SOC 51-7042 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 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): Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment.

Level I across metros$21,840 – $50,149Aguadilla, PR to Longview, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$47,695Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

Check a salary for this job Rank every city for my salary

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing (SOC 51-7042) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,840 in Aguadilla, PR to $50,149 in Longview, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $47,695. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $44,242, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 23 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 area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	33,988	38,751	43,514	48,277
Anchorage, AK	33,988	38,751	43,514	48,277
Fairbanks-College, AK	33,988	38,751	43,514	48,277
Anniston-Oxford, AL	29,224	33,052	36,858	40,685
Auburn-Opelika, AL	30,264	33,530	36,775	40,040
Birmingham, AL	26,624	30,972	35,319	39,666
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	34,383	36,879	39,396	41,892
Decatur, AL	30,244	34,404	38,564	42,724
Dothan, AL	28,101	31,637	35,173	38,709
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	27,935	31,762	35,610	39,437
Gadsden, AL	29,224	33,052	36,858	40,685
Huntsville, AL	34,092	37,128	40,144	43,181
Mobile, AL	32,240	36,983	41,725	46,468
Montgomery, AL	29,287	33,530	37,752	41,996
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	30,639	33,364	36,088	38,813
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	30,202	34,840	39,500	44,138
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,016	32,511	35,984	39,479
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,783	37,149	42,516	47,882
Tuscaloosa, AL	29,391	32,844	36,317	39,770
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	28,309	33,863	39,416	44,970
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	27,914	33,925	39,916	45,927
Fort Smith, AR-OK	34,736	38,460	42,183	45,906
Hot Springs, AR	27,644	33,197	38,751	44,304
Jonesboro, AR	30,015	33,821	37,607	41,413
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	30,452	34,944	39,437	43,930
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,453	33,946	38,439	42,932
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,687	33,946	41,226	48,485
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	27,581	33,052	38,543	44,013
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,816	39,604	42,370	45,157
Flagstaff, AZ	35,589	39,812	44,034	48,256
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	35,589	39,812	44,034	48,256
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	37,108	39,812	42,536	45,240
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	37,045	39,832	42,599	45,386
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	34,674	37,420	40,144	42,890
Tucson, AZ	34,216	36,588	38,959	41,330
Yuma, AZ	36,879	39,604	42,349	45,074
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	38,023	41,725	45,448	49,151
Chico, CA	38,189	42,016	45,823	49,650
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,044	41,621	45,178	48,756
El Centro, CA	38,085	41,788	45,469	49,172
Fresno, CA	37,669	39,437	41,205	42,973
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	37,648	40,082	42,495	44,928
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	37,981	41,788	45,594	49,400
Merced, CA	38,189	41,704	45,199	48,714
Modesto, CA	38,439	41,309	44,180	47,050
Napa, CA	38,917	43,306	47,716	52,104
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,752	41,954	46,156	50,357
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,408	47,175	49,941	52,708
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	38,647	41,538	44,408	47,300
Redding, CA	43,576	45,760	47,944	50,128
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	38,418	41,871	45,344	48,797
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	38,751	43,015	47,300	51,564
Salinas, CA	38,210	41,850	45,490	49,130
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	37,690	41,829	45,948	50,087
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	43,930	48,423	52,936	57,429
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	38,896	43,223	47,570	51,896
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	37,960	41,808	45,656	49,504
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	43,452	47,944	52,437	56,930
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	38,210	41,309	44,408	47,508
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	41,080	45,012	48,922	52,853
Stockton-Lodi, CA	38,002	41,351	44,679	48,028
Vallejo, CA	40,581	45,157	49,754	54,330
Visalia, CA	37,628	40,207	42,807	45,386
Yuba City, CA	38,314	40,727	43,140	45,552
