SOC 51-4022 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 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, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.

Level I across metros$23,900 – $60,549Wichita Falls, TX to San Francisco, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$58,261Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (SOC 51-4022) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $23,900 in Wichita Falls, TX to $60,549 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $58,261. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $52,000, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 22 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	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Anchorage, AK	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Fairbanks-College, AK	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Anniston-Oxford, AL	43,556	49,816	56,077	62,338
Auburn-Opelika, AL	40,498	46,447	52,396	58,344
Birmingham, AL	43,368	49,504	55,640	61,776
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	40,498	46,447	52,396	58,344
Decatur, AL	40,498	46,447	52,396	58,344
Dothan, AL	40,498	46,447	52,396	58,344
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	40,498	46,447	52,396	58,344
Gadsden, AL	43,556	49,816	56,077	62,338
Huntsville, AL	40,498	46,447	52,396	58,344
Mobile, AL	40,498	46,447	52,396	58,344
Montgomery, AL	40,498	46,447	52,396	58,344
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,311	46,509	52,708	58,906
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,498	46,447	52,396	58,344
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,498	46,447	52,396	58,344
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,498	46,447	52,396	58,344
Tuscaloosa, AL	40,498	46,447	52,396	58,344
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,381	40,165	44,928	49,712
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	35,423	37,669	39,916	42,162
Fort Smith, AR-OK	34,882	38,855	42,807	46,780
Hot Springs, AR	34,882	38,855	42,807	46,780
Jonesboro, AR	35,776	40,685	45,615	50,524
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	34,944	39,687	44,450	49,192
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,360	39,479	43,618	47,736
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,882	38,855	42,807	46,780
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,965	37,191	39,396	41,621
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	47,279	49,941	52,604	55,266
Flagstaff, AZ	47,279	49,941	52,604	55,266
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	47,279	49,941	52,604	55,266
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	47,528	50,149	52,749	55,370
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	47,528	50,149	52,749	55,370
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	47,279	49,941	52,604	55,266
Tucson, AZ	47,279	49,941	52,604	55,266
Yuma, AZ	47,279	49,941	52,604	55,266
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	43,909	52,146	60,404	68,640
Chico, CA	44,180	52,791	61,381	69,992
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,869	49,650	56,410	63,191
El Centro, CA	42,890	49,879	56,847	63,836
Fresno, CA	44,180	52,791	61,381	69,992
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	44,180	52,791	61,381	69,992
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	44,533	53,207	61,880	70,554
Merced, CA	44,180	52,791	61,381	69,992
Modesto, CA	59,114	65,687	72,239	78,812
Napa, CA	44,180	52,791	61,381	69,992
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,180	52,791	61,381	69,992
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,180	52,791	61,381	69,992
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	44,263	52,874	61,485	70,096
Redding, CA	44,180	52,791	61,381	69,992
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	42,495	48,360	54,205	60,071
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	52,562	60,799	69,015	77,252
Salinas, CA	44,180	52,791	61,381	69,992
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	44,180	52,562	60,965	69,348
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	60,549	66,290	72,010	77,751
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	58,552	65,229	71,927	78,604
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	44,180	52,791	61,381	69,992
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	59,988	66,165	72,322	78,500
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	44,180	52,791	61,381	69,992
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	57,180	64,085	70,991	77,896
Stockton-Lodi, CA	56,951	64,106	71,240	78,396
Vallejo, CA	58,116	64,792	71,448	78,125
Visalia, CA	44,180	52,791	61,381	69,992
Yuba City, CA	44,180	52,791	61,381	69,992
Boulder, CO	45,469	51,044	56,597	62,172
Colorado Springs, CO	51,460	55,266	59,052	62,858
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	52,999	56,660	60,341	64,002
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,844	51,127	56,389	61,672
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	45,365	50,773	56,160	61,568
Grand Junction, CO	45,365	50,773	56,160	61,568
Greeley, CO	45,136	50,773	56,431	62,068
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,896	55,869	59,842	63,815
Pueblo, CO	45,365	50,773	56,160	61,568
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,460	55,266	59,052	62,858
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	38,418	41,517	44,616	47,716
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	38,397	41,580	44,741	47,924
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	38,418	41,517	44,616	47,716
New Haven, CT	38,418	41,517	44,616	47,716
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	38,418	41,517	44,616	47,716
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	38,418	41,517	44,616	47,716
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	42,620	46,925	51,231	55,536
Dover, DE	45,261	51,876	58,511	65,125
