SOC 51-4193 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic prevailing wage by city

Level I–IV H-1B prevailing wages in all 530 U.S. wage areas, from official DOL data.

What this job covers (DOL definition): Set up, operate, or tend plating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Typically, the product being coated is immersed in molten metal or an electrolytic solution.

Level I across metros$22,152 – $49,088Brownsville, TX to Ogden, UT

Median Level IV, major metros$49,858Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (SOC 51-4193) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $22,152 in Brownsville, TX to $49,088 in Ogden, UT, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $49,858. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $45,448, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 18 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	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Anchorage, AK	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Fairbanks-College, AK	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Anniston-Oxford, AL	27,415	30,660	33,884	37,128
Auburn-Opelika, AL	26,624	30,972	35,298	39,645
Birmingham, AL	29,016	31,055	33,114	35,152
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	27,540	31,346	35,173	38,980
Decatur, AL	29,578	33,010	36,421	39,853
Dothan, AL	27,540	31,346	35,173	38,980
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	34,924	37,295	39,645	42,016
Gadsden, AL	27,415	30,660	33,884	37,128
Huntsville, AL	36,338	38,314	40,290	42,266
Mobile, AL	27,540	31,346	35,173	38,980
Montgomery, AL	28,288	31,200	34,133	37,045
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,727	31,616	35,506	39,396
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,997	30,368	32,719	35,090
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,287	34,341	39,396	44,450
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,976	31,055	34,133	37,212
Tuscaloosa, AL	28,372	30,888	33,384	35,901
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,428	40,519	48,589	56,680
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	37,628	45,012	52,375	59,759
Fort Smith, AR-OK	36,941	43,951	50,940	57,949
Hot Springs, AR	35,964	47,300	58,656	69,992
Jonesboro, AR	32,469	37,399	42,349	47,279
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	32,324	42,578	52,832	63,087
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,776	43,764	51,772	59,759
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,968	43,597	54,247	64,876
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,756	44,762	53,748	62,754
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	37,648	41,788	45,906	50,045
Flagstaff, AZ	37,565	41,725	45,885	50,045
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	37,565	41,725	45,885	50,045
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	38,064	42,120	46,197	50,253
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	38,085	42,183	46,260	50,357
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	34,300	38,709	43,098	47,508
Tucson, AZ	33,676	37,544	41,434	45,303
Yuma, AZ	37,648	41,767	45,885	50,004
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	37,212	41,725	46,218	50,732
Chico, CA	37,815	42,682	47,570	52,437
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,775	40,976	45,199	49,400
El Centro, CA	37,004	41,288	45,573	49,858
Fresno, CA	35,236	38,501	41,746	45,012
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	35,069	39,208	43,327	47,466
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	37,316	41,933	46,572	51,189
Merced, CA	41,642	46,925	52,188	57,471
Modesto, CA	42,620	47,612	52,604	57,596
Napa, CA	38,647	43,535	48,402	53,290
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,397	43,223	48,069	52,895
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,045	41,455	45,864	50,274
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	36,692	40,103	43,493	46,904
Redding, CA	37,815	42,682	47,570	52,437
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	37,191	41,205	45,199	49,213
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	37,087	41,351	45,594	49,858
Salinas, CA	41,080	46,447	51,813	57,180
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	36,775	41,413	46,052	50,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	43,285	48,007	52,728	57,450
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	42,973	48,111	53,248	58,386
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	35,610	40,664	45,740	50,794
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	42,911	47,882	52,874	57,845
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	36,421	40,186	43,972	47,736
