SOC 47-2071 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 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): Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways or for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators.

Level I across metros$26,229 – $71,968Mayaguez, PR to Santa Cruz, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$64,210Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators (SOC 47-2071) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $26,229 in Mayaguez, PR to $71,968 in Santa Cruz, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $64,210. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $59,447, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 34 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

New York, NY$85,426
San Francisco, CA$123,074
San Jose, CA$122,367
Seattle, WA$112,903
Dallas, TX$56,389
Houston, TX$53,997
Austin, TX$57,034
Chicago, IL$94,495
Boston, MA$77,522
Washington, DC$66,997
Atlanta, GA$52,292
Los Angeles, CA$109,596

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	63,128	73,279	83,429	93,580
Anchorage, AK	64,522	74,548	84,594	94,620
Fairbanks-College, AK	63,128	73,279	83,429	93,580
Anniston-Oxford, AL	34,944	39,853	44,783	49,692
Auburn-Opelika, AL	29,349	35,340	41,309	47,300
Birmingham, AL	35,964	41,413	46,884	52,333
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	33,800	38,564	43,306	48,069
Decatur, AL	35,194	39,999	44,804	49,608
Dothan, AL	33,114	37,066	40,997	44,949
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	36,255	41,351	46,426	51,522
Gadsden, AL	34,944	39,853	44,783	49,692
Huntsville, AL	40,664	44,991	49,296	53,623
Mobile, AL	33,800	38,564	43,306	48,069
Montgomery, AL	32,719	36,837	40,956	45,074
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,048	38,148	41,226	44,325
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,424	38,688	42,973	47,237
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,029	37,877	41,704	45,552
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,175	38,605	43,036	47,466
Tuscaloosa, AL	33,530	36,567	39,624	42,661
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,336	41,351	45,386	49,400
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	39,895	43,306	46,696	50,108
Fort Smith, AR-OK	35,381	37,981	40,602	43,202
Hot Springs, AR	35,319	38,605	41,871	45,157
Jonesboro, AR	37,960	42,037	46,114	50,191
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	36,359	40,269	44,180	48,090
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,296	40,144	43,992	47,840
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,730	41,767	44,824	47,861
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,821	36,026	38,231	40,436
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	47,924	53,436	58,927	64,439
Flagstaff, AZ	48,007	53,852	59,717	65,562
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	48,007	53,852	59,717	65,562
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	49,567	55,016	60,487	65,936
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	48,423	53,872	59,301	64,751
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	48,007	53,852	59,717	65,562
Tucson, AZ	48,340	53,935	59,530	65,125
Yuma, AZ	48,340	53,935	59,530	65,125
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	59,384	76,877	94,349	111,842
Chico, CA	52,895	63,690	74,506	85,301
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	58,386	76,669	94,952	113,236
El Centro, CA	60,112	78,999	97,885	116,772
Fresno, CA	56,056	78,167	100,298	122,408
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	48,007	57,658	67,330	76,981
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	58,677	75,650	92,623	109,596
Merced, CA	67,871	86,903	105,935	124,967
Modesto, CA	70,845	88,858	106,892	124,904
Napa, CA	56,472	66,706	76,960	87,194
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	54,226	64,148	74,048	83,970
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,269	62,858	72,447	82,036
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	57,637	68,869	80,080	91,312
Redding, CA	60,653	75,504	90,335	105,186
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	68,287	87,007	105,706	124,426
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	60,986	77,189	93,372	109,575
Salinas, CA	62,941	84,448	105,976	127,484
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	53,103	64,376	75,629	86,903
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	70,388	87,943	105,519	123,074
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	67,205	85,592	103,980	122,367
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	50,981	61,901	72,800	83,720
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	71,968	90,189	108,389	126,610
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	56,493	71,407	86,341	101,255
