SOC 51-3091 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 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): Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.

Level I across metros$25,356 – $49,400Beaumont, TX to Denver, CO

Median Level IV, major metros$50,336Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders (SOC 51-3091) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $25,356 in Beaumont, TX to $49,400 in Denver, CO, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $50,336. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $45,802, 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	40,914	46,010	51,085	56,181
Anchorage, AK	40,914	46,010	51,085	56,181
Fairbanks-College, AK	40,914	46,010	51,085	56,181
Anniston-Oxford, AL	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Auburn-Opelika, AL	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Birmingham, AL	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Decatur, AL	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Dothan, AL	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Gadsden, AL	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Huntsville, AL	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Mobile, AL	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Montgomery, AL	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Tuscaloosa, AL	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,149	38,023	38,896	39,770
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	39,749	42,952	46,176	49,380
Fort Smith, AR-OK	36,920	39,978	43,015	46,072
Hot Springs, AR	44,512	45,760	46,988	48,236
Jonesboro, AR	36,400	37,836	39,292	40,727
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	44,991	46,072	47,154	48,236
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,461	40,581	43,680	46,800
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,066	39,874	42,682	45,490
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,688	41,871	45,074	48,256
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,858	40,602	44,367	48,111
Flagstaff, AZ	36,879	40,644	44,408	48,173
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	36,879	40,644	44,408	48,173
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	37,503	41,600	45,677	49,775
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	37,087	41,455	45,823	50,191
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	38,314	40,332	42,370	44,388
Tucson, AZ	37,004	40,602	44,200	47,799
Yuma, AZ	36,879	40,519	44,159	47,799
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	36,504	40,935	45,386	49,816
Chico, CA	35,236	39,728	44,221	48,714
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,442	41,850	47,237	52,645
El Centro, CA	37,232	42,204	47,154	52,125
Fresno, CA	34,965	37,752	40,519	43,306
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	38,418	45,116	51,792	58,490
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	36,796	40,664	44,554	48,423
Merced, CA	38,980	42,204	45,448	48,672
Modesto, CA	43,015	49,338	55,661	61,984
Napa, CA	39,520	45,844	52,146	58,469
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,564	44,824	51,064	57,325
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,756	38,605	41,455	44,304
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	36,234	39,936	43,618	47,320
Redding, CA	35,818	38,834	41,850	44,866
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	37,128	42,744	48,340	53,956
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	41,642	48,090	54,559	61,007
Salinas, CA	38,959	41,538	44,138	46,717
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	36,920	41,205	45,490	49,775
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	42,204	47,508	52,791	58,095
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	37,960	42,162	46,364	50,565
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	37,544	40,935	44,325	47,716
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	39,936	43,327	46,696	50,087
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	34,965	37,607	40,248	42,890
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	40,311	45,802	51,293	56,784
Stockton-Lodi, CA	36,192	38,397	40,581	42,786
Vallejo, CA	35,402	40,810	46,197	51,605
Visalia, CA	36,858	41,600	46,364	51,106
Yuba City, CA	37,045	43,639	50,232	56,826
Boulder, CO	43,784	51,397	59,010	66,623
Colorado Springs, CO	42,932	50,669	58,407	66,144
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	49,400	55,765	62,109	68,474
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,626	41,455	44,284	47,112
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	36,900	43,056	49,192	55,349
