SOC 51-4051 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Metal-Refining Furnace 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 furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting or to produce specified types of steel.

Level I across metros$33,842 – $60,674Dayton, OH to Watertown, NY

Median Level IV, major metros$59,988Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Metal-Refining Furnace 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 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders (SOC 51-4051) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $33,842 in Dayton, OH to $60,674 in Watertown, NY, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $59,988. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $54,642, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 21 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	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Anchorage, AK	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Fairbanks-College, AK	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Anniston-Oxford, AL	43,951	46,759	49,567	52,375
Auburn-Opelika, AL	38,896	43,764	48,610	53,477
Birmingham, AL	41,621	47,424	53,228	59,031
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	39,749	50,149	60,549	70,949
Decatur, AL	41,996	51,085	60,154	69,244
Dothan, AL	40,602	47,986	55,370	62,754
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	44,991	54,746	64,480	74,236
Gadsden, AL	40,852	46,343	51,855	57,346
Huntsville, AL	49,712	55,308	60,882	66,477
Mobile, AL	35,464	40,269	45,053	49,858
Montgomery, AL	41,122	48,028	54,912	61,818
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,442	41,829	47,237	52,624
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,061	47,362	54,642	61,943
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,016	50,357	58,677	67,018
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,228	47,341	54,476	61,589
Tuscaloosa, AL	40,872	48,215	55,536	62,879
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,548	37,503	39,458	41,413
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	37,960	44,096	50,232	56,368
Fort Smith, AR-OK	40,228	46,468	52,728	58,968
Hot Springs, AR	35,839	42,640	49,463	56,264
Jonesboro, AR	35,693	38,293	40,914	43,514
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	35,652	38,543	41,434	44,325
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,714	38,709	41,684	44,679
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,485	38,106	40,706	43,327
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,504	42,516	48,527	54,538
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	45,677	51,439	57,180	62,941
Flagstaff, AZ	45,552	51,314	57,096	62,858
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	45,552	51,314	57,096	62,858
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	39,562	45,802	52,063	58,303
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	45,844	51,688	57,554	63,399
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	45,552	51,314	57,096	62,858
Tucson, AZ	45,636	51,501	57,388	63,253
Yuma, AZ	45,636	51,501	57,388	63,253
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	47,508	54,205	60,882	67,580
Chico, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	45,095	51,751	58,386	65,042
El Centro, CA	45,698	52,208	58,719	65,229
Fresno, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	49,255	55,412	61,568	67,725
Merced, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Modesto, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Napa, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	48,776	54,975	61,194	67,392
Redding, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	45,448	52,666	59,863	67,080
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Salinas, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	47,591	54,080	60,591	67,080
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Stockton-Lodi, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Vallejo, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Visalia, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Yuba City, CA	47,549	53,997	60,466	66,914
Boulder, CO	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Colorado Springs, CO	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Grand Junction, CO	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Greeley, CO	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Pueblo, CO	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	41,018	46,613	52,208	57,804
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	39,957	44,429	48,901	53,373
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	41,725	46,031	50,357	54,663
New Haven, CT	40,082	46,426	52,749	59,093
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	42,536	46,426	50,295	54,184
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	40,352	46,447	52,520	58,615
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	41,829	49,047	56,244	63,461
Dover, DE	43,389	52,874	62,359	71,844
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	41,954	46,613	51,272	55,932
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	41,954	46,613	51,272	55,932
