SOC 47-5022 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 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 or tend machinery at surface mining site, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.

Level I across metros$23,088 – $71,760Shreveport, LA to San Francisco, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$66,248Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining (SOC 47-5022) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $23,088 in Shreveport, LA to $71,760 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $66,248. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $60,549, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 28 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 49. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV

New York, NY$103,751
San Francisco, CA$130,312
San Jose, CA$107,412
Seattle, WA$86,424
Dallas, TX$58,760
Houston, TX$58,178
Austin, TX$59,717
Chicago, IL$93,559
Boston, MA$82,077
Washington, DC$67,455
Atlanta, GA$59,197
Los Angeles, CA$73,820

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	48,943	60,653	72,384	84,095
Anchorage, AK	49,109	60,237	71,365	82,493
Fairbanks-College, AK	52,312	64,439	76,565	88,692
Anniston-Oxford, AL	41,725	46,239	50,732	55,245
Auburn-Opelika, AL	41,871	45,428	48,984	52,541
Birmingham, AL	40,290	45,823	51,376	56,909
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	35,069	39,645	44,200	48,776
Decatur, AL	40,748	45,386	50,024	54,663
Dothan, AL	38,189	43,389	48,568	53,768
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	37,877	43,556	49,255	54,933
Gadsden, AL	41,725	46,239	50,732	55,245
Huntsville, AL	41,434	45,532	49,650	53,748
Mobile, AL	35,069	39,645	44,200	48,776
Montgomery, AL	39,250	44,242	49,213	54,205
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,743	47,092	50,461	53,810
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,269	45,303	50,357	55,391
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	39,708	43,327	46,925	50,544
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,904	38,314	42,703	47,112
Tuscaloosa, AL	37,461	43,514	49,546	55,599
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,103	44,783	49,442	54,122
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	39,021	42,245	45,469	48,693
Fort Smith, AR-OK	39,500	42,744	45,989	49,234
Hot Springs, AR	39,333	42,287	45,261	48,215
Jonesboro, AR	42,391	48,277	54,184	60,071
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	41,018	43,514	45,989	48,485
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	39,999	42,807	45,594	48,402
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,148	41,330	44,492	47,674
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,522	41,808	45,116	48,402
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	43,056	48,880	54,704	60,528
Flagstaff, AZ	44,804	51,876	58,948	66,020
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	44,804	51,876	58,948	66,020
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	55,016	63,378	71,719	80,080
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	56,389	63,004	69,618	76,232
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	44,804	51,252	57,679	64,127
Tucson, AZ	48,527	56,764	65,021	73,258
Yuma, AZ	48,464	56,764	65,063	73,362
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	48,090	61,194	74,319	87,423
Chico, CA	58,698	79,144	99,612	120,058
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	54,143	69,098	84,032	98,988
El Centro, CA	55,037	63,253	71,448	79,664
Fresno, CA	58,386	76,586	94,807	113,007
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	56,888	71,428	85,946	100,485
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	54,788	61,132	67,476	73,820
Merced, CA	57,429	72,551	87,672	102,794
Modesto, CA	62,837	81,328	99,799	118,290
Napa, CA	57,970	79,581	101,192	122,804
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	57,013	76,045	95,077	114,109
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	56,556	75,920	95,264	114,629
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	53,373	61,631	69,868	78,125
Redding, CA	53,956	65,146	76,336	87,527
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	53,061	61,090	69,119	77,148
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	60,133	83,013	105,893	128,773
Salinas, CA	64,252	78,000	91,728	105,477
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	54,892	62,400	69,909	77,418
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	71,760	91,271	110,802	130,312
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	61,444	76,773	92,082	107,412
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	57,679	70,055	82,431	94,807
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	70,388	85,696	101,026	116,335
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	51,834	62,276	72,738	83,180
