SOC 47-2151 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Pipelayers prevailing wage by city

Level I–IV H-1B prevailing wages in all 530 U.S. wage areas, from official DOL data.

What this job covers (DOL definition): Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints.

Level I across metros$23,234 – $78,146Aguadilla, PR to Madison, WI

Median Level IV, major metros$62,005Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Pipelayers (SOC 47-2151) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $23,234 in Aguadilla, PR to $78,146 in Madison, WI, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $62,005. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $55,869, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 36 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 area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Anchorage, AK	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Fairbanks-College, AK	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Anniston-Oxford, AL	30,722	36,775	42,807	48,860
Auburn-Opelika, AL	29,224	35,340	41,455	47,570
Birmingham, AL	34,071	40,228	46,384	52,541
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	31,471	37,212	42,973	48,714
Decatur, AL	33,072	38,127	43,160	48,215
Dothan, AL	25,876	30,056	34,258	38,439
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	37,170	41,392	45,594	49,816
Gadsden, AL	30,722	36,775	42,807	48,860
Huntsville, AL	42,037	44,845	47,632	50,440
Mobile, AL	31,471	37,212	42,973	48,714
Montgomery, AL	28,476	34,341	40,207	46,072
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,309	33,176	38,064	42,932
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,471	36,941	42,432	47,903
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,620	35,714	41,788	47,882
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	30,722	36,837	42,952	49,068
Tuscaloosa, AL	32,282	37,919	43,556	49,192
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,528	37,940	41,351	44,762
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	36,276	38,002	39,728	41,455
Fort Smith, AR-OK	34,674	37,648	40,623	43,597
Hot Springs, AR	34,508	36,525	38,543	40,560
Jonesboro, AR	33,821	39,666	45,490	51,335
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	35,132	37,004	38,876	40,748
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,487	36,525	38,584	40,623
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,466	36,421	38,376	40,332
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,074	34,757	37,440	40,124
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	51,085	56,348	61,631	66,893
Flagstaff, AZ	50,960	56,306	61,631	66,976
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	50,960	56,306	61,631	66,976
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	54,559	58,906	63,274	67,621
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	54,039	58,511	62,962	67,434
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	41,788	47,008	52,229	57,450
Tucson, AZ	40,165	45,074	49,983	54,892
Yuma, AZ	51,605	56,805	61,984	67,184
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	55,848	67,268	78,666	90,085
Chico, CA	54,704	66,248	77,813	89,357
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50,981	63,503	76,024	88,546
El Centro, CA	55,599	65,146	74,672	84,220
Fresno, CA	54,704	66,248	77,813	89,357
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	54,704	66,248	77,813	89,357
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	57,304	69,098	80,892	92,685
Merced, CA	54,704	66,248	77,813	89,357
Modesto, CA	46,301	59,551	72,780	86,029
Napa, CA	55,952	67,871	79,810	91,728
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,183	68,245	81,287	94,349
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	54,559	67,309	80,080	92,831
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	51,293	62,421	73,549	84,677
Redding, CA	54,704	66,248	77,813	89,357
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	54,850	65,354	75,879	86,383
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	54,247	66,914	79,560	92,228
Salinas, CA	54,704	66,248	77,813	89,357
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	58,532	65,021	71,490	77,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	51,813	64,460	77,106	89,752
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	48,631	62,192	75,733	89,295
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	54,704	66,248	77,813	89,357
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	54,704	66,248	77,813	89,357
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	50,711	61,776	72,842	83,908
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	54,704	66,248	77,813	89,357