Boulder, CO	43,535	48,402	53,290	58,157
Colorado Springs, CO	42,578	46,114	49,629	53,165
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	35,714	41,080	46,426	51,792
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	33,884	39,312	44,762	50,191
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	40,810	46,218	51,626	57,034
Grand Junction, CO	31,263	35,964	40,644	45,344
Greeley, CO	35,943	41,933	47,944	53,935
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	34,508	40,602	46,717	52,812
Pueblo, CO	32,053	37,024	41,996	46,967
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	31,096	34,695	38,272	41,871
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	39,125	42,724	46,343	49,941
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	40,456	43,930	47,383	50,856
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	39,188	44,263	49,338	54,413
New Haven, CT	38,917	42,994	47,092	51,168
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	39,791	44,117	48,464	52,791
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	39,271	43,223	47,154	51,106
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	38,896	44,242	49,588	54,933
Dover, DE	38,376	43,015	47,674	52,312
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	33,988	38,751	43,514	48,277
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	33,260	38,002	42,765	47,508
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	34,508	38,189	41,871	45,552
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	37,149	42,037	46,946	51,834
Gainesville, FL	34,508	38,834	43,140	47,466
Homosassa Springs, FL	30,244	34,487	38,709	42,952
Jacksonville, FL	36,754	41,476	46,218	50,940
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	31,658	34,674	37,669	40,685
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	34,903	39,000	43,119	47,216
Naples-Marco Island, FL	34,716	38,917	43,119	47,320
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,943	38,876	41,829	44,762
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	37,336	40,935	44,533	48,132
Ocala, FL	34,071	37,711	41,372	45,012
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	33,925	37,066	40,186	43,327
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	36,400	38,584	40,789	42,973
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	34,903	38,460	42,037	45,594
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	34,133	38,044	41,975	45,885
Port St. Lucie, FL	34,944	39,936	44,949	49,941
Punta Gorda, FL	34,820	38,772	42,724	46,676
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	34,528	38,064	41,580	45,116
Sebring, FL	32,989	36,213	39,416	42,640
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	32,864	37,045	41,226	45,407
Tallahassee, FL	36,047	38,938	41,808	44,700
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	29,141	33,696	38,252	42,807
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	31,408	35,215	39,021	42,828
Albany, GA	29,204	33,821	38,418	43,036
Athens-Clarke County, GA	32,469	36,525	40,602	44,658
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	33,176	36,962	40,768	44,554
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	31,596	36,380	41,143	45,927
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	29,224	33,634	38,064	42,474
Columbus, GA-AL	31,554	35,610	39,666	43,722
Dalton, GA	30,660	35,048	39,458	43,847
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,181	34,820	39,479	44,117
Gainesville, GA	32,719	36,650	40,581	44,512
Hinesville, GA	29,536	34,632	39,728	44,824
Macon-Bibb County, GA	32,968	36,983	40,997	45,012
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,592	37,815	42,016	46,239
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,055	35,880	40,727	45,552
Rome, GA	32,386	36,380	40,373	44,367
Savannah, GA	34,404	41,330	48,277	55,204
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	29,162	33,052	36,941	40,831
Valdosta, GA	35,319	37,940	40,581	43,202
Warner Robins, GA	33,197	37,732	42,245	46,780
Guam MSA	33,988	38,751	43,514	48,277
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	33,988	38,751	43,514	48,277
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	33,988	38,751	43,514	48,277
Urban Honolulu, HI	33,988	38,751	43,514	48,277
Ames, IA	46,052	49,109	52,188	55,245
Cedar Rapids, IA	44,762	47,882	51,002	54,122
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	37,898	42,952	48,007	53,061
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	46,218	50,357	54,517	58,656
Dubuque, IA	45,927	48,839	51,751	54,663
Iowa City, IA	47,320	50,024	52,728	55,432
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,095	46,738	48,381	50,024
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,263	47,404	50,544	53,685
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	40,519	44,388	48,277	52,146
