SOC 51-3092 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Food Batchmakers 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): Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

Level I across metros$18,221 – $46,988Houston, TX to Sheboygan, WI

Median Level IV, major metros$46,072Across 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 Batchmakers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Food Batchmakers (SOC 51-3092) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $18,221 in Houston, TX to $46,988 in Sheboygan, WI, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $46,072. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $42,100, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 18 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	37,524	40,207	42,869	45,552
Anchorage, AK	36,400	39,957	43,514	47,071
Fairbanks-College, AK	37,357	40,103	42,869	45,615
Anniston-Oxford, AL	29,391	33,572	37,773	41,954
Auburn-Opelika, AL	29,308	33,655	38,023	42,370
Birmingham, AL	29,828	34,112	38,376	42,661
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	28,808	33,925	39,063	44,180
Decatur, AL	30,722	34,882	39,063	43,223
Dothan, AL	32,698	37,045	41,413	45,760
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	31,928	35,007	38,064	41,143
Gadsden, AL	29,391	33,572	37,773	41,954
Huntsville, AL	29,453	33,759	38,085	42,391
Mobile, AL	25,834	31,034	36,255	41,455
Montgomery, AL	29,536	33,821	38,127	42,412
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,287	33,447	37,628	41,788
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,744	33,821	37,898	41,975
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,053	35,340	38,605	41,892
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,308	33,696	38,064	42,453
Tuscaloosa, AL	29,661	33,759	37,877	41,975
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,512	36,671	41,850	47,008
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	35,298	38,189	41,060	43,951
Fort Smith, AR-OK	34,924	39,146	43,368	47,591
Hot Springs, AR	32,136	36,400	40,644	44,908
Jonesboro, AR	31,013	37,024	43,036	49,047
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	32,906	38,002	43,077	48,173
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	27,144	30,327	33,488	36,671
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,031	34,196	35,340	36,504
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,012	35,797	39,604	43,389
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	34,300	38,314	42,308	46,322
Flagstaff, AZ	34,632	41,933	49,255	56,556
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	34,632	41,933	49,255	56,556
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	35,776	39,458	43,160	46,842
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	35,714	39,562	43,389	47,237
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	30,972	33,821	36,650	39,500
Tucson, AZ	30,992	33,863	36,754	39,624
Yuma, AZ	34,279	38,168	42,058	45,948
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	34,944	40,352	45,740	51,148
Chico, CA	35,860	39,999	44,117	48,256
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,901	39,916	43,909	47,924
El Centro, CA	35,714	38,959	42,204	45,448
Fresno, CA	35,464	38,085	40,685	43,306
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	37,960	42,765	47,549	52,354
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	36,296	39,208	42,120	45,032
Merced, CA	37,565	42,640	47,736	52,812
Modesto, CA	36,816	43,348	49,858	56,389
Napa, CA	37,815	42,100	46,405	50,690
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,255	39,645	43,056	46,447
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,880	38,189	40,498	42,807
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	34,674	37,440	40,207	42,973
Redding, CA	35,568	38,293	41,039	43,764
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	35,506	38,792	42,100	45,386
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	35,652	39,375	43,119	46,842
Salinas, CA	35,132	37,274	39,396	41,538
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	36,338	39,250	42,183	45,095
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	39,333	43,202	47,050	50,919
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	40,914	44,388	47,840	51,314
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	35,756	38,959	42,141	45,344
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	36,484	39,104	41,704	44,325
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	36,213	37,898	39,604	41,288
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	38,730	42,765	46,821	50,856
Stockton-Lodi, CA	36,879	41,892	46,884	51,896
Vallejo, CA	35,444	40,061	44,658	49,276
Visalia, CA	38,772	41,164	43,535	45,927
Yuba City, CA	35,672	39,479	43,285	47,092
Boulder, CO	39,333	41,580	43,847	46,093
