SOC 51-2023 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Electromechanical Equipment 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 or modify electromechanical equipment or devices, such as servomechanisms, gyros, dynamometers, magnetic drums, tape drives, brakes, control linkage, actuators, and appliances.

Level I across metros$22,152 – $48,236Aguadilla, PR to Mount Vernon, WA
Median Level IV, major metros$51,439Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers (SOC 51-2023) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $22,152 in Aguadilla, PR to $48,236 in Mount Vernon, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $51,439. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $46,426, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 14 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 area35,86041,72547,61253,477
Anchorage, AK35,86041,72547,61253,477
Fairbanks-College, AK35,86041,72547,61253,477
Anniston-Oxford, AL28,68433,55138,39743,264
Auburn-Opelika, AL30,26431,20032,13633,072
Birmingham, AL32,30337,42042,53647,653
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL30,20234,98639,79144,575
Decatur, AL30,30631,42932,55233,676
Dothan, AL31,82436,48441,14345,802
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL31,15935,29839,43743,576
Gadsden, AL28,68433,55138,39743,264
Huntsville, AL33,11437,56542,03746,488
Mobile, AL30,20234,98639,79144,575
Montgomery, AL36,58842,62048,65254,684
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area30,36834,05037,71141,392
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area31,28434,52837,75240,997
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area35,98439,54143,11946,676
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area33,71738,89644,09649,276
Tuscaloosa, AL31,61636,38041,16445,927
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area34,00839,41644,80450,212
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR30,97234,65338,33542,016
Fort Smith, AR-OK31,30436,83742,34947,882
Hot Springs, AR32,51136,83741,18445,511
Jonesboro, AR32,96838,37643,80549,213
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR32,46936,35940,22844,117
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area30,84733,55136,27638,980
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area41,37245,30349,25553,186
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area33,55139,16744,76250,378
Arizona nonmetropolitan area36,79642,53648,29854,039
Flagstaff, AZ31,78336,29640,81045,324
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ31,78336,29640,81045,324
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ37,17042,89048,61054,330
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ36,83742,57848,31954,060
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ36,31742,12047,94453,748
Tucson, AZ36,46342,28748,13253,956
Yuma, AZ37,04542,76548,50654,226
Bakersfield-Delano, CA39,52045,59451,66857,741
Chico, CA38,39743,66048,94354,205
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area36,65042,39148,13253,872
El Centro, CA37,75244,51251,29358,053
Fresno, CA36,46341,26846,09350,898
Hanford-Corcoran, CA37,39943,36849,35955,328
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA37,50343,32749,13054,954
Merced, CA42,89050,04557,22164,376
Modesto, CA43,59750,77357,97065,146
Napa, CA39,37544,86650,33655,828
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area39,62445,03250,46155,869
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area40,76845,40750,02454,663
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA39,10444,34649,56754,808
Redding, CA38,00244,55451,12757,679
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA35,65240,87246,09351,314
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA39,45844,03448,63153,207
Salinas, CA42,72449,83756,93064,044
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA39,79146,57253,33260,112
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA44,38851,64758,92766,186
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA43,36850,50357,61664,751
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA39,25044,45049,65054,850
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA39,64547,05054,45561,860
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA43,82652,10460,40468,682
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA41,45548,09054,74661,381
Stockton-Lodi, CA39,12545,94852,74959,572
Vallejo, CA36,50442,49548,48554,476
Visalia, CA37,83646,21854,62163,004
Yuba City, CA39,33343,99248,65253,311
Boulder, CO45,32450,73256,11961,527
Colorado Springs, CO38,60542,93247,25851,584
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO39,85344,92850,00455,079
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area39,60444,36749,10953,872
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO42,05849,08856,09863,128
Grand Junction, CO39,58342,07944,55447,050
Greeley, CO39,18843,49347,82052,125
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area40,89346,46852,02157,596
Pueblo, CO39,27143,49347,73651,959
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area39,43743,28547,11250,960
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT36,19242,07947,94453,831
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area35,98440,83145,69850,544
