SOC 51-8021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Stationary Engineers and Boiler 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): Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.

Level I across metros$30,764 – $92,997Bowling Green, KY to Kennewick, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$82,992Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators (SOC 51-8021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $30,764 in Bowling Green, KY to $92,997 in Kennewick, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $82,992. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $73,757, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 20 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$126,839
San Francisco, CA$136,407
San Jose, CA$139,048
Seattle, WA$123,365
Dallas, TX$81,848
Houston, TX$78,853
Austin, TX$68,911
Chicago, IL$122,616
Boston, MA$94,391
Washington, DC$99,383
Atlanta, GA$84,719
Los Angeles, CA$93,808

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	82,098	94,578	107,079	119,559
Anchorage, AK	54,892	67,434	79,956	92,498
Fairbanks-College, AK	70,845	84,074	97,324	110,552
Anniston-Oxford, AL	44,304	50,898	57,492	64,085
Auburn-Opelika, AL	43,992	48,860	53,748	58,615
Birmingham, AL	42,079	50,711	59,343	67,975
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	41,871	49,712	57,554	65,396
Decatur, AL	39,666	49,712	59,780	69,826
Dothan, AL	41,871	49,712	57,554	65,396
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	41,871	49,712	57,554	65,396
Gadsden, AL	44,304	50,898	57,492	64,085
Huntsville, AL	39,770	50,253	60,736	71,220
Mobile, AL	41,871	49,712	57,554	65,396
Montgomery, AL	42,682	51,356	60,008	68,682
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,469	53,228	60,986	68,744
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,647	47,112	55,578	64,044
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	44,575	51,564	58,552	65,541
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	39,437	48,756	58,095	67,413
Tuscaloosa, AL	40,748	49,879	59,010	68,141
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,909	51,584	59,260	66,935
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	46,364	51,543	56,701	61,880
Fort Smith, AR-OK	44,429	50,544	56,660	62,775
Hot Springs, AR	44,887	50,087	55,308	60,508
Jonesboro, AR	44,471	52,978	61,485	69,992
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	45,802	51,064	56,348	61,610
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,053	50,399	55,724	61,069
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	44,304	51,168	58,053	64,917
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,095	51,044	56,972	62,920
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	60,508	71,552	82,597	93,642
Flagstaff, AZ	60,508	71,552	82,597	93,642
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	60,508	71,552	82,597	93,642
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	66,706	79,935	93,143	106,372
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	61,756	73,300	84,823	96,367
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	60,508	71,552	82,597	93,642
Tucson, AZ	62,068	74,402	86,716	99,050
Yuma, AZ	62,068	74,402	86,716	99,050
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	64,730	77,439	90,148	102,856
Chico, CA	44,429	55,412	66,373	77,356
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50,108	64,023	77,917	91,832
El Centro, CA	56,972	72,884	88,796	104,708
Fresno, CA	59,031	73,320	87,610	101,900
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	56,452	71,116	85,759	100,423
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	52,708	66,415	80,101	93,808
Merced, CA	63,336	82,556	101,775	120,994
Modesto, CA	76,128	95,764	115,399	135,034
Napa, CA	46,759	61,132	75,484	89,856
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	54,892	65,416	75,920	86,445
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	46,343	59,343	72,364	85,364
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	48,756	66,914	85,052	103,210
Redding, CA	55,994	61,776	67,580	73,362
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	50,586	68,287	85,988	103,688
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	58,802	76,711	94,640	112,549
Salinas, CA	53,186	66,020	78,853	91,687
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	49,130	64,626	80,122	95,618
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	82,680	100,589	118,498	136,407
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	75,338	96,575	117,812	139,048
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	49,359	65,728	82,098	98,468
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	53,831	72,322	90,834	109,325
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	43,514	57,658	71,802	85,946
