): Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances, to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures.

Level I across metros$32,116 – $83,741Aguadilla, PR to Rochester, MN
Median Level IV, major metros$75,359Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Brickmasons and Blockmasons?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Brickmasons and Blockmasons (SOC 47-2021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $32,116 in Aguadilla, PR to $83,741 in Rochester, MN, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $75,359. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $66,789, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 28 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 area46,80057,49268,18378,874
Anchorage, AK46,80057,49268,18378,874
Fairbanks-College, AK46,80057,49268,18378,874
Anniston-Oxford, AL37,42043,88850,33656,805
Auburn-Opelika, AL38,87645,17851,46057,762
Birmingham, AL38,08544,57551,08557,575
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL37,79443,53549,29655,037
Decatur, AL38,43946,21854,01861,797
Dothan, AL36,71243,63950,56557,492
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL37,69046,19754,72563,232
Gadsden, AL37,42043,88850,33656,805
Huntsville, AL40,16548,23656,30664,376
Mobile, AL36,65042,95249,25555,557
Montgomery, AL38,10644,72051,31457,928
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area37,73244,57551,39758,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area37,66944,99152,31259,634
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area34,73642,34949,96257,575
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area37,17043,76450,33656,930
Tuscaloosa, AL37,71144,18050,66957,138
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area41,80848,40255,01661,610
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR42,59948,23653,85259,488
Fort Smith, AR-OK41,39247,15452,91658,677
Hot Springs, AR41,87147,36252,87458,365
Jonesboro, AR43,47247,23751,02354,788
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR40,97647,21653,43659,676
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area41,47647,09252,72858,344
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area40,83146,38451,91757,471
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area43,97248,19452,39656,618
Arizona nonmetropolitan area49,35955,05860,77866,477
Flagstaff, AZ49,33854,55959,78065,000
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ45,74051,31456,86862,442
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ51,04456,59762,13067,684
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ50,50356,14061,77667,413
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ43,45248,90154,37259,821
Tucson, AZ43,74349,08854,41359,759
Yuma, AZ49,71255,37061,00766,664
Bakersfield-Delano, CA50,64860,65370,63780,642
Chico, CA51,50162,25573,00883,762
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area51,62662,31773,02983,720
El Centro, CA48,44458,61568,80778,978
Fresno, CA51,18963,37875,56787,756
Hanford-Corcoran, CA51,81362,98374,15285,322
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA51,14861,19471,26181,308
Merced, CA49,44262,44275,44288,442
Modesto, CA54,72568,12081,53694,932
Napa, CA54,06064,33574,61084,885
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area53,87263,71173,52883,367
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area52,72862,67172,63482,576
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA50,46159,21867,99676,752
Redding, CA51,50162,25573,00883,762
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA49,23459,55169,86880,184
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA53,89364,33574,79785,239
Salinas, CA47,34158,30369,26480,226
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA47,34156,95166,58176,191
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA59,40572,96786,508100,069
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA49,54663,79478,06392,311
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA51,68861,04870,40879,768
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA53,72767,89282,05696,221
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA47,88255,49563,10870,720
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA59,73867,64275,56783,471
Stockton-Lodi, CA60,25869,88879,49889,128
Vallejo, CA55,93268,10080,26892,436
Visalia, CA51,81362,62973,42484,240
Yuba City, CA53,08263,25373,42483,596
Boulder, CO49,87957,51265,14672,780
Colorado Springs, CO54,26859,86365,43771,032
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO55,37062,33869,30676,274
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area49,69257,59665,47973,383
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO56,47261,48566,47771,490
Grand Junction, CO43,18148,92254,64260,383
Greeley, CO44,65852,62460,59168,557
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area43,47248,50653,54058,573
Pueblo, CO43,74351,25258,76066,269
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area41,43447,32053,20759,093
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT57,72061,86065,97870,117
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area55,30863,23271,17879,103
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT57,76266,35274,92283,512
