SOC 47-2081 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 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): Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality. Includes lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fireproofing, or acoustical material.

Level I across metros$23,192 – $62,962Arecibo, PR to Urban Honolulu, HI

Median Level IV, major metros$66,124Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers (SOC 47-2081) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $23,192 in Arecibo, PR to $62,962 in Urban Honolulu, HI, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $66,124. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $58,885, 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$92,332
San Francisco, CA$106,018
San Jose, CA$105,768
Seattle, WA$97,012
Dallas, TX$56,223
Houston, TX$53,477
Austin, TX$59,114
Chicago, IL$87,506
Boston, MA$75,900
Washington, DC$65,229
Atlanta, GA$66,768
Los Angeles, CA$84,448

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	54,330	62,172	70,034	77,876
Anchorage, AK	50,919	58,552	66,165	73,799
Fairbanks-College, AK	55,058	62,920	70,804	78,666
Anniston-Oxford, AL	39,853	44,076	48,319	52,541
Auburn-Opelika, AL	34,216	42,058	49,879	57,720
Birmingham, AL	41,933	45,344	48,735	52,146
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	38,439	43,140	47,840	52,541
Decatur, AL	35,610	41,829	48,048	54,268
Dothan, AL	37,919	42,890	47,861	52,832
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	36,588	42,287	47,965	53,664
Gadsden, AL	39,853	44,076	48,319	52,541
Huntsville, AL	31,055	39,292	47,508	55,744
Mobile, AL	38,439	43,140	47,840	52,541
Montgomery, AL	39,916	44,304	48,693	53,082
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,460	43,348	48,256	53,144
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,012	47,341	49,650	51,980
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,818	42,079	48,340	54,600
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,020	44,242	48,464	52,687
Tuscaloosa, AL	39,916	42,973	46,010	49,068
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,232	42,058	46,884	51,709
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	35,964	40,581	45,178	49,796
Fort Smith, AR-OK	34,237	38,730	43,223	47,716
Hot Springs, AR	34,632	38,605	42,599	46,572
Jonesboro, AR	37,773	42,952	48,152	53,332
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	36,172	39,978	43,764	47,570
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,693	39,853	44,034	48,194
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,381	39,208	43,056	46,884
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,173	39,375	43,597	47,799
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	39,354	45,927	52,500	59,072
Flagstaff, AZ	38,876	44,096	49,338	54,559
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	39,978	44,408	48,818	53,248
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	39,458	46,322	53,186	60,050
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	38,314	43,847	49,400	54,933
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	38,980	44,700	50,399	56,119
Tucson, AZ	39,271	45,074	50,877	56,680
Yuma, AZ	44,575	49,546	54,538	59,509
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	46,093	57,637	69,181	80,725
Chico, CA	47,320	56,660	65,999	75,338
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	49,276	59,655	70,055	80,434
El Centro, CA	42,224	54,039	65,832	77,647
Fresno, CA	47,508	60,237	72,946	85,676
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	46,364	57,450	68,557	79,644
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	46,884	59,405	71,927	84,448
Merced, CA	49,151	57,180	65,188	73,216
Modesto, CA	50,295	60,757	71,199	81,661
Napa, CA	59,925	72,884	85,842	98,800
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,269	69,722	86,175	102,628
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,532	69,119	79,727
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	51,397	61,215	71,012	80,829
Redding, CA	47,924	54,975	62,026	69,077
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	44,533	54,455	64,356	74,277
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	47,778	58,324	68,869	79,415
Salinas, CA	52,916	62,005	71,074	80,164
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	52,874	64,896	76,898	88,920
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	60,757	75,837	90,938	106,018
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	62,879	77,168	91,479	105,768
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	51,626	62,816	73,986	85,176
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	53,935	63,378	72,842	82,285
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	49,733	59,072	68,432	77,772
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	60,008	76,295	92,560	108,847
