SOC 47-5011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 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): Rig derrick equipment and operate pumps to circulate mud or fluid through drill hole.

Level I across metros$15,080 – $71,948Weirton, WV to New Orleans, LA

Median Level IV, major metros$68,391Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas (SOC 47-5011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $15,080 in Weirton, WV to $71,948 in New Orleans, LA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $68,391. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $60,133, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 19 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 15. 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	67,330	73,341	79,373	85,384
Anchorage, AK	64,896	71,532	78,167	84,802
Fairbanks-College, AK	67,039	73,133	79,228	85,322
Anniston-Oxford, AL	36,296	42,932	49,546	56,181
Auburn-Opelika, AL	36,296	42,932	49,546	56,181
Birmingham, AL	36,234	43,847	51,480	59,093
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	36,296	42,932	49,546	56,181
Decatur, AL	36,296	42,932	49,546	56,181
Dothan, AL	36,296	42,932	49,546	56,181
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	36,296	42,932	49,546	56,181
Gadsden, AL	36,296	42,932	49,546	56,181
Huntsville, AL	36,296	42,932	49,546	56,181
Mobile, AL	36,296	42,932	49,546	56,181
Montgomery, AL	36,296	42,932	49,546	56,181
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,296	42,932	49,546	56,181
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,296	42,932	49,546	56,181
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,296	42,932	49,546	56,181
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,400	43,493	50,607	57,700
Tuscaloosa, AL	36,234	43,847	51,480	59,093
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,344	48,319	51,272	54,247
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	45,448	48,610	51,792	54,954
Fort Smith, AR-OK	44,928	51,480	58,053	64,605
Hot Springs, AR	45,448	48,610	51,792	54,954
Jonesboro, AR	45,448	48,610	51,792	54,954
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	45,428	48,444	51,460	54,476
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,448	48,610	51,792	54,954
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,428	48,506	51,584	54,663
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,324	48,423	51,543	54,642
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Flagstaff, AZ	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Tucson, AZ	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Yuma, AZ	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	51,480	54,101	56,722	59,343
Chico, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	51,605	54,725	57,845	60,965
El Centro, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
Fresno, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	50,295	53,602	56,888	60,196
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	51,834	55,016	58,178	61,360
Merced, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
Modesto, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
Napa, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	51,647	54,850	58,032	61,236
Redding, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	51,876	55,474	59,072	62,671
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
Salinas, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	50,087	53,269	56,431	59,613
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	50,232	53,456	56,701	59,925
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
Stockton-Lodi, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
Vallejo, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
Visalia, CA	51,564	54,538	57,492	60,466
Yuba City, CA	51,023	55,183	59,364	63,524
Boulder, CO	50,856	58,490	66,144	73,778
Colorado Springs, CO	54,476	61,568	68,640	75,733
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	57,700	64,148	70,575	77,023
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,423	54,226	60,029	65,832
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	49,983	57,284	64,564	71,864
Grand Junction, CO	64,980	69,826	74,672	79,519
Greeley, CO	46,364	49,525	52,666	55,828
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	61,111	67,080	73,050	79,020
Pueblo, CO	50,919	58,303	65,666	73,050
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	59,364	65,708	72,072	78,416
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
New Haven, CT	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Dover, DE	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Gainesville, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Homosassa Springs, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Jacksonville, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Naples-Marco Island, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Ocala, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Port St. Lucie, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Punta Gorda, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Sebring, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	57,928	64,855	71,760	78,687
Tallahassee, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	57,138	64,085	71,012	77,959
Albany, GA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Athens-Clarke County, GA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Columbus, GA-AL	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Dalton, GA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Gainesville, GA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Hinesville, GA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Macon-Bibb County, GA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Rome, GA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Savannah, GA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Valdosta, GA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Warner Robins, GA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Guam MSA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Urban Honolulu, HI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Ames, IA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Cedar Rapids, IA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Dubuque, IA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Iowa City, IA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Boise City, ID	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Coeur d'Alene, ID	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Idaho Falls, ID	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Lewiston, ID-WA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Pocatello, ID	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Twin Falls, ID	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Bloomington, IL	34,986	39,333	43,680	48,028
Champaign-Urbana, IL	34,986	39,333	43,680	48,028
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	34,986	39,333	43,680	48,028
Decatur, IL	34,986	39,333	43,680	48,028
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,778	39,063	43,327	47,612
Kankakee, IL	34,986	39,333	43,680	48,028
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,986	39,333	43,680	48,028
Peoria, IL	34,986	39,333	43,680	48,028
Rockford, IL	34,986	39,333	43,680	48,028
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,778	39,063	43,327	47,612
Springfield, IL	34,986	39,333	43,680	48,028
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,986	39,333	43,680	48,028
