SOC 51-9193 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Cooling and Freezing 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 equipment such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.

Level I across metros$23,567 – $50,836Huntsville, AL to St. Louis, MO

Median Level IV, major metros$50,482Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Cooling and Freezing 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 Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders (SOC 51-9193) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $23,567 in Huntsville, AL to $50,836 in St. Louis, MO, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $50,482. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $46,530, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 31 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	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Anchorage, AK	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Fairbanks-College, AK	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Anniston-Oxford, AL	25,002	31,263	37,544	43,805
Auburn-Opelika, AL	25,397	31,700	38,002	44,304
Birmingham, AL	25,876	31,346	36,816	42,287
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	26,167	30,868	35,548	40,248
Decatur, AL	24,565	30,826	37,108	43,368
Dothan, AL	26,167	30,868	35,548	40,248
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	29,744	31,512	33,260	35,028
Gadsden, AL	25,002	31,263	37,544	43,805
Huntsville, AL	23,567	30,639	37,711	44,783
Mobile, AL	26,167	30,868	35,548	40,248
Montgomery, AL	26,084	31,887	37,690	43,493
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	22,776	30,784	38,792	46,800
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	26,000	31,450	36,900	42,349
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	30,431	33,114	35,818	38,501
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,976	31,408	34,820	38,252
Tuscaloosa, AL	30,597	32,823	35,069	37,295
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,301	37,024	40,727	44,450
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	38,002	39,021	40,040	41,060
Fort Smith, AR-OK	34,882	38,085	41,288	44,492
Hot Springs, AR	34,508	36,775	39,042	41,309
Jonesboro, AR	35,360	38,044	40,706	43,389
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	34,778	37,877	40,997	44,096
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,256	37,357	39,479	41,580
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,984	40,144	44,284	48,444
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,444	38,064	40,706	43,327
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Flagstaff, AZ	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Tucson, AZ	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Yuma, AZ	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	35,589	39,957	44,325	48,693
Chico, CA	36,047	41,351	46,655	51,959
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,527	41,143	46,759	52,375
El Centro, CA	35,194	39,520	43,847	48,173
Fresno, CA	38,023	43,972	49,920	55,869
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	37,544	43,680	49,837	55,973
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	35,797	38,876	41,933	45,012
Merced, CA	36,775	42,432	48,069	53,727
Modesto, CA	37,087	42,516	47,944	53,373
Napa, CA	36,047	41,351	46,655	51,959
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,047	41,351	46,655	51,959
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,047	41,351	46,655	51,959
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	35,735	39,104	42,495	45,864
Redding, CA	36,047	41,351	46,655	51,959
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	35,610	39,479	43,368	47,237
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	36,629	44,013	51,418	58,802
Salinas, CA	39,791	45,656	51,522	57,388
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	35,568	39,104	42,620	46,156
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	37,087	42,599	48,090	53,602
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	37,170	42,620	48,090	53,540
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	38,439	44,200	49,941	55,703
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	40,228	43,306	46,405	49,484
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	35,589	39,541	43,493	47,445
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	36,047	41,351	46,655	51,959
Stockton-Lodi, CA	37,170	42,703	48,256	53,789
Vallejo, CA	36,047	41,351	46,655	51,959
Visalia, CA	36,733	43,535	50,357	57,159
Yuba City, CA	36,047	41,351	46,655	51,959
Boulder, CO	44,076	45,823	47,549	49,296
Colorado Springs, CO	45,199	47,778	50,378	52,957
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	44,055	46,052	48,048	50,045
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,240	47,799	50,336	52,895
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	43,784	45,469	47,133	48,818
Grand Junction, CO	43,784	45,719	47,653	49,588
Greeley, CO	44,076	46,052	48,048	50,024
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,701	45,344	46,988	48,631
Pueblo, CO	44,076	46,052	48,048	50,024
