SOC 49-9069 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 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): All precision instrument and equipment repairers not listed separately.

Level I across metros$28,975 – $98,800Johnson City, TN to Anchorage, AK
Median Level IV, major metros$80,122Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other (SOC 49-9069) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $28,975 in Johnson City, TN to $98,800 in Anchorage, AK, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $80,122. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $69,264, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 24 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 48. 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 area97,656106,663115,669124,676
Anchorage, AK98,800107,620116,439125,258
Fairbanks-College, AK97,656106,663115,669124,676
Anniston-Oxford, AL46,96753,95660,92467,912
Auburn-Opelika, AL46,01054,24762,50470,741
Birmingham, AL46,15652,00057,82463,669
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL46,01054,24762,50470,741
Decatur, AL46,01054,24762,50470,741
Dothan, AL46,01054,24762,50470,741
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL46,01054,24762,50470,741
Gadsden, AL46,96753,95660,92467,912
Huntsville, AL46,01054,24762,50470,741
Mobile, AL46,01054,24762,50470,741
Montgomery, AL46,80056,20265,60475,005
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area47,27954,85062,42169,992
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area45,26150,52455,76561,028
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area46,01054,24762,50470,741
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area45,53254,10162,69271,261
Tuscaloosa, AL45,57351,50157,45063,378
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area42,47448,50654,51760,549
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR51,16864,93878,72892,498
Fort Smith, AR-OK50,60763,77376,91990,085
Hot Springs, AR51,29363,17075,02686,903
Jonesboro, AR41,47645,67749,87954,080
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR51,25256,55661,88067,184
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area50,96061,75672,53083,325
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area50,77362,17273,59184,989
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area50,08761,06972,03183,013
Arizona nonmetropolitan area60,09269,16078,22987,298
Flagstaff, AZ59,19768,51677,83487,152
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ59,19768,51677,83487,152
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ60,15469,18178,22987,256
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ59,19768,51677,83487,152
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ59,19768,51677,83487,152
Tucson, AZ60,48769,20277,89686,612
Yuma, AZ60,15469,18178,22987,256
Bakersfield-Delano, CA60,82075,38089,940104,500
Chico, CA54,68468,10081,51694,932
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area55,30865,72876,14986,570
El Centro, CA58,01268,14178,27188,400
Fresno, CA61,92278,62495,306112,008
Hanford-Corcoran, CA52,79166,89380,97595,077
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA50,02461,06972,09383,138
Merced, CA63,29580,53897,760115,004
Modesto, CA66,58182,63998,696114,754
Napa, CA55,07967,33079,56091,812
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area55,68267,91280,14392,373
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area56,57668,18379,78991,396
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA50,42062,15173,90385,634
Redding, CA54,68468,10081,51694,932
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA57,92865,33372,71780,122
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA54,39266,22878,04289,877
Salinas, CA61,86078,10494,370110,615
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA62,73374,00785,28096,554
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA69,11983,94998,800113,631
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA74,46490,085105,685121,306
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA60,00873,54987,111100,652
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA68,24583,92899,632115,316
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA53,89368,20482,51496,824
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA66,02081,28796,554111,821
Stockton-Lodi, CA62,56778,74994,932111,114
Vallejo, CA61,09076,46191,853107,224
Visalia, CA52,81267,49682,16096,845
Yuba City, CA56,34868,07979,83191,562
Boulder, CO44,40863,10881,828100,527
Colorado Springs, CO37,50354,16470,82487,485
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO39,47959,23978,99998,759
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area37,64854,28870,90887,548
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO40,81057,88774,96492,040
Grand Junction, CO40,81057,88774,96492,040
Greeley, CO43,57661,11178,62496,159
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area43,49362,42181,328100,256
Pueblo, CO40,81057,88774,96492,040
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area38,52256,03673,57091,084