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	64,730	85,509	106,268	127,047
Stockton-Lodi, CA	62,650	82,056	101,442	120,848
Vallejo, CA	66,186	87,776	109,388	130,978
Visalia, CA	52,936	66,332	79,748	93,143
Yuba City, CA	59,405	81,079	102,773	124,447
Boulder, CO	52,146	60,778	69,410	78,042
Colorado Springs, CO	52,500	61,589	70,700	79,789
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	54,954	61,485	67,996	74,527
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	50,732	56,680	62,650	68,599
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	51,564	60,674	69,805	78,916
Grand Junction, CO	52,500	62,276	72,031	81,807
Greeley, CO	48,735	52,645	56,535	60,445
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	55,828	67,538	79,228	90,938
Pueblo, CO	55,412	61,048	66,685	72,322
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	50,836	54,996	59,156	63,316
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	53,664	61,048	68,432	75,816
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	52,791	60,216	67,621	75,047
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	52,728	60,320	67,892	75,484
New Haven, CT	55,661	63,212	70,783	78,333
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	52,396	59,572	66,748	73,924
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	50,565	58,532	66,519	74,485
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	46,759	53,664	60,549	67,455
Dover, DE	43,036	53,373	63,711	74,048
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	43,098	47,716	52,333	56,951
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	42,016	47,175	52,312	57,471
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	47,092	52,500	57,908	63,316
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	42,682	48,340	53,976	59,634
Gainesville, FL	41,746	47,986	54,205	60,445
Homosassa Springs, FL	41,996	46,780	51,543	56,327
Jacksonville, FL	42,952	47,279	51,584	55,911
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	43,847	49,234	54,600	59,988
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	41,288	46,572	51,876	57,159
Naples-Marco Island, FL	41,517	47,071	52,604	58,157
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	50,773	55,183	59,572	63,981
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	44,096	49,255	54,434	59,592
Ocala, FL	41,892	48,090	54,309	60,508
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	41,933	45,989	50,024	54,080
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	42,266	45,864	49,442	53,040
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	47,612	53,061	58,511	63,960
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	42,640	48,215	53,789	59,364
Port St. Lucie, FL	41,080	46,426	51,751	57,096
Punta Gorda, FL	41,912	46,197	50,461	54,746
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	41,725	46,093	50,482	54,850
Sebring, FL	43,951	49,525	55,079	60,653
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,911	48,194	53,456	58,740
Tallahassee, FL	48,984	53,976	58,968	63,960
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	44,242	49,775	55,287	60,820
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	43,452	48,901	54,330	59,780
Albany, GA	46,052	48,839	51,626	54,413
Athens-Clarke County, GA	47,799	51,376	54,954	58,532
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	48,506	52,063	55,640	59,197
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	41,767	46,052	50,357	54,642
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	45,511	49,255	52,978	56,722
Columbus, GA-AL	43,264	45,885	48,527	51,148
Dalton, GA	45,511	49,255	52,978	56,722
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	44,949	48,444	51,959	55,453
Gainesville, GA	48,173	51,688	55,224	58,740
Hinesville, GA	45,240	48,631	52,042	55,432
Macon-Bibb County, GA	45,240	48,652	52,063	55,474
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	46,260	48,943	51,626	54,309
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	46,052	49,816	53,581	57,346
Rome, GA	47,965	51,522	55,100	58,656
Savannah, GA	47,487	50,004	52,541	55,058
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,285	46,488	49,671	52,874
Valdosta, GA	45,511	49,255	52,978	56,722
Warner Robins, GA	45,448	48,652	51,855	55,058
Guam MSA	44,034	51,938	59,863	67,767
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	44,034	51,938	59,863	67,767
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	44,034	51,938	59,863	67,767
Urban Honolulu, HI	44,034	51,938	59,863	67,767
Ames, IA	44,741	50,087	55,432	60,778
Cedar Rapids, IA	50,773	56,036	61,298	66,560
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	47,944	55,557	63,191	70,804
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	55,765	59,031	62,296	65,562
Dubuque, IA	44,367	49,276	54,205	59,114
Iowa City, IA	46,530	51,480	56,431	61,381
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,056	47,112	51,148	55,204
