SOC 47-2131 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 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): Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.

Level I across metros$22,402 – $51,501Aguadilla, PR to Seattle, WA
Median Level IV, major metros$59,551Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall (SOC 47-2131) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $22,402 in Aguadilla, PR to $51,501 in Seattle, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $59,551. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $53,311, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 12 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 area31,03442,55754,10165,624
Anchorage, AK27,91440,62353,31166,020
Fairbanks-College, AK37,31646,40555,49564,584
Anniston-Oxford, AL42,93246,92550,91954,912
Auburn-Opelika, AL33,42639,04244,63750,253
Birmingham, AL40,14444,65849,17253,685
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL36,42141,78847,17552,541
Decatur, AL38,56445,03251,52257,991
Dothan, AL38,79244,07649,33854,621
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL38,68845,30351,89658,511
Gadsden, AL42,93246,92550,91954,912
Huntsville, AL38,89645,78152,66659,551
Mobile, AL38,14842,97347,82052,645
Montgomery, AL39,04243,45247,88252,292
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area39,74945,01250,29555,557
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area42,39146,61350,81555,037
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area35,38140,76846,15651,543
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area40,26944,78349,31753,831
Tuscaloosa, AL41,45545,61549,79653,956
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area37,58642,70347,84052,957
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR31,61636,08840,56045,032
Fort Smith, AR-OK31,59637,08742,59948,090
Hot Springs, AR34,42438,89643,34847,820
Jonesboro, AR36,77542,93249,06855,224
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR39,00042,62046,26049,879
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area35,23639,99944,74149,504
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area34,94439,79144,65849,504
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area34,75739,16743,59748,007
Arizona nonmetropolitan area37,27441,35145,44849,525
Flagstaff, AZ35,58938,39741,22644,034
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ34,46636,71238,98041,226
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ39,14643,03646,94650,836
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ38,06442,10046,15650,191
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ37,23241,30945,36549,442
Tucson, AZ37,77341,87145,96850,066
Yuma, AZ37,75241,85045,96850,066
Bakersfield-Delano, CA41,37249,69258,03266,352
Chico, CA42,16251,95961,73571,532
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area39,47946,57253,64460,736
El Centro, CA42,26650,14958,03265,916
Fresno, CA39,04249,17259,28069,410
Hanford-Corcoran, CA37,14943,20249,27655,328
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA42,74451,41860,07168,744
Merced, CA43,88854,95465,99977,064
Modesto, CA47,02960,75774,48588,213
Napa, CA41,06050,00458,94867,892
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area40,85249,75458,67767,580
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area39,68746,55153,41560,279
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA45,57359,17672,78086,383
Redding, CA42,16251,95961,73571,532
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA42,68249,35956,05662,733
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA39,81246,63453,45660,279
Salinas, CA44,01354,26864,54374,797
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA42,47450,73258,98967,247
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA50,46165,54180,64295,722
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA49,04761,04873,02985,031
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA42,16251,95961,73571,532
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA49,31763,02476,75290,460
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA42,93255,39167,82980,288
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA49,33864,18979,04093,892
Stockton-Lodi, CA44,65857,47170,28483,096
Vallejo, CA44,78358,49072,19785,904
Visalia, CA37,14940,45643,74347,050
Yuba City, CA39,79146,55153,29060,050
Boulder, CO44,09649,56755,05860,528
Colorado Springs, CO43,70150,23256,78463,316
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO44,90850,35755,78661,236
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area44,24249,90055,57861,236
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO39,14645,63652,10458,594
Grand Junction, CO43,66047,96552,25056,556
Greeley, CO44,05549,62955,20460,778
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area45,42849,67153,93558,178
Pueblo, CO43,45249,77556,07762,400
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area44,11749,69255,26660,840
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT39,81245,07450,35755,620
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area38,87644,40849,94155,474
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT38,31444,03449,73355,453
New Haven, CT39,56244,78350,02455,245
