SOC 51-9123 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 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): Paint, coat, or decorate articles, such as furniture, glass, plateware, pottery, jewelry, toys, books, or leather.

Level I across metros$24,024 – $53,789Longview, TX to Las Vegas, NV

Median Level IV, major metros$50,940Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers (SOC 51-9123) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $24,024 in Longview, TX to $53,789 in Las Vegas, NV, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $50,940. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $45,220, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 20 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	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Anchorage, AK	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Fairbanks-College, AK	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Anniston-Oxford, AL	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Auburn-Opelika, AL	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Birmingham, AL	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Decatur, AL	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Dothan, AL	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Gadsden, AL	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Huntsville, AL	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Mobile, AL	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Montgomery, AL	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Tuscaloosa, AL	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,612	38,335	42,079	45,802
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	34,196	38,210	42,245	46,260
Fort Smith, AR-OK	34,196	38,210	42,245	46,260
Hot Springs, AR	34,196	38,210	42,245	46,260
Jonesboro, AR	35,069	38,376	41,704	45,012
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	34,840	38,564	42,308	46,031
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,925	37,773	41,642	45,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,196	38,210	42,245	46,260
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,924	39,188	43,472	47,736
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	34,196	37,378	40,540	43,722
Flagstaff, AZ	34,196	37,378	40,540	43,722
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	34,196	37,378	40,540	43,722
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	34,175	36,920	39,666	42,412
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	36,567	39,624	42,703	45,760
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	34,196	37,378	40,540	43,722
Tucson, AZ	34,279	37,045	39,812	42,578
Yuma, AZ	34,279	37,045	39,812	42,578
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	40,103	42,037	43,951	45,885
Chico, CA	39,832	42,557	45,261	47,986
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,024	43,452	49,900	56,327
El Centro, CA	37,794	41,933	46,052	50,191
Fresno, CA	38,772	45,012	51,231	57,471
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	36,317	41,434	46,551	51,668
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	40,560	42,079	43,597	45,116
Merced, CA	40,373	46,509	52,645	58,781
Modesto, CA	41,788	47,528	53,269	59,010
Napa, CA	37,503	46,156	54,829	63,482
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,170	45,823	54,455	63,108
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,962	45,095	53,228	61,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	40,456	42,058	43,680	45,282
Redding, CA	39,832	42,557	45,261	47,986
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	37,274	41,954	46,655	51,335
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	36,879	46,696	56,493	66,311
Salinas, CA	39,375	45,053	50,732	56,410
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	38,688	41,996	45,282	48,589
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	42,786	48,423	54,060	59,696
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	44,533	48,527	52,500	56,493
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	39,832	42,557	45,261	47,986
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	42,890	48,090	53,269	58,469
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	37,378	41,933	46,509	51,064
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	42,100	47,653	53,228	58,781
Stockton-Lodi, CA	40,352	47,258	54,164	61,069
Vallejo, CA	40,124	47,383	54,663	61,922
Visalia, CA	36,608	42,661	48,735	54,788
Yuba City, CA	36,858	45,532	54,184	62,858
Boulder, CO	43,722	49,879	56,056	62,213
Colorado Springs, CO	42,100	48,610	55,100	61,610
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	45,656	51,876	58,074	64,293
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,892	48,464	55,016	61,589
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	41,767	47,216	52,645	58,095
Grand Junction, CO	46,967	49,463	51,959	54,455
Greeley, CO	43,223	49,775	56,348	62,900
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	44,159	49,712	55,266	60,820
Pueblo, CO	39,000	44,180	49,380	54,559
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,556	49,109	54,642	60,196
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	37,773	43,826	49,879	55,932
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	42,079	46,447	50,794	55,162
