SOC 51-6031 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Sewing Machine Operators 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): Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.

Level I across metros$18,658 – $41,538El Paso, TX to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$41,954Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Sewing Machine Operators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Sewing Machine Operators (SOC 51-6031) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $18,658 in El Paso, TX to $41,538 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $41,954. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $38,751, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 17 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	34,612	40,436	46,239	52,063
Anchorage, AK	34,216	39,853	45,490	51,127
Fairbanks-College, AK	34,612	40,436	46,239	52,063
Anniston-Oxford, AL	28,351	30,847	33,364	35,860
Auburn-Opelika, AL	24,482	27,394	30,285	33,197
Birmingham, AL	25,834	29,682	33,530	37,378
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	27,519	30,472	33,426	36,380
Decatur, AL	27,623	30,160	32,698	35,236
Dothan, AL	28,767	30,244	31,741	33,218
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	25,605	29,599	33,592	37,586
Gadsden, AL	24,482	27,623	30,743	33,884
Huntsville, AL	27,768	32,199	36,650	41,080
Mobile, AL	28,351	31,200	34,050	36,900
Montgomery, AL	26,916	30,306	33,676	37,066
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	24,108	26,458	28,829	31,180
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	24,544	28,018	31,492	34,965
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	22,839	26,000	29,141	32,303
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	25,002	28,580	32,178	35,756
Tuscaloosa, AL	24,898	28,538	32,178	35,818
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	25,002	29,682	34,362	39,042
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	31,700	35,464	39,208	42,973
Fort Smith, AR-OK	27,124	29,204	31,304	33,384
Hot Springs, AR	26,874	30,535	34,216	37,877
Jonesboro, AR	23,712	28,829	33,946	39,063
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	27,103	30,784	34,466	38,148
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,666	30,181	33,696	37,212
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	27,519	31,824	36,151	40,456
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	25,584	28,954	32,324	35,693
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	35,610	38,480	41,330	44,200
Flagstaff, AZ	34,383	37,087	39,791	42,495
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	34,383	37,087	39,791	42,495
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	35,860	38,751	41,621	44,512
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	35,776	38,647	41,538	44,408
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	34,466	37,024	39,562	42,120
Tucson, AZ	34,424	37,066	39,728	42,370
Yuma, AZ	35,652	38,522	41,372	44,242
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	34,320	36,879	39,437	41,996
Chico, CA	35,444	37,836	40,228	42,620
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,485	38,376	41,247	44,138
El Centro, CA	35,839	38,356	40,893	43,410
Fresno, CA	34,674	37,128	39,604	42,058
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	34,757	37,586	40,394	43,223
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	35,464	37,898	40,311	42,744
Merced, CA	38,480	40,290	42,100	43,909
Modesto, CA	34,757	37,108	39,479	41,829
Napa, CA	39,874	42,224	44,575	46,925
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,272	40,352	42,453	44,533
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,130	39,000	41,892	44,762
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	36,796	39,708	42,640	45,552
Redding, CA	35,069	38,231	41,413	44,575
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	35,610	38,314	41,018	43,722
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	36,255	39,271	42,287	45,303
Salinas, CA	37,295	41,101	44,928	48,735
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	36,088	38,439	40,810	43,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	39,146	42,744	46,343	49,941
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	41,538	44,679	47,840	50,981
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	36,130	39,292	42,453	45,615
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	37,524	42,474	47,404	52,354
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	36,359	38,709	41,060	43,410
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	37,461	39,604	41,767	43,909
Stockton-Lodi, CA	36,255	39,936	43,639	47,320
Vallejo, CA	38,106	41,517	44,949	48,360
Visalia, CA	34,383	36,983	39,583	42,183
Yuba City, CA	36,047	38,959	41,871	44,783
Boulder, CO	36,920	39,853	42,786	45,719
