SOC 51-9051 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle 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 heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.

Level I across metros$26,354 – $60,695Greenville, NC to Longview, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$56,223Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle 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 Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders (SOC 51-9051) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $26,354 in Greenville, NC to $60,695 in Longview, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $56,223. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $50,877, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 23 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 45. 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.

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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	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Anchorage, AK	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Fairbanks-College, AK	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Anniston-Oxford, AL	44,512	51,314	58,136	64,938
Auburn-Opelika, AL	40,394	45,844	51,293	56,743
Birmingham, AL	45,844	52,708	59,551	66,415
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	40,248	47,008	53,768	60,528
Decatur, AL	42,516	48,111	53,706	59,301
Dothan, AL	37,752	41,621	45,469	49,338
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	42,308	47,674	53,040	58,407
Gadsden, AL	44,512	51,314	58,136	64,938
Huntsville, AL	42,952	48,714	54,455	60,216
Mobile, AL	40,248	47,008	53,768	60,528
Montgomery, AL	39,271	45,844	52,396	58,968
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,036	49,151	55,266	61,381
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	39,895	44,304	48,714	53,124
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,106	42,016	45,927	49,837
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	39,541	46,613	53,706	60,778
Tuscaloosa, AL	38,813	45,490	52,188	58,864
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,504	42,141	47,799	53,436
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	37,149	42,120	47,092	52,063
Fort Smith, AR-OK	36,026	39,978	43,951	47,903
Hot Springs, AR	35,402	40,935	46,488	52,021
Jonesboro, AR	38,730	42,495	46,280	50,045
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	35,381	42,079	48,797	55,495
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,442	40,789	45,136	49,484
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,132	43,909	52,687	61,464
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,984	42,058	48,152	54,226
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	38,127	40,872	43,597	46,343
Flagstaff, AZ	38,127	40,872	43,597	46,343
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	38,127	40,872	43,597	46,343
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	40,290	42,640	45,012	47,362
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	40,311	42,640	44,970	47,300
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	38,127	40,872	43,597	46,343
Tucson, AZ	38,044	40,789	43,556	46,301
Yuma, AZ	38,189	40,935	43,660	46,405
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	36,608	40,956	45,282	49,629
Chico, CA	36,983	42,453	47,903	53,373
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,359	43,077	49,816	56,535
El Centro, CA	35,922	40,852	45,781	50,711
Fresno, CA	40,748	46,655	52,562	58,469
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	37,690	45,365	53,040	60,716
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	36,879	40,893	44,908	48,922
Merced, CA	40,664	47,320	53,997	60,653
Modesto, CA	40,269	46,530	52,791	59,052
Napa, CA	40,748	45,948	51,168	56,368
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	41,954	47,175	52,396	57,616
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,370	47,050	51,730	56,410
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	36,837	40,893	44,949	49,005
Redding, CA	47,175	51,356	55,536	59,717
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	36,608	41,018	45,407	49,816
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	41,080	45,719	50,378	55,016
Salinas, CA	40,893	46,634	52,375	58,116
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	36,712	40,644	44,596	48,527
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	42,120	47,695	53,248	58,823
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	42,973	47,570	52,167	56,764
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	36,983	42,453	47,903	53,373
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	42,328	47,591	52,832	58,095
