SOC 51-8099 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Plant and System Operators, All Other 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): All plant and system operators not listed separately.

Level I across metros$32,324 – $91,624Amarillo, TX to Amherst Town, MA

Median Level IV, major metros$75,338Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Plant and System Operators, All Other?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Plant and System Operators, All Other (SOC 51-8099) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $32,324 in Amarillo, TX to $91,624 in Amherst Town, MA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $75,338. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $68,328, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 32 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$84,552
San Francisco, CA$101,692
San Jose, CA$102,482
Seattle, WA$91,562
Dallas, TX$69,389
Houston, TX$69,285
Austin, TX$65,853
Chicago, IL$83,845
Boston, MA$80,247
Washington, DC$87,922
Atlanta, GA$51,668
Los Angeles, CA$90,980

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Anchorage, AK	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Fairbanks-College, AK	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Anniston-Oxford, AL	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Auburn-Opelika, AL	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Birmingham, AL	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Decatur, AL	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Dothan, AL	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Gadsden, AL	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Huntsville, AL	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Mobile, AL	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Montgomery, AL	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
Tuscaloosa, AL	37,794	47,612	57,429	67,247
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,162	50,877	59,572	68,287
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	38,668	41,288	43,909	46,530
Fort Smith, AR-OK	37,336	40,477	43,639	46,780
Hot Springs, AR	38,834	42,308	45,781	49,255
Jonesboro, AR	38,460	44,013	49,546	55,100
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	39,832	45,573	51,293	57,034
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,688	43,015	47,341	51,668
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,356	44,076	49,796	55,516
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,439	43,826	49,213	54,600
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	54,205	61,069	67,912	74,776
Flagstaff, AZ	56,556	64,044	71,552	79,040
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	56,556	64,044	71,552	79,040
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	47,799	57,866	67,912	77,980
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	53,602	61,984	70,367	78,749
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	52,229	59,260	66,290	73,320
Tucson, AZ	50,503	58,656	66,789	74,943
Yuma, AZ	50,607	58,740	66,893	75,026
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	62,900	72,592	82,285	91,978
Chico, CA	55,599	67,850	80,101	92,352
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,536	61,693	67,850	74,007
El Centro, CA	55,994	66,186	76,399	86,591
Fresno, CA	54,517	63,919	73,300	82,701
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	56,576	66,581	76,586	86,591
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	53,498	65,999	78,479	90,980
Merced, CA	57,408	67,975	78,541	89,108
Modesto, CA	59,946	72,676	85,426	98,156
Napa, CA	62,047	76,149	90,272	104,375
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	61,069	75,296	89,503	103,730
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	62,546	76,378	90,231	104,063
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	39,437	51,044	62,671	74,277
Redding, CA	55,599	67,850	80,101	92,352
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	52,333	64,231	76,149	88,047
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	66,831	81,308	95,764	110,240
Salinas, CA	56,119	68,973	81,807	94,661
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	62,442	69,680	76,919	84,157
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	61,111	74,631	88,172	101,692
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	62,255	75,671	89,066	102,482
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	57,533	69,660	81,807	93,933
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	60,861	74,797	88,754	102,690
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	43,077	58,573	74,090	89,586
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	60,383	73,487	86,570	99,674
Stockton-Lodi, CA	60,549	73,965	87,402	100,818