Colorado Springs, CO	34,986	37,898	40,810	43,722
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	37,524	41,351	45,199	49,026
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	35,984	39,874	43,743	47,632
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	35,152	38,231	41,330	44,408
Grand Junction, CO	35,652	38,688	41,704	44,741
Greeley, CO	32,885	36,088	39,292	42,495
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,645	42,994	46,322	49,671
Pueblo, CO	34,320	37,357	40,373	43,410
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	34,466	36,816	39,146	41,496
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	37,316	40,352	43,389	46,426
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,008	35,714	37,399	39,104
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	36,255	38,480	40,727	42,952
New Haven, CT	34,008	36,504	39,021	41,517
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,861	37,274	39,687	42,100
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,008	36,172	38,335	40,498
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	32,781	38,106	43,431	48,756
Dover, DE	29,765	33,114	36,442	39,791
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	33,052	36,088	39,146	42,183
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	29,516	33,800	38,106	42,391
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	29,994	33,904	37,836	41,746
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	31,824	34,445	37,066	39,687
Gainesville, FL	30,077	31,949	33,821	35,693
Homosassa Springs, FL	28,684	32,032	35,402	38,751
Jacksonville, FL	29,744	32,781	35,839	38,876
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	29,495	33,343	37,191	41,039
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	27,623	30,327	33,010	35,714
Naples-Marco Island, FL	34,695	38,896	43,098	47,300
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	30,036	33,052	36,088	39,104
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	30,597	33,488	36,359	39,250
Ocala, FL	29,536	32,823	36,088	39,375
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	30,223	35,111	39,999	44,887
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	30,597	33,904	37,232	40,540
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	29,266	31,533	33,800	36,068
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	32,927	34,736	36,525	38,335
Port St. Lucie, FL	27,644	30,410	33,176	35,943
Punta Gorda, FL	30,160	33,655	37,128	40,623
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	30,077	34,653	39,208	43,784
Sebring, FL	29,932	34,653	39,396	44,117
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	27,872	31,180	34,508	37,815
Tallahassee, FL	29,037	32,968	36,900	40,831
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	28,538	32,012	35,485	38,959
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	29,058	33,093	37,149	41,184
Albany, GA	26,666	29,204	31,741	34,279
Athens-Clarke County, GA	28,184	30,618	33,052	35,485
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	30,244	33,592	36,920	40,269
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	27,436	30,202	32,948	35,714
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	26,500	28,850	31,200	33,551
Columbus, GA-AL	31,200	32,220	33,239	34,258
Dalton, GA	24,981	28,600	32,220	35,839
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	23,650	27,477	31,304	35,132
Gainesville, GA	30,140	33,114	36,109	39,084
Hinesville, GA	26,188	29,245	32,282	35,340
Macon-Bibb County, GA	29,869	33,280	36,692	40,103
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,392	31,783	35,152	38,543
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	26,957	30,306	33,655	37,004
Rome, GA	29,162	32,740	36,317	39,895
Savannah, GA	31,616	33,884	36,130	38,397
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	26,416	28,704	31,013	33,301
Valdosta, GA	26,479	28,871	31,284	33,676
Warner Robins, GA	26,978	30,431	33,904	37,357
Guam MSA	29,037	33,301	37,565	41,829
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	39,728	44,076	48,423	52,770
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	33,426	38,106	42,807	47,487
Urban Honolulu, HI	32,906	36,712	40,498	44,304
Ames, IA	28,621	32,428	36,234	40,040
Cedar Rapids, IA	29,599	32,698	35,797	38,896
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	31,575	34,695	37,815	40,935
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	30,452	33,946	37,420	40,914
Dubuque, IA	34,778	37,274	39,791	42,287
Iowa City, IA	28,080	32,698	37,316	41,933
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	26,895	30,743	34,591	38,439
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	29,141	32,074	35,007	37,940
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	29,183	32,261	35,340	38,418
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	26,978	32,116	37,253	42,391
