SOC 51-9022 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 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): Grind, sand, or polish, using hand tools or hand-held power tools, a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects. Includes chippers, buffers, and finishers.

Level I across metros$26,708 – $49,733Farmington, NM to Burlington, VT

Median Level IV, major metros$48,485Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand (SOC 51-9022) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $26,708 in Farmington, NM to $49,733 in Burlington, VT, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $48,485. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $44,616, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 22 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

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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	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Anchorage, AK	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Fairbanks-College, AK	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Anniston-Oxford, AL	27,914	30,868	33,800	36,754
Auburn-Opelika, AL	27,914	30,223	32,552	34,861
Birmingham, AL	28,164	31,367	34,591	37,794
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	27,685	31,596	35,485	39,396
Decatur, AL	28,039	30,992	33,946	36,900
Dothan, AL	27,685	31,596	35,485	39,396
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	27,644	33,010	38,397	43,764
Gadsden, AL	27,914	30,868	33,800	36,754
Huntsville, AL	27,872	30,826	33,800	36,754
Mobile, AL	27,685	31,596	35,485	39,396
Montgomery, AL	27,768	30,764	33,780	36,775
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,226	29,932	31,637	33,343
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,789	30,535	33,280	36,026
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,685	31,596	35,485	39,396
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,328	34,112	38,876	43,660
Tuscaloosa, AL	28,767	32,823	36,900	40,956
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,296	39,146	42,016	44,866
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	36,567	39,125	41,684	44,242
Fort Smith, AR-OK	32,594	37,253	41,933	46,592
Hot Springs, AR	36,463	40,373	44,304	48,215
Jonesboro, AR	36,754	38,397	40,020	41,663
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	36,047	40,789	45,552	50,295
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,546	39,708	42,869	46,031
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,466	38,813	43,160	47,508
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,338	39,416	42,516	45,594
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	37,586	40,727	43,868	47,008
Flagstaff, AZ	37,565	40,727	43,888	47,050
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	37,565	40,727	43,888	47,050
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	38,127	41,039	43,972	46,884
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	37,898	40,935	43,951	46,988
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	37,565	40,727	43,888	47,050
Tucson, AZ	37,690	40,748	43,784	46,842
Yuma, AZ	37,711	40,748	43,805	46,842
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	37,087	41,871	46,634	51,418
Chico, CA	37,253	41,933	46,613	51,293
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,690	41,476	45,240	49,026
El Centro, CA	36,692	39,957	43,223	46,488
Fresno, CA	40,540	45,511	50,461	55,432
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	37,440	41,850	46,239	50,648
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	36,983	42,245	47,508	52,770
Merced, CA	39,645	45,053	50,440	55,848
Modesto, CA	37,295	42,994	48,714	54,413
Napa, CA	38,626	41,746	44,887	48,007
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,397	41,600	44,804	48,007
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,773	40,914	44,055	47,196
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	36,650	39,375	42,100	44,824
Redding, CA	37,253	41,933	46,613	51,293
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	37,711	40,976	44,242	47,508
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	38,314	41,413	44,512	47,612
Salinas, CA	39,936	44,887	49,816	54,767
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	35,485	38,605	41,704	44,824
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	40,456	45,594	50,711	55,848
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	41,746	46,655	51,584	56,493
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	37,253	41,933	46,613	51,293
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	40,560	45,656	50,773	55,869
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	36,983	40,040	43,098	46,156
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	40,332	45,053	49,754	54,476
Stockton-Lodi, CA	38,002	41,164	44,346	47,508
Vallejo, CA	39,292	43,722	48,173	52,604
Visalia, CA	37,378	42,848	48,340	53,810
Yuba City, CA	38,085	41,226	44,388	47,528
Boulder, CO	37,648	41,268	44,866	48,485
Colorado Springs, CO	37,087	40,623	44,180	47,716
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	38,772	42,516	46,280	50,024
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	37,170	40,810	44,429	48,069
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	37,108	40,477	43,868	47,237
Grand Junction, CO	37,108	40,477	43,868	47,237
Greeley, CO	37,628	41,184	44,762	48,319
