SOC 47-5013 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Service Unit 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): Operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells. Includes fishing-tool technicians.

Level I across metros$25,543 – $76,815Bowling Green, KY to St. Louis, MO

Median Level IV, major metros$72,280Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Service Unit 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 Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas (SOC 47-5013) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $25,543 in Bowling Green, KY to $76,815 in St. Louis, MO, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $72,280. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $62,380, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 22 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 27. 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	69,452	91,624	113,797	135,970
Anchorage, AK	62,567	81,079	99,612	118,124
Fairbanks-College, AK	69,452	91,624	113,797	135,970
Anniston-Oxford, AL	42,287	49,068	55,828	62,608
Auburn-Opelika, AL	42,287	49,068	55,828	62,608
Birmingham, AL	42,412	49,463	56,514	63,565
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	44,180	50,690	57,180	63,690
Decatur, AL	42,287	49,068	55,828	62,608
Dothan, AL	42,287	49,068	55,828	62,608
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	42,287	49,068	55,828	62,608
Gadsden, AL	42,287	49,068	55,828	62,608
Huntsville, AL	42,287	49,068	55,828	62,608
Mobile, AL	44,180	50,690	57,180	63,690
Montgomery, AL	44,013	51,168	58,324	65,479
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,287	49,068	55,828	62,608
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	41,080	47,716	54,372	61,007
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	44,658	51,668	58,698	65,708
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	44,762	51,730	58,698	65,666
Tuscaloosa, AL	42,599	49,588	56,576	63,565
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,946	41,600	49,255	56,909
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	35,194	43,535	51,855	60,196
Fort Smith, AR-OK	33,759	45,823	57,866	69,930
Hot Springs, AR	34,133	39,999	45,844	51,709
Jonesboro, AR	34,008	44,928	55,869	66,789
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	34,279	40,144	45,989	51,855
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,592	43,576	53,581	63,565
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,196	41,205	48,236	55,245
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,112	41,372	48,610	55,869
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Flagstaff, AZ	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Tucson, AZ	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Yuma, AZ	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	44,700	54,164	63,628	73,092
Chico, CA	47,653	57,928	68,183	78,458
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,824	54,101	63,357	72,634
El Centro, CA	47,653	57,928	68,183	78,458
Fresno, CA	47,653	57,928	68,183	78,458
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	44,700	54,205	63,732	73,237
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	50,191	59,031	67,892	76,732
Merced, CA	47,653	57,928	68,183	78,458
Modesto, CA	47,653	57,928	68,183	78,458
Napa, CA	46,322	53,872	61,402	68,952
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	47,008	56,389	65,749	75,130
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	46,884	56,285	65,708	75,109
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	53,810	64,938	76,087	87,215
Redding, CA	47,653	57,928	68,183	78,458
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	45,740	55,204	64,688	74,152
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	47,300	56,535	65,770	75,005
Salinas, CA	48,423	59,592	70,783	81,952
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	49,047	58,220	67,413	76,586
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	47,528	57,367	67,226	77,064
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	52,604	62,837	73,092	83,325
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	44,908	54,288	63,648	73,029
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	47,653	57,928	68,183	78,458
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	45,844	55,682	65,541	75,380
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	47,778	56,389	65,021	73,632
Stockton-Lodi, CA	48,943	59,863	70,783	81,703
Vallejo, CA	46,884	51,855	56,805	61,776
Visalia, CA	44,700	54,164	63,648	73,112
Yuba City, CA	46,800	56,285	65,749	75,234
Boulder, CO	47,383	58,240	69,098	79,956
Colorado Springs, CO	51,168	64,064	76,981	89,877
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	51,356	64,210	77,085	89,940
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,693	60,840	73,008	85,156
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	46,093	54,496	62,879	71,282
Grand Junction, CO	43,888	53,332	62,754	72,197
Greeley, CO	45,844	53,727	61,589	69,472
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	52,791	61,298	69,784	78,292
Pueblo, CO	50,191	63,253	76,336	89,399
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,564	65,604	79,623	93,663
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
New Haven, CT	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Dover, DE	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	45,719	53,144	60,570	67,996
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	45,719	53,144	60,570	67,996