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	67,684	84,199	100,735	117,250
Stockton-Lodi, CA	67,247	85,280	103,335	121,368
Vallejo, CA	63,940	80,663	97,407	114,130
Visalia, CA	48,152	57,034	65,936	74,818
Yuba City, CA	52,666	63,482	74,298	85,114
Boulder, CO	47,757	53,248	58,719	64,210
Colorado Springs, CO	45,012	50,628	56,264	61,880
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	49,900	54,663	59,447	64,210
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,812	42,744	45,698	48,631
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	46,946	53,269	59,592	65,916
Grand Junction, CO	41,850	47,320	52,770	58,240
Greeley, CO	46,613	53,352	60,071	66,810
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,538	46,655	51,792	56,909
Pueblo, CO	42,183	47,757	53,311	58,885
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,701	49,400	55,100	60,799
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	59,135	68,120	77,127	86,112
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	59,010	67,330	75,671	83,991
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	59,260	67,975	76,669	85,384
New Haven, CT	59,052	67,788	76,503	85,239
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	59,239	68,037	76,815	85,613
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	59,052	67,788	76,503	85,239
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	46,655	53,436	60,216	66,997
Dover, DE	37,087	45,053	53,040	61,007
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,762	39,479	47,216	54,933
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	40,768	46,135	51,501	56,868
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	37,877	42,620	47,341	52,084
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	39,728	44,492	49,276	54,039
Gainesville, FL	38,252	41,101	43,972	46,821
Homosassa Springs, FL	38,106	42,973	47,861	52,728
Jacksonville, FL	39,167	43,826	48,485	53,144
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	36,920	40,810	44,700	48,589
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	38,688	43,764	48,860	53,935
Naples-Marco Island, FL	39,895	43,701	47,508	51,314
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	37,690	41,996	46,280	50,586
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	40,706	45,303	49,920	54,517
Ocala, FL	38,085	42,994	47,903	52,812
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	37,919	43,327	48,756	54,164
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	38,397	43,140	47,861	52,604
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	37,711	42,287	46,884	51,460
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	38,272	43,368	48,485	53,581
Port St. Lucie, FL	38,980	44,034	49,088	54,143
Punta Gorda, FL	39,874	45,178	50,503	55,807
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	38,252	43,618	48,964	54,330
Sebring, FL	37,420	42,599	47,799	52,978
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	38,231	43,431	48,610	53,810
Tallahassee, FL	35,797	39,583	43,348	47,133
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	38,106	43,264	48,444	53,602
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	39,146	43,348	47,549	51,751
Albany, GA	36,047	40,186	44,304	48,444
Athens-Clarke County, GA	39,208	43,431	47,674	51,896
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	40,415	44,367	48,340	52,292
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	37,357	41,580	45,802	50,024
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	38,148	42,828	47,487	52,167
Columbus, GA-AL	38,168	42,661	47,175	51,668
Dalton, GA	36,733	40,082	43,452	46,800
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,880	40,976	46,052	51,148
Gainesville, GA	40,040	44,013	47,965	51,938
Hinesville, GA	36,525	41,122	45,740	50,336
Macon-Bibb County, GA	39,292	43,514	47,736	51,959
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,776	39,520	43,244	46,988
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,252	40,748	43,223	45,719
Rome, GA	39,312	43,431	47,570	51,688
Savannah, GA	37,877	41,954	46,010	50,087
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,860	41,684	47,508	53,332
Valdosta, GA	36,172	45,844	55,536	65,208
Warner Robins, GA	36,276	40,040	43,784	47,549
Guam MSA	40,976	49,941	58,906	67,871
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	63,066	79,914	96,762	113,610
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	63,066	79,914	96,762	113,610
Urban Honolulu, HI	61,922	78,104	94,287	110,469
Ames, IA	54,871	57,575	60,258	62,962
Cedar Rapids, IA	53,248	55,994	58,740	61,485
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	41,663	48,485	55,287	62,109
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	55,765	58,178	60,612	63,024
Dubuque, IA	53,228	55,973	58,719	61,464
Iowa City, IA	52,770	55,432	58,074	60,736
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	53,207	56,264	59,343	62,400