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	52,437	66,519	80,600	94,682
Stockton-Lodi, CA	76,232	88,504	100,797	113,069
Vallejo, CA	83,720	100,048	116,397	132,725
Visalia, CA	60,300	73,924	87,527	101,151
Yuba City, CA	54,205	72,717	91,208	109,720
Boulder, CO	56,951	68,016	79,061	90,127
Colorado Springs, CO	44,242	54,892	65,562	76,212
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	59,156	69,244	79,311	89,399
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	54,829	66,477	78,104	89,752
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	49,837	64,002	78,146	92,311
Grand Junction, CO	40,706	51,751	62,775	73,820
Greeley, CO	56,514	67,580	78,666	89,732
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	55,620	67,080	78,520	89,981
Pueblo, CO	46,592	61,360	76,108	90,876
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	54,080	65,957	77,855	89,732
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	89,586	94,557	99,549	104,520
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	75,692	84,365	93,018	101,692
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	74,069	83,117	92,165	101,213
New Haven, CT	74,194	83,388	92,602	101,796
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	72,613	81,724	90,834	99,944
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	66,581	76,420	86,237	96,076
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	69,244	79,290	89,336	99,383
Dover, DE	63,399	71,698	79,976	88,276
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	71,594	75,692	79,768	83,866
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	60,029	65,541	71,074	76,586
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	54,018	59,884	65,749	71,615
Gainesville, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
Homosassa Springs, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
Jacksonville, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	52,167	58,677	65,208	71,719
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	50,898	58,407	65,936	73,445
Naples-Marco Island, FL	51,605	58,885	66,186	73,466
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	58,552	63,295	68,037	72,780
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
Ocala, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
Port St. Lucie, FL	51,023	58,511	65,978	73,466
Punta Gorda, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
Sebring, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	51,647	58,760	65,853	72,967
Tallahassee, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	53,602	60,133	66,685	73,216
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	51,959	58,573	65,188	71,802
Albany, GA	44,076	51,418	58,760	66,103
Athens-Clarke County, GA	61,818	68,682	75,525	82,389
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	67,164	73,008	78,874	84,719
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	52,229	59,322	66,394	73,487
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	57,221	63,940	70,679	77,397
Columbus, GA-AL	46,530	56,743	66,976	77,189
Dalton, GA	39,084	52,916	66,768	80,600
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,236	54,954	61,672	68,391
Gainesville, GA	65,749	71,802	77,876	83,928
Hinesville, GA	44,533	51,168	57,783	64,418
Macon-Bibb County, GA	64,626	70,408	76,191	81,973
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,712	58,844	67,954	77,085
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	55,973	64,460	72,925	81,412
Rome, GA	59,031	67,226	75,442	83,637
Savannah, GA	57,221	63,940	70,679	77,397
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	57,221	63,940	70,679	77,397
Valdosta, GA	57,221	63,940	70,679	77,397
Warner Robins, GA	57,221	63,940	70,679	77,397
Guam MSA	55,599	69,701	83,824	97,927
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	71,719	83,096	94,474	105,852
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	71,719	83,096	94,474	105,852
Urban Honolulu, HI	77,543	86,154	94,744	103,356
Ames, IA	53,789	60,071	66,373	72,655
Cedar Rapids, IA	55,183	61,756	68,308	74,880
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	74,298	81,349	88,421	95,472
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	55,848	61,964	68,058	74,173
Dubuque, IA	54,850	61,693	68,536	75,380
Iowa City, IA	58,032	64,210	70,367	76,544
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,223	62,255	68,287	74,319
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	53,415	58,615	63,794	68,994
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	51,210	58,074	64,938	71,802
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,280	65,021	70,762	76,503
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	54,996	61,964	68,932	75,900
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	55,058	61,880	68,724	75,546
Boise City, ID	57,908	62,068	66,207	70,367
