SOC 51-8013 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Power Plant Operators 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): Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators.

Level I across metros$40,852 – $131,685San Juan, PR to Wenatchee, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$113,381Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Power Plant Operators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Power Plant Operators (SOC 51-8013) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $40,852 in San Juan, PR to $131,685 in Wenatchee, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $113,381. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $101,151, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 16 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

New York, NY$139,360
San Francisco, CA$150,884
San Jose, CA$119,642
Seattle, WA$153,629
Dallas, TX$125,570
Houston, TX$111,946
Austin, TX$111,447
Chicago, IL$126,735
Boston, MA$117,333
Washington, DC$103,522
Atlanta, GA$122,221
Los Angeles, CA$119,455

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	52,021	70,284	88,567	106,829
Anchorage, AK	52,229	72,343	92,456	112,570
Fairbanks-College, AK	64,813	77,106	89,399	101,692
Anniston-Oxford, AL	69,036	82,597	96,180	109,741
Auburn-Opelika, AL	75,525	87,485	99,445	111,405
Birmingham, AL	73,341	85,904	98,488	111,052
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	83,388	92,477	101,588	110,677
Decatur, AL	79,956	92,664	105,373	118,082
Dothan, AL	76,919	89,565	102,212	114,858
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	92,893	102,960	113,028	123,095
Gadsden, AL	69,036	82,597	96,180	109,741
Huntsville, AL	75,525	90,792	106,060	121,327
Mobile, AL	83,388	92,477	101,588	110,677
Montgomery, AL	77,605	88,754	99,903	111,052
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	70,533	84,511	98,468	112,445
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	71,116	85,364	99,591	113,839
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	93,496	101,629	109,783	117,916
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	92,436	98,717	104,978	111,260
Tuscaloosa, AL	72,967	85,925	98,904	111,863
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	72,530	84,927	97,344	109,741
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	66,144	76,711	87,256	97,823
Fort Smith, AR-OK	60,112	70,804	81,474	92,165
Hot Springs, AR	58,989	70,887	82,784	94,682
Jonesboro, AR	70,928	86,008	101,068	116,148
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	63,274	73,570	83,887	94,183
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	65,936	76,336	86,716	97,116
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	87,485	92,560	97,615	102,690
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	70,512	80,226	89,960	99,674
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	61,943	75,588	89,212	102,856
Flagstaff, AZ	61,943	75,588	89,212	102,856
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	61,943	75,588	89,212	102,856
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	61,048	69,535	78,042	86,528
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	60,404	72,863	85,343	97,802
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	61,943	75,588	89,212	102,856
Tucson, AZ	61,402	75,068	88,754	102,420
Yuma, AZ	60,612	73,466	86,341	99,196
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	71,074	83,679	96,263	108,868
Chico, CA	72,052	91,416	110,760	130,125
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	71,053	89,690	108,348	126,984
El Centro, CA	65,084	78,250	91,416	104,583
Fresno, CA	78,146	104,583	131,020	157,456
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	70,908	89,856	108,805	127,754
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	78,208	91,957	105,706	119,455
Merced, CA	73,612	95,514	117,396	139,298
Modesto, CA	81,016	101,109	121,181	141,274
Napa, CA	74,464	102,316	130,188	158,039
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,896	78,812	92,727	106,642
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	72,156	96,616	121,056	145,517
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	75,151	89,066	102,981	116,896
Redding, CA	75,338	98,551	121,764	144,976
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	65,687	79,831	93,975	108,119
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	77,959	106,496	135,013	163,551
Salinas, CA	72,925	96,762	120,599	144,436
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	69,036	82,140	95,244	108,348
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	90,293	110,490	130,687	150,884
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	73,279	88,733	104,188	119,642
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	70,159	83,804	97,469	111,114
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	83,928	104,874	125,820	146,765
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	70,928	83,949	96,991	110,012
