SOC 47-5081 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Helpers--Extraction Workers 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): Help extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers, blasters and explosives workers, derrick operators, and mining machine operators, by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying equipment or cleaning work area.

Level I across metros$25,439 – $63,919Enid, OK to Bowling Green, KY

Median Level IV, major metros$56,701Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Helpers--Extraction Workers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Helpers--Extraction Workers (SOC 47-5081) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $25,439 in Enid, OK to $63,919 in Bowling Green, KY, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $56,701. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $50,565, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 15 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 area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	40,810	46,821	52,853	58,864
Anchorage, AK	40,810	46,821	52,853	58,864
Fairbanks-College, AK	41,018	47,050	53,082	59,114
Anniston-Oxford, AL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Auburn-Opelika, AL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Birmingham, AL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Decatur, AL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Dothan, AL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Gadsden, AL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Huntsville, AL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Mobile, AL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Montgomery, AL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Tuscaloosa, AL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Fort Smith, AR-OK	36,983	38,813	40,664	42,495
Hot Springs, AR	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Jonesboro, AR	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	45,428	48,256	51,085	53,914
Flagstaff, AZ	45,344	48,194	51,064	53,914
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	45,344	48,194	51,064	53,914
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	45,344	48,194	51,064	53,914
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	45,344	48,194	51,064	53,914
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	42,308	44,575	46,842	49,109
Tucson, AZ	45,448	48,298	51,127	53,976
Yuma, AZ	45,344	48,194	51,064	53,914
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	42,287	47,029	51,772	56,514
Chico, CA	40,748	46,031	51,314	56,597
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,624	44,658	49,692	54,725
El Centro, CA	39,936	44,741	49,546	54,351
Fresno, CA	35,922	41,392	46,842	52,312
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	39,500	44,700	49,920	55,120
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	41,933	46,572	51,189	55,828
Merced, CA	38,876	43,618	48,381	53,124
Modesto, CA	41,413	47,903	54,413	60,903
Napa, CA	40,748	46,031	51,314	56,597
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,748	46,031	51,314	56,597
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,624	45,428	51,252	57,055
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	43,202	47,674	52,167	56,639
Redding, CA	40,748	46,031	51,314	56,597
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	40,040	44,596	49,151	53,706
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	40,706	47,050	53,394	59,738
Salinas, CA	40,228	45,324	50,420	55,516
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	41,892	46,364	50,815	55,287
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	42,349	48,194	54,060	59,904
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	40,727	46,655	52,604	58,532
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	41,559	46,634	51,709	56,784
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	44,887	50,503	56,119	61,735
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	41,954	46,988	52,000	57,034
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	42,266	48,839	55,432	62,005
Stockton-Lodi, CA	41,704	47,882	54,080	60,258
Vallejo, CA	41,517	48,069	54,621	61,173
Visalia, CA	39,312	44,388	49,463	54,538
Yuba City, CA	40,748	46,031	51,314	56,597
Boulder, CO	37,440	43,618	49,816	55,994
Colorado Springs, CO	37,440	43,535	49,650	55,744
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	37,440	43,556	49,671	55,786
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	37,440	38,584	39,728	40,872
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	37,440	43,743	50,045	56,348
Grand Junction, CO	37,440	43,535	49,650	55,744
Greeley, CO	37,440	38,626	39,832	41,018
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,445	58,636	69,826	81,016
Pueblo, CO	37,440	43,535	49,650	55,744
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,927	57,284	68,620	79,976
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
New Haven, CT	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	44,096	47,008	49,941	52,853
Dover, DE	40,103	44,804	49,504	54,205
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	37,149	40,061	42,973	45,885
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	37,149	40,061	42,973	45,885
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	36,733	39,853	42,973	46,093
Gainesville, FL	35,610	38,792	41,996	45,178
Homosassa Springs, FL	36,276	39,021	41,788	44,533
Jacksonville, FL	37,149	40,061	42,973	45,885
