SOC 51-4033 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing 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 grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.

Level I across metros$25,085 – $48,714Arecibo, PR to Burlington, VT

Median Level IV, major metros$52,104Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing 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 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (SOC 51-4033) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $25,085 in Arecibo, PR to $48,714 in Burlington, VT, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $52,104. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $47,466, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 20 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

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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	37,024	42,578	48,111	53,664
Anchorage, AK	37,024	42,578	48,111	53,664
Fairbanks-College, AK	37,024	42,578	48,111	53,664
Anniston-Oxford, AL	29,620	35,360	41,080	46,821
Auburn-Opelika, AL	32,095	36,504	40,935	45,344
Birmingham, AL	32,552	37,191	41,808	46,447
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	31,783	39,853	47,903	55,973
Decatur, AL	30,181	34,882	39,604	44,304
Dothan, AL	31,200	36,234	41,288	46,322
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	29,973	34,674	39,375	44,076
Gadsden, AL	31,450	36,255	41,080	45,885
Huntsville, AL	29,141	32,989	36,858	40,706
Mobile, AL	34,840	38,064	41,268	44,492
Montgomery, AL	34,508	38,938	43,368	47,799
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	30,472	35,194	39,916	44,637
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,447	38,397	43,348	48,298
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,968	38,480	43,992	49,504
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,740	37,940	43,140	48,340
Tuscaloosa, AL	32,220	37,669	43,119	48,568
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,544	40,040	42,536	45,032
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	34,258	37,024	39,770	42,536
Fort Smith, AR-OK	33,447	35,610	37,794	39,957
Hot Springs, AR	36,255	41,684	47,133	52,562
Jonesboro, AR	37,087	42,183	47,279	52,375
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	35,964	39,999	44,013	48,048
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,588	39,916	43,223	46,551
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,652	39,770	43,909	48,028
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,501	44,450	50,378	56,327
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	37,482	41,684	45,864	50,066
Flagstaff, AZ	37,960	42,245	46,530	50,815
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	37,960	42,245	46,530	50,815
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	37,794	41,933	46,093	50,232
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	36,588	41,143	45,698	50,253
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	36,068	40,061	44,034	48,028
Tucson, AZ	36,047	40,061	44,076	48,090
Yuma, AZ	37,503	41,642	45,802	49,941
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	36,317	43,493	50,690	57,866
Chico, CA	38,709	44,096	49,484	54,871
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,608	41,101	45,573	50,066
El Centro, CA	37,024	41,912	46,821	51,709
Fresno, CA	37,253	40,165	43,098	46,010
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	36,858	40,768	44,700	48,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	37,149	42,703	48,277	53,831
Merced, CA	40,789	44,866	48,964	53,040
Modesto, CA	38,148	41,954	45,760	49,567
Napa, CA	37,919	42,807	47,716	52,604
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,732	42,432	47,133	51,834
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,768	46,530	52,271	58,032
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	37,357	42,370	47,404	52,416
Redding, CA	38,855	44,554	50,274	55,973
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	36,421	40,852	45,303	49,733
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	36,712	41,746	46,780	51,813
Salinas, CA	40,852	44,970	49,068	53,186
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	38,668	44,013	49,359	54,704
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	42,724	47,487	52,271	57,034
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	42,599	46,364	50,128	53,893
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	36,692	42,245	47,820	53,373
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	42,495	46,738	50,960	55,204
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	37,232	42,474	47,695	52,936
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	41,704	46,634	51,564	56,493
Stockton-Lodi, CA	37,378	42,328	47,279	52,229
Vallejo, CA	41,788	47,799	53,831	59,842
Visalia, CA	36,920	40,997	45,074	49,151
