SOC 47-5023 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Earth Drillers, Except 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 a variety of drills such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic to tap subsurface water and salt deposits, to remove core samples during mineral exploration or soil testing, and to facilitate the use of explosives in mining or construction. Includes horizontal and earth boring machine operators.

Level I across metros$33,052 – $68,848Brunswick, GA to Fairbanks, AK

Median Level IV, major metros$71,927Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Earth Drillers, Except 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 Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas (SOC 47-5023) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $33,052 in Brunswick, GA to $68,848 in Fairbanks, AK, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $71,927. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $65,000, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 21 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$86,653
San Francisco, CA$87,548
San Jose, CA$80,476
Seattle, WA$100,111
Dallas, TX$70,242
Houston, TX$66,727
Austin, TX$71,594
Chicago, IL$96,866
Boston, MA$78,104
Washington, DC$73,092
Atlanta, GA$62,567
Los Angeles, CA$76,544

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	57,679	66,248	74,797	83,367
Anchorage, AK	60,237	67,829	75,400	82,992
Fairbanks-College, AK	68,848	77,356	85,863	94,370
Anniston-Oxford, AL	44,429	48,236	52,063	55,869
Auburn-Opelika, AL	43,140	47,362	51,605	55,828
Birmingham, AL	44,408	48,194	51,980	55,765
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	43,140	47,362	51,605	55,828
Decatur, AL	43,140	47,362	51,605	55,828
Dothan, AL	43,140	47,362	51,605	55,828
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	43,140	47,362	51,605	55,828
Gadsden, AL	44,429	48,236	52,063	55,869
Huntsville, AL	43,140	47,362	51,605	55,828
Mobile, AL	43,140	47,362	51,605	55,828
Montgomery, AL	44,554	48,631	52,687	56,764
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	44,492	48,485	52,479	56,472
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,847	47,674	51,522	55,349
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,973	48,423	53,852	59,301
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,264	47,133	51,002	54,871
Tuscaloosa, AL	43,805	47,591	51,376	55,162
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,124	48,381	56,660	64,917
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	39,604	45,469	51,314	57,180
Fort Smith, AR-OK	42,536	49,192	55,869	62,525
Hot Springs, AR	39,520	46,384	53,228	60,092
Jonesboro, AR	44,887	52,978	61,090	69,181
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	38,189	45,656	53,124	60,591
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	39,333	45,760	52,208	58,636
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,274	44,949	52,624	60,300
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,628	44,200	50,752	57,325
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	51,272	56,930	62,608	68,266
Flagstaff, AZ	49,005	56,909	64,834	72,738
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	49,005	56,909	64,834	72,738
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	52,479	57,616	62,733	67,871
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	52,146	57,533	62,920	68,308
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	47,882	55,266	62,650	70,034
Tucson, AZ	51,439	57,013	62,588	68,162
Yuma, AZ	51,668	57,117	62,588	68,037
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	52,396	59,759	67,143	74,506
Chico, CA	54,351	61,984	69,618	77,252
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	51,480	59,592	67,684	75,796
El Centro, CA	52,063	59,800	67,517	75,255
Fresno, CA	48,880	57,055	65,250	73,424
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	48,839	56,888	64,959	73,008
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	52,770	60,695	68,620	76,544
Merced, CA	52,271	60,778	69,306	77,813
Modesto, CA	56,514	65,604	74,672	83,762
Napa, CA	55,349	62,900	70,450	78,000
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,724	63,232	70,762	78,271
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	54,954	62,338	69,743	77,127
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	53,810	61,797	69,784	77,772
Redding, CA	54,434	62,567	70,679	78,812
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	51,626	59,509	67,413	75,296
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	56,597	63,940	71,282	78,624
Salinas, CA	52,541	60,279	68,016	75,754
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	53,165	61,111	69,056	77,002
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	60,944	69,805	78,687	87,548
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	54,226	62,983	71,719	80,476
