SOC 51-3093 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Food Cooking 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 cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.

Level I across metros$18,679 – $49,296Baton Rouge, LA to Seattle, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$46,946Across 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 Cooking 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 Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders (SOC 51-3093) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $18,679 in Baton Rouge, LA to $49,296 in Seattle, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $46,946. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $43,244, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 26 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	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Anchorage, AK	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Fairbanks-College, AK	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Anniston-Oxford, AL	30,514	33,260	35,984	38,730
Auburn-Opelika, AL	25,231	28,247	31,284	34,300
Birmingham, AL	29,120	32,074	35,007	37,960
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	25,231	28,247	31,284	34,300
Decatur, AL	25,231	28,247	31,284	34,300
Dothan, AL	25,231	28,247	31,284	34,300
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	25,231	28,247	31,284	34,300
Gadsden, AL	30,514	33,260	35,984	38,730
Huntsville, AL	25,231	28,247	31,284	34,300
Mobile, AL	25,231	28,247	31,284	34,300
Montgomery, AL	25,189	27,373	29,557	31,741
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	30,992	34,154	37,316	40,477
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,551	35,548	37,565	39,562
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	24,628	26,292	27,956	29,620
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	24,607	26,146	27,706	29,245
Tuscaloosa, AL	25,231	28,247	31,284	34,300
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,111	39,624	44,138	48,652
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	39,479	42,765	46,072	49,359
Fort Smith, AR-OK	35,839	39,188	42,557	45,906
Hot Springs, AR	37,004	39,375	41,767	44,138
Jonesboro, AR	34,757	39,853	44,949	50,045
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	35,714	38,148	40,602	43,036
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,421	39,063	41,704	44,346
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,296	37,815	39,312	40,831
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,130	39,292	42,474	45,636
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	33,572	37,856	42,141	46,426
Flagstaff, AZ	33,572	37,856	42,141	46,426
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	33,572	37,856	42,141	46,426
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	34,528	39,104	43,660	48,236
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	34,216	38,709	43,181	47,674
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	33,572	37,856	42,141	46,426
Tucson, AZ	33,759	38,106	42,432	46,780
Yuma, AZ	33,759	38,106	42,432	46,780
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	36,421	39,749	43,077	46,405
Chico, CA	36,484	40,748	45,032	49,296
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,964	40,956	45,948	50,940
El Centro, CA	36,525	39,562	42,620	45,656
Fresno, CA	34,986	39,021	43,036	47,071
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	35,298	39,479	43,680	47,861
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	37,628	40,581	43,535	46,488
Merced, CA	35,839	43,368	50,919	58,448
Modesto, CA	37,711	50,420	63,149	75,858
Napa, CA	36,380	38,688	40,976	43,285
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,296	38,688	41,080	43,472
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,984	38,564	41,164	43,743
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	36,442	39,999	43,576	47,133
Redding, CA	36,484	40,748	45,032	49,296
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	36,463	39,271	42,100	44,908
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	36,296	38,772	41,226	43,701
Salinas, CA	35,423	39,500	43,576	47,653
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	36,920	39,957	42,994	46,031
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	44,762	46,509	48,256	50,004
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	37,690	43,639	49,608	55,557
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	35,256	39,229	43,223	47,196
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	42,869	45,303	47,716	50,149
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	35,048	38,938	42,807	46,696