Vallejo, CA	61,922	75,671	89,440	103,189
Visalia, CA	55,661	64,189	72,738	81,266
Yuba City, CA	64,896	78,708	92,519	106,330
Boulder, CO	51,439	61,485	71,552	81,599
Colorado Springs, CO	41,288	51,605	61,901	72,218
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	45,594	50,669	55,724	60,799
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,152	54,476	60,820	67,143
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	49,380	59,613	69,868	80,101
Grand Junction, CO	46,780	53,852	60,903	67,975
Greeley, CO	41,288	45,386	49,504	53,602
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,317	56,036	62,775	69,493
Pueblo, CO	40,144	49,879	59,613	69,348
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,216	54,476	61,735	68,994
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	56,556	63,253	69,930	76,628
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	57,824	63,253	68,703	74,132
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	62,068	66,789	71,511	76,232
New Haven, CT	55,245	61,714	68,162	74,631
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	62,047	65,957	69,888	73,799
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	57,180	63,045	68,911	74,776
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	67,808	74,506	81,224	87,922
Dover, DE	46,863	56,680	66,519	76,336
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	44,013	48,548	53,082	57,616
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	39,541	48,028	56,493	64,980
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	38,480	45,053	51,647	58,220
Gainesville, FL	38,272	45,885	53,477	61,090
Homosassa Springs, FL	43,660	50,440	57,200	63,981
Jacksonville, FL	40,914	46,842	52,749	58,677
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	42,640	48,943	55,245	61,548
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	43,743	52,271	60,799	69,327
Naples-Marco Island, FL	43,680	51,272	58,885	66,477
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	38,168	45,178	52,167	59,176
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	43,639	49,588	55,536	61,485
Ocala, FL	38,293	45,469	52,666	59,842
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	41,247	48,298	55,349	62,400
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	39,957	45,532	51,127	56,701
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	38,376	47,695	56,992	66,311
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	41,559	48,714	55,890	63,045
Port St. Lucie, FL	43,930	51,148	58,386	65,604
Punta Gorda, FL	43,077	47,924	52,749	57,596
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	42,807	48,069	53,332	58,594
Sebring, FL	40,768	46,800	52,832	58,864
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	43,181	50,128	57,055	64,002
Tallahassee, FL	35,693	42,245	48,818	55,370
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	45,220	51,460	57,700	63,940
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	41,912	48,735	55,557	62,380
Albany, GA	36,442	41,933	47,424	52,916
Athens-Clarke County, GA	37,690	43,327	48,943	54,580
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	37,711	42,370	47,008	51,668
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	44,596	52,021	59,468	66,893
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	37,357	43,264	49,151	55,058
Columbus, GA-AL	37,295	42,640	47,965	53,311
Dalton, GA	41,580	48,756	55,932	63,108
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,087	43,431	49,754	56,098
Gainesville, GA	37,711	43,348	48,964	54,600
Hinesville, GA	37,565	42,932	48,298	53,664
Macon-Bibb County, GA	37,336	42,516	47,716	52,895
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,399	43,264	49,109	54,975
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,336	43,431	49,546	55,640
Rome, GA	37,628	43,576	49,504	55,453
Savannah, GA	37,357	43,264	49,151	55,058
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,796	44,304	51,813	59,322
Valdosta, GA	37,357	43,264	49,151	55,058
Warner Robins, GA	36,255	43,015	49,775	56,535
Guam MSA	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Urban Honolulu, HI	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Ames, IA	63,919	70,013	76,128	82,223
Cedar Rapids, IA	64,751	71,386	78,000	84,636
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	62,962	70,034	77,106	84,178
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	63,461	69,535	75,588	81,661
Dubuque, IA	64,751	71,386	78,000	84,636
Iowa City, IA	64,751	71,386	78,000	84,636
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	65,936	72,322	78,728	85,114
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	64,751	71,386	78,000	84,636
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	43,992	49,213	54,413	59,634
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	67,039	71,844	76,669	81,474
