SOC 47-4061 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators prevailing wage by city

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

What this job covers (DOL definition): Lay, repair, and maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge railroad equipment used in regular railroad service or in plant yards, quarries, sand and gravel pits, and mines. Includes ballast cleaning machine operators and railroad bed tamping machine operators.

Level I across metros$33,696 – $74,402Ames, IA to Lexington Park, MD

Median Level IV, major metros$74,984Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators (SOC 47-4061) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $33,696 in Ames, IA to $74,402 in Lexington Park, MD, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $74,984. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $67,247, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 31 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 48. 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$88,380
San Francisco, CA$77,522
San Jose, CA$74,714
Seattle, WA$122,263
Dallas, TX$71,303
Houston, TX$58,324
Austin, TX$52,562
Chicago, IL$72,488
Boston, MA$88,088
Washington, DC$99,404
Atlanta, GA$74,090
Los Angeles, CA$87,527

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Anchorage, AK	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Fairbanks-College, AK	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Anniston-Oxford, AL	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Auburn-Opelika, AL	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Birmingham, AL	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Decatur, AL	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Dothan, AL	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Gadsden, AL	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Huntsville, AL	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Mobile, AL	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Montgomery, AL	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Tuscaloosa, AL	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,568	54,122	59,696	65,250
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	48,568	54,122	59,696	65,250
Fort Smith, AR-OK	48,568	54,122	59,696	65,250
Hot Springs, AR	48,568	54,122	59,696	65,250
Jonesboro, AR	48,568	54,122	59,696	65,250
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	48,568	54,122	59,696	65,250
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,568	54,122	59,696	65,250
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,568	54,122	59,696	65,250
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,568	54,122	59,696	65,250
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	51,002	61,111	71,240	81,349
Flagstaff, AZ	51,002	61,111	71,240	81,349
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	51,002	61,111	71,240	81,349
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	51,002	61,111	71,240	81,349
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	51,002	61,111	71,240	81,349
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	51,002	61,111	71,240	81,349
Tucson, AZ	51,002	61,111	71,240	81,349
Yuma, AZ	51,002	61,111	71,240	81,349
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	51,917	61,839	71,740	81,661
Chico, CA	48,984	58,116	67,247	76,378
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	49,442	58,428	67,413	76,399
El Centro, CA	51,210	60,050	68,890	77,730
Fresno, CA	48,984	58,116	67,247	76,378
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	48,984	58,116	67,247	76,378
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	55,183	65,957	76,752	87,527
Merced, CA	48,984	58,116	67,247	76,378
Modesto, CA	51,023	59,676	68,308	76,960
Napa, CA	56,244	64,522	72,800	81,079
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	57,471	65,791	74,090	82,410
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	48,984	58,116	67,247	76,378
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	54,122	64,439	74,756	85,072
Redding, CA	48,984	58,116	67,247	76,378
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	50,191	59,405	68,620	77,834
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	52,666	61,090	69,514	77,938
Salinas, CA	48,984	58,116	67,247	76,378
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	52,416	62,026	71,656	81,266
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	52,728	60,986	69,264	77,522
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	50,565	58,615	66,664	74,714
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	48,984	58,116	67,247	76,378
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	48,984	58,116	67,247	76,378
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	48,984	58,116	67,247	76,378
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	57,679	65,645	73,612	81,578
Stockton-Lodi, CA	39,728	48,839	57,928	67,039
Vallejo, CA	57,076	64,834	72,572	80,330
Visalia, CA	48,984	58,116	67,247	76,378
Yuba City, CA	48,984	58,116	67,247	76,378
Boulder, CO	41,060	47,591	54,143	60,674