Stockton-Lodi, CA	50,877	64,023	77,189	90,335
Vallejo, CA	57,263	68,807	80,372	91,916
Visalia, CA	54,704	66,248	77,813	89,357
Yuba City, CA	54,538	67,226	79,914	92,602
Boulder, CO	50,045	56,140	62,234	68,328
Colorado Springs, CO	44,762	48,610	52,458	56,306
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	52,333	58,095	63,877	69,639
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,007	54,351	60,716	67,060
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	45,074	52,292	59,509	66,727
Grand Junction, CO	47,674	52,604	57,512	62,442
Greeley, CO	42,412	47,612	52,832	58,032
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,293	57,200	63,108	69,015
Pueblo, CO	44,575	48,880	53,165	57,471
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,984	55,162	61,340	67,517
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
New Haven, CT	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	47,050	51,460	55,869	60,279
Dover, DE	49,359	55,724	62,068	68,432
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	46,717	51,210	55,682	60,175
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	40,685	44,096	47,528	50,940
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	38,584	42,474	46,343	50,232
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	40,623	42,973	45,324	47,674
Gainesville, FL	40,144	43,556	46,946	50,357
Homosassa Springs, FL	39,541	43,556	47,549	51,564
Jacksonville, FL	40,748	44,034	47,341	50,628
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	39,146	42,516	45,885	49,255
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	40,581	44,450	48,340	52,208
Naples-Marco Island, FL	43,618	45,864	48,132	50,378
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	39,645	43,140	46,634	50,128
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	38,751	43,431	48,090	52,770
Ocala, FL	38,293	41,330	44,346	47,383
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	39,146	42,911	46,696	50,461
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	44,575	48,423	52,250	56,098
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	37,378	41,663	45,968	50,253
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	38,730	41,788	44,824	47,882
Port St. Lucie, FL	40,623	43,951	47,279	50,607
Punta Gorda, FL	39,416	43,493	47,591	51,668
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	39,624	43,348	47,092	50,815
Sebring, FL	39,042	42,786	46,530	50,274
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	40,144	43,327	46,530	49,712
Tallahassee, FL	38,917	42,973	47,050	51,106
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	40,248	44,263	48,277	52,292
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	39,541	42,661	45,802	48,922
Albany, GA	31,512	35,277	39,021	42,786
Athens-Clarke County, GA	37,752	43,327	48,901	54,476
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	39,084	44,616	50,149	55,682
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	36,837	40,789	44,762	48,714
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	33,239	37,087	40,956	44,804
Columbus, GA-AL	37,087	42,828	48,548	54,288
Dalton, GA	35,672	39,708	43,764	47,799
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,716	38,813	42,911	47,008
Gainesville, GA	38,064	41,330	44,575	47,840
Hinesville, GA	33,780	37,877	41,975	46,072
Macon-Bibb County, GA	38,335	43,930	49,546	55,141
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,442	40,352	44,284	48,194
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,173	38,896	42,640	46,364
Rome, GA	38,168	43,701	49,213	54,746
Savannah, GA	36,671	40,644	44,616	48,589
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,677	36,608	40,519	44,450
Valdosta, GA	35,173	40,228	45,282	50,336
Warner Robins, GA	36,109	42,037	47,986	53,914
Guam MSA	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Urban Honolulu, HI	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Ames, IA	48,340	51,148	53,956	56,764
Cedar Rapids, IA	47,757	51,168	54,600	58,012
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	44,450	48,672	52,916	57,138
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	48,277	51,605	54,954	58,282
Dubuque, IA	47,528	50,960	54,413	57,845
Iowa City, IA	46,530	50,960	55,370	59,800
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,194	51,189	54,184	57,180
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,280	49,255	52,229	55,204
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	39,292	44,679	50,087	55,474
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,132	51,688	55,245	58,802
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,036	48,402	53,768	59,135
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	47,320	50,815	54,330	57,824