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	37,253	39,812	42,370	44,928
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	38,959	41,975	44,991	48,007
Naples-Marco Island, FL	38,564	41,663	44,783	47,882
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,797	38,938	42,058	45,199
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	36,712	39,084	41,455	43,826
Ocala, FL	37,565	40,456	43,368	46,260
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	37,732	40,228	42,724	45,220
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	37,149	40,061	42,973	45,885
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	37,149	40,061	42,973	45,885
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	37,149	40,061	42,973	45,885
Port St. Lucie, FL	38,772	41,767	44,762	47,757
Punta Gorda, FL	37,149	40,061	42,973	45,885
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	37,149	40,061	42,973	45,885
Sebring, FL	37,149	40,061	42,973	45,885
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	37,648	40,498	43,368	46,218
Tallahassee, FL	37,149	40,061	42,973	45,885
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	36,172	38,896	41,642	44,367
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	37,066	39,645	42,245	44,824
Albany, GA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Athens-Clarke County, GA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Columbus, GA-AL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Dalton, GA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Gainesville, GA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Hinesville, GA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Macon-Bibb County, GA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Rome, GA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Savannah, GA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Valdosta, GA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Warner Robins, GA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Guam MSA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Urban Honolulu, HI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Ames, IA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Cedar Rapids, IA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Dubuque, IA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Iowa City, IA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Boise City, ID	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Coeur d'Alene, ID	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Idaho Falls, ID	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Lewiston, ID-WA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Pocatello, ID	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Twin Falls, ID	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Bloomington, IL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Champaign-Urbana, IL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Decatur, IL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Kankakee, IL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Peoria, IL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Rockford, IL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Springfield, IL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Bloomington, IN	41,080	50,544	60,008	69,472
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,247	51,376	61,485	71,615
Columbus, IN	41,080	50,544	60,008	69,472
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	41,080	50,544	60,008	69,472
Evansville, IN	41,080	50,544	60,008	69,472
Fort Wayne, IN	41,080	50,544	60,008	69,472
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	41,080	50,544	60,008	69,472
Kokomo, IN	40,248	41,164	42,079	42,994
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	41,080	50,544	60,008	69,472
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	41,080	50,544	60,008	69,472
Muncie, IN	41,080	50,544	60,008	69,472
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,080	50,544	60,008	69,472
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	41,080	50,544	60,008	69,472
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,476	51,293	61,111	70,928
Terre Haute, IN	41,080	50,544	60,008	69,472
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Lawrence, KS	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Manhattan, KS	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Topeka, KS	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Wichita, KS	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Bowling Green, KY	63,919	65,396	66,893	68,370
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	56,306	60,258	64,189	68,141
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	63,919	65,396	66,893	68,370
Elizabethtown, KY	63,919	65,396	66,893	68,370
Lexington-Fayette, KY	63,919	65,396	66,893	68,370
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	62,920	66,352	69,764	73,196
Owensboro, KY	63,919	65,396	66,893	68,370
Paducah, KY-IL	63,919	65,396	66,893	68,370
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	65,791	66,644	67,517	68,370
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	63,919	65,396	66,893	68,370
Alexandria, LA	40,269	44,346	48,402	52,479
Baton Rouge, LA	39,832	43,930	48,048	52,146
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,352	44,096	47,820	51,564
Hammond, LA	42,578	45,864	49,130	52,416
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	40,540	44,575	48,631	52,666
Lafayette, LA	40,602	44,159	47,716	51,272
Lake Charles, LA	40,269	44,346	48,402	52,479
