SOC 51-4122 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, 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): Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

Level I across metros$25,023 – $62,005Aguadilla, PR to Anchorage, AK

Median Level IV, major metros$55,661Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

Check a salary for this job Rank every city for my salary

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, 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 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (SOC 51-4122) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $25,023 in Aguadilla, PR to $62,005 in Anchorage, AK, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $55,661. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $50,357, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 16 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	62,047	66,144	70,221	74,319
Anchorage, AK	62,005	66,207	70,388	74,589
Fairbanks-College, AK	62,005	67,767	73,528	79,290
Anniston-Oxford, AL	31,658	35,298	38,917	42,557
Auburn-Opelika, AL	33,655	37,565	41,455	45,365
Birmingham, AL	37,170	40,311	43,431	46,572
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	39,624	44,991	50,357	55,724
Decatur, AL	40,914	43,701	46,509	49,296
Dothan, AL	33,260	38,314	43,368	48,423
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	37,087	42,911	48,714	54,538
Gadsden, AL	31,658	35,298	38,917	42,557
Huntsville, AL	36,130	42,495	48,860	55,224
Mobile, AL	39,624	44,991	50,357	55,724
Montgomery, AL	39,104	42,640	46,156	49,692
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,362	37,274	40,207	43,119
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,005	40,186	44,367	48,548
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,405	38,418	43,410	48,423
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,943	40,852	45,781	50,690
Tuscaloosa, AL	37,024	49,380	61,756	74,111
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,274	42,162	47,050	51,938
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	35,381	40,644	45,885	51,148
Fort Smith, AR-OK	38,626	41,808	45,012	48,194
Hot Springs, AR	41,039	45,469	49,920	54,351
Jonesboro, AR	37,045	41,912	46,780	51,647
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	41,205	45,282	49,380	53,456
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,773	42,724	47,674	52,624
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,356	43,368	48,402	53,415
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,380	41,663	46,925	52,208
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	47,861	57,908	67,954	78,000
Flagstaff, AZ	47,944	57,928	67,933	77,917
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	47,944	57,928	67,933	77,917
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	49,068	59,364	69,680	79,976
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	48,839	59,093	69,348	79,602
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	43,992	51,293	58,594	65,895
Tucson, AZ	47,944	58,012	68,079	78,146
Yuma, AZ	47,903	57,970	68,037	78,104
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	40,456	44,804	49,172	53,519
Chico, CA	41,954	47,528	53,124	58,698
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,016	46,218	50,399	54,600
El Centro, CA	40,831	45,885	50,919	55,973
Fresno, CA	44,928	47,508	50,066	52,645
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	43,514	46,780	50,024	53,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	40,602	44,970	49,338	53,706
Merced, CA	46,925	51,709	56,472	61,256
Modesto, CA	46,322	52,999	59,676	66,352
Napa, CA	41,933	47,924	53,893	59,884
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	41,788	46,780	51,792	56,784
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,263	49,047	53,852	58,636
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	39,666	44,055	48,423	52,812
Redding, CA	41,954	47,528	53,124	58,698
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	40,165	44,180	48,215	52,229
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	45,012	49,733	54,476	59,197
Salinas, CA	46,676	51,376	56,098	60,799
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	41,455	47,404	53,332	59,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	45,116	54,538	63,981	73,404
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	47,404	52,292	57,180	62,068
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	42,932	46,800	50,648	54,517
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	46,260	52,978	59,696	66,415
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	40,186	44,679	49,172	53,664
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	43,826	53,082	62,317	71,573