Boise City, ID	43,680	50,420	57,138	63,877
Coeur d'Alene, ID	42,516	50,898	59,280	67,663
Idaho Falls, ID	34,965	41,850	48,756	55,640
Lewiston, ID-WA	39,687	47,341	55,016	62,671
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	40,748	48,298	55,828	63,378
Pocatello, ID	39,687	47,341	55,016	62,671
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,543	45,802	53,082	60,341
Twin Falls, ID	39,562	46,717	53,893	61,048
Bloomington, IL	42,973	47,383	51,813	56,223
Champaign-Urbana, IL	39,666	44,949	50,212	55,495
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	44,512	50,648	56,784	62,920
Decatur, IL	42,973	47,383	51,813	56,223
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,394	45,344	50,295	55,245
Kankakee, IL	43,972	50,024	56,077	62,130
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,367	50,295	56,202	62,130
Peoria, IL	43,535	48,256	52,999	57,720
Rockford, IL	44,450	50,565	56,660	62,775
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,935	45,552	50,191	54,808
Springfield, IL	42,973	47,383	51,813	56,223
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,972	49,733	55,495	61,256
Bloomington, IN	44,221	57,866	71,490	85,135
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,864	58,469	71,053	83,658
Columbus, IN	43,368	57,138	70,908	84,677
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	48,693	59,010	69,327	79,644
Evansville, IN	48,901	58,677	68,474	78,250
Fort Wayne, IN	45,844	58,864	71,885	84,906
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	43,410	57,367	71,303	85,260
Kokomo, IN	42,724	56,410	70,076	83,762
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	43,576	49,712	55,828	61,964
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	44,637	52,146	59,634	67,143
Muncie, IN	43,264	57,138	71,012	84,885
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,762	53,956	63,149	72,343
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	58,844	68,432	78,000	87,589
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,906	58,053	70,200	82,348
Terre Haute, IN	47,175	58,823	70,450	82,098
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	44,991	46,551	48,132	49,692
Lawrence, KS	43,223	45,760	48,319	50,856
Manhattan, KS	44,512	46,447	48,360	50,295
Topeka, KS	43,036	45,698	48,340	51,002
Wichita, KS	45,594	47,237	48,860	50,503
Bowling Green, KY	53,436	56,306	59,156	62,026
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,653	56,140	64,605	73,092
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	41,767	50,524	59,301	68,058
Elizabethtown, KY	51,522	55,079	58,615	62,172
Lexington-Fayette, KY	51,168	59,696	68,245	76,773
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	50,295	53,290	56,264	59,260
Owensboro, KY	53,436	56,306	59,156	62,026
Paducah, KY-IL	53,436	56,306	59,156	62,026
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,042	55,474	58,885	62,317
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,820	52,167	56,493	60,840
Alexandria, LA	36,172	41,080	45,989	50,898
Baton Rouge, LA	37,253	41,476	45,677	49,900
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,152	40,456	45,740	51,044
Hammond, LA	36,172	41,080	45,989	50,898
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	36,172	41,080	45,989	50,898
Lafayette, LA	36,796	40,852	44,887	48,943
Lake Charles, LA	36,172	41,080	45,989	50,898
Monroe, LA	36,172	41,080	45,989	50,898
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	36,172	41,080	45,989	50,898
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	37,773	44,013	50,253	56,493
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	36,172	41,080	45,989	50,898
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	36,172	41,080	45,989	50,898
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,733	40,685	44,616	48,568
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	54,247	61,797	69,368	76,919
Barnstable Town, MA	54,496	62,941	71,407	79,852
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	55,516	63,856	72,176	80,517
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	55,183	63,586	72,010	80,413
Pittsfield, MA	51,397	56,784	62,151	67,538
Springfield, MA	50,898	54,954	59,010	63,066
Worcester, MA	55,016	63,274	71,552	79,810
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	48,464	51,959	55,453	58,948
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	46,405	50,940	55,474	60,008
Lexington Park, MD	52,167	54,663	57,159	59,655
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	48,360	52,666	56,992	61,298
Salisbury, MD	48,527	52,479	56,431	60,383
Bangor, ME	45,885	51,168	56,431	61,714
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	45,261	52,125	58,989	65,853
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,885	51,168	56,431	61,714