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	43,784	49,047	54,309	59,572
Gainesville, FL	43,431	47,778	52,104	56,452
Homosassa Springs, FL	45,719	53,144	60,570	67,996
Jacksonville, FL	45,719	53,144	60,570	67,996
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	52,936	58,552	64,148	69,764
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	48,069	55,599	63,128	70,658
Naples-Marco Island, FL	45,719	53,144	60,570	67,996
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	43,348	47,965	52,583	57,200
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	54,372	59,967	65,562	71,157
Ocala, FL	45,719	53,144	60,570	67,996
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	45,719	53,144	60,570	67,996
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	45,719	53,144	60,570	67,996
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	45,719	53,144	60,570	67,996
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	45,719	53,144	60,570	67,996
Port St. Lucie, FL	47,341	54,954	62,588	70,200
Punta Gorda, FL	45,719	53,144	60,570	67,996
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	45,719	53,144	60,570	67,996
Sebring, FL	45,719	53,144	60,570	67,996
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	50,045	56,847	63,628	70,429
Tallahassee, FL	45,719	53,144	60,570	67,996
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	54,933	60,216	65,520	70,804
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	45,220	51,938	58,636	65,354
Albany, GA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Athens-Clarke County, GA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Columbus, GA-AL	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Dalton, GA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Gainesville, GA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Hinesville, GA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Macon-Bibb County, GA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Rome, GA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Savannah, GA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Valdosta, GA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Warner Robins, GA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Guam MSA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Urban Honolulu, HI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Ames, IA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Cedar Rapids, IA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Dubuque, IA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Iowa City, IA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Boise City, ID	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Coeur d'Alene, ID	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Idaho Falls, ID	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Lewiston, ID-WA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Pocatello, ID	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Twin Falls, ID	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Bloomington, IL	38,085	44,055	50,024	55,994
Champaign-Urbana, IL	38,085	44,055	50,024	55,994
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	38,085	44,055	50,024	55,994
Decatur, IL	38,085	44,055	50,024	55,994
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,127	47,445	56,784	66,103
Kankakee, IL	38,085	44,055	50,024	55,994
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,085	44,055	50,024	55,994
Peoria, IL	38,085	44,055	50,024	55,994
Rockford, IL	38,085	44,055	50,024	55,994
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,836	40,352	42,848	45,365
Springfield, IL	71,740	79,311	86,903	94,474
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,229	52,167	65,084	78,021
Bloomington, IN	39,666	46,738	53,831	60,903
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,749	49,338	58,927	68,516
Columbus, IN	39,666	46,738	53,831	60,903
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	39,666	46,738	53,831	60,903
Evansville, IN	39,666	46,738	53,831	60,903
Fort Wayne, IN	39,666	46,738	53,831	60,903
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	39,666	46,738	53,831	60,903
Kokomo, IN	39,666	46,738	53,831	60,903
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	39,666	46,738	53,831	60,903
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	39,666	46,738	53,831	60,903
Muncie, IN	39,666	46,738	53,831	60,903
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,666	46,738	53,831	60,903
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	39,666	46,738	53,831	60,903
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,604	49,151	58,677	68,224
Terre Haute, IN	39,666	46,738	53,831	60,903
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	39,770	44,221	48,693	53,144
Lawrence, KS	39,832	44,991	50,170	55,328
Manhattan, KS	39,853	44,284	48,735	53,165
Topeka, KS	39,832	44,991	50,170	55,328
Wichita, KS	43,972	48,298	52,604	56,930
Bowling Green, KY	25,543	34,445	43,348	52,250
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	25,647	36,296	46,946	57,596
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	25,605	35,069	44,512	53,976
Elizabethtown, KY	25,543	34,445	43,348	52,250
Lexington-Fayette, KY	28,018	39,916	51,813	63,711
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	27,352	35,028	42,724	50,399
Owensboro, KY	25,543	34,445	43,348	52,250
Paducah, KY-IL	34,570	38,002	41,434	44,866
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	25,480	34,008	42,516	51,044
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	25,543	34,445	43,348	52,250