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT51,87663,52475,19286,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area52,89565,25077,60589,960
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT53,39465,29277,21089,108
New Haven, CT51,98063,48275,00586,508
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT56,38968,28780,20592,103
Waterbury-Shelton, CT52,41664,31476,21288,109
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV60,46670,57580,70490,813
Dover, DE38,23153,12468,03782,930
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area65,79173,71681,66189,586
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL46,01053,04060,07167,101
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL63,64869,88876,10882,348
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL47,84054,39260,94467,496
Gainesville, FL47,96555,37062,75470,159
Homosassa Springs, FL45,80252,39659,01065,604
Jacksonville, FL50,00457,20064,37671,573
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL46,13552,27158,38664,522
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL44,59650,14955,72461,277
Naples-Marco Island, FL44,59650,25355,93261,589
North Florida nonmetropolitan area50,62858,69866,78974,860
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL47,02953,45659,90466,332
Ocala, FL44,51250,25356,01561,756
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL45,80251,25256,72262,172
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL45,88551,16856,45261,735
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL60,13367,37274,61081,848
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL54,41363,54472,69681,828
Port St. Lucie, FL44,65850,48256,28562,109
Punta Gorda, FL46,01053,04060,07167,101
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL46,53051,89657,28462,650
Sebring, FL46,01053,04060,07167,101
South Florida nonmetropolitan area45,01251,21057,40863,607
Tallahassee, FL46,01053,04060,07167,101
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL46,32252,79159,28065,749
Wildwood-The Villages, FL45,78151,87657,94964,044
Albany, GA42,70351,60560,52869,431
Athens-Clarke County, GA42,24548,77655,28761,818
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA43,95151,18958,40765,645
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC44,49257,28470,07682,868
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA42,70351,60560,52869,431
Columbus, GA-AL44,65855,14165,64576,128
Dalton, GA42,70351,60560,52869,431
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area44,61653,18661,77670,346
Gainesville, GA42,82849,48456,14062,796
Hinesville, GA48,13256,16064,16872,197
Macon-Bibb County, GA44,80452,89561,00769,098
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area45,19953,72762,27670,804
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area41,64248,77655,89063,024
Rome, GA42,37049,44256,51463,586
Savannah, GA42,70351,60560,52869,431
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area52,10459,23966,37373,508
Valdosta, GA42,70351,60560,52869,431
Warner Robins, GA59,88465,27170,67976,066
Guam MSA45,07458,05371,05384,032
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area44,36753,81063,25372,696
Kahului-Wailuku, HI57,24268,82880,43492,020
Urban Honolulu, HI57,24268,82880,43492,020
Ames, IA41,60051,00260,42469,826
Cedar Rapids, IA38,75145,13651,54357,928
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL39,37546,32253,24860,196
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA39,37546,34353,33260,300
Dubuque, IA39,37546,34353,33260,300
Iowa City, IA39,37546,34353,33260,300
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area38,73045,44852,14658,864
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area39,37546,34353,33260,300
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD39,37546,34353,33260,300
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area39,33346,46853,62360,757
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area43,86851,54359,21866,893
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA39,37546,34353,33260,300
Boise City, ID45,07458,05371,05384,032
Coeur d'Alene, ID45,07458,05371,05384,032
Idaho Falls, ID45,07458,05371,05384,032
Lewiston, ID-WA45,07458,05371,05384,032
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Pocatello, ID45,07458,05371,05384,032
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Twin Falls, ID45,07458,05371,05384,032
Bloomington, IL40,97652,41663,87775,317
Champaign-Urbana, IL40,97652,41663,87775,317
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN45,32458,34471,34484,365
Decatur, IL40,97652,41663,87775,317
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area65,02176,14987,27798,405
Kankakee, IL45,53259,28073,05086,799
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area39,93648,31956,68065,063
Peoria, IL38,43944,67950,91957,159
Rockford, IL45,15758,28271,38684,511
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area40,97652,41663,87775,317
Springfield, IL40,97652,41663,87775,317
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area40,58150,62860,69570,741
Bloomington, IN40,51948,13255,74463,357
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area47,59160,17572,75985,343
