SOC 51-9161 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool 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): Operate computer-controlled tools, machines, or robots to machine or process parts, tools, or other work pieces made of metal, plastic, wood, stone, or other materials. May also set up and maintain equipment.

Level I across metros$26,853 – $81,620Laredo, TX to Seattle, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$60,071Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators (SOC 51-9161) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $26,853 in Laredo, TX to $81,620 in Seattle, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $60,071. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $53,623, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 14 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

New York, NY$65,250
San Francisco, CA$69,472
San Jose, CA$69,930
Seattle, WA$114,213
Dallas, TX$57,221
Houston, TX$60,320
Austin, TX$60,944
Chicago, IL$59,072
Boston, MA$71,324
Washington, DC$50,191
Atlanta, GA$58,448
Los Angeles, CA$63,628

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
Anchorage, AK	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
Fairbanks-College, AK	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
Anniston-Oxford, AL	44,159	49,816	55,453	61,111
Auburn-Opelika, AL	38,106	43,556	48,984	54,434
Birmingham, AL	43,847	51,252	58,656	66,061
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	38,668	45,261	51,855	58,448
Decatur, AL	44,887	51,356	57,804	64,272
Dothan, AL	33,925	39,458	45,012	50,544
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	39,375	45,095	50,794	56,514
Gadsden, AL	35,693	39,292	42,890	46,488
Huntsville, AL	44,804	57,242	69,660	82,098
Mobile, AL	43,472	50,316	57,180	64,023
Montgomery, AL	36,130	40,477	44,824	49,172
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	39,125	44,700	50,253	55,828
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	41,351	46,717	52,084	57,450
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,831	45,906	50,981	56,056
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,768	47,778	54,808	61,818
Tuscaloosa, AL	42,932	49,359	55,807	62,234
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,876	45,719	52,583	59,426
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	35,756	41,954	48,173	54,372
Fort Smith, AR-OK	44,492	48,943	53,394	57,845
Hot Springs, AR	37,399	42,162	46,946	51,709
Jonesboro, AR	43,514	46,967	50,399	53,852
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	35,818	40,685	45,532	50,399
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,584	45,053	51,522	57,991
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,647	44,554	50,461	56,368
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	41,621	46,052	50,482	54,912
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	42,141	47,424	52,687	57,970
Flagstaff, AZ	43,119	49,005	54,871	60,757
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	43,119	49,005	54,871	60,757
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	41,975	47,237	52,520	57,783
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	44,346	50,565	56,805	63,024
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	43,140	47,861	52,604	57,325
Tucson, AZ	43,327	48,048	52,749	57,471
Yuma, AZ	42,100	47,320	52,562	57,783
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	45,261	51,168	57,055	62,962
Chico, CA	40,623	46,946	53,248	59,572
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,501	45,573	52,645	59,717
El Centro, CA	41,746	48,423	55,100	61,776
Fresno, CA	42,703	47,653	52,624	57,575
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	43,202	49,130	55,037	60,965
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	42,765	49,712	56,680	63,628
Merced, CA	45,053	47,924	50,815	53,685
Modesto, CA	38,980	45,136	51,272	57,429
Napa, CA	43,888	50,752	57,637	64,501
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	43,576	50,295	57,034	63,752
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	46,967	52,104	57,242	62,380
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	43,389	49,900	56,389	62,900
Redding, CA	40,332	46,384	52,437	58,490
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	41,434	47,487	53,560	59,613
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	43,327	50,004	56,701	63,378
Salinas, CA	46,447	53,810	61,194	68,557
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	42,141	49,421	56,701	63,981
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	45,365	53,394	61,444	69,472
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	47,799	55,183	62,546	69,930
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	44,866	50,752	56,639	62,525
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	43,285	51,564	59,842	68,120
