SOC 51-4071 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Foundry Mold and Coremakers 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): Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.

Level I across metros$26,125 – $61,735Elizabethtown, KY to Duluth, MN

Median Level IV, major metros$54,226Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Foundry Mold and Coremakers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Foundry Mold and Coremakers (SOC 51-4071) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $26,125 in Elizabethtown, KY to $61,735 in Duluth, MN, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $54,226. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $49,796, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 27 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 43. 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	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Anchorage, AK	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Fairbanks-College, AK	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Anniston-Oxford, AL	42,037	45,469	48,901	52,333
Auburn-Opelika, AL	35,652	40,290	44,949	49,588
Birmingham, AL	42,557	46,447	50,336	54,226
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	40,290	44,804	49,317	53,831
Decatur, AL	32,490	38,148	43,784	49,442
Dothan, AL	40,290	44,804	49,317	53,831
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	40,290	44,804	49,317	53,831
Gadsden, AL	42,994	46,821	50,628	54,455
Huntsville, AL	32,282	38,002	43,701	49,421
Mobile, AL	40,290	44,804	49,317	53,831
Montgomery, AL	42,516	46,613	50,690	54,788
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,456	44,970	49,484	53,997
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,036	47,029	51,002	54,996
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,290	44,804	49,317	53,831
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	44,117	47,778	51,418	55,079
Tuscaloosa, AL	40,290	44,804	49,317	53,831
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,524	41,330	45,157	48,964
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	37,940	41,746	45,573	49,380
Fort Smith, AR-OK	36,359	39,728	43,119	46,488
Hot Springs, AR	37,940	41,746	45,573	49,380
Jonesboro, AR	37,503	41,330	45,136	48,964
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	37,981	41,434	44,866	48,319
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,002	41,808	45,615	49,421
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,940	41,746	45,573	49,380
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,940	41,746	45,573	49,380
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Flagstaff, AZ	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Tucson, AZ	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Yuma, AZ	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	39,000	43,722	48,464	53,186
Chico, CA	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,460	42,661	46,884	51,085
El Centro, CA	38,501	43,618	48,756	53,872
Fresno, CA	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	39,853	44,533	49,192	53,872
Merced, CA	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
Modesto, CA	43,909	48,652	53,373	58,116
Napa, CA	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	39,229	43,992	48,756	53,519
Redding, CA	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	38,272	42,869	47,445	52,042
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	42,412	46,967	51,501	56,056
Salinas, CA	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	39,500	44,304	49,109	53,914
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	43,472	48,360	53,228	58,116
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	43,264	47,903	52,541	57,180
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
Stockton-Lodi, CA	43,056	47,861	52,645	57,450
Vallejo, CA	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
Visalia, CA	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
Yuba City, CA	39,416	44,263	49,109	53,956
Boulder, CO	40,082	41,975	43,888	45,781
Colorado Springs, CO	39,728	41,746	43,784	45,802
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	39,728	41,746	43,784	45,802
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,728	41,746	43,784	45,802
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	39,728	41,746	43,784	45,802
Grand Junction, CO	39,728	41,746	43,784	45,802
Greeley, CO	40,228	42,100	43,992	45,864
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,228	42,224	44,221	46,218
Pueblo, CO	39,728	41,746	43,784	45,802
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,728	41,746	43,784	45,802
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	37,690	47,029	56,389	65,728
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	37,690	47,029	56,389	65,728
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	37,669	47,112	56,535	65,978
New Haven, CT	36,276	51,397	66,540	81,661
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	37,690	47,029	56,389	65,728
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	36,276	51,397	66,540	81,661
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Dover, DE	46,842	52,812	58,760	64,730
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	34,279	39,250	44,200	49,172
Gainesville, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Homosassa Springs, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Jacksonville, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	34,757	39,333	43,888	48,464
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Naples-Marco Island, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Ocala, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	33,780	38,148	42,516	46,884
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	34,258	37,544	40,810	44,096