Stockton-Lodi, CA	46,239	52,749	59,260	65,770
Vallejo, CA	44,013	52,500	61,007	69,493
Visalia, CA	43,597	46,988	50,399	53,789
Yuba City, CA	44,575	49,338	54,080	58,844
Boulder, CO	40,852	45,053	49,276	53,477
Colorado Springs, CO	48,215	52,812	57,429	62,026
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	40,997	45,885	50,773	55,661
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,164	47,092	53,020	58,948
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	40,831	43,535	46,260	48,964
Grand Junction, CO	41,642	46,738	51,855	56,951
Greeley, CO	40,935	45,178	49,400	53,644
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,368	47,695	52,042	56,368
Pueblo, CO	41,642	46,738	51,855	56,951
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,549	52,312	57,055	61,818
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	39,125	43,015	46,904	50,794
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	40,456	46,946	53,456	59,946
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	39,479	48,007	56,556	65,084
New Haven, CT	42,079	47,445	52,812	58,178
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	49,088	57,221	65,333	73,466
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	47,133	51,460	55,807	60,133
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	38,896	45,261	51,647	58,012
Dover, DE	37,628	43,535	49,463	55,370
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	33,863	38,501	43,140	47,778
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	37,732	41,205	44,658	48,132
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	38,647	42,744	46,821	50,919
Gainesville, FL	38,668	42,328	45,989	49,650
Homosassa Springs, FL	38,772	40,332	41,892	43,452
Jacksonville, FL	38,252	41,517	44,783	48,048
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	38,335	40,602	42,890	45,157
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	36,442	40,914	45,365	49,837
Naples-Marco Island, FL	35,735	40,311	44,908	49,484
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	38,564	42,661	46,759	50,856
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	38,314	39,812	41,330	42,828
Ocala, FL	38,709	43,223	47,716	52,229
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	38,480	42,911	47,320	51,751
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	38,543	43,244	47,965	52,666
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	37,732	41,205	44,658	48,132
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	37,732	41,205	44,658	48,132
Port St. Lucie, FL	36,754	41,351	45,927	50,524
Punta Gorda, FL	34,695	39,666	44,637	49,608
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	38,980	43,764	48,527	53,311
Sebring, FL	37,628	42,058	46,468	50,898
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	37,482	40,560	43,639	46,717
Tallahassee, FL	37,732	41,205	44,658	48,132
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	38,730	39,916	41,122	42,308
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	38,439	40,768	43,119	45,448
Albany, GA	37,024	40,540	44,034	47,549
Athens-Clarke County, GA	37,524	42,412	47,279	52,167
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	37,357	42,245	47,112	52,000
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	37,732	42,328	46,904	51,501
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	37,399	41,912	46,405	50,919
Columbus, GA-AL	34,986	39,957	44,949	49,920
Dalton, GA	38,480	42,994	47,487	52,000
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,232	41,788	46,364	50,919
Gainesville, GA	40,498	44,616	48,714	52,832
Hinesville, GA	36,900	41,205	45,490	49,796
Macon-Bibb County, GA	37,212	42,016	46,800	51,605
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,378	42,058	46,717	51,397
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,789	44,949	49,088	53,248
Rome, GA	37,503	42,412	47,341	52,250
Savannah, GA	35,984	40,935	45,864	50,815
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,484	40,248	43,992	47,757
Valdosta, GA	38,938	42,266	45,573	48,901
Warner Robins, GA	37,399	41,912	46,405	50,919
Guam MSA	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Urban Honolulu, HI	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Ames, IA	44,658	48,548	52,458	56,348
Cedar Rapids, IA	43,556	47,653	51,730	55,828
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	41,018	45,615	50,212	54,808
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	40,872	46,260	51,626	57,013
Dubuque, IA	43,909	48,069	52,250	56,410
Iowa City, IA	46,447	49,671	52,895	56,119
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,944	51,168	54,392	57,616
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,724	46,114	49,484	52,874
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	46,384	49,983	53,560	57,159
