SOC 51-9012 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, 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): Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.

Level I across metros$23,317 – $56,368Mayaguez, PR to Hanford, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$60,175Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, 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 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (SOC 51-9012) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $23,317 in Mayaguez, PR to $56,368 in Hanford, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $60,175. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $53,436, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 13 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	36,588	43,722	50,877	58,012
Anchorage, AK	44,388	51,085	57,783	64,480
Fairbanks-College, AK	37,794	44,991	52,188	59,384
Anniston-Oxford, AL	36,338	42,308	48,298	54,268
Auburn-Opelika, AL	36,359	42,308	48,256	54,205
Birmingham, AL	39,125	44,554	49,983	55,412
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	36,359	42,308	48,256	54,205
Decatur, AL	36,359	42,308	48,256	54,205
Dothan, AL	36,359	42,308	48,256	54,205
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	36,359	42,308	48,256	54,205
Gadsden, AL	36,338	42,308	48,298	54,268
Huntsville, AL	36,359	42,308	48,256	54,205
Mobile, AL	36,359	42,308	48,256	54,205
Montgomery, AL	36,442	42,620	48,776	54,954
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,420	43,160	48,901	54,642
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,669	43,472	49,296	55,100
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,359	42,308	48,256	54,205
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,336	43,181	49,047	54,892
Tuscaloosa, AL	38,189	43,992	49,816	55,620
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,464	41,309	47,154	52,999
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	38,085	43,701	49,317	54,933
Fort Smith, AR-OK	38,231	42,287	46,322	50,378
Hot Springs, AR	34,320	39,812	45,303	50,794
Jonesboro, AR	36,525	40,144	43,784	47,404
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	33,301	38,855	44,408	49,962
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,426	38,522	43,618	48,714
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,138	36,047	40,956	45,864
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,362	39,687	45,032	50,357
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	42,016	49,317	56,639	63,940
Flagstaff, AZ	36,692	44,845	52,978	61,132
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	36,692	44,845	52,978	61,132
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	45,532	52,000	58,469	64,938
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	37,732	47,154	56,556	65,978
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	35,256	41,684	48,111	54,538
Tucson, AZ	36,317	42,370	48,423	54,476
Yuma, AZ	43,119	50,170	57,242	64,293
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	39,895	45,365	50,836	56,306
Chico, CA	43,098	49,130	55,183	61,215
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,474	51,772	61,069	70,367
El Centro, CA	38,044	42,578	47,112	51,647
Fresno, CA	38,480	46,946	55,391	63,856
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	56,368	60,424	64,480	68,536
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	34,320	42,141	49,962	57,783
Merced, CA	41,975	50,378	58,781	67,184
Modesto, CA	46,780	56,036	65,292	74,548
Napa, CA	48,340	61,215	74,090	86,965
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,557	50,648	58,719	66,810
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,479	44,783	50,066	55,370
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	42,141	48,485	54,808	61,152
Redding, CA	39,250	44,596	49,920	55,266
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	41,060	48,048	55,016	62,005
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	43,431	51,647	59,863	68,079
Salinas, CA	41,372	50,440	59,530	68,599
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	44,741	53,124	61,485	69,868
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	48,880	57,824	66,768	75,712
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	44,408	53,976	63,544	73,112
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	42,932	53,685	64,439	75,192
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	46,197	53,914	61,652	69,368
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	42,994	51,480	59,946	68,432
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	46,405	58,136	69,888	81,620
Stockton-Lodi, CA	41,808	50,399	58,968	67,559
Vallejo, CA	46,655	58,511	70,346	82,202
Visalia, CA	38,772	45,469	52,146	58,844
Yuba City, CA	41,746	49,130	56,493	63,877
Boulder, CO	43,098	50,877	58,656	66,436