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	48,652	51,127	53,623	56,098
Stockton-Lodi, CA	37,524	42,204	46,904	51,584
Vallejo, CA	41,808	46,613	51,397	56,202
Visalia, CA	35,215	39,271	43,348	47,404
Yuba City, CA	37,232	41,642	46,031	50,440
Boulder, CO	41,642	45,698	49,733	53,789
Colorado Springs, CO	41,184	45,136	49,109	53,061
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	41,912	45,573	49,234	52,895
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,810	44,845	48,880	52,916
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	40,581	46,156	51,709	57,284
Grand Junction, CO	41,060	45,386	49,712	54,039
Greeley, CO	41,351	45,469	49,588	53,706
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,788	45,885	49,962	54,060
Pueblo, CO	41,060	45,386	49,712	54,039
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,164	45,220	49,296	53,352
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	36,338	40,498	44,679	48,839
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,986	39,063	43,160	47,237
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,799	38,792	42,807	46,800
New Haven, CT	35,984	42,557	49,130	55,703
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,778	38,855	42,952	47,029
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	35,152	38,896	42,640	46,384
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	40,727	45,116	49,504	53,893
Dover, DE	40,394	45,885	51,397	56,888
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	33,301	39,229	45,178	51,106
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	33,301	39,229	45,178	51,106
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	33,925	40,540	47,154	53,768
Gainesville, FL	33,260	41,309	49,380	57,429
Homosassa Springs, FL	31,928	38,356	44,804	51,231
Jacksonville, FL	36,442	44,284	52,104	59,946
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	32,927	38,917	44,887	50,877
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	33,613	39,146	44,679	50,212
Naples-Marco Island, FL	33,655	39,188	44,700	50,232
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	33,072	40,165	47,279	54,372
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	32,636	38,418	44,200	49,983
Ocala, FL	32,802	38,709	44,637	50,544
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	33,468	38,855	44,221	49,608
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	34,133	39,936	45,740	51,543
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	33,301	39,229	45,178	51,106
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	33,301	39,229	45,178	51,106
Port St. Lucie, FL	33,696	39,167	44,658	50,128
Punta Gorda, FL	33,301	39,229	45,178	51,106
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	34,175	40,103	46,052	51,980
Sebring, FL	33,592	38,938	44,284	49,629
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	33,322	39,042	44,783	50,503
Tallahassee, FL	33,301	39,229	45,178	51,106
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	32,594	39,042	45,490	51,938
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	32,532	38,626	44,700	50,794
Albany, GA	32,157	34,508	36,858	39,208
Athens-Clarke County, GA	34,944	44,180	53,394	62,629
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	35,111	44,866	54,642	64,397
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	37,357	40,831	44,284	47,757
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	33,634	41,392	49,172	56,930
Columbus, GA-AL	34,279	42,952	51,605	60,279
Dalton, GA	27,519	31,200	34,903	38,584
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,447	36,380	39,333	42,266
Gainesville, GA	35,028	44,159	53,290	62,421
Hinesville, GA	33,634	41,392	49,172	56,930
Macon-Bibb County, GA	34,612	43,680	52,728	61,797
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,488	34,716	35,964	37,191
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,552	40,020	47,508	54,975
Rome, GA	32,324	41,080	49,816	58,573
Savannah, GA	33,634	41,392	49,172	56,930
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,972	33,696	36,442	39,167
Valdosta, GA	33,634	41,392	49,172	56,930
Warner Robins, GA	33,842	37,732	41,621	45,511
Guam MSA	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Urban Honolulu, HI	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Ames, IA	40,436	43,223	46,031	48,818
Cedar Rapids, IA	36,796	40,269	43,722	47,196
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	38,688	48,152	57,616	67,080
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	39,999	43,160	46,322	49,484
Dubuque, IA	39,832	42,932	46,031	49,130
Iowa City, IA	38,480	41,996	45,490	49,005
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,920	40,332	43,722	47,133