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	37,794	41,268	44,741	48,215
Pueblo, CO	37,108	40,477	43,868	47,237
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	37,170	40,706	44,221	47,757
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	42,682	46,904	51,148	55,370
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	44,554	48,610	52,666	56,722
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	45,823	49,671	53,498	57,346
New Haven, CT	44,304	48,381	52,458	56,535
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	44,928	48,964	52,978	57,013
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	44,055	47,778	51,501	55,224
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	37,565	42,765	47,944	53,144
Dover, DE	35,444	40,914	46,384	51,855
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,783	37,316	42,828	48,360
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	33,384	37,295	41,184	45,095
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	33,384	37,295	41,184	45,095
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	32,012	35,943	39,853	43,784
Gainesville, FL	33,384	37,295	41,184	45,095
Homosassa Springs, FL	34,341	38,376	42,432	46,468
Jacksonville, FL	36,650	39,749	42,869	45,968
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	31,762	36,047	40,311	44,596
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	33,447	37,378	41,288	45,220
Naples-Marco Island, FL	33,572	37,087	40,602	44,117
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	36,026	39,208	42,412	45,594
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	35,215	39,583	43,930	48,298
Ocala, FL	31,575	35,527	39,458	43,410
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	31,346	34,320	37,316	40,290
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	31,762	35,672	39,583	43,493
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	33,384	37,295	41,184	45,095
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	33,384	37,295	41,184	45,095
Port St. Lucie, FL	38,668	41,330	44,013	46,676
Punta Gorda, FL	33,384	37,295	41,184	45,095
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	31,762	35,672	39,604	43,514
Sebring, FL	31,346	34,716	38,064	41,434
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	32,844	36,796	40,768	44,720
Tallahassee, FL	33,384	37,295	41,184	45,095
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	34,487	38,480	42,453	46,447
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	31,554	35,548	39,541	43,535
Albany, GA	31,242	34,861	38,501	42,120
Athens-Clarke County, GA	33,946	40,810	47,674	54,538
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	33,031	39,812	46,613	53,394
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	35,797	40,644	45,469	50,316
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	31,200	34,549	37,898	41,247
Columbus, GA-AL	31,783	37,440	43,119	48,776
Dalton, GA	33,696	40,103	46,488	52,895
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,991	36,775	41,538	46,322
Gainesville, GA	33,946	40,852	47,778	54,684
Hinesville, GA	31,346	35,048	38,751	42,453
Macon-Bibb County, GA	33,052	39,687	46,322	52,957
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,511	38,439	44,388	50,316
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,031	39,749	46,447	53,165
Rome, GA	32,719	39,500	46,280	53,061
Savannah, GA	32,261	38,439	44,596	50,773
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,304	34,757	38,189	41,642
Valdosta, GA	30,306	34,196	38,106	41,996
Warner Robins, GA	32,261	38,439	44,596	50,773
Guam MSA	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Urban Honolulu, HI	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Ames, IA	40,207	43,244	46,301	49,338
Cedar Rapids, IA	42,141	45,240	48,340	51,439
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	34,653	39,354	44,055	48,756
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	38,418	42,412	46,405	50,399
Dubuque, IA	40,852	43,930	47,008	50,087
Iowa City, IA	41,143	44,263	47,404	50,524
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,204	44,991	47,757	50,544
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,352	43,056	45,760	48,464
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	33,551	38,106	42,661	47,216
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,602	44,076	47,570	51,044
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,916	43,119	46,301	49,504
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	42,599	45,677	48,776	51,855
Boise City, ID	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Coeur d'Alene, ID	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Idaho Falls, ID	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Lewiston, ID-WA	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Pocatello, ID	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Twin Falls, ID	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Bloomington, IL	33,904	35,402	36,900	38,397
Champaign-Urbana, IL	33,904	35,402	36,900	38,397
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	36,442	40,373	44,325	48,256
Decatur, IL	33,904	35,402	36,900	38,397
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,453	48,236	54,018	59,800
Kankakee, IL	35,964	39,936	43,930	47,903
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,652	39,791	43,930	48,069
Peoria, IL	33,904	35,402	36,900	38,397
Rockford, IL	35,797	39,666	43,535	47,404
