SOC 51-4032 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool 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 drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.

Level I across metros$27,727 – $62,692Fort Wayne, IN to Yakima, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$58,240Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool 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 Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (SOC 51-4032) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $27,727 in Fort Wayne, IN to $62,692 in Yakima, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $58,240. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $51,730, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 18 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 39. 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	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Anchorage, AK	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Fairbanks-College, AK	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Anniston-Oxford, AL	46,530	49,026	51,501	53,997
Auburn-Opelika, AL	42,973	46,405	49,858	53,290
Birmingham, AL	45,469	48,319	51,189	54,039
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	42,973	46,405	49,858	53,290
Decatur, AL	42,973	46,405	49,858	53,290
Dothan, AL	42,973	46,405	49,858	53,290
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	42,973	46,405	49,858	53,290
Gadsden, AL	46,530	49,026	51,501	53,997
Huntsville, AL	42,973	46,405	49,858	53,290
Mobile, AL	42,973	46,405	49,858	53,290
Montgomery, AL	45,386	48,236	51,106	53,956
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,199	48,090	50,981	53,872
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	44,471	47,508	50,524	53,560
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,973	46,405	49,858	53,290
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,511	48,298	51,064	53,852
Tuscaloosa, AL	42,973	46,405	49,858	53,290
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,965	42,204	49,463	56,701
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	34,840	40,165	45,469	50,794
Fort Smith, AR-OK	36,442	43,618	50,815	57,991
Hot Springs, AR	34,320	39,791	45,240	50,711
Jonesboro, AR	34,320	39,791	45,240	50,711
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	34,320	39,791	45,240	50,711
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,008	39,687	45,386	51,064
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,320	39,791	45,240	50,711
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,255	41,351	46,447	51,543
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	40,976	43,264	45,532	47,820
Flagstaff, AZ	40,976	43,264	45,532	47,820
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	40,976	43,264	45,532	47,820
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	42,557	44,429	46,280	48,152
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	42,557	44,429	46,280	48,152
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	40,976	43,264	45,532	47,820
Tucson, AZ	40,976	43,264	45,532	47,820
Yuma, AZ	40,976	43,264	45,532	47,820
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	40,103	45,927	51,751	57,575
Chico, CA	41,247	46,821	52,416	57,991
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,562	43,285	46,988	50,711
El Centro, CA	40,269	44,096	47,903	51,730
Fresno, CA	45,927	51,127	56,327	61,527
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	41,247	46,821	52,416	57,991
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	40,207	46,322	52,416	58,532
Merced, CA	46,114	51,252	56,410	61,548
Modesto, CA	46,447	51,439	56,431	61,423
Napa, CA	41,247	46,821	52,416	57,991
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	41,247	46,821	52,416	57,991
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	41,247	46,821	52,416	57,991
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	40,186	46,197	52,229	58,240
Redding, CA	41,247	46,821	52,416	57,991
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	40,124	44,055	48,007	51,938
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	44,159	47,840	51,501	55,183
Salinas, CA	46,676	51,668	56,639	61,631
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	40,644	44,221	47,778	51,356
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	46,509	51,106	55,703	60,300
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	47,778	52,728	57,658	62,608
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	41,247	46,821	52,416	57,991
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	47,154	52,021	56,909	61,776
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	41,247	46,821	52,416	57,991
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	47,237	51,168	55,120	59,052
Stockton-Lodi, CA	46,634	51,272	55,890	60,528
Vallejo, CA	45,594	49,109	52,624	56,140
Visalia, CA	41,247	46,821	52,416	57,991
Yuba City, CA	41,247	46,821	52,416	57,991
Boulder, CO	39,832	44,866	49,900	54,933
Colorado Springs, CO	39,832	44,866	49,900	54,933
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	39,832	44,866	49,900	54,933
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,832	44,866	49,900	54,933
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	39,832	44,866	49,900	54,933
Grand Junction, CO	39,832	44,866	49,900	54,933
Greeley, CO	39,832	44,866	49,900	54,933
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,832	44,866	49,900	54,933
Pueblo, CO	39,832	44,866	49,900	54,933
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,832	44,866	49,900	54,933
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	36,338	42,141	47,944	53,748
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	36,421	42,308	48,215	54,101
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	36,338	42,141	47,944	53,748