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	39,229	42,495	45,781	49,047
Stockton-Lodi, CA	40,332	44,887	49,421	53,976
Vallejo, CA	37,856	39,188	40,540	41,871
Visalia, CA	41,829	43,348	44,866	46,384
Yuba City, CA	36,130	38,605	41,101	43,576
Boulder, CO	41,517	44,908	48,298	51,688
Colorado Springs, CO	45,178	48,111	51,044	53,976
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	46,135	48,568	51,002	53,436
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,743	46,988	50,232	53,477
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	39,708	41,788	43,888	45,968
Grand Junction, CO	41,413	45,032	48,652	52,271
Greeley, CO	41,663	45,261	48,880	52,479
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,037	45,324	48,610	51,896
Pueblo, CO	41,704	46,488	51,252	56,036
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	44,970	47,965	50,940	53,935
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	34,944	38,647	42,328	46,031
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,570	39,125	43,660	48,215
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,903	37,960	40,997	44,055
New Haven, CT	34,903	38,168	41,455	44,720
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,861	38,501	42,120	45,760
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,861	38,501	42,120	45,760
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	32,781	35,069	37,378	39,666
Dover, DE	33,093	36,400	39,728	43,036
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,242	33,426	35,589	37,773
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	30,784	34,445	38,106	41,767
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	30,784	34,445	38,106	41,767
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	30,264	33,551	36,858	40,144
Gainesville, FL	30,847	34,112	37,399	40,664
Homosassa Springs, FL	30,701	33,884	37,045	40,228
Jacksonville, FL	31,741	34,757	37,773	40,789
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	30,930	35,818	40,706	45,594
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	32,344	36,255	40,144	44,055
Naples-Marco Island, FL	32,199	36,088	39,957	43,847
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	30,514	33,717	36,920	40,124
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	31,159	34,840	38,501	42,183
Ocala, FL	29,994	33,218	36,463	39,687
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	30,140	33,343	36,525	39,728
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	30,140	33,280	36,442	39,583
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	30,784	34,445	38,106	41,767
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	30,784	34,445	38,106	41,767
Port St. Lucie, FL	32,220	36,088	39,978	43,847
Punta Gorda, FL	30,784	34,445	38,106	41,767
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	30,181	33,343	36,525	39,687
Sebring, FL	30,285	33,946	37,586	41,247
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	30,972	34,778	38,605	42,412
Tallahassee, FL	30,784	34,445	38,106	41,767
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	31,325	34,445	37,586	40,706
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	30,431	33,967	37,503	41,039
Albany, GA	31,720	34,528	37,357	40,165
Athens-Clarke County, GA	34,549	37,773	40,976	44,200
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	34,653	37,940	41,205	44,492
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	36,151	38,002	39,874	41,725
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	31,263	34,237	37,212	40,186
Columbus, GA-AL	27,623	32,240	36,879	41,496
Dalton, GA	33,301	36,463	39,645	42,807
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,532	35,610	38,668	41,746
Gainesville, GA	34,570	37,711	40,852	43,992
Hinesville, GA	31,783	34,757	37,732	40,706
Macon-Bibb County, GA	34,362	37,586	40,831	44,055
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,197	36,359	39,500	42,661
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,778	37,877	40,956	44,055
Rome, GA	34,778	37,877	40,997	44,096
Savannah, GA	33,301	36,463	39,645	42,807
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,221	34,175	37,128	40,082
Valdosta, GA	31,284	34,216	37,170	40,103
Warner Robins, GA	33,301	36,463	39,645	42,807
Guam MSA	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Urban Honolulu, HI	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Ames, IA	43,556	45,532	47,487	49,463
Cedar Rapids, IA	41,205	51,397	61,568	71,760
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	42,016	44,367	46,738	49,088
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	45,303	46,634	47,986	49,317
Dubuque, IA	39,708	43,618	47,508	51,418
Iowa City, IA	43,306	47,882	52,437	57,013
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,997	44,658	48,340	52,000
