SOC 47-5051 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Rock Splitters, Quarry 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): Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using jackhammers, wedges, or chop saws.

Level I across metros$21,840 – $57,700Mayaguez, PR to St. Louis, MO
Median Level IV, major metros$57,991Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Rock Splitters, Quarry?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Rock Splitters, Quarry (SOC 47-5051) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,840 in Mayaguez, PR to $57,700 in St. Louis, MO, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $57,991. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $51,439, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 11 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 29. 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 areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Anchorage, AK38,33544,88751,43957,991
Fairbanks-College, AK38,33544,88751,43957,991
Anniston-Oxford, AL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Auburn-Opelika, AL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Birmingham, AL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Decatur, AL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Dothan, AL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Gadsden, AL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Huntsville, AL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Mobile, AL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Montgomery, AL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Tuscaloosa, AL38,33544,88751,43957,991
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR26,37532,96839,54146,135
Fort Smith, AR-OK27,49833,63439,74945,885
Hot Springs, AR38,33544,88751,43957,991
Jonesboro, AR38,33544,88751,43957,991
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR38,33544,88751,43957,991
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area27,02032,11637,21242,308
Arizona nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Flagstaff, AZ38,33544,88751,43957,991
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ38,33544,88751,43957,991
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ38,33544,88751,43957,991
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ38,33544,88751,43957,991
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ38,33544,88751,43957,991
Tucson, AZ38,33544,88751,43957,991
Yuma, AZ38,33544,88751,43957,991
Bakersfield-Delano, CA51,33558,74066,16573,570
Chico, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area52,27159,26066,22873,216
El Centro, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
Fresno, CA52,66661,54870,45079,332
Hanford-Corcoran, CA51,25259,07266,89374,714
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
Merced, CA53,66461,69369,74377,772
Modesto, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
Napa, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area51,25258,92766,58174,256
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area51,25258,92766,58174,256
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
Redding, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA52,06359,98867,93375,858
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA49,44257,88766,31174,756
Salinas, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA50,79456,34861,88067,434
Stockton-Lodi, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
Vallejo, CA50,35756,07761,77667,496
Visalia, CA51,68860,05068,41276,773
Yuba City, CA51,25258,92766,58174,256
Boulder, CO44,84547,32049,77552,250
Colorado Springs, CO45,22047,82050,44053,040
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO45,26148,09050,91953,748
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area45,24047,84050,46153,061
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO44,84547,32049,77552,250
Grand Junction, CO44,51246,82149,10951,418
Greeley, CO44,84547,32049,77552,250
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area44,80447,17549,52551,896
Pueblo, CO45,22047,50849,81652,104
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area45,22047,27949,35951,418
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT38,33544,88751,43957,991
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT38,33544,88751,43957,991
New Haven, CT38,33544,88751,43957,991
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT38,33544,88751,43957,991
Waterbury-Shelton, CT38,33544,88751,43957,991
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV38,33544,88751,43957,991
Dover, DE38,33544,88751,43957,991
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Gainesville, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Homosassa Springs, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Jacksonville, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Naples-Marco Island, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
North Florida nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Ocala, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Port St. Lucie, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Punta Gorda, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Sebring, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
South Florida nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Tallahassee, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Wildwood-The Villages, FL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Albany, GA38,77243,63948,50653,373
Athens-Clarke County, GA38,77243,63948,50653,373
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA38,77243,63948,50653,373
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC38,77243,63948,50653,373
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA38,77243,63948,50653,373
Columbus, GA-AL38,77243,63948,50653,373
Dalton, GA38,77243,63948,50653,373
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area38,77243,63948,50653,373
Gainesville, GA38,77243,63948,50653,373
Hinesville, GA38,77243,63948,50653,373
Macon-Bibb County, GA38,77243,63948,50653,373
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area38,77243,63948,50653,373
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area38,35641,49644,65847,799
Rome, GA38,77243,63948,50653,373
Savannah, GA38,77243,63948,50653,373
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area38,77243,63948,50653,373