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	53,976	56,535	59,093	61,652
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	49,754	54,621	59,468	64,335
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	54,663	57,512	60,383	63,232
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,760	51,252	56,764	62,255
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	53,311	56,015	58,698	61,402
Boise City, ID	52,208	64,064	75,941	87,797
Coeur d'Alene, ID	51,772	63,856	75,941	88,026
Idaho Falls, ID	51,772	63,856	75,941	88,026
Lewiston, ID-WA	57,512	70,679	83,845	97,012
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	51,148	63,170	75,213	87,236
Pocatello, ID	51,772	63,856	75,941	88,026
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	48,568	60,466	72,384	84,282
Twin Falls, ID	52,208	64,064	75,941	87,797
Bloomington, IL	41,330	54,954	68,578	82,202
Champaign-Urbana, IL	40,748	56,431	72,135	87,818
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	52,936	66,789	80,642	94,495
Decatur, IL	45,698	59,717	73,716	87,735
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,885	60,320	74,756	89,191
Kankakee, IL	50,648	65,104	79,560	94,016
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	49,712	63,399	77,085	90,772
Peoria, IL	39,146	46,676	54,184	61,714
Rockford, IL	51,335	65,312	79,269	93,247
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,279	61,423	75,546	89,690
Springfield, IL	55,620	66,290	76,940	87,610
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,111	42,744	50,357	57,991
Bloomington, IN	42,453	49,192	55,932	62,671
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,624	45,407	51,210	56,992
Columbus, IN	42,640	49,213	55,807	62,380
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	43,660	47,840	52,021	56,202
Evansville, IN	40,560	49,504	58,428	67,372
Fort Wayne, IN	47,008	61,610	76,191	90,792
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	44,388	51,522	58,656	65,791
Kokomo, IN	43,140	49,920	56,722	63,503
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	48,589	62,192	75,796	89,399
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	50,669	64,064	77,460	90,855
Muncie, IN	43,639	50,607	57,554	64,522
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,208	46,530	53,852	61,173
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	46,613	51,231	55,848	60,466
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,810	45,074	49,359	53,623
Terre Haute, IN	40,477	46,114	51,772	57,408
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	41,184	44,845	48,485	52,146
Lawrence, KS	46,197	56,015	65,832	75,650
Manhattan, KS	41,912	45,927	49,920	53,935
Topeka, KS	46,072	55,661	65,271	74,860
Wichita, KS	40,519	43,597	46,696	49,775
Bowling Green, KY	36,026	39,957	43,868	47,799
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,640	52,978	63,295	73,632
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,319	41,621	47,903	54,205
Elizabethtown, KY	40,893	48,464	56,036	63,607
Lexington-Fayette, KY	44,492	55,287	66,103	76,898
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	44,367	52,770	61,152	69,556
Owensboro, KY	34,133	40,935	47,757	54,559
Paducah, KY-IL	34,133	40,935	47,757	54,559
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,568	43,077	50,607	58,116
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,935	47,258	53,602	59,925
Alexandria, LA	39,791	46,426	53,082	59,717
Baton Rouge, LA	44,928	52,957	60,986	69,015
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,186	47,154	54,143	61,111
Hammond, LA	43,077	50,191	57,304	64,418
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	43,306	50,253	57,221	64,168
Lafayette, LA	41,288	48,568	55,869	63,149
Lake Charles, LA	39,791	46,426	53,082	59,717
Monroe, LA	36,442	42,245	48,048	53,852
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	43,015	47,757	52,500	57,242
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	41,247	48,672	56,119	63,544
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	39,791	46,426	53,082	59,717
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	40,748	46,655	52,583	58,490
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,935	48,236	55,536	62,837
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	41,767	49,380	57,013	64,626
Barnstable Town, MA	49,920	58,365	66,789	75,234
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	52,874	61,090	69,306	77,522
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	48,423	56,951	65,500	74,028
Pittsfield, MA	46,301	55,412	64,543	73,653
Springfield, MA	43,077	50,565	58,074	65,562
Worcester, MA	48,943	57,575	66,207	74,839
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	46,364	54,101	61,839	69,576
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	51,252	55,557	59,842	64,148
Lexington Park, MD	46,613	53,789	60,986	68,162
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	41,725	49,900	58,095	66,269