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,988	50,024	53,040	56,077
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,780	49,172	51,543	53,935
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	47,341	50,752	54,143	57,554
Boise City, ID	43,701	50,503	57,304	64,106
Coeur d'Alene, ID	40,436	46,988	53,540	60,092
Idaho Falls, ID	40,436	46,988	53,540	60,092
Lewiston, ID-WA	40,436	46,988	53,540	60,092
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	40,373	46,842	53,332	59,800
Pocatello, ID	40,436	46,988	53,540	60,092
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	39,250	46,031	52,791	59,572
Twin Falls, ID	40,082	46,759	53,436	60,112
Bloomington, IL	45,677	53,311	60,944	68,578
Champaign-Urbana, IL	45,677	53,311	60,944	68,578
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	44,533	49,151	53,768	58,386
Decatur, IL	45,677	53,311	60,944	68,578
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	50,628	57,616	64,626	71,615
Kankakee, IL	44,554	49,296	54,039	58,781
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,660	48,298	52,936	57,575
Peoria, IL	41,392	45,927	50,461	54,996
Rockford, IL	44,429	49,068	53,685	58,324
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	49,941	57,180	64,397	71,636
Springfield, IL	50,940	57,804	64,668	71,532
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,263	50,378	56,514	62,629
Bloomington, IN	37,544	42,828	48,111	53,394
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,981	40,103	42,204	44,325
Columbus, IN	37,565	42,848	48,111	53,394
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	37,399	41,330	45,240	49,172
Evansville, IN	40,893	43,784	46,676	49,567
Fort Wayne, IN	37,336	41,496	45,636	49,796
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	36,484	39,416	42,328	45,261
Kokomo, IN	36,900	40,415	43,909	47,424
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	38,522	44,928	51,356	57,762
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	40,976	45,885	50,815	55,724
Muncie, IN	36,588	39,500	42,412	45,324
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,460	42,744	47,008	51,293
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	38,085	44,013	49,920	55,848
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,522	46,031	53,560	61,069
Terre Haute, IN	38,356	44,720	51,064	57,429
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	39,957	45,864	51,751	57,658
Lawrence, KS	42,266	48,090	53,893	59,717
Manhattan, KS	39,936	45,469	50,981	56,514
Topeka, KS	42,266	48,090	53,893	59,717
Wichita, KS	36,068	43,368	50,648	57,949
Bowling Green, KY	40,914	46,031	51,168	56,285
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,005	55,765	62,546
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,415	45,136	49,858	54,580
Elizabethtown, KY	42,370	46,447	50,524	54,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY	39,292	44,325	49,338	54,372
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	43,951	48,028	52,125	56,202
Owensboro, KY	37,773	43,764	49,733	55,724
Paducah, KY-IL	38,272	44,637	51,002	57,367
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	41,871	44,367	46,884	49,380
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,002	44,034	50,087	56,119
Alexandria, LA	37,316	47,362	57,408	67,455
Baton Rouge, LA	40,248	48,922	57,616	66,290
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,816	46,405	55,973	65,562
Hammond, LA	38,688	48,631	58,573	68,516
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	39,292	49,005	58,698	68,412
Lafayette, LA	39,312	48,548	57,804	67,039
Lake Charles, LA	37,316	47,362	57,408	67,455
Monroe, LA	37,316	47,362	57,408	67,455
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	37,752	50,628	63,503	76,378
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,901	45,282	54,684	64,064
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	37,316	47,362	57,408	67,455
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	36,005	48,132	60,258	72,384
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,500	48,048	56,597	65,146
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	42,141	47,612	53,103	58,573
Barnstable Town, MA	40,248	45,781	51,293	56,826
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	41,808	47,112	52,396	57,700
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	40,207	45,719	51,210	56,722
Pittsfield, MA	45,136	50,482	55,848	61,194
Springfield, MA	45,490	50,669	55,848	61,028
Worcester, MA	39,645	44,637	49,650	54,642
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	33,655	38,543	43,410	48,298
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	39,188	46,010	52,832	59,655
Lexington Park, MD	36,941	43,743	50,544	57,346