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	43,452	51,106	58,740	66,394
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	44,762	52,458	60,154	67,850
Stockton-Lodi, CA	44,991	51,148	57,325	63,482
Vallejo, CA	45,989	53,186	60,383	67,580
Visalia, CA	40,768	47,924	55,058	62,213
Yuba City, CA	43,223	49,858	56,472	63,108
Boulder, CO	48,568	55,245	61,922	68,599
Colorado Springs, CO	45,199	50,877	56,535	62,213
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	46,010	52,292	58,573	64,855
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,199	51,376	57,575	63,752
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	44,263	50,295	56,306	62,338
Grand Junction, CO	39,250	45,012	50,752	56,514
Greeley, CO	42,703	49,546	56,368	63,212
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,303	51,772	58,261	64,730
Pueblo, CO	43,951	49,879	55,807	61,735
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,615	52,292	58,948	65,624
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	47,549	54,018	60,466	66,935
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	44,928	50,981	57,055	63,108
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	46,488	52,583	58,656	64,751
New Haven, CT	43,036	49,879	56,701	63,544
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	46,218	52,770	59,322	65,874
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	43,888	51,189	58,490	65,791
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	32,116	38,148	44,159	50,191
Dover, DE	43,493	50,253	57,034	63,794
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	42,599	49,463	56,306	63,170
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	34,029	40,082	46,156	52,208
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	40,935	46,447	51,959	57,471
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	36,941	43,535	50,128	56,722
Gainesville, FL	37,898	42,474	47,050	51,626
Homosassa Springs, FL	37,628	41,704	45,802	49,879
Jacksonville, FL	35,402	41,205	47,008	52,812
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	34,112	39,084	44,034	49,005
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	38,293	44,117	49,941	55,765
Naples-Marco Island, FL	38,501	42,495	46,509	50,503
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	33,592	37,544	41,496	45,448
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	40,436	45,220	49,983	54,767
Ocala, FL	31,658	37,295	42,911	48,548
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	35,818	40,768	45,719	50,669
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	37,399	43,181	48,943	54,725
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	35,215	40,248	45,261	50,295
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	38,522	43,888	49,276	54,642
Port St. Lucie, FL	40,040	45,740	51,418	57,117
Punta Gorda, FL	37,087	42,911	48,714	54,538
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	36,733	42,204	47,653	53,124
Sebring, FL	35,028	40,144	45,261	50,378
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	37,316	42,432	47,528	52,645
Tallahassee, FL	33,884	37,836	41,788	45,740
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	37,877	41,871	45,844	49,837
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	36,983	41,309	45,615	49,941
Albany, GA	35,548	43,140	50,732	58,324
Athens-Clarke County, GA	36,484	43,431	50,399	57,346
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	38,044	44,845	51,647	58,448
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	40,560	47,591	54,642	61,672
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	35,298	42,640	50,004	57,346
Columbus, GA-AL	36,026	42,162	48,298	54,434
Dalton, GA	33,384	39,208	45,032	50,856
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,418	43,389	48,340	53,311
Gainesville, GA	39,708	43,431	47,133	50,856
Hinesville, GA	41,600	48,173	54,746	61,319
Macon-Bibb County, GA	37,732	41,996	46,260	50,524
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,584	47,300	56,036	64,751
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,645	46,592	53,560	60,508
Rome, GA	35,423	39,500	43,556	47,632
Savannah, GA	45,823	51,688	57,575	63,440
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,965	42,183	49,421	56,639
Valdosta, GA	34,424	41,455	48,464	55,495
Warner Robins, GA	36,900	43,285	49,650	56,036
Guam MSA	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
Urban Honolulu, HI	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
Ames, IA	41,933	45,448	48,984	52,500
Cedar Rapids, IA	42,724	49,754	56,784	63,815
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	41,288	46,426	51,564	56,701
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	43,056	49,234	55,412	61,589
Dubuque, IA	42,703	47,632	52,541	57,471
Iowa City, IA	41,933	47,300	52,687	58,053
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,344	50,336	55,349	60,341
