SOC 51-7021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Furniture Finishers 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): Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

Level I across metros$21,674 – $47,050Abilene, TX to Boston, MA
Median Level IV, major metros$50,940Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Furniture Finishers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Furniture Finishers (SOC 51-7021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,674 in Abilene, TX to $47,050 in Boston, MA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $50,940. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $46,239, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 21 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 49. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

  • Level I
  • Level II
  • Level III
  • Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas
Wage areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area34,34139,79145,24050,690
Anchorage, AK34,34139,79145,24050,690
Fairbanks-College, AK34,34139,79145,24050,690
Anniston-Oxford, AL31,09634,32037,52440,748
Auburn-Opelika, AL30,76433,55136,31739,104
Birmingham, AL27,60232,44837,29542,141
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL31,80434,21636,65039,063
Decatur, AL25,02329,16233,28037,420
Dothan, AL29,39133,28037,17041,060
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL21,94427,22832,51137,794
Gadsden, AL31,09634,32037,52440,748
Huntsville, AL30,78433,42636,06838,709
Mobile, AL31,80434,21636,65039,063
Montgomery, AL31,22134,54937,85641,184
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area27,54031,59635,65239,708
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area27,22832,22037,21242,204
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area29,39133,28037,17041,060
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area32,13635,92239,68743,472
Tuscaloosa, AL26,00032,11638,21044,325
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area34,02938,81343,59748,381
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR36,83738,77240,72742,661
Fort Smith, AR-OK36,83738,77240,72742,661
Hot Springs, AR36,83738,77240,72742,661
Jonesboro, AR33,78039,04244,32549,588
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR36,83738,77240,72742,661
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area36,83738,77240,72742,661
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area36,83738,77240,72742,661
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area36,83738,77240,72742,661
Arizona nonmetropolitan area36,00540,04044,09648,132
Flagstaff, AZ36,04740,10344,15948,215
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ36,04740,10344,15948,215
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ35,50640,08244,67949,255
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ35,90139,95744,03448,090
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ36,04740,10344,15948,215
Tucson, AZ35,67240,20744,72049,255
Yuma, AZ35,67240,20744,72049,255
Bakersfield-Delano, CA38,85544,47150,10855,724
Chico, CA39,64545,61551,60557,575
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area38,25244,42950,58656,764
El Centro, CA38,89644,72050,52456,348
Fresno, CA39,64545,61551,60557,575
Hanford-Corcoran, CA39,64545,61551,60557,575
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA39,12544,65850,17055,703
Merced, CA42,28749,33856,41063,461
Modesto, CA43,55650,52457,49264,460
Napa, CA40,16546,11452,08458,032
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area40,08245,92751,77257,616
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area40,45646,36452,27158,178
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA39,14644,67950,23255,765
Redding, CA39,64545,61551,60557,575
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA37,71143,53549,33855,162
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA40,37346,21852,08457,928
Salinas, CA39,64545,61551,60557,575
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA39,06344,65850,25355,848
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA46,28052,74959,23965,708
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA42,74449,85856,95164,064
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA39,64545,61551,60557,575
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA45,84452,52059,17665,853
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA39,64545,61551,60557,575
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA44,18050,91957,63764,376
Stockton-Lodi, CA38,37645,01251,64758,282
Vallejo, CA43,14049,67156,18162,712
Visalia, CA39,64545,61551,60557,575
Yuba City, CA40,78946,59252,41658,220
Boulder, CO39,33345,59451,87658,136
Colorado Springs, CO40,56046,44752,35458,240
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO40,43646,42652,43758,428
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area40,49846,30152,10457,908
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO37,83644,47151,08557,720
Grand Junction, CO39,41645,51151,58457,679
Greeley, CO38,66844,76250,87756,972
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area38,85545,13651,39757,679
Pueblo, CO39,41645,51151,58457,679
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area40,87246,84252,79158,760
