SOC 51-3022 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 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): Use hands or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.

Level I across metros$19,282 – $46,863Houma, LA to Greeley, CO

Median Level IV, major metros$42,536Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers (SOC 51-3022) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $19,282 in Houma, LA to $46,863 in Greeley, CO, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $42,536. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $39,957, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 29 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 area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	35,922	36,920	37,919	38,917
Anchorage, AK	34,175	36,775	39,354	41,954
Fairbanks-College, AK	35,922	36,920	37,919	38,917
Anniston-Oxford, AL	24,336	28,517	32,677	36,858
Auburn-Opelika, AL	24,295	27,748	31,180	34,632
Birmingham, AL	31,658	33,301	34,965	36,608
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	23,068	25,709	28,372	31,013
Decatur, AL	21,362	26,645	31,928	37,212
Dothan, AL	25,626	27,352	29,079	30,805
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	24,253	29,370	34,466	39,583
Gadsden, AL	24,336	28,517	32,677	36,858
Huntsville, AL	31,242	34,216	37,191	40,165
Mobile, AL	22,776	25,314	27,852	30,389
Montgomery, AL	24,440	27,872	31,284	34,716
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	23,525	27,914	32,303	36,692
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	23,816	28,330	32,844	37,357
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	25,896	27,997	30,098	32,199
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,621	29,911	31,200	32,490
Tuscaloosa, AL	28,746	31,804	34,882	37,940
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,738	36,359	38,980	41,600
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	36,900	37,503	38,085	38,688
Fort Smith, AR-OK	33,031	35,173	37,295	39,437
Hot Springs, AR	29,204	32,157	35,111	38,064
Jonesboro, AR	34,300	36,317	38,356	40,373
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	29,911	31,492	33,093	34,674
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,820	36,879	38,938	40,997
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,821	35,069	36,338	37,586
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	28,996	32,448	35,901	39,354
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	39,770	43,119	46,447	49,796
Flagstaff, AZ	39,416	42,869	46,343	49,796
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	39,416	42,869	46,343	49,796
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	42,557	44,970	47,404	49,816
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	40,498	43,597	46,717	49,816
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	39,416	42,869	46,343	49,796
Tucson, AZ	40,020	43,264	46,488	49,733
Yuma, AZ	40,020	43,264	46,488	49,733
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	34,549	35,735	36,920	38,106
Chico, CA	35,194	37,045	38,917	40,768
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,653	36,130	37,628	39,104
El Centro, CA	35,194	36,629	38,064	39,500
Fresno, CA	34,362	36,296	38,210	40,144
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	35,069	37,212	39,375	41,517
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	35,506	37,004	38,522	40,020
Merced, CA	34,778	35,797	36,796	37,815
Modesto, CA	35,818	36,733	37,648	38,564
Napa, CA	36,047	38,210	40,352	42,516
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,068	39,229	42,412	45,573
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,381	37,586	39,812	42,016
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	35,111	36,567	38,044	39,500
Redding, CA	34,716	37,087	39,458	41,829
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	35,256	36,442	37,628	38,813
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	35,589	37,628	39,687	41,725
Salinas, CA	36,130	37,336	38,564	39,770
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	35,069	37,108	39,125	41,164
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	36,879	40,498	44,138	47,757
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	39,292	41,746	44,200	46,655
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	36,151	38,688	41,205	43,743
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	36,068	38,106	40,165	42,204
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	35,007	36,879	38,751	40,623
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	38,023	39,812	41,600	43,389
Stockton-Lodi, CA	35,132	37,274	39,396	41,538
Vallejo, CA	37,087	38,834	40,602	42,349
Visalia, CA	34,320	35,548	36,754	37,981
Yuba City, CA	35,423	37,503	39,604	41,684
Boulder, CO	46,509	48,922	51,335	53,748
Colorado Springs, CO	45,594	47,612	49,650	51,668
