SOC 51-9195 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 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): Mold, shape, form, cast, or carve products such as food products, figurines, tile, pipes, and candles consisting of clay, glass, plaster, concrete, stone, or combinations of materials.

Level I across metros$23,546 – $50,960McAllen, TX to Bozeman, MT

Median Level IV, major metros$52,292Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic (SOC 51-9195) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $23,546 in McAllen, TX to $50,960 in Bozeman, MT, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $52,292. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $47,882, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 18 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	36,421	41,933	47,445	52,957
Anchorage, AK	36,421	41,933	47,445	52,957
Fairbanks-College, AK	36,421	41,933	47,445	52,957
Anniston-Oxford, AL	32,636	37,420	42,183	46,967
Auburn-Opelika, AL	32,386	36,754	41,101	45,469
Birmingham, AL	32,448	36,754	41,060	45,365
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	32,490	35,256	38,044	40,810
Decatur, AL	34,092	37,524	40,976	44,408
Dothan, AL	32,532	36,484	40,415	44,367
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	33,884	36,317	38,730	41,164
Gadsden, AL	32,636	37,420	42,183	46,967
Huntsville, AL	34,549	38,189	41,850	45,490
Mobile, AL	32,760	35,839	38,938	42,016
Montgomery, AL	32,469	36,504	40,519	44,554
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	39,250	43,576	47,924	52,250
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,866	34,258	36,671	39,063
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,845	34,528	37,232	39,916
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,220	36,546	40,852	45,178
Tuscaloosa, AL	34,112	42,640	51,189	59,717
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,535	35,132	39,708	44,304
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	29,911	33,488	37,087	40,664
Fort Smith, AR-OK	31,055	35,215	39,396	43,556
Hot Springs, AR	30,077	33,426	36,754	40,103
Jonesboro, AR	30,909	36,005	41,122	46,218
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	30,514	34,196	37,877	41,559
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,994	33,530	37,045	40,581
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,140	35,901	41,642	47,404
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,202	33,676	37,170	40,644
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	41,850	45,012	48,173	51,335
Flagstaff, AZ	41,850	45,012	48,173	51,335
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	41,850	45,012	48,173	51,335
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	41,184	44,596	48,007	51,418
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	41,455	44,804	48,173	51,522
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	45,012	46,447	47,861	49,296
Tucson, AZ	45,012	46,468	47,924	49,380
Yuma, AZ	41,663	44,845	48,028	51,210
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	43,597	46,904	50,212	53,519
Chico, CA	39,728	44,263	48,776	53,311
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	41,205	46,052	50,898	55,744
El Centro, CA	40,040	44,679	49,296	53,935
Fresno, CA	41,372	46,696	52,000	57,325
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	39,562	44,783	50,004	55,224
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	39,146	44,866	50,607	56,327
Merced, CA	43,909	51,480	59,052	66,623
Modesto, CA	47,445	56,077	64,730	73,362
Napa, CA	44,408	48,943	53,477	58,012
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,138	48,527	52,936	57,325
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,744	47,216	51,709	56,181
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	39,375	45,053	50,711	56,389
Redding, CA	40,893	46,551	52,229	57,887
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	40,207	44,429	48,631	52,853
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	43,951	48,194	52,458	56,701
Salinas, CA	41,808	46,863	51,896	56,951
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	39,562	44,949	50,316	55,703
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	44,492	51,522	58,552	65,583
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	48,652	55,640	62,608	69,597
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	40,352	45,719	51,085	56,452
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	44,824	51,896	58,948	66,020
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	42,162	48,652	55,162	61,652
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	45,074	50,024	54,996	59,946
Stockton-Lodi, CA	41,892	46,426	50,981	55,516
