SOC 51-3023 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Slaughterers and Meat Packers 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): Perform nonroutine or precision functions involving the preparation of large portions of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats. Work typically occurs in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments.

Level I across metros$21,840 – $45,012Aguadilla, PR to Prescott Valley, AZ

Median Level IV, major metros$44,180Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Slaughterers and Meat Packers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Slaughterers and Meat Packers (SOC 51-3023) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,840 in Aguadilla, PR to $45,012 in Prescott Valley, AZ, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $44,180. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $41,039, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 33 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 area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	33,821	37,773	41,725	45,677
Anchorage, AK	33,821	37,773	41,725	45,677
Fairbanks-College, AK	33,821	37,773	41,725	45,677
Anniston-Oxford, AL	32,324	34,903	37,503	40,082
Auburn-Opelika, AL	28,330	32,303	36,255	40,228
Birmingham, AL	31,596	34,383	37,170	39,957
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	29,495	32,906	36,296	39,708
Decatur, AL	31,970	34,965	37,940	40,935
Dothan, AL	26,708	29,765	32,823	35,880
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	30,160	33,655	37,170	40,664
Gadsden, AL	32,324	34,903	37,503	40,082
Huntsville, AL	31,991	34,986	37,981	40,976
Mobile, AL	29,495	32,906	36,296	39,708
Montgomery, AL	28,767	32,490	36,234	39,957
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,655	36,026	38,418	40,789
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,034	34,258	37,461	40,685
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	26,791	29,474	32,157	34,840
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,228	31,263	35,277	39,312
Tuscaloosa, AL	29,744	33,218	36,692	40,165
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,490	33,925	35,360	36,796
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	33,488	35,693	37,919	40,124
Fort Smith, AR-OK	34,778	36,775	38,751	40,748
Hot Springs, AR	33,239	35,444	37,628	39,832
Jonesboro, AR	32,823	34,154	35,464	36,796
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	27,602	30,722	33,821	36,941
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,218	34,196	35,194	36,172
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,676	34,570	35,444	36,338
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,280	35,464	37,648	39,832
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	44,949	48,797	52,645	56,493
Flagstaff, AZ	44,866	48,735	52,604	56,472
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	44,866	48,735	52,604	56,472
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	44,866	48,735	52,604	56,472
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	45,012	48,839	52,687	56,514
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	44,866	48,735	52,604	56,472
Tucson, AZ	44,866	48,735	52,604	56,472
Yuma, AZ	44,866	48,735	52,604	56,472
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	35,360	37,336	39,333	41,309
Chico, CA	37,149	37,836	38,543	39,229
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,421	38,813	41,205	43,597
El Centro, CA	35,839	38,418	40,976	43,556
Fresno, CA	36,941	39,208	41,496	43,764
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	36,629	39,000	41,351	43,722
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	35,485	37,253	39,021	40,789
Merced, CA	36,775	39,021	41,268	43,514
Modesto, CA	36,546	39,084	41,642	44,180
Napa, CA	35,839	38,418	40,976	43,556
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,461	39,895	42,349	44,783
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,485	37,316	39,125	40,956
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	35,485	37,253	39,021	40,789
Redding, CA	37,357	38,356	39,375	40,373
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	35,298	37,212	39,125	41,039
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	36,255	39,687	43,098	46,530
Salinas, CA	36,671	39,042	41,413	43,784
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	35,277	37,191	39,104	41,018
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	41,205	43,639	46,052	48,485
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	36,775	39,146	41,538	43,909
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	35,839	38,418	40,976	43,556
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	40,311	42,765	45,199	47,653
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	35,839	38,418	40,976	43,556
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	39,562	41,829	44,096	46,364
