SOC 51-6051 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Sewers, Hand 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): Sew, join, reinforce, or finish, usually with needle and thread, a variety of manufactured items. Includes weavers and stitchers.

Level I across metros$19,012 – $43,556Abilene, TX to Olympia, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$41,184Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Sewers, Hand?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Sewers, Hand (SOC 51-6051) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $19,012 in Abilene, TX to $43,556 in Olympia, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $41,184. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $37,170, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 11 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 43. 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	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Anchorage, AK	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Fairbanks-College, AK	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Anniston-Oxford, AL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Auburn-Opelika, AL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Birmingham, AL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Decatur, AL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Dothan, AL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Gadsden, AL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Huntsville, AL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Mobile, AL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Montgomery, AL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Tuscaloosa, AL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Fort Smith, AR-OK	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Hot Springs, AR	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Jonesboro, AR	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Flagstaff, AZ	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Tucson, AZ	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Yuma, AZ	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	34,716	39,437	44,180	48,901
Chico, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
El Centro, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Fresno, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	34,840	39,874	44,908	49,941
Merced, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Modesto, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Napa, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	34,674	39,520	44,388	49,234
Redding, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	34,778	39,292	43,826	48,340
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Salinas, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	34,757	39,333	43,909	48,485
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Stockton-Lodi, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Vallejo, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Visalia, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Yuba City, CA	34,570	38,834	43,098	47,362
Boulder, CO	41,684	44,429	47,154	49,900
Colorado Springs, CO	40,269	43,389	46,488	49,608
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	41,996	44,720	47,466	50,191
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,311	43,389	46,447	49,525
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	39,936	43,056	46,176	49,296
Grand Junction, CO	39,936	43,056	46,176	49,296
Greeley, CO	42,204	44,804	47,404	50,004
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,852	43,826	46,780	49,754
Pueblo, CO	39,936	43,056	46,176	49,296
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,520	42,807	46,093	49,380
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
New Haven, CT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Dover, DE	31,824	32,948	34,092	35,215
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Gainesville, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Homosassa Springs, FL	29,100	30,930	32,760	34,591
Jacksonville, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	29,245	32,261	35,298	38,314
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Naples-Marco Island, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	29,266	32,532	35,776	39,042
Ocala, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Port St. Lucie, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Punta Gorda, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Sebring, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	29,037	32,781	36,504	40,248
Tallahassee, FL	29,432	33,405	37,357	41,330
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	29,224	32,240	35,236	38,252
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	29,162	31,346	33,551	35,735
Albany, GA	33,884	36,504	39,104	41,725
Athens-Clarke County, GA	34,716	37,919	41,101	44,304
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	37,711	40,248	42,786	45,324
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	31,887	35,007	38,148	41,268
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	33,884	36,504	39,104	41,725
Columbus, GA-AL	36,879	39,479	42,079	44,679
Dalton, GA	33,884	36,504	39,104	41,725
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,426	36,213	39,000	41,788
Gainesville, GA	35,735	38,855	41,954	45,074
Hinesville, GA	33,884	36,504	39,104	41,725
Macon-Bibb County, GA	37,440	39,978	42,495	45,032
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,383	37,544	40,727	43,888
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,509	36,546	39,583	42,620
Rome, GA	34,820	38,064	41,330	44,575
Savannah, GA	33,884	36,504	39,104	41,725
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,884	36,504	39,104	41,725
Valdosta, GA	33,884	36,504	39,104	41,725
Warner Robins, GA	33,884	36,504	39,104	41,725
Guam MSA	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Urban Honolulu, HI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Ames, IA	37,274	39,500	41,746	43,972
Cedar Rapids, IA	37,274	39,500	41,746	43,972
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	37,274	39,500	41,746	43,972
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	37,274	39,500	41,746	43,972