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	42,724	46,613	50,524	54,413
Gainesville, FL	43,992	47,133	50,253	53,394
Homosassa Springs, FL	42,682	47,237	51,813	56,368
Jacksonville, FL	47,404	49,775	52,125	54,496
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	43,036	47,632	52,229	56,826
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	38,314	43,868	49,442	54,996
Naples-Marco Island, FL	38,335	43,951	49,546	55,162
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	41,871	46,010	50,149	54,288
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	43,056	47,653	52,229	56,826
Ocala, FL	41,954	46,613	51,272	55,932
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	40,456	45,157	49,879	54,580
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	41,954	46,613	51,272	55,932
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	41,954	46,613	51,272	55,932
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	41,954	46,613	51,272	55,932
Port St. Lucie, FL	38,439	44,076	49,712	55,349
Punta Gorda, FL	41,954	46,613	51,272	55,932
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	41,954	46,613	51,272	55,932
Sebring, FL	41,954	46,613	51,272	55,932
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	41,954	46,821	51,709	56,576
Tallahassee, FL	41,954	46,613	51,272	55,932
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	43,202	47,757	52,292	56,847
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	42,620	47,216	51,813	56,410
Albany, GA	35,943	38,564	41,184	43,805
Athens-Clarke County, GA	39,396	45,282	51,168	57,055
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	38,064	43,930	49,796	55,661
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	39,208	44,388	49,546	54,725
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	38,023	43,223	48,423	53,623
Columbus, GA-AL	37,836	43,181	48,548	53,893
Dalton, GA	42,391	44,512	46,655	48,776
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,378	43,493	49,629	55,744
Gainesville, GA	37,461	43,244	49,026	54,808
Hinesville, GA	38,023	43,223	48,423	53,623
Macon-Bibb County, GA	36,837	42,412	48,007	53,581
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,775	42,183	47,570	52,978
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,397	43,618	48,839	54,060
Rome, GA	39,687	44,159	48,631	53,103
Savannah, GA	38,023	43,223	48,423	53,623
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,797	39,250	42,682	46,135
Valdosta, GA	38,023	43,223	48,423	53,623
Warner Robins, GA	35,922	39,146	42,349	45,573
Guam MSA	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Urban Honolulu, HI	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Ames, IA	45,864	49,920	53,956	58,012
Cedar Rapids, IA	46,447	50,565	54,684	58,802
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	44,887	49,151	53,436	57,700
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	45,407	49,421	53,436	57,450
Dubuque, IA	45,386	49,255	53,103	56,972
Iowa City, IA	45,178	48,964	52,749	56,535
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,613	50,752	54,892	59,031
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,551	50,856	55,162	59,468
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	42,724	46,988	51,272	55,536
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,136	48,922	52,687	56,472
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,573	49,671	53,789	57,887
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	55,848	57,284	58,698	60,133
Boise City, ID	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Coeur d'Alene, ID	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Idaho Falls, ID	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Lewiston, ID-WA	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Pocatello, ID	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Twin Falls, ID	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Bloomington, IL	48,735	52,624	56,493	60,383
Champaign-Urbana, IL	41,413	44,824	48,215	51,626
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	46,176	52,167	58,136	64,127
Decatur, IL	44,013	48,319	52,604	56,909
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,972	47,424	50,856	54,309
Kankakee, IL	45,823	51,751	57,700	63,628
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,906	51,792	57,679	63,565
Peoria, IL	44,658	49,775	54,871	59,988
Rockford, IL	45,948	51,896	57,845	63,794
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,700	48,111	51,522	54,933
Springfield, IL	43,701	47,362	51,044	54,704
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,511	51,127	56,743	62,359
Bloomington, IN	42,391	47,445	52,520	57,575
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,647	42,744	46,842	50,940
Columbus, IN	42,266	47,175	52,104	57,013
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	40,269	44,346	48,444	52,520
Evansville, IN	49,151	54,642	60,154	65,645
Fort Wayne, IN	42,848	46,967	51,085	55,204
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	47,404	51,543	55,682	59,821
Kokomo, IN	40,789	45,324	49,879	54,413
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	42,640	48,631	54,600	60,591
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	43,639	46,821	49,983	53,165