Valdosta, GA38,77243,63948,50653,373
Warner Robins, GA38,77243,63948,50653,373
Guam MSA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Kahului-Wailuku, HI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Urban Honolulu, HI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Ames, IA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Cedar Rapids, IA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Dubuque, IA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Iowa City, IA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD38,33544,88751,43957,991
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Boise City, ID30,16033,57236,98340,394
Coeur d'Alene, ID30,28533,71737,17040,602
Idaho Falls, ID29,91133,34336,77540,207
Lewiston, ID-WA30,28533,71737,17040,602
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area30,16033,57236,98340,394
Pocatello, ID30,03633,44736,87940,290
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area29,93233,36436,77540,207
Twin Falls, ID30,16033,57236,98340,394
Bloomington, IL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Champaign-Urbana, IL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN38,33544,88751,43957,991
Decatur, IL38,33544,88751,43957,991
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area56,86859,63462,42165,188
Kankakee, IL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Peoria, IL38,33544,88751,43957,991
Rockford, IL38,33544,88751,43957,991
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area47,61253,35259,11464,855
Springfield, IL57,20059,86362,52565,188
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area55,37058,57361,75664,959
Bloomington, IN37,64841,99646,32250,669
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area44,22148,69353,14457,616
Columbus, IN45,59449,87954,14358,428
Elkhart-Goshen, IN44,26348,90153,54058,178
Evansville, IN44,90848,15251,41854,663
Fort Wayne, IN44,26348,90153,54058,178
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN43,36847,92452,45857,013
Kokomo, IN44,26348,90153,54058,178
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN44,26348,90153,54058,178
Michigan City-La Porte, IN44,26348,90153,54058,178
Muncie, IN44,26348,90153,54058,178
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area44,26348,90153,54058,178
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI44,26348,90153,54058,178
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area44,84547,96551,08554,205
Terre Haute, IN41,33045,63649,94154,247
Kansas nonmetropolitan area37,02438,93840,83142,744
Lawrence, KS38,10642,37046,63450,898
Manhattan, KS37,46139,62441,78843,951
Topeka, KS38,10642,37046,63450,898
Wichita, KS37,04538,91740,78942,661
Bowling Green, KY39,29242,22445,17848,111
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area39,39642,62045,84449,068
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area39,29242,22445,17848,111
Elizabethtown, KY40,39443,55646,73849,900
Lexington-Fayette, KY39,29242,22445,17848,111
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN39,70843,36847,02950,690
Owensboro, KY39,29242,22445,17848,111
Paducah, KY-IL39,29242,22445,17848,111
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area39,18842,07944,97047,861
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area40,64443,43146,21849,005
Alexandria, LA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Baton Rouge, LA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Hammond, LA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Lafayette, LA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Lake Charles, LA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Monroe, LA38,33544,88751,43957,991
New Orleans-Metairie, LA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA46,86353,49860,13366,768
Barnstable Town, MA46,15652,85359,55166,248
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH47,36253,66459,96766,269
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area46,75953,43660,09266,768
Pittsfield, MA46,86353,49860,13366,768
Springfield, MA46,86353,49860,13366,768
Worcester, MA47,61254,12260,63267,143
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD41,99648,31954,62160,944
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV38,33544,88751,43957,991
Lexington Park, MD38,33544,88751,43957,991
Maryland nonmetropolitan area44,47150,33656,20262,068
Salisbury, MD38,33544,88751,43957,991
Bangor, ME38,33544,88751,43957,991
Lewiston-Auburn, ME38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Portland-South Portland, ME38,33544,88751,43957,991
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Ann Arbor, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Battle Creek, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Bay City, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Flint, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Jackson, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Lansing-East Lansing, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Midland, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Monroe, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Niles, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Saginaw, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Traverse City, MI38,33544,88751,43957,991
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Duluth, MN-WI53,68555,82857,97060,112
Mankato, MN53,68555,82857,97060,112
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI54,08056,22358,34460,487
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area54,24756,53558,80261,090
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area53,87255,93257,97060,029
Rochester, MN53,68555,82857,97060,112
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area53,68555,82857,97060,112
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area50,96053,91456,86859,821
St. Cloud, MN54,01856,03658,07460,092
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL46,94651,85556,76461,672
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area45,84451,64757,45063,253
Columbia, MO48,27753,58158,90664,210
Jefferson City, MO48,27753,58158,90664,210
Joplin, MO-KS36,60839,64542,68245,719
Kansas City, MO-KS38,46044,01349,54655,100
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area50,37855,14159,92564,688
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area43,09847,82052,52057,242
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area39,60446,19752,79159,384