Grand Junction, CO	36,983	42,370	47,736	53,124
Greeley, CO	42,391	50,128	57,866	65,604
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,724	50,461	58,178	65,916
Pueblo, CO	37,732	42,058	46,364	50,690
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	37,232	42,682	48,111	53,560
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	36,983	39,791	42,620	45,428
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,944	38,980	42,994	47,029
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	35,984	39,728	43,493	47,237
New Haven, CT	36,296	39,812	43,327	46,842
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	35,880	39,437	43,015	46,572
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	36,296	39,812	43,348	46,863
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	40,831	47,445	54,039	60,653
Dover, DE	35,714	41,642	47,570	53,498
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	28,288	32,365	36,463	40,540
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	28,288	32,365	36,463	40,540
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	27,456	31,242	35,028	38,813
Gainesville, FL	28,288	32,365	36,463	40,540
Homosassa Springs, FL	29,661	34,487	39,312	44,138
Jacksonville, FL	28,288	32,365	36,463	40,540
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	27,498	31,346	35,215	39,063
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	29,516	33,072	36,629	40,186
Naples-Marco Island, FL	29,287	32,948	36,629	40,290
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	29,536	34,528	39,500	44,492
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	27,976	32,823	37,669	42,516
Ocala, FL	27,436	30,784	34,154	37,503
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	27,456	30,514	33,551	36,608
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	27,436	30,888	34,320	37,773
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	28,288	32,365	36,463	40,540
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	28,288	32,365	36,463	40,540
Port St. Lucie, FL	29,516	33,135	36,775	40,394
Punta Gorda, FL	28,288	32,365	36,463	40,540
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	27,456	30,805	34,154	37,503
Sebring, FL	27,415	30,868	34,300	37,752
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	27,831	31,887	35,922	39,978
Tallahassee, FL	28,288	32,365	36,463	40,540
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	27,872	32,698	37,524	42,349
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	27,477	31,471	35,485	39,479
Albany, GA	32,511	36,276	40,040	43,805
Athens-Clarke County, GA	34,237	36,796	39,375	41,933
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	34,757	37,232	39,728	42,204
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	33,176	38,917	44,679	50,420
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	32,511	36,276	40,040	43,805
Columbus, GA-AL	33,093	35,984	38,876	41,767
Dalton, GA	32,511	36,276	40,040	43,805
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	29,952	39,125	48,298	57,471
Gainesville, GA	33,842	36,525	39,208	41,892
Hinesville, GA	32,511	36,276	40,040	43,805
Macon-Bibb County, GA	34,778	37,232	39,687	42,141
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,844	35,756	38,647	41,559
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,029	37,940	41,829	45,740
Rome, GA	34,154	36,775	39,416	42,037
Savannah, GA	32,511	36,276	40,040	43,805
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,410	33,072	35,714	38,376
Valdosta, GA	29,869	32,032	34,216	36,380
Warner Robins, GA	32,511	36,276	40,040	43,805
Guam MSA	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	38,418	41,288	44,159	47,029
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	38,418	41,288	44,159	47,029
Urban Honolulu, HI	40,602	43,160	45,698	48,256
Ames, IA	39,229	43,826	48,423	53,020
Cedar Rapids, IA	39,645	45,116	50,565	56,036
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	38,751	43,909	49,088	54,247
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	38,189	43,764	49,317	54,892
Dubuque, IA	39,146	45,095	51,064	57,013
Iowa City, IA	39,520	45,386	51,231	57,096
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,688	44,200	49,692	55,204
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,484	42,100	47,695	53,311
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	36,296	44,180	52,042	59,925
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,021	44,325	49,650	54,954
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,628	42,349	47,092	51,813
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	39,853	45,220	50,586	55,952
Boise City, ID	38,293	41,767	45,261	48,735