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	44,034	46,010	47,965	49,941
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	37,711	39,520	41,351	43,160
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	37,711	39,520	41,351	43,160
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	37,690	39,500	41,288	43,098
New Haven, CT	37,794	39,583	41,392	43,181
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	37,711	39,520	41,351	43,160
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	37,794	39,583	41,392	43,181
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	37,336	39,021	40,727	42,412
Dover, DE	35,048	39,604	44,180	48,735
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	39,063	42,141	45,240	48,319
Gainesville, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Homosassa Springs, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Jacksonville, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	37,940	41,704	45,469	49,234
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	41,060	44,512	47,944	51,397
Naples-Marco Island, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Ocala, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Port St. Lucie, FL	40,976	44,471	47,944	51,439
Punta Gorda, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Sebring, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	39,333	43,119	46,925	50,711
Tallahassee, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	39,624	43,140	46,655	50,170
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	37,794	41,538	45,303	49,047
Albany, GA	37,274	38,688	40,103	41,517
Athens-Clarke County, GA	37,316	41,642	45,989	50,316
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	36,879	41,704	46,530	51,356
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	38,855	42,536	46,197	49,879
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	38,605	39,354	40,082	40,831
Columbus, GA-AL	36,733	39,583	42,453	45,303
Dalton, GA	40,768	43,264	45,760	48,256
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,856	40,394	42,911	45,448
Gainesville, GA	44,887	46,946	49,005	51,064
Hinesville, GA	38,044	39,375	40,727	42,058
Macon-Bibb County, GA	37,690	42,994	48,277	53,581
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,733	40,540	44,367	48,173
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,687	43,452	47,216	50,981
Rome, GA	38,293	42,287	46,280	50,274
Savannah, GA	37,544	41,642	45,740	49,837
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,605	39,354	40,082	40,831
Valdosta, GA	38,605	39,333	40,082	40,810
Warner Robins, GA	43,036	48,922	54,808	60,695
Guam MSA	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	35,215	37,336	39,458	41,580
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	35,215	37,336	39,458	41,580
Urban Honolulu, HI	34,612	37,087	39,562	42,037
Ames, IA	44,596	55,932	67,268	78,604
Cedar Rapids, IA	41,039	45,490	49,920	54,372
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	42,058	47,050	52,042	57,034
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	41,268	47,029	52,770	58,532
Dubuque, IA	41,080	46,530	51,959	57,408
Iowa City, IA	40,852	45,656	50,461	55,266
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,744	54,226	65,687	77,168
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	60,549	68,266	75,962	83,679
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	41,600	52,292	62,983	73,674
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,852	45,656	50,461	55,266
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,285	53,976	64,688	75,380
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	41,039	45,490	49,920	54,372
Boise City, ID	45,220	49,380	53,519	57,679
Coeur d'Alene, ID	45,220	49,380	53,519	57,679
Idaho Falls, ID	47,716	50,378	53,040	55,703
Lewiston, ID-WA	45,220	49,380	53,519	57,679
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,220	49,380	53,519	57,679
Pocatello, ID	45,823	48,943	52,084	55,204
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,716	50,378	53,040	55,703
Twin Falls, ID	45,220	49,380	53,519	57,679
Bloomington, IL	46,988	51,584	56,181	60,778
Champaign-Urbana, IL	46,988	51,584	56,181	60,778
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	49,608	57,928	66,269	74,589
Decatur, IL	46,988	51,584	56,181	60,778
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,924	50,773	53,644	56,493
Kankakee, IL	45,844	55,120	64,418	73,695
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,508	54,101	60,695	67,288
Peoria, IL	46,988	51,584	56,181	60,778
Rockford, IL	49,567	57,824	66,082	74,340
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,922	51,522	54,122	56,722
Springfield, IL	48,839	51,418	53,976	56,556
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,362	53,040	58,719	64,397
Bloomington, IN	39,874	48,360	56,868	65,354
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,711	41,912	46,135	50,336
Columbus, IN	39,874	48,360	56,868	65,354
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	39,874	48,360	56,868	65,354
Evansville, IN	39,874	48,360	56,868	65,354
Fort Wayne, IN	39,874	48,360	56,868	65,354