Colorado Springs, CO	46,925	56,868	66,789	76,732
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	46,093	50,565	55,037	59,509
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,668	44,658	50,669	56,660
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	46,925	56,868	66,789	76,732
Grand Junction, CO	46,925	56,868	66,789	76,732
Greeley, CO	41,642	47,404	53,186	58,948
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,058	48,381	54,684	61,007
Pueblo, CO	46,925	56,868	66,789	76,732
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,938	45,490	52,063	58,615
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
New Haven, CT	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	71,802	80,996	90,210	99,404
Dover, DE	44,908	52,312	59,738	67,143
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	48,943	60,674	72,426	84,157
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Gainesville, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Homosassa Springs, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Jacksonville, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	43,660	49,400	55,120	60,861
Naples-Marco Island, FL	44,325	49,317	54,330	59,322
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Ocala, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Port St. Lucie, FL	43,660	49,400	55,120	60,861
Punta Gorda, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Sebring, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	43,368	47,695	52,000	56,327
Tallahassee, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	44,741	50,295	55,869	61,423
Albany, GA	46,239	55,516	64,813	74,090
Athens-Clarke County, GA	46,239	55,516	64,813	74,090
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	46,239	55,516	64,813	74,090
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	46,239	55,516	64,813	74,090
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	46,239	55,516	64,813	74,090
Columbus, GA-AL	38,439	46,010	53,560	61,132
Dalton, GA	46,239	55,516	64,813	74,090
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	46,239	55,516	64,813	74,090
Gainesville, GA	46,239	55,516	64,813	74,090
Hinesville, GA	46,239	55,516	64,813	74,090
Macon-Bibb County, GA	46,239	55,516	64,813	74,090
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,816	44,346	51,855	59,384
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,997	47,549	54,101	60,653
Rome, GA	43,015	49,213	55,432	61,631
Savannah, GA	46,239	55,516	64,813	74,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	46,239	55,516	64,813	74,090
Valdosta, GA	46,239	55,516	64,813	74,090
Warner Robins, GA	46,239	55,516	64,813	74,090
Guam MSA	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Urban Honolulu, HI	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Ames, IA	33,696	43,743	53,789	63,836
Cedar Rapids, IA	33,696	43,743	53,789	63,836
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	33,696	43,743	53,789	63,836
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	33,696	43,743	53,789	63,836
Dubuque, IA	33,696	43,743	53,789	63,836
Iowa City, IA	33,696	43,743	53,789	63,836
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	33,696	43,743	53,789	63,836
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	33,696	43,743	53,789	63,836
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	33,696	43,743	53,789	63,836
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	33,696	43,743	53,789	63,836
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	33,696	43,743	53,789	63,836
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	33,696	43,743	53,789	63,836
Boise City, ID	50,836	60,903	70,970	81,037
Coeur d'Alene, ID	50,836	60,903	70,970	81,037
Idaho Falls, ID	50,836	60,903	70,970	81,037
Lewiston, ID-WA	50,836	60,903	70,970	81,037
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	50,836	60,903	70,970	81,037
Pocatello, ID	50,836	60,903	70,970	81,037
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	50,836	60,903	70,970	81,037
Twin Falls, ID	50,836	60,903	70,970	81,037
Bloomington, IL	58,178	68,703	79,248	89,773
Champaign-Urbana, IL	58,178	68,703	79,248	89,773
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	55,120	60,903	66,706	72,488
Decatur, IL	58,178	68,703	79,248	89,773
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	58,178	68,703	79,248	89,773
Kankakee, IL	55,120	60,903	66,706	72,488
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	54,933	60,736	66,560	72,364
Peoria, IL	58,178	68,703	79,248	89,773
Rockford, IL	54,933	60,736	66,560	72,364
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	58,178	68,703	79,248	89,773
Springfield, IL	58,178	68,703	79,248	89,773
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	54,954	60,632	66,290	71,968
Bloomington, IN	63,981	69,514	75,068	80,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	63,981	69,514	75,068	80,600
Columbus, IN	63,981	69,514	75,068	80,600
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	63,981	69,514	75,068	80,600
Evansville, IN	63,981	69,514	75,068	80,600
