SOC 51-4061 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Model Makers, 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 and operate machines, such as lathes, milling and engraving machines, and jig borers to make working models of metal or plastic objects. Includes template makers.

Level I across metros$37,420 – $76,898Kalamazoo, MI to Salinas, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$80,871Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Model Makers, 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 Model Makers, Metal and Plastic (SOC 51-4061) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $37,420 in Kalamazoo, MI to $76,898 in Salinas, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $80,871. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $68,453, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 18 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 35. 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

New York, NY$91,936
San Francisco, CA$102,357
San Jose, CA$114,380
Seattle, WA$80,871
Dallas, TX$105,040
Houston, TX$90,314
Austin, TX$93,725
Chicago, IL$69,639
Boston, MA$88,255
Washington, DC$80,871
Atlanta, GA$80,871
Los Angeles, CA$115,524

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Anchorage, AK	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Fairbanks-College, AK	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Anniston-Oxford, AL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Auburn-Opelika, AL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Birmingham, AL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Decatur, AL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Dothan, AL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Gadsden, AL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Huntsville, AL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Mobile, AL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Montgomery, AL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Tuscaloosa, AL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Fort Smith, AR-OK	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Hot Springs, AR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Jonesboro, AR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Flagstaff, AZ	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Tucson, AZ	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Yuma, AZ	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	61,610	78,042	94,495	110,927
Chico, CA	64,938	80,892	96,866	112,820
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	57,076	70,013	82,930	95,868
El Centro, CA	58,844	70,783	82,722	94,661
Fresno, CA	64,938	80,892	96,866	112,820
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	64,938	80,892	96,866	112,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	63,628	80,933	98,218	115,524
Merced, CA	64,938	80,892	96,866	112,820
Modesto, CA	73,986	87,943	101,920	115,877
Napa, CA	64,938	80,892	96,866	112,820
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,938	80,892	96,866	112,820
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,938	80,892	96,866	112,820
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	62,775	79,935	97,116	114,276
Redding, CA	64,938	80,892	96,866	112,820
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	62,421	78,333	94,266	110,178
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	70,866	81,744	92,623	103,501
Salinas, CA	76,898	93,247	109,596	125,944
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	62,442	78,458	94,474	110,490
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	70,720	81,266	91,812	102,357
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	73,050	86,820	100,610	114,380
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	64,938	80,892	96,866	112,820
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	73,300	86,924	100,568	114,192
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	64,938	80,892	96,866	112,820
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	71,032	81,557	92,082	102,607
Stockton-Lodi, CA	73,528	87,444	101,338	115,253
Vallejo, CA	70,429	81,016	91,583	102,170
Visalia, CA	64,938	80,892	96,866	112,820
Yuba City, CA	64,938	80,892	96,866	112,820
Boulder, CO	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Colorado Springs, CO	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Grand Junction, CO	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Greeley, CO	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Pueblo, CO	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
New Haven, CT	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Dover, DE	59,239	70,887	82,556	94,204
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Gainesville, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Homosassa Springs, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Jacksonville, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Naples-Marco Island, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Ocala, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Port St. Lucie, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Punta Gorda, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Sebring, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	56,493	68,724	80,954	93,184
Tallahassee, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	47,424	61,693	75,962	90,231
Albany, GA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Athens-Clarke County, GA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Columbus, GA-AL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Dalton, GA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Gainesville, GA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Hinesville, GA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Macon-Bibb County, GA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Rome, GA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Savannah, GA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Valdosta, GA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Warner Robins, GA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Guam MSA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Urban Honolulu, HI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Ames, IA	49,733	54,538	59,343	64,148
Cedar Rapids, IA	49,796	55,724	61,652	67,580
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	49,796	55,724	61,652	67,580
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	49,796	55,724	61,652	67,580
Dubuque, IA	49,796	55,724	61,652	67,580
Iowa City, IA	49,796	55,724	61,652	67,580
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,671	55,370	61,090	66,789
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,796	55,724	61,652	67,580
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	49,796	55,724	61,652	67,580
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,796	55,724	61,652	67,580
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,796	55,724	61,652	67,580
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	49,796	55,724	61,652	67,580
Boise City, ID	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Coeur d'Alene, ID	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Idaho Falls, ID	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Lewiston, ID-WA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Pocatello, ID	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Twin Falls, ID	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Bloomington, IL	42,391	51,272	60,175	69,056
Champaign-Urbana, IL	42,391	51,272	60,175	69,056
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	42,412	51,480	60,570	69,639
Decatur, IL	42,391	51,272	60,175	69,056
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,391	51,272	60,175	69,056
Kankakee, IL	42,412	51,480	60,570	69,639
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,370	51,418	60,445	69,493
Peoria, IL	42,391	51,272	60,175	69,056
Rockford, IL	42,328	51,335	60,362	69,368
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,391	51,272	60,175	69,056