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	81,162	104,791	128,440	152,069
Stockton-Lodi, CA	83,388	98,135	112,882	127,629
Vallejo, CA	87,256	111,925	136,594	161,263
Visalia, CA	71,240	90,106	108,992	127,858
Yuba City, CA	82,618	107,848	133,058	158,288
Boulder, CO	84,823	98,468	112,112	125,757
Colorado Springs, CO	80,642	93,101	105,581	118,040
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	87,548	98,842	110,136	121,431
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	80,205	92,956	105,706	118,456
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	82,431	98,156	113,880	129,605
Grand Junction, CO	80,101	94,349	108,618	122,866
Greeley, CO	82,472	96,554	110,636	124,717
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	79,997	94,869	109,741	124,613
Pueblo, CO	72,156	86,071	99,965	113,880
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	80,392	93,455	106,496	119,559
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	74,714	87,922	101,151	114,359
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	75,380	87,402	99,445	111,468
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	80,559	89,856	99,154	108,452
New Haven, CT	93,164	104,666	116,148	127,650
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	70,970	80,039	89,087	98,156
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	78,770	91,770	104,749	117,749
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	66,394	78,770	91,146	103,522
Dover, DE	83,450	93,954	104,437	114,941
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	90,168	100,215	110,282	120,328
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	56,868	73,300	89,711	106,143
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	57,970	71,199	84,428	97,656
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	63,773	78,333	92,893	107,453
Gainesville, FL	62,442	70,616	78,812	86,986
Homosassa Springs, FL	74,028	86,778	99,549	112,300
Jacksonville, FL	73,487	88,359	103,252	118,124
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	83,512	95,888	108,244	120,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	47,216	60,050	72,863	85,696
Naples-Marco Island, FL	47,071	61,735	76,420	91,084
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	62,255	75,962	89,648	103,356
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	77,751	90,834	103,938	117,021
Ocala, FL	63,212	76,565	89,940	103,293
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	62,588	76,108	89,628	103,148
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	63,316	77,522	91,749	105,956
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	60,965	74,527	88,088	101,650
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	53,436	64,626	75,816	87,007
Port St. Lucie, FL	89,732	97,594	105,436	113,298
Punta Gorda, FL	57,117	73,133	89,128	105,144
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	64,543	78,687	92,810	106,954
Sebring, FL	67,309	80,871	94,432	107,994
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	54,288	71,823	89,378	106,912
Tallahassee, FL	56,036	71,032	86,008	101,005
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	85,384	96,034	106,704	117,354
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	70,824	84,448	98,052	111,676
Albany, GA	57,928	74,028	90,106	106,205
Athens-Clarke County, GA	85,572	97,636	109,700	121,764
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	87,464	99,050	110,636	122,221
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	75,276	87,527	99,778	112,029
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	66,456	82,868	99,258	115,669
Columbus, GA-AL	81,266	93,829	106,413	118,976
Dalton, GA	60,008	79,207	98,405	117,604
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	60,029	76,378	92,706	109,055
Gainesville, GA	85,509	97,594	109,679	121,764
Hinesville, GA	51,085	63,648	76,191	88,754
Macon-Bibb County, GA	84,386	95,992	107,599	119,205
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	69,368	83,720	98,072	112,424
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	77,085	90,959	104,832	118,706
Rome, GA	79,290	93,288	107,287	121,285
Savannah, GA	51,231	63,752	76,274	88,796
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	55,224	71,511	87,797	104,084
Valdosta, GA	66,456	82,868	99,258	115,669
Warner Robins, GA	77,023	88,484	99,944	111,405
Guam MSA	55,141	60,279	65,437	70,575
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	107,557	112,175	116,813	121,431
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	107,557	113,589	119,642	125,674
Urban Honolulu, HI	106,517	112,840	119,143	125,466
Ames, IA	69,368	80,205	91,063	101,900
Cedar Rapids, IA	95,098	98,946	102,815	106,663
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	73,674	84,989	96,284	107,599
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	70,096	81,245	92,415	103,564
Dubuque, IA	80,080	88,359	96,658	104,936
Iowa City, IA	78,500	87,444	96,408	105,352
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	78,978	85,925	92,893	99,840