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT42,10049,33856,57663,815
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area44,22150,44056,66062,879
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT46,11451,29356,49361,672
New Haven, CT43,84750,17056,51462,837
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT45,57350,94056,30661,672
Waterbury-Shelton, CT43,90950,23256,53562,858
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV35,31940,74846,19751,626
Dover, DE39,33345,11650,87756,660
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area34,34139,79145,24050,690
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL35,83940,70645,57350,440
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL36,33840,85245,34449,858
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL36,48441,03945,59450,149
Gainesville, FL35,00739,97844,94949,920
Homosassa Springs, FL35,63139,95744,26348,589
Jacksonville, FL36,35941,30946,23951,189
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL36,83741,03945,24049,442
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL36,46340,99745,55250,087
Naples-Marco Island, FL40,20744,72049,21353,727
North Florida nonmetropolitan area34,63239,37544,11748,860
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL35,04839,37543,70148,028
Ocala, FL36,58841,01845,46949,900
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL38,43942,55746,69650,815
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL37,71141,89246,07250,253
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL36,33840,85245,34449,858
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL36,33840,85245,34449,858
Port St. Lucie, FL36,52541,10145,65650,232
Punta Gorda, FL35,34039,93644,51249,109
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL38,21042,34946,46850,607
Sebring, FL38,04441,97545,88549,816
South Florida nonmetropolitan area36,67141,14345,61550,087
Tallahassee, FL36,33840,85245,34449,858
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL36,17240,41544,63748,880
Wildwood-The Villages, FL36,73340,95645,15749,380
Albany, GA28,33031,32534,30037,295
Athens-Clarke County, GA31,09635,86040,62345,386
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA31,78336,56741,37246,156
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC28,64233,30137,94042,599
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA29,68234,82039,95745,095
Columbus, GA-AL30,51435,21539,91644,616
Dalton, GA28,74633,26037,75242,266
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area28,91234,46640,04045,594
Gainesville, GA31,05535,75640,43645,136
Hinesville, GA28,76735,21541,64248,090
Macon-Bibb County, GA31,55436,25540,95645,656
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area29,84834,54939,22943,930
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area30,38935,25640,14445,012
Rome, GA30,22335,11139,99944,887
Savannah, GA29,68234,82039,95745,095
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area27,97631,03434,09237,149
Valdosta, GA27,85230,11932,40734,674
Warner Robins, GA29,68234,82039,95745,095
Guam MSA34,34139,79145,24050,690
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area34,34139,79145,24050,690
Kahului-Wailuku, HI34,34139,79145,24050,690
Urban Honolulu, HI34,34139,79145,24050,690
Ames, IA43,74346,40549,06851,730
Cedar Rapids, IA42,57846,15649,75453,332
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL37,19140,31143,45246,572
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA43,20246,40549,60852,812
Dubuque, IA42,93245,67748,44451,189
Iowa City, IA43,20246,40549,60852,812
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area42,91146,17649,42152,687
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area43,14046,13549,10952,104
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD33,84237,98142,14146,280
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area42,43246,05249,67153,290
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area44,26347,25850,27453,269
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA42,37046,03149,67153,332
Boise City, ID29,64035,94342,26648,568
Coeur d'Alene, ID27,10333,28039,47945,656
Idaho Falls, ID28,89233,78038,64743,535
Lewiston, ID-WA27,04033,05239,04245,053
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area27,37333,50939,66645,802
Pocatello, ID28,18433,30138,43943,556
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area28,24733,98839,74945,490
Twin Falls, ID28,37234,34140,29046,260
Bloomington, IL37,77342,39146,98851,605
Champaign-Urbana, IL37,52441,49645,46949,442
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN41,20544,78348,36051,938
Decatur, IL37,77342,39146,98851,605
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area36,79641,76746,71751,688
Kankakee, IL37,98142,57847,17551,772
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area38,02342,18346,32250,482
Peoria, IL36,98339,91642,84845,781
Rockford, IL39,83243,78447,71651,668
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area36,75441,51746,30151,064
Springfield, IL36,90041,49646,11450,711
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area37,50342,24547,00851,751
Bloomington, IN37,39940,31143,24446,156
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area36,81640,58144,34648,111
