SOC 51-9192 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment 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 machines to wash or clean products, such as barrels or kegs, glass items, tin plate, food, pulp, coal, plastic, or rubber, to remove impurities.

Level I across metros$21,944 – $50,919Aguadilla, PR to Waterloo, IA

Median Level IV, major metros$49,109Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment 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 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders (SOC 51-9192) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,944 in Aguadilla, PR to $50,919 in Waterloo, IA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $49,109. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $44,554, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 23 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 47. 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	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Anchorage, AK	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Fairbanks-College, AK	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Anniston-Oxford, AL	27,144	34,216	41,288	48,360
Auburn-Opelika, AL	25,730	28,205	30,660	33,135
Birmingham, AL	27,394	34,820	42,266	49,692
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	26,375	35,090	43,826	52,541
Decatur, AL	27,477	38,772	50,045	61,340
Dothan, AL	26,375	35,090	43,826	52,541
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	26,375	35,090	43,826	52,541
Gadsden, AL	27,144	34,216	41,288	48,360
Huntsville, AL	27,103	38,917	50,732	62,546
Mobile, AL	26,375	35,090	43,826	52,541
Montgomery, AL	25,813	31,325	36,837	42,349
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	25,064	29,308	33,530	37,773
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,789	39,021	50,274	61,506
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	26,375	35,090	43,826	52,541
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	26,437	32,428	38,397	44,388
Tuscaloosa, AL	31,575	41,164	50,752	60,341
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,989	36,172	39,375	42,557
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	32,303	36,234	40,144	44,076
Fort Smith, AR-OK	33,780	37,295	40,810	44,325
Hot Springs, AR	31,887	35,277	38,647	42,037
Jonesboro, AR	34,279	37,648	41,039	44,408
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	32,532	34,903	37,253	39,624
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,135	35,485	37,815	40,165
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,532	35,028	37,524	40,020
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,220	35,631	39,042	42,453
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,276	39,063	41,829	44,616
Flagstaff, AZ	36,255	39,063	41,850	44,658
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	36,255	39,063	41,850	44,658
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	36,255	38,959	41,642	44,346
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	36,276	39,042	41,788	44,554
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	36,255	39,063	41,850	44,658
Tucson, AZ	36,234	38,980	41,746	44,492
Yuma, AZ	36,234	38,980	41,746	44,492
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	37,004	40,602	44,200	47,799
Chico, CA	37,232	41,413	45,594	49,775
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,418	42,432	46,468	50,482
El Centro, CA	38,626	41,871	45,116	48,360
Fresno, CA	37,440	40,477	43,514	46,551
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	37,586	41,247	44,908	48,568
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	38,168	41,808	45,469	49,109
Merced, CA	42,328	45,698	49,068	52,437
Modesto, CA	37,981	41,434	44,908	48,360
Napa, CA	39,479	45,573	51,688	57,783
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,560	45,906	51,272	56,618
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,000	44,325	49,629	54,954
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	37,960	40,352	42,724	45,116
Redding, CA	39,874	44,471	49,088	53,685
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	38,439	41,912	45,407	48,880
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	41,600	46,842	52,104	57,346
Salinas, CA	37,898	39,604	41,288	42,994
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	39,125	41,808	44,512	47,196
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	40,914	45,116	49,317	53,519
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	39,812	43,784	47,736	51,709
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	37,378	40,477	43,556	46,655
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	39,812	43,972	48,132	52,292
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	37,149	40,228	43,306	46,384
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	42,266	45,864	49,463	53,061
Stockton-Lodi, CA	41,018	43,743	46,488	49,213
Vallejo, CA	40,581	45,261	49,941	54,621
Visalia, CA	38,980	44,804	50,607	56,431
Yuba City, CA	39,084	44,408	49,712	55,037
Boulder, CO	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Colorado Springs, CO	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Grand Junction, CO	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Greeley, CO	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,541	42,412	45,261	48,132
Pueblo, CO	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	36,213	38,543	40,872	43,202
