SOC 47-2082 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Tapers 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): Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering.

Level I across metros$25,647 – $94,516Ponce, PR to Bloomington, IL

Median Level IV, major metros$80,621Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Tapers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Tapers (SOC 47-2082) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $25,647 in Ponce, PR to $94,516 in Bloomington, IL, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $80,621. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $72,592, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 39 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 33. 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$98,925
San Francisco, CA$103,418
San Jose, CA$114,775
Seattle, WA$91,770
Dallas, TX$49,463
Houston, TX$48,132
Austin, TX$48,132
Chicago, IL$114,276
Boston, MA$93,788
Washington, DC$85,218
Atlanta, GA$85,218
Los Angeles, CA$85,800

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Anchorage, AK	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Fairbanks-College, AK	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Anniston-Oxford, AL	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Auburn-Opelika, AL	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Birmingham, AL	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Decatur, AL	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Dothan, AL	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Gadsden, AL	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Huntsville, AL	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Mobile, AL	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Montgomery, AL	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Tuscaloosa, AL	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Fort Smith, AR-OK	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Hot Springs, AR	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Jonesboro, AR	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	41,704	49,775	57,866	65,936
Flagstaff, AZ	37,357	44,741	52,104	59,488
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	37,357	44,741	52,104	59,488
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	43,077	51,231	59,405	67,559
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	42,370	50,586	58,802	67,018
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	39,167	46,093	53,020	59,946
Tucson, AZ	42,141	50,170	58,220	66,248
Yuma, AZ	42,204	50,253	58,324	66,373
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	45,573	57,492	69,431	81,349
Chico, CA	49,629	62,879	76,128	89,378
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	41,871	54,143	66,436	78,708
El Centro, CA	42,932	55,328	67,746	80,143
Fresno, CA	47,362	61,277	75,172	89,087
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	49,504	61,007	72,530	84,032
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	49,463	61,568	73,695	85,800
Merced, CA	62,172	77,584	92,976	108,389
Modesto, CA	64,564	78,416	92,290	106,143
Napa, CA	44,762	57,596	70,408	83,242
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,117	57,284	70,450	83,616
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,932	55,848	68,744	81,661
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	50,045	61,360	72,696	84,012
Redding, CA	49,629	62,879	76,128	89,378
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	41,580	51,751	61,943	72,114
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	40,644	54,372	68,100	81,828
Salinas, CA	63,066	78,063	93,080	108,077
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	54,039	65,999	77,938	89,898
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	63,440	76,773	90,085	103,418
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	69,056	84,303	99,528	114,775
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	52,500	60,799	69,098	77,397
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	65,957	80,164	94,370	108,576
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	54,912	61,111	67,309	73,508
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	62,484	75,255	88,026	100,797
Stockton-Lodi, CA	56,660	66,144	75,629	85,114
Vallejo, CA	52,978	66,540	80,122	93,684
Visalia, CA	48,444	60,133	71,844	83,533
Yuba City, CA	42,016	55,287	68,578	81,848
Boulder, CO	50,378	51,751	53,124	54,496
Colorado Springs, CO	50,378	51,751	53,124	54,496
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	50,378	51,751	53,124	54,496
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	50,378	51,751	53,124	54,496
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	50,378	51,751	53,124	54,496
Grand Junction, CO	50,378	51,751	53,124	54,496
Greeley, CO	50,378	51,751	53,124	54,496
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	50,378	51,751	53,124	54,496
Pueblo, CO	50,378	51,751	53,124	54,496
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	50,378	51,751	53,124	54,496
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	52,770	60,528	68,266	76,024
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	52,749	60,799	68,828	76,877
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	51,168	59,135	67,101	75,068
New Haven, CT	52,562	60,258	67,975	75,671
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	51,626	59,717	67,788	75,879
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	52,645	60,383	68,141	75,879
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Dover, DE	72,010	79,893	87,756	95,639
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Gainesville, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Homosassa Springs, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Jacksonville, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Naples-Marco Island, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Ocala, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Port St. Lucie, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Punta Gorda, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Sebring, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Tallahassee, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Albany, GA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Athens-Clarke County, GA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Columbus, GA-AL	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Dalton, GA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Gainesville, GA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Hinesville, GA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Macon-Bibb County, GA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Rome, GA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Savannah, GA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Valdosta, GA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Warner Robins, GA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Guam MSA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	69,576	79,124	88,692	98,239