Stockton-Lodi, CA	51,460	61,672	71,885	82,098
Vallejo, CA	53,082	67,060	81,058	95,036
Visalia, CA	43,764	48,735	53,685	58,656
Yuba City, CA	50,503	58,428	66,373	74,298
Boulder, CO	47,092	54,975	62,879	70,762
Colorado Springs, CO	43,077	49,983	56,888	63,794
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	47,986	55,952	63,940	71,906
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,133	54,996	62,879	70,741
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	44,159	52,021	59,904	67,767
Grand Junction, CO	41,954	46,655	51,335	56,036
Greeley, CO	46,884	53,020	59,176	65,312
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,620	48,631	54,642	60,653
Pueblo, CO	43,452	49,962	56,452	62,962
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,384	54,288	62,172	70,076
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	46,967	55,204	63,461	71,698
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	46,135	51,959	57,783	63,607
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	46,468	53,872	61,298	68,703
New Haven, CT	46,655	54,351	62,047	69,743
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	46,114	51,876	57,616	63,378
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	46,613	53,956	61,277	68,620
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	48,132	53,831	59,530	65,229
Dover, DE	34,300	41,060	47,820	54,580
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	33,426	38,460	43,514	48,548
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	34,799	40,020	45,261	50,482
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	36,650	42,661	48,693	54,704
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	36,068	41,912	47,778	53,623
Gainesville, FL	37,898	43,264	48,631	53,997
Homosassa Springs, FL	38,501	43,847	49,192	54,538
Jacksonville, FL	38,813	44,076	49,359	54,621
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	35,839	41,476	47,092	52,728
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	40,124	45,698	51,293	56,868
Naples-Marco Island, FL	40,498	46,592	52,687	58,781
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	40,706	45,760	50,836	55,890
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	40,020	45,469	50,940	56,389
Ocala, FL	35,860	40,415	44,949	49,504
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	34,300	40,560	46,821	53,082
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	38,938	44,970	51,002	57,034
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	38,293	43,992	49,712	55,412
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	35,277	41,496	47,736	53,956
Port St. Lucie, FL	39,666	44,991	50,336	55,661
Punta Gorda, FL	35,028	40,914	46,800	52,687
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	36,276	41,954	47,653	53,332
Sebring, FL	34,736	40,893	47,050	53,207
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	39,229	43,348	47,445	51,564
Tallahassee, FL	37,212	42,245	47,279	52,312
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	39,770	44,866	49,941	55,037
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	36,338	42,162	48,007	53,831
Albany, GA	30,764	38,772	46,759	54,767
Athens-Clarke County, GA	43,285	51,127	58,989	66,831
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	44,949	52,229	59,488	66,768
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	35,194	42,848	50,503	58,157
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	40,748	48,964	57,180	65,396
Columbus, GA-AL	42,328	50,170	58,012	65,853
Dalton, GA	33,613	40,269	46,904	53,560
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,448	41,892	51,356	60,799
Gainesville, GA	43,264	51,002	58,719	66,456
Hinesville, GA	38,938	48,090	57,221	66,373
Macon-Bibb County, GA	43,368	51,064	58,740	66,436
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	41,954	49,983	58,012	66,040
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,333	48,007	56,701	65,375
Rome, GA	40,893	49,172	57,429	65,708
Savannah, GA	43,244	51,813	60,404	68,973
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,256	43,722	52,188	60,653
Valdosta, GA	40,748	48,964	57,180	65,396
Warner Robins, GA	40,748	48,964	57,180	65,396
Guam MSA	42,162	52,832	63,482	74,152
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	55,162	70,200	85,260	100,298
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	60,154	78,167	96,180	114,192
Urban Honolulu, HI	62,962	79,893	96,845	113,776
Ames, IA	39,936	47,258	54,580	61,901
Cedar Rapids, IA	37,482	46,072	54,684	63,274
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	39,437	49,026	58,594	68,183
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	39,250	45,552	51,855	58,157
Dubuque, IA	38,688	47,695	56,722	65,728
Iowa City, IA	36,546	45,136	53,706	62,296
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,084	47,674	56,285	64,876
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	41,455	47,695	53,914	60,154