Coeur d'Alene, ID	39,208	42,869	46,551	50,212
Idaho Falls, ID	40,727	43,826	46,904	50,004
Lewiston, ID-WA	37,295	40,685	44,076	47,466
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,293	41,767	45,240	48,714
Pocatello, ID	37,877	41,039	44,221	47,383
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,605	41,434	44,284	47,112
Twin Falls, ID	38,647	42,786	46,925	51,064
Bloomington, IL	36,608	39,104	41,580	44,076
Champaign-Urbana, IL	36,608	39,104	41,580	44,076
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	37,253	39,645	42,058	44,450
Decatur, IL	36,608	39,104	41,580	44,076
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,404	39,042	43,680	48,319
Kankakee, IL	37,108	39,687	42,266	44,845
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,108	39,749	42,391	45,032
Peoria, IL	37,794	42,557	47,320	52,084
Rockford, IL	37,170	39,604	42,058	44,492
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,466	38,959	43,431	47,924
Springfield, IL	34,487	38,980	43,493	47,986
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,880	39,416	42,973	46,509
Bloomington, IN	36,484	40,644	44,824	48,984
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	36,255	40,727	45,178	49,650
Columbus, IN	36,463	40,644	44,824	49,005
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	37,149	41,122	45,074	49,047
Evansville, IN	37,149	41,122	45,074	49,047
Fort Wayne, IN	37,482	40,415	43,327	46,260
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	36,504	40,706	44,928	49,130
Kokomo, IN	35,880	40,040	44,221	48,381
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	37,004	39,562	42,141	44,700
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	37,232	39,645	42,058	44,471
Muncie, IN	37,024	41,122	45,220	49,317
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,087	39,645	42,183	44,741
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	39,895	43,348	46,780	50,232
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,944	39,999	45,032	50,087
Terre Haute, IN	34,861	38,813	42,765	46,717
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	41,455	43,223	44,991	46,759
Lawrence, KS	38,044	41,143	44,221	47,320
Manhattan, KS	41,080	43,015	44,928	46,863
Topeka, KS	38,044	41,122	44,200	47,279
Wichita, KS	41,122	43,056	45,012	46,946
Bowling Green, KY	26,500	32,136	37,773	43,410
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,012	38,127	44,221	50,336
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,893	34,320	40,748	47,175
Elizabethtown, KY	27,623	33,592	39,583	45,552
Lexington-Fayette, KY	34,300	39,832	45,365	50,898
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	31,596	36,567	41,517	46,488
Owensboro, KY	30,160	39,416	48,693	57,949
Paducah, KY-IL	30,160	39,416	48,693	57,949
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,394	33,197	38,980	44,783
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,032	41,143	50,253	59,364
Alexandria, LA	30,472	34,591	38,709	42,828
Baton Rouge, LA	32,448	35,589	38,751	41,892
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,452	34,258	38,085	41,892
Hammond, LA	32,511	36,151	39,812	43,452
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	33,031	36,421	39,832	43,223
Lafayette, LA	30,868	34,591	38,293	42,016
Lake Charles, LA	30,472	34,591	38,709	42,828
Monroe, LA	30,472	34,591	38,709	42,828
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	32,365	36,005	39,624	43,264
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,410	34,196	37,981	41,767
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	30,472	34,591	38,709	42,828
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	30,472	34,591	38,709	42,828
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,556	34,549	38,522	42,516
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	40,748	43,764	46,759	49,775
Barnstable Town, MA	40,540	43,868	47,216	50,544
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	42,120	45,428	48,714	52,021
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	40,623	43,868	47,112	50,357
Pittsfield, MA	40,748	43,764	46,759	49,775
Springfield, MA	40,748	43,764	46,759	49,775
Worcester, MA	41,746	45,095	48,444	51,792
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	42,661	53,727	64,772	75,837
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	39,624	46,426	53,248	60,050
Lexington Park, MD	41,309	50,586	59,863	69,140
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	36,255	43,826	51,397	58,968
Salisbury, MD	43,389	52,312	61,215	70,138
Bangor, ME	41,684	45,469	49,255	53,040
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	41,725	45,615	49,525	53,415
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,684	45,469	49,255	53,040
