SOC 51-5111 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Prepress Technicians and Workers 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): Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates.

Level I across metros$25,938 – $52,021Arecibo, PR to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$55,536Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Prepress Technicians and Workers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Prepress Technicians and Workers (SOC 51-5111) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $25,938 in Arecibo, PR to $52,021 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $55,536. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $50,544, 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

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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	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Anchorage, AK	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Fairbanks-College, AK	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Anniston-Oxford, AL	28,892	32,885	36,858	40,852
Auburn-Opelika, AL	28,850	32,261	35,693	39,104
Birmingham, AL	28,954	33,031	37,087	41,164
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	28,538	32,095	35,652	39,208
Decatur, AL	28,829	31,679	34,528	37,378
Dothan, AL	28,538	32,095	35,652	39,208
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	28,538	32,095	35,652	39,208
Gadsden, AL	28,892	32,885	36,858	40,852
Huntsville, AL	28,871	31,596	34,300	37,024
Mobile, AL	28,538	32,095	35,652	39,208
Montgomery, AL	29,162	33,176	37,191	41,205
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,975	32,532	36,088	39,645
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,850	32,844	36,816	40,810
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,455	32,324	36,192	40,061
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,100	33,218	37,357	41,476
Tuscaloosa, AL	29,890	34,632	39,354	44,096
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,298	42,640	49,962	57,304
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	46,426	51,168	55,932	60,674
Fort Smith, AR-OK	37,794	45,199	52,624	60,029
Hot Springs, AR	33,946	42,848	51,730	60,632
Jonesboro, AR	35,402	42,183	48,964	55,744
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	36,858	45,490	54,143	62,775
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,109	44,367	52,604	60,861
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,239	42,308	51,356	60,424
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,650	44,679	52,708	60,736
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,255	41,538	46,800	52,084
Flagstaff, AZ	36,005	41,164	46,301	51,460
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	36,005	41,164	46,301	51,460
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	36,380	41,413	46,426	51,460
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	36,463	41,746	47,008	52,292
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	36,005	41,164	46,301	51,460
Tucson, AZ	36,151	41,184	46,239	51,272
Yuma, AZ	36,151	41,184	46,239	51,272
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	41,268	47,591	53,935	60,258
Chico, CA	41,642	48,568	55,516	62,442
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	41,247	48,215	55,162	62,130
El Centro, CA	40,831	47,799	54,746	61,714
Fresno, CA	42,640	47,612	52,604	57,575
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	43,576	51,085	58,615	66,124
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	41,226	47,320	53,415	59,509
Merced, CA	45,844	54,309	62,796	71,261
Modesto, CA	43,972	53,352	62,754	72,135
Napa, CA	41,039	47,674	54,330	60,965
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	41,413	48,028	54,642	61,256
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,290	46,696	53,124	59,530
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	42,703	48,256	53,789	59,343
Redding, CA	41,642	48,568	55,516	62,442
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	39,895	46,780	53,685	60,570
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	40,290	46,780	53,269	59,759
Salinas, CA	45,532	54,122	62,733	71,324
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	41,746	48,652	55,578	62,484
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	42,432	51,772	61,090	70,429
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	52,021	60,799	69,597	78,375
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	44,533	54,580	64,626	74,672
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	43,992	53,602	63,212	72,821
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	43,264	51,688	60,112	68,536
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	42,682	51,647	60,632	69,597