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	39,874	48,360	56,868	65,354
Kokomo, IN	39,874	48,360	56,868	65,354
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	43,264	52,292	61,340	70,367
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	42,495	51,127	59,738	68,370
Muncie, IN	39,874	48,360	56,868	65,354
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,829	50,295	58,760	67,226
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	37,024	44,076	51,148	58,199
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,647	43,722	48,797	53,872
Terre Haute, IN	39,874	48,360	56,868	65,354
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	39,167	45,053	50,940	56,826
Lawrence, KS	40,415	46,509	52,624	58,719
Manhattan, KS	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Topeka, KS	40,373	46,426	52,500	58,552
Wichita, KS	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Bowling Green, KY	38,668	39,520	40,394	41,247
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,463	40,519	44,575	48,631
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,730	40,020	41,330	42,620
Elizabethtown, KY	38,709	39,916	41,122	42,328
Lexington-Fayette, KY	38,730	40,020	41,330	42,620
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	38,730	39,916	41,101	42,287
Owensboro, KY	39,916	40,228	40,560	40,872
Paducah, KY-IL	39,853	40,352	40,872	41,372
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,730	40,061	41,413	42,744
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,916	40,228	40,560	40,872
Alexandria, LA	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Baton Rouge, LA	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Hammond, LA	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Lafayette, LA	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Lake Charles, LA	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Monroe, LA	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	34,840	40,124	45,386	50,669
Barnstable Town, MA	34,362	39,520	44,700	49,858
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	34,466	39,645	44,824	50,004
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	34,487	39,687	44,866	50,066
Pittsfield, MA	34,840	40,124	45,386	50,669
Springfield, MA	34,840	40,124	45,386	50,669
Worcester, MA	42,432	45,719	49,005	52,292
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	36,317	40,893	45,448	50,024
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	37,420	41,434	45,469	49,484
Lexington Park, MD	37,877	42,911	47,944	52,978
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	36,172	42,016	47,882	53,727
Salisbury, MD	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Bangor, ME	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Portland-South Portland, ME	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Ann Arbor, MI	32,927	38,917	44,908	50,898
Battle Creek, MI	31,200	38,584	45,989	53,373
Bay City, MI	28,996	33,052	37,108	41,164
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	28,996	31,221	33,468	35,693
Flint, MI	28,996	31,055	33,114	35,173
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	28,996	32,719	36,442	40,165
Jackson, MI	32,968	39,021	45,074	51,127
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	31,076	38,688	46,280	53,893
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	28,996	31,263	33,551	35,818
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	28,996	31,242	33,509	35,756
Midland, MI	28,996	33,052	37,108	41,164
Monroe, MI	32,698	38,896	45,074	51,272
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	28,996	30,306	31,637	32,948
Niles, MI	28,996	33,052	37,108	41,164
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	28,996	33,052	37,108	41,164
Saginaw, MI	28,996	33,052	37,108	41,164
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	31,200	38,543	45,885	53,228
Traverse City, MI	28,996	33,052	37,108	41,164
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	28,996	33,052	37,108	41,164
Duluth, MN-WI	43,056	46,468	49,900	53,311
Mankato, MN	43,327	47,757	52,167	56,597
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	43,202	46,301	49,400	52,500
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,352	45,698	51,044	56,389
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,015	47,404	51,772	56,160
Rochester, MN	43,056	46,468	49,900	53,311
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,327	47,757	52,167	56,597
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,202	45,968	48,756	51,522
St. Cloud, MN	42,578	46,135	49,671	53,228
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	39,791	45,365	50,919	56,493
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,748	46,280	51,834	57,367
Columbia, MO	38,980	45,864	52,728	59,613
Jefferson City, MO	38,980	45,864	52,728	59,613
Joplin, MO-KS	43,992	50,149	56,285	62,442
Kansas City, MO-KS	39,167	45,095	51,023	56,951
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,063	44,388	49,733	55,058
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,117	48,756	53,415	58,053
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,373	45,240	50,087	54,954