Muncie, IN	41,767	46,551	51,356	56,140
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,728	43,493	47,279	51,044
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	39,645	43,784	47,903	52,042
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,244	48,735	54,226	59,717
Terre Haute, IN	41,725	46,800	51,855	56,930
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	36,130	40,186	44,263	48,319
Lawrence, KS	37,087	41,684	46,301	50,898
Manhattan, KS	36,255	40,456	44,679	48,880
Topeka, KS	37,087	41,684	46,301	50,898
Wichita, KS	37,960	40,810	43,680	46,530
Bowling Green, KY	50,399	55,058	59,738	64,397
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,381	51,168	53,956	56,743
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,277	52,916	57,554	62,192
Elizabethtown, KY	47,362	52,957	58,552	64,148
Lexington-Fayette, KY	42,828	47,591	52,333	57,096
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	35,776	41,663	47,528	53,415
Owensboro, KY	49,484	54,704	59,925	65,146
Paducah, KY-IL	50,461	55,308	60,154	65,000
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	53,748	56,847	59,946	63,045
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,752	55,620	60,487	65,354
Alexandria, LA	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Baton Rouge, LA	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Hammond, LA	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Lafayette, LA	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Lake Charles, LA	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Monroe, LA	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	45,448	51,272	57,076	62,900
Barnstable Town, MA	45,220	50,399	55,599	60,778
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	45,240	51,501	57,762	64,023
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	45,199	50,440	55,682	60,924
Pittsfield, MA	45,448	51,272	57,076	62,900
Springfield, MA	45,448	51,272	57,076	62,900
Worcester, MA	45,074	51,314	57,554	63,794
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	42,994	52,333	61,693	71,032
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Lexington Park, MD	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	43,431	52,895	62,359	71,823
Salisbury, MD	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Bangor, ME	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Portland-South Portland, ME	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Ann Arbor, MI	38,834	44,762	50,711	56,639
Battle Creek, MI	35,922	40,748	45,552	50,378
Bay City, MI	37,295	42,183	47,050	51,938
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	39,229	45,282	51,314	57,367
Flint, MI	38,522	44,575	50,648	56,701
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	37,128	40,623	44,138	47,632
Jackson, MI	37,461	43,535	49,588	55,661
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	35,485	39,936	44,388	48,839
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	36,816	42,807	48,818	54,808
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,836	42,765	47,695	52,624
Midland, MI	37,295	42,183	47,050	51,938
Monroe, MI	38,293	44,138	49,983	55,828
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	39,000	41,559	44,096	46,655
Niles, MI	38,501	42,474	46,468	50,440
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,397	43,660	48,943	54,205
Saginaw, MI	35,423	41,122	46,821	52,520
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,524	39,645	41,746	43,868
Traverse City, MI	41,538	46,156	50,794	55,412
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,397	43,660	48,943	54,205
Duluth, MN-WI	48,360	56,930	65,479	74,048
Mankato, MN	48,360	56,930	65,479	74,048
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	48,277	56,930	65,583	74,236
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,360	56,930	65,479	74,048
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,650	58,303	66,976	75,629
Rochester, MN	48,360	56,930	65,479	74,048
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,776	57,908	67,039	76,170
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,236	56,972	65,687	74,423
St. Cloud, MN	49,712	58,386	67,080	75,754
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	50,482	53,727	56,972	60,216
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,301	49,692	53,061	56,452
Columbia, MO	47,736	51,626	55,495	59,384
Jefferson City, MO	47,736	51,626	55,495	59,384
Joplin, MO-KS	42,100	48,298	54,476	60,674
Kansas City, MO-KS	40,311	45,428	50,565	55,682
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,346	48,173	51,980	55,807
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,112	50,316	53,540	56,743
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	49,088	52,687	56,264	59,863
Springfield, MO	50,482	53,727	56,972	60,216
St. Joseph, MO-KS	37,856	42,703	47,549	52,396
St. Louis, MO-IL	44,533	47,944	51,356	54,767
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	34,632	38,626	42,620	46,613
Hattiesburg, MS	34,632	38,626	42,620	46,613
Jackson, MS	36,359	40,456	44,533	48,631
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,632	38,626	42,620	46,613
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,359	40,332	44,284	48,256