New Haven, CT	36,338	42,141	47,944	53,748
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	36,338	42,141	47,944	53,748
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	36,338	42,141	47,944	53,748
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Dover, DE	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Gainesville, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Homosassa Springs, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Jacksonville, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Naples-Marco Island, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Ocala, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Port St. Lucie, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Punta Gorda, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Sebring, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Tallahassee, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	42,100	50,981	59,863	68,744
Albany, GA	39,312	43,639	47,986	52,312
Athens-Clarke County, GA	42,973	46,364	49,775	53,165
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	42,724	46,093	49,463	52,832
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	39,312	43,639	47,986	52,312
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	39,312	43,639	47,986	52,312
Columbus, GA-AL	42,079	45,573	49,088	52,583
Dalton, GA	41,268	42,890	44,533	46,156
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,312	43,639	47,986	52,312
Gainesville, GA	42,703	45,927	49,172	52,396
Hinesville, GA	39,312	43,639	47,986	52,312
Macon-Bibb County, GA	42,724	46,218	49,692	53,186
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	41,746	45,386	49,047	52,687
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,872	43,868	46,842	49,837
Rome, GA	40,997	43,764	46,509	49,276
Savannah, GA	39,312	43,639	47,986	52,312
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,312	43,639	47,986	52,312
Valdosta, GA	39,312	43,639	47,986	52,312
Warner Robins, GA	39,312	43,639	47,986	52,312
Guam MSA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Urban Honolulu, HI	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Ames, IA	40,269	42,495	44,720	46,946
Cedar Rapids, IA	40,332	44,866	49,380	53,914
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	40,228	44,138	48,048	51,959
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	40,228	44,138	48,048	51,959
Dubuque, IA	40,456	42,516	44,554	46,613
Iowa City, IA	40,228	44,138	48,048	51,959
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,228	44,200	48,173	52,146
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,352	41,871	43,410	44,928
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	40,311	42,474	44,637	46,800
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,332	44,700	49,088	53,456
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,872	44,076	47,258	50,461
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	40,352	44,887	49,442	53,976
Boise City, ID	51,064	59,592	68,120	76,648
Coeur d'Alene, ID	48,402	57,616	66,831	76,045
Idaho Falls, ID	48,402	57,616	66,831	76,045
Lewiston, ID-WA	48,402	57,616	66,831	76,045
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	48,402	57,616	66,831	76,045
Pocatello, ID	48,402	57,616	66,831	76,045
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	49,567	58,199	66,831	75,463
Twin Falls, ID	51,064	59,592	68,120	76,648
Bloomington, IL	37,607	44,325	51,064	57,783
Champaign-Urbana, IL	37,607	44,325	51,064	57,783
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	32,532	36,962	41,372	45,802
Decatur, IL	37,607	44,325	51,064	57,783
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,607	44,325	51,064	57,783
Kankakee, IL	36,941	43,743	50,565	57,367
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,373	46,114	51,834	57,575
Peoria, IL	54,704	55,911	57,096	58,303
Rockford, IL	32,594	37,316	42,037	46,759
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,824	40,727	49,650	58,552
Springfield, IL	37,607	44,325	51,064	57,783
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,480	45,261	52,021	58,802
Bloomington, IN	31,159	37,357	43,535	49,733
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	30,514	37,170	43,826	50,482
Columbus, IN	30,639	36,463	42,266	48,090
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	33,634	40,852	48,069	55,287
Evansville, IN	30,597	36,775	42,952	49,130
Fort Wayne, IN	27,727	33,738	39,749	45,760
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	30,722	36,650	42,557	48,485
Kokomo, IN	27,748	32,844	37,960	43,056
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	28,912	34,029	39,125	44,242
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	30,160	35,173	40,165	45,178
Muncie, IN	30,264	35,943	41,621	47,300
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	27,290	31,658	36,026	40,394
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	29,973	36,338	42,724	49,088
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,416	44,159	48,901	53,644
Terre Haute, IN	30,056	36,255	42,432	48,631
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Lawrence, KS	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Manhattan, KS	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Topeka, KS	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Wichita, KS	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Bowling Green, KY	47,383	49,068	50,773	52,458
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,700	47,695	50,690	53,685
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,383	49,068	50,773	52,458
Elizabethtown, KY	48,901	50,045	51,168	52,312
Lexington-Fayette, KY	40,727	45,573	50,440	55,287
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	50,336	50,981	51,605	52,250
Owensboro, KY	47,383	49,068	50,773	52,458
Paducah, KY-IL	47,383	49,068	50,773	52,458