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	61,028	71,428	81,848	92,248
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	68,557	80,871	93,184	105,498
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	77,439	86,445	95,452	104,458
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	72,884	83,991	95,077	106,184
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	59,925	71,448	82,972	94,495
Boise City, ID	66,540	87,485	108,431	129,376
Coeur d'Alene, ID	96,013	107,266	118,498	129,751
Idaho Falls, ID	86,861	99,903	112,965	126,007
Lewiston, ID-WA	106,538	116,730	126,901	137,093
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	109,512	116,002	122,471	128,960
Pocatello, ID	82,597	96,762	110,927	125,092
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	80,829	96,845	112,840	128,856
Twin Falls, ID	78,063	95,181	112,279	129,397
Bloomington, IL	76,607	85,384	94,183	102,960
Champaign-Urbana, IL	79,664	87,964	96,263	104,562
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	94,620	105,332	116,023	126,735
Decatur, IL	79,748	88,775	97,781	106,808
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	77,148	88,068	98,988	109,908
Kankakee, IL	89,170	101,296	113,423	125,549
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	72,031	86,757	101,463	116,189
Peoria, IL	73,986	84,885	95,805	106,704
Rockford, IL	90,834	102,732	114,629	126,527
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	91,957	97,760	103,584	109,388
Springfield, IL	77,813	89,544	101,276	113,007
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	80,871	93,372	105,872	118,373
Bloomington, IN	86,924	94,412	101,879	109,367
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	80,080	90,085	100,090	110,095
Columbus, IN	88,026	95,264	102,503	109,741
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	82,992	93,018	103,023	113,048
Evansville, IN	86,258	93,580	100,922	108,244
Fort Wayne, IN	55,079	66,103	77,148	88,172
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	79,540	92,082	104,645	117,188
Kokomo, IN	64,709	79,124	93,517	107,932
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	84,552	97,740	110,948	124,135
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	91,084	102,877	114,650	126,444
Muncie, IN	69,556	84,386	99,216	114,047
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	83,408	97,365	111,322	125,279
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	65,479	78,500	91,500	104,520
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	93,663	98,509	103,376	108,223
Terre Haute, IN	86,092	92,103	98,114	104,125
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	44,949	60,320	75,671	91,042
Lawrence, KS	53,394	72,634	91,853	111,093
Manhattan, KS	56,805	72,717	88,650	104,562
Topeka, KS	53,831	72,634	91,458	110,261
Wichita, KS	47,300	61,360	75,442	89,503
Bowling Green, KY	62,754	78,188	93,600	109,034
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	67,247	78,645	90,023	101,421
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	67,101	78,541	90,002	101,442
Elizabethtown, KY	76,191	87,444	98,717	109,970
Lexington-Fayette, KY	48,548	65,728	82,930	100,111
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	79,789	89,128	98,488	107,828
Owensboro, KY	75,213	88,192	101,192	114,172
Paducah, KY-IL	85,156	93,080	101,026	108,951
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	69,472	81,453	93,455	105,436
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	80,996	90,231	99,466	108,701
Alexandria, LA	68,287	82,140	95,972	109,824
Baton Rouge, LA	75,525	87,756	99,986	112,216
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	70,887	82,826	94,786	106,725
Hammond, LA	79,124	90,834	102,524	114,234
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	81,370	92,560	103,772	114,962
Lafayette, LA	76,607	86,778	96,970	107,141
Lake Charles, LA	70,055	81,183	92,311	103,439
Monroe, LA	65,146	75,733	86,300	96,887
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	88,796	98,884	108,951	119,039
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	70,679	82,472	94,245	106,039
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	62,047	73,882	85,696	97,532
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	78,229	90,709	103,210	115,690
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	64,418	78,458	92,498	106,538
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	69,639	81,599	93,580	105,540
Barnstable Town, MA	73,216	87,714	102,191	116,688
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	73,300	87,984	102,648	117,333
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	72,364	86,757	101,130	115,524
Pittsfield, MA	70,845	81,391	91,936	102,482
Springfield, MA	70,679	81,952	93,205	104,479
Worcester, MA	68,599	81,932	95,264	108,597
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	103,252	106,372	109,512	112,632
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	66,144	78,333	90,501	102,690
Lexington Park, MD	74,943	87,901	100,860	113,818
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	86,237	96,096	105,956	115,815