Columbus, IN37,46140,37343,30646,218
Elkhart-Goshen, IN37,83646,05254,26862,484
Evansville, IN37,73240,47743,22345,968
Fort Wayne, IN37,17041,85046,53051,210
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN36,81641,37245,92750,482
Kokomo, IN35,56840,45645,34450,232
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN36,17241,12246,07251,023
Michigan City-La Porte, IN36,62941,76746,90452,042
Muncie, IN36,81640,76844,74148,693
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area35,69341,08046,44751,834
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI35,40242,45349,52556,576
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area37,66940,31142,93245,573
Terre Haute, IN37,27440,02042,78645,532
Kansas nonmetropolitan area38,70939,04239,37539,708
Lawrence, KS37,23239,91642,57845,261
Manhattan, KS38,12739,52040,93542,328
Topeka, KS37,35740,18642,99445,823
Wichita, KS38,37639,08439,81240,519
Bowling Green, KY35,02838,93842,84846,759
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area36,52541,64246,75951,876
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area35,02838,93842,84846,759
Elizabethtown, KY34,77839,18843,59748,007
Lexington-Fayette, KY39,68744,70049,71254,725
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN37,33640,16542,99445,823
Owensboro, KY35,02838,93842,84846,759
Paducah, KY-IL35,02838,93842,84846,759
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area34,79939,14643,49347,840
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area34,69538,95943,20247,466
Alexandria, LA33,01036,08839,18842,266
Baton Rouge, LA32,78135,86038,91741,996
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area33,01036,08839,18842,266
Hammond, LA34,50837,60740,70643,805
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA34,34137,54440,76843,972
Lafayette, LA33,01036,08839,18842,266
Lake Charles, LA33,01036,08839,18842,266
Monroe, LA33,01036,08839,18842,266
New Orleans-Metairie, LA36,27639,00041,70444,429
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area33,01036,08839,18842,266
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA33,01036,08839,18842,266
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA33,01036,08839,18842,266
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area33,01036,08839,18842,266
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA42,14146,73851,33555,932
Barnstable Town, MA46,69652,45858,22063,981
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH47,05052,02156,97261,943
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area45,92751,54357,18062,796
Pittsfield, MA41,26846,38451,48056,597
Springfield, MA42,18346,78051,35655,952
Worcester, MA44,88749,98355,10060,196
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD37,54443,57649,58855,620
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV35,67240,87246,07251,272
Lexington Park, MD35,25640,81046,34351,896
Maryland nonmetropolitan area38,27244,34650,42056,493
Salisbury, MD33,80039,58345,38651,168
Bangor, ME41,87144,05546,21848,402
Lewiston-Auburn, ME42,37044,47146,55148,652
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area41,87144,05546,21848,402
Portland-South Portland, ME44,01345,98947,96549,941
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area41,87144,05546,21848,402
Ann Arbor, MI37,75241,99646,23950,482
Battle Creek, MI34,88239,74944,63749,504
Bay City, MI35,79738,23140,66443,098
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI39,52043,43147,34151,252
Flint, MI37,71141,85045,96850,108
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI37,23241,91246,57251,252
Jackson, MI37,71141,97546,21850,482
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI34,90339,77044,65849,525
Lansing-East Lansing, MI37,35741,76746,19750,607
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area35,58937,91940,22842,557
Midland, MI35,79738,23140,66443,098
Monroe, MI38,16842,30846,46850,607
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI36,71241,16445,61550,066
Niles, MI34,94439,35443,74348,152
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area35,75638,29340,85243,389
Saginaw, MI35,69339,00042,32845,636
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area35,15239,99944,86649,712
Traverse City, MI35,88040,41544,94949,484
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area35,75638,29340,85243,389
Duluth, MN-WI42,84846,86350,85654,871
Mankato, MN44,36748,09051,81355,536
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI46,07250,00453,91457,845
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area43,16047,57052,00056,410
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area37,50341,01844,55448,069
Rochester, MN37,50341,70445,90650,108
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area37,89841,64245,36549,109
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area39,08443,93048,79753,644
St. Cloud, MN43,05646,90450,75254,600
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL36,52539,72842,93246,135
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area35,58940,20744,80449,421
Columbia, MO34,40438,85543,28547,736
Jefferson City, MO34,40438,85543,28547,736
Joplin, MO-KS33,84237,06640,31143,535
Kansas City, MO-KS36,77541,64246,48851,356
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area36,17241,12246,09351,044