Columbus, IN41,85049,52557,22164,896
Elkhart-Goshen, IN39,77049,94160,09270,263
Evansville, IN39,77049,94160,09270,263
Fort Wayne, IN39,77049,94160,09270,263
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN41,47648,75656,05663,336
Kokomo, IN44,49254,10163,71173,320
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN44,30457,24270,15983,096
Michigan City-La Porte, IN42,93255,68268,43281,183
Muncie, IN41,82949,02656,20263,399
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area44,03456,16068,30880,434
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI39,77049,94160,09270,263
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area44,59658,15771,74085,301
Terre Haute, IN45,78155,68265,60475,504
Kansas nonmetropolitan area53,62366,70679,76892,852
Lawrence, KS54,70468,53682,38996,221
Manhattan, KS51,52260,23768,95277,668
Topeka, KS61,38167,74674,09080,455
Wichita, KS53,76866,95680,16493,351
Bowling Green, KY41,08053,89366,70679,519
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area49,90064,08578,29292,477
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area41,08053,89366,70679,519
Elizabethtown, KY42,80754,41365,99977,605
Lexington-Fayette, KY54,62168,62082,63996,637
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN45,69857,36769,05680,725
Owensboro, KY41,08053,89366,70679,519
Paducah, KY-IL41,08053,89366,70679,519
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area44,88757,18069,45281,744
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area43,32754,22665,10476,004
Alexandria, LA61,44473,67485,88498,114
Baton Rouge, LA71,80285,44799,112112,757
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area70,28482,28594,266106,268
Hammond, LA69,01581,20493,413105,602
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA68,62080,51792,394104,292
Lafayette, LA69,68083,63797,594111,551
Lake Charles, LA61,44473,67485,88498,114
Monroe, LA61,44473,67485,88498,114
New Orleans-Metairie, LA70,67982,14093,580105,040
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area58,90672,36485,84299,300
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA61,44473,67485,88498,114
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA61,44473,67485,88498,114
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area68,70381,20493,684106,184
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA57,11766,14475,17284,199
Barnstable Town, MA55,32863,94072,55181,162
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH56,66062,77568,89075,005
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area55,32864,04472,78081,495
Pittsfield, MA57,11766,14475,17284,199
Springfield, MA57,11766,14475,17284,199
Worcester, MA56,63963,27469,88876,524
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD43,55654,91266,26977,626
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV59,26069,43179,58189,752
Lexington Park, MD48,50660,11271,69883,304
Maryland nonmetropolitan area39,22953,43667,62181,828
Salisbury, MD47,98659,61371,22082,847
Bangor, ME44,67949,33854,01858,677
Lewiston-Auburn, ME45,49050,91956,32761,756
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area44,67949,33854,01858,677
Portland-South Portland, ME49,06855,80762,56769,306
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area44,80448,92253,04057,159
Ann Arbor, MI48,19459,40570,61681,828
Battle Creek, MI48,81856,97265,10473,258
Bay City, MI48,40259,09369,78480,476
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI47,19658,22069,26480,288
Flint, MI47,61258,49069,38980,268
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI50,10858,03265,93673,861
Jackson, MI48,15259,40570,63781,890
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI47,86155,39162,92070,450
Lansing-East Lansing, MI48,46458,98969,53580,060
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area48,11158,55268,97379,415
Midland, MI48,40259,09369,78480,476
Monroe, MI48,09059,30170,53381,744
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI48,40259,09369,78480,476
Niles, MI48,40259,09369,78480,476
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area48,40259,09369,78480,476
Saginaw, MI48,40259,09369,78480,476
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area50,89859,67668,47477,252
Traverse City, MI48,40259,09369,78480,476
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area48,40259,09369,78480,476
Duluth, MN-WI50,21256,05661,92267,767
Mankato, MN51,98055,34958,69862,068
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI52,33355,59958,88562,151
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area52,85358,67764,50170,325
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area51,39756,47261,54866,623
Rochester, MN50,21256,05661,92267,767
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area51,68855,07958,46961,860
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area51,70956,55661,38166,228
St. Cloud, MN51,83456,57661,29866,040
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL71,32478,91686,48794,079
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area59,63473,46687,277101,109
Columbia, MO71,32478,91686,48794,079