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	41,996	43,868	45,719	47,591
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	37,648	40,893	44,117	47,362
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,146	42,349	45,532	48,735
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,623	44,908	49,192	53,477
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	36,692	40,082	43,452	46,842
Boise City, ID	37,960	41,455	44,970	48,464
Coeur d'Alene, ID	37,274	40,810	44,346	47,882
Idaho Falls, ID	37,274	40,810	44,346	47,882
Lewiston, ID-WA	37,274	40,810	44,346	47,882
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	37,919	41,392	44,866	48,340
Pocatello, ID	37,274	40,810	44,346	47,882
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	37,565	41,143	44,720	48,298
Twin Falls, ID	37,960	41,455	44,970	48,464
Bloomington, IL	32,760	35,964	39,188	42,391
Champaign-Urbana, IL	32,615	35,756	38,876	42,016
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	36,068	39,354	42,661	45,948
Decatur, IL	33,260	36,338	39,416	42,495
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,677	36,172	39,666	43,160
Kankakee, IL	35,922	39,229	42,536	45,844
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,466	37,711	40,956	44,200
Peoria, IL	38,252	48,402	58,532	68,682
Rockford, IL	35,069	38,543	42,037	45,511
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,511	36,047	39,562	43,098
Springfield, IL	33,072	36,900	40,706	44,533
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,924	37,960	41,018	44,055
Bloomington, IN	35,672	40,644	45,594	50,565
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,111	38,980	42,848	46,717
Columbus, IN	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	36,172	39,375	42,578	45,781
Evansville, IN	34,300	41,184	48,090	54,975
Fort Wayne, IN	35,236	38,543	41,850	45,157
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	35,652	39,812	43,972	48,132
Kokomo, IN	34,528	38,813	43,098	47,383
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	35,818	39,375	42,932	46,488
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	35,714	39,167	42,599	46,052
Muncie, IN	35,402	38,876	42,349	45,823
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	32,448	36,671	40,893	45,116
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	36,130	42,183	48,256	54,309
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	33,093	39,229	45,386	51,522
Terre Haute, IN	38,751	43,639	48,506	53,394
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	32,282	38,314	44,346	50,378
Lawrence, KS	33,509	39,021	44,512	50,024
Manhattan, KS	32,282	38,272	44,263	50,253
Topeka, KS	33,509	39,021	44,512	50,024
Wichita, KS	35,152	38,293	41,455	44,596
Bowling Green, KY	30,930	41,496	52,084	62,650
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,541	30,826	35,090	39,375
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,042	32,032	38,023	44,013
Elizabethtown, KY	29,474	37,877	46,280	54,684
Lexington-Fayette, KY	27,519	29,391	31,284	33,156
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	28,600	34,237	39,895	45,532
Owensboro, KY	27,872	38,605	49,338	60,071
Paducah, KY-IL	29,682	38,855	48,048	57,221
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,580	36,213	43,847	51,480
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,578	41,517	53,436	65,375
Alexandria, LA	28,996	32,677	36,359	40,040
Baton Rouge, LA	29,932	32,989	36,068	39,125
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	28,496	32,469	36,463	40,436
Hammond, LA	29,890	33,613	37,316	41,039
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	30,722	34,071	37,399	40,748
Lafayette, LA	29,391	33,072	36,754	40,436
Lake Charles, LA	28,996	32,677	36,359	40,040
Monroe, LA	28,996	32,677	36,359	40,040
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	30,223	33,592	36,983	40,352
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	28,996	33,239	37,503	41,746
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	28,996	32,677	36,359	40,040
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	28,996	32,677	36,359	40,040
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	29,578	32,511	35,464	38,397
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	35,860	40,540	45,199	49,879
Barnstable Town, MA	36,775	40,997	45,220	49,442
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	37,357	41,975	46,572	51,189
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	36,567	40,748	44,949	49,130
Pittsfield, MA	37,232	41,933	46,613	51,314
Springfield, MA	37,773	42,162	46,572	50,960
Worcester, MA	36,858	41,496	46,135	50,773
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	37,024	41,912	46,780	51,668