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	51,189	58,781	66,373	73,965
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	59,946	68,079	76,212	84,344
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	51,896	59,156	66,394	73,653
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	56,576	65,583	74,568	83,575
Stockton-Lodi, CA	50,378	59,052	67,746	76,420
Vallejo, CA	56,805	65,354	73,924	82,472
Visalia, CA	44,138	52,084	60,008	67,954
Yuba City, CA	55,890	63,336	70,762	78,208
Boulder, CO	51,335	59,031	66,748	74,444
Colorado Springs, CO	49,338	60,632	71,906	83,200
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	52,333	60,424	68,495	76,586
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,210	59,592	67,996	76,378
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	49,692	56,660	63,628	70,596
Grand Junction, CO	54,684	62,005	69,306	76,628
Greeley, CO	47,196	52,916	58,656	64,376
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	52,687	60,632	68,599	76,544
Pueblo, CO	52,312	61,756	71,220	80,663
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	52,437	61,173	69,888	78,624
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	57,991	61,610	65,229	68,848
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	58,428	61,901	65,396	68,869
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	60,466	63,732	67,018	70,284
New Haven, CT	58,428	62,192	65,936	69,701
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	60,050	62,879	65,708	68,536
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	56,722	59,696	62,650	65,624
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	51,480	58,677	65,895	73,092
Dover, DE	48,922	57,720	66,498	75,296
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	52,312	55,204	58,095	60,986
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	47,736	51,917	56,077	60,258
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	43,348	47,944	52,520	57,117
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	44,325	49,172	53,997	58,844
Gainesville, FL	44,450	49,047	53,664	58,261
Homosassa Springs, FL	45,989	50,149	54,309	58,469
Jacksonville, FL	44,679	49,567	54,434	59,322
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	48,964	52,645	56,327	60,008
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	42,120	47,216	52,333	57,429
Naples-Marco Island, FL	43,368	48,527	53,685	58,844
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	44,076	48,714	53,352	57,991
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	47,154	51,564	55,994	60,404
Ocala, FL	44,346	48,860	53,394	57,908
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	44,554	49,317	54,080	58,844
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	44,242	48,964	53,685	58,407
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	43,098	47,695	52,312	56,909
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	44,554	48,839	53,103	57,388
Port St. Lucie, FL	42,578	47,695	52,791	57,908
Punta Gorda, FL	47,300	51,772	56,244	60,716
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	44,658	49,484	54,288	59,114
Sebring, FL	45,656	50,420	55,162	59,925
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	44,512	49,484	54,455	59,426
Tallahassee, FL	42,932	47,092	51,252	55,412
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	47,071	51,314	55,557	59,800
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	45,740	50,274	54,788	59,322
Albany, GA	33,925	42,370	50,794	59,239
Athens-Clarke County, GA	42,890	49,692	56,472	63,274
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	44,367	50,440	56,493	62,567
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	37,149	45,532	53,914	62,296
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	33,052	42,016	51,002	59,967
Columbus, GA-AL	41,351	48,194	55,058	61,901
Dalton, GA	40,935	48,610	56,306	63,981
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,314	48,028	57,741	67,455
Gainesville, GA	43,784	50,066	56,348	62,629
Hinesville, GA	36,005	45,095	54,205	63,295
Macon-Bibb County, GA	42,682	49,255	55,807	62,380
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,903	43,389	51,855	60,341
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,520	47,258	54,996	62,733
Rome, GA	43,472	49,983	56,472	62,983
Savannah, GA	38,668	47,716	56,743	65,791
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,676	41,975	50,274	58,573
Valdosta, GA	33,239	41,808	50,357	58,927
Warner Robins, GA	36,172	44,367	52,583	60,778
Guam MSA	46,052	54,392	62,754	71,095
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	46,052	54,392	62,754	71,095
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	46,052	54,392	62,754	71,095
Urban Honolulu, HI	46,052	54,392	62,754	71,095
Ames, IA	45,719	50,420	55,100	59,800
Cedar Rapids, IA	47,092	51,543	55,994	60,445
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	48,631	58,448	68,287	78,104
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	44,180	49,775	55,349	60,944