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	63,773	69,909	76,066	82,202
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	64,751	71,386	78,000	84,636
Boise City, ID	59,384	63,212	67,039	70,866
Coeur d'Alene, ID	58,573	62,588	66,602	70,616
Idaho Falls, ID	58,573	62,588	66,602	70,616
Lewiston, ID-WA	58,573	62,588	66,602	70,616
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	59,384	63,212	67,039	70,866
Pocatello, ID	58,573	62,588	66,602	70,616
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	58,573	62,588	66,602	70,616
Twin Falls, ID	59,384	63,212	67,039	70,866
Bloomington, IL	64,480	70,512	76,565	82,597
Champaign-Urbana, IL	64,480	70,512	76,565	82,597
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	69,888	74,548	79,186	83,845
Decatur, IL	64,480	70,512	76,565	82,597
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	50,128	59,052	67,954	76,877
Kankakee, IL	65,104	71,365	77,626	83,887
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	66,248	72,093	77,938	83,783
Peoria, IL	60,903	67,392	73,861	80,351
Rockford, IL	69,951	74,631	79,332	84,012
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	50,004	59,052	68,079	77,127
Springfield, IL	50,253	58,968	67,663	76,378
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	58,781	66,748	74,714	82,680
Bloomington, IN	59,468	64,127	68,807	73,466
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	57,700	62,650	67,621	72,572
Columbus, IN	59,655	64,189	68,724	73,258
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	61,173	65,375	69,597	73,799
Evansville, IN	61,173	65,375	69,597	73,799
Fort Wayne, IN	62,276	65,437	68,578	71,740
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	56,223	62,276	68,328	74,381
Kokomo, IN	58,282	63,378	68,453	73,549
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	64,730	70,658	76,565	82,493
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	65,396	71,365	77,335	83,304
Muncie, IN	57,720	63,149	68,557	73,986
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	64,002	69,660	75,338	80,996
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	61,173	65,375	69,597	73,799
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	57,720	63,128	68,516	73,924
Terre Haute, IN	66,394	68,058	69,701	71,365
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	38,855	47,632	56,389	65,167
Lawrence, KS	46,967	54,018	61,048	68,100
Manhattan, KS	63,836	68,578	73,300	78,042
Topeka, KS	50,232	58,074	65,936	73,778
Wichita, KS	63,836	68,578	73,300	78,042
Bowling Green, KY	58,116	65,645	73,196	80,725
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	54,101	60,840	67,580	74,319
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	58,116	65,645	73,196	80,725
Elizabethtown, KY	65,708	70,512	75,296	80,101
Lexington-Fayette, KY	51,085	57,492	63,877	70,284
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	65,708	70,616	75,504	80,413
Owensboro, KY	58,116	65,645	73,196	80,725
Paducah, KY-IL	58,116	65,645	73,196	80,725
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	61,236	67,538	73,861	80,164
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	62,588	68,599	74,631	80,642
Alexandria, LA	48,797	65,084	81,391	97,677
Baton Rouge, LA	42,536	55,516	68,495	81,474
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	49,692	64,730	79,748	94,786
Hammond, LA	40,706	55,724	70,741	85,759
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	41,455	55,474	69,472	83,492
Lafayette, LA	46,509	64,418	82,327	100,236
Lake Charles, LA	42,765	56,306	69,826	83,367
Monroe, LA	54,933	61,340	67,767	74,173
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	36,962	44,679	52,396	60,112
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,757	62,858	77,959	93,060
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	50,232	58,220	66,207	74,194
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	37,274	45,220	53,144	61,090
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,760	61,610	77,480	93,330
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	91,624	102,399	113,194	123,968
Barnstable Town, MA	61,340	70,928	80,538	90,127
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	63,170	68,869	74,548	80,247
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	61,381	71,220	81,079	90,917
Pittsfield, MA	91,624	102,399	113,194	123,968
Springfield, MA	91,624	102,399	113,194	123,968
Worcester, MA	63,170	69,805	76,461	83,096
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	54,164	64,418	74,693	84,948
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	65,687	72,904	80,122	87,340
Lexington Park, MD	64,626	72,260	79,872	87,506
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	48,194	58,511	68,828	79,144
Salisbury, MD	65,562	73,175	80,808	88,421