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,284	50,316	56,348	62,380
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	42,703	47,466	52,208	56,972
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,346	49,047	53,768	58,469
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,863	52,063	57,284	62,484
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	44,388	49,317	54,226	59,156
Boise City, ID	48,485	52,895	57,284	61,693
Coeur d'Alene, ID	53,311	57,949	62,588	67,226
Idaho Falls, ID	43,264	50,440	57,637	64,813
Lewiston, ID-WA	52,375	58,095	63,815	69,535
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	54,517	58,844	63,191	67,517
Pocatello, ID	44,928	50,711	56,472	62,255
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,112	52,666	58,199	63,752
Twin Falls, ID	49,484	54,642	59,821	64,980
Bloomington, IL	42,724	54,226	65,708	77,210
Champaign-Urbana, IL	44,970	56,202	67,455	78,687
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	53,248	66,685	80,122	93,559
Decatur, IL	46,260	57,512	68,744	79,997
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	49,629	59,405	69,181	78,957
Kankakee, IL	50,274	63,461	76,648	89,836
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	51,085	61,880	72,655	83,450
Peoria, IL	45,407	56,618	67,829	79,040
Rockford, IL	52,520	65,479	78,458	91,416
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	57,887	66,290	74,693	83,096
Springfield, IL	47,237	56,680	66,124	75,567
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,592	57,741	68,911	80,060
Bloomington, IN	51,980	59,447	66,935	74,402
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,176	53,685	61,215	68,724
Columbus, IN	48,215	56,660	65,084	73,528
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	42,661	49,026	55,412	61,776
Evansville, IN	49,900	57,762	65,624	73,487
Fort Wayne, IN	44,096	50,232	56,368	62,504
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	51,668	61,028	70,408	79,768
Kokomo, IN	47,424	55,890	64,335	72,800
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	48,880	56,680	64,460	72,260
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	48,589	61,693	74,776	87,880
Muncie, IN	49,816	58,719	67,621	76,524
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,037	47,549	53,040	58,552
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	42,245	49,026	55,807	62,588
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	48,797	57,096	65,396	73,695
Terre Haute, IN	52,146	58,677	65,229	71,760
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	42,432	45,303	48,152	51,023
Lawrence, KS	44,928	48,548	52,188	55,807
Manhattan, KS	44,221	47,320	50,440	53,540
Topeka, KS	46,364	49,296	52,250	55,183
Wichita, KS	42,037	44,991	47,944	50,898
Bowling Green, KY	38,480	45,344	52,229	59,093
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	41,039	48,922	56,826	64,709
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,125	45,136	51,148	57,159
Elizabethtown, KY	38,709	47,736	56,784	65,812
Lexington-Fayette, KY	40,040	48,340	56,639	64,938
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	42,474	51,480	60,466	69,472
Owensboro, KY	35,693	42,183	48,672	55,162
Paducah, KY-IL	44,824	55,848	66,893	77,917
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,624	46,946	54,288	61,610
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,231	46,676	55,141	63,586
Alexandria, LA	30,452	39,687	48,901	58,136
Baton Rouge, LA	34,736	42,807	50,856	58,927
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	27,207	36,463	45,740	54,996
Hammond, LA	41,725	48,464	55,204	61,943
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	40,872	47,570	54,268	60,965
Lafayette, LA	34,050	41,600	49,130	56,680
Lake Charles, LA	27,623	36,213	44,824	53,415
Monroe, LA	30,452	39,687	48,901	58,136
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	44,492	50,357	56,202	62,068
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	24,440	34,632	44,824	55,016
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	23,088	28,725	34,341	39,978
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	38,959	46,821	54,684	62,546
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,154	41,580	48,984	56,410
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	54,330	63,295	72,239	81,204
Barnstable Town, MA	53,768	62,796	71,802	80,829
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	56,909	65,292	73,695	82,077
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	53,831	62,837	71,823	80,829
Pittsfield, MA	52,396	60,424	68,432	76,461
Springfield, MA	54,268	63,191	72,114	81,037
Worcester, MA	56,701	65,666	74,610	83,575
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	41,184	48,901	56,639	64,356
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	45,760	52,957	60,133	67,330
Lexington Park, MD	42,661	50,711	58,740	66,789