Stockton-Lodi, CA	35,444	39,500	43,576	47,632
Vallejo, CA	38,231	40,914	43,576	46,260
Visalia, CA	36,650	39,021	41,372	43,743
Yuba City, CA	35,527	37,212	38,917	40,602
Boulder, CO	43,930	47,799	51,688	55,557
Colorado Springs, CO	40,623	44,928	49,234	53,540
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	42,349	46,260	50,170	54,080
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,621	45,511	49,380	53,269
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	42,869	46,925	50,960	55,016
Grand Junction, CO	36,005	38,938	41,850	44,783
Greeley, CO	43,472	47,362	51,252	55,141
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,999	44,221	48,444	52,666
Pueblo, CO	39,874	44,284	48,693	53,103
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	35,943	39,021	42,079	45,157
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	34,903	37,919	40,935	43,951
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,924	37,856	40,789	43,722
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,903	36,858	38,834	40,789
New Haven, CT	34,924	37,981	41,018	44,076
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,861	36,837	38,813	40,789
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,903	37,919	40,935	43,951
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	30,140	33,530	36,900	40,290
Dover, DE	35,048	37,919	40,768	43,639
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	29,661	31,804	33,925	36,068
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	28,829	31,221	33,634	36,026
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	28,954	31,200	33,468	35,714
Gainesville, FL	28,850	31,200	33,551	35,901
Homosassa Springs, FL	29,661	31,804	33,925	36,068
Jacksonville, FL	28,912	31,263	33,592	35,943
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	29,661	31,804	33,925	36,068
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	30,972	33,031	35,069	37,128
Naples-Marco Island, FL	30,972	32,968	34,944	36,941
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	28,871	31,263	33,676	36,068
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	29,661	31,804	33,925	36,068
Ocala, FL	28,954	31,200	33,447	35,693
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	29,661	31,804	33,925	36,068
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	29,661	31,804	33,925	36,068
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	28,808	31,221	33,634	36,047
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	29,661	31,804	33,925	36,068
Port St. Lucie, FL	30,909	32,968	35,007	37,066
Punta Gorda, FL	29,661	31,804	33,925	36,068
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	29,661	31,804	33,925	36,068
Sebring, FL	29,661	31,804	33,925	36,068
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	30,680	32,573	34,466	36,359
Tallahassee, FL	28,871	31,263	33,676	36,068
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	29,661	31,804	33,925	36,068
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	29,661	31,804	33,925	36,068
Albany, GA	31,762	34,008	36,255	38,501
Athens-Clarke County, GA	29,557	33,176	36,796	40,415
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	32,199	35,028	37,877	40,706
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	29,204	33,239	37,253	41,288
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	31,949	34,133	36,338	38,522
Columbus, GA-AL	31,616	34,300	36,962	39,645
Dalton, GA	33,800	35,984	38,168	40,352
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,015	33,093	36,192	39,271
Gainesville, GA	35,028	36,463	37,898	39,333
Hinesville, GA	27,789	31,180	34,591	37,981
Macon-Bibb County, GA	32,365	34,279	36,213	38,127
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,701	33,260	35,839	38,397
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,383	36,463	38,522	40,602
Rome, GA	32,407	35,173	37,940	40,706
Savannah, GA	31,616	34,092	36,588	39,063
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,032	34,196	36,380	38,543
Valdosta, GA	31,616	33,884	36,151	38,418
Warner Robins, GA	31,616	34,092	36,588	39,063
Guam MSA	33,821	37,773	41,725	45,677
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	35,610	38,501	41,392	44,284
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	34,112	37,836	41,559	45,282
Urban Honolulu, HI	34,112	37,836	41,559	45,282
Ames, IA	36,317	39,125	41,954	44,762
Cedar Rapids, IA	38,730	40,748	42,786	44,804
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	40,436	43,389	46,322	49,276
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	37,316	39,853	42,370	44,908
Dubuque, IA	38,564	40,623	42,661	44,720
Iowa City, IA	38,668	40,685	42,724	44,741
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,522	40,540	42,578	44,596
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	34,778	37,960	41,164	44,346