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	40,748	45,157	49,546	53,956
Lexington Park, MD	38,314	43,202	48,111	52,999
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	39,500	45,157	50,836	56,493
Salisbury, MD	37,399	42,703	47,986	53,290
Bangor, ME	39,084	43,244	47,404	51,564
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	39,084	43,244	47,404	51,564
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	39,084	43,244	47,404	51,564
Portland-South Portland, ME	38,376	42,453	46,530	50,607
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	39,084	43,244	47,404	51,564
Ann Arbor, MI	36,879	39,645	42,412	45,178
Battle Creek, MI	34,861	38,730	42,620	46,488
Bay City, MI	33,717	37,087	40,456	43,826
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	33,613	36,858	40,082	43,327
Flint, MI	33,634	36,879	40,103	43,348
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	33,780	36,692	39,624	42,536
Jackson, MI	34,008	38,418	42,848	47,258
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	33,114	36,234	39,333	42,453
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	35,860	38,543	41,226	43,909
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,696	36,837	39,999	43,140
Midland, MI	33,717	37,087	40,456	43,826
Monroe, MI	34,965	39,791	44,596	49,421
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	34,237	37,295	40,332	43,389
Niles, MI	33,509	36,712	39,895	43,098
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,967	36,816	39,645	42,495
Saginaw, MI	35,194	38,148	41,122	44,076
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,927	39,999	47,050	54,122
Traverse City, MI	33,343	36,296	39,250	42,204
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,967	36,816	39,645	42,495
Duluth, MN-WI	32,448	37,669	42,869	48,090
Mankato, MN	37,232	42,911	48,568	54,247
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	37,836	43,743	49,629	55,536
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,023	43,722	49,400	55,100
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,916	43,285	46,634	50,004
Rochester, MN	37,066	41,268	45,469	49,671
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,504	40,061	43,597	47,154
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	37,420	42,952	48,464	53,997
St. Cloud, MN	38,064	43,680	49,276	54,892
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	33,093	38,023	42,973	47,903
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,572	37,815	42,079	46,322
Columbia, MO	33,093	38,023	42,973	47,903
Jefferson City, MO	33,093	38,023	42,973	47,903
Joplin, MO-KS	32,365	38,376	44,367	50,378
Kansas City, MO-KS	36,525	40,727	44,908	49,109
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,613	37,919	42,204	46,509
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,031	36,962	40,914	44,845
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,109	40,248	44,388	48,527
Springfield, MO	33,093	38,023	42,973	47,903
St. Joseph, MO-KS	33,592	39,146	44,679	50,232
St. Louis, MO-IL	32,968	36,941	40,893	44,866
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	45,012	47,840	50,648	53,477
Hattiesburg, MS	45,012	47,840	50,648	53,477
Jackson, MS	45,012	47,840	50,648	53,477
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,864	48,277	50,690	53,103
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,012	47,840	50,648	53,477
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,130	41,122	46,114	51,106
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,380	41,351	46,343	51,314
Billings, MT	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Bozeman, MT	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Great Falls, MT	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Helena, MT	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Missoula, MT	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Asheville, NC	32,324	38,148	43,972	49,796
Burlington, NC	32,136	37,690	43,223	48,776
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,594	37,940	43,285	48,631
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	34,820	39,084	43,368	47,632
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	32,511	38,127	43,722	49,338
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,325	36,879	42,453	48,007
Fayetteville, NC	32,573	38,023	43,493	48,943
Goldsboro, NC	30,930	37,815	44,679	51,564
Greensboro-High Point, NC	30,930	36,671	42,432	48,173
Greenville, NC	32,573	38,023	43,493	48,943
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	34,071	38,709	43,348	47,986
Jacksonville, NC	30,764	37,232	43,701	50,170
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	31,117	37,357	43,597	49,837
