SOC 51-9011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 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 tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels.

Level I across metros$22,277 – $74,964Mayaguez, PR to Decatur, AL

Median Level IV, major metros$63,877Across 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 Equipment Operators and Tenders?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders (SOC 51-9011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $22,277 in Mayaguez, PR to $74,964 in Decatur, AL, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $63,877. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $56,722, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 14 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 49. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	40,852	50,732	60,612	70,492
Anchorage, AK	40,852	50,732	60,612	70,492
Fairbanks-College, AK	40,852	50,732	60,612	70,492
Anniston-Oxford, AL	36,525	47,424	58,303	69,202
Auburn-Opelika, AL	39,853	50,024	60,175	70,346
Birmingham, AL	33,447	42,495	51,564	60,612
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	57,928	68,162	78,396	88,629
Decatur, AL	74,964	79,332	83,679	88,047
Dothan, AL	33,988	45,386	56,784	68,183
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	60,840	69,493	78,146	86,799
Gadsden, AL	36,525	47,424	58,303	69,202
Huntsville, AL	39,292	46,218	53,165	60,092
Mobile, AL	59,946	70,304	80,642	91,000
Montgomery, AL	48,111	60,404	72,676	84,968
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	44,096	55,100	66,124	77,127
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,552	58,324	71,116	83,887
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,570	46,093	57,596	69,119
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	63,794	70,512	77,231	83,949
Tuscaloosa, AL	38,876	51,064	63,274	75,463
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,082	50,981	61,880	72,780
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	41,684	48,776	55,869	62,962
Fort Smith, AR-OK	33,988	40,332	46,655	52,999
Hot Springs, AR	37,752	44,887	52,000	59,135
Jonesboro, AR	36,338	45,885	55,432	64,980
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	37,607	44,367	51,127	57,887
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,768	48,652	56,535	64,418
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	50,253	60,965	71,656	82,368
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,285	54,226	65,188	76,128
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,900	43,868	50,836	57,804
Flagstaff, AZ	44,325	52,687	61,048	69,410
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	44,325	52,687	61,048	69,410
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	36,671	43,431	50,191	56,951
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	36,900	44,013	51,106	58,220
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	37,732	45,365	53,020	60,653
Tucson, AZ	36,941	42,432	47,944	53,436
Yuma, AZ	36,796	43,660	50,544	57,408
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	41,434	48,548	55,661	62,775
Chico, CA	43,556	51,959	60,383	68,786
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	41,372	48,256	55,120	62,005
El Centro, CA	43,514	51,709	59,925	68,120
Fresno, CA	39,479	45,407	51,335	57,263
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	40,581	47,799	55,016	62,234
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	42,724	49,879	57,034	64,189
Merced, CA	45,053	54,309	63,586	72,842
Modesto, CA	42,266	51,314	60,383	69,431
Napa, CA	42,037	49,754	57,471	65,188
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,812	46,239	52,645	59,072
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	41,143	48,090	55,058	62,005
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	40,872	47,986	55,120	62,234
Redding, CA	43,556	51,959	60,383	68,786
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	41,476	48,444	55,412	62,380
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	41,808	49,005	56,202	63,399
Salinas, CA	45,074	54,247	63,420	72,592
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	45,906	54,039	62,192	70,325
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	52,936	61,922	70,908	79,893
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	51,896	60,237	68,578	76,919
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	45,906	53,103	60,320	67,517
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	51,834	60,820	69,805	78,791
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	45,760	53,207	60,632	68,079
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	40,269	48,548	56,826	65,104
Stockton-Lodi, CA	42,807	47,570	52,333	57,096
Vallejo, CA	47,320	55,224	63,149	71,053
Visalia, CA	40,290	46,135	52,000	57,845
Yuba City, CA	41,517	48,631	55,765	62,879