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	36,525	40,956	45,365	49,796
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	41,122	46,842	52,583	58,303
Stockton-Lodi, CA	40,560	46,488	52,396	58,324
Vallejo, CA	41,060	46,530	52,021	57,492
Visalia, CA	38,356	45,240	52,125	59,010
Yuba City, CA	42,453	47,320	52,167	57,034
Boulder, CO	46,592	51,730	56,847	61,984
Colorado Springs, CO	45,407	50,648	55,911	61,152
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	47,362	52,541	57,700	62,879
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,677	51,002	56,327	61,652
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	45,220	50,295	55,370	60,445
Grand Junction, CO	45,220	50,295	55,370	60,445
Greeley, CO	46,572	51,584	56,618	61,631
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,405	51,356	56,285	61,236
Pueblo, CO	45,220	50,295	55,370	60,445
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,490	50,628	55,786	60,924
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
New Haven, CT	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	37,919	48,360	58,802	69,244
Dover, DE	44,887	51,189	57,512	63,815
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	34,674	39,271	43,888	48,485
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	34,175	38,543	42,932	47,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	33,884	38,127	42,349	46,592
Gainesville, FL	35,444	40,207	44,949	49,712
Homosassa Springs, FL	34,674	39,271	43,888	48,485
Jacksonville, FL	40,061	45,157	50,253	55,349
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	33,322	38,439	43,556	48,672
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	34,674	39,271	43,888	48,485
Naples-Marco Island, FL	34,674	39,271	43,888	48,485
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	33,613	36,650	39,708	42,744
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	37,024	42,640	48,277	53,893
Ocala, FL	33,156	36,588	40,020	43,452
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	32,095	34,632	37,191	39,728
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	33,093	36,484	39,874	43,264
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	33,613	36,650	39,708	42,744
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	34,674	39,271	43,888	48,485
Port St. Lucie, FL	34,674	39,271	43,888	48,485
Punta Gorda, FL	34,674	39,271	43,888	48,485
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	32,178	34,653	37,108	39,583
Sebring, FL	32,864	36,754	40,644	44,533
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	34,237	37,794	41,372	44,928
Tallahassee, FL	36,421	41,392	46,384	51,356
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	36,671	42,245	47,840	53,415
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	33,322	38,439	43,576	48,693
Albany, GA	38,335	46,738	55,120	63,524
Athens-Clarke County, GA	39,999	46,405	52,791	59,197
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	40,540	46,197	51,876	57,533
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	42,183	47,154	52,125	57,096
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	34,757	41,892	49,047	56,181
Columbus, GA-AL	42,349	45,220	48,111	50,981
Dalton, GA	31,263	36,733	42,224	47,695
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	41,268	49,151	57,034	64,917
Gainesville, GA	39,458	45,240	51,044	56,826
Hinesville, GA	37,357	45,282	53,207	61,132
Macon-Bibb County, GA	37,690	45,220	52,749	60,279
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,466	54,975	62,463	69,972
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,130	41,767	47,424	53,061
Rome, GA	42,557	47,840	53,103	58,386
Savannah, GA	42,682	51,189	59,676	68,183
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,154	40,456	46,780	53,082
Valdosta, GA	34,820	41,101	47,404	53,685
Warner Robins, GA	43,951	51,564	59,176	66,789
Guam MSA	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Urban Honolulu, HI	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Ames, IA	38,668	43,431	48,194	52,957
Cedar Rapids, IA	36,317	44,076	51,834	59,592
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	42,495	48,901	55,308	61,714
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	38,064	42,308	46,551	50,794
Dubuque, IA	37,004	44,658	52,333	59,988
Iowa City, IA	37,856	42,973	48,111	53,228
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,650	43,868	51,085	58,303
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,228	43,868	47,487	51,127
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	38,376	42,453	46,509	50,586
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,376	43,202	48,048	52,874
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	33,260	38,751	44,263	49,754