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	41,330	50,773	60,237	69,680
Salisbury, MD	39,999	48,548	57,096	65,645
Bangor, ME	45,760	51,397	57,055	62,692
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	47,029	51,148	55,245	59,364
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,060	45,303	49,525	53,768
Portland-South Portland, ME	49,338	54,476	59,634	64,772
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	46,447	49,296	52,125	54,975
Ann Arbor, MI	45,594	51,376	57,159	62,941
Battle Creek, MI	47,882	54,559	61,215	67,892
Bay City, MI	44,533	52,312	60,112	67,892
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	46,260	51,584	56,930	62,255
Flint, MI	44,512	50,316	56,098	61,901
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	54,580	59,676	64,772	69,868
Jackson, MI	45,656	51,335	57,013	62,692
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	51,231	57,471	63,711	69,951
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	45,448	51,855	58,240	64,647
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,746	47,695	53,644	59,592
Midland, MI	44,533	52,312	60,112	67,892
Monroe, MI	45,552	51,647	57,720	63,815
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	46,093	53,186	60,258	67,351
Niles, MI	46,322	52,479	58,656	64,813
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,108	53,207	56,327	59,426
Saginaw, MI	45,282	52,562	59,863	67,143
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,176	53,269	60,383	67,476
Traverse City, MI	48,756	53,456	58,178	62,879
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,216	53,477	59,759	66,020
Duluth, MN-WI	44,991	53,456	61,922	70,388
Mankato, MN	47,279	58,012	68,724	79,456
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	49,712	60,903	72,072	83,263
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,260	56,951	67,663	78,354
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,008	56,576	66,165	75,733
Rochester, MN	46,468	55,973	65,500	75,005
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,445	58,116	68,786	79,456
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,301	55,516	64,709	73,924
St. Cloud, MN	47,237	57,117	66,997	76,877
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	50,669	55,287	59,904	64,522
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,594	51,834	58,095	64,335
Columbia, MO	44,762	49,941	55,141	60,320
Jefferson City, MO	44,762	49,941	55,141	60,320
Joplin, MO-KS	41,850	45,344	48,818	52,312
Kansas City, MO-KS	44,429	48,444	52,479	56,493
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,239	52,791	59,364	65,916
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,093	53,040	60,008	66,956
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,386	49,775	54,184	58,573
Springfield, MO	43,285	48,236	53,186	58,136
St. Joseph, MO-KS	44,180	48,402	52,645	56,868
St. Louis, MO-IL	48,152	55,786	63,440	71,074
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	34,840	38,730	42,599	46,488
Hattiesburg, MS	34,549	38,376	42,204	46,031
Jackson, MS	38,480	43,576	48,693	53,789
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,610	41,372	47,112	52,874
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,903	39,708	44,512	49,317
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	39,063	44,928	50,815	56,680
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,674	38,772	42,869	46,967
Billings, MT	47,320	58,261	69,181	80,122
Bozeman, MT	45,282	53,436	61,589	69,743
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,428	55,682	65,916	76,170
Great Falls, MT	49,754	60,320	70,866	81,432
Helena, MT	46,072	57,180	68,308	79,415
Missoula, MT	39,832	45,178	50,524	55,869
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	46,197	56,556	66,893	77,252
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,386	56,264	67,143	78,021
Asheville, NC	44,616	49,442	54,288	59,114
Burlington, NC	47,092	50,960	54,829	58,698
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,239	49,879	53,540	57,180
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	52,687	56,618	60,528	64,460
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	48,215	52,500	56,784	61,069
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,594	50,274	54,954	59,634
Fayetteville, NC	43,285	47,820	52,333	56,868
Goldsboro, NC	46,842	51,314	55,786	60,258
Greensboro-High Point, NC	47,279	51,356	55,412	59,488
Greenville, NC	46,156	50,981	55,807	60,632
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	47,237	52,354	57,492	62,608
Jacksonville, NC	42,828	47,008	51,168	55,349
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	45,032	49,463	53,872	58,303
Raleigh-Cary, NC	50,669	54,642	58,636	62,608
Rocky Mount, NC	46,509	50,981	55,453	59,925
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,036	47,965	52,916	57,845
Wilmington, NC	43,847	47,778	51,709	55,640
Winston-Salem, NC	46,842	51,772	56,701	61,631