Springfield, MO37,60745,17852,77060,341
St. Joseph, MO-KS38,89645,11651,35657,575
St. Louis, MO-IL57,70060,21662,71265,229
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS38,33544,88751,43957,991
Hattiesburg, MS38,33544,88751,43957,991
Jackson, MS38,33544,88751,43957,991
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Billings, MT39,22943,14047,05050,960
Bozeman, MT39,22943,14047,05050,960
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area38,58441,85045,09548,360
Great Falls, MT38,23142,05845,90649,733
Helena, MT39,27143,20247,15451,085
Missoula, MT40,12443,16046,21849,255
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area39,22943,14047,05050,960
West Montana nonmetropolitan area38,58441,85045,13648,402
Asheville, NC46,34351,29356,24461,194
Burlington, NC47,50852,12556,72261,340
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area48,50652,83257,13861,464
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC47,30052,04256,78461,527
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC47,50852,12556,72261,340
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area47,50852,12556,72261,340
Fayetteville, NC47,50852,12556,72261,340
Goldsboro, NC47,50852,12556,72261,340
Greensboro-High Point, NC47,50852,12556,72261,340
Greenville, NC47,50852,12556,72261,340
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC47,15452,14657,11762,109
Jacksonville, NC47,50852,12556,72261,340
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC47,50852,12556,72261,340
Raleigh-Cary, NC47,50852,12556,72261,340
Rocky Mount, NC47,50852,12556,72261,340
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area47,25852,06356,84761,652
Wilmington, NC47,50852,12556,72261,340
Winston-Salem, NC46,92551,62656,34861,048
Bismarck, ND38,33544,88751,43957,991
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Fargo, ND-MN38,33544,88751,43957,991
Grand Forks, ND-MN38,33544,88751,43957,991
Minot, ND38,33544,88751,43957,991
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Grand Island, NE38,33544,88751,43957,991
Lincoln, NE38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Omaha, NE-IA38,33544,88751,43957,991
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area49,40055,34961,31967,268
Manchester-Nashua, NH49,40055,34961,31967,268
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area49,40055,34961,31967,268
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ38,33544,88751,43957,991
Trenton-Princeton, NJ38,33544,88751,43957,991
Vineland, NJ38,33544,88751,43957,991
Albuquerque, NM38,33544,88751,43957,991
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Farmington, NM38,33544,88751,43957,991
Las Cruces, NM38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Santa Fe, NM38,33544,88751,43957,991
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Carson City, NV38,33544,88751,43957,991
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV38,33544,88751,43957,991
Reno, NV38,33544,88751,43957,991
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY38,33544,88751,43957,991
Binghamton, NY38,33544,88751,43957,991
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY38,33544,88751,43957,991
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Elmira, NY38,33544,88751,43957,991
Glens Falls, NY38,33544,88751,43957,991
Ithaca, NY38,33544,88751,43957,991
Kingston, NY38,33544,88751,43957,991
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY38,33544,88751,43957,991
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ38,33544,88751,43957,991
Rochester, NY38,33544,88751,43957,991
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Syracuse, NY38,33544,88751,43957,991
Utica-Rome, NY38,33544,88751,43957,991
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY38,33544,88751,43957,991
Akron, OH42,18344,86647,52850,212
Canton-Massillon, OH42,18344,86647,52850,212
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN41,37245,26149,15153,040
Cleveland, OH42,18344,86647,52850,212
Columbus, OH42,18344,86647,52850,212
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH46,26048,50650,75252,999
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area42,18344,86647,52850,212
Lima, OH42,18344,86647,52850,212
Mansfield, OH42,18344,86647,52850,212
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)41,35144,36747,36250,378
Sandusky, OH42,18344,86647,52850,212
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area42,18344,86647,52850,212
Springfield, OH42,18344,86647,52850,212
Toledo, OH42,18344,86647,52850,212
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area45,71947,94450,19152,416
Youngstown-Warren, OH42,18344,86647,52850,212
Enid, OK34,52839,35444,15948,984
Lawton, OK45,71948,65251,56454,496
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area31,13836,60842,07947,549
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area39,16742,89046,61350,336
Oklahoma City, OK34,36239,18844,01348,839
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area29,62034,65339,70844,741
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area33,86338,62643,41048,173
Tulsa, OK38,75142,26645,78149,296
Albany, OR48,27754,91261,52768,162
Bend, OR48,27754,91261,52768,162
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area47,94454,12260,27966,456
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area48,02854,72561,44468,141
Corvallis, OR48,27754,91261,52768,162
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area48,27754,91261,52768,162
Eugene-Springfield, OR48,27754,91261,52768,162
Grants Pass, OR48,27754,91261,52768,162
Medford, OR48,27754,91261,52768,162
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA47,30054,33061,34068,370
Salem, OR47,67454,82962,00569,160
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ43,95148,04852,12556,223
Altoona, PA44,22147,88251,56455,224
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area43,53546,44749,38052,292
Chambersburg, PA44,22147,88251,56455,224
Erie, PA44,22147,88251,56455,224
Gettysburg, PA44,22147,88251,56455,224
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA44,22147,88251,56455,224
Johnstown, PA44,53347,59150,64853,706
Lancaster, PA45,98950,54455,07959,634
Lebanon, PA44,22147,88251,56455,224
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area43,61846,30148,96451,647
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area44,15946,63449,13051,605