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	41,663	46,384	51,106	55,828
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,418	46,260	54,122	61,964
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	41,808	47,695	53,602	59,488
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	38,959	47,944	56,951	65,936
Boise City, ID	33,176	41,122	49,047	56,992
Coeur d'Alene, ID	30,576	38,855	47,133	55,412
Idaho Falls, ID	31,783	39,978	48,152	56,348
Lewiston, ID-WA	31,325	41,455	51,584	61,714
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	32,053	40,165	48,256	56,368
Pocatello, ID	36,296	42,932	49,588	56,223
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	32,407	40,186	47,965	55,744
Twin Falls, ID	27,768	34,882	41,996	49,109
Bloomington, IL	40,872	55,391	69,930	84,448
Champaign-Urbana, IL	38,293	45,178	52,042	58,927
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	48,860	61,735	74,631	87,506
Decatur, IL	42,204	48,672	55,141	61,610
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,114	55,744	65,396	75,026
Kankakee, IL	47,695	60,487	73,258	86,050
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,549	60,861	74,194	87,506
Peoria, IL	40,477	53,144	65,832	78,500
Rockford, IL	48,589	61,714	74,839	87,964
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,885	55,557	65,250	74,922
Springfield, IL	47,133	56,410	65,708	74,984
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,842	58,656	70,492	82,306
Bloomington, IN	43,119	49,213	55,328	61,423
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,432	48,797	55,162	61,527
Columbus, IN	43,036	49,255	55,453	61,672
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	41,850	47,258	52,645	58,053
Evansville, IN	43,930	50,108	56,306	62,484
Fort Wayne, IN	40,831	47,508	54,205	60,882
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	44,866	51,959	59,031	66,124
Kokomo, IN	42,308	48,485	54,663	60,840
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	45,095	57,242	69,389	81,536
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	45,968	58,365	70,783	83,180
Muncie, IN	43,493	50,149	56,784	63,440
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,477	45,532	50,586	55,640
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	41,496	47,487	53,456	59,447
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,226	45,760	50,295	54,829
Terre Haute, IN	41,829	45,719	49,588	53,477
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	28,850	35,860	42,890	49,900
Lawrence, KS	34,757	43,618	52,479	61,340
Manhattan, KS	31,096	37,752	44,408	51,064
Topeka, KS	34,757	43,618	52,479	61,340
Wichita, KS	36,983	42,037	47,092	52,146
Bowling Green, KY	39,687	43,389	47,092	50,794
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,552	53,332	61,132	68,911
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,367	51,688	59,010	66,332
Elizabethtown, KY	28,080	36,296	44,492	52,708
Lexington-Fayette, KY	39,292	44,138	48,984	53,831
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	24,919	34,196	43,493	52,770
Owensboro, KY	39,749	43,951	48,152	52,354
Paducah, KY-IL	38,980	44,471	49,983	55,474
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,658	39,749	47,820	55,911
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,688	42,640	46,613	50,565
Alexandria, LA	29,661	38,959	48,236	57,533
Baton Rouge, LA	29,079	40,020	50,940	61,880
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	29,141	38,855	48,548	58,261
Hammond, LA	30,098	40,124	50,170	60,196
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	30,306	40,373	50,420	60,487
Lafayette, LA	29,453	39,666	49,900	60,112
Lake Charles, LA	29,474	38,293	47,133	55,952
Monroe, LA	29,661	38,959	48,236	57,533
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	31,679	39,999	48,298	56,618
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	28,725	38,792	48,839	58,906
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	28,413	37,440	46,468	55,495
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	31,887	40,540	49,172	57,824
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	29,703	40,290	50,877	61,464
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	49,130	59,135	69,119	79,124
Barnstable Town, MA	40,644	52,042	63,420	74,818
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	42,016	53,311	64,605	75,900
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	40,914	52,583	64,252	75,920
Pittsfield, MA	37,482	48,194	58,885	69,597
Springfield, MA	49,130	59,135	69,119	79,124
Worcester, MA	57,596	65,562	73,508	81,474
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	38,772	44,866	50,940	57,034
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	47,258	53,207	59,176	65,125
Lexington Park, MD	45,407	51,564	57,720	63,877
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	34,882	41,205	47,528	53,852