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	37,648	42,703	47,778	52,832
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,592	48,984	51,376	53,768
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	46,509	48,922	51,335	53,748
Grand Junction, CO	36,962	39,416	41,871	44,325
Greeley, CO	46,863	49,172	51,501	53,810
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	36,754	41,850	46,967	52,063
Pueblo, CO	46,509	48,922	51,335	53,748
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,552	47,591	49,629	51,668
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	34,050	35,735	37,420	39,104
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,008	35,360	36,692	38,044
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,029	35,360	36,671	38,002
New Haven, CT	35,132	37,108	39,104	41,080
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,008	35,340	36,671	38,002
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,008	35,340	36,671	38,002
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	29,079	32,573	36,047	39,541
Dover, DE	34,050	35,111	36,172	37,232
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	34,050	34,965	35,860	36,775
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	27,644	32,012	36,359	40,727
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	27,581	30,847	34,133	37,399
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	28,496	32,989	37,461	41,954
Gainesville, FL	27,748	31,533	35,319	39,104
Homosassa Springs, FL	27,519	30,535	33,572	36,588
Jacksonville, FL	27,415	31,346	35,298	39,229
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	27,935	32,615	37,295	41,975
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	27,581	30,264	32,968	35,652
Naples-Marco Island, FL	33,738	37,378	41,039	44,679
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	27,519	31,117	34,716	38,314
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	29,328	32,324	35,298	38,293
Ocala, FL	29,516	33,676	37,836	41,996
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	30,368	34,882	39,416	43,930
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	29,703	34,404	39,104	43,805
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	28,080	31,055	34,029	37,004
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	27,040	30,264	33,468	36,692
Port St. Lucie, FL	29,516	34,029	38,522	43,036
Punta Gorda, FL	27,685	31,492	35,298	39,104
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	29,204	33,988	38,751	43,535
Sebring, FL	28,663	33,468	38,272	43,077
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	27,581	31,034	34,487	37,940
Tallahassee, FL	27,581	31,138	34,716	38,272
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	27,477	30,306	33,114	35,943
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	27,602	32,012	36,442	40,852
Albany, GA	30,909	33,676	36,463	39,229
Athens-Clarke County, GA	30,639	34,653	38,668	42,682
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	31,991	35,984	39,957	43,951
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	35,048	37,024	38,980	40,956
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	31,200	33,842	36,484	39,125
Columbus, GA-AL	26,978	31,138	35,298	39,458
Dalton, GA	31,492	35,132	38,751	42,391
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	23,213	25,917	28,621	31,325
Gainesville, GA	37,503	39,229	40,956	42,682
Hinesville, GA	26,853	30,493	34,133	37,773
Macon-Bibb County, GA	31,658	34,924	38,189	41,455
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,618	34,133	37,669	41,184
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,637	35,277	38,917	42,557
Rome, GA	31,679	35,506	39,354	43,181
Savannah, GA	23,213	26,292	29,370	32,448
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,221	33,863	36,484	39,125
Valdosta, GA	30,805	33,551	36,296	39,042
Warner Robins, GA	32,532	33,447	34,341	35,256
Guam MSA	24,690	26,188	27,664	29,162
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	35,298	38,751	42,224	45,677
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	35,360	38,626	41,892	45,157
Urban Honolulu, HI	35,048	38,064	41,060	44,076
Ames, IA	38,730	40,644	42,578	44,492
Cedar Rapids, IA	27,872	29,578	31,284	32,989
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	37,856	40,415	42,994	45,552
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	33,946	38,231	42,495	46,780
Dubuque, IA	37,898	39,832	41,788	43,722
Iowa City, IA	37,919	39,770	41,642	43,493
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,588	39,333	42,100	44,845
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,832	41,309	42,807	44,284
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	44,554	45,573	46,572	47,591
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,876	40,436	42,016	43,576
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,477	42,890	45,303	47,716