Dubuque, IA	47,424	52,146	56,888	61,610
Iowa City, IA	46,821	51,064	55,287	59,530
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,508	51,647	55,807	59,946
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,716	51,605	55,495	59,384
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	47,258	51,772	56,264	60,778
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,239	51,397	56,535	61,693
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,925	51,730	56,514	61,319
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	47,549	52,084	56,639	61,173
Boise City, ID	45,303	51,335	57,346	63,378
Coeur d'Alene, ID	45,095	51,626	58,178	64,709
Idaho Falls, ID	43,680	50,544	57,408	64,272
Lewiston, ID-WA	44,096	50,732	57,346	63,981
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	44,492	50,628	56,764	62,900
Pocatello, ID	43,306	49,837	56,368	62,900
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	44,700	51,002	57,284	63,586
Twin Falls, ID	44,658	50,919	57,159	63,420
Bloomington, IL	58,136	67,559	76,981	86,404
Champaign-Urbana, IL	59,405	67,954	76,524	85,072
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	61,319	73,175	85,010	96,866
Decatur, IL	58,178	70,034	81,869	93,725
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,845	54,080	63,295	72,530
Kankakee, IL	61,173	72,572	83,970	95,368
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	59,405	71,136	82,888	94,620
Peoria, IL	52,874	62,733	72,613	82,472
Rockford, IL	61,797	73,383	84,968	96,554
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,597	52,250	60,924	69,576
Springfield, IL	43,452	52,479	61,485	70,512
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	51,023	63,357	75,712	88,047
Bloomington, IN	50,711	57,533	64,356	71,178
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	50,232	57,679	65,146	72,592
Columbus, IN	51,023	57,866	64,709	71,552
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	48,090	55,432	62,796	70,138
Evansville, IN	50,420	57,492	64,584	71,656
Fort Wayne, IN	50,420	57,492	64,584	71,656
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	53,103	60,029	66,976	73,903
Kokomo, IN	51,501	58,677	65,874	73,050
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	54,996	66,893	78,812	90,709
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	55,661	67,580	79,477	91,396
Muncie, IN	52,104	59,031	65,957	72,884
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	53,602	64,917	76,253	87,568
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	49,213	56,015	62,837	69,639
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	50,274	57,408	64,543	71,677
Terre Haute, IN	48,298	54,871	61,444	68,016
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	43,368	51,002	58,636	66,269
Lawrence, KS	44,596	52,125	59,655	67,184
Manhattan, KS	46,800	55,245	63,669	72,114
Topeka, KS	44,824	52,416	60,029	67,621
Wichita, KS	45,053	53,872	62,671	71,490
Bowling Green, KY	45,448	51,647	57,824	64,023
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,802	53,768	61,756	69,722
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,448	51,647	57,824	64,023
Elizabethtown, KY	45,448	51,647	57,824	64,023
Lexington-Fayette, KY	47,279	56,140	65,021	73,882
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	45,448	51,647	57,824	64,023
Owensboro, KY	45,448	51,647	57,824	64,023
Paducah, KY-IL	45,448	51,647	57,824	64,023
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,781	51,231	56,680	62,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,615	51,813	58,032	64,231
Alexandria, LA	46,301	51,959	57,616	63,274
Baton Rouge, LA	49,400	53,540	57,700	61,839
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,989	51,064	56,140	61,215
Hammond, LA	48,423	54,392	60,383	66,352
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	47,216	52,458	57,700	62,941
Lafayette, LA	45,594	50,232	54,892	59,530
Lake Charles, LA	44,408	48,714	53,040	57,346
Monroe, LA	46,301	51,959	57,616	63,274
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	47,924	53,748	59,551	65,375
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	46,530	51,189	55,828	60,487
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	46,301	51,959	57,616	63,274
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	46,301	51,959	57,616	63,274
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,802	50,856	55,890	60,944
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	53,852	60,778	67,684	74,610
Barnstable Town, MA	54,517	62,380	70,263	78,125
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	54,184	62,151	70,138	78,104
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	53,685	61,194	68,724	76,232
Pittsfield, MA	53,852	60,778	67,684	74,610
Springfield, MA	53,852	60,778	67,684	74,610
Worcester, MA	53,456	61,048	68,661	76,253
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	50,004	58,136	66,248	74,381
