SOC 51-9151 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 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): Perform work involved in developing and processing photographic images from film or digital media. May perform precision tasks such as editing photographic negatives and prints.

Level I across metros$19,428 – $43,826Jackson, TN to Albany, NY

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 Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators (SOC 51-9151) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $19,428 in Jackson, TN to $43,826 in Albany, NY, 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 $43,764, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 30 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	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Anchorage, AK	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Fairbanks-College, AK	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Anniston-Oxford, AL	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
Auburn-Opelika, AL	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
Birmingham, AL	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
Decatur, AL	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
Dothan, AL	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
Gadsden, AL	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
Huntsville, AL	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
Mobile, AL	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
Montgomery, AL	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,560	30,764	33,988	37,191
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
Tuscaloosa, AL	27,436	30,576	33,696	36,837
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Fort Smith, AR-OK	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Hot Springs, AR	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Jonesboro, AR	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	35,256	36,962	38,688	40,394
Flagstaff, AZ	34,757	36,546	38,356	40,144
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	34,757	36,546	38,356	40,144
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	35,506	37,149	38,772	40,415
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	35,548	37,170	38,813	40,436
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	34,757	36,546	38,356	40,144
Tucson, AZ	35,215	36,941	38,647	40,373
Yuma, AZ	35,236	36,858	38,501	40,124
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	38,460	46,967	55,453	63,960
Chico, CA	38,959	47,237	55,495	63,773
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,879	43,909	50,919	57,949
El Centro, CA	36,296	43,930	51,584	59,218
Fresno, CA	41,039	50,482	59,925	69,368
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	38,959	47,237	55,495	63,773
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	39,292	48,028	56,784	65,520
Merced, CA	40,415	49,172	57,949	66,706
Modesto, CA	42,141	50,544	58,948	67,351
Napa, CA	38,106	45,781	53,477	61,152
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,815	45,760	53,706	61,652
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,752	45,760	53,789	61,797
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	39,312	48,028	56,764	65,479
Redding, CA	38,959	47,237	55,495	63,773
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	36,525	43,431	50,316	57,221
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	37,794	45,885	53,997	62,088
Salinas, CA	39,916	48,152	56,389	64,626
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	38,272	46,821	55,370	63,919
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	42,453	50,648	58,864	67,060
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	43,639	52,957	62,296	71,615
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	38,959	47,237	55,495	63,773
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	42,349	50,544	58,719	66,914
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	38,959	47,237	55,495	63,773
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	41,954	50,066	58,157	66,269
Stockton-Lodi, CA	41,184	49,629	58,074	66,519
Vallejo, CA	40,914	49,088	57,263	65,437
Visalia, CA	38,959	47,237	55,495	63,773
Yuba City, CA	37,752	45,760	53,789	61,797
Boulder, CO	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Colorado Springs, CO	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Grand Junction, CO	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Greeley, CO	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Pueblo, CO	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	36,047	39,000	41,933	44,887
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,695	37,773	40,872	43,951
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,362	36,255	38,168	40,061
New Haven, CT	35,256	37,919	40,602	43,264
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,549	37,232	39,895	42,578
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	35,256	37,898	40,540	43,181
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	33,925	42,224	50,524	58,823
Dover, DE	34,071	37,024	39,999	42,952
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	41,205	42,557	43,930	45,282
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	40,976	44,783	48,610	52,416
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	29,724	35,984	42,224	48,485
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	27,082	32,220	37,378	42,516
Gainesville, FL	35,173	38,896	42,640	46,364
Homosassa Springs, FL	29,724	35,984	42,224	48,485
Jacksonville, FL	35,215	38,792	42,370	45,948
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	27,082	32,532	37,960	43,410
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	42,682	46,364	50,045	53,727
Naples-Marco Island, FL	41,850	45,740	49,608	53,498
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,589	39,042	42,516	45,968