Alexandria, LA	41,080	51,272	61,464	71,656
Baton Rouge, LA	46,592	53,831	61,090	68,328
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,061	50,087	60,112	70,138
Hammond, LA	42,100	52,895	63,690	74,485
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	44,908	54,247	63,565	72,904
Lafayette, LA	38,876	46,072	53,248	60,445
Lake Charles, LA	41,871	52,271	62,671	73,071
Monroe, LA	41,080	51,272	61,464	71,656
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	44,367	53,935	63,482	73,050
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,935	51,335	61,756	72,156
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	41,538	52,500	63,482	74,444
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	41,226	52,812	64,397	75,983
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,791	51,938	64,085	76,232
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Barnstable Town, MA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Pittsfield, MA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Springfield, MA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Worcester, MA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Lexington Park, MD	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Salisbury, MD	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Bangor, ME	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Portland-South Portland, ME	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Ann Arbor, MI	43,784	50,981	58,178	65,375
Battle Creek, MI	43,784	50,981	58,178	65,375
Bay City, MI	40,727	46,884	53,040	59,197
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	43,160	51,688	60,237	68,765
Flint, MI	43,285	51,626	59,967	68,308
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	40,997	47,320	53,623	59,946
Jackson, MI	43,784	50,981	58,178	65,375
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	43,784	50,981	58,178	65,375
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	42,807	50,960	59,093	67,247
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,560	46,613	52,666	58,719
Midland, MI	40,727	46,884	53,040	59,197
Monroe, MI	43,784	50,981	58,178	65,375
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	41,476	47,695	53,914	60,133
Niles, MI	43,784	50,981	58,178	65,375
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,784	48,880	53,976	59,072
Saginaw, MI	40,644	46,946	53,248	59,551
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,784	50,981	58,178	65,375
Traverse City, MI	47,508	51,688	55,890	60,071
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,784	48,880	53,976	59,072
Duluth, MN-WI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Mankato, MN	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Rochester, MN	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
St. Cloud, MN	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	37,919	41,330	44,720	48,132
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	58,511	69,639	80,767	91,895
Columbia, MO	72,592	79,394	86,216	93,018
Jefferson City, MO	72,592	79,394	86,216	93,018
Joplin, MO-KS	39,812	44,492	49,172	53,852
Kansas City, MO-KS	40,020	46,093	52,188	58,261
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	58,552	69,743	80,912	92,103
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	79,623	83,970	88,317	92,664
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	49,172	61,860	74,568	87,256
Springfield, MO	72,592	79,394	86,216	93,018
St. Joseph, MO-KS	39,812	45,282	50,773	56,244
St. Louis, MO-IL	76,815	82,472	88,130	93,788
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	36,296	47,196	58,095	68,994
Hattiesburg, MS	36,442	46,093	55,744	65,396
Jackson, MS	42,703	54,455	66,207	77,959
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,130	46,572	57,034	67,476
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,671	44,138	51,584	59,052
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,546	47,320	58,095	68,869
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	37,357	47,778	58,199	68,620
Billings, MT	54,164	65,708	77,272	88,816
Bozeman, MT	53,852	65,396	76,940	88,484
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	51,584	62,421	73,279	84,116
Great Falls, MT	51,688	62,629	73,570	84,511
Helena, MT	52,167	63,253	74,319	85,405
Missoula, MT	53,852	65,396	76,940	88,484
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	54,829	66,269	77,688	89,128
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	52,125	63,149	74,194	85,218
Asheville, NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Burlington, NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Fayetteville, NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Goldsboro, NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Greensboro-High Point, NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Greenville, NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Jacksonville, NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Raleigh-Cary, NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Rocky Mount, NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Wilmington, NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Winston-Salem, NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Bismarck, ND	43,992	54,704	65,396	76,108
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	44,117	54,767	65,437	76,087
Fargo, ND-MN	43,576	53,893	64,189	74,506
Grand Forks, ND-MN	43,576	53,893	64,189	74,506
Minot, ND	41,413	49,213	56,992	64,792
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	44,117	54,850	65,562	76,295
Grand Island, NE	53,560	57,492	61,402	65,333