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD44,09649,58855,10060,591
Pittsburgh, PA44,22147,88251,56455,224
Reading, PA45,46950,42055,39160,341
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA43,26446,03148,77651,543
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area44,13847,15450,19153,207
State College, PA44,22147,88251,56455,224
Williamsport, PA44,22147,88251,56455,224
York-Hanover, PA44,22147,88251,56455,224
Aguadilla, PR22,11123,21324,31625,418
Arecibo, PR21,98623,00524,02425,044
Guayama, PR21,98623,00524,02425,044
Mayaguez, PR21,84022,71423,60824,482
Ponce, PR22,04823,06824,10825,127
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area21,98623,00524,02425,044
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR21,98623,00524,02425,044
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA46,15652,85359,55166,248
Charleston-North Charleston, SC38,33544,88751,43957,991
Columbia, SC38,33544,88751,43957,991
Florence, SC38,33544,88751,43957,991
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC38,33544,88751,43957,991
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC38,33544,88751,43957,991
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Spartanburg, SC38,33544,88751,43957,991
Sumter, SC38,33544,88751,43957,991
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Rapid City, SD38,33544,88751,43957,991
Sioux Falls, SD-MN38,33544,88751,43957,991
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Chattanooga, TN-GA40,49844,32548,17352,000
Clarksville, TN-KY40,04044,28448,52752,770
Cleveland, TN40,04044,28448,52752,770
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area38,41842,59946,80050,981
Jackson, TN40,04044,28448,52752,770
Johnson City, TN40,04044,28448,52752,770
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA38,58442,86947,17551,460
Knoxville, TN38,37642,57846,80051,002
Memphis, TN-MS-AR40,04044,28448,52752,770
Morristown, TN36,27641,43446,61351,772
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN42,03745,80249,54653,311
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area41,24745,09548,96452,812
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area41,74645,59449,46353,311
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area40,04044,28448,52752,770
Abilene, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Amarillo, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
College Station-Bryan, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Corpus Christi, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Eagle Pass, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
El Paso, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Killeen-Temple, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Laredo, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Longview, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Lubbock, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Midland, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Odessa, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
San Angelo, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Sherman-Denison, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Texarkana, TX-AR38,33544,88751,43957,991
Tyler, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Victoria, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Waco, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
Wichita Falls, TX38,33544,88751,43957,991
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Logan, UT-ID30,03633,44736,87940,290
Ogden, UT38,33544,88751,43957,991
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT38,33544,88751,43957,991
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT38,33544,88751,43957,991
St. George, UT38,33544,88751,43957,991
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Charlottesville, VA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Harrisonburg, VA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Lynchburg, VA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Richmond, VA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Roanoke, VA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC38,33544,88751,43957,991
Winchester, VA-WV38,33544,88751,43957,991
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Burlington-South Burlington, VT56,84761,17365,47969,805
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area56,84761,17365,47969,805
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area55,41260,23765,08469,909
Bellingham, WA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Kennewick-Richland, WA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Longview-Kelso, WA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Walla Walla, WA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Yakima, WA38,33544,88751,43957,991
Appleton, WI55,74463,52471,30379,082
Eau Claire, WI55,74463,52471,30379,082
Fond du Lac, WI55,74463,52471,30379,082
Green Bay, WI55,74463,52471,30379,082
Janesville-Beloit, WI55,74463,52471,30379,082
Kenosha, WI55,74463,52471,30379,082
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN55,74463,52471,30379,082
Madison, WI55,74463,52471,30379,082
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI55,74463,52471,30379,082
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area55,74463,52471,30379,082
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area55,74463,52471,30379,082
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI55,74463,52471,30379,082
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI55,74463,52471,30379,082
Sheboygan, WI55,74463,52471,30379,082
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area55,66163,56571,44879,352
Wausau, WI55,74463,52471,30379,082
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area55,74463,52471,30379,082
Beckley, WV38,33544,88751,43957,991
Charleston, WV38,33544,88751,43957,991
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH39,12541,43443,74346,052
Morgantown, WV38,33544,88751,43957,991
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV38,33544,88751,43957,991
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH37,25339,97842,72445,448
Wheeling, WV-OH38,33544,88751,43957,991
Casper, WY38,33544,88751,43957,991
Cheyenne, WY38,33544,88751,43957,991
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area38,33544,88751,43957,991

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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