Springfield, MO	42,349	47,528	52,687	57,866
St. Joseph, MO-KS	39,208	45,781	52,354	58,927
St. Louis, MO-IL	50,836	52,791	54,746	56,701
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	28,954	32,802	36,629	40,477
Hattiesburg, MS	30,264	33,613	36,983	40,332
Jackson, MS	27,914	31,991	36,047	40,124
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,098	33,239	36,359	39,500
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	28,184	32,240	36,296	40,352
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	25,231	29,786	34,362	38,917
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	24,087	28,829	33,592	38,335
Billings, MT	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Bozeman, MT	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Great Falls, MT	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Helena, MT	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Missoula, MT	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Asheville, NC	36,650	38,044	39,416	40,810
Burlington, NC	37,648	41,309	44,949	48,610
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,607	41,288	44,970	48,652
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	36,608	40,581	44,575	48,548
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	37,648	41,309	44,949	48,610
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,149	38,148	39,146	40,144
Fayetteville, NC	36,400	40,124	43,847	47,570
Goldsboro, NC	36,151	38,044	39,916	41,808
Greensboro-High Point, NC	37,690	41,288	44,887	48,485
Greenville, NC	37,149	38,148	39,146	40,144
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	35,444	39,687	43,951	48,194
Jacksonville, NC	37,274	39,229	41,164	43,119
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	36,442	40,144	43,847	47,549
Raleigh-Cary, NC	36,296	38,792	41,288	43,784
Rocky Mount, NC	37,253	39,624	41,996	44,367
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,629	37,940	39,229	40,540
Wilmington, NC	37,170	38,834	40,477	42,141
Winston-Salem, NC	37,815	41,746	45,656	49,588
Bismarck, ND	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Fargo, ND-MN	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Grand Forks, ND-MN	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Minot, ND	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Grand Island, NE	46,301	53,061	59,821	66,581
Lincoln, NE	44,159	48,444	52,708	56,992
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,932	49,130	55,308	61,506
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	46,301	53,061	59,821	66,581
Omaha, NE-IA	43,472	48,527	53,602	58,656
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	44,159	48,444	52,708	56,992
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Manchester-Nashua, NH	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	38,460	44,242	50,024	55,807
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	39,375	45,157	50,940	56,722
Vineland, NJ	35,277	39,749	44,200	48,672
Albuquerque, NM	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Farmington, NM	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Las Cruces, NM	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Santa Fe, NM	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Carson City, NV	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Reno, NV	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	37,149	43,535	49,920	56,306
Binghamton, NY	37,149	43,535	49,920	56,306
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	36,026	44,013	52,021	60,008
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	38,938	43,680	48,402	53,144
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	36,567	43,098	49,650	56,181
Elmira, NY	37,149	43,535	49,920	56,306
Glens Falls, NY	37,149	43,535	49,920	56,306
Ithaca, NY	37,149	43,535	49,920	56,306
Kingston, NY	37,149	43,535	49,920	56,306
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	44,034	49,983	55,911	61,860
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	44,762	50,565	56,368	62,172
Rochester, NY	35,839	43,389	50,940	58,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	36,047	44,096	52,125	60,175
Syracuse, NY	39,021	43,868	48,735	53,581
Utica-Rome, NY	39,021	43,868	48,735	53,581
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	37,149	43,535	49,920	56,306
Akron, OH	40,311	44,076	47,840	51,605
Canton-Massillon, OH	40,560	43,680	46,800	49,920
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	41,580	48,964	56,327	63,711
Cleveland, OH	39,520	44,762	50,004	55,245
Columbus, OH	44,263	49,837	55,412	60,986
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	42,287	49,234	56,202	63,149
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,770	44,783	49,816	54,829
Lima, OH	43,285	45,948	48,631	51,293
Mansfield, OH	45,719	48,735	51,772	54,788
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	45,968	48,589	51,189	53,810
Sandusky, OH	45,864	49,525	53,207	56,868
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,141	49,983	57,845	65,687
Springfield, OH	43,285	48,922	54,559	60,196
Toledo, OH	44,284	47,216	50,149	53,082
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	43,285	45,948	48,631	51,293
