SOC 49-9043 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Maintenance Workers, Machinery 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): Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.

Level I across metros$26,167 – $70,138Aguadilla, PR to Casper, WY
Median Level IV, major metros$71,844Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Maintenance Workers, Machinery?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Maintenance Workers, Machinery (SOC 49-9043) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $26,167 in Aguadilla, PR to $70,138 in Casper, WY, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $71,844. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $64,730, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 12 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 49. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

  • Level I
  • Level II
  • Level III
  • Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas
Wage areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area50,08759,67669,28578,874
Anchorage, AK49,75460,02970,28480,559
Fairbanks-College, AK50,33659,82169,32778,812
Anniston-Oxford, AL53,66459,17664,66870,180
Auburn-Opelika, AL43,57650,64857,70064,772
Birmingham, AL58,32461,96465,62469,264
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL46,15653,22860,32067,392
Decatur, AL48,06955,51662,94170,388
Dothan, AL46,15653,22860,32067,392
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL47,65354,82962,02669,202
Gadsden, AL53,66459,17664,66870,180
Huntsville, AL49,13056,43163,73271,032
Mobile, AL46,15653,22860,32067,392
Montgomery, AL44,15950,21256,26462,317
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area49,10956,66064,18971,740
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area51,62657,76263,89870,034
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area42,76549,29655,82862,359
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area45,92752,81259,67666,560
Tuscaloosa, AL51,87657,53363,21268,869
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area50,73256,47262,23467,975
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR43,18149,79656,41063,024
Fort Smith, AR-OK39,99948,13256,24464,376
Hot Springs, AR43,72249,42155,10060,799
Jonesboro, AR49,29655,80762,29668,807
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR45,53252,33359,15665,957
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area43,03649,46355,91162,338
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area43,05647,86152,68757,492
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area43,18148,04852,91657,783
Arizona nonmetropolitan area45,05352,79160,50868,245
Flagstaff, AZ41,18450,89860,61270,325
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ41,18450,89860,61270,325
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ46,03153,51961,02868,516
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ45,40753,18660,96568,744
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ44,40851,52258,63665,749
Tucson, AZ44,51251,66858,80265,957
Yuma, AZ45,51152,99960,46667,954
Bakersfield-Delano, CA43,95152,41660,86169,327
Chico, CA42,53650,23257,90865,604
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area46,19755,37064,54373,716
El Centro, CA48,38158,26168,12078,000
Fresno, CA46,30153,72761,15268,578
Hanford-Corcoran, CA44,67952,99961,29869,618
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA50,96060,84070,70080,580
Merced, CA45,07454,64264,18973,757
Modesto, CA46,73855,32863,91972,509
Napa, CA53,43663,19172,92582,680
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area50,71160,19669,70179,186
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area45,76051,16856,57661,984
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA48,52758,22067,93377,626
Redding, CA49,87956,57663,29569,992
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA47,21656,51465,83275,130
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA52,74961,00769,26477,522
Salinas, CA41,87150,66959,48868,287
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA51,56461,04870,55480,039
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA52,56265,56278,54191,541
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA43,84756,45269,03681,640
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA44,51253,56062,58871,636
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA47,61260,59173,57086,549
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA46,53056,11965,68775,276
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA51,70962,02672,36482,680
Stockton-Lodi, CA45,74055,68265,60475,546
Vallejo, CA65,83273,52881,22488,920
Visalia, CA40,85249,58858,34467,080
Yuba City, CA48,09057,15966,24875,317
Boulder, CO52,91660,27967,62174,984
Colorado Springs, CO46,94653,02059,09365,167
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO53,70659,26064,83470,388
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area51,10657,24263,37869,514
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO52,85363,31673,79984,261
Grand Junction, CO41,01849,13057,22165,333
Greeley, CO52,16759,55166,93574,319
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area52,74960,15467,53874,943
Pueblo, CO54,03960,09266,12472,176
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area50,77356,99263,19169,410