Bismarck, ND	59,343	75,879	92,394	108,930
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	54,330	70,887	87,444	104,000
Fargo, ND-MN	53,893	70,908	87,943	104,957
Grand Forks, ND-MN	46,613	52,500	58,407	64,293
Minot, ND	58,948	75,276	91,624	107,952
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	60,508	76,524	92,519	108,535
Grand Island, NE	45,989	50,108	54,247	58,365
Lincoln, NE	47,237	51,959	56,680	61,402
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	45,636	49,754	53,893	58,012
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	45,844	49,213	52,604	55,973
Omaha, NE-IA	50,794	54,933	59,052	63,191
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	46,114	50,232	54,372	58,490
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,572	52,021	57,471	62,920
Manchester-Nashua, NH	53,061	60,029	67,018	73,986
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,346	49,068	53,789	58,511
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,967	52,895	58,823	64,751
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	54,975	60,820	66,685	72,530
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	54,850	69,181	83,512	97,844
Vineland, NJ	55,786	62,546	69,285	76,045
Albuquerque, NM	46,863	55,120	63,399	71,656
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	46,655	56,098	65,541	74,984
Farmington, NM	60,237	69,285	78,354	87,402
Las Cruces, NM	42,516	49,213	55,911	62,608
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	48,340	58,240	68,141	78,042
Santa Fe, NM	53,685	61,735	69,784	77,834
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	53,103	61,506	69,888	78,292
Carson City, NV	52,604	61,132	69,680	78,208
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	51,064	60,736	70,429	80,101
Reno, NV	52,604	61,132	69,680	78,208
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	46,676	52,167	57,679	63,170
Binghamton, NY	41,892	44,866	47,820	50,794
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	43,036	52,208	61,381	70,554
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	45,282	49,837	54,392	58,948
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	43,202	48,090	52,957	57,845
Elmira, NY	42,661	47,196	51,751	56,285
Glens Falls, NY	45,948	52,978	59,988	67,018
Ithaca, NY	42,807	47,508	52,229	56,930
Kingston, NY	44,138	49,338	54,538	59,738
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	53,852	68,079	82,306	96,533
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	60,029	74,610	89,170	103,751
Rochester, NY	42,349	46,884	51,439	55,973
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	42,495	46,613	50,711	54,829
Syracuse, NY	45,074	49,775	54,476	59,176
Utica-Rome, NY	41,247	44,741	48,236	51,730
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	44,824	49,421	54,039	58,636
Akron, OH	46,010	55,994	65,978	75,962
Canton-Massillon, OH	48,735	57,928	67,122	76,316
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	44,346	54,018	63,711	73,383
Cleveland, OH	52,188	62,192	72,176	82,181
Columbus, OH	47,424	55,724	64,044	72,343
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	45,594	55,724	65,874	76,004
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,453	48,527	54,600	60,674
Lima, OH	40,664	47,653	54,663	61,652
Mansfield, OH	45,469	54,247	63,045	71,823
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	43,868	52,645	61,444	70,221
Sandusky, OH	47,133	55,661	64,189	72,717
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,994	56,160	69,327	82,493
Springfield, OH	44,367	52,791	61,236	69,660
Toledo, OH	49,068	54,725	60,404	66,061
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,626	44,200	49,754	55,328
Youngstown-Warren, OH	46,010	55,994	65,978	75,962
Enid, OK	43,327	46,592	49,858	53,124
Lawton, OK	44,200	46,863	49,525	52,188
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,829	45,573	49,317	53,061
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,056	46,530	49,983	53,456
Oklahoma City, OK	43,868	46,780	49,671	52,583
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,519	44,471	48,423	52,375
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,845	47,112	49,359	51,626
Tulsa, OK	43,472	46,925	50,378	53,831
Albany, OR	53,727	57,949	62,151	66,373
Bend, OR	53,373	57,575	61,776	65,978
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	52,770	57,908	63,066	68,204
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,525	53,311	57,096	60,882
Corvallis, OR	50,836	55,432	60,008	64,605
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	53,935	58,511	63,087	67,663
Eugene-Springfield, OR	52,437	56,036	59,634	63,232
Grants Pass, OR	50,482	54,892	59,280	63,690
Medford, OR	50,690	54,933	59,176	63,420
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	54,829	60,903	66,976	73,050
Salem, OR	54,372	58,220	62,088	65,936
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	49,005	52,250	55,474	58,719