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,292	44,159	49,005	53,872
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	44,076	49,484	54,912	60,320
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	41,704	46,717	51,751	56,764
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	41,080	47,050	53,020	58,989
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	47,653	50,919	54,184	57,450
Boise City, ID	42,869	51,730	60,612	69,472
Coeur d'Alene, ID	43,348	48,880	54,413	59,946
Idaho Falls, ID	40,124	46,863	53,623	60,362
Lewiston, ID-WA	45,448	51,501	57,533	63,586
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,287	49,026	55,765	62,504
Pocatello, ID	42,578	47,320	52,042	56,784
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,308	49,442	56,597	63,732
Twin Falls, ID	42,370	50,524	58,677	66,831
Bloomington, IL	43,181	48,152	53,103	58,074
Champaign-Urbana, IL	37,544	44,783	52,000	59,239
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	40,373	46,613	52,832	59,072
Decatur, IL	43,452	48,256	53,061	57,866
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,788	46,384	50,960	55,557
Kankakee, IL	40,207	45,760	51,335	56,888
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,368	47,799	52,229	56,660
Peoria, IL	40,768	46,156	51,543	56,930
Rockford, IL	40,519	45,324	50,149	54,954
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,476	46,863	52,271	57,658
Springfield, IL	42,079	48,069	54,080	60,071
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,789	46,322	51,876	57,408
Bloomington, IN	32,906	39,354	45,802	52,250
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,496	46,780	52,042	57,325
Columbus, IN	43,535	46,468	49,400	52,333
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	37,898	42,516	47,154	51,772
Evansville, IN	37,544	42,037	46,530	51,023
Fort Wayne, IN	41,122	45,240	49,380	53,498
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	40,124	44,492	48,860	53,228
Kokomo, IN	36,546	42,516	48,485	54,455
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	44,096	51,668	59,239	66,810
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	40,602	45,490	50,357	55,245
Muncie, IN	37,898	42,412	46,946	51,460
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,186	45,448	50,711	55,973
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	39,125	44,055	49,005	53,935
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,389	51,938	60,487	69,036
Terre Haute, IN	36,567	41,268	45,948	50,648
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	40,186	44,221	48,236	52,271
Lawrence, KS	44,804	50,170	55,516	60,882
Manhattan, KS	38,876	41,330	43,805	46,260
Topeka, KS	40,935	46,301	51,668	57,034
Wichita, KS	40,872	46,093	51,293	56,514
Bowling Green, KY	44,221	49,068	53,935	58,781
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,173	39,437	43,701	47,965
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,839	40,623	45,386	50,170
Elizabethtown, KY	38,272	44,700	51,127	57,554
Lexington-Fayette, KY	40,311	46,821	53,352	59,863
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	41,933	47,154	52,375	57,596
Owensboro, KY	37,170	42,245	47,320	52,396
Paducah, KY-IL	37,648	43,098	48,568	54,018
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,856	42,162	46,488	50,794
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,317	41,496	46,696	51,876
Alexandria, LA	33,114	38,647	44,180	49,712
Baton Rouge, LA	40,332	46,488	52,624	58,781
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	37,752	44,200	50,669	57,117
Hammond, LA	40,103	46,759	53,415	60,071
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	40,332	46,301	52,250	58,220
Lafayette, LA	39,104	45,220	51,356	57,471
Lake Charles, LA	39,084	45,199	51,335	57,450
Monroe, LA	38,418	45,012	51,605	58,199
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	41,808	49,109	56,410	63,711
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,855	45,095	51,356	57,596
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	38,376	44,512	50,648	56,784
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	40,103	47,112	54,122	61,132
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,229	45,428	51,626	57,824
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	43,431	51,023	58,615	66,207
Barnstable Town, MA	46,156	53,852	61,527	69,223
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	47,778	55,620	63,482	71,324
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	45,490	53,186	60,903	68,599
Pittsfield, MA	45,386	52,687	60,008	67,309
Springfield, MA	45,469	52,791	60,092	67,413
Worcester, MA	42,266	49,796	57,325	64,855
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	38,564	46,384	54,226	62,047
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	44,533	51,564	58,573	65,604
Lexington Park, MD	33,634	41,080	48,527	55,973