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Port St. Lucie, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Punta Gorda, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	34,258	37,565	40,872	44,180
Sebring, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	34,820	39,396	43,951	48,527
Tallahassee, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	34,820	39,687	44,554	49,421
Albany, GA	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
Athens-Clarke County, GA	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	40,061	44,159	48,256	52,354
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
Columbus, GA-AL	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
Dalton, GA	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
Gainesville, GA	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
Hinesville, GA	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
Macon-Bibb County, GA	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,292	44,159	49,005	53,872
Rome, GA	38,917	44,159	49,380	54,621
Savannah, GA	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
Valdosta, GA	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
Warner Robins, GA	39,562	44,346	49,109	53,893
Guam MSA	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Urban Honolulu, HI	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Ames, IA	42,516	45,823	49,109	52,416
Cedar Rapids, IA	46,863	49,900	52,916	55,952
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	41,205	45,823	50,461	55,079
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	43,764	48,069	52,354	56,660
Dubuque, IA	45,802	48,922	52,063	55,183
Iowa City, IA	42,828	46,530	50,232	53,935
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,077	46,343	49,588	52,853
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,474	45,324	48,173	51,023
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	41,559	44,533	47,487	50,461
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,263	48,319	52,396	56,452
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	41,725	46,738	51,772	56,784
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	51,064	52,541	53,997	55,474
Boise City, ID	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Coeur d'Alene, ID	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Idaho Falls, ID	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Lewiston, ID-WA	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Pocatello, ID	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Twin Falls, ID	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Bloomington, IL	44,013	49,255	54,476	59,717
Champaign-Urbana, IL	44,013	49,255	54,476	59,717
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	42,890	48,444	53,976	59,530
Decatur, IL	44,013	49,255	54,476	59,717
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,013	49,255	54,476	59,717
Kankakee, IL	42,703	48,319	53,935	59,551
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,244	48,360	53,477	58,594
Peoria, IL	45,573	49,775	53,997	58,199
Rockford, IL	42,037	47,466	52,916	58,344
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,013	49,255	54,476	59,717
Springfield, IL	59,093	60,404	61,693	63,004
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	49,567	53,997	58,428	62,858
Bloomington, IN	40,519	45,615	50,711	55,807
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,751	43,805	48,880	53,935
Columbus, IN	40,373	45,490	50,586	55,703
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	41,767	45,802	49,837	53,872
Evansville, IN	40,124	44,970	49,816	54,663
Fort Wayne, IN	39,188	44,055	48,901	53,768
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	40,186	45,282	50,357	55,453
Kokomo, IN	40,456	44,991	49,525	54,060
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	40,810	45,760	50,732	55,682
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	41,767	46,509	51,272	56,015
Muncie, IN	39,749	44,429	49,088	53,768
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,476	45,594	49,692	53,810
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	38,730	42,661	46,592	50,524
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,040	45,365	50,690	56,015
Terre Haute, IN	39,832	45,240	50,648	56,056
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	35,943	40,727	45,511	50,295
Lawrence, KS	37,648	42,016	46,364	50,732
Manhattan, KS	35,485	40,332	45,157	50,004
Topeka, KS	37,648	42,016	46,364	50,732
Wichita, KS	35,485	40,332	45,157	50,004
Bowling Green, KY	33,218	38,959	44,679	50,420
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,191	43,348	49,484	55,640
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,218	38,959	44,679	50,420
Elizabethtown, KY	26,125	34,903	43,701	52,479
Lexington-Fayette, KY	40,748	45,802	50,836	55,890
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	36,463	43,639	50,836	58,012
Owensboro, KY	33,218	38,959	44,679	50,420
Paducah, KY-IL	33,218	38,959	44,679	50,420
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,540	35,589	43,639	51,688
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,431	36,567	42,703	48,839
Alexandria, LA	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Baton Rouge, LA	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Hammond, LA	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Lafayette, LA	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Lake Charles, LA	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Monroe, LA	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	46,634	52,812	59,010	65,188
Barnstable Town, MA	43,056	48,880	54,684	60,508
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	43,660	49,338	54,996	60,674
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	43,098	48,943	54,767	60,612
Pittsfield, MA	46,634	52,812	59,010	65,188
Springfield, MA	46,634	52,812	59,010	65,188
Worcester, MA	43,784	49,525	55,287	61,028
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	46,364	53,269	60,154	67,060