New Haven, CT58,57367,16475,75484,344
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT56,11964,60573,11281,599
Waterbury-Shelton, CT55,74463,83671,90679,997
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV46,82153,93561,06968,183
Dover, DE55,55766,62377,66888,733
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area51,56455,72459,86364,023
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL39,50046,21852,91659,634
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL40,78947,67454,53861,423
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL39,10446,65554,20561,756
Gainesville, FL39,35447,75756,18164,584
Homosassa Springs, FL39,99947,07154,14361,215
Jacksonville, FL42,62053,35264,08574,818
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL34,21641,43448,65255,869
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL40,97649,98358,98967,996
Naples-Marco Island, FL41,47648,77656,07763,378
North Florida nonmetropolitan area39,37547,40455,41263,440
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL39,85347,09254,35161,589
Ocala, FL38,46044,86651,27257,679
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL38,81345,28251,77258,240
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL41,35150,62859,90469,181
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL38,77244,88751,02357,138
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL39,62446,61353,58160,570
Port St. Lucie, FL40,10348,77657,42966,103
Punta Gorda, FL39,64546,53053,39460,279
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL38,60545,28251,98058,656
Sebring, FL38,14844,65851,14857,658
South Florida nonmetropolitan area39,72847,30054,87162,442
Tallahassee, FL38,93846,40553,87261,340
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL40,95648,25655,57862,879
Wildwood-The Villages, FL38,87645,86452,87459,863
Albany, GA35,86044,99154,14363,274
Athens-Clarke County, GA36,40046,13555,84865,583
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA37,31647,23757,18067,101
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC35,73543,68051,60559,551
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA35,86044,99154,14363,274
Columbus, GA-AL36,40045,86455,32864,792
Dalton, GA53,76859,07264,35669,660
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area35,86044,99154,14363,274
Gainesville, GA36,54646,23955,95265,645
Hinesville, GA35,86044,99154,14363,274
Macon-Bibb County, GA37,37847,09256,80566,519
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area36,42146,01055,57865,167
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area46,48854,18461,90169,597
Rome, GA49,27656,20263,12870,055
Savannah, GA35,86044,99154,14363,274
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area35,86044,99154,14363,274
Valdosta, GA35,86044,99154,14363,274
Warner Robins, GA35,86044,99154,14363,274
Guam MSA46,80057,49268,18378,874
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area44,05551,87659,71767,538
Kahului-Wailuku, HI47,00861,79776,58691,375
Urban Honolulu, HI62,21370,97079,72788,484
Ames, IA50,42058,61566,78974,984
Cedar Rapids, IA49,71257,94966,20774,444
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL55,78668,03780,28892,540
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA54,55961,75668,95276,149
Dubuque, IA50,58658,78166,99775,192
Iowa City, IA49,08857,24265,41673,570
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area53,81062,13070,47178,791
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area47,67456,28564,87673,487
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD44,49252,72860,94469,181
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area49,35958,22067,10175,962
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area51,10657,42963,75270,076
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA50,77359,21867,64276,087
Boise City, ID52,58359,05265,54172,010
Coeur d'Alene, ID50,08757,13864,16871,220
Idaho Falls, ID47,69555,03762,38069,722
Lewiston, ID-WA50,08757,13864,16871,220
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area50,48257,53364,56471,615
Pocatello, ID45,92752,81259,69666,581
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area49,31756,36863,44070,492
Twin Falls, ID50,14957,28464,39771,532
Bloomington, IL55,84868,24580,64293,039
Champaign-Urbana, IL56,63968,32879,99791,687
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN53,99768,93283,84598,780
Decatur, IL44,61658,88573,15487,423
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area45,94857,49269,01580,559
Kankakee, IL53,16568,12083,05598,010
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area72,32282,03691,749101,463
Peoria, IL55,99468,41280,82993,247
Rockford, IL48,94362,67176,37890,106
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area51,35661,17370,97080,788
Springfield, IL51,50161,46471,42881,391
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area39,97853,70667,41381,141
Bloomington, IN51,68860,21668,74477,272
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area44,74156,20267,66379,124
Columbus, IN51,89660,40468,91177,418
Elkhart-Goshen, IN49,21359,11468,99478,895
Evansville, IN46,09354,76763,44072,114
Fort Wayne, IN45,80255,59965,39675,192
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN53,29061,34069,38977,439
