SOC 47-5071 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Roustabouts, 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): Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.

Level I across metros$30,597 – $57,346Monroe, LA to Grand Forks, ND
Median Level IV, major metros$55,204Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Roustabouts, 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 Roustabouts, Oil and Gas (SOC 47-5071) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $30,597 in Monroe, LA to $57,346 in Grand Forks, ND, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $55,204. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $49,130, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 4 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 43. 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 area50,29556,90963,52470,138
Anchorage, AK51,08557,36763,64869,930
Fairbanks-College, AK50,17056,78463,39970,013
Anniston-Oxford, AL39,77045,92752,10458,261
Auburn-Opelika, AL39,77045,92752,10458,261
Birmingham, AL39,77045,92752,10458,261
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL39,77045,92752,10458,261
Decatur, AL39,77045,92752,10458,261
Dothan, AL39,77045,92752,10458,261
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL39,77045,92752,10458,261
Gadsden, AL39,77045,92752,10458,261
Huntsville, AL39,77045,92752,10458,261
Mobile, AL39,77045,92752,10458,261
Montgomery, AL39,77045,92752,10458,261
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area39,77045,92752,10458,261
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area39,77045,92752,10458,261
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area39,77045,92752,10458,261
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area39,37545,61551,83458,074
Tuscaloosa, AL39,77045,92752,10458,261
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area41,68445,30348,90152,520
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR41,58045,09548,63152,146
Fort Smith, AR-OK38,52245,15751,81358,448
Hot Springs, AR41,58045,09548,63152,146
Jonesboro, AR41,58045,09548,63152,146
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR41,95445,34448,75652,146
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area41,58045,09548,63152,146
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area41,37243,78446,19748,610
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area41,70445,11648,54851,959
Arizona nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Flagstaff, AZ37,00443,07749,13055,204
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ37,00443,07749,13055,204
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ37,00443,07749,13055,204
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ37,00443,07749,13055,204
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ37,00443,07749,13055,204
Tucson, AZ37,00443,07749,13055,204
Yuma, AZ37,00443,07749,13055,204
Bakersfield-Delano, CA40,16547,57054,99662,400
Chico, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area39,72846,17652,62459,072
El Centro, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
Fresno, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
Hanford-Corcoran, CA40,22847,73655,24562,754
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA41,74648,25654,76761,277
Merced, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
Modesto, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
Napa, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area41,08048,54855,99463,461
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area41,08048,54855,99463,461
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA46,84256,32765,83275,317
Redding, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA40,16546,80053,45660,092
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
Salinas, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA40,26945,90651,52257,159
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA40,51948,17355,84863,503
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA40,83148,81856,78464,772
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
Stockton-Lodi, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
Vallejo, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
Visalia, CA40,12447,46654,82962,172
Yuba City, CA41,08048,54855,99463,461
Boulder, CO44,55447,86151,14854,455
Colorado Springs, CO46,09350,08754,10158,095
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO44,45047,86151,25254,663
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area43,63947,82052,00056,181
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO44,09647,13350,17053,207
Grand Junction, CO43,72246,05248,40250,732
Greeley, CO44,24247,07149,87952,708
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area42,53647,23751,91756,618
Pueblo, CO43,93047,96551,98056,015
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area44,65848,61052,54156,493
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT37,00443,07749,13055,204
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT37,00443,07749,13055,204
New Haven, CT37,00443,07749,13055,204
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT37,00443,07749,13055,204
Waterbury-Shelton, CT37,00443,07749,13055,204
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV37,00443,07749,13055,204
Dover, DE37,00443,07749,13055,204
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL44,15948,81853,47758,136
Gainesville, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Homosassa Springs, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Jacksonville, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Naples-Marco Island, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
North Florida nonmetropolitan area44,80450,08755,37060,653
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Ocala, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Port St. Lucie, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Punta Gorda, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Sebring, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
South Florida nonmetropolitan area44,80450,08755,37060,653
Tallahassee, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Wildwood-The Villages, FL44,80450,08755,37060,653
Albany, GA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Athens-Clarke County, GA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Columbus, GA-AL37,00443,07749,13055,204
Dalton, GA37,00443,07749,13055,204
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Gainesville, GA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Hinesville, GA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Macon-Bibb County, GA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Rome, GA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Savannah, GA37,00443,07749,13055,204