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT37,79443,68049,54655,432
Waterbury-Shelton, CT39,74944,92850,10855,287
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV41,12247,67454,20560,757
Dover, DE39,68747,69555,68263,690
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area41,74648,02854,28860,570
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL36,77543,24449,73356,202
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL36,54643,09849,67156,223
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL36,90042,80748,71454,621
Gainesville, FL36,75442,70348,63154,580
Homosassa Springs, FL37,48243,32749,19255,037
Jacksonville, FL36,73342,41248,09053,768
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL37,08742,84848,58954,351
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL37,94044,59651,23157,887
Naples-Marco Island, FL38,31445,03251,77258,490
North Florida nonmetropolitan area36,58842,89049,19255,495
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL36,83742,70348,54854,413
Ocala, FL37,31643,16048,98454,829
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL37,54443,09848,67254,226
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL36,98342,95248,90154,871
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL37,10843,38949,67155,952
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL36,17241,85047,52853,207
Port St. Lucie, FL37,25344,01350,79457,554
Punta Gorda, FL36,23442,62049,00555,391
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL36,48442,51648,54854,580
Sebring, FL36,46342,14147,82053,498
South Florida nonmetropolitan area37,33643,49349,65055,807
Tallahassee, FL35,94341,93347,90353,893
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL36,92042,78648,63154,496
Wildwood-The Villages, FL37,27442,93248,56854,226
Albany, GA33,90439,85345,78151,730
Athens-Clarke County, GA39,47948,96458,44867,933
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA39,45848,42357,36766,332
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC40,95647,88254,82961,756
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA34,21640,35246,48852,624
Columbus, GA-AL38,02346,86355,70364,543
Dalton, GA37,60747,69557,76267,850
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area36,69244,24251,81359,364
Gainesville, GA39,62449,04758,49067,912
Hinesville, GA33,67640,97648,25655,557
Macon-Bibb County, GA38,93847,82056,70165,583
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area38,18947,52856,84766,186
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area41,53855,64069,76483,866
Rome, GA39,10448,25657,42966,581
Savannah, GA33,28039,54145,80252,063
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area34,21640,35246,48852,624
Valdosta, GA33,90439,95746,03152,084
Warner Robins, GA37,25346,36455,47464,584
Guam MSA38,91746,80054,66362,546
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area38,91746,80054,66362,546
Kahului-Wailuku, HI38,91746,80054,66362,546
Urban Honolulu, HI38,91746,80054,66362,546
Ames, IA42,89050,50358,13665,749
Cedar Rapids, IA42,49549,10955,72462,338
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL38,16846,84255,49564,168
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA45,17853,76862,35970,949
Dubuque, IA42,66149,58856,51463,440
Iowa City, IA42,78650,14957,49264,855
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area41,76747,82053,87259,925
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area41,08043,82646,55149,296
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD41,82947,77853,70659,655
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area43,41051,12758,82366,540
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area43,82652,72861,61070,512
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA42,37049,15155,91162,692
Boise City, ID34,79939,74944,72049,671
Coeur d'Alene, ID35,63141,82948,02854,226
Idaho Falls, ID34,79939,58344,34649,130
Lewiston, ID-WA37,75245,36552,99960,612
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area35,61042,05848,52754,975
Pocatello, ID34,05038,58443,09847,632
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area34,75739,54144,34649,130
Twin Falls, ID34,79939,74944,72049,671
Bloomington, IL36,06845,09554,12263,149
Champaign-Urbana, IL37,75244,47151,18957,908
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN44,59653,56062,50471,469
Decatur, IL39,08446,19753,33260,445
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area44,61653,99763,39972,780
Kankakee, IL43,66052,45861,23670,034
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area43,16052,10461,02869,972
Peoria, IL38,14847,17556,20265,229
Rockford, IL42,55748,44454,33060,216
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area45,11654,58064,04473,508
Springfield, IL45,63655,01664,39773,778
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area43,76452,99962,21371,448
Bloomington, IN42,16250,08757,99165,916
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area40,06147,57055,10062,608
Columbus, IN42,20450,08757,94965,832
Elkhart-Goshen, IN39,93646,13552,35458,552
Evansville, IN40,58146,84253,08259,343
Fort Wayne, IN36,98341,91246,82151,751
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN42,30850,37858,46966,540
Kokomo, IN41,30949,15156,99264,834