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	38,148	39,978	41,829	43,660
Boise City, ID	34,508	38,626	42,765	46,884
Coeur d'Alene, ID	32,719	35,735	38,751	41,767
Idaho Falls, ID	34,320	36,504	38,709	40,893
Lewiston, ID-WA	35,132	39,541	43,930	48,340
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	32,074	35,360	38,647	41,933
Pocatello, ID	38,439	40,706	42,973	45,240
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	33,093	35,714	38,314	40,935
Twin Falls, ID	32,136	35,402	38,688	41,954
Bloomington, IL	35,984	39,063	42,141	45,220
Champaign-Urbana, IL	35,943	38,813	41,663	44,533
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	36,192	38,418	40,644	42,869
Decatur, IL	35,943	38,959	41,975	44,991
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,360	38,605	41,871	45,116
Kankakee, IL	35,984	38,418	40,831	43,264
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,192	38,896	41,600	44,304
Peoria, IL	36,463	40,352	44,242	48,132
Rockford, IL	36,130	38,376	40,644	42,890
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,424	38,002	41,600	45,178
Springfield, IL	35,256	38,751	42,245	45,740
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,276	39,479	42,703	45,906
Bloomington, IN	35,631	37,149	38,647	40,165
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	36,400	38,980	41,538	44,117
Columbus, IN	35,735	37,253	38,772	40,290
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	32,116	35,256	38,418	41,559
Evansville, IN	36,109	37,212	38,335	39,437
Fort Wayne, IN	36,567	38,792	40,997	43,223
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	35,672	37,232	38,772	40,332
Kokomo, IN	39,125	41,018	42,932	44,824
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	36,962	39,250	41,538	43,826
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	36,712	37,128	37,524	37,940
Muncie, IN	36,421	38,959	41,496	44,034
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	36,816	38,917	41,039	43,140
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	37,274	39,562	41,829	44,117
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	36,172	37,253	38,335	39,416
Terre Haute, IN	37,024	39,541	42,079	44,596
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	40,228	43,722	47,196	50,690
Lawrence, KS	39,812	43,348	46,904	50,440
Manhattan, KS	40,144	43,680	47,237	50,773
Topeka, KS	41,143	45,511	49,879	54,247
Wichita, KS	40,061	43,576	47,071	50,586
Bowling Green, KY	37,336	38,460	39,562	40,685
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,776	37,981	40,207	42,412
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,943	37,149	38,356	39,562
Elizabethtown, KY	37,648	38,980	40,290	41,621
Lexington-Fayette, KY	33,842	37,170	40,519	43,847
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	37,981	40,352	42,724	45,095
Owensboro, KY	37,253	38,543	39,812	41,101
Paducah, KY-IL	37,170	38,480	39,770	41,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,024	38,564	40,082	41,621
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,232	38,522	39,791	41,080
Alexandria, LA	22,818	25,792	28,767	31,741
Baton Rouge, LA	22,506	25,896	29,287	32,677
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	22,631	25,688	28,725	31,783
Hammond, LA	23,858	27,040	30,244	33,426
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	19,282	22,776	26,292	29,786
Lafayette, LA	22,485	25,730	28,996	32,240
Lake Charles, LA	21,944	25,189	28,434	31,679
Monroe, LA	22,714	25,751	28,788	31,824
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	24,690	27,768	30,868	33,946
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	21,882	24,669	27,436	30,223
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	22,735	25,876	28,996	32,136
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	23,338	26,520	29,703	32,885
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	21,466	24,004	26,541	29,079
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	34,092	35,028	35,984	36,920
Barnstable Town, MA	34,196	36,900	39,604	42,308
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	35,340	38,023	40,706	43,389
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	33,655	36,172	38,688	41,205
Pittsfield, MA	33,842	36,546	39,250	41,954
Springfield, MA	34,216	36,920	39,604	42,308
Worcester, MA	34,071	36,567	39,063	41,559
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	31,200	33,260	35,298	37,357
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	29,578	32,844	36,088	39,354
Lexington Park, MD	29,932	32,948	35,943	38,959
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	32,282	34,320	36,338	38,376
Salisbury, MD	31,450	34,674	37,919	41,143
Bangor, ME	30,826	33,343	35,880	38,397
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	33,696	38,584	43,472	48,360