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,461	41,018	44,575	48,132
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	42,287	46,114	49,941	53,768
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,450	46,884	49,338	51,772
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,696	47,050	47,404	47,757
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	42,204	45,864	49,546	53,207
Boise City, ID	37,503	44,304	51,106	57,908
Coeur d'Alene, ID	39,936	48,048	56,181	64,293
Idaho Falls, ID	35,860	42,516	49,151	55,807
Lewiston, ID-WA	43,618	48,735	53,831	58,948
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,183	50,108	58,053	65,978
Pocatello, ID	37,898	43,535	49,151	54,788
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	35,922	42,370	48,839	55,287
Twin Falls, ID	39,749	43,743	47,757	51,751
Bloomington, IL	34,674	38,605	42,557	46,488
Champaign-Urbana, IL	34,674	38,605	42,557	46,488
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	36,650	40,311	43,972	47,632
Decatur, IL	34,674	38,605	42,557	46,488
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,076	35,236	39,396	43,556
Kankakee, IL	36,255	39,978	43,680	47,404
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,044	41,476	44,928	48,360
Peoria, IL	37,732	41,164	44,616	48,048
Rockford, IL	36,608	40,269	43,951	47,612
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,055	35,423	39,812	44,180
Springfield, IL	31,242	36,317	41,392	46,468
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,652	39,645	43,618	47,612
Bloomington, IN	39,437	42,100	44,741	47,404
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,266	44,055	45,844	47,632
Columbus, IN	38,668	41,621	44,575	47,528
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	40,020	41,808	43,597	45,386
Evansville, IN	38,626	41,684	44,741	47,799
Fort Wayne, IN	39,978	42,204	44,429	46,655
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	38,023	41,080	44,117	47,175
Kokomo, IN	39,583	41,808	44,055	46,280
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	36,816	40,394	43,992	47,570
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	36,754	40,352	43,951	47,549
Muncie, IN	39,936	42,349	44,762	47,175
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,024	40,519	43,992	47,487
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	39,999	42,183	44,367	46,551
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,877	41,621	45,386	49,130
Terre Haute, IN	40,186	42,786	45,407	48,007
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	39,604	42,516	45,428	48,340
Lawrence, KS	33,884	38,813	43,743	48,672
Manhattan, KS	39,375	42,432	45,469	48,527
Topeka, KS	33,925	38,834	43,743	48,652
Wichita, KS	38,896	41,996	45,095	48,194
Bowling Green, KY	36,192	39,936	43,680	47,424
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,900	40,893	44,866	48,860
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,797	39,167	42,557	45,927
Elizabethtown, KY	36,130	40,248	44,388	48,506
Lexington-Fayette, KY	37,170	41,226	45,261	49,317
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	35,007	38,480	41,933	45,407
Owensboro, KY	36,192	39,936	43,680	47,424
Paducah, KY-IL	36,192	39,936	43,680	47,424
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,360	39,229	43,119	46,988
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,130	40,332	44,533	48,735
Alexandria, LA	25,002	34,216	43,452	52,666
Baton Rouge, LA	18,679	23,920	29,183	34,424
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	18,970	26,687	34,404	42,120
Hammond, LA	28,143	36,962	45,781	54,600
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	28,372	37,108	45,844	54,580
Lafayette, LA	20,551	27,997	35,444	42,890
Lake Charles, LA	25,002	34,216	43,452	52,666
Monroe, LA	25,002	34,216	43,452	52,666
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	26,895	36,380	45,864	55,349
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	18,429	25,876	33,301	40,748
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	25,002	34,216	43,452	52,666
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	30,868	39,354	47,861	56,348
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	19,344	26,853	34,341	41,850
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	39,146	42,869	46,592	50,316
Barnstable Town, MA	39,229	42,391	45,573	48,735
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	39,354	41,892	44,408	46,946
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	39,000	42,204	45,428	48,631
Pittsfield, MA	39,146	42,869	46,592	50,316
Springfield, MA	39,146	42,869	46,592	50,316
Worcester, MA	39,000	41,642	44,304	46,946
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	35,111	36,109	37,108	38,106