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	37,960	43,368	48,776	54,184
New Haven, CT	38,564	44,034	49,504	54,975
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	38,564	44,034	49,504	54,975
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	37,960	43,847	49,712	55,599
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	42,911	48,631	54,330	60,050
Dover, DE	35,735	41,559	47,383	53,207
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	34,840	38,834	42,807	46,800
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	33,655	37,690	41,725	45,760
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	34,258	39,250	44,242	49,234
Gainesville, FL	37,045	40,914	44,762	48,631
Homosassa Springs, FL	33,052	38,044	43,056	48,048
Jacksonville, FL	33,717	37,420	41,101	44,804
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	32,594	37,295	42,016	46,717
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	33,925	37,087	40,228	43,389
Naples-Marco Island, FL	33,988	37,191	40,394	43,597
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,506	39,645	43,805	47,944
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	32,324	36,816	41,309	45,802
Ocala, FL	34,320	39,021	43,743	48,444
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	33,384	38,730	44,055	49,400
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	33,280	38,522	43,743	48,984
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	33,655	37,690	41,725	45,760
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	33,655	37,690	41,725	45,760
Port St. Lucie, FL	33,946	37,128	40,311	43,493
Punta Gorda, FL	34,570	38,335	42,100	45,864
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	33,613	39,104	44,596	50,087
Sebring, FL	33,176	37,836	42,495	47,154
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	33,405	37,274	41,143	45,012
Tallahassee, FL	33,655	37,690	41,725	45,760
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	32,116	37,004	41,912	46,800
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	32,948	37,877	42,786	47,716
Albany, GA	34,154	40,789	47,424	54,060
Athens-Clarke County, GA	35,090	42,037	49,005	55,952
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	35,152	42,557	49,962	57,367
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	31,055	37,378	43,680	50,004
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	34,154	40,789	47,424	54,060
Columbus, GA-AL	33,988	40,935	47,903	54,850
Dalton, GA	35,464	38,127	40,810	43,472
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,154	40,789	47,424	54,060
Gainesville, GA	35,028	42,287	49,546	56,805
Hinesville, GA	34,154	40,789	47,424	54,060
Macon-Bibb County, GA	34,154	41,642	49,130	56,618
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,300	40,914	47,508	54,122
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,216	39,271	44,325	49,380
Rome, GA	34,944	39,916	44,887	49,858
Savannah, GA	34,154	40,789	47,424	54,060
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,154	40,789	47,424	54,060
Valdosta, GA	34,154	40,789	47,424	54,060
Warner Robins, GA	34,154	40,789	47,424	54,060
Guam MSA	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Urban Honolulu, HI	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Ames, IA	37,461	42,973	48,485	53,997
Cedar Rapids, IA	36,421	42,516	48,631	54,725
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	33,239	37,295	41,351	45,407
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	36,546	40,872	45,220	49,546
Dubuque, IA	36,525	42,682	48,839	54,996
Iowa City, IA	36,151	41,892	47,653	53,394
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,692	42,599	48,485	54,392
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,189	45,157	52,125	59,093
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	36,151	41,892	47,653	53,394
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,735	41,600	47,445	53,311
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,045	41,871	46,696	51,522
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	37,253	43,389	49,504	55,640
Boise City, ID	38,855	41,600	44,346	47,092
Coeur d'Alene, ID	37,482	40,644	43,826	46,988
Idaho Falls, ID	37,482	40,644	43,826	46,988
Lewiston, ID-WA	37,482	40,644	43,826	46,988
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,501	41,538	44,575	47,612
Pocatello, ID	37,482	40,644	43,826	46,988
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,213	39,229	42,245	45,261
Twin Falls, ID	38,252	41,101	43,930	46,780
Bloomington, IL	31,554	38,127	44,700	51,272
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,554	38,127	44,700	51,272
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	31,284	37,482	43,701	49,900
Decatur, IL	31,554	38,127	44,700	51,272
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,007	41,122	47,258	53,373
Kankakee, IL	31,325	37,628	43,930	50,232
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,263	37,274	43,285	49,296
Peoria, IL	31,554	38,127	44,700	51,272
Rockford, IL	31,284	37,399	43,535	49,650
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,882	41,039	47,216	53,373
Springfield, IL	35,048	40,872	46,717	52,541
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,304	37,794	44,284	50,773
Bloomington, IN	34,799	38,792	42,786	46,780