Dubuque, IA	37,274	39,500	41,746	43,972
Iowa City, IA	37,274	39,500	41,746	43,972
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,274	39,500	41,746	43,972
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,274	39,500	41,746	43,972
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	37,274	39,500	41,746	43,972
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,357	39,562	41,767	43,972
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,274	39,500	41,746	43,972
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	37,274	39,500	41,746	43,972
Boise City, ID	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Coeur d'Alene, ID	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Idaho Falls, ID	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Lewiston, ID-WA	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Pocatello, ID	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Twin Falls, ID	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Bloomington, IL	35,860	38,044	40,207	42,391
Champaign-Urbana, IL	35,860	38,044	40,207	42,391
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	36,296	38,460	40,602	42,765
Decatur, IL	35,860	38,044	40,207	42,391
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	33,988	35,839	37,690	39,541
Kankakee, IL	36,151	38,376	40,581	42,807
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,005	38,189	40,352	42,536
Peoria, IL	35,860	38,044	40,207	42,391
Rockford, IL	36,192	38,335	40,498	42,640
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,860	38,044	40,207	42,391
Springfield, IL	35,860	38,044	40,207	42,391
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,797	37,919	40,040	42,162
Bloomington, IN	29,224	32,303	35,360	38,439
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	29,432	32,324	35,215	38,106
Columbus, IN	29,224	32,303	35,360	38,439
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	29,224	32,303	35,360	38,439
Evansville, IN	29,224	32,303	35,360	38,439
Fort Wayne, IN	29,224	32,303	35,360	38,439
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	29,620	32,698	35,797	38,876
Kokomo, IN	29,557	32,594	35,631	38,668
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	35,485	37,815	40,144	42,474
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	35,485	37,815	40,165	42,495
Muncie, IN	29,224	32,303	35,360	38,439
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,882	37,357	39,832	42,308
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	29,224	32,303	35,360	38,439
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	30,015	32,490	34,965	37,440
Terre Haute, IN	29,224	32,303	35,360	38,439
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Lawrence, KS	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Manhattan, KS	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Topeka, KS	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Wichita, KS	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Bowling Green, KY	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Elizabethtown, KY	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Lexington-Fayette, KY	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Owensboro, KY	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Paducah, KY-IL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Alexandria, LA	26,936	28,164	29,412	30,639
Baton Rouge, LA	27,040	28,122	29,183	30,264
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	26,895	27,519	28,122	28,746
Hammond, LA	27,040	28,080	29,141	30,181
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	27,040	28,080	29,141	30,181
Lafayette, LA	27,040	27,373	27,727	28,060
Lake Charles, LA	26,936	28,164	29,412	30,639
Monroe, LA	26,936	28,164	29,412	30,639
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	26,936	28,164	29,412	30,639
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	26,936	28,164	29,412	30,639
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	26,936	28,164	29,412	30,639
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	27,040	28,018	28,996	29,973
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	27,040	27,373	27,727	28,060
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	31,200	34,965	38,709	42,474
Barnstable Town, MA	31,263	35,007	38,772	42,516
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	31,200	34,965	38,730	42,495
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	31,221	34,903	38,584	42,266
Pittsfield, MA	31,200	34,965	38,709	42,474
Springfield, MA	31,200	34,965	38,709	42,474
Worcester, MA	31,200	35,111	39,000	42,911
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	32,012	33,260	34,528	35,776
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Lexington Park, MD	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	31,762	32,802	33,863	34,903
Salisbury, MD	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Bangor, ME	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Portland-South Portland, ME	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Ann Arbor, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Battle Creek, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Bay City, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Flint, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Jackson, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Midland, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Monroe, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Niles, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Saginaw, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Traverse City, MI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Duluth, MN-WI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Mankato, MN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Rochester, MN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
St. Cloud, MN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,703	32,095	34,466	36,858
Columbia, MO	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Jefferson City, MO	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Joplin, MO-KS	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Kansas City, MO-KS	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,492	33,551	35,610	37,669
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,556	32,823	35,111	37,378