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Gainesville, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Homosassa Springs, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Jacksonville, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	39,250	44,367	49,484	54,600
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	27,581	33,696	39,812	45,927
Naples-Marco Island, FL	27,581	33,696	39,812	45,927
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Ocala, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Port St. Lucie, FL	27,581	33,696	39,812	45,927
Punta Gorda, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Sebring, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	29,578	37,316	45,053	52,791
Tallahassee, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	27,893	36,005	44,096	52,208
Albany, GA	40,165	45,386	50,607	55,828
Athens-Clarke County, GA	39,333	43,015	46,676	50,357
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	39,583	43,493	47,404	51,314
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	40,228	42,952	45,656	48,381
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	40,165	45,386	50,607	55,828
Columbus, GA-AL	42,412	47,341	52,271	57,200
Dalton, GA	39,895	41,496	43,098	44,700
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,165	45,386	50,607	55,828
Gainesville, GA	39,645	43,160	46,655	50,170
Hinesville, GA	40,165	45,386	50,607	55,828
Macon-Bibb County, GA	38,772	43,119	47,487	51,834
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,370	47,216	52,063	56,909
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,813	41,746	44,700	47,632
Rome, GA	39,229	42,079	44,949	47,799
Savannah, GA	40,165	45,386	50,607	55,828
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,165	45,386	50,607	55,828
Valdosta, GA	40,165	45,386	50,607	55,828
Warner Robins, GA	40,165	45,386	50,607	55,828
Guam MSA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Urban Honolulu, HI	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Ames, IA	43,701	46,135	48,548	50,981
Cedar Rapids, IA	43,701	46,135	48,548	50,981
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	42,765	46,946	51,148	55,328
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	45,552	47,924	50,274	52,645
Dubuque, IA	44,346	46,301	48,256	50,212
Iowa City, IA	44,346	46,301	48,256	50,212
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,722	45,740	47,736	49,754
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,346	46,301	48,256	50,212
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	44,928	47,424	49,900	52,396
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,013	46,759	49,484	52,229
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,429	46,988	49,546	52,104
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	43,368	46,031	48,714	51,376
Boise City, ID	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Coeur d'Alene, ID	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Idaho Falls, ID	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Lewiston, ID-WA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Pocatello, ID	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Twin Falls, ID	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Bloomington, IL	43,119	47,528	51,917	56,327
Champaign-Urbana, IL	43,119	47,528	51,917	56,327
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	46,010	49,796	53,560	57,346
Decatur, IL	43,119	47,528	51,917	56,327
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,831	46,884	52,936	58,989
Kankakee, IL	44,450	48,714	52,978	57,242
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,287	47,279	52,271	57,263
Peoria, IL	42,308	47,154	52,000	56,847
Rockford, IL	44,180	48,548	52,916	57,284
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,119	47,528	51,917	56,327
Springfield, IL	43,119	47,528	51,917	56,327
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,535	48,090	52,666	57,221
Bloomington, IN	39,084	45,407	51,751	58,074
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,725	46,738	51,730	56,743
Columbus, IN	45,552	48,818	52,084	55,349
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	42,786	47,674	52,541	57,429
Evansville, IN	42,786	47,674	52,541	57,429
Fort Wayne, IN	39,063	44,221	49,400	54,559
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	40,207	46,093	52,000	57,887
Kokomo, IN	39,396	45,095	50,815	56,514
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	42,661	47,133	51,626	56,098
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	46,052	49,733	53,394	57,076
Muncie, IN	38,917	44,783	50,628	56,493
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,452	47,820	52,188	56,556
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	43,618	48,298	52,999	57,679
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,852	46,322	51,813	57,284
Terre Haute, IN	37,628	44,512	51,376	58,261
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	43,327	48,028	52,749	57,450
Lawrence, KS	39,936	45,282	50,648	55,994
Manhattan, KS	43,348	47,466	51,564	55,682
Topeka, KS	40,228	45,448	50,648	55,869
Wichita, KS	46,946	49,671	52,396	55,120
Bowling Green, KY	33,176	36,983	40,768	44,575
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,634	38,189	42,724	47,279
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,468	36,047	38,647	41,226
Elizabethtown, KY	33,364	39,000	44,658	50,295
Lexington-Fayette, KY	34,133	37,773	41,434	45,074
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	33,592	37,232	40,893	44,533
Owensboro, KY	33,176	36,983	40,768	44,575
Paducah, KY-IL	33,176	36,983	40,768	44,575
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,468	36,816	40,186	43,535
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,989	38,231	43,472	48,714
