SOC 51-2011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 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, fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles, such as tails, wings, fuselage, bulkheads, stabilizers, landing gear, rigging and control equipment, or heating and ventilating systems.

Level I across metros$34,029 – $86,861Lexington, KY to Seattle, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$81,807Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers (SOC 51-2011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $34,029 in Lexington, KY to $86,861 in Seattle, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $81,807. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $71,303, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 29 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 22. 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

New York, NY$63,149
San Francisco, CA$97,136
San Jose, CA$93,808
Seattle, WA$110,116
Dallas, TX$88,608
Houston, TX$84,573
Austin, TX$84,573
Chicago, IL$81,807
Boston, MA$81,807
Washington, DC$81,807
Atlanta, GA$81,869
Los Angeles, CA$76,461

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Anchorage, AK	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Fairbanks-College, AK	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Anniston-Oxford, AL	42,495	48,402	54,309	60,216
Auburn-Opelika, AL	49,359	52,396	55,432	58,469
Birmingham, AL	41,060	47,445	53,852	60,237
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	51,480	55,516	59,572	63,607
Decatur, AL	52,645	60,196	67,725	75,276
Dothan, AL	50,087	52,936	55,765	58,615
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	53,373	60,861	68,328	75,816
Gadsden, AL	42,495	48,402	54,309	60,216
Huntsville, AL	52,458	58,760	65,042	71,344
Mobile, AL	52,604	56,056	59,488	62,941
Montgomery, AL	46,988	51,002	55,037	59,052
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	51,210	58,885	66,581	74,256
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,360	57,575	66,810	76,024
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,671	52,728	55,807	58,864
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,652	52,957	57,263	61,568
Tuscaloosa, AL	41,268	47,820	54,392	60,944
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,108	41,309	45,511	49,712
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	38,335	43,431	48,548	53,644
Fort Smith, AR-OK	36,879	41,808	46,717	51,647
Hot Springs, AR	42,308	45,823	49,317	52,832
Jonesboro, AR	37,648	42,536	47,445	52,333
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	37,503	41,912	46,322	50,732
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,410	46,551	49,712	52,853
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,253	41,413	45,594	49,754
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,586	42,016	46,426	50,856
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	58,116	65,416	72,696	79,997
Flagstaff, AZ	58,074	65,375	72,676	79,976
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	58,074	65,375	72,676	79,976
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	61,381	68,162	74,922	81,703
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	61,381	68,162	74,922	81,703
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	55,620	63,087	70,575	78,042
Tucson, AZ	55,620	63,087	70,575	78,042
Yuma, AZ	58,116	65,416	72,696	79,997
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	51,272	59,696	68,100	76,524
Chico, CA	52,292	60,632	68,973	77,314
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	46,613	56,514	66,394	76,295
El Centro, CA	52,084	58,407	64,730	71,053
Fresno, CA	52,292	60,632	68,973	77,314
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	50,232	61,672	73,133	84,573
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	52,458	60,466	68,453	76,461
Merced, CA	52,292	60,632	68,973	77,314
Modesto, CA	64,959	75,359	85,759	96,159
Napa, CA	49,796	57,908	65,999	74,111
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	48,610	58,573	68,516	78,479
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	48,256	57,949	67,621	77,314
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	51,980	60,279	68,599	76,898
Redding, CA	52,292	60,632	68,973	77,314
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	44,575	50,940	57,304	63,669
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	50,607	59,010	67,413	75,816
Salinas, CA	57,679	69,056	80,434	91,812
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	54,205	59,925	65,666	71,386
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	67,517	77,397	87,256	97,136
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	59,239	70,762	82,285	93,808
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	51,356	61,860	72,343	82,847
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	61,880	72,884	83,866	94,869
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	48,818	59,135	69,452	79,768
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	59,572	70,991	82,410	93,829
Stockton-Lodi, CA	62,359	73,050	83,762	94,453
Vallejo, CA	55,724	67,413	79,103	90,792
Visalia, CA	52,292	60,632	68,973	77,314
Yuba City, CA	48,631	58,573	68,536	78,479
Boulder, CO	40,332	52,167	63,981	75,816
Colorado Springs, CO	43,909	55,765	67,600	79,456
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	44,429	56,493	68,578	80,642
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,140	55,141	67,143	79,144
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	40,602	53,248	65,895	78,541
Grand Junction, CO	40,602	53,248	65,895	78,541
Greeley, CO	40,332	52,167	63,981	75,816
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,229	51,189	63,170	75,130
Pueblo, CO	62,816	69,119	75,400	81,703
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,080	53,602	66,103	78,624
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	60,383	73,133	85,884	98,634
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	64,959	76,648	88,317	100,007
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	47,154	59,135	71,116	83,096
New Haven, CT	61,589	74,090	86,591	99,092
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	47,508	59,759	72,031	84,282
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	61,319	73,840	86,362	98,884
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Dover, DE	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	48,672	58,448	68,204	77,980
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	53,124	62,047	70,949	79,872
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	47,237	55,058	62,879	70,700
Gainesville, FL	50,357	57,762	65,146	72,551
Homosassa Springs, FL	48,672	58,448	68,204	77,980
Jacksonville, FL	50,149	57,658	65,188	72,696