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Lexington Park, MD	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	46,634	52,687	58,719	64,772
Salisbury, MD	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Bangor, ME	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Portland-South Portland, ME	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Ann Arbor, MI	40,415	43,951	47,508	51,044
Battle Creek, MI	39,479	42,661	45,844	49,026
Bay City, MI	37,815	42,224	46,634	51,044
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	43,244	47,050	50,877	54,684
Flint, MI	39,895	44,367	48,818	53,290
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	39,978	43,722	47,445	51,189
Jackson, MI	40,290	43,930	47,549	51,189
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	39,333	42,536	45,719	48,922
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	39,916	44,221	48,548	52,853
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,061	46,072	52,063	58,074
Midland, MI	37,815	42,224	46,634	51,044
Monroe, MI	42,183	45,656	49,109	52,583
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	43,868	48,776	53,685	58,594
Niles, MI	39,312	41,746	44,200	46,634
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,461	42,016	46,551	51,106
Saginaw, MI	37,877	42,183	46,468	50,773
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,188	41,351	43,493	45,656
Traverse City, MI	37,544	41,060	44,554	48,069
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,461	42,016	46,551	51,106
Duluth, MN-WI	61,735	65,146	68,557	71,968
Mankato, MN	50,732	55,495	60,279	65,042
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	53,602	58,573	63,565	68,536
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	53,935	59,447	64,980	70,492
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	51,772	56,743	61,714	66,685
Rochester, MN	50,066	51,605	53,144	54,684
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,066	51,605	53,144	54,684
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,962	54,559	59,156	63,752
St. Cloud, MN	51,980	56,888	61,797	66,706
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	55,620	58,012	60,383	62,775
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	54,351	57,138	59,925	62,712
Columbia, MO	55,620	58,012	60,383	62,775
Jefferson City, MO	55,620	58,012	60,383	62,775
Joplin, MO-KS	55,620	58,012	60,383	62,775
Kansas City, MO-KS	42,141	46,634	51,148	55,640
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	55,079	57,637	60,196	62,754
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	56,618	58,677	60,757	62,816
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,532	49,567	53,581	57,616
Springfield, MO	49,733	52,666	55,599	58,532
St. Joseph, MO-KS	39,624	44,138	48,672	53,186
St. Louis, MO-IL	56,264	58,448	60,612	62,796
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	34,196	37,316	40,456	43,576
Hattiesburg, MS	34,196	37,316	40,456	43,576
Jackson, MS	34,092	37,108	40,124	43,140
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,092	37,108	40,124	43,140
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,196	37,316	40,456	43,576
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,880	38,376	40,872	43,368
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,880	38,376	40,872	43,368
Billings, MT	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Bozeman, MT	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Great Falls, MT	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Helena, MT	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Missoula, MT	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Asheville, NC	34,092	40,872	47,632	54,413
Burlington, NC	33,010	38,896	44,762	50,648
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,052	39,021	45,012	50,981
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	46,904	49,900	52,874	55,869
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	33,156	39,312	45,469	51,626
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,322	39,832	46,364	52,874
Fayetteville, NC	33,052	39,021	45,012	50,981
Goldsboro, NC	33,218	39,500	45,760	52,042
Greensboro-High Point, NC	32,989	38,855	44,720	50,586
Greenville, NC	34,092	40,872	47,632	54,413
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	42,391	46,842	51,293	55,744
Jacksonville, NC	34,092	40,872	47,632	54,413
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	33,010	38,896	44,762	50,648
Raleigh-Cary, NC	33,218	39,500	45,760	52,042
Rocky Mount, NC	33,218	39,500	45,760	52,042
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,204	46,842	51,480	56,119
Wilmington, NC	33,031	39,000	44,970	50,940
Winston-Salem, NC	34,175	40,872	47,549	54,247
Bismarck, ND	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Fargo, ND-MN	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Grand Forks, ND-MN	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Minot, ND	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Grand Island, NE	37,794	41,621	45,428	49,255
Lincoln, NE	38,543	42,412	46,280	50,149
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,480	42,349	46,218	50,087
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,711	41,455	45,199	48,943
Omaha, NE-IA	39,708	44,367	49,047	53,706
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,584	42,474	46,384	50,274
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,496	47,175	52,853	58,532
Manchester-Nashua, NH	41,496	47,175	52,853	58,532
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,039	47,029	53,020	59,010
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,106	41,330	44,554	47,778
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	47,674	51,876	56,098	60,300
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	47,716	51,959	56,202	60,445
Vineland, NJ	46,842	52,749	58,677	64,584