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	29,724	35,984	42,224	48,485
Ocala, FL	27,082	31,637	36,192	40,748
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	27,082	31,388	35,693	39,999
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	27,082	31,512	35,922	40,352
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	29,724	35,984	42,224	48,485
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	29,724	35,984	42,224	48,485
Port St. Lucie, FL	42,474	46,156	49,858	53,540
Punta Gorda, FL	29,724	35,984	42,224	48,485
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	27,082	31,596	36,088	40,602
Sebring, FL	27,082	31,388	35,693	39,999
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	27,893	34,882	41,871	48,860
Tallahassee, FL	29,724	35,984	42,224	48,485
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	29,724	35,984	42,224	48,485
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	27,082	32,948	38,834	44,700
Albany, GA	26,583	38,023	49,463	60,903
Athens-Clarke County, GA	27,269	35,860	44,450	53,040
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	27,269	35,860	44,450	53,040
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	26,583	38,023	49,463	60,903
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	26,583	38,023	49,463	60,903
Columbus, GA-AL	26,874	35,236	43,576	51,938
Dalton, GA	26,583	38,023	49,463	60,903
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	26,583	38,023	49,463	60,903
Gainesville, GA	27,269	35,860	44,450	53,040
Hinesville, GA	26,583	38,023	49,463	60,903
Macon-Bibb County, GA	26,936	35,485	44,034	52,583
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	26,936	35,485	44,034	52,583
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	27,914	36,504	45,116	53,706
Rome, GA	28,226	36,920	45,636	54,330
Savannah, GA	26,583	38,023	49,463	60,903
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	26,583	38,023	49,463	60,903
Valdosta, GA	26,583	38,023	49,463	60,903
Warner Robins, GA	26,583	38,023	49,463	60,903
Guam MSA	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Urban Honolulu, HI	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Ames, IA	40,352	43,764	47,175	50,586
Cedar Rapids, IA	30,597	34,570	38,564	42,536
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	31,928	36,588	41,226	45,885
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	40,290	43,847	47,404	50,960
Dubuque, IA	31,928	36,588	41,226	45,885
Iowa City, IA	31,928	36,588	41,226	45,885
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	30,701	34,716	38,709	42,724
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	31,928	36,588	41,226	45,885
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	31,928	36,588	41,226	45,885
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	31,804	36,442	41,060	45,698
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,477	43,743	46,988	50,253
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	30,535	34,487	38,460	42,412
Boise City, ID	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Coeur d'Alene, ID	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Idaho Falls, ID	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Lewiston, ID-WA	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Pocatello, ID	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Twin Falls, ID	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Bloomington, IL	31,200	37,316	43,410	49,525
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	37,316	43,410	49,525
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	31,180	36,442	41,684	46,946
Decatur, IL	31,200	37,316	43,410	49,525
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	33,280	37,253	41,247	45,220
Kankakee, IL	31,180	36,796	42,412	48,028
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,180	37,357	43,556	49,733
Peoria, IL	31,200	37,316	43,410	49,525
Rockford, IL	31,180	37,357	43,556	49,733
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,344	35,901	39,458	43,015
Springfield, IL	33,280	37,170	41,039	44,928
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,887	37,191	42,474	47,778
Bloomington, IN	33,946	38,668	43,389	48,111
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,138	35,485	39,832	44,180
Columbus, IN	34,029	38,813	43,597	48,381
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	32,760	37,212	41,663	46,114
Evansville, IN	32,760	37,212	41,663	46,114
Fort Wayne, IN	27,165	34,154	41,122	48,111
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	35,506	39,500	43,472	47,466
Kokomo, IN	32,760	37,794	42,848	47,882
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	29,349	35,277	41,226	47,154
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	30,472	36,130	41,767	47,424
Muncie, IN	31,388	34,237	37,108	39,957
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	29,640	35,839	42,037	48,236
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	32,760	37,212	41,663	46,114
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	32,136	37,149	42,141	47,154
Terre Haute, IN	32,760	37,212	41,663	46,114
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	30,285	35,444	40,623	45,781
Lawrence, KS	30,264	35,548	40,852	46,135
Manhattan, KS	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Topeka, KS	30,264	35,548	40,852	46,135
Wichita, KS	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Bowling Green, KY	28,829	33,260	37,669	42,100
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,578	34,320	39,042	43,784
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,829	33,260	37,669	42,100
Elizabethtown, KY	32,386	37,191	42,016	46,821
Lexington-Fayette, KY	29,432	33,364	37,316	41,247
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	32,740	37,336	41,912	46,509
Owensboro, KY	28,829	33,260	37,669	42,100
Paducah, KY-IL	28,829	33,260	37,669	42,100
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,722	35,506	40,311	45,095