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	33,052	33,676	34,320	34,944
Lexington Park, MD	33,946	35,652	37,336	39,042
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	34,216	36,317	38,418	40,519
Salisbury, MD	35,048	36,463	37,877	39,292
Bangor, ME	35,714	38,751	41,788	44,824
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	36,234	39,084	41,933	44,783
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,536	45,552	48,589	51,605
Portland-South Portland, ME	37,378	42,973	48,568	54,164
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	36,109	39,167	42,224	45,282
Ann Arbor, MI	40,997	44,575	48,173	51,751
Battle Creek, MI	42,620	45,116	47,612	50,108
Bay City, MI	37,836	45,656	53,477	61,298
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	42,016	45,199	48,402	51,584
Flint, MI	39,895	44,783	49,671	54,559
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	42,890	45,178	47,466	49,754
Jackson, MI	40,602	44,325	48,028	51,751
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	42,599	45,074	47,570	50,045
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	41,247	44,762	48,298	51,813
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,503	45,677	53,831	62,005
Midland, MI	37,836	45,656	53,477	61,298
Monroe, MI	40,893	44,512	48,132	51,751
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	41,767	45,116	48,464	51,813
Niles, MI	41,184	44,616	48,028	51,460
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,773	45,074	52,396	59,696
Saginaw, MI	37,815	44,096	50,357	56,639
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,079	44,762	47,445	50,128
Traverse City, MI	41,184	44,616	48,028	51,460
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,773	45,074	52,396	59,696
Duluth, MN-WI	45,864	46,925	47,965	49,026
Mankato, MN	45,324	46,759	48,215	49,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	44,533	47,216	49,900	52,583
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,989	47,133	48,277	49,421
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,800	47,237	47,653	48,090
Rochester, MN	45,365	46,135	46,884	47,653
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,844	46,447	47,050	47,653
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,469	46,988	48,485	50,004
St. Cloud, MN	43,119	44,804	46,488	48,173
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	33,218	38,792	44,388	49,962
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,492	36,983	42,474	47,965
Columbia, MO	31,908	38,189	44,492	50,773
Jefferson City, MO	31,908	38,189	44,492	50,773
Joplin, MO-KS	36,650	37,898	39,125	40,373
Kansas City, MO-KS	31,824	35,860	39,916	43,951
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,008	39,832	45,677	51,501
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,554	37,752	43,951	50,149
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,573	37,212	41,871	46,509
Springfield, MO	35,901	42,848	49,775	56,722
St. Joseph, MO-KS	33,988	38,959	43,909	48,880
St. Louis, MO-IL	30,992	36,213	41,413	46,634
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	27,165	29,412	31,637	33,884
Hattiesburg, MS	27,165	29,412	31,637	33,884
Jackson, MS	28,060	30,056	32,053	34,050
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	27,332	29,516	31,720	33,904
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	27,956	29,973	32,012	34,029
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,412	36,712	43,992	51,293
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,516	35,797	42,079	48,360
Billings, MT	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Bozeman, MT	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Great Falls, MT	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Helena, MT	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Missoula, MT	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Asheville, NC	29,016	33,821	38,626	43,431
Burlington, NC	29,141	32,490	35,839	39,188
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,330	32,303	36,255	40,228
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	31,221	36,608	41,975	47,362
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	29,578	32,532	35,464	38,418
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,037	33,738	38,460	43,160
Fayetteville, NC	28,434	32,407	36,400	40,373
Goldsboro, NC	29,245	32,781	36,317	39,853
Greensboro-High Point, NC	29,786	32,594	35,381	38,189
Greenville, NC	28,268	32,968	37,669	42,370
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	30,389	35,444	40,498	45,552
Jacksonville, NC	28,392	33,052	37,732	42,391
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	29,058	32,615	36,172	39,728
Raleigh-Cary, NC	30,077	32,573	35,090	37,586