Vallejo, CA	44,388	50,149	55,890	61,652
Visalia, CA	36,962	40,165	43,348	46,551
Yuba City, CA	43,348	47,695	52,042	56,389
Boulder, CO	40,935	46,280	51,605	56,951
Colorado Springs, CO	46,821	53,332	59,821	66,332
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	42,807	48,236	53,685	59,114
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,935	46,676	52,396	58,136
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	39,583	44,096	48,589	53,103
Grand Junction, CO	36,733	41,226	45,698	50,191
Greeley, CO	40,748	45,740	50,711	55,703
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,124	45,615	51,085	56,576
Pueblo, CO	37,586	44,429	51,272	58,116
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	36,172	40,664	45,178	49,671
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	42,474	48,340	54,184	60,050
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	42,224	47,757	53,269	58,802
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	41,476	46,967	52,458	57,949
New Haven, CT	41,434	46,780	52,146	57,492
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	41,517	46,676	51,855	57,013
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	41,912	47,570	53,207	58,864
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	42,495	46,509	50,544	54,559
Dover, DE	38,688	43,223	47,736	52,271
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	40,706	44,471	48,215	51,980
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	35,735	39,791	43,847	47,903
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	37,482	42,037	46,613	51,168
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	38,896	42,058	45,199	48,360
Gainesville, FL	35,298	39,604	43,930	48,236
Homosassa Springs, FL	35,776	39,853	43,951	48,028
Jacksonville, FL	34,674	39,437	44,221	48,984
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	40,956	42,828	44,720	46,592
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	37,940	42,349	46,780	51,189
Naples-Marco Island, FL	37,108	41,642	46,197	50,732
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,860	39,916	43,972	48,028
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	39,874	44,616	49,359	54,101
Ocala, FL	37,836	41,080	44,325	47,570
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	38,460	41,455	44,429	47,424
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	38,376	41,496	44,596	47,716
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	38,210	42,661	47,112	51,564
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	37,108	41,164	45,220	49,276
Port St. Lucie, FL	38,189	42,474	46,759	51,044
Punta Gorda, FL	36,047	40,540	45,012	49,504
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	38,460	41,663	44,866	48,069
Sebring, FL	38,584	41,434	44,284	47,133
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,984	39,250	42,516	45,781
Tallahassee, FL	37,108	41,164	45,220	49,276
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	35,860	40,228	44,616	48,984
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	37,440	40,976	44,492	48,028
Albany, GA	33,842	40,248	46,634	53,040
Athens-Clarke County, GA	33,904	40,415	46,925	53,436
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	33,343	39,936	46,509	53,103
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	42,765	45,948	49,130	52,312
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	33,842	40,248	46,634	53,040
Columbus, GA-AL	32,532	38,564	44,616	50,648
Dalton, GA	36,962	42,453	47,924	53,415
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,380	41,684	46,967	52,271
Gainesville, GA	33,925	40,436	46,967	53,477
Hinesville, GA	33,842	40,248	46,634	53,040
Macon-Bibb County, GA	32,656	39,021	45,386	51,751
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,093	39,416	45,740	52,063
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,127	43,743	49,338	54,954
Rome, GA	34,154	40,519	46,904	53,269
Savannah, GA	33,842	40,248	46,634	53,040
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,223	35,797	41,392	46,967
Valdosta, GA	33,842	40,248	46,634	53,040
Warner Robins, GA	29,724	34,029	38,356	42,661
Guam MSA	36,421	41,933	47,445	52,957
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	39,146	49,837	60,508	71,199
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	39,146	49,837	60,508	71,199
Urban Honolulu, HI	39,146	49,837	60,508	71,199
Ames, IA	36,588	41,517	46,426	51,356
Cedar Rapids, IA	33,197	38,813	44,429	50,045
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	40,872	46,384	51,896	57,408
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	39,063	43,951	48,839	53,727
Dubuque, IA	32,802	38,439	44,055	49,692
Iowa City, IA	34,383	39,812	45,220	50,648