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	29,016	32,573	36,151	39,708
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	26,770	30,764	34,778	38,772
Boise City, ID	31,804	35,610	39,396	43,202
Coeur d'Alene, ID	30,202	33,925	37,648	41,372
Idaho Falls, ID	26,541	30,410	34,258	38,127
Lewiston, ID-WA	31,783	34,653	37,503	40,373
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	30,181	32,656	35,132	37,607
Pocatello, ID	31,762	34,736	37,732	40,706
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	34,050	37,232	40,415	43,597
Twin Falls, ID	31,180	34,882	38,564	42,266
Bloomington, IL	31,949	35,506	39,063	42,620
Champaign-Urbana, IL	33,884	37,149	40,436	43,701
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	34,320	36,671	39,000	41,351
Decatur, IL	32,740	36,816	40,872	44,949
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,631	37,815	39,999	42,183
Kankakee, IL	34,258	36,692	39,125	41,559
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,948	35,818	38,668	41,538
Peoria, IL	31,949	33,738	35,548	37,336
Rockford, IL	31,263	33,634	36,026	38,397
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,573	35,194	37,794	40,415
Springfield, IL	32,719	35,256	37,815	40,352
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,863	36,504	39,167
Bloomington, IN	30,389	35,028	39,666	44,304
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	30,826	35,776	40,748	45,698
Columbus, IN	30,722	35,298	39,853	44,429
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	33,800	37,461	41,122	44,783
Evansville, IN	34,092	37,648	41,205	44,762
Fort Wayne, IN	32,386	35,652	38,917	42,183
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	30,098	34,071	38,023	41,996
Kokomo, IN	30,431	34,944	39,479	43,992
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	30,493	33,447	36,380	39,333
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	25,938	29,120	32,282	35,464
Muncie, IN	30,140	34,320	38,501	42,682
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,138	36,692	42,266	47,820
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	31,180	33,384	35,610	37,815
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,575	36,712	41,829	46,967
Terre Haute, IN	23,234	28,725	34,216	39,708
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	26,312	29,828	33,343	36,858
Lawrence, KS	31,117	33,967	36,796	39,645
Manhattan, KS	26,624	30,140	33,655	37,170
Topeka, KS	30,847	33,759	36,650	39,562
Wichita, KS	26,645	29,890	33,114	36,359
Bowling Green, KY	28,392	31,138	33,884	36,629
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	21,674	24,274	26,895	29,495
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	21,903	25,272	28,663	32,032
Elizabethtown, KY	22,028	25,314	28,621	31,908
Lexington-Fayette, KY	26,957	30,472	34,008	37,524
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	25,709	29,474	33,218	36,983
Owensboro, KY	22,319	25,127	27,956	30,764
Paducah, KY-IL	23,109	26,728	30,348	33,967
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	21,029	23,068	25,106	27,144
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	22,194	25,688	29,204	32,698
Alexandria, LA	22,444	26,125	29,786	33,468
Baton Rouge, LA	22,007	26,104	30,202	34,300
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	22,423	25,896	29,391	32,864
Hammond, LA	22,797	26,624	30,431	34,258
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	22,527	26,479	30,452	34,404
Lafayette, LA	22,444	25,210	27,976	30,743
Lake Charles, LA	22,381	25,335	28,268	31,221
Monroe, LA	21,341	24,711	28,080	31,450
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	23,088	27,124	31,159	35,194
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	22,048	25,980	29,890	33,821
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	23,130	26,562	29,994	33,426
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	23,192	26,874	30,535	34,216
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	23,151	26,312	29,495	32,656
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	35,880	38,792	41,725	44,637
Barnstable Town, MA	34,986	38,834	42,661	46,509
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	36,983	40,685	44,367	48,069
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	34,986	38,792	42,599	46,405
Pittsfield, MA	36,879	39,479	42,058	44,658
Springfield, MA	36,920	39,292	41,684	44,055
Worcester, MA	33,322	37,066	40,789	44,533
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	31,824	35,319	38,813	42,308
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	31,720	34,653	37,607	40,540
Lexington Park, MD	31,138	35,506	39,853	44,221
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,781	34,341	35,922
Salisbury, MD	31,200	31,596	31,970	32,365
Bangor, ME	34,133	38,356	42,557	46,780
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	36,296	39,520	42,765	45,989