Coeur d'Alene, ID	56,868	61,652	66,456	71,240
Idaho Falls, ID	56,868	61,652	66,456	71,240
Lewiston, ID-WA	55,620	62,026	68,432	74,839
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	56,743	61,548	66,373	71,178
Pocatello, ID	56,868	61,652	66,456	71,240
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	58,636	62,879	67,122	71,365
Twin Falls, ID	57,908	62,068	66,207	70,367
Bloomington, IL	67,892	80,309	92,727	105,144
Champaign-Urbana, IL	63,524	77,314	91,125	104,916
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	85,010	97,552	110,074	122,616
Decatur, IL	66,748	84,615	102,482	120,349
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	62,650	73,903	85,135	96,388
Kankakee, IL	82,181	95,389	108,618	121,826
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	81,765	94,973	108,160	121,368
Peoria, IL	73,050	84,636	96,242	107,828
Rockford, IL	84,053	96,824	109,575	122,346
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	62,775	80,767	98,759	116,751
Springfield, IL	74,423	94,266	114,109	133,952
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	79,872	93,413	106,975	120,516
Bloomington, IN	49,775	59,634	69,472	79,332
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	54,496	64,023	73,549	83,076
Columbus, IN	50,128	60,196	70,284	80,351
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	50,045	59,988	69,951	79,893
Evansville, IN	49,026	54,122	59,218	64,314
Fort Wayne, IN	48,672	56,140	63,586	71,053
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	55,266	65,645	76,024	86,404
Kokomo, IN	50,981	61,839	72,676	83,533
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	79,165	93,184	107,183	121,202
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	81,890	95,306	108,701	122,117
Muncie, IN	52,084	62,359	72,613	82,888
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	50,045	59,988	69,951	79,893
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	47,716	51,980	56,223	60,487
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	48,776	53,664	58,532	63,420
Terre Haute, IN	48,735	54,850	60,965	67,080
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	51,023	58,802	66,560	74,340
Lawrence, KS	52,874	61,652	70,450	79,228
Manhattan, KS	49,983	58,386	66,789	75,192
Topeka, KS	53,644	61,818	69,972	78,146
Wichita, KS	50,628	58,303	65,999	73,674
Bowling Green, KY	30,764	41,850	52,957	64,044
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	59,384	67,164	74,964	82,743
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,090	48,880	62,671	76,461
Elizabethtown, KY	37,773	50,149	62,504	74,880
Lexington-Fayette, KY	63,357	69,930	76,503	83,076
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	61,464	68,869	76,253	83,658
Owensboro, KY	35,090	48,880	62,671	76,461
Paducah, KY-IL	50,087	69,951	89,836	109,700
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,626	51,023	63,420	75,816
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,756	48,964	62,172	75,380
Alexandria, LA	41,746	49,754	57,741	65,749
Baton Rouge, LA	42,016	48,485	54,975	61,444
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,037	49,775	57,533	65,271
Hammond, LA	42,828	52,208	61,568	70,949
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	39,770	43,431	47,071	50,732
Lafayette, LA	41,642	49,484	57,325	65,167
Lake Charles, LA	43,410	46,260	49,109	51,959
Monroe, LA	41,746	49,754	57,741	65,749
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	46,114	55,640	65,188	74,714
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,140	49,983	56,805	63,648
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	45,677	51,189	56,701	62,213
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	43,909	55,204	66,519	77,813
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,560	48,464	56,368	64,272
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	60,196	66,976	73,778	80,559
Barnstable Town, MA	66,311	74,860	83,388	91,936
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	71,948	79,436	86,903	94,391
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	64,501	73,071	81,620	90,189
Pittsfield, MA	59,260	65,728	72,176	78,645
Springfield, MA	63,919	68,516	73,112	77,709
Worcester, MA	62,983	70,263	77,522	84,802
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	63,170	73,986	84,802	95,618
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	68,620	78,708	88,775	98,863
Lexington Park, MD	66,997	77,210	87,423	97,636
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	63,024	72,280	81,516	90,772
Salisbury, MD	61,589	69,992	78,375	86,778
Bangor, ME	51,751	57,679	63,628	69,556
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	53,935	59,551	65,146	70,762
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	50,940	57,824	64,730	71,615
Portland-South Portland, ME	57,408	63,524	69,639	75,754