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,173	50,648	53,124	55,599
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,012	48,506	51,980	55,474
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	45,012	47,944	50,877	53,810
Boise City, ID	39,936	43,223	46,488	49,775
Coeur d'Alene, ID	40,040	43,576	47,092	50,628
Idaho Falls, ID	35,298	38,688	42,058	45,448
Lewiston, ID-WA	37,191	42,100	46,988	51,896
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	37,066	41,642	46,239	50,815
Pocatello, ID	33,967	36,608	39,271	41,912
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	35,818	39,208	42,578	45,968
Twin Falls, ID	37,357	41,559	45,781	49,983
Bloomington, IL	37,170	39,562	41,975	44,367
Champaign-Urbana, IL	36,941	39,375	41,788	44,221
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	38,252	41,517	44,762	48,028
Decatur, IL	37,336	39,583	41,850	44,096
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,775	40,311	43,868	47,404
Kankakee, IL	37,253	38,584	39,936	41,268
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,420	40,664	43,888	47,133
Peoria, IL	36,192	39,021	41,829	44,658
Rockford, IL	35,984	39,042	42,079	45,136
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,983	40,602	44,242	47,861
Springfield, IL	36,588	39,978	43,348	46,738
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,399	39,791	42,183	44,575
Bloomington, IN	35,090	38,751	42,391	46,052
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,028	38,647	42,266	45,885
Columbus, IN	35,485	39,000	42,495	46,010
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	36,047	40,560	45,074	49,588
Evansville, IN	35,714	38,959	42,183	45,428
Fort Wayne, IN	33,884	37,898	41,933	45,948
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	34,820	38,917	42,994	47,092
Kokomo, IN	33,863	37,960	42,037	46,135
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	35,402	39,312	43,223	47,133
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	35,943	39,687	43,431	47,175
Muncie, IN	34,882	38,855	42,828	46,800
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	33,197	37,399	41,600	45,802
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	37,607	40,498	43,368	46,260
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	36,026	39,146	42,287	45,407
Terre Haute, IN	30,618	35,818	41,018	46,218
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	30,992	36,109	41,247	46,364
Lawrence, KS	35,007	39,333	43,660	47,986
Manhattan, KS	31,991	37,316	42,620	47,944
Topeka, KS	35,028	39,375	43,701	48,048
Wichita, KS	30,493	34,695	38,876	43,077
Bowling Green, KY	34,112	36,504	38,876	41,268
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,320	37,586	40,872	44,138
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,280	36,088	38,876	41,684
Elizabethtown, KY	34,404	37,420	40,456	43,472
Lexington-Fayette, KY	34,695	37,898	41,122	44,325
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	35,631	40,165	44,679	49,213
Owensboro, KY	35,485	37,565	39,624	41,704
Paducah, KY-IL	35,714	37,940	40,165	42,391
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,655	36,130	38,605	41,080
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,631	37,669	39,708	41,746
Alexandria, LA	39,791	43,951	48,132	52,292
Baton Rouge, LA	39,229	43,576	47,924	52,271
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,229	43,472	47,736	51,980
Hammond, LA	39,541	43,847	48,132	52,437
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	39,541	43,847	48,132	52,437
Lafayette, LA	39,292	43,660	48,048	52,416
Lake Charles, LA	39,396	43,639	47,882	52,125
Monroe, LA	39,541	43,847	48,132	52,437
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	39,541	43,847	48,132	52,437
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,063	43,431	47,778	52,146
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	39,333	43,556	47,799	52,021
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	39,541	43,847	48,132	52,437
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,208	43,576	47,944	52,312
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	36,525	40,436	44,367	48,277
Barnstable Town, MA	39,770	43,992	48,194	52,416
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	41,767	45,594	49,400	53,228
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	38,148	42,557	46,988	51,397
Pittsfield, MA	37,960	42,370	46,759	51,168
Springfield, MA	36,816	40,477	44,138	47,799
Worcester, MA	36,442	39,874	43,327	46,759
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	36,588	41,538	46,468	51,418
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	37,440	40,997	44,554	48,111
Lexington Park, MD	37,544	42,661	47,799	52,916
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	37,690	41,330	44,970	48,610
Salisbury, MD	36,983	40,810	44,616	48,444
Bangor, ME	38,709	41,164	43,639	46,093
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	37,232	38,834	40,415	42,016