Colorado Springs, CO	35,298	37,066	38,855	40,623
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	38,543	43,223	47,924	52,604
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,479	45,116	50,752	56,389
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	37,045	38,210	39,375	40,540
Grand Junction, CO	32,178	33,592	34,986	36,400
Greeley, CO	44,804	48,631	52,437	56,264
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	37,128	40,935	44,762	48,568
Pueblo, CO	33,592	37,648	41,704	45,760
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	34,216	36,567	38,938	41,288
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	37,586	39,853	42,100	44,367
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	36,567	39,375	42,162	44,970
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	36,317	38,376	40,415	42,474
New Haven, CT	35,568	38,397	41,226	44,055
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	36,234	39,229	42,204	45,199
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	36,400	39,188	41,954	44,741
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	32,032	35,880	39,728	43,576
Dover, DE	33,135	36,650	40,165	43,680
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,492	34,695	37,877	41,080
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	31,013	34,133	37,253	40,373
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	29,640	33,696	37,752	41,808
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	28,975	32,760	36,525	40,311
Gainesville, FL	28,788	32,303	35,839	39,354
Homosassa Springs, FL	30,348	34,632	38,938	43,223
Jacksonville, FL	28,559	32,365	36,172	39,978
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	32,157	36,920	41,684	46,447
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	29,973	33,613	37,274	40,914
Naples-Marco Island, FL	30,015	33,613	37,212	40,810
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	28,788	32,261	35,714	39,188
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	31,138	34,778	38,397	42,037
Ocala, FL	29,120	32,781	36,463	40,124
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	29,037	32,885	36,733	40,581
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	29,120	32,989	36,879	40,748
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	29,640	33,696	37,752	41,808
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	29,640	33,696	37,752	41,808
Port St. Lucie, FL	28,392	32,282	36,151	40,040
Punta Gorda, FL	30,472	33,863	37,253	40,644
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	29,058	32,906	36,754	40,602
Sebring, FL	29,495	34,008	38,522	43,036
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	29,869	34,050	38,252	42,432
Tallahassee, FL	29,640	33,696	37,752	41,808
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	30,826	35,256	39,687	44,117
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	29,828	34,320	38,834	43,327
Albany, GA	32,012	38,356	44,720	51,064
Athens-Clarke County, GA	30,348	33,551	36,733	39,936
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	34,903	40,727	46,530	52,354
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	32,511	38,397	44,304	50,191
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	32,012	38,356	44,720	51,064
Columbus, GA-AL	34,196	40,020	45,823	51,647
Dalton, GA	31,908	37,482	43,077	48,652
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	26,728	33,031	39,312	45,615
Gainesville, GA	30,951	36,733	42,516	48,298
Hinesville, GA	24,669	31,013	37,378	43,722
Macon-Bibb County, GA	34,778	40,789	46,821	52,832
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,239	39,500	45,760	52,021
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,556	36,463	42,349	48,256
Rome, GA	34,674	40,415	46,156	51,896
Savannah, GA	26,500	31,679	36,858	42,037
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	25,605	32,344	39,104	45,844
Valdosta, GA	33,967	38,397	42,807	47,237
Warner Robins, GA	32,012	38,356	44,720	51,064
Guam MSA	33,280	38,501	43,701	48,922
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	32,906	35,860	38,792	41,746
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	32,074	35,568	39,063	42,557
Urban Honolulu, HI	31,596	35,298	38,980	42,682
Ames, IA	39,916	45,365	50,815	56,264
Cedar Rapids, IA	40,477	52,354	64,252	76,128
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	32,885	38,376	43,847	49,338
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	35,069	40,706	46,364	52,000
Dubuque, IA	40,248	44,096	47,965	51,813
Iowa City, IA	34,612	40,124	45,656	51,168
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,522	43,930	49,338	54,746
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,290	45,906	51,501	57,117
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	37,274	41,704	46,156	50,586
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,208	44,180	49,172	54,143