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	40,581	48,007	55,453	62,879
Salisbury, MD	40,248	47,757	55,287	62,796
Bangor, ME	45,448	47,757	50,066	52,375
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	45,074	47,882	50,690	53,498
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,448	47,757	50,066	52,375
Portland-South Portland, ME	45,074	47,882	50,690	53,498
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,199	47,986	50,773	53,560
Ann Arbor, MI	35,423	38,272	41,122	43,972
Battle Creek, MI	36,005	39,562	43,140	46,696
Bay City, MI	37,898	42,932	47,986	53,020
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	35,194	40,810	46,405	52,021
Flint, MI	35,360	40,976	46,592	52,208
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	35,735	39,271	42,828	46,364
Jackson, MI	34,674	40,248	45,823	51,397
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	37,898	40,456	43,036	45,594
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	37,607	41,892	46,176	50,461
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,192	41,351	46,509	51,668
Midland, MI	37,898	42,932	47,986	53,020
Monroe, MI	35,423	40,436	45,428	50,440
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	34,404	38,460	42,516	46,572
Niles, MI	43,202	47,008	50,815	54,621
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,279	36,484	38,668	40,872
Saginaw, MI	37,794	42,578	47,341	52,125
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,253	40,165	43,056	45,968
Traverse City, MI	33,135	36,088	39,021	41,975
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,404	38,314	42,204	46,114
Duluth, MN-WI	49,484	60,944	72,384	83,845
Mankato, MN	43,181	48,984	54,767	60,570
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	43,930	49,733	55,536	61,340
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,240	51,293	57,346	63,399
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,861	50,544	53,207	55,890
Rochester, MN	43,056	47,029	51,002	54,975
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,308	46,114	49,941	53,748
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,492	49,421	54,372	59,301
St. Cloud, MN	45,116	50,066	55,016	59,967
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	39,936	44,388	48,839	53,290
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,253	42,474	47,716	52,936
Columbia, MO	44,284	47,944	51,584	55,245
Jefferson City, MO	44,284	47,944	51,584	55,245
Joplin, MO-KS	39,188	44,637	50,087	55,536
Kansas City, MO-KS	44,304	50,170	56,056	61,922
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,759	48,464	50,149	51,855
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,207	44,013	47,799	51,605
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,268	46,405	51,543	56,680
Springfield, MO	43,202	48,340	53,456	58,594
St. Joseph, MO-KS	43,868	48,444	52,999	57,575
St. Louis, MO-IL	51,002	57,949	64,876	71,823
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	33,301	35,360	37,399	39,458
Hattiesburg, MS	33,301	35,464	37,607	39,770
Jackson, MS	38,002	44,637	51,252	57,887
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,050	36,276	38,522	40,748
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,613	37,898	42,183	46,468
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,367	37,503	43,639	49,775
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,884	39,104	44,304	49,525
Billings, MT	29,786	34,092	38,376	42,682
Bozeman, MT	29,786	34,092	38,376	42,682
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	29,786	34,092	38,376	42,682
Great Falls, MT	29,786	34,092	38,376	42,682
Helena, MT	29,786	34,092	38,376	42,682
Missoula, MT	29,786	34,092	38,376	42,682
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	29,786	34,092	38,376	42,682
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	29,786	34,092	38,376	42,682
Asheville, NC	46,468	52,188	57,928	63,648
Burlington, NC	37,004	41,746	46,488	51,231
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,773	41,975	46,176	50,378
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	39,541	45,968	52,416	58,844
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	38,044	41,309	44,554	47,820
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,874	44,616	49,359	54,101
Fayetteville, NC	36,712	40,997	45,282	49,567
Goldsboro, NC	37,420	42,308	47,175	52,063
Greensboro-High Point, NC	36,296	42,204	48,132	54,039
Greenville, NC	38,210	44,616	51,023	57,429
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	39,312	45,719	52,104	58,511
Jacksonville, NC	36,837	43,285	49,733	56,181
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	36,858	41,559	46,239	50,940
Raleigh-Cary, NC	37,919	42,453	46,967	51,501
Rocky Mount, NC	37,399	42,308	47,196	52,104
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,229	45,615	52,000	58,386
