SOC 51-8091 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Chemical Plant and System 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 or operate entire chemical processes or system of machines.

Level I across metros$41,247 – $94,703Dalton, GA to Casper, WY

Median Level IV, major metros$84,282Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Chemical Plant and System Operators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Chemical Plant and System Operators (SOC 51-8091) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $41,247 in Dalton, GA to $94,703 in Casper, WY, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $84,282. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $73,175, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 28 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$92,186
San Francisco, CA$111,301
San Jose, CA$108,930
Seattle, WA$74,756
Dallas, TX$99,196
Houston, TX$114,109
Austin, TX$101,629
Chicago, IL$73,570
Boston, MA$91,375
Washington, DC$83,117
Atlanta, GA$59,405
Los Angeles, CA$91,500

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Anchorage, AK	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Fairbanks-College, AK	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Anniston-Oxford, AL	66,436	76,024	85,613	95,202
Auburn-Opelika, AL	66,436	76,024	85,613	95,202
Birmingham, AL	46,946	61,298	75,650	90,002
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	77,231	84,199	91,188	98,156
Decatur, AL	75,380	80,996	86,591	92,207
Dothan, AL	66,436	76,024	85,613	95,202
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	74,506	80,559	86,612	92,664
Gadsden, AL	66,436	76,024	85,613	95,202
Huntsville, AL	77,148	82,244	87,319	92,415
Mobile, AL	77,938	84,698	91,479	98,239
Montgomery, AL	66,436	76,024	85,613	95,202
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	53,456	65,645	77,813	90,002
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	71,552	78,604	85,676	92,727
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	66,436	76,024	85,613	95,202
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	74,880	82,556	90,210	97,885
Tuscaloosa, AL	66,436	76,024	85,613	95,202
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	52,708	65,084	77,439	89,815
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	70,367	77,876	85,405	92,914
Fort Smith, AR-OK	70,367	77,876	85,405	92,914
Hot Springs, AR	70,367	77,876	85,405	92,914
Jonesboro, AR	42,911	54,975	67,018	79,082
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	70,700	78,084	85,447	92,831
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	59,031	70,034	81,037	92,040
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	78,042	83,159	88,276	93,392
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	75,962	81,765	87,589	93,392
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Flagstaff, AZ	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Tucson, AZ	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Yuma, AZ	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	71,636	78,146	84,677	91,188
Chico, CA	74,735	82,951	91,188	99,404
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	68,828	73,799	78,791	83,762
El Centro, CA	74,735	82,951	91,188	99,404
Fresno, CA	67,288	74,839	82,389	89,940
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	69,036	73,986	78,957	83,908
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	71,968	78,479	84,989	91,500
Merced, CA	74,735	82,951	91,188	99,404
Modesto, CA	81,370	90,751	100,152	109,533
Napa, CA	74,735	82,951	91,188	99,404
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	74,735	82,951	91,188	99,404
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	74,735	82,951	91,188	99,404
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	73,362	79,789	86,196	92,623
Redding, CA	74,735	82,951	91,188	99,404
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	71,885	78,437	84,989	91,541
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	81,391	90,730	100,090	109,429
Salinas, CA	65,624	74,360	83,117	91,853
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	74,735	82,951	91,188	99,404
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	86,466	94,744	103,023	111,301
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	80,101	89,711	99,320	108,930
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	74,901	78,333	81,786	85,218
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	84,740	93,372	102,004	110,636
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	74,506	78,084	81,682	85,260
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	85,426	93,850	102,253	110,677
Stockton-Lodi, CA	81,162	90,480	99,778	109,096
Vallejo, CA	84,906	93,413	101,941	110,448
Visalia, CA	71,552	75,629	79,706	83,783
Yuba City, CA	74,735	82,951	91,188	99,404
Boulder, CO	57,575	62,816	68,058	73,300
Colorado Springs, CO	58,136	64,439	70,762	77,064
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	58,698	65,125	71,532	77,959
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	57,554	62,837	68,100	73,383