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,223	48,756	54,309	59,842
Springfield, IL	44,762	49,983	55,204	60,424
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,588	42,828	49,088	55,328
Bloomington, IN	34,882	38,543	42,204	45,864
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,820	39,271	43,701	48,152
Columbus, IN	34,882	38,543	42,183	45,844
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	29,848	34,466	39,084	43,701
Evansville, IN	34,736	37,004	39,250	41,517
Fort Wayne, IN	34,175	37,191	40,186	43,202
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	37,919	41,559	45,220	48,860
Kokomo, IN	34,986	38,605	42,224	45,844
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	34,757	38,106	41,476	44,824
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	33,821	35,527	37,232	38,938
Muncie, IN	36,109	39,853	43,597	47,341
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	33,967	36,775	39,604	42,412
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	31,804	35,735	39,666	43,597
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,716	36,213	37,690	39,188
Terre Haute, IN	34,508	37,212	39,916	42,620
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	37,149	43,244	49,359	55,453
Lawrence, KS	37,420	43,888	50,378	56,847
Manhattan, KS	36,276	42,744	49,234	55,703
Topeka, KS	37,503	43,868	50,253	56,618
Wichita, KS	36,276	42,744	49,234	55,703
Bowling Green, KY	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,231	44,408	50,586	56,764
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Elizabethtown, KY	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Lexington-Fayette, KY	40,124	45,989	51,876	57,741
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	33,842	35,631	37,420	39,208
Owensboro, KY	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Paducah, KY-IL	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Alexandria, LA	29,037	31,471	33,904	36,338
Baton Rouge, LA	29,037	31,471	33,904	36,338
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	29,037	31,471	33,904	36,338
Hammond, LA	29,037	31,471	33,904	36,338
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	29,037	31,471	33,904	36,338
Lafayette, LA	29,037	31,471	33,904	36,338
Lake Charles, LA	29,037	31,471	33,904	36,338
Monroe, LA	29,037	31,471	33,904	36,338
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	29,037	31,471	33,904	36,338
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	29,037	31,471	33,904	36,338
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	29,037	31,471	33,904	36,338
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	29,037	31,471	33,904	36,338
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	29,037	31,471	33,904	36,338
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	37,170	41,288	45,407	49,525
Barnstable Town, MA	39,021	44,180	49,317	54,476
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	38,751	43,847	48,922	54,018
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	38,501	43,743	48,964	54,205
Pittsfield, MA	37,170	41,288	45,407	49,525
Springfield, MA	37,170	41,288	45,407	49,525
Worcester, MA	37,690	42,578	47,466	52,354
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	37,212	42,432	47,632	52,853
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	37,274	42,453	47,653	52,832
Lexington Park, MD	38,480	43,348	48,236	53,103
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	37,004	42,204	47,383	52,583
Salisbury, MD	43,223	46,405	49,588	52,770
Bangor, ME	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Portland-South Portland, ME	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Ann Arbor, MI	36,047	41,413	46,800	52,167
Battle Creek, MI	33,946	38,564	43,160	47,778
Bay City, MI	36,900	42,828	48,756	54,684
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	37,440	42,911	48,360	53,831
Flint, MI	37,232	42,807	48,381	53,956
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	32,594	37,815	43,015	48,236
Jackson, MI	36,068	41,455	46,821	52,208
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	32,636	38,168	43,680	49,213
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	35,527	40,997	46,468	51,938
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,962	42,952	48,943	54,933
Midland, MI	36,900	42,828	48,756	54,684
Monroe, MI	36,962	42,557	48,132	53,727
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	34,196	39,957	45,719	51,480
Niles, MI	35,340	40,893	46,447	52,000
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,943	41,933	47,924	53,914
Saginaw, MI	35,506	40,602	45,698	50,794
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,802	38,231	43,680	49,109
Traverse City, MI	34,612	40,352	46,093	51,834
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,943	41,933	47,924	53,914
Duluth, MN-WI	40,477	46,010	51,543	57,076
Mankato, MN	41,642	46,405	51,189	55,952
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	41,788	46,717	51,647	56,576
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,271	44,949	50,607	56,285
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,332	45,968	51,584	57,221
Rochester, MN	40,477	46,010	51,543	57,076
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	41,039	46,010	50,960	55,932
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,167	44,762	50,357	55,952
St. Cloud, MN	40,914	46,156	51,397	56,639
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	44,658	47,986	51,314	54,642