Boulder, CO	44,970	49,088	53,186	57,304
Colorado Springs, CO	43,056	48,756	54,434	60,133
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	43,660	49,109	54,538	59,988
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,890	48,610	54,309	60,029
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	43,327	48,007	52,666	57,346
Grand Junction, CO	40,810	51,418	62,005	72,613
Greeley, CO	42,786	48,048	53,311	58,573
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,597	49,109	54,600	60,112
Pueblo, CO	41,247	47,716	54,164	60,632
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,911	49,192	55,495	61,776
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	43,660	53,186	62,733	72,260
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	39,229	47,404	55,578	63,752
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	37,087	44,804	52,520	60,237
New Haven, CT	44,138	51,584	59,052	66,498
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	50,170	58,199	66,228	74,256
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	38,543	47,716	56,909	66,082
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	53,498	61,402	69,306	77,210
Dover, DE	44,741	53,311	61,901	70,471
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	49,546	54,996	60,466	65,916
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	35,485	39,812	44,138	48,464
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	42,724	52,021	61,319	70,616
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	32,760	36,920	41,080	45,240
Gainesville, FL	35,922	44,970	54,018	63,066
Homosassa Springs, FL	32,178	39,063	45,968	52,853
Jacksonville, FL	34,050	39,167	44,284	49,400
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	33,364	40,706	48,028	55,370
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	32,428	37,586	42,765	47,924
Naples-Marco Island, FL	32,698	37,794	42,890	47,986
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	34,549	42,620	50,690	58,760
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	31,242	37,815	44,408	50,981
Ocala, FL	35,423	43,036	50,648	58,261
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	35,028	40,228	45,407	50,607
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	33,988	39,063	44,138	49,213
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	33,260	40,124	46,967	53,831
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	38,439	47,008	55,599	64,168
Port St. Lucie, FL	32,344	37,461	42,578	47,695
Punta Gorda, FL	33,197	38,709	44,221	49,733
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	34,196	39,354	44,512	49,671
Sebring, FL	35,506	42,932	50,336	57,762
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	33,031	39,520	45,989	52,479
Tallahassee, FL	33,260	40,124	46,967	53,831
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	32,074	39,104	46,156	53,186
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	33,488	40,872	48,277	55,661
Albany, GA	35,631	41,143	46,676	52,188
Athens-Clarke County, GA	35,901	42,328	48,756	55,183
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	38,044	44,720	51,376	58,053
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	43,015	51,064	59,114	67,164
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	38,584	49,816	61,028	72,260
Columbus, GA-AL	37,524	44,013	50,524	57,013
Dalton, GA	35,756	42,620	49,504	56,368
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,000	46,572	54,143	61,714
Gainesville, GA	40,456	47,632	54,829	62,005
Hinesville, GA	41,060	48,672	56,285	63,898
Macon-Bibb County, GA	37,752	44,450	51,148	57,845
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,527	41,850	48,173	54,496
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,508	41,538	48,589	55,620
Rome, GA	36,671	40,560	44,450	48,340
Savannah, GA	44,700	50,919	57,159	63,378
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,234	41,517	46,800	52,084
Valdosta, GA	38,272	43,368	48,464	53,560
Warner Robins, GA	34,528	41,060	47,612	54,143
Guam MSA	40,852	50,732	60,612	70,492
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	43,410	47,133	50,856	54,580
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	43,410	47,133	50,856	54,580
Urban Honolulu, HI	43,410	47,133	50,856	54,580
Ames, IA	49,754	54,642	59,551	64,439
Cedar Rapids, IA	47,029	53,124	59,218	65,312
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	47,944	58,220	68,474	78,749
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	48,319	53,914	59,509	65,104
Dubuque, IA	46,447	53,935	61,423	68,911
Iowa City, IA	47,549	53,560	59,592	65,604
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,823	51,813	57,824	63,815
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,676	54,018	61,340	68,682
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	46,946	53,560	60,175	66,789
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,488	54,184	61,880	69,576