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Valdosta, GA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Warner Robins, GA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Guam MSA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Kahului-Wailuku, HI37,00443,07749,13055,204
Urban Honolulu, HI37,00443,07749,13055,204
Ames, IA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Cedar Rapids, IA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL37,00443,07749,13055,204
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Dubuque, IA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Iowa City, IA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD37,00443,07749,13055,204
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Boise City, ID37,00443,07749,13055,204
Coeur d'Alene, ID37,00443,07749,13055,204
Idaho Falls, ID37,00443,07749,13055,204
Lewiston, ID-WA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Pocatello, ID37,00443,07749,13055,204
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Twin Falls, ID37,00443,07749,13055,204
Bloomington, IL42,14144,88747,61250,357
Champaign-Urbana, IL41,95444,82447,69550,565
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN42,14144,88747,61250,357
Decatur, IL42,14144,88747,61250,357
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area41,95444,82447,69550,565
Kankakee, IL41,12244,05546,98849,920
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area42,14144,88747,61250,357
Peoria, IL42,14144,88747,61250,357
Rockford, IL42,14144,88747,61250,357
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area43,66045,86448,04850,253
Springfield, IL42,14144,88747,61250,357
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area41,55944,28447,02949,754
Bloomington, IN36,67141,85047,02952,208
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area36,79643,14049,48455,828
Columbus, IN36,67141,85047,02952,208
Elkhart-Goshen, IN36,73341,97547,21652,458
Evansville, IN36,77541,87146,96752,063
Fort Wayne, IN36,73341,97547,21652,458
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN36,67141,85047,02952,208
Kokomo, IN36,73341,97547,21652,458
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN36,73341,97547,21652,458
Michigan City-La Porte, IN36,73341,97547,21652,458
Muncie, IN36,73341,97547,21652,458
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area36,73341,97547,21652,458
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI36,73341,97547,21652,458
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area36,94142,01647,09252,167
Terre Haute, IN36,87941,97547,07152,167
Kansas nonmetropolitan area38,43944,38850,33656,285
Lawrence, KS38,68844,53350,39956,244
Manhattan, KS38,50144,40850,29556,202
Topeka, KS38,70944,57550,46156,327
Wichita, KS42,41249,60856,78463,981
Bowling Green, KY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area35,23651,33567,41383,512
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area34,69550,37866,04081,724
Elizabethtown, KY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Lexington-Fayette, KY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN36,67142,84849,04755,224
Owensboro, KY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Paducah, KY-IL42,18345,26148,31951,397
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Alexandria, LA33,92537,75241,58045,407
Baton Rouge, LA36,10942,76549,42156,077
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area33,94637,73241,49645,282
Hammond, LA36,25542,32848,38154,455
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA34,48741,95449,40056,868
Lafayette, LA40,45646,55152,62458,719
Lake Charles, LA32,26139,37546,50953,623
Monroe, LA30,59737,91945,22052,541
New Orleans-Metairie, LA36,10942,07948,04854,018
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area35,58940,72745,88551,023
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA36,62942,82849,04755,245
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA36,21343,90951,58459,280
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area34,94442,76550,58658,407
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Barnstable Town, MA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH37,00443,07749,13055,204
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Pittsfield, MA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Springfield, MA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Worcester, MA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD37,00443,07749,13055,204
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV37,00443,07749,13055,204
Lexington Park, MD37,00443,07749,13055,204
Maryland nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Salisbury, MD37,00443,07749,13055,204
Bangor, ME37,00443,07749,13055,204
Lewiston-Auburn, ME37,00443,07749,13055,204
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Portland-South Portland, ME37,00443,07749,13055,204
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Ann Arbor, MI40,58146,57252,56258,552
Battle Creek, MI40,58146,57252,56258,552
Bay City, MI39,29244,59649,90055,204
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI40,51947,11253,72760,320
Flint, MI40,26946,88453,49860,112
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI39,64545,26150,87756,493
Jackson, MI40,58146,57252,56258,552
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI40,58146,57252,56258,552
Lansing-East Lansing, MI40,58147,25853,93560,612
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area39,04244,03449,00553,997
Midland, MI39,29244,59649,90055,204
Monroe, MI40,58146,57252,56258,552
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI39,25044,67950,08755,516
Niles, MI40,58146,57252,56258,552
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area39,12544,61650,10855,599
Saginaw, MI39,45844,86650,25355,661
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area40,58146,57252,56258,552
Traverse City, MI41,33046,32251,31456,306
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area39,74944,88750,00455,141
Duluth, MN-WI37,00443,07749,13055,204
Mankato, MN37,00443,07749,13055,204
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI37,00443,07749,13055,204
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area58,13669,84781,57893,288
Rochester, MN37,00443,07749,13055,204
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
St. Cloud, MN37,00443,07749,13055,204
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL43,68045,90648,11150,336