Salisbury, MD	49,068	56,680	64,293	71,906
Bangor, ME	45,428	50,960	56,514	62,047
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	48,360	55,869	63,399	70,908
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,719	50,420	55,141	59,842
Portland-South Portland, ME	51,397	59,156	66,935	74,693
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,823	51,834	57,866	63,877
Ann Arbor, MI	41,621	48,360	55,079	61,818
Battle Creek, MI	45,012	50,461	55,890	61,340
Bay City, MI	39,063	46,925	54,767	62,629
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	41,829	48,652	55,495	62,317
Flint, MI	41,684	48,402	55,120	61,839
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	40,082	46,988	53,872	60,778
Jackson, MI	41,767	48,444	55,141	61,818
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	45,032	49,962	54,892	59,821
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	40,332	46,343	52,375	58,386
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,351	48,028	54,684	61,360
Midland, MI	39,063	46,925	54,767	62,629
Monroe, MI	41,808	48,610	55,432	62,234
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	40,061	46,925	53,768	60,632
Niles, MI	42,287	48,714	55,120	61,548
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,396	44,804	50,232	55,640
Saginaw, MI	41,413	47,882	54,351	60,820
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,871	48,568	55,245	61,943
Traverse City, MI	40,540	47,092	53,623	60,175
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,284	50,461	56,639	62,816
Duluth, MN-WI	59,946	66,768	73,570	80,392
Mankato, MN	57,180	65,188	73,196	81,204
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	56,015	64,460	72,925	81,370
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	58,948	63,461	67,996	72,509
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	55,661	63,648	71,615	79,602
Rochester, MN	62,775	70,949	79,103	87,277
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	62,338	67,767	73,196	78,624
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	55,266	65,188	75,109	85,031
St. Cloud, MN	56,077	64,460	72,863	81,245
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	41,205	53,456	65,687	77,938
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,460	44,991	51,522	58,053
Columbia, MO	41,268	51,168	61,090	70,991
Jefferson City, MO	44,700	55,100	65,479	75,879
Joplin, MO-KS	43,431	52,458	61,506	70,533
Kansas City, MO-KS	49,608	60,071	70,554	81,016
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,677	57,908	70,117	82,348
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,264	56,327	69,368	82,431
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,989	58,095	70,221	82,327
Springfield, MO	42,786	51,668	60,528	69,410
St. Joseph, MO-KS	49,650	62,047	74,423	86,820
St. Louis, MO-IL	48,215	62,005	75,816	89,607
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	36,109	41,247	46,364	51,501
Hattiesburg, MS	31,658	36,338	40,997	45,677
Jackson, MS	35,069	40,124	45,157	50,212
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,389	34,924	39,458	43,992
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,703	33,717	37,752	41,767
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,008	37,919	41,850	45,760
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,868	32,136	33,426	34,695
Billings, MT	36,816	44,596	52,354	60,133
Bozeman, MT	40,893	49,338	57,783	66,228
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,932	49,941	56,972	63,981
Great Falls, MT	46,218	53,352	60,487	67,621
Helena, MT	47,008	53,290	59,592	65,874
Missoula, MT	51,231	56,181	61,111	66,061
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,807	50,253	57,700	65,146
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	51,938	55,911	59,904	63,877
Asheville, NC	39,042	43,576	48,111	52,645
Burlington, NC	40,144	45,282	50,440	55,578
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,375	44,512	49,629	54,767
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	40,332	45,095	49,858	54,621
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	43,535	48,964	54,392	59,821
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,186	44,492	48,797	53,103
Fayetteville, NC	40,727	44,450	48,194	51,917
Goldsboro, NC	40,540	45,906	51,252	56,618
Greensboro-High Point, NC	40,248	45,240	50,212	55,204
Greenville, NC	39,312	43,888	48,485	53,061
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	37,898	42,141	46,384	50,628
Jacksonville, NC	38,023	42,807	47,612	52,396
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	40,540	45,656	50,794	55,911
Raleigh-Cary, NC	41,268	46,925	52,583	58,240
Rocky Mount, NC	40,082	45,469	50,856	56,244
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,775	40,394	44,034	47,653
Wilmington, NC	37,815	42,848	47,861	52,895
Winston-Salem, NC	38,085	42,828	47,570	52,312
Bismarck, ND	40,976	49,941	58,906	67,871