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	36,130	38,189	40,228	42,287
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	36,068	38,231	40,394	42,557
New Haven, CT	36,983	39,458	41,933	44,408
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	36,192	38,376	40,540	42,724
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	35,714	37,773	39,832	41,892
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	33,634	40,997	48,340	55,703
Dover, DE	37,544	42,599	47,674	52,728
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	31,388	34,965	38,522	42,100
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	31,388	34,965	38,522	42,100
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	35,319	40,519	45,740	50,940
Gainesville, FL	31,388	34,965	38,522	42,100
Homosassa Springs, FL	31,388	34,965	38,522	42,100
Jacksonville, FL	31,388	34,965	38,522	42,100
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	32,448	37,565	42,661	47,778
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	31,575	33,322	35,048	36,796
Naples-Marco Island, FL	31,512	33,468	35,402	37,357
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	31,388	34,965	38,522	42,100
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	31,908	36,151	40,415	44,658
Ocala, FL	31,388	34,965	38,522	42,100
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	34,591	39,687	44,762	49,858
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	31,388	34,965	38,522	42,100
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	31,388	34,965	38,522	42,100
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	31,388	34,965	38,522	42,100
Port St. Lucie, FL	31,408	33,197	35,007	36,796
Punta Gorda, FL	31,388	34,965	38,522	42,100
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	31,388	34,965	38,522	42,100
Sebring, FL	31,388	34,965	38,522	42,100
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	31,388	34,778	38,168	41,559
Tallahassee, FL	31,388	34,965	38,522	42,100
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	31,908	36,151	40,415	44,658
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	34,362	40,914	47,487	54,039
Albany, GA	28,309	30,639	32,968	35,298
Athens-Clarke County, GA	31,180	34,362	37,544	40,727
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	31,284	34,383	37,503	40,602
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	30,514	33,468	36,400	39,354
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	28,704	30,701	32,677	34,674
Columbus, GA-AL	28,517	31,970	35,444	38,896
Dalton, GA	31,970	35,672	39,354	43,056
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,413	31,783	35,173	38,543
Gainesville, GA	39,458	41,996	44,554	47,092
Hinesville, GA	28,455	30,743	33,031	35,319
Macon-Bibb County, GA	30,264	33,759	37,274	40,768
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	29,640	33,218	36,775	40,352
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,845	35,548	39,229	42,932
Rome, GA	31,450	34,674	37,898	41,122
Savannah, GA	30,784	34,903	39,021	43,140
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,704	30,327	31,970	33,592
Valdosta, GA	28,621	30,868	33,114	35,360
Warner Robins, GA	28,288	32,261	36,213	40,186
Guam MSA	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Urban Honolulu, HI	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Ames, IA	39,375	43,680	48,007	52,312
Cedar Rapids, IA	39,500	44,845	50,170	55,516
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	40,103	43,701	47,320	50,919
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	41,143	45,240	49,338	53,436
Dubuque, IA	38,189	42,412	46,655	50,877
Iowa City, IA	40,540	45,178	49,837	54,476
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,023	41,247	44,471	47,695
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,620	46,135	49,650	53,165
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	41,288	44,804	48,340	51,855
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,687	44,658	49,629	54,600
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,900	41,330	45,760	50,191
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	50,919	52,728	54,517	56,327
Boise City, ID	31,554	35,048	38,543	42,037
Coeur d'Alene, ID	31,616	34,799	37,960	41,143
Idaho Falls, ID	31,616	34,799	37,960	41,143
Lewiston, ID-WA	31,616	34,799	37,960	41,143
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	31,596	34,882	38,189	41,476
Pocatello, ID	31,616	34,799	37,960	41,143
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	31,554	35,048	38,522	42,016
Twin Falls, ID	31,554	35,048	38,543	42,037
Bloomington, IL	40,727	42,266	43,805	45,344
Champaign-Urbana, IL	40,727	42,266	43,805	45,344
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	39,583	43,514	47,445	51,376
Decatur, IL	40,727	42,266	43,805	45,344
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,671	40,248	43,826	47,404
Kankakee, IL	39,354	43,348	47,320	51,314
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,500	43,431	47,341	51,272
Peoria, IL	39,832	43,327	46,821	50,316
Rockford, IL	39,583	43,514	47,445	51,376
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,671	40,248	43,826	47,404
Springfield, IL	37,128	40,602	44,055	47,528
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,522	42,536	46,530	50,544
Bloomington, IN	34,965	38,709	42,432	46,176
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,117	36,109	41,101	46,093