Colorado Springs, CO	37,420	41,538	45,636	49,754
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	41,476	49,172	56,868	64,564
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	37,461	45,823	54,164	62,525
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	38,584	45,344	52,084	58,844
Grand Junction, CO	33,093	38,522	43,972	49,400
Greeley, CO	40,872	47,445	54,018	60,591
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	37,274	42,724	48,194	53,644
Pueblo, CO	38,730	42,474	46,197	49,941
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	35,298	40,935	46,551	52,188
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	41,912	49,733	57,554	65,375
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	39,146	47,175	55,224	63,253
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	41,080	47,258	53,415	59,592
New Haven, CT	43,847	49,692	55,536	61,381
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	39,770	46,676	53,581	60,487
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	41,392	47,882	54,372	60,861
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	44,720	53,540	62,359	71,178
Dover, DE	38,460	46,343	54,205	62,088
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	42,786	46,946	51,106	55,266
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	35,464	43,119	50,752	58,407
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	36,421	45,448	54,496	63,524
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	39,770	52,708	65,624	78,562
Gainesville, FL	35,028	45,012	54,996	64,980
Homosassa Springs, FL	35,714	44,866	54,039	63,191
Jacksonville, FL	43,535	56,597	69,660	82,722
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	34,237	41,101	47,944	54,808
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	27,872	34,383	40,872	47,383
Naples-Marco Island, FL	29,391	36,338	43,306	50,253
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	41,268	54,268	67,247	80,247
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	36,255	42,744	49,255	55,744
Ocala, FL	33,946	42,869	51,792	60,716
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	32,968	38,938	44,928	50,898
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	33,821	39,812	45,802	51,792
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	36,400	46,322	56,244	66,165
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	36,442	43,244	50,045	56,847
Port St. Lucie, FL	29,328	36,088	42,848	49,608
Punta Gorda, FL	35,652	42,786	49,900	57,034
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	34,300	40,664	47,008	53,373
Sebring, FL	33,863	40,415	46,988	53,540
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	32,719	40,581	48,464	56,327
Tallahassee, FL	35,818	47,216	58,594	69,992
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	35,444	44,471	53,519	62,546
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	34,487	43,056	51,647	60,216
Albany, GA	30,701	36,359	42,016	47,674
Athens-Clarke County, GA	44,783	55,183	65,604	76,004
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	46,717	57,138	67,559	77,980
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	35,340	42,848	50,357	57,866
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	34,528	43,306	52,063	60,840
Columbus, GA-AL	42,890	53,664	64,439	75,213
Dalton, GA	33,052	37,295	41,517	45,760
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,567	44,762	52,978	61,173
Gainesville, GA	45,490	55,661	65,853	76,024
Hinesville, GA	38,564	48,277	58,012	67,725
Macon-Bibb County, GA	44,034	54,767	65,500	76,232
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,063	50,108	61,152	72,197
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,594	37,815	43,056	48,277
Rome, GA	39,500	50,378	61,277	72,156
Savannah, GA	42,848	54,080	65,333	76,565
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,804	38,584	45,386	52,167
Valdosta, GA	34,757	39,708	44,679	49,629
Warner Robins, GA	35,381	42,308	49,234	56,160
Guam MSA	39,125	47,528	55,952	64,356
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	40,124	47,528	54,912	62,317
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	42,620	47,986	53,373	58,740
Urban Honolulu, HI	38,376	45,136	51,917	58,677
Ames, IA	42,848	49,608	56,348	63,108
Cedar Rapids, IA	41,538	50,128	58,740	67,330
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	36,109	43,680	51,252	58,823
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	39,791	45,490	51,189	56,888
Dubuque, IA	42,266	50,877	59,468	68,079
Iowa City, IA	42,391	51,938	61,464	71,012
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,620	47,424	52,250	57,055
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,472	47,965	52,479	56,972
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	46,364	51,418	56,493	61,548
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,013	53,540	63,066	72,592