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	44,263	53,540	62,816	72,093
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	51,418	63,669	75,941	88,192
Naples-Marco Island, FL	51,189	63,482	75,796	88,088
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	50,815	58,906	67,018	75,109
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	48,672	58,448	68,204	77,980
Ocala, FL	46,863	54,122	61,381	68,640
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	46,551	54,434	62,338	70,221
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	47,404	54,725	62,026	69,348
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	54,704	61,215	67,746	74,256
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	52,978	61,860	70,762	79,644
Port St. Lucie, FL	50,565	62,088	73,591	85,114
Punta Gorda, FL	48,672	58,448	68,204	77,980
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	46,447	54,288	62,151	69,992
Sebring, FL	43,264	51,335	59,384	67,455
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	49,047	60,632	72,197	83,783
Tallahassee, FL	48,672	58,448	68,204	77,980
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	48,672	58,448	68,204	77,980
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	44,159	52,271	60,404	68,516
Albany, GA	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
Athens-Clarke County, GA	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
Columbus, GA-AL	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
Dalton, GA	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	50,461	59,821	69,202	78,562
Gainesville, GA	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
Hinesville, GA	50,815	60,154	69,472	78,812
Macon-Bibb County, GA	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
Rome, GA	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
Savannah, GA	50,919	60,154	69,410	78,645
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
Valdosta, GA	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
Warner Robins, GA	51,480	61,610	71,740	81,869
Guam MSA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Urban Honolulu, HI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Ames, IA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Cedar Rapids, IA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Dubuque, IA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Iowa City, IA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Boise City, ID	47,154	50,253	53,373	56,472
Coeur d'Alene, ID	46,426	49,504	52,604	55,682
Idaho Falls, ID	46,426	49,504	52,604	55,682
Lewiston, ID-WA	46,426	49,504	52,604	55,682
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	46,655	49,775	52,895	56,015
Pocatello, ID	46,426	49,504	52,604	55,682
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,092	50,149	53,186	56,244
Twin Falls, ID	47,154	50,253	53,373	56,472
Bloomington, IL	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Champaign-Urbana, IL	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Decatur, IL	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	54,268	61,090	67,933	74,756
Kankakee, IL	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Peoria, IL	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Rockford, IL	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	54,268	61,090	67,933	74,756
Springfield, IL	54,268	61,090	67,933	74,756
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	53,831	61,028	68,224	75,421
Bloomington, IN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,653	42,848	51,023	59,218
Columbus, IN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Evansville, IN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Fort Wayne, IN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Kokomo, IN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Muncie, IN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,320	42,120	49,900	57,700
Terre Haute, IN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	42,162	47,071	51,980	56,888
Lawrence, KS	43,639	50,232	56,847	63,440
Manhattan, KS	42,869	49,525	56,160	62,816
Topeka, KS	43,618	50,149	56,660	63,191
Wichita, KS	55,765	61,631	67,517	73,383
Bowling Green, KY	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,008	40,248	46,509	52,749
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Elizabethtown, KY	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Lexington-Fayette, KY	34,029	40,623	47,196	53,789
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Owensboro, KY	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Paducah, KY-IL	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Alexandria, LA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Baton Rouge, LA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Hammond, LA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Lafayette, LA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Lake Charles, LA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Monroe, LA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Barnstable Town, MA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Pittsfield, MA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Springfield, MA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Worcester, MA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Lexington Park, MD	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Salisbury, MD	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Bangor, ME	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Portland-South Portland, ME	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Ann Arbor, MI	35,631	42,495	49,359	56,223
Battle Creek, MI	35,631	42,495	49,359	56,223
Bay City, MI	35,631	42,495	49,359	56,223
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	35,631	42,495	49,359	56,223
Flint, MI	35,631	42,495	49,359	56,223
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	35,631	42,495	49,359	56,223
Jackson, MI	35,631	42,495	49,359	56,223
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	35,631	42,495	49,359	56,223
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	39,749	48,194	56,618	65,063
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,527	40,810	46,072	51,356
Midland, MI	35,631	42,495	49,359	56,223
Monroe, MI	35,631	42,495	49,359	56,223
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	35,631	42,495	49,359	56,223
Niles, MI	35,631	42,495	49,359	56,223
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,693	40,477	45,282	50,066
Saginaw, MI	35,631	42,495	49,359	56,223
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,631	42,495	49,359	56,223
Traverse City, MI	35,693	40,477	45,282	50,066
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,693	40,477	45,282	50,066