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,184	33,509	38,855	44,180
Alexandria, LA	34,050	38,272	42,474	46,696
Baton Rouge, LA	35,069	39,312	43,535	47,778
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,050	38,272	42,474	46,696
Hammond, LA	35,839	39,812	43,784	47,757
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	35,943	40,061	44,200	48,319
Lafayette, LA	34,050	38,272	42,474	46,696
Lake Charles, LA	34,050	38,272	42,474	46,696
Monroe, LA	34,050	38,272	42,474	46,696
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	36,088	40,061	44,055	48,028
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,050	38,272	42,474	46,696
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	34,050	38,272	42,474	46,696
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	34,050	38,272	42,474	46,696
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,050	38,272	42,474	46,696
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	37,357	41,871	46,405	50,919
Barnstable Town, MA	36,192	39,978	43,764	47,549
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	36,359	39,645	42,952	46,239
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	36,213	40,082	43,930	47,799
Pittsfield, MA	37,357	41,871	46,405	50,919
Springfield, MA	37,357	41,871	46,405	50,919
Worcester, MA	36,380	40,290	44,200	48,111
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	36,068	43,930	51,792	59,655
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	34,216	43,972	53,748	63,503
Lexington Park, MD	35,173	43,826	52,500	61,152
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	34,903	40,644	46,384	52,125
Salisbury, MD	35,735	44,492	53,228	61,984
Bangor, ME	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Portland-South Portland, ME	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Ann Arbor, MI	34,965	39,562	44,180	48,776
Battle Creek, MI	32,012	35,506	38,980	42,474
Bay City, MI	33,114	37,524	41,912	46,322
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	35,922	40,519	45,136	49,733
Flint, MI	35,381	39,936	44,512	49,068
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	32,032	35,839	39,645	43,452
Jackson, MI	34,986	39,604	44,221	48,839
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	32,053	36,047	40,061	44,055
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	33,759	38,314	42,848	47,404
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,364	37,794	42,245	46,676
Midland, MI	33,114	37,524	41,912	46,322
Monroe, MI	35,173	39,936	44,700	49,463
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	33,114	37,524	41,912	46,322
Niles, MI	33,114	37,524	41,912	46,322
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,114	37,524	41,912	46,322
Saginaw, MI	33,114	37,524	41,912	46,322
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,032	36,255	40,477	44,700
Traverse City, MI	33,114	37,524	41,912	46,322
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,114	37,524	41,912	46,322
Duluth, MN-WI	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Mankato, MN	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Rochester, MN	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
St. Cloud, MN	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	30,514	34,216	37,898	41,600
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,764	34,757	38,751	42,744
Columbia, MO	30,514	34,216	37,898	41,600
Jefferson City, MO	30,514	34,216	37,898	41,600
Joplin, MO-KS	30,514	34,216	37,898	41,600
Kansas City, MO-KS	30,077	34,279	38,460	42,661
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,492	35,818	40,124	44,450
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,431	33,738	37,045	40,352
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,327	34,175	38,002	41,850
Springfield, MO	30,140	32,303	34,466	36,629
St. Joseph, MO-KS	30,264	35,548	40,852	46,135
St. Louis, MO-IL	33,260	36,754	40,269	43,764
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Hattiesburg, MS	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Jackson, MS	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Billings, MT	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Bozeman, MT	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Great Falls, MT	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Helena, MT	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Missoula, MT	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Asheville, NC	33,988	37,752	41,538	45,303
Burlington, NC	34,674	36,567	38,439	40,332
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,404	37,898	41,413	44,908
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	34,861	40,540	46,239	51,917
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	34,674	37,128	39,583	42,037
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,655	38,564	43,472	48,381
Fayetteville, NC	33,988	37,752	41,538	45,303
Goldsboro, NC	33,988	37,752	41,538	45,303
Greensboro-High Point, NC	34,674	36,712	38,751	40,789
Greenville, NC	33,988	37,752	41,538	45,303
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	34,570	40,082	45,573	51,085
Jacksonville, NC	33,988	37,752	41,538	45,303
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	34,674	36,504	38,314	40,144
Raleigh-Cary, NC	34,549	36,359	38,189	39,999
Rocky Mount, NC	33,988	37,752	41,538	45,303
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,903	40,831	46,738	52,666
Wilmington, NC	33,988	37,752	41,538	45,303
Winston-Salem, NC	34,903	40,748	46,592	52,437
Bismarck, ND	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Fargo, ND-MN	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Grand Forks, ND-MN	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Minot, ND	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Grand Island, NE	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Lincoln, NE	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Omaha, NE-IA	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,234	39,666	43,119	46,551