Kokomo, IN51,27259,92568,55777,210
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN47,23755,70364,16872,634
Michigan City-La Porte, IN53,26967,93382,59797,261
Muncie, IN52,70860,96569,22377,480
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area42,89053,49864,08574,693
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI50,96060,77870,59680,413
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area46,59256,90967,22677,543
Terre Haute, IN45,82355,62065,41675,213
Kansas nonmetropolitan area47,00856,51465,99975,504
Lawrence, KS49,56758,74067,91277,085
Manhattan, KS45,57354,24762,90071,573
Topeka, KS50,89859,09367,28875,484
Wichita, KS40,56048,83957,09665,375
Bowling Green, KY38,91748,00757,11766,207
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area39,10447,25855,43263,586
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area37,69045,26152,85360,424
Elizabethtown, KY40,91450,21259,50968,807
Lexington-Fayette, KY40,68549,92059,13568,370
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN45,82354,16462,48470,824
Owensboro, KY38,37649,79661,19472,613
Paducah, KY-IL42,66154,10165,54176,981
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area38,04445,49052,91660,362
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area42,10053,78965,45877,148
Alexandria, LA45,69850,31654,95459,572
Baton Rouge, LA46,50951,37656,26461,132
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area46,01050,91955,82860,736
Hammond, LA47,09251,98056,84761,735
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA47,07151,95956,86861,756
Lafayette, LA47,02951,83456,66061,464
Lake Charles, LA45,69850,31654,95459,572
Monroe, LA45,69850,31654,95459,572
New Orleans-Metairie, LA47,13352,14657,18062,192
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area46,63451,10655,55760,029
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA45,69850,31654,95459,572
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA45,22049,85854,47659,114
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area46,50951,39756,30661,194
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA55,24570,88786,508102,149
Barnstable Town, MA64,35681,32898,280115,253
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH66,47784,802103,127121,452
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area63,29580,18497,053113,943
Pittsfield, MA54,33070,84587,381103,896
Springfield, MA56,07771,34486,612101,879
Worcester, MA58,78172,82186,861100,901
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD40,95648,11155,26662,421
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV40,81046,86352,89558,948
Lexington Park, MD44,70052,02159,36466,685
Maryland nonmetropolitan area36,38043,99251,62659,239
Salisbury, MD37,42044,65851,89659,135
Bangor, ME38,93844,94950,96056,972
Lewiston-Auburn, ME39,74945,55251,33557,138
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area38,93844,94950,96056,972
Portland-South Portland, ME39,74945,55251,33557,138
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area39,41645,51151,62657,720
Ann Arbor, MI62,13069,68077,23184,781
Battle Creek, MI49,69258,38667,08075,775
Bay City, MI45,69853,31160,92468,536
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI51,89660,19668,47476,773
Flint, MI51,18959,53067,85076,191
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI51,04459,15667,24775,359
Jackson, MI51,37660,02968,68277,335
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI49,50458,22066,95675,671
Lansing-East Lansing, MI51,75161,00770,26379,519
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area50,87759,30167,72576,149
Midland, MI45,69853,31160,92468,536
Monroe, MI51,39759,92568,43276,960
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI49,19257,40865,60473,820
Niles, MI47,38357,26367,16477,044
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area51,50159,84268,20476,544
Saginaw, MI48,40257,59666,76875,962
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area46,48854,64262,79670,949
Traverse City, MI57,09665,64574,19482,743
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area50,21257,26364,33571,386
Duluth, MN-WI67,28874,94382,57690,231
Mankato, MN77,87685,11492,33299,570
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI79,06185,90492,74899,591
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area76,64884,11691,56299,029
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area70,36778,91687,46496,013
Rochester, MN83,74191,27198,780106,309
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area77,41884,90692,37399,861
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area65,66676,52487,36098,218
St. Cloud, MN70,38876,62882,86889,108
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL48,96457,55466,16574,756
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area45,13654,01862,92071,802
Columbia, MO47,63256,88866,16575,421
Jefferson City, MO43,93052,47961,02869,576
Joplin, MO-KS41,28849,56757,86666,144
Kansas City, MO-KS50,48259,71768,93278,167
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area45,74053,49861,27769,036
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area50,77358,32465,87473,424
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area41,12249,31757,53365,728
Springfield, MO49,10956,22363,31670,429
