SOC 47-5012 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Rotary Drill 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): Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.

Level I across metros$31,013 – $74,194Lafayette, LA to Fairbanks, AK

Median Level IV, major metros$83,887Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Rotary Drill 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 Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas (SOC 47-5012) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $31,013 in Lafayette, LA to $74,194 in Fairbanks, AK, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $83,887. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $72,010, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 27 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 29. 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$83,471
San Francisco, CA$92,020
San Jose, CA$92,020
Seattle, WA$83,887
Dallas, TX$94,079
Houston, TX$102,482
Austin, TX$77,210
Chicago, IL$83,887
Boston, MA$83,887
Washington, DC$83,887
Atlanta, GA$83,887
Los Angeles, CA$91,562

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	74,631	82,244	89,836	97,448
Anchorage, AK	64,148	83,741	103,335	122,928
Fairbanks-College, AK	74,194	81,952	89,711	97,469
Anniston-Oxford, AL	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Auburn-Opelika, AL	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Birmingham, AL	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Decatur, AL	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Dothan, AL	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Gadsden, AL	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Huntsville, AL	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Mobile, AL	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Montgomery, AL	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
Tuscaloosa, AL	46,988	60,695	74,381	88,088
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,480	47,175	55,869	64,564
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	37,378	41,600	45,823	50,045
Fort Smith, AR-OK	42,640	50,253	57,845	65,458
Hot Springs, AR	37,378	41,600	45,823	50,045
Jonesboro, AR	37,378	41,600	45,823	50,045
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	37,378	41,600	45,823	50,045
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,378	41,600	45,823	50,045
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,378	41,600	45,823	50,045
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,357	44,013	50,648	57,304
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,255	51,917	67,580	83,242
Flagstaff, AZ	34,924	49,733	64,564	79,373
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	34,924	49,733	64,564	79,373
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	34,924	49,733	64,564	79,373
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	34,924	49,733	64,564	79,373
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	34,924	49,733	64,564	79,373
Tucson, AZ	34,924	49,733	64,564	79,373
Yuma, AZ	34,924	49,733	64,564	79,373
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	54,621	68,890	83,138	97,407
Chico, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	52,791	66,103	79,415	92,727
El Centro, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
Fresno, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	52,021	65,687	79,332	92,997
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	54,476	66,831	79,207	91,562
Merced, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
Modesto, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
Napa, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	54,455	67,684	80,912	94,141
Redding, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	54,413	66,872	79,352	91,812
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
Salinas, CA	46,488	55,016	63,524	72,052
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	54,039	63,212	72,405	81,578
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	54,413	68,848	83,284	97,719
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	54,434	68,661	82,868	97,095
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
Stockton-Lodi, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
Vallejo, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
Visalia, CA	52,250	66,394	80,517	94,661
Yuba City, CA	53,436	66,290	79,165	92,020
Boulder, CO	73,050	77,564	82,056	86,570
Colorado Springs, CO	63,544	70,304	77,044	83,804
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	69,077	74,568	80,060	85,551
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	66,456	72,239	78,000	83,783
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	63,544	70,304	77,044	83,804
Grand Junction, CO	57,263	63,856	70,471	77,064
Greeley, CO	67,018	72,676	78,312	83,970
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	64,751	71,490	78,229	84,968
Pueblo, CO	63,544	70,304	77,044	83,804
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	63,836	70,616	77,397	84,178
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
New Haven, CT	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Dover, DE	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	57,284	61,152	65,021	68,890
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	57,284	61,152	65,021	68,890
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	56,327	60,778	65,208	69,660
Gainesville, FL	55,890	59,572	63,232	66,914
Homosassa Springs, FL	57,284	61,152	65,021	68,890
Jacksonville, FL	57,159	60,799	64,418	68,058
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	57,284	61,152	65,021	68,890
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	58,927	63,149	67,372	71,594
Naples-Marco Island, FL	59,031	63,399	67,767	72,135
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	56,140	59,946	63,773	67,580
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	57,284	61,152	65,021	68,890
Ocala, FL	54,746	60,050	65,333	70,637
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	57,284	61,152	65,021	68,890
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	57,284	61,152	65,021	68,890
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	57,284	61,152	65,021	68,890
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	57,284	61,152	65,021	68,890
Port St. Lucie, FL	58,823	62,941	67,060	71,178
Punta Gorda, FL	57,284	61,152	65,021	68,890
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	57,284	61,152	65,021	68,890
Sebring, FL	57,284	61,152	65,021	68,890
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	58,240	62,130	66,020	69,909
Tallahassee, FL	57,284	61,152	65,021	68,890
