SOC 47-5044 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground 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 underground loading or moving machine to load or move coal, ore, or rock using shuttle or mine car or conveyors. Equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.

Level I across metros$36,733 – $102,253Enid, OK to Casper, WY

Median Level IV, major metros$78,770Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining (SOC 47-5044) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $36,733 in Enid, OK to $102,253 in Casper, WY, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $78,770. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $71,157, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 27 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 20. 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	74,402	83,658	92,914	102,170
Anchorage, AK	74,402	82,972	91,541	100,111
Fairbanks-College, AK	74,402	83,658	92,914	102,170
Anniston-Oxford, AL	53,706	55,848	58,012	60,154
Auburn-Opelika, AL	53,706	55,848	58,012	60,154
Birmingham, AL	54,080	56,119	58,136	60,175
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	53,706	55,848	58,012	60,154
Decatur, AL	53,706	55,848	58,012	60,154
Dothan, AL	53,706	55,848	58,012	60,154
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	53,706	55,848	58,012	60,154
Gadsden, AL	53,706	55,848	58,012	60,154
Huntsville, AL	53,706	55,848	58,012	60,154
Mobile, AL	53,706	55,848	58,012	60,154
Montgomery, AL	55,890	57,304	58,740	60,154
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	55,620	57,117	58,615	60,112
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	54,351	56,285	58,240	60,175
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	53,706	55,848	58,012	60,154
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	54,309	56,264	58,240	60,196
Tuscaloosa, AL	52,021	54,351	56,701	59,031
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Fort Smith, AR-OK	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Hot Springs, AR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Jonesboro, AR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	57,991	63,274	68,578	73,861
Flagstaff, AZ	57,991	63,274	68,578	73,861
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	57,991	63,274	68,578	73,861
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	57,991	63,274	68,578	73,861
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	57,991	63,274	68,578	73,861
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	57,991	63,274	68,578	73,861
Tucson, AZ	57,991	63,274	68,578	73,861
Yuma, AZ	57,991	63,274	68,578	73,861
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Chico, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
El Centro, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Fresno, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Merced, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Modesto, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Napa, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Redding, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Salinas, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Stockton-Lodi, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Vallejo, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Visalia, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Yuba City, CA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Boulder, CO	70,991	74,423	77,855	81,287
Colorado Springs, CO	77,668	78,437	79,186	79,956
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	74,132	76,191	78,271	80,330
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	77,668	78,437	79,186	79,956
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	74,132	76,191	78,271	80,330
Grand Junction, CO	73,258	75,504	77,772	80,018
Greeley, CO	74,132	76,191	78,271	80,330
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	74,132	76,191	78,271	80,330
Pueblo, CO	74,132	76,191	78,271	80,330
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	74,132	76,191	78,271	80,330
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
New Haven, CT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Dover, DE	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Gainesville, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Homosassa Springs, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Jacksonville, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Naples-Marco Island, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Ocala, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Port St. Lucie, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Punta Gorda, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Sebring, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Tallahassee, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Albany, GA	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
Athens-Clarke County, GA	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
Columbus, GA-AL	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
Dalton, GA	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	44,720	47,175	49,629	52,084
Gainesville, GA	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
Hinesville, GA	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
Macon-Bibb County, GA	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
Rome, GA	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
Savannah, GA	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
Valdosta, GA	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
Warner Robins, GA	43,389	47,695	52,021	56,327
Guam MSA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Urban Honolulu, HI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Ames, IA	46,052	48,610	51,148	53,706
Cedar Rapids, IA	46,343	49,005	51,647	54,309
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	46,176	48,964	51,730	54,517
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	46,176	48,964	51,730	54,517
Dubuque, IA	46,426	49,172	51,896	54,642
Iowa City, IA	46,176	48,964	51,730	54,517
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,322	49,005	51,688	54,372
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,176	48,964	51,730	54,517
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	46,176	48,964	51,730	54,517
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,322	49,151	52,000	54,829
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,615	48,714	51,813	54,912
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	46,426	49,130	51,834	54,538
Boise City, ID	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Coeur d'Alene, ID	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Idaho Falls, ID	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Lewiston, ID-WA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Pocatello, ID	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Twin Falls, ID	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Bloomington, IL	69,909	73,445	77,002	80,538
Champaign-Urbana, IL	69,909	73,445	77,002	80,538
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	69,909	73,445	77,002	80,538
Decatur, IL	69,909	73,445	77,002	80,538
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	60,383	66,748	73,092	79,456
Kankakee, IL	69,909	73,445	77,002	80,538
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	69,909	73,445	77,002	80,538
Peoria, IL	69,909	73,445	77,002	80,538
Rockford, IL	69,909	73,445	77,002	80,538
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	69,972	73,632	77,272	80,933
Springfield, IL	69,909	73,445	77,002	80,538
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	69,909	73,445	77,002	80,538
