SOC 51-7032 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Patternmakers, Wood 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): Plan, lay out, and construct wooden unit or sectional patterns used in forming sand molds for castings.

Level I across metros$38,480 – $54,288Anchorage, AK to New York, NY

Median Level IV, major metros$62,005Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Patternmakers, Wood?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Patternmakers, Wood (SOC 51-7032) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $38,480 in Anchorage, AK to $54,288 in New York, NY, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $62,005. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $54,164, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 0 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 6. 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	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Anchorage, AK	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Fairbanks-College, AK	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Anniston-Oxford, AL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Auburn-Opelika, AL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Birmingham, AL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Decatur, AL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Dothan, AL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Gadsden, AL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Huntsville, AL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Mobile, AL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Montgomery, AL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Tuscaloosa, AL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Fort Smith, AR-OK	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Hot Springs, AR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Jonesboro, AR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Flagstaff, AZ	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Tucson, AZ	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Yuma, AZ	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Chico, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
El Centro, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Fresno, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Merced, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Modesto, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Napa, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Redding, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Salinas, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Stockton-Lodi, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Vallejo, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Visalia, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Yuba City, CA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Boulder, CO	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Colorado Springs, CO	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Grand Junction, CO	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Greeley, CO	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Pueblo, CO	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
New Haven, CT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Dover, DE	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Gainesville, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Homosassa Springs, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Jacksonville, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Naples-Marco Island, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Ocala, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Port St. Lucie, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Punta Gorda, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Sebring, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Tallahassee, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Albany, GA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Athens-Clarke County, GA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Columbus, GA-AL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Dalton, GA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Gainesville, GA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Hinesville, GA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Macon-Bibb County, GA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Rome, GA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Savannah, GA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Valdosta, GA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Warner Robins, GA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Guam MSA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Urban Honolulu, HI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Ames, IA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Cedar Rapids, IA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Dubuque, IA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Iowa City, IA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Boise City, ID	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Coeur d'Alene, ID	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Idaho Falls, ID	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lewiston, ID-WA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Pocatello, ID	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Twin Falls, ID	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Bloomington, IL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Champaign-Urbana, IL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Decatur, IL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Kankakee, IL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Peoria, IL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Rockford, IL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Springfield, IL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Bloomington, IN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Columbus, IN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Evansville, IN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Fort Wayne, IN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Kokomo, IN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Muncie, IN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Terre Haute, IN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lawrence, KS	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Manhattan, KS	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Topeka, KS	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Wichita, KS	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Bowling Green, KY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Elizabethtown, KY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lexington-Fayette, KY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Owensboro, KY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Paducah, KY-IL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Alexandria, LA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Baton Rouge, LA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Hammond, LA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lafayette, LA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lake Charles, LA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Monroe, LA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Barnstable Town, MA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Pittsfield, MA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Springfield, MA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Worcester, MA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lexington Park, MD	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Salisbury, MD	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Bangor, ME	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Portland-South Portland, ME	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Ann Arbor, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Battle Creek, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Bay City, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Flint, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Jackson, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Midland, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Monroe, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Niles, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Saginaw, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Traverse City, MI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Duluth, MN-WI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Mankato, MN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Rochester, MN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
St. Cloud, MN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Columbia, MO	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Jefferson City, MO	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Joplin, MO-KS	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Kansas City, MO-KS	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Springfield, MO	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
St. Joseph, MO-KS	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
St. Louis, MO-IL	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Hattiesburg, MS	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Jackson, MS	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Billings, MT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Bozeman, MT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Great Falls, MT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Helena, MT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Missoula, MT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Asheville, NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Burlington, NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Fayetteville, NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Goldsboro, NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Greensboro-High Point, NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Greenville, NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Jacksonville, NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Raleigh-Cary, NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Rocky Mount, NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Wilmington, NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Winston-Salem, NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Bismarck, ND	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Fargo, ND-MN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Grand Forks, ND-MN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Minot, ND	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Grand Island, NE	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lincoln, NE	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Omaha, NE-IA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Manchester-Nashua, NH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Vineland, NJ	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Albuquerque, NM	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Farmington, NM	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Las Cruces, NM	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Santa Fe, NM	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Carson City, NV	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Reno, NV	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Binghamton, NY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Elmira, NY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Glens Falls, NY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Ithaca, NY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Kingston, NY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	54,288	59,925	65,562	71,199
Rochester, NY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Syracuse, NY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Utica-Rome, NY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Akron, OH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Canton-Massillon, OH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Cleveland, OH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Columbus, OH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lima, OH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Mansfield, OH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Sandusky, OH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Springfield, OH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Toledo, OH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Youngstown-Warren, OH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Enid, OK	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lawton, OK	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Oklahoma City, OK	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Tulsa, OK	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Albany, OR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Bend, OR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Corvallis, OR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Eugene-Springfield, OR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Grants Pass, OR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Medford, OR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Salem, OR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	51,605	56,722	61,818	66,935
Altoona, PA	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
Chambersburg, PA	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
Erie, PA	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
Gettysburg, PA	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
Johnstown, PA	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
Lancaster, PA	51,855	56,660	61,444	66,248
Lebanon, PA	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	51,668	56,764	61,839	66,935
Pittsburgh, PA	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
Reading, PA	51,023	55,599	60,175	64,751
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
State College, PA	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
Williamsport, PA	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
York-Hanover, PA	49,442	53,581	57,720	61,860
Aguadilla, PR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Arecibo, PR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Guayama, PR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Mayaguez, PR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Ponce, PR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Columbia, SC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Florence, SC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Spartanburg, SC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Sumter, SC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Rapid City, SD	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Chattanooga, TN-GA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Clarksville, TN-KY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Cleveland, TN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Jackson, TN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Johnson City, TN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Knoxville, TN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Morristown, TN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Abilene, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Amarillo, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
College Station-Bryan, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Corpus Christi, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Eagle Pass, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
El Paso, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Killeen-Temple, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Laredo, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Longview, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lubbock, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Midland, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Odessa, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
San Angelo, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Sherman-Denison, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Texarkana, TX-AR	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Tyler, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Victoria, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Waco, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Wichita Falls, TX	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Logan, UT-ID	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Ogden, UT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
St. George, UT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Charlottesville, VA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Harrisonburg, VA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Lynchburg, VA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Richmond, VA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Roanoke, VA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Winchester, VA-WV	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Bellingham, WA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Kennewick-Richland, WA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Longview-Kelso, WA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Walla Walla, WA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Yakima, WA	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Appleton, WI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Eau Claire, WI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Fond du Lac, WI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Green Bay, WI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Janesville-Beloit, WI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Kenosha, WI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Madison, WI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Sheboygan, WI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Wausau, WI	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Beckley, WV	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Charleston, WV	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Morgantown, WV	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Wheeling, WV-OH	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Casper, WY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Cheyenne, WY	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,322	54,164	62,005

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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