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	50,066	57,221	64,397	71,552
Lexington Park, MD	50,898	57,637	64,397	71,136
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	48,860	57,346	65,832	74,319
Salisbury, MD	49,130	55,516	61,901	68,287
Bangor, ME	33,093	40,352	47,612	54,871
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	36,463	43,056	49,629	56,223
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	33,093	40,352	47,612	54,871
Portland-South Portland, ME	36,463	43,056	49,629	56,223
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	34,591	41,808	49,047	56,264
Ann Arbor, MI	53,124	59,384	65,666	71,927
Battle Creek, MI	51,148	56,972	62,816	68,640
Bay City, MI	53,976	60,133	66,290	72,447
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	53,290	59,613	65,916	72,239
Flint, MI	53,685	60,362	67,039	73,716
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	52,104	58,178	64,231	70,304
Jackson, MI	49,130	54,725	60,320	65,916
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	51,439	57,221	63,024	68,807
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	51,168	57,450	63,752	70,034
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	53,685	60,050	66,394	72,759
Midland, MI	53,976	60,133	66,290	72,447
Monroe, MI	54,164	60,466	66,789	73,092
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	52,312	58,282	64,272	70,242
Niles, MI	50,045	56,368	62,671	68,994
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	52,146	58,719	65,312	71,885
Saginaw, MI	57,117	62,442	67,767	73,092
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,773	56,431	62,068	67,725
Traverse City, MI	51,522	58,136	64,730	71,344
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,920	55,079	60,216	65,375
Duluth, MN-WI	53,124	60,383	67,663	74,922
Mankato, MN	49,276	59,530	69,805	80,060
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	50,316	60,320	70,325	80,330
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,234	58,511	67,808	77,085
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,007	56,327	64,647	72,967
Rochester, MN	46,904	55,869	64,834	73,799
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,860	59,010	69,140	79,290
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,069	56,847	65,645	74,423
St. Cloud, MN	47,799	53,352	58,906	64,460
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	42,224	49,109	55,973	62,858
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,706	47,965	55,224	62,484
Columbia, MO	36,733	44,096	51,480	58,844
Jefferson City, MO	36,733	44,096	51,480	58,844
Joplin, MO-KS	40,269	49,005	57,762	66,498
Kansas City, MO-KS	44,138	51,148	58,136	65,146
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,330	49,068	56,805	64,543
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,604	45,220	50,856	56,472
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,624	46,572	53,519	60,466
Springfield, MO	40,165	46,988	53,831	60,653
St. Joseph, MO-KS	42,578	50,149	57,720	65,292
St. Louis, MO-IL	42,204	50,274	58,324	66,394
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	41,850	52,853	63,877	74,880
Hattiesburg, MS	39,021	50,399	61,776	73,154
Jackson, MS	52,583	60,508	68,432	76,357
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	41,788	52,708	63,607	74,527
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,276	46,821	57,346	67,892
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,576	53,436	63,295	73,154
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,162	52,624	63,066	73,528
Billings, MT	67,476	74,839	82,181	89,544
Bozeman, MT	57,637	65,479	73,300	81,141
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	57,824	66,311	74,797	83,284
Great Falls, MT	56,930	64,127	71,324	78,520
Helena, MT	56,410	64,564	72,696	80,850
Missoula, MT	55,578	63,544	71,490	79,456
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	57,637	66,602	75,567	84,532
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	55,016	62,879	70,741	78,604
Asheville, NC	40,997	49,442	57,908	66,352
Burlington, NC	40,768	49,837	58,885	67,954
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,868	53,290	62,712	72,135
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	47,820	57,159	66,519	75,858
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	42,453	50,981	59,488	68,016
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,204	51,876	61,548	71,220
Fayetteville, NC	42,911	51,543	60,196	68,828
Goldsboro, NC	42,266	51,231	60,216	69,181
Greensboro-High Point, NC	41,226	50,087	58,968	67,829
Greenville, NC	41,996	51,668	61,340	71,012
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	45,220	54,559	63,877	73,216
Jacksonville, NC	41,164	51,231	61,277	71,344
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	40,935	50,128	59,322	68,516
Raleigh-Cary, NC	42,599	51,688	60,757	69,847
Rocky Mount, NC	42,308	51,148	60,008	68,848
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,887	54,205	63,544	72,863