Alexandria, LA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Baton Rouge, LA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Hammond, LA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Lafayette, LA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Lake Charles, LA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Monroe, LA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	43,992	53,644	63,274	72,925
Barnstable Town, MA	40,602	48,360	56,140	63,898
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	43,826	53,186	62,525	71,885
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	41,434	51,543	61,631	71,740
Pittsfield, MA	43,576	49,650	55,703	61,776
Springfield, MA	43,743	53,768	63,794	73,820
Worcester, MA	43,784	53,394	63,024	72,634
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	45,552	52,084	58,594	65,125
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	37,191	41,122	45,074	49,005
Lexington Park, MD	49,151	52,188	55,204	58,240
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	42,869	49,463	56,056	62,650
Salisbury, MD	48,069	49,879	51,709	53,519
Bangor, ME	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Portland-South Portland, ME	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Ann Arbor, MI	44,700	51,252	57,804	64,356
Battle Creek, MI	42,557	48,631	54,684	60,757
Bay City, MI	43,909	50,461	57,013	63,565
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	43,868	50,170	56,493	62,796
Flint, MI	43,722	50,066	56,389	62,733
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	42,516	48,714	54,933	61,132
Jackson, MI	44,679	51,231	57,762	64,314
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	39,271	45,573	51,876	58,178
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	44,450	50,981	57,492	64,023
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,868	50,087	56,306	62,525
Midland, MI	43,909	50,461	57,013	63,565
Monroe, MI	44,471	51,168	57,845	64,543
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	40,602	46,946	53,269	59,613
Niles, MI	46,904	51,792	56,680	61,568
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,956	47,154	53,332	59,530
Saginaw, MI	45,282	51,168	57,076	62,962
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,429	51,668	58,906	66,144
Traverse City, MI	43,909	50,461	57,013	63,565
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,956	47,154	53,332	59,530
Duluth, MN-WI	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Mankato, MN	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Rochester, MN	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
St. Cloud, MN	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	35,048	42,204	49,380	56,535
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,396	45,636	51,876	58,116
Columbia, MO	39,167	45,365	51,543	57,741
Jefferson City, MO	39,167	45,365	51,543	57,741
Joplin, MO-KS	39,167	45,365	51,543	57,741
Kansas City, MO-KS	40,103	45,615	51,127	56,639
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,488	50,981	55,474	59,967
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,005	42,994	49,983	56,972
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,525	43,077	49,629	56,181
Springfield, MO	39,167	45,365	51,543	57,741
St. Joseph, MO-KS	37,503	43,576	49,629	55,703
St. Louis, MO-IL	38,002	45,095	52,188	59,280
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	36,900	38,356	39,791	41,247
Hattiesburg, MS	36,900	38,356	39,791	41,247
Jackson, MS	37,981	38,855	39,749	40,623
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,900	38,356	39,791	41,247
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	37,960	38,834	39,687	40,560
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	37,045	39,687	42,308	44,949
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	37,752	38,356	38,959	39,562
Billings, MT	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Bozeman, MT	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Great Falls, MT	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Helena, MT	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Missoula, MT	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Asheville, NC	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Burlington, NC	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,100	48,360	54,642	60,903
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	48,048	52,853	57,679	62,484
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,439	42,245	46,072	49,879
Fayetteville, NC	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Goldsboro, NC	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Greensboro-High Point, NC	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Greenville, NC	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Jacksonville, NC	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Raleigh-Cary, NC	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Rocky Mount, NC	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Wilmington, NC	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Winston-Salem, NC	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Bismarck, ND	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Fargo, ND-MN	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Grand Forks, ND-MN	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Minot, ND	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Grand Island, NE	57,720	59,572	61,402	63,253
Lincoln, NE	58,032	59,800	61,548	63,316
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	57,263	59,260	61,236	63,232
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	57,720	59,572	61,402	63,253
Omaha, NE-IA	57,804	59,634	61,485	63,316
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	57,720	59,572	61,402	63,253
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,932	51,605	60,300	68,973
Manchester-Nashua, NH	43,181	51,834	60,508	69,160
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,909	53,228	62,525	71,844
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	36,629	44,804	52,957	61,132
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	36,712	44,866	53,020	61,173