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	38,917	44,221	49,546	54,850
Salisbury, MD	39,292	45,136	51,002	56,847
Bangor, ME	48,610	53,269	57,928	62,588
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	46,364	51,522	56,660	61,818
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	48,610	53,269	57,928	62,588
Portland-South Portland, ME	44,720	49,629	54,517	59,426
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	49,816	54,060	58,282	62,525
Ann Arbor, MI	38,460	44,824	51,210	57,575
Battle Creek, MI	34,903	38,959	43,015	47,071
Bay City, MI	34,092	38,938	43,764	48,610
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	37,732	44,159	50,565	56,992
Flint, MI	36,192	42,349	48,506	54,663
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	37,336	43,264	49,172	55,100
Jackson, MI	37,212	42,578	47,965	53,332
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	39,957	44,471	49,005	53,519
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	41,080	47,632	54,205	60,757
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,002	42,266	46,551	50,815
Midland, MI	37,045	42,016	46,988	51,959
Monroe, MI	37,357	43,389	49,400	55,432
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	41,205	46,530	51,834	57,159
Niles, MI	34,716	40,103	45,469	50,856
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,832	45,324	50,794	56,285
Saginaw, MI	37,960	43,784	49,608	55,432
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,130	41,164	46,197	51,231
Traverse City, MI	36,900	42,599	48,298	53,997
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,796	41,434	46,052	50,690
Duluth, MN-WI	43,701	48,735	53,768	58,802
Mankato, MN	44,159	47,736	51,335	54,912
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	45,823	52,125	58,428	64,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,050	52,125	57,200	62,276
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	41,663	47,320	52,978	58,636
Rochester, MN	45,012	50,773	56,514	62,276
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,495	46,197	49,920	53,623
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	41,392	49,213	57,034	64,855
St. Cloud, MN	44,928	51,252	57,554	63,877
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	40,581	45,677	50,794	55,890
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,191	41,850	46,509	51,168
Columbia, MO	36,650	41,850	47,071	52,271
Jefferson City, MO	36,650	41,850	47,071	52,271
Joplin, MO-KS	31,304	39,562	47,840	56,098
Kansas City, MO-KS	42,599	49,172	55,744	62,317
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,188	45,261	51,335	57,408
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,436	45,157	49,900	54,621
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,690	40,685	43,680	46,676
Springfield, MO	40,103	46,738	53,394	60,029
St. Joseph, MO-KS	44,492	51,876	59,260	66,644
St. Louis, MO-IL	42,578	48,652	54,725	60,799
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	39,936	46,717	53,519	60,300
Hattiesburg, MS	36,588	42,370	48,132	53,914
Jackson, MS	36,130	42,432	48,714	55,016
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,608	41,330	46,031	50,752
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,965	43,056	51,168	59,260
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,220	37,108	42,016	46,904
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,428	36,338	40,228	44,138
Billings, MT	46,759	52,604	58,428	64,272
Bozeman, MT	43,951	48,735	53,540	58,324
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,016	47,778	53,519	59,280
Great Falls, MT	42,100	47,133	52,146	57,180
Helena, MT	42,100	47,279	52,479	57,658
Missoula, MT	42,474	47,591	52,708	57,824
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,599	48,007	53,415	58,823
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,624	45,448	51,272	57,096
Asheville, NC	43,743	48,901	54,080	59,239
Burlington, NC	35,714	43,805	51,876	59,967
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,170	41,455	45,740	50,024
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	40,436	46,384	52,354	58,303
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	40,269	44,845	49,442	54,018
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,837	42,828	48,797	54,788
Fayetteville, NC	37,295	41,788	46,280	50,773
Goldsboro, NC	34,528	39,624	44,720	49,816
Greensboro-High Point, NC	37,815	44,471	51,127	57,783
Greenville, NC	36,629	42,640	48,652	54,663
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	36,005	41,184	46,384	51,564
Jacksonville, NC	45,636	57,804	69,992	82,160
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	37,794	43,743	49,712	55,661
Raleigh-Cary, NC	41,559	47,404	53,228	59,072
Rocky Mount, NC	38,231	43,722	49,213	54,704
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,183	48,610	55,016	61,444
Wilmington, NC	41,143	52,583	64,023	75,463
Winston-Salem, NC	38,772	46,884	55,016	63,128