Jefferson City, MO71,32478,91686,48794,079
Joplin, MO-KS71,32478,91686,48794,079
Kansas City, MO-KS57,30472,78088,276103,751
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area59,48873,32087,173101,005
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area71,32478,91686,48794,079
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area57,80472,38486,944101,525
Springfield, MO71,32478,91686,48794,079
St. Joseph, MO-KS53,47768,84884,22099,591
St. Louis, MO-IL63,39973,48783,55493,642
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS63,91967,78871,65675,525
Hattiesburg, MS63,91967,78871,65675,525
Jackson, MS63,91967,78871,65675,525
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area63,81567,58071,34475,109
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area63,91967,78871,65675,525
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area41,47646,32251,16856,015
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area41,51746,44751,39756,327
Billings, MT45,07458,05371,05384,032
Bozeman, MT45,07458,05371,05384,032
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Great Falls, MT45,07458,05371,05384,032
Helena, MT45,07458,05371,05384,032
Missoula, MT45,07458,05371,05384,032
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
West Montana nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Asheville, NC42,89054,10165,33376,544
Burlington, NC39,79151,00262,19273,404
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area42,45353,85265,27176,669
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC41,93352,89563,83674,797
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC39,60449,52559,42669,348
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area70,24274,63179,02083,408
Fayetteville, NC42,89054,10165,33376,544
Goldsboro, NC45,74057,80469,84781,911
Greensboro-High Point, NC39,04250,12861,19472,280
Greenville, NC60,17567,60075,00582,431
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC42,05853,26964,46075,671
Jacksonville, NC57,78365,50073,19680,912
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC40,43651,54362,65073,757
Raleigh-Cary, NC42,82854,24765,68777,106
Rocky Mount, NC46,05257,94969,86881,765
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area41,33052,04262,73373,445
Wilmington, NC55,45363,83672,19780,580
Winston-Salem, NC40,91452,79164,64776,524
Bismarck, ND45,07458,05371,05384,032
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Fargo, ND-MN45,07458,05371,05384,032
Grand Forks, ND-MN45,07458,05371,05384,032
Minot, ND45,07458,05371,05384,032
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Grand Island, NE45,42852,12558,80265,500
Lincoln, NE47,05053,06159,05265,063
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area47,86155,12062,40069,660
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area45,42852,12558,80265,500
Omaha, NE-IA47,52853,33259,15664,959
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area47,77854,99662,21369,431
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area51,50158,67765,87473,050
Manchester-Nashua, NH52,04259,26066,45673,674
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area55,28761,67268,07974,464
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ47,02960,79974,54888,317
Trenton-Princeton, NJ45,90659,63473,34187,069
Vineland, NJ37,39952,70868,03783,346
Albuquerque, NM64,35678,47992,581106,704
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area60,63267,85075,06882,285
Farmington, NM62,65074,96487,25699,570
Las Cruces, NM61,44466,89372,36477,813
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area64,35678,47992,581106,704
Santa Fe, NM60,54969,14077,75186,341
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Carson City, NV45,07458,05371,05384,032
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV45,07458,05371,05384,032
Reno, NV45,07458,05371,05384,032
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY50,94059,96769,01578,042
Binghamton, NY50,94059,96769,01578,042
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY47,46653,43659,42665,396
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area57,65865,39673,13380,871
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area50,54458,82367,10175,380
Elmira, NY50,94059,96769,01578,042
Glens Falls, NY50,94059,96769,01578,042
Ithaca, NY50,94059,96769,01578,042
Kingston, NY50,94059,96769,01578,042
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY56,18167,78879,39491,000
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ55,95267,76779,56091,375
Rochester, NY48,81855,43262,06868,682
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area48,56855,24561,90168,578
Syracuse, NY56,51462,67168,84875,005
Utica-Rome, NY50,94059,96769,01578,042
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY50,94059,96769,01578,042
Akron, OH53,10363,19173,27983,367
Canton-Massillon, OH55,91169,43182,97296,492
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN58,19971,88585,55199,237
Cleveland, OH52,54161,34070,11778,916
Columbus, OH56,63965,45874,25683,076
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH68,05879,49890,959102,399