Youngstown-Warren, OH	40,311	44,076	47,840	51,605
Enid, OK	37,004	40,061	43,140	46,197
Lawton, OK	34,716	39,104	43,493	47,882
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,300	38,730	43,160	47,591
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,983	39,520	42,037	44,575
Oklahoma City, OK	34,716	39,104	43,493	47,882
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,716	40,352	46,010	51,647
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,445	39,500	44,554	49,608
Tulsa, OK	36,442	39,125	41,808	44,492
Albany, OR	32,220	39,728	47,216	54,725
Bend, OR	32,490	38,792	45,074	51,376
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	33,052	37,690	42,349	46,988
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	34,216	38,501	42,786	47,071
Corvallis, OR	32,324	39,936	47,570	55,183
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	33,696	38,917	44,159	49,380
Eugene-Springfield, OR	33,696	38,917	44,159	49,380
Grants Pass, OR	33,696	38,917	44,159	49,380
Medford, OR	33,696	38,917	44,159	49,380
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	35,506	41,351	47,175	53,020
Salem, OR	31,991	37,149	42,308	47,466
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	37,461	43,056	48,652	54,247
Altoona, PA	34,196	38,210	42,204	46,218
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,026	40,311	44,596	48,880
Chambersburg, PA	36,796	41,060	45,344	49,608
Erie, PA	34,196	38,210	42,204	46,218
Gettysburg, PA	35,756	39,375	43,015	46,634
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	35,672	40,144	44,596	49,068
Johnstown, PA	33,114	35,464	37,836	40,186
Lancaster, PA	35,984	41,954	47,924	53,893
Lebanon, PA	36,151	40,768	45,386	50,004
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,588	41,184	45,802	50,399
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,488	36,671	39,832	43,015
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	36,920	43,098	49,296	55,474
Pittsburgh, PA	35,402	37,440	39,479	41,517
Reading, PA	35,652	40,623	45,594	50,565
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	36,359	41,080	45,802	50,524
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,530	36,733	39,957	43,160
State College, PA	33,072	36,671	40,248	43,847
Williamsport, PA	34,196	38,210	42,204	46,218
York-Hanover, PA	35,298	39,708	44,096	48,506
Aguadilla, PR	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Arecibo, PR	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Guayama, PR	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Mayaguez, PR	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Ponce, PR	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	34,362	39,520	44,700	49,858
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	34,653	38,439	42,204	45,989
Columbia, SC	37,108	41,621	46,156	50,669
Florence, SC	34,799	38,480	42,162	45,844
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	34,653	38,439	42,204	45,989
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	34,653	38,439	42,204	45,989
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	34,653	38,439	42,204	45,989
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,525	41,351	46,156	50,981
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,250	43,535	47,820	52,104
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,354	43,077	46,821	50,544
Spartanburg, SC	39,437	43,764	48,111	52,437
Sumter, SC	34,799	38,480	42,162	45,844
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,584	43,868	49,172	54,455
Rapid City, SD	36,317	40,352	44,388	48,423
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	39,292	44,533	49,775	55,016
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,317	40,352	44,388	48,423
Chattanooga, TN-GA	40,228	42,807	45,407	47,986
Clarksville, TN-KY	39,146	40,061	40,976	41,892
Cleveland, TN	30,992	35,069	39,125	43,202
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30,992	35,069	39,125	43,202
Jackson, TN	30,992	35,069	39,125	43,202
Johnson City, TN	30,992	35,069	39,125	43,202
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	30,992	35,069	39,125	43,202
Knoxville, TN	30,992	35,069	39,125	43,202
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	24,919	29,516	34,112	38,709
Morristown, TN	30,992	35,069	39,125	43,202
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	30,992	35,069	39,125	43,202
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,613	36,712	39,812	42,911
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30,992	35,069	39,125	43,202
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30,306	34,632	38,938	43,264
Abilene, TX	24,420	29,349	34,258	39,188
Amarillo, TX	24,399	29,828	35,277	40,706
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	32,844	39,687	46,530	53,373
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	34,882	38,335	41,767	45,220
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,357	29,474	34,570	39,687
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	27,852	33,551	39,250	44,949
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,680	38,148	45,636	53,103
College Station-Bryan, TX	27,852	33,551	39,250	44,949