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	57,242	61,776	66,332	70,866
Grand Junction, CO	57,325	62,588	67,871	73,133
Greeley, CO	57,616	62,858	68,079	73,320
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	57,554	63,357	69,160	74,964
Pueblo, CO	57,325	62,588	67,871	73,133
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	57,970	64,210	70,429	76,669
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
New Haven, CT	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	43,015	56,389	69,743	83,117
Dover, DE	58,490	70,304	82,119	93,933
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Gainesville, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Homosassa Springs, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Jacksonville, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Naples-Marco Island, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Ocala, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Port St. Lucie, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Punta Gorda, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Sebring, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Tallahassee, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	67,184	88,047	108,888	129,751
Albany, GA	42,973	48,485	54,018	59,530
Athens-Clarke County, GA	42,807	48,111	53,394	58,698
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	43,098	48,527	53,976	59,405
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	50,149	57,284	64,397	71,532
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	42,973	48,485	54,018	59,530
Columbus, GA-AL	43,202	49,442	55,703	61,943
Dalton, GA	41,247	47,341	53,415	59,509
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,932	48,485	54,018	59,572
Gainesville, GA	43,327	48,797	54,247	59,717
Hinesville, GA	42,973	48,485	54,018	59,530
Macon-Bibb County, GA	43,618	49,338	55,058	60,778
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,620	47,965	53,290	58,636
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,015	48,964	54,912	60,861
Rome, GA	42,744	48,568	54,413	60,237
Savannah, GA	42,973	48,485	54,018	59,530
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,354	43,514	47,653	51,813
Valdosta, GA	42,973	48,485	54,018	59,530
Warner Robins, GA	42,973	48,485	54,018	59,530
Guam MSA	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Urban Honolulu, HI	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Ames, IA	48,693	53,498	58,324	63,128
Cedar Rapids, IA	46,384	52,084	57,762	63,461
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	49,733	54,767	59,780	64,813
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	45,760	51,418	57,076	62,733
Dubuque, IA	46,405	52,084	57,741	63,420
Iowa City, IA	45,095	50,981	56,847	62,733
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,920	54,392	58,885	63,357
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	52,104	55,682	59,239	62,816
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	50,711	54,663	58,615	62,567
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,804	50,586	56,368	62,151
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,111	53,082	58,074	63,045
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	46,384	52,084	57,762	63,461
Boise City, ID	55,599	64,148	72,696	81,245
Coeur d'Alene, ID	56,431	66,727	77,023	87,319
Idaho Falls, ID	74,860	79,477	84,116	88,733
Lewiston, ID-WA	56,431	66,727	77,023	87,319
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	55,599	64,148	72,696	81,245
Pocatello, ID	56,431	66,727	77,023	87,319
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	55,453	66,020	76,607	87,173
Twin Falls, ID	55,599	64,148	72,696	81,245
Bloomington, IL	60,570	60,799	61,007	61,236
Champaign-Urbana, IL	59,967	64,085	68,204	72,322
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	52,624	59,613	66,581	73,570
Decatur, IL	59,967	64,085	68,204	72,322
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	49,546	53,103	56,639	60,196
Kankakee, IL	53,124	59,717	66,311	72,904
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	55,744	60,799	65,832	70,887
Peoria, IL	60,487	62,588	64,688	66,789
Rockford, IL	53,997	60,799	67,580	74,381
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	49,463	52,999	56,535	60,071
Springfield, IL	49,463	52,957	56,472	59,967
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	50,108	55,557	61,007	66,456
Bloomington, IN	41,684	47,092	52,520	57,928
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,034	50,607	57,159	63,732
Columbus, IN	41,663	47,071	52,500	57,908
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	41,871	47,674	53,456	59,260
Evansville, IN	41,808	47,445	53,061	58,698
Fort Wayne, IN	44,304	50,024	55,765	61,485
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	41,663	47,071	52,500	57,908
Kokomo, IN	42,557	47,799	53,061	58,303
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	47,258	54,746	62,234	69,722
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	50,669	57,492	64,335	71,157
Muncie, IN	42,204	47,508	52,791	58,095
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,759	54,351	61,943	69,535