Altoona, PA	43,826	48,506	53,186	57,866
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,885	49,359	52,812	56,285
Chambersburg, PA	45,698	49,775	53,831	57,908
Erie, PA	39,396	43,930	48,485	53,020
Gettysburg, PA	46,946	50,295	53,644	56,992
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	46,613	49,941	53,248	56,576
Johnstown, PA	45,116	49,172	53,248	57,304
Lancaster, PA	48,236	50,981	53,748	56,493
Lebanon, PA	46,738	50,066	53,394	56,722
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,788	47,591	53,373	59,176
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,895	44,304	48,735	53,144
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	45,469	55,890	66,332	76,752
Pittsburgh, PA	46,780	49,920	53,040	56,181
Reading, PA	45,948	52,312	58,677	65,042
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	45,532	49,255	52,957	56,680
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	44,970	49,920	54,871	59,821
State College, PA	44,783	48,943	53,124	57,284
Williamsport, PA	43,909	48,256	52,604	56,951
York-Hanover, PA	47,736	50,607	53,498	56,368
Aguadilla, PR	28,122	35,319	42,536	49,733
Arecibo, PR	28,247	35,277	42,287	49,317
Guayama, PR	28,205	34,466	40,706	46,967
Mayaguez, PR	28,080	37,191	46,322	55,432
Ponce, PR	28,080	34,695	41,288	47,903
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	28,122	35,319	42,536	49,733
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	28,164	34,362	40,540	46,738
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	46,717	55,952	65,188	74,423
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	39,999	45,324	50,628	55,952
Columbia, SC	47,924	51,376	54,829	58,282
Florence, SC	46,655	50,170	53,706	57,221
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	52,125	54,080	56,056	58,012
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	42,599	47,778	52,936	58,116
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	46,468	49,650	52,832	56,015
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,672	51,148	53,623	56,098
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,005	53,352	57,700	62,047
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,058	46,988	51,896	56,826
Spartanburg, SC	50,316	54,392	58,469	62,546
Sumter, SC	46,655	50,170	53,706	57,221
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,330	44,471	47,612	50,752
Rapid City, SD	43,223	48,485	53,727	58,989
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	42,786	46,800	50,794	54,808
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,557	48,548	54,559	60,549
Chattanooga, TN-GA	41,226	45,116	49,005	52,895
Clarksville, TN-KY	41,184	47,903	54,600	61,319
Cleveland, TN	42,308	47,112	51,917	56,722
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,018	46,551	52,104	57,637
Jackson, TN	41,725	49,088	56,431	63,794
Johnson City, TN	41,434	46,676	51,917	57,159
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	41,788	46,426	51,064	55,703
Knoxville, TN	42,162	47,133	52,125	57,096
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	47,424	53,706	59,967	66,248
Morristown, TN	42,640	47,695	52,749	57,804
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	46,426	52,084	57,720	63,378
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,496	47,071	52,645	58,220
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,626	43,223	47,799	52,396
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,684	49,151	56,597	64,064
Abilene, TX	40,477	46,676	52,874	59,072
Amarillo, TX	41,600	47,924	54,226	60,549
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	44,346	49,463	54,600	59,717
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	41,288	46,780	52,292	57,783
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,250	45,615	51,959	58,324
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	33,613	39,728	45,864	51,980
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,927	39,770	46,592	53,436
College Station-Bryan, TX	45,220	54,871	64,522	74,173
Corpus Christi, TX	33,780	40,020	46,260	52,500
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	43,098	48,319	53,540	58,760
Eagle Pass, TX	40,248	45,989	51,709	57,450
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,664	46,405	52,125	57,866
El Paso, TX	35,631	41,309	46,967	52,645
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,392	48,007	54,642	61,256
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	41,871	47,300	52,749	58,178
Killeen-Temple, TX	42,245	47,965	53,664	59,384
Laredo, TX	33,343	39,687	46,010	52,354
Longview, TX	37,607	42,973	48,319	53,685
Lubbock, TX	37,815	40,623	43,410	46,218
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	35,839	39,916	43,972	48,048
Midland, TX	40,207	45,116	50,024	54,933
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,439	43,244	48,048	52,853
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,037	48,548	55,079	61,589