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	43,098	45,469	47,840	50,212
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,855	40,789	42,744	44,679
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	34,903	38,148	41,413	44,658
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	38,792	40,768	42,724	44,700
Boise City, ID	37,440	39,978	42,495	45,032
Coeur d'Alene, ID	37,482	39,999	42,536	45,053
Idaho Falls, ID	37,482	39,999	42,536	45,053
Lewiston, ID-WA	37,482	39,999	42,536	45,053
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	37,440	39,999	42,578	45,136
Pocatello, ID	37,482	39,999	42,536	45,053
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	37,669	40,020	42,349	44,700
Twin Falls, ID	37,440	39,978	42,495	45,032
Bloomington, IL	33,239	37,794	42,349	46,904
Champaign-Urbana, IL	33,572	37,981	42,370	46,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	34,092	37,898	41,684	45,490
Decatur, IL	32,781	37,482	42,204	46,904
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	33,031	37,503	41,996	46,468
Kankakee, IL	33,946	37,898	41,850	45,802
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,146	43,743	48,340
Peoria, IL	40,144	43,244	46,364	49,463
Rockford, IL	34,466	38,938	43,410	47,882
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,700	36,172	40,644	45,116
Springfield, IL	32,053	36,962	41,892	46,800
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,802	38,064	43,327	48,589
Bloomington, IN	37,815	40,103	42,391	44,679
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,568	38,668	41,767	44,866
Columbus, IN	37,648	39,978	42,328	44,658
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	33,592	35,984	38,376	40,768
Evansville, IN	34,591	37,170	39,770	42,349
Fort Wayne, IN	39,770	41,434	43,119	44,783
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	37,628	39,978	42,328	44,679
Kokomo, IN	40,228	41,975	43,701	45,448
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	34,549	38,460	42,349	46,260
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	34,154	37,981	41,788	45,615
Muncie, IN	38,085	40,560	43,056	45,532
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,439	40,685	42,932	45,178
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	38,085	40,560	43,056	45,532
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,632	37,212	39,791	42,370
Terre Haute, IN	40,020	41,746	43,472	45,199
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	42,890	45,428	47,986	50,524
Lawrence, KS	41,871	44,783	47,674	50,586
Manhattan, KS	42,869	45,469	48,048	50,648
Topeka, KS	41,725	44,658	47,612	50,544
Wichita, KS	42,578	45,220	47,840	50,482
Bowling Green, KY	36,816	37,898	38,980	40,061
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,072	35,485	37,919	40,332
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,903	36,400	37,898	39,396
Elizabethtown, KY	36,920	38,272	39,604	40,956
Lexington-Fayette, KY	32,407	34,861	37,336	39,791
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	36,005	37,752	39,520	41,268
Owensboro, KY	37,399	38,376	39,354	40,332
Paducah, KY-IL	36,941	38,231	39,541	40,831
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,546	37,981	39,416	40,852
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,378	38,376	39,354	40,352
Alexandria, LA	27,165	31,783	36,421	41,039
Baton Rouge, LA	23,983	29,016	34,029	39,063
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	24,253	28,829	33,384	37,960
Hammond, LA	23,837	29,058	34,279	39,500
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	23,879	28,164	32,448	36,733
Lafayette, LA	24,274	29,183	34,112	39,021
Lake Charles, LA	25,044	29,932	34,820	39,708
Monroe, LA	27,165	31,783	36,421	41,039
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	24,232	29,370	34,487	39,624
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,951	34,404	37,856	41,309
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	25,917	31,221	36,546	41,850
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	27,165	31,783	36,421	41,039
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	24,357	29,516	34,653	39,812
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	34,632	37,004	39,354	41,725
Barnstable Town, MA	36,172	38,626	41,080	43,535
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	37,544	39,541	41,517	43,514
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	36,130	38,647	41,164	43,680
Pittsfield, MA	34,570	35,631	36,692	37,752
Springfield, MA	34,632	36,900	39,188	41,455
Worcester, MA	35,922	38,397	40,852	43,327
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	33,904	37,378	40,872	44,346
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	29,994	33,592	37,212	40,810
Lexington Park, MD	31,304	34,924	38,522	42,141
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	31,596	35,652	39,708	43,764
Salisbury, MD	31,512	35,173	38,834	42,495
Bangor, ME	33,572	37,440	41,309	45,178