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,298	38,210	41,143	44,055
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,632	38,896	43,140	47,404
Billings, MT	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Bozeman, MT	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Great Falls, MT	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Helena, MT	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Missoula, MT	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Asheville, NC	41,621	48,776	55,911	63,066
Burlington, NC	41,143	43,472	45,802	48,132
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,850	44,159	46,488	48,797
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	52,895	58,157	63,399	68,661
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	41,164	43,472	45,802	48,111
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,231	43,514	48,797	54,080
Fayetteville, NC	41,663	44,013	46,343	48,693
Goldsboro, NC	39,042	42,245	45,469	48,672
Greensboro-High Point, NC	41,684	44,159	46,634	49,109
Greenville, NC	41,621	48,776	55,911	63,066
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	46,613	53,664	60,695	67,746
Jacksonville, NC	41,621	48,776	55,911	63,066
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	41,184	43,535	45,906	48,256
Raleigh-Cary, NC	38,792	42,162	45,511	48,880
Rocky Mount, NC	38,584	41,912	45,261	48,589
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,343	53,207	60,071	66,935
Wilmington, NC	38,917	42,183	45,448	48,714
Winston-Salem, NC	43,639	51,044	58,448	65,853
Bismarck, ND	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Fargo, ND-MN	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Grand Forks, ND-MN	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Minot, ND	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Grand Island, NE	40,061	45,948	51,813	57,700
Lincoln, NE	40,852	47,320	53,789	60,258
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	41,060	47,175	53,290	59,405
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,916	45,844	51,751	57,679
Omaha, NE-IA	41,351	47,466	53,581	59,696
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	41,060	47,404	53,768	60,112
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,138	50,212	56,306	62,380
Manchester-Nashua, NH	44,138	50,253	56,389	62,504
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,138	50,336	56,556	62,754
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,124	44,887	49,671	54,434
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	46,884	55,287	63,690	72,093
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	46,925	55,349	63,752	72,176
Vineland, NJ	43,348	52,895	62,463	72,010
Albuquerque, NM	41,538	46,197	50,856	55,516
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	41,434	46,031	50,648	55,245
Farmington, NM	41,351	45,823	50,295	54,767
Las Cruces, NM	41,580	46,239	50,919	55,578
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	41,538	46,197	50,856	55,516
Santa Fe, NM	41,580	46,239	50,919	55,578
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	44,304	51,293	58,303	65,292
Carson City, NV	45,760	54,704	63,648	72,592
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	43,722	49,317	54,912	60,508
Reno, NV	45,760	54,704	63,648	72,592
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	53,956	60,653	67,372	74,069
Binghamton, NY	53,956	60,653	67,372	74,069
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	50,711	54,663	58,636	62,588
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	56,036	62,296	68,557	74,818
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	53,727	60,528	67,351	74,152
Elmira, NY	53,956	60,653	67,372	74,069
Glens Falls, NY	53,956	60,653	67,372	74,069
Ithaca, NY	55,016	57,471	59,904	62,359
Kingston, NY	53,956	60,653	67,372	74,069
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	51,439	57,512	63,607	69,680
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	56,722	61,548	66,352	71,178
Rochester, NY	50,004	54,122	58,220	62,338
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	50,461	54,476	58,469	62,484
Syracuse, NY	55,973	62,255	68,557	74,839
Utica-Rome, NY	47,820	57,450	67,101	76,732
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	60,674	65,063	69,452	73,840
Akron, OH	40,144	43,930	47,695	51,480
Canton-Massillon, OH	39,000	46,821	54,642	62,463
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	38,876	44,949	51,002	57,076
Cleveland, OH	44,970	52,812	60,674	68,516
Columbus, OH	44,367	50,669	56,992	63,295
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	33,842	39,999	46,176	52,333
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,756	52,936	57,117	61,298
Lima, OH	44,408	48,256	52,104	55,952
Mansfield, OH	45,677	49,608	53,560	57,492
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	43,389	47,695	52,000	56,306
Sandusky, OH	42,973	50,128	57,304	64,460
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,522	42,453	46,405	50,336
Springfield, OH	40,685	46,405	52,104	57,824
Toledo, OH	40,332	44,908	49,484	54,060
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	43,452	47,778	52,084	56,410
Youngstown-Warren, OH	44,679	49,380	54,080	58,781