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	37,752	41,122	44,492	47,861
Portland-South Portland, ME	41,850	45,781	49,712	53,644
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	36,941	40,602	44,284	47,944
Ann Arbor, MI	40,186	43,348	46,488	49,650
Battle Creek, MI	41,372	44,138	46,904	49,671
Bay City, MI	36,858	40,248	43,618	47,008
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	39,250	42,890	46,509	50,149
Flint, MI	38,792	42,349	45,927	49,484
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	42,183	44,720	47,279	49,816
Jackson, MI	40,352	43,452	46,572	49,671
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	33,592	36,525	39,479	42,412
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	41,496	43,722	45,927	48,152
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,480	41,060	43,618	46,197
Midland, MI	36,858	40,248	43,618	47,008
Monroe, MI	40,290	43,431	46,551	49,692
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	37,732	41,580	45,407	49,255
Niles, MI	35,152	39,188	43,244	47,279
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,045	40,644	44,263	47,861
Saginaw, MI	37,482	40,831	44,180	47,528
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,746	44,221	46,676	49,151
Traverse City, MI	37,628	41,808	45,989	50,170
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,815	42,391	46,967	51,543
Duluth, MN-WI	39,292	43,036	46,759	50,503
Mankato, MN	45,407	49,234	53,082	56,909
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	45,532	49,962	54,392	58,823
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,511	49,463	53,436	57,388
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,156	49,109	52,084	55,037
Rochester, MN	41,933	45,656	49,400	53,124
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,991	47,508	50,045	52,562
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,516	46,676	50,856	55,016
St. Cloud, MN	43,930	47,362	50,815	54,247
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	34,695	37,794	40,893	43,992
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,362	36,484	38,626	40,748
Columbia, MO	34,196	36,962	39,708	42,474
Jefferson City, MO	34,196	36,962	39,708	42,474
Joplin, MO-KS	31,700	36,400	41,101	45,802
Kansas City, MO-KS	36,816	40,540	44,242	47,965
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,880	39,437	42,973	46,530
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,528	37,420	40,311	43,202
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,658	36,629	41,621	46,592
Springfield, MO	33,988	37,004	40,040	43,056
St. Joseph, MO-KS	34,820	38,917	43,036	47,133
St. Louis, MO-IL	37,440	41,039	44,637	48,236
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	31,658	37,399	43,140	48,880
Hattiesburg, MS	31,741	37,565	43,410	49,234
Jackson, MS	31,575	37,440	43,327	49,192
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,032	37,856	43,680	49,504
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,866	37,856	43,868	49,858
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	28,684	33,468	38,231	43,015
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	28,351	34,092	39,832	45,573
Billings, MT	22,132	29,828	37,503	45,199
Bozeman, MT	40,498	43,826	47,175	50,503
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,280	38,876	44,471	50,066
Great Falls, MT	38,522	42,120	45,698	49,296
Helena, MT	34,944	40,144	45,344	50,544
Missoula, MT	34,695	39,978	45,261	50,544
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,308	44,783	47,237	49,712
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,925	39,500	45,095	50,669
Asheville, NC	31,616	34,986	38,335	41,704
Burlington, NC	30,015	34,362	38,688	43,036
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,370	33,280	37,170	41,080
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	34,986	39,063	43,119	47,196
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	36,650	39,978	43,285	46,613
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,663	33,052	37,440	41,829
Fayetteville, NC	29,349	33,260	37,149	41,060
Goldsboro, NC	29,079	33,488	37,919	42,328
Greensboro-High Point, NC	31,970	35,381	38,772	42,183
Greenville, NC	29,620	33,884	38,127	42,391
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	32,594	36,359	40,144	43,909
Jacksonville, NC	28,725	33,031	37,336	41,642
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	30,015	34,341	38,647	42,973
Raleigh-Cary, NC	33,176	36,234	39,271	42,328
Rocky Mount, NC	29,079	33,260	37,461	41,642
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,244	33,988	37,711	41,455
Wilmington, NC	28,954	33,114	37,295	41,455
Winston-Salem, NC	33,842	36,650	39,458	42,266
Bismarck, ND	39,458	42,037	44,637	47,216
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,832	42,287	44,741	47,196
Fargo, ND-MN	41,309	43,930	46,530	49,151