Portland-South Portland, ME	46,884	54,559	62,255	69,930
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,552	51,730	57,928	64,106
Ann Arbor, MI	56,056	61,464	66,872	72,280
Battle Creek, MI	55,328	63,004	70,700	78,375
Bay City, MI	54,351	60,341	66,352	72,343
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	55,516	60,674	65,853	71,012
Flint, MI	54,767	60,320	65,853	71,407
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	53,789	61,797	69,784	77,792
Jackson, MI	56,244	61,652	67,080	72,488
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	56,576	66,519	76,482	86,424
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	54,788	60,508	66,248	71,968
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	54,455	59,946	65,458	70,949
Midland, MI	54,351	60,341	66,352	72,343
Monroe, MI	55,724	61,423	67,122	72,821
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	54,351	60,341	66,352	72,343
Niles, MI	59,239	68,620	78,000	87,381
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	55,682	60,965	66,248	71,532
Saginaw, MI	53,935	58,365	62,775	67,205
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	55,578	65,604	75,629	85,655
Traverse City, MI	54,351	60,341	66,352	72,343
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	55,682	60,965	66,248	71,532
Duluth, MN-WI	66,020	71,428	76,836	82,244
Mankato, MN	70,055	78,146	86,258	94,349
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	72,156	80,060	87,984	95,888
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	70,388	78,479	86,549	94,640
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	59,988	70,637	81,287	91,936
Rochester, MN	66,706	73,653	80,621	87,568
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	69,951	77,917	85,904	93,871
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	55,911	67,559	79,186	90,834
St. Cloud, MN	70,492	78,645	86,799	94,952
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,210	43,389	48,589	53,768
Columbia, MO	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Jefferson City, MO	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Joplin, MO-KS	44,991	46,530	48,069	49,608
Kansas City, MO-KS	43,264	45,760	48,277	50,773
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,503	43,181	48,880	54,559
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,130	41,871	47,612	53,352
Springfield, MO	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
St. Joseph, MO-KS	42,973	45,511	48,069	50,607
St. Louis, MO-IL	40,810	45,407	49,983	54,580
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	36,296	41,788	47,300	52,791
Hattiesburg, MS	33,239	39,084	44,908	50,752
Jackson, MS	38,064	41,892	45,719	49,546
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,362	39,687	45,032	50,357
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,988	39,479	44,970	50,461
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,298	40,373	45,469	50,544
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,156	38,418	43,701	48,964
Billings, MT	47,487	51,106	54,746	58,365
Bozeman, MT	47,258	52,021	56,805	61,568
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	47,216	51,272	55,308	59,364
Great Falls, MT	47,071	50,669	54,288	57,887
Helena, MT	47,175	50,773	54,372	57,970
Missoula, MT	47,258	52,021	56,805	61,568
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	47,258	51,584	55,932	60,258
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	47,487	50,628	53,789	56,930
Asheville, NC	41,621	44,575	47,549	50,503
Burlington, NC	36,858	40,768	44,679	48,589
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,381	38,772	42,183	45,573
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	43,015	46,884	50,752	54,621
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	38,584	42,932	47,300	51,647
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,152	39,208	43,244	47,300
Fayetteville, NC	40,020	43,930	47,820	51,730
Goldsboro, NC	40,831	44,117	47,383	50,669
Greensboro-High Point, NC	40,727	44,866	48,984	53,124
Greenville, NC	35,506	39,666	43,805	47,965
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	36,816	40,311	43,805	47,300
Jacksonville, NC	38,605	43,181	47,757	52,333
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	38,210	40,956	43,680	46,426
Raleigh-Cary, NC	42,765	46,634	50,482	54,351
Rocky Mount, NC	36,317	39,000	41,663	44,346
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,962	40,394	43,847	47,279
Wilmington, NC	40,664	44,200	47,757	51,293
Winston-Salem, NC	39,250	43,535	47,840	52,125
Bismarck, ND	47,216	48,381	49,525	50,690
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,196	49,920	52,666	55,391
Fargo, ND-MN	47,466	51,460	55,453	59,447
