SOC 47-5032 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 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): Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures.

Level I across metros$24,295 – $85,135Elizabethtown, KY to New York, NY

Median Level IV, major metros$78,063Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters (SOC 47-5032) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $24,295 in Elizabethtown, KY to $85,135 in New York, NY, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $78,063. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $66,956, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 16 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$112,612
San Francisco, CA$69,264
San Jose, CA$95,098
Seattle, WA$78,063
Dallas, TX$65,084
Houston, TX$67,455
Austin, TX$76,399
Chicago, IL$75,359
Boston, MA$78,063
Washington, DC$84,282
Atlanta, GA$81,474
Los Angeles, CA$107,183

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Anchorage, AK	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Fairbanks-College, AK	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Anniston-Oxford, AL	52,520	56,951	61,402	65,832
Auburn-Opelika, AL	48,007	52,687	57,388	62,068
Birmingham, AL	52,791	57,679	62,567	67,455
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	53,103	58,511	63,940	69,348
Decatur, AL	53,103	58,511	63,940	69,348
Dothan, AL	53,103	58,511	63,940	69,348
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	53,103	58,511	63,940	69,348
Gadsden, AL	53,082	58,740	64,376	70,034
Huntsville, AL	53,103	58,511	63,940	69,348
Mobile, AL	53,103	58,511	63,940	69,348
Montgomery, AL	53,020	59,322	65,645	71,948
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	52,749	57,596	62,463	67,309
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	53,103	58,511	63,940	69,348
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,069	52,999	57,949	62,879
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	53,602	59,592	65,583	71,573
Tuscaloosa, AL	53,103	58,511	63,940	69,348
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,386	52,312	59,260	66,186
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	44,866	50,607	56,327	62,068
Fort Smith, AR-OK	45,677	50,898	56,140	61,360
Hot Springs, AR	44,866	50,607	56,327	62,068
Jonesboro, AR	44,866	50,607	56,327	62,068
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	44,596	49,941	55,287	60,632
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	44,866	50,607	56,327	62,068
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	44,762	49,796	54,850	59,884
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,053	50,316	55,599	60,861
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Flagstaff, AZ	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Tucson, AZ	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Yuma, AZ	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	77,938	86,757	95,597	104,416
Chico, CA	34,612	54,767	74,943	95,098
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,477	58,615	76,752	94,890
El Centro, CA	34,612	54,767	74,943	95,098
Fresno, CA	34,612	54,767	74,943	95,098
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	75,920	84,781	93,621	102,482
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	55,266	72,572	89,877	107,183
Merced, CA	34,612	54,767	74,943	95,098
Modesto, CA	34,612	54,767	74,943	95,098
Napa, CA	34,612	54,767	74,943	95,098
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,612	54,767	74,943	95,098
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,424	46,884	59,322	71,781
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	57,908	75,588	93,288	110,968
Redding, CA	34,612	54,767	74,943	95,098
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	53,852	71,469	89,066	106,684
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	34,320	45,303	56,285	67,268
Salinas, CA	34,612	54,767	74,943	95,098
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	38,626	61,672	84,740	107,786
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	34,320	45,968	57,616	69,264
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	34,612	54,767	74,943	95,098
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	53,352	68,640	83,908	99,196
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	34,612	54,767	74,943	95,098
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	52,708	68,432	84,136	99,861
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	34,612	54,767	74,943	95,098
Stockton-Lodi, CA	34,320	45,303	56,285	67,268
Vallejo, CA	34,320	45,594	56,847	68,120
Visalia, CA	74,652	84,157	93,663	103,168
Yuba City, CA	34,612	54,767	74,943	95,098
Boulder, CO	56,285	62,733	69,181	75,629
Colorado Springs, CO	60,695	66,103	71,532	76,940
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	60,591	65,437	70,263	75,109
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	58,532	65,042	71,552	78,063
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	50,752	58,864	66,956	75,068
Grand Junction, CO	56,722	63,669	70,596	77,543
Greeley, CO	56,410	63,066	69,701	76,357
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	57,720	63,503	69,306	75,088
Pueblo, CO	56,722	63,669	70,596	77,543
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	59,946	65,624	71,303	76,981
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
New Haven, CT	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	50,295	61,631	72,946	84,282
Dover, DE	78,271	85,447	92,602	99,778
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	53,893	70,200	86,487	102,794