Duluth, MN-WI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Mankato, MN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Rochester, MN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
St. Cloud, MN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	52,333	59,405	66,477	73,549
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	51,439	58,573	65,728	72,863
Columbia, MO	52,333	59,405	66,477	73,549
Jefferson City, MO	52,333	59,405	66,477	73,549
Joplin, MO-KS	42,370	47,196	52,042	56,868
Kansas City, MO-KS	43,618	50,066	56,535	62,983
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	51,834	58,968	66,124	73,258
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	53,186	60,112	67,060	73,986
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	52,333	59,405	66,477	73,549
Springfield, MO	52,333	59,405	66,477	73,549
St. Joseph, MO-KS	43,160	48,756	54,330	59,925
St. Louis, MO-IL	54,268	61,090	67,933	74,756
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Hattiesburg, MS	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Jackson, MS	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Billings, MT	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Bozeman, MT	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Great Falls, MT	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Helena, MT	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Missoula, MT	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Asheville, NC	47,570	51,605	55,661	59,696
Burlington, NC	47,570	51,605	55,661	59,696
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,591	51,626	55,640	59,676
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	47,570	51,605	55,661	59,696
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	47,570	51,605	55,661	59,696
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,175	49,629	52,063	54,517
Fayetteville, NC	47,570	51,605	55,661	59,696
Goldsboro, NC	47,570	51,605	55,661	59,696
Greensboro-High Point, NC	48,132	52,520	56,909	61,298
Greenville, NC	47,570	51,605	55,661	59,696
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	47,570	51,605	55,661	59,696
Jacksonville, NC	47,570	51,605	55,661	59,696
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	47,570	51,605	55,661	59,696
Raleigh-Cary, NC	47,570	51,605	55,661	59,696
Rocky Mount, NC	47,570	51,605	55,661	59,696
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,570	51,605	55,661	59,696
Wilmington, NC	47,570	51,605	55,661	59,696
Winston-Salem, NC	48,132	52,853	57,575	62,296
Bismarck, ND	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Fargo, ND-MN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Grand Forks, ND-MN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Minot, ND	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Grand Island, NE	56,576	63,752	70,908	78,084
Lincoln, NE	56,576	63,752	70,908	78,084
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	56,576	63,752	70,908	78,084
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	56,576	63,752	70,908	78,084
Omaha, NE-IA	56,535	63,711	70,866	78,042
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	56,576	63,752	70,908	78,084
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Manchester-Nashua, NH	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	51,896	67,808	83,741	99,653
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	51,896	67,808	83,741	99,653
Vineland, NJ	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Albuquerque, NM	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Farmington, NM	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Las Cruces, NM	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Santa Fe, NM	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Carson City, NV	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Reno, NV	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	39,541	45,199	50,877	56,535
Binghamton, NY	39,541	45,199	50,877	56,535
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	39,541	45,199	50,877	56,535
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	39,541	45,199	50,877	56,535
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	39,541	45,199	50,877	56,535
Elmira, NY	39,541	45,199	50,877	56,535
Glens Falls, NY	39,541	45,199	50,877	56,535
Ithaca, NY	39,541	45,199	50,877	56,535
Kingston, NY	39,541	45,199	50,877	56,535
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	42,848	49,255	55,682	62,088
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	44,138	50,482	56,805	63,149
Rochester, NY	39,541	45,199	50,877	56,535
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	39,541	45,199	50,877	56,535
Syracuse, NY	39,541	45,199	50,877	56,535
Utica-Rome, NY	39,541	45,199	50,877	56,535
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	39,541	45,199	50,877	56,535
Akron, OH	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Canton-Massillon, OH	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	34,362	40,997	47,632	54,268
Cleveland, OH	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Columbus, OH	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	34,466	41,164	47,840	54,538
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Lima, OH	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Mansfield, OH	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Sandusky, OH	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,466	41,164	47,840	54,538
Springfield, OH	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Toledo, OH	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,466	41,164	47,840	54,538
Youngstown-Warren, OH	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Enid, OK	40,040	47,736	55,453	63,149
Lawton, OK	39,666	46,197	52,728	59,260
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,751	44,720	50,690	56,660
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,063	46,031	52,999	59,967
Oklahoma City, OK	40,061	46,468	52,874	59,280
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,314	45,012	51,688	58,386
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,834	45,490	52,146	58,802
Tulsa, OK	39,292	44,013	48,756	53,477
Albany, OR	47,466	57,596	67,725	77,855
Bend, OR	47,466	57,596	67,725	77,855
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,466	57,616	67,746	77,896
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	52,728	67,496	82,264	97,032
Corvallis, OR	47,362	53,124	58,885	64,647
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,466	57,596	67,725	77,855
Eugene-Springfield, OR	47,466	57,596	67,725	77,855
Grants Pass, OR	47,466	57,596	67,725	77,855
Medford, OR	47,466	57,596	67,725	77,855
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	47,466	57,596	67,725	77,855
Salem, OR	48,048	58,490	68,932	79,373
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	51,896	67,788	83,700	99,591