Salisbury, MD	63,877	86,778	109,700	132,600
Bangor, ME	60,570	71,719	82,888	94,037
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	63,170	73,757	84,365	94,952
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	60,570	71,719	82,888	94,037
Portland-South Portland, ME	70,824	79,082	87,340	95,597
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	57,117	70,325	83,554	96,762
Ann Arbor, MI	87,360	97,802	108,264	118,706
Battle Creek, MI	89,669	98,197	106,704	115,232
Bay City, MI	96,034	100,423	104,832	109,221
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	88,941	100,360	111,800	123,220
Flint, MI	88,338	99,757	111,156	122,575
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	78,208	90,584	102,981	115,357
Jackson, MI	86,133	97,573	109,034	120,474
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	88,380	97,365	106,372	115,357
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	84,261	94,037	103,792	113,568
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	81,495	93,746	105,976	118,228
Midland, MI	89,960	98,405	106,850	115,295
Monroe, MI	87,340	98,093	108,847	119,600
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	78,583	91,292	103,980	116,688
Niles, MI	81,724	93,538	105,332	117,146
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	69,202	85,530	101,858	118,186
Saginaw, MI	87,444	96,575	105,685	114,816
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	88,172	97,074	105,956	114,858
Traverse City, MI	70,242	85,239	100,215	115,212
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	68,973	83,492	98,010	112,528
Duluth, MN-WI	77,356	84,240	91,146	98,031
Mankato, MN	73,466	86,404	99,341	112,279
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	74,069	86,986	99,882	112,799
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	75,608	85,904	96,221	106,517
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	77,584	84,844	92,103	99,362
Rochester, MN	63,919	76,378	88,837	101,296
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	66,373	78,687	90,980	103,293
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	72,696	84,885	97,095	109,284
St. Cloud, MN	73,903	85,863	97,802	109,762
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	83,242	91,437	99,632	107,828
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	65,624	80,392	95,181	109,949
Columbia, MO	51,418	66,248	81,058	95,888
Jefferson City, MO	51,418	66,248	81,058	95,888
Joplin, MO-KS	47,216	61,714	76,191	90,688
Kansas City, MO-KS	77,834	90,959	104,084	117,208
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	49,650	65,645	81,620	97,615
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	65,770	79,477	93,184	106,892
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	66,560	81,308	96,076	110,823
Springfield, MO	57,928	71,220	84,532	97,823
St. Joseph, MO-KS	53,685	71,636	89,565	107,516
St. Louis, MO-IL	73,279	85,821	98,343	110,885
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	77,252	86,778	96,284	105,810
Hattiesburg, MS	67,205	78,749	90,272	101,816
Jackson, MS	59,072	71,116	83,138	95,181
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	56,098	71,012	85,904	100,818
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	60,799	72,884	84,989	97,074
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	87,173	96,970	106,746	116,543
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	64,896	74,340	83,804	93,247
Billings, MT	82,327	91,645	100,984	110,303
Bozeman, MT	74,589	86,965	99,320	111,696
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	85,509	93,101	100,672	108,264
Great Falls, MT	81,744	90,938	100,111	109,304
Helena, MT	70,949	83,949	96,928	109,928
Missoula, MT	74,589	86,965	99,320	111,696
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	74,090	86,570	99,029	111,509
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	69,826	83,013	96,200	109,388
Asheville, NC	67,933	84,116	100,298	116,480
Burlington, NC	58,116	70,679	83,242	95,805
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	63,482	77,231	91,000	104,749
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	84,178	99,320	114,442	129,584
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	57,263	71,199	85,135	99,071
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,288	64,272	74,277	84,261
Fayetteville, NC	63,940	76,565	89,170	101,796
Goldsboro, NC	60,154	74,901	89,628	104,375
Greensboro-High Point, NC	61,880	75,692	89,503	103,314
Greenville, NC	67,933	84,116	100,298	116,480
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	75,754	86,133	96,512	106,892
Jacksonville, NC	67,933	84,116	100,298	116,480
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	58,906	70,804	82,722	94,620
Raleigh-Cary, NC	57,845	71,303	84,740	98,197
Rocky Mount, NC	59,676	74,756	89,856	104,936
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	76,357	90,168	103,980	117,791
Wilmington, NC	62,192	75,504	88,816	102,128
Winston-Salem, NC	72,904	88,109	103,293	118,498