Columbus, IN	34,986	38,688	42,391	46,093
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	41,018	43,680	46,322	48,984
Evansville, IN	37,898	40,997	44,076	47,175
Fort Wayne, IN	33,280	37,149	40,997	44,866
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	36,983	40,956	44,908	48,880
Kokomo, IN	34,861	39,188	43,493	47,820
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	35,132	39,812	44,512	49,192
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	36,088	40,290	44,512	48,714
Muncie, IN	35,964	40,103	44,242	48,381
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,092	37,087	40,082	43,077
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	34,133	38,293	42,432	46,592
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,984	36,692	37,399	38,106
Terre Haute, IN	34,508	37,253	39,978	42,724
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	35,964	40,311	44,658	49,005
Lawrence, KS	35,256	38,376	41,517	44,637
Manhattan, KS	35,922	38,376	40,831	43,285
Topeka, KS	35,256	38,376	41,517	44,637
Wichita, KS	35,922	38,376	40,831	43,285
Bowling Green, KY	30,888	33,925	36,941	39,978
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,200	34,778	38,376	41,954
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,117	35,319	39,520	43,722
Elizabethtown, KY	32,781	35,797	38,813	41,829
Lexington-Fayette, KY	33,260	38,460	43,680	48,880
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	33,780	36,608	39,416	42,245
Owensboro, KY	31,575	35,256	38,917	42,599
Paducah, KY-IL	31,575	35,256	38,917	42,599
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,221	34,903	38,584	42,266
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,698	35,756	38,834	41,892
Alexandria, LA	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Baton Rouge, LA	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Hammond, LA	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Lafayette, LA	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Lake Charles, LA	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Monroe, LA	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	35,943	39,624	43,285	46,967
Barnstable Town, MA	38,168	41,912	45,677	49,421
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	38,876	42,890	46,925	50,940
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	37,877	41,600	45,344	49,068
Pittsfield, MA	36,671	40,644	44,637	48,610
Springfield, MA	36,026	39,416	42,807	46,197
Worcester, MA	37,732	41,892	46,072	50,232
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	35,797	40,935	46,052	51,189
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	32,948	36,296	39,624	42,973
Lexington Park, MD	33,218	36,296	39,375	42,453
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	37,399	42,432	47,445	52,479
Salisbury, MD	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Bangor, ME	40,935	50,295	59,676	69,036
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	41,580	51,210	60,840	70,471
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	40,935	50,295	59,676	69,036
Portland-South Portland, ME	46,343	55,058	63,773	72,488
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	40,935	50,295	59,676	69,036
Ann Arbor, MI	34,736	39,770	44,783	49,816
Battle Creek, MI	34,008	38,730	43,472	48,194
Bay City, MI	35,527	39,874	44,200	48,548
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	37,399	41,871	46,364	50,836
Flint, MI	38,564	41,808	45,074	48,319
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	34,924	39,396	43,888	48,360
Jackson, MI	34,716	39,666	44,637	49,588
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	33,821	38,460	43,119	47,757
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	36,421	40,456	44,512	48,548
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,588	40,519	44,471	48,402
Midland, MI	35,527	39,874	44,200	48,548
Monroe, MI	34,944	39,853	44,783	49,692
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	34,924	39,271	43,597	47,944
Niles, MI	29,703	34,050	38,376	42,724
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,879	40,394	43,909	47,424
Saginaw, MI	39,250	41,413	43,556	45,719
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,530	38,293	43,056	47,820
Traverse City, MI	37,794	43,119	48,464	53,789
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,879	40,394	43,909	47,424
Duluth, MN-WI	36,130	40,082	44,013	47,965
Mankato, MN	36,463	41,455	46,447	51,439
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	35,901	41,975	48,069	54,143
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,442	41,912	47,383	52,853
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	37,690	42,391	47,092	51,792
Rochester, MN	36,130	40,082	44,013	47,965
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,296	41,288	46,301	51,293
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,210	41,912	45,615	49,317
St. Cloud, MN	36,900	42,016	47,112	52,229
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	33,821	37,108	40,415	43,701
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,319	38,418	41,496	44,596
Columbia, MO	33,468	37,191	40,935	44,658
Jefferson City, MO	33,468	37,191	40,935	44,658
Joplin, MO-KS	33,821	37,108	40,415	43,701
Kansas City, MO-KS	35,173	38,148	41,101	44,076
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,965	38,460	41,975	45,469
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,464	38,252	41,039	43,826