Grand Forks, ND-MN	47,424	55,349	63,274	71,199
Minot, ND	47,300	49,047	50,773	52,520
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,424	48,548	49,671	50,794
Grand Island, NE	36,754	40,103	43,472	46,821
Lincoln, NE	37,212	42,536	47,840	53,165
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,170	42,786	48,402	54,018
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,068	41,808	47,528	53,269
Omaha, NE-IA	39,728	46,696	53,644	60,612
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,149	42,744	48,340	53,935
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,748	49,837	58,927	68,016
Manchester-Nashua, NH	37,274	43,223	49,172	55,120
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,378	59,468	68,557	77,647
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	37,149	45,324	53,477	61,652
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	56,077	67,143	78,229	89,295
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	56,764	67,871	78,999	90,106
Vineland, NJ	50,170	56,264	62,380	68,474
Albuquerque, NM	42,120	44,720	47,300	49,900
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	40,332	43,972	47,591	51,231
Farmington, NM	38,855	42,058	45,282	48,485
Las Cruces, NM	40,269	43,701	47,112	50,544
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	39,541	42,828	46,093	49,380
Santa Fe, NM	41,268	44,096	46,925	49,754
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	40,207	51,168	62,130	73,092
Carson City, NV	45,760	55,245	64,730	74,215
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	39,250	50,274	61,277	72,301
Reno, NV	45,740	55,516	65,292	75,068
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	49,692	61,922	74,152	86,383
Binghamton, NY	49,692	61,922	74,152	86,383
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	65,458	72,031	78,583	85,156
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	47,008	58,095	69,181	80,268
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	47,612	58,012	68,391	78,791
Elmira, NY	49,692	61,922	74,152	86,383
Glens Falls, NY	49,692	61,922	74,152	86,383
Ithaca, NY	49,692	61,922	74,152	86,383
Kingston, NY	49,692	61,922	74,152	86,383
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	60,404	71,448	82,493	93,538
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	61,423	72,218	82,992	93,788
Rochester, NY	51,085	61,111	71,157	81,183
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	51,168	61,152	71,136	81,120
Syracuse, NY	46,946	56,431	65,895	75,380
Utica-Rome, NY	47,612	57,304	66,997	76,690
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	46,322	56,576	66,831	77,085
Akron, OH	38,564	50,960	63,378	75,775
Canton-Massillon, OH	37,253	48,236	59,197	70,180
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	50,856	59,696	68,536	77,376
Cleveland, OH	56,327	66,165	76,024	85,863
Columbus, OH	66,332	70,242	74,132	78,042
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	59,010	65,479	71,948	78,416
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,984	58,407	67,829	77,252
Lima, OH	49,879	59,488	69,098	78,708
Mansfield, OH	61,714	67,268	72,800	78,354
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	50,836	60,133	69,431	78,728
Sandusky, OH	54,288	64,106	73,944	83,762
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	56,264	63,503	70,762	78,000
Springfield, OH	63,773	68,495	73,237	77,959
Toledo, OH	55,952	64,751	73,570	82,368
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	57,845	64,855	71,885	78,895
Youngstown-Warren, OH	54,912	64,418	73,944	83,450
Enid, OK	38,293	42,973	47,653	52,333
Lawton, OK	38,293	42,911	47,528	52,146
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,380	41,143	45,927	50,690
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,940	42,848	47,736	52,645
Oklahoma City, OK	38,376	43,077	47,757	52,458
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,296	40,810	45,344	49,858
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,711	42,370	47,008	51,668
Tulsa, OK	37,108	42,952	48,797	54,642
Albany, OR	52,229	58,116	64,002	69,888
Bend, OR	49,421	55,994	62,546	69,119
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	52,791	57,804	62,816	67,829
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,983	54,205	58,428	62,650
Corvallis, OR	51,460	56,472	61,485	66,498
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	44,492	51,688	58,906	66,103
Eugene-Springfield, OR	51,335	56,514	61,714	66,893
Grants Pass, OR	50,690	54,933	59,156	63,399
Medford, OR	54,912	58,656	62,421	66,165
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	59,010	66,436	73,861	81,287
Salem, OR	50,690	56,951	63,191	69,452
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	43,826	56,285	68,724	81,183