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	33,676	37,565	41,476	45,365
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	33,572	37,440	41,309	45,178
Portland-South Portland, ME	33,676	37,565	41,476	45,365
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	33,676	37,565	41,476	45,365
Ann Arbor, MI	38,647	42,848	47,050	51,252
Battle Creek, MI	41,351	44,908	48,464	52,021
Bay City, MI	32,885	35,256	37,607	39,978
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	32,490	35,672	38,855	42,037
Flint, MI	32,012	35,298	38,605	41,892
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	36,525	39,271	41,996	44,741
Jackson, MI	38,647	42,848	47,050	51,252
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	41,372	44,928	48,464	52,021
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	34,736	37,815	40,893	43,972
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,300	37,461	40,623	43,784
Midland, MI	32,885	35,256	37,607	39,978
Monroe, MI	38,647	42,848	47,050	51,252
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	35,485	38,460	41,455	44,429
Niles, MI	38,647	42,848	47,050	51,252
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,157	35,568	38,959	42,370
Saginaw, MI	32,032	34,736	37,420	40,124
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,247	44,824	48,423	52,000
Traverse City, MI	38,647	42,848	47,050	51,252
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,157	35,568	38,959	42,370
Duluth, MN-WI	32,199	37,087	41,975	46,863
Mankato, MN	39,936	41,351	42,744	44,159
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	40,685	43,805	46,904	50,024
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,106	40,436	42,744	45,074
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,938	40,685	42,453	44,200
Rochester, MN	40,560	41,663	42,744	43,847
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,560	41,559	42,578	43,576
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,604	41,060	42,536	43,992
St. Cloud, MN	38,980	40,727	42,453	44,200
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	35,360	39,042	42,744	46,426
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,197	34,570	35,943	37,316
Columbia, MO	34,612	38,584	42,578	46,551
Jefferson City, MO	34,612	38,584	42,578	46,551
Joplin, MO-KS	42,016	44,658	47,320	49,962
Kansas City, MO-KS	32,240	36,837	41,455	46,052
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,904	38,272	42,620	46,988
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,717	37,399	41,101	44,783
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,904	37,586	41,247	44,928
Springfield, MO	34,653	37,981	41,288	44,616
St. Joseph, MO-KS	41,413	44,221	47,050	49,858
St. Louis, MO-IL	31,096	35,693	40,311	44,908
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	27,415	30,327	33,218	36,130
Hattiesburg, MS	28,455	30,847	33,239	35,631
Jackson, MS	27,935	30,597	33,239	35,901
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,687	29,599	32,511	35,423
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,034	32,157	33,260	34,383
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,936	30,119	33,301	36,484
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	27,664	30,472	33,260	36,068
Billings, MT	42,495	44,970	47,445	49,920
Bozeman, MT	40,040	43,077	46,093	49,130
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	41,912	44,367	46,800	49,255
Great Falls, MT	41,268	44,076	46,904	49,712
Helena, MT	41,850	44,325	46,800	49,276
Missoula, MT	40,165	43,015	45,885	48,735
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,040	43,077	46,093	49,130
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,415	43,285	46,135	49,005
Asheville, NC	33,821	35,548	37,295	39,021
Burlington, NC	35,402	38,876	42,328	45,802
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,421	39,708	42,973	46,260
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	33,176	36,109	39,063	41,996
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	34,508	38,127	41,746	45,365
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,928	35,069	38,189	41,330
Fayetteville, NC	35,360	38,876	42,370	45,885
Goldsboro, NC	29,266	32,864	36,442	40,040
Greensboro-High Point, NC	34,799	38,397	41,975	45,573
Greenville, NC	31,928	35,069	38,189	41,330
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	33,780	36,005	38,252	40,477
Jacksonville, NC	31,637	34,757	37,877	40,997
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	34,487	38,148	41,829	45,490
Raleigh-Cary, NC	34,300	35,215	36,130	37,045
Rocky Mount, NC	28,996	31,034	33,052	35,090
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,050	35,693	37,316	38,959
Wilmington, NC	35,069	38,460	41,871	45,261
Winston-Salem, NC	35,028	38,480	41,954	45,407
Bismarck, ND	33,946	40,124	46,280	52,458
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	35,631	39,084	42,557	46,010