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,674	37,045	39,437	41,808
Springfield, MO	34,383	36,629	38,855	41,101
St. Joseph, MO-KS	34,736	38,626	42,495	46,384
St. Louis, MO-IL	37,087	40,581	44,076	47,570
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	30,639	34,196	37,773	41,330
Hattiesburg, MS	30,639	34,196	37,773	41,330
Jackson, MS	30,701	33,592	36,463	39,354
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,930	34,341	37,773	41,184
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,701	33,592	36,463	39,354
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,408	35,215	39,042	42,848
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,242	34,986	38,730	42,474
Billings, MT	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Bozeman, MT	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Great Falls, MT	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Helena, MT	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Missoula, MT	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Asheville, NC	32,656	37,316	41,996	46,655
Burlington, NC	34,092	38,501	42,932	47,341
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,052	37,773	42,474	47,196
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	33,696	39,021	44,325	49,650
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	34,216	38,855	43,493	48,132
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,282	35,340	38,418	41,476
Fayetteville, NC	32,656	37,316	41,996	46,655
Goldsboro, NC	33,031	36,546	40,061	43,576
Greensboro-High Point, NC	33,197	37,648	42,100	46,551
Greenville, NC	32,032	35,152	38,252	41,372
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	32,220	37,565	42,911	48,256
Jacksonville, NC	32,032	35,381	38,730	42,079
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	32,948	37,877	42,828	47,757
Raleigh-Cary, NC	33,072	37,004	40,935	44,866
Rocky Mount, NC	32,552	36,276	39,999	43,722
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,596	36,671	41,725	46,800
Wilmington, NC	32,448	35,589	38,709	41,850
Winston-Salem, NC	31,804	36,567	41,330	46,093
Bismarck, ND	42,848	45,095	47,341	49,588
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,952	44,949	46,967	48,964
Fargo, ND-MN	41,767	44,034	46,301	48,568
Grand Forks, ND-MN	41,871	44,138	46,426	48,693
Minot, ND	42,848	45,095	47,341	49,588
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,848	45,116	47,404	49,671
Grand Island, NE	41,101	45,511	49,941	54,351
Lincoln, NE	36,151	40,748	45,324	49,920
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,389	47,300	51,189	55,100
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,709	43,535	48,381	53,207
Omaha, NE-IA	36,109	39,271	42,432	45,594
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,274	42,765	48,277	53,768
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,564	42,765	46,988	51,189
Manchester-Nashua, NH	41,122	44,304	47,487	50,669
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,668	42,807	46,967	51,106
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	39,042	43,181	47,300	51,439
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	36,130	40,831	45,511	50,212
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	36,317	40,976	45,615	50,274
Vineland, NJ	36,005	41,434	46,842	52,271
Albuquerque, NM	34,258	35,610	36,962	38,314
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,696	35,423	37,170	38,896
Farmington, NM	34,362	35,797	37,253	38,688
Las Cruces, NM	33,842	35,589	37,336	39,084
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,925	35,672	37,399	39,146
Santa Fe, NM	34,258	35,610	36,962	38,314
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	31,034	36,962	42,869	48,797
Carson City, NV	39,978	46,156	52,312	58,490
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	30,660	34,216	37,752	41,309
Reno, NV	39,978	46,156	52,312	58,490
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	42,495	47,196	51,876	56,576
Binghamton, NY	39,188	45,677	52,146	58,636
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	39,063	44,783	50,503	56,223
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	38,730	43,868	48,984	54,122
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	41,850	46,468	51,085	55,703
Elmira, NY	39,583	44,159	48,735	53,311
Glens Falls, NY	43,306	47,944	52,583	57,221
Ithaca, NY	40,040	44,679	49,317	53,956
Kingston, NY	37,316	42,599	47,861	53,144
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	36,234	40,831	45,407	50,004
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	36,192	40,664	45,157	49,629
Rochester, NY	38,896	44,596	50,274	55,973
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	40,727	43,930	47,154	50,357
Syracuse, NY	37,004	40,789	44,575	48,360
Utica-Rome, NY	38,127	43,140	48,132	53,144
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	37,752	42,453	47,133	51,834
Akron, OH	33,780	37,045	40,311	43,576
Canton-Massillon, OH	36,692	40,706	44,700	48,714
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	37,004	42,204	47,424	52,624
Cleveland, OH	35,610	41,975	48,360	54,725
Columbus, OH	37,482	41,621	45,760	49,900
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	37,773	43,119	48,444	53,789
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,066	40,560	44,076	47,570
Lima, OH	40,685	45,719	50,752	55,786
Mansfield, OH	36,317	40,727	45,136	49,546