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	52,479	57,824	63,149	68,495
Ann Arbor, MI	67,309	74,860	82,410	89,960
Battle Creek, MI	54,684	62,421	70,159	77,896
Bay City, MI	60,008	68,932	77,834	86,757
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	68,994	76,108	83,242	90,356
Flint, MI	66,727	74,485	82,223	89,981
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	54,351	62,130	69,930	77,709
Jackson, MI	67,164	74,735	82,327	89,898
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	53,935	60,799	67,642	74,506
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	64,688	72,842	80,996	89,149
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	59,821	68,682	77,522	86,383
Midland, MI	60,008	68,932	77,834	86,757
Monroe, MI	68,682	75,983	83,304	90,605
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	54,455	61,984	69,514	77,044
Niles, MI	60,008	68,932	77,834	86,757
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	51,709	60,008	68,328	76,628
Saginaw, MI	54,600	65,708	76,815	87,922
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	58,532	67,850	77,189	86,508
Traverse City, MI	53,706	61,319	68,932	76,544
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	53,519	61,360	69,202	77,044
Duluth, MN-WI	60,508	67,600	74,672	81,765
Mankato, MN	65,063	71,095	77,127	83,159
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	65,936	72,904	79,872	86,840
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	64,356	71,407	78,458	85,509
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	58,469	64,730	70,970	77,231
Rochester, MN	60,383	67,892	75,380	82,888
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	63,940	72,509	81,100	89,669
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	60,570	67,684	74,818	81,932
St. Cloud, MN	59,738	65,021	70,304	75,588
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	54,268	70,596	86,944	103,272
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	54,975	63,669	72,384	81,079
Columbia, MO	46,468	54,205	61,922	69,660
Jefferson City, MO	46,468	54,205	61,922	69,660
Joplin, MO-KS	46,260	52,687	59,093	65,520
Kansas City, MO-KS	57,076	65,416	73,757	82,098
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	57,055	65,624	74,215	82,784
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	55,308	63,836	72,364	80,892
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,357	57,720	65,063	72,426
Springfield, MO	46,468	50,981	55,495	60,008
St. Joseph, MO-KS	45,116	55,557	66,020	76,461
St. Louis, MO-IL	61,797	69,472	77,168	84,844
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	50,877	54,309	57,720	61,152
Hattiesburg, MS	47,092	52,666	58,220	63,794
Jackson, MS	44,741	50,108	55,474	60,840
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,512	47,612	50,732	53,831
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,135	52,874	59,613	66,352
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,474	51,272	60,050	68,848
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,680	51,522	59,364	67,205
Billings, MT	52,125	66,997	81,848	96,720
Bozeman, MT	48,173	55,724	63,295	70,845
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	51,376	65,666	79,956	94,245
Great Falls, MT	51,397	66,560	81,724	96,887
Helena, MT	50,482	64,314	78,167	91,999
Missoula, MT	48,548	55,557	62,588	69,597
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	52,292	64,730	77,189	89,628
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	53,040	66,061	79,082	92,103
Asheville, NC	39,416	49,380	59,322	69,285
Burlington, NC	38,168	49,047	59,925	70,804
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,872	51,688	62,484	73,300
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	43,348	52,770	62,213	71,636
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	39,936	50,669	61,381	72,114
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,634	46,384	59,114	71,864
Fayetteville, NC	39,416	49,380	59,322	69,285
Goldsboro, NC	36,234	47,736	59,239	70,741
Greensboro-High Point, NC	41,892	52,416	62,962	73,487
Greenville, NC	36,172	46,946	57,741	68,516
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	39,541	47,029	54,517	62,005
Jacksonville, NC	38,896	50,586	62,255	73,944
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	42,453	52,125	61,776	71,448
Raleigh-Cary, NC	40,394	50,856	61,340	71,802
Rocky Mount, NC	36,858	48,714	60,591	72,447
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,021	47,799	56,576	65,354
Wilmington, NC	34,965	47,279	59,592	71,906
Winston-Salem, NC	39,104	49,213	59,343	69,452
Bismarck, ND	53,581	63,711	73,861	83,991
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,565	59,239	67,933	76,607
Fargo, ND-MN	57,845	63,212	68,557	73,924
Grand Forks, ND-MN	61,880	67,767	73,674	79,560
Minot, ND	53,581	63,711	73,861	83,991