Raleigh-Cary, NC	31,887	38,772	45,636	52,520
Rocky Mount, NC	30,597	37,274	43,951	50,628
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,909	35,880	40,831	45,802
Wilmington, NC	32,573	38,023	43,493	48,943
Winston-Salem, NC	31,596	36,733	41,892	47,029
Bismarck, ND	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Fargo, ND-MN	39,396	42,848	46,322	49,775
Grand Forks, ND-MN	34,279	38,959	43,618	48,298
Minot, ND	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Grand Island, NE	38,044	42,557	47,071	51,584
Lincoln, NE	37,524	43,119	48,735	54,330
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,794	41,039	44,263	47,508
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,168	42,412	46,655	50,898
Omaha, NE-IA	45,344	51,189	57,055	62,900
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,373	46,093	51,792	57,512
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	37,565	42,100	46,613	51,148
Manchester-Nashua, NH	37,378	41,975	46,551	51,148
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	37,565	42,141	46,696	51,272
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,996	44,512	47,029	49,546
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	35,880	41,351	46,842	52,312
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	35,880	41,372	46,884	52,375
Vineland, NJ	40,394	45,864	51,356	56,826
Albuquerque, NM	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Farmington, NM	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Las Cruces, NM	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Santa Fe, NM	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	36,796	38,605	40,415	42,224
Carson City, NV	37,336	39,188	41,018	42,869
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	36,796	38,605	40,415	42,224
Reno, NV	37,399	38,460	39,520	40,581
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	36,276	41,704	47,154	52,583
Binghamton, NY	40,228	48,028	55,807	63,607
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	35,589	39,624	43,680	47,716
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	37,191	44,575	51,938	59,322
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	35,381	41,642	47,924	54,184
Elmira, NY	34,112	37,024	39,936	42,848
Glens Falls, NY	36,276	41,704	47,154	52,583
Ithaca, NY	35,464	43,660	51,855	60,050
Kingston, NY	36,276	41,704	47,154	52,583
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	35,277	41,226	47,196	53,144
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	34,508	39,292	44,055	48,839
Rochester, NY	35,111	39,167	43,202	47,258
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	34,092	36,733	39,354	41,996
Syracuse, NY	36,712	38,855	41,018	43,160
Utica-Rome, NY	38,480	41,268	44,034	46,821
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	35,693	38,127	40,581	43,015
Akron, OH	36,796	41,268	45,760	50,232
Canton-Massillon, OH	36,733	41,476	46,239	50,981
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	32,802	39,063	45,344	51,605
Cleveland, OH	39,583	45,012	50,420	55,848
Columbus, OH	44,824	47,445	50,066	52,687
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	40,956	44,658	48,381	52,084
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,583	43,493	47,424	51,335
Lima, OH	39,562	42,536	45,490	48,464
Mansfield, OH	40,082	43,909	47,716	51,543
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	36,172	40,519	44,866	49,213
Sandusky, OH	39,021	44,138	49,255	54,372
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,234	41,725	47,216	52,708
Springfield, OH	40,498	44,242	47,965	51,709
Toledo, OH	38,002	42,016	46,031	50,045
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,439	41,850	45,240	48,652
Youngstown-Warren, OH	36,796	42,162	47,528	52,895
Enid, OK	41,975	50,836	59,696	68,557
Lawton, OK	41,039	50,170	59,280	68,412
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,023	46,156	54,268	62,400
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,626	46,343	54,080	61,797
Oklahoma City, OK	42,308	51,106	59,904	68,703
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,439	47,674	56,909	66,144
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,709	47,882	57,076	66,248
Tulsa, OK	37,607	41,538	45,448	49,380
Albany, OR	42,308	46,842	51,376	55,911
Bend, OR	42,308	46,842	51,376	55,911
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,557	47,424	52,292	57,159
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,661	47,528	52,416	57,284
Corvallis, OR	42,308	46,842	51,376	55,911
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,308	46,842	51,376	55,911
Eugene-Springfield, OR	42,308	46,842	51,376	55,911
Grants Pass, OR	42,308	46,842	51,376	55,911
Medford, OR	42,308	46,842	51,376	55,911