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	58,386	60,320	62,255	64,189
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	57,284	61,152	65,021	68,890
Albany, GA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Athens-Clarke County, GA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Columbus, GA-AL	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Dalton, GA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Gainesville, GA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Hinesville, GA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Macon-Bibb County, GA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Rome, GA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Savannah, GA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Valdosta, GA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Warner Robins, GA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Guam MSA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Urban Honolulu, HI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Ames, IA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Cedar Rapids, IA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Dubuque, IA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Iowa City, IA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Boise City, ID	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Coeur d'Alene, ID	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Idaho Falls, ID	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Lewiston, ID-WA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Pocatello, ID	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Twin Falls, ID	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Bloomington, IL	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Champaign-Urbana, IL	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Decatur, IL	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Kankakee, IL	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Peoria, IL	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Rockford, IL	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Springfield, IL	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Bloomington, IN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Columbus, IN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Evansville, IN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Fort Wayne, IN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Kokomo, IN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Muncie, IN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Terre Haute, IN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	55,620	60,695	65,791	70,866
Lawrence, KS	50,628	57,367	64,106	70,845
Manhattan, KS	53,269	59,031	64,813	70,575
Topeka, KS	48,756	56,036	63,316	70,596
Wichita, KS	39,312	49,359	59,384	69,431
Bowling Green, KY	36,858	39,271	41,704	44,117
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,896	41,767	44,637	47,508
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,834	41,704	44,596	47,466
Elizabethtown, KY	36,858	39,271	41,704	44,117
Lexington-Fayette, KY	36,858	39,271	41,704	44,117
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	36,858	39,271	41,704	44,117
Owensboro, KY	36,858	39,271	41,704	44,117
Paducah, KY-IL	36,858	39,271	41,704	44,117
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,858	39,271	41,704	44,117
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,858	39,271	41,704	44,117
Alexandria, LA	35,256	45,199	55,120	65,063
Baton Rouge, LA	33,988	43,514	53,040	62,567
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,050	43,972	53,893	63,815
Hammond, LA	42,370	53,373	64,356	75,359
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	40,810	51,148	61,485	71,823
Lafayette, LA	31,013	38,855	46,676	54,517
Lake Charles, LA	31,055	39,292	47,549	55,786
Monroe, LA	35,256	45,199	55,120	65,063
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	43,972	54,143	64,335	74,506
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,768	51,564	62,359	73,154
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	39,728	49,172	58,615	68,058
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	41,788	52,333	62,879	73,424
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,957	50,607	61,256	71,906
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Barnstable Town, MA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Pittsfield, MA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Springfield, MA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Worcester, MA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Lexington Park, MD	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Salisbury, MD	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Bangor, ME	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Portland-South Portland, ME	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Ann Arbor, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Battle Creek, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Bay City, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Flint, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Jackson, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,824	54,288	63,773	73,237
Midland, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Monroe, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Niles, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Saginaw, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Traverse City, MI	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,288	50,752	60,216	69,680
Duluth, MN-WI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Mankato, MN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Rochester, MN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
St. Cloud, MN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Columbia, MO	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Jefferson City, MO	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Joplin, MO-KS	53,456	59,509	65,541	71,594
Kansas City, MO-KS	50,752	57,616	64,460	71,324
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Springfield, MO	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
St. Joseph, MO-KS	50,690	57,450	64,189	70,949
St. Louis, MO-IL	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	37,544	47,840	58,136	68,432
Hattiesburg, MS	34,674	44,325	53,956	63,607
Jackson, MS	48,610	57,471	66,332	75,192
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,285	53,540	63,794	74,048
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,300	56,535	65,749	74,984