Stockton-Lodi, CA	42,682	51,418	60,133	68,869
Vallejo, CA	41,767	49,941	58,095	66,269
Visalia, CA	44,512	52,021	59,551	67,060
Yuba City, CA	40,228	46,613	53,020	59,405
Boulder, CO	46,260	50,856	55,453	60,050
Colorado Springs, CO	45,178	50,274	55,391	60,487
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	46,884	51,730	56,556	61,402
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	44,533	49,733	54,912	60,112
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	45,740	48,880	52,021	55,162
Grand Junction, CO	44,741	49,546	54,330	59,135
Greeley, CO	46,260	50,856	55,453	60,050
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,322	50,898	55,495	60,071
Pueblo, CO	44,741	49,546	54,330	59,135
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	44,596	49,775	54,954	60,133
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	46,260	52,666	59,093	65,500
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	40,914	48,173	55,453	62,712
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	38,314	44,492	50,690	56,868
New Haven, CT	35,381	45,532	55,682	65,832
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	38,917	45,885	52,874	59,842
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	38,980	46,988	54,975	62,983
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	46,197	60,050	73,882	87,735
Dover, DE	41,580	48,111	54,621	61,152
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	28,476	34,216	39,936	45,677
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	35,943	41,288	46,613	51,959
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	33,655	39,479	45,282	51,106
Gainesville, FL	32,885	39,520	46,176	52,812
Homosassa Springs, FL	38,647	42,453	46,260	50,066
Jacksonville, FL	31,866	38,938	45,989	53,061
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	40,540	45,615	50,711	55,786
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	37,960	42,120	46,280	50,440
Naples-Marco Island, FL	36,088	40,685	45,303	49,900
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	33,072	39,583	46,114	52,624
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	38,501	42,973	47,445	51,917
Ocala, FL	34,757	39,936	45,136	50,316
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	33,842	39,084	44,325	49,567
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	34,612	39,666	44,720	49,775
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	35,943	41,288	46,613	51,959
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	35,943	41,288	46,613	51,959
Port St. Lucie, FL	37,815	41,954	46,093	50,232
Punta Gorda, FL	30,202	35,839	41,476	47,112
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	34,466	39,250	44,013	48,797
Sebring, FL	34,570	40,186	45,781	51,397
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	36,109	40,893	45,677	50,461
Tallahassee, FL	35,943	41,288	46,613	51,959
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	38,480	42,432	46,364	50,316
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	36,109	41,122	46,114	51,127
Albany, GA	40,789	46,322	51,876	57,408
Athens-Clarke County, GA	42,765	48,340	53,893	59,468
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	43,992	49,276	54,538	59,821
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	32,615	37,544	42,495	47,424
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	40,789	46,322	51,876	57,408
Columbus, GA-AL	41,975	47,674	53,394	59,093
Dalton, GA	32,615	38,959	45,324	51,668
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,789	46,322	51,876	57,408
Gainesville, GA	43,493	48,693	53,914	59,114
Hinesville, GA	40,789	46,322	51,876	57,408
Macon-Bibb County, GA	43,389	48,693	53,976	59,280
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	41,372	47,133	52,895	58,656
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,959	45,116	51,272	57,429
Rome, GA	39,229	45,656	52,063	58,490
Savannah, GA	40,789	46,322	51,876	57,408
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,789	46,322	51,876	57,408
Valdosta, GA	40,789	46,322	51,876	57,408
Warner Robins, GA	40,789	46,322	51,876	57,408
Guam MSA	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Urban Honolulu, HI	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Ames, IA	49,421	52,375	55,349	58,303
Cedar Rapids, IA	33,322	39,916	46,509	53,103
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	37,440	43,348	49,255	55,162
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	39,104	45,220	51,356	57,471
Dubuque, IA	33,280	39,396	45,511	51,626
Iowa City, IA	35,069	41,621	48,194	54,746
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	34,882	41,205	47,508	53,831
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,130	42,474	48,797	55,141