Yuba City, CA	37,170	42,349	47,508	52,687
Boulder, CO	38,792	42,932	47,092	51,231
Colorado Springs, CO	37,565	41,039	44,533	48,007
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	39,229	43,722	48,236	52,728
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,980	43,160	47,362	51,543
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	37,877	41,288	44,679	48,090
Grand Junction, CO	38,106	42,079	46,031	50,004
Greeley, CO	38,501	40,976	43,431	45,906
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,730	43,202	47,653	52,125
Pueblo, CO	43,202	47,196	51,168	55,162
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,980	43,431	47,903	52,354
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	40,560	47,799	55,016	62,255
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	37,711	41,996	46,301	50,586
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	38,980	45,136	51,293	57,450
New Haven, CT	37,773	42,911	48,048	53,186
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	39,312	43,472	47,632	51,792
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	35,818	40,498	45,178	49,858
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	36,442	40,020	43,597	47,175
Dover, DE	39,146	43,764	48,402	53,020
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	38,064	40,914	43,743	46,592
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	35,194	39,208	43,202	47,216
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	36,588	39,021	41,434	43,868
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	37,960	42,495	47,008	51,543
Gainesville, FL	34,674	38,314	41,933	45,573
Homosassa Springs, FL	35,631	39,125	42,599	46,093
Jacksonville, FL	35,069	38,730	42,412	46,072
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	31,284	34,965	38,647	42,328
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	34,445	38,210	41,996	45,760
Naples-Marco Island, FL	34,570	38,356	42,120	45,906
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,007	39,000	43,015	47,008
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	36,504	39,895	43,306	46,696
Ocala, FL	35,631	40,623	45,615	50,607
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	36,109	41,600	47,092	52,583
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	33,738	37,357	40,997	44,616
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	35,194	39,208	43,202	47,216
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	35,194	39,208	43,202	47,216
Port St. Lucie, FL	34,570	38,356	42,141	45,927
Punta Gorda, FL	36,421	39,749	43,098	46,426
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	35,402	40,394	45,386	50,378
Sebring, FL	34,736	40,082	45,407	50,752
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,298	39,333	43,348	47,383
Tallahassee, FL	35,194	39,208	43,202	47,216
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	36,130	39,479	42,848	46,197
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	35,298	39,541	43,805	48,048
Albany, GA	38,335	43,348	48,340	53,352
Athens-Clarke County, GA	36,192	40,644	45,116	49,567
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	36,796	41,933	47,071	52,208
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	38,605	42,994	47,362	51,751
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	39,458	44,034	48,631	53,207
Columbus, GA-AL	35,756	40,727	45,719	50,690
Dalton, GA	37,711	39,916	42,120	44,325
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,191	39,292	41,392	43,493
Gainesville, GA	37,212	42,412	47,591	52,791
Hinesville, GA	37,108	41,600	46,114	50,607
Macon-Bibb County, GA	36,504	41,642	46,800	51,938
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,276	40,872	45,490	50,087
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,650	39,333	41,996	44,679
Rome, GA	36,671	40,810	44,928	49,068
Savannah, GA	37,274	40,373	43,493	46,592
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,442	40,602	44,762	48,922
Valdosta, GA	38,397	43,285	48,194	53,082
Warner Robins, GA	36,712	41,496	46,301	51,085
Guam MSA	37,024	42,578	48,111	53,664
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	37,024	42,578	48,111	53,664
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	37,024	42,578	48,111	53,664
Urban Honolulu, HI	37,024	42,578	48,111	53,664
Ames, IA	38,418	43,098	47,799	52,479
Cedar Rapids, IA	37,524	41,580	45,615	49,671
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	36,920	42,058	47,216	52,354
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	37,378	42,349	47,341	52,312
Dubuque, IA	43,888	46,488	49,088	51,688
Iowa City, IA	37,628	43,160	48,672	54,205
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,789	43,472	46,156	48,839
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,999	44,596	49,192	53,789
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	36,151	40,956	45,740	50,544