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	52,021	64,668	77,314	89,960
Grand Island, NE	53,706	58,968	64,210	69,472
Lincoln, NE	50,149	57,616	65,084	72,551
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	54,538	60,445	66,332	72,239
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	52,188	58,178	64,168	70,159
Omaha, NE-IA	53,997	62,172	70,367	78,541
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	53,477	58,136	62,816	67,476
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	67,788	76,087	84,386	92,685
Manchester-Nashua, NH	68,807	76,981	85,135	93,309
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	69,368	77,314	85,260	93,205
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,831	60,840	67,850	74,860
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	55,952	61,818	67,684	73,549
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	62,816	72,800	82,805	92,789
Vineland, NJ	66,789	70,388	73,965	77,564
Albuquerque, NM	42,516	55,474	68,432	81,391
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	42,162	55,536	68,890	82,264
Farmington, NM	41,829	55,724	69,597	83,492
Las Cruces, NM	44,117	60,570	77,002	93,455
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	37,877	50,628	63,378	76,128
Santa Fe, NM	42,536	55,932	69,348	82,743
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	74,215	81,100	88,005	94,890
Carson City, NV	76,128	82,784	89,461	96,117
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	74,298	81,287	88,296	95,285
Reno, NV	77,127	83,596	90,044	96,512
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	55,869	64,272	72,696	81,100
Binghamton, NY	61,215	65,687	70,180	74,652
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	55,120	63,170	71,240	79,290
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	47,050	55,640	64,210	72,800
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	52,042	58,448	64,855	71,261
Elmira, NY	57,034	63,648	70,263	76,877
Glens Falls, NY	40,373	49,380	58,365	67,372
Ithaca, NY	55,640	62,213	68,786	75,359
Kingston, NY	53,768	61,631	69,493	77,356
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	57,450	64,896	72,343	79,789
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	70,055	88,983	107,911	126,839
Rochester, NY	57,346	64,855	72,364	79,872
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	53,436	60,820	68,204	75,588
Syracuse, NY	57,263	64,876	72,488	80,101
Utica-Rome, NY	54,663	60,383	66,103	71,823
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	52,874	61,028	69,160	77,314
Akron, OH	53,685	59,613	65,520	71,448
Canton-Massillon, OH	54,600	61,069	67,517	73,986
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	67,039	72,592	78,146	83,700
Cleveland, OH	57,325	65,874	74,444	82,992
Columbus, OH	62,359	69,618	76,898	84,157
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	63,295	67,663	72,052	76,420
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	59,634	66,165	72,676	79,207
Lima, OH	74,797	79,748	84,698	89,648
Mansfield, OH	61,194	68,204	75,234	82,244
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	58,428	65,437	72,426	79,436
Sandusky, OH	58,220	65,520	72,842	80,143
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	60,674	65,271	69,868	74,464
Springfield, OH	62,047	68,120	74,215	80,288
Toledo, OH	59,280	65,749	72,218	78,687
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	61,714	66,124	70,533	74,943
Youngstown-Warren, OH	56,452	64,106	71,760	79,415
Enid, OK	64,501	77,896	91,271	104,666
Lawton, OK	63,004	77,210	91,416	105,623
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	51,418	61,360	71,282	81,224
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	61,381	69,909	78,416	86,944
Oklahoma City, OK	65,021	78,583	92,124	105,685
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,637	50,856	57,055	63,274
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,172	62,983	76,815	90,626
Tulsa, OK	59,634	64,668	69,722	74,756
Albany, OR	53,228	64,272	75,296	86,341
Bend, OR	50,690	60,903	71,116	81,328
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	51,314	61,714	72,114	82,514
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,175	54,143	61,132	68,100
Corvallis, OR	48,860	58,552	68,245	77,938
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,650	57,783	65,895	74,028
Eugene-Springfield, OR	47,508	58,989	70,492	81,973
Grants Pass, OR	48,714	55,266	61,839	68,391
Medford, OR	47,986	54,663	61,360	68,037
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	68,100	76,940	85,800	94,640
Salem, OR	52,853	63,836	74,797	85,780
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	59,572	65,146	70,700	76,274
Altoona, PA	43,597	51,896	60,216	68,516
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	51,896	57,741	63,607	69,452
Chambersburg, PA	49,816	57,200	64,605	71,989