Bismarck, ND	100,298	108,368	116,418	124,488
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	106,060	112,965	119,892	126,797
Fargo, ND-MN	78,312	86,175	94,016	101,879
Grand Forks, ND-MN	78,354	86,279	94,183	102,108
Minot, ND	99,237	107,786	116,314	124,863
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	99,237	107,786	116,314	124,863
Grand Island, NE	73,903	84,802	95,680	106,580
Lincoln, NE	78,063	88,816	99,570	110,324
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	77,272	88,192	99,112	110,032
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	68,287	80,808	93,351	105,872
Omaha, NE-IA	92,519	99,591	106,684	113,756
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	71,677	83,076	94,474	105,872
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	70,762	85,530	100,298	115,066
Manchester-Nashua, NH	71,719	86,549	101,359	116,189
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	71,636	86,300	100,964	115,628
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	58,365	68,308	78,250	88,192
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	88,962	104,125	119,288	134,452
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	88,317	103,564	118,789	134,036
Vineland, NJ	83,284	94,204	105,144	116,064
Albuquerque, NM	98,052	103,668	109,304	114,920
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	47,029	68,141	89,253	110,365
Farmington, NM	99,924	104,458	109,013	113,548
Las Cruces, NM	43,306	56,264	69,244	82,202
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	98,052	103,668	109,304	114,920
Santa Fe, NM	72,010	85,884	99,757	113,631
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	67,892	79,956	91,999	104,063
Carson City, NV	70,492	87,132	103,772	120,412
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	104,666	115,440	126,236	137,010
Reno, NV	79,248	96,949	114,671	132,372
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	74,631	90,272	105,893	121,535
Binghamton, NY	77,168	94,100	111,010	127,941
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	69,348	82,805	96,263	109,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	64,335	77,876	91,437	104,978
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	59,260	73,362	87,485	101,588
Elmira, NY	80,829	95,576	110,324	125,071
Glens Falls, NY	54,517	60,903	67,309	73,695
Ithaca, NY	71,885	88,130	104,354	120,599
Kingston, NY	68,536	82,556	96,554	110,573
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	85,925	95,389	104,853	114,317
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	92,269	107,973	123,656	139,360
Rochester, NY	62,754	74,298	85,842	97,386
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	69,660	78,687	87,735	96,762
Syracuse, NY	62,567	78,000	93,413	108,847
Utica-Rome, NY	62,400	77,376	92,352	107,328
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	51,709	65,437	79,144	92,872
Akron, OH	66,540	80,288	94,037	107,786
Canton-Massillon, OH	71,136	81,744	92,373	102,981
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	73,362	86,508	99,674	112,820
Cleveland, OH	66,685	80,413	94,141	107,869
Columbus, OH	72,759	86,570	100,381	114,192
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	71,968	84,927	97,885	110,844
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	71,781	83,554	95,306	107,079
Lima, OH	75,317	86,944	98,592	110,220
Mansfield, OH	69,576	82,992	96,429	109,845
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	65,333	75,692	86,029	96,388
Sandusky, OH	72,842	86,112	99,404	112,674
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	73,071	85,676	98,301	110,906
Springfield, OH	72,530	85,925	99,300	112,695
Toledo, OH	100,277	103,522	106,767	110,012
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	72,322	85,634	98,967	112,279
Youngstown-Warren, OH	66,540	80,288	94,037	107,786
Enid, OK	50,732	66,893	83,055	99,216
Lawton, OK	67,808	80,455	93,101	105,748
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	63,066	71,012	78,978	86,924
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,178	58,178	71,199	84,199
Oklahoma City, OK	63,690	78,104	92,498	106,912
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	59,176	72,218	85,280	98,322
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	56,077	70,928	85,780	100,631
Tulsa, OK	75,442	85,322	95,202	105,082
Albany, OR	79,144	99,757	120,391	141,004
Bend, OR	85,925	100,672	115,440	130,188
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	86,424	100,776	115,108	129,460
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	84,615	98,967	113,298	127,650
Corvallis, OR	75,671	92,914	110,178	127,421
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	86,612	99,196	111,780	124,364
Eugene-Springfield, OR	86,528	102,482	118,436	134,389
Grants Pass, OR	71,157	83,200	95,223	107,266
Medford, OR	76,212	87,922	99,653	111,364
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	101,775	115,087	128,399	141,711
Salem, OR	94,370	108,535	122,720	136,885
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	84,199	100,007	115,836	131,644