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	33,925	38,980	44,013	49,068
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	34,487	39,999	45,511	51,023
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,146	42,703	46,260	49,816
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	32,781	38,917	45,032	51,168
Boise City, ID	38,460	43,368	48,298	53,207
Coeur d'Alene, ID	33,655	39,458	45,240	51,044
Idaho Falls, ID	33,655	39,458	45,240	51,044
Lewiston, ID-WA	33,655	39,458	45,240	51,044
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	34,903	40,498	46,114	51,709
Pocatello, ID	32,365	38,688	45,012	51,335
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	32,906	38,564	44,242	49,900
Twin Falls, ID	38,460	43,368	48,298	53,207
Bloomington, IL	40,602	46,010	51,418	56,826
Champaign-Urbana, IL	40,664	46,010	51,335	56,680
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	40,456	47,674	54,912	62,130
Decatur, IL	40,020	46,176	52,333	58,490
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	33,114	40,103	47,112	54,101
Kankakee, IL	40,498	47,591	54,704	61,797
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,498	47,528	54,538	61,568
Peoria, IL	40,560	46,156	51,751	57,346
Rockford, IL	40,560	47,674	54,788	61,901
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,968	39,770	46,572	53,373
Springfield, IL	32,802	39,916	47,050	54,164
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,815	45,157	52,520	59,863
Bloomington, IN	38,709	44,720	50,732	56,743
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,506	41,559	47,632	53,685
Columbus, IN	38,626	44,658	50,690	56,722
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	35,340	41,205	47,092	52,957
Evansville, IN	38,356	44,284	50,191	56,119
Fort Wayne, IN	40,852	46,842	52,812	58,802
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	39,250	45,324	51,376	57,450
Kokomo, IN	37,607	43,784	49,983	56,160
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	39,250	46,343	53,436	60,528
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	39,541	46,717	53,893	61,069
Muncie, IN	38,418	44,554	50,669	56,805
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,589	41,122	46,676	52,208
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	37,128	42,911	48,693	54,476
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,396	44,325	49,276	54,205
Terre Haute, IN	37,108	42,952	48,776	54,621
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	32,636	35,568	38,480	41,413
Lawrence, KS	37,108	43,202	49,296	55,391
Manhattan, KS	32,968	36,775	40,602	44,408
Topeka, KS	35,277	41,767	48,256	54,746
Wichita, KS	31,845	36,879	41,933	46,967
Bowling Green, KY	33,322	37,919	42,536	47,133
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,252	42,620	46,967	51,335
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,879	41,288	45,677	50,087
Elizabethtown, KY	38,210	42,391	46,592	50,773
Lexington-Fayette, KY	40,415	44,450	48,485	52,520
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	40,560	44,408	48,277	52,125
Owensboro, KY	29,599	34,404	39,208	44,013
Paducah, KY-IL	30,472	35,652	40,810	45,989
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,170	41,018	44,845	48,693
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,759	38,397	43,015
Alexandria, LA	30,992	36,338	41,684	47,029
Baton Rouge, LA	31,783	37,836	43,868	49,920
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,348	35,277	40,228	45,157
Hammond, LA	32,948	38,896	44,845	50,794
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	32,511	39,000	45,490	51,980
Lafayette, LA	30,972	36,400	41,808	47,237
Lake Charles, LA	30,992	36,338	41,684	47,029
Monroe, LA	30,992	36,338	41,684	47,029
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	34,154	40,165	46,197	52,208
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,992	36,338	41,684	47,029
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	30,992	36,338	41,684	47,029
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	32,573	38,439	44,284	50,149
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,095	37,440	42,786	48,132
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	43,888	48,215	52,520	56,847
Barnstable Town, MA	45,282	52,895	60,508	68,120
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	46,280	53,914	61,527	69,160
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	45,095	51,959	58,823	65,687
Pittsfield, MA	43,306	48,360	53,394	58,448
Springfield, MA	43,472	48,672	53,872	59,072
Worcester, MA	45,448	48,111	50,752	53,415
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	38,480	47,071	55,661	64,252
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	45,469	59,197	72,946	86,674
Lexington Park, MD	42,807	55,453	68,120	80,767
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	40,103	47,445	54,808	62,151