Altoona, PA	41,600	42,536	43,452	44,388
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,600	44,471	47,341	50,212
Chambersburg, PA	41,600	43,368	45,157	46,925
Erie, PA	41,600	42,516	43,410	44,325
Gettysburg, PA	50,752	54,871	59,010	63,128
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	55,869	57,658	59,426	61,215
Johnstown, PA	41,600	47,071	52,562	58,032
Lancaster, PA	51,210	56,368	61,548	66,706
Lebanon, PA	41,600	45,823	50,045	54,268
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,600	43,285	44,991	46,676
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,600	42,328	43,036	43,764
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	50,981	57,596	64,189	70,804
Pittsburgh, PA	41,600	47,071	52,562	58,032
Reading, PA	41,600	47,695	53,810	59,904
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	41,600	43,639	45,698	47,736
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,600	45,303	48,984	52,687
State College, PA	41,600	42,245	42,869	43,514
Williamsport, PA	41,600	42,141	42,682	43,223
York-Hanover, PA	49,088	53,664	58,261	62,837
Aguadilla, PR	23,234	25,460	27,664	29,890
Arecibo, PR	23,234	25,439	27,664	29,869
Guayama, PR	23,338	25,543	27,768	29,973
Mayaguez, PR	23,234	25,460	27,664	29,890
Ponce, PR	23,338	25,564	27,768	29,994
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	23,234	25,460	27,664	29,890
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	23,380	25,584	27,789	29,994
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	46,426	56,181	65,916	75,671
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	40,789	44,741	48,672	52,624
Columbia, SC	37,898	41,912	45,927	49,941
Florence, SC	34,424	36,816	39,208	41,600
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	37,191	41,205	45,199	49,213
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	38,148	41,996	45,823	49,671
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	36,858	39,957	43,077	46,176
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,288	45,469	49,650	53,831
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,653	37,212	39,770	42,328
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,480	42,661	46,863	51,044
Spartanburg, SC	40,248	43,639	47,029	50,420
Sumter, SC	36,712	40,664	44,596	48,548
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,834	44,700	50,544	56,410
Rapid City, SD	42,224	46,218	50,212	54,205
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	40,248	45,656	51,064	56,472
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,202	36,962	43,722	50,482
Chattanooga, TN-GA	36,837	41,372	45,906	50,440
Clarksville, TN-KY	41,330	44,783	48,215	51,668
Cleveland, TN	35,007	40,581	46,135	51,709
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,488	40,207	46,904	53,623
Jackson, TN	32,781	38,543	44,325	50,087
Johnson City, TN	40,914	42,516	44,138	45,740
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	35,984	40,332	44,679	49,026
Knoxville, TN	35,672	40,748	45,802	50,877
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	40,248	45,490	50,752	55,994
Morristown, TN	36,109	41,205	46,322	51,418
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	43,660	45,885	48,111	50,336
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,634	37,919	42,183	46,468
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,000	42,911	46,800	50,711
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,928	38,189	44,471	50,732
Abilene, TX	37,378	41,101	44,804	48,527
Amarillo, TX	36,109	39,541	42,994	46,426
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	42,474	46,384	50,316	54,226
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	38,668	42,412	46,135	49,879
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,420	40,727	44,055	47,362
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	31,242	34,424	37,607	40,789
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,189	42,266	46,322	50,399
College Station-Bryan, TX	36,151	38,730	41,330	43,909
Corpus Christi, TX	35,277	38,418	41,580	44,720
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	40,394	43,930	47,487	51,023
Eagle Pass, TX	38,064	42,058	46,052	50,045
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,460	42,162	45,844	49,546
El Paso, TX	34,528	36,484	38,418	40,373
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,564	41,559	44,575	47,570
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	38,647	42,453	46,239	50,045
Killeen-Temple, TX	40,540	44,679	48,797	52,936
Laredo, TX	38,064	42,058	46,052	50,045
Longview, TX	35,797	39,416	43,036	46,655
Lubbock, TX	35,756	39,791	43,805	47,840
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	32,885	35,485	38,085	40,685
Midland, TX	41,455	44,824	48,173	51,543