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area36,60839,72842,86945,989
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area35,17339,35443,51447,695
Springfield, MO36,19239,85343,51447,175
St. Joseph, MO-KS37,17039,93642,68245,448
St. Louis, MO-IL38,35642,99447,61252,250
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS28,66332,65636,62940,623
Hattiesburg, MS28,60032,61536,60840,623
Jackson, MS28,24731,94935,65239,354
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,62133,01037,37841,767
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,24731,94935,65239,354
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,72533,30137,89842,474
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area29,16234,23739,29244,367
Billings, MT34,34139,79145,24050,690
Bozeman, MT34,34139,79145,24050,690
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area34,34139,79145,24050,690
Great Falls, MT34,34139,79145,24050,690
Helena, MT34,34139,79145,24050,690
Missoula, MT34,34139,79145,24050,690
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area34,34139,79145,24050,690
West Montana nonmetropolitan area34,34139,79145,24050,690
Asheville, NC32,96836,85840,74844,637
Burlington, NC32,90637,23241,53845,864
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area27,12432,46937,83643,181
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC36,40040,76845,15749,525
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC33,30137,81542,32846,842
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area32,11637,54442,95248,381
Fayetteville, NC27,68533,23938,77244,325
Goldsboro, NC32,36537,71143,03648,381
Greensboro-High Point, NC33,96737,79441,60045,428
Greenville, NC34,02938,39742,78647,154
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC35,42339,37543,30647,258
Jacksonville, NC34,02938,39742,78647,154
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC32,82337,10841,37245,656
Raleigh-Cary, NC35,86041,16446,48851,792
Rocky Mount, NC32,22037,39942,57847,757
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area32,34435,50638,66841,829
Wilmington, NC30,51436,08841,66347,237
Winston-Salem, NC33,50937,73241,95446,176
Bismarck, ND34,34139,79145,24050,690
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area34,34139,79145,24050,690
Fargo, ND-MN37,58641,43445,30349,151
Grand Forks, ND-MN37,56541,18444,80448,423
Minot, ND34,34139,79145,24050,690
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area34,34139,79145,24050,690
Grand Island, NE42,86946,44750,02453,602
Lincoln, NE42,74446,32249,92053,498
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area42,57846,15649,75453,332
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area42,86946,44750,02453,602
Omaha, NE-IA44,78348,00751,25254,476
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area42,74446,32249,92053,498
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area45,13650,52455,89061,277
Manchester-Nashua, NH45,59450,87756,16061,444
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area45,22050,60755,97361,360
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area38,58445,53252,50059,447
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ37,62844,59651,56458,532
Trenton-Princeton, NJ37,69044,63751,58458,532
Vineland, NJ38,83444,88750,91956,972
Albuquerque, NM38,06441,20544,32547,466
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area37,39940,62343,84747,071
Farmington, NM37,62840,91444,20047,487
Las Cruces, NM37,58640,70643,82646,946
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area37,85640,93544,03447,112
Santa Fe, NM37,85640,93544,03447,112
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area38,23142,45346,65550,877
Carson City, NV38,25242,45346,67650,877
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV37,60741,76745,94850,108
Reno, NV38,25242,45346,67650,877
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY38,62644,13849,67155,183
Binghamton, NY34,23737,98141,74645,490
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY34,57038,27241,95445,656
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area38,08542,12046,15650,191
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area35,56840,18644,80449,421
Elmira, NY32,24035,75639,29242,807
Glens Falls, NY38,31443,53548,75653,976
Ithaca, NY32,28236,29640,31144,325
Kingston, NY36,77541,37245,98950,586
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY36,19240,76845,34449,920
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ37,62844,67951,75158,802
Rochester, NY33,75937,91942,05846,218
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area32,24035,65239,06342,474
Syracuse, NY37,94041,26844,57547,903
Utica-Rome, NY38,14841,45544,78348,090
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY38,48041,72544,94948,194
Akron, OH34,40439,64544,86650,108
Canton-Massillon, OH33,96737,54441,12244,700
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN42,89047,63252,37557,117
Cleveland, OH38,54344,28450,04555,786
Columbus, OH34,82038,73042,64046,551
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH38,64743,43148,19452,978
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area35,17339,10443,05646,988
Lima, OH35,46440,72746,01051,272
Mansfield, OH34,69538,52242,32846,156