Bismarck, ND	46,364	52,396	58,428	64,460
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	45,552	51,584	57,637	63,669
Fargo, ND-MN	47,591	53,207	58,844	64,460
Grand Forks, ND-MN	44,949	49,484	53,997	58,532
Minot, ND	46,072	51,002	55,911	60,840
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	45,344	51,064	56,764	62,484
Grand Island, NE	47,071	52,146	57,221	62,296
Lincoln, NE	42,370	47,196	52,000	56,826
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	45,095	49,775	54,434	59,114
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,295	41,767	46,260	50,732
Omaha, NE-IA	40,706	46,322	51,959	57,575
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,712	42,287	47,882	53,456
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,229	58,116	64,023	69,909
Manchester-Nashua, NH	46,488	53,893	61,298	68,703
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	45,344	49,608	53,872	58,136
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	45,885	50,378	54,871	59,364
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	42,245	49,712	57,159	64,626
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	40,082	47,840	55,620	63,378
Vineland, NJ	43,493	50,232	56,992	63,732
Albuquerque, NM	33,717	40,144	46,551	52,978
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,802	38,896	44,970	51,064
Farmington, NM	33,676	39,999	46,343	52,666
Las Cruces, NM	32,719	38,959	45,178	51,418
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,343	39,749	46,176	52,583
Santa Fe, NM	34,112	40,748	47,383	54,018
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	37,690	43,764	49,837	55,911
Carson City, NV	40,623	45,469	50,316	55,162
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	36,359	41,351	46,322	51,314
Reno, NV	42,557	49,068	55,578	62,088
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	44,637	49,546	54,434	59,343
Binghamton, NY	41,039	48,277	55,495	62,733
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	42,786	48,028	53,269	58,511
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	46,676	52,562	58,448	64,335
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	44,845	53,124	61,402	69,680
Elmira, NY	41,288	47,924	54,559	61,194
Glens Falls, NY	52,874	55,807	58,760	61,693
Ithaca, NY	43,285	50,316	57,367	64,397
Kingston, NY	44,720	49,733	54,767	59,780
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	44,429	50,295	56,140	62,005
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	41,392	49,338	57,304	65,250
Rochester, NY	41,039	46,426	51,792	57,180
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	44,159	50,149	56,119	62,109
Syracuse, NY	41,933	46,904	51,896	56,868
Utica-Rome, NY	41,060	45,760	50,461	55,162
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	43,077	48,194	53,311	58,428
Akron, OH	39,375	47,882	56,410	64,917
Canton-Massillon, OH	40,768	46,488	52,188	57,908
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	40,768	48,215	55,640	63,087
Cleveland, OH	37,940	44,637	51,356	58,053
Columbus, OH	38,876	45,428	52,000	58,552
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	38,480	44,720	50,960	57,200
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,440	45,448	53,477	61,485
Lima, OH	40,082	47,653	55,245	62,816
Mansfield, OH	35,839	40,852	45,864	50,877
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	39,728	44,824	49,941	55,037
Sandusky, OH	43,472	55,183	66,872	78,583
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,212	43,264	49,338	55,391
Springfield, OH	37,856	43,618	49,400	55,162
Toledo, OH	38,688	43,618	48,548	53,477
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,997	47,612	54,247	60,861
Youngstown-Warren, OH	38,189	44,304	50,420	56,535
Enid, OK	37,711	42,703	47,695	52,687
Lawton, OK	38,002	43,036	48,090	53,124
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	27,935	33,904	39,895	45,864
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,943	40,935	45,948	50,940
Oklahoma City, OK	38,564	43,493	48,444	53,373
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,655	40,020	46,364	52,728
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,733	42,120	47,528	52,916
Tulsa, OK	39,645	45,864	52,063	58,282
Albany, OR	48,860	56,389	63,898	71,428
Bend, OR	45,906	51,855	57,804	63,752
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,751	42,204	45,677	49,130
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	40,061	44,180	48,319	52,437
Corvallis, OR	39,749	46,072	52,396	58,719
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,912	47,466	53,020	58,573
Eugene-Springfield, OR	41,309	46,093	50,856	55,640
Grants Pass, OR	40,165	43,306	46,468	49,608
Medford, OR	39,312	46,093	52,874	59,655
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	45,927	53,103	60,300	67,476
Salem, OR	43,264	48,818	54,351	59,904
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	44,908	51,168	57,408	63,669