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Columbia, MO37,00443,07749,13055,204
Jefferson City, MO37,00443,07749,13055,204
Joplin, MO-KS38,46044,45050,44056,431
Kansas City, MO-KS38,70944,57550,44056,306
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Springfield, MO37,00443,07749,13055,204
St. Joseph, MO-KS38,64744,61650,56556,535
St. Louis, MO-IL42,99445,51148,04850,565
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS37,75244,57551,37658,199
Hattiesburg, MS37,00444,32551,62658,948
Jackson, MS47,94453,10358,24063,399
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area37,73244,78351,83458,885
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area35,56843,97252,35460,757
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area37,46144,63751,81358,989
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area37,54445,30353,04060,799
Billings, MT46,65552,20857,76263,316
Bozeman, MT46,88452,43757,99163,544
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area46,46852,00057,55463,087
Great Falls, MT46,55152,10457,67963,232
Helena, MT46,57252,22957,88763,544
Missoula, MT46,88452,43757,99163,544
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area46,78052,43758,09563,752
West Montana nonmetropolitan area46,61352,25057,88763,524
Asheville, NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Burlington, NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Fayetteville, NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Goldsboro, NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Greensboro-High Point, NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Greenville, NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Jacksonville, NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Raleigh-Cary, NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Rocky Mount, NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Wilmington, NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Winston-Salem, NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Bismarck, ND44,45052,04259,61367,205
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area44,38852,02159,63467,268
Fargo, ND-MN43,80551,39758,98966,581
Grand Forks, ND-MN57,34668,22479,12490,002
Minot, ND38,98045,76052,56259,343
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area44,45052,02159,61367,184
Grand Island, NE47,96550,69053,39456,119
Lincoln, NE47,96550,69053,39456,119
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area47,96550,69053,39456,119
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area47,96550,69053,39456,119
Omaha, NE-IA47,96550,69053,39456,119
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area47,96550,69053,39456,119
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Manchester-Nashua, NH37,00443,07749,13055,204
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ37,00443,07749,13055,204
Trenton-Princeton, NJ37,00443,07749,13055,204
Vineland, NJ37,00443,07749,13055,204
Albuquerque, NM36,29641,80847,34152,853
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area36,27641,85047,40452,978
Farmington, NM36,75441,70446,67651,626
Las Cruces, NM36,27641,82947,40452,957
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area36,29641,80847,34152,853
Santa Fe, NM36,79644,36751,93859,509
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Carson City, NV37,00443,07749,13055,204
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV37,00443,07749,13055,204
Reno, NV37,00443,07749,13055,204
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Binghamton, NY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Elmira, NY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Glens Falls, NY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Ithaca, NY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Kingston, NY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY37,00443,07749,13055,204
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ37,00443,07749,13055,204
Rochester, NY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Syracuse, NY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Utica-Rome, NY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Akron, OH35,90143,05650,23257,388
Canton-Massillon, OH35,09041,53848,00754,455
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN37,08744,11751,12758,157
Cleveland, OH35,92243,34850,77358,199
Columbus, OH55,01660,98666,95672,925
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH48,38156,38964,39772,405
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area35,09041,58048,04854,538
Lima, OH35,92243,88851,87659,842
Mansfield, OH43,51451,41859,30167,205
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)34,67441,49648,29855,120
Sandusky, OH35,48543,41051,33559,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area36,04745,24054,41363,607
Springfield, OH49,21356,74364,25271,781
Toledo, OH34,82041,70448,61055,495
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area41,55950,52459,46868,432
Youngstown-Warren, OH35,90143,05650,23257,388
Enid, OK35,19438,12741,03943,972
Lawton, OK37,50343,41049,31755,224
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area35,17340,81046,44752,084
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area33,53040,35247,15453,976
Oklahoma City, OK38,41843,97249,52555,079
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area39,29245,96852,66659,343
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area36,46342,86949,29655,703
Tulsa, OK37,46144,09650,73257,367
Albany, OR37,00443,07749,13055,204
Bend, OR37,00443,07749,13055,204
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Corvallis, OR37,00443,07749,13055,204
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Eugene-Springfield, OR37,00443,07749,13055,204
Grants Pass, OR37,00443,07749,13055,204
Medford, OR37,00443,07749,13055,204
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Salem, OR37,00443,07749,13055,204
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ41,28846,44751,60556,764
Altoona, PA39,27144,76250,25355,744
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area39,62444,92850,23255,536
Chambersburg, PA39,93643,86847,77851,709
Erie, PA39,04245,44851,87658,282
Gettysburg, PA41,28846,11450,91955,744
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA41,28846,11450,91955,744
Johnstown, PA41,41345,84450,27454,704
Lancaster, PA41,28846,11450,91955,744
Lebanon, PA41,28846,11450,91955,744
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area41,10146,32251,56456,784
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area39,02145,44851,87658,303
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD40,22846,17652,14658,095