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,528	50,919	54,330	57,720
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	46,530	54,039	61,527	69,036
Boise City, ID	42,287	51,168	60,029	68,911
Coeur d'Alene, ID	48,839	58,573	68,308	78,042
Idaho Falls, ID	63,669	68,349	73,050	77,730
Lewiston, ID-WA	48,610	58,240	67,892	77,522
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	49,525	59,072	68,599	78,146
Pocatello, ID	45,677	54,663	63,669	72,655
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	65,042	69,264	73,466	77,688
Twin Falls, ID	50,732	59,634	68,516	77,418
Bloomington, IL	46,530	55,224	63,898	72,592
Champaign-Urbana, IL	44,450	54,600	64,730	74,880
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	43,140	52,749	62,338	71,948
Decatur, IL	42,599	52,916	63,253	73,570
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,322	56,410	66,498	76,586
Kankakee, IL	43,181	52,874	62,567	72,260
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	51,002	63,170	75,359	87,527
Peoria, IL	53,061	59,218	65,354	71,511
Rockford, IL	43,223	53,144	63,087	73,008
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,748	48,568	56,410	64,231
Springfield, IL	40,311	48,132	55,952	63,773
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,791	49,567	59,343	69,119
Bloomington, IN	42,432	49,005	55,557	62,130
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	36,234	41,226	46,239	51,231
Columbus, IN	42,391	49,151	55,932	62,692
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	39,832	44,512	49,213	53,893
Evansville, IN	42,952	53,498	64,023	74,568
Fort Wayne, IN	37,856	43,930	50,024	56,098
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	43,098	50,024	56,951	63,877
Kokomo, IN	41,434	48,381	55,308	62,255
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	41,912	51,002	60,112	69,202
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	41,767	49,255	56,743	64,231
Muncie, IN	42,474	49,296	56,119	62,941
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	36,754	42,245	47,736	53,228
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	34,175	40,519	46,884	53,228
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,100	47,799	53,477	59,176
Terre Haute, IN	38,189	44,304	50,420	56,535
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	38,376	46,572	54,788	62,983
Lawrence, KS	41,684	49,837	57,970	66,124
Manhattan, KS	29,744	35,527	41,330	47,112
Topeka, KS	41,164	49,380	57,596	65,812
Wichita, KS	37,212	44,221	51,231	58,240
Bowling Green, KY	44,117	54,580	65,042	75,504
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,575	55,703	66,831	77,959
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,287	51,896	61,506	71,116
Elizabethtown, KY	45,344	53,810	62,276	70,741
Lexington-Fayette, KY	41,892	46,863	51,813	56,784
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	45,095	55,661	66,248	76,815
Owensboro, KY	40,560	50,420	60,258	70,117
Paducah, KY-IL	42,703	47,341	51,980	56,618
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,935	44,616	48,319	52,000
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,456	50,607	60,778	70,928
Alexandria, LA	50,461	54,975	59,488	64,002
Baton Rouge, LA	59,551	74,381	89,212	104,042
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	51,210	65,458	79,727	93,975
Hammond, LA	44,804	47,362	49,900	52,458
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	55,557	70,242	84,948	99,632
Lafayette, LA	28,808	41,122	53,436	65,749
Lake Charles, LA	51,023	63,565	76,087	88,629
Monroe, LA	49,463	58,823	68,162	77,522
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	55,578	69,264	82,972	96,658
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	54,164	69,160	84,157	99,154
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	43,930	50,503	57,076	63,648
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	52,396	65,500	78,583	91,687
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	52,853	68,183	83,512	98,842
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	41,392	48,423	55,453	62,484
Barnstable Town, MA	44,138	52,541	60,944	69,348
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	44,824	51,772	58,719	65,666
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	43,348	51,418	59,488	67,559
Pittsfield, MA	44,720	52,167	59,613	67,060
Springfield, MA	43,348	52,063	60,799	69,514
Worcester, MA	40,872	47,716	54,580	61,423
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	42,952	49,983	57,013	64,044
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	42,578	52,125	61,693	71,240
Lexington Park, MD	44,034	52,479	60,944	69,389
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	35,381	40,540	45,698	50,856
Salisbury, MD	44,866	49,047	53,228	57,408
Bangor, ME	39,936	47,071	54,184	61,319