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	41,122	44,637	48,173	51,688
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	32,927	38,252	43,576	48,901
Boise City, ID	42,141	47,320	52,479	57,658
Coeur d'Alene, ID	37,524	42,370	47,237	52,084
Idaho Falls, ID	23,712	28,580	33,468	38,335
Lewiston, ID-WA	36,047	40,248	44,471	48,672
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	37,524	42,495	47,487	52,458
Pocatello, ID	36,317	41,954	47,570	53,207
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,151	41,392	46,655	51,896
Twin Falls, ID	35,735	41,496	47,237	52,999
Bloomington, IL	35,984	40,685	45,365	50,066
Champaign-Urbana, IL	37,898	44,512	51,127	57,741
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	36,671	42,557	48,423	54,309
Decatur, IL	44,055	50,628	57,200	63,773
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,149	44,471	51,792	59,114
Kankakee, IL	35,444	39,146	42,848	46,551
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,068	39,042	41,996	44,970
Peoria, IL	36,900	40,560	44,242	47,903
Rockford, IL	39,250	44,263	49,276	54,288
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,396	45,573	51,772	57,949
Springfield, IL	40,207	46,239	52,271	58,303
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,652	39,770	43,909	48,028
Bloomington, IN	31,616	36,920	42,224	47,528
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	32,656	37,420	42,204	46,967
Columbus, IN	31,741	37,024	42,287	47,570
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	34,674	39,728	44,804	49,858
Evansville, IN	33,447	37,648	41,871	46,072
Fort Wayne, IN	28,933	33,655	38,376	43,098
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	31,076	36,463	41,871	47,258
Kokomo, IN	31,346	36,588	41,829	47,071
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	32,407	41,288	50,191	59,072
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	37,316	39,645	41,996	44,325
Muncie, IN	31,700	36,837	41,996	47,133
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	28,975	33,218	37,461	41,704
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	32,719	37,024	41,309	45,615
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,845	39,104	46,364	53,623
Terre Haute, IN	32,199	37,752	43,327	48,880
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	34,757	39,084	43,389	47,716
Lawrence, KS	34,549	40,332	46,093	51,876
Manhattan, KS	35,693	41,351	47,029	52,687
Topeka, KS	41,600	48,194	54,788	61,381
Wichita, KS	30,389	34,924	39,458	43,992
Bowling Green, KY	34,861	39,874	44,908	49,920
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,804	38,189	44,575	50,960
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,514	36,712	42,890	49,088
Elizabethtown, KY	33,717	39,000	44,284	49,567
Lexington-Fayette, KY	37,981	47,924	57,866	67,808
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	35,319	40,456	45,594	50,732
Owensboro, KY	32,532	37,503	42,474	47,445
Paducah, KY-IL	35,506	41,413	47,320	53,228
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,306	36,109	41,933	47,736
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,050	38,730	43,410	48,090
Alexandria, LA	28,101	31,325	34,528	37,752
Baton Rouge, LA	28,330	31,679	35,048	38,397
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	28,330	31,700	35,069	38,439
Hammond, LA	28,621	31,762	34,882	38,023
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	29,266	32,365	35,444	38,543
Lafayette, LA	29,162	33,031	36,920	40,789
Lake Charles, LA	28,060	31,845	35,631	39,416
Monroe, LA	28,101	31,325	34,528	37,752
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	30,472	33,280	36,109	38,917
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	27,727	30,472	33,197	35,943
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	28,101	31,325	34,528	37,752
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	28,580	31,700	34,840	37,960
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	27,748	31,138	34,508	37,898
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	31,200	34,154	37,128	40,082
Barnstable Town, MA	33,010	36,213	39,437	42,640
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	33,197	36,400	39,604	42,807
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	35,485	39,021	42,578	46,114
Pittsfield, MA	34,029	37,877	41,746	45,594
Springfield, MA	33,780	38,106	42,432	46,759
Worcester, MA	31,200	32,636	34,050	35,485
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	34,237	40,020	45,781	51,564
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	34,258	40,997	47,716	54,455
Lexington Park, MD	32,948	38,106	43,264	48,423
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	33,322	36,775	40,248	43,701
Salisbury, MD	33,093	36,546	39,999	43,452
Bangor, ME	33,634	36,213	38,772	41,351
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	36,172	38,189	40,228	42,245