Gainesville, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Homosassa Springs, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Jacksonville, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Naples-Marco Island, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Ocala, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Port St. Lucie, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Punta Gorda, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Sebring, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	48,735	64,106	79,477	94,848
Tallahassee, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	50,295	66,540	82,764	99,008
Albany, GA	45,157	57,013	68,890	80,746
Athens-Clarke County, GA	50,191	63,794	77,397	91,000
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	45,178	57,284	69,368	81,474
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	45,157	57,013	68,890	80,746
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	45,157	57,013	68,890	80,746
Columbus, GA-AL	43,597	54,122	64,626	75,151
Dalton, GA	45,157	57,013	68,890	80,746
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	45,157	57,013	68,890	80,746
Gainesville, GA	50,045	64,501	78,957	93,413
Hinesville, GA	45,157	57,013	68,890	80,746
Macon-Bibb County, GA	45,157	57,013	68,890	80,746
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	44,887	56,764	68,640	80,517
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,119	57,221	71,303	85,405
Rome, GA	42,058	57,013	71,989	86,944
Savannah, GA	45,157	57,013	68,890	80,746
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	44,263	50,170	56,056	61,964
Valdosta, GA	45,157	57,013	68,890	80,746
Warner Robins, GA	45,157	57,013	68,890	80,746
Guam MSA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	60,612	66,644	72,696	78,728
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	60,612	66,644	72,696	78,728
Urban Honolulu, HI	60,632	67,039	73,424	79,831
Ames, IA	37,981	41,143	44,284	47,445
Cedar Rapids, IA	37,295	40,269	43,264	46,239
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	43,285	54,351	65,416	76,482
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	38,064	41,101	44,117	47,154
Dubuque, IA	37,295	40,269	43,264	46,239
Iowa City, IA	37,295	40,269	43,264	46,239
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,295	40,269	43,264	46,239
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,295	40,269	43,264	46,239
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	40,519	47,383	54,247	61,111
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,378	40,456	43,514	46,592
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,732	40,706	43,701	46,676
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	37,295	40,269	43,264	46,239
Boise City, ID	55,848	64,876	73,903	82,930
Coeur d'Alene, ID	55,848	64,876	73,903	82,930
Idaho Falls, ID	55,848	64,876	73,903	82,930
Lewiston, ID-WA	55,848	64,876	73,903	82,930
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	55,848	64,876	73,903	82,930
Pocatello, ID	55,848	64,876	73,903	82,930
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	55,786	65,167	74,568	83,949
Twin Falls, ID	55,848	64,876	73,903	82,930
Bloomington, IL	54,372	62,692	70,991	79,311
Champaign-Urbana, IL	54,372	62,692	70,991	79,311
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	55,536	62,151	68,744	75,359
Decatur, IL	54,372	62,692	70,991	79,311
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	51,293	59,946	68,578	77,231
Kankakee, IL	56,077	60,466	64,876	69,264
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	53,373	60,487	67,621	74,735
Peoria, IL	48,215	59,634	71,053	82,472
Rockford, IL	57,180	63,752	70,304	76,877
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,122	52,541	63,981	75,400
Springfield, IL	54,372	62,692	70,991	79,311
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	52,666	60,757	68,828	76,919
Bloomington, IN	48,173	53,664	59,156	64,647
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,980	47,175	55,391	63,586
Columbus, IN	47,362	52,312	57,242	62,192
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	47,383	53,498	59,613	65,728
Evansville, IN	47,799	52,188	56,576	60,965
Fort Wayne, IN	47,383	53,498	59,613	65,728
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	47,092	52,084	57,096	62,088
Kokomo, IN	47,383	53,498	59,613	65,728
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	47,383	53,498	59,613	65,728
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	47,383	53,498	59,613	65,728
Muncie, IN	47,383	53,498	59,613	65,728
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	47,383	53,498	59,613	65,728
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	47,383	53,498	59,613	65,728
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	47,986	52,396	56,784	61,194
Terre Haute, IN	48,610	53,956	59,301	64,647
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	45,740	51,460	57,180	62,900
Lawrence, KS	45,344	49,733	54,143	58,532
Manhattan, KS	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Topeka, KS	45,344	49,733	54,143	58,532
Wichita, KS	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Bowling Green, KY	25,335	37,898	50,440	63,004
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,901	53,103	57,325	61,527
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,816	44,762	52,708	60,653
Elizabethtown, KY	24,295	42,162	60,008	77,876
Lexington-Fayette, KY	32,261	41,704	51,148	60,591
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	27,082	52,832	78,583	104,333
Owensboro, KY	25,335	37,898	50,440	63,004
Paducah, KY-IL	35,340	50,503	65,645	80,808
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,285	43,264	56,244	69,223
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	24,420	39,645	54,892	70,117
Alexandria, LA	37,253	41,538	45,844	50,128
Baton Rouge, LA	35,756	39,645	43,514	47,404
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,652	39,853	44,034	48,236