Fargo, ND-MN	37,856	39,749	41,642	43,535
Grand Forks, ND-MN	38,044	39,874	41,684	43,514
Minot, ND	34,445	39,895	45,365	50,815
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,487	40,020	45,573	51,106
Grand Island, NE	41,288	44,908	48,506	52,125
Lincoln, NE	40,935	44,180	47,404	50,648
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,997	44,700	48,423	52,125
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,498	44,013	47,528	51,044
Omaha, NE-IA	41,808	44,429	47,050	49,671
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,916	43,140	46,343	49,567
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,962	39,770	42,599	45,407
Manchester-Nashua, NH	36,900	39,354	41,808	44,263
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	37,420	39,812	42,224	44,616
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,338	40,644	44,970	49,276
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	33,842	37,420	41,018	44,596
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	42,661	46,946	51,210	55,495
Vineland, NJ	35,589	38,376	41,184	43,972
Albuquerque, NM	30,556	30,909	31,263	31,616
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	29,100	29,911	30,701	31,512
Farmington, NM	30,327	30,784	31,263	31,720
Las Cruces, NM	28,933	29,765	30,597	31,429
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	30,056	30,597	31,117	31,658
Santa Fe, NM	30,556	30,972	31,367	31,783
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	29,869	31,616	33,343	35,090
Carson City, NV	30,431	31,845	33,280	34,695
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	29,640	31,533	33,426	35,319
Reno, NV	30,431	31,845	33,280	34,695
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	32,261	38,356	44,429	50,524
Binghamton, NY	32,240	37,004	41,788	46,551
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	32,864	39,978	47,092	54,205
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	32,261	38,460	44,637	50,836
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	32,386	37,940	43,493	49,047
Elmira, NY	32,240	34,445	36,671	38,876
Glens Falls, NY	32,261	38,501	44,720	50,960
Ithaca, NY	32,282	36,109	39,916	43,743
Kingston, NY	32,240	33,925	35,610	37,295
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	32,240	33,072	33,904	34,736
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	33,717	37,295	40,852	44,429
Rochester, NY	32,656	38,522	44,408	50,274
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	32,677	38,543	44,429	50,295
Syracuse, NY	32,386	37,960	43,514	49,088
Utica-Rome, NY	32,428	38,023	43,618	49,213
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	32,240	36,858	41,455	46,072
Akron, OH	32,053	34,383	36,692	39,021
Canton-Massillon, OH	32,136	34,445	36,775	39,084
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	32,365	34,840	37,316	39,791
Cleveland, OH	28,892	31,762	34,632	37,503
Columbus, OH	33,239	35,631	38,023	40,415
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	34,695	39,104	43,514	47,924
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	30,826	33,426	36,026	38,626
Lima, OH	30,743	33,946	37,149	40,352
Mansfield, OH	34,175	36,026	37,877	39,728
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	34,237	36,068	37,877	39,708
Sandusky, OH	33,488	35,360	37,253	39,125
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	30,888	33,468	36,026	38,605
Springfield, OH	33,447	36,504	39,562	42,620
Toledo, OH	33,842	35,714	37,565	39,437
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	32,740	35,444	38,127	40,831
Youngstown-Warren, OH	32,719	35,527	38,335	41,143
Enid, OK	31,991	36,005	40,040	44,055
Lawton, OK	30,701	33,052	35,402	37,752
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,181	33,010	35,839	38,668
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,572	37,628	41,704	45,760
Oklahoma City, OK	28,455	31,970	35,485	39,000
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,786	31,679	33,592	35,485
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,885	36,796	40,706	44,616
Tulsa, OK	31,991	36,005	40,040	44,055
Albany, OR	34,362	38,335	42,287	46,260
Bend, OR	34,300	37,919	41,538	45,157
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,192	39,895	43,576	47,279
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,296	39,957	43,618	47,279
Corvallis, OR	36,005	39,770	43,535	47,300
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	34,487	37,981	41,455	44,949
Eugene-Springfield, OR	34,175	37,669	41,164	44,658
Grants Pass, OR	36,005	39,770	43,535	47,300
Medford, OR	36,005	39,770	43,535	47,300
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	39,042	42,037	45,032	48,028
Salem, OR	36,608	40,207	43,805	47,404
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	33,176	37,544	41,912	46,280
Altoona, PA	32,906	35,735	38,543	41,372
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	31,845	34,320	36,796	39,271