Rocky Mount, NC	29,079	32,677	36,255	39,853
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,244	35,402	40,560	45,719
Wilmington, NC	28,434	32,906	37,399	41,871
Winston-Salem, NC	30,160	35,028	39,916	44,783
Bismarck, ND	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Fargo, ND-MN	46,696	47,279	47,882	48,464
Grand Forks, ND-MN	46,759	47,404	48,048	48,693
Minot, ND	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Grand Island, NE	37,648	40,727	43,826	46,904
Lincoln, NE	34,820	39,250	43,701	48,132
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,189	40,415	42,620	44,845
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,880	38,564	41,268	43,951
Omaha, NE-IA	34,300	40,061	45,844	51,605
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,964	38,210	40,456	42,703
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	37,544	40,394	43,264	46,114
Manchester-Nashua, NH	37,524	40,394	43,244	46,114
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	37,815	40,602	43,410	46,197
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	35,402	37,752	40,124	42,474
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	34,861	38,876	42,869	46,884
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	35,527	39,458	43,410	47,341
Vineland, NJ	32,719	36,005	39,312	42,599
Albuquerque, NM	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Farmington, NM	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Las Cruces, NM	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Santa Fe, NM	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	31,076	33,925	36,754	39,604
Carson City, NV	31,076	33,925	36,754	39,604
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	30,951	33,592	36,234	38,876
Reno, NV	31,076	33,925	36,754	39,604
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	41,892	47,445	53,020	58,573
Binghamton, NY	41,101	47,362	53,623	59,884
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	34,944	39,208	43,493	47,757
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	38,460	44,221	49,962	55,724
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	43,660	49,192	54,725	60,258
Elmira, NY	39,375	42,911	46,426	49,962
Glens Falls, NY	38,023	42,557	47,112	51,647
Ithaca, NY	41,205	46,343	51,460	56,597
Kingston, NY	41,413	47,216	53,020	58,823
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	39,791	45,407	51,023	56,639
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	37,274	41,268	45,282	49,276
Rochester, NY	36,421	42,245	48,048	53,872
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	41,642	44,512	47,362	50,232
Syracuse, NY	35,901	39,812	43,701	47,612
Utica-Rome, NY	38,480	44,408	50,316	56,244
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	36,109	40,290	44,471	48,652
Akron, OH	32,386	36,151	39,936	43,701
Canton-Massillon, OH	34,216	39,541	44,845	50,170
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	38,189	42,141	46,114	50,066
Cleveland, OH	31,055	34,757	38,460	42,162
Columbus, OH	36,400	39,375	42,328	45,303
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	37,108	40,810	44,533	48,236
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,154	37,752	41,351	44,949
Lima, OH	35,506	38,439	41,351	44,284
Mansfield, OH	33,988	37,274	40,560	43,847
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	33,468	36,380	39,292	42,204
Sandusky, OH	33,031	37,378	41,725	46,072
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,983	40,768	44,533	48,319
Springfield, OH	35,298	38,480	41,642	44,824
Toledo, OH	34,362	38,730	43,098	47,466
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,860	38,834	41,829	44,804
Youngstown-Warren, OH	32,386	36,151	39,936	43,701
Enid, OK	33,634	36,234	38,855	41,455
Lawton, OK	34,674	36,941	39,229	41,496
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,818	37,732	39,624	41,538
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,279	36,796	39,292	41,808
Oklahoma City, OK	33,884	36,400	38,917	41,434
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,965	37,461	39,978	42,474
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,924	37,087	39,271	41,434
Tulsa, OK	34,903	37,004	39,125	41,226
Albany, OR	36,775	39,354	41,954	44,533
Bend, OR	37,295	41,018	44,762	48,485
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	37,232	40,789	44,367	47,924
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	37,108	40,186	43,244	46,322
Corvallis, OR	36,068	38,834	41,600	44,367
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,909	48,423	52,957	57,471
Eugene-Springfield, OR	35,568	37,440	39,292	41,164
Grants Pass, OR	36,900	41,018	45,157	49,276
Medford, OR	36,941	39,853	42,765	45,677