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	37,170	41,788	46,426	51,044
Portland-South Portland, ME	36,754	40,623	44,492	48,360
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	35,880	40,477	45,074	49,671
Ann Arbor, MI	33,135	37,149	41,143	45,157
Battle Creek, MI	32,760	46,676	60,612	74,527
Bay City, MI	29,578	31,388	33,218	35,028
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	32,760	35,756	38,730	41,725
Flint, MI	32,968	36,421	39,874	43,327
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	35,069	39,957	44,845	49,733
Jackson, MI	37,191	42,370	47,549	52,728
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	32,136	35,943	39,770	43,576
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	31,492	36,920	42,370	47,799
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,562	44,616	49,650
Midland, MI	33,135	38,002	42,890	47,757
Monroe, MI	33,010	36,629	40,269	43,888
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	36,296	38,543	40,768	43,015
Niles, MI	32,532	37,628	42,744	47,840
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	31,512	34,320	37,149	39,957
Saginaw, MI	31,908	35,444	38,959	42,495
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,380	40,852	45,324	49,796
Traverse City, MI	35,256	42,037	48,818	55,599
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,680	34,674	38,688	42,682
Duluth, MN-WI	38,064	42,994	47,944	52,874
Mankato, MN	33,759	39,042	44,346	49,629
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	35,735	40,893	46,052	51,210
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,298	40,560	45,802	51,064
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,656	38,543	44,429	50,316
Rochester, MN	35,132	42,432	49,712	57,013
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	31,471	35,735	40,020	44,284
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,615	36,941	41,288	45,615
St. Cloud, MN	31,866	37,440	43,015	48,589
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	41,372	46,863	52,333	57,824
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,525	42,100	47,674	53,248
Columbia, MO	40,020	42,932	45,844	48,756
Jefferson City, MO	40,020	42,932	45,844	48,756
Joplin, MO-KS	38,626	42,786	46,946	51,106
Kansas City, MO-KS	31,450	37,045	42,640	48,236
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,893	45,074	49,234	53,415
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,978	45,760	51,522	57,304
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,208	45,282	51,376	57,450
Springfield, MO	39,978	45,615	51,231	56,868
St. Joseph, MO-KS	37,711	40,290	42,869	45,448
St. Louis, MO-IL	39,999	45,760	51,522	57,284
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	29,224	35,152	41,060	46,988
Hattiesburg, MS	30,348	34,237	38,148	42,037
Jackson, MS	34,341	36,567	38,813	41,039
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,240	35,298	38,335	41,392
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,450	33,364	35,298	37,212
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,114	36,130	39,146	42,162
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,052	34,924	36,816	38,688
Billings, MT	32,677	36,692	40,685	44,700
Bozeman, MT	32,240	37,108	41,954	46,821
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	30,348	35,506	40,685	45,844
Great Falls, MT	28,559	33,821	39,063	44,325
Helena, MT	30,077	35,548	41,018	46,488
Missoula, MT	30,368	36,151	41,912	47,695
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	30,805	35,901	41,018	46,114
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	31,159	37,295	43,410	49,546
Asheville, NC	26,437	31,076	35,714	40,352
Burlington, NC	26,292	29,828	33,384	36,920
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,829	31,533	34,216	36,920
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	32,324	37,357	42,370	47,404
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	28,559	32,074	35,610	39,125
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,138	34,071	36,983	39,916
Fayetteville, NC	29,370	32,573	35,797	39,000
Goldsboro, NC	38,002	40,352	42,703	45,053
Greensboro-High Point, NC	26,874	30,576	34,300	38,002
Greenville, NC	30,992	33,946	36,900	39,853
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	34,820	40,311	45,781	51,272
Jacksonville, NC	30,202	33,426	36,629	39,853
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	29,204	32,407	35,589	38,792
Raleigh-Cary, NC	28,600	33,925	39,250	44,575
Rocky Mount, NC	35,090	36,816	38,543	40,269
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,162	33,384	37,628	41,850
Wilmington, NC	28,808	31,908	35,007	38,106
Winston-Salem, NC	26,333	30,160	33,988	37,815
Bismarck, ND	36,338	39,791	43,244	46,696
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	35,402	39,936	44,450	48,984
Fargo, ND-MN	37,898	43,036	48,173	53,311
Grand Forks, ND-MN	39,333	45,095	50,856	56,618