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,976	49,941	58,906	67,871
Fargo, ND-MN	56,597	64,293	71,968	79,664
Grand Forks, ND-MN	56,015	63,773	71,552	79,311
Minot, ND	40,976	49,941	58,906	67,871
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,976	49,941	58,906	67,871
Grand Island, NE	41,788	44,388	46,988	49,588
Lincoln, NE	43,618	48,839	54,039	59,260
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	41,268	45,864	50,440	55,037
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	41,060	45,407	49,775	54,122
Omaha, NE-IA	40,290	45,240	50,170	55,120
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	41,143	45,636	50,108	54,600
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,748	59,863	65,957	72,072
Manchester-Nashua, NH	49,130	55,162	61,194	67,226
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,125	59,967	67,808	75,650
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,316	56,368	62,421	68,474
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	39,666	43,805	47,944	52,084
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	50,170	61,173	72,197	83,200
Vineland, NJ	37,544	43,472	49,421	55,349
Albuquerque, NM	40,290	44,096	47,882	51,688
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	36,983	42,432	47,882	53,332
Farmington, NM	36,629	41,018	45,407	49,796
Las Cruces, NM	39,292	42,994	46,717	50,420
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,210	42,682	47,175	51,647
Santa Fe, NM	43,722	46,988	50,232	53,498
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	42,640	49,920	57,180	64,460
Carson City, NV	43,722	51,397	59,072	66,748
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	41,954	48,839	55,744	62,629
Reno, NV	44,887	52,895	60,924	68,932
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	47,133	55,640	64,168	72,676
Binghamton, NY	41,143	48,048	54,933	61,839
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	45,823	53,373	60,924	68,474
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	46,114	53,144	60,196	67,226
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	52,978	63,628	74,277	84,927
Elmira, NY	42,890	50,919	58,927	66,956
Glens Falls, NY	46,488	54,663	62,858	71,032
Ithaca, NY	45,906	56,077	66,248	76,420
Kingston, NY	49,192	58,573	67,933	77,314
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	47,175	54,892	62,588	70,304
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	52,916	63,752	74,589	85,426
Rochester, NY	45,074	53,540	62,005	70,471
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	48,693	57,346	65,978	74,631
Syracuse, NY	44,700	54,080	63,461	72,842
Utica-Rome, NY	47,237	54,143	61,028	67,933
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	46,197	50,357	54,517	58,677
Akron, OH	42,100	53,207	64,314	75,421
Canton-Massillon, OH	42,079	52,333	62,608	72,863
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	45,199	56,368	67,517	78,687
Cleveland, OH	44,284	54,122	63,981	73,820
Columbus, OH	43,764	54,517	65,271	76,024
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	38,397	44,908	51,418	57,928
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,744	52,749	62,733	72,738
Lima, OH	39,437	47,674	55,932	64,168
Mansfield, OH	43,077	53,436	63,794	74,152
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	41,434	50,087	58,719	67,372
Sandusky, OH	43,056	52,458	61,860	71,261
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,954	49,005	56,036	63,087
Springfield, OH	42,412	52,437	62,463	72,488
Toledo, OH	38,792	47,549	56,285	65,042
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,768	48,943	57,117	65,292
Youngstown-Warren, OH	44,367	55,224	66,103	76,960
Enid, OK	41,954	45,844	49,712	53,602
Lawton, OK	36,088	40,872	45,656	50,440
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,506	39,604	43,722	47,820
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,352	43,431	46,509	49,588
Oklahoma City, OK	42,495	46,592	50,711	54,808
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,461	40,748	44,013	47,300
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,500	43,597	47,674	51,772
Tulsa, OK	41,330	45,469	49,608	53,748
Albany, OR	60,612	63,087	65,541	68,016
Bend, OR	59,447	64,002	68,557	73,112
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	56,743	64,439	72,135	79,831
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	53,165	59,676	66,207	72,717
Corvallis, OR	55,141	62,026	68,932	75,816
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	55,640	60,736	65,853	70,949
Eugene-Springfield, OR	60,674	69,909	79,124	88,359
Grants Pass, OR	54,122	60,903	67,663	74,444
Medford, OR	54,580	61,340	68,079	74,839
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	59,884	68,536	77,168	85,821
Salem, OR	54,288	60,674	67,060	73,445
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	42,037	48,506	54,996	61,464
Altoona, PA	42,204	49,255	56,306	63,357