Salisbury, MD	35,776	42,183	48,610	55,016
Bangor, ME	49,068	53,207	57,367	61,506
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	51,127	55,453	59,780	64,106
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	49,068	53,207	57,367	61,506
Portland-South Portland, ME	52,770	56,514	60,279	64,023
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	49,421	53,914	58,428	62,920
Ann Arbor, MI	44,741	52,437	60,154	67,850
Battle Creek, MI	43,140	50,232	57,304	64,397
Bay City, MI	39,791	47,466	55,162	62,837
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	44,970	52,520	60,050	67,600
Flint, MI	44,159	51,730	59,280	66,852
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	43,701	50,420	57,138	63,856
Jackson, MI	44,679	52,271	59,863	67,455
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	43,077	49,941	56,805	63,669
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	46,093	53,602	61,111	68,620
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,410	50,898	58,365	65,853
Midland, MI	39,791	47,466	55,162	62,837
Monroe, MI	44,887	52,562	60,216	67,892
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	43,223	50,087	56,972	63,836
Niles, MI	42,079	49,172	56,244	63,336
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,328	49,380	56,410	63,461
Saginaw, MI	41,372	49,130	56,909	64,668
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,204	49,359	56,493	63,648
Traverse City, MI	44,055	49,962	55,869	61,776
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,077	50,628	58,157	65,708
Duluth, MN-WI	44,096	52,500	60,903	69,306
Mankato, MN	51,023	59,405	67,808	76,191
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	51,480	60,154	68,848	77,522
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,004	58,407	66,810	75,213
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,927	51,959	58,012	64,044
Rochester, MN	43,722	51,376	59,010	66,664
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,196	53,789	60,404	66,997
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,404	55,495	63,586	71,677
St. Cloud, MN	50,378	58,636	66,893	75,151
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	47,820	57,471	67,101	76,752
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,482	47,882	58,282	68,682
Columbia, MO	42,807	50,232	57,637	65,063
Jefferson City, MO	42,807	50,232	57,637	65,063
Joplin, MO-KS	31,034	38,148	45,282	52,396
Kansas City, MO-KS	35,756	45,032	54,309	63,586
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,066	47,674	58,303	68,911
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,093	55,204	64,335	73,445
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,693	45,157	54,642	64,106
Springfield, MO	43,223	50,503	57,762	65,042
St. Joseph, MO-KS	34,944	44,013	53,082	62,151
St. Louis, MO-IL	48,277	57,596	66,893	76,212
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	29,204	34,196	39,188	44,180
Hattiesburg, MS	28,247	32,178	36,130	40,061
Jackson, MS	30,888	36,484	42,058	47,653
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,578	34,716	39,832	44,970
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	28,996	34,466	39,916	45,386
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,568	41,268	46,988	52,687
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,360	41,039	46,717	52,396
Billings, MT	46,821	52,645	58,469	64,293
Bozeman, MT	49,484	56,348	63,212	70,076
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	46,426	52,500	58,594	64,668
Great Falls, MT	46,260	52,125	57,991	63,856
Helena, MT	48,652	55,557	62,463	69,368
Missoula, MT	41,455	48,506	55,557	62,608
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,636	52,728	59,800	66,893
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,535	50,191	56,847	63,503
Asheville, NC	32,968	40,061	47,133	54,226
Burlington, NC	33,322	39,146	44,991	50,815
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,717	39,541	45,344	51,168
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	33,967	39,333	44,700	50,066
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	33,863	39,645	45,428	51,210
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,240	37,295	42,370	47,424
Fayetteville, NC	32,178	39,791	47,383	54,996
Goldsboro, NC	33,696	39,188	44,658	50,149
Greensboro-High Point, NC	36,796	42,516	48,236	53,956
Greenville, NC	32,303	37,149	42,016	46,863
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	33,322	38,792	44,284	49,754
Jacksonville, NC	33,447	40,020	46,572	53,144
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	32,927	39,188	45,469	51,730
Raleigh-Cary, NC	34,237	39,957	45,698	51,418
Rocky Mount, NC	33,488	39,000	44,533	50,045
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	27,644	34,653	41,684	48,693
Wilmington, NC	37,191	43,639	50,087	56,535
Winston-Salem, NC	31,720	37,607	43,514	49,400
Bismarck, ND	41,642	44,242	46,842	49,442