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	29,578	35,943	42,328	48,693
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,005	40,228	44,471	48,693
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	38,252	41,788	45,344	48,880
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,396	43,327	47,258	51,189
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,959	41,684	44,408	47,133
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	32,428	38,127	43,847	49,546
Boise City, ID	37,732	40,602	43,452	46,322
Coeur d'Alene, ID	36,879	39,916	42,973	46,010
Idaho Falls, ID	35,319	37,087	38,855	40,623
Lewiston, ID-WA	36,879	39,916	42,973	46,010
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	37,669	40,872	44,076	47,279
Pocatello, ID	36,879	39,916	42,973	46,010
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,796	39,541	42,266	45,012
Twin Falls, ID	37,544	40,415	43,264	46,135
Bloomington, IL	32,927	37,836	42,744	47,653
Champaign-Urbana, IL	33,447	37,856	42,287	46,696
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	36,005	41,372	46,717	52,084
Decatur, IL	32,760	37,170	41,559	45,968
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,090	40,311	45,511	50,732
Kankakee, IL	35,548	40,893	46,218	51,564
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,648	43,327	48,984	54,663
Peoria, IL	39,728	42,640	45,532	48,444
Rockford, IL	40,727	43,805	46,863	49,941
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,276	41,122	45,989	50,836
Springfield, IL	35,818	40,748	45,677	50,607
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,344	36,109	39,895	43,660
Bloomington, IN	40,852	45,719	50,607	55,474
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,351	50,482	59,592	68,724
Columbus, IN	38,605	44,408	50,232	56,036
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	36,088	41,413	46,738	52,063
Evansville, IN	28,476	31,970	35,485	38,980
Fort Wayne, IN	35,735	41,351	46,967	52,583
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	37,544	42,557	47,570	52,583
Kokomo, IN	38,189	43,680	49,151	54,642
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	36,754	42,328	47,882	53,456
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	36,276	41,247	46,239	51,210
Muncie, IN	38,002	44,554	51,106	57,658
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,437	42,682	45,948	49,192
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	30,743	35,298	39,853	44,408
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,103	44,492	48,860	53,248
Terre Haute, IN	39,312	45,428	51,564	57,679
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	40,623	44,284	47,924	51,584
Lawrence, KS	42,162	46,738	51,314	55,890
Manhattan, KS	39,604	43,618	47,612	51,626
Topeka, KS	41,912	46,551	51,210	55,848
Wichita, KS	38,252	42,204	46,135	50,087
Bowling Green, KY	32,303	35,818	39,312	42,828
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,045	41,996	46,967	51,917
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,194	40,248	45,303	50,357
Elizabethtown, KY	33,135	36,442	39,728	43,036
Lexington-Fayette, KY	38,688	43,930	49,192	54,434
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	35,173	38,106	41,060	43,992
Owensboro, KY	31,221	34,716	38,210	41,704
Paducah, KY-IL	31,263	34,799	38,314	41,850
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,260	36,650	40,061	43,452
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,096	34,487	37,877	41,268
Alexandria, LA	37,503	44,159	50,836	57,492
Baton Rouge, LA	37,815	45,095	52,354	59,634
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,941	41,767	46,613	51,439
Hammond, LA	38,855	46,301	53,768	61,215
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	38,772	46,384	53,997	61,610
Lafayette, LA	37,503	44,159	50,836	57,492
Lake Charles, LA	37,503	44,159	50,836	57,492
Monroe, LA	37,503	44,159	50,836	57,492
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	41,476	49,525	57,554	65,604
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,900	42,183	47,445	52,728
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	37,503	44,159	50,836	57,492
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	38,938	46,988	55,037	63,087
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	37,503	44,159	50,836	57,492
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	42,744	47,861	52,957	58,074
Barnstable Town, MA	42,058	47,840	53,602	59,384
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	42,224	49,068	55,890	62,733
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	42,474	48,132	53,789	59,447
Pittsfield, MA	43,597	47,820	52,063	56,285
Springfield, MA	34,300	42,911	51,501	60,112