Minot, ND	36,338	39,791	43,244	46,696
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,068	39,936	43,826	47,695
Grand Island, NE	38,085	41,517	44,949	48,381
Lincoln, NE	34,570	38,730	42,890	47,050
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,146	42,037	44,949	47,840
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,773	41,247	44,720	48,194
Omaha, NE-IA	34,591	39,229	43,868	48,506
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,316	41,018	44,720	48,423
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,176	36,400	39,604	42,828
Manchester-Nashua, NH	33,176	36,400	39,604	42,828
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,197	36,400	39,624	42,828
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	32,136	35,735	39,333	42,932
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	33,509	36,608	39,708	42,807
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	35,340	38,168	40,997	43,826
Vineland, NJ	32,469	37,232	41,996	46,759
Albuquerque, NM	30,389	33,426	36,442	39,479
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	35,943	40,831	45,698	50,586
Farmington, NM	29,391	32,615	35,818	39,042
Las Cruces, NM	28,101	30,660	33,239	35,797
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	31,242	35,610	39,978	44,346
Santa Fe, NM	34,092	36,213	38,335	40,456
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	30,764	36,359	41,933	47,528
Carson City, NV	35,111	41,122	47,154	53,165
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	29,828	34,716	39,583	44,471
Reno, NV	35,880	41,829	47,757	53,706
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	34,071	38,127	42,162	46,218
Binghamton, NY	33,218	41,808	50,378	58,968
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	32,344	35,194	38,064	40,914
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	34,050	39,978	45,906	51,834
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	32,240	34,612	36,962	39,333
Elmira, NY	32,469	36,900	41,330	45,760
Glens Falls, NY	33,967	38,751	43,556	48,340
Ithaca, NY	32,261	35,548	38,855	42,141
Kingston, NY	33,239	35,922	38,605	41,288
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	34,237	37,732	41,205	44,700
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	35,423	38,439	41,434	44,450
Rochester, NY	35,776	42,162	48,548	54,933
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	32,656	36,484	40,311	44,138
Syracuse, NY	32,344	34,133	35,943	37,732
Utica-Rome, NY	32,927	36,816	40,727	44,616
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	32,511	36,317	40,144	43,951
Akron, OH	35,672	39,687	43,701	47,716
Canton-Massillon, OH	33,946	38,917	43,868	48,839
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	35,693	41,559	47,424	53,290
Cleveland, OH	32,552	36,588	40,623	44,658
Columbus, OH	36,130	41,309	46,509	51,688
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	30,972	36,151	41,330	46,509
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	32,656	38,834	45,012	51,189
Lima, OH	34,799	38,522	42,266	45,989
Mansfield, OH	34,674	39,812	44,970	50,108
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	33,821	38,813	43,826	48,818
Sandusky, OH	35,028	38,792	42,536	46,301
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	31,720	34,570	37,420	40,269
Springfield, OH	31,949	35,860	39,791	43,701
Toledo, OH	34,508	42,058	49,629	57,180
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,645	45,261	50,877	56,493
Youngstown-Warren, OH	29,432	33,468	37,503	41,538
Enid, OK	28,621	34,695	40,748	46,821
Lawton, OK	28,455	33,551	38,668	43,764
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,327	36,359	42,370	48,402
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,591	40,436	46,260	52,104
Oklahoma City, OK	27,602	33,031	38,480	43,909
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,424	36,504	38,584	40,664
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,136	35,672	39,188	42,724
Tulsa, OK	27,186	30,868	34,570	38,252
Albany, OR	35,256	37,815	40,373	42,932
Bend, OR	35,298	39,063	42,828	46,592
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	33,634	35,319	37,024	38,709
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,340	41,288	47,216	53,165
Corvallis, OR	35,132	38,376	41,600	44,845
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,168	43,784	49,400	55,016
Eugene-Springfield, OR	35,381	38,626	41,892	45,136
Grants Pass, OR	35,090	38,876	42,682	46,468
Medford, OR	35,048	37,940	40,852	43,743
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	36,213	40,373	44,554	48,714
Salem, OR	35,444	37,378	39,333	41,268
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	35,652	40,186	44,720	49,255
Altoona, PA	24,711	28,996	33,260	37,544
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,258	40,644	47,050	53,436
Chambersburg, PA	32,927	37,815	42,703	47,591