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	37,524	40,664	43,805	46,946
Salem, OR	37,482	39,936	42,370	44,824
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	34,258	37,503	40,748	43,992
Altoona, PA	31,180	33,842	36,525	39,188
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,381	38,106	40,852	43,576
Chambersburg, PA	35,069	37,815	40,560	43,306
Erie, PA	35,007	36,900	38,792	40,685
Gettysburg, PA	36,733	40,935	45,136	49,338
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	36,172	40,061	43,930	47,820
Johnstown, PA	32,906	36,317	39,708	43,119
Lancaster, PA	35,173	38,896	42,620	46,343
Lebanon, PA	35,298	38,480	41,684	44,866
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,320	38,460	42,620	46,759
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,988	36,879	39,749	42,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	33,863	37,045	40,207	43,389
Pittsburgh, PA	34,092	37,836	41,600	45,344
Reading, PA	37,482	40,477	43,452	46,447
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	34,404	41,288	48,173	55,058
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,780	36,962	40,124	43,306
State College, PA	33,634	36,484	39,333	42,183
Williamsport, PA	34,341	37,232	40,144	43,036
York-Hanover, PA	38,252	42,266	46,260	50,274
Aguadilla, PR	24,295	25,210	26,146	27,061
Arecibo, PR	24,295	25,231	26,167	27,103
Guayama, PR	24,316	25,231	26,167	27,082
Mayaguez, PR	24,295	25,210	26,146	27,061
Ponce, PR	24,316	25,231	26,146	27,061
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	24,295	25,210	26,146	27,061
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	24,357	25,272	26,188	27,103
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	39,229	42,391	45,573	48,735
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	36,567	37,794	39,042	40,269
Columbia, SC	35,173	37,524	39,895	42,245
Florence, SC	37,919	38,668	39,396	40,144
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	36,567	37,794	39,042	40,269
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	36,567	37,794	39,042	40,269
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	36,567	37,794	39,042	40,269
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,341	37,066	39,791	42,516
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,300	37,482	40,685	43,868
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,344	35,464	38,564	41,684
Spartanburg, SC	34,112	37,232	40,373	43,493
Sumter, SC	36,317	37,524	38,730	39,936
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,210	43,015	47,799	52,604
Rapid City, SD	31,928	35,693	39,437	43,202
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	38,418	41,143	43,847	46,572
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,223	33,447	36,671	39,895
Chattanooga, TN-GA	29,599	33,156	36,712	40,269
Clarksville, TN-KY	35,943	40,644	45,324	50,024
Cleveland, TN	29,765	32,615	35,444	38,293
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,346	36,172	40,976	45,802
Jackson, TN	37,274	42,079	46,863	51,668
Johnson City, TN	37,274	42,079	46,863	51,668
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	31,991	37,378	42,765	48,152
Knoxville, TN	38,397	42,204	45,989	49,796
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	34,279	41,101	47,924	54,746
Morristown, TN	33,343	38,439	43,535	48,631
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	36,005	40,602	45,220	49,816
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,176	38,127	43,098	48,048
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,092	38,564	43,056	47,528
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,663	45,365	49,088	52,791
Abilene, TX	25,522	32,448	39,375	46,301
Amarillo, TX	25,293	31,554	37,794	44,055
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	27,914	30,972	34,050	37,108
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	27,581	30,951	34,341	37,711
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,874	29,932	32,989	36,047
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	22,839	26,728	30,618	34,508
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,999	30,181	33,384	36,567
College Station-Bryan, TX	26,500	30,244	33,967	37,711
Corpus Christi, TX	27,124	30,826	34,528	38,231
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	28,746	32,324	35,922	39,500
Eagle Pass, TX	27,124	30,826	34,528	38,231
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,978	31,117	35,256	39,396
El Paso, TX	25,647	29,807	33,988	38,148
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,623	31,242	34,861	38,480
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	27,477	30,784	34,071	37,378
Killeen-Temple, TX	27,124	30,556	33,988	37,420
Laredo, TX	27,124	30,826	34,528	38,231
Longview, TX	26,687	32,989	39,271	45,573