Wilmington, NC	40,373	50,482	60,570	70,679
Winston-Salem, NC	43,972	53,165	62,338	71,532
Bismarck, ND	44,616	58,885	73,154	87,423
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	45,053	55,495	65,916	76,357
Fargo, ND-MN	47,092	53,082	59,072	65,063
Grand Forks, ND-MN	46,509	55,079	63,628	72,197
Minot, ND	45,948	61,090	76,212	91,354
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,933	56,077	70,242	84,386
Grand Island, NE	45,698	51,168	56,639	62,109
Lincoln, NE	47,300	52,624	57,970	63,295
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,279	52,437	57,616	62,775
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	45,927	51,106	56,264	61,444
Omaha, NE-IA	50,024	55,120	60,237	65,333
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	46,738	51,356	55,994	60,612
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,292	60,861	69,431	78,000
Manchester-Nashua, NH	53,124	61,589	70,076	78,541
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,021	60,175	68,308	76,461
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,088	58,615	68,120	77,647
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	53,852	63,981	74,090	84,220
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	53,644	63,711	73,799	83,866
Vineland, NJ	49,400	59,384	69,368	79,352
Albuquerque, NM	47,903	58,615	69,306	80,018
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	47,237	52,812	58,407	63,981
Farmington, NM	49,879	58,573	67,288	75,983
Las Cruces, NM	40,540	48,880	57,200	65,541
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	47,965	55,765	63,586	71,386
Santa Fe, NM	46,468	56,389	66,290	76,212
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	43,140	51,148	59,176	67,184
Carson City, NV	43,493	51,605	59,738	67,850
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	51,980	58,656	65,333	72,010
Reno, NV	47,924	54,954	61,984	69,015
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	47,778	55,224	62,650	70,096
Binghamton, NY	51,938	61,464	71,012	80,538
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	49,463	56,410	63,378	70,325
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	45,344	51,460	57,596	63,711
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	49,504	57,616	65,708	73,820
Elmira, NY	49,504	58,074	66,644	75,213
Glens Falls, NY	46,884	54,101	61,319	68,536
Ithaca, NY	50,357	58,719	67,101	75,463
Kingston, NY	54,247	63,253	72,280	81,287
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	55,932	65,999	76,087	86,154
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	56,140	66,311	76,482	86,653
Rochester, NY	49,837	57,408	65,000	72,572
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	49,442	56,389	63,336	70,284
Syracuse, NY	49,546	54,684	59,821	64,959
Utica-Rome, NY	48,444	54,496	60,570	66,623
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	47,674	53,373	59,093	64,792
Akron, OH	41,954	52,687	63,399	74,132
Canton-Massillon, OH	41,829	51,356	60,903	70,429
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	50,087	59,197	68,308	77,418
Cleveland, OH	43,452	57,450	71,428	85,426
Columbus, OH	42,765	54,143	65,520	76,898
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	46,738	58,157	69,556	80,975
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,349	52,916	63,503	74,069
Lima, OH	51,460	64,876	78,292	91,708
Mansfield, OH	42,724	53,914	65,104	76,295
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	41,413	49,837	58,261	66,685
Sandusky, OH	42,349	54,018	65,687	77,356
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,450	55,120	65,791	76,461
Springfield, OH	47,258	59,592	71,948	84,282
Toledo, OH	43,223	54,767	66,311	77,855
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,908	56,431	67,933	79,456
Youngstown-Warren, OH	42,141	53,498	64,876	76,232
Enid, OK	47,175	54,330	61,464	68,620
Lawton, OK	46,780	53,498	60,216	66,935
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,719	50,919	56,140	61,340
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,821	53,872	60,944	67,996
Oklahoma City, OK	47,404	54,122	60,820	67,538
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,885	52,895	59,904	66,914
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,010	53,727	61,464	69,181
Tulsa, OK	47,112	53,893	60,695	67,476
Albany, OR	49,130	56,660	64,168	71,698
Bend, OR	53,436	60,528	67,642	74,735
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	51,688	59,655	67,600	75,567
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	51,314	59,447	67,600	75,733
Corvallis, OR	48,360	55,848	63,316	70,804
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	54,829	60,591	66,352	72,114
Eugene-Springfield, OR	45,615	50,877	56,119	61,381
Grants Pass, OR	44,679	51,709	58,740	65,770
Medford, OR	47,736	54,247	60,736	67,247
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	56,972	65,021	73,092	81,141
Salem, OR	53,789	60,300	66,789	73,300