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN43,76452,56261,34070,138
Michigan City-La Porte, IN44,13852,87461,61070,346
Muncie, IN42,26650,31658,34466,394
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area41,10146,69652,29257,887
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI38,14844,22150,27456,348
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area42,62050,60758,59466,581
Terre Haute, IN40,78947,75754,74661,714
Kansas nonmetropolitan area42,84850,48258,11665,749
Lawrence, KS44,15951,79259,42667,060
Manhattan, KS39,20844,99150,77356,556
Topeka, KS44,22151,91759,63467,330
Wichita, KS39,72847,09254,45561,818
Bowling Green, KY42,78654,03965,27176,524
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area41,28849,29657,32565,333
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area42,37051,46060,52869,618
Elizabethtown, KY42,91150,73258,57366,394
Lexington-Fayette, KY40,24845,34450,46155,557
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN43,66051,16858,69866,207
Owensboro, KY42,37051,46060,52869,618
Paducah, KY-IL40,74849,13057,53365,916
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area43,03651,81360,59169,368
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area42,12050,77359,42668,079
Alexandria, LA40,04044,99149,92054,871
Baton Rouge, LA44,59648,61052,62456,639
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area41,66346,28050,91955,536
Hammond, LA42,34946,78051,21055,640
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA43,20247,42451,64755,869
Lafayette, LA39,06341,99644,94947,882
Lake Charles, LA36,73341,30945,90650,482
Monroe, LA40,04044,99149,92054,871
New Orleans-Metairie, LA42,47446,88451,31455,724
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area42,55747,02951,50155,973
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA30,24434,65339,08443,493
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA34,15438,58443,03647,466
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area42,37046,78051,16855,578
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA43,86847,30050,75254,184
Barnstable Town, MA44,88749,17253,47757,762
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH44,88748,75652,60456,472
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area45,28249,00552,70856,431
Pittsfield, MA43,05646,13549,19252,271
Springfield, MA44,09647,57051,06454,538
Worcester, MA45,67749,31752,97856,618
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD43,45252,37561,27770,200
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV38,98047,59156,18164,792
Lexington Park, MD41,10148,71456,30663,919
Maryland nonmetropolitan area40,68549,77558,88567,975
Salisbury, MD42,28751,58460,86170,159
Bangor, ME37,77343,49349,23454,954
Lewiston-Auburn, ME40,26945,26150,23255,224
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area38,31444,32550,33656,348
Portland-South Portland, ME40,66445,74050,83655,911
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area39,43744,86650,27455,703
Ann Arbor, MI38,14844,99151,81358,656
Battle Creek, MI39,18845,51151,81358,136
Bay City, MI37,42043,43149,44255,453
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI38,18944,82451,46058,095
Flint, MI37,96044,57551,18957,804
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI40,70647,65354,60061,548
Jackson, MI37,85642,49547,11251,751
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI39,77046,38453,02059,634
Lansing-East Lansing, MI38,91745,76052,62459,468
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area38,02344,61651,21057,804
Midland, MI37,42043,43149,44255,453
Monroe, MI38,27245,28252,31259,322
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI40,08247,00853,95660,882
Niles, MI37,66944,38851,12757,845
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area34,65340,24845,86451,460
Saginaw, MI37,08743,03649,00554,954
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area39,12546,32253,51960,716
Traverse City, MI33,94639,31244,65850,024
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area34,65340,24845,86451,460
Duluth, MN-WI41,47646,46851,46056,452
Mankato, MN44,94954,12263,29572,468
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI45,32454,72564,10673,508
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area44,76253,81062,87971,927
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area43,53552,25060,98669,701
Rochester, MN40,99746,34351,70957,055
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area44,67953,72762,77571,823
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area43,07751,73060,38369,036
St. Cloud, MN44,86653,95663,04572,135
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL40,99749,04757,07665,125
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area36,58841,70446,82151,938
Columbia, MO36,48443,14049,79656,452
Jefferson City, MO36,73342,34947,96553,581
Joplin, MO-KS39,22944,01348,79753,581
Kansas City, MO-KS45,80253,72761,63169,556
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area44,18052,95761,73570,512
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area43,43152,43761,44470,450
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area42,72450,19157,63765,104
Springfield, MO38,04444,92851,79258,677
St. Joseph, MO-KS45,09552,91660,75768,578