Lincoln, NE	53,560	57,492	61,402	65,333
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	53,560	57,492	61,402	65,333
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	53,560	57,492	61,402	65,333
Omaha, NE-IA	53,560	57,492	61,402	65,333
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	53,560	57,492	61,402	65,333
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Manchester-Nashua, NH	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	48,111	53,706	59,280	64,876
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	48,256	53,789	59,301	64,834
Vineland, NJ	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Albuquerque, NM	49,796	60,799	71,823	82,826
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	51,460	62,858	74,277	85,676
Farmington, NM	45,095	54,580	64,044	73,528
Las Cruces, NM	51,439	62,837	74,256	85,655
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	49,796	60,799	71,823	82,826
Santa Fe, NM	50,087	60,840	71,573	82,327
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Carson City, NV	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Reno, NV	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	36,941	42,100	47,258	52,416
Binghamton, NY	36,941	42,100	47,258	52,416
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	36,816	40,727	44,616	48,527
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	36,941	42,100	47,258	52,416
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	36,837	40,914	44,970	49,047
Elmira, NY	36,837	40,956	45,074	49,192
Glens Falls, NY	36,941	42,100	47,258	52,416
Ithaca, NY	36,837	40,956	45,074	49,192
Kingston, NY	36,941	42,100	47,258	52,416
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	36,941	42,100	47,258	52,416
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	48,485	53,831	59,156	64,501
Rochester, NY	36,816	40,727	44,616	48,527
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	36,837	40,352	43,888	47,404
Syracuse, NY	36,941	42,100	47,258	52,416
Utica-Rome, NY	36,941	42,100	47,258	52,416
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	36,941	42,100	47,258	52,416
Akron, OH	42,432	57,159	71,885	86,612
Canton-Massillon, OH	44,575	53,165	61,756	70,346
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	35,922	52,791	69,660	86,528
Cleveland, OH	41,392	55,807	70,200	84,615
Columbus, OH	45,344	57,117	68,869	80,642
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	51,647	68,516	85,364	102,232
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,428	52,208	58,989	65,770
Lima, OH	44,637	56,306	67,996	79,664
Mansfield, OH	44,637	56,306	67,996	79,664
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	44,658	56,597	68,557	80,496
Sandusky, OH	44,637	56,306	67,996	79,664
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,407	56,036	66,685	77,314
Springfield, OH	55,287	71,656	88,005	104,375
Toledo, OH	44,637	56,306	67,996	79,664
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	50,004	66,768	83,533	100,298
Youngstown-Warren, OH	42,432	57,159	71,885	86,612
Enid, OK	37,940	44,637	51,314	58,012
Lawton, OK	39,458	50,607	61,756	72,904
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,631	48,922	62,234	75,525
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,152	46,447	57,762	69,056
Oklahoma City, OK	40,540	52,832	65,146	77,439
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,343	45,532	57,720	69,909
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,732	46,114	54,476	62,858
Tulsa, OK	45,719	59,530	73,362	87,173
Albany, OR	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Bend, OR	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Corvallis, OR	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Eugene-Springfield, OR	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Grants Pass, OR	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Medford, OR	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Salem, OR	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	39,770	46,988	54,205	61,423
Altoona, PA	41,850	47,092	52,354	57,596
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,080	47,029	52,999	58,948
Chambersburg, PA	40,789	46,696	52,604	58,511
Erie, PA	42,807	47,528	52,271	56,992
Gettysburg, PA	42,495	48,735	54,996	61,236
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	42,495	48,735	54,996	61,236
Johnstown, PA	42,994	49,047	55,120	61,173
Lancaster, PA	42,495	48,735	54,996	61,236
Lebanon, PA	42,495	48,735	54,996	61,236
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,503	44,887	52,292	59,676
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,744	47,487	52,229	56,972
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	46,988	53,436	59,863	66,311
Pittsburgh, PA	44,180	50,378	56,576	62,775
Reading, PA	42,495	48,735	54,996	61,236
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	38,376	45,552	52,728	59,904
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,394	46,384	52,375	58,365
State College, PA	41,871	47,133	52,416	57,679
Williamsport, PA	44,866	50,773	56,660	62,567
York-Hanover, PA	42,495	48,735	54,996	61,236
Aguadilla, PR	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Arecibo, PR	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Guayama, PR	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Mayaguez, PR	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Ponce, PR	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Columbia, SC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Florence, SC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Spartanburg, SC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Sumter, SC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	45,615	48,464	51,293	54,143