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	36,816	44,492	52,146	59,821
Boise City, ID	47,757	51,376	54,996	58,615
Coeur d'Alene, ID	50,628	53,768	56,888	60,029
Idaho Falls, ID	48,402	52,188	55,952	59,738
Lewiston, ID-WA	48,756	52,583	56,431	60,258
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	50,773	53,727	56,660	59,613
Pocatello, ID	48,402	52,188	55,952	59,738
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,757	51,376	54,996	58,615
Twin Falls, ID	47,757	51,376	54,996	58,615
Bloomington, IL	45,864	52,874	59,884	66,893
Champaign-Urbana, IL	45,615	48,527	51,439	54,351
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	46,613	53,124	59,613	66,124
Decatur, IL	45,740	47,612	49,484	51,356
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,076	48,464	52,874	57,263
Kankakee, IL	44,991	50,732	56,452	62,192
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	57,991	60,508	63,045	65,562
Peoria, IL	45,344	50,607	55,848	61,111
Rockford, IL	47,404	53,831	60,279	66,706
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,556	48,714	53,893	59,052
Springfield, IL	43,452	48,194	52,957	57,700
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,367	50,378	56,368	62,380
Bloomington, IN	40,831	44,824	48,818	52,812
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,688	43,680	48,652	53,644
Columbus, IN	40,935	44,887	48,839	52,791
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	42,016	43,847	45,656	47,487
Evansville, IN	59,093	62,151	65,188	68,245
Fort Wayne, IN	43,119	45,490	47,882	50,253
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	40,415	44,304	48,194	52,084
Kokomo, IN	42,495	45,906	49,296	52,708
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	43,680	49,130	54,580	60,029
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	42,120	47,424	52,728	58,032
Muncie, IN	40,893	45,116	49,359	53,581
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,805	45,282	46,780	48,256
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	33,759	38,418	43,098	47,757
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,207	48,381	56,556	64,730
Terre Haute, IN	41,975	47,029	52,084	57,138
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	46,301	49,192	52,104	54,996
Lawrence, KS	46,655	53,872	61,111	68,328
Manhattan, KS	46,946	53,623	60,320	66,997
Topeka, KS	46,135	53,207	60,258	67,330
Wichita, KS	39,916	47,050	54,184	61,319
Bowling Green, KY	54,143	62,255	70,367	78,479
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,592	55,495	64,376	73,279
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,362	55,682	64,002	72,322
Elizabethtown, KY	51,876	61,901	71,948	81,973
Lexington-Fayette, KY	37,108	45,344	53,581	61,818
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	55,308	64,439	73,570	82,701
Owensboro, KY	54,143	62,255	70,367	78,479
Paducah, KY-IL	54,143	62,255	70,367	78,479
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,336	60,050	69,784	79,498
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,477	50,149	59,821	69,493
Alexandria, LA	46,842	47,487	48,111	48,756
Baton Rouge, LA	44,263	49,525	54,767	60,029
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,740	48,568	51,376	54,205
Hammond, LA	43,306	47,112	50,940	54,746
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	43,306	47,112	50,940	54,746
Lafayette, LA	44,076	49,588	55,079	60,591
Lake Charles, LA	43,306	47,112	50,940	54,746
Monroe, LA	43,306	47,112	50,940	54,746
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	43,306	47,112	50,940	54,746
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,391	46,967	51,522	56,098
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	43,306	47,112	50,940	54,746
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	43,306	47,112	50,940	54,746
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,701	48,797	53,872	58,968
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	46,176	53,436	60,674	67,933
Barnstable Town, MA	41,060	47,445	53,852	60,237
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	43,119	49,151	55,183	61,215
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	41,642	48,340	55,037	61,735
Pittsfield, MA	45,927	53,956	61,984	70,013
Springfield, MA	46,010	53,290	60,591	67,871
Worcester, MA	43,327	50,045	56,743	63,461
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	47,154	57,388	67,600	77,834
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	39,396	48,589	57,762	66,956
Lexington Park, MD	39,645	51,127	62,629	74,111
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	42,412	52,042	61,672	71,303
Salisbury, MD	39,146	51,335	63,544	75,733
Bangor, ME	41,330	47,632	53,935	60,237
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	44,034	47,840	51,626	55,432