Erie, PA	42,994	52,500	62,026	71,532
Gettysburg, PA	52,042	59,197	66,373	73,528
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	59,884	65,666	71,428	77,210
Johnstown, PA	51,917	59,780	67,621	75,484
Lancaster, PA	59,052	67,912	76,773	85,634
Lebanon, PA	51,792	58,844	65,895	72,946
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,282	52,791	60,279	67,788
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,413	50,295	59,176	68,058
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	63,232	71,636	80,018	88,421
Pittsburgh, PA	57,367	64,148	70,928	77,709
Reading, PA	44,762	52,042	59,343	66,623
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	53,040	60,570	68,120	75,650
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	46,322	54,164	62,026	69,868
State College, PA	45,407	53,332	61,236	69,160
Williamsport, PA	45,573	53,540	61,527	69,493
York-Hanover, PA	49,692	56,888	64,085	71,282
Aguadilla, PR	34,736	43,639	52,562	61,464
Arecibo, PR	37,420	44,741	52,063	59,384
Guayama, PR	37,316	44,804	52,292	59,780
Mayaguez, PR	34,736	43,639	52,562	61,464
Ponce, PR	34,341	43,264	52,208	61,132
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	34,674	43,348	52,000	60,674
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	39,063	47,112	55,141	63,191
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	56,888	64,397	71,906	79,415
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	60,362	68,391	76,420	84,448
Columbia, SC	54,850	62,754	70,658	78,562
Florence, SC	56,264	64,106	71,968	79,810
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	52,874	60,861	68,848	76,836
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	55,828	63,836	71,844	79,852
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	55,828	63,836	71,844	79,852
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	55,495	63,773	72,072	80,351
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	53,623	61,485	69,327	77,189
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	56,472	63,981	71,469	78,978
Spartanburg, SC	52,645	60,861	69,056	77,272
Sumter, SC	56,264	64,106	71,968	79,810
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,436	60,653	67,871	75,088
Rapid City, SD	47,466	55,848	64,210	72,592
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	55,308	63,232	71,136	79,061
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,754	57,554	65,375	73,175
Chattanooga, TN-GA	35,984	50,295	64,605	78,916
Clarksville, TN-KY	33,343	48,693	64,023	79,373
Cleveland, TN	41,392	55,432	69,452	83,492
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,442	49,234	62,026	74,818
Jackson, TN	37,045	51,106	65,167	79,228
Johnson City, TN	53,893	61,610	69,348	77,064
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	35,194	46,738	58,303	69,847
Knoxville, TN	36,858	48,693	60,549	72,384
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	46,135	58,012	69,868	81,744
Morristown, TN	43,223	53,644	64,064	74,485
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	36,962	52,812	68,661	84,511
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,775	51,189	65,624	80,039
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,967	49,796	65,645	81,474
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,213	51,397	66,581	81,765
Abilene, TX	48,984	58,469	67,933	77,418
Amarillo, TX	50,378	58,594	66,810	75,026
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	52,000	57,637	63,274	68,911
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	51,314	60,133	68,932	77,751
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,069	54,559	61,048	67,538
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	50,378	58,594	66,810	75,026
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	50,108	57,429	64,772	72,093
College Station-Bryan, TX	56,722	62,983	69,223	75,484
Corpus Christi, TX	50,378	58,594	66,810	75,026
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	55,058	63,981	72,925	81,848
Eagle Pass, TX	50,378	58,594	66,810	75,026
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	51,917	60,362	68,828	77,272
El Paso, TX	50,378	58,594	66,810	75,026
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	52,229	60,424	68,599	76,794
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	52,229	61,111	69,972	78,853
Killeen-Temple, TX	53,623	58,677	63,732	68,786
Laredo, TX	50,378	58,594	66,810	75,026
Longview, TX	50,378	58,594	66,810	75,026
Lubbock, TX	38,772	44,325	49,900	55,453
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	50,378	58,594	66,810	75,026
Midland, TX	50,378	58,594	66,810	75,026
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,228	62,130	71,032	79,935
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,789	48,880	56,992	65,084
Odessa, TX	50,378	58,594	66,810	75,026
San Angelo, TX	50,378	58,594	66,810	75,026