Salisbury, MD	40,956	49,234	57,533	65,812
Bangor, ME	44,076	47,279	50,461	53,664
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	44,242	47,778	51,335	54,871
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,076	47,279	50,461	53,664
Portland-South Portland, ME	44,242	47,778	51,335	54,871
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,076	47,279	50,461	53,664
Ann Arbor, MI	40,768	43,660	46,551	49,442
Battle Creek, MI	40,685	45,490	50,316	55,120
Bay City, MI	27,144	33,800	40,436	47,092
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	42,412	46,780	51,168	55,536
Flint, MI	39,791	44,720	49,650	54,580
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	41,205	45,552	49,920	54,268
Jackson, MI	41,580	45,948	50,316	54,684
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	39,895	45,074	50,232	55,412
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	40,082	44,658	49,234	53,810
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,061	44,804	49,567	54,309
Midland, MI	27,144	33,800	40,436	47,092
Monroe, MI	41,871	46,197	50,503	54,829
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	35,423	41,060	46,696	52,333
Niles, MI	39,104	44,679	50,253	55,828
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,264	36,172	42,100	48,007
Saginaw, MI	31,554	37,482	43,389	49,317
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,623	46,260	51,876	57,512
Traverse City, MI	40,144	44,741	49,317	53,914
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,264	36,172	42,100	48,007
Duluth, MN-WI	43,535	48,111	52,708	57,284
Mankato, MN	41,039	45,324	49,629	53,914
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	45,178	49,400	53,644	57,866
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,658	49,026	53,373	57,741
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,485	39,333	43,181	47,029
Rochester, MN	37,461	41,101	44,762	48,402
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,044	41,517	45,012	48,485
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,576	48,152	52,749	57,325
St. Cloud, MN	44,096	48,568	53,061	57,533
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	29,412	34,944	40,456	45,989
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,362	40,248	46,156	52,042
Columbia, MO	33,093	38,876	44,637	50,420
Jefferson City, MO	33,093	38,876	44,637	50,420
Joplin, MO-KS	32,303	35,756	39,208	42,661
Kansas City, MO-KS	36,088	42,932	49,775	56,618
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,383	41,184	48,007	54,808
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,157	38,938	45,740	52,520
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,028	41,829	48,652	55,453
Springfield, MO	31,076	37,794	44,512	51,231
St. Joseph, MO-KS	34,736	41,226	47,695	54,184
St. Louis, MO-IL	32,448	39,437	46,426	53,415
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Hattiesburg, MS	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Jackson, MS	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,548	42,037	48,527	55,016
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,423	41,850	48,256	54,684
Billings, MT	44,346	47,404	50,461	53,519
Bozeman, MT	44,346	47,404	50,461	53,519
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	44,346	47,404	50,461	53,519
Great Falls, MT	44,346	47,404	50,461	53,519
Helena, MT	44,346	47,404	50,461	53,519
Missoula, MT	44,346	47,404	50,461	53,519
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	44,034	47,154	50,295	53,415
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	44,346	47,404	50,461	53,519
Asheville, NC	43,826	47,695	51,584	55,453
Burlington, NC	40,872	45,490	50,128	54,746
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,850	46,572	51,314	56,036
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	42,724	47,362	52,021	56,660
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	45,885	50,295	54,684	59,093
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,256	41,808	48,340	54,892
Fayetteville, NC	41,039	46,072	51,127	56,160
Goldsboro, NC	41,330	46,093	50,856	55,620
Greensboro-High Point, NC	40,893	45,136	49,380	53,623
Greenville, NC	41,039	46,072	51,127	56,160
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	42,578	48,069	53,560	59,052
Jacksonville, NC	41,039	46,072	51,127	56,160
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	41,580	46,072	50,544	55,037
Raleigh-Cary, NC	43,119	47,924	52,749	57,554
Rocky Mount, NC	41,413	46,156	50,919	55,661
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,471	37,357	43,223	49,109
Wilmington, NC	40,540	46,218	51,876	57,554
Winston-Salem, NC	41,704	46,218	50,711	55,224
Bismarck, ND	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Fargo, ND-MN	35,444	39,479	43,535	47,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN	35,485	39,292	43,098	46,904