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT36,33841,78847,25852,708
New Haven, CT36,87941,26845,67750,066
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT35,19439,10442,99446,904
Waterbury-Shelton, CT36,54644,38852,20860,050
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV39,62444,67949,73354,788
Dover, DE36,87942,80748,71454,642
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area31,24235,21539,18843,160
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL31,99137,46142,93248,402
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL37,69042,53647,38352,229
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL32,22035,40238,58441,767
Gainesville, FL35,23637,94040,66443,368
Homosassa Springs, FL28,53831,51234,46637,440
Jacksonville, FL36,48438,73040,99743,244
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL36,62941,08045,55250,004
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL32,80238,14843,47248,818
Naples-Marco Island, FL32,26137,60742,97348,319
North Florida nonmetropolitan area34,17537,50340,81044,138
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL35,36039,79144,22148,652
Ocala, FL32,15736,83741,51746,197
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL32,40737,54442,68247,820
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL35,11140,37345,61550,877
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL36,08839,22942,34945,490
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL31,30436,48441,66346,842
Port St. Lucie, FL31,01335,31939,64543,951
Punta Gorda, FL32,07436,90041,74646,572
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL33,07238,39743,74349,068
Sebring, FL32,03237,10842,16247,237
South Florida nonmetropolitan area32,63637,62842,64047,632
Tallahassee, FL33,01037,87742,74447,612
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL32,80237,46142,10046,759
Wildwood-The Villages, FL32,63637,46142,28747,112
Albany, GA39,29245,98952,66659,364
Athens-Clarke County, GA43,36848,63153,89359,156
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA34,94439,74944,55449,359
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC39,50042,70345,92749,130
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA32,98939,10445,22051,335
Columbus, GA-AL34,61239,97845,34450,711
Dalton, GA36,54641,64246,71751,813
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area37,71143,43149,13054,850
Gainesville, GA36,08841,99647,90353,810
Hinesville, GA33,65538,91744,20049,463
Macon-Bibb County, GA35,02840,58146,15651,709
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area35,40240,83146,26051,688
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area37,19142,20447,19652,208
Rome, GA35,29840,24845,22050,170
Savannah, GA35,63140,39445,15749,920
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area33,42639,64545,88552,104
Valdosta, GA32,96836,48439,99943,514
Warner Robins, GA29,28731,74134,21636,671
Guam MSA35,86041,72547,61253,477
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area35,86041,72547,61253,477
Kahului-Wailuku, HI35,86041,72547,61253,477
Urban Honolulu, HI35,86041,72547,61253,477
Ames, IA38,41840,89343,34845,823
Cedar Rapids, IA40,37343,66046,94650,232
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL39,10444,76250,44056,098
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA38,29342,62046,92551,252
Dubuque, IA37,77343,59749,44255,266
Iowa City, IA39,50043,09846,67650,274
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area40,14443,78447,40451,044
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area38,25243,34848,42353,519
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD37,83641,91246,01050,087
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area37,21241,47645,74050,004
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area41,78845,55249,29653,061
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA38,06442,93247,77852,645
Boise City, ID31,92836,67141,39246,135
Coeur d'Alene, ID33,42637,12840,81044,512
Idaho Falls, ID34,57051,23167,91284,573
Lewiston, ID-WA38,41843,53548,65253,768
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area32,61535,21537,81540,415
Pocatello, ID36,56740,64444,74148,818
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area33,01039,10445,19951,293
Twin Falls, ID31,88736,67141,45546,239
Bloomington, IL32,69837,89843,07748,277
Champaign-Urbana, IL34,34140,02045,69851,376
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN34,32040,26946,21852,167
Decatur, IL33,34339,41645,51151,584
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area33,92538,39742,86947,341
Kankakee, IL34,15439,93645,71951,501
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area34,19638,56442,93247,300
Peoria, IL32,55237,42042,28747,154
Rockford, IL35,40241,82948,27754,704
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area31,20034,94438,70942,453
Springfield, IL35,46442,55749,62956,722
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area32,94838,31443,70149,068
Bloomington, IN36,48440,45644,40848,381
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area33,59236,31739,02141,746
Columbus, IN36,54640,39444,26348,111
Elkhart-Goshen, IN35,81838,95942,07945,220
Evansville, IN37,23241,24745,26149,276
Fort Wayne, IN37,29540,06142,84845,615