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area56,28566,31176,35786,383
Lima, OH56,14068,41280,68492,956
Mansfield, OH55,95264,77273,57082,389
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)55,03766,41577,77289,149
Sandusky, OH52,12562,33872,57282,784
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area57,65870,09682,51494,952
Springfield, OH59,48871,28283,09694,890
Toledo, OH59,05272,48885,90499,341
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area58,63671,36584,07496,804
Youngstown-Warren, OH53,10363,19173,27983,367
Enid, OK48,63155,16261,69368,224
Lawton, OK50,02457,07664,14871,199
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area46,05252,93659,80066,685
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area46,69653,97661,23668,516
Oklahoma City, OK49,06855,53661,98468,453
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area49,23456,20263,19170,159
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area49,48456,53563,60770,658
Tulsa, OK43,32748,81854,30959,800
Albany, OR53,78961,46469,16076,836
Bend, OR53,76861,42369,05676,711
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area54,18463,14972,13581,100
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area54,03963,00471,94880,912
Corvallis, OR53,26960,38367,49674,610
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area55,82862,87969,95177,002
Eugene-Springfield, OR53,26959,67666,06172,468
Grants Pass, OR55,82862,87969,95177,002
Medford, OR55,82862,87969,95177,002
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA54,43463,62872,80081,994
Salem, OR54,35163,46172,57281,682
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ43,84757,80471,78185,738
Altoona, PA30,47239,79149,13058,448
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area33,23945,28257,34669,389
Chambersburg, PA31,15943,32755,51667,684
Erie, PA30,47239,79149,13058,448
Gettysburg, PA31,09642,41253,74865,063
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA30,86841,99653,10364,231
Johnstown, PA29,86939,39648,90158,428
Lancaster, PA32,74047,77862,81677,855
Lebanon, PA30,63936,67142,70348,735
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area32,15744,59657,01369,452
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area30,57642,10053,64465,167
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD37,14952,47967,82983,159
Pittsburgh, PA31,34641,01850,66960,341
Reading, PA34,15449,35964,54379,748
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA31,88744,30456,72269,140
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area30,74342,57854,43466,269
State College, PA30,47239,79149,13058,448
Williamsport, PA40,45650,69060,92471,157
York-Hanover, PA31,05535,09039,14643,181
Aguadilla, PR45,07458,05371,05384,032
Arecibo, PR45,07458,05371,05384,032
Guayama, PR45,07458,05371,05384,032
Mayaguez, PR45,07458,05371,05384,032
Ponce, PR45,07458,05371,05384,032
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR45,07458,05371,05384,032
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA55,32863,94072,55181,162
Charleston-North Charleston, SC52,27159,53066,78974,048
Columbia, SC42,95254,39265,83277,272
Florence, SC47,52857,74167,97578,188
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC47,52857,74167,97578,188
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC47,52857,74167,97578,188
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC47,52857,74167,97578,188
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area44,18055,10065,99976,919
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area42,93255,32867,72580,122
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area51,12761,71472,32282,909
Spartanburg, SC42,78655,26667,72580,205
Sumter, SC47,52857,74167,97578,188
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Rapid City, SD45,07458,05371,05384,032
Sioux Falls, SD-MN45,07458,05371,05384,032
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Chattanooga, TN-GA41,51754,08066,62379,186
Clarksville, TN-KY41,51754,08066,62379,186
Cleveland, TN41,51754,08066,62379,186
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area35,02847,52860,02972,530
Jackson, TN41,51754,08066,62379,186
Johnson City, TN28,97532,98937,00441,018
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA34,44547,32060,21673,092
Knoxville, TN45,98957,61669,26480,892
Memphis, TN-MS-AR41,06044,82448,61052,375
Morristown, TN33,94647,19660,46673,716
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN32,44839,08445,69852,333
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area44,09656,68069,26481,848
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area47,07158,76070,45082,140
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area43,66056,03668,41280,788
Abilene, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Amarillo, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX32,42847,42462,40077,397
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX70,45081,59992,768103,917
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area32,26144,11755,99467,850
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area45,76060,92476,08791,250