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	48,735	54,101	59,468	64,834
Sherman-Denison, TX	55,079	63,981	72,884	81,786
Texarkana, TX-AR	45,573	53,748	61,943	70,117
Tyler, TX	50,378	58,594	66,810	75,026
Victoria, TX	50,378	58,594	66,810	75,026
Waco, TX	55,287	63,711	72,114	80,538
Wichita Falls, TX	50,378	58,594	66,810	75,026
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	64,231	71,220	78,208	85,197
Logan, UT-ID	61,360	65,895	70,408	74,943
Ogden, UT	62,296	66,456	70,596	74,756
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	65,292	75,068	84,844	94,620
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	65,728	68,536	71,344	74,152
St. George, UT	64,231	71,220	78,208	85,197
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	64,252	71,261	78,271	85,280
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	42,599	53,581	64,584	75,567
Charlottesville, VA	41,912	53,436	64,938	76,461
Harrisonburg, VA	43,556	53,997	64,460	74,901
Lynchburg, VA	42,578	53,748	64,896	76,066
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,599	53,581	64,584	75,567
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,599	53,581	64,584	75,567
Richmond, VA	44,346	56,556	68,744	80,954
Roanoke, VA	39,687	50,669	61,672	72,655
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,372	52,208	63,045	73,882
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,231	48,652	59,072	69,493
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	43,556	53,997	64,460	74,901
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	49,463	57,700	65,916	74,152
Winchester, VA-WV	42,599	53,581	64,584	75,567
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	55,599	69,701	83,824	97,927
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	53,456	60,404	67,351	74,298
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	50,087	57,783	65,458	73,154
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	45,095	52,708	60,341	67,954
Bellingham, WA	64,709	68,682	72,634	76,607
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	74,277	88,421	102,586	116,730
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	71,428	83,804	96,180	108,556
Kennewick-Richland, WA	92,997	98,260	103,522	108,784
Longview-Kelso, WA	67,954	72,239	76,503	80,788
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	70,138	84,490	98,842	113,194
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	73,695	87,964	102,232	116,501
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	81,432	95,410	109,388	123,365
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	68,224	73,924	79,623	85,322
Walla Walla, WA	81,370	90,002	98,613	107,245
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	74,880	89,607	104,354	119,080
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	64,189	68,724	73,237	77,772
Yakima, WA	72,884	85,592	98,322	111,031
Appleton, WI	50,565	54,205	57,824	61,464
Eau Claire, WI	49,567	54,829	60,071	65,333
Fond du Lac, WI	56,618	61,132	65,645	70,159
Green Bay, WI	50,087	53,581	57,096	60,591
Janesville-Beloit, WI	53,061	57,679	62,276	66,893
Kenosha, WI	57,096	59,509	61,901	64,314
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	59,613	68,183	76,732	85,301
Madison, WI	52,188	56,743	61,298	65,853
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	60,778	65,333	69,888	74,444
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,671	53,456	57,242	61,028
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	52,936	59,447	65,957	72,468
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	53,186	56,056	58,948	61,818
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	58,927	62,692	66,436	70,200
Sheboygan, WI	54,122	59,072	64,023	68,973
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,933	59,197	63,440	67,704
Wausau, WI	49,525	54,060	58,594	63,128
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	61,423	69,264	77,106	84,948
Beckley, WV	49,192	51,210	53,207	55,224
Charleston, WV	49,192	51,210	53,207	55,224
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	51,876	58,698	65,541	72,364
Morgantown, WV	49,192	51,210	53,207	55,224
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,192	51,210	53,207	55,224
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	49,192	51,210	53,207	55,224
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,192	51,210	53,207	55,224
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	51,834	59,135	66,415	73,716
Wheeling, WV-OH	49,192	51,210	53,207	55,224
Casper, WY	85,197	94,952	104,728	114,484
Cheyenne, WY	78,624	90,501	102,399	114,276
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	78,624	90,501	102,399	114,276
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	105,727	108,826	111,904	115,004

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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