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,429	36,629	41,850	47,050
Columbus, IN	34,986	38,980	42,952	46,946
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	42,786	45,948	49,109	52,271
Evansville, IN	36,276	39,104	41,954	44,783
Fort Wayne, IN	28,933	34,591	40,269	45,927
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	38,855	42,765	46,676	50,586
Kokomo, IN	32,927	38,127	43,327	48,527
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	29,807	35,943	42,058	48,194
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	31,117	37,378	43,639	49,900
Muncie, IN	30,992	36,650	42,287	47,944
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	29,973	36,546	43,140	49,712
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	37,378	41,808	46,218	50,648
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,021	40,352	41,684	43,015
Terre Haute, IN	28,892	33,842	38,772	43,722
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	32,199	38,106	44,034	49,941
Lawrence, KS	33,322	39,354	45,386	51,418
Manhattan, KS	31,200	36,172	41,164	46,135
Topeka, KS	33,364	39,271	45,157	51,064
Wichita, KS	31,284	35,860	40,456	45,032
Bowling Green, KY	32,012	35,215	38,418	41,621
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,244	35,527	40,831	46,114
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,303	37,378	42,453	47,528
Elizabethtown, KY	29,869	36,504	43,140	49,775
Lexington-Fayette, KY	33,967	38,688	43,431	48,152
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	27,893	33,717	39,562	45,386
Owensboro, KY	35,194	40,373	45,532	50,711
Paducah, KY-IL	35,194	40,373	45,532	50,711
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,410	36,775	43,140	49,504
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,952	36,442	42,911	49,400
Alexandria, LA	27,685	34,196	40,727	47,237
Baton Rouge, LA	25,668	32,615	39,541	46,488
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	26,728	31,991	37,232	42,495
Hammond, LA	26,167	33,426	40,685	47,944
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	26,063	32,948	39,812	46,696
Lafayette, LA	25,210	30,888	36,546	42,224
Lake Charles, LA	27,685	34,196	40,727	47,237
Monroe, LA	27,685	34,196	40,727	47,237
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	27,685	34,196	40,727	47,237
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	27,685	34,196	40,727	47,237
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	27,685	34,196	40,727	47,237
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	27,685	34,196	40,727	47,237
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	25,189	31,512	37,856	44,180
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	46,509	49,754	52,999	56,244
Barnstable Town, MA	45,074	48,964	52,853	56,743
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	45,157	50,357	55,557	60,757
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	45,116	48,984	52,874	56,743
Pittsfield, MA	46,509	49,754	52,999	56,244
Springfield, MA	46,509	49,754	52,999	56,244
Worcester, MA	46,821	51,023	55,245	59,447
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	39,832	45,240	50,628	56,036
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	42,037	47,549	53,082	58,594
Lexington Park, MD	39,645	45,636	51,605	57,596
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	38,356	43,514	48,693	53,852
Salisbury, MD	36,879	42,599	48,319	54,039
Bangor, ME	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Portland-South Portland, ME	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Ann Arbor, MI	33,156	38,127	43,119	48,090
Battle Creek, MI	34,320	37,732	41,164	44,575
Bay City, MI	28,122	32,948	37,752	42,578
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	33,717	38,834	43,951	49,068
Flint, MI	30,992	35,964	40,914	45,885
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	35,464	38,272	41,101	43,909
Jackson, MI	33,239	38,002	42,744	47,508
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	35,048	39,000	42,932	46,884
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	32,032	36,608	41,205	45,781
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,136	36,525	40,893	45,282
Midland, MI	28,122	32,948	37,752	42,578
Monroe, MI	33,634	38,522	43,431	48,319
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	36,276	38,772	41,268	43,764
Niles, MI	32,136	36,504	40,852	45,220
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,136	36,504	40,852	45,220
Saginaw, MI	28,746	33,301	37,836	42,391
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,404	38,460	42,536	46,592
Traverse City, MI	32,136	36,504	40,852	45,220
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,136	36,504	40,852	45,220
Duluth, MN-WI	35,423	40,789	46,156	51,522
Mankato, MN	36,088	41,621	47,175	52,708
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	35,797	40,165	44,533	48,901
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,610	40,082	44,575	49,047
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,756	39,978	44,200	48,423
Rochester, MN	35,423	40,789	46,156	51,522
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,047	41,517	46,988	52,458
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,090	40,498	45,906	51,314
St. Cloud, MN	35,672	39,916	44,159	48,402