Fort Wayne, IN	63,981	69,514	75,068	80,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	63,981	69,514	75,068	80,600
Kokomo, IN	63,981	69,514	75,068	80,600
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	55,120	60,903	66,706	72,488
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	55,120	60,903	66,706	72,488
Muncie, IN	63,981	69,514	75,068	80,600
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	55,120	60,903	66,706	72,488
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	63,981	69,514	75,068	80,600
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	63,981	69,514	75,068	80,600
Terre Haute, IN	63,981	69,514	75,068	80,600
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	52,396	57,471	62,567	67,642
Lawrence, KS	52,396	57,471	62,567	67,642
Manhattan, KS	52,396	57,471	62,567	67,642
Topeka, KS	52,396	57,471	62,567	67,642
Wichita, KS	52,396	57,471	62,567	67,642
Bowling Green, KY	51,252	58,074	64,896	71,719
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	51,252	58,074	64,896	71,719
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	51,252	58,074	64,896	71,719
Elizabethtown, KY	51,252	58,074	64,896	71,719
Lexington-Fayette, KY	51,252	58,074	64,896	71,719
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	51,252	58,074	64,896	71,719
Owensboro, KY	51,252	58,074	64,896	71,719
Paducah, KY-IL	51,252	58,074	64,896	71,719
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	51,252	58,074	64,896	71,719
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	51,252	58,074	64,896	71,719
Alexandria, LA	41,268	43,639	45,989	48,360
Baton Rouge, LA	40,727	42,786	44,824	46,884
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,935	42,848	44,783	46,696
Hammond, LA	42,349	44,034	45,698	47,383
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	41,892	43,576	45,282	46,967
Lafayette, LA	41,330	43,119	44,928	46,717
Lake Charles, LA	41,268	43,639	45,989	48,360
Monroe, LA	41,268	43,639	45,989	48,360
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	41,268	43,639	45,989	48,360
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,204	43,951	45,677	47,424
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	41,268	43,639	45,989	48,360
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	41,268	43,639	45,989	48,360
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,727	42,640	44,533	46,447
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	62,525	73,508	84,511	95,493
Barnstable Town, MA	62,338	70,887	79,456	88,005
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	62,421	70,970	79,540	88,088
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	62,338	70,887	79,456	88,005
Pittsfield, MA	62,525	73,508	84,511	95,493
Springfield, MA	62,525	73,508	84,511	95,493
Worcester, MA	61,090	69,909	78,708	87,527
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	56,368	66,852	77,356	87,839
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	67,621	79,248	90,855	102,482
Lexington Park, MD	74,402	82,826	91,250	99,674
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	51,356	59,904	68,453	77,002
Salisbury, MD	67,621	79,248	90,855	102,482
Bangor, ME	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Portland-South Portland, ME	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Ann Arbor, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Battle Creek, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Bay City, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Flint, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Jackson, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Midland, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Monroe, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Niles, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Saginaw, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Traverse City, MI	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,836	60,445	70,034	79,644
Duluth, MN-WI	44,429	52,021	59,634	67,226
Mankato, MN	45,095	50,586	56,077	61,568
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	45,095	50,565	56,036	61,506
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,095	50,565	56,036	61,506
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,095	50,565	56,056	61,527
Rochester, MN	44,429	52,021	59,634	67,226
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,095	50,648	56,202	61,756
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,095	50,586	56,077	61,568
St. Cloud, MN	45,095	50,565	56,036	61,506
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	47,216	53,581	59,946	66,311
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,216	53,581	59,946	66,311
Columbia, MO	47,216	53,581	59,946	66,311
Jefferson City, MO	47,216	53,581	59,946	66,311
Joplin, MO-KS	47,216	53,581	59,946	66,311
Kansas City, MO-KS	47,216	53,581	59,946	66,311
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,216	53,581	59,946	66,311
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,216	53,581	59,946	66,311
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,216	53,581	59,946	66,311
Springfield, MO	47,216	53,581	59,946	66,311