Wilmington, NC	37,253	42,578	47,924	53,248
Winston-Salem, NC	37,815	46,634	55,432	64,252
Bismarck, ND	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Fargo, ND-MN	47,695	50,399	53,082	55,786
Grand Forks, ND-MN	47,840	50,544	53,228	55,932
Minot, ND	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Grand Island, NE	47,154	52,437	57,700	62,983
Lincoln, NE	48,090	51,460	54,808	58,178
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	45,240	48,756	52,292	55,807
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	44,845	48,340	51,855	55,349
Omaha, NE-IA	48,194	52,312	56,431	60,549
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	44,388	47,591	50,794	53,997
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,018	46,031	51,023	56,036
Manchester-Nashua, NH	40,144	44,429	48,735	53,020
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,559	46,759	51,980	57,180
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	39,916	44,096	48,256	52,437
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	39,520	46,239	52,936	59,655
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	40,124	46,759	53,394	60,029
Vineland, NJ	36,671	42,703	48,735	54,767
Albuquerque, NM	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Farmington, NM	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Las Cruces, NM	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Santa Fe, NM	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	37,628	44,138	50,648	57,159
Carson City, NV	42,911	49,941	56,951	63,981
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	34,570	40,248	45,948	51,626
Reno, NV	43,036	47,653	52,292	56,909
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	40,020	45,823	51,626	57,429
Binghamton, NY	39,832	44,492	49,130	53,789
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	47,778	55,100	62,421	69,743
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	41,122	46,447	51,772	57,096
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	38,834	45,053	51,293	57,512
Elmira, NY	41,496	44,575	47,674	50,752
Glens Falls, NY	43,576	49,879	56,160	62,463
Ithaca, NY	39,874	44,845	49,837	54,808
Kingston, NY	40,248	46,135	52,042	57,928
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	47,612	51,418	55,245	59,052
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	42,370	49,296	56,244	63,170
Rochester, NY	43,972	49,088	54,226	59,343
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	43,098	50,108	57,096	64,106
Syracuse, NY	40,436	45,968	51,480	57,013
Utica-Rome, NY	40,436	45,968	51,480	57,013
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	43,576	49,879	56,160	62,463
Akron, OH	37,524	43,972	50,399	56,847
Canton-Massillon, OH	40,269	44,554	48,860	53,144
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	39,812	43,368	46,925	50,482
Cleveland, OH	38,148	42,744	47,362	51,959
Columbus, OH	38,730	42,724	46,696	50,690
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	37,045	41,850	46,655	51,460
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,626	42,932	47,216	51,522
Lima, OH	36,088	38,896	41,725	44,533
Mansfield, OH	39,624	43,930	48,256	52,562
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	39,250	43,306	47,383	51,439
Sandusky, OH	39,333	43,452	47,591	51,709
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,063	42,890	46,717	50,544
Springfield, OH	33,343	37,461	41,559	45,677
Toledo, OH	43,493	45,823	48,132	50,461
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	46,447	53,727	61,028	68,308
Youngstown-Warren, OH	36,775	40,664	44,533	48,423
Enid, OK	37,253	39,520	41,767	44,034
Lawton, OK	36,172	38,564	40,976	43,368
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,880	37,940	39,978	42,037
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,752	41,247	44,762	48,256
Oklahoma City, OK	36,920	39,125	41,309	43,514
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,818	38,709	41,580	44,471
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,733	39,208	41,704	44,180
Tulsa, OK	38,376	42,245	46,135	50,004
Albany, OR	43,701	51,439	59,176	66,914
Bend, OR	43,743	51,480	59,218	66,956
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,095	51,855	58,594	65,354
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	44,845	51,480	58,136	64,772
Corvallis, OR	42,786	50,253	57,741	65,208
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,490	52,812	60,154	67,476
Eugene-Springfield, OR	40,207	44,887	49,567	54,247
Grants Pass, OR	45,490	52,812	60,154	67,476
Medford, OR	45,490	52,812	60,154	67,476
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	47,882	54,850	61,839	68,807
Salem, OR	47,903	55,287	62,671	70,055
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	42,848	46,592	50,357	54,101