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT45,53254,18462,85871,511
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area48,23653,66459,07264,501
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT47,02957,88768,76579,623
New Haven, CT47,63258,07468,51678,957
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT47,34157,26367,16477,085
Waterbury-Shelton, CT42,30848,19454,06059,946
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV43,63952,64561,65270,658
Dover, DE47,77861,86075,94190,023
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area44,51254,51764,50174,506
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL45,42852,58359,73866,893
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL40,29047,65354,99662,359
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL43,57650,02456,45262,900
Gainesville, FL52,68760,59168,51676,420
Homosassa Springs, FL42,16250,71159,23967,788
Jacksonville, FL56,47263,48270,47177,480
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL45,19951,77258,34464,917
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL43,74352,47961,23669,972
Naples-Marco Island, FL43,76452,41661,04869,701
North Florida nonmetropolitan area39,89549,73359,57269,410
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL43,43149,15154,87160,591
Ocala, FL38,12747,38356,66065,916
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL42,66146,71750,77354,829
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL41,01846,44751,89657,325
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL40,81048,06955,30862,567
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL39,16746,67654,20561,714
Port St. Lucie, FL41,70447,27952,85358,428
Punta Gorda, FL43,86850,56557,26363,960
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL42,53646,75950,98155,204
Sebring, FL42,76546,98851,21055,432
South Florida nonmetropolitan area42,86948,50654,12259,759
Tallahassee, FL40,10349,81659,55169,264
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL44,26352,31260,38368,432
Wildwood-The Villages, FL42,62047,44552,25057,076
Albany, GA43,43151,83460,25868,661
Athens-Clarke County, GA41,55950,50359,46868,412
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA41,45550,64859,86369,056
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC39,74950,54461,34072,135
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA42,45351,62660,77869,951
Columbus, GA-AL37,46144,55451,66858,760
Dalton, GA42,18345,38648,56851,772
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area39,27147,84056,38964,959
Gainesville, GA42,24551,46060,67469,888
Hinesville, GA42,07950,91959,78068,620
Macon-Bibb County, GA36,58843,99251,41858,823
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area44,61650,85657,09663,336
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area46,90452,89558,88564,876
Rome, GA36,33844,45052,58360,695
Savannah, GA43,20251,31459,40567,517
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area43,51452,58361,67270,741
Valdosta, GA42,59951,54360,50869,452
Warner Robins, GA40,78947,32053,87260,404
Guam MSA44,51254,51764,50174,506
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area44,51254,51764,50174,506
Kahului-Wailuku, HI44,51254,51764,50174,506
Urban Honolulu, HI44,51254,51764,50174,506
Ames, IA51,25256,63962,04767,434
Cedar Rapids, IA51,14856,72262,27667,850
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL51,31459,01066,70674,402
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA52,72857,20061,67266,144
Dubuque, IA52,04257,49262,96268,412
Iowa City, IA50,54455,64060,71665,812
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area50,27458,22066,14474,090
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area49,87956,28562,71269,119
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD44,55451,56458,59465,604
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area52,06356,53561,02865,500
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area51,04456,63962,21367,808
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA55,07960,63266,16571,719
Boise City, ID48,40252,83257,24261,672
Coeur d'Alene, ID46,63454,14361,65269,160
Idaho Falls, ID51,89664,39776,87789,378
Lewiston, ID-WA48,71455,12061,52767,933
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area46,09351,06456,03661,007
Pocatello, ID43,72249,65055,57861,506
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area46,30153,78961,25668,744
Twin Falls, ID46,19750,96055,74460,508
Bloomington, IL40,76845,19949,60854,039
Champaign-Urbana, IL45,86448,73551,60554,476
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN47,05052,14657,26362,359
Decatur, IL45,94849,46352,99956,514
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area51,10660,67470,26379,831
Kankakee, IL46,75951,81356,88861,943
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area43,74347,09250,42053,768
Peoria, IL52,43761,11169,76478,437
Rockford, IL46,84251,93857,01362,109
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area47,30054,14360,98667,829
Springfield, IL52,99962,33871,69881,037
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area47,13356,16065,16774,194
Bloomington, IN40,93549,48458,03266,581
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area38,77242,62046,46850,316
Columbus, IN46,96751,95956,97261,964