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	30,639	34,071	37,482	40,914
Portland-South Portland, ME	35,672	39,957	44,221	48,506
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	36,068	38,688	41,330	43,951
Ann Arbor, MI	30,909	35,048	39,208	43,348
Battle Creek, MI	29,786	32,615	35,464	38,293
Bay City, MI	28,871	33,551	38,252	42,932
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	32,448	35,984	39,520	43,056
Flint, MI	30,972	34,320	37,690	41,039
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	34,216	37,128	40,020	42,932
Jackson, MI	29,890	33,343	36,796	40,248
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	30,244	33,260	36,296	39,312
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	30,015	33,780	37,565	41,330
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,660	35,048	39,437	43,826
Midland, MI	28,871	33,551	38,252	42,932
Monroe, MI	31,866	35,527	39,167	42,828
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	33,343	36,588	39,853	43,098
Niles, MI	29,994	32,740	35,464	38,210
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,680	35,007	39,333	43,660
Saginaw, MI	27,519	30,826	34,112	37,420
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,810	31,346	34,882	38,418
Traverse City, MI	35,943	38,813	41,704	44,575
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	28,933	30,826	32,740	34,632
Duluth, MN-WI	32,095	35,652	39,188	42,744
Mankato, MN	34,716	38,626	42,516	46,426
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	35,298	39,229	43,140	47,071
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,632	38,439	42,224	46,031
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,341	36,920	39,500	42,079
Rochester, MN	30,660	34,445	38,210	41,996
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	30,618	34,320	38,023	41,725
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,007	37,898	40,810	43,701
St. Cloud, MN	34,861	38,543	42,245	45,927
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	29,308	30,556	31,824	33,072
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,493	32,656	34,799	36,962
Columbia, MO	30,119	32,157	34,175	36,213
Jefferson City, MO	30,119	32,157	34,175	36,213
Joplin, MO-KS	28,704	31,138	33,572	36,005
Kansas City, MO-KS	32,802	35,090	37,399	39,687
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,952	31,450	32,927	34,424
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,308	30,410	31,492	32,594
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,594	34,632	36,692	38,730
Springfield, MO	30,181	33,135	36,109	39,063
St. Joseph, MO-KS	30,285	33,239	36,172	39,125
St. Louis, MO-IL	33,031	35,444	37,877	40,290
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	24,024	27,103	30,160	33,239
Hattiesburg, MS	23,816	26,916	30,036	33,135
Jackson, MS	23,650	28,122	32,594	37,066
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	28,039	32,428	36,816	41,205
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	24,212	27,852	31,471	35,111
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,578	33,717	37,836	41,975
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	27,165	31,783	36,400	41,018
Billings, MT	26,604	31,762	36,920	42,079
Bozeman, MT	29,765	35,277	40,768	46,280
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	25,231	29,474	33,717	37,960
Great Falls, MT	25,480	29,162	32,844	36,525
Helena, MT	26,500	31,783	37,045	42,328
Missoula, MT	31,013	35,402	39,791	44,180
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	26,520	31,720	36,941	42,141
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	26,624	31,346	36,047	40,768
Asheville, NC	29,994	33,114	36,213	39,333
Burlington, NC	26,063	28,788	31,533	34,258
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,293	28,184	31,076	33,967
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	27,976	31,866	35,735	39,624
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	27,997	31,700	35,381	39,084
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,000	30,077	34,175	38,252
Fayetteville, NC	27,415	29,744	32,095	34,424
Goldsboro, NC	25,543	28,912	32,282	35,652
Greensboro-High Point, NC	26,666	30,639	34,632	38,605
Greenville, NC	27,394	30,452	33,530	36,588
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	33,031	38,792	44,554	50,316
Jacksonville, NC	25,418	29,141	32,864	36,588
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	23,879	26,728	29,557	32,407
Raleigh-Cary, NC	25,938	29,204	32,469	35,735
Rocky Mount, NC	23,400	27,040	30,660	34,300
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,418	28,663	31,928	35,173
Wilmington, NC	27,436	30,160	32,885	35,610
Winston-Salem, NC	26,770	30,244	33,717	37,191
Bismarck, ND	30,514	34,320	38,106	41,912
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,972	34,549	38,148	41,725