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	52,541	62,088	71,615	81,162
Altoona, PA	47,820	53,332	58,823	64,335
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	47,944	52,104	56,244	60,404
Chambersburg, PA	48,485	52,999	57,492	62,005
Erie, PA	47,695	54,080	60,445	66,831
Gettysburg, PA	47,986	52,000	56,036	60,050
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	48,735	52,853	56,951	61,069
Johnstown, PA	47,320	54,101	60,903	67,684
Lancaster, PA	50,732	54,808	58,864	62,941
Lebanon, PA	49,712	54,039	58,386	62,712
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	46,821	55,245	63,648	72,072
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	47,050	53,768	60,466	67,184
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	48,818	58,199	67,600	76,981
Pittsburgh, PA	46,717	54,725	62,712	70,720
Reading, PA	48,984	57,263	65,520	73,799
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	49,463	53,727	58,012	62,276
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,090	53,248	58,407	63,565
State College, PA	47,882	53,144	58,386	63,648
Williamsport, PA	47,445	53,477	59,530	65,562
York-Hanover, PA	49,400	53,352	57,284	61,236
Aguadilla, PR	46,052	54,392	62,754	71,095
Arecibo, PR	46,052	54,392	62,754	71,095
Guayama, PR	46,052	54,392	62,754	71,095
Mayaguez, PR	46,052	54,392	62,754	71,095
Ponce, PR	46,052	54,392	62,754	71,095
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	46,052	54,392	62,754	71,095
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	46,052	54,392	62,754	71,095
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	54,517	62,380	70,263	78,125
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	43,493	56,015	68,536	81,058
Columbia, SC	43,410	53,082	62,733	72,405
Florence, SC	43,493	56,015	68,536	81,058
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	43,493	56,015	68,536	81,058
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	43,493	56,015	68,536	81,058
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	43,493	56,015	68,536	81,058
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,324	55,869	66,436	76,981
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,639	53,040	62,442	71,844
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,335	49,484	60,653	71,802
Spartanburg, SC	45,573	55,120	64,688	74,236
Sumter, SC	43,493	56,015	68,536	81,058
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,503	54,080	57,637	61,215
Rapid City, SD	50,253	54,039	57,824	61,610
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	48,984	54,018	59,072	64,106
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,712	54,122	58,552	62,962
Chattanooga, TN-GA	42,828	50,482	58,157	65,812
Clarksville, TN-KY	46,904	54,080	61,236	68,412
Cleveland, TN	42,765	49,879	57,013	64,127
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,453	49,754	57,034	64,335
Jackson, TN	42,578	52,063	61,527	71,012
Johnson City, TN	44,492	52,000	59,530	67,039
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	43,743	50,794	57,824	64,876
Knoxville, TN	41,996	49,109	56,202	63,316
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	45,157	53,436	61,693	69,972
Morristown, TN	42,536	49,338	56,119	62,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	49,088	55,370	61,631	67,912
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,199	52,624	60,050	67,476
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,448	54,143	62,816	71,511
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,869	52,708	62,567	72,405
Abilene, TX	46,904	54,746	62,608	70,450
Amarillo, TX	48,485	54,434	60,362	66,311
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	44,408	53,477	62,525	71,594
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	43,514	51,210	58,906	66,602
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,511	52,749	59,988	67,226
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	43,202	51,564	59,925	68,287
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,306	51,397	59,488	67,580
College Station-Bryan, TX	37,440	45,074	52,708	60,341
Corpus Christi, TX	43,202	51,564	59,925	68,287
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	43,847	52,645	61,444	70,242
Eagle Pass, TX	43,202	51,564	59,925	68,287
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,472	51,460	59,447	67,434
El Paso, TX	43,202	51,564	59,925	68,287
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,764	52,021	60,258	68,516
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	43,618	51,314	59,031	66,727
Killeen-Temple, TX	44,700	53,560	62,400	71,261
Laredo, TX	43,202	51,564	59,925	68,287
Longview, TX	42,100	50,628	59,156	67,684
Lubbock, TX	43,202	51,564	59,925	68,287
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	43,202	51,564	59,925	68,287
Midland, TX	49,754	55,432	61,090	66,768
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,576	52,458	61,340	70,221
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,136	53,290	61,423	69,576