Enid, OK	40,373	44,720	49,088	53,436
Lawton, OK	40,373	44,720	49,088	53,436
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,999	45,573	51,168	56,743
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,628	42,224	46,821	51,418
Oklahoma City, OK	40,373	44,720	49,088	53,436
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,436	46,072	51,688	57,325
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,058	46,676	51,293	55,911
Tulsa, OK	38,231	43,285	48,360	53,415
Albany, OR	45,594	56,535	67,476	78,416
Bend, OR	47,092	56,493	65,895	75,296
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,508	55,952	64,376	72,821
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,591	56,036	64,460	72,904
Corvallis, OR	45,552	56,784	67,996	79,228
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,861	57,200	66,519	75,858
Eugene-Springfield, OR	47,320	56,743	66,165	75,588
Grants Pass, OR	47,861	57,200	66,519	75,858
Medford, OR	47,861	57,200	66,519	75,858
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	48,922	58,199	67,455	76,732
Salem, OR	48,922	58,157	67,372	76,607
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	42,661	46,800	50,960	55,100
Altoona, PA	40,727	47,487	54,247	61,007
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,255	51,626	53,997	56,368
Chambersburg, PA	45,303	50,357	55,432	60,487
Erie, PA	39,687	43,680	47,695	51,688
Gettysburg, PA	39,354	43,576	47,778	52,000
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	42,765	46,738	50,690	54,663
Johnstown, PA	42,599	49,234	55,848	62,484
Lancaster, PA	43,680	46,988	50,295	53,602
Lebanon, PA	46,821	55,120	63,420	71,719
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	44,159	48,527	52,895	57,263
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,556	48,735	53,893	59,072
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	43,306	52,895	62,484	72,072
Pittsburgh, PA	43,431	50,004	56,576	63,149
Reading, PA	54,330	62,608	70,887	79,165
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	43,951	47,944	51,959	55,952
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	46,384	51,543	56,680	61,839
State College, PA	44,304	49,525	54,725	59,946
Williamsport, PA	44,824	49,130	53,415	57,720
York-Hanover, PA	39,500	42,703	45,906	49,109
Aguadilla, PR	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Arecibo, PR	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Guayama, PR	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Mayaguez, PR	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Ponce, PR	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	45,407	49,442	53,498	57,533
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	37,170	42,516	47,882	53,228
Columbia, SC	46,800	53,727	60,674	67,600
Florence, SC	37,045	42,578	48,111	53,644
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	36,380	38,980	41,600	44,200
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	37,045	42,578	48,111	53,644
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	37,045	42,578	48,111	53,644
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,477	48,631	56,764	64,917
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,788	49,900	57,991	66,103
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,461	43,452	49,421	55,412
Spartanburg, SC	41,663	49,837	58,032	66,207
Sumter, SC	37,045	42,578	48,111	53,644
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,576	45,781	48,007	50,212
Rapid City, SD	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	43,576	45,781	48,007	50,212
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Chattanooga, TN-GA	42,391	44,512	46,655	48,776
Clarksville, TN-KY	46,946	52,749	58,552	64,356
Cleveland, TN	38,938	41,975	45,012	48,048
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,810	50,253	59,696	69,140
Jackson, TN	43,285	50,004	56,701	63,420
Johnson City, TN	34,092	38,772	43,431	48,111
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	41,455	51,730	62,005	72,280
Knoxville, TN	41,309	51,605	61,880	72,176
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	35,444	39,167	42,869	46,592
Morristown, TN	38,231	40,144	42,079	43,992
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	41,933	48,111	54,288	60,466
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,508	38,647	42,807	46,946
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,069	49,816	51,584	53,332
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,701	50,420	57,159	63,877
Abilene, TX	36,671	40,852	45,053	49,234
Amarillo, TX	38,106	44,533	50,940	57,367
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	38,085	42,848	47,632	52,396
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	40,415	48,423	56,410	64,418
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,314	42,661	47,008	51,356
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	38,106	44,533	50,940	57,367
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,792	44,824	50,856	56,888
College Station-Bryan, TX	38,064	42,807	47,570	52,312
Corpus Christi, TX	38,106	44,533	50,940	57,367
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	41,559	49,525	57,492	65,458
Eagle Pass, TX	38,106	44,533	50,940	57,367
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,044	44,658	51,252	57,866