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	43,264	48,132	52,999	57,866
Salem, OR	42,932	47,799	52,645	57,512
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	40,103	44,804	49,504	54,205
Altoona, PA	37,607	42,058	46,509	50,960
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,960	43,743	49,504	55,287
Chambersburg, PA	36,983	42,536	48,111	53,664
Erie, PA	29,828	33,759	37,669	41,600
Gettysburg, PA	35,589	39,916	44,242	48,568
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	36,317	41,392	46,447	51,522
Johnstown, PA	36,026	40,914	45,823	50,711
Lancaster, PA	38,876	44,700	50,503	56,327
Lebanon, PA	39,271	44,679	50,066	55,474
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,024	41,975	46,946	51,896
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,024	40,394	43,743	47,112
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	40,519	46,010	51,480	56,972
Pittsburgh, PA	35,527	40,498	45,448	50,420
Reading, PA	42,828	47,237	51,668	56,077
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	36,088	41,018	45,968	50,898
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,068	41,101	46,135	51,168
State College, PA	37,336	41,642	45,968	50,274
Williamsport, PA	36,816	41,392	45,968	50,544
York-Hanover, PA	35,360	38,959	42,578	46,176
Aguadilla, PR	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Arecibo, PR	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Guayama, PR	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Mayaguez, PR	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Ponce, PR	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	36,504	40,144	43,805	47,445
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	35,818	40,103	44,367	48,652
Columbia, SC	36,941	40,706	44,450	48,215
Florence, SC	34,071	37,690	41,309	44,928
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	38,293	41,663	45,053	48,423
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	38,002	41,580	45,178	48,756
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	38,002	41,580	45,178	48,756
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,840	39,084	43,348	47,591
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,232	40,935	44,616	48,319
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,839	39,645	43,431	47,237
Spartanburg, SC	41,808	44,679	47,528	50,399
Sumter, SC	34,071	37,690	41,309	44,928
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Rapid City, SD	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	38,335	41,496	44,679	47,840
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Chattanooga, TN-GA	27,519	30,472	33,405	36,359
Clarksville, TN-KY	32,989	39,458	45,948	52,416
Cleveland, TN	30,431	34,404	38,376	42,349
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,381	37,919	40,456	42,994
Jackson, TN	32,573	36,276	39,999	43,701
Johnson City, TN	33,904	36,712	39,541	42,349
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	27,810	32,157	36,525	40,872
Knoxville, TN	36,234	38,335	40,456	42,557
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	32,220	37,524	42,828	48,132
Morristown, TN	34,383	37,191	39,999	42,807
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	36,192	41,122	46,031	50,960
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,156	37,565	41,954	46,364
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,367	37,045	42,724	48,402
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30,348	35,194	40,040	44,887
Abilene, TX	29,474	35,402	41,330	47,258
Amarillo, TX	28,850	34,632	40,394	46,176
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	33,114	37,732	42,349	46,967
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	29,765	34,903	40,040	45,178
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,743	36,941	43,119	49,317
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	22,152	24,461	26,791	29,100
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,621	34,820	40,997	47,196
College Station-Bryan, TX	31,367	36,712	42,037	47,383
Corpus Christi, TX	47,591	56,160	64,709	73,279
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	31,304	35,922	40,560	45,178
Eagle Pass, TX	28,850	34,632	40,394	46,176
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,703	34,944	40,165	45,407
El Paso, TX	28,850	34,632	40,394	46,176
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,701	35,631	40,581	45,511
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	30,285	35,319	40,332	45,365
Killeen-Temple, TX	31,055	36,421	41,788	47,154
Laredo, TX	28,850	34,632	40,394	46,176
Longview, TX	29,308	34,071	38,834	43,597
Lubbock, TX	28,850	34,632	40,394	46,176