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	69,576	79,124	88,692	98,239
Urban Honolulu, HI	69,618	79,165	88,712	98,260
Ames, IA	61,298	64,002	66,706	69,410
Cedar Rapids, IA	56,472	60,216	63,981	67,725
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	56,472	60,216	63,981	67,725
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	62,047	64,522	67,018	69,493
Dubuque, IA	56,472	60,216	63,981	67,725
Iowa City, IA	56,472	60,216	63,981	67,725
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,472	60,216	63,981	67,725
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,472	60,216	63,981	67,725
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	56,472	60,216	63,981	67,725
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,556	60,778	65,000	69,223
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,972	61,340	65,708	70,076
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	56,472	60,216	63,981	67,725
Boise City, ID	44,949	53,872	62,816	71,740
Coeur d'Alene, ID	43,493	50,732	57,949	65,188
Idaho Falls, ID	43,576	51,751	59,904	68,079
Lewiston, ID-WA	44,783	52,437	60,112	67,767
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,909	52,000	60,112	68,204
Pocatello, ID	43,576	51,751	59,904	68,079
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,911	51,293	59,696	68,079
Twin Falls, ID	44,159	52,520	60,861	69,223
Bloomington, IL	94,516	100,922	107,308	113,714
Champaign-Urbana, IL	94,516	100,922	107,308	113,714
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	88,088	96,824	105,540	114,276
Decatur, IL	94,516	100,922	107,308	113,714
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	53,498	63,461	73,404	83,367
Kankakee, IL	87,839	96,637	105,436	114,234
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	84,615	94,349	104,104	113,839
Peoria, IL	94,516	100,922	107,308	113,714
Rockford, IL	88,068	96,762	105,477	114,172
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	53,124	63,004	72,884	82,764
Springfield, IL	53,498	63,440	73,383	83,325
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	66,373	80,684	94,973	109,284
Bloomington, IN	38,002	47,175	56,368	65,541
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,002	47,175	56,368	65,541
Columbus, IN	38,002	47,175	56,368	65,541
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	37,170	41,725	46,280	50,836
Evansville, IN	38,002	47,175	56,368	65,541
Fort Wayne, IN	38,002	47,175	56,368	65,541
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	38,002	47,175	56,368	65,541
Kokomo, IN	38,002	47,175	56,368	65,541
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	84,386	94,308	104,250	114,172
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	83,221	93,538	103,834	114,151
Muncie, IN	38,002	47,175	56,368	65,541
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	64,626	80,975	97,344	113,693
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	37,440	42,516	47,591	52,666
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,002	47,175	56,368	65,541
Terre Haute, IN	38,002	47,175	56,368	65,541
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	48,589	58,157	67,725	77,293
Lawrence, KS	52,687	61,964	71,261	80,538
Manhattan, KS	48,860	58,178	67,476	76,794
Topeka, KS	52,687	61,964	71,261	80,538
Wichita, KS	48,860	58,178	67,476	76,794
Bowling Green, KY	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Elizabethtown, KY	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Lexington-Fayette, KY	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Owensboro, KY	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Paducah, KY-IL	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Alexandria, LA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Baton Rouge, LA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Hammond, LA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Lafayette, LA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Lake Charles, LA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Monroe, LA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	38,876	56,140	73,404	90,668
Barnstable Town, MA	39,021	56,285	73,528	90,792
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	39,396	57,533	75,650	93,788
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	38,834	55,807	72,780	89,752
Pittsfield, MA	38,876	56,140	73,404	90,668
Springfield, MA	38,876	56,140	73,404	90,668
Worcester, MA	39,146	56,909	74,652	92,415
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	67,330	75,484	83,616	91,770
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Lexington Park, MD	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	69,077	77,730	86,362	95,015
Salisbury, MD	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Bangor, ME	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Portland-South Portland, ME	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Ann Arbor, MI	57,908	60,778	63,669	66,540
Battle Creek, MI	56,327	58,885	61,444	64,002
Bay City, MI	57,242	60,133	63,024	65,916
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	57,845	60,716	63,565	66,436
Flint, MI	57,242	60,133	63,024	65,916
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	56,327	58,885	61,444	64,002
Jackson, MI	58,012	60,820	63,648	66,456
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	51,876	56,660	61,423	66,207
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	57,013	59,156	61,277	63,420
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	56,847	59,634	62,400	65,188
Midland, MI	57,242	60,133	63,024	65,916
Monroe, MI	60,258	62,712	65,146	67,600
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	57,242	60,133	63,024	65,916
Niles, MI	57,242	60,133	63,024	65,916
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	57,242	60,133	63,024	65,916
Saginaw, MI	57,055	59,197	61,319	63,461
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	54,060	58,781	63,524	68,245
Traverse City, MI	57,242	60,133	63,024	65,916
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	57,242	60,133	63,024	65,916
Duluth, MN-WI	73,549	76,732	79,893	83,076
Mankato, MN	73,778	76,877	79,997	83,096
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	73,924	77,002	80,101	83,180
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	73,882	76,981	80,060	83,159
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	71,948	75,754	79,581	83,388