St. Louis, MO-IL46,46855,80765,14674,485
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS44,28450,21256,14062,068
Hattiesburg, MS44,28450,21256,14062,068
Jackson, MS44,28450,21256,14062,068
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area44,28450,21256,14062,068
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area33,55139,47945,38651,314
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area37,21242,82848,46454,080
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area37,12842,76548,42354,060
Billings, MT43,20249,94156,70163,440
Bozeman, MT41,37248,21555,07961,922
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area37,56544,57551,58458,594
Great Falls, MT38,62646,38454,14361,901
Helena, MT39,99948,46456,93065,396
Missoula, MT36,46342,16247,84053,540
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area38,77245,57352,37559,176
West Montana nonmetropolitan area36,19240,62345,05349,484
Asheville, NC32,90638,73044,55450,378
Burlington, NC32,13637,19142,26647,320
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area33,09338,73044,34649,983
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC33,94639,74945,53251,335
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC35,13240,93546,75952,562
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area36,27640,37344,45048,548
Fayetteville, NC32,98938,56444,11749,692
Goldsboro, NC36,60842,26647,90353,560
Greensboro-High Point, NC33,19738,12743,07748,007
Greenville, NC35,25639,72844,18048,652
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC33,61339,43745,26151,085
Jacksonville, NC30,90935,65240,39445,136
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC31,70036,75441,80846,863
Raleigh-Cary, NC38,00243,47248,96454,434
Rocky Mount, NC36,04741,80847,57053,332
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area32,53238,08543,66049,213
Wilmington, NC29,91133,90437,87741,871
Winston-Salem, NC29,32833,23937,17041,080
Bismarck, ND41,45545,42849,40053,373
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area40,33245,15750,00454,829
Fargo, ND-MN39,74944,59649,44254,288
Grand Forks, ND-MN40,29044,97049,67154,351
Minot, ND40,29044,97049,67154,351
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area41,41345,82350,23254,642
Grand Island, NE44,74154,82964,93875,026
Lincoln, NE46,09356,61867,16477,688
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area44,18053,47762,75472,052
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area39,14643,59748,06952,520
Omaha, NE-IA46,69657,82468,95280,080
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area44,94955,18365,43775,671
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area45,28249,19253,08256,992
Manchester-Nashua, NH45,90649,71253,51957,325
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area38,73043,32747,90352,500
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area43,03647,23751,46055,661
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ41,85049,15156,47263,773
Trenton-Princeton, NJ43,34854,87166,39477,917
Vineland, NJ38,50147,44556,36865,312
Albuquerque, NM37,60745,76053,89362,047
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area36,08844,01351,93859,863
Farmington, NM38,06446,11454,16462,213
Las Cruces, NM34,86138,12741,41344,679
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area38,27246,48854,70462,920
Santa Fe, NM38,29346,59254,89263,191
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area37,42042,91148,40253,893
Carson City, NV37,73242,49547,23752,000
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV37,42043,20249,00554,788
Reno, NV37,73242,49547,23752,000
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY44,99150,94056,86862,816
Binghamton, NY43,47249,90056,32762,754
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY41,10148,81856,51464,231
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area43,18149,48455,78662,088
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area45,07451,23157,36763,524
Elmira, NY39,54145,84452,16758,469
Glens Falls, NY44,40850,46156,51462,567
Ithaca, NY41,28848,11154,93361,756
Kingston, NY43,05652,39661,73571,074
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY44,92856,72268,51680,309
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ45,05357,03468,99480,975
Rochester, NY42,49550,58658,69866,789
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area41,49649,25557,03464,792
Syracuse, NY43,78449,71255,62061,548
Utica-Rome, NY39,77047,15454,55961,943
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY43,07748,92254,74660,591
Akron, OH38,93845,19951,48057,741
Canton-Massillon, OH40,66447,61254,53861,485
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN42,91152,43761,98471,511
Cleveland, OH38,54344,26350,00455,724
Columbus, OH43,51454,64265,79176,919
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH42,10052,79163,48274,173
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area42,62053,35264,06474,797
Lima, OH46,42649,60852,77055,952
Mansfield, OH37,42042,86948,31953,768
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)42,24548,61054,95461,319
Sandusky, OH39,72846,50953,29060,071
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area42,07952,95763,81574,693
Springfield, OH42,10053,04063,96074,901