Monroe, LA	40,269	44,346	48,402	52,479
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	40,373	45,656	50,919	56,202
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,914	45,136	49,359	53,581
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	40,269	44,346	48,402	52,479
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	40,269	44,346	48,402	52,479
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,082	44,159	48,256	52,333
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Barnstable Town, MA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	51,668	54,684	57,720	60,736
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Pittsfield, MA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Springfield, MA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Worcester, MA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	42,640	46,551	50,461	54,372
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	44,824	47,986	51,127	54,288
Lexington Park, MD	48,090	49,920	51,730	53,560
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	42,162	46,010	49,837	53,685
Salisbury, MD	48,090	49,920	51,730	53,560
Bangor, ME	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Portland-South Portland, ME	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Ann Arbor, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Battle Creek, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Bay City, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Flint, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Jackson, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Midland, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Monroe, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Niles, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Saginaw, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Traverse City, MI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Duluth, MN-WI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Mankato, MN	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Rochester, MN	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
St. Cloud, MN	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Columbia, MO	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Jefferson City, MO	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Joplin, MO-KS	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Kansas City, MO-KS	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Springfield, MO	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
St. Joseph, MO-KS	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
St. Louis, MO-IL	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	32,760	34,154	35,548	36,941
Hattiesburg, MS	32,760	34,154	35,548	36,941
Jackson, MS	32,344	33,717	35,111	36,484
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,511	33,821	35,152	36,463
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,344	33,717	35,111	36,484
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,428	34,071	35,693	37,336
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,740	34,196	35,672	37,128
Billings, MT	39,728	45,719	51,688	57,679
Bozeman, MT	41,642	47,008	52,396	57,762
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,728	45,469	51,210	56,951
Great Falls, MT	39,541	45,095	50,669	56,223
Helena, MT	39,812	44,949	50,066	55,204
Missoula, MT	38,855	43,784	48,735	53,664
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,165	46,156	52,125	58,116
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,229	43,930	48,652	53,352
Asheville, NC	34,258	39,458	44,679	49,879
Burlington, NC	34,258	39,458	44,679	49,879
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,173	40,706	46,218	51,751
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	37,399	43,202	48,984	54,788
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	34,258	39,458	44,679	49,879
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,279	39,021	43,743	48,485
Fayetteville, NC	34,258	39,458	44,679	49,879
Goldsboro, NC	36,359	40,768	45,178	49,588
Greensboro-High Point, NC	34,258	39,458	44,679	49,879
Greenville, NC	34,258	39,458	44,679	49,879
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	35,028	41,080	47,112	53,165
Jacksonville, NC	33,572	38,709	43,868	49,005
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	34,258	39,458	44,679	49,879
Raleigh-Cary, NC	36,047	40,644	45,220	49,816
Rocky Mount, NC	35,527	40,186	44,845	49,504
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,383	40,020	45,636	51,272
Wilmington, NC	33,884	38,917	43,951	48,984
Winston-Salem, NC	35,402	41,392	47,404	53,394
Bismarck, ND	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Fargo, ND-MN	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Grand Forks, ND-MN	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Minot, ND	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Grand Island, NE	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Lincoln, NE	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Omaha, NE-IA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	51,439	54,476	57,533	60,570
Manchester-Nashua, NH	51,668	54,684	57,720	60,736
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	51,522	54,538	57,533	60,549
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	51,522	54,538	57,533	60,549
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	43,264	49,088	54,912	60,736
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	43,431	49,213	55,016	60,799
Vineland, NJ	39,874	44,658	49,463	54,247