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,596	48,568	52,541	56,514
Columbia, MO	44,658	47,986	51,314	54,642
Jefferson City, MO	44,658	47,986	51,314	54,642
Joplin, MO-KS	32,053	36,796	41,559	46,301
Kansas City, MO-KS	44,762	50,087	55,391	60,716
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,637	48,964	53,311	57,637
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,804	48,173	51,543	54,912
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,660	47,196	50,752	54,288
Springfield, MO	44,596	45,906	47,237	48,548
St. Joseph, MO-KS	38,231	44,346	50,440	56,556
St. Louis, MO-IL	45,781	50,732	55,661	60,612
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	32,157	35,215	38,293	41,351
Hattiesburg, MS	32,157	35,215	38,293	41,351
Jackson, MS	32,157	35,215	38,293	41,351
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,157	35,215	38,293	41,351
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,157	35,215	38,293	41,351
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,157	35,215	38,293	41,351
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,157	35,215	38,293	41,351
Billings, MT	45,864	47,383	48,901	50,420
Bozeman, MT	45,864	47,383	48,901	50,420
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,864	47,383	48,901	50,420
Great Falls, MT	45,864	47,383	48,901	50,420
Helena, MT	45,864	47,383	48,901	50,420
Missoula, MT	45,864	47,383	48,901	50,420
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,864	47,383	48,901	50,420
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,864	47,383	48,901	50,420
Asheville, NC	32,698	36,546	40,394	44,242
Burlington, NC	32,760	36,671	40,560	44,471
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,157	37,108	42,058	47,008
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	31,138	35,506	39,895	44,263
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	32,095	36,276	40,477	44,658
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,277	43,556	51,834	60,112
Fayetteville, NC	32,698	36,546	40,394	44,242
Goldsboro, NC	30,701	35,464	40,248	45,012
Greensboro-High Point, NC	33,156	35,818	38,501	41,164
Greenville, NC	32,698	36,546	40,394	44,242
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	35,132	36,296	37,461	38,626
Jacksonville, NC	32,698	36,546	40,394	44,242
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	32,636	36,234	39,832	43,431
Raleigh-Cary, NC	30,452	35,527	40,623	45,698
Rocky Mount, NC	30,431	35,090	39,728	44,388
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,759	37,295	40,810	44,346
Wilmington, NC	32,698	36,546	40,394	44,242
Winston-Salem, NC	32,989	37,794	42,620	47,424
Bismarck, ND	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Fargo, ND-MN	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Grand Forks, ND-MN	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Minot, ND	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Grand Island, NE	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Lincoln, NE	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Omaha, NE-IA	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	39,271	44,076	48,901	53,706
Manchester-Nashua, NH	39,604	44,388	49,172	53,956
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,980	43,784	48,589	53,394
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,224	46,010	49,775	53,560
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	39,624	47,112	54,600	62,088
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	40,352	47,778	55,224	62,650
Vineland, NJ	35,506	40,789	46,052	51,335
Albuquerque, NM	28,476	31,221	33,946	36,692
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	26,687	29,308	31,908	34,528
Farmington, NM	26,708	29,266	31,804	34,362
Las Cruces, NM	26,791	29,495	32,178	34,882
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	26,084	27,103	28,101	29,120
Santa Fe, NM	26,812	29,432	32,053	34,674
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	38,668	43,660	48,631	53,623
Carson City, NV	38,896	44,055	49,192	54,351
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	38,564	43,452	48,319	53,207
Reno, NV	38,896	44,055	49,192	54,351
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	36,983	39,708	42,412	45,136
Binghamton, NY	36,567	38,397	40,228	42,058
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	33,405	39,021	44,616	50,232
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	36,962	40,768	44,554	48,360
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	36,151	39,624	43,077	46,551
Elmira, NY	38,252	46,821	55,370	63,940
Glens Falls, NY	38,252	46,821	55,370	63,940
Ithaca, NY	35,693	37,836	39,999	42,141
Kingston, NY	38,252	46,821	55,370	63,940
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	40,810	48,548	56,306	64,044
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	41,434	49,213	56,972	64,751
Rochester, NY	34,965	38,896	42,828	46,759
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	35,028	39,042	43,036	47,050
Syracuse, NY	37,212	41,039	44,866	48,693
Utica-Rome, NY	37,212	41,039	44,866	48,693
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	38,252	46,821	55,370	63,940
Akron, OH	33,156	37,295	41,434	45,573
Canton-Massillon, OH	30,951	34,965	38,959	42,973
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	40,581	46,509	52,437	58,365
Cleveland, OH	36,629	39,936	43,244	46,551
Columbus, OH	31,741	36,338	40,935	45,532
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	36,463	41,392	46,343	51,272