Bangor, ME	55,058	59,509	63,940	68,391
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	42,474	49,775	57,076	64,376
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	55,058	59,509	63,940	68,391
Portland-South Portland, ME	42,474	49,775	57,076	64,376
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,450	51,792	59,135	66,477
Ann Arbor, MI	57,076	64,564	72,052	79,540
Battle Creek, MI	51,917	62,796	73,653	84,532
Bay City, MI	62,380	65,167	67,954	70,741
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	59,093	64,917	70,741	76,565
Flint, MI	59,842	65,250	70,679	76,087
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	54,933	62,255	69,597	76,919
Jackson, MI	57,408	64,668	71,906	79,165
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	51,168	59,863	68,557	77,252
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	58,552	64,917	71,261	77,626
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	57,991	65,728	73,445	81,183
Midland, MI	62,380	65,167	67,954	70,741
Monroe, MI	56,909	63,877	70,866	77,834
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	55,495	61,256	67,039	72,800
Niles, MI	57,013	65,208	73,383	81,578
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	63,940	71,781	79,644	87,485
Saginaw, MI	62,692	67,829	72,967	78,104
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	51,231	60,320	69,410	78,500
Traverse City, MI	57,013	65,208	73,383	81,578
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	63,940	71,781	79,644	87,485
Duluth, MN-WI	88,151	89,836	91,541	93,226
Mankato, MN	70,596	78,063	85,509	92,976
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	70,200	77,896	85,613	93,309
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	72,176	79,935	87,693	95,452
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	71,386	78,978	86,549	94,141
Rochester, MN	75,962	82,348	88,733	95,119
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	70,034	77,709	85,364	93,039
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	53,893	65,146	76,420	87,672
St. Cloud, MN	71,095	78,479	85,842	93,226
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	43,244	51,938	60,632	69,327
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,482	48,735	59,988	71,240
Columbia, MO	44,367	50,024	55,661	61,319
Jefferson City, MO	44,367	50,024	55,661	61,319
Joplin, MO-KS	34,965	38,189	41,413	44,637
Kansas City, MO-KS	39,978	46,904	53,810	60,736
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,223	50,648	58,074	65,500
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,580	51,668	61,756	71,844
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,192	44,325	52,479	60,612
Springfield, MO	35,236	44,554	53,893	63,212
St. Joseph, MO-KS	42,266	47,528	52,812	58,074
St. Louis, MO-IL	49,983	59,135	68,266	77,418
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	59,676	68,432	77,189	85,946
Hattiesburg, MS	54,933	63,004	71,074	79,144
Jackson, MS	52,188	58,407	64,647	70,866
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	54,538	62,504	70,492	78,458
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	53,852	59,488	65,146	70,783
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	51,148	59,135	67,122	75,109
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	52,042	59,114	66,186	73,258
Billings, MT	62,816	70,013	77,210	84,407
Bozeman, MT	60,716	68,973	77,231	85,488
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	60,903	69,056	77,210	85,364
Great Falls, MT	59,592	68,141	76,690	85,239
Helena, MT	61,776	69,826	77,896	85,946
Missoula, MT	55,703	65,770	75,816	85,884
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	60,632	68,869	77,127	85,364
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	57,284	66,727	76,170	85,613
Asheville, NC	49,900	54,351	58,781	63,232
Burlington, NC	50,170	57,013	63,856	70,700
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,212	56,868	63,544	70,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	53,394	56,764	60,154	63,524
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	50,066	56,098	62,109	68,141
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,316	58,178	66,061	73,924
Fayetteville, NC	50,170	57,013	63,856	70,700
Goldsboro, NC	49,276	54,642	59,988	65,354
Greensboro-High Point, NC	49,983	56,909	63,836	70,762
Greenville, NC	50,170	57,013	63,856	70,700
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	51,439	55,204	58,989	62,754
Jacksonville, NC	51,834	63,170	74,527	85,863
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	47,653	55,557	63,440	71,344
Raleigh-Cary, NC	50,253	55,058	59,863	64,668
Rocky Mount, NC	50,420	56,389	62,338	68,308
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,668	55,536	59,426	63,295
Wilmington, NC	50,399	61,485	72,592	83,679
Winston-Salem, NC	50,336	54,372	58,386	62,421