Elkhart-Goshen, IN50,83653,39455,95258,511
Evansville, IN59,98862,90065,83268,744
Fort Wayne, IN40,54044,80449,06853,332
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN47,42455,41263,39971,386
Kokomo, IN41,72548,88056,01563,170
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN44,65850,12855,57861,048
Michigan City-La Porte, IN45,80251,16856,55661,922
Muncie, IN41,53849,50457,45065,416
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area41,55947,59153,62359,655
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI43,51449,46355,43261,381
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area39,52049,33859,17668,994
Terre Haute, IN39,79147,13354,45561,797
Kansas nonmetropolitan area45,07451,50157,94964,376
Lawrence, KS55,64060,96566,26971,594
Manhattan, KS46,19753,41560,61267,829
Topeka, KS49,00556,88864,75172,634
Wichita, KS43,55650,08756,59763,128
Bowling Green, KY45,13657,45069,74382,056
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area43,45250,02456,61863,191
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area63,27471,44879,64487,818
Elizabethtown, KY57,74160,54963,37866,186
Lexington-Fayette, KY52,79164,31475,81687,340
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN57,61684,552111,468138,404
Owensboro, KY52,35461,17369,97278,791
Paducah, KY-IL54,60064,54374,50684,448
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area33,98843,47252,97862,463
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area54,70462,73370,76278,791
Alexandria, LA39,79151,29362,79674,298
Baton Rouge, LA51,64764,29376,96089,607
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area38,81349,75460,67471,615
Hammond, LA41,24749,13056,99264,876
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA47,09258,74070,40882,056
Lafayette, LA41,72547,44553,16558,885
Lake Charles, LA39,16754,20569,22384,261
Monroe, LA49,96257,61665,25072,904
New Orleans-Metairie, LA47,52857,55467,55977,584
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area34,42444,61654,82965,021
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA38,95947,86156,76465,666
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA45,03254,87164,70974,548
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area40,39450,48260,54970,637
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA41,41348,13254,85061,568
Barnstable Town, MA43,95152,68761,44470,180
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH43,03650,87758,71966,560
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area43,55652,10460,67469,223
Pittsfield, MA42,57849,71256,84763,981
Springfield, MA41,41348,13254,85061,568
Worcester, MA42,72450,17057,59665,042
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD42,43250,44058,42866,436
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV43,84752,62461,42370,200
Lexington Park, MD36,52546,17655,80765,458
Maryland nonmetropolitan area45,19952,16759,15666,124
Salisbury, MD43,38949,58855,76561,964
Bangor, ME51,68855,72459,78063,815
Lewiston-Auburn, ME46,55152,27158,01263,732
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area45,65651,04456,41061,797
Portland-South Portland, ME45,71950,14954,60059,031
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area44,63750,21255,76561,340
Ann Arbor, MI40,58148,44456,30664,168
Battle Creek, MI44,59651,25257,90864,564
Bay City, MI38,77245,84452,91659,988
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI46,38454,45562,50470,575
Flint, MI40,78945,80250,79455,807
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI45,42851,56457,67963,815
Jackson, MI45,32453,37361,40269,452
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI44,86653,49862,15170,783
Lansing-East Lansing, MI45,67752,68759,69666,706
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area39,14646,69654,24761,797
Midland, MI38,77245,84452,91659,988
Monroe, MI45,55253,74861,92270,117
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI44,15952,27160,40468,516
Niles, MI41,80848,79755,76562,754
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area46,80054,33061,88069,410
Saginaw, MI40,06147,09254,10161,132
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area42,26649,60856,97264,314
Traverse City, MI44,49252,39660,27968,183
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area42,41250,12857,86665,583
Duluth, MN-WI39,16751,56463,94076,336
Mankato, MN46,53054,85063,19171,511
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI54,16461,38168,57875,796
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area52,70860,59168,47476,357
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area44,24254,53864,85575,151
Rochester, MN42,57849,42156,26463,108
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area42,47449,19255,89062,608
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area42,82847,79952,77057,741
St. Cloud, MN49,15156,26463,37870,492
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL42,39150,25358,11665,978
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area48,90154,28859,69665,084
Columbia, MO57,20062,04766,89371,740
Jefferson City, MO50,60756,57662,54668,516
Joplin, MO-KS52,87458,51164,16869,805
Kansas City, MO-KS48,21556,36864,50172,655
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area50,81556,88862,96269,036
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area43,01550,77358,55266,311