Altoona, PA	41,018	47,008	53,020	59,010
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,848	51,584	60,300	69,036
Chambersburg, PA	44,284	49,359	54,434	59,509
Erie, PA	38,834	44,596	50,378	56,140
Gettysburg, PA	39,000	44,575	50,128	55,703
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	44,512	50,378	56,244	62,109
Johnstown, PA	42,308	49,151	55,994	62,837
Lancaster, PA	46,010	52,021	58,032	64,044
Lebanon, PA	40,748	46,426	52,084	57,762
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,914	46,031	51,168	56,285
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,437	44,741	50,045	55,349
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	43,618	50,357	57,096	63,836
Pittsburgh, PA	44,720	52,271	59,800	67,351
Reading, PA	42,994	49,525	56,077	62,608
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	43,015	50,024	57,055	64,064
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,495	49,109	55,703	62,317
State College, PA	37,045	41,850	46,634	51,439
Williamsport, PA	38,917	44,741	50,586	56,410
York-Hanover, PA	44,284	49,567	54,850	60,133
Aguadilla, PR	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
Arecibo, PR	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
Guayama, PR	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
Mayaguez, PR	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
Ponce, PR	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	43,680	50,191	56,701	63,212
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	46,301	50,898	55,474	60,071
Columbia, SC	39,104	45,386	51,668	57,949
Florence, SC	39,146	43,680	48,215	52,749
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	38,688	45,552	52,416	59,280
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	38,085	41,476	44,845	48,236
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	34,570	40,976	47,362	53,768
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,368	49,650	55,952	62,234
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,004	42,890	48,756	54,642
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,856	40,623	43,410	46,176
Spartanburg, SC	44,180	49,754	55,328	60,903
Sumter, SC	39,063	45,240	51,397	57,575
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,455	46,634	51,834	57,013
Rapid City, SD	43,493	48,319	53,124	57,949
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	43,535	48,610	53,664	58,740
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,600	46,759	51,896	57,055
Chattanooga, TN-GA	39,791	45,095	50,378	55,682
Clarksville, TN-KY	38,189	44,346	50,482	56,639
Cleveland, TN	43,410	46,031	48,652	51,272
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,333	44,263	49,192	54,122
Jackson, TN	44,221	47,840	51,460	55,079
Johnson City, TN	39,749	42,973	46,218	49,442
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	39,104	44,866	50,607	56,368
Knoxville, TN	41,268	46,676	52,084	57,492
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	41,247	49,983	58,698	67,434
Morristown, TN	43,951	50,628	57,304	63,981
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	42,287	48,568	54,871	61,152
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,864	38,293	43,722	49,151
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,748	44,845	48,922	53,020
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,917	44,034	49,172	54,288
Abilene, TX	38,376	42,557	46,717	50,898
Amarillo, TX	40,581	47,258	53,956	60,632
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	38,980	46,301	53,623	60,944
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	37,648	43,181	48,735	54,268
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,132	42,391	49,671	56,930
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	28,288	34,112	39,916	45,740
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,274	43,743	50,191	56,660
College Station-Bryan, TX	32,698	41,580	50,461	59,343
Corpus Christi, TX	37,170	43,701	50,212	56,743
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	36,879	43,660	50,440	57,221
Eagle Pass, TX	36,671	43,888	51,106	58,324
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,044	42,807	47,591	52,354
El Paso, TX	30,140	36,192	42,266	48,319
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,396	45,116	50,815	56,535
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	37,440	45,074	52,687	60,320
Killeen-Temple, TX	33,343	39,375	45,386	51,418
Laredo, TX	26,853	35,277	43,722	52,146
Longview, TX	39,042	46,405	53,748	61,111
Lubbock, TX	33,280	39,188	45,095	51,002
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	30,680	37,232	43,764	50,316
Midland, TX	39,500	47,008	54,496	62,005
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,340	41,600	47,840	54,101
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,002	45,698	53,394	61,090
Odessa, TX	39,645	45,698	51,751	57,804