Erie, PA	31,096	36,109	41,122	46,135
Gettysburg, PA	34,216	39,271	44,304	49,359
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	34,840	39,562	44,263	48,984
Johnstown, PA	24,940	29,807	34,674	39,541
Lancaster, PA	34,092	39,853	45,615	51,376
Lebanon, PA	32,199	36,234	40,269	44,304
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	29,412	34,736	40,061	45,386
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	31,866	35,631	39,416	43,181
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	33,197	36,608	40,020	43,431
Pittsburgh, PA	29,162	34,674	40,165	45,677
Reading, PA	34,424	38,293	42,141	46,010
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	32,677	37,336	41,996	46,655
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,882	40,269	45,656	51,044
State College, PA	30,431	36,047	41,684	47,300
Williamsport, PA	43,431	49,380	55,328	61,277
York-Hanover, PA	33,072	38,127	43,202	48,256
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	23,234	24,648	26,042
Arecibo, PR	21,840	22,693	23,525	24,378
Guayama, PR	21,861	23,484	25,106	26,728
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	22,423	23,005	23,588
Ponce, PR	21,840	22,444	23,026	23,629
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	23,088	24,357	25,605
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,882	23,525	25,148	26,791
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	32,344	35,319	38,272	41,247
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	30,223	35,256	40,290	45,324
Columbia, SC	31,013	35,527	40,020	44,533
Florence, SC	29,640	33,468	37,295	41,122
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	36,879	40,935	44,991	49,047
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	30,514	34,924	39,312	43,722
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	26,957	30,472	33,967	37,482
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,160	33,322	36,504	39,666
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,095	37,170	42,266	47,341
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,096	36,276	41,434	46,613
Spartanburg, SC	31,096	34,487	37,898	41,288
Sumter, SC	29,640	33,468	37,295	41,122
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	37,316	40,207	43,119	46,010
Rapid City, SD	29,640	32,157	34,695	37,212
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	28,788	32,469	36,172	39,853
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	35,485	38,751	41,996	45,261
Chattanooga, TN-GA	34,404	39,500	44,575	49,671
Clarksville, TN-KY	33,925	38,584	43,264	47,924
Cleveland, TN	31,762	36,712	41,642	46,592
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,799	38,148	41,517	44,866
Jackson, TN	39,250	40,456	41,642	42,848
Johnson City, TN	32,927	36,172	39,437	42,682
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	34,237	39,874	45,490	51,127
Knoxville, TN	31,949	37,669	43,368	49,088
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	32,511	38,917	45,324	51,730
Morristown, TN	32,261	36,900	41,538	46,176
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	35,506	40,477	45,428	50,399
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,402	40,477	45,552	50,628
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	44,013	47,029	50,066	53,082
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,570	36,047	37,524	39,000
Abilene, TX	28,143	33,384	38,626	43,868
Amarillo, TX	30,389	33,364	36,359	39,333
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	29,120	34,778	40,415	46,072
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	18,492	25,356	32,199	39,063
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,413	34,175	39,957	45,719
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	22,319	27,456	32,594	37,732
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,418	30,556	35,693	40,831
College Station-Bryan, TX	27,872	33,072	38,293	43,493
Corpus Christi, TX	24,087	29,682	35,277	40,872
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	31,055	36,608	42,141	47,695
Eagle Pass, TX	25,127	31,492	37,877	44,242
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,500	30,576	34,632	38,709
El Paso, TX	22,485	28,330	34,154	39,999
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,415	32,053	36,671	41,309
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	18,221	25,148	32,074	39,000
Killeen-Temple, TX	27,789	33,447	39,084	44,741
Laredo, TX	23,983	30,140	36,317	42,474
Longview, TX	28,309	33,384	38,460	43,535
Lubbock, TX	27,935	33,072	38,210	43,348
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	21,508	25,730	29,973	34,196
Midland, TX	20,468	25,480	30,514	35,527
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,517	33,967	39,437	44,887
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,352	32,760	38,148	43,556
Odessa, TX	26,021	31,637	37,253	42,869