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	45,053	50,856	56,660	62,463
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	39,936	47,071	54,184	61,319
Portland-South Portland, ME	44,450	50,586	56,701	62,837
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	48,090	52,749	57,429	62,088
Ann Arbor, MI	41,351	47,549	53,727	59,925
Battle Creek, MI	42,599	48,568	54,517	60,487
Bay City, MI	46,239	57,720	69,223	80,704
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	40,311	48,090	55,869	63,648
Flint, MI	40,186	47,965	55,744	63,524
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	40,498	46,197	51,876	57,575
Jackson, MI	40,498	47,903	55,308	62,712
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	47,591	52,292	56,992	61,693
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	37,669	42,432	47,196	51,959
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,061	48,464	56,868	65,271
Midland, MI	46,239	57,720	69,223	80,704
Monroe, MI	40,540	48,360	56,202	64,023
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	41,725	47,528	53,311	59,114
Niles, MI	28,060	35,319	42,557	49,816
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,128	42,079	47,029	51,980
Saginaw, MI	42,183	53,831	65,479	77,127
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,620	50,108	57,575	65,063
Traverse City, MI	36,255	41,829	47,424	52,999
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,084	46,821	54,538	62,276
Duluth, MN-WI	40,664	46,176	51,709	57,221
Mankato, MN	42,724	49,088	55,453	61,818
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	43,951	50,336	56,722	63,108
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,493	49,837	56,160	62,504
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,535	49,920	56,285	62,671
Rochester, MN	40,165	43,888	47,591	51,314
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	37,004	43,701	50,399	57,096
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,180	49,068	53,935	58,823
St. Cloud, MN	43,743	50,004	56,244	62,504
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	35,028	41,996	48,984	55,952
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,352	46,509	52,666	58,823
Columbia, MO	41,892	47,029	52,188	57,325
Jefferson City, MO	41,892	47,029	52,188	57,325
Joplin, MO-KS	43,909	52,312	60,736	69,140
Kansas City, MO-KS	43,285	50,898	58,532	66,144
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,996	49,276	56,556	63,836
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,965	40,061	45,136	50,232
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,581	49,567	58,532	67,517
Springfield, MO	38,688	45,199	51,730	58,240
St. Joseph, MO-KS	45,490	49,650	53,831	57,991
St. Louis, MO-IL	40,248	47,882	55,495	63,128
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	54,746	64,168	73,612	83,034
Hattiesburg, MS	46,197	55,516	64,855	74,173
Jackson, MS	33,655	43,951	54,268	64,564
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	23,026	33,759	44,512	55,245
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,412	41,018	52,624	64,231
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	41,642	54,330	67,018	79,706
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,408	43,140	54,871	66,602
Billings, MT	51,522	64,501	77,460	90,439
Bozeman, MT	51,522	64,501	77,460	90,439
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	51,522	64,501	77,460	90,439
Great Falls, MT	51,522	64,501	77,460	90,439
Helena, MT	51,522	64,501	77,460	90,439
Missoula, MT	51,522	64,501	77,460	90,439
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	51,522	64,501	77,460	90,439
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	51,522	64,501	77,460	90,439
Asheville, NC	42,620	43,930	45,220	46,530
Burlington, NC	40,810	47,300	53,810	60,300
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,002	43,701	49,380	55,079
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	43,951	50,024	56,098	62,172
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	46,176	53,040	59,884	66,748
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,954	47,903	53,872	59,821
Fayetteville, NC	38,064	44,346	50,648	56,930
Goldsboro, NC	39,562	46,717	53,872	61,028
Greensboro-High Point, NC	41,684	46,925	52,167	57,408
Greenville, NC	37,586	41,268	44,928	48,610
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38,085	43,244	48,402	53,560
Jacksonville, NC	42,100	47,029	51,959	56,888
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	40,872	47,383	53,893	60,404
Raleigh-Cary, NC	46,863	53,810	60,778	67,725
Rocky Mount, NC	39,770	46,322	52,895	59,447
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,642	47,300	52,936	58,594
Wilmington, NC	45,927	50,482	55,058	59,613
Winston-Salem, NC	39,874	45,719	51,543	57,388
Bismarck, ND	40,852	50,732	60,612	70,492
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	44,762	51,272	57,804	64,314