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,901	50,045	51,168	52,312
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,944	49,380	50,794	52,229
Alexandria, LA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Baton Rouge, LA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Hammond, LA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Lafayette, LA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Lake Charles, LA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Monroe, LA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	51,564	60,778	70,013	79,228
Barnstable Town, MA	56,140	64,127	72,135	80,122
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	57,679	65,458	73,216	80,996
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	52,770	61,527	70,284	79,040
Pittsfield, MA	51,564	60,778	70,013	79,228
Springfield, MA	51,564	60,778	70,013	79,228
Worcester, MA	51,272	60,612	69,930	79,269
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Lexington Park, MD	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Salisbury, MD	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Bangor, ME	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Portland-South Portland, ME	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Ann Arbor, MI	40,893	48,797	56,680	64,584
Battle Creek, MI	46,322	52,645	58,968	65,292
Bay City, MI	39,770	47,362	54,954	62,546
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	40,706	48,652	56,597	64,543
Flint, MI	39,957	47,632	55,308	62,983
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	45,490	51,980	58,490	64,980
Jackson, MI	40,997	48,839	56,660	64,501
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	46,884	52,125	57,346	62,588
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	41,996	49,671	57,367	65,042
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,125	46,696	54,288	61,860
Midland, MI	39,770	47,362	54,954	62,546
Monroe, MI	40,727	48,631	56,535	64,439
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	46,863	52,936	59,031	65,104
Niles, MI	39,770	47,362	54,954	62,546
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,770	47,362	54,954	62,546
Saginaw, MI	37,378	43,784	50,212	56,618
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,445	52,791	58,116	63,461
Traverse City, MI	39,770	47,362	54,954	62,546
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,770	47,362	54,954	62,546
Duluth, MN-WI	41,600	45,012	48,444	51,855
Mankato, MN	42,994	46,405	49,837	53,248
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	42,474	45,927	49,380	52,832
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,183	45,740	49,317	52,874
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,599	46,072	49,567	53,040
Rochester, MN	41,600	45,012	48,444	51,855
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	41,746	45,157	48,568	51,980
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,682	46,197	49,692	53,207
St. Cloud, MN	42,599	46,072	49,567	53,040
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	36,068	46,072	56,077	66,082
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,776	45,261	54,767	64,252
Columbia, MO	36,068	46,072	56,077	66,082
Jefferson City, MO	36,068	46,072	56,077	66,082
Joplin, MO-KS	36,068	46,072	56,077	66,082
Kansas City, MO-KS	36,068	46,072	56,077	66,082
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,253	56,431	75,608	94,786
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,672	40,727	45,760	50,815
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,296	44,180	52,042	59,925
Springfield, MO	36,068	46,072	56,077	66,082
St. Joseph, MO-KS	36,068	46,072	56,077	66,082
St. Louis, MO-IL	36,068	46,072	56,077	66,082
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	39,000	43,764	48,506	53,269
Hattiesburg, MS	39,000	43,764	48,506	53,269
Jackson, MS	40,248	44,908	49,588	54,247
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	39,000	43,764	48,506	53,269
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,248	44,908	49,588	54,247
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	39,479	45,012	50,544	56,077
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	39,333	44,949	50,586	56,202
Billings, MT	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Bozeman, MT	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Great Falls, MT	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Helena, MT	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Missoula, MT	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Asheville, NC	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Burlington, NC	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,544	44,804	52,042	59,301
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	38,834	45,199	51,543	57,908
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Fayetteville, NC	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Goldsboro, NC	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Greensboro-High Point, NC	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Greenville, NC	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Jacksonville, NC	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Raleigh-Cary, NC	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Rocky Mount, NC	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Wilmington, NC	36,962	44,159	51,335	58,532
Winston-Salem, NC	38,605	45,989	53,394	60,778
Bismarck, ND	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Fargo, ND-MN	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Grand Forks, ND-MN	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Minot, ND	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Grand Island, NE	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Lincoln, NE	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Omaha, NE-IA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,380	58,178	66,956	75,754