Portland-South Portland, ME	42,412	46,925	51,418	55,932
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,746	45,220	48,693	52,167
Ann Arbor, MI	37,732	42,266	46,800	51,335
Battle Creek, MI	39,583	44,783	49,962	55,162
Bay City, MI	39,333	42,308	45,303	48,277
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	37,316	41,767	46,239	50,690
Flint, MI	37,253	41,746	46,239	50,732
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	38,522	44,887	51,272	57,637
Jackson, MI	37,794	42,328	46,842	51,376
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	39,812	45,095	50,399	55,682
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	37,836	43,056	48,298	53,519
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,024	42,308	47,612	52,895
Midland, MI	39,333	42,308	45,303	48,277
Monroe, MI	37,544	42,183	46,821	51,460
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	38,626	44,304	49,983	55,661
Niles, MI	42,640	45,469	48,277	51,106
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,300	39,520	44,720	49,941
Saginaw, MI	38,959	42,141	45,344	48,527
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,287	45,303	48,298	51,314
Traverse City, MI	31,284	37,461	43,618	49,796
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,300	39,520	44,720	49,941
Duluth, MN-WI	43,660	49,504	55,349	61,194
Mankato, MN	44,034	50,108	56,181	62,255
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	41,122	46,572	52,021	57,471
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	41,476	46,696	51,938	57,159
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,410	47,549	51,709	55,848
Rochester, MN	45,885	52,812	59,738	66,664
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,010	52,936	59,842	66,768
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,448	50,440	55,453	60,445
St. Cloud, MN	40,373	45,074	49,796	54,496
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	34,445	38,792	43,119	47,466
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,984	39,229	42,453	45,698
Columbia, MO	36,567	39,167	41,788	44,388
Jefferson City, MO	36,567	39,167	41,788	44,388
Joplin, MO-KS	36,567	39,791	43,015	46,239
Kansas City, MO-KS	34,944	38,917	42,869	46,842
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,236	39,167	43,119	47,050
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,404	39,271	44,117	48,984
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,821	38,751	43,660	48,589
Springfield, MO	33,218	37,503	41,788	46,072
St. Joseph, MO-KS	43,888	45,469	47,071	48,652
St. Louis, MO-IL	34,549	39,021	43,472	47,944
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	32,407	34,466	36,525	38,584
Hattiesburg, MS	32,407	34,466	36,525	38,584
Jackson, MS	32,407	34,466	36,525	38,584
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,428	34,424	36,442	38,439
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,407	34,466	36,525	38,584
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,031	35,943	38,834	41,746
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,260	36,068	38,855	41,663
Billings, MT	32,199	36,692	41,164	45,656
Bozeman, MT	32,157	34,258	36,338	38,439
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	31,887	35,631	39,354	43,098
Great Falls, MT	31,720	35,215	38,688	42,183
Helena, MT	31,824	34,695	37,544	40,415
Missoula, MT	31,824	34,424	37,004	39,604
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	31,991	35,236	38,460	41,704
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	31,804	34,154	36,504	38,855
Asheville, NC	28,226	35,756	43,264	50,794
Burlington, NC	27,165	32,324	37,482	42,640
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,496	36,130	43,784	51,418
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	30,930	34,757	38,564	42,391
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	27,269	33,239	39,208	45,178
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,957	30,098	33,260	36,400
Fayetteville, NC	27,311	28,788	30,244	31,720
Goldsboro, NC	27,103	30,680	34,258	37,836
Greensboro-High Point, NC	28,580	38,772	48,964	59,156
Greenville, NC	26,957	30,140	33,301	36,484
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	28,746	33,239	37,711	42,204
Jacksonville, NC	27,872	32,074	36,255	40,456
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	27,352	31,970	36,608	41,226
Raleigh-Cary, NC	30,764	38,272	45,802	53,311
Rocky Mount, NC	34,466	41,288	48,111	54,933
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,698	42,640	52,583	62,525
Wilmington, NC	27,207	30,202	33,197	36,192
Winston-Salem, NC	29,370	39,042	48,693	58,365
Bismarck, ND	46,197	54,996	63,773	72,572