Bloomington, IN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Columbus, IN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Evansville, IN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Fort Wayne, IN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Kokomo, IN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Muncie, IN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Terre Haute, IN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Lawrence, KS	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Manhattan, KS	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Topeka, KS	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Wichita, KS	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Bowling Green, KY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Elizabethtown, KY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Lexington-Fayette, KY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Owensboro, KY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Paducah, KY-IL	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Alexandria, LA	49,608	63,544	77,501	91,437
Baton Rouge, LA	52,583	65,957	79,332	92,706
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	44,512	52,604	60,716	68,807
Hammond, LA	57,055	69,618	82,160	94,724
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	64,064	74,090	84,116	94,141
Lafayette, LA	45,303	53,789	62,276	70,762
Lake Charles, LA	49,608	63,544	77,501	91,437
Monroe, LA	39,645	41,580	43,493	45,428
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	71,948	80,101	88,276	96,429
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,500	41,309	43,140	44,949
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	42,328	49,359	56,410	63,440
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	61,818	73,050	84,303	95,535
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	50,170	60,757	71,365	81,952
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Barnstable Town, MA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Pittsfield, MA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Springfield, MA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Worcester, MA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Lexington Park, MD	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Salisbury, MD	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Bangor, ME	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Portland-South Portland, ME	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Ann Arbor, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Battle Creek, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Bay City, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Flint, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Jackson, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Midland, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Monroe, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Niles, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Saginaw, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Traverse City, MI	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,679	46,592	48,527	50,440
Duluth, MN-WI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Mankato, MN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Rochester, MN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
St. Cloud, MN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Columbia, MO	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Jefferson City, MO	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Joplin, MO-KS	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Kansas City, MO-KS	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Springfield, MO	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
St. Joseph, MO-KS	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
St. Louis, MO-IL	34,736	39,021	43,285	47,570
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	40,893	44,367	47,840	51,314
Hattiesburg, MS	37,524	41,580	45,615	49,671
Jackson, MS	38,085	43,680	49,296	54,892
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,768	44,117	47,487	50,836
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,085	43,680	49,296	54,892
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,768	44,117	47,487	50,836
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,085	43,680	49,296	54,892
Billings, MT	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Bozeman, MT	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Great Falls, MT	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Helena, MT	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Missoula, MT	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Asheville, NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Burlington, NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Fayetteville, NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Goldsboro, NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Greensboro-High Point, NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Greenville, NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Jacksonville, NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Raleigh-Cary, NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Rocky Mount, NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Wilmington, NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Winston-Salem, NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Bismarck, ND	65,333	69,285	73,216	77,168
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	65,333	69,285	73,216	77,168
Fargo, ND-MN	65,125	69,140	73,175	77,189
Grand Forks, ND-MN	65,125	69,140	73,175	77,189
Minot, ND	65,125	69,140	73,175	77,189
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	65,333	69,285	73,216	77,168
Grand Island, NE	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Lincoln, NE	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Omaha, NE-IA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Manchester-Nashua, NH	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Vineland, NJ	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Albuquerque, NM	37,836	45,386	52,916	60,466
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	36,900	45,157	53,394	61,652
Farmington, NM	40,519	46,135	51,772	57,388
Las Cruces, NM	36,900	45,157	53,394	61,652
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	37,836	45,386	52,916	60,466
Santa Fe, NM	40,352	48,714	57,055	65,416
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Carson City, NV	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Reno, NV	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Binghamton, NY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Elmira, NY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Glens Falls, NY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Ithaca, NY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Kingston, NY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Rochester, NY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Syracuse, NY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Utica-Rome, NY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Akron, OH	40,290	45,220	50,128	55,058
Canton-Massillon, OH	40,893	45,823	50,752	55,682
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	40,290	45,220	50,128	55,058
Cleveland, OH	40,290	45,220	50,128	55,058
Columbus, OH	40,290	45,220	50,128	55,058
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	40,290	45,220	50,128	55,058
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,290	45,220	50,128	55,058
Lima, OH	40,290	45,220	50,128	55,058
Mansfield, OH	40,290	45,220	50,128	55,058
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	40,623	45,573	50,524	55,474
Sandusky, OH	40,290	45,220	50,128	55,058
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,290	45,220	50,128	55,058
Springfield, OH	40,290	45,220	50,128	55,058
Toledo, OH	40,290	45,220	50,128	55,058