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,191	40,956	44,700	48,464
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,650	40,082	43,493	46,925
Odessa, TX	38,896	40,893	42,911	44,908
San Angelo, TX	37,253	40,831	44,388	47,965
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	37,960	41,039	44,138	47,216
Sherman-Denison, TX	40,061	43,639	47,237	50,815
Texarkana, TX-AR	35,984	39,562	43,160	46,738
Tyler, TX	36,525	40,498	44,471	48,444
Victoria, TX	38,064	42,058	46,052	50,045
Waco, TX	39,125	42,848	46,551	50,274
Wichita Falls, TX	36,151	40,332	44,492	48,672
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	48,236	50,794	53,332	55,890
Logan, UT-ID	44,637	48,319	51,980	55,661
Ogden, UT	48,236	50,503	52,770	55,037
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	48,215	50,544	52,874	55,204
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	48,111	51,252	54,372	57,512
St. George, UT	47,986	50,898	53,789	56,701
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	48,860	51,543	54,247	56,930
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	39,978	44,762	49,567	54,351
Charlottesville, VA	39,063	43,431	47,799	52,167
Harrisonburg, VA	39,978	44,762	49,567	54,351
Lynchburg, VA	39,000	43,098	47,216	51,314
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,472	48,298	53,124	57,949
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,285	48,215	53,165	58,095
Richmond, VA	41,496	45,906	50,295	54,704
Roanoke, VA	37,461	41,538	45,636	49,712
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,229	43,972	48,693	53,436
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,356	41,704	45,053	48,402
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	38,772	43,098	47,404	51,730
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	38,896	43,930	48,964	53,997
Winchester, VA-WV	43,722	48,818	53,935	59,031
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Bellingham, WA	65,396	74,631	83,845	93,080
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	66,519	75,442	84,386	93,309
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	58,844	67,247	75,629	84,032
Kennewick-Richland, WA	65,645	73,237	80,808	88,400
Longview-Kelso, WA	59,696	67,788	75,858	83,949
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	66,415	75,338	84,261	93,184
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	67,268	76,108	84,948	93,788
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	66,581	75,504	84,448	93,372
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	61,548	68,370	75,213	82,036
Walla Walla, WA	61,610	70,055	78,500	86,944
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	65,874	74,839	83,804	92,768
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	81,578	86,341	91,104	95,868
Yakima, WA	62,650	71,740	80,829	89,919
Appleton, WI	70,138	77,002	83,887	90,751
Eau Claire, WI	74,485	79,768	85,031	90,314
Fond du Lac, WI	75,296	81,744	88,172	94,620
Green Bay, WI	64,605	75,317	86,008	96,720
Janesville-Beloit, WI	73,882	80,455	87,028	93,600
Kenosha, WI	72,676	78,874	85,052	91,250
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	69,410	75,359	81,287	87,236
Madison, WI	78,146	84,573	90,980	97,407
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	77,626	83,949	90,272	96,596
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	70,408	75,172	79,914	84,677
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	70,180	75,858	81,536	87,215
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	73,840	79,186	84,511	89,856
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	75,088	81,828	88,567	95,306
Sheboygan, WI	74,589	81,120	87,631	94,162
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	74,194	80,642	87,090	93,538
Wausau, WI	71,989	76,711	81,453	86,175
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	72,530	79,748	86,944	94,162
Beckley, WV	32,740	37,794	42,848	47,903
Charleston, WV	33,863	40,664	47,445	54,247
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	38,876	48,714	58,552	68,391
Morgantown, WV	32,781	37,295	41,788	46,301
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,549	38,647	42,724	46,821
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	34,196	38,356	42,495	46,655
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,863	40,664	47,445	54,247
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	38,855	46,343	53,810	61,298
Wheeling, WV-OH	36,380	44,928	53,477	62,026
Casper, WY	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Cheyenne, WY	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	39,874	47,258	54,621	62,005

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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