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,765	49,338	55,932	62,504
Fargo, ND-MN	44,325	50,399	56,472	62,546
Grand Forks, ND-MN	42,952	45,178	47,404	49,629
Minot, ND	46,197	54,996	63,773	72,572
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,197	54,996	63,773	72,572
Grand Island, NE	39,333	44,034	48,714	53,415
Lincoln, NE	37,877	42,100	46,322	50,544
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,245	46,135	50,024	53,914
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,724	46,634	50,544	54,455
Omaha, NE-IA	37,607	41,413	45,220	49,026
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,786	46,405	50,004	53,623
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,288	44,949	48,610	52,271
Manchester-Nashua, NH	41,288	44,949	48,610	52,271
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,808	45,199	48,610	52,000
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	36,317	41,496	46,696	51,876
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	36,255	41,476	46,676	51,896
Vineland, NJ	36,047	41,871	47,716	53,540
Albuquerque, NM	32,906	35,568	38,231	40,893
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,698	35,173	37,669	40,144
Farmington, NM	32,719	35,277	37,836	40,394
Las Cruces, NM	32,719	35,090	37,461	39,832
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,906	35,568	38,231	40,893
Santa Fe, NM	32,719	35,277	37,836	40,394
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	45,864	50,732	55,620	60,487
Carson City, NV	45,885	52,458	59,052	65,624
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	46,156	49,983	53,831	57,658
Reno, NV	45,885	52,458	59,052	65,624
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	44,991	47,799	50,628	53,436
Binghamton, NY	36,296	39,562	42,848	46,114
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	38,876	45,220	51,543	57,887
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	37,732	42,703	47,653	52,624
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	38,106	43,077	48,048	53,020
Elmira, NY	36,983	43,202	49,421	55,640
Glens Falls, NY	39,916	44,138	48,340	52,562
Ithaca, NY	36,442	41,080	45,698	50,336
Kingston, NY	36,276	40,415	44,554	48,693
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	36,484	41,517	46,551	51,584
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	36,463	41,372	46,280	51,189
Rochester, NY	39,541	44,346	49,172	53,976
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	36,754	42,682	48,610	54,538
Syracuse, NY	39,874	44,616	49,338	54,080
Utica-Rome, NY	36,983	41,954	46,904	51,876
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	38,688	43,639	48,610	53,560
Akron, OH	37,274	40,124	42,973	45,823
Canton-Massillon, OH	38,564	41,018	43,493	45,948
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	36,733	41,642	46,530	51,439
Cleveland, OH	37,274	38,335	39,416	40,477
Columbus, OH	32,927	37,191	41,434	45,698
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	32,469	37,336	42,224	47,092
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,687	42,058	44,450	46,821
Lima, OH	36,983	40,248	43,535	46,800
Mansfield, OH	34,591	38,272	41,954	45,636
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	36,005	39,229	42,432	45,656
Sandusky, OH	34,320	37,960	41,621	45,261
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	32,282	37,274	42,245	47,237
Springfield, OH	32,012	35,277	38,564	41,829
Toledo, OH	34,404	38,605	42,807	47,008
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,106	41,060	44,013	46,967
Youngstown-Warren, OH	37,274	40,124	42,973	45,823
Enid, OK	30,514	34,404	38,293	42,183
Lawton, OK	32,698	38,647	44,596	50,544
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,988	37,773	41,559	45,344
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,701	34,258	37,794	41,351
Oklahoma City, OK	30,639	34,632	38,626	42,620
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,119	33,239	36,338	39,458
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,076	35,860	40,623	45,407
Tulsa, OK	32,802	36,484	40,144	43,826
Albany, OR	34,154	39,333	44,533	49,712
Bend, OR	34,341	39,479	44,637	49,775
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	37,648	43,660	49,650	55,661
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	37,732	43,722	49,733	55,724
Corvallis, OR	33,780	38,252	42,703	47,175
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	37,440	42,786	48,111	53,456
Eugene-Springfield, OR	36,920	41,684	46,426	51,189
Grants Pass, OR	36,005	39,999	43,972	47,965
Medford, OR	36,380	40,498	44,616	48,735
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	41,018	46,925	52,832	58,740
Salem, OR	32,927	36,796	40,685	44,554