Pittsburgh, PA42,82846,57250,31654,060
Reading, PA41,28846,11450,91955,744
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA41,10146,11451,12756,140
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area39,64543,47247,30051,127
State College, PA39,50044,84550,19155,536
Williamsport, PA39,54145,34451,14856,951
York-Hanover, PA41,28846,11450,91955,744
Aguadilla, PR37,00443,07749,13055,204
Arecibo, PR37,00443,07749,13055,204
Guayama, PR37,00443,07749,13055,204
Mayaguez, PR37,00443,07749,13055,204
Ponce, PR37,00443,07749,13055,204
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR37,00443,07749,13055,204
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Charleston-North Charleston, SC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Columbia, SC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Florence, SC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Spartanburg, SC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Sumter, SC37,00443,07749,13055,204
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area48,52751,43954,37257,284
Rapid City, SD48,63151,21053,76856,348
Sioux Falls, SD-MN48,52751,43954,37257,284
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area48,52751,43954,37257,284
Chattanooga, TN-GA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Clarksville, TN-KY37,00443,07749,13055,204
Cleveland, TN37,00443,07749,13055,204
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Jackson, TN37,00443,07749,13055,204
Johnson City, TN37,00443,07749,13055,204
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Knoxville, TN37,00443,07749,13055,204
Memphis, TN-MS-AR37,00443,07749,13055,204
Morristown, TN37,00443,07749,13055,204
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN37,00443,07749,13055,204
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Abilene, TX37,02440,22843,43146,634
Amarillo, TX34,88239,29243,70148,111
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX35,34039,85344,36748,880
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX35,34038,85542,39145,906
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area35,09039,68744,26348,860
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX33,98838,06442,12046,197
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area34,50838,68842,89047,071
College Station-Bryan, TX35,13238,58442,05845,511
Corpus Christi, TX33,69637,58641,49645,386
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX39,00044,57550,12855,703
Eagle Pass, TX33,71738,04442,39146,717
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area32,76036,33839,89543,472
El Paso, TX34,96539,39643,80548,236
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area36,58839,97843,36846,759
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX38,33544,20050,08755,952
Killeen-Temple, TX36,75441,62146,48851,356
Laredo, TX31,99135,31938,62641,954
Longview, TX35,40238,98042,55746,135
Lubbock, TX34,75739,16743,55647,965
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX31,24233,67636,13038,564
Midland, TX37,35742,41247,46652,520
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area35,42339,66643,88848,132
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area34,96539,39643,84748,277
Odessa, TX36,21340,78945,36549,941
San Angelo, TX34,09237,69041,28844,887
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX35,52739,87444,22148,568
Sherman-Denison, TX37,60743,14048,65254,184
Texarkana, TX-AR35,71439,95744,18048,423
Tyler, TX36,73342,95249,17255,391
Victoria, TX36,42141,91247,42452,916
Waco, TX36,96242,16247,38352,583
Wichita Falls, TX35,79740,56045,32450,087
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area44,78347,34149,87952,437
Logan, UT-ID44,72047,61250,48253,373
Ogden, UT45,30348,58951,87655,162
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT44,74147,42450,12852,812
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT45,32448,77652,22955,682
St. George, UT44,74147,52850,31653,103
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area44,76247,44550,10852,791
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Charlottesville, VA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Harrisonburg, VA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Lynchburg, VA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Richmond, VA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Roanoke, VA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC37,00443,07749,13055,204
Winchester, VA-WV37,00443,07749,13055,204
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Burlington-South Burlington, VT37,00443,07749,13055,204
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Bellingham, WA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Kennewick-Richland, WA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Longview-Kelso, WA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Walla Walla, WA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Yakima, WA37,00443,07749,13055,204
Appleton, WI37,00443,07749,13055,204
Eau Claire, WI37,00443,07749,13055,204
Fond du Lac, WI37,00443,07749,13055,204
Green Bay, WI37,00443,07749,13055,204
Janesville-Beloit, WI37,00443,07749,13055,204
Kenosha, WI37,00443,07749,13055,204
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN37,00443,07749,13055,204
Madison, WI37,00443,07749,13055,204
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI37,00443,07749,13055,204
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI37,00443,07749,13055,204
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI37,00443,07749,13055,204
Sheboygan, WI37,00443,07749,13055,204
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Wausau, WI37,00443,07749,13055,204
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area37,00443,07749,13055,204
Beckley, WV37,75244,99152,22959,468
Charleston, WV32,01239,18846,34353,519
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH32,22039,79147,38354,954
Morgantown, WV31,20037,58643,97250,357
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area31,32537,66944,03450,378
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV31,34637,69044,05550,399
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area32,01239,18846,34353,519
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH36,75443,03649,31755,599
Wheeling, WV-OH35,86042,14148,42354,704
Casper, WY36,96242,76548,56854,372
Cheyenne, WY40,91445,49050,04554,621
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area40,95645,32449,67154,039
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area40,14443,78447,42451,064

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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