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	22,152	24,461	26,791	29,100
Midland, TX	28,309	35,152	42,016	48,860
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,493	34,820	39,167	43,493
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,519	32,989	38,460	43,930
Odessa, TX	28,309	35,152	42,016	48,860
San Angelo, TX	28,850	34,632	40,394	46,176
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	31,200	36,380	41,559	46,738
Sherman-Denison, TX	31,034	35,714	40,373	45,053
Texarkana, TX-AR	30,472	35,672	40,852	46,052
Tyler, TX	29,412	34,279	39,125	43,992
Victoria, TX	28,850	34,632	40,394	46,176
Waco, TX	30,888	35,714	40,519	45,344
Wichita Falls, TX	30,909	35,527	40,124	44,741
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	41,392	44,304	47,196	50,108
Logan, UT-ID	46,405	54,205	62,005	69,805
Ogden, UT	49,088	56,847	64,626	72,384
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	41,372	44,221	47,050	49,900
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	35,527	39,479	43,431	47,383
St. George, UT	39,354	45,740	52,125	58,511
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,167	45,823	52,500	59,156
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	38,127	41,850	45,552	49,276
Charlottesville, VA	33,759	38,543	43,348	48,132
Harrisonburg, VA	35,132	39,458	43,764	48,090
Lynchburg, VA	35,132	39,458	43,764	48,090
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,695	39,333	43,992	48,631
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,775	41,538	46,322	51,085
Richmond, VA	34,757	39,354	43,972	48,568
Roanoke, VA	36,068	40,082	44,117	48,132
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,780	38,002	42,204	46,426
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,072	37,378	41,684	45,989
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	35,132	39,458	43,764	48,090
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	33,301	37,087	40,872	44,658
Winchester, VA-WV	38,148	43,285	48,402	53,540
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Bellingham, WA	46,364	52,708	59,031	65,375
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	48,964	54,829	60,674	66,540
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	44,096	49,026	53,935	58,864
Kennewick-Richland, WA	46,364	52,708	59,031	65,375
Longview-Kelso, WA	43,535	49,172	54,829	60,466
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	45,948	50,877	55,807	60,736
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	48,152	52,770	57,388	62,005
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	48,485	53,103	57,741	62,359
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	44,700	47,820	50,940	54,060
Walla Walla, WA	46,364	52,708	59,031	65,375
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	46,052	50,960	55,890	60,799
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	45,178	51,210	57,263	63,295
Yakima, WA	44,679	49,775	54,871	59,967
Appleton, WI	32,386	38,168	43,930	49,712
Eau Claire, WI	32,386	38,605	44,845	51,064
Fond du Lac, WI	35,277	42,120	48,943	55,786
Green Bay, WI	32,365	38,148	43,951	49,733
Janesville-Beloit, WI	33,884	39,375	44,845	50,336
Kenosha, WI	28,996	33,780	38,543	43,327
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	35,797	40,893	45,968	51,064
Madison, WI	35,589	39,416	43,223	47,050
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	35,277	41,892	48,527	55,141
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	33,988	38,668	43,368	48,048
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,136	37,232	42,308	47,404
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	44,658	51,397	58,157	64,896
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	32,552	39,520	46,468	53,436
Sheboygan, WI	35,048	41,039	47,008	52,999
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	33,884	40,436	47,008	53,560
Wausau, WI	35,173	38,959	42,744	46,530
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	35,506	41,268	47,029	52,791
Beckley, WV	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Charleston, WV	26,000	34,071	42,162	50,232
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	26,000	32,719	39,458	46,176
Morgantown, WV	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,000	34,196	42,412	50,607
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,000	34,071	42,162	50,232
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	35,090	40,061	45,032	50,004
Wheeling, WV-OH	36,900	41,517	46,114	50,732
Casper, WY	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Cheyenne, WY	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,812	45,053	50,316

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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