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,511	54,122	62,754	71,365
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,800	56,119	65,416	74,735
Billings, MT	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Bozeman, MT	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Great Falls, MT	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Helena, MT	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Missoula, MT	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Asheville, NC	38,252	48,256	58,282	68,287
Burlington, NC	38,252	48,256	58,282	68,287
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,240	58,448	71,677	84,885
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	52,458	67,413	82,389	97,344
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	38,252	48,256	58,282	68,287
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,754	54,975	60,196	65,416
Fayetteville, NC	38,252	48,256	58,282	68,287
Goldsboro, NC	38,252	48,256	58,282	68,287
Greensboro-High Point, NC	38,252	48,256	58,282	68,287
Greenville, NC	38,252	48,256	58,282	68,287
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38,252	48,256	58,282	68,287
Jacksonville, NC	38,252	48,256	58,282	68,287
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	38,252	48,256	58,282	68,287
Raleigh-Cary, NC	38,252	48,256	58,282	68,287
Rocky Mount, NC	38,252	48,256	58,282	68,287
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,252	48,256	58,282	68,287
Wilmington, NC	38,252	48,256	58,282	68,287
Winston-Salem, NC	48,735	63,461	78,208	92,935
Bismarck, ND	56,868	68,848	80,850	92,831
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	56,244	67,767	79,290	90,813
Fargo, ND-MN	55,765	67,663	79,540	91,437
Grand Forks, ND-MN	55,765	67,663	79,540	91,437
Minot, ND	55,724	67,268	78,832	90,376
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	56,597	68,141	79,706	91,250
Grand Island, NE	51,106	62,442	73,778	85,114
Lincoln, NE	51,106	62,442	73,778	85,114
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	51,106	62,442	73,778	85,114
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	51,106	62,442	73,778	85,114
Omaha, NE-IA	51,106	62,442	73,778	85,114
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	51,106	62,442	73,778	85,114
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Manchester-Nashua, NH	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Vineland, NJ	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Albuquerque, NM	54,434	66,207	77,980	89,752
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	59,884	71,053	82,202	93,372
Farmington, NM	51,876	59,696	67,538	75,359
Las Cruces, NM	57,076	69,036	80,975	92,935
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	54,434	66,207	77,980	89,752
Santa Fe, NM	56,701	68,349	80,018	91,666
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Carson City, NV	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Reno, NV	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Binghamton, NY	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Elmira, NY	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Glens Falls, NY	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Ithaca, NY	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Kingston, NY	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Rochester, NY	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Syracuse, NY	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Utica-Rome, NY	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	56,098	65,229	74,340	83,471
Akron, OH	47,050	55,349	63,669	71,968
Canton-Massillon, OH	50,544	57,949	65,354	72,759
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	48,111	56,493	64,876	73,258
Cleveland, OH	45,989	54,018	62,047	70,076
Columbus, OH	45,719	53,768	61,818	69,868
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	45,927	55,932	65,916	75,920
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	46,863	54,621	62,359	70,117
Lima, OH	48,111	56,493	64,876	73,258
Mansfield, OH	45,677	53,456	61,215	68,994
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	44,700	50,253	55,807	61,360
Sandusky, OH	45,240	53,685	62,109	70,554
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	46,655	52,416	58,178	63,940
Springfield, OH	46,426	57,096	67,746	78,416
Toledo, OH	44,991	53,519	62,068	70,596
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,885	56,514	67,164	77,792
Youngstown-Warren, OH	47,050	55,349	63,669	71,968
Enid, OK	48,964	54,538	60,092	65,666
Lawton, OK	49,130	54,663	60,216	65,749
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	48,319	53,935	59,530	65,146
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,800	56,493	66,186	75,879
Oklahoma City, OK	49,276	54,351	59,405	64,480
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,261	52,916	60,570	68,224
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,151	58,864	68,557	78,271
Tulsa, OK	47,716	54,226	60,716	67,226
Albany, OR	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Bend, OR	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Corvallis, OR	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Eugene-Springfield, OR	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Grants Pass, OR	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Medford, OR	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Salem, OR	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	59,384	64,002	68,599	73,216
Altoona, PA	55,391	58,948	62,504	66,061
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,141	59,426	63,690	67,975
Chambersburg, PA	59,384	64,002	68,599	73,216
Erie, PA	59,384	64,002	68,599	73,216
Gettysburg, PA	59,384	64,002	68,599	73,216
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	59,384	64,002	68,599	73,216
Johnstown, PA	60,196	63,295	66,415	69,514
Lancaster, PA	59,384	64,002	68,599	73,216
Lebanon, PA	59,384	64,002	68,599	73,216
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	54,933	58,885	62,858	66,810
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	59,426	62,629	65,812	69,015
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	64,647	75,463	86,258	97,074
Pittsburgh, PA	60,175	63,232	66,311	69,368
Reading, PA	59,384	64,002	68,599	73,216
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	59,384	64,002	68,599	73,216
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	60,154	63,295	66,436	69,576
State College, PA	55,432	58,927	62,442	65,936
Williamsport, PA	54,725	58,095	61,444	64,813
York-Hanover, PA	59,384	64,002	68,599	73,216