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,596	49,213	53,852	58,469
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	43,077	51,522	59,988	68,432
Boise City, ID	42,432	47,092	51,772	56,431
Coeur d'Alene, ID	48,548	54,621	60,674	66,748
Idaho Falls, ID	41,933	46,031	50,149	54,247
Lewiston, ID-WA	47,466	54,288	61,111	67,933
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	44,159	49,629	55,079	60,549
Pocatello, ID	41,954	46,072	50,170	54,288
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,120	46,135	50,170	54,184
Twin Falls, ID	47,861	51,522	55,162	58,823
Bloomington, IL	32,428	40,311	48,173	56,056
Champaign-Urbana, IL	34,591	43,722	52,853	61,984
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	36,504	44,824	53,165	61,485
Decatur, IL	33,447	42,308	51,148	60,008
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,482	46,343	55,183	64,044
Kankakee, IL	36,088	44,616	53,124	61,652
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,450	39,375	47,279	55,204
Peoria, IL	32,303	40,207	48,090	55,994
Rockford, IL	35,984	44,346	52,728	61,090
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,970	38,044	44,117	50,191
Springfield, IL	40,269	50,128	60,008	69,868
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,960	47,258	56,576	65,874
Bloomington, IN	45,095	50,295	55,516	60,716
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,869	46,634	50,420	54,184
Columbus, IN	45,760	50,711	55,640	60,591
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	37,482	43,160	48,818	54,496
Evansville, IN	43,535	52,063	60,612	69,140
Fort Wayne, IN	42,453	44,783	47,112	49,442
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	47,237	51,148	55,058	58,968
Kokomo, IN	44,762	49,213	53,644	58,095
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	39,167	44,512	49,858	55,204
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	36,442	44,221	52,000	59,780
Muncie, IN	45,968	50,191	54,413	58,636
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,540	45,282	50,024	54,767
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	37,482	43,306	49,109	54,933
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,927	56,930	67,954	78,957
Terre Haute, IN	40,997	48,423	55,848	63,274
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	40,706	45,989	51,272	56,556
Lawrence, KS	39,167	45,532	51,917	58,282
Manhattan, KS	40,124	45,656	51,189	56,722
Topeka, KS	39,936	45,407	50,877	56,348
Wichita, KS	40,498	49,712	58,906	68,120
Bowling Green, KY	42,204	45,781	49,338	52,916
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,927	49,983	54,060	58,116
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,058	46,946	51,834	56,722
Elizabethtown, KY	46,218	51,688	57,159	62,629
Lexington-Fayette, KY	41,351	46,988	52,604	58,240
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	48,277	53,373	58,490	63,586
Owensboro, KY	51,293	55,765	60,237	64,709
Paducah, KY-IL	36,172	41,247	46,322	51,397
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,826	47,196	50,565	53,935
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,058	44,741	47,445	50,128
Alexandria, LA	36,588	47,029	57,492	67,933
Baton Rouge, LA	33,301	43,930	54,538	65,167
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	37,108	47,695	58,282	68,869
Hammond, LA	35,007	44,887	54,767	64,647
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	34,341	44,263	54,164	64,085
Lafayette, LA	29,620	38,293	46,967	55,640
Lake Charles, LA	31,637	40,976	50,316	59,655
Monroe, LA	32,365	42,453	52,520	62,608
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	37,024	47,008	57,013	66,997
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,260	44,492	55,724	66,956
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	36,588	47,029	57,492	67,933
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	35,735	45,303	54,871	64,439
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,444	41,122	46,821	52,500
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	40,040	46,364	52,666	58,989
Barnstable Town, MA	43,868	51,272	58,677	66,082
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	46,239	53,436	60,612	67,808
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	43,576	50,856	58,136	65,416
Pittsfield, MA	39,104	45,885	52,645	59,426
Springfield, MA	40,664	46,863	53,061	59,260
Worcester, MA	41,288	47,008	52,708	58,428
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	41,517	49,733	57,970	66,186
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	31,096	38,127	45,157	52,188
Lexington Park, MD	43,056	51,730	60,404	69,077
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	36,109	41,559	46,988	52,437
Salisbury, MD	38,480	44,034	49,567	55,120
Bangor, ME	44,970	52,978	60,986	68,994
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	47,029	52,874	58,698	64,543