Fargo, ND-MN	42,183	49,047	55,932	62,796
Grand Forks, ND-MN	39,687	46,197	52,708	59,218
Minot, ND	40,852	50,732	60,612	70,492
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,852	50,732	60,612	70,492
Grand Island, NE	47,965	53,373	58,760	64,168
Lincoln, NE	41,288	45,968	50,628	55,308
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	50,295	55,183	60,071	64,959
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	48,132	53,560	58,989	64,418
Omaha, NE-IA	42,016	50,316	58,594	66,893
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	46,239	52,125	58,032	63,919
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	45,199	51,543	57,908	64,252
Manchester-Nashua, NH	46,176	49,442	52,708	55,973
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	45,178	51,605	58,032	64,460
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	47,632	50,524	53,394	56,285
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	41,663	50,295	58,927	67,559
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	39,000	46,176	53,373	60,549
Vineland, NJ	44,492	53,228	61,984	70,720
Albuquerque, NM	34,716	42,079	49,463	56,826
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,064	50,711	63,378	76,024
Farmington, NM	35,485	42,973	50,440	57,928
Las Cruces, NM	42,599	57,928	73,258	88,588
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	40,124	52,437	64,730	77,044
Santa Fe, NM	35,652	43,348	51,044	58,740
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	44,367	51,501	58,615	65,749
Carson City, NV	46,052	52,520	59,010	65,479
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	43,909	51,189	58,469	65,749
Reno, NV	46,052	52,520	59,010	65,479
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	44,367	53,602	62,816	72,052
Binghamton, NY	40,394	50,004	59,592	69,202
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	40,706	48,818	56,930	65,042
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	49,692	55,058	60,445	65,812
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	41,268	51,127	60,965	70,824
Elmira, NY	41,767	47,924	54,101	60,258
Glens Falls, NY	40,436	48,589	56,743	64,896
Ithaca, NY	41,392	50,045	58,677	67,330
Kingston, NY	41,996	50,274	58,573	66,852
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	43,306	48,818	54,351	59,863
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	40,290	48,818	57,346	65,874
Rochester, NY	39,416	45,199	50,981	56,764
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	44,887	50,316	55,744	61,173
Syracuse, NY	41,080	48,922	56,743	64,584
Utica-Rome, NY	41,746	50,773	59,800	68,828
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	41,559	49,421	57,304	65,167
Akron, OH	44,242	51,064	57,908	64,730
Canton-Massillon, OH	40,248	46,863	53,456	60,071
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	46,176	54,330	62,504	70,658
Cleveland, OH	50,357	57,949	65,562	73,154
Columbus, OH	47,154	54,434	61,693	68,973
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	47,258	53,935	60,612	67,288
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	57,866	68,640	79,394	90,168
Lima, OH	45,199	53,124	61,069	68,994
Mansfield, OH	45,012	52,832	60,674	68,495
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	40,976	49,109	57,263	65,396
Sandusky, OH	38,813	46,364	53,935	61,485
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,263	48,776	53,290	57,804
Springfield, OH	46,676	53,976	61,298	68,599
Toledo, OH	49,026	54,954	60,861	66,789
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	43,576	51,127	58,698	66,248
Youngstown-Warren, OH	46,052	54,288	62,546	70,783
Enid, OK	39,000	47,300	55,599	63,898
Lawton, OK	36,338	41,767	47,196	52,624
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,796	46,863	56,951	67,018
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,888	52,250	60,612	68,973
Oklahoma City, OK	36,317	41,788	47,258	52,728
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,920	39,728	42,516	45,324
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,960	45,074	52,208	59,322
Tulsa, OK	44,013	52,437	60,861	69,285
Albany, OR	51,896	61,714	71,552	81,370
Bend, OR	46,239	51,626	56,992	62,380
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	44,616	50,648	56,701	62,733
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	44,346	50,399	56,431	62,484
Corvallis, OR	44,221	53,935	63,669	73,383
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,844	51,647	57,450	63,253
Eugene-Springfield, OR	44,700	54,309	63,898	73,508
Grants Pass, OR	44,554	50,669	56,805	62,920
Medford, OR	44,554	50,669	56,805	62,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	45,012	50,524	56,036	61,548
Salem, OR	42,266	46,509	50,773	55,016
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	41,975	50,628	59,301	67,954
Altoona, PA	37,420	44,845	52,271	59,696
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,274	45,656	54,018	62,400