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	36,234	41,434	46,634	51,834
Altoona, PA	39,312	44,845	50,399	55,932
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,485	39,978	44,471	48,964
Chambersburg, PA	36,047	40,020	43,972	47,944
Erie, PA	39,312	44,845	50,399	55,932
Gettysburg, PA	39,312	44,845	50,399	55,932
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	38,751	42,828	46,904	50,981
Johnstown, PA	40,373	44,429	48,485	52,541
Lancaster, PA	36,296	42,120	47,965	53,789
Lebanon, PA	36,858	40,914	44,949	49,005
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,071	39,042	43,992	48,964
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,628	42,079	46,530	50,981
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	36,088	42,037	48,007	53,956
Pittsburgh, PA	42,994	46,405	49,816	53,228
Reading, PA	36,005	41,788	47,549	53,332
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	34,154	38,980	43,805	48,631
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,272	42,682	47,092	51,501
State College, PA	35,007	38,709	42,412	46,114
Williamsport, PA	35,215	39,146	43,056	46,988
York-Hanover, PA	39,312	44,845	50,399	55,932
Aguadilla, PR	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Arecibo, PR	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Guayama, PR	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Mayaguez, PR	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Ponce, PR	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	40,540	43,868	47,216	50,544
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	40,664	42,432	44,200	45,968
Columbia, SC	33,738	35,964	38,210	40,436
Florence, SC	33,759	36,192	38,647	41,080
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	35,048	38,168	41,268	44,388
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	35,048	38,168	41,268	44,388
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	35,048	38,168	41,268	44,388
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,178	35,797	39,396	43,015
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,116	36,588	41,039	45,511
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,215	40,373	45,532	50,690
Spartanburg, SC	31,762	35,298	38,813	42,349
Sumter, SC	33,759	36,192	38,647	41,080
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,421	41,538	46,655	51,772
Rapid City, SD	36,796	40,560	44,304	48,069
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	40,560	45,989	51,439	56,868
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,736	39,292	43,868	48,423
Chattanooga, TN-GA	31,408	34,820	38,210	41,621
Clarksville, TN-KY	29,100	36,504	43,888	51,293
Cleveland, TN	33,322	37,524	41,746	45,948
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,925	36,983	40,020	43,077
Jackson, TN	33,322	37,524	41,746	45,948
Johnson City, TN	33,322	37,524	41,746	45,948
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	34,258	37,232	40,207	43,181
Knoxville, TN	34,279	37,253	40,207	43,181
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	35,381	37,170	38,959	40,748
Morristown, TN	34,050	37,066	40,082	43,098
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	32,428	39,104	45,802	52,479
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,008	38,168	42,349	46,509
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,072	39,520	45,948	52,396
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,677	38,522	44,346	50,191
Abilene, TX	32,552	36,442	40,352	44,242
Amarillo, TX	34,903	38,896	42,890	46,884
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	33,072	37,087	41,080	45,095
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	25,356	30,472	35,610	40,727
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,328	32,573	35,818	39,063
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	28,684	33,114	37,565	41,996
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,226	32,240	36,255	40,269
College Station-Bryan, TX	28,808	32,740	36,692	40,623
Corpus Christi, TX	28,684	33,114	37,565	41,996
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	29,807	35,007	40,207	45,407
Eagle Pass, TX	28,684	33,114	37,565	41,996
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,290	32,074	36,879	41,663
El Paso, TX	27,477	31,928	36,400	40,852
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,056	34,008	37,960	41,912
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	26,229	31,180	36,151	41,101
Killeen-Temple, TX	30,514	34,778	39,042	43,306
Laredo, TX	28,684	33,114	37,565	41,996
Longview, TX	32,032	35,194	38,356	41,517
Lubbock, TX	38,855	41,455	44,055	46,655
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	28,684	33,114	37,565	41,996