Grand Forks, ND-MN	39,916	43,410	46,884	50,378
Minot, ND	39,458	42,037	44,637	47,216
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,125	41,184	43,223	45,282
Grand Island, NE	41,268	44,450	47,632	50,815
Lincoln, NE	41,725	44,533	47,362	50,170
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,540	43,639	46,759	49,858
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,661	45,386	48,111	50,836
Omaha, NE-IA	40,810	42,786	44,741	46,717
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,504	39,125	41,725	44,346
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	35,298	41,018	46,738	52,458
Manchester-Nashua, NH	40,540	45,906	51,272	56,639
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	37,524	40,581	43,618	46,676
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	39,770	42,973	46,197	49,400
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	39,583	45,698	51,834	57,949
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	39,604	45,719	51,834	57,949
Vineland, NJ	40,644	44,762	48,880	52,999
Albuquerque, NM	34,591	37,815	41,060	44,284
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,280	37,066	40,852	44,637
Farmington, NM	34,071	37,628	41,184	44,741
Las Cruces, NM	32,469	36,255	40,020	43,805
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,988	38,314	42,661	46,988
Santa Fe, NM	34,778	39,042	43,327	47,591
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	34,487	38,522	42,578	46,613
Carson City, NV	34,986	39,250	43,535	47,799
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	34,008	37,690	41,351	45,032
Reno, NV	34,924	39,188	43,431	47,695
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	35,381	37,461	39,541	41,621
Binghamton, NY	36,400	41,725	47,029	52,354
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	36,733	41,517	46,301	51,085
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	34,570	38,917	43,244	47,591
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	36,317	41,746	47,196	52,624
Elmira, NY	37,482	41,559	45,636	49,712
Glens Falls, NY	35,007	37,794	40,560	43,348
Ithaca, NY	37,024	41,600	46,176	50,752
Kingston, NY	37,586	42,308	47,050	51,772
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	38,584	42,828	47,050	51,293
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	39,292	46,239	53,186	60,133
Rochester, NY	37,024	40,477	43,909	47,362
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	37,586	41,538	45,511	49,463
Syracuse, NY	35,818	38,813	41,808	44,804
Utica-Rome, NY	35,360	39,728	44,076	48,444
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	35,319	38,855	42,370	45,906
Akron, OH	37,253	40,144	43,015	45,906
Canton-Massillon, OH	32,906	35,527	38,127	40,748
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	35,943	38,751	41,559	44,367
Cleveland, OH	35,506	40,020	44,512	49,026
Columbus, OH	34,383	39,333	44,284	49,234
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	34,882	38,376	41,892	45,386
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,276	39,770	43,285	46,780
Lima, OH	35,152	39,437	43,722	48,007
Mansfield, OH	35,568	40,415	45,261	50,108
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	35,776	40,560	45,365	50,149
Sandusky, OH	35,631	40,332	45,053	49,754
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	32,989	36,463	39,957	43,431
Springfield, OH	34,362	38,792	43,244	47,674
Toledo, OH	35,652	40,394	45,116	49,858
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,485	39,770	44,034	48,319
Youngstown-Warren, OH	35,298	39,874	44,471	49,047
Enid, OK	32,490	34,840	37,170	39,520
Lawton, OK	32,448	34,778	37,128	39,458
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,448	36,172	39,874	43,597
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,552	34,674	36,796	38,917
Oklahoma City, OK	33,093	35,319	37,565	39,791
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,284	37,253	43,244	49,213
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,637	35,964	40,269	44,596
Tulsa, OK	33,301	35,028	36,775	38,501
Albany, OR	43,160	48,381	53,581	58,802
Bend, OR	46,135	49,775	53,436	57,076
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	40,519	44,138	47,757	51,376
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	46,655	48,984	51,293	53,623
Corvallis, OR	42,848	46,468	50,066	53,685
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,136	48,381	51,626	54,871
Eugene-Springfield, OR	38,751	43,140	47,508	51,896
Grants Pass, OR	46,239	48,860	51,501	54,122
Medford, OR	45,095	48,714	52,354	55,973
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	41,892	46,364	50,815	55,287
Salem, OR	43,077	46,176	49,296	52,396
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	39,396	45,594	51,813	58,012
Altoona, PA	34,653	38,688	42,703	46,738
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,546	40,248	43,972	47,674
Chambersburg, PA	36,255	40,186	44,117	48,048