Worcester, MA	41,392	48,048	54,684	61,340
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	38,813	43,244	47,653	52,084
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	41,018	43,951	46,904	49,837
Lexington Park, MD	41,184	46,364	51,543	56,722
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	39,021	43,764	48,485	53,228
Salisbury, MD	38,772	45,490	52,188	58,906
Bangor, ME	41,663	44,471	47,258	50,066
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	43,202	45,989	48,776	51,564
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,663	44,471	47,258	50,066
Portland-South Portland, ME	44,970	47,612	50,253	52,895
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,850	44,720	47,591	50,461
Ann Arbor, MI	39,104	42,869	46,655	50,420
Battle Creek, MI	37,108	40,436	43,743	47,071
Bay City, MI	36,338	39,791	43,244	46,696
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	39,146	42,807	46,488	50,149
Flint, MI	36,213	39,708	43,223	46,717
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	37,399	40,394	43,389	46,384
Jackson, MI	38,751	42,557	46,384	50,191
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	36,692	39,978	43,264	46,551
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	38,709	42,703	46,696	50,690
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,463	39,063	41,663	44,263
Midland, MI	36,338	39,791	43,244	46,696
Monroe, MI	39,229	42,973	46,717	50,461
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	38,127	41,080	44,013	46,967
Niles, MI	33,967	37,919	41,892	45,844
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,232	41,268	45,324	49,359
Saginaw, MI	36,234	39,978	43,722	47,466
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,712	40,332	43,972	47,591
Traverse City, MI	37,482	41,455	45,407	49,380
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,920	40,602	44,263	47,944
Duluth, MN-WI	38,543	43,056	47,591	52,104
Mankato, MN	38,605	43,202	47,820	52,416
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	39,042	43,535	48,028	52,520
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,813	42,890	46,946	51,023
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,751	42,828	46,904	50,981
Rochester, MN	36,920	42,058	47,175	52,312
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	37,378	42,370	47,362	52,354
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,501	42,765	47,050	51,314
St. Cloud, MN	38,730	42,828	46,946	51,044
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	34,404	38,522	42,640	46,759
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,136	48,444	51,730	55,037
Columbia, MO	41,496	45,906	50,316	54,725
Jefferson City, MO	41,496	45,906	50,316	54,725
Joplin, MO-KS	36,754	42,474	48,194	53,914
Kansas City, MO-KS	43,618	48,610	53,623	58,615
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,124	45,407	50,690	55,973
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,066	41,975	46,884	51,792
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,560	45,802	51,044	56,285
Springfield, MO	36,796	40,165	43,514	46,884
St. Joseph, MO-KS	42,058	46,696	51,314	55,952
St. Louis, MO-IL	36,796	41,746	46,717	51,668
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	24,836	30,722	36,588	42,474
Hattiesburg, MS	24,919	30,680	36,442	42,204
Jackson, MS	31,658	34,716	37,752	40,810
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,666	31,700	36,754	41,788
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	25,709	30,056	34,383	38,730
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,999	32,573	38,127	43,701
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	27,436	32,677	37,940	43,181
Billings, MT	45,844	50,524	55,224	59,904
Bozeman, MT	50,960	54,600	58,220	61,860
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,573	49,858	54,164	58,448
Great Falls, MT	46,676	51,148	55,640	60,112
Helena, MT	47,612	51,751	55,890	60,029
Missoula, MT	47,383	51,335	55,287	59,239
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	46,676	51,148	55,640	60,112
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	47,008	50,815	54,621	58,428
Asheville, NC	33,218	36,130	39,021	41,933
Burlington, NC	32,303	36,525	40,727	44,949
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,114	37,856	42,578	47,320
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	34,445	38,210	41,996	45,760
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	32,948	37,212	41,455	45,719
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,050	38,730	43,431	48,111
Fayetteville, NC	31,512	34,362	37,191	40,040
Goldsboro, NC	33,343	38,543	43,743	48,943
Greensboro-High Point, NC	32,885	37,482	42,100	46,696
Greenville, NC	30,972	39,458	47,944	56,431