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	35,132	39,396	43,680	47,944
Sandusky, OH	36,983	40,020	43,077	46,114
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,879	41,704	46,551	51,376
Springfield, OH	38,917	44,076	49,213	54,372
Toledo, OH	35,610	39,936	44,242	48,568
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,762	49,005	53,269	57,512
Youngstown-Warren, OH	35,298	40,498	45,719	50,919
Enid, OK	33,364	36,525	39,687	42,848
Lawton, OK	32,740	36,109	39,479	42,848
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,924	39,396	43,847	48,319
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,341	39,000	43,680	48,340
Oklahoma City, OK	33,634	36,816	39,999	43,181
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,783	35,194	38,605	42,016
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,261	35,693	39,104	42,536
Tulsa, OK	37,669	43,556	49,421	55,308
Albany, OR	37,045	42,661	48,256	53,872
Bend, OR	35,880	41,600	47,320	53,040
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	37,212	42,162	47,133	52,084
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,210	42,807	47,383	51,980
Corvallis, OR	38,522	43,535	48,548	53,560
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,522	43,535	48,548	53,560
Eugene-Springfield, OR	38,522	43,535	48,548	53,560
Grants Pass, OR	38,522	43,535	48,548	53,560
Medford, OR	38,522	43,535	48,548	53,560
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	39,749	42,474	45,199	47,924
Salem, OR	39,749	44,616	49,504	54,372
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	36,567	41,413	46,239	51,085
Altoona, PA	30,805	37,274	43,764	50,232
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,503	42,620	47,736	52,853
Chambersburg, PA	42,287	45,136	47,986	50,836
Erie, PA	30,264	34,653	39,063	43,452
Gettysburg, PA	42,308	44,783	47,279	49,754
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	41,580	44,991	48,402	51,813
Johnstown, PA	33,967	40,144	46,322	52,500
Lancaster, PA	38,938	43,951	48,964	53,976
Lebanon, PA	43,098	47,050	51,002	54,954
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,383	39,728	45,074	50,420
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,610	41,476	47,341	53,207
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	37,482	42,620	47,736	52,874
Pittsburgh, PA	38,959	43,930	48,901	53,872
Reading, PA	45,823	50,378	54,954	59,509
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	40,040	43,784	47,508	51,252
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,568	41,351	47,112	52,895
State College, PA	32,324	38,127	43,909	49,712
Williamsport, PA	31,138	37,565	43,972	50,399
York-Hanover, PA	42,391	45,386	48,360	51,356
Aguadilla, PR	21,944	26,084	30,244	34,383
Arecibo, PR	21,965	24,087	26,188	28,309
Guayama, PR	21,986	23,775	25,564	27,352
Mayaguez, PR	22,943	25,959	28,975	31,991
Ponce, PR	22,069	23,858	25,647	27,436
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	26,125	30,389	34,674
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	22,007	23,400	24,773	26,167
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	38,002	40,456	42,890	45,344
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	32,490	36,983	41,455	45,948
Columbia, SC	31,367	33,364	35,360	37,357
Florence, SC	30,909	35,340	39,770	44,200
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	34,736	38,480	42,224	45,968
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	32,386	36,796	41,205	45,615
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	32,386	36,796	41,205	45,615
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,762	36,983	42,183	47,404
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,948	36,941	40,935	44,928
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,700	35,693	39,708	43,701
Spartanburg, SC	32,948	36,941	40,956	44,949
Sumter, SC	30,909	35,340	39,770	44,200
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,477	43,202	45,948	48,672
Rapid City, SD	37,732	40,186	42,620	45,074
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	41,517	43,930	46,343	48,756
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,216	37,690	41,143	44,616
Chattanooga, TN-GA	31,887	35,319	38,772	42,204
Clarksville, TN-KY	35,090	38,418	41,767	45,095
Cleveland, TN	33,509	37,045	40,560	44,096
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,989	36,047	39,104	42,162
Jackson, TN	33,509	37,045	40,560	44,096
Johnson City, TN	33,509	37,045	40,560	44,096
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	33,052	35,943	38,834	41,725
Knoxville, TN	33,072	35,943	38,813	41,684
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	31,533	35,069	38,584	42,120
Morristown, TN	33,509	37,045	40,560	44,096
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	33,218	37,024	40,831	44,637
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,260	36,920	40,560	44,221
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,948	36,650	40,332	44,034
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,237	38,085	41,912	45,760
Abilene, TX	24,898	30,472	36,047	41,621
Amarillo, TX	22,880	28,871	34,882	40,872
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	35,423	41,788	48,152	54,517
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	32,615	36,130	39,624	43,140
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,165	33,488	39,791	46,114
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	31,055	35,964	40,893	45,802