St. Joseph, MO-KS	47,216	53,581	59,946	66,311
St. Louis, MO-IL	47,216	53,581	59,946	66,311
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Hattiesburg, MS	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Jackson, MS	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Billings, MT	60,424	67,684	74,922	82,181
Bozeman, MT	60,424	67,684	74,922	82,181
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	60,424	67,684	74,922	82,181
Great Falls, MT	60,424	67,684	74,922	82,181
Helena, MT	60,424	67,684	74,922	82,181
Missoula, MT	60,424	67,684	74,922	82,181
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	60,424	67,684	74,922	82,181
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	60,424	67,684	74,922	82,181
Asheville, NC	41,309	47,258	53,186	59,135
Burlington, NC	41,309	47,258	53,186	59,135
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,616	56,431	68,245	80,060
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	60,778	67,808	74,818	81,848
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	41,309	47,258	53,186	59,135
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,309	47,258	53,186	59,135
Fayetteville, NC	41,309	47,258	53,186	59,135
Goldsboro, NC	41,309	47,258	53,186	59,135
Greensboro-High Point, NC	41,309	47,258	53,186	59,135
Greenville, NC	41,309	47,258	53,186	59,135
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	61,901	68,599	75,276	81,973
Jacksonville, NC	41,309	47,258	53,186	59,135
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	41,309	47,258	53,186	59,135
Raleigh-Cary, NC	41,309	47,258	53,186	59,135
Rocky Mount, NC	41,309	47,258	53,186	59,135
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	60,778	67,808	74,818	81,848
Wilmington, NC	41,309	47,258	53,186	59,135
Winston-Salem, NC	60,778	67,808	74,818	81,848
Bismarck, ND	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Fargo, ND-MN	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Grand Forks, ND-MN	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Minot, ND	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Grand Island, NE	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Lincoln, NE	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Omaha, NE-IA	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	62,421	70,970	79,540	88,088
Manchester-Nashua, NH	62,421	70,970	79,540	88,088
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	62,421	70,970	79,540	88,088
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	63,232	71,532	79,810	88,109
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	63,232	71,532	79,810	88,109
Vineland, NJ	47,154	53,956	60,778	67,580
Albuquerque, NM	52,375	62,192	72,010	81,828
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	52,375	62,192	72,010	81,828
Farmington, NM	52,375	62,192	72,010	81,828
Las Cruces, NM	52,375	62,192	72,010	81,828
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	52,375	62,192	72,010	81,828
Santa Fe, NM	52,375	62,192	72,010	81,828
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	43,389	50,607	57,845	65,063
Carson City, NV	43,389	50,607	57,845	65,063
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	43,389	50,607	57,845	65,063
Reno, NV	43,389	50,607	57,845	65,063
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	62,359	70,970	79,581	88,192
Binghamton, NY	62,359	70,970	79,581	88,192
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	51,064	55,973	60,882	65,791
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	62,359	70,970	79,581	88,192
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	51,002	57,720	64,460	71,178
Elmira, NY	62,359	70,970	79,581	88,192
Glens Falls, NY	62,359	70,970	79,581	88,192
Ithaca, NY	52,604	56,722	60,820	64,938
Kingston, NY	62,359	70,970	79,581	88,192
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	63,711	71,948	80,164	88,400
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	63,773	71,968	80,184	88,380
Rochester, NY	51,231	56,784	62,359	67,912
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	51,231	56,784	62,359	67,912
Syracuse, NY	62,359	70,970	79,581	88,192
Utica-Rome, NY	62,359	70,970	79,581	88,192
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	62,359	70,970	79,581	88,192
Akron, OH	50,960	58,968	66,976	74,984
Canton-Massillon, OH	46,364	49,317	52,250	55,204
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	46,364	49,317	52,250	55,204
Cleveland, OH	50,960	58,968	66,976	74,984
Columbus, OH	46,364	49,317	52,250	55,204
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	46,364	49,317	52,250	55,204
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,237	53,165	59,072	65,000
Lima, OH	46,364	49,317	52,250	55,204
Mansfield, OH	46,364	49,317	52,250	55,204
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	47,778	55,557	63,336	71,116
Sandusky, OH	50,212	58,802	67,372	75,962
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	46,364	49,317	52,250	55,204
Springfield, OH	46,364	49,317	52,250	55,204
Toledo, OH	47,861	55,058	62,276	69,472
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	46,176	52,770	59,364	65,957