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area50,96057,82464,68871,552
Springfield, MO50,17057,80465,45873,092
St. Joseph, MO-KS57,57563,83670,09676,357
St. Louis, MO-IL53,93563,17072,40581,640
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS41,24748,79756,34863,898
Hattiesburg, MS37,27444,84552,39659,967
Jackson, MS41,89248,67255,47462,255
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area38,56445,88553,22860,549
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area36,54643,68050,83657,970
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area35,75642,28748,83955,370
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area40,20748,50656,80565,104
Billings, MT44,51254,51764,50174,506
Bozeman, MT44,51254,51764,50174,506
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area44,51254,51764,50174,506
Great Falls, MT44,51254,51764,50174,506
Helena, MT44,51254,51764,50174,506
Missoula, MT44,51254,51764,50174,506
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area44,51254,51764,50174,506
West Montana nonmetropolitan area44,51254,51764,50174,506
Asheville, NC46,40553,60260,82068,016
Burlington, NC35,02842,66150,31657,949
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area39,18846,40553,62360,840
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC47,25854,16461,04867,954
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC54,33060,54966,76872,988
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area39,31246,71754,14361,548
Fayetteville, NC48,11152,85357,57562,317
Goldsboro, NC45,36551,43957,53363,607
Greensboro-High Point, NC44,99152,35459,71767,080
Greenville, NC43,16051,56459,94668,349
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC45,46952,52059,57266,623
Jacksonville, NC40,49848,38156,24464,127
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC45,55252,99960,44567,892
Raleigh-Cary, NC50,50359,23967,99676,732
Rocky Mount, NC44,24252,66661,06969,493
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area46,21854,39262,56770,741
Wilmington, NC39,41646,75954,10161,444
Winston-Salem, NC47,02954,08061,15268,204
Bismarck, ND44,51254,51764,50174,506
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area54,99665,68776,39987,090
Fargo, ND-MN44,90854,78864,68874,568
Grand Forks, ND-MN45,80255,43265,04274,672
Minot, ND44,51254,51764,50174,506
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area44,51254,51764,50174,506
Grand Island, NE42,68249,60856,51463,440
Lincoln, NE47,07153,12459,17665,229
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area42,37049,60856,84764,085
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area42,76549,62956,47263,336
Omaha, NE-IA50,66957,01363,33669,680
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area42,74449,40056,05662,712
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area43,24452,74962,27671,781
Manchester-Nashua, NH61,50669,07776,62884,199
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area42,64050,44058,26166,061
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area51,54361,90172,28082,639
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ50,42064,89679,35293,829
Trenton-Princeton, NJ50,33664,83479,31193,808
Vineland, NJ47,75762,02676,29590,564
Albuquerque, NM36,08841,49646,92552,333
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area36,23439,22942,24545,240
Farmington, NM40,04049,38058,69868,037
Las Cruces, NM36,21339,81243,41047,008
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area36,08841,49646,92552,333
Santa Fe, NM48,54855,34962,17268,973
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area68,51676,06683,59691,146
Carson City, NV61,86071,30380,74690,189
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV38,95946,69654,41362,151
Reno, NV53,85263,33672,80082,285
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY53,18662,04770,88779,748
Binghamton, NY49,29656,59763,87771,178
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY49,44258,76068,07977,397
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area47,82054,43461,06967,684
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area51,08558,74066,41574,069
Elmira, NY51,93858,30364,68871,053
Glens Falls, NY54,37263,64872,92582,202
Ithaca, NY51,68858,40765,12571,844
Kingston, NY48,90156,88864,87672,863
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY48,25656,24464,25272,239
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ51,29365,81280,35194,869
Rochester, NY44,86654,43464,00273,570
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area53,56059,82166,08272,343
Syracuse, NY52,18862,96273,71684,490
Utica-Rome, NY52,91657,88762,87967,850
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY50,23260,05069,86879,685
Akron, OH38,31444,74151,18957,616
Canton-Massillon, OH36,67143,36850,04556,743
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN53,58180,621107,640134,680
Cleveland, OH41,35150,19159,03167,871
Columbus, OH46,80056,90967,03977,148
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH37,89845,24052,60459,946
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area49,10957,57566,04074,506
Lima, OH46,17654,45562,71270,991
Mansfield, OH46,36456,34866,33276,316
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)45,51155,78666,04076,316
Sandusky, OH41,47650,35759,21868,100