Fargo, ND-MN	31,013	34,487	37,981	41,455
Grand Forks, ND-MN	33,655	36,525	39,375	42,245
Minot, ND	30,514	34,320	38,106	41,912
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	29,911	33,322	36,712	40,124
Grand Island, NE	30,160	33,031	35,922	38,792
Lincoln, NE	30,514	35,485	40,477	45,448
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	30,368	33,176	36,005	38,813
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,952	32,781	35,589	38,418
Omaha, NE-IA	31,554	34,404	37,253	40,103
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,682	32,760	35,860	38,938
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,005	40,040	44,055	48,090
Manchester-Nashua, NH	30,285	34,882	39,458	44,055
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	29,640	33,343	37,066	40,768
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	31,138	36,463	41,808	47,133
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	33,301	36,151	38,980	41,829
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	32,740	35,215	37,669	40,144
Vineland, NJ	32,220	33,093	33,967	34,840
Albuquerque, NM	28,684	31,637	34,612	37,565
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	28,725	31,554	34,383	37,212
Farmington, NM	28,559	31,471	34,362	37,274
Las Cruces, NM	29,828	32,116	34,383	36,671
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	28,933	32,012	35,069	38,148
Santa Fe, NM	31,450	34,632	37,794	40,976
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	31,284	36,338	41,392	46,447
Carson City, NV	35,111	39,333	43,576	47,799
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	31,845	38,688	45,511	52,354
Reno, NV	35,568	39,666	43,784	47,882
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	33,551	37,045	40,560	44,055
Binghamton, NY	38,023	40,040	42,037	44,055
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	33,280	36,172	39,063	41,954
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	32,407	34,716	37,004	39,312
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	35,631	38,522	41,392	44,284
Elmira, NY	35,714	38,543	41,372	44,200
Glens Falls, NY	35,028	40,207	45,386	50,565
Ithaca, NY	35,423	38,397	41,392	44,367
Kingston, NY	35,090	38,023	40,956	43,888
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	35,319	40,602	45,864	51,148
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	34,736	37,940	41,122	44,325
Rochester, NY	32,989	35,069	37,128	39,208
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	34,383	37,295	40,228	43,140
Syracuse, NY	33,800	37,420	41,018	44,637
Utica-Rome, NY	32,240	33,239	34,216	35,215
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	32,781	35,839	38,876	41,933
Akron, OH	29,453	32,948	36,442	39,936
Canton-Massillon, OH	30,348	31,741	33,156	34,549
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	30,847	33,676	36,504	39,333
Cleveland, OH	30,930	33,468	36,026	38,564
Columbus, OH	30,535	33,946	37,357	40,768
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	31,949	34,362	36,754	39,167
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	30,618	32,448	34,279	36,109
Lima, OH	29,952	33,634	37,316	40,997
Mansfield, OH	30,701	33,967	37,232	40,498
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	31,720	34,466	37,232	39,978
Sandusky, OH	31,055	33,821	36,608	39,375
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	30,576	33,530	36,463	39,416
Springfield, OH	31,304	34,341	37,399	40,436
Toledo, OH	31,970	35,256	38,564	41,850
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	29,640	33,509	37,378	41,247
Youngstown-Warren, OH	28,912	31,200	33,468	35,756
Enid, OK	25,834	29,557	33,260	36,983
Lawton, OK	26,042	29,682	33,322	36,962
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	24,232	28,392	32,552	36,712
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	25,959	29,828	33,696	37,565
Oklahoma City, OK	26,188	29,869	33,530	37,212
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	21,944	25,688	29,453	33,197
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	25,148	28,871	32,594	36,317
Tulsa, OK	26,500	30,847	35,194	39,541
Albany, OR	34,695	37,711	40,727	43,743
Bend, OR	39,458	43,701	47,924	52,167
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	34,820	38,501	42,183	45,864
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	33,842	37,482	41,101	44,741
Corvallis, OR	34,508	37,253	40,020	42,765
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,088	40,976	45,844	50,732
Eugene-Springfield, OR	35,173	37,108	39,021	40,956
Grants Pass, OR	33,447	37,420	41,392	45,365
Medford, OR	32,989	37,212	41,455	45,677
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	35,922	39,687	43,472	47,237
Salem, OR	33,780	37,669	41,538	45,428
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	27,893	32,448	37,004	41,559
Altoona, PA	26,500	29,828	33,156	36,484