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	33,717	37,815	41,892	45,989
Portland-South Portland, ME	35,277	40,373	45,490	50,586
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	32,344	35,839	39,333	42,828
Ann Arbor, MI	37,232	39,916	42,578	45,261
Battle Creek, MI	38,064	40,498	42,911	45,344
Bay City, MI	37,232	39,916	42,578	45,261
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	33,364	36,463	39,562	42,661
Flint, MI	32,552	36,359	40,186	43,992
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	37,232	39,146	41,080	42,994
Jackson, MI	37,232	39,916	42,578	45,261
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	37,565	40,124	42,703	45,261
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	36,525	38,730	40,914	43,119
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,359	38,605	40,831	43,077
Midland, MI	37,232	39,916	42,578	45,261
Monroe, MI	37,232	39,916	42,578	45,261
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	37,087	39,125	41,184	43,223
Niles, MI	37,232	39,916	42,578	45,261
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,232	39,916	42,578	45,261
Saginaw, MI	37,232	39,916	42,578	45,261
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,399	39,999	42,599	45,199
Traverse City, MI	37,232	39,916	42,578	45,261
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,232	39,916	42,578	45,261
Duluth, MN-WI	29,349	32,636	35,943	39,229
Mankato, MN	33,842	37,024	40,228	43,410
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	35,236	38,876	42,516	46,156
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,466	37,919	41,372	44,824
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,736	37,586	40,436	43,285
Rochester, MN	32,365	35,111	37,836	40,581
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,172	38,938	41,684	44,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,186	41,808	43,431	45,053
St. Cloud, MN	36,712	38,834	40,956	43,077
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	30,472	32,240	33,988	35,756
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,487	35,506	36,525	37,544
Columbia, MO	33,946	35,756	37,565	39,375
Jefferson City, MO	33,946	35,756	37,565	39,375
Joplin, MO-KS	39,416	42,973	46,530	50,087
Kansas City, MO-KS	36,567	39,978	43,368	46,780
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,324	34,965	37,607	40,248
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,285	31,845	33,384	34,944
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,274	39,853	42,412	44,991
Springfield, MO	33,676	36,463	39,271	42,058
St. Joseph, MO-KS	38,772	41,122	43,452	45,802
St. Louis, MO-IL	34,528	38,314	42,100	45,885
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	22,215	25,210	28,205	31,200
Hattiesburg, MS	31,242	34,029	36,816	39,604
Jackson, MS	34,050	35,860	37,648	39,458
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,445	36,276	38,106	39,936
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,095	34,570	37,024	39,500
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,911	33,114	36,317	39,520
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	25,688	28,725	31,783	34,820
Billings, MT	34,175	36,400	38,647	40,872
Bozeman, MT	34,175	36,400	38,647	40,872
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,967	36,047	38,127	40,207
Great Falls, MT	34,175	36,400	38,647	40,872
Helena, MT	33,717	34,986	36,255	37,524
Missoula, MT	34,757	36,047	37,336	38,626
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	34,175	36,400	38,647	40,872
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	34,008	35,652	37,316	38,959
Asheville, NC	34,716	36,109	37,482	38,876
Burlington, NC	31,908	34,757	37,607	40,456
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,053	34,965	37,856	40,768
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	34,237	36,421	38,605	40,789
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	34,591	37,066	39,520	41,996
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,804	34,445	37,066	39,708
Fayetteville, NC	34,258	36,816	39,354	41,912
Goldsboro, NC	32,781	35,423	38,044	40,685
Greensboro-High Point, NC	28,580	31,429	34,279	37,128
Greenville, NC	31,783	34,424	37,066	39,708
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	33,260	35,111	36,941	38,792
Jacksonville, NC	31,034	33,925	36,816	39,708
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	33,925	36,588	39,271	41,933
Raleigh-Cary, NC	28,996	32,740	36,504	40,248
Rocky Mount, NC	21,466	23,130	24,815	26,479
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,716	36,088	37,461	38,834
Wilmington, NC	33,093	35,631	38,189	40,727
Winston-Salem, NC	26,832	33,447	40,082	46,696
Bismarck, ND	35,464	39,250	43,056	46,842
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,223	34,092	37,981	41,850
Fargo, ND-MN	34,612	37,919	41,247	44,554
Grand Forks, ND-MN	34,300	37,253	40,207	43,160