Manchester-Nashua, NH	52,500	60,528	68,557	76,586
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,498	61,568	69,660	77,730
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	45,095	51,023	56,930	62,858
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	43,888	47,820	51,730	55,661
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	43,701	47,632	51,543	55,474
Vineland, NJ	44,180	47,175	50,170	53,165
Albuquerque, NM	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Farmington, NM	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Las Cruces, NM	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Santa Fe, NM	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Carson City, NV	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Reno, NV	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	45,906	50,274	54,642	59,010
Binghamton, NY	45,906	50,274	54,642	59,010
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	45,906	50,274	54,642	59,010
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	45,906	50,274	54,642	59,010
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	46,759	50,794	54,808	58,844
Elmira, NY	45,906	50,274	54,642	59,010
Glens Falls, NY	45,906	50,274	54,642	59,010
Ithaca, NY	45,906	50,274	54,642	59,010
Kingston, NY	45,906	50,274	54,642	59,010
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	44,013	47,944	51,876	55,807
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	43,847	47,591	51,335	55,079
Rochester, NY	45,906	50,274	54,642	59,010
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	47,944	52,375	56,805	61,236
Syracuse, NY	45,906	50,274	54,642	59,010
Utica-Rome, NY	45,906	50,274	54,642	59,010
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	45,906	50,274	54,642	59,010
Akron, OH	46,863	50,482	54,101	57,720
Canton-Massillon, OH	43,348	47,944	52,520	57,117
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	40,623	45,594	50,586	55,557
Cleveland, OH	48,631	51,605	54,559	57,533
Columbus, OH	42,162	46,863	51,543	56,244
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	41,018	45,927	50,815	55,724
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,122	46,031	50,919	55,828
Lima, OH	43,348	47,944	52,520	57,117
Mansfield, OH	43,348	47,944	52,520	57,117
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	45,802	49,692	53,602	57,492
Sandusky, OH	48,069	51,314	54,559	57,804
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,122	46,031	50,960	55,869
Springfield, OH	43,015	47,279	51,543	55,807
Toledo, OH	43,348	47,944	52,520	57,117
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,976	46,052	51,106	56,181
Youngstown-Warren, OH	46,863	50,482	54,101	57,720
Enid, OK	32,220	41,829	51,418	61,028
Lawton, OK	28,975	39,084	49,172	59,280
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,029	43,056	52,084	61,111
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,344	41,642	50,960	60,258
Oklahoma City, OK	28,975	39,084	49,172	59,280
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,639	40,810	50,960	61,132
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,703	40,332	50,940	61,568
Tulsa, OK	37,420	44,970	52,520	60,071
Albany, OR	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Bend, OR	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Corvallis, OR	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Eugene-Springfield, OR	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Grants Pass, OR	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Medford, OR	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Salem, OR	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	44,013	48,256	52,500	56,743
Altoona, PA	47,362	52,936	58,532	64,106
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,631	54,122	59,613	65,104
Chambersburg, PA	36,775	43,285	49,796	56,306
Erie, PA	36,775	43,285	49,796	56,306
Gettysburg, PA	36,775	43,285	49,796	56,306
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	36,775	43,285	49,796	56,306
Johnstown, PA	36,504	42,432	48,360	54,288
Lancaster, PA	36,775	43,285	49,796	56,306
Lebanon, PA	36,775	43,285	49,796	56,306
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,775	43,285	49,796	56,306
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,525	42,474	48,444	54,392
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	43,784	47,861	51,938	56,015
Pittsburgh, PA	35,880	39,021	42,183	45,324
Reading, PA	36,775	43,285	49,796	56,306
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	36,775	43,285	49,796	56,306
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,608	42,765	48,922	55,079
State College, PA	36,775	43,285	49,796	56,306
Williamsport, PA	36,775	43,285	49,796	56,306
York-Hanover, PA	36,775	43,285	49,796	56,306
Aguadilla, PR	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Arecibo, PR	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Guayama, PR	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Mayaguez, PR	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Ponce, PR	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	56,140	64,127	72,135	80,122
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	41,621	47,383	53,124	58,885
Columbia, SC	40,144	46,780	53,436	60,071
Florence, SC	41,621	47,383	53,124	58,885
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	41,621	47,383	53,124	58,885
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	41,621	47,383	53,124	58,885
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	41,621	47,383	53,124	58,885
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,341	54,247	61,132	68,037
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,957	46,509	53,040	59,592
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,621	47,383	53,124	58,885
Spartanburg, SC	40,602	47,029	53,436	59,863