Minot, ND	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Grand Island, NE	39,437	42,266	45,074	47,903
Lincoln, NE	39,562	42,370	45,178	47,986
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,333	42,204	45,074	47,944
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,437	42,266	45,074	47,903
Omaha, NE-IA	40,311	42,786	45,282	47,757
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,375	42,245	45,095	47,965
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	39,479	43,576	47,653	51,751
Manchester-Nashua, NH	37,836	42,578	47,320	52,063
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,533	51,834	59,156	66,456
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	37,856	42,412	46,946	51,501
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	42,807	50,212	57,637	65,042
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	41,559	49,047	56,535	64,023
Vineland, NJ	41,642	48,048	54,434	60,840
Albuquerque, NM	33,863	38,335	42,786	47,258
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,863	38,335	42,786	47,258
Farmington, NM	33,863	38,335	42,786	47,258
Las Cruces, NM	33,863	38,335	42,786	47,258
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,863	38,335	42,786	47,258
Santa Fe, NM	33,863	38,335	42,786	47,258
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	39,645	46,530	53,415	60,300
Carson City, NV	39,520	45,906	52,292	58,677
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	39,687	46,738	53,810	60,861
Reno, NV	42,183	47,840	53,498	59,156
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	39,770	45,469	51,148	56,847
Binghamton, NY	35,964	40,165	44,388	48,589
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	36,504	42,037	47,591	53,124
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	37,399	42,932	48,485	54,018
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	37,877	43,452	49,047	54,621
Elmira, NY	36,088	39,999	43,909	47,820
Glens Falls, NY	38,460	44,034	49,588	55,162
Ithaca, NY	36,088	39,936	43,764	47,612
Kingston, NY	37,253	41,538	45,802	50,087
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	43,098	50,732	58,344	65,978
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	43,493	51,085	58,677	66,269
Rochester, NY	38,980	44,762	50,544	56,327
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	37,232	42,973	48,693	54,434
Syracuse, NY	39,229	44,596	49,962	55,328
Utica-Rome, NY	36,962	42,141	47,320	52,500
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	38,480	43,992	49,504	55,016
Akron, OH	39,624	44,304	48,964	53,644
Canton-Massillon, OH	35,256	40,935	46,592	52,271
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	38,980	43,868	48,735	53,623
Cleveland, OH	38,605	44,055	49,525	54,975
Columbus, OH	41,205	46,780	52,333	57,908
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	39,042	44,346	49,650	54,954
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,984	42,245	48,527	54,788
Lima, OH	31,824	38,792	45,760	52,728
Mansfield, OH	37,524	43,472	49,442	55,391
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	33,218	38,959	44,720	50,461
Sandusky, OH	36,380	41,892	47,404	52,916
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,439	43,868	49,317	54,746
Springfield, OH	38,938	44,824	50,732	56,618
Toledo, OH	36,130	40,581	45,012	49,463
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	31,388	38,647	45,906	53,165
Youngstown-Warren, OH	37,087	42,599	48,090	53,602
Enid, OK	28,850	36,276	43,680	51,106
Lawton, OK	26,999	34,820	42,661	50,482
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	28,912	36,796	44,700	52,583
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	27,727	35,485	43,244	51,002
Oklahoma City, OK	29,162	36,567	43,972	51,376
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,536	37,316	45,116	52,895
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	25,980	33,904	41,808	49,733
Tulsa, OK	27,831	35,548	43,285	51,002
Albany, OR	39,250	43,348	47,424	51,522
Bend, OR	39,188	43,119	47,071	51,002
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,684	47,528	53,352	59,197
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,788	47,736	53,706	59,655
Corvallis, OR	37,066	41,829	46,613	51,376
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,266	47,944	53,602	59,280
Eugene-Springfield, OR	37,066	41,642	46,218	50,794
Grants Pass, OR	42,266	47,944	53,602	59,280
Medford, OR	42,266	47,944	53,602	59,280
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	43,098	49,172	55,224	61,298
Salem, OR	42,162	48,111	54,060	60,008
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	40,789	46,821	52,832	58,864
Altoona, PA	33,426	39,271	45,116	50,960