College Station-Bryan, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Corpus Christi, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Eagle Pass, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area71,17882,26493,330104,416
El Paso, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,28046,59259,88473,196
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX81,45389,02496,575104,146
Killeen-Temple, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Laredo, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Longview, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Lubbock, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Midland, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,86338,85543,82648,818
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area35,46444,32553,20762,068
Odessa, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
San Angelo, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX32,42846,21860,02973,820
Sherman-Denison, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Texarkana, TX-AR33,42648,15262,87977,605
Tyler, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Victoria, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Waco, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
Wichita Falls, TX33,42648,15262,87977,605
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area36,06845,82355,55765,312
Logan, UT-ID36,06845,82355,55765,312
Ogden, UT36,04746,96757,90868,828
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT36,13044,24252,37560,487
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT36,23445,51154,80864,085
St. George, UT36,06845,82355,55765,312
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area36,15145,94855,76565,562
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA52,47964,64776,81588,983
Charlottesville, VA34,77853,22871,67790,127
Harrisonburg, VA52,47964,64776,81588,983
Lynchburg, VA52,47964,64776,81588,983
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area52,08464,08576,10888,109
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area45,59460,32075,02689,752
Richmond, VA33,48850,17066,85283,533
Roanoke, VA52,47964,64776,81588,983
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area47,57060,50873,44586,383
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area28,97540,26951,56462,858
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA52,47964,64776,81588,983
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC66,12472,59279,06185,530
Winchester, VA-WV63,00473,02983,03493,060
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA45,07458,05371,05384,032
Burlington-South Burlington, VT45,07458,05371,05384,032
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Bellingham, WA53,76873,84093,912113,984
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA61,58979,78998,010116,210
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area53,76870,34686,924103,501
Kennewick-Richland, WA41,35160,46679,60298,717
Longview-Kelso, WA54,80864,10673,40482,701
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA62,00581,786101,546121,327
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA64,16883,575103,002122,408
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA65,72885,072104,416123,760
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA53,76873,84093,912113,984
Walla Walla, WA41,35160,46679,60298,717
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA61,52781,703101,858122,034
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area55,57870,90886,237101,567
Yakima, WA55,70371,92788,130104,354
Appleton, WI45,07458,05371,05384,032
Eau Claire, WI45,07458,05371,05384,032
Fond du Lac, WI45,07458,05371,05384,032
Green Bay, WI45,07458,05371,05384,032
Janesville-Beloit, WI45,07458,05371,05384,032
Kenosha, WI45,07458,05371,05384,032
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN45,07458,05371,05384,032
Madison, WI45,07458,05371,05384,032
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI45,07458,05371,05384,032
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI45,07458,05371,05384,032
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI45,07458,05371,05384,032
Sheboygan, WI45,07458,05371,05384,032
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Wausau, WI45,07458,05371,05384,032
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area52,72857,74162,75467,767
Beckley, WV45,07458,05371,05384,032
Charleston, WV45,07458,05371,05384,032
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH45,07458,05371,05384,032
Morgantown, WV45,07458,05371,05384,032
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV45,07458,05371,05384,032
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area45,07458,05371,05384,032
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH47,90360,67473,42486,196
Wheeling, WV-OH45,07458,05371,05384,032
Casper, WY37,14949,15161,17373,175
Cheyenne, WY38,10649,92061,73573,549
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area37,42049,27661,11172,967
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area37,14949,15161,17373,175

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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