Springfield, IL	42,391	51,272	60,175	69,056
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,640	51,501	60,383	69,244
Bloomington, IN	42,661	50,981	59,322	67,642
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,036	51,293	59,551	67,808
Columbus, IN	42,661	50,981	59,322	67,642
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	42,661	50,981	59,322	67,642
Evansville, IN	42,661	50,981	59,322	67,642
Fort Wayne, IN	42,661	50,981	59,322	67,642
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	42,661	50,981	59,322	67,642
Kokomo, IN	42,661	50,981	59,322	67,642
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	40,519	49,671	58,844	67,996
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	40,748	50,004	59,260	68,516
Muncie, IN	42,661	50,981	59,322	67,642
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,706	49,879	59,052	68,224
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	39,957	49,983	59,988	70,013
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	52,188	57,658	63,149	68,620
Terre Haute, IN	42,661	50,981	59,322	67,642
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Lawrence, KS	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Manhattan, KS	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Topeka, KS	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Wichita, KS	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Bowling Green, KY	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Elizabethtown, KY	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Lexington-Fayette, KY	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Owensboro, KY	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Paducah, KY-IL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Alexandria, LA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Baton Rouge, LA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Hammond, LA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Lafayette, LA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Lake Charles, LA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Monroe, LA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	54,288	64,647	75,026	85,384
Barnstable Town, MA	45,698	56,701	67,704	78,708
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	60,196	69,556	78,895	88,255
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	47,320	58,095	68,869	79,644
Pittsfield, MA	55,828	65,437	75,068	84,677
Springfield, MA	53,997	64,148	74,319	84,469
Worcester, MA	57,325	67,351	77,356	87,381
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	59,988	71,802	83,616	95,431
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Lexington Park, MD	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	61,048	72,634	84,240	95,826
Salisbury, MD	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Bangor, ME	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Portland-South Portland, ME	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Ann Arbor, MI	44,762	58,948	73,133	87,319
Battle Creek, MI	37,628	44,200	50,794	57,367
Bay City, MI	40,519	53,581	66,644	79,706
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	45,594	59,800	74,007	88,213
Flint, MI	41,434	55,620	69,826	84,012
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	37,856	43,597	49,317	55,058
Jackson, MI	44,866	59,031	73,175	87,340
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	37,420	43,639	49,879	56,098
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	42,786	56,743	70,700	84,656
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,415	53,831	67,268	80,684
Midland, MI	40,519	53,581	66,644	79,706
Monroe, MI	44,887	59,135	73,404	87,652
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	37,919	44,492	51,044	57,616
Niles, MI	43,327	53,519	63,711	73,903
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,519	53,581	66,644	79,706
Saginaw, MI	37,981	40,976	43,992	46,988
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,023	46,364	54,725	63,066
Traverse City, MI	40,519	53,581	66,644	79,706
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,519	53,581	66,644	79,706
Duluth, MN-WI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Mankato, MN	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Rochester, MN	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
St. Cloud, MN	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Columbia, MO	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Jefferson City, MO	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Joplin, MO-KS	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Kansas City, MO-KS	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Springfield, MO	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
St. Joseph, MO-KS	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
St. Louis, MO-IL	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Hattiesburg, MS	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Jackson, MS	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Billings, MT	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Bozeman, MT	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Great Falls, MT	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Helena, MT	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Missoula, MT	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Asheville, NC	40,498	44,783	49,047	53,332
Burlington, NC	42,287	46,863	51,460	56,036
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,226	45,469	49,692	53,935
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	42,474	46,925	51,356	55,807
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	40,956	45,074	49,172	53,290
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,039	45,511	49,962	54,434
Fayetteville, NC	40,498	44,783	49,047	53,332
Goldsboro, NC	40,976	45,365	49,754	54,143
Greensboro-High Point, NC	41,580	45,698	49,816	53,935
Greenville, NC	40,498	44,783	49,047	53,332
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	40,498	44,783	49,047	53,332
Jacksonville, NC	40,498	44,783	49,047	53,332
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	41,434	45,719	49,983	54,268
Raleigh-Cary, NC	40,831	44,804	48,797	52,770
Rocky Mount, NC	40,956	45,344	49,733	54,122
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,224	45,573	48,922	52,271
Wilmington, NC	40,498	44,783	49,047	53,332
Winston-Salem, NC	42,308	45,740	49,172	52,604
Bismarck, ND	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Fargo, ND-MN	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Grand Forks, ND-MN	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Minot, ND	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Grand Island, NE	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Lincoln, NE	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Omaha, NE-IA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	57,221	66,852	76,461	86,092
Manchester-Nashua, NH	58,469	68,100	77,709	87,340
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	58,428	67,954	77,460	86,986
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	55,453	67,933	80,392	92,872
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	56,140	68,432	80,746	93,039
Vineland, NJ	56,868	69,223	81,557	93,912
Albuquerque, NM	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Farmington, NM	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Las Cruces, NM	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Santa Fe, NM	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Carson City, NV	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Reno, NV	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	64,460	73,404	82,368	91,312
Binghamton, NY	64,460	73,404	82,368	91,312
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	58,116	65,167	72,239	79,290
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	64,460	73,404	82,368	91,312
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	58,698	66,269	73,820	81,391
Elmira, NY	64,460	73,404	82,368	91,312
Glens Falls, NY	64,460	73,404	82,368	91,312
Ithaca, NY	64,460	73,404	82,368	91,312
Kingston, NY	64,460	73,404	82,368	91,312