Altoona, PA	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Chambersburg, PA	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Erie, PA	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Gettysburg, PA	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Johnstown, PA	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Lancaster, PA	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Lebanon, PA	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	51,959	67,892	83,824	99,757
Pittsburgh, PA	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Reading, PA	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
State College, PA	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Williamsport, PA	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
York-Hanover, PA	51,813	67,538	83,242	98,967
Aguadilla, PR	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Arecibo, PR	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Guayama, PR	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Mayaguez, PR	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Ponce, PR	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Columbia, SC	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Florence, SC	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Spartanburg, SC	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Sumter, SC	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Rapid City, SD	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Chattanooga, TN-GA	45,989	53,560	61,152	68,724
Clarksville, TN-KY	45,989	53,560	61,152	68,724
Cleveland, TN	45,989	53,560	61,152	68,724
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,504	56,140	62,754	69,389
Jackson, TN	45,989	53,560	61,152	68,724
Johnson City, TN	45,989	53,560	61,152	68,724
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	49,546	56,140	62,712	69,306
Knoxville, TN	50,836	57,076	63,295	69,535
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	45,989	53,560	61,152	68,724
Morristown, TN	52,250	58,053	63,856	69,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	45,989	53,560	61,152	68,724
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,972	51,668	59,364	67,060
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,989	53,560	61,152	68,724
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,989	53,560	61,152	68,724
Abilene, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Amarillo, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,306	50,940	58,594	66,228
College Station-Bryan, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Corpus Christi, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	46,509	60,549	74,568	88,608
Eagle Pass, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,300	52,624	57,928	63,253
El Paso, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,199	58,469	71,760	85,031
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Killeen-Temple, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Laredo, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Longview, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Lubbock, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Midland, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,532	59,031	72,551	86,050
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,156	51,418	56,660	61,922
Odessa, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
San Angelo, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Sherman-Denison, TX	46,114	59,904	73,674	87,464
Texarkana, TX-AR	37,087	42,308	47,549	52,770
Tyler, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Victoria, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
Waco, TX	45,594	59,197	72,821	86,424
Wichita Falls, TX	44,949	58,157	71,365	84,573
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,624	46,925	54,205	61,506
Logan, UT-ID	45,594	51,605	57,596	63,607
Ogden, UT	44,325	50,232	56,160	62,068
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	37,357	45,178	53,020	60,840
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	43,826	50,212	56,597	62,983
St. George, UT	39,624	46,925	54,205	61,506
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,666	46,946	54,247	61,527
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Charlottesville, VA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Harrisonburg, VA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Lynchburg, VA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Richmond, VA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Roanoke, VA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Winchester, VA-WV	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Bellingham, WA	81,266	90,855	100,464	110,053
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	86,570	94,412	102,253	110,095
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	80,871	90,564	100,256	109,949
Kennewick-Richland, WA	81,266	90,855	100,464	110,053
Longview-Kelso, WA	81,266	90,855	100,464	110,053
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	82,909	91,957	101,026	110,074
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	86,840	94,599	102,378	110,136
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	86,861	94,620	102,357	110,116
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	81,266	90,855	100,464	110,053
Walla Walla, WA	81,266	90,855	100,464	110,053
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	82,909	91,957	101,026	110,074
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	84,303	92,852	101,421	109,970
Yakima, WA	80,912	90,584	100,277	109,949
Appleton, WI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Eau Claire, WI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Fond du Lac, WI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Green Bay, WI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Janesville-Beloit, WI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Kenosha, WI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Madison, WI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Sheboygan, WI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Wausau, WI	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Beckley, WV	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Charleston, WV	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Morgantown, WV	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	42,162	47,071	51,980	56,888
Wheeling, WV-OH	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Casper, WY	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Cheyenne, WY	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	50,316	60,820	71,303	81,807

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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