Rochester, MN	73,549	76,732	79,893	83,076
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	72,384	75,962	79,519	83,096
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	73,133	76,420	79,685	82,972
St. Cloud, MN	73,279	76,524	79,768	83,013
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	48,631	57,284	65,957	74,610
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	49,421	58,740	68,037	77,356
Columbia, MO	48,631	57,284	65,957	74,610
Jefferson City, MO	48,631	57,284	65,957	74,610
Joplin, MO-KS	48,631	57,284	65,957	74,610
Kansas City, MO-KS	52,687	61,964	71,261	80,538
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,565	60,216	69,888	79,540
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	49,733	59,239	68,765	78,271
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	48,194	56,181	64,168	72,156
Springfield, MO	48,631	57,284	65,957	74,610
St. Joseph, MO-KS	51,938	61,360	70,762	80,184
St. Louis, MO-IL	53,103	62,900	72,696	82,493
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Hattiesburg, MS	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Jackson, MS	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Billings, MT	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Bozeman, MT	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Great Falls, MT	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Helena, MT	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Missoula, MT	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Asheville, NC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Burlington, NC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,421	39,063	41,704	44,346
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Fayetteville, NC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Goldsboro, NC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Greensboro-High Point, NC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Greenville, NC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Jacksonville, NC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Raleigh-Cary, NC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Rocky Mount, NC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Wilmington, NC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Winston-Salem, NC	36,359	39,000	41,621	44,263
Bismarck, ND	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Fargo, ND-MN	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Grand Forks, ND-MN	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Minot, ND	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Grand Island, NE	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Lincoln, NE	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Omaha, NE-IA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	39,479	57,284	75,088	92,893
Manchester-Nashua, NH	39,479	57,284	75,088	92,893
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	39,396	57,492	75,567	93,663
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	63,253	75,213	87,173	99,133
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	63,253	75,213	87,173	99,133
Vineland, NJ	73,736	81,432	89,128	96,824
Albuquerque, NM	45,906	49,588	53,248	56,930
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	45,573	48,880	52,167	55,474
Farmington, NM	45,864	49,484	53,082	56,701
Las Cruces, NM	45,552	48,776	52,000	55,224
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	45,698	48,922	52,146	55,370
Santa Fe, NM	45,906	49,525	53,165	56,784
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	44,408	55,141	65,895	76,628
Carson City, NV	44,325	52,936	61,527	70,138
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	44,616	55,932	67,247	78,562
Reno, NV	43,992	52,084	60,154	68,245
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	45,448	52,562	59,655	66,768
Binghamton, NY	58,968	70,471	81,952	93,455
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	50,648	58,095	65,562	73,008
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	46,842	55,016	63,170	71,344
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	50,877	58,781	66,664	74,568
Elmira, NY	58,968	70,471	81,952	93,455
Glens Falls, NY	45,469	52,853	60,216	67,600
Ithaca, NY	58,968	70,471	81,952	93,455
Kingston, NY	58,968	70,471	81,952	93,455
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	62,650	74,506	86,383	98,239
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	63,232	75,130	87,028	98,925
Rochester, NY	50,295	57,263	64,231	71,199
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	49,608	57,325	65,063	72,780
Syracuse, NY	54,060	62,588	71,116	79,644
Utica-Rome, NY	49,796	59,072	68,370	77,647
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	51,272	60,424	69,576	78,728
Akron, OH	65,437	70,055	74,672	79,290
Canton-Massillon, OH	65,208	70,346	75,484	80,621
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	65,208	70,346	75,484	80,621
Cleveland, OH	65,520	69,493	73,487	77,460
Columbus, OH	65,208	70,346	75,484	80,621
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	65,208	70,346	75,484	80,621
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	65,208	70,346	75,484	80,621
Lima, OH	65,208	70,346	75,484	80,621
Mansfield, OH	65,208	70,346	75,484	80,621
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	64,959	70,138	75,296	80,476
Sandusky, OH	65,999	69,951	73,924	77,876
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	65,208	70,346	75,484	80,621
Springfield, OH	65,208	70,346	75,484	80,621
Toledo, OH	65,208	70,346	75,484	80,621
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	65,208	70,346	75,484	80,621
Youngstown-Warren, OH	65,437	70,055	74,672	79,290
Enid, OK	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Lawton, OK	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Oklahoma City, OK	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Tulsa, OK	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Albany, OR	47,300	57,034	66,748	76,482
Bend, OR	46,197	55,578	64,959	74,340
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	54,351	66,061	77,751	89,461
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	55,432	67,184	78,916	90,668
Corvallis, OR	46,863	56,285	65,687	75,109
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	53,186	65,021	76,877	88,712
Eugene-Springfield, OR	45,511	52,354	59,197	66,040
Grants Pass, OR	49,151	55,349	61,548	67,746
Medford, OR	49,317	55,765	62,234	68,682
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	57,824	70,117	82,389	94,682
Salem, OR	53,602	64,314	75,047	85,759
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	61,860	74,111	86,341	98,592
Altoona, PA	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
Chambersburg, PA	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