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,725	45,053	48,402	51,730
Fargo, ND-MN	41,372	44,991	48,589	52,208
Grand Forks, ND-MN	43,951	49,816	55,661	61,527
Minot, ND	41,642	44,242	46,842	49,442
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,829	44,616	47,383	50,170
Grand Island, NE	36,816	41,600	46,384	51,168
Lincoln, NE	37,711	43,202	48,714	54,205
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,272	41,517	44,783	48,028
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,255	40,831	45,407	49,983
Omaha, NE-IA	42,599	48,319	54,060	59,780
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,797	41,413	47,008	52,624
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,280	57,117	67,954	78,791
Manchester-Nashua, NH	49,276	58,615	67,975	77,314
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	45,282	56,618	67,933	79,269
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,020	50,711	61,423	72,114
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	47,882	60,840	73,778	86,736
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	39,312	52,978	66,664	80,330
Vineland, NJ	41,892	51,896	61,922	71,927
Albuquerque, NM	41,060	49,962	58,885	67,788
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	39,375	48,298	57,200	66,124
Farmington, NM	40,727	49,712	58,698	67,684
Las Cruces, NM	34,716	37,503	40,290	43,077
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	40,956	49,504	58,053	66,602
Santa Fe, NM	43,472	47,861	52,250	56,639
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	43,888	53,872	63,856	73,840
Carson City, NV	44,159	51,688	59,197	66,727
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	42,016	50,711	59,426	68,120
Reno, NV	44,034	51,023	58,032	65,021
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	45,885	54,933	63,981	73,029
Binghamton, NY	45,823	53,165	60,487	67,829
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	45,095	53,997	62,900	71,802
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	44,700	52,874	61,069	69,244
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	45,469	53,165	60,882	68,578
Elmira, NY	46,551	54,309	62,047	69,805
Glens Falls, NY	45,532	54,039	62,567	71,074
Ithaca, NY	46,072	53,685	61,298	68,911
Kingston, NY	45,781	52,250	58,719	65,188
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	50,232	63,773	77,335	90,876
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	50,836	64,668	78,500	92,332
Rochester, NY	46,010	53,290	60,591	67,871
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	46,613	54,892	63,170	71,448
Syracuse, NY	43,556	51,917	60,300	68,661
Utica-Rome, NY	44,408	52,229	60,050	67,871
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	43,805	51,876	59,946	68,016
Akron, OH	42,952	51,460	59,967	68,474
Canton-Massillon, OH	41,330	50,399	59,447	68,516
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	43,472	50,212	56,951	63,690
Cleveland, OH	45,532	54,330	63,149	71,948
Columbus, OH	49,525	56,327	63,108	69,909
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	45,677	52,708	59,759	66,789
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,674	55,016	62,338	69,680
Lima, OH	45,344	53,165	60,986	68,807
Mansfield, OH	48,111	55,370	62,608	69,868
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	43,784	53,623	63,461	73,300
Sandusky, OH	45,573	54,039	62,504	70,970
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,885	53,269	60,632	68,016
Springfield, OH	48,277	55,204	62,130	69,056
Toledo, OH	46,967	54,268	61,568	68,869
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,989	53,436	60,861	68,308
Youngstown-Warren, OH	39,229	50,149	61,069	71,989
Enid, OK	44,076	45,324	46,572	47,820
Lawton, OK	43,847	45,157	46,468	47,778
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,767	43,888	46,031	48,152
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,992	45,469	46,925	48,402
Oklahoma City, OK	44,450	45,594	46,759	47,903
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,124	42,578	45,032	47,487
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,452	44,866	46,280	47,695
Tulsa, OK	44,367	45,927	47,508	49,068
Albany, OR	40,415	49,130	57,824	66,540
Bend, OR	41,517	55,162	68,828	82,472
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	44,533	60,404	76,295	92,165
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,220	61,194	77,189	93,164
Corvallis, OR	40,228	52,167	64,127	76,066
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,484	47,424	58,386	69,327
Eugene-Springfield, OR	39,770	50,628	61,485	72,343
Grants Pass, OR	40,373	52,687	64,980	77,293
Medford, OR	41,788	53,020	64,252	75,484
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	48,069	65,125	82,181	99,237
Salem, OR	41,039	53,477	65,936	78,375
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	43,888	52,895	61,922	70,928
Altoona, PA	38,834	47,716	56,618	65,500