Bismarck, ND	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Fargo, ND-MN	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Grand Forks, ND-MN	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Minot, ND	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Grand Island, NE	47,528	51,480	55,453	59,405
Lincoln, NE	47,528	51,480	55,453	59,405
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,528	51,480	55,453	59,405
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,528	51,480	55,453	59,405
Omaha, NE-IA	47,528	51,480	55,453	59,405
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,528	51,480	55,453	59,405
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	60,424	66,831	73,216	79,623
Manchester-Nashua, NH	61,007	67,080	73,133	79,207
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	60,341	66,748	73,154	79,560
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	60,050	64,397	68,765	73,112
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	49,692	60,320	70,970	81,599
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	49,879	60,549	71,240	81,911
Vineland, NJ	46,946	56,826	66,685	76,565
Albuquerque, NM	38,564	45,220	51,896	58,552
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	39,791	50,024	60,258	70,492
Farmington, NM	40,186	48,818	57,429	66,061
Las Cruces, NM	40,394	54,496	68,599	82,701
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	41,039	51,085	61,111	71,157
Santa Fe, NM	41,122	48,735	56,368	63,981
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	46,676	59,655	72,613	85,592
Carson City, NV	49,484	64,460	79,436	94,412
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	63,004	78,583	94,183	109,762
Reno, NV	53,311	70,429	87,568	104,687
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	58,303	65,853	73,424	80,975
Binghamton, NY	58,303	65,853	73,424	80,975
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	48,839	54,101	59,343	64,605
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	63,981	69,472	74,943	80,434
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	58,968	65,375	71,802	78,208
Elmira, NY	58,303	65,853	73,424	80,975
Glens Falls, NY	58,303	65,853	73,424	80,975
Ithaca, NY	58,303	65,853	73,424	80,975
Kingston, NY	58,303	65,853	73,424	80,975
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	52,354	62,962	73,549	84,157
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	51,813	62,733	73,632	84,552
Rochester, NY	49,026	54,621	60,237	65,832
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	49,213	55,037	60,882	66,706
Syracuse, NY	55,432	60,965	66,519	72,052
Utica-Rome, NY	56,472	61,735	67,018	72,280
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	58,303	65,853	73,424	80,975
Akron, OH	50,711	56,743	62,775	68,807
Canton-Massillon, OH	48,090	53,872	59,634	65,416
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	50,773	57,408	64,044	70,679
Cleveland, OH	61,943	65,791	69,639	73,487
Columbus, OH	58,178	63,586	68,973	74,381
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	50,648	62,068	73,466	84,885
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	49,983	56,660	63,316	69,992
Lima, OH	52,000	58,552	65,084	71,636
Mansfield, OH	49,026	55,016	61,028	67,018
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	47,196	51,460	55,744	60,008
Sandusky, OH	51,439	57,180	62,920	68,661
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	53,186	60,466	67,746	75,026
Springfield, OH	51,106	59,634	68,162	76,690
Toledo, OH	48,423	54,039	59,655	65,271
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	49,296	56,764	64,231	71,698
Youngstown-Warren, OH	50,711	56,743	62,775	68,807
Enid, OK	51,376	62,484	73,591	84,698
Lawton, OK	63,108	71,240	79,352	87,485
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,450	56,098	67,746	79,394
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	52,125	63,004	73,903	84,781
Oklahoma City, OK	51,376	62,484	73,591	84,698
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,080	54,788	68,474	82,181
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	58,844	68,266	77,688	87,111
Tulsa, OK	50,191	60,341	70,512	80,663
Albany, OR	56,535	61,527	66,498	71,490
Bend, OR	57,180	62,588	68,016	73,424
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	55,557	63,565	71,573	79,581
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	54,954	63,232	71,490	79,768
Corvallis, OR	55,412	61,672	67,933	74,194
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	55,308	63,274	71,240	79,207
Eugene-Springfield, OR	59,738	64,564	69,410	74,236
Grants Pass, OR	55,308	63,274	71,240	79,207
Medford, OR	55,308	63,274	71,240	79,207
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	53,768	63,128	72,468	81,828
Salem, OR	54,788	62,920	71,074	79,207