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,832	47,237	54,642	62,047
Chambersburg, PA	43,181	49,192	55,183	61,194
Erie, PA	42,204	49,255	56,306	63,357
Gettysburg, PA	44,762	50,232	55,724	61,194
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	42,911	49,504	56,098	62,692
Johnstown, PA	41,476	47,112	52,728	58,365
Lancaster, PA	43,160	50,482	57,783	65,104
Lebanon, PA	45,698	52,749	59,821	66,872
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,589	43,847	52,084	60,341
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,685	46,946	53,207	59,468
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	37,919	45,781	53,644	61,506
Pittsburgh, PA	44,325	49,026	53,727	58,428
Reading, PA	38,709	46,696	54,704	62,692
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	37,232	45,282	53,311	61,360
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,829	47,216	52,583	57,970
State College, PA	42,204	49,255	56,306	63,357
Williamsport, PA	29,890	39,708	49,525	59,343
York-Hanover, PA	44,512	51,044	57,596	64,127
Aguadilla, PR	26,687	27,456	28,247	29,016
Arecibo, PR	27,852	29,474	31,117	32,740
Guayama, PR	27,872	29,536	31,221	32,885
Mayaguez, PR	26,229	27,456	28,684	29,911
Ponce, PR	26,791	28,496	30,202	31,908
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	26,832	28,517	30,181	31,866
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	27,810	29,557	31,304	33,052
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	47,736	56,098	64,439	72,800
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	38,730	42,328	45,906	49,504
Columbia, SC	41,101	44,970	48,818	52,687
Florence, SC	40,124	44,096	48,069	52,042
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	37,648	42,058	46,447	50,856
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	39,188	43,244	47,300	51,356
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	39,936	43,119	46,301	49,484
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,458	43,909	48,360	52,812
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,853	44,325	48,818	53,290
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,981	42,245	46,488	50,752
Spartanburg, SC	40,207	44,658	49,130	53,581
Sumter, SC	40,124	44,096	48,069	52,042
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	51,813	56,805	61,818	66,810
Rapid City, SD	50,690	55,391	60,092	64,792
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	55,516	58,948	62,400	65,832
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,442	55,141	60,861	66,560
Chattanooga, TN-GA	36,109	39,916	43,722	47,528
Clarksville, TN-KY	43,972	47,528	51,085	54,642
Cleveland, TN	35,943	39,770	43,597	47,424
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,047	40,228	44,408	48,589
Jackson, TN	35,173	38,772	42,370	45,968
Johnson City, TN	35,298	39,125	42,973	46,800
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	35,714	40,207	44,700	49,192
Knoxville, TN	36,192	40,976	45,781	50,565
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	37,940	41,704	45,490	49,255
Morristown, TN	35,943	40,623	45,282	49,962
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	39,458	44,159	48,880	53,581
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,861	37,357	39,853	42,349
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,149	41,871	46,592	51,314
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,653	38,564	42,495	46,405
Abilene, TX	36,796	41,559	46,301	51,064
Amarillo, TX	38,751	43,826	48,880	53,956
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	42,141	47,112	52,063	57,034
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	41,580	47,716	53,872	60,008
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,754	41,954	47,154	52,354
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	33,613	38,272	42,932	47,591
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,501	43,597	48,714	53,810
College Station-Bryan, TX	34,570	39,250	43,909	48,589
Corpus Christi, TX	36,796	40,394	44,013	47,612
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	42,391	47,050	51,730	56,389
Eagle Pass, TX	29,973	34,341	38,730	43,098
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,192	40,124	44,055	47,986
El Paso, TX	33,239	37,066	40,914	44,741
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,567	41,330	46,114	50,877
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	40,540	45,032	49,504	53,997
Killeen-Temple, TX	40,186	45,365	50,565	55,744
Laredo, TX	31,304	35,860	40,415	44,970
Longview, TX	36,525	41,080	45,636	50,191
Lubbock, TX	39,853	43,056	46,260	49,463
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	36,317	40,477	44,637	48,797
Midland, TX	41,372	45,428	49,504	53,560
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,816	41,704	46,613	51,501
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,109	40,560	44,991	49,442