Altoona, PA	41,476	45,552	49,650	53,727
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,205	45,906	50,628	55,328
Chambersburg, PA	44,408	51,210	58,032	64,834
Erie, PA	36,608	40,040	43,472	46,904
Gettysburg, PA	37,898	42,890	47,882	52,874
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	39,021	43,056	47,112	51,148
Johnstown, PA	40,644	45,095	49,525	53,976
Lancaster, PA	37,836	42,328	46,842	51,335
Lebanon, PA	38,064	43,056	48,069	53,061
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,309	45,781	50,232	54,704
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,266	46,093	49,941	53,768
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	37,607	43,514	49,442	55,349
Pittsburgh, PA	39,832	44,616	49,421	54,205
Reading, PA	37,087	42,661	48,256	53,831
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	40,248	45,823	51,397	56,972
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,452	47,383	51,314	55,245
State College, PA	41,372	45,594	49,816	54,039
Williamsport, PA	41,143	45,407	49,650	53,914
York-Hanover, PA	36,900	41,351	45,802	50,253
Aguadilla, PR	25,023	29,037	33,052	37,066
Arecibo, PR	25,023	29,037	33,052	37,066
Guayama, PR	25,127	29,183	33,218	37,274
Mayaguez, PR	25,023	29,037	33,052	37,066
Ponce, PR	25,127	29,183	33,218	37,274
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	25,023	29,037	33,052	37,066
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	25,127	29,183	33,218	37,274
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	38,085	43,805	49,546	55,266
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	39,271	49,151	59,052	68,932
Columbia, SC	38,564	44,762	50,981	57,180
Florence, SC	35,548	41,788	48,028	54,268
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	37,108	41,684	46,280	50,856
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	37,773	43,348	48,943	54,517
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	37,773	43,348	48,943	54,517
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,980	45,740	52,520	59,280
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,293	44,263	50,253	56,223
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,151	43,368	50,565	57,783
Spartanburg, SC	40,914	46,738	52,583	58,407
Sumter, SC	35,548	41,788	48,028	54,268
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,280	49,296	52,333	55,349
Rapid City, SD	45,116	48,527	51,938	55,349
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	46,135	49,525	52,916	56,306
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	45,573	48,797	52,021	55,245
Chattanooga, TN-GA	37,482	42,120	46,759	51,397
Clarksville, TN-KY	37,711	42,557	47,424	52,271
Cleveland, TN	37,669	42,183	46,676	51,189
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,458	43,285	47,112	50,940
Jackson, TN	30,951	35,194	39,437	43,680
Johnson City, TN	38,397	41,746	45,095	48,444
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	39,146	42,495	45,823	49,172
Knoxville, TN	40,789	43,660	46,551	49,421
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	38,335	42,952	47,591	52,208
Morristown, TN	39,437	42,828	46,239	49,629
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	38,418	42,994	47,570	52,146
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,404	39,250	44,096	48,943
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,234	40,332	44,429	48,527
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,069	40,332	45,573	50,836
Abilene, TX	32,636	38,231	43,826	49,421
Amarillo, TX	37,648	45,428	53,228	61,007
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	36,920	50,856	64,813	78,749
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	43,722	49,484	55,245	61,007
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,861	41,455	48,028	54,621
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	43,618	52,541	61,444	70,367
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,706	47,716	54,746	61,756
College Station-Bryan, TX	32,948	40,768	48,568	56,389
Corpus Christi, TX	38,543	45,677	52,791	59,925
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	39,458	45,677	51,896	58,116
Eagle Pass, TX	38,543	45,677	52,791	59,925
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,664	47,071	53,477	59,884
El Paso, TX	38,543	45,677	52,791	59,925
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,021	46,093	53,186	60,258
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	44,450	50,066	55,703	61,319
Killeen-Temple, TX	33,197	44,596	56,015	67,413
Laredo, TX	42,495	51,522	60,549	69,576
Longview, TX	33,135	39,125	45,095	51,085
Lubbock, TX	38,543	45,677	52,791	59,925
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	43,618	52,541	61,444	70,367
Midland, TX	34,903	41,559	48,194	54,850