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	46,904	54,850	62,816	70,762
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,556	50,773	57,991	65,208
Terre Haute, IN	41,517	47,820	54,122	60,424
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	49,484	58,053	66,623	75,192
Lawrence, KS	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Manhattan, KS	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Topeka, KS	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Wichita, KS	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Bowling Green, KY	74,901	87,256	99,612	111,967
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,957	62,879	72,780	82,701
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	74,901	87,256	99,612	111,967
Elizabethtown, KY	74,901	87,256	99,612	111,967
Lexington-Fayette, KY	52,271	61,028	69,784	78,541
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	43,119	59,010	74,922	90,813
Owensboro, KY	74,901	87,256	99,612	111,967
Paducah, KY-IL	74,901	87,256	99,612	111,967
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	74,901	87,256	99,612	111,967
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	61,007	76,960	92,935	108,888
Alexandria, LA	69,639	82,493	95,327	108,181
Baton Rouge, LA	76,482	87,776	99,050	110,344
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	72,322	84,636	96,970	109,284
Hammond, LA	71,178	83,658	96,159	108,639
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	71,012	83,554	96,076	108,618
Lafayette, LA	71,719	84,927	98,156	111,364
Lake Charles, LA	66,186	82,514	98,821	115,149
Monroe, LA	50,919	65,271	79,623	93,975
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	60,008	73,341	86,674	100,007
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	73,341	85,447	97,573	109,679
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	45,053	59,800	74,548	89,295
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	59,239	72,592	85,925	99,279
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	73,653	85,676	97,698	109,720
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	75,213	80,996	86,757	92,540
Barnstable Town, MA	68,287	75,941	83,575	91,229
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	68,578	76,170	83,783	91,375
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	68,869	76,669	84,469	92,269
Pittsfield, MA	71,948	78,583	85,197	91,832
Springfield, MA	75,484	81,183	86,882	92,581
Worcester, MA	70,159	79,560	88,941	98,343
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	55,682	68,453	81,224	93,996
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	56,119	62,380	68,620	74,880
Lexington Park, MD	53,415	66,893	80,372	93,850
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	60,196	71,511	82,805	94,120
Salisbury, MD	67,912	77,335	86,778	96,200
Bangor, ME	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Portland-South Portland, ME	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Ann Arbor, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Battle Creek, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Bay City, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Flint, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Jackson, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Midland, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Monroe, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Niles, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Saginaw, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Traverse City, MI	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,221	57,575	70,928	84,282
Duluth, MN-WI	52,146	59,010	65,874	72,738
Mankato, MN	52,416	59,260	66,124	72,967
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	57,804	64,522	71,220	77,938
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	57,076	63,940	70,783	77,647
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	54,413	61,236	68,058	74,880
Rochester, MN	52,146	59,010	65,874	72,738
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,354	59,197	66,040	72,884
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,250	58,552	64,855	71,157
St. Cloud, MN	54,143	60,944	67,725	74,527
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	44,908	51,564	58,199	64,855
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	48,069	53,685	59,301	64,917
Columbia, MO	47,258	52,916	58,594	64,252
Jefferson City, MO	47,258	52,916	58,594	64,252
Joplin, MO-KS	47,258	52,916	58,594	64,252
Kansas City, MO-KS	47,695	54,850	61,984	69,140
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	48,589	54,018	59,468	64,896
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,908	51,564	58,199	64,855
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,258	54,621	61,984	69,348
Springfield, MO	45,365	51,127	56,888	62,650
St. Joseph, MO-KS	48,672	56,972	65,250	73,549
St. Louis, MO-IL	49,421	52,895	56,389	59,863
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	47,404	59,634	71,864	84,095
Hattiesburg, MS	47,404	59,634	71,864	84,095
Jackson, MS	47,404	59,634	71,864	84,095
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,362	59,572	71,781	83,991