Albuquerque, NM	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Farmington, NM	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Las Cruces, NM	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Santa Fe, NM	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Carson City, NV	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Reno, NV	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	41,496	48,090	54,704	61,298
Binghamton, NY	41,496	48,090	54,704	61,298
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	41,080	48,693	56,327	63,940
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	41,496	48,090	54,704	61,298
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	39,312	45,178	51,044	56,909
Elmira, NY	41,496	48,090	54,704	61,298
Glens Falls, NY	41,496	48,090	54,704	61,298
Ithaca, NY	41,496	48,090	54,704	61,298
Kingston, NY	41,496	48,090	54,704	61,298
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	48,402	51,730	55,058	58,386
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	48,714	51,917	55,100	58,303
Rochester, NY	40,436	48,152	55,848	63,565
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	43,701	50,253	56,826	63,378
Syracuse, NY	41,496	48,090	54,704	61,298
Utica-Rome, NY	41,496	48,090	54,704	61,298
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	41,496	48,090	54,704	61,298
Akron, OH	38,959	42,869	46,759	50,669
Canton-Massillon, OH	40,727	46,384	52,042	57,700
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	42,932	48,152	53,352	58,573
Cleveland, OH	39,250	44,908	50,544	56,202
Columbus, OH	44,720	48,943	53,144	57,367
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	37,711	42,807	47,903	52,999
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,496	46,842	52,188	57,533
Lima, OH	40,872	45,968	51,044	56,140
Mansfield, OH	41,164	45,220	49,255	53,311
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	41,205	44,637	48,048	51,480
Sandusky, OH	39,624	45,116	50,607	56,098
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,581	43,431	46,301	49,151
Springfield, OH	40,144	45,261	50,378	55,495
Toledo, OH	41,039	45,948	50,836	55,744
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,872	45,968	51,044	56,140
Youngstown-Warren, OH	39,936	45,615	51,293	56,972
Enid, OK	35,485	38,480	41,496	44,492
Lawton, OK	35,485	38,480	41,496	44,492
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,693	38,813	41,954	45,074
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,568	38,085	40,623	43,140
Oklahoma City, OK	35,277	38,231	41,184	44,138
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,586	40,727	43,868	47,008
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,485	38,480	41,496	44,492
Tulsa, OK	35,589	37,336	39,084	40,831
Albany, OR	49,858	56,160	62,442	68,744
Bend, OR	49,858	56,160	62,442	68,744
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,567	55,973	62,359	68,765
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	50,274	56,618	62,983	69,327
Corvallis, OR	49,858	56,160	62,442	68,744
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,858	56,160	62,442	68,744
Eugene-Springfield, OR	49,858	56,160	62,442	68,744
Grants Pass, OR	49,858	56,160	62,442	68,744
Medford, OR	49,858	56,160	62,442	68,744
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	50,482	56,784	63,087	69,389
Salem, OR	50,336	56,556	62,775	68,994
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	42,079	43,784	45,511	47,216
Altoona, PA	35,797	39,292	42,807	46,301
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,728	42,640	45,532	48,444
Chambersburg, PA	41,496	44,596	47,674	50,773
Erie, PA	34,736	41,039	47,320	53,623
Gettysburg, PA	38,376	41,725	45,074	48,423
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	40,020	42,599	45,157	47,736
Johnstown, PA	37,898	42,183	46,488	50,773
Lancaster, PA	39,874	44,117	48,360	52,604
Lebanon, PA	39,708	42,599	45,490	48,381
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,290	42,828	45,344	47,882
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,631	39,084	42,557	46,010
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	46,842	52,812	58,760	64,730
Pittsburgh, PA	40,997	44,783	48,568	52,354
Reading, PA	36,068	41,309	46,530	51,772
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	41,413	43,576	45,740	47,903
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,730	42,744	46,759	50,773
State College, PA	37,212	41,060	44,908	48,756
Williamsport, PA	37,482	41,247	45,032	48,797
York-Hanover, PA	38,543	41,351	44,138	46,946
Aguadilla, PR	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Arecibo, PR	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Guayama, PR	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Mayaguez, PR	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Ponce, PR	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	43,056	48,880	54,684	60,508
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	36,733	40,228	43,722	47,216
Columbia, SC	41,351	45,636	49,920	54,205
Florence, SC	36,733	40,228	43,722	47,216
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	36,359	40,477	44,596	48,714
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	36,733	40,228	43,722	47,216
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	36,733	40,228	43,722	47,216
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,997	45,448	49,879	54,330
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,394	44,783	49,151	53,540
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,349	45,968	49,588	53,207
Spartanburg, SC	38,231	43,119	47,986	52,874
Sumter, SC	36,733	40,228	43,722	47,216
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Rapid City, SD	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Chattanooga, TN-GA	34,008	36,421	38,813	41,226
Clarksville, TN-KY	30,784	34,487	38,210	41,912
Cleveland, TN	33,405	35,860	38,335	40,789
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,220	34,944	37,690	40,415
Jackson, TN	31,928	34,840	37,773	40,685
Johnson City, TN	29,266	32,116	34,965	37,815