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,064	43,826	49,588	55,349
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,023	43,077	48,132	53,186
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	41,476	49,068	56,639	64,231
Boise City, ID	37,170	40,997	44,824	48,652
Coeur d'Alene, ID	38,106	41,184	44,242	47,320
Idaho Falls, ID	36,796	40,352	43,909	47,466
Lewiston, ID-WA	40,124	43,077	46,052	49,005
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	37,981	41,496	44,991	48,506
Pocatello, ID	36,525	39,728	42,911	46,114
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,733	40,602	44,492	48,360
Twin Falls, ID	37,170	40,997	44,824	48,652
Bloomington, IL	39,957	44,304	48,631	52,978
Champaign-Urbana, IL	39,437	43,660	47,882	52,104
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	39,250	44,471	49,671	54,892
Decatur, IL	41,101	45,136	49,192	53,228
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,064	42,183	46,280	50,399
Kankakee, IL	37,420	40,560	43,701	46,842
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,151	40,602	45,053	49,504
Peoria, IL	40,040	44,824	49,588	54,372
Rockford, IL	36,858	41,476	46,072	50,690
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,858	41,101	45,324	49,567
Springfield, IL	38,959	44,533	50,108	55,682
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,186	43,784	47,383	50,981
Bloomington, IN	39,208	43,639	48,090	52,520
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	36,983	41,372	45,740	50,128
Columbus, IN	38,418	41,101	43,805	46,488
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	41,912	45,136	48,381	51,605
Evansville, IN	39,396	42,349	45,303	48,256
Fort Wayne, IN	40,332	44,096	47,882	51,647
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	39,978	44,596	49,192	53,810
Kokomo, IN	39,333	44,408	49,484	54,559
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	39,188	44,388	49,588	54,788
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	38,543	41,455	44,367	47,279
Muncie, IN	38,917	43,472	48,028	52,583
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,040	45,136	50,212	55,308
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	38,480	41,808	45,157	48,485
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,125	43,119	47,092	51,085
Terre Haute, IN	40,436	42,599	44,762	46,925
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	35,589	39,312	43,036	46,759
Lawrence, KS	36,442	41,684	46,946	52,188
Manhattan, KS	35,381	39,021	42,661	46,301
Topeka, KS	36,317	41,538	46,780	52,000
Wichita, KS	35,943	39,146	42,349	45,552
Bowling Green, KY	39,895	47,112	54,330	61,548
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,780	49,650	52,500	55,370
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,375	45,823	52,271	58,719
Elizabethtown, KY	39,354	45,927	52,479	59,052
Lexington-Fayette, KY	37,274	42,516	47,757	52,999
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	38,480	43,389	48,277	53,186
Owensboro, KY	44,450	51,397	58,324	65,271
Paducah, KY-IL	42,828	49,733	56,660	63,565
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,210	45,032	51,855	58,677
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,239	52,874	59,530	66,165
Alexandria, LA	31,845	36,484	41,101	45,740
Baton Rouge, LA	31,970	35,610	39,250	42,890
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	31,928	36,421	40,914	45,407
Hammond, LA	32,053	36,296	40,560	44,804
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	32,282	36,421	40,581	44,720
Lafayette, LA	32,095	36,359	40,602	44,866
Lake Charles, LA	31,845	36,484	41,101	45,740
Monroe, LA	31,845	36,484	41,101	45,740
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	31,887	35,943	40,020	44,076
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	31,741	36,130	40,540	44,928
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	32,095	37,170	42,224	47,300
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	32,760	37,399	42,037	46,676
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,407	36,816	41,226	45,636
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	40,352	46,426	52,479	58,552
Barnstable Town, MA	42,245	48,069	53,872	59,696
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	43,389	49,276	55,141	61,028
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	41,746	47,445	53,165	58,864
Pittsfield, MA	41,351	48,464	55,557	62,671
Springfield, MA	41,413	48,756	56,077	63,420
Worcester, MA	39,749	44,096	48,444	52,791
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	35,090	39,895	44,720	49,525
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	35,984	38,272	40,581	42,869
Lexington Park, MD	34,944	39,437	43,909	48,402
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	37,690	42,536	47,383	52,229
Salisbury, MD	34,050	38,938	43,847	48,735
Bangor, ME	41,226	44,034	46,821	49,629