Manchester-Nashua, NH	36,234	39,666	43,119	46,551
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,276	39,749	43,202	46,676
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	36,920	46,592	56,244	65,916
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	36,941	46,592	56,223	65,874
Vineland, NJ	33,967	36,733	39,479	42,245
Albuquerque, NM	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Farmington, NM	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Las Cruces, NM	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Santa Fe, NM	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Carson City, NV	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Reno, NV	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	43,826	55,578	67,330	79,082
Binghamton, NY	43,826	55,578	67,330	79,082
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	39,978	51,959	63,960	75,941
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	43,826	55,578	67,330	79,082
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	38,064	48,485	58,885	69,306
Elmira, NY	43,826	55,578	67,330	79,082
Glens Falls, NY	43,826	55,578	67,330	79,082
Ithaca, NY	43,826	55,578	67,330	79,082
Kingston, NY	43,826	55,578	67,330	79,082
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	41,767	52,042	62,296	72,572
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	41,725	52,063	62,400	72,738
Rochester, NY	40,248	52,541	64,855	77,148
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	39,479	51,772	64,085	76,378
Syracuse, NY	43,826	55,578	67,330	79,082
Utica-Rome, NY	43,826	55,578	67,330	79,082
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	43,826	55,578	67,330	79,082
Akron, OH	26,999	28,496	30,015	31,512
Canton-Massillon, OH	27,664	30,181	32,719	35,236
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	28,788	33,551	38,293	43,056
Cleveland, OH	27,352	28,850	30,368	31,866
Columbus, OH	29,266	34,612	39,957	45,303
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	29,058	32,989	36,920	40,852
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	27,935	32,636	37,357	42,058
Lima, OH	27,664	30,181	32,719	35,236
Mansfield, OH	28,829	33,613	38,418	43,202
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	27,664	30,452	33,239	36,026
Sandusky, OH	27,165	28,725	30,285	31,845
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	29,058	32,989	36,920	40,852
Springfield, OH	29,058	34,092	39,104	44,138
Toledo, OH	27,664	30,181	32,719	35,236
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	28,621	32,386	36,130	39,895
Youngstown-Warren, OH	26,999	28,496	30,015	31,512
Enid, OK	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Lawton, OK	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Oklahoma City, OK	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Tulsa, OK	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Albany, OR	38,709	40,248	41,788	43,327
Bend, OR	38,709	40,248	41,788	43,327
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,709	40,248	41,788	43,327
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,709	40,248	41,788	43,327
Corvallis, OR	38,709	40,248	41,788	43,327
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,709	40,248	41,788	43,327
Eugene-Springfield, OR	38,709	40,248	41,788	43,327
Grants Pass, OR	38,709	40,248	41,788	43,327
Medford, OR	38,709	40,248	41,788	43,327
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	38,709	40,248	41,788	43,327
Salem, OR	38,980	40,477	41,975	43,472
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	36,608	46,218	55,848	65,458
Altoona, PA	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
Chambersburg, PA	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
Erie, PA	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
Gettysburg, PA	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
Johnstown, PA	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
Lancaster, PA	34,050	37,191	40,332	43,472
Lebanon, PA	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	33,967	36,733	39,479	42,245
Pittsburgh, PA	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
Reading, PA	34,112	37,045	39,957	42,890
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
State College, PA	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
Williamsport, PA	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
York-Hanover, PA	32,116	35,506	38,917	42,308
Aguadilla, PR	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Arecibo, PR	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Guayama, PR	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Mayaguez, PR	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Ponce, PR	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	36,192	39,978	43,764	47,549
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	27,893	29,640	31,408	33,156
Columbia, SC	30,202	36,234	42,287	48,319
Florence, SC	27,893	29,640	31,408	33,156
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	27,893	29,640	31,408	33,156
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	27,893	29,640	31,408	33,156
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	27,893	29,640	31,408	33,156
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,037	34,383	39,708	45,053
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,468	39,063	44,658	50,253
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	27,893	29,640	31,408	33,156
Spartanburg, SC	33,551	39,146	44,762	50,357
Sumter, SC	27,893	29,640	31,408	33,156
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Rapid City, SD	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Chattanooga, TN-GA	20,946	25,980	31,013	36,047
Clarksville, TN-KY	20,655	26,645	32,615	38,605
Cleveland, TN	22,132	27,040	31,928	36,837
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	20,197	25,647	31,117	36,567
Jackson, TN	19,428	25,168	30,888	36,629