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)34,19637,58640,97644,367
Sandusky, OH35,11140,22845,34450,461
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area39,77044,59649,40054,226
Springfield, OH35,46440,72746,01051,272
Toledo, OH34,92438,43941,93345,448
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area35,81840,41545,01249,608
Youngstown-Warren, OH34,40439,64544,86650,108
Enid, OK29,18333,69638,18942,703
Lawton, OK29,18333,69638,18942,703
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area30,07734,19638,29342,412
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area29,18333,69638,18942,703
Oklahoma City, OK29,18333,69638,18942,703
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area29,18333,69638,18942,703
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area29,18333,69638,18942,703
Tulsa, OK29,18333,69638,18942,703
Albany, OR36,96240,37343,76447,175
Bend, OR34,96540,31145,65651,002
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area35,56840,10344,61649,151
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area36,85840,12443,41046,676
Corvallis, OR36,96240,37343,76447,175
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area36,96240,37343,76447,175
Eugene-Springfield, OR36,96240,37343,76447,175
Grants Pass, OR36,96240,37343,76447,175
Medford, OR36,96240,37343,76447,175
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA36,02640,02044,03448,028
Salem, OR35,61040,08244,57549,047
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ39,18845,07450,98156,868
Altoona, PA29,22435,29841,35147,424
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area36,62939,68742,76545,823
Chambersburg, PA36,31740,37344,45048,506
Erie, PA37,06642,66148,23653,831
Gettysburg, PA36,71242,93249,15155,370
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA36,54641,35146,13550,940
Johnstown, PA34,02939,79145,57351,335
Lancaster, PA36,85842,20447,54952,895
Lebanon, PA37,44042,18346,92551,668
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area36,75440,97645,22049,442
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area34,61239,22943,86848,485
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD39,33345,19951,04456,909
Pittsburgh, PA36,60841,93347,23752,562
Reading, PA42,51646,46850,39954,351
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA37,08741,18445,28249,380
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area34,40439,08443,76448,444
State College, PA33,88438,16842,47446,759
Williamsport, PA35,96439,47942,99446,509
York-Hanover, PA36,81642,53648,23653,956
Aguadilla, PR34,34139,79145,24050,690
Arecibo, PR34,34139,79145,24050,690
Guayama, PR34,34139,79145,24050,690
Mayaguez, PR34,34139,79145,24050,690
Ponce, PR34,34139,79145,24050,690
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area34,34139,79145,24050,690
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR34,34139,79145,24050,690
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA46,90453,68560,44567,226
Charleston-North Charleston, SC34,32038,60542,89047,175
Columbia, SC34,52839,22943,90948,610
Florence, SC34,32038,60542,89047,175
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC34,32038,60542,89047,175
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC34,32038,60542,89047,175
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC34,32038,60542,89047,175
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area35,11139,45843,82648,173
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area34,94439,43743,95148,444
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area32,03236,81641,58046,364
Spartanburg, SC35,67239,97844,26348,568
Sumter, SC34,32038,60542,89047,175
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area33,61337,56541,53845,490
Rapid City, SD33,75937,79441,82945,864
Sioux Falls, SD-MN33,23936,62940,04043,431
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area36,92041,18445,46949,733
Chattanooga, TN-GA28,89233,80038,73043,639
Clarksville, TN-KY31,32535,13238,93842,744
Cleveland, TN31,01333,17635,34037,503
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area31,09632,38633,67634,965
Jackson, TN31,01333,17635,34037,503
Johnson City, TN31,01333,17635,34037,503
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA31,36732,36533,38434,383
Knoxville, TN31,01333,17635,34037,503
Memphis, TN-MS-AR33,65539,08444,51249,941
Morristown, TN31,01333,17635,34037,503
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN30,76434,34137,94041,517
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area31,45033,11434,75736,421
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area30,32734,21638,12742,016
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area31,45035,71439,95744,221
Abilene, TX21,67425,16828,68432,178
Amarillo, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX29,24534,52839,79145,074
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX25,95931,57537,21242,828
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area22,94327,43631,94936,442
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area24,64830,07735,52740,956
College Station-Bryan, TX23,56729,78635,98442,204
Corpus Christi, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX27,37332,67738,00243,306
Eagle Pass, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area24,37829,78635,21540,623