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area37,54445,76053,99762,213
Springfield, OH42,14146,98851,83456,680
Toledo, OH39,16746,28053,39460,508
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area48,11155,93263,73271,552
Youngstown-Warren, OH44,42949,21353,97658,760
Enid, OK55,12059,57264,02368,474
Lawton, OK48,27754,35160,44566,519
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area43,28551,48059,69667,892
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area41,62148,58955,57862,546
Oklahoma City, OK40,26948,61056,93065,271
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area38,75146,86354,97563,087
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area39,43745,67751,93858,178
Tulsa, OK43,09851,14859,21867,268
Albany, OR42,05851,85561,63171,428
Bend, OR42,66151,64760,63269,618
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area44,61652,95761,29869,639
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area45,22050,25355,28760,320
Corvallis, OR43,61851,35659,09366,831
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area43,18151,75160,30068,869
Eugene-Springfield, OR43,41051,58459,75967,933
Grants Pass, OR45,51150,66955,84861,007
Medford, OR46,01051,21056,41061,610
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA45,86455,30864,73074,173
Salem, OR43,80551,31458,82366,332
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ52,47960,13367,76775,421
Altoona, PA44,86652,22959,57266,935
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area52,20857,55462,87968,224
Chambersburg, PA52,04259,40566,78974,152
Erie, PA37,69042,34946,98851,647
Gettysburg, PA48,11157,78367,45577,127
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA50,98162,42173,84085,280
Johnstown, PA48,61056,18163,73271,303
Lancaster, PA42,68248,61054,51760,445
Lebanon, PA49,08856,01562,96269,888
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area45,88553,37360,84068,328
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area40,78947,44554,12260,778
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD47,88262,21376,54490,876
Pittsburgh, PA51,91759,59267,28874,964
Reading, PA52,14655,70359,26062,816
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA43,49350,00456,49363,004
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area55,18360,30065,39670,512
State College, PA46,67653,45660,21666,997
Williamsport, PA44,11751,23158,36565,479
York-Hanover, PA45,86453,78961,71469,639
Aguadilla, PR26,16732,11638,06444,013
Arecibo, PR27,14434,46641,80849,130
Guayama, PR27,37334,67441,97549,276
Mayaguez, PR26,54132,07437,60743,140
Ponce, PR26,54131,20035,83940,498
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area27,02034,05041,08048,111
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR27,39434,71642,01649,338
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA49,10957,63766,14474,672
Charleston-North Charleston, SC58,44865,77073,11280,434
Columbia, SC52,62459,42666,20773,008
Florence, SC45,42850,98156,53562,088
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC54,74660,75766,76872,780
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC48,42356,34864,25272,176
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC43,01550,10857,20064,293
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area41,51750,06658,63667,184
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area45,98951,48056,95162,442
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area48,25657,40866,54075,692
Spartanburg, SC52,18859,75967,33074,901
Sumter, SC48,44456,43164,43972,426
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area39,95746,46852,97859,488
Rapid City, SD35,67241,33046,96752,624
Sioux Falls, SD-MN41,14346,82152,52058,199
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area33,92540,04046,13552,250
Chattanooga, TN-GA43,20251,35659,50967,663
Clarksville, TN-KY60,57070,80481,03791,271
Cleveland, TN43,05651,16859,30167,413
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area44,28452,52060,77869,015
Jackson, TN44,40852,18859,94667,725
Johnson City, TN43,97252,60461,23669,868
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA44,90854,14363,39972,634
Knoxville, TN45,05353,74862,44271,136
Memphis, TN-MS-AR53,26959,03164,81370,575
Morristown, TN50,48256,03661,56867,122
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN45,24054,08062,90071,740
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area41,89250,04558,19966,352
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area51,89658,26164,64771,012
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area45,74052,91660,07167,247
Abilene, TX39,04244,82450,62856,410
Amarillo, TX39,72849,29658,88568,453
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX46,98860,00873,00886,029
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX55,64072,98890,356107,703
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area37,96048,02858,11668,183
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX29,72438,46047,19655,932
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area38,04447,63257,22166,810
College Station-Bryan, TX46,03158,03270,05582,056
Corpus Christi, TX38,91749,44259,96770,492
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX44,55454,22663,87773,549
Eagle Pass, TX41,24751,95962,69273,404