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN38,48042,28746,07249,879
Kokomo, IN35,11139,33343,55647,778
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN35,50638,64741,78844,928
Michigan City-La Porte, IN34,79939,22943,68048,111
Muncie, IN37,00441,01845,03249,047
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area31,01335,40239,77044,159
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI33,50936,90040,29043,680
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area35,90139,06342,20445,365
Terre Haute, IN35,17338,54341,93345,303
Kansas nonmetropolitan area32,86437,75242,62047,508
Lawrence, KS35,19441,39247,57053,768
Manhattan, KS33,11437,98142,86947,736
Topeka, KS35,19441,39247,57053,768
Wichita, KS33,03139,12545,19951,293
Bowling Green, KY33,36438,56443,78448,984
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area39,66643,22346,75950,316
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area37,64841,95446,28050,586
Elizabethtown, KY36,15140,35244,57548,776
Lexington-Fayette, KY38,54343,32748,13252,916
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN37,62840,97644,32547,674
Owensboro, KY29,10033,57238,02342,495
Paducah, KY-IL30,70134,63238,54342,474
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area36,50441,49646,46851,460
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area36,25540,35244,45048,548
Alexandria, LA32,55236,73340,91445,095
Baton Rouge, LA32,76037,33641,93346,509
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area32,76036,85840,95645,053
Hammond, LA33,05237,58642,12046,655
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA32,82337,73242,66147,570
Lafayette, LA32,38636,94141,51746,072
Lake Charles, LA32,55236,73340,91445,095
Monroe, LA32,55236,73340,91445,095
New Orleans-Metairie, LA33,38438,56443,72248,901
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area32,15736,15140,14444,138
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA34,38337,00439,64542,266
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA33,44737,89842,32846,780
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area32,76037,00441,26845,511
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA38,79243,49348,19452,895
Barnstable Town, MA40,06146,38452,70859,031
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH40,35245,30350,23255,183
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area39,04244,18049,29654,434
Pittsfield, MA40,33247,27954,22661,173
Springfield, MA36,33840,99745,67750,336
Worcester, MA40,26944,82449,40053,956
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD39,97846,78053,60260,404
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV39,37544,49249,58854,704
Lexington Park, MD39,27144,99150,69056,410
Maryland nonmetropolitan area39,85344,32548,81853,290
Salisbury, MD34,92437,62840,35243,056
Bangor, ME35,71440,62345,53250,440
Lewiston-Auburn, ME38,16843,05647,94452,832
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area35,71440,62345,53250,440
Portland-South Portland, ME38,75143,61848,50653,373
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area34,36238,66842,99447,300
Ann Arbor, MI38,08546,11454,12262,151
Battle Creek, MI35,00739,97844,94949,920
Bay City, MI40,47743,93047,36250,815
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI36,85844,40851,98059,530
Flint, MI36,54643,43150,29557,180
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI34,42438,70942,97347,258
Jackson, MI36,83744,20051,58458,948
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI36,19241,12246,03150,960
Lansing-East Lansing, MI35,69340,87246,05251,231
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area34,02937,64841,24744,866
Midland, MI33,42637,62841,85046,052
Monroe, MI36,58844,24251,89659,551
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI35,48539,95744,42948,901
Niles, MI33,71741,70449,71257,700
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area35,29838,66842,05845,428
Saginaw, MI35,36039,29243,24447,175
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area33,21841,26849,33857,388
Traverse City, MI35,81839,56243,30647,050
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area36,71241,47646,23951,002
Duluth, MN-WI38,89643,68048,46453,248
Mankato, MN39,33343,97248,58953,228
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI40,18644,70049,23453,748
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area39,79144,42949,04753,685
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area37,46142,47447,50852,520
Rochester, MN37,66942,74447,82052,895
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area37,58642,03746,50950,960
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area37,77341,01844,26347,508
St. Cloud, MN39,68744,30448,90153,519
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL31,28435,06938,83442,620
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area43,84747,13350,44053,727
Columbia, MO40,58145,17849,77554,372
Jefferson City, MO44,20048,67253,12457,596
Joplin, MO-KS34,25837,37840,47743,597
Kansas City, MO-KS35,86042,39148,90155,432
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area35,81842,07948,36054,621
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area33,86336,94140,02043,098
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area28,60031,15933,71736,276