Youngstown-Warren, OH	50,960	58,968	66,976	74,984
Enid, OK	46,946	55,578	64,231	72,863
Lawton, OK	46,946	55,578	64,231	72,863
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,946	55,578	64,231	72,863
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,946	55,578	64,231	72,863
Oklahoma City, OK	46,946	55,578	64,231	72,863
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,946	55,578	64,231	72,863
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,946	55,578	64,231	72,863
Tulsa, OK	46,946	55,578	64,231	72,863
Albany, OR	43,618	51,085	58,532	65,999
Bend, OR	43,618	51,085	58,532	65,999
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,704	53,789	65,874	77,959
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,204	54,871	67,538	80,205
Corvallis, OR	43,618	51,085	58,532	65,999
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,618	51,085	58,532	65,999
Eugene-Springfield, OR	43,618	51,085	58,532	65,999
Grants Pass, OR	43,618	51,085	58,532	65,999
Medford, OR	43,618	51,085	58,532	65,999
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	42,661	54,933	67,226	79,498
Salem, OR	42,204	54,871	67,538	80,205
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	62,754	71,116	79,477	87,839
Altoona, PA	50,232	57,866	65,520	73,154
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	50,232	57,866	65,520	73,154
Chambersburg, PA	50,232	57,866	65,520	73,154
Erie, PA	50,232	57,866	65,520	73,154
Gettysburg, PA	50,232	57,866	65,520	73,154
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	50,232	57,866	65,520	73,154
Johnstown, PA	51,938	57,762	63,586	69,410
Lancaster, PA	48,506	53,997	59,488	64,980
Lebanon, PA	50,232	57,866	65,520	73,154
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	50,232	57,866	65,520	73,154
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	51,480	56,951	62,421	67,892
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	47,154	53,956	60,778	67,580
Pittsburgh, PA	53,602	59,488	65,375	71,261
Reading, PA	48,880	54,684	60,466	66,269
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	50,232	57,866	65,520	73,154
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	51,855	57,616	63,399	69,160
State College, PA	50,232	57,866	65,520	73,154
Williamsport, PA	50,232	57,866	65,520	73,154
York-Hanover, PA	50,232	57,866	65,520	73,154
Aguadilla, PR	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Arecibo, PR	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Guayama, PR	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Mayaguez, PR	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Ponce, PR	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	62,338	70,887	79,456	88,005
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	57,096	62,504	67,892	73,300
Columbia, SC	57,096	62,504	67,892	73,300
Florence, SC	57,096	62,504	67,892	73,300
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	57,096	62,504	67,892	73,300
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	57,096	62,504	67,892	73,300
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	57,096	62,504	67,892	73,300
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	57,096	62,504	67,892	73,300
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	57,096	62,504	67,892	73,300
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	57,096	62,504	67,892	73,300
Spartanburg, SC	57,096	62,504	67,892	73,300
Sumter, SC	57,096	62,504	67,892	73,300
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	52,832	57,450	62,088	66,706
Rapid City, SD	52,832	57,450	62,088	66,706
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	52,832	57,450	62,088	66,706
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	52,832	57,450	62,088	66,706
Chattanooga, TN-GA	48,402	58,656	68,911	79,165
Clarksville, TN-KY	48,402	58,656	68,911	79,165
Cleveland, TN	48,402	58,656	68,911	79,165
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,402	58,656	68,911	79,165
Jackson, TN	48,402	58,656	68,911	79,165
Johnson City, TN	48,402	58,656	68,911	79,165
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	48,402	58,656	68,911	79,165
Knoxville, TN	48,402	58,656	68,911	79,165
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	48,402	58,656	68,911	79,165
Morristown, TN	48,402	58,656	68,911	79,165
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	48,402	58,656	68,911	79,165
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,445	50,378	53,290	56,223
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,487	50,399	53,290	56,202
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,402	58,656	68,911	79,165
Abilene, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
Amarillo, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	37,420	42,474	47,508	52,562
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	42,204	47,362	52,500	57,658
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,776	40,893	45,989	51,106
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,477	45,885	51,293	56,701
College Station-Bryan, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