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	48,423	57,866	67,288	76,732
Portland-South Portland, ME	48,048	52,708	57,346	62,005
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,741	52,895	61,069	69,223
Ann Arbor, MI	41,496	47,258	52,999	58,760
Battle Creek, MI	38,085	44,096	50,087	56,098
Bay City, MI	36,338	45,136	53,935	62,733
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	38,730	44,512	50,274	56,056
Flint, MI	37,399	43,493	49,588	55,682
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	38,293	44,429	50,565	56,701
Jackson, MI	31,180	37,690	44,221	50,732
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	41,288	47,029	52,749	58,490
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	41,268	46,696	52,146	57,575
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,757	41,767	48,776	55,786
Midland, MI	36,338	45,136	53,935	62,733
Monroe, MI	38,252	44,076	49,879	55,703
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	37,336	43,722	50,128	56,514
Niles, MI	39,957	44,596	49,213	53,852
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,061	46,301	52,541	58,781
Saginaw, MI	36,837	44,554	52,271	59,988
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,149	42,765	48,402	54,018
Traverse City, MI	35,236	41,309	47,362	53,436
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,010	44,991	56,992	68,973
Duluth, MN-WI	36,754	42,640	48,506	54,392
Mankato, MN	45,157	51,148	57,117	63,108
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	43,244	49,879	56,514	63,149
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	33,343	39,853	46,343	52,853
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,791	46,197	52,583	58,989
Rochester, MN	44,762	50,274	55,807	61,319
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,504	53,831	58,157	62,484
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,012	51,376	57,741	64,106
St. Cloud, MN	41,351	46,239	51,148	56,036
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	30,140	35,423	40,685	45,968
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,303	35,901	39,500	43,098
Columbia, MO	39,624	41,746	43,847	45,968
Jefferson City, MO	33,280	38,252	43,244	48,215
Joplin, MO-KS	37,295	43,680	50,045	56,431
Kansas City, MO-KS	37,981	44,783	51,584	58,386
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,429	37,607	43,805	49,983
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,871	33,946	39,021	44,096
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,162	32,906	36,629	40,373
Springfield, MO	38,148	45,636	53,144	60,632
St. Joseph, MO-KS	37,274	43,826	50,399	56,951
St. Louis, MO-IL	41,164	50,960	60,757	70,554
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	33,343	40,040	46,759	53,456
Hattiesburg, MS	39,916	46,010	52,084	58,178
Jackson, MS	32,906	38,439	43,972	49,504
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,071	40,644	47,216	53,789
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,114	38,751	44,388	50,024
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,668	43,826	48,984	54,143
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,397	43,680	48,984	54,268
Billings, MT	37,482	42,973	48,444	53,935
Bozeman, MT	44,200	50,253	56,306	62,359
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	37,565	43,660	49,733	55,828
Great Falls, MT	42,474	47,986	53,477	58,989
Helena, MT	39,916	46,114	52,312	58,511
Missoula, MT	40,207	45,740	51,252	56,784
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,703	49,276	55,869	62,442
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	35,631	40,373	45,116	49,858
Asheville, NC	39,000	44,887	50,794	56,680
Burlington, NC	38,522	46,884	55,266	63,628
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,127	45,552	52,957	60,383
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	39,812	46,218	52,645	59,052
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	40,290	48,048	55,807	63,565
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,832	51,376	62,920	74,464
Fayetteville, NC	35,506	42,703	49,920	57,117
Goldsboro, NC	39,354	47,424	55,495	63,565
Greensboro-High Point, NC	37,274	46,759	56,223	65,708
Greenville, NC	38,938	49,962	60,965	71,989
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38,751	45,199	51,626	58,074
Jacksonville, NC	37,212	46,405	55,578	64,772
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	37,524	45,823	54,143	62,442
Raleigh-Cary, NC	42,183	48,860	55,557	62,234
Rocky Mount, NC	41,122	48,880	56,618	64,376
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,546	42,495	48,423	54,372
Wilmington, NC	33,176	40,373	47,591	54,788
Winston-Salem, NC	37,170	44,824	52,458	60,112
Bismarck, ND	45,095	50,628	56,181	61,714
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,524	55,536	60,570	65,583
Fargo, ND-MN	47,778	54,912	62,047	69,181