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,330	47,632	53,935	60,237
Portland-South Portland, ME	44,034	47,840	51,626	55,432
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,684	47,050	52,437	57,804
Ann Arbor, MI	33,176	39,063	44,970	50,856
Battle Creek, MI	31,991	35,111	38,231	41,351
Bay City, MI	46,322	52,437	58,532	64,647
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	35,277	43,077	50,898	58,698
Flint, MI	36,276	44,471	52,666	60,861
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	32,636	36,484	40,311	44,159
Jackson, MI	33,176	39,063	44,928	50,815
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	32,240	35,964	39,666	43,389
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	33,925	41,143	48,340	55,557
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,421	54,871	60,341	65,791
Midland, MI	46,322	52,437	58,532	64,647
Monroe, MI	33,301	39,687	46,093	52,479
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	33,863	41,455	49,068	56,660
Niles, MI	32,095	35,631	39,146	42,682
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,060	49,213	57,367	65,520
Saginaw, MI	34,008	42,224	50,420	58,636
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	31,284	33,821	36,359	38,896
Traverse City, MI	38,252	47,258	56,285	65,292
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,944	44,783	54,621	64,460
Duluth, MN-WI	41,684	47,528	53,352	59,197
Mankato, MN	41,392	45,511	49,650	53,768
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	43,410	47,549	51,688	55,828
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,514	50,066	56,618	63,170
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,431	48,048	52,645	57,263
Rochester, MN	41,684	47,528	53,352	59,197
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	41,309	45,490	49,692	53,872
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,332	44,616	48,880	53,165
St. Cloud, MN	42,994	47,549	52,104	56,660
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	42,578	48,277	53,956	59,655
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,412	48,152	53,872	59,613
Columbia, MO	41,892	46,842	51,813	56,764
Jefferson City, MO	41,892	46,842	51,813	56,764
Joplin, MO-KS	45,032	48,277	51,501	54,746
Kansas City, MO-KS	45,407	52,021	58,636	65,250
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,469	49,463	53,477	57,471
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,724	48,381	54,060	59,717
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,100	47,986	53,852	59,738
Springfield, MO	41,954	47,632	53,311	58,989
St. Joseph, MO-KS	44,658	49,213	53,768	58,324
St. Louis, MO-IL	42,786	48,527	54,288	60,029
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	34,903	38,730	42,536	46,364
Hattiesburg, MS	35,548	39,375	43,202	47,029
Jackson, MS	36,567	40,456	44,367	48,256
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,674	39,728	44,783	49,837
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,756	40,207	44,637	49,088
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,674	38,959	43,264	47,549
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,756	40,061	44,346	48,652
Billings, MT	30,431	39,791	49,172	58,532
Bozeman, MT	30,431	39,791	49,172	58,532
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	35,860	43,660	51,460	59,260
Great Falls, MT	30,431	39,791	49,172	58,532
Helena, MT	36,879	44,096	51,293	58,511
Missoula, MT	30,431	39,791	49,172	58,532
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	30,431	39,791	49,172	58,532
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,380	43,764	51,127	58,511
Asheville, NC	30,493	35,589	40,685	45,781
Burlington, NC	29,807	34,320	38,813	43,327
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,455	33,946	39,458	44,949
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	34,050	39,021	43,992	48,964
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	29,412	33,800	38,210	42,599
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,229	29,245	32,282	35,298
Fayetteville, NC	28,559	33,946	39,333	44,720
Goldsboro, NC	27,248	31,970	36,692	41,413
Greensboro-High Point, NC	29,661	34,383	39,104	43,826
Greenville, NC	26,354	29,224	32,095	34,965
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	33,488	39,063	44,637	50,212
Jacksonville, NC	26,645	29,744	32,823	35,922
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	29,744	34,341	38,917	43,514
Raleigh-Cary, NC	27,394	32,157	36,900	41,663
Rocky Mount, NC	27,311	31,637	35,943	40,269
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,890	35,277	40,644	46,031
Wilmington, NC	27,124	31,908	36,712	41,496
Winston-Salem, NC	29,141	34,612	40,082	45,552
Bismarck, ND	46,613	51,647	56,660	61,693
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,530	51,085	55,620	60,175