St. Joseph, MO-KS48,94358,09567,22676,378
St. Louis, MO-IL52,25061,88071,53281,162
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS35,04841,41347,75754,122
Hattiesburg, MS33,92540,58147,23753,893
Jackson, MS33,21839,81246,42653,020
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area33,84240,85247,86154,871
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area33,11439,43745,78152,104
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area41,49649,23456,95164,688
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area39,37547,02954,70462,359
Billings, MT36,35944,42952,52060,591
Bozeman, MT47,02952,10457,18062,255
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area37,39945,94854,51763,066
Great Falls, MT41,06048,27755,49562,712
Helena, MT43,01549,73356,43163,149
Missoula, MT40,35248,65256,95165,250
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area41,80848,79755,78662,775
West Montana nonmetropolitan area38,73047,86156,97266,103
Asheville, NC40,41544,78349,15153,519
Burlington, NC38,21042,95247,67452,416
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area36,31740,31144,30448,298
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC44,65848,63152,60456,576
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC41,08045,94850,81555,682
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area36,42141,03945,65650,274
Fayetteville, NC37,52442,30847,09251,876
Goldsboro, NC39,74944,82449,90054,975
Greensboro-High Point, NC38,91743,51448,13252,728
Greenville, NC40,43643,09845,76048,423
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC43,28547,59151,89656,202
Jacksonville, NC36,98342,43247,86153,311
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC39,06343,95148,86053,748
Raleigh-Cary, NC43,22347,86152,50057,138
Rocky Mount, NC39,60444,78349,96255,141
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area42,66147,00851,35655,703
Wilmington, NC40,16545,22050,27455,328
Winston-Salem, NC40,33244,53348,71452,916
Bismarck, ND56,55665,74974,96484,157
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area53,95663,12872,30181,474
Fargo, ND-MN53,62361,96470,28478,624
Grand Forks, ND-MN67,68475,75483,84591,916
Minot, ND54,06063,25372,42681,620
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area55,57864,98074,40283,804
Grand Island, NE45,61549,67153,74857,804
Lincoln, NE46,32250,81555,32859,821
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area49,08854,41359,71765,042
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area46,23950,19154,16458,116
Omaha, NE-IA51,83456,95162,08867,205
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area49,04754,28859,53064,772
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area63,85682,098100,340118,581
Manchester-Nashua, NH64,52282,743100,943119,164
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area50,25358,19966,16574,111
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area48,09055,12062,15169,181
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ61,96475,90089,836103,772
Trenton-Princeton, NJ62,08876,02489,981103,917
Vineland, NJ55,97367,12278,25089,399
Albuquerque, NM36,17240,35244,55448,735
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area44,92849,35953,78958,220
Farmington, NM36,48441,06045,61550,191
Las Cruces, NM44,57549,19253,83158,448
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area37,75242,41247,09251,751
Santa Fe, NM36,46341,03945,59450,170
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area54,49661,23667,97574,714
Carson City, NV52,64559,48866,35273,196
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV47,63252,93658,22063,524
Reno, NV52,64559,48866,35273,196
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY50,85664,31477,79291,250
Binghamton, NY54,16463,89873,65383,388
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY56,57665,29274,02882,743
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area71,55280,62189,71198,780
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area56,59764,37672,13579,914
Elmira, NY54,06063,83673,63283,408
Glens Falls, NY54,66367,62180,55993,517
Ithaca, NY55,20464,06472,92581,786
Kingston, NY60,25876,00491,749107,495
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY66,16580,33094,516108,680
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ66,49880,58094,661108,743
Rochester, NY54,03964,25274,46484,677
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area55,51664,77274,04883,304
Syracuse, NY55,74465,60475,46385,322
Utica-Rome, NY58,53268,68278,81288,962
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY55,80766,47777,14887,818
Akron, OH48,98458,59468,22477,834
Canton-Massillon, OH52,89561,44469,99278,541
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN50,71160,44570,20079,935
Cleveland, OH51,87661,58971,28280,996
Columbus, OH51,83463,10874,40285,676
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH44,99154,85064,73074,589
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area45,30354,12262,96271,781
Lima, OH55,43272,73890,044107,349
Mansfield, OH47,75757,70067,64277,584
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)42,03750,66959,28067,912
Sandusky, OH48,83958,78168,70378,645
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area47,77853,97660,15466,352