Altoona, PA	62,796	73,757	84,698	95,660
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	57,159	69,181	81,204	93,226
Chambersburg, PA	62,380	73,924	85,447	96,991
Erie, PA	70,076	83,117	96,159	109,200
Gettysburg, PA	70,700	82,764	94,848	106,912
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	64,356	76,544	88,754	100,943
Johnstown, PA	68,224	79,311	90,376	101,463
Lancaster, PA	79,706	90,751	101,796	112,840
Lebanon, PA	62,941	75,463	88,005	100,527
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	68,786	83,471	98,176	112,861
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	65,084	76,648	88,192	99,757
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	82,202	92,935	103,668	114,400
Pittsburgh, PA	71,220	82,847	94,453	106,080
Reading, PA	74,568	86,528	98,468	110,428
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	69,119	84,490	99,882	115,253
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	66,976	76,752	86,528	96,304
State College, PA	59,800	71,053	82,285	93,538
Williamsport, PA	62,151	73,279	84,407	95,535
York-Hanover, PA	73,487	84,864	96,221	107,599
Aguadilla, PR	50,316	58,053	65,791	73,528
Arecibo, PR	50,128	57,949	65,749	73,570
Guayama, PR	49,484	57,450	65,396	73,362
Mayaguez, PR	50,316	58,053	65,791	73,528
Ponce, PR	49,400	57,408	65,437	73,445
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	50,316	58,053	65,791	73,528
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	40,852	51,834	62,837	73,820
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	70,263	83,408	96,554	109,700
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	62,088	70,949	79,831	88,692
Columbia, SC	65,500	73,632	81,765	89,898
Florence, SC	61,610	70,554	79,498	88,442
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	68,308	77,044	85,800	94,536
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	65,936	73,965	81,973	90,002
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	57,949	66,040	74,111	82,202
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	58,095	66,207	74,319	82,431
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	68,141	81,328	94,536	107,724
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	65,000	72,842	80,704	88,546
Spartanburg, SC	67,767	80,455	93,164	105,852
Sumter, SC	61,610	70,554	79,498	88,442
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	71,573	83,159	94,744	106,330
Rapid City, SD	68,245	83,928	99,632	115,316
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	68,245	83,928	99,632	115,316
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	68,245	83,928	99,632	115,316
Chattanooga, TN-GA	60,424	80,164	99,924	119,663
Clarksville, TN-KY	89,024	99,362	109,700	120,037
Cleveland, TN	68,994	85,426	101,858	118,290
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	85,780	97,511	109,263	120,994
Jackson, TN	113,568	118,103	122,616	127,151
Johnson City, TN	93,226	103,543	113,880	124,197
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	81,100	93,850	106,600	119,351
Knoxville, TN	97,864	104,832	111,780	118,748
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	67,101	85,613	104,125	122,637
Morristown, TN	96,013	104,208	112,424	120,620
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	78,500	89,544	100,589	111,634
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	81,973	94,079	106,184	118,290
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	80,164	93,725	107,308	120,869
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	115,607	119,496	123,386	127,276
Abilene, TX	73,924	85,488	97,053	108,618
Amarillo, TX	79,560	89,981	100,423	110,844
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	60,799	77,688	94,557	111,447
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	56,951	74,610	92,290	109,949
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	62,047	78,084	94,100	110,136
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	47,300	63,420	79,540	95,660
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	57,450	75,151	92,831	110,532
College Station-Bryan, TX	56,805	73,570	90,314	107,079
Corpus Christi, TX	61,485	79,144	96,824	114,484
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	63,836	84,407	104,999	125,570
Eagle Pass, TX	61,485	79,144	96,824	114,484
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	59,904	77,272	94,620	111,988
El Paso, TX	82,618	90,252	97,906	105,540
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	62,712	76,711	90,709	104,708
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	57,346	75,546	93,746	111,946
Killeen-Temple, TX	61,256	77,980	94,682	111,405
Laredo, TX	61,485	79,144	96,824	114,484
Longview, TX	86,112	94,516	102,919	111,322
Lubbock, TX	92,664	101,608	110,552	119,496
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	47,300	63,420	79,540	95,660
Midland, TX	81,828	92,207	102,607	112,986
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	70,055	85,031	100,028	115,004
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	82,306	91,916	101,525	111,135