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,778	40,706	46,634	52,562
Chambersburg, PA	38,876	43,764	48,631	53,519
Erie, PA	32,989	37,919	42,848	47,778
Gettysburg, PA	38,647	43,930	49,192	54,476
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	36,941	42,599	48,277	53,935
Johnstown, PA	35,943	41,580	47,216	52,853
Lancaster, PA	38,148	43,368	48,568	53,789
Lebanon, PA	37,232	42,682	48,111	53,560
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,357	43,119	48,860	54,621
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,463	41,933	47,424	52,895
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	41,663	48,194	54,704	61,236
Pittsburgh, PA	38,501	43,743	48,984	54,226
Reading, PA	40,519	46,780	53,061	59,322
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	37,274	42,682	48,090	53,498
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,276	41,788	47,320	52,832
State College, PA	35,069	40,623	46,176	51,730
Williamsport, PA	35,756	41,413	47,071	52,728
York-Hanover, PA	38,772	44,388	49,983	55,599
Aguadilla, PR	26,292	29,848	33,384	36,941
Arecibo, PR	25,938	29,703	33,447	37,212
Guayama, PR	26,396	30,119	33,821	37,544
Mayaguez, PR	26,292	29,848	33,384	36,941
Ponce, PR	26,687	30,202	33,696	37,212
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	26,292	29,848	33,384	36,941
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	26,396	30,119	33,821	37,544
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	42,536	49,463	56,368	63,295
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	31,866	37,607	43,368	49,109
Columbia, SC	34,050	39,000	43,972	48,922
Florence, SC	34,341	39,146	43,951	48,756
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	33,717	40,456	47,175	53,914
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	32,552	38,564	44,575	50,586
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	32,906	37,919	42,911	47,924
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,628	43,036	48,423	53,831
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,104	44,388	49,692	54,975
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,532	37,960	43,410	48,839
Spartanburg, SC	39,208	44,512	49,796	55,100
Sumter, SC	34,341	39,146	43,951	48,756
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,708	44,866	50,024
Rapid City, SD	34,799	39,874	44,928	50,004
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	35,548	40,540	45,532	50,524
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,874	44,928	50,004
Chattanooga, TN-GA	31,949	38,210	44,471	50,732
Clarksville, TN-KY	38,959	42,786	46,592	50,420
Cleveland, TN	31,866	37,940	44,013	50,087
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,637	37,420	43,223	49,005
Jackson, TN	35,007	41,018	47,050	53,061
Johnson City, TN	35,069	39,188	43,327	47,445
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	38,023	40,935	43,868	46,780
Knoxville, TN	28,600	35,236	41,871	48,506
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	37,752	43,680	49,608	55,536
Morristown, TN	32,511	37,877	43,244	48,610
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	42,973	47,258	51,543	55,828
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,695	40,810	46,904	53,020
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,928	37,232	42,516	47,820
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,751	43,888	49,047	54,184
Abilene, TX	27,498	31,970	36,442	40,914
Amarillo, TX	32,240	37,170	42,079	47,008
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	34,591	39,770	44,949	50,128
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	33,135	36,005	38,896	41,767
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,157	36,900	41,621	46,364
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	32,240	37,170	42,079	47,008
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,948	36,463	39,978	43,493
College Station-Bryan, TX	28,538	31,055	33,551	36,068
Corpus Christi, TX	32,240	37,170	42,079	47,008
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	33,738	40,082	46,447	52,791
Eagle Pass, TX	32,240	37,170	42,079	47,008
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,760	35,756	38,772	41,767
El Paso, TX	32,240	37,170	42,079	47,008
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,719	37,669	42,640	47,591
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	33,343	36,130	38,938	41,725
Killeen-Temple, TX	33,239	38,584	43,930	49,276
Laredo, TX	32,240	37,170	42,079	47,008
Longview, TX	27,207	32,012	36,816	41,621
Lubbock, TX	32,240	37,170	42,079	47,008
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	32,240	37,170	42,079	47,008
Midland, TX	32,240	37,170	42,079	47,008
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,968	39,250	45,552	51,834