Sumter, SC	41,621	47,383	53,124	58,885
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Rapid City, SD	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Chattanooga, TN-GA	41,247	42,890	44,512	46,156
Clarksville, TN-KY	39,874	42,973	46,052	49,151
Cleveland, TN	40,685	42,578	44,471	46,364
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,394	43,431	46,447	49,484
Jackson, TN	39,874	42,973	46,052	49,151
Johnson City, TN	39,874	42,973	46,052	49,151
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	40,186	43,826	47,445	51,085
Knoxville, TN	40,664	42,204	43,743	45,282
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	35,776	42,786	49,816	56,826
Morristown, TN	40,644	44,159	47,695	51,210
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	41,392	43,410	45,428	47,445
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,352	42,495	44,616	46,759
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,540	42,765	45,012	47,237
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,976	43,597	46,218	48,839
Abilene, TX	39,396	42,308	45,240	48,152
Amarillo, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	33,384	39,125	44,866	50,607
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,260	38,584	43,930	49,255
College Station-Bryan, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
Corpus Christi, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	38,730	42,349	45,989	49,608
Eagle Pass, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,071	39,396	44,720	50,045
El Paso, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,861	39,791	44,720	49,650
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	33,156	38,730	44,304	49,879
Killeen-Temple, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
Laredo, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
Longview, TX	38,397	41,621	44,866	48,090
Lubbock, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
Midland, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,146	42,432	45,719	49,005
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,384	37,669	41,975	46,260
Odessa, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
San Angelo, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
Sherman-Denison, TX	38,522	42,266	46,031	49,775
Texarkana, TX-AR	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
Tyler, TX	37,357	41,164	44,949	48,756
Victoria, TX	33,967	39,021	44,096	49,151
Waco, TX	39,063	42,578	46,072	49,588
Wichita Falls, TX	39,208	42,162	45,136	48,090
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Logan, UT-ID	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Ogden, UT	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
St. George, UT	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	42,869	57,679	72,468	87,277
Charlottesville, VA	42,869	57,679	72,468	87,277
Harrisonburg, VA	42,869	57,679	72,468	87,277
Lynchburg, VA	42,869	57,679	72,468	87,277
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,869	57,679	72,468	87,277
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,869	57,679	72,468	87,277
Richmond, VA	42,869	57,679	72,468	87,277
Roanoke, VA	42,869	57,679	72,468	87,277
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,869	57,679	72,468	87,277
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,869	57,679	72,468	87,277
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	42,869	57,679	72,468	87,277
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	42,869	57,679	72,468	87,277
Winchester, VA-WV	40,664	43,784	46,925	50,045
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Bellingham, WA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	59,967	76,108	92,228	108,368
Kennewick-Richland, WA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Longview-Kelso, WA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Walla Walla, WA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	63,940	78,749	93,538	108,348
Yakima, WA	62,692	77,938	93,184	108,431
Appleton, WI	41,060	47,861	54,684	61,485
Eau Claire, WI	41,060	47,861	54,684	61,485
Fond du Lac, WI	38,751	44,970	51,189	57,408
Green Bay, WI	41,060	47,861	54,684	61,485
Janesville-Beloit, WI	41,060	47,861	54,684	61,485
Kenosha, WI	41,060	47,861	54,684	61,485
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	41,060	47,861	54,684	61,485
Madison, WI	41,060	47,861	54,684	61,485
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	40,394	46,114	51,855	57,575
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,060	47,861	54,684	61,485
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,060	47,861	54,684	61,485
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	41,060	47,861	54,684	61,485
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	41,060	47,861	54,684	61,485
Sheboygan, WI	40,893	46,655	52,416	58,178
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,020	47,216	54,434	61,631
Wausau, WI	41,060	47,861	54,684	61,485
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,077	47,736	52,396	57,055
Beckley, WV	38,626	41,975	45,344	48,693
Charleston, WV	38,626	41,975	45,344	48,693
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	40,082	43,680	47,300	50,898
Morgantown, WV	38,626	41,975	45,344	48,693
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,458	42,682	45,906	49,130
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	38,626	41,975	45,344	48,693
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,626	41,975	45,344	48,693
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	38,626	41,975	45,344	48,693
Wheeling, WV-OH	38,626	41,975	45,344	48,693
Casper, WY	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Cheyenne, WY	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,908	51,730	58,573

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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