Toledo, OH42,16249,65057,13864,626
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area41,93352,20862,50472,780
Youngstown-Warren, OH38,93845,19951,48057,741
Enid, OK34,67441,97549,25556,556
Lawton, OK33,36440,26947,15454,060
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area32,63639,93647,25854,559
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area34,79942,10049,42156,722
Oklahoma City, OK34,65341,97549,31756,639
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area33,59240,24846,90453,560
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area33,23940,35247,46654,580
Tulsa, OK37,25344,09650,94057,783
Albany, OR40,47748,81857,15965,500
Bend, OR40,20748,54856,86865,208
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area42,99453,33263,69074,028
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area42,64053,35264,04474,756
Corvallis, OR39,62448,04856,49364,917
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area41,62151,41861,19470,991
Eugene-Springfield, OR39,99947,71655,45363,170
Grants Pass, OR44,34658,17872,01085,842
Medford, OR49,31766,93584,573102,191
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA42,97354,06065,14676,232
Salem, OR42,43251,00259,55168,120
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ33,63440,16546,67653,207
Altoona, PA40,43647,50854,60061,672
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area36,71243,51450,31657,117
Chambersburg, PA39,29245,71952,14658,573
Erie, PA40,43647,50854,60061,672
Gettysburg, PA41,10146,26051,43956,597
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA40,70645,92751,14856,368
Johnstown, PA39,64546,32252,97859,655
Lancaster, PA40,74845,90651,06456,223
Lebanon, PA40,66446,21851,75157,304
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area34,19640,89347,57054,268
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area38,62645,19951,75158,324
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD38,14847,13356,09865,084
Pittsburgh, PA40,10346,71753,31159,925
Reading, PA37,73246,07254,41362,754
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA34,46641,24748,02854,808
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area39,31245,94852,60459,239
State College, PA40,43647,50854,60061,672
Williamsport, PA35,81840,87245,92750,981
York-Hanover, PA42,07946,28050,48254,684
Aguadilla, PR22,40224,83627,29029,724
Arecibo, PR22,86025,50128,14330,784
Guayama, PR22,88025,54328,20530,868
Mayaguez, PR22,40224,83627,29029,724
Ponce, PR22,40224,85627,31129,765
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area22,40224,83627,29029,724
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR22,88025,54328,20530,868
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA45,51149,21352,93656,639
Charleston-North Charleston, SC29,66137,19144,74152,271
Columbia, SC41,87148,15254,41360,695
Florence, SC40,68547,00853,33259,655
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC37,71144,82451,93859,052
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC36,42143,11949,83756,535
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC36,42143,11949,83756,535
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area33,71740,08246,44752,812
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area48,00751,33554,68458,012
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area34,52841,33048,11154,912
Spartanburg, SC35,06941,33047,61253,872
Sumter, SC40,68547,00853,33259,655
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area35,48539,54143,61847,674
Rapid City, SD38,06443,28548,48553,706
Sioux Falls, SD-MN36,92042,34947,77853,207
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area35,25640,02044,76249,525
Chattanooga, TN-GA33,36442,78652,22961,652
Clarksville, TN-KY38,04446,03154,03962,026
Cleveland, TN33,86340,20746,53052,874
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area34,05040,95647,86154,767
Jackson, TN36,38043,55650,75257,928
Johnson City, TN31,42936,15140,85245,573
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA34,11241,01847,94454,850
Knoxville, TN36,33843,70151,08558,448
Memphis, TN-MS-AR38,64743,97249,29654,621
Morristown, TN35,94343,03650,14957,242
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN38,35646,26054,16462,068
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area30,80535,36039,91644,471
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area36,50444,30452,08459,884
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area37,94045,11652,27159,447
Abilene, TX36,62942,07947,52852,978
Amarillo, TX37,66943,72249,79655,848
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX39,08445,07451,08557,076
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX38,58444,03449,48454,933
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area37,21242,82848,42354,039
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX37,66943,72249,79655,848
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area37,64843,72249,77555,848
College Station-Bryan, TX33,23939,35445,44851,564
Corpus Christi, TX40,18644,34648,48552,645
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX38,41844,65850,89857,138
Eagle Pass, TX37,66943,72249,79655,848
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area37,17043,30649,46355,599