Odessa, TX	44,159	47,279	50,378	53,498
San Angelo, TX	36,920	41,351	45,781	50,212
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	38,605	43,556	48,485	53,436
Sherman-Denison, TX	41,725	46,488	51,252	56,015
Texarkana, TX-AR	37,108	41,600	46,114	50,607
Tyler, TX	36,629	40,269	43,888	47,528
Victoria, TX	34,341	39,292	44,263	49,213
Waco, TX	38,751	43,223	47,695	52,167
Wichita Falls, TX	37,440	42,204	46,946	51,709
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,541	45,448	51,335	57,242
Logan, UT-ID	45,116	50,711	56,327	61,922
Ogden, UT	45,428	48,964	52,520	56,056
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	42,183	47,924	53,664	59,405
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	47,903	53,477	59,031	64,605
St. George, UT	35,485	40,976	46,468	51,959
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	43,306	49,047	54,788	60,528
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	37,960	41,517	45,053	48,610
Charlottesville, VA	39,312	44,076	48,818	53,581
Harrisonburg, VA	40,352	43,888	47,445	50,981
Lynchburg, VA	37,628	41,143	44,679	48,194
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,786	49,172	55,578	61,964
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,848	49,276	55,724	62,151
Richmond, VA	39,895	45,178	50,440	55,724
Roanoke, VA	37,981	40,956	43,909	46,884
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,940	41,392	44,845	48,298
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,456	44,076	47,695	51,314
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	40,352	43,888	47,445	50,981
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	38,314	42,495	46,655	50,836
Winchester, VA-WV	42,079	46,031	50,004	53,956
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	40,976	49,941	58,906	67,871
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	50,295	53,373	56,431	59,509
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	50,212	53,560	56,888	60,237
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	49,983	53,373	56,784	60,175
Bellingham, WA	63,378	75,296	87,194	99,112
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	68,141	82,576	96,991	111,426
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	61,007	73,903	86,778	99,674
Kennewick-Richland, WA	55,890	68,120	80,351	92,581
Longview-Kelso, WA	59,738	68,828	77,917	87,007
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	66,997	81,204	95,410	109,616
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	67,663	82,181	96,700	111,218
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	69,160	83,741	98,322	112,903
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	62,463	73,196	83,908	94,640
Walla Walla, WA	63,108	74,485	85,842	97,220
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	67,621	82,140	96,679	111,197
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	61,444	74,464	87,506	100,527
Yakima, WA	52,167	62,671	73,196	83,700
Appleton, WI	52,728	63,253	73,778	84,303
Eau Claire, WI	37,565	50,815	64,044	77,293
Fond du Lac, WI	48,714	60,050	71,407	82,743
Green Bay, WI	46,364	53,519	60,674	67,829
Janesville-Beloit, WI	48,360	60,300	72,239	84,178
Kenosha, WI	45,656	57,138	68,620	80,101
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	47,487	58,490	69,472	80,476
Madison, WI	59,717	70,575	81,432	92,290
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	55,141	65,333	75,504	85,696
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,876	48,152	57,408	66,685
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,789	52,167	63,544	74,922
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	46,322	57,949	69,576	81,204
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	48,298	59,509	70,720	81,932
Sheboygan, WI	46,384	57,304	68,204	79,124
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,532	57,429	69,348	81,245
Wausau, WI	41,372	53,415	65,458	77,501
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,780	57,908	69,036	80,164
Beckley, WV	42,828	48,776	54,725	60,674
Charleston, WV	42,162	48,402	54,621	60,861
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	42,100	48,568	55,058	61,527
Morgantown, WV	42,911	48,340	53,768	59,197
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,829	47,944	54,039	60,154
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	41,039	46,530	52,021	57,512
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,162	48,402	54,621	60,861
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	41,746	49,962	58,178	66,394
Wheeling, WV-OH	42,224	50,420	58,594	66,789
Casper, WY	50,648	55,120	59,592	64,064
Cheyenne, WY	50,087	54,205	58,303	62,421
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	50,461	54,829	59,218	63,586
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	50,378	54,642	58,885	63,149

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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