Springfield, MO36,73339,62442,51645,407
St. Joseph, MO-KS35,23641,51747,77854,060
St. Louis, MO-IL34,71640,02045,30350,607
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS38,98043,78448,61053,415
Hattiesburg, MS33,28039,06344,82450,607
Jackson, MS32,46939,31246,15652,999
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area30,63936,77542,89049,026
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area30,59735,83941,06046,301
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,26832,38636,48440,602
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area34,48737,71140,95644,180
Billings, MT41,99645,49049,00552,500
Bozeman, MT37,10843,36849,65055,911
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area43,36845,94848,50651,085
Great Falls, MT41,99645,49049,00552,500
Helena, MT41,70444,99148,27751,564
Missoula, MT42,80745,40747,98650,586
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area42,05845,53249,00552,479
West Montana nonmetropolitan area42,93245,63648,36051,064
Asheville, NC29,76535,83941,91247,986
Burlington, NC35,13240,12445,09550,087
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area30,36834,90339,41643,951
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC35,06939,85344,61649,400
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC31,30438,00244,70051,397
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area30,57635,23639,87444,533
Fayetteville, NC28,22633,67639,12544,575
Goldsboro, NC31,74137,35742,99448,610
Greensboro-High Point, NC38,54342,26645,98949,712
Greenville, NC32,05336,44240,81045,199
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC43,38946,59249,81653,020
Jacksonville, NC26,81232,96839,10445,261
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC33,90439,20844,53349,837
Raleigh-Cary, NC32,44838,39744,32550,274
Rocky Mount, NC24,77331,20037,60744,034
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area29,80733,05236,31739,562
Wilmington, NC30,34835,83941,35146,842
Winston-Salem, NC35,15239,93644,74149,525
Bismarck, ND34,84039,18843,55647,903
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area35,52740,66445,78150,919
Fargo, ND-MN36,17240,74845,32449,900
Grand Forks, ND-MN37,35742,30847,25852,208
Minot, ND34,84039,18843,55647,903
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area35,50638,21040,91443,618
Grand Island, NE30,18134,88239,56244,263
Lincoln, NE39,29242,57845,86449,151
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area35,44440,10344,78349,442
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area29,12033,21837,31641,413
Omaha, NE-IA38,18942,84847,48752,146
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area28,97533,38437,79442,204
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area38,73043,03647,32051,626
Manchester-Nashua, NH41,64246,15650,69055,204
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area43,11946,32249,50452,708
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area41,58045,96850,35754,746
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ36,94143,09849,27655,432
Trenton-Princeton, NJ36,00543,14050,27457,408
Vineland, NJ34,25838,10641,93345,781
Albuquerque, NM30,20234,59139,00043,389
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area31,51238,62645,76052,874
Farmington, NM30,22335,19440,14445,116
Las Cruces, NM32,15739,50046,86354,205
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area30,34835,52740,68545,864
Santa Fe, NM30,30635,23640,14445,074
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area36,69243,78450,85657,949
Carson City, NV36,31741,47646,65551,813
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV30,95136,67142,39148,111
Reno, NV35,54838,91742,26645,636
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY40,35244,55448,75652,957
Binghamton, NY36,48440,68544,90849,109
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY36,75442,89049,02655,162
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area36,85840,29043,72247,154
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area36,06840,83145,59450,357
Elmira, NY38,77244,03449,31754,580
Glens Falls, NY39,47943,63947,77851,938
Ithaca, NY39,00043,20247,40451,605
Kingston, NY36,42141,03945,65650,274
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY36,87942,22447,59152,936
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ36,94143,24449,56755,869
Rochester, NY37,83642,14146,42650,732
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area36,73339,47942,22444,970
Syracuse, NY35,86040,51945,19949,858
Utica-Rome, NY34,38338,00241,62145,240
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY36,15140,39444,61648,860
Akron, OH35,44440,95646,44751,959
Canton-Massillon, OH35,86040,39444,94949,484
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN38,77243,76448,73553,727
Cleveland, OH35,40240,97646,57252,146
Columbus, OH37,08741,28845,49049,692
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH34,32039,81245,28250,773
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area34,67440,04045,42850,794
Lima, OH34,71639,14643,55647,986
Mansfield, OH39,04241,97544,90847,840
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)35,48540,93546,36451,813
Sandusky, OH35,81841,14346,44751,772
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area35,73540,29044,82449,380