El Paso, TX37,66943,72249,79655,848
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area37,75243,95150,17056,368
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX36,87943,14049,40055,661
Killeen-Temple, TX39,43745,57351,73057,866
Laredo, TX35,98441,97547,98653,976
Longview, TX37,66943,72249,79655,848
Lubbock, TX33,11438,46043,82649,172
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX37,66943,72249,79655,848
Midland, TX37,66943,72249,79655,848
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area38,12744,26350,37856,514
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area35,71441,22646,71752,229
Odessa, TX37,66943,72249,79655,848
San Angelo, TX38,12743,24448,38153,498
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX37,12842,78648,44454,101
Sherman-Denison, TX38,37644,57550,75256,951
Texarkana, TX-AR37,66943,72249,79655,848
Tyler, TX37,66943,72249,79655,848
Victoria, TX41,55945,01248,46451,917
Waco, TX37,91944,18050,46156,722
Wichita Falls, TX37,66943,72249,79655,848
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area34,63238,85543,05647,279
Logan, UT-ID34,13338,21042,28746,364
Ogden, UT34,25837,66941,10144,512
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT35,83940,26944,72049,151
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT35,25639,35443,45247,549
St. George, UT34,54939,12543,70148,277
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area35,46439,60443,76447,903
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA38,10642,86947,61252,375
Charlottesville, VA36,33840,95645,59450,212
Harrisonburg, VA35,73540,26944,80449,338
Lynchburg, VA35,58939,25042,91146,572
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area39,41645,74052,08458,407
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area39,08445,46951,87658,261
Richmond, VA39,31245,59451,87658,157
Roanoke, VA38,10642,86947,61252,375
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area36,31740,85245,36549,900
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,65338,04441,43444,824
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA35,73540,26944,80449,338
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC36,08840,49844,90849,317
Winchester, VA-WV40,64447,25853,85260,466
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA38,91746,80054,66362,546
Burlington-South Burlington, VT50,33655,05859,75964,480
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area52,00055,22458,46961,693
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area44,70050,33655,97361,610
Bellingham, WA47,63259,19770,78382,348
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA51,25265,95780,66395,368
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area50,39957,53364,66871,802
Kennewick-Richland, WA45,03257,05569,07781,100
Longview-Kelso, WA45,63659,38473,11286,861
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA46,05258,15770,26382,368
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA49,85869,20288,567107,911
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA51,50166,41581,30896,221
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA47,30058,92770,55482,181
Walla Walla, WA45,67757,15968,62080,101
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA50,75265,35479,93594,536
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area48,92263,39977,89692,373
Yakima, WA47,84061,56875,31789,045
Appleton, WI42,41246,42650,46154,476
Eau Claire, WI42,39148,71455,05861,381
Fond du Lac, WI42,86947,59152,29257,013
Green Bay, WI39,12543,16047,21651,252
Janesville-Beloit, WI42,78647,59152,41657,221
Kenosha, WI42,78647,59152,41657,221
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN41,91247,21652,54157,845
Madison, WI42,78647,59152,41657,221
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI41,80847,00852,18857,388
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area42,86947,23751,58455,952
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area42,62048,46454,28860,133
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI45,19948,83952,45856,098
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI42,43247,40452,37557,346
Sheboygan, WI42,62047,61252,58357,575
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area43,32748,15252,97857,804
Wausau, WI45,11650,06655,03759,988
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area44,92853,54062,15170,762
Beckley, WV32,55235,38138,23141,060
Charleston, WV32,59435,79738,98042,183
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH33,28037,79442,32846,842
Morgantown, WV32,71936,75440,76844,804
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area33,13536,87940,60244,346
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV32,71936,75440,76844,804
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area32,59435,79738,98042,183
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH40,95647,63254,33061,007
Wheeling, WV-OH32,71936,75440,76844,804
Casper, WY37,54442,03746,53051,023
Cheyenne, WY38,12744,07650,00455,952
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area38,87642,53646,17649,837
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area37,83642,57847,32052,063

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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