Hammond, LA	36,151	40,165	44,180	48,194
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	36,213	40,290	44,346	48,423
Lafayette, LA	35,548	39,500	43,472	47,424
Lake Charles, LA	35,880	38,564	41,268	43,951
Monroe, LA	35,589	39,541	43,493	47,445
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	35,589	39,541	43,493	47,445
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,589	39,541	43,493	47,445
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	35,589	39,541	43,493	47,445
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	35,589	39,541	43,493	47,445
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,402	39,520	43,660	47,778
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Barnstable Town, MA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Pittsfield, MA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Springfield, MA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Worcester, MA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	48,943	61,256	73,591	85,904
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	50,440	61,797	73,154	84,511
Lexington Park, MD	47,736	58,282	68,807	79,352
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	47,820	61,028	74,236	87,444
Salisbury, MD	47,736	59,031	70,304	81,599
Bangor, ME	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Portland-South Portland, ME	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Ann Arbor, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Battle Creek, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Bay City, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Flint, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Jackson, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Midland, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Monroe, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Niles, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Saginaw, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Traverse City, MI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Duluth, MN-WI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Mankato, MN	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Rochester, MN	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
St. Cloud, MN	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	54,892	60,508	66,103	71,719
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	51,876	58,095	64,335	70,554
Columbia, MO	55,058	60,570	66,082	71,594
Jefferson City, MO	55,058	60,570	66,082	71,594
Joplin, MO-KS	45,282	50,066	54,829	59,613
Kansas City, MO-KS	50,877	58,532	66,207	73,861
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,940	58,490	66,061	73,612
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	53,914	58,448	62,962	67,496
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	53,415	59,052	64,668	70,304
Springfield, MO	53,415	58,053	62,712	67,351
St. Joseph, MO-KS	45,448	50,295	55,141	59,988
St. Louis, MO-IL	53,020	60,196	67,351	74,527
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	38,501	44,200	49,920	55,620
Hattiesburg, MS	38,501	44,200	49,920	55,620
Jackson, MS	38,501	44,200	49,920	55,620
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,085	44,159	50,212	56,285
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,501	44,200	49,920	55,620
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	39,437	49,962	60,487	71,012
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,397	47,965	57,533	67,101
Billings, MT	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Bozeman, MT	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Great Falls, MT	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Helena, MT	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Missoula, MT	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Asheville, NC	68,828	77,044	85,239	93,455
Burlington, NC	68,828	77,044	85,239	93,455
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	69,909	78,104	86,300	94,495
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	73,050	80,330	87,631	94,911
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	68,828	77,044	85,239	93,455
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	56,036	64,564	73,112	81,640
Fayetteville, NC	68,828	77,044	85,239	93,455
Goldsboro, NC	68,828	77,044	85,239	93,455
Greensboro-High Point, NC	68,828	77,044	85,239	93,455
Greenville, NC	68,828	77,044	85,239	93,455
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	69,722	78,084	86,424	94,786
Jacksonville, NC	68,828	77,044	85,239	93,455
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	68,828	77,044	85,239	93,455
Raleigh-Cary, NC	68,828	77,044	85,239	93,455
Rocky Mount, NC	68,828	77,044	85,239	93,455
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	68,911	77,501	86,071	94,661
Wilmington, NC	68,828	77,044	85,239	93,455
Winston-Salem, NC	68,079	77,002	85,946	94,869
Bismarck, ND	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Fargo, ND-MN	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Grand Forks, ND-MN	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Minot, ND	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Grand Island, NE	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Lincoln, NE	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Omaha, NE-IA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Manchester-Nashua, NH	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	81,370	90,127	98,863	107,620
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	81,308	90,106	98,904	107,703
Vineland, NJ	79,082	86,050	92,997	99,965
Albuquerque, NM	42,557	55,474	68,412	81,328
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	41,600	54,413	67,205	80,018
Farmington, NM	68,807	74,236	79,664	85,093
Las Cruces, NM	42,703	55,640	68,578	81,516