El Paso, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area25,89631,49237,06642,661
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX25,87631,45037,04542,620
Killeen-Temple, TX23,15128,22633,28038,356
Laredo, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
Longview, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
Lubbock, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
Midland, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area25,60530,95136,29641,642
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area22,36026,70831,03435,381
Odessa, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
San Angelo, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX28,60032,74036,85840,997
Sherman-Denison, TX27,20732,51137,83643,140
Texarkana, TX-AR25,75131,30436,85842,412
Tyler, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
Victoria, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
Waco, TX25,98031,59637,19142,807
Wichita Falls, TX25,75131,30436,85842,412
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area37,29540,76844,22147,695
Logan, UT-ID31,07635,81840,58145,324
Ogden, UT39,20842,49545,78149,068
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT37,35740,66443,99247,300
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT41,01843,80546,61349,400
St. George, UT38,31441,87145,42848,984
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area38,35641,89245,40748,943
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA30,99234,02937,04540,082
Charlottesville, VA31,97036,40040,81045,240
Harrisonburg, VA32,11636,40040,66444,949
Lynchburg, VA31,11735,73540,33244,949
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area33,40538,70944,03449,338
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area33,53038,60543,68048,756
Richmond, VA33,15638,33543,51448,693
Roanoke, VA30,88834,07137,25340,436
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area31,24234,82038,37641,954
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area31,36733,75936,17238,564
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA32,11636,40040,66444,949
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC32,07436,48440,87245,282
Winchester, VA-WV37,02440,72744,42948,132
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA34,34139,79145,24050,690
Burlington-South Burlington, VT41,60045,26148,94352,604
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area41,60045,26148,94352,604
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area41,60045,26148,94352,604
Bellingham, WA37,91942,64047,36252,084
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA38,83443,59748,34053,103
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area36,73341,41346,09350,773
Kennewick-Richland, WA37,42041,93346,46850,981
Longview-Kelso, WA36,48440,24844,03447,799
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA38,66843,41048,15252,895
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA38,91743,57648,21552,874
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA38,89643,61848,31953,040
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA37,42041,93346,46850,981
Walla Walla, WA37,42041,93346,46850,981
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA38,56443,30648,04852,791
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area37,77342,43247,09251,751
Yakima, WA37,50342,18346,84251,522
Appleton, WI35,92238,79241,66344,533
Eau Claire, WI38,04441,76745,49049,213
Fond du Lac, WI36,52541,08045,65650,212
Green Bay, WI37,10839,33341,53843,764
Janesville-Beloit, WI35,92239,93643,97247,986
Kenosha, WI35,92239,93643,97247,986
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN37,21241,24745,30349,338
Madison, WI36,44240,39444,34648,298
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI39,52044,30449,08853,872
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area36,42139,83243,26446,676
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area37,25341,14345,03248,922
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI35,92239,93643,97247,986
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI37,37841,99646,61351,231
Sheboygan, WI37,79442,45347,11251,772
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area35,92240,39444,88749,359
Wausau, WI36,85840,49844,13847,778
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area38,54342,28746,03149,775
Beckley, WV39,29241,62143,93046,260
Charleston, WV39,18841,16443,11945,095
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH38,98041,20543,41045,636
Morgantown, WV39,29241,62143,93046,260
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area39,10441,16443,22345,282
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV39,29241,62143,93046,260
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area39,18841,16443,11945,095
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH37,12838,62640,10341,600
Wheeling, WV-OH39,29241,62143,93046,260
Casper, WY34,34139,79145,24050,690
Cheyenne, WY34,34139,79145,24050,690
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area34,34139,79145,24050,690
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area34,34139,79145,24050,690

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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