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,592	58,490	70,408	82,306
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	60,466	67,704	74,964	82,202
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,948	57,450	68,952	80,455
Billings, MT	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Bozeman, MT	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Great Falls, MT	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Helena, MT	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Missoula, MT	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Asheville, NC	50,711	56,306	61,922	67,517
Burlington, NC	52,666	57,887	63,128	68,349
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,815	56,389	61,964	67,538
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	53,831	60,092	66,373	72,634
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	51,751	56,805	61,880	66,935
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,463	55,370	61,298	67,205
Fayetteville, NC	50,711	56,306	61,922	67,517
Goldsboro, NC	50,940	56,244	61,568	66,872
Greensboro-High Point, NC	52,583	58,698	64,813	70,928
Greenville, NC	50,711	56,306	61,922	67,517
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	54,039	60,508	66,997	73,466
Jacksonville, NC	50,711	56,306	61,922	67,517
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	52,604	57,804	63,004	68,204
Raleigh-Cary, NC	50,482	55,370	60,237	65,125
Rocky Mount, NC	49,567	54,808	60,029	65,271
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	52,167	58,698	65,208	71,740
Wilmington, NC	53,498	59,821	66,124	72,447
Winston-Salem, NC	52,541	58,968	65,416	71,844
Bismarck, ND	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Fargo, ND-MN	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Grand Forks, ND-MN	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Minot, ND	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Grand Island, NE	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Lincoln, NE	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Omaha, NE-IA	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	57,783	68,703	79,623	90,543
Manchester-Nashua, NH	66,269	74,568	82,888	91,188
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	59,738	70,055	80,372	90,688
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	63,087	73,362	83,658	93,933
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	63,045	73,362	83,658	93,975
Vineland, NJ	58,594	70,367	82,119	93,892
Albuquerque, NM	70,866	72,280	73,674	75,088
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	70,304	71,823	73,320	74,839
Farmington, NM	70,450	71,927	73,424	74,901
Las Cruces, NM	70,450	71,927	73,424	74,901
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	70,866	72,280	73,674	75,088
Santa Fe, NM	70,450	71,927	73,424	74,901
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Carson City, NV	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Reno, NV	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	54,912	59,488	64,044	68,620
Binghamton, NY	54,621	62,151	69,660	77,189
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	64,876	72,280	79,706	87,111
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	54,933	60,154	65,375	70,596
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	54,912	60,092	65,292	70,471
Elmira, NY	54,621	62,151	69,660	77,189
Glens Falls, NY	54,912	59,488	64,044	68,620
Ithaca, NY	54,621	62,151	69,660	77,189
Kingston, NY	54,621	62,151	69,660	77,189
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	73,778	79,872	85,946	92,040
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	73,986	80,060	86,112	92,186
Rochester, NY	54,621	62,151	69,660	77,189
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	62,712	70,304	77,917	85,509
Syracuse, NY	54,621	62,151	69,660	77,189
Utica-Rome, NY	54,621	62,151	69,660	77,189
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	54,621	62,151	69,660	77,189
Akron, OH	58,927	63,524	68,100	72,696
Canton-Massillon, OH	58,927	63,524	68,100	72,696
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	46,239	54,850	63,461	72,072
Cleveland, OH	58,927	63,524	68,100	72,696
Columbus, OH	57,117	63,565	70,034	76,482
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	54,663	61,652	68,620	75,608
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,986	61,069	74,152	87,236
Lima, OH	58,927	63,524	68,100	72,696
Mansfield, OH	58,927	63,524	68,100	72,696
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	61,984	65,583	69,160	72,759
Sandusky, OH	58,927	63,524	68,100	72,696
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	52,749	61,506	70,263	79,020
Springfield, OH	58,760	63,232	67,704	72,176
Toledo, OH	57,533	62,380	67,205	72,052
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	54,226	61,277	68,349	75,400
Youngstown-Warren, OH	58,927	63,524	68,100	72,696
Enid, OK	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Lawton, OK	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Oklahoma City, OK	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Tulsa, OK	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Albany, OR	69,202	74,007	78,832	83,637