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	42,557	55,474	68,412	81,328
Santa Fe, NM	67,080	73,092	79,082	85,093
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	74,652	80,372	86,112	91,832
Carson City, NV	70,991	77,023	83,055	89,087
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	50,940	59,280	67,642	75,983
Reno, NV	70,991	77,023	83,055	89,087
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	75,837	85,988	96,117	106,268
Binghamton, NY	78,624	88,983	99,320	109,679
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	78,624	88,983	99,320	109,679
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	72,239	82,514	92,768	103,044
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	78,624	88,983	99,320	109,679
Elmira, NY	78,624	88,983	99,320	109,679
Glens Falls, NY	75,796	86,154	96,492	106,850
Ithaca, NY	78,624	88,983	99,320	109,679
Kingston, NY	78,624	88,983	99,320	109,679
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	84,740	93,954	103,148	112,362
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	85,135	94,287	103,460	112,612
Rochester, NY	78,624	88,983	99,320	109,679
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	78,624	88,983	99,320	109,679
Syracuse, NY	78,624	88,983	99,320	109,679
Utica-Rome, NY	78,624	88,983	99,320	109,679
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	78,624	88,983	99,320	109,679
Akron, OH	42,640	49,567	56,472	63,399
Canton-Massillon, OH	42,661	49,608	56,535	63,482
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	27,394	32,760	38,106	43,472
Cleveland, OH	42,640	51,002	59,364	67,725
Columbus, OH	46,655	56,764	66,852	76,960
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	27,394	37,628	47,861	58,095
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	46,488	54,933	63,378	71,823
Lima, OH	43,472	50,648	57,824	65,000
Mansfield, OH	43,472	50,648	57,824	65,000
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	43,223	52,167	61,132	70,076
Sandusky, OH	43,847	53,789	63,752	73,695
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	27,394	35,402	43,431	51,439
Springfield, OH	43,472	50,648	57,824	65,000
Toledo, OH	54,892	63,316	71,760	80,184
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	27,394	38,709	50,024	61,340
Youngstown-Warren, OH	42,640	49,567	56,472	63,399
Enid, OK	45,428	50,690	55,973	61,236
Lawton, OK	45,428	50,690	55,973	61,236
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,532	50,773	56,036	61,277
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,428	50,690	55,973	61,236
Oklahoma City, OK	45,428	50,690	55,973	61,236
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,636	50,836	56,036	61,236
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,552	50,794	56,015	61,256
Tulsa, OK	45,428	50,690	55,973	61,236
Albany, OR	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Bend, OR	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Corvallis, OR	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Eugene-Springfield, OR	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Grants Pass, OR	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Medford, OR	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Salem, OR	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	79,269	85,260	91,271	97,261
Altoona, PA	62,879	72,925	82,951	92,997
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	60,653	70,242	79,810	89,399
Chambersburg, PA	59,156	65,999	72,863	79,706
Erie, PA	62,879	72,925	82,951	92,997
Gettysburg, PA	62,629	67,538	72,468	77,376
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	58,428	64,189	69,972	75,733
Johnstown, PA	59,488	69,909	80,309	90,730
Lancaster, PA	70,658	79,560	88,484	97,386
Lebanon, PA	56,556	66,831	77,085	87,360
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	65,853	75,213	84,552	93,912
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	57,221	66,976	76,732	86,487
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	61,631	74,964	88,317	101,650
Pittsburgh, PA	59,488	69,909	80,309	90,730
Reading, PA	72,197	80,600	89,024	97,428
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	66,040	75,296	84,573	93,829
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	60,279	67,996	75,692	83,408
State College, PA	62,879	72,925	82,951	92,997
Williamsport, PA	62,879	72,925	82,951	92,997
York-Hanover, PA	62,879	72,925	82,951	92,997
Aguadilla, PR	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Arecibo, PR	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Guayama, PR	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Mayaguez, PR	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Ponce, PR	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Columbia, SC	65,999	75,172	84,344	93,517
Florence, SC	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	64,314	74,132	83,928	93,746
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	65,999	75,172	84,344	93,517
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Spartanburg, SC	66,456	75,546	84,636	93,725
Sumter, SC	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,732	56,036	61,360	66,664
Rapid City, SD	54,746	59,176	63,628	68,058
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	54,746	59,176	63,628	68,058
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	54,080	57,346	60,632	63,898
Chattanooga, TN-GA	40,706	56,556	72,405	88,255
Clarksville, TN-KY	47,632	60,944	74,277	87,589
Cleveland, TN	40,706	56,556	72,405	88,255
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,357	52,687	68,037	83,367
Jackson, TN	40,706	56,556	72,405	88,255
Johnson City, TN	40,706	56,556	72,405	88,255
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	45,240	60,799	76,336	91,895
Knoxville, TN	40,706	56,556	72,405	88,255
