SOC 51-6042 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Shoe Machine 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): Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.

Level I across metros$20,613 – $45,095El Paso, TX to Chico, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$40,956Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Shoe Machine 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 Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders (SOC 51-6042) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $20,613 in El Paso, TX to $45,095 in Chico, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $40,956. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $36,234, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 6 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 21. 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	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Anchorage, AK	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Fairbanks-College, AK	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Anniston-Oxford, AL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Auburn-Opelika, AL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Birmingham, AL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Decatur, AL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Dothan, AL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Gadsden, AL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Huntsville, AL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Mobile, AL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Montgomery, AL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Tuscaloosa, AL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Fort Smith, AR-OK	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Hot Springs, AR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Jonesboro, AR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Flagstaff, AZ	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Tucson, AZ	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Yuma, AZ	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	45,032	48,111	51,210	54,288
Chico, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
El Centro, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Fresno, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	45,032	48,194	51,335	54,496
Merced, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Modesto, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Napa, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	45,012	48,132	51,231	54,351
Redding, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	45,053	48,173	51,293	54,413
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Salinas, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	45,032	48,194	51,335	54,496
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Stockton-Lodi, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Vallejo, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Visalia, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Yuba City, CA	45,095	48,152	51,231	54,288
Boulder, CO	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Colorado Springs, CO	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Grand Junction, CO	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Greeley, CO	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Pueblo, CO	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
New Haven, CT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Dover, DE	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Gainesville, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Homosassa Springs, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Jacksonville, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Naples-Marco Island, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Ocala, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Port St. Lucie, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Punta Gorda, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Sebring, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Tallahassee, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Albany, GA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Athens-Clarke County, GA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Columbus, GA-AL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Dalton, GA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Gainesville, GA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Hinesville, GA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Macon-Bibb County, GA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Rome, GA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Savannah, GA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Valdosta, GA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Warner Robins, GA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Guam MSA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Urban Honolulu, HI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Ames, IA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Cedar Rapids, IA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Dubuque, IA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Iowa City, IA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Boise City, ID	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Coeur d'Alene, ID	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Idaho Falls, ID	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lewiston, ID-WA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Pocatello, ID	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Twin Falls, ID	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Bloomington, IL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Champaign-Urbana, IL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Decatur, IL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Kankakee, IL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Peoria, IL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Rockford, IL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Springfield, IL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Bloomington, IN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Columbus, IN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Evansville, IN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Fort Wayne, IN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Kokomo, IN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Muncie, IN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Terre Haute, IN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lawrence, KS	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Manhattan, KS	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Topeka, KS	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Wichita, KS	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Bowling Green, KY	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Elizabethtown, KY	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lexington-Fayette, KY	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Owensboro, KY	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Paducah, KY-IL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Alexandria, LA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Baton Rouge, LA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Hammond, LA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lafayette, LA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lake Charles, LA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Monroe, LA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Barnstable Town, MA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Pittsfield, MA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Springfield, MA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Worcester, MA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lexington Park, MD	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Salisbury, MD	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Bangor, ME	33,655	37,232	40,810	44,388
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	33,655	37,232	40,810	44,388
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	33,655	37,232	40,810	44,388
Portland-South Portland, ME	33,655	37,232	40,810	44,388
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	33,655	37,232	40,810	44,388
Ann Arbor, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Battle Creek, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Bay City, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Flint, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Jackson, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Midland, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Monroe, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Niles, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Saginaw, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Traverse City, MI	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Duluth, MN-WI	31,700	34,466	37,232	39,999
Mankato, MN	31,700	34,466	37,232	39,999
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	31,700	34,466	37,232	39,999
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	31,700	34,466	37,232	39,999
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	31,700	34,466	37,232	39,999
Rochester, MN	31,700	34,466	37,232	39,999
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	31,783	34,570	37,336	40,124
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	31,700	34,466	37,232	39,999
St. Cloud, MN	31,700	34,466	37,232	39,999
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Columbia, MO	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Jefferson City, MO	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Joplin, MO-KS	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Kansas City, MO-KS	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Springfield, MO	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
St. Joseph, MO-KS	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