Springfield, OH50,23260,65371,07481,495
Toledo, OH52,72862,48472,23981,994
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area48,25655,99463,73271,469
Youngstown-Warren, OH45,49053,41561,36069,285
Enid, OK42,32847,84053,37358,885
Lawton, OK42,22447,57052,89558,240
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area42,28748,11153,91459,738
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area42,82848,67254,51760,362
Oklahoma City, OK42,37047,67452,95758,261
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area39,12544,65850,21255,744
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area41,68447,25852,83258,407
Tulsa, OK43,84750,12856,41062,692
Albany, OR60,17569,90979,64489,378
Bend, OR57,74165,66673,57081,495
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area60,94471,51182,09892,664
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area61,81872,44783,09693,725
Corvallis, OR60,27970,63780,97591,333
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area56,74364,91773,11281,287
Eugene-Springfield, OR55,47464,14872,82181,495
Grants Pass, OR49,94160,40470,84581,308
Medford, OR50,12860,42470,74181,037
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA64,73075,00585,30195,576
Salem, OR65,27174,92284,55294,204
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ50,94059,75968,57877,397
Altoona, PA60,11274,69389,295103,876
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area48,56858,82369,05679,311
Chambersburg, PA47,88258,57369,24479,935
Erie, PA49,31756,55663,77371,012
Gettysburg, PA48,50659,63470,76281,890
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA50,31663,04575,79688,525
Johnstown, PA52,99963,71174,42385,135
Lancaster, PA51,33561,88072,42682,972
Lebanon, PA50,50360,98671,49081,973
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area43,78454,45565,14675,816
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area39,50050,33661,17372,010
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD55,89067,12278,35489,586
Pittsburgh, PA54,78864,64774,50684,365
Reading, PA54,30963,12871,94880,767
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA47,71657,47167,20576,960
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area44,45052,35460,27968,183
State College, PA47,73659,53071,34483,138
Williamsport, PA45,51156,20266,89377,584
York-Hanover, PA48,98458,26167,55976,836
Aguadilla, PR32,11639,54146,94654,372
Arecibo, PR32,51139,87447,21654,580
Guayama, PR35,38142,05848,75655,432
Mayaguez, PR32,11639,54146,94654,372
Ponce, PR34,65341,51748,40255,266
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area32,11639,54146,94654,372
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR36,65043,01549,38055,744
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA60,69574,36088,047101,712
Charleston-North Charleston, SC40,45646,48852,50058,532
Columbia, SC35,61043,84752,10460,341
Florence, SC36,42144,22152,04259,842
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC40,97647,50854,01860,549
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC39,00046,07253,14460,216
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC37,10843,88850,64857,429
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area42,82847,63252,43757,242
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area42,99447,79952,60457,408
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area36,98344,57552,16759,759
Spartanburg, SC39,74946,55153,33260,133
Sumter, SC36,42144,22152,04259,842
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area47,42453,85260,25866,685
Rapid City, SD44,88752,91660,94468,973
Sioux Falls, SD-MN43,55652,85362,15171,448
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area46,61353,16559,71766,269
Chattanooga, TN-GA56,16060,67465,16769,680
Clarksville, TN-KY51,00257,99164,98071,968
Cleveland, TN48,13254,68461,25667,808
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area44,80448,02851,27254,496
Jackson, TN45,36548,61051,83455,079
Johnson City, TN44,74150,06655,41260,736
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA46,75953,14459,55165,936
Knoxville, TN48,31955,41262,48469,576
Memphis, TN-MS-AR48,83955,14161,44467,746
Morristown, TN46,05252,14658,26164,356
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN54,41360,17565,93671,698
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area50,25356,93063,58670,263
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area52,18858,36564,56470,741
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area51,33557,78364,25270,700
Abilene, TX40,76845,36549,96254,559
Amarillo, TX41,55946,30151,06455,807
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX45,46950,87756,30661,714
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX46,05250,02454,01857,991
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area44,63749,19253,72758,282
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX44,74149,42154,10158,781
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area45,26149,73354,20558,677
College Station-Bryan, TX38,33543,16047,98652,812
Corpus Christi, TX44,74149,42154,10158,781
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX47,15451,56455,99460,404
Eagle Pass, TX44,74149,42154,10158,781
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area45,24049,44253,66457,866