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	41,205	44,679	48,132	51,605
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,226	44,034	46,821	49,629
Portland-South Portland, ME	41,060	45,157	49,234	53,332
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,413	44,138	46,842	49,567
Ann Arbor, MI	35,860	40,602	45,365	50,108
Battle Creek, MI	37,420	41,455	45,469	49,504
Bay City, MI	35,984	40,727	45,469	50,212
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	37,253	42,640	48,028	53,415
Flint, MI	31,533	36,109	40,706	45,282
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	36,317	39,978	43,639	47,300
Jackson, MI	37,461	42,162	46,842	51,543
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	37,004	39,583	42,141	44,720
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	37,669	41,663	45,636	49,629
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,943	40,602	45,240	49,900
Midland, MI	35,984	40,727	45,469	50,212
Monroe, MI	35,714	40,020	44,325	48,631
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	38,023	44,887	51,772	58,636
Niles, MI	35,527	39,084	42,661	46,218
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,938	43,680	48,423	53,165
Saginaw, MI	36,692	44,221	51,730	59,260
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,568	41,600	47,653	53,685
Traverse City, MI	38,064	42,162	46,260	50,357
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,900	43,576	50,232	56,909
Duluth, MN-WI	40,685	46,488	52,312	58,116
Mankato, MN	43,805	50,316	56,847	63,357
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	45,012	51,376	57,720	64,085
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,804	51,002	57,221	63,420
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,911	47,424	51,959	56,472
Rochester, MN	46,260	52,000	57,762	63,503
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,522	41,309	44,096	46,884
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	41,164	49,192	57,200	65,229
St. Cloud, MN	45,303	50,212	55,120	60,029
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	36,671	41,122	45,594	50,045
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,064	42,911	47,778	52,624
Columbia, MO	37,586	42,640	47,716	52,770
Jefferson City, MO	37,586	42,640	47,716	52,770
Joplin, MO-KS	35,693	39,520	43,368	47,196
Kansas City, MO-KS	38,210	44,949	51,688	58,428
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,045	42,620	48,194	53,768
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,754	41,309	45,864	50,420
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,439	43,992	49,567	55,120
Springfield, MO	41,122	45,074	49,005	52,957
St. Joseph, MO-KS	36,525	41,829	47,154	52,458
St. Louis, MO-IL	38,376	44,367	50,357	56,348
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	34,050	41,912	49,796	57,658
Hattiesburg, MS	33,696	41,184	48,693	56,181
Jackson, MS	30,410	33,946	37,461	40,997
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,391	32,095	34,778	37,482
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,472	33,925	37,399	40,852
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,573	37,024	41,496	45,948
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,322	39,021	44,720	50,420
Billings, MT	34,528	37,524	40,540	43,535
Bozeman, MT	35,693	39,021	42,370	45,698
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	35,256	38,460	41,663	44,866
Great Falls, MT	34,508	36,796	39,104	41,392
Helena, MT	35,048	38,210	41,392	44,554
Missoula, MT	35,381	38,460	41,517	44,596
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	35,693	39,021	42,370	45,698
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	35,360	38,543	41,725	44,908
Asheville, NC	39,042	45,053	51,044	57,055
Burlington, NC	34,112	39,271	44,429	49,588
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,679	34,861	38,023	41,205
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	42,391	47,175	51,938	56,722
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	34,487	39,520	44,575	49,608
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,333	42,848	46,364	49,879
Fayetteville, NC	31,575	34,778	38,002	41,205
Goldsboro, NC	33,280	37,586	41,912	46,218
Greensboro-High Point, NC	39,104	43,472	47,840	52,208
Greenville, NC	39,021	42,620	46,197	49,796
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	35,672	38,855	42,058	45,240
Jacksonville, NC	36,234	41,060	45,864	50,690
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	33,863	39,063	44,263	49,463
Raleigh-Cary, NC	33,301	37,607	41,933	46,239
Rocky Mount, NC	33,135	37,461	41,808	46,135
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,149	42,391	47,612	52,853
Wilmington, NC	36,650	41,476	46,301	51,127
Winston-Salem, NC	32,178	37,274	42,349	47,445
Bismarck, ND	45,053	48,194	51,314	54,455
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	44,180	47,528	50,898	54,247