Aguadilla, PR	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Arecibo, PR	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Guayama, PR	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Mayaguez, PR	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Ponce, PR	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Columbia, SC	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Florence, SC	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,933	72,488	90,064	107,620
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Spartanburg, SC	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Sumter, SC	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Rapid City, SD	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Chattanooga, TN-GA	48,922	55,661	62,421	69,160
Clarksville, TN-KY	48,922	55,661	62,421	69,160
Cleveland, TN	48,922	55,661	62,421	69,160
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,922	55,661	62,421	69,160
Jackson, TN	48,922	55,661	62,421	69,160
Johnson City, TN	48,922	55,661	62,421	69,160
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	43,327	51,272	59,239	67,184
Knoxville, TN	48,922	55,661	62,421	69,160
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	48,922	55,661	62,421	69,160
Morristown, TN	48,922	55,661	62,421	69,160
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	48,922	55,661	62,421	69,160
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,922	55,661	62,421	69,160
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,922	55,661	62,421	69,160
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,261	52,375	59,468	66,581
Abilene, TX	51,543	55,786	60,008	64,252
Amarillo, TX	54,455	63,877	73,320	82,743
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	44,159	55,183	66,186	77,210
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	58,760	73,237	87,735	102,212
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	56,202	64,751	73,279	81,828
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	42,661	53,602	64,522	75,463
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,618	53,914	64,210	74,506
College Station-Bryan, TX	45,511	53,602	61,672	69,764
Corpus Christi, TX	43,223	53,810	64,418	75,005
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	56,410	68,973	81,516	94,079
Eagle Pass, TX	53,373	62,754	72,135	81,516
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	54,559	69,556	84,573	99,570
El Paso, TX	53,498	63,149	72,821	82,472
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,800	54,954	63,087	71,240
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	59,343	73,716	88,109	102,482
Killeen-Temple, TX	46,322	56,701	67,060	77,439
Laredo, TX	44,824	56,306	67,767	79,248
Longview, TX	48,340	56,992	65,624	74,277
Lubbock, TX	52,604	62,172	71,740	81,308
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	42,661	53,602	64,522	75,463
Midland, TX	57,949	69,285	80,600	91,936
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	51,397	62,026	72,634	83,263
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	54,496	63,856	73,237	82,597
Odessa, TX	42,578	55,578	68,557	81,557
San Angelo, TX	51,647	61,298	70,970	80,621
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	43,805	56,098	68,370	80,663
Sherman-Denison, TX	53,540	65,312	77,085	88,858
Texarkana, TX-AR	44,700	51,688	58,656	65,645
Tyler, TX	61,568	68,141	74,693	81,266
Victoria, TX	43,826	54,517	65,188	75,879
Waco, TX	50,981	62,733	74,485	86,237
Wichita Falls, TX	43,701	52,271	60,820	69,389
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	58,802	66,789	74,776	82,764
Logan, UT-ID	53,394	61,402	69,410	77,418
Ogden, UT	53,394	61,402	69,410	77,418
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	52,832	60,508	68,183	75,858
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	53,394	61,402	69,410	77,418
St. George, UT	60,258	68,120	75,962	83,824
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	52,832	60,508	68,183	75,858
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	50,877	56,639	62,421	68,183
Charlottesville, VA	50,877	56,639	62,421	68,183
Harrisonburg, VA	50,877	56,639	62,421	68,183
Lynchburg, VA	50,877	56,639	62,421	68,183
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,877	56,639	62,421	68,183
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,877	56,639	62,421	68,183
Richmond, VA	58,240	62,671	67,080	71,511
Roanoke, VA	50,877	56,639	62,421	68,183
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,380	55,765	62,151	68,536
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,410	51,148	58,864	66,602
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	50,877	56,639	62,421	68,183
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	55,620	59,676	63,752	67,808
Winchester, VA-WV	50,877	56,639	62,421	68,183
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Bellingham, WA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Kennewick-Richland, WA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Longview-Kelso, WA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Walla Walla, WA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Yakima, WA	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Appleton, WI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Eau Claire, WI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Fond du Lac, WI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Green Bay, WI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Janesville-Beloit, WI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Kenosha, WI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Madison, WI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Sheboygan, WI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Wausau, WI	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,277	60,154	72,010	83,887
Beckley, WV	44,200	50,919	57,616	64,335
Charleston, WV	43,618	49,463	55,287	61,132
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	41,933	48,319	54,704	61,090
Morgantown, WV	47,300	54,413	61,527	68,640
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,490	52,292	59,114	65,916
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	44,845	51,168	57,471	63,794
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,076	50,066	56,036	62,026
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	49,692	56,306	62,900	69,514
Wheeling, WV-OH	44,845	51,168	57,471	63,794
Casper, WY	42,599	54,247	65,874	77,522
Cheyenne, WY	52,063	65,042	78,021	91,000
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	51,751	65,021	78,271	91,541
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	52,250	58,136	64,023	69,909

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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