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	27,228	30,410	33,592	36,775
Chambersburg, PA	27,415	31,055	34,674	38,314
Erie, PA	27,997	32,261	36,525	40,789
Gettysburg, PA	29,474	33,239	37,004	40,768
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	28,788	32,344	35,901	39,458
Johnstown, PA	26,541	29,058	31,575	34,092
Lancaster, PA	28,621	32,074	35,527	38,980
Lebanon, PA	29,100	32,636	36,151	39,687
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,772	29,557	33,343	37,128
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	27,144	30,306	33,468	36,629
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	29,724	33,072	36,400	39,749
Pittsburgh, PA	28,996	32,095	35,215	38,314
Reading, PA	30,972	34,092	37,191	40,311
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	30,244	34,528	38,792	43,077
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,728	30,576	34,404	38,252
State College, PA	26,728	30,140	33,530	36,941
Williamsport, PA	24,898	27,914	30,930	33,946
York-Hanover, PA	32,636	35,589	38,564	41,517
Aguadilla, PR	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Arecibo, PR	21,840	22,090	22,360	22,610
Guayama, PR	21,840	22,173	22,485	22,818
Mayaguez, PR	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Ponce, PR	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,882	22,548	23,213	23,879
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	34,133	37,524	40,893	44,284
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	31,013	34,882	38,772	42,640
Columbia, SC	28,288	33,530	38,751	43,992
Florence, SC	24,253	29,869	35,464	41,080
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	32,095	35,672	39,250	42,828
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	28,704	33,239	37,794	42,328
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	21,612	26,104	30,618	35,111
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	21,383	25,751	30,140	34,508
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	23,005	28,101	33,218	38,314
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,271	31,263	36,276	41,268
Spartanburg, SC	32,032	36,005	39,999	43,972
Sumter, SC	24,253	29,869	35,464	41,080
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	28,288	33,010	37,711	42,432
Rapid City, SD	31,824	35,485	39,146	42,807
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	32,261	36,525	40,768	45,032
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	28,829	33,384	37,940	42,495
Chattanooga, TN-GA	27,207	31,866	36,546	41,205
Clarksville, TN-KY	27,373	30,784	34,196	37,607
Cleveland, TN	25,106	29,391	33,676	37,960
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	22,173	27,893	33,613	39,333
Jackson, TN	29,578	32,906	36,213	39,541
Johnson City, TN	25,626	29,474	33,322	37,170
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	22,860	27,872	32,864	37,877
Knoxville, TN	19,615	26,396	33,156	39,936
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	22,652	28,288	33,946	39,583
Morristown, TN	25,231	29,308	33,384	37,461
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	24,274	30,597	36,920	43,244
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	23,068	26,916	30,743	34,591
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,434	31,679	34,903	38,148
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	18,304	21,944	25,564	29,204
Abilene, TX	23,962	27,789	31,637	35,464
Amarillo, TX	23,775	28,392	33,031	37,648
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	26,354	31,429	36,484	41,559
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	22,152	26,396	30,639	34,882
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,736	25,896	30,077	34,237
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	19,386	22,589	25,772	28,975
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	23,650	27,290	30,951	34,591
College Station-Bryan, TX	23,588	27,290	30,972	34,674
Corpus Christi, TX	22,485	26,396	30,327	34,237
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	27,186	31,159	35,152	39,125
Eagle Pass, TX	23,442	27,914	32,386	36,858
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,917	29,744	33,592	37,420
El Paso, TX	18,658	21,632	24,607	27,581
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,232	27,623	31,013	34,404
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	26,708	30,514	34,320	38,127
Killeen-Temple, TX	25,148	29,807	34,487	39,146
Laredo, TX	19,157	22,756	26,333	29,932
Longview, TX	25,792	30,514	35,236	39,957
Lubbock, TX	24,960	28,247	31,554	34,840
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	19,386	22,589	25,772	28,975
Midland, TX	22,298	27,914	33,509	39,125
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,815	28,413	31,991	35,589
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	20,343	25,751	31,159	36,567
Odessa, TX	25,127	31,200	37,253	43,327
San Angelo, TX	20,655	23,400	26,146	28,892