Chambersburg, PA	31,908	34,383	36,858	39,333
Erie, PA	32,906	35,735	38,543	41,372
Gettysburg, PA	32,365	34,799	37,253	39,687
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	32,303	34,736	37,170	39,604
Johnstown, PA	29,911	32,989	36,088	39,167
Lancaster, PA	34,383	37,024	39,645	42,287
Lebanon, PA	33,156	35,069	36,962	38,876
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	31,533	34,632	37,711	40,810
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	31,138	34,341	37,565	40,768
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	35,568	38,293	41,039	43,764
Pittsburgh, PA	31,429	34,528	37,628	40,727
Reading, PA	33,676	36,463	39,229	42,016
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	31,471	33,800	36,151	38,480
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	31,034	33,780	36,546	39,292
State College, PA	31,096	33,738	36,380	39,021
Williamsport, PA	31,533	34,716	37,919	41,101
York-Hanover, PA	32,906	35,735	38,543	41,372
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	22,818	23,775	24,752
Arecibo, PR	21,840	23,026	24,212	25,397
Guayama, PR	21,840	22,797	23,775	24,732
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	22,548	23,255	23,962
Ponce, PR	21,840	22,756	23,692	24,607
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	22,984	24,108	25,252
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	22,048	23,151	24,274	25,376
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	35,776	38,356	40,914	43,493
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	34,383	38,376	42,370	46,364
Columbia, SC	37,773	40,768	43,784	46,780
Florence, SC	36,026	39,604	43,181	46,759
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	32,240	36,421	40,602	44,783
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	34,383	38,376	42,370	46,364
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	34,383	38,376	42,370	46,364
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,925	37,669	41,434	45,178
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,109	38,980	41,850	44,720
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,109	38,231	40,352	42,474
Spartanburg, SC	34,133	37,752	41,392	45,012
Sumter, SC	36,026	39,604	43,181	46,759
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,050	37,336	40,623	43,909
Rapid City, SD	36,088	39,562	43,036	46,509
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	38,376	41,184	44,013	46,821
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,050	37,336	40,623	43,909
Chattanooga, TN-GA	31,741	34,445	37,128	39,832
Clarksville, TN-KY	33,988	36,629	39,271	41,912
Cleveland, TN	31,804	34,528	37,253	39,978
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30,452	32,989	35,548	38,085
Jackson, TN	32,823	33,988	35,173	36,338
Johnson City, TN	30,036	32,760	35,506	38,231
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	30,285	32,760	35,256	37,732
Knoxville, TN	29,890	31,991	34,071	36,172
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	30,743	32,698	34,674	36,629
Morristown, TN	30,680	32,823	34,986	37,128
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	32,282	35,277	38,252	41,247
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,516	32,053	34,612	37,149
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30,909	33,946	36,962	39,999
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,719	33,676	34,653	35,610
Abilene, TX	31,616	37,690	43,743	49,816
Amarillo, TX	38,876	42,474	46,093	49,692
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	33,946	38,439	42,952	47,445
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	29,453	34,216	39,000	43,764
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,792	32,656	39,500	46,364
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	23,151	25,356	27,581	29,786
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	23,151	25,085	27,040	28,975
College Station-Bryan, TX	29,744	34,300	38,834	43,389
Corpus Christi, TX	33,676	40,040	46,405	52,770
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	32,220	37,004	41,788	46,572
Eagle Pass, TX	29,932	35,693	41,434	47,196
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,100	33,405	37,690	41,996
El Paso, TX	33,988	39,749	45,490	51,252
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,058	32,844	36,650	40,436
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	24,004	28,808	33,613	38,418
Killeen-Temple, TX	30,223	34,861	39,500	44,138
Laredo, TX	23,088	25,252	27,415	29,578
Longview, TX	30,348	34,840	39,333	43,826
Lubbock, TX	34,924	40,394	45,844	51,314
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	23,151	25,356	27,581	29,786
Midland, TX	35,298	40,644	46,010	51,356
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,679	37,295	42,890	48,506
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,735	40,956	46,176	51,397