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	43,098	47,508	51,938	56,348
Altoona, PA	45,864	52,604	59,364	66,103
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,140	50,087	57,055	64,002
Chambersburg, PA	44,034	53,415	62,816	72,197
Erie, PA	48,048	52,458	56,888	61,298
Gettysburg, PA	42,640	49,941	57,221	64,522
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	43,826	51,480	59,135	66,789
Johnstown, PA	47,404	53,165	58,906	64,668
Lancaster, PA	44,450	53,519	62,608	71,677
Lebanon, PA	43,077	50,669	58,282	65,874
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,722	49,650	55,599	61,527
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	47,716	51,668	55,599	59,551
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	46,676	56,701	66,727	76,752
Pittsburgh, PA	48,007	53,373	58,760	64,127
Reading, PA	44,325	53,519	62,692	71,885
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	42,599	49,338	56,077	62,816
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	47,300	53,311	59,322	65,333
State College, PA	45,948	53,082	60,237	67,372
Williamsport, PA	46,717	52,021	57,346	62,650
York-Hanover, PA	42,620	50,004	57,408	64,792
Aguadilla, PR	33,717	37,773	41,850	45,906
Arecibo, PR	34,237	37,628	40,997	44,388
Guayama, PR	34,424	37,732	41,018	44,325
Mayaguez, PR	33,717	37,773	41,850	45,906
Ponce, PR	33,863	37,856	41,871	45,864
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	33,717	37,773	41,850	45,906
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	34,570	37,669	40,768	43,868
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	61,340	70,928	80,538	90,127
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	46,031	52,146	58,261	64,376
Columbia, SC	50,898	58,573	66,228	73,903
Florence, SC	49,546	56,847	64,148	71,448
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	49,588	52,437	55,308	58,157
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	46,031	52,146	58,261	64,376
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	46,031	52,146	58,261	64,376
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,572	53,061	59,530	66,020
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,442	54,850	60,279	65,687
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,610	55,599	62,567	69,556
Spartanburg, SC	50,212	55,495	60,757	66,040
Sumter, SC	49,546	56,847	64,148	71,448
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,098	48,485	53,893	59,280
Rapid City, SD	43,389	52,770	62,151	71,532
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	44,429	49,879	55,349	60,799
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,514	50,108	56,701	63,295
Chattanooga, TN-GA	42,828	50,253	57,700	65,125
Clarksville, TN-KY	52,978	60,424	67,850	75,296
Cleveland, TN	49,130	56,597	64,085	71,552
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,466	53,248	59,031	64,813
Jackson, TN	49,130	56,597	64,085	71,552
Johnson City, TN	49,130	56,597	64,085	71,552
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	48,860	53,602	58,344	63,087
Knoxville, TN	50,087	54,018	57,928	61,860
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	48,652	58,927	69,202	79,477
Morristown, TN	48,277	52,437	56,576	60,736
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	54,039	61,132	68,245	75,338
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,319	54,954	61,610	68,245
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,671	58,032	66,394	74,756
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	51,252	59,842	68,453	77,044
Abilene, TX	35,756	44,554	53,373	62,172
Amarillo, TX	32,324	38,397	44,450	50,524
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	44,159	51,397	58,615	65,853
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	40,332	49,900	59,488	69,056
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,504	46,197	55,911	65,604
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	33,925	46,010	58,095	70,180
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,024	51,272	65,500	79,748
College Station-Bryan, TX	32,532	42,952	53,373	63,794
Corpus Christi, TX	36,796	49,359	61,901	74,464
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	39,208	49,276	59,322	69,389
Eagle Pass, TX	38,231	47,778	57,325	66,872
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,501	48,007	57,512	67,018
El Paso, TX	32,802	37,004	41,184	45,386
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,639	40,976	51,335	61,672
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	40,560	50,128	59,717	69,285
Killeen-Temple, TX	35,964	42,599	49,213	55,848
Laredo, TX	36,088	48,652	61,236	73,799
Longview, TX	42,162	49,816	57,450	65,104
Lubbock, TX	41,434	48,444	55,474	62,484
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	33,925	46,010	58,095	70,180
Midland, TX	43,348	58,490	73,632	88,775