Springfield, OH35,86040,45645,03249,629
Toledo, OH36,87941,97547,09252,188
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area34,67439,08443,49347,903
Youngstown-Warren, OH41,01843,59746,17648,756
Enid, OK31,78336,96242,14147,320
Lawton, OK29,82835,83941,87147,882
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area26,04230,53535,02839,520
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area38,81341,91245,03248,132
Oklahoma City, OK29,45334,69539,93645,178
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area31,13834,52837,91941,309
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area31,70037,19142,66148,152
Tulsa, OK35,50640,24844,97049,712
Albany, OR37,83642,84847,84052,853
Bend, OR40,64444,80448,94353,103
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area35,65241,30946,98852,645
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area41,49645,46949,42153,394
Corvallis, OR37,02441,82946,63451,439
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area38,73043,26447,77852,312
Eugene-Springfield, OR37,98143,74349,52555,287
Grants Pass, OR37,00439,35441,72544,076
Medford, OR39,66642,41245,13647,882
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA42,72446,38450,04553,706
Salem, OR35,98440,72745,44850,191
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ38,48043,07747,69552,292
Altoona, PA32,36537,29542,20447,133
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area35,48539,87444,26348,652
Chambersburg, PA35,19437,91940,66443,389
Erie, PA32,67734,94437,21239,479
Gettysburg, PA36,35938,46040,56042,661
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA35,27738,60541,91245,240
Johnstown, PA37,58641,82946,05250,295
Lancaster, PA36,08839,70843,32746,946
Lebanon, PA35,94340,39444,86649,317
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area34,44537,19139,95742,703
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area29,91134,54939,18843,826
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD36,98342,82848,69354,538
Pittsburgh, PA36,94141,37245,82350,253
Reading, PA41,78846,32250,83655,370
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA39,33344,13848,96453,768
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area36,48441,22645,94850,690
State College, PA34,65338,66842,70346,717
Williamsport, PA34,02937,69041,33044,991
York-Hanover, PA35,04838,75142,43246,135
Aguadilla, PR22,15224,33626,52028,704
Arecibo, PR22,25624,06625,89627,706
Guayama, PR22,40223,98325,54327,124
Mayaguez, PR22,25624,08725,93827,768
Ponce, PR22,40223,98325,56427,144
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area22,25624,08725,93827,768
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR22,40223,96225,52227,082
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA34,36238,87643,41047,924
Charleston-North Charleston, SC40,91445,40749,90054,392
Columbia, SC34,90338,46041,99645,552
Florence, SC35,27739,41643,57647,716
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC35,81840,74845,67750,607
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC34,73639,79144,82449,879
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC28,01832,96837,94042,890
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area35,17339,91644,67949,421
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area38,06441,93345,82349,692
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area36,62940,93545,22049,525
Spartanburg, SC42,84846,34349,83753,332
Sumter, SC35,27739,41643,57647,716
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area37,50340,70643,90947,112
Rapid City, SD39,64540,72741,78842,869
Sioux Falls, SD-MN38,08541,72545,38649,026
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area37,73240,62343,49346,384
Chattanooga, TN-GA33,71737,81541,89245,989
Clarksville, TN-KY34,54940,39446,23952,084
Cleveland, TN33,44739,31245,15751,023
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area33,48840,62347,75754,892
Jackson, TN37,00446,61356,24465,853
Johnson City, TN30,95136,19241,43446,676
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA30,70135,63140,56045,490
Knoxville, TN34,13337,17040,18643,223
Memphis, TN-MS-AR36,17242,18348,17354,184
Morristown, TN32,63636,94141,26845,573
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN35,88041,06046,26051,439
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area33,38439,56245,76051,938
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area34,69540,66446,61352,583
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area34,90343,38951,89660,383
Abilene, TX33,01037,60742,22446,821
Amarillo, TX38,14847,57056,99266,415
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX35,54840,14444,76249,359
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX34,86141,47648,11154,725
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area32,63638,29343,97249,629
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX26,45833,26040,06146,863
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,71739,52045,30351,106
College Station-Bryan, TX36,35943,57650,81558,032
Corpus Christi, TX27,78935,46443,16050,836
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX35,15241,68448,19454,725
Eagle Pass, TX33,90439,95746,01052,063
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area36,94140,95644,97048,984