Corpus Christi, TX	27,852	33,551	39,250	44,949
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	36,879	47,445	58,032	68,599
Eagle Pass, TX	27,852	33,551	39,250	44,949
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,948	36,151	39,333	42,536
El Paso, TX	24,274	28,912	33,551	38,189
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,560	33,301	39,021	44,762
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	33,988	37,752	41,538	45,303
Killeen-Temple, TX	27,852	33,551	39,250	44,949
Laredo, TX	27,852	33,551	39,250	44,949
Longview, TX	32,948	34,674	36,421	38,148
Lubbock, TX	24,295	28,892	33,468	38,064
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	27,852	33,551	39,250	44,949
Midland, TX	24,274	28,912	33,530	38,168
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,020	32,656	38,272	43,909
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,274	28,912	33,530	38,168
Odessa, TX	24,274	28,912	33,530	38,168
San Angelo, TX	24,378	28,912	33,426	37,960
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	27,852	33,551	39,250	44,949
Sherman-Denison, TX	34,300	41,226	48,173	55,100
Texarkana, TX-AR	34,112	37,544	40,976	44,408
Tyler, TX	27,852	33,551	39,250	44,949
Victoria, TX	27,852	33,551	39,250	44,949
Waco, TX	32,906	38,668	44,450	50,212
Wichita Falls, TX	24,420	29,266	34,133	38,980
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	29,640	34,778	39,936	45,074
Logan, UT-ID	41,871	46,176	50,482	54,788
Ogden, UT	29,640	34,778	39,936	45,074
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	29,640	34,778	39,936	45,074
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	29,640	34,778	39,936	45,074
St. George, UT	29,640	34,778	39,936	45,074
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	29,495	34,695	39,895	45,095
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	34,237	36,109	37,981	39,853
Charlottesville, VA	34,300	36,796	39,271	41,767
Harrisonburg, VA	34,237	36,109	37,981	39,853
Lynchburg, VA	34,237	36,109	37,981	39,853
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,757	36,484	38,231	39,957
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,988	36,608	39,229	41,850
Richmond, VA	34,778	36,546	38,335	40,103
Roanoke, VA	34,237	36,109	37,981	39,853
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,218	36,151	39,104	42,037
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,237	36,109	37,981	39,853
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	34,237	36,109	37,981	39,853
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	35,506	37,045	38,605	40,144
Winchester, VA-WV	35,714	37,898	40,082	42,266
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Bellingham, WA	47,071	49,151	51,231	53,311
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	47,071	49,151	51,231	53,311
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	47,591	50,149	52,728	55,287
Kennewick-Richland, WA	50,357	52,063	53,768	55,474
Longview-Kelso, WA	47,071	49,151	51,231	53,311
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	47,071	49,151	51,231	53,311
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	47,071	49,151	51,231	53,311
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	47,071	49,151	51,231	53,311
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	47,071	49,151	51,231	53,311
Walla Walla, WA	47,071	49,151	51,231	53,311
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	47,071	49,151	51,231	53,311
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	44,159	46,759	49,359	51,959
Yakima, WA	47,071	49,151	51,231	53,311
Appleton, WI	44,804	47,653	50,482	53,332
Eau Claire, WI	44,804	47,653	50,482	53,332
Fond du Lac, WI	44,804	47,653	50,482	53,332
Green Bay, WI	44,804	47,653	50,482	53,332
Janesville-Beloit, WI	44,804	47,653	50,482	53,332
Kenosha, WI	44,804	47,653	50,482	53,332
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	44,804	47,653	50,482	53,332
Madison, WI	44,304	46,696	49,068	51,460
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	44,804	47,653	50,482	53,332
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,367	46,842	49,317	51,792
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,804	47,653	50,482	53,332
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	44,804	47,653	50,482	53,332
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	44,804	47,653	50,482	53,332
Sheboygan, WI	44,804	47,653	50,482	53,332
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,741	47,445	50,128	52,832
Wausau, WI	44,242	46,572	48,901	51,231
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,536	46,488	50,420	54,372
Beckley, WV	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Charleston, WV	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Morgantown, WV	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	39,396	44,242	49,088	53,935
Wheeling, WV-OH	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Casper, WY	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Cheyenne, WY	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,292	44,887	50,482

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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