Bend, OR	69,410	74,132	78,853	83,575
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	65,458	75,546	85,613	95,701
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	65,042	75,442	85,821	96,221
Corvallis, OR	72,509	80,434	88,338	96,263
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	72,509	80,434	88,338	96,263
Eugene-Springfield, OR	72,509	80,434	88,338	96,263
Grants Pass, OR	72,509	80,434	88,338	96,263
Medford, OR	72,509	80,434	88,338	96,263
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	65,208	76,399	87,589	98,780
Salem, OR	66,872	76,898	86,903	96,928
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	61,797	71,448	81,079	90,730
Altoona, PA	58,677	65,728	72,780	79,831
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	60,695	66,519	72,364	78,188
Chambersburg, PA	62,380	67,788	73,196	78,604
Erie, PA	58,677	65,728	72,780	79,831
Gettysburg, PA	58,677	65,728	72,780	79,831
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	60,965	67,538	74,132	80,704
Johnstown, PA	60,508	65,437	70,346	75,276
Lancaster, PA	58,740	69,160	79,581	90,002
Lebanon, PA	60,840	65,936	71,053	76,149
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	59,780	66,956	74,152	81,328
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	60,549	65,687	70,804	75,941
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	58,469	70,304	82,160	93,996
Pittsburgh, PA	60,320	65,250	70,159	75,088
Reading, PA	58,885	68,765	78,624	88,504
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	60,029	67,184	74,360	81,516
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	60,840	65,936	71,053	76,149
State College, PA	62,255	67,704	73,175	78,624
Williamsport, PA	61,215	67,351	73,466	79,602
York-Hanover, PA	58,677	65,728	72,780	79,831
Aguadilla, PR	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Arecibo, PR	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Guayama, PR	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Mayaguez, PR	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Ponce, PR	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	68,287	75,941	83,575	91,229
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	57,013	62,900	68,765	74,652
Columbia, SC	54,663	60,570	66,456	72,364
Florence, SC	61,568	65,520	69,452	73,404
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	47,632	53,852	60,092	66,311
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	53,165	59,364	65,583	71,781
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	53,165	59,364	65,583	71,781
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	57,887	63,212	68,516	73,840
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	52,416	58,864	65,333	71,781
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	56,680	62,172	67,642	73,133
Spartanburg, SC	51,813	58,012	64,189	70,388
Sumter, SC	61,568	65,520	69,452	73,404
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,941	53,768	57,575	61,402
Rapid City, SD	50,752	54,580	58,386	62,213
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	52,624	56,119	59,592	63,087
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,357	54,247	58,136	62,026
Chattanooga, TN-GA	41,704	45,948	50,170	54,413
Clarksville, TN-KY	42,744	51,980	61,194	70,429
Cleveland, TN	41,600	46,800	52,021	57,221
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,600	46,800	52,021	57,221
Jackson, TN	41,600	46,800	52,021	57,221
Johnson City, TN	41,600	46,800	52,021	57,221
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	41,600	46,800	52,021	57,221
Knoxville, TN	41,600	46,800	52,021	57,221
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	44,096	52,042	59,988	67,933
Morristown, TN	41,600	46,800	52,021	57,221
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	41,600	46,800	52,021	57,221
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,311	46,322	52,333	58,344
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,621	47,092	52,583	58,053
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,140	49,920	56,701	63,482
Abilene, TX	52,167	67,392	82,639	97,864
Amarillo, TX	52,853	69,140	85,447	101,733
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	50,066	67,247	84,448	101,629
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	90,501	99,092	107,682	116,272
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	54,996	71,303	87,631	103,938
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	62,608	79,040	95,452	111,884
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	66,332	81,828	97,324	112,820
College Station-Bryan, TX	62,608	79,040	95,452	111,884
Corpus Christi, TX	62,608	79,040	95,452	111,884
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	51,709	67,538	83,367	99,196
Eagle Pass, TX	62,608	79,040	95,452	111,884
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	69,764	84,594	99,424	114,255
El Paso, TX	63,461	76,711	89,960	103,210
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	61,090	78,063	95,015	111,988
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	68,412	83,637	98,884	114,109