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,802	37,711	42,599	47,508
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,800	40,685	47,591	54,476
Odessa, TX	34,903	41,559	48,194	54,850
San Angelo, TX	31,824	37,108	42,412	47,695
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	36,276	41,808	47,362	52,895
Sherman-Denison, TX	37,357	43,847	50,336	56,826
Texarkana, TX-AR	32,365	37,586	42,786	48,007
Tyler, TX	33,426	39,416	45,428	51,418
Victoria, TX	48,548	55,682	62,837	69,972
Waco, TX	36,712	43,389	50,066	56,743
Wichita Falls, TX	33,031	38,127	43,244	48,340
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	33,488	37,440	41,372	45,324
Logan, UT-ID	35,069	40,061	45,032	50,024
Ogden, UT	34,820	39,188	43,535	47,903
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	33,343	36,338	39,333	42,328
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	35,652	39,936	44,242	48,527
St. George, UT	34,112	38,397	42,661	46,946
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,112	38,168	42,245	46,301
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	35,901	40,748	45,573	50,420
Charlottesville, VA	38,834	43,951	49,088	54,205
Harrisonburg, VA	39,520	44,575	49,608	54,663
Lynchburg, VA	38,418	43,181	47,924	52,687
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,957	45,615	51,272	56,930
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,418	44,284	50,170	56,036
Richmond, VA	40,290	45,552	50,836	56,098
Roanoke, VA	37,295	42,349	47,383	52,437
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,957	44,679	49,421	54,143
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,300	39,666	45,032	50,399
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	39,520	44,575	49,608	54,663
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	45,885	48,839	51,792	54,746
Winchester, VA-WV	38,439	44,908	51,376	57,845
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Bellingham, WA	43,514	51,917	60,320	68,724
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	46,842	54,538	62,213	69,909
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,759	53,810	60,882	67,933
Kennewick-Richland, WA	43,514	51,917	60,320	68,724
Longview-Kelso, WA	47,861	54,912	61,964	69,015
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	45,157	52,104	59,031	65,978
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	46,176	52,895	59,613	66,332
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	43,348	51,480	59,592	67,725
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	43,514	51,917	60,320	68,724
Walla Walla, WA	43,514	51,917	60,320	68,724
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	44,866	51,917	58,968	66,020
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,821	54,184	61,548	68,911
Yakima, WA	46,884	53,914	60,944	67,975
Appleton, WI	46,364	51,855	57,346	62,837
Eau Claire, WI	43,660	48,610	53,560	58,511
Fond du Lac, WI	52,437	54,829	57,242	59,634
Green Bay, WI	49,047	53,165	57,304	61,423
Janesville-Beloit, WI	46,072	49,962	53,831	57,720
Kenosha, WI	46,114	49,775	53,436	57,096
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	44,616	48,527	52,416	56,327
Madison, WI	45,802	50,690	55,557	60,445
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	43,847	48,984	54,143	59,280
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,178	48,277	51,397	54,496
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,407	52,479	59,551	66,623
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	42,952	49,296	55,620	61,964
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	44,658	49,255	53,872	58,469
Sheboygan, WI	46,114	51,626	57,138	62,650
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,280	49,192	52,084	54,996
Wausau, WI	47,154	50,024	52,895	55,765
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,429	50,191	55,932	61,693
Beckley, WV	38,460	44,616	50,752	56,909
Charleston, WV	37,711	43,576	49,463	55,328
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	38,106	45,199	52,292	59,384
Morgantown, WV	37,482	42,661	47,820	52,999
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,709	44,720	50,711	56,722
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	38,460	44,616	50,752	56,909
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,711	43,576	49,463	55,328
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	39,084	43,743	48,381	53,040
Wheeling, WV-OH	35,090	40,040	44,970	49,920
Casper, WY	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Cheyenne, WY	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,127	44,138	50,170	56,181

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.

Learn more: What wage levels I–IV mean · How the weighted lottery works · DOL's proposed wage rule