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,356	45,864	53,352	60,861
Chambersburg, PA	40,623	49,317	58,012	66,706
Erie, PA	38,772	45,240	51,688	58,157
Gettysburg, PA	41,517	50,503	59,488	68,474
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	42,204	49,879	57,554	65,229
Johnstown, PA	43,472	52,687	61,901	71,116
Lancaster, PA	44,034	50,877	57,720	64,564
Lebanon, PA	42,370	49,837	57,304	64,772
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,938	47,570	56,223	64,855
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,912	51,023	60,154	69,264
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	41,808	51,688	61,548	71,428
Pittsburgh, PA	45,781	54,434	63,066	71,719
Reading, PA	42,037	51,252	60,487	69,701
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	35,173	43,722	52,292	60,840
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,559	51,210	60,840	70,492
State College, PA	38,252	46,343	54,413	62,504
Williamsport, PA	38,231	45,511	52,812	60,092
York-Hanover, PA	43,077	50,711	58,344	65,978
Aguadilla, PR	23,296	27,768	32,261	36,733
Arecibo, PR	23,192	27,602	31,991	36,400
Guayama, PR	23,255	27,664	32,053	36,463
Mayaguez, PR	23,296	27,768	32,261	36,733
Ponce, PR	23,380	27,852	32,344	36,816
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	23,296	27,768	32,261	36,733
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	23,192	27,373	31,554	35,735
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	39,666	48,818	57,949	67,101
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	33,343	39,562	45,802	52,021
Columbia, SC	36,484	41,933	47,362	52,812
Florence, SC	36,754	41,975	47,175	52,396
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	34,965	41,642	48,340	55,016
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	36,026	44,096	52,167	60,237
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	34,653	41,496	48,340	55,183
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,008	39,583	45,157	50,732
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,821	39,770	45,698	51,647
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,196	41,351	48,485	55,640
Spartanburg, SC	33,925	39,666	45,428	51,168
Sumter, SC	36,754	41,975	47,175	52,396
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,975	45,282	48,610	51,917
Rapid City, SD	41,996	45,490	48,984	52,479
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	44,762	48,132	51,501	54,871
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,975	45,365	48,735	52,125
Chattanooga, TN-GA	35,048	40,872	46,676	52,500
Clarksville, TN-KY	35,839	38,980	42,141	45,282
Cleveland, TN	35,152	40,269	45,386	50,503
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,047	41,808	47,570	53,332
Jackson, TN	42,016	48,256	54,496	60,736
Johnson City, TN	34,736	40,020	45,303	50,586
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	34,882	41,039	47,196	53,352
Knoxville, TN	36,775	42,807	48,839	54,871
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	37,898	43,535	49,192	54,829
Morristown, TN	36,816	42,952	49,088	55,224
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	40,581	45,927	51,293	56,639
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,117	49,941	55,786
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,312	45,095	50,898	56,680
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,410	49,463	55,495	61,548
Abilene, TX	31,596	37,586	43,597	49,588
Amarillo, TX	36,816	42,890	48,984	55,058
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	41,559	47,404	53,269	59,114
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	35,152	41,288	47,445	53,581
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,381	41,559	47,716	53,893
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	32,178	38,938	45,698	52,458
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,984	42,412	48,839	55,266
College Station-Bryan, TX	37,232	42,162	47,071	52,000
Corpus Christi, TX	36,816	42,890	48,984	55,058
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	40,040	45,428	50,836	56,223
Eagle Pass, TX	36,816	42,890	48,984	55,058
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,861	41,018	47,175	53,332
El Paso, TX	34,279	38,751	43,223	47,695
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,656	38,564	44,450	50,357
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	35,152	41,268	47,362	53,477
Killeen-Temple, TX	38,501	41,496	44,512	47,508
Laredo, TX	29,245	39,271	49,296	59,322
Longview, TX	32,698	37,856	42,994	48,152
Lubbock, TX	36,816	42,890	48,984	55,058
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	32,178	38,938	45,698	52,458
Midland, TX	38,272	44,055	49,816	55,599
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,772	44,325	49,900	55,453
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,592	39,333	45,053	50,794
Odessa, TX	37,461	43,493	49,525	55,557