Odessa, TX	81,828	92,207	102,607	112,986
San Angelo, TX	67,122	80,725	94,328	107,932
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	60,612	78,208	95,784	113,381
Sherman-Denison, TX	71,136	87,548	103,959	120,370
Texarkana, TX-AR	87,776	94,016	100,277	106,517
Tyler, TX	87,340	94,890	102,440	109,991
Victoria, TX	61,485	79,144	96,824	114,484
Waco, TX	67,392	84,074	100,756	117,437
Wichita Falls, TX	87,215	94,682	102,170	109,637
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	81,578	90,418	99,279	108,119
Logan, UT-ID	71,053	87,298	103,543	119,788
Ogden, UT	78,999	95,826	112,653	129,480
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	95,597	104,437	113,298	122,138
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	104,396	113,714	123,053	132,372
St. George, UT	81,848	90,855	99,861	108,868
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	80,975	93,434	105,893	118,352
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	51,980	63,087	74,173	85,280
Charlottesville, VA	50,274	62,775	75,276	87,776
Harrisonburg, VA	51,647	63,399	75,172	86,924
Lynchburg, VA	54,829	68,058	81,308	94,536
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	55,620	68,058	80,496	92,935
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	56,431	69,909	83,388	96,866
Richmond, VA	46,613	56,826	67,039	77,252
Roanoke, VA	49,317	62,546	75,775	89,004
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,378	65,708	81,058	96,388
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,170	65,957	81,765	97,552
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	51,647	63,399	75,172	86,924
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	51,626	58,116	64,584	71,074
Winchester, VA-WV	66,477	78,312	90,168	102,004
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	68,245	83,928	99,632	115,316
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	65,396	81,786	98,197	114,588
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	55,848	64,023	72,197	80,372
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	51,397	67,372	83,325	99,300
Bellingham, WA	110,490	122,117	133,744	145,372
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	97,698	116,127	134,556	152,984
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	95,930	112,944	129,959	146,973
Kennewick-Richland, WA	101,920	112,237	122,533	132,850
Longview-Kelso, WA	79,789	88,588	97,407	106,205
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	104,042	120,848	137,676	154,482
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	95,493	114,442	133,370	152,319
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	89,336	110,760	132,205	153,629
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	83,159	93,892	104,604	115,336
Walla Walla, WA	92,020	110,032	128,066	146,079
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	131,685	141,253	150,842	160,410
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	92,061	109,408	126,735	144,082
Yakima, WA	101,047	116,002	130,936	145,892
Appleton, WI	53,727	63,170	72,592	82,036
Eau Claire, WI	57,908	68,807	79,727	90,626
Fond du Lac, WI	53,872	63,981	74,069	84,178
Green Bay, WI	55,412	64,231	73,050	81,869
Janesville-Beloit, WI	55,932	65,250	74,589	83,908
Kenosha, WI	52,271	57,720	63,149	68,599
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	55,890	67,725	79,581	91,416
Madison, WI	60,320	71,116	81,911	92,706
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	54,829	68,058	81,287	94,516
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	52,708	66,477	80,226	93,996
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	68,848	78,416	88,005	97,573
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	53,685	61,756	69,826	77,896
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	52,957	62,255	71,573	80,871
Sheboygan, WI	54,600	68,183	81,786	95,368
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	52,084	57,741	63,399	69,056
Wausau, WI	54,060	64,626	75,192	85,759
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	59,072	72,280	85,509	98,717
Beckley, WV	71,844	82,472	93,101	103,730
Charleston, WV	69,722	80,122	90,522	100,922
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	69,909	82,056	94,183	106,330
Morgantown, WV	72,364	81,370	90,397	99,404
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	70,949	79,644	88,338	97,032
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	70,263	79,394	88,525	97,656
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	69,722	80,122	90,522	100,922
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	53,664	69,015	84,386	99,736
Wheeling, WV-OH	75,130	83,970	92,810	101,650
Casper, WY	83,616	93,018	102,440	111,842
Cheyenne, WY	87,111	96,949	106,767	116,605
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	87,111	96,949	106,767	116,605
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	83,616	93,018	102,440	111,842

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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