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	31,554	34,237	36,941	39,624
Knoxville, TN	31,263	33,925	36,567	39,229
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	34,175	37,669	41,184	44,679
Morristown, TN	30,410	33,280	36,151	39,021
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	33,634	36,172	38,730	41,268
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,698	35,548	38,397	41,247
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,674	37,336	40,020	42,682
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,677	35,485	38,314	41,122
Abilene, TX	36,588	38,626	40,685	42,724
Amarillo, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	37,877	39,000	40,124	41,247
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,092	37,066	40,040	43,015
College Station-Bryan, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
Corpus Christi, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	36,712	40,956	45,199	49,442
Eagle Pass, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,816	39,042	41,268	43,493
El Paso, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,109	39,000	41,912	44,804
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	36,338	38,189	40,040	41,892
Killeen-Temple, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
Laredo, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
Longview, TX	37,440	40,352	43,285	46,197
Lubbock, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
Midland, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,629	39,999	43,368	46,738
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,588	38,626	40,685	42,724
Odessa, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
San Angelo, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
Sherman-Denison, TX	36,629	39,832	43,015	46,218
Texarkana, TX-AR	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
Tyler, TX	37,399	40,852	44,284	47,736
Victoria, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
Waco, TX	35,964	39,188	42,432	45,656
Wichita Falls, TX	35,839	39,229	42,620	46,010
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	35,818	41,205	46,572	51,959
Logan, UT-ID	34,549	39,832	45,095	50,378
Ogden, UT	34,549	39,832	45,095	50,378
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	35,880	41,288	46,717	52,125
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	34,528	39,812	45,116	50,399
St. George, UT	34,549	39,832	45,095	50,378
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,832	45,095	50,378
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	39,791	42,391	45,012	47,612
Charlottesville, VA	38,938	45,740	52,520	59,322
Harrisonburg, VA	38,938	45,740	52,520	59,322
Lynchburg, VA	38,834	42,578	46,301	50,045
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,938	45,740	52,520	59,322
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,917	45,428	51,917	58,428
Richmond, VA	38,938	45,740	52,520	59,322
Roanoke, VA	38,834	42,370	45,906	49,442
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,063	43,410	47,757	52,104
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,004	40,290	43,597	46,884
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	38,938	45,740	52,520	59,322
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	38,938	45,740	52,520	59,322
Winchester, VA-WV	38,938	45,740	52,520	59,322
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Bellingham, WA	40,290	45,532	50,752	55,994
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	42,245	48,069	53,914	59,738
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	45,282	51,938	58,615	65,271
Kennewick-Richland, WA	40,290	45,532	50,752	55,994
Longview-Kelso, WA	49,983	56,368	62,754	69,140
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	40,540	46,156	51,792	57,408
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	42,245	48,069	53,914	59,738
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	42,703	48,631	54,559	60,487
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	43,036	46,800	50,565	54,330
Walla Walla, WA	40,290	45,532	50,752	55,994
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	40,727	46,447	52,146	57,866
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	47,861	54,434	61,007	67,580
Yakima, WA	47,674	54,184	60,674	67,184
Appleton, WI	33,592	38,335	43,077	47,820
Eau Claire, WI	34,258	39,666	45,074	50,482
Fond du Lac, WI	34,279	40,144	46,031	51,896
Green Bay, WI	33,135	37,524	41,933	46,322
Janesville-Beloit, WI	33,426	38,480	43,535	48,589
Kenosha, WI	33,842	38,751	43,680	48,589
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	34,175	39,832	45,469	51,127
Madison, WI	33,384	38,876	44,388	49,879
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	35,485	42,204	48,922	55,640
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,636	37,191	41,725	46,280
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	34,549	41,413	48,277	55,141
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	33,738	38,522	43,285	48,069
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	34,445	40,311	46,197	52,063
Sheboygan, WI	34,632	40,748	46,842	52,957
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	33,572	38,460	43,368	48,256
Wausau, WI	33,384	38,064	42,765	47,445
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	34,362	41,122	47,882	54,642
Beckley, WV	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Charleston, WV	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	38,980	42,495	45,989	49,504
Morgantown, WV	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	40,394	45,823	51,231	56,660
Wheeling, WV-OH	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Casper, WY	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Cheyenne, WY	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,584	44,200	49,796	55,412

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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