Erie, PA	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
Gettysburg, PA	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
Johnstown, PA	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
Lancaster, PA	73,528	81,141	88,754	96,367
Lebanon, PA	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	73,736	81,432	89,128	96,824
Pittsburgh, PA	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
Reading, PA	63,628	74,236	84,823	95,431
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
State College, PA	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
Williamsport, PA	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
York-Hanover, PA	48,319	62,234	76,149	90,064
Aguadilla, PR	25,688	26,708	27,706	28,725
Arecibo, PR	25,834	26,791	27,768	28,725
Guayama, PR	25,813	26,791	27,748	28,725
Mayaguez, PR	25,688	26,708	27,706	28,725
Ponce, PR	25,647	26,666	27,685	28,704
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	25,688	26,708	27,706	28,725
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	25,813	26,791	27,748	28,725
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	39,021	56,285	73,528	90,792
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Columbia, SC	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Florence, SC	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Spartanburg, SC	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Sumter, SC	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Rapid City, SD	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Chattanooga, TN-GA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Clarksville, TN-KY	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Cleveland, TN	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Jackson, TN	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Johnson City, TN	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Knoxville, TN	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Morristown, TN	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Abilene, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Amarillo, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
College Station-Bryan, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Corpus Christi, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	42,141	44,575	47,029	49,463
Eagle Pass, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
El Paso, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,437	42,703	45,989	49,255
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Killeen-Temple, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Laredo, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Longview, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Lubbock, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Midland, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,706	43,660	46,613	49,567
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Odessa, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
San Angelo, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Sherman-Denison, TX	41,621	44,304	46,988	49,671
Texarkana, TX-AR	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Tyler, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Victoria, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
Waco, TX	41,746	44,304	46,884	49,442
Wichita Falls, TX	36,879	40,623	44,388	48,132
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	46,031	49,733	53,436	57,138
Logan, UT-ID	41,559	47,008	52,458	57,908
Ogden, UT	49,088	52,188	55,266	58,365
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	48,464	52,167	55,890	59,592
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	44,180	51,210	58,220	65,250
St. George, UT	44,221	49,796	55,349	60,924
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	44,076	49,900	55,724	61,548
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Charlottesville, VA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Harrisonburg, VA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Lynchburg, VA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Richmond, VA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Roanoke, VA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Winchester, VA-WV	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Bellingham, WA	47,341	55,952	64,543	73,154
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	58,698	69,514	80,330	91,146
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,904	54,663	62,421	70,180
Kennewick-Richland, WA	53,540	60,965	68,412	75,837
Longview-Kelso, WA	56,098	68,266	80,455	92,623
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	57,117	68,162	79,228	90,272
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	58,989	69,743	80,496	91,250
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	60,341	70,824	81,287	91,770
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	50,316	58,760	67,226	75,671
Walla Walla, WA	50,565	58,428	66,269	74,132
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	58,324	69,202	80,060	90,938
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	57,096	68,432	79,768	91,104
Yakima, WA	56,909	68,245	79,602	90,938
Appleton, WI	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
Eau Claire, WI	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
Fond du Lac, WI	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
Green Bay, WI	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
Janesville-Beloit, WI	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
Kenosha, WI	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
Madison, WI	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
Sheboygan, WI	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,501	47,487	56,472	65,458
Wausau, WI	37,877	46,904	55,911	64,938
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	67,205	72,405	77,626	82,826
Beckley, WV	31,304	36,983	42,682	48,360
Charleston, WV	31,304	36,983	42,682	48,360
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	31,304	36,983	42,682	48,360
Morgantown, WV	31,304	36,983	42,682	48,360
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,304	36,983	42,682	48,360
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	31,304	36,983	42,682	48,360
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,304	36,983	42,682	48,360
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	31,304	36,983	42,682	48,360
Wheeling, WV-OH	31,304	36,983	42,682	48,360
Casper, WY	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Cheyenne, WY	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,946	72,592	85,218

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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