Minot, ND	35,464	39,250	43,056	46,842
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	35,215	39,084	42,973	46,842
Grand Island, NE	44,200	46,863	49,504	52,167
Lincoln, NE	41,392	44,304	47,196	50,108
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,930	46,135	48,319	50,524
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	30,015	33,530	37,066	40,581
Omaha, NE-IA	41,122	44,637	48,173	51,688
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,141	44,117	46,093	48,069
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	35,340	38,106	40,852	43,618
Manchester-Nashua, NH	35,340	38,085	40,810	43,556
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	35,340	38,064	40,810	43,535
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,351	44,180	47,029	49,858
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	33,842	36,692	39,520	42,370
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	32,448	36,317	40,186	44,055
Vineland, NJ	33,364	35,860	38,356	40,852
Albuquerque, NM	30,493	33,447	36,400	39,354
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	29,952	31,928	33,884	35,860
Farmington, NM	29,952	32,927	35,901	38,876
Las Cruces, NM	30,098	31,367	32,656	33,925
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	29,640	32,656	35,672	38,688
Santa Fe, NM	29,911	32,968	36,047	39,104
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	32,199	36,463	40,748	45,012
Carson City, NV	33,800	38,314	42,848	47,362
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	31,616	35,797	39,957	44,138
Reno, NV	33,946	38,501	43,077	47,632
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	33,343	36,400	39,479	42,536
Binghamton, NY	33,592	35,402	37,212	39,021
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	33,738	36,879	39,999	43,140
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	35,880	39,042	42,224	45,386
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	32,802	34,092	35,402	36,692
Elmira, NY	33,884	37,024	40,165	43,306
Glens Falls, NY	33,364	36,754	40,144	43,535
Ithaca, NY	32,719	35,090	37,482	39,853
Kingston, NY	32,303	34,362	36,421	38,480
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	32,240	34,695	37,149	39,604
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	34,196	37,128	40,082	43,015
Rochester, NY	35,236	38,418	41,621	44,804
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	34,175	37,191	40,186	43,202
Syracuse, NY	33,239	36,213	39,188	42,162
Utica-Rome, NY	32,677	35,152	37,607	40,082
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	33,738	36,858	39,978	43,098
Akron, OH	33,156	37,274	41,372	45,490
Canton-Massillon, OH	36,796	39,000	41,184	43,389
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	34,404	37,586	40,789	43,972
Cleveland, OH	35,069	36,608	38,148	39,687
Columbus, OH	35,860	38,023	40,207	42,370
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	35,360	38,044	40,706	43,389
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,133	35,236	36,359	37,461
Lima, OH	33,759	36,068	38,356	40,664
Mansfield, OH	32,552	35,277	38,002	40,727
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	31,575	34,237	36,920	39,583
Sandusky, OH	32,698	35,173	37,648	40,124
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,175	37,316	40,436	43,576
Springfield, OH	36,172	38,439	40,727	42,994
Toledo, OH	32,885	35,631	38,356	41,101
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,196	37,045	39,895	42,744
Youngstown-Warren, OH	32,948	35,672	38,397	41,122
Enid, OK	37,628	40,477	43,327	46,176
Lawton, OK	24,669	29,058	33,468	37,856
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,530	35,298	37,045	38,813
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,839	39,292	42,724	46,176
Oklahoma City, OK	31,450	33,759	36,047	38,356
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,548	36,005	36,463	36,920
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,111	37,461	39,832	42,183
Tulsa, OK	37,108	40,124	43,160	46,176
Albany, OR	35,340	36,567	37,815	39,042
Bend, OR	35,485	36,692	37,877	39,084
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,360	36,629	37,919	39,188
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,319	36,484	37,669	38,834
Corvallis, OR	35,340	36,525	37,711	38,896
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,340	36,567	37,815	39,042
Eugene-Springfield, OR	35,319	36,484	37,669	38,834
Grants Pass, OR	35,340	36,525	37,690	38,876
Medford, OR	35,319	36,484	37,669	38,834
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	35,776	37,898	40,020	42,141
Salem, OR	35,340	36,608	37,898	39,167
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	33,592	36,359	39,104	41,871
Altoona, PA	24,316	28,434	32,532	36,650
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	30,722	32,365	34,029	35,672
Chambersburg, PA	30,244	32,199	34,154	36,109