Bloomington, IN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Columbus, IN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Evansville, IN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Fort Wayne, IN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Kokomo, IN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Muncie, IN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Terre Haute, IN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Lawrence, KS	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Manhattan, KS	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Topeka, KS	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Wichita, KS	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Bowling Green, KY	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Elizabethtown, KY	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Lexington-Fayette, KY	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	67,559	69,951	72,322	74,714
Owensboro, KY	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Paducah, KY-IL	68,516	69,868	71,240	72,592
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Alexandria, LA	37,232	44,055	50,898	57,720
Baton Rouge, LA	37,690	43,015	48,319	53,644
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	37,336	44,076	50,815	57,554
Hammond, LA	37,711	44,263	50,815	57,367
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	38,044	44,533	51,002	57,492
Lafayette, LA	37,316	44,013	50,711	57,408
Lake Charles, LA	37,232	44,055	50,898	57,720
Monroe, LA	37,232	44,055	50,898	57,720
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	37,087	43,140	49,172	55,224
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	37,503	43,660	49,837	55,994
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	37,232	44,055	50,898	57,720
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	37,232	44,055	50,898	57,720
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	37,066	43,805	50,565	57,304
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Barnstable Town, MA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Pittsfield, MA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Springfield, MA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Worcester, MA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Lexington Park, MD	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Salisbury, MD	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Bangor, ME	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Portland-South Portland, ME	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Ann Arbor, MI	50,295	55,474	60,674	65,853
Battle Creek, MI	48,069	53,498	58,906	64,335
Bay City, MI	48,069	53,498	58,906	64,335
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	48,860	54,122	59,364	64,626
Flint, MI	48,069	53,498	58,906	64,335
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	48,069	53,498	58,906	64,335
Jackson, MI	50,357	55,536	60,716	65,895
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	48,069	53,498	58,906	64,335
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	49,255	54,559	59,863	65,167
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,068	54,309	59,572	64,813
Midland, MI	48,069	53,498	58,906	64,335
Monroe, MI	48,069	53,498	58,906	64,335
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	48,069	53,498	58,906	64,335
Niles, MI	48,069	53,498	58,906	64,335
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,069	53,498	58,906	64,335
Saginaw, MI	48,069	53,498	58,906	64,335
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,069	53,498	58,906	64,335
Traverse City, MI	48,069	53,498	58,906	64,335
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,069	53,498	58,906	64,335
Duluth, MN-WI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Mankato, MN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Rochester, MN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
St. Cloud, MN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	55,952	63,503	71,053	78,604
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,077	47,237	51,418	55,578
Columbia, MO	42,890	47,071	51,272	55,453
Jefferson City, MO	42,890	47,071	51,272	55,453
Joplin, MO-KS	42,890	47,071	51,272	55,453
Kansas City, MO-KS	42,890	47,071	51,272	55,453
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,890	47,071	51,272	55,453
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,181	47,404	51,605	55,828
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,807	46,800	50,815	54,808
Springfield, MO	42,141	46,364	50,607	54,829
St. Joseph, MO-KS	42,890	47,071	51,272	55,453
St. Louis, MO-IL	51,584	59,988	68,391	76,794
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Hattiesburg, MS	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Jackson, MS	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Billings, MT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Bozeman, MT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Great Falls, MT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Helena, MT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Missoula, MT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Asheville, NC	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Burlington, NC	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,968	53,498	61,028	68,557
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	46,405	55,224	64,044	72,863
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Fayetteville, NC	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Goldsboro, NC	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Greensboro-High Point, NC	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Greenville, NC	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	46,010	54,767	63,544	72,301
Jacksonville, NC	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Raleigh-Cary, NC	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Rocky Mount, NC	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,010	54,767	63,544	72,301
Wilmington, NC	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Winston-Salem, NC	45,823	54,559	63,316	72,052
Bismarck, ND	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Fargo, ND-MN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Grand Forks, ND-MN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Minot, ND	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Grand Island, NE	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Lincoln, NE	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Omaha, NE-IA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Manchester-Nashua, NH	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Vineland, NJ	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Albuquerque, NM	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Farmington, NM	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Las Cruces, NM	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Santa Fe, NM	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	75,608	80,143	84,656	89,191
Carson City, NV	74,735	79,519	84,324	89,108
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	75,234	79,914	84,615	89,295
Reno, NV	74,735	79,519	84,324	89,108
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
Binghamton, NY	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	50,440	53,872	57,284	60,716
Elmira, NY	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
Glens Falls, NY	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
Ithaca, NY	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
Kingston, NY	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
Rochester, NY	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
Syracuse, NY	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
Utica-Rome, NY	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	50,399	53,872	57,346	60,820
Akron, OH	48,132	59,842	71,573	83,284
Canton-Massillon, OH	48,132	59,842	71,573	83,284
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	62,192	69,847	77,522	85,176
Cleveland, OH	44,471	53,519	62,588	71,636
Columbus, OH	48,319	61,631	74,943	88,255
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	49,733	63,170	76,586	90,023
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	59,676	67,871	76,087	84,282
Lima, OH	48,132	59,842	71,573	83,284
Mansfield, OH	48,132	59,842	71,573	83,284
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	45,989	54,892	63,773	72,676
Sandusky, OH	48,132	59,842	71,573	83,284
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	64,439	73,944	83,429	92,935
Springfield, OH	48,132	59,842	71,573	83,284