Fargo, ND-MN	46,010	50,378	54,725	59,093
Grand Forks, ND-MN	46,613	51,647	56,660	61,693
Minot, ND	46,613	51,647	56,660	61,693
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	58,032	60,050	62,047	64,064
Grand Island, NE	39,292	44,117	48,943	53,768
Lincoln, NE	30,056	35,818	41,580	47,341
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	30,264	36,588	42,911	49,234
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,834	44,013	49,213	54,392
Omaha, NE-IA	31,096	36,692	42,308	47,903
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	30,202	36,546	42,890	49,234
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,784	49,296	54,808	60,320
Manchester-Nashua, NH	43,493	49,068	54,663	60,237
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,410	49,255	55,120	60,965
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,260	50,087	53,914	57,741
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	40,020	47,258	54,496	61,735
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	39,583	46,613	53,664	60,695
Vineland, NJ	51,044	55,952	60,861	65,770
Albuquerque, NM	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Farmington, NM	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Las Cruces, NM	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Santa Fe, NM	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Carson City, NV	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Reno, NV	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	45,136	59,010	72,904	86,778
Binghamton, NY	39,562	43,576	47,612	51,626
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	45,324	48,548	51,792	55,016
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	44,408	53,893	63,378	72,863
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	41,413	48,340	55,245	62,172
Elmira, NY	41,538	45,012	48,506	51,980
Glens Falls, NY	50,524	59,530	68,557	77,564
Ithaca, NY	40,332	44,408	48,485	52,562
Kingston, NY	39,728	45,012	50,274	55,557
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	39,125	45,677	52,229	58,781
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	39,042	45,781	52,541	59,280
Rochester, NY	39,853	42,765	45,677	48,589
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	40,748	44,700	48,652	52,604
Syracuse, NY	45,324	53,248	61,173	69,098
Utica-Rome, NY	44,887	53,082	61,298	69,493
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	48,880	56,951	65,000	73,071
Akron, OH	35,277	42,266	49,234	56,223
Canton-Massillon, OH	38,855	44,367	49,900	55,412
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	36,234	42,620	49,026	55,412
Cleveland, OH	35,943	42,100	48,236	54,392
Columbus, OH	36,754	44,346	51,938	59,530
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	37,960	42,328	46,717	51,085
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,565	41,039	44,512	47,986
Lima, OH	35,714	41,455	47,175	52,916
Mansfield, OH	36,900	42,890	48,901	54,892
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	36,733	40,352	43,972	47,591
Sandusky, OH	36,650	42,432	48,236	54,018
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,733	43,181	49,650	56,098
Springfield, OH	36,588	42,890	49,172	55,474
Toledo, OH	39,749	45,136	50,544	55,932
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,464	40,706	45,927	51,168
Youngstown-Warren, OH	35,735	39,645	43,535	47,445
Enid, OK	31,866	36,213	40,581	44,928
Lawton, OK	31,616	35,527	39,458	43,368
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,988	38,543	43,098	47,653
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,280	38,564	43,868	49,151
Oklahoma City, OK	31,616	35,111	38,584	42,079
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,754	39,354	41,954	44,554
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,844	37,004	41,164	45,324
Tulsa, OK	37,836	42,141	46,468	50,773
Albany, OR	39,000	46,156	53,311	60,466
Bend, OR	39,229	46,010	52,791	59,572
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,680	48,756	53,810	58,885
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,591	49,276	50,940	52,624
Corvallis, OR	41,746	46,967	52,188	57,408
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,996	47,320	52,666	57,991
Eugene-Springfield, OR	36,442	43,826	51,210	58,594
Grants Pass, OR	47,029	49,172	51,314	53,456
Medford, OR	45,656	48,797	51,938	55,079
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	46,842	52,250	57,679	63,087
Salem, OR	45,989	50,669	55,349	60,029
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	40,165	46,800	53,415	60,050
Altoona, PA	35,693	42,620	49,567	56,493
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,919	44,512	51,106	57,700
Chambersburg, PA	39,853	45,511	51,189	56,847
Erie, PA	35,319	41,996	48,652	55,328