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	55,807	67,288	78,791	90,272
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	55,495	67,642	79,789	91,936
Rochester, NY	56,930	64,356	71,802	79,228
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	58,615	65,458	72,322	79,165
Syracuse, NY	64,460	73,404	82,368	91,312
Utica-Rome, NY	64,460	73,404	82,368	91,312
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	64,460	73,404	82,368	91,312
Akron, OH	49,130	54,309	59,468	64,647
Canton-Massillon, OH	48,548	53,997	59,447	64,896
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	48,548	53,997	59,447	64,896
Cleveland, OH	48,548	53,997	59,447	64,896
Columbus, OH	48,548	53,997	59,447	64,896
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	48,548	53,997	59,447	64,896
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,548	53,997	59,447	64,896
Lima, OH	48,548	53,997	59,447	64,896
Mansfield, OH	48,548	53,997	59,447	64,896
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	48,735	53,852	58,989	64,106
Sandusky, OH	48,548	53,997	59,447	64,896
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,548	53,997	59,447	64,896
Springfield, OH	48,548	53,997	59,447	64,896
Toledo, OH	48,548	53,997	59,447	64,896
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,548	53,997	59,447	64,896
Youngstown-Warren, OH	49,130	54,309	59,468	64,647
Enid, OK	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Lawton, OK	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Oklahoma City, OK	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Tulsa, OK	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Albany, OR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Bend, OR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Corvallis, OR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Eugene-Springfield, OR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Grants Pass, OR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Medford, OR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Salem, OR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	54,060	66,748	79,436	92,124
Altoona, PA	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Chambersburg, PA	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Erie, PA	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Gettysburg, PA	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Johnstown, PA	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Lancaster, PA	50,191	64,376	78,583	92,768
Lebanon, PA	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Pittsburgh, PA	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Reading, PA	54,580	67,600	80,600	93,621
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
State College, PA	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Williamsport, PA	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
York-Hanover, PA	45,261	54,517	63,773	73,029
Aguadilla, PR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Arecibo, PR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Guayama, PR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Mayaguez, PR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Ponce, PR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	37,960	47,362	56,784	66,186
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Columbia, SC	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Florence, SC	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Spartanburg, SC	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Sumter, SC	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Rapid City, SD	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Chattanooga, TN-GA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Clarksville, TN-KY	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Cleveland, TN	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Jackson, TN	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Johnson City, TN	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Knoxville, TN	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Morristown, TN	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Abilene, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Amarillo, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	49,629	64,335	79,020	93,725
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,684	55,349	69,015	82,680
College Station-Bryan, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Corpus Christi, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	42,412	63,295	84,157	105,040
Eagle Pass, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
El Paso, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,224	58,261	74,298	90,335
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Killeen-Temple, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Laredo, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Longview, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Lubbock, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Midland, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	44,762	63,669	82,576	101,484
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Odessa, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
San Angelo, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	49,629	64,335	79,020	93,725
Sherman-Denison, TX	43,805	63,836	83,887	103,917
Texarkana, TX-AR	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Tyler, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Victoria, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
Waco, TX	44,866	64,002	83,117	102,253
Wichita Falls, TX	42,204	58,240	74,277	90,314
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	47,757	54,080	60,424	66,748
Logan, UT-ID	47,757	54,080	60,424	66,748
Ogden, UT	50,440	55,952	61,444	66,956
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	47,757	54,080	60,424	66,748
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	47,674	54,080	60,487	66,893
St. George, UT	47,757	54,080	60,424	66,748
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	47,757	54,080	60,424	66,748
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Charlottesville, VA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Harrisonburg, VA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Lynchburg, VA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Richmond, VA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Roanoke, VA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Winchester, VA-WV	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Bellingham, WA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	51,002	61,236	71,448	81,682
Kennewick-Richland, WA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Longview-Kelso, WA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Walla Walla, WA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Yakima, WA	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Appleton, WI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Eau Claire, WI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Fond du Lac, WI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Green Bay, WI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Janesville-Beloit, WI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Kenosha, WI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Madison, WI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Sheboygan, WI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Wausau, WI	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	63,274	69,847	76,420	82,992
Beckley, WV	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Charleston, WV	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Morgantown, WV	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Wheeling, WV-OH	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Casper, WY	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Cheyenne, WY	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	43,597	56,015	68,453	80,871

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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