St. Louis, MO-IL	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Hattiesburg, MS	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Jackson, MS	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Billings, MT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Bozeman, MT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Great Falls, MT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Helena, MT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Missoula, MT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Asheville, NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Burlington, NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Fayetteville, NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Goldsboro, NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Greensboro-High Point, NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Greenville, NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Jacksonville, NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Raleigh-Cary, NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Rocky Mount, NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Wilmington, NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Winston-Salem, NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Bismarck, ND	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Fargo, ND-MN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Grand Forks, ND-MN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Minot, ND	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Grand Island, NE	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lincoln, NE	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Omaha, NE-IA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Manchester-Nashua, NH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	38,605	42,848	47,071	51,314
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	38,605	42,848	47,071	51,314
Vineland, NJ	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Albuquerque, NM	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Farmington, NM	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Las Cruces, NM	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Santa Fe, NM	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Carson City, NV	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Reno, NV	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	39,541	43,140	46,717	50,316
Binghamton, NY	39,541	43,140	46,717	50,316
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	39,541	43,140	46,717	50,316
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	39,541	43,140	46,717	50,316
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	39,541	43,140	46,717	50,316
Elmira, NY	39,541	43,140	46,717	50,316
Glens Falls, NY	39,541	43,140	46,717	50,316
Ithaca, NY	39,541	43,140	46,717	50,316
Kingston, NY	39,541	43,140	46,717	50,316
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	38,855	42,890	46,904	50,940
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	40,727	44,450	48,152	51,876
Rochester, NY	39,541	43,140	46,717	50,316
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	39,541	43,140	46,717	50,316
Syracuse, NY	39,541	43,140	46,717	50,316
Utica-Rome, NY	39,541	43,140	46,717	50,316
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	39,541	43,140	46,717	50,316
Akron, OH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Canton-Massillon, OH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Cleveland, OH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Columbus, OH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lima, OH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Mansfield, OH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Sandusky, OH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Springfield, OH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Toledo, OH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Youngstown-Warren, OH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Enid, OK	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lawton, OK	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Oklahoma City, OK	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Tulsa, OK	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Albany, OR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Bend, OR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Corvallis, OR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Eugene-Springfield, OR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Grants Pass, OR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Medford, OR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Salem, OR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	38,127	42,432	46,759	51,064
Altoona, PA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Chambersburg, PA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Erie, PA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Gettysburg, PA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Johnstown, PA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lancaster, PA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lebanon, PA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	35,943	40,436	44,928	49,421
Pittsburgh, PA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Reading, PA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
State College, PA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Williamsport, PA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
York-Hanover, PA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Aguadilla, PR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Arecibo, PR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Guayama, PR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Mayaguez, PR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Ponce, PR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Columbia, SC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Florence, SC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Spartanburg, SC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Sumter, SC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Rapid City, SD	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Chattanooga, TN-GA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Clarksville, TN-KY	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Cleveland, TN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Jackson, TN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Johnson City, TN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Knoxville, TN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Morristown, TN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Abilene, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Amarillo, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
College Station-Bryan, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Corpus Christi, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Eagle Pass, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
El Paso, TX	20,613	22,423	24,232	26,042
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Killeen-Temple, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Laredo, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Longview, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Lubbock, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Midland, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,404	23,546	25,709	27,852
Odessa, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
San Angelo, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Sherman-Denison, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Texarkana, TX-AR	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Tyler, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Victoria, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Waco, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
Wichita Falls, TX	21,362	23,588	25,813	28,039
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Logan, UT-ID	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Ogden, UT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
St. George, UT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Charlottesville, VA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Harrisonburg, VA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Lynchburg, VA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Richmond, VA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Roanoke, VA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Winchester, VA-WV	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Bellingham, WA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Kennewick-Richland, WA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Longview-Kelso, WA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Walla Walla, WA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Yakima, WA	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Appleton, WI	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
Eau Claire, WI	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
Fond du Lac, WI	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
Green Bay, WI	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
Janesville-Beloit, WI	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
Kenosha, WI	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
Madison, WI	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,847	35,048	39,271	43,472
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
Sheboygan, WI	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
Wausau, WI	31,429	35,485	39,562	43,618
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	31,471	35,631	39,791	43,951
Beckley, WV	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Charleston, WV	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Morgantown, WV	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Wheeling, WV-OH	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Casper, WY	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Cheyenne, WY	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,512	36,234	40,956

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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