Erie, PA	31,096	35,111	39,125	43,140
Gettysburg, PA	37,045	41,704	46,384	51,044
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	37,295	41,663	46,010	50,378
Johnstown, PA	35,693	39,292	42,890	46,488
Lancaster, PA	38,085	42,599	47,112	51,626
Lebanon, PA	37,108	41,205	45,324	49,421
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,834	42,807	46,800	50,773
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,442	39,604	42,765	45,927
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	40,789	44,783	48,776	52,770
Pittsburgh, PA	35,215	39,749	44,263	48,797
Reading, PA	38,127	42,578	47,029	51,480
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	34,404	38,231	42,079	45,906
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,194	38,564	41,933	45,303
State College, PA	36,047	39,645	43,244	46,842
Williamsport, PA	35,652	38,647	41,642	44,637
York-Hanover, PA	36,213	41,372	46,530	51,688
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	22,277	22,735	23,172
Arecibo, PR	21,840	22,277	22,735	23,172
Guayama, PR	21,840	22,277	22,735	23,172
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	22,277	22,735	23,172
Ponce, PR	21,840	22,319	22,797	23,276
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	22,298	22,776	23,234
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,840	22,319	22,797	23,276
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	36,296	40,852	45,428	49,983
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	36,276	40,124	43,951	47,799
Columbia, SC	30,160	34,050	37,919	41,808
Florence, SC	33,426	37,004	40,560	44,138
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	36,879	40,020	43,160	46,301
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	32,074	38,168	44,263	50,357
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	33,717	35,381	37,024	38,688
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	27,228	33,280	39,354	45,407
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,744	35,776	41,808	47,840
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,032	38,148	44,242	50,357
Spartanburg, SC	33,780	38,751	43,722	48,693
Sumter, SC	30,264	34,612	38,980	43,327
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	35,776	40,602	45,448	50,274
Rapid City, SD	31,076	33,967	36,879	39,770
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	37,108	39,978	42,869	45,740
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,820	40,228	45,656	51,064
Chattanooga, TN-GA	30,202	33,488	36,796	40,082
Clarksville, TN-KY	32,698	35,880	39,084	42,266
Cleveland, TN	29,703	32,199	34,716	37,212
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,807	31,970	34,154	36,317
Jackson, TN	28,600	31,533	34,487	37,420
Johnson City, TN	29,516	31,887	34,237	36,608
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	30,556	33,634	36,692	39,770
Knoxville, TN	30,597	33,426	36,255	39,084
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	31,138	34,362	37,565	40,789
Morristown, TN	29,911	31,616	33,301	35,007
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	33,572	36,754	39,916	43,098
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,724	33,135	36,525	39,936
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,304	33,551	35,797	38,044
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,765	32,552	35,319	38,106
Abilene, TX	25,626	29,516	33,426	37,316
Amarillo, TX	25,522	30,244	34,986	39,708
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	27,852	31,637	35,402	39,188
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	23,400	28,538	33,676	38,813
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,456	30,784	34,133	37,461
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	25,002	28,226	31,429	34,653
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,976	31,824	35,652	39,500
College Station-Bryan, TX	26,000	29,391	32,781	36,172
Corpus Christi, TX	25,522	30,244	34,986	39,708
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	31,180	34,965	38,751	42,536
Eagle Pass, TX	25,522	30,244	34,986	39,708
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,674	26,708	31,720	36,754
El Paso, TX	25,522	30,244	34,986	39,708
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,354	29,765	33,156	36,567
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	28,517	32,365	36,213	40,061
Killeen-Temple, TX	27,581	31,616	35,672	39,708
Laredo, TX	25,522	30,244	34,986	39,708
Longview, TX	22,340	26,000	29,682	33,343
Lubbock, TX	29,474	31,076	32,677	34,279
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	25,002	28,226	31,429	34,653
Midland, TX	25,522	30,244	34,986	39,708
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,480	29,578	33,696	37,794
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,104	29,911	33,696	37,503
Odessa, TX	25,522	30,244	34,986	39,708
San Angelo, TX	26,562	29,828	33,072	36,338