San Angelo, TX	41,975	44,928	47,882	50,836
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	37,440	43,992	50,565	57,117
Sherman-Denison, TX	32,698	40,248	47,778	55,328
Texarkana, TX-AR	35,464	41,746	48,048	54,330
Tyler, TX	37,399	42,308	47,237	52,146
Victoria, TX	36,837	44,388	51,938	59,488
Waco, TX	33,676	40,165	46,676	53,165
Wichita Falls, TX	37,420	42,058	46,696	51,335
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,383	37,773	41,184	44,575
Logan, UT-ID	41,392	45,178	48,964	52,749
Ogden, UT	38,231	42,703	47,175	51,647
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	36,879	43,556	50,212	56,888
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	39,541	44,159	48,756	53,373
St. George, UT	36,047	42,557	49,047	55,557
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	37,940	42,932	47,944	52,936
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	43,493	47,695	51,917	56,119
Charlottesville, VA	41,226	47,175	53,103	59,052
Harrisonburg, VA	43,431	46,072	48,693	51,335
Lynchburg, VA	39,125	46,572	54,018	61,464
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,738	41,101	48,464	55,828
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,476	45,781	50,108	54,413
Richmond, VA	41,309	47,591	53,872	60,154
Roanoke, VA	41,372	46,031	50,690	55,349
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,308	48,132	53,976	59,800
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,200	47,736	51,252	54,788
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	48,776	52,375	55,973	59,572
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	44,616	50,461	56,306	62,151
Winchester, VA-WV	39,167	45,324	51,480	57,637
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	40,477	47,362	54,247	61,132
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	47,903	53,602	59,322	65,021
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,244	47,674	52,084	56,514
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	44,096	53,956	63,815	73,674
Bellingham, WA	47,466	52,479	57,471	62,484
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	80,288	91,583	102,856	114,151
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	50,045	65,042	80,018	95,015
Kennewick-Richland, WA	45,386	49,359	53,352	57,325
Longview-Kelso, WA	45,948	53,103	60,237	67,392
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	77,064	89,357	101,671	113,964
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	79,581	91,084	102,607	114,109
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	81,620	92,477	103,356	114,213
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	47,237	51,730	56,223	60,716
Walla Walla, WA	64,189	80,496	96,804	113,111
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	79,685	91,167	102,628	114,109
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	50,461	65,728	81,016	96,284
Yakima, WA	50,461	65,874	81,266	96,679
Appleton, WI	43,535	49,130	54,725	60,320
Eau Claire, WI	45,636	51,688	57,762	63,815
Fond du Lac, WI	42,682	47,404	52,146	56,868
Green Bay, WI	45,365	51,626	57,866	64,127
Janesville-Beloit, WI	42,620	46,863	51,127	55,370
Kenosha, WI	39,916	45,698	51,501	57,284
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	44,658	49,816	54,996	60,154
Madison, WI	44,013	49,796	55,599	61,381
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	44,762	51,397	58,032	64,668
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,034	48,568	53,082	57,616
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,743	47,757	51,792	55,807
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	44,388	50,336	56,285	62,234
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	43,389	50,170	56,951	63,732
Sheboygan, WI	48,048	52,146	56,264	60,362
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,079	47,445	52,812	58,178
Wausau, WI	46,280	51,439	56,597	61,756
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,620	47,778	52,916	58,074
Beckley, WV	37,815	44,034	50,253	56,472
Charleston, WV	36,213	42,037	47,861	53,685
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	36,920	42,266	47,632	52,978
Morgantown, WV	34,778	41,288	47,799	54,309
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,736	41,226	47,716	54,205
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	34,736	41,226	47,716	54,205
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,213	42,037	47,861	53,685
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	41,746	50,045	58,344	66,644
Wheeling, WV-OH	37,149	45,032	52,895	60,778
Casper, WY	43,826	49,983	56,160	62,317
Cheyenne, WY	42,682	48,984	55,287	61,589
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	42,682	48,984	55,287	61,589
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	43,826	49,983	56,160	62,317

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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