Rapid City, SD	46,447	49,192	51,917	54,663
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	46,093	48,756	51,397	54,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,093	48,756	51,397	54,060
Chattanooga, TN-GA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Clarksville, TN-KY	28,621	35,048	41,476	47,903
Cleveland, TN	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Jackson, TN	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Johnson City, TN	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	42,287	55,724	69,181	82,618
Knoxville, TN	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Morristown, TN	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Abilene, TX	38,584	49,276	59,967	70,658
Amarillo, TX	38,376	48,360	58,324	68,308
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	41,080	47,695	54,330	60,944
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	40,519	53,269	65,999	78,749
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,266	49,130	56,015	62,879
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	38,480	46,364	54,226	62,109
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,938	46,780	54,621	62,463
College Station-Bryan, TX	40,248	46,863	53,456	60,071
Corpus Christi, TX	35,672	44,013	52,333	60,674
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	44,720	55,120	65,520	75,920
Eagle Pass, TX	40,394	47,612	54,829	62,047
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,356	44,970	51,584	58,199
El Paso, TX	38,439	48,464	58,511	68,536
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,044	48,298	58,532	68,786
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	45,136	51,335	57,533	63,732
Killeen-Temple, TX	44,263	51,605	58,948	66,290
Laredo, TX	35,215	42,495	49,775	57,055
Longview, TX	38,418	44,783	51,168	57,533
Lubbock, TX	39,562	46,010	52,458	58,906
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	38,480	46,364	54,226	62,109
Midland, TX	40,831	48,111	55,412	62,692
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,831	46,592	52,375	58,136
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,480	48,464	58,469	68,453
Odessa, TX	44,928	50,919	56,930	62,920
San Angelo, TX	38,148	48,360	58,573	68,786
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	40,644	45,781	50,940	56,077
Sherman-Denison, TX	42,100	51,231	60,383	69,514
Texarkana, TX-AR	39,541	45,594	51,668	57,720
Tyler, TX	39,146	45,428	51,709	57,991
Victoria, TX	45,469	52,084	58,719	65,333
Waco, TX	41,725	50,274	58,844	67,392
Wichita Falls, TX	39,125	48,152	57,200	66,228
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	43,535	50,752	57,949	65,167
Logan, UT-ID	43,701	49,816	55,932	62,047
Ogden, UT	47,050	56,244	65,458	74,652
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	43,826	51,376	58,927	66,477
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	50,066	59,696	69,327	78,957
St. George, UT	43,535	50,752	57,970	65,188
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	43,764	51,335	58,906	66,477
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Charlottesville, VA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Harrisonburg, VA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Lynchburg, VA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Richmond, VA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Roanoke, VA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Winchester, VA-WV	40,165	48,319	56,472	64,626
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Bellingham, WA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Kennewick-Richland, WA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Longview-Kelso, WA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Walla Walla, WA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Yakima, WA	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Appleton, WI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Eau Claire, WI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Fond du Lac, WI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Green Bay, WI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Janesville-Beloit, WI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Kenosha, WI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Madison, WI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Sheboygan, WI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Wausau, WI	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,380	72,280
Beckley, WV	43,576	52,832	62,109	71,365
Charleston, WV	49,213	57,221	65,208	73,216
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	32,261	43,514	54,788	66,040
Morgantown, WV	40,165	48,048	55,952	63,836
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,874	47,695	55,495	63,316
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	39,458	47,528	55,578	63,648
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,748	49,192	57,637	66,082
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	42,224	50,316	58,407	66,498
Wheeling, WV-OH	48,256	56,992	65,708	74,444
Casper, WY	49,068	58,844	68,640	78,416
Cheyenne, WY	44,096	58,324	72,551	86,778
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	51,127	58,740	66,373	73,986
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	46,072	56,868	67,684	78,479

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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