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	31,471	35,756	40,020	44,304
Lima, OH	33,364	38,356	43,368	48,360
Mansfield, OH	31,970	36,629	41,268	45,927
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	31,304	35,714	40,144	44,554
Sandusky, OH	33,842	37,794	41,725	45,677
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,653	40,852	47,050	53,248
Springfield, OH	33,405	38,314	43,244	48,152
Toledo, OH	31,242	35,048	38,876	42,682
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	33,655	39,416	45,199	50,960
Youngstown-Warren, OH	33,156	37,295	41,434	45,573
Enid, OK	33,863	37,940	41,996	46,072
Lawton, OK	34,778	38,688	42,599	46,509
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,634	36,941	40,248	43,556
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,258	37,170	40,103	43,015
Oklahoma City, OK	35,173	39,021	42,869	46,717
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,511	36,858	41,205	45,552
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,074	36,567	41,080	45,573
Tulsa, OK	34,716	36,962	39,208	41,455
Albany, OR	37,087	42,869	48,652	54,434
Bend, OR	37,045	42,744	48,444	54,143
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,980	42,432	45,864	49,317
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,917	42,391	45,885	49,359
Corvallis, OR	36,858	42,952	49,068	55,162
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	39,333	43,410	47,508	51,584
Eugene-Springfield, OR	37,648	43,618	49,567	55,536
Grants Pass, OR	39,333	43,410	47,508	51,584
Medford, OR	39,333	43,410	47,508	51,584
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	41,413	44,284	47,133	50,004
Salem, OR	40,269	44,180	48,069	51,980
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	38,917	46,364	53,789	61,236
Altoona, PA	34,570	38,522	42,453	46,405
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,655	37,149	40,664	44,159
Chambersburg, PA	36,130	38,127	40,124	42,120
Erie, PA	34,570	38,522	42,453	46,405
Gettysburg, PA	34,570	38,522	42,453	46,405
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	37,066	39,978	42,890	45,802
Johnstown, PA	35,277	38,584	41,871	45,178
Lancaster, PA	34,861	39,832	44,824	49,796
Lebanon, PA	34,570	38,127	41,663	45,220
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,152	38,938	42,744	46,530
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,840	37,919	41,018	44,096
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	35,943	41,434	46,925	52,416
Pittsburgh, PA	35,277	38,584	41,871	45,178
Reading, PA	34,965	39,770	44,596	49,400
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	34,944	38,376	41,788	45,220
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,173	38,272	41,351	44,450
State College, PA	35,340	38,064	40,789	43,514
Williamsport, PA	34,570	38,522	42,453	46,405
York-Hanover, PA	34,570	38,522	42,453	46,405
Aguadilla, PR	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Arecibo, PR	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Guayama, PR	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Mayaguez, PR	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Ponce, PR	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	40,956	45,552	50,170	54,767
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	35,215	40,498	45,760	51,044
Columbia, SC	34,071	38,751	43,452	48,132
Florence, SC	33,676	38,439	43,223	47,986
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	32,532	35,152	37,752	40,373
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	35,215	40,498	45,760	51,044
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	35,215	40,498	45,760	51,044
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,757	40,519	46,301	52,063
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,607	41,580	45,573	49,546
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,480	44,055	49,650	55,224
Spartanburg, SC	33,135	37,482	41,829	46,176
Sumter, SC	33,676	38,439	43,223	47,986
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Rapid City, SD	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Chattanooga, TN-GA	32,344	38,709	45,074	51,439
Clarksville, TN-KY	28,850	31,637	34,445	37,232
Cleveland, TN	28,559	31,616	34,653	37,711
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,580	31,596	34,632	37,648
Jackson, TN	28,559	31,616	34,653	37,711
Johnson City, TN	28,559	31,616	34,653	37,711
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	30,431	33,156	35,880	38,605
Knoxville, TN	28,559	31,616	34,653	37,711
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	31,304	33,904	36,504	39,104
Morristown, TN	28,559	31,616	34,653	37,711
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	27,956	31,450	34,944	38,439
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,850	31,991	35,111	38,252
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,016	31,741	34,445	37,170
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,829	31,824	34,820	37,815
Abilene, TX	34,466	37,420	40,373	43,327
Amarillo, TX	30,514	34,549	38,564	42,599
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	34,008	36,671	39,312	41,975
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	29,703	33,468	37,253	41,018
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,984	38,044	40,082	42,141
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	30,514	34,549	38,564	42,599
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,282	35,298	38,293	41,309