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,460	45,719	52,957	60,216
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,434	48,693	55,952	63,212
Odessa, TX	42,079	52,624	63,149	73,695
San Angelo, TX	34,008	43,535	53,082	62,608
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	39,396	47,549	55,724	63,877
Sherman-Denison, TX	38,501	44,928	51,356	57,783
Texarkana, TX-AR	38,584	46,156	53,727	61,298
Tyler, TX	33,863	38,709	43,556	48,402
Victoria, TX	37,482	49,983	62,463	74,964
Waco, TX	38,938	48,964	59,010	69,036
Wichita Falls, TX	40,040	47,216	54,392	61,568
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	58,448	65,604	72,738	79,893
Logan, UT-ID	56,098	62,172	68,224	74,298
Ogden, UT	55,412	61,007	66,602	72,197
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	56,868	63,149	69,452	75,733
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	56,015	59,676	63,316	66,976
St. George, UT	58,448	65,604	72,738	79,893
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	56,472	63,295	70,117	76,940
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	50,128	54,621	59,093	63,586
Charlottesville, VA	51,293	64,252	77,210	90,168
Harrisonburg, VA	50,690	59,800	68,911	78,021
Lynchburg, VA	51,231	59,613	68,016	76,399
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	64,127	72,156	80,164	88,192
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	63,212	71,573	79,914	88,276
Richmond, VA	63,732	71,948	80,164	88,380
Roanoke, VA	50,316	56,264	62,213	68,162
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,524	58,573	66,602	74,652
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,128	55,349	60,570	65,791
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	50,690	59,800	68,911	78,021
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	49,692	59,488	69,264	79,061
Winchester, VA-WV	65,292	72,384	79,477	86,570
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,992	54,788	65,604	76,399
Bellingham, WA	73,383	80,767	88,172	95,556
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	77,418	83,013	88,588	94,183
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	62,234	71,573	80,892	90,231
Kennewick-Richland, WA	65,084	77,668	90,272	102,856
Longview-Kelso, WA	54,621	63,836	73,071	82,285
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	78,312	82,618	86,903	91,208
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	78,292	82,660	87,007	91,375
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	78,458	82,826	87,194	91,562
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	73,383	80,767	88,172	95,556
Walla Walla, WA	73,383	80,767	88,172	95,556
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	78,500	82,784	87,090	91,375
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	66,186	75,276	84,344	93,434
Yakima, WA	62,255	71,885	81,516	91,146
Appleton, WI	52,146	58,012	63,877	69,743
Eau Claire, WI	50,898	57,658	64,439	71,199
Fond du Lac, WI	55,620	62,005	68,391	74,776
Green Bay, WI	51,002	56,348	61,714	67,060
Janesville-Beloit, WI	50,898	57,658	64,439	71,199
Kenosha, WI	50,898	57,658	64,439	71,199
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	52,292	63,108	73,944	84,760
Madison, WI	49,442	54,996	60,528	66,082
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	54,455	60,820	67,164	73,528
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,064	53,852	56,618	59,405
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,836	60,924	70,991	81,079
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	50,898	57,658	64,439	71,199
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	54,434	60,965	67,496	74,028
Sheboygan, WI	51,855	56,805	61,756	66,706
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,378	56,722	63,066	69,410
Wausau, WI	49,858	54,975	60,092	65,208
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	53,415	64,064	74,693	85,343
Beckley, WV	58,303	63,420	68,557	73,674
Charleston, WV	57,117	62,484	67,850	73,216
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	54,309	60,653	67,018	73,362
Morgantown, WV	57,637	61,340	65,021	68,724
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	56,514	61,464	66,415	71,365
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	56,285	61,652	67,018	72,384
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	57,117	62,484	67,850	73,216
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	47,924	53,914	59,925	65,916
Wheeling, WV-OH	52,063	58,552	65,042	71,532
Casper, WY	46,676	61,797	76,919	92,040
Cheyenne, WY	46,988	62,047	77,127	92,186
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	47,029	62,192	77,376	92,540
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	56,098	68,079	80,039	92,020

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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