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	23,879	27,810	31,762	35,693
Sherman-Denison, TX	26,728	30,701	34,653	38,626
Texarkana, TX-AR	25,564	29,516	33,468	37,420
Tyler, TX	23,172	26,520	29,869	33,218
Victoria, TX	23,213	27,332	31,450	35,568
Waco, TX	23,151	26,999	30,847	34,695
Wichita Falls, TX	22,402	25,855	29,308	32,760
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	29,869	33,239	36,608	39,978
Logan, UT-ID	31,471	33,613	35,735	37,877
Ogden, UT	30,431	33,821	37,212	40,602
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	29,869	33,488	37,128	40,748
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	31,242	34,404	37,544	40,706
St. George, UT	30,181	33,426	36,692	39,936
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	30,784	33,967	37,128	40,311
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	27,727	30,972	34,196	37,440
Charlottesville, VA	29,391	32,885	36,400	39,895
Harrisonburg, VA	29,162	32,656	36,130	39,624
Lynchburg, VA	29,058	32,303	35,527	38,772
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,452	35,506	40,540	45,594
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,079	32,469	35,880	39,271
Richmond, VA	28,788	33,239	37,690	42,141
Roanoke, VA	27,872	31,512	35,132	38,772
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,514	32,864	35,215	37,565
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,685	30,660	33,655	36,629
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	29,162	32,656	36,130	39,624
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	28,018	32,199	36,380	40,560
Winchester, VA-WV	30,805	35,818	40,831	45,844
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	29,037	33,301	37,565	41,829
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	35,568	39,437	43,306	47,175
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	30,764	34,882	39,021	43,140
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	34,216	37,628	41,060	44,471
Bellingham, WA	37,420	40,685	43,930	47,196
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	37,919	41,101	44,284	47,466
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	37,461	40,602	43,722	46,863
Kennewick-Richland, WA	36,463	39,167	41,871	44,575
Longview-Kelso, WA	35,860	39,604	43,348	47,092
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	38,813	41,621	44,429	47,237
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	39,229	41,912	44,616	47,300
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	39,520	42,120	44,700	47,300
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	36,629	38,397	40,186	41,954
Walla Walla, WA	36,525	39,188	41,871	44,533
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	39,146	41,829	44,533	47,216
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	37,773	40,976	44,159	47,362
Yakima, WA	37,773	40,935	44,117	47,279
Appleton, WI	36,234	43,992	51,751	59,509
Eau Claire, WI	29,994	33,655	37,316	40,976
Fond du Lac, WI	28,767	33,592	38,397	43,223
Green Bay, WI	27,852	32,407	36,983	41,538
Janesville-Beloit, WI	25,127	32,261	39,396	46,530
Kenosha, WI	32,303	35,964	39,624	43,285
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	29,952	33,842	37,752	41,642
Madison, WI	32,698	36,900	41,122	45,324
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	32,448	36,400	40,373	44,325
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	31,200	35,277	39,333	43,410
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,682	33,488	37,295	41,101
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	35,111	39,541	43,972	48,402
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	31,637	35,901	40,165	44,429
Sheboygan, WI	32,407	37,004	41,600	46,197
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,220	35,776	39,312	42,869
Wausau, WI	32,469	35,444	38,439	41,413
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,432	32,698	35,943	39,208
Beckley, WV	21,965	25,293	28,621	31,949
Charleston, WV	22,028	24,919	27,810	30,701
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	22,485	25,896	29,287	32,698
Morgantown, WV	21,716	25,085	28,476	31,845
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	21,570	24,607	27,623	30,660
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	21,612	24,752	27,872	31,013
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	21,778	25,148	28,496	31,866
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	29,224	32,074	34,903	37,752
Wheeling, WV-OH	27,540	30,368	33,197	36,026
Casper, WY	30,743	33,884	37,024	40,165
Cheyenne, WY	30,868	34,258	37,669	41,060
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	32,760	35,797	38,855	41,892
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	29,495	32,199	34,924	37,628

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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