Chambersburg, PA	37,690	45,532	53,373	61,215
Erie, PA	39,333	47,133	54,933	62,733
Gettysburg, PA	37,149	43,743	50,336	56,930
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	39,749	46,717	53,706	60,674
Johnstown, PA	39,812	47,986	56,140	64,314
Lancaster, PA	42,349	50,420	58,511	66,581
Lebanon, PA	39,437	47,196	54,975	62,733
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	47,092	53,103	59,135	65,146
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,791	47,882	55,952	64,044
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	44,512	53,269	62,005	70,762
Pittsburgh, PA	40,644	49,005	57,346	65,708
Reading, PA	39,292	45,948	52,604	59,260
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	35,007	41,538	48,090	54,621
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,380	43,805	51,231	58,656
State College, PA	37,732	45,573	53,394	61,236
Williamsport, PA	42,328	49,775	57,242	64,688
York-Hanover, PA	36,338	42,932	49,504	56,098
Aguadilla, PR	25,564	30,368	35,173	39,978
Arecibo, PR	26,604	32,386	38,148	43,930
Guayama, PR	26,624	32,407	38,168	43,951
Mayaguez, PR	22,277	26,957	31,616	36,296
Ponce, PR	26,375	32,157	37,960	43,743
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	26,354	32,136	37,940	43,722
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	26,645	32,428	38,189	43,972
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	41,767	54,871	67,954	81,058
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	40,436	48,506	56,576	64,647
Columbia, SC	44,180	51,106	58,032	64,959
Florence, SC	35,818	41,538	47,237	52,957
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	43,285	50,253	57,242	64,210
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	37,752	43,805	49,858	55,911
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	43,410	48,444	53,498	58,532
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,738	50,815	54,892	58,968
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,354	45,178	51,023	56,847
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,168	44,304	50,461	56,597
Spartanburg, SC	46,218	52,396	58,594	64,772
Sumter, SC	43,514	46,967	50,440	53,893
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,468	48,735	51,002	53,269
Rapid City, SD	45,948	48,672	51,397	54,122
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	44,991	48,506	52,042	55,557
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,530	48,797	51,085	53,352
Chattanooga, TN-GA	33,468	40,914	48,381	55,828
Clarksville, TN-KY	40,373	49,317	58,282	67,226
Cleveland, TN	35,236	43,098	50,981	58,844
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,461	44,263	51,085	57,887
Jackson, TN	32,053	38,543	45,012	51,501
Johnson City, TN	46,114	53,997	61,880	69,764
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	42,370	51,148	59,904	68,682
Knoxville, TN	34,362	40,893	47,404	53,935
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	33,468	43,410	53,373	63,316
Morristown, TN	45,282	47,695	50,087	52,500
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	37,732	44,762	51,772	58,802
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,664	49,796	58,927	68,058
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,676	40,706	47,716	54,746
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,991	38,522	45,053	51,584
Abilene, TX	40,498	51,772	63,045	74,319
Amarillo, TX	45,303	61,007	76,711	92,415
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	37,940	43,348	48,735	54,143
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	48,090	65,354	82,639	99,903
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,000	52,832	66,644	80,476
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	43,077	56,264	69,472	82,660
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,860	61,360	73,882	86,383
College Station-Bryan, TX	34,133	41,767	49,380	57,013
Corpus Christi, TX	48,880	63,378	77,876	92,373
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	35,464	44,720	53,976	63,232
Eagle Pass, TX	38,272	53,540	68,828	84,095
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,732	45,719	53,727	61,714
El Paso, TX	45,428	61,090	76,752	92,415
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,560	48,464	56,348	64,252
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	42,391	59,301	76,232	93,143
Killeen-Temple, TX	37,794	46,696	55,599	64,501
Laredo, TX	48,402	61,007	73,612	86,216
Longview, TX	42,058	57,367	72,676	87,984
Lubbock, TX	38,772	47,674	56,576	65,479
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	43,077	56,264	69,472	82,660
Midland, TX	35,527	48,548	61,568	74,589
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,669	45,074	52,479	59,884
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,280	61,880	77,501	93,101
Odessa, TX	41,580	57,346	73,133	88,900