Killeen-Temple, TX	62,608	79,040	95,452	111,884
Laredo, TX	62,608	79,040	95,452	111,884
Longview, TX	48,069	61,943	75,816	89,690
Lubbock, TX	61,506	75,754	89,981	104,229
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	62,608	79,040	95,452	111,884
Midland, TX	49,234	62,484	75,712	88,962
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	52,104	68,100	84,074	100,069
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	63,461	76,711	89,960	103,210
Odessa, TX	49,234	62,484	75,712	88,962
San Angelo, TX	51,605	67,330	83,034	98,759
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	62,608	79,040	95,452	111,884
Sherman-Denison, TX	52,271	68,266	84,240	100,236
Texarkana, TX-AR	72,468	80,143	87,818	95,493
Tyler, TX	62,608	79,040	95,452	111,884
Victoria, TX	62,608	79,040	95,452	111,884
Waco, TX	50,752	66,477	82,181	97,906
Wichita Falls, TX	55,391	70,450	85,530	100,589
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	52,728	56,847	60,944	65,063
Logan, UT-ID	59,426	63,420	67,392	71,386
Ogden, UT	52,978	57,076	61,173	65,271
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	52,728	56,847	60,944	65,063
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	52,812	56,909	61,028	65,125
St. George, UT	52,728	56,847	60,944	65,063
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	52,728	56,847	60,944	65,063
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	42,724	53,477	64,231	74,984
Charlottesville, VA	42,287	54,746	67,226	79,685
Harrisonburg, VA	42,724	53,477	64,231	74,984
Lynchburg, VA	42,724	53,477	64,231	74,984
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,464	59,613	70,783	81,932
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,789	53,581	66,352	79,144
Richmond, VA	50,752	61,797	72,842	83,887
Roanoke, VA	42,724	53,477	64,231	74,984
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,680	55,120	66,560	78,000
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,724	53,477	64,231	74,984
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	42,724	53,477	64,231	74,984
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	50,940	60,653	70,367	80,080
Winchester, VA-WV	45,012	57,700	70,388	83,076
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	53,186	66,519	79,831	93,164
Bellingham, WA	47,757	59,613	71,448	83,304
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	47,757	59,613	71,448	83,304
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	48,548	62,234	75,920	89,607
Kennewick-Richland, WA	47,695	53,477	59,239	65,021
Longview-Kelso, WA	61,256	73,279	85,280	97,303
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	48,548	61,631	74,735	87,818
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	47,757	59,613	71,448	83,304
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	48,152	57,013	65,895	74,756
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	47,757	59,613	71,448	83,304
Walla Walla, WA	47,695	53,477	59,239	65,021
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	48,485	57,263	66,020	74,797
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	51,792	68,058	84,303	100,568
Yakima, WA	47,944	58,490	69,015	79,560
Appleton, WI	48,943	57,159	65,396	73,612
Eau Claire, WI	48,943	57,159	65,396	73,612
Fond du Lac, WI	49,317	57,866	66,436	74,984
Green Bay, WI	48,943	57,159	65,396	73,612
Janesville-Beloit, WI	48,943	57,159	65,396	73,612
Kenosha, WI	48,943	57,159	65,396	73,612
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	48,943	57,159	65,396	73,612
Madison, WI	49,151	56,160	63,191	70,200
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	49,380	56,722	64,085	71,428
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,964	56,784	64,626	72,447
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,896	59,551	67,184	74,839
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	48,943	57,159	65,396	73,612
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	50,232	57,221	64,210	71,199
Sheboygan, WI	48,860	56,285	63,690	71,116
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,276	56,597	63,898	71,220
Wausau, WI	52,770	58,511	64,231	69,972
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,704	61,901	69,119	76,316
Beckley, WV	53,269	64,210	75,130	86,071
Charleston, WV	55,079	64,564	74,048	83,533
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	55,204	64,668	74,152	83,616
Morgantown, WV	58,760	66,893	75,026	83,159
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	59,301	67,247	75,213	83,159
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	58,344	67,892	77,439	86,986
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	55,079	64,564	74,048	83,533
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	50,752	62,442	74,111	85,800
Wheeling, WV-OH	57,471	66,436	75,421	84,386
Casper, WY	94,703	100,319	105,914	111,530
Cheyenne, WY	91,749	98,218	104,666	111,135
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	91,749	98,218	104,666	111,135
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	94,703	100,319	105,914	111,530

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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