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,698	37,149	41,621	46,072
College Station-Bryan, TX	29,245	34,549	39,874	45,178
Corpus Christi, TX	31,055	35,964	40,893	45,802
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	33,592	38,605	43,597	48,610
Eagle Pass, TX	31,055	35,964	40,893	45,802
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,970	35,776	39,604	43,410
El Paso, TX	22,880	28,829	34,778	40,727
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,180	36,255	41,351	46,426
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	32,948	36,359	39,770	43,181
Killeen-Temple, TX	32,407	38,709	45,012	51,314
Laredo, TX	31,055	35,964	40,893	45,802
Longview, TX	29,349	33,696	38,023	42,370
Lubbock, TX	23,130	29,016	34,903	40,789
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	31,055	35,964	40,893	45,802
Midland, TX	33,780	36,317	38,876	41,413
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,996	32,989	36,983	40,976
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,880	28,871	34,882	40,872
Odessa, TX	25,002	31,242	37,482	43,722
San Angelo, TX	23,837	29,703	35,589	41,455
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	33,780	38,792	43,784	48,797
Sherman-Denison, TX	32,740	37,732	42,724	47,716
Texarkana, TX-AR	29,453	33,010	36,567	40,124
Tyler, TX	29,620	33,759	37,898	42,037
Victoria, TX	31,055	35,964	40,893	45,802
Waco, TX	32,240	37,295	42,370	47,424
Wichita Falls, TX	24,274	29,869	35,485	41,080
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	33,696	37,544	41,413	45,261
Logan, UT-ID	35,090	37,773	40,456	43,140
Ogden, UT	36,504	38,938	41,351	43,784
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	35,714	38,792	41,850	44,928
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	37,004	39,458	41,933	44,388
St. George, UT	35,152	38,231	41,330	44,408
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	35,714	38,564	41,392	44,242
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	33,468	41,476	49,504	57,512
Charlottesville, VA	45,490	53,498	61,527	69,535
Harrisonburg, VA	33,468	41,476	49,504	57,512
Lynchburg, VA	45,261	53,144	61,048	68,932
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,616	37,919	44,221	50,524
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,506	44,346	53,207	62,047
Richmond, VA	32,220	39,749	47,279	54,808
Roanoke, VA	38,002	47,279	56,556	65,832
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,733	46,260	55,807	65,333
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,468	41,476	49,504	57,512
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	33,468	41,476	49,504	57,512
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	33,468	41,476	49,504	57,512
Winchester, VA-WV	33,405	39,396	45,386	51,376
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Bellingham, WA	40,893	43,098	45,324	47,528
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	40,768	44,304	47,840	51,376
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,415	43,452	46,468	49,504
Kennewick-Richland, WA	40,394	42,786	45,178	47,570
Longview-Kelso, WA	41,039	44,658	48,277	51,896
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	40,789	43,410	46,010	48,631
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	40,768	44,304	47,840	51,376
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	40,248	42,765	45,261	47,778
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	40,290	43,015	45,719	48,444
Walla Walla, WA	41,039	43,493	45,927	48,381
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	40,893	43,514	46,114	48,735
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,770	43,389	46,988	50,607
Yakima, WA	40,477	43,410	46,322	49,255
Appleton, WI	44,159	49,151	54,122	59,114
Eau Claire, WI	48,693	50,669	52,666	54,642
Fond du Lac, WI	43,348	49,317	55,266	61,236
Green Bay, WI	44,575	49,359	54,164	58,948
Janesville-Beloit, WI	41,060	44,928	48,818	52,687
Kenosha, WI	44,575	49,359	54,164	58,948
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	46,135	49,005	51,896	54,767
Madison, WI	46,093	49,234	52,354	55,495
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	43,784	50,856	57,908	64,980
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,802	49,608	53,415	57,221
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,631	51,106	53,602	56,077
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	44,076	47,944	51,813	55,682
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	42,828	49,671	56,535	63,378
Sheboygan, WI	43,951	50,191	56,410	62,650
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,637	49,276	53,935	58,573
Wausau, WI	47,965	50,690	53,415	56,140
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,463	51,189	52,936	54,663
Beckley, WV	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Charleston, WV	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	31,159	36,130	41,080	46,052
Morgantown, WV	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,048	40,456	45,885	51,293
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	35,756	40,560	45,386	50,191
Wheeling, WV-OH	36,858	42,349	47,820	53,311
Casper, WY	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Cheyenne, WY	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	34,799	39,687	44,554	49,442

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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