Midland, TX	28,684	33,114	37,565	41,996
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,431	34,903	39,396	43,868
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,452	34,778	39,084	43,410
Odessa, TX	28,684	33,114	37,565	41,996
San Angelo, TX	30,909	35,548	40,186	44,824
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	29,599	32,220	34,820	37,440
Sherman-Denison, TX	30,452	35,340	40,248	45,136
Texarkana, TX-AR	34,320	37,004	39,687	42,370
Tyler, TX	32,448	35,506	38,543	41,600
Victoria, TX	28,684	33,114	37,565	41,996
Waco, TX	29,869	34,695	39,520	44,346
Wichita Falls, TX	33,842	37,607	41,351	45,116
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	37,357	40,664	43,972	47,279
Logan, UT-ID	37,919	41,268	44,616	47,965
Ogden, UT	41,975	45,511	49,026	52,562
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	39,708	43,410	47,133	50,836
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	39,541	43,348	47,154	50,960
St. George, UT	38,668	41,933	45,220	48,485
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,666	43,348	47,029	50,711
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	37,357	48,028	58,719	69,389
Charlottesville, VA	37,357	48,028	58,719	69,389
Harrisonburg, VA	37,357	48,028	58,719	69,389
Lynchburg, VA	31,367	37,482	43,618	49,733
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,930	52,978	62,026	71,074
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,160	52,500	61,839	71,178
Richmond, VA	41,663	51,085	60,528	69,951
Roanoke, VA	35,277	39,375	43,452	47,549
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,749	50,544	61,360	72,156
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,967	38,376	42,786	47,196
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	37,357	48,028	58,719	69,389
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	28,288	38,564	48,818	59,093
Winchester, VA-WV	39,292	46,031	52,770	59,509
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	40,644	43,119	45,573	48,048
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	40,165	42,682	45,220	47,736
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	40,165	42,807	45,428	48,069
Bellingham, WA	37,420	43,348	49,276	55,204
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	45,989	52,978	59,967	66,956
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	37,378	40,664	43,972	47,258
Kennewick-Richland, WA	37,316	41,039	44,783	48,506
Longview-Kelso, WA	41,684	48,090	54,517	60,924
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	40,706	47,674	54,663	61,631
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	45,885	52,874	59,842	66,831
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	45,178	52,354	59,551	66,727
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	37,316	40,893	44,450	48,028
Walla Walla, WA	37,420	40,831	44,263	47,674
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	39,957	46,821	53,664	60,528
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	50,544	56,493	62,442	68,391
Yakima, WA	39,957	44,034	48,132	52,208
Appleton, WI	48,173	51,668	55,162	58,656
Eau Claire, WI	39,416	44,159	48,901	53,644
Fond du Lac, WI	39,583	44,284	48,984	53,685
Green Bay, WI	40,914	46,176	51,439	56,701
Janesville-Beloit, WI	38,397	41,996	45,573	49,172
Kenosha, WI	38,293	41,372	44,471	47,549
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	43,639	50,274	56,930	63,565
Madison, WI	38,876	43,431	47,965	52,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	38,085	42,578	47,092	51,584
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,416	44,429	49,463	54,476
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,250	43,992	48,735	53,477
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	39,957	44,866	49,775	54,684
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	38,168	42,016	45,864	49,712
Sheboygan, WI	40,144	45,157	50,191	55,204
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,252	41,205	44,159	47,112
Wausau, WI	38,834	43,264	47,674	52,104
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,770	44,908	50,045	55,183
Beckley, WV	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Charleston, WV	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	31,200	35,901	40,581	45,282
Morgantown, WV	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	40,602	42,682	44,762	46,842
Wheeling, WV-OH	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Casper, WY	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Cheyenne, WY	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	34,383	40,124	45,885	51,626

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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