Fargo, ND-MN	43,077	47,424	51,751	56,098
Grand Forks, ND-MN	42,807	47,216	51,626	56,036
Minot, ND	45,053	48,194	51,314	54,455
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	45,053	48,194	51,314	54,455
Grand Island, NE	37,149	42,495	47,840	53,186
Lincoln, NE	41,268	44,492	47,736	50,960
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,085	42,911	47,716	52,541
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,629	41,746	46,863	51,980
Omaha, NE-IA	40,394	44,096	47,820	51,522
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,386	36,504	40,623	44,741
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	37,066	40,976	44,866	48,776
Manchester-Nashua, NH	39,292	43,264	47,237	51,210
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,156	49,712	53,290	56,847
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,394	44,949	49,504	54,060
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	38,127	43,909	49,692	55,474
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	38,148	44,013	49,858	55,724
Vineland, NJ	39,146	43,847	48,527	53,228
Albuquerque, NM	33,967	36,983	40,020	43,036
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	34,050	37,253	40,456	43,660
Farmington, NM	34,050	37,253	40,456	43,660
Las Cruces, NM	34,050	37,253	40,456	43,660
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,967	36,983	40,020	43,036
Santa Fe, NM	34,050	37,253	40,456	43,660
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	38,792	43,951	49,088	54,247
Carson City, NV	39,791	43,410	47,029	50,648
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	38,293	43,306	48,319	53,332
Reno, NV	38,772	43,306	47,820	52,354
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	39,874	44,242	48,610	52,978
Binghamton, NY	36,504	40,935	45,344	49,775
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	37,544	43,244	48,922	54,621
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	39,895	47,882	55,869	63,856
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	42,599	49,671	56,722	63,794
Elmira, NY	36,712	41,413	46,093	50,794
Glens Falls, NY	39,125	43,888	48,672	53,436
Ithaca, NY	41,392	47,549	53,706	59,863
Kingston, NY	43,015	49,109	55,183	61,277
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	45,095	50,170	55,245	60,320
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	37,503	43,951	50,399	56,847
Rochester, NY	37,295	41,663	46,031	50,399
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	44,304	49,692	55,058	60,445
Syracuse, NY	38,252	47,695	57,117	66,560
Utica-Rome, NY	43,576	50,690	57,804	64,917
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	38,127	47,362	56,597	65,832
Akron, OH	36,962	41,642	46,343	51,023
Canton-Massillon, OH	40,852	49,172	57,512	65,832
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	36,692	41,642	46,572	51,522
Cleveland, OH	36,525	41,455	46,405	51,335
Columbus, OH	37,898	42,100	46,301	50,503
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	35,672	40,456	45,240	50,024
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	33,613	39,084	44,533	50,004
Lima, OH	37,087	42,640	48,194	53,748
Mansfield, OH	37,128	42,204	47,300	52,375
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	35,860	39,749	43,639	47,528
Sandusky, OH	41,600	47,112	52,624	58,136
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,421	39,957	43,472	47,008
Springfield, OH	35,277	39,416	43,576	47,716
Toledo, OH	35,964	40,581	45,220	49,837
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,274	42,807	48,360	53,893
Youngstown-Warren, OH	34,757	40,061	45,386	50,690
Enid, OK	29,890	33,488	37,066	40,664
Lawton, OK	29,973	33,426	36,858	40,311
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,240	38,584	44,928	51,272
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,554	35,839	40,144	44,429
Oklahoma City, OK	29,952	33,384	36,816	40,248
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,428	37,607	42,786	47,965
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,159	35,714	40,269	44,824
Tulsa, OK	32,511	37,045	41,559	46,093
Albany, OR	43,160	49,941	56,701	63,482
Bend, OR	47,570	52,562	57,533	62,525
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,514	50,794	58,074	65,354
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,535	50,898	58,282	65,645
Corvallis, OR	40,373	47,279	54,164	61,069
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	40,207	45,989	51,772	57,554
Eugene-Springfield, OR	41,580	48,277	54,975	61,672
Grants Pass, OR	35,381	40,872	46,384	51,876
Medford, OR	35,818	41,122	46,447	51,751
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	44,658	52,000	59,343	66,685
Salem, OR	44,284	51,460	58,636	65,812
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	36,525	41,226	45,948	50,648
Altoona, PA	36,837	42,432	48,048	53,644
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,712	41,559	46,405	51,252