Grand Forks, ND-MN	44,824	51,564	58,282	65,021
Minot, ND	48,568	53,768	58,948	64,148
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,629	54,829	60,029	65,229
Grand Island, NE	30,556	34,820	39,084	43,348
Lincoln, NE	40,748	45,844	50,940	56,036
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,645	44,117	48,568	53,040
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,980	44,117	49,276	54,413
Omaha, NE-IA	36,920	43,556	50,212	56,847
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,647	43,764	48,901	54,018
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,186	46,301	52,416	58,532
Manchester-Nashua, NH	43,764	48,589	53,436	58,261
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,325	49,712	55,120	60,508
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	35,589	39,208	42,807	46,426
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	40,748	49,151	57,533	65,936
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	42,620	51,335	60,050	68,765
Vineland, NJ	38,917	43,160	47,383	51,626
Albuquerque, NM	34,279	38,668	43,036	47,424
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	36,005	40,623	45,261	49,879
Farmington, NM	34,258	38,792	43,348	47,882
Las Cruces, NM	35,298	40,061	44,845	49,608
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	34,736	39,604	44,492	49,359
Santa Fe, NM	34,528	39,396	44,242	49,109
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	57,013	67,122	77,231	87,340
Carson City, NV	47,424	59,093	70,741	82,410
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	40,935	47,154	53,394	59,613
Reno, NV	43,722	51,813	59,884	67,975
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	44,908	49,879	54,829	59,800
Binghamton, NY	35,984	42,911	49,837	56,764
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	46,280	53,144	59,988	66,852
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	43,805	47,799	51,772	55,765
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	36,005	42,703	49,421	56,119
Elmira, NY	41,892	48,964	56,015	63,087
Glens Falls, NY	44,533	48,839	53,165	57,471
Ithaca, NY	38,813	46,156	53,498	60,840
Kingston, NY	40,082	47,237	54,392	61,548
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	42,724	49,338	55,932	62,546
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	45,760	54,538	63,295	72,072
Rochester, NY	42,308	48,964	55,640	62,296
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	42,245	49,296	56,327	63,378
Syracuse, NY	53,956	62,525	71,116	79,685
Utica-Rome, NY	42,224	46,572	50,940	55,287
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	47,778	56,618	65,479	74,319
Akron, OH	37,461	43,452	49,442	55,432
Canton-Massillon, OH	40,207	46,447	52,708	58,948
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	41,226	48,028	54,808	61,610
Cleveland, OH	37,524	43,244	48,964	54,684
Columbus, OH	38,210	44,783	51,356	57,928
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	36,359	41,122	45,906	50,669
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,485	41,746	47,986	54,247
Lima, OH	38,501	43,951	49,380	54,829
Mansfield, OH	37,212	43,888	50,544	57,221
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	34,508	41,122	47,757	54,372
Sandusky, OH	35,132	41,351	47,591	53,810
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,797	41,600	47,424	53,228
Springfield, OH	37,440	43,535	49,608	55,703
Toledo, OH	32,740	37,794	42,848	47,903
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,021	44,076	49,130	54,184
Youngstown-Warren, OH	40,456	45,240	50,004	54,788
Enid, OK	37,690	45,823	53,956	62,088
Lawton, OK	38,231	46,613	54,996	63,378
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,442	44,138	51,834	59,530
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,525	44,575	52,624	60,674
Oklahoma City, OK	38,709	46,988	55,266	63,544
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,212	44,887	52,583	60,258
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,941	45,240	53,540	61,839
Tulsa, OK	34,112	41,559	49,026	56,472
Albany, OR	32,365	45,573	58,760	71,968
Bend, OR	42,391	49,296	56,202	63,108
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,855	44,616	50,399	56,160
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,764	49,858	55,932	62,026
Corvallis, OR	36,504	45,448	54,372	63,316
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,813	45,906	52,999	60,092
Eugene-Springfield, OR	33,946	41,309	48,652	56,015
Grants Pass, OR	37,628	45,532	53,415	61,319
Medford, OR	35,527	44,159	52,770	61,402
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	43,160	50,607	58,074	65,520
Salem, OR	41,018	51,688	62,338	73,008
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	43,556	51,085	58,594	66,124
Altoona, PA	37,191	42,058	46,925	51,792
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,114	38,356	43,597	48,839