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	28,122	31,533	34,965	38,376
Sherman-Denison, TX	29,432	33,655	37,898	42,120
Texarkana, TX-AR	25,543	31,804	38,044	44,304
Tyler, TX	23,234	27,477	31,720	35,964
Victoria, TX	25,522	30,244	34,986	39,708
Waco, TX	29,079	33,280	37,503	41,704
Wichita Falls, TX	25,605	29,599	33,592	37,586
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,736	38,480	42,204	45,948
Logan, UT-ID	33,509	35,152	36,796	38,439
Ogden, UT	34,820	38,688	42,536	46,405
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	34,549	38,168	41,808	45,428
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	36,047	39,354	42,661	45,968
St. George, UT	35,381	38,605	41,829	45,053
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	35,589	39,333	43,098	46,842
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	33,676	36,504	39,333	42,162
Charlottesville, VA	33,696	38,376	43,036	47,716
Harrisonburg, VA	36,692	42,204	47,716	53,228
Lynchburg, VA	35,922	40,477	45,032	49,588
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,780	38,834	43,868	48,922
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,688	44,388	50,066	55,765
Richmond, VA	30,743	34,362	38,002	41,621
Roanoke, VA	33,780	37,128	40,477	43,826
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,047	38,439	40,810	43,202
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,634	36,400	39,188	41,954
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	36,692	42,204	47,716	53,228
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	32,552	36,192	39,853	43,493
Winchester, VA-WV	34,674	40,332	46,010	51,668
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	33,988	38,751	43,514	48,277
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	40,228	43,493	46,738	50,004
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	41,413	44,263	47,092	49,941
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	40,623	44,034	47,445	50,856
Bellingham, WA	44,284	47,965	51,626	55,308
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	44,804	49,442	54,060	58,698
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	45,760	48,423	51,085	53,748
Kennewick-Richland, WA	44,596	47,445	50,295	53,144
Longview-Kelso, WA	50,149	53,602	57,076	60,528
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	44,804	49,151	53,477	57,824
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	44,720	49,338	53,956	58,573
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	44,804	49,546	54,309	59,052
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	44,928	48,215	51,480	54,767
Walla Walla, WA	45,261	48,007	50,752	53,498
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	45,116	49,608	54,080	58,573
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	45,012	49,442	53,852	58,282
Yakima, WA	43,597	48,111	52,624	57,138
Appleton, WI	35,589	39,333	43,056	46,800
Eau Claire, WI	41,580	45,157	48,714	52,292
Fond du Lac, WI	34,549	38,605	42,661	46,717
Green Bay, WI	33,509	37,752	41,996	46,239
Janesville-Beloit, WI	33,676	37,836	41,975	46,135
Kenosha, WI	36,484	40,540	44,575	48,631
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	39,895	43,868	47,861	51,834
Madison, WI	31,055	35,048	39,063	43,056
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	33,052	37,607	42,141	46,696
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,234	40,040	43,847	47,653
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,397	41,767	45,136	48,506
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	37,253	40,768	44,284	47,799
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	34,757	39,063	43,368	47,674
Sheboygan, WI	31,367	36,213	41,039	45,885
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,421	40,394	44,367	48,340
Wausau, WI	35,652	39,520	43,410	47,279
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,671	40,498	44,325	48,152
Beckley, WV	30,348	35,423	40,498	45,573
Charleston, WV	29,536	34,549	39,583	44,596
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	30,368	35,277	40,207	45,116
Morgantown, WV	28,746	34,008	39,292	44,554
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,704	34,008	39,292	44,596
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	28,767	33,821	38,855	43,909
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,431	35,485	40,519	45,573
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	34,986	39,624	44,242	48,880
Wheeling, WV-OH	32,469	37,232	42,016	46,780
Casper, WY	31,783	35,527	39,292	43,036
Cheyenne, WY	31,325	35,111	38,896	42,682
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	31,616	35,360	39,084	42,828
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	31,783	35,527	39,292	43,036

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.

Learn more: What wage levels I–IV mean · How the weighted lottery works · DOL's proposed wage rule