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	40,623	44,388	48,132	51,896
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,650	41,600	46,530	51,480
Columbia, MO	38,501	41,496	44,492	47,487
Jefferson City, MO	38,501	41,496	44,492	47,487
Joplin, MO-KS	40,623	44,388	48,132	51,896
Kansas City, MO-KS	36,733	42,474	48,194	53,935
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,317	41,455	46,592	51,730
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,733	41,330	45,927	50,524
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,877	42,412	46,967	51,501
Springfield, MO	38,792	41,912	45,012	48,132
St. Joseph, MO-KS	35,132	40,768	46,426	52,063
St. Louis, MO-IL	35,111	40,976	46,821	52,687
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	29,932	33,842	37,732	41,642
Hattiesburg, MS	29,932	33,842	37,732	41,642
Jackson, MS	29,557	32,989	36,400	39,832
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,869	33,759	37,648	41,538
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,911	33,863	37,836	41,788
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,744	33,592	37,461	41,309
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,098	33,946	37,794	41,642
Billings, MT	31,180	32,948	34,716	36,484
Bozeman, MT	31,616	36,172	40,727	45,282
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	31,304	33,946	36,567	39,208
Great Falls, MT	31,616	36,172	40,727	45,282
Helena, MT	31,616	36,172	40,727	45,282
Missoula, MT	31,616	36,172	40,727	45,282
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	31,616	36,172	40,727	45,282
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	31,616	36,172	40,727	45,282
Asheville, NC	36,359	41,351	46,364	51,356
Burlington, NC	36,338	39,666	43,015	46,343
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,317	41,559	46,780	52,021
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	37,607	43,244	48,860	54,496
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	36,172	40,269	44,388	48,485
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,733	42,599	48,485	54,351
Fayetteville, NC	36,359	41,351	46,364	51,356
Goldsboro, NC	36,359	41,351	46,364	51,356
Greensboro-High Point, NC	36,421	39,853	43,285	46,717
Greenville, NC	36,359	41,351	46,364	51,356
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	36,629	41,455	46,260	51,085
Jacksonville, NC	36,359	41,351	46,364	51,356
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	36,213	39,957	43,722	47,466
Raleigh-Cary, NC	37,919	43,389	48,839	54,309
Rocky Mount, NC	38,231	43,618	49,005	54,392
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,712	41,580	46,426	51,293
Wilmington, NC	36,359	41,351	46,364	51,356
Winston-Salem, NC	36,754	41,580	46,426	51,252
Bismarck, ND	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Fargo, ND-MN	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Grand Forks, ND-MN	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Minot, ND	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Grand Island, NE	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Lincoln, NE	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Omaha, NE-IA	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,223	48,568	53,935	59,280
Manchester-Nashua, NH	43,223	48,568	53,935	59,280
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,928	50,066	55,204	60,341
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	42,682	51,314	59,967	68,599
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	42,516	51,543	60,570	69,597
Vineland, NJ	40,956	45,656	50,336	55,037
Albuquerque, NM	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Farmington, NM	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Las Cruces, NM	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Santa Fe, NM	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	50,981	55,744	60,508	65,271
Carson City, NV	50,981	55,744	60,508	65,271
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	53,789	57,596	61,381	65,188
Reno, NV	50,981	55,744	60,508	65,271
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	41,080	46,759	52,437	58,116
Binghamton, NY	39,978	43,784	47,570	51,376
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	36,588	40,914	45,261	49,588
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	39,874	45,386	50,898	56,410
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	41,413	44,554	47,674	50,815
Elmira, NY	40,332	46,842	53,352	59,863
Glens Falls, NY	38,709	47,154	55,599	64,044
Ithaca, NY	40,082	45,677	51,252	56,847
Kingston, NY	40,040	44,845	49,650	54,455
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	40,207	45,407	50,586	55,786
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	44,471	55,328	66,186	77,044
Rochester, NY	37,628	40,020	42,412	44,804
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	44,492	49,983	55,453	60,944
Syracuse, NY	39,562	44,221	48,860	53,519
Utica-Rome, NY	39,562	44,221	48,860	53,519
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	38,709	47,154	55,599	64,044
Akron, OH	33,821	41,060	48,298	55,536
Canton-Massillon, OH	31,096	35,943	40,810	45,656
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	32,885	37,690	42,516	47,320
Cleveland, OH	32,656	40,144	47,653	55,141
Columbus, OH	38,397	43,119	47,820	52,541