Odessa, TX	35,298	40,644	46,010	51,356
San Angelo, TX	32,032	38,168	44,284	50,420
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	30,368	34,528	38,709	42,869
Sherman-Denison, TX	32,365	37,149	41,933	46,717
Texarkana, TX-AR	32,136	34,612	37,087	39,562
Tyler, TX	35,194	38,189	41,164	44,159
Victoria, TX	23,151	25,127	27,103	29,079
Waco, TX	30,847	35,631	40,415	45,199
Wichita Falls, TX	33,239	39,208	45,157	51,127
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,645	41,559	43,452	45,365
Logan, UT-ID	38,064	40,228	42,370	44,533
Ogden, UT	38,668	40,664	42,661	44,658
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	39,687	41,580	43,452	45,344
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	39,146	40,831	42,495	44,180
St. George, UT	39,832	41,684	43,535	45,386
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,959	40,997	43,036	45,074
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	33,780	35,173	36,546	37,940
Charlottesville, VA	30,701	33,010	35,319	37,628
Harrisonburg, VA	34,071	35,256	36,463	37,648
Lynchburg, VA	29,661	32,282	34,924	37,544
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,173	36,213	37,253	38,293
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,117	33,426	35,735	38,044
Richmond, VA	34,570	35,776	36,983	38,189
Roanoke, VA	29,599	32,240	34,882	37,524
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,664	30,722	33,800	36,858
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,780	35,173	36,546	37,940
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	34,071	35,256	36,463	37,648
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	33,322	35,464	37,628	39,770
Winchester, VA-WV	31,949	34,612	37,295	39,957
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	33,821	37,773	41,725	45,677
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	32,927	37,711	42,495	47,279
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	32,927	37,711	42,495	47,279
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	34,071	39,271	44,450	49,650
Bellingham, WA	39,708	42,266	44,804	47,362
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	42,952	45,677	48,423	51,148
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	41,434	43,868	46,280	48,714
Kennewick-Richland, WA	43,410	44,741	46,093	47,424
Longview-Kelso, WA	39,437	42,911	46,364	49,837
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	40,581	43,223	45,864	48,506
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	42,890	45,615	48,319	51,044
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	43,285	45,906	48,506	51,127
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	38,813	41,642	44,450	47,279
Walla Walla, WA	42,370	44,658	46,967	49,255
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	42,349	45,116	47,861	50,628
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,976	43,805	46,634	49,463
Yakima, WA	41,101	43,805	46,509	49,213
Appleton, WI	32,864	37,628	42,370	47,133
Eau Claire, WI	29,349	33,031	36,712	40,394
Fond du Lac, WI	34,549	39,271	43,992	48,714
Green Bay, WI	31,138	35,236	39,312	43,410
Janesville-Beloit, WI	36,920	41,704	46,509	51,293
Kenosha, WI	30,930	37,440	43,972	50,482
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	35,714	39,271	42,807	46,364
Madison, WI	39,645	42,349	45,032	47,736
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	35,007	38,772	42,557	46,322
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,095	36,442	40,768	45,116
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	31,138	34,196	37,232	40,290
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	36,213	41,330	46,426	51,543
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	32,615	37,981	43,368	48,735
Sheboygan, WI	34,736	38,397	42,079	45,740
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,232	42,037	46,821	51,626
Wausau, WI	32,095	36,588	41,101	45,594
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,349	31,949	34,570	37,170
Beckley, WV	33,821	37,773	41,725	45,677
Charleston, WV	33,031	37,732	42,453	47,154
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	31,575	35,028	38,460	41,912
Morgantown, WV	33,821	37,773	41,725	45,677
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,388	36,213	41,060	45,885
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	33,821	37,773	41,725	45,677
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,031	37,732	42,453	47,154
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	35,256	39,479	43,722	47,944
Wheeling, WV-OH	30,888	34,071	37,253	40,436
Casper, WY	33,821	37,773	41,725	45,677
Cheyenne, WY	33,821	37,773	41,725	45,677
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	33,821	37,773	41,725	45,677
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	33,821	37,773	41,725	45,677

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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