Corpus Christi, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	46,239	54,600	62,941	71,303
Eagle Pass, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,973	47,736	52,479	57,242
El Paso, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,101	47,528	53,956	60,383
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	42,100	47,508	52,916	58,324
Killeen-Temple, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
Laredo, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
Longview, TX	49,026	51,148	53,248	55,370
Lubbock, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
Midland, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,052	51,501	56,972	62,421
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,522	43,722	48,943	54,143
Odessa, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
San Angelo, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	37,253	42,370	47,508	52,624
Sherman-Denison, TX	43,722	52,250	60,778	69,306
Texarkana, TX-AR	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
Tyler, TX	46,509	49,442	52,396	55,328
Victoria, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
Waco, TX	42,786	51,023	59,280	67,517
Wichita Falls, TX	44,180	51,543	58,927	66,290
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	51,626	59,717	67,788	75,879
Logan, UT-ID	51,626	59,717	67,788	75,879
Ogden, UT	51,626	59,717	67,788	75,879
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	51,626	59,717	67,788	75,879
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	51,626	59,717	67,788	75,879
St. George, UT	51,626	59,717	67,788	75,879
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	51,626	59,717	67,788	75,879
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	63,711	71,469	79,228	86,986
Charlottesville, VA	63,711	71,469	79,228	86,986
Harrisonburg, VA	63,711	71,469	79,228	86,986
Lynchburg, VA	63,711	71,469	79,228	86,986
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	63,711	71,469	79,228	86,986
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	63,711	71,469	79,228	86,986
Richmond, VA	63,711	71,469	79,228	86,986
Roanoke, VA	63,711	71,469	79,228	86,986
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	63,711	71,469	79,228	86,986
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	63,711	71,469	79,228	86,986
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	63,711	71,469	79,228	86,986
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	63,711	71,469	79,228	86,986
Winchester, VA-WV	63,711	71,469	79,228	86,986
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,986	58,303	68,640	78,957
Bellingham, WA	53,228	60,300	67,351	74,423
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	67,912	86,029	104,146	122,263
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	72,884	85,925	98,967	112,008
Kennewick-Richland, WA	53,228	60,300	67,351	74,423
Longview-Kelso, WA	53,228	60,300	67,351	74,423
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	53,228	60,300	67,351	74,423
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	53,228	60,300	67,351	74,423
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	67,912	86,029	104,146	122,263
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	53,228	60,300	67,351	74,423
Walla Walla, WA	53,228	60,300	67,351	74,423
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	53,228	60,300	67,351	74,423
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	71,615	84,844	98,093	111,322
Yakima, WA	72,218	85,364	98,509	111,655
Appleton, WI	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
Eau Claire, WI	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
Fond du Lac, WI	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
Green Bay, WI	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
Janesville-Beloit, WI	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
Kenosha, WI	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
Madison, WI	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
Sheboygan, WI	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
Wausau, WI	47,840	51,543	55,266	58,968
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,095	50,565	56,036	61,506
Beckley, WV	44,845	50,794	56,764	62,712
Charleston, WV	56,410	58,532	60,674	62,796
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	55,786	58,636	61,506	64,356
Morgantown, WV	44,845	50,794	56,764	62,712
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	57,117	59,405	61,693	63,981
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	44,845	50,794	56,764	62,712
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	56,410	58,532	60,674	62,796
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	49,276	54,413	59,551	64,688
Wheeling, WV-OH	56,285	59,052	61,839	64,605
Casper, WY	45,074	52,084	59,072	66,082
Cheyenne, WY	56,098	62,629	69,181	75,712
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	45,282	52,458	59,613	66,789
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	45,074	52,084	59,072	66,082

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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