College Station-Bryan, TX	30,514	34,549	38,564	42,599
Corpus Christi, TX	30,514	34,549	38,564	42,599
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	31,866	36,192	40,498	44,824
Eagle Pass, TX	30,514	34,549	38,564	42,599
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,616	35,173	38,730	42,287
El Paso, TX	30,514	34,549	38,564	42,599
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,388	35,111	38,813	42,536
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	30,514	33,759	37,024	40,269
Killeen-Temple, TX	34,362	36,983	39,604	42,224
Laredo, TX	30,514	34,549	38,564	42,599
Longview, TX	28,413	33,218	38,002	42,807
Lubbock, TX	30,514	34,549	38,564	42,599
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	30,514	34,549	38,564	42,599
Midland, TX	30,514	34,549	38,564	42,599
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,408	35,631	39,832	44,055
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,989	36,296	39,624	42,932
Odessa, TX	30,514	34,549	38,564	42,599
San Angelo, TX	37,357	39,021	40,706	42,370
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	34,466	37,004	39,520	42,058
Sherman-Denison, TX	31,034	35,631	40,207	44,804
Texarkana, TX-AR	31,138	35,340	39,541	43,743
Tyler, TX	29,848	34,466	39,084	43,701
Victoria, TX	30,514	34,549	38,564	42,599
Waco, TX	32,781	36,463	40,144	43,826
Wichita Falls, TX	29,703	34,445	39,208	43,951
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Logan, UT-ID	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Ogden, UT	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
St. George, UT	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	35,485	43,264	51,064	58,844
Charlottesville, VA	35,485	43,264	51,064	58,844
Harrisonburg, VA	35,485	43,264	51,064	58,844
Lynchburg, VA	35,485	43,264	51,064	58,844
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,104	46,052	53,020	59,967
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,295	44,596	51,876	59,176
Richmond, VA	39,666	45,906	52,146	58,386
Roanoke, VA	34,279	41,580	48,860	56,160
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,485	43,264	51,064	58,844
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,240	36,608	40,976	45,344
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	35,485	43,264	51,064	58,844
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	43,181	50,503	57,845	65,167
Winchester, VA-WV	37,253	41,975	46,676	51,397
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	49,733	53,768	57,804	61,839
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	49,671	53,456	57,221	61,007
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	48,423	52,812	57,221	61,610
Bellingham, WA	38,397	43,223	48,048	52,874
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	42,245	46,759	51,293	55,807
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,477	44,200	47,924	51,647
Kennewick-Richland, WA	38,397	43,223	48,048	52,874
Longview-Kelso, WA	41,309	44,180	47,071	49,941
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	39,812	44,783	49,775	54,746
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	42,120	46,634	51,168	55,682
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	42,536	47,092	51,626	56,181
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	38,397	43,223	48,048	52,874
Walla Walla, WA	38,397	43,223	48,048	52,874
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	40,644	45,573	50,524	55,453
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	41,164	44,783	48,381	52,000
Yakima, WA	41,288	44,949	48,610	52,271
Appleton, WI	36,255	41,351	46,468	51,564
Eau Claire, WI	35,652	41,351	47,029	52,728
Fond du Lac, WI	36,380	40,914	45,469	50,004
Green Bay, WI	38,959	45,885	52,812	59,738
Janesville-Beloit, WI	35,610	40,498	45,386	50,274
Kenosha, WI	36,192	39,604	43,015	46,426
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	35,464	39,437	43,410	47,383
Madison, WI	38,917	44,575	50,253	55,911
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	36,879	42,016	47,154	52,292
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,296	41,933	47,549	53,186
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,407	39,333	46,239	53,165
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	36,213	39,728	43,244	46,759
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	36,296	40,748	45,178	49,629
Sheboygan, WI	37,024	42,453	47,903	53,332
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	35,922	38,564	41,205	43,847
Wausau, WI	35,236	39,208	43,202	47,175
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,005	41,684	47,341	53,020
Beckley, WV	39,084	41,621	44,159	46,696
Charleston, WV	39,084	41,621	44,159	46,696
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	35,589	38,439	41,268	44,117
Morgantown, WV	39,084	41,621	44,159	46,696
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,442	39,167	41,912	44,637
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	39,084	41,621	44,159	46,696
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,084	41,621	44,159	46,696
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	31,034	35,132	39,229	43,327
Wheeling, WV-OH	39,084	41,621	44,159	46,696
Casper, WY	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Cheyenne, WY	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,749	44,970	50,191

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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