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,914	32,199	36,463	40,748
Odessa, TX	32,240	37,170	42,079	47,008
San Angelo, TX	28,517	33,260	37,981	42,724
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	32,656	37,232	41,808	46,384
Sherman-Denison, TX	33,384	39,728	46,093	52,437
Texarkana, TX-AR	27,040	32,781	38,543	44,284
Tyler, TX	27,373	31,700	36,047	40,373
Victoria, TX	32,240	37,170	42,079	47,008
Waco, TX	32,906	39,188	45,448	51,730
Wichita Falls, TX	32,240	37,170	42,079	47,008
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	35,277	40,748	46,197	51,668
Logan, UT-ID	33,988	39,229	44,492	49,733
Ogden, UT	36,296	40,040	43,805	47,549
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	34,570	40,144	45,719	51,293
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	36,900	42,973	49,068	55,141
St. George, UT	35,236	40,852	46,447	52,063
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,924	40,623	46,322	52,021
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	37,607	43,140	48,693	54,226
Charlottesville, VA	41,684	46,031	50,357	54,704
Harrisonburg, VA	43,285	46,322	49,338	52,375
Lynchburg, VA	35,194	42,100	48,984	55,890
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,607	43,140	48,693	54,226
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,607	43,140	48,693	54,226
Richmond, VA	40,768	45,636	50,524	55,391
Roanoke, VA	37,004	43,244	49,504	55,744
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,362	40,872	47,404	53,914
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,920	41,330	45,740	50,149
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	43,285	46,322	49,338	52,375
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	27,914	34,445	40,976	47,508
Winchester, VA-WV	37,607	43,140	48,693	54,226
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	49,692	53,144	56,576	60,029
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	49,879	53,165	56,431	59,717
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	49,879	53,165	56,431	59,717
Bellingham, WA	42,620	48,236	53,852	59,468
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	45,116	50,586	56,036	61,506
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,348	49,005	54,663	60,320
Kennewick-Richland, WA	42,620	48,236	53,852	59,468
Longview-Kelso, WA	42,495	48,589	54,704	60,799
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	44,637	50,212	55,765	61,340
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	45,116	50,711	56,306	61,901
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	45,636	51,023	56,431	61,818
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	40,415	44,076	47,716	51,376
Walla Walla, WA	42,620	48,236	53,852	59,468
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	45,012	50,503	56,015	61,506
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,951	49,712	55,474	61,236
Yakima, WA	43,805	49,546	55,266	61,007
Appleton, WI	38,522	45,698	52,874	60,050
Eau Claire, WI	29,557	35,672	41,808	47,924
Fond du Lac, WI	40,727	47,092	53,436	59,800
Green Bay, WI	43,160	47,528	51,896	56,264
Janesville-Beloit, WI	40,685	46,322	51,938	57,575
Kenosha, WI	38,460	44,221	49,983	55,744
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	37,087	40,519	43,972	47,404
Madison, WI	42,204	47,653	53,103	58,552
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	38,896	45,261	51,626	57,991
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,980	44,596	50,232	55,848
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	34,320	40,727	47,133	53,540
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	45,386	51,272	57,138	63,024
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	38,792	45,053	51,293	57,554
Sheboygan, WI	38,980	45,365	51,772	58,157
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,856	43,888	49,941	55,973
Wausau, WI	35,776	42,100	48,423	54,746
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,868	48,444	53,020	57,596
Beckley, WV	28,580	33,343	38,106	42,869
Charleston, WV	28,580	33,343	38,106	42,869
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	35,381	40,394	45,428	50,440
Morgantown, WV	28,580	33,343	38,106	42,869
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,226	32,511	36,816	41,101
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	28,580	33,343	38,106	42,869
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,580	33,343	38,106	42,869
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	31,637	37,128	42,599	48,090
Wheeling, WV-OH	29,016	35,652	42,308	48,943
Casper, WY	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Cheyenne, WY	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	37,565	44,159	50,732	57,325

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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