Johnson City, TN	19,428	25,168	30,888	36,629
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	19,428	25,168	30,888	36,629
Knoxville, TN	19,428	25,168	30,888	36,629
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	19,428	25,168	30,888	36,629
Morristown, TN	19,428	25,168	30,888	36,629
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	19,927	25,460	30,972	36,504
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	19,116	25,314	31,492	37,690
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	20,072	27,124	34,196	41,247
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	19,719	25,272	30,847	36,400
Abilene, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Amarillo, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	29,453	40,040	50,648	61,236
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,956	37,378	46,780	56,202
College Station-Bryan, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Corpus Christi, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	31,824	34,549	37,253	39,978
Eagle Pass, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
El Paso, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,764	36,463	42,162	47,861
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Killeen-Temple, TX	30,722	42,890	55,058	67,226
Laredo, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Longview, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Lubbock, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Midland, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,783	35,548	39,312	43,077
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Odessa, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
San Angelo, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	29,703	40,581	51,480	62,359
Sherman-Denison, TX	31,991	35,069	38,168	41,247
Texarkana, TX-AR	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Tyler, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Victoria, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
Waco, TX	31,720	35,319	38,938	42,536
Wichita Falls, TX	29,682	35,464	41,247	47,029
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	35,464	37,669	39,874	42,079
Logan, UT-ID	35,464	37,669	39,874	42,079
Ogden, UT	35,464	37,669	39,874	42,079
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	34,965	37,482	39,999	42,516
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	35,194	37,482	39,749	42,037
St. George, UT	35,464	37,669	39,874	42,079
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,279	36,837	39,416	41,975
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	33,488	39,687	45,864	52,063
Charlottesville, VA	43,514	47,175	50,836	54,496
Harrisonburg, VA	33,488	39,687	45,864	52,063
Lynchburg, VA	33,488	39,687	45,864	52,063
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,903	41,912	48,922	55,932
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,048	42,744	50,420	58,116
Richmond, VA	34,986	41,933	48,880	55,828
Roanoke, VA	33,488	39,687	45,864	52,063
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,567	41,642	46,738	51,813
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,488	39,687	45,864	52,063
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	33,488	39,687	45,864	52,063
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	35,693	40,748	45,802	50,856
Winchester, VA-WV	33,904	42,204	50,503	58,802
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Bellingham, WA	37,503	45,698	53,893	62,088
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	40,560	49,962	59,343	68,744
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	37,711	45,407	53,103	60,799
Kennewick-Richland, WA	37,503	45,698	53,893	62,088
Longview-Kelso, WA	37,503	45,698	53,893	62,088
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	39,104	48,111	57,138	66,144
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	40,560	49,962	59,343	68,744
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	40,332	49,796	59,280	68,744
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	37,503	45,698	53,893	62,088
Walla Walla, WA	37,503	45,698	53,893	62,088
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	38,938	47,924	56,930	65,916
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,562	48,111	56,660	65,208
Yakima, WA	39,666	48,402	57,159	65,895
Appleton, WI	38,543	43,202	47,861	52,520
Eau Claire, WI	38,543	43,202	47,861	52,520
Fond du Lac, WI	38,460	43,160	47,840	52,541
Green Bay, WI	38,543	43,202	47,861	52,520
Janesville-Beloit, WI	38,543	43,202	47,861	52,520
Kenosha, WI	38,543	43,202	47,861	52,520
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	38,543	43,202	47,861	52,520
Madison, WI	38,543	43,202	47,861	52,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	38,460	43,160	47,840	52,541
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,543	43,202	47,861	52,520
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,543	43,202	47,861	52,520
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	38,543	43,202	47,861	52,520
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	38,397	43,223	48,028	52,853
Sheboygan, WI	38,543	43,202	47,861	52,520
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,813	43,888	48,943	54,018
Wausau, WI	38,543	43,202	47,861	52,520
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,543	43,202	47,861	52,520
Beckley, WV	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Charleston, WV	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Morgantown, WV	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	27,706	30,160	32,594	35,048
Wheeling, WV-OH	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Casper, WY	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Cheyenne, WY	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	32,053	39,021	45,968	52,936

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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