San Angelo, TX	34,716	40,394	46,093	51,772
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	36,484	42,183	47,861	53,560
Sherman-Denison, TX	39,500	45,032	50,544	56,077
Texarkana, TX-AR	36,816	42,890	48,984	55,058
Tyler, TX	36,692	39,791	42,869	45,968
Victoria, TX	36,816	42,890	48,984	55,058
Waco, TX	41,372	44,824	48,277	51,730
Wichita Falls, TX	36,816	42,890	48,984	55,058
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,272	42,911	47,528	52,167
Logan, UT-ID	38,730	44,408	50,108	55,786
Ogden, UT	39,084	46,343	53,581	60,840
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	38,293	44,533	50,794	57,034
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	42,557	48,964	55,349	61,756
St. George, UT	42,016	46,447	50,856	55,287
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	37,066	40,623	44,200	47,757
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	35,693	40,914	46,114	51,335
Charlottesville, VA	41,580	46,301	51,044	55,765
Harrisonburg, VA	41,372	45,594	49,796	54,018
Lynchburg, VA	37,836	42,994	48,132	53,290
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,176	51,938	57,700	63,461
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,176	51,980	57,783	63,586
Richmond, VA	42,536	47,300	52,084	56,847
Roanoke, VA	37,420	42,495	47,591	52,666
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,332	45,428	50,503	55,599
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,298	40,685	46,052	51,439
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	41,767	45,885	50,024	54,143
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	40,103	45,324	50,565	55,786
Winchester, VA-WV	47,653	53,477	59,322	65,146
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	42,162	52,832	63,482	74,152
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	46,343	52,042	57,720	63,420
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	46,301	51,668	57,013	62,380
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	46,301	51,668	57,013	62,380
Bellingham, WA	52,832	62,671	72,509	82,348
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	56,140	64,834	73,528	82,223
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	53,914	67,600	81,308	94,994
Kennewick-Richland, WA	54,268	63,461	72,655	81,848
Longview-Kelso, WA	48,132	64,876	81,599	98,343
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	55,037	62,858	70,700	78,520
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	59,218	71,573	83,928	96,284
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	59,904	72,280	84,636	97,012
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	52,853	61,527	70,221	78,895
Walla Walla, WA	52,936	61,860	70,804	79,727
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	52,042	59,072	66,124	73,154
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	54,288	68,266	82,223	96,200
Yakima, WA	39,104	50,440	61,776	73,112
Appleton, WI	40,831	49,109	57,388	65,666
Eau Claire, WI	47,903	52,874	57,824	62,796
Fond du Lac, WI	42,869	51,356	59,842	68,328
Green Bay, WI	40,831	48,964	57,096	65,229
Janesville-Beloit, WI	44,180	53,935	63,690	73,445
Kenosha, WI	39,916	49,005	58,095	67,184
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	39,874	47,549	55,224	62,900
Madison, WI	51,002	59,468	67,954	76,420
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	43,826	52,333	60,820	69,327
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,522	46,634	54,767	62,879
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,685	48,256	55,848	63,420
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	40,727	48,922	57,096	65,292
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	42,744	51,439	60,112	68,807
Sheboygan, WI	42,807	51,335	59,863	68,391
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,572	54,663	62,754
Wausau, WI	38,210	46,218	54,205	62,213
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,562	46,676	53,768	60,882
Beckley, WV	52,167	64,688	77,189	89,711
Charleston, WV	47,424	58,948	70,471	81,994
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	46,301	54,538	62,775	71,012
Morgantown, WV	42,162	52,832	63,482	74,152
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,116	56,660	68,204	79,748
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	42,162	52,832	63,482	74,152
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,424	58,948	70,471	81,994
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	35,007	43,618	52,208	60,820
Wheeling, WV-OH	37,232	44,783	52,312	59,863
Casper, WY	41,205	43,680	46,135	48,610
Cheyenne, WY	41,455	45,490	49,504	53,540
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	41,309	44,034	46,759	49,484
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	41,309	43,389	45,490	47,570

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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