El Paso, TX34,65339,58344,53349,463
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area45,74050,25354,76759,280
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX46,15650,12854,08058,053
Killeen-Temple, TX45,15750,00454,85059,696
Laredo, TX44,74149,42154,10158,781
Longview, TX38,10642,57847,05051,522
Lubbock, TX41,64246,23950,83655,432
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX44,74149,42154,10158,781
Midland, TX44,74149,42154,10158,781
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area39,60444,18048,73553,311
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area39,00043,99248,96453,956
Odessa, TX44,74149,42154,10158,781
San Angelo, TX44,74149,42154,10158,781
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX45,13649,52553,89358,282
Sherman-Denison, TX46,50951,10655,68260,279
Texarkana, TX-AR39,41644,59649,77554,954
Tyler, TX38,10642,66147,23751,792
Victoria, TX44,74149,42154,10158,781
Waco, TX45,96850,56555,14159,738
Wichita Falls, TX39,97844,80449,60854,434
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area39,35445,51151,64757,804
Logan, UT-ID46,67653,95661,21568,495
Ogden, UT47,09254,45561,81869,181
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT49,85857,07664,31471,532
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT43,20250,02456,84763,669
St. George, UT41,41347,07152,74958,407
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area45,24052,87460,52868,162
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA38,18943,95149,71255,474
Charlottesville, VA40,12447,59155,05862,525
Harrisonburg, VA38,12744,20050,25356,327
Lynchburg, VA42,55747,71652,87458,032
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area36,81641,62146,40551,210
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area39,41644,72050,04555,349
Richmond, VA41,18446,84252,50058,157
Roanoke, VA38,25243,55648,88054,184
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area40,99746,46851,91757,388
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area40,26946,36452,43758,532
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA38,33543,70149,06854,434
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC41,49646,57251,64756,722
Winchester, VA-WV45,09552,52059,92567,351
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA39,99945,90651,79257,700
Burlington-South Burlington, VT55,10059,63464,16868,703
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area52,93656,97260,98665,021
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area53,14456,55659,94663,357
Bellingham, WA53,02062,60872,21881,807
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA62,33875,56788,775102,004
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area62,42174,15285,88497,615
Kennewick-Richland, WA58,22069,97281,74493,496
Longview-Kelso, WA64,08574,40284,74095,056
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA60,96574,46487,943101,442
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA63,66976,56589,482102,378
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA64,06477,23190,418103,584
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA55,26665,20875,15185,093
Walla Walla, WA60,42472,86385,28097,719
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA62,50475,87989,274102,648
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area63,35775,00586,63298,280
Yakima, WA63,14974,88086,61298,343
Appleton, WI52,74965,08477,43989,773
Eau Claire, WI69,78476,60783,40890,231
Fond du Lac, WI55,59967,99680,39292,789
Green Bay, WI47,73659,65571,55283,471
Janesville-Beloit, WI52,12564,21076,31688,400
Kenosha, WI48,52760,32072,13583,928
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN50,79464,23177,68891,125
Madison, WI53,02065,29277,56489,836
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI60,15472,17684,17896,200
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area42,62051,43960,27969,098
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area49,35961,29873,25885,197
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI51,77264,21076,64889,087
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI54,45567,16479,85292,560
Sheboygan, WI53,97666,91479,83192,768
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area47,38359,46871,57383,658
Wausau, WI43,49355,57867,66379,748
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area62,98374,48585,98897,490
Beckley, WV36,44243,30650,14957,013
Charleston, WV39,77046,32252,85359,405
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH36,60843,43150,23257,055
Morgantown, WV32,71938,64744,57550,503
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area32,28238,04443,80549,567
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV33,03138,33543,63948,943
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,90341,53848,17354,808
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH44,59653,81063,02472,239
Wheeling, WV-OH39,66648,46457,28466,082
Casper, WY51,37657,30463,23269,160
Cheyenne, WY56,32762,42168,53674,631
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area57,18063,29569,38975,504
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area49,56755,26660,98666,685

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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