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area41,82952,79163,73274,693
El Paso, TX38,02347,11256,22365,312
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area38,48047,82057,13866,477
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX42,34952,33362,29672,280
Killeen-Temple, TX46,01052,41658,84465,250
Laredo, TX34,79944,82454,82964,855
Longview, TX38,41848,36058,30368,245
Lubbock, TX32,82340,45648,11155,744
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX35,06945,13655,22465,292
Midland, TX40,99747,84054,70461,548
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area39,04247,02954,99662,983
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area35,21545,46955,74465,999
Odessa, TX39,58346,94654,30961,672
San Angelo, TX36,58846,23955,89065,541
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX40,04049,98359,90469,847
Sherman-Denison, TX43,49353,06162,62972,197
Texarkana, TX-AR40,06147,27954,49661,714
Tyler, TX34,98645,09555,18365,292
Victoria, TX38,37648,46458,55268,640
Waco, TX40,68549,23457,76266,311
Wichita Falls, TX42,30849,27656,26463,232
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area53,43663,33673,23783,138
Logan, UT-ID45,92753,22860,54967,850
Ogden, UT48,04855,37062,67169,992
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT43,34851,31459,28067,247
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT42,22451,06459,88468,724
St. George, UT44,13850,42056,70162,983
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area40,37346,82153,24859,696
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA45,24051,73058,22064,709
Charlottesville, VA52,52064,73076,91989,128
Harrisonburg, VA50,08759,40568,70378,021
Lynchburg, VA49,50460,38371,24082,119
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area46,36455,22464,08572,946
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area51,04458,34465,66672,967
Richmond, VA44,61652,95761,29869,639
Roanoke, VA47,69558,28268,84879,436
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area45,26149,77554,28858,802
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area45,57357,18068,76580,372
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA50,08759,40568,70378,021
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC54,26861,34068,39175,463
Winchester, VA-WV46,34355,57864,83474,069
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA44,51254,51764,50174,506
Burlington-South Burlington, VT44,51254,51764,50174,506
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area44,51254,51764,50174,506
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area44,51254,51764,50174,506
Bellingham, WA50,62857,36764,10670,845
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA56,97264,14871,32478,500
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area49,21356,78464,37671,948
Kennewick-Richland, WA55,10068,64082,18195,722
Longview-Kelso, WA57,22168,34979,45690,584
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA55,95263,25370,53377,834
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA56,95164,06471,17878,292
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA57,67965,10472,55179,976
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA53,24859,07264,89670,720
Walla Walla, WA51,62662,92074,23685,530
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA56,53564,04471,55279,061
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area51,98056,66061,34066,020
Yakima, WA51,89660,52869,14077,772
Appleton, WI47,65355,03762,42169,805
Eau Claire, WI34,84044,72054,58064,460
Fond du Lac, WI55,91161,96468,03774,090
Green Bay, WI49,46355,39161,31967,247
Janesville-Beloit, WI57,47163,21268,95274,693
Kenosha, WI58,96863,44067,91272,384
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN43,30652,27161,21570,180
Madison, WI56,20262,52568,84875,172
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI56,07762,19268,28774,402
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area41,47646,90452,31257,741
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area40,99749,50457,99166,498
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI56,24462,21368,18374,152
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI57,34662,71268,07973,445
Sheboygan, WI46,44754,35162,23470,138
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area50,33657,51264,68871,864
Wausau, WI43,45251,93860,40468,890
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area49,65057,53365,43773,320
Beckley, WV43,86853,47763,06672,676
Charleston, WV48,25657,74167,22676,711
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH42,10053,85265,62477,376
Morgantown, WV41,62149,25556,90964,543
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area36,35947,32058,30369,264
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV37,31648,27759,26070,221
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,65341,39248,13254,871
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH43,55651,62659,69667,767
Wheeling, WV-OH45,42853,18660,96568,724
Casper, WY70,13879,54088,94198,343
Cheyenne, WY69,24478,85388,44298,052
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area69,24478,85388,44298,052
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area79,85290,376100,880111,405

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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