Chambersburg, PA	35,984	40,768	45,573	50,357
Erie, PA	33,904	40,498	47,092	53,685
Gettysburg, PA	36,816	40,748	44,679	48,610
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	35,007	40,040	45,053	50,087
Johnstown, PA	38,564	43,805	49,026	54,268
Lancaster, PA	38,813	42,536	46,239	49,962
Lebanon, PA	38,647	43,244	47,840	52,437
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,560	42,557	44,554	46,551
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,626	44,242	49,879	55,495
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	39,208	43,909	48,610	53,311
Pittsburgh, PA	40,061	44,845	49,650	54,434
Reading, PA	42,994	46,738	50,482	54,226
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	35,901	38,688	41,455	44,242
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,797	40,685	45,573	50,461
State College, PA	37,212	42,620	48,007	53,415
Williamsport, PA	37,482	42,536	47,612	52,666
York-Hanover, PA	37,669	41,288	44,928	48,548
Aguadilla, PR	25,439	30,410	35,360	40,332
Arecibo, PR	25,085	29,058	33,010	36,983
Guayama, PR	25,418	30,452	35,464	40,498
Mayaguez, PR	25,439	30,410	35,360	40,332
Ponce, PR	25,168	29,682	34,216	38,730
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	25,439	30,410	35,360	40,332
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	25,127	29,266	33,384	37,524
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	38,772	43,826	48,860	53,914
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	42,245	48,194	54,164	60,112
Columbia, SC	38,210	42,620	47,008	51,418
Florence, SC	34,840	39,604	44,346	49,109
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	38,023	42,994	47,986	52,957
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	40,976	45,448	49,941	54,413
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	39,770	43,639	47,528	51,397
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,749	43,618	47,508	51,376
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,453	45,136	47,840	50,524
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,520	44,200	48,901	53,581
Spartanburg, SC	46,280	50,316	54,372	58,407
Sumter, SC	39,375	43,514	47,653	51,792
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	31,554	34,840	38,127	41,413
Rapid City, SD	32,116	36,109	40,082	44,076
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	34,487	41,164	47,861	54,538
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	31,658	35,028	38,418	41,788
Chattanooga, TN-GA	38,335	40,269	42,204	44,138
Clarksville, TN-KY	36,941	39,708	42,495	45,261
Cleveland, TN	37,524	41,413	45,324	49,213
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,000	43,722	48,464	53,186
Jackson, TN	34,404	40,228	46,072	51,896
Johnson City, TN	37,253	41,746	46,239	50,732
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	34,279	39,229	44,180	49,130
Knoxville, TN	34,258	38,813	43,348	47,903
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	40,103	45,968	51,834	57,700
Morristown, TN	34,092	41,205	48,298	55,412
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	37,191	40,852	44,492	48,152
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,053	35,236	38,397	41,580
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,906	37,524	42,141	46,759
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,424	40,748	47,071	53,394
Abilene, TX	32,552	36,608	40,644	44,700
Amarillo, TX	27,997	31,970	35,922	39,895
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	38,335	40,997	43,680	46,343
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	31,304	36,504	41,725	46,925
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,928	36,733	41,538	46,343
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	33,239	36,983	40,706	44,450
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,428	37,253	42,058	46,884
College Station-Bryan, TX	33,135	38,252	43,348	48,464
Corpus Christi, TX	28,101	33,551	38,980	44,429
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	35,132	39,146	43,140	47,154
Eagle Pass, TX	32,885	37,503	42,120	46,738
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,136	36,983	41,808	46,655
El Paso, TX	29,037	33,967	38,876	43,805
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,594	36,920	41,268	45,594
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	32,116	37,087	42,037	47,008
Killeen-Temple, TX	31,866	35,548	39,229	42,911
Laredo, TX	33,530	38,647	43,764	48,880
Longview, TX	32,802	37,232	41,663	46,093
Lubbock, TX	31,908	35,423	38,959	42,474
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	33,239	36,983	40,706	44,450
Midland, TX	34,008	37,524	41,018	44,533
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,573	36,525	40,498	44,450
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,991	36,255	40,498	44,762
Odessa, TX	34,008	37,524	41,018	44,533