Erie, PA	32,656	34,840	37,004	39,188
Gettysburg, PA	29,828	32,012	34,196	36,380
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	31,720	33,551	35,402	37,232
Johnstown, PA	25,127	29,890	34,632	39,396
Lancaster, PA	32,407	34,466	36,525	38,584
Lebanon, PA	32,012	33,800	35,589	37,378
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	29,890	32,324	34,778	37,212
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	29,162	31,866	34,570	37,274
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	34,175	36,504	38,855	41,184
Pittsburgh, PA	24,794	29,786	34,778	39,770
Reading, PA	33,343	35,485	37,648	39,791
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	31,242	33,488	35,714	37,960
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	28,788	31,450	34,133	36,796
State College, PA	29,287	31,554	33,842	36,109
Williamsport, PA	29,869	32,199	34,508	36,837
York-Hanover, PA	30,535	32,864	35,173	37,503
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	23,754	25,688	27,602
Arecibo, PR	21,840	23,754	25,668	27,581
Guayama, PR	21,840	23,837	25,855	27,852
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	23,754	25,688	27,602
Ponce, PR	21,840	23,858	25,855	27,872
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	23,754	25,688	27,602
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,840	23,837	25,855	27,852
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	32,698	35,256	37,815	40,373
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	34,279	37,170	40,082	42,973
Columbia, SC	33,821	35,215	36,629	38,023
Florence, SC	34,175	34,986	35,776	36,588
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	33,447	34,320	35,194	36,068
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	33,967	34,861	35,776	36,671
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	33,967	34,861	35,776	36,671
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,780	35,090	36,400	37,711
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,135	33,551	33,967	34,383
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,216	35,132	36,068	36,983
Spartanburg, SC	33,218	34,986	36,775	38,543
Sumter, SC	34,175	34,986	35,776	36,588
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	35,215	38,772	42,308	45,864
Rapid City, SD	40,186	42,162	44,117	46,093
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	41,184	43,015	44,824	46,655
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	35,236	38,834	42,412	46,010
Chattanooga, TN-GA	30,805	34,300	37,794	41,288
Clarksville, TN-KY	24,856	27,560	30,244	32,948
Cleveland, TN	25,376	28,392	31,429	34,445
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	25,127	28,184	31,263	34,320
Jackson, TN	32,095	34,716	37,336	39,957
Johnson City, TN	26,188	28,725	31,284	33,821
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	27,768	30,327	32,906	35,464
Knoxville, TN	27,893	30,119	32,365	34,591
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	28,080	30,680	33,280	35,880
Morristown, TN	34,965	36,588	38,210	39,832
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	32,282	36,192	40,103	44,013
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	27,144	31,013	34,882	38,751
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,301	35,880	38,439	41,018
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,698	35,444	38,168	40,914
Abilene, TX	24,836	29,412	33,988	38,564
Amarillo, TX	25,314	30,909	36,484	42,079
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	25,751	30,056	34,383	38,688
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	27,248	31,138	35,028	38,917
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,565	29,141	33,738	38,314
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	25,044	28,892	32,760	36,608
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,391	32,636	35,901	39,146
College Station-Bryan, TX	27,727	30,972	34,216	37,461
Corpus Christi, TX	24,544	28,933	33,322	37,711
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	26,562	31,325	36,088	40,852
Eagle Pass, TX	26,312	30,909	35,485	40,082
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,597	32,698	34,820	36,920
El Paso, TX	24,232	28,808	33,405	37,981
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,106	29,765	34,404	39,063
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	26,728	31,242	35,776	40,290
Killeen-Temple, TX	26,978	30,680	34,404	38,106
Laredo, TX	28,892	32,386	35,860	39,354
Longview, TX	29,536	32,240	34,944	37,648
Lubbock, TX	24,378	28,954	33,509	38,085
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	22,402	25,002	27,581	30,181
Midland, TX	24,399	28,996	33,592	38,189
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,959	30,348	34,736	39,125
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,399	28,975	33,530	38,106
Odessa, TX	24,399	28,996	33,592	38,189