San Angelo, TX	26,791	31,991	37,170	42,370
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	31,533	36,900	42,287	47,653
Sherman-Denison, TX	30,264	35,922	41,559	47,216
Texarkana, TX-AR	29,453	33,988	38,543	43,077
Tyler, TX	28,642	33,842	39,042	44,242
Victoria, TX	25,751	30,701	35,631	40,581
Waco, TX	29,141	35,319	41,517	47,695
Wichita Falls, TX	28,080	33,530	38,980	44,429
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,570	39,832	45,095	50,357
Logan, UT-ID	37,440	43,015	48,610	54,184
Ogden, UT	32,157	37,087	42,037	46,967
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	34,092	37,919	41,725	45,552
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	33,405	37,773	42,141	46,509
St. George, UT	31,367	34,757	38,168	41,559
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	35,381	39,832	44,284	48,735
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	35,652	41,247	46,842	52,437
Charlottesville, VA	31,928	39,084	46,218	53,373
Harrisonburg, VA	37,378	45,615	53,872	62,109
Lynchburg, VA	33,260	38,376	43,472	48,589
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,304	35,173	39,021	42,890
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,924	38,584	42,266	45,927
Richmond, VA	30,410	34,445	38,501	42,536
Roanoke, VA	32,989	36,484	39,957	43,452
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,989	36,484	39,999	43,493
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,816	51,813	53,789	55,786
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	38,064	41,268	44,471	47,674
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	30,701	34,861	39,021	43,181
Winchester, VA-WV	32,116	36,504	40,914	45,303
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	33,280	38,501	43,701	48,922
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	42,578	46,676	50,773	54,871
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	39,562	45,261	50,940	56,639
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	35,298	39,666	44,055	48,423
Bellingham, WA	37,856	41,559	45,240	48,943
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	37,420	41,018	44,637	48,236
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	37,066	40,124	43,181	46,239
Kennewick-Richland, WA	35,922	39,812	43,701	47,591
Longview-Kelso, WA	36,941	38,896	40,852	42,807
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	36,525	40,352	44,200	48,028
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	34,944	42,245	49,567	56,868
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	37,503	41,101	44,700	48,298
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	35,485	38,148	40,810	43,472
Walla Walla, WA	36,213	39,895	43,556	47,237
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	37,128	39,853	42,578	45,303
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	36,192	40,228	44,284	48,319
Yakima, WA	40,644	45,032	49,442	53,831
Appleton, WI	36,900	42,120	47,341	52,562
Eau Claire, WI	41,621	46,426	51,231	56,036
Fond du Lac, WI	39,500	44,450	49,400	54,351
Green Bay, WI	39,167	43,805	48,423	53,061
Janesville-Beloit, WI	38,584	44,138	49,712	55,266
Kenosha, WI	36,712	40,893	45,074	49,255
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	38,210	41,829	45,469	49,088
Madison, WI	40,560	44,242	47,944	51,626
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	36,005	40,124	44,242	48,360
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,253	41,871	46,468	51,085
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,250	43,868	48,506	53,124
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	40,436	44,637	48,839	53,040
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	35,548	39,354	43,140	46,946
Sheboygan, WI	46,988	49,796	52,624	55,432
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,565	43,098	48,631	54,164
Wausau, WI	41,954	45,428	48,922	52,396
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,647	43,327	47,986	52,666
Beckley, WV	27,124	31,991	36,879	41,746
Charleston, WV	26,957	31,804	36,671	41,517
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	28,767	33,114	37,482	41,829
Morgantown, WV	27,124	31,991	36,879	41,746
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,223	35,007	39,812	44,596
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	27,124	31,991	36,879	41,746
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,957	31,804	36,671	41,517
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	34,154	38,917	43,660	48,423
Wheeling, WV-OH	31,970	37,981	44,013	50,024
Casper, WY	28,642	34,341	40,040	45,740
Cheyenne, WY	28,912	33,613	38,293	42,994
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	28,455	33,384	38,314	43,244
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	28,767	35,381	41,975	48,589

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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