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	35,194	41,143	47,112	53,061
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,196	40,352	46,509	52,666
Lima, OH	36,047	41,684	47,320	52,957
Mansfield, OH	39,146	43,764	48,360	52,978
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	36,692	42,224	47,778	53,311
Sandusky, OH	35,090	41,933	48,756	55,599
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	33,509	39,728	45,948	52,167
Springfield, OH	38,106	43,597	49,109	54,600
Toledo, OH	35,776	41,122	46,447	51,792
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,277	41,143	46,988	52,853
Youngstown-Warren, OH	33,821	41,060	48,298	55,536
Enid, OK	33,447	36,837	40,207	43,597
Lawton, OK	33,447	36,837	40,207	43,597
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,613	37,045	40,477	43,909
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,258	37,212	40,186	43,140
Oklahoma City, OK	33,572	36,941	40,311	43,680
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,093	37,898	42,703	47,508
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,655	38,293	42,952	47,591
Tulsa, OK	33,946	36,588	39,208	41,850
Albany, OR	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Bend, OR	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Corvallis, OR	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Eugene-Springfield, OR	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Grants Pass, OR	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Medford, OR	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Salem, OR	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	40,872	49,463	58,053	66,644
Altoona, PA	32,178	33,052	33,946	34,820
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,381	39,666	43,972	48,256
Chambersburg, PA	34,279	38,813	43,368	47,903
Erie, PA	34,279	38,813	43,368	47,903
Gettysburg, PA	34,279	38,813	43,368	47,903
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	34,279	38,813	43,368	47,903
Johnstown, PA	32,220	33,405	34,570	35,756
Lancaster, PA	38,418	43,680	48,943	54,205
Lebanon, PA	36,421	41,392	46,364	51,335
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,173	38,397	41,642	44,866
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	32,220	34,341	36,463	38,584
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	40,040	44,887	49,712	54,559
Pittsburgh, PA	32,220	33,384	34,528	35,693
Reading, PA	38,189	42,952	47,695	52,458
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	34,279	38,813	43,368	47,903
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	32,220	34,133	36,068	37,981
State College, PA	34,279	38,813	43,368	47,903
Williamsport, PA	34,279	38,813	43,368	47,903
York-Hanover, PA	34,279	38,813	43,368	47,903
Aguadilla, PR	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Arecibo, PR	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Guayama, PR	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Mayaguez, PR	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Ponce, PR	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	45,074	48,964	52,853	56,743
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	29,516	36,130	42,724	49,338
Columbia, SC	33,426	39,500	45,552	51,626
Florence, SC	30,805	37,087	43,389	49,671
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	25,522	31,804	38,064	44,346
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	27,935	34,570	41,205	47,840
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	27,935	34,570	41,205	47,840
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,554	38,189	44,804	51,439
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,306	36,941	43,597	50,232
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,474	36,047	42,620	49,192
Spartanburg, SC	30,680	37,295	43,909	50,524
Sumter, SC	30,805	37,087	43,389	49,671
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,452	33,072	35,693	38,314
Rapid City, SD	30,452	33,072	35,693	38,314
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	30,452	33,072	35,693	38,314
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,452	33,072	35,693	38,314
Chattanooga, TN-GA	31,076	33,447	35,797	38,168
Clarksville, TN-KY	35,007	41,725	48,444	55,162
Cleveland, TN	33,655	37,066	40,498	43,909
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30,202	33,135	36,088	39,021
Jackson, TN	30,036	34,154	38,293	42,412
Johnson City, TN	30,036	34,154	38,293	42,412
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	29,973	33,072	36,172	39,271
Knoxville, TN	29,807	32,032	34,237	36,463
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	29,869	34,196	38,543	42,869
Morristown, TN	30,036	34,154	38,293	42,412
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	30,701	34,279	37,836	41,413
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30,306	33,988	37,648	41,330
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,346	34,757	38,148	41,559
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,904	40,269	46,634	52,999
Abilene, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
Amarillo, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	24,628	30,431	36,213	42,016
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	25,688	30,202	34,695	39,208
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,503	30,930	37,357	43,784