Chambersburg, PA	36,858	42,245	47,632	53,020
Erie, PA	28,933	33,530	38,148	42,744
Gettysburg, PA	35,589	42,016	48,464	54,892
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	35,277	41,392	47,508	53,623
Johnstown, PA	33,738	41,538	49,317	57,117
Lancaster, PA	34,508	40,644	46,800	52,936
Lebanon, PA	34,861	41,101	47,341	53,581
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,320	40,040	45,781	51,501
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	31,180	39,458	47,716	55,994
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	38,148	46,343	54,559	62,754
Pittsburgh, PA	34,840	42,786	50,711	58,656
Reading, PA	41,996	46,925	51,855	56,784
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	32,740	39,312	45,906	52,479
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,260	40,914	48,589	56,244
State College, PA	32,074	38,896	45,740	52,562
Williamsport, PA	32,719	39,188	45,636	52,104
York-Hanover, PA	35,984	43,015	50,024	57,055
Aguadilla, PR	25,168	29,640	34,112	38,584
Arecibo, PR	27,186	31,949	36,712	41,476
Guayama, PR	27,207	31,970	36,733	41,496
Mayaguez, PR	23,317	27,477	31,616	35,776
Ponce, PR	25,148	29,620	34,071	38,543
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	25,168	29,640	34,112	38,584
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	27,186	31,949	36,712	41,476
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	38,085	44,325	50,586	56,826
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	31,866	39,520	47,175	54,829
Columbia, SC	37,191	43,847	50,503	57,159
Florence, SC	38,834	46,925	55,016	63,108
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	35,776	41,642	47,508	53,373
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	34,944	42,703	50,440	58,199
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	34,944	42,703	50,440	58,199
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,503	44,741	51,980	59,218
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,252	44,845	51,418	58,012
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,674	42,328	49,962	57,616
Spartanburg, SC	37,524	42,786	48,028	53,290
Sumter, SC	38,834	46,925	55,016	63,108
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,764	47,653	51,522	55,412
Rapid City, SD	37,815	43,992	50,191	56,368
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	40,394	45,012	49,629	54,247
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,458	46,655	53,872	61,069
Chattanooga, TN-GA	33,052	37,024	40,997	44,970
Clarksville, TN-KY	34,320	40,997	47,674	54,351
Cleveland, TN	33,280	41,704	50,149	58,573
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,071	45,157	56,264	67,351
Jackson, TN	37,045	45,344	53,623	61,922
Johnson City, TN	36,026	45,303	54,580	63,856
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	37,024	44,096	51,168	58,240
Knoxville, TN	24,191	33,031	41,850	50,690
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	39,562	44,408	49,255	54,101
Morristown, TN	30,285	39,936	49,608	59,260
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	33,488	40,124	46,759	53,394
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,386	41,143	49,920	58,677
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,850	52,084	62,338	72,572
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,354	47,716	56,056	64,418
Abilene, TX	36,026	41,767	47,508	53,248
Amarillo, TX	41,559	45,864	50,149	54,455
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	41,850	52,333	62,816	73,300
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	36,109	43,119	50,128	57,138
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,797	41,476	47,133	52,812
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	35,776	40,248	44,700	49,172
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,045	44,679	52,292	59,925
College Station-Bryan, TX	35,943	41,559	47,196	52,812
Corpus Christi, TX	36,234	42,765	49,276	55,807
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	39,728	46,551	53,352	60,175
Eagle Pass, TX	36,775	44,013	51,252	58,490
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,943	42,474	49,005	55,536
El Paso, TX	33,904	38,980	44,055	49,130
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,421	42,204	47,986	53,768
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	36,359	43,223	50,066	56,930
Killeen-Temple, TX	37,711	43,368	49,005	54,663
Laredo, TX	36,775	44,013	51,252	58,490
Longview, TX	34,591	41,392	48,173	54,975
Lubbock, TX	34,944	39,895	44,866	49,816
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	35,776	40,248	44,700	49,172
Midland, TX	32,740	40,228	47,695	55,183
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,295	42,620	47,944	53,269
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,756	41,496	47,237	52,978
Odessa, TX	32,740	40,228	47,695	55,183
San Angelo, TX	35,464	41,330	47,196	53,061