Odessa, TX	48,839	56,389	63,919	71,469
San Angelo, TX	43,202	51,564	59,925	68,287
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	44,180	51,460	58,719	65,999
Sherman-Denison, TX	43,764	52,604	61,423	70,263
Texarkana, TX-AR	39,292	48,464	57,637	66,810
Tyler, TX	41,559	50,357	59,176	67,975
Victoria, TX	42,536	50,316	58,116	65,895
Waco, TX	43,264	52,125	60,965	69,826
Wichita Falls, TX	45,864	53,519	61,194	68,848
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	46,863	52,624	58,407	64,168
Logan, UT-ID	44,367	50,191	55,994	61,818
Ogden, UT	45,802	50,316	54,808	59,322
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	47,736	54,954	62,151	69,368
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	50,461	57,616	64,772	71,927
St. George, UT	46,322	51,917	57,492	63,087
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	47,008	53,976	60,965	67,933
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	45,594	51,647	57,700	63,752
Charlottesville, VA	44,367	50,108	55,848	61,589
Harrisonburg, VA	43,160	49,629	56,098	62,567
Lynchburg, VA	43,743	49,213	54,704	60,175
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,592	53,810	61,007	68,224
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,218	53,415	60,632	67,829
Richmond, VA	45,220	50,752	56,285	61,818
Roanoke, VA	44,658	50,503	56,368	62,213
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,490	51,335	57,159	63,004
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,692	54,559	59,426	64,293
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	43,160	49,629	56,098	62,567
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	45,968	51,709	57,471	63,212
Winchester, VA-WV	47,903	54,538	61,152	67,788
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	46,052	54,392	62,754	71,095
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	57,450	62,712	67,996	73,258
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	57,367	62,317	67,268	72,218
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	58,178	62,879	67,600	72,301
Bellingham, WA	56,348	67,684	79,020	90,356
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	62,255	74,007	85,780	97,532
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	55,474	65,375	75,276	85,176
Kennewick-Richland, WA	56,972	69,119	81,266	93,413
Longview-Kelso, WA	56,972	65,458	73,924	82,410
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	61,839	73,404	84,989	96,554
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	62,588	74,236	85,884	97,532
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	66,602	77,772	88,941	100,111
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	54,434	63,399	72,384	81,349
Walla Walla, WA	56,972	69,119	81,266	93,413
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	65,125	76,295	87,444	98,613
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	57,117	68,058	78,978	89,919
Yakima, WA	57,679	67,621	77,564	87,506
Appleton, WI	55,952	63,024	70,117	77,189
Eau Claire, WI	52,957	60,840	68,744	76,628
Fond du Lac, WI	57,616	62,504	67,372	72,260
Green Bay, WI	57,887	65,416	72,967	80,496
Janesville-Beloit, WI	53,727	61,756	69,805	77,834
Kenosha, WI	55,786	62,567	69,348	76,128
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	49,879	58,303	66,727	75,151
Madison, WI	54,434	62,796	71,157	79,519
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	59,572	63,836	68,100	72,364
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	58,677	66,602	74,548	82,472
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	53,893	61,735	69,597	77,439
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	54,912	61,111	67,330	73,528
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	58,365	63,565	68,765	73,965
Sheboygan, WI	58,677	64,189	69,680	75,192
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	55,994	62,525	69,056	75,588
Wausau, WI	56,743	64,439	72,135	79,831
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	52,042	61,298	70,533	79,789
Beckley, WV	48,111	52,375	56,618	60,882
Charleston, WV	47,008	51,127	55,245	59,364
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	45,261	50,004	54,767	59,509
Morgantown, WV	43,972	48,090	52,229	56,348
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,760	50,336	54,933	59,509
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	46,010	49,650	53,269	56,909
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,008	51,127	55,245	59,364
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	43,036	52,000	60,944	69,909
Wheeling, WV-OH	45,178	50,461	55,744	61,028
Casper, WY	50,212	56,036	61,839	67,663
Cheyenne, WY	57,741	61,298	64,855	68,412
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	50,898	56,514	62,109	67,725
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	47,986	54,164	60,320	66,498

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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