San Angelo, TX	32,220	36,338	40,436	44,554
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	31,284	36,629	41,996	47,341
Sherman-Denison, TX	34,508	38,522	42,557	46,572
Texarkana, TX-AR	32,448	36,192	39,916	43,660
Tyler, TX	32,948	39,416	45,885	52,354
Victoria, TX	32,885	37,503	42,120	46,738
Waco, TX	34,320	39,375	44,408	49,463
Wichita Falls, TX	32,303	36,192	40,061	43,951
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,208	43,098	47,008	50,898
Logan, UT-ID	34,695	38,252	41,788	45,344
Ogden, UT	34,549	37,856	41,164	44,471
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	41,455	44,845	48,215	51,605
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	35,360	40,082	44,824	49,546
St. George, UT	33,322	36,816	40,332	43,826
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	35,922	40,685	45,448	50,212
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	31,242	36,234	41,205	46,197
Charlottesville, VA	30,160	36,380	42,578	48,797
Harrisonburg, VA	31,928	37,586	43,264	48,922
Lynchburg, VA	31,200	35,444	39,708	43,951
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,196	39,396	44,616	49,816
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,487	40,269	46,072	51,855
Richmond, VA	35,319	41,600	47,903	54,184
Roanoke, VA	38,210	43,119	48,007	52,916
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,472	35,901	41,330	46,759
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,327	35,360	40,415	45,448
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	38,210	45,095	51,959	58,844
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	34,154	37,960	41,767	45,573
Winchester, VA-WV	35,111	39,000	42,869	46,759
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	37,024	42,578	48,111	53,664
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	48,714	50,898	53,103	55,287
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	42,557	45,968	49,359	52,770
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	48,236	52,021	55,828	59,613
Bellingham, WA	40,228	45,012	49,796	54,580
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	43,223	49,525	55,848	62,151
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	41,164	45,636	50,128	54,600
Kennewick-Richland, WA	39,458	43,972	48,506	53,020
Longview-Kelso, WA	45,136	50,440	55,765	61,069
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	42,620	47,320	52,021	56,722
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	43,368	49,608	55,869	62,109
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	43,764	50,004	56,223	62,463
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	39,479	44,762	50,045	55,328
Walla Walla, WA	39,479	44,034	48,610	53,165
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	43,431	49,484	55,536	61,589
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,680	50,357	57,013	63,690
Yakima, WA	39,562	43,868	48,194	52,500
Appleton, WI	41,392	46,260	51,127	55,994
Eau Claire, WI	41,205	46,052	50,898	55,744
Fond du Lac, WI	39,396	43,597	47,778	51,980
Green Bay, WI	38,023	43,244	48,485	53,706
Janesville-Beloit, WI	42,370	45,698	49,005	52,333
Kenosha, WI	39,333	44,450	49,546	54,663
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	37,940	42,640	47,341	52,042
Madison, WI	39,541	43,514	47,466	51,439
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	41,704	45,948	50,170	54,413
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,989	38,231	43,493	48,735
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,586	41,226	44,866	48,506
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	40,103	46,530	52,936	59,364
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	36,629	41,143	45,636	50,149
Sheboygan, WI	45,781	49,712	53,644	57,575
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,192	41,205	46,239	51,252
Wausau, WI	40,082	41,746	43,389	45,053
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,935	44,783	48,652	52,500
Beckley, WV	34,903	41,871	48,818	55,786
Charleston, WV	35,360	43,223	51,064	58,927
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	35,756	44,616	53,456	62,317
Morgantown, WV	32,303	39,770	47,237	54,704
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,048	42,765	50,461	58,178
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	31,367	37,399	43,431	49,463
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,360	43,223	51,064	58,927
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	36,442	42,557	48,672	54,788
Wheeling, WV-OH	35,360	43,098	50,856	58,594
Casper, WY	44,242	46,717	49,172	51,647
Cheyenne, WY	44,242	46,717	49,172	51,647
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	44,242	46,717	49,172	51,647
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	44,242	46,717	49,172	51,647

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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