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	35,568	41,288	47,029	52,749
Sherman-Denison, TX	39,021	45,532	52,021	58,532
Texarkana, TX-AR	33,551	39,000	44,429	49,879
Tyler, TX	35,589	42,266	48,943	55,620
Victoria, TX	36,775	44,013	51,252	58,490
Waco, TX	37,648	44,159	50,690	57,200
Wichita Falls, TX	35,839	41,496	47,133	52,791
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	37,524	41,767	45,989	50,232
Logan, UT-ID	39,333	43,597	47,882	52,146
Ogden, UT	37,940	40,872	43,826	46,759
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	37,690	42,079	46,447	50,836
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	41,476	48,298	55,141	61,964
St. George, UT	36,754	41,268	45,781	50,295
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,356	43,909	49,442	54,996
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	35,860	42,391	48,901	55,432
Charlottesville, VA	42,037	51,626	61,236	70,824
Harrisonburg, VA	46,530	57,242	67,975	78,687
Lynchburg, VA	42,037	45,906	49,796	53,664
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,932	53,061	63,212	73,341
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,978	51,709	63,420	75,151
Richmond, VA	37,378	47,528	57,658	67,808
Roanoke, VA	41,143	48,652	56,160	63,669
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,914	51,002	61,090	71,178
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,698	43,493	54,288	65,084
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	38,647	46,197	53,727	61,277
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	45,677	56,285	66,914	77,522
Winchester, VA-WV	41,871	51,189	60,528	69,847
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	39,125	47,528	55,952	64,356
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	46,676	51,252	55,807	60,383
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	46,052	51,522	56,992	62,463
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	42,828	47,029	51,210	55,412
Bellingham, WA	43,056	48,527	54,018	59,488
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	44,804	50,357	55,890	61,444
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	42,224	50,191	58,157	66,124
Kennewick-Richland, WA	42,890	53,248	63,628	73,986
Longview-Kelso, WA	43,098	50,503	57,887	65,292
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	44,949	52,354	59,759	67,164
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	45,615	53,061	60,528	67,975
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	45,740	53,332	60,903	68,495
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	41,808	48,984	56,160	63,336
Walla Walla, WA	40,352	49,276	58,199	67,122
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	43,368	50,919	58,490	66,040
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	44,928	51,002	57,055	63,128
Yakima, WA	40,831	47,258	53,664	60,092
Appleton, WI	37,960	44,263	50,544	56,847
Eau Claire, WI	40,976	46,863	52,728	58,615
Fond du Lac, WI	44,991	54,684	64,376	74,069
Green Bay, WI	32,989	42,079	51,189	60,279
Janesville-Beloit, WI	39,520	45,636	51,751	57,866
Kenosha, WI	39,250	45,074	50,919	56,743
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	39,666	48,256	56,826	65,416
Madison, WI	39,666	45,948	52,250	58,532
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	45,469	55,224	65,000	74,756
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	35,756	41,704	47,632	53,581
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,813	44,824	50,836	56,847
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	39,292	45,240	51,168	57,117
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	45,532	55,391	65,271	75,130
Sheboygan, WI	45,157	55,162	65,146	75,151
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,666	45,511	51,356	57,200
Wausau, WI	39,271	45,199	51,127	57,055
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,685	46,696	52,687	58,698
Beckley, WV	26,271	31,096	35,901	40,727
Charleston, WV	26,500	32,303	38,127	43,930
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	36,525	43,181	49,858	56,514
Morgantown, WV	26,728	32,448	38,148	43,868
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,040	33,800	40,560	47,320
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	26,728	32,448	38,148	43,868
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,500	32,303	38,127	43,930
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	38,356	44,367	50,378	56,389
Wheeling, WV-OH	35,215	41,642	48,048	54,476
Casper, WY	53,789	71,428	89,045	106,684
Cheyenne, WY	42,973	50,503	58,053	65,583
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	42,703	50,170	57,616	65,084
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	60,341	77,688	95,015	112,362

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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