Lubbock, TX	23,546	29,453	35,381	41,288
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	21,424	25,044	28,684	32,303
Midland, TX	23,650	29,578	35,527	41,455
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,722	37,503	44,263	51,044
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	23,484	29,932	36,400	42,848
Odessa, TX	23,650	29,578	35,527	41,455
San Angelo, TX	22,880	28,455	34,050	39,624
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	27,810	30,244	32,698	35,132
Sherman-Denison, TX	28,892	32,864	36,858	40,831
Texarkana, TX-AR	32,032	37,544	43,056	48,568
Tyler, TX	26,271	32,594	38,938	45,261
Victoria, TX	27,124	30,826	34,528	38,231
Waco, TX	28,372	32,365	36,359	40,352
Wichita Falls, TX	27,581	34,695	41,808	48,922
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	33,551	37,108	40,685	44,242
Logan, UT-ID	37,919	43,452	48,984	54,517
Ogden, UT	37,669	42,578	47,466	52,375
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	34,424	37,648	40,872	44,096
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	30,431	36,400	42,391	48,360
St. George, UT	33,884	39,063	44,242	49,421
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,341	39,437	44,512	49,608
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	31,117	34,362	37,628	40,872
Charlottesville, VA	31,471	35,672	39,874	44,076
Harrisonburg, VA	27,914	32,927	37,940	42,952
Lynchburg, VA	34,716	40,061	45,428	50,773
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,615	35,007	37,378	39,770
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,365	35,194	38,044	40,872
Richmond, VA	32,095	34,695	37,295	39,895
Roanoke, VA	34,237	39,687	45,116	50,565
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,303	36,005	39,728	43,431
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,968	37,170	41,351	45,552
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	27,914	32,927	37,940	42,952
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	31,180	34,757	38,356	41,933
Winchester, VA-WV	32,636	35,132	37,648	40,144
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Bellingham, WA	43,764	46,052	48,360	50,648
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	49,213	51,834	54,455	57,076
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	47,112	48,360	49,608	50,856
Kennewick-Richland, WA	42,536	44,866	47,196	49,525
Longview-Kelso, WA	37,544	40,685	43,847	46,988
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	47,778	50,544	53,332	56,098
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	48,880	51,584	54,309	57,013
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	49,296	51,917	54,517	57,138
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	46,218	47,716	49,234	50,732
Walla Walla, WA	43,514	45,615	47,695	49,796
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	48,360	51,023	53,664	56,327
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,916	43,826	47,757	51,668
Yakima, WA	40,228	44,055	47,861	51,688
Appleton, WI	38,418	42,952	47,466	52,000
Eau Claire, WI	35,860	39,562	43,264	46,967
Fond du Lac, WI	37,212	39,624	42,016	44,429
Green Bay, WI	35,797	38,917	42,016	45,136
Janesville-Beloit, WI	37,253	40,352	43,431	46,530
Kenosha, WI	37,024	40,228	43,431	46,634
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	38,168	41,746	45,324	48,901
Madison, WI	36,900	40,810	44,741	48,652
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	32,407	37,648	42,890	48,132
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	35,860	42,765	49,671	56,576
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	35,652	41,330	47,008	52,687
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	36,983	40,436	43,868	47,320
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	36,400	39,895	43,368	46,863
Sheboygan, WI	35,756	41,413	47,071	52,728
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,128	40,332	43,556	46,759
Wausau, WI	36,671	40,810	44,949	49,088
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,232	41,788	46,322	50,877
Beckley, WV	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Charleston, WV	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	35,277	38,168	41,039	43,930
Morgantown, WV	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,092	37,004	39,936	42,848
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	36,234	40,228	44,200	48,194
Wheeling, WV-OH	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Casper, WY	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Cheyenne, WY	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	33,156	37,836	42,536	47,216

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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