El Paso, TX23,40027,62331,86636,088
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area35,54838,98042,41245,844
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX33,55139,97846,38452,812
Killeen-Temple, TX40,43644,59648,73552,895
Laredo, TX33,90439,95746,01052,063
Longview, TX32,38635,40238,39741,413
Lubbock, TX35,17341,37247,57053,768
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX29,74434,65339,58344,492
Midland, TX36,46341,97547,48752,999
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area31,80436,19240,58144,970
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area35,77641,85047,92453,997
Odessa, TX36,46341,97547,48752,999
San Angelo, TX33,96739,00044,03449,068
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX31,97038,06444,13850,232
Sherman-Denison, TX34,88241,28847,71654,122
Texarkana, TX-AR34,73640,04045,34450,648
Tyler, TX31,86636,04740,24844,429
Victoria, TX34,84040,45646,05251,668
Waco, TX43,97251,95959,94667,933
Wichita Falls, TX33,26039,93646,59253,269
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area29,34935,40241,43447,487
Logan, UT-ID34,23738,29342,37046,426
Ogden, UT39,91645,38650,83656,306
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT27,39433,38439,39645,386
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT39,10444,65850,19155,744
St. George, UT33,55137,94042,34946,738
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area35,77641,74647,73653,706
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA35,56839,02142,49545,948
Charlottesville, VA36,77541,45546,11450,794
Harrisonburg, VA35,52740,04044,53349,047
Lynchburg, VA34,69541,16447,61254,080
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area36,48441,72546,98852,229
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area37,06642,30847,52852,770
Richmond, VA37,06642,20447,36252,500
Roanoke, VA37,91941,41344,90848,402
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area36,10940,99745,88550,773
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area36,75442,01647,25852,520
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA35,94339,18842,43245,677
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC35,96439,79143,59747,424
Winchester, VA-WV38,39743,72249,04754,372
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA35,86041,72547,61253,477
Burlington-South Burlington, VT42,68247,32051,95956,597
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area45,34448,90152,47956,036
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area37,60741,89246,15650,440
Bellingham, WA42,01647,17552,31257,471
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA45,84452,60459,38466,144
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area42,70346,71750,73254,746
Kennewick-Richland, WA42,01647,57053,14458,698
Longview-Kelso, WA42,41246,15649,90053,644
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA48,23652,99957,74162,504
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA46,80056,11965,43774,756
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA47,50856,86866,22875,588
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA38,37642,89047,40451,917
Walla Walla, WA42,68246,94651,18955,453
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA38,91741,85044,80447,736
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area39,68743,07746,48849,879
Yakima, WA41,41345,57349,71253,872
Appleton, WI37,35741,26845,19949,109
Eau Claire, WI36,81641,22645,65650,066
Fond du Lac, WI38,79242,41246,05249,671
Green Bay, WI32,59439,77046,92554,101
Janesville-Beloit, WI32,38639,60446,84254,060
Kenosha, WI36,96241,74646,50951,293
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN33,09339,35445,59451,855
Madison, WI37,64842,74447,84052,936
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI38,21042,78647,38351,959
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area28,93332,28235,61038,959
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area29,26634,69540,14445,573
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI37,60743,61849,65055,661
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI42,39144,51246,63448,756
Sheboygan, WI41,51745,57349,62953,685
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area30,53535,71440,87246,052
Wausau, WI29,39134,57039,74944,928
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area29,28734,11238,91743,743
Beckley, WV33,53036,65039,77042,890
Charleston, WVNo Leveled Wage: no levels published
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH32,86437,35741,85046,343
Morgantown, WV34,65337,10839,54141,996
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area35,61037,79439,95742,141
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV30,05634,50838,98043,431
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area35,52737,64839,79141,912
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH33,94638,95943,95148,964
Wheeling, WV-OH30,90936,17241,41346,676
Casper, WY40,02042,59945,19947,778
Cheyenne, WY39,66642,30844,94947,591
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area39,66642,30844,94947,591
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area40,02042,59945,19947,778

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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