Vineland, NJ	45,157	52,188	59,239	66,269
Albuquerque, NM	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Farmington, NM	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Las Cruces, NM	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Santa Fe, NM	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	39,874	44,575	49,276	53,976
Carson City, NV	39,874	44,575	49,276	53,976
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	39,874	44,575	49,276	53,976
Reno, NV	39,874	44,575	49,276	53,976
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	42,516	48,922	55,349	61,756
Binghamton, NY	42,516	48,922	55,349	61,756
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	42,432	45,823	49,213	52,604
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	42,516	48,922	55,349	61,756
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	44,242	50,752	57,284	63,794
Elmira, NY	42,516	48,922	55,349	61,756
Glens Falls, NY	42,516	48,922	55,349	61,756
Ithaca, NY	42,516	48,922	55,349	61,756
Kingston, NY	42,516	48,922	55,349	61,756
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	35,319	43,680	52,021	60,383
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	35,236	41,018	46,780	52,562
Rochester, NY	40,852	44,055	47,279	50,482
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	42,308	45,823	49,317	52,832
Syracuse, NY	42,516	48,922	55,349	61,756
Utica-Rome, NY	42,516	48,922	55,349	61,756
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	42,516	48,922	55,349	61,756
Akron, OH	45,677	51,148	56,597	62,068
Canton-Massillon, OH	48,797	53,415	58,012	62,629
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	35,007	40,644	46,260	51,896
Cleveland, OH	44,679	50,690	56,680	62,692
Columbus, OH	42,890	48,173	53,436	58,719
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	42,474	47,986	53,519	59,031
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,471	49,983	55,495	61,007
Lima, OH	41,912	46,613	51,314	56,015
Mansfield, OH	45,032	50,461	55,890	61,319
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	44,679	50,253	55,828	61,402
Sandusky, OH	43,909	49,941	55,952	61,984
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,351	47,632	53,914	60,196
Springfield, OH	43,514	48,672	53,852	59,010
Toledo, OH	41,080	46,488	51,876	57,284
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,228	45,199	50,149	55,120
Youngstown-Warren, OH	45,677	51,148	56,597	62,068
Enid, OK	46,239	51,501	56,764	62,026
Lawton, OK	46,239	51,501	56,764	62,026
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,096	50,045	56,015	61,964
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,759	51,876	57,013	62,130
Oklahoma City, OK	46,239	51,501	56,764	62,026
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,239	51,501	56,764	62,026
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,943	42,599	49,255	55,911
Tulsa, OK	46,696	51,834	56,951	62,088
Albany, OR	50,919	61,319	71,719	82,119
Bend, OR	50,919	61,319	71,719	82,119
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	50,919	61,319	71,719	82,119
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	50,919	61,319	71,719	82,119
Corvallis, OR	50,919	61,319	71,719	82,119
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	50,919	61,319	71,719	82,119
Eugene-Springfield, OR	50,919	61,319	71,719	82,119
Grants Pass, OR	50,919	61,319	71,719	82,119
Medford, OR	50,919	61,319	71,719	82,119
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	50,919	61,319	71,719	82,119
Salem, OR	50,024	60,508	71,012	81,495
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	38,023	45,552	53,061	60,591
Altoona, PA	41,788	45,053	48,319	51,584
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,832	44,512	49,192	53,872
Chambersburg, PA	41,517	44,575	47,653	50,711
Erie, PA	46,343	50,503	54,684	58,844
Gettysburg, PA	43,098	48,776	54,434	60,112
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	38,127	41,372	44,637	47,882
Johnstown, PA	44,346	49,796	55,266	60,716
Lancaster, PA	41,892	48,610	55,349	62,068
Lebanon, PA	38,626	43,015	47,404	51,792
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,805	47,404	51,002	54,600
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	44,450	49,504	54,559	59,613
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	45,365	52,375	59,364	66,373
Pittsburgh, PA	46,884	52,520	58,157	63,794
Reading, PA	41,975	48,215	54,434	60,674
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	44,263	47,362	50,461	53,560
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,701	48,880	54,080	59,260
State College, PA	41,808	45,303	48,818	52,312
Williamsport, PA	43,784	48,402	53,040	57,658
York-Hanover, PA	43,098	48,776	54,434	60,112
Aguadilla, PR	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Arecibo, PR	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Guayama, PR	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Mayaguez, PR	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Ponce, PR	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	38,231	43,389	48,548	53,706
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	46,384	48,943	51,522	54,080
Columbia, SC	47,466	52,208	56,951	61,693
Florence, SC	46,384	48,943	51,522	54,080
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	46,384	48,943	51,522	54,080
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	46,384	48,943	51,522	54,080
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	46,384	48,943	51,522	54,080
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,384	48,943	51,522	54,080
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,632	52,375	57,117	61,860
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,384	48,943	51,522	54,080
Spartanburg, SC	49,296	53,664	58,032	62,400
Sumter, SC	46,384	48,943	51,522	54,080
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Rapid City, SD	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Chattanooga, TN-GA	38,522	39,874	41,205	42,557