Toledo, OH	48,132	59,842	71,573	83,284
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	43,972	54,018	64,064	74,111
Youngstown-Warren, OH	48,132	59,842	71,573	83,284
Enid, OK	36,733	43,056	49,400	55,724
Lawton, OK	36,733	43,056	49,400	55,724
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,359	42,141	47,944	53,727
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,335	45,760	53,165	60,591
Oklahoma City, OK	36,837	43,223	49,629	56,015
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,173	38,543	41,933	45,303
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,236	38,668	42,079	45,511
Tulsa, OK	36,920	43,389	49,837	56,306
Albany, OR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Bend, OR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Corvallis, OR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Eugene-Springfield, OR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Grants Pass, OR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Medford, OR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Salem, OR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	69,306	71,864	74,444	77,002
Altoona, PA	67,413	69,930	72,447	74,964
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	67,372	69,930	72,488	75,047
Chambersburg, PA	67,663	70,096	72,530	74,964
Erie, PA	69,306	71,864	74,444	77,002
Gettysburg, PA	69,306	71,864	74,444	77,002
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	69,306	71,864	74,444	77,002
Johnstown, PA	69,660	72,114	74,589	77,044
Lancaster, PA	69,306	71,864	74,444	77,002
Lebanon, PA	69,306	71,864	74,444	77,002
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	69,306	71,864	74,444	77,002
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	69,556	72,031	74,527	77,002
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	69,306	71,864	74,444	77,002
Pittsburgh, PA	69,764	72,197	74,610	77,044
Reading, PA	69,306	71,864	74,444	77,002
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	69,306	71,864	74,444	77,002
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	67,663	70,096	72,530	74,964
State College, PA	67,746	70,159	72,572	74,984
Williamsport, PA	69,306	71,864	74,444	77,002
York-Hanover, PA	69,306	71,864	74,444	77,002
Aguadilla, PR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Arecibo, PR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Guayama, PR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Mayaguez, PR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Ponce, PR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	56,244	62,879	69,535	76,170
Columbia, SC	46,551	54,580	62,608	70,637
Florence, SC	56,244	62,879	69,535	76,170
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	56,244	62,879	69,535	76,170
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	56,244	62,879	69,535	76,170
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	56,244	62,879	69,535	76,170
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,551	54,621	62,692	70,762
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,530	54,684	62,858	71,012
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	56,244	62,879	69,535	76,170
Spartanburg, SC	46,530	54,684	62,858	71,012
Sumter, SC	56,244	62,879	69,535	76,170
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Rapid City, SD	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Chattanooga, TN-GA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Clarksville, TN-KY	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Cleveland, TN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Jackson, TN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Johnson City, TN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	69,181	73,612	78,042	82,472
Knoxville, TN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Morristown, TN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Abilene, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Amarillo, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
College Station-Bryan, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Corpus Christi, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Eagle Pass, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
El Paso, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,621	47,341	53,082	58,802
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Killeen-Temple, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Laredo, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Longview, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Lubbock, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Midland, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Odessa, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
San Angelo, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Sherman-Denison, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Texarkana, TX-AR	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Tyler, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Victoria, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
Waco, TX	41,372	47,882	54,413	60,924
Wichita Falls, TX	41,808	47,736	53,664	59,592
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Logan, UT-ID	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Ogden, UT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
St. George, UT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	69,556	73,861	78,188	82,493
Charlottesville, VA	69,264	73,653	78,063	82,452
Harrisonburg, VA	69,264	73,653	78,063	82,452
Lynchburg, VA	69,264	73,653	78,063	82,452
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	69,264	73,653	78,063	82,452
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	69,264	73,653	78,063	82,452
Richmond, VA	69,264	73,653	78,063	82,452
Roanoke, VA	69,556	73,861	78,188	82,493
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	69,556	73,861	78,188	82,493
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	69,556	73,861	78,188	82,493
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	69,264	73,653	78,063	82,452
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	69,264	73,653	78,063	82,452
Winchester, VA-WV	67,788	71,074	74,381	77,668
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Bellingham, WA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Kennewick-Richland, WA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Longview-Kelso, WA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Walla Walla, WA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Yakima, WA	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Appleton, WI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Eau Claire, WI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Fond du Lac, WI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Green Bay, WI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Janesville-Beloit, WI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Kenosha, WI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Madison, WI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Sheboygan, WI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Wausau, WI	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,565	71,157	78,770
Beckley, WV	64,605	68,578	72,551	76,524
Charleston, WV	66,976	70,492	74,007	77,522
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	66,623	70,596	74,589	78,562
Morgantown, WV	67,788	71,074	74,381	77,668
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	67,788	71,074	74,381	77,668
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	67,663	70,991	74,340	77,668
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	67,767	70,949	74,152	77,335
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	63,274	68,890	74,527	80,143
Wheeling, WV-OH	65,063	70,512	75,962	81,412
Casper, WY	102,253	106,039	109,824	113,610
Cheyenne, WY	102,253	106,039	109,824	113,610
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	102,253	106,039	109,824	113,610
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	106,580	108,992	111,405	113,818

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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