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	42,328	53,248	64,189	75,109
Morristown, TN	40,706	56,556	72,405	88,255
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	46,301	59,010	71,740	84,448
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,794	54,559	71,344	88,109
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,837	51,730	66,602	81,495
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,693	62,088	75,463	88,858
Abilene, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
Amarillo, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	49,900	58,740	67,559	76,399
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	43,368	51,480	59,613	67,725
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,090	56,805	65,541	74,256
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,701	52,604	61,506	70,408
College Station-Bryan, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
Corpus Christi, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	32,573	43,410	54,247	65,084
Eagle Pass, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,349	50,856	59,343	67,850
El Paso, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,000	49,234	59,447	69,680
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	43,327	51,376	59,405	67,455
Killeen-Temple, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
Laredo, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
Longview, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
Lubbock, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
Midland, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,364	44,533	55,703	66,872
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,149	45,386	53,644	61,880
Odessa, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
San Angelo, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	57,700	63,877	70,034	76,212
Sherman-Denison, TX	32,864	43,493	54,122	64,751
Texarkana, TX-AR	43,056	48,922	54,808	60,674
Tyler, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
Victoria, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
Waco, TX	32,760	43,743	54,704	65,687
Wichita Falls, TX	39,021	48,922	58,802	68,703
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	54,309	61,839	69,389	76,919
Logan, UT-ID	54,309	61,839	69,389	76,919
Ogden, UT	52,333	58,012	63,690	69,368
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	54,309	61,839	69,389	76,919
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	52,333	58,012	63,690	69,368
St. George, UT	54,309	61,839	69,389	76,919
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	54,309	61,839	69,389	76,919
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	55,952	61,797	67,663	73,508
Charlottesville, VA	55,952	61,797	67,663	73,508
Harrisonburg, VA	55,952	61,797	67,663	73,508
Lynchburg, VA	55,952	61,797	67,663	73,508
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,503	61,236	71,948	82,680
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,586	61,631	72,696	83,741
Richmond, VA	50,856	61,298	71,760	82,202
Roanoke, VA	55,952	61,797	67,663	73,508
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	54,309	60,362	66,394	72,447
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	55,952	61,797	67,663	73,508
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	55,952	61,797	67,663	73,508
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	53,872	58,844	63,815	68,786
Winchester, VA-WV	50,232	61,423	72,634	83,824
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Bellingham, WA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Kennewick-Richland, WA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Longview-Kelso, WA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Walla Walla, WA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Yakima, WA	43,431	54,975	66,519	78,063
Appleton, WI	47,445	53,602	59,759	65,916
Eau Claire, WI	45,428	51,709	57,970	64,252
Fond du Lac, WI	45,240	52,271	59,280	66,311
Green Bay, WI	45,428	51,709	57,970	64,252
Janesville-Beloit, WI	45,428	51,709	57,970	64,252
Kenosha, WI	45,428	51,709	57,970	64,252
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	45,428	51,709	57,970	64,252
Madison, WI	45,240	52,999	60,757	68,516
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	44,616	51,439	58,261	65,084
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,303	51,834	58,386	64,917
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,428	51,709	57,970	64,252
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	45,428	51,709	57,970	64,252
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	44,512	51,564	58,636	65,687
Sheboygan, WI	45,428	51,709	57,970	64,252
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,240	52,021	58,823	65,604
Wausau, WI	45,428	51,709	57,970	64,252
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,637	51,376	58,095	64,834
Beckley, WV	46,634	50,253	53,852	57,471
Charleston, WV	46,634	50,253	53,852	57,471
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	41,580	47,820	54,080	60,320
Morgantown, WV	46,634	50,253	53,852	57,471
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,655	50,399	54,143	57,887
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	46,634	50,253	53,852	57,471
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,634	50,253	53,852	57,471
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	44,284	48,194	52,104	56,015
Wheeling, WV-OH	46,634	50,253	53,852	57,471
Casper, WY	65,666	73,903	82,140	90,376
Cheyenne, WY	69,764	77,626	85,488	93,351
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	70,804	78,250	85,696	93,143
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	65,666	73,903	82,140	90,376

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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