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Springfield, MO	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
St. Joseph, MO-KS	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
St. Louis, MO-IL	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Hattiesburg, MS	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Jackson, MS	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	21,820	29,557	37,295	45,032
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	21,799	29,557	37,336	45,095
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	21,820	29,516	37,212	44,908
Billings, MT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Bozeman, MT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Great Falls, MT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Helena, MT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Missoula, MT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Asheville, NC	29,120	32,240	35,360	38,480
Burlington, NC	29,120	32,240	35,360	38,480
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,268	31,741	35,215	38,688
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	26,895	30,972	35,069	39,146
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	30,327	33,405	36,504	39,583
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,120	32,240	35,360	38,480
Fayetteville, NC	29,120	32,240	35,360	38,480
Goldsboro, NC	29,120	32,240	35,360	38,480
Greensboro-High Point, NC	29,120	32,240	35,360	38,480
Greenville, NC	29,120	32,240	35,360	38,480
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	29,120	32,240	35,360	38,480
Jacksonville, NC	29,120	32,240	35,360	38,480
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	29,120	32,240	35,360	38,480
Raleigh-Cary, NC	29,120	32,240	35,360	38,480
Rocky Mount, NC	29,120	32,240	35,360	38,480
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,476	31,616	34,736	37,877
Wilmington, NC	29,120	32,240	35,360	38,480
Winston-Salem, NC	26,812	30,015	33,197	36,400
Bismarck, ND	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Fargo, ND-MN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Grand Forks, ND-MN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Minot, ND	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Grand Island, NE	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Lincoln, NE	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Omaha, NE-IA	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Manchester-Nashua, NH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	34,133	35,943	37,773	39,583
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	34,175	36,005	37,856	39,687
Vineland, NJ	31,887	32,989	34,112	35,215
Albuquerque, NM	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Farmington, NM	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Las Cruces, NM	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Santa Fe, NM	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	38,709	40,186	41,663	43,140
Carson City, NV	38,709	40,186	41,663	43,140
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	38,709	40,186	41,663	43,140
Reno, NV	38,709	40,186	41,663	43,140
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	36,276	37,732	39,188	40,644
Binghamton, NY	36,276	37,732	39,188	40,644
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	36,276	37,732	39,188	40,644
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	36,276	37,732	39,188	40,644
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	36,276	37,732	39,188	40,644
Elmira, NY	36,276	37,732	39,188	40,644
Glens Falls, NY	36,276	37,732	39,188	40,644
Ithaca, NY	36,276	37,732	39,188	40,644
Kingston, NY	36,276	37,732	39,188	40,644
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	36,172	37,544	38,917	40,290
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	36,255	37,607	38,959	40,311
Rochester, NY	36,276	37,732	39,188	40,644
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	36,276	37,732	39,188	40,644
Syracuse, NY	36,276	37,732	39,188	40,644
Utica-Rome, NY	36,276	37,732	39,188	40,644
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	36,276	37,732	39,188	40,644
Akron, OH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Canton-Massillon, OH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Cleveland, OH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Columbus, OH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Lima, OH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Mansfield, OH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Sandusky, OH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Springfield, OH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Toledo, OH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Youngstown-Warren, OH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Enid, OK	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Lawton, OK	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Oklahoma City, OK	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Tulsa, OK	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Albany, OR	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Bend, OR	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Corvallis, OR	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Eugene-Springfield, OR	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Grants Pass, OR	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Medford, OR	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Salem, OR	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	33,676	35,277	36,900	38,501
Altoona, PA	32,240	33,530	34,799	36,088
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,279	34,736	35,194	35,652
Chambersburg, PA	32,240	33,530	34,799	36,088
Erie, PA	32,240	33,530	34,799	36,088
Gettysburg, PA	32,240	33,530	34,799	36,088
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	32,282	33,468	34,632	35,818
Johnstown, PA	34,133	34,778	35,444	36,088
Lancaster, PA	31,304	32,760	34,216	35,672
Lebanon, PA	31,887	33,176	34,487	35,776
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,196	34,653	35,111	35,568
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,780	34,487	35,194	35,901
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	31,845	32,885	33,904	34,944
Pittsburgh, PA	34,445	35,007	35,548	36,109