Gettysburg, PA	43,140	47,092	51,044	54,996
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	40,061	45,428	50,773	56,140
Johnstown, PA	39,770	45,303	50,836	56,368
Lancaster, PA	41,538	47,279	53,020	58,760
Lebanon, PA	36,920	43,514	50,108	56,701
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,584	45,032	51,480	57,928
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,693	42,474	49,255	56,036
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	44,887	51,189	57,512	63,815
Pittsburgh, PA	45,698	49,442	53,165	56,909
Reading, PA	42,370	48,402	54,413	60,445
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	41,101	46,759	52,416	58,074
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,624	46,114	52,624	59,114
State College, PA	36,712	43,972	51,231	58,490
Williamsport, PA	36,712	43,826	50,919	58,032
York-Hanover, PA	42,786	46,322	49,879	53,415
Aguadilla, PR	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Arecibo, PR	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Guayama, PR	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Mayaguez, PR	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Ponce, PR	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	38,564	44,700	50,815	56,951
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	41,122	48,340	55,557	62,775
Columbia, SC	35,173	40,727	46,260	51,813
Florence, SC	36,608	41,933	47,237	52,562
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	36,900	40,581	44,284	47,965
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	37,690	42,932	48,152	53,394
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	39,188	42,952	46,717	50,482
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,487	40,373	46,260	52,146
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,349	45,636	48,901	52,188
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,730	44,970	51,210	57,450
Spartanburg, SC	35,028	39,957	44,866	49,796
Sumter, SC	36,608	41,933	47,237	52,562
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,896	42,973	47,029	51,106
Rapid City, SD	40,664	46,384	52,084	57,804
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	40,664	46,384	52,084	57,804
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,530	51,543	56,576	61,589
Chattanooga, TN-GA	32,448	36,983	41,517	46,052
Clarksville, TN-KY	38,210	42,516	46,821	51,127
Cleveland, TN	37,191	41,101	45,032	48,943
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,957	43,618	47,300	50,960
Jackson, TN	38,397	41,933	45,490	49,026
Johnson City, TN	38,730	42,599	46,468	50,336
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	38,231	42,245	46,260	50,274
Knoxville, TN	40,748	44,720	48,672	52,645
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	38,792	42,765	46,759	50,732
Morristown, TN	39,458	43,368	47,279	51,189
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	43,306	45,781	48,277	50,752
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,501	41,372	44,221	47,092
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,024	43,784	50,544	57,304
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,791	43,701	47,612	51,522
Abilene, TX	39,853	46,010	52,188	58,344
Amarillo, TX	36,837	42,994	49,130	55,287
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	39,666	44,928	50,170	55,432
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	35,693	42,183	48,652	55,141
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,896	46,405	53,893	61,402
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	36,837	42,994	49,130	55,287
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,317	42,453	48,589	54,725
College Station-Bryan, TX	38,876	44,138	49,380	54,642
Corpus Christi, TX	36,837	42,994	49,130	55,287
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	38,168	43,327	48,464	53,623
Eagle Pass, TX	36,837	42,994	49,130	55,287
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,733	42,765	48,776	54,808
El Paso, TX	36,837	42,994	49,130	55,287
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,794	43,493	49,172	54,871
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	35,298	40,893	46,509	52,104
Killeen-Temple, TX	39,271	45,053	50,815	56,597
Laredo, TX	36,837	42,994	49,130	55,287
Longview, TX	37,773	42,453	47,133	51,813
Lubbock, TX	36,837	42,994	49,130	55,287
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	36,837	42,994	49,130	55,287
Midland, TX	36,837	42,994	49,130	55,287
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,892	45,282	48,672	52,063
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,480	45,760	53,061	60,341
Odessa, TX	36,837	42,994	49,130	55,287
San Angelo, TX	39,354	47,092	54,829	62,567
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	39,084	45,469	51,834	58,220