Albuquerque, NM	35,090	45,157	55,204	65,271
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	35,090	38,480	41,871	45,261
Farmington, NM	35,485	45,740	55,973	66,228
Las Cruces, NM	35,090	40,373	45,656	50,940
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	35,090	45,157	55,204	65,271
Santa Fe, NM	35,485	45,740	55,973	66,228
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	46,093	49,567	53,061	56,535
Carson City, NV	46,280	48,964	51,668	54,351
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	46,343	48,111	49,900	51,668
Reno, NV	46,280	48,964	51,668	54,351
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	46,884	49,546	52,208	54,871
Binghamton, NY	47,258	51,564	55,848	60,154
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	47,258	51,564	55,848	60,154
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	45,781	48,527	51,293	54,039
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	45,636	48,735	51,834	54,933
Elmira, NY	47,258	51,564	55,848	60,154
Glens Falls, NY	47,258	51,564	55,848	60,154
Ithaca, NY	44,200	47,653	51,106	54,559
Kingston, NY	47,258	51,564	55,848	60,154
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	47,632	52,645	57,637	62,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	48,152	53,124	58,074	63,045
Rochester, NY	44,720	47,716	50,732	53,727
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	44,720	47,716	50,732	53,727
Syracuse, NY	45,053	47,716	50,357	53,020
Utica-Rome, NY	44,970	47,695	50,440	53,165
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	47,258	51,564	55,848	60,154
Akron, OH	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Canton-Massillon, OH	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Cleveland, OH	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Columbus, OH	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Lima, OH	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Mansfield, OH	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Sandusky, OH	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Springfield, OH	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Toledo, OH	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Youngstown-Warren, OH	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Enid, OK	25,439	30,701	35,943	41,205
Lawton, OK	25,439	30,701	35,943	41,205
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	27,290	32,220	37,149	42,079
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	25,439	30,701	35,943	41,205
Oklahoma City, OK	26,666	31,762	36,858	41,954
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,368	34,404	38,439	42,474
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	25,439	30,701	35,943	41,205
Tulsa, OK	25,439	30,701	35,943	41,205
Albany, OR	42,848	45,573	48,277	51,002
Bend, OR	42,516	45,594	48,652	51,730
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,036	46,530	50,045	53,540
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,140	46,592	50,045	53,498
Corvallis, OR	42,869	45,781	48,693	51,605
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,056	46,613	50,170	53,727
Eugene-Springfield, OR	43,056	46,613	50,170	53,727
Grants Pass, OR	43,056	46,613	50,170	53,727
Medford, OR	43,056	46,613	50,170	53,727
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	43,056	46,613	50,170	53,727
Salem, OR	43,306	46,696	50,108	53,498
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	41,996	47,716	53,456	59,176
Altoona, PA	38,335	43,036	47,757	52,458
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,056	46,530	50,004	53,477
Chambersburg, PA	40,831	45,157	49,463	53,789
Erie, PA	39,853	44,034	48,236	52,416
Gettysburg, PA	39,853	44,034	48,236	52,416
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	40,810	44,783	48,735	52,708
Johnstown, PA	42,412	46,072	49,754	53,415
Lancaster, PA	39,500	44,180	48,880	53,560
Lebanon, PA	41,226	45,032	48,839	52,645
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,959	43,202	47,466	51,709
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,871	45,552	49,213	52,895
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	40,103	44,804	49,504	54,205
Pittsburgh, PA	42,495	46,135	49,796	53,436
Reading, PA	40,124	44,616	49,130	53,623
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	38,730	43,264	47,820	52,354
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,474	46,072	49,692	53,290
State College, PA	39,354	44,076	48,776	53,498
Williamsport, PA	39,749	43,743	47,757	51,751
York-Hanover, PA	39,853	44,034	48,236	52,416
Aguadilla, PR	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Arecibo, PR	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Guayama, PR	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Mayaguez, PR	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Ponce, PR	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Columbia, SC	38,460	43,660	48,839	54,039
Florence, SC	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,397	43,639	48,860	54,101
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,834	43,826	48,839	53,831
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Spartanburg, SC	38,834	43,826	48,839	53,831
Sumter, SC	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,474	44,949	47,404	49,879
Rapid City, SD	41,788	44,408	47,008	49,629
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	41,788	44,408	47,008	49,629
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,058	44,616	47,175	49,733