Reading, PA	31,034	32,573	34,112	35,652
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	33,239	34,029	34,799	35,589
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,904	34,570	35,236	35,901
State College, PA	34,570	34,903	35,215	35,548
Williamsport, PA	34,570	34,903	35,215	35,548
York-Hanover, PA	32,240	33,530	34,799	36,088
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	22,298	22,776	23,234
Arecibo, PR	21,840	22,298	22,776	23,234
Guayama, PR	21,840	22,298	22,776	23,234
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	22,298	22,776	23,234
Ponce, PR	21,840	22,256	22,652	23,068
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	22,298	22,776	23,234
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,840	22,298	22,776	23,234
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	31,263	35,007	38,772	42,516
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	31,824	35,090	38,376	41,642
Columbia, SC	29,765	33,613	37,482	41,330
Florence, SC	31,824	35,090	38,376	41,642
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	31,824	35,090	38,376	41,642
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	31,824	35,090	38,376	41,642
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	31,824	35,090	38,376	41,642
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,328	33,176	37,024	40,872
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,261	35,589	38,917	42,245
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,824	35,090	38,376	41,642
Spartanburg, SC	32,053	35,444	38,834	42,224
Sumter, SC	31,824	35,090	38,376	41,642
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Rapid City, SD	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Chattanooga, TN-GA	32,116	34,404	36,671	38,959
Clarksville, TN-KY	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Cleveland, TN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Jackson, TN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Johnson City, TN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Knoxville, TN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	21,820	29,516	37,212	44,908
Morristown, TN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Abilene, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Amarillo, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	18,908	24,794	30,680	36,567
College Station-Bryan, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Corpus Christi, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	27,207	31,138	35,048	38,980
Eagle Pass, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
El Paso, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,756	27,997	33,239	38,480
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Killeen-Temple, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Laredo, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Longview, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Lubbock, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Midland, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,207	31,138	35,048	38,980
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	17,764	21,466	25,148	28,850
Odessa, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
San Angelo, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Sherman-Denison, TX	27,436	31,304	35,194	39,063
Texarkana, TX-AR	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Tyler, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Victoria, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Waco, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
Wichita Falls, TX	19,012	24,773	30,514	36,276
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Logan, UT-ID	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Ogden, UT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
St. George, UT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Charlottesville, VA	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Harrisonburg, VA	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Lynchburg, VA	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Richmond, VA	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Roanoke, VA	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Winchester, VA-WV	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Bellingham, WA	39,583	41,372	43,181	44,970
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	42,328	43,431	44,533	45,636
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,812	41,704	43,576	45,469
Kennewick-Richland, WA	39,583	41,372	43,181	44,970
Longview-Kelso, WA	39,583	41,372	43,181	44,970
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	41,392	42,786	44,200	45,594
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	43,556	44,263	44,970	45,677
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	41,642	42,952	44,284	45,594
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	39,583	41,372	43,181	44,970
Walla Walla, WA	39,583	41,372	43,181	44,970
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	39,583	41,372	43,181	44,970
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,832	41,704	43,597	45,469
Yakima, WA	41,330	42,744	44,180	45,594
Appleton, WI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Eau Claire, WI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Fond du Lac, WI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Green Bay, WI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Janesville-Beloit, WI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Kenosha, WI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Madison, WI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Sheboygan, WI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Wausau, WI	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Beckley, WV	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Charleston, WV	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Morgantown, WV	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Wheeling, WV-OH	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Casper, WY	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Cheyenne, WY	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	29,141	33,156	37,170	41,184

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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