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,290	45,220	50,128	55,058
Youngstown-Warren, OH	40,290	45,220	50,128	55,058
Enid, OK	51,605	55,828	60,029	64,252
Lawton, OK	50,336	54,580	58,844	63,087
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	51,730	56,368	60,986	65,624
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	48,714	52,812	56,909	61,007
Oklahoma City, OK	55,245	58,344	61,464	64,564
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	48,464	54,954	61,444	67,933
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	48,048	49,962	51,855	53,768
Tulsa, OK	50,794	55,370	59,967	64,543
Albany, OR	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Bend, OR	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Corvallis, OR	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Eugene-Springfield, OR	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Grants Pass, OR	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Medford, OR	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Salem, OR	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Altoona, PA	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Chambersburg, PA	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Erie, PA	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Gettysburg, PA	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Johnstown, PA	53,872	56,514	59,135	61,776
Lancaster, PA	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Lebanon, PA	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	53,810	56,452	59,093	61,735
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Pittsburgh, PA	55,287	57,804	60,300	62,816
Reading, PA	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	53,810	56,452	59,093	61,735
State College, PA	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Williamsport, PA	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
York-Hanover, PA	56,119	57,783	59,468	61,132
Aguadilla, PR	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Arecibo, PR	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Guayama, PR	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Mayaguez, PR	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Ponce, PR	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Columbia, SC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Florence, SC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Spartanburg, SC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Sumter, SC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Rapid City, SD	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Chattanooga, TN-GA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Clarksville, TN-KY	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Cleveland, TN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Jackson, TN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Johnson City, TN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Knoxville, TN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Morristown, TN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Abilene, TX	44,388	47,154	49,900	52,666
Amarillo, TX	44,304	48,069	51,813	55,578
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	37,274	43,556	49,858	56,140
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	46,384	54,746	63,087	71,448
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,277	52,354	56,452	60,528
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	35,756	42,391	49,026	55,661
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,068	42,682	49,276	55,890
College Station-Bryan, TX	43,972	50,794	57,637	64,460
Corpus Christi, TX	36,213	42,620	49,005	55,412
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	42,037	49,879	57,741	65,583
Eagle Pass, TX	46,717	50,815	54,912	59,010
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,680	52,167	60,674	69,160
El Paso, TX	44,284	48,048	51,834	55,599
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,535	50,752	57,991	65,208
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	47,508	55,744	64,002	72,239
Killeen-Temple, TX	43,972	50,794	57,637	64,460
Laredo, TX	41,392	46,759	52,146	57,512
Longview, TX	37,648	44,034	50,440	56,826
Lubbock, TX	28,788	37,087	45,407	53,706
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	35,756	42,391	49,026	55,661
Midland, TX	47,653	52,936	58,240	63,524
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,920	42,474	48,007	53,560
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	44,284	48,048	51,834	55,599
Odessa, TX	46,904	50,732	54,538	58,365
San Angelo, TX	43,327	47,424	51,522	55,620
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	37,024	41,808	46,613	51,397
Sherman-Denison, TX	42,932	50,836	58,719	66,623
Texarkana, TX-AR	38,356	43,535	48,693	53,872
Tyler, TX	51,002	55,432	59,842	64,272
Victoria, TX	35,631	42,640	49,671	56,680
Waco, TX	42,245	49,900	57,575	65,229
Wichita Falls, TX	42,744	46,967	51,168	55,391
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	53,186	57,658	62,109	66,581
Logan, UT-ID	53,748	58,324	62,920	67,496
Ogden, UT	53,748	58,324	62,920	67,496
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	53,602	57,845	62,068	66,311
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	53,748	58,324	62,920	67,496
St. George, UT	53,332	58,240	63,128	68,037
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	53,602	57,845	62,068	66,311
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Charlottesville, VA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Harrisonburg, VA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Lynchburg, VA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Richmond, VA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Roanoke, VA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Winchester, VA-WV	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Bellingham, WA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Kennewick-Richland, WA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Longview-Kelso, WA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Walla Walla, WA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Yakima, WA	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Appleton, WI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Eau Claire, WI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Fond du Lac, WI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Green Bay, WI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Janesville-Beloit, WI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Kenosha, WI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Madison, WI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Sheboygan, WI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Wausau, WI	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,597	51,855	60,133	68,391
Beckley, WV	48,444	53,020	57,575	62,151
Charleston, WV	47,986	51,564	55,120	58,698
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	47,986	51,564	55,120	58,698
Morgantown, WV	47,778	52,957	58,116	63,295
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,656	50,420	55,162	59,925
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	48,444	53,020	57,575	62,151
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,986	51,564	55,120	58,698
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	15,080	26,916	38,751	50,586
Wheeling, WV-OH	48,444	53,020	57,575	62,151
Casper, WY	71,864	74,880	77,917	80,933
Cheyenne, WY	62,796	67,101	71,386	75,692
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	63,711	67,559	71,386	75,234
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	60,071	63,940	67,788	71,656

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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