El Paso, TX	37,981	43,493	49,005	54,517
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,482	41,954	46,426	50,898
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	40,436	47,882	55,328	62,775
Killeen-Temple, TX	36,754	41,330	45,906	50,482
Laredo, TX	38,106	44,533	50,940	57,367
Longview, TX	36,047	40,477	44,887	49,317
Lubbock, TX	38,106	44,533	50,940	57,367
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	38,106	44,533	50,940	57,367
Midland, TX	38,106	44,533	50,940	57,367
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,756	39,541	43,348	47,133
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,567	41,372	46,156	50,960
Odessa, TX	38,106	44,533	50,940	57,367
San Angelo, TX	37,732	42,162	46,613	51,044
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	38,543	43,368	48,194	53,020
Sherman-Denison, TX	37,170	43,951	50,752	57,533
Texarkana, TX-AR	34,965	38,688	42,391	46,114
Tyler, TX	36,047	40,436	44,845	49,234
Victoria, TX	38,106	44,533	50,940	57,367
Waco, TX	37,461	43,389	49,338	55,266
Wichita Falls, TX	35,880	40,540	45,199	49,858
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,188	44,991	50,773	56,576
Logan, UT-ID	45,053	51,980	58,927	65,853
Ogden, UT	45,407	52,416	59,405	66,415
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	43,431	48,672	53,893	59,135
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	44,471	49,567	54,642	59,738
St. George, UT	45,053	51,980	58,927	65,853
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	45,053	51,980	58,927	65,853
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	38,792	47,487	56,181	64,876
Charlottesville, VA	38,792	47,487	56,181	64,876
Harrisonburg, VA	38,792	47,487	56,181	64,876
Lynchburg, VA	38,792	47,487	56,181	64,876
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,223	51,272	59,322	67,372
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,588	44,159	51,751	59,322
Richmond, VA	43,327	51,189	59,052	66,914
Roanoke, VA	38,792	47,487	56,181	64,876
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,896	48,048	57,180	66,332
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,920	45,365	53,810	62,255
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	38,792	47,487	56,181	64,876
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	38,792	47,487	56,181	64,876
Winchester, VA-WV	44,845	50,898	56,951	63,004
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Bellingham, WA	47,320	57,845	68,349	78,874
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	42,932	50,024	57,138	64,231
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	47,445	57,388	67,351	77,293
Kennewick-Richland, WA	48,984	56,826	64,647	72,488
Longview-Kelso, WA	48,922	58,199	67,455	76,732
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	43,868	50,856	57,824	64,813
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	42,932	50,024	57,138	64,231
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	42,932	50,024	57,138	64,231
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	48,069	59,821	71,552	83,304
Walla Walla, WA	48,984	56,826	64,647	72,488
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	43,847	50,877	57,887	64,917
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	47,570	56,514	65,458	74,402
Yakima, WA	47,716	56,597	65,458	74,340
Appleton, WI	42,474	47,154	51,855	56,535
Eau Claire, WI	43,223	47,300	51,376	55,453
Fond du Lac, WI	45,740	49,775	53,831	57,866
Green Bay, WI	38,085	42,266	46,426	50,607
Janesville-Beloit, WI	45,074	48,818	52,562	56,306
Kenosha, WI	45,573	49,525	53,498	57,450
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	45,053	49,172	53,290	57,408
Madison, WI	42,183	46,239	50,316	54,372
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	45,719	48,568	51,397	54,247
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,316	41,704	46,114	50,503
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,732	42,016	46,322	50,607
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	45,698	50,212	54,746	59,260
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	45,636	49,151	52,687	56,202
Sheboygan, WI	41,600	46,156	50,690	55,245
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,698	49,671	53,664	57,637
Wausau, WI	41,871	46,197	50,524	54,850
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,680	50,108	56,556	62,983
Beckley, WV	41,309	46,884	52,479	58,053
Charleston, WV	41,933	47,466	52,978	58,511
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	45,178	49,192	53,186	57,200
Morgantown, WV	49,047	53,269	57,492	61,714
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,047	53,269	57,492	61,714
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	49,047	53,269	57,492	61,714
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,933	47,466	52,978	58,511
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	42,640	48,277	53,914	59,551
Wheeling, WV-OH	47,383	52,125	56,847	61,589
Casper, WY	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Cheyenne, WY	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	41,767	48,589	55,412	62,234

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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