San Angelo, TX	24,648	29,204	33,780	38,335
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	24,628	28,642	32,636	36,650
Sherman-Denison, TX	28,080	32,344	36,629	40,893
Texarkana, TX-AR	31,908	33,925	35,964	37,981
Tyler, TX	26,312	30,909	35,485	40,082
Victoria, TX	29,391	32,636	35,880	39,125
Waco, TX	27,436	31,367	35,298	39,229
Wichita Falls, TX	24,856	29,412	33,988	38,543
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	41,018	42,391	43,784	45,157
Logan, UT-ID	38,751	40,810	42,869	44,928
Ogden, UT	36,567	39,624	42,703	45,760
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	37,773	40,373	42,994	45,594
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	31,928	36,068	40,186	44,325
St. George, UT	38,876	41,122	43,348	45,594
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,021	41,205	43,410	45,594
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	28,455	30,472	32,511	34,528
Charlottesville, VA	33,072	35,048	37,004	38,980
Harrisonburg, VA	35,402	36,484	37,586	38,668
Lynchburg, VA	29,828	32,636	35,423	38,231
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,911	32,282	34,653	37,024
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,346	34,008	36,671	39,333
Richmond, VA	29,266	32,823	36,400	39,957
Roanoke, VA	29,183	32,012	34,820	37,648
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,079	31,658	34,258	36,837
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,226	30,556	32,885	35,215
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	35,402	36,484	37,586	38,668
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	29,412	31,616	33,800	36,005
Winchester, VA-WV	30,514	33,925	37,336	40,748
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	31,845	35,548	39,250	42,952
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	33,780	38,480	43,202	47,903
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	33,780	38,480	43,202	47,903
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	33,780	38,480	43,202	47,903
Bellingham, WA	37,607	38,813	40,020	41,226
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	36,712	39,957	43,223	46,468
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	37,274	41,392	45,511	49,629
Kennewick-Richland, WA	41,767	43,847	45,948	48,028
Longview-Kelso, WA	35,464	38,522	41,600	44,658
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	37,440	39,832	42,224	44,616
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	35,693	39,728	43,784	47,820
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	38,439	41,725	44,991	48,277
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	35,568	38,834	42,100	45,365
Walla Walla, WA	41,829	43,452	45,053	46,676
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	38,002	41,247	44,512	47,757
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	35,007	37,108	39,229	41,330
Yakima, WA	36,754	40,144	43,514	46,904
Appleton, WI	36,338	39,271	42,204	45,136
Eau Claire, WI	35,797	38,855	41,892	44,949
Fond du Lac, WI	35,069	39,271	43,493	47,695
Green Bay, WI	37,420	39,375	41,351	43,306
Janesville-Beloit, WI	34,778	38,605	42,453	46,280
Kenosha, WI	35,922	39,396	42,890	46,364
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	35,756	38,813	41,892	44,949
Madison, WI	35,381	38,792	42,204	45,615
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	29,245	35,776	42,287	48,818
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	31,783	36,213	40,664	45,095
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	33,967	36,920	39,874	42,828
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	35,506	39,125	42,724	46,343
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	34,300	38,522	42,765	46,988
Sheboygan, WI	46,509	47,924	49,317	50,732
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,525	39,812	43,077	46,364
Wausau, WI	35,568	38,896	42,245	45,573
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,234	39,208	42,204	45,178
Beckley, WV	31,637	36,047	40,436	44,845
Charleston, WV	32,199	35,984	39,749	43,535
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	33,218	34,632	36,047	37,461
Morgantown, WV	31,637	36,047	40,436	44,845
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,656	35,943	39,229	42,516
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	31,637	36,047	40,436	44,845
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,199	35,984	39,749	43,535
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	36,900	41,101	45,303	49,504
Wheeling, WV-OH	33,572	35,652	37,732	39,812
Casper, WY	32,157	34,944	37,711	40,498
Cheyenne, WY	32,136	34,882	37,648	40,394
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	32,136	34,882	37,648	40,394
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	33,551	35,964	38,376	40,789

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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