Sherman-Denison, TX	38,480	43,452	48,423	53,394
Texarkana, TX-AR	36,900	43,202	49,504	55,807
Tyler, TX	38,044	42,204	46,384	50,544
Victoria, TX	36,837	42,994	49,130	55,287
Waco, TX	38,605	43,701	48,776	53,872
Wichita Falls, TX	39,874	45,594	51,293	57,013
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,778	42,744	50,711	58,677
Logan, UT-ID	34,716	41,871	49,026	56,181
Ogden, UT	35,048	40,394	45,760	51,106
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	34,632	40,519	46,405	52,292
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	35,943	41,143	46,343	51,543
St. George, UT	34,716	41,871	49,026	56,181
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,944	42,100	49,276	56,431
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	35,776	43,015	50,253	57,492
Charlottesville, VA	36,900	44,575	52,250	59,925
Harrisonburg, VA	37,024	44,492	51,980	59,447
Lynchburg, VA	39,874	47,237	54,580	61,943
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,922	43,452	51,002	58,532
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,815	46,010	54,226	62,421
Richmond, VA	34,320	42,349	50,399	58,428
Roanoke, VA	37,690	45,220	52,770	60,300
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,276	43,701	51,106	58,532
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,567	43,015	49,463	55,911
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	37,024	44,492	51,980	59,447
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	30,514	38,168	45,823	53,477
Winchester, VA-WV	37,253	45,095	52,936	60,778
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	37,815	44,346	50,877	57,408
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	39,167	45,677	52,167	58,677
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,439	44,720	51,023	57,304
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,501	44,824	51,127	57,450
Bellingham, WA	45,469	49,380	53,311	57,221
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	46,572	50,773	54,975	59,176
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,572	51,709	56,826	61,964
Kennewick-Richland, WA	46,468	51,792	57,117	62,442
Longview-Kelso, WA	60,695	65,084	69,472	73,861
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	46,322	50,628	54,954	59,260
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	46,488	50,711	54,912	59,135
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	47,258	51,980	56,701	61,423
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	44,408	48,527	52,624	56,743
Walla Walla, WA	46,468	51,792	57,117	62,442
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	46,863	51,564	56,264	60,965
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	45,864	49,504	53,144	56,784
Yakima, WA	46,468	51,210	55,952	60,695
Appleton, WI	44,741	50,336	55,911	61,506
Eau Claire, WI	47,632	50,565	53,519	56,452
Fond du Lac, WI	47,612	52,396	57,180	61,964
Green Bay, WI	42,016	47,258	52,479	57,720
Janesville-Beloit, WI	45,386	49,941	54,496	59,052
Kenosha, WI	45,386	49,941	54,496	59,052
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	46,405	49,816	53,207	56,618
Madison, WI	46,509	50,170	53,831	57,492
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	49,192	54,184	59,197	64,189
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,658	48,693	52,708	56,743
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,575	49,338	54,122	58,885
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	48,360	53,207	58,074	62,920
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	48,132	52,167	56,202	60,237
Sheboygan, WI	44,762	50,628	56,514	62,380
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,469	49,941	54,434	58,906
Wausau, WI	44,512	48,568	52,604	56,660
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,548	51,314	54,101	56,868
Beckley, WV	33,738	40,706	47,695	54,663
Charleston, WV	34,903	41,205	47,508	53,810
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	36,692	45,490	54,309	63,108
Morgantown, WV	36,317	40,831	45,344	49,858
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,213	40,186	44,159	48,132
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	35,880	40,103	44,346	48,568
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,903	41,205	47,508	53,810
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	37,274	41,912	46,530	51,168
Wheeling, WV-OH	35,797	39,895	43,992	48,090
Casper, WY	50,773	60,903	71,032	81,162
Cheyenne, WY	50,773	60,903	71,032	81,162
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	50,773	60,903	71,032	81,162
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	50,773	60,903	71,032	81,162

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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