San Angelo, TX	43,098	56,452	69,805	83,159
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	31,408	38,647	45,885	53,124
Sherman-Denison, TX	35,589	44,679	53,789	62,879
Texarkana, TX-AR	35,236	47,383	59,509	71,656
Tyler, TX	32,324	44,367	56,410	68,453
Victoria, TX	39,749	52,500	65,271	78,021
Waco, TX	31,762	36,837	41,933	47,008
Wichita Falls, TX	40,456	52,479	64,522	76,544
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,666	48,464	57,242	66,040
Logan, UT-ID	36,525	45,469	54,434	63,378
Ogden, UT	35,215	40,727	46,239	51,751
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	34,008	37,586	41,143	44,720
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	36,213	42,495	48,776	55,058
St. George, UT	33,530	34,674	35,839	36,983
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	35,111	40,685	46,260	51,834
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	46,093	52,271	58,448	64,626
Charlottesville, VA	47,279	54,330	61,402	68,453
Harrisonburg, VA	48,964	55,432	61,922	68,391
Lynchburg, VA	39,500	45,719	51,938	58,157
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,504	56,951	64,418	71,864
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,922	56,452	63,981	71,511
Richmond, VA	49,172	55,848	62,525	69,202
Roanoke, VA	41,871	46,530	51,189	55,848
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,157	52,604	60,029	67,476
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,610	55,516	62,442	69,348
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	48,964	55,432	61,922	68,391
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	44,804	52,312	59,821	67,330
Winchester, VA-WV	45,802	55,328	64,834	74,360
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	40,852	50,732	60,612	70,492
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	40,852	50,732	60,612	70,492
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	40,852	50,732	60,612	70,492
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	40,852	50,732	60,612	70,492
Bellingham, WA	49,525	63,212	76,877	90,564
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	50,066	58,386	66,706	75,026
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	44,866	52,479	60,092	67,704
Kennewick-Richland, WA	48,589	59,696	70,824	81,932
Longview-Kelso, WA	54,122	62,546	70,970	79,394
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	50,336	59,946	69,556	79,165
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	49,837	58,199	66,540	74,901
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	50,711	58,885	67,039	75,213
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	57,887	64,127	70,367	76,607
Walla Walla, WA	46,925	56,618	66,332	76,024
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	49,796	58,053	66,311	74,568
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,405	55,703	64,980	74,277
Yakima, WA	46,072	54,330	62,588	70,845
Appleton, WI	46,426	50,711	54,975	59,260
Eau Claire, WI	39,791	44,991	50,170	55,370
Fond du Lac, WI	44,367	50,128	55,911	61,672
Green Bay, WI	45,802	49,650	53,477	57,325
Janesville-Beloit, WI	37,940	43,452	48,984	54,496
Kenosha, WI	49,317	53,872	58,448	63,004
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	40,103	45,844	51,584	57,325
Madison, WI	45,740	49,900	54,080	58,240
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	43,493	49,026	54,580	60,112
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,658	49,088	53,498	57,928
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,037	46,967	51,917	56,847
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	45,178	49,338	53,519	57,679
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	44,325	49,650	54,996	60,320
Sheboygan, WI	47,840	53,706	59,592	65,458
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,741	49,796	54,850	59,904
Wausau, WI	39,229	44,263	49,276	54,309
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,517	45,656	49,775	53,914
Beckley, WV	52,375	63,690	75,026	86,341
Charleston, WV	53,602	64,709	75,796	86,903
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	40,810	51,064	61,298	71,552
Morgantown, WV	43,535	53,956	64,397	74,818
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,287	52,916	63,544	74,173
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	62,234	69,431	76,648	83,845
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,325	55,744	67,164	78,583
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	41,476	52,271	63,087	73,882
Wheeling, WV-OH	50,586	61,984	73,404	84,802
Casper, WY	56,784	72,343	87,922	103,480
Cheyenne, WY	45,178	54,808	64,460	74,090
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	41,039	49,962	58,906	67,829
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	56,784	72,343	87,922	103,480

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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