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,648	29,744	34,840	39,936
College Station-Bryan, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
Corpus Christi, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	25,335	31,055	36,775	42,495
Eagle Pass, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,356	29,848	34,320	38,813
El Paso, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,127	30,472	35,797	41,143
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	25,730	30,160	34,612	39,042
Killeen-Temple, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
Laredo, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
Longview, TX	24,024	27,061	30,119	33,156
Lubbock, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
Midland, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,044	30,514	35,984	41,455
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	23,588	29,287	34,965	40,664
Odessa, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
San Angelo, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	25,231	30,493	35,776	41,039
Sherman-Denison, TX	25,439	31,221	36,983	42,765
Texarkana, TX-AR	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
Tyler, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
Victoria, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
Waco, TX	25,085	30,535	36,005	41,455
Wichita Falls, TX	24,607	30,015	35,444	40,852
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	28,912	35,340	41,767	48,194
Logan, UT-ID	28,912	35,340	41,767	48,194
Ogden, UT	33,031	39,188	45,365	51,522
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	30,909	38,044	45,199	52,333
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	32,989	39,853	46,738	53,602
St. George, UT	28,912	35,340	41,767	48,194
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	31,720	38,106	44,471	50,856
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	35,132	40,332	45,511	50,711
Charlottesville, VA	36,026	41,413	46,821	52,208
Harrisonburg, VA	36,504	42,328	48,132	53,956
Lynchburg, VA	35,173	39,271	43,389	47,487
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,021	44,804	50,607	56,389
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,858	42,765	48,693	54,600
Richmond, VA	38,314	43,514	48,693	53,893
Roanoke, VA	35,402	40,498	45,594	50,690
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,735	41,455	47,175	52,895
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,133	39,749	45,386	51,002
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	36,504	42,328	48,132	53,956
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	36,712	42,848	48,984	55,120
Winchester, VA-WV	36,504	42,328	48,132	53,956
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Bellingham, WA	46,988	55,932	64,876	73,820
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	46,967	55,037	63,128	71,199
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,800	55,370	63,919	72,488
Kennewick-Richland, WA	46,988	55,932	64,876	73,820
Longview-Kelso, WA	46,988	55,932	64,876	73,820
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	46,925	54,933	62,941	70,949
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	46,925	54,933	62,941	70,949
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	46,925	54,933	62,941	70,949
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	46,988	55,932	64,876	73,820
Walla Walla, WA	46,988	55,932	64,876	73,820
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	46,925	54,933	62,941	70,949
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,572	54,226	61,880	69,535
Yakima, WA	46,800	55,557	64,293	73,050
Appleton, WI	46,135	47,508	48,880	50,253
Eau Claire, WI	42,952	44,762	46,551	48,360
Fond du Lac, WI	46,967	48,298	49,650	50,981
Green Bay, WI	45,074	46,800	48,548	50,274
Janesville-Beloit, WI	45,074	46,800	48,548	50,274
Kenosha, WI	45,074	46,800	48,548	50,274
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	43,805	46,780	49,754	52,728
Madison, WI	45,740	46,904	48,090	49,255
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	47,674	48,839	49,983	51,148
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,866	46,447	48,007	49,588
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,580	44,180	46,800	49,400
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	45,074	46,800	48,548	50,274
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	47,237	48,402	49,588	50,752
Sheboygan, WI	48,652	49,608	50,544	51,501
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,636	47,112	48,589	50,066
Wausau, WI	44,367	45,885	47,404	48,922
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,533	45,823	47,092	48,381
Beckley, WV	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Charleston, WV	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Morgantown, WV	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	34,133	38,480	42,828	47,175
Wheeling, WV-OH	33,551	39,354	45,136	50,940
Casper, WY	30,868	33,530	36,213	38,876
Cheyenne, WY	29,162	32,344	35,548	38,730
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	29,037	32,261	35,506	38,730
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	30,868	33,530	36,213	38,876

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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