Chattanooga, TN-GA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Clarksville, TN-KY	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Cleveland, TN	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Jackson, TN	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Johnson City, TN	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	42,412	53,560	64,709	75,858
Knoxville, TN	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Morristown, TN	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Abilene, TX	36,296	39,000	41,684	44,388
Amarillo, TX	36,296	39,000	41,684	44,388
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	37,461	40,768	44,076	47,383
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	36,546	39,167	41,767	44,388
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,548	38,335	41,122	43,909
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	36,296	39,000	41,684	44,388
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,672	38,605	41,517	44,450
College Station-Bryan, TX	36,296	39,000	41,684	44,388
Corpus Christi, TX	34,861	38,252	41,621	45,012
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	38,855	41,392	43,930	46,468
Eagle Pass, TX	34,424	35,423	36,442	37,440
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,234	38,792	41,330	43,888
El Paso, TX	36,296	39,000	41,684	44,388
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,920	39,749	42,578	45,407
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	36,588	39,312	42,016	44,741
Killeen-Temple, TX	36,296	39,000	41,684	44,388
Laredo, TX	34,362	35,069	35,756	36,463
Longview, TX	34,924	36,192	37,482	38,751
Lubbock, TX	36,296	39,000	41,684	44,388
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	36,296	39,000	41,684	44,388
Midland, TX	38,543	41,268	43,972	46,696
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,130	38,647	41,184	43,701
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,461	39,728	41,996	44,263
Odessa, TX	38,709	39,812	40,893	41,996
San Angelo, TX	36,296	39,000	41,684	44,388
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	37,045	39,999	42,973	45,927
Sherman-Denison, TX	38,522	41,184	43,826	46,488
Texarkana, TX-AR	36,296	39,000	41,684	44,388
Tyler, TX	34,362	36,608	38,876	41,122
Victoria, TX	34,840	38,335	41,829	45,324
Waco, TX	37,898	40,706	43,535	46,343
Wichita Falls, TX	36,296	39,000	41,684	44,388
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	44,408	48,568	52,749	56,909
Logan, UT-ID	44,408	48,568	52,749	56,909
Ogden, UT	44,408	48,568	52,749	56,909
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	44,221	48,464	52,708	56,951
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	44,408	48,568	52,749	56,909
St. George, UT	44,408	48,568	52,749	56,909
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	44,221	48,464	52,708	56,951
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	42,682	52,416	62,130	71,864
Charlottesville, VA	42,682	52,416	62,130	71,864
Harrisonburg, VA	42,682	52,416	62,130	71,864
Lynchburg, VA	42,682	52,416	62,130	71,864
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,682	52,416	62,130	71,864
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,682	52,416	62,130	71,864
Richmond, VA	42,682	52,416	62,130	71,864
Roanoke, VA	42,682	52,416	62,130	71,864
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,682	52,416	62,130	71,864
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,682	52,416	62,130	71,864
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	42,682	52,416	62,130	71,864
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	35,631	40,332	45,012	49,712
Winchester, VA-WV	42,682	52,416	62,130	71,864
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Bellingham, WA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,535	47,154	50,752	54,372
Kennewick-Richland, WA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Longview-Kelso, WA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Walla Walla, WA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Yakima, WA	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Appleton, WI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Eau Claire, WI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Fond du Lac, WI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Green Bay, WI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Janesville-Beloit, WI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Kenosha, WI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Madison, WI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Sheboygan, WI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Wausau, WI	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,408	50,565	56,701
Beckley, WV	48,589	57,928	67,247	76,586
Charleston, WV	50,378	59,322	68,287	77,231
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	52,479	60,320	68,141	75,983
Morgantown, WV	50,940	59,696	68,474	77,231
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,594	56,181	66,748	77,335
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	54,621	62,151	69,701	77,231
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	63,544	68,037	72,551	77,044
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	43,056	54,351	65,666	76,960
Wheeling, WV-OH	50,336	59,384	68,412	77,460
Casper, WY	48,714	56,036	63,336	70,658
Cheyenne, WY	47,840	51,356	54,892	58,407
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	48,444	55,661	62,858	70,076
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	50,295	60,300	70,304	80,309

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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