Clarksville, TN-KY	37,898	41,122	44,346	47,570
Cleveland, TN	38,647	40,436	42,224	44,013
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,628	40,311	42,973	45,656
Jackson, TN	40,124	46,364	52,604	58,844
Johnson City, TN	37,440	39,645	41,871	44,076
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	36,567	39,167	41,788	44,388
Knoxville, TN	37,232	40,061	42,869	45,698
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	39,271	42,869	46,468	50,066
Morristown, TN	37,128	40,165	43,202	46,239
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	40,956	42,973	44,991	47,008
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,127	40,477	42,807	45,157
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,709	39,541	40,373	41,205
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,189	41,975	45,781	49,567
Abilene, TX	24,981	32,573	40,186	47,778
Amarillo, TX	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	30,493	37,440	44,388	51,335
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	26,583	32,989	39,396	45,802
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,044	33,322	41,621	49,900
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,520	33,509	40,519	47,508
College Station-Bryan, TX	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
Corpus Christi, TX	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	37,212	40,935	44,658	48,381
Eagle Pass, TX	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,666	33,530	40,373	47,237
El Paso, TX	24,316	28,184	32,074	35,943
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,455	34,674	40,872	47,092
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	26,562	32,927	39,292	45,656
Killeen-Temple, TX	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
Laredo, TX	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
Longview, TX	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
Lubbock, TX	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
Midland, TX	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,532	37,732	42,952	48,152
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,940	29,911	34,903	39,874
Odessa, TX	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
San Angelo, TX	31,034	37,482	43,909	50,357
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	30,493	37,440	44,388	51,335
Sherman-Denison, TX	33,031	37,711	42,412	47,092
Texarkana, TX-AR	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
Tyler, TX	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
Victoria, TX	26,604	32,885	39,146	45,428
Waco, TX	33,800	38,876	43,930	49,005
Wichita Falls, TX	23,900	27,040	30,202	33,343
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Logan, UT-ID	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Ogden, UT	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
St. George, UT	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	46,842	50,212	53,560	56,930
Charlottesville, VA	47,632	50,940	54,268	57,575
Harrisonburg, VA	46,842	50,212	53,560	56,930
Lynchburg, VA	47,882	50,045	52,229	54,392
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,181	48,152	53,144	58,116
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,549	50,690	53,810	56,951
Richmond, VA	45,469	49,109	52,749	56,389
Roanoke, VA	47,986	50,212	52,437	54,663
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,136	48,756	52,375	55,994
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,333	43,368	47,404	51,439
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	46,842	50,212	53,560	56,930
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	37,399	44,325	51,252	58,178
Winchester, VA-WV	37,607	43,077	48,568	54,039
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Bellingham, WA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	44,429	51,252	58,095	64,917
Kennewick-Richland, WA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Longview-Kelso, WA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Walla Walla, WA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	47,175	56,805	66,415	76,045
Yakima, WA	45,511	52,271	59,031	65,791
Appleton, WI	49,400	53,082	56,764	60,445
Eau Claire, WI	49,400	53,082	56,764	60,445
Fond du Lac, WI	52,458	55,370	58,261	61,173
Green Bay, WI	49,400	53,082	56,764	60,445
Janesville-Beloit, WI	49,400	53,082	56,764	60,445
Kenosha, WI	49,400	53,082	56,764	60,445
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	49,400	53,082	56,764	60,445
Madison, WI	49,400	53,082	56,764	60,445
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	52,770	55,578	58,407	61,215
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,400	53,082	56,764	60,445
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,400	53,082	56,764	60,445
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	49,400	53,082	56,764	60,445
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	52,541	55,432	58,303	61,194
Sheboygan, WI	52,666	55,516	58,344	61,194
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,688	54,788	57,887	60,986
Wausau, WI	49,400	53,082	56,764	60,445
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,400	53,082	56,764	60,445
Beckley, WV	34,175	38,522	42,869	47,216
Charleston, WV	34,175	38,522	42,869	47,216
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	33,946	37,212	40,477	43,743
Morgantown, WV	34,175	38,522	42,869	47,216
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,800	39,749	45,677	51,626
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	34,175	38,522	42,869	47,216
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,175	38,522	42,869	47,216
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	40,831	47,050	53,248	59,468
Wheeling, WV-OH	34,861	41,746	48,610	55,495
Casper, WY	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Cheyenne, WY	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,970	51,626	58,261

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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