Odessa, TX	38,959	46,738	54,517	62,296
San Angelo, TX	41,476	48,069	54,642	61,236
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	39,541	45,407	51,252	57,117
Sherman-Denison, TX	42,058	47,341	52,645	57,928
Texarkana, TX-AR	37,461	42,058	46,676	51,272
Tyler, TX	37,690	42,932	48,152	53,394
Victoria, TX	34,882	40,228	45,594	50,940
Waco, TX	41,663	47,404	53,144	58,885
Wichita Falls, TX	40,352	46,301	52,271	58,220
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	45,823	53,893	61,984	70,055
Logan, UT-ID	46,260	51,127	55,973	60,840
Ogden, UT	47,695	50,544	53,415	56,264
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	45,178	48,818	52,458	56,098
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	48,111	52,853	57,616	62,359
St. George, UT	50,295	53,914	57,533	61,152
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	45,885	50,919	55,932	60,965
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	44,533	52,375	60,196	68,037
Charlottesville, VA	41,247	48,818	56,389	63,960
Harrisonburg, VA	42,952	50,128	57,325	64,501
Lynchburg, VA	41,975	48,922	55,869	62,816
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,159	51,480	58,823	66,144
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,743	51,148	58,532	65,936
Richmond, VA	38,127	46,884	55,620	64,376
Roanoke, VA	38,376	43,264	48,132	53,020
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,780	52,604	58,407	64,231
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,756	58,199	67,663	77,106
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	42,952	50,128	57,325	64,501
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	43,764	48,943	54,122	59,301
Winchester, VA-WV	45,220	52,583	59,925	67,288
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	44,034	51,938	59,863	67,767
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	44,159	50,378	56,618	62,837
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,576	49,754	55,911	62,088
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	44,616	50,981	57,367	63,732
Bellingham, WA	55,557	62,941	70,325	77,709
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	57,575	66,352	75,109	83,887
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	53,373	59,884	66,394	72,904
Kennewick-Richland, WA	51,335	58,116	64,917	71,698
Longview-Kelso, WA	56,036	62,816	69,597	76,378
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	56,306	64,730	73,154	81,578
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	57,304	66,061	74,818	83,575
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	57,637	67,226	76,836	86,424
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	53,352	58,136	62,920	67,704
Walla Walla, WA	53,269	59,634	65,999	72,364
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	56,181	65,167	74,132	83,117
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	57,388	64,751	72,135	79,498
Yakima, WA	55,640	63,607	71,594	79,560
Appleton, WI	56,327	61,444	66,540	71,656
Eau Claire, WI	49,047	52,604	56,160	59,717
Fond du Lac, WI	48,756	52,146	55,536	58,927
Green Bay, WI	50,316	54,538	58,760	62,983
Janesville-Beloit, WI	50,877	54,642	58,407	62,172
Kenosha, WI	49,109	53,810	58,511	63,212
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	48,714	53,415	58,136	62,837
Madison, WI	53,540	57,180	60,799	64,439
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	51,148	55,557	59,988	64,397
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,296	53,082	56,888	60,674
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,487	52,874	58,282	63,669
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	51,252	56,348	61,444	66,540
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	50,482	54,996	59,488	64,002
Sheboygan, WI	51,085	55,828	60,591	65,333
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,007	51,959	55,932	59,884
Wausau, WI	48,548	52,416	56,306	60,175
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,463	52,916	56,348	59,800
Beckley, WV	56,764	59,156	61,568	63,960
Charleston, WV	49,588	55,765	61,943	68,120
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	37,898	44,512	51,148	57,762
Morgantown, WV	44,055	51,959	59,842	67,746
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,743	51,772	59,800	67,829
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	43,972	51,688	59,384	67,101
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,498	58,823	64,148	69,472
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	43,493	50,461	57,450	64,418
Wheeling, WV-OH	47,653	53,789	59,904	66,040
Casper, WY	63,960	69,888	75,837	81,765
Cheyenne, WY	64,605	69,930	75,255	80,580
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	66,436	71,220	76,004	80,788
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	61,048	68,952	76,836	84,740

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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