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	32,927	36,629	40,311	44,013
Jacksonville, NC	30,244	36,733	43,223	49,712
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	32,407	36,754	41,080	45,428
Raleigh-Cary, NC	34,903	39,250	43,576	47,924
Rocky Mount, NC	32,344	37,378	42,432	47,466
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,885	35,527	38,148	40,789
Wilmington, NC	31,013	36,650	42,287	47,924
Winston-Salem, NC	33,197	41,912	50,607	59,322
Bismarck, ND	40,290	43,119	45,968	48,797
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,415	43,410	46,405	49,400
Fargo, ND-MN	40,540	43,389	46,239	49,088
Grand Forks, ND-MN	38,834	40,976	43,098	45,240
Minot, ND	40,290	43,119	45,968	48,797
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,290	43,119	45,968	48,797
Grand Island, NE	38,522	42,245	45,989	49,712
Lincoln, NE	41,247	44,159	47,071	49,983
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,789	43,826	46,863	49,900
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,794	39,500	41,184	42,890
Omaha, NE-IA	43,493	45,906	48,340	50,752
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,872	44,055	47,237	50,420
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,205	47,924	54,663	61,381
Manchester-Nashua, NH	41,330	45,282	49,255	53,207
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,413	48,277	55,141	62,005
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,813	43,597	48,360	53,144
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	38,980	44,429	49,900	55,349
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	38,876	43,722	48,589	53,436
Vineland, NJ	44,242	53,436	62,629	71,823
Albuquerque, NM	38,376	42,308	46,239	50,170
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	37,440	41,538	45,636	49,733
Farmington, NM	37,440	41,538	45,636	49,733
Las Cruces, NM	37,440	41,538	45,636	49,733
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,376	42,308	46,239	50,170
Santa Fe, NM	38,439	42,391	46,364	50,316
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	35,672	40,935	46,176	51,439
Carson City, NV	37,940	43,368	48,797	54,226
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	34,632	39,500	44,388	49,255
Reno, NV	38,106	43,493	48,860	54,247
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	39,832	45,864	51,876	57,908
Binghamton, NY	40,124	45,948	51,792	57,616
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	37,378	42,848	48,340	53,810
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	37,357	44,117	50,856	57,616
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	40,477	46,613	52,770	58,906
Elmira, NY	39,562	44,221	48,860	53,519
Glens Falls, NY	43,264	48,984	54,704	60,424
Ithaca, NY	39,791	45,012	50,253	55,474
Kingston, NY	38,855	44,866	50,898	56,909
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	39,084	44,200	49,338	54,455
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	39,146	44,117	49,088	54,060
Rochester, NY	36,629	44,783	52,916	61,069
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	39,749	43,368	47,008	50,628
Syracuse, NY	39,458	44,908	50,336	55,786
Utica-Rome, NY	36,151	41,892	47,632	53,373
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	36,192	42,037	47,903	53,748
Akron, OH	39,333	45,136	50,940	56,743
Canton-Massillon, OH	37,316	41,455	45,594	49,733
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	40,477	47,300	54,122	60,944
Cleveland, OH	34,778	39,770	44,762	49,754
Columbus, OH	39,167	43,597	48,028	52,458
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	37,607	39,520	41,455	43,368
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,272	42,495	46,696	50,919
Lima, OH	35,672	41,268	46,863	52,458
Mansfield, OH	38,376	42,474	46,551	50,648
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	38,231	42,079	45,906	49,754
Sandusky, OH	36,754	41,268	45,802	50,316
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,648	42,724	47,820	52,895
Springfield, OH	37,316	41,018	44,741	48,444
Toledo, OH	37,752	42,079	46,384	50,711
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,610	41,143	46,655	52,188
Youngstown-Warren, OH	36,858	41,663	46,447	51,252
Enid, OK	39,624	43,348	47,050	50,773
Lawton, OK	39,604	43,493	47,404	51,293
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,071	38,834	43,618	48,381
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,066	41,871	46,655	51,460
Oklahoma City, OK	39,312	43,202	47,112	51,002
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,636	36,608	40,581	44,554
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,236	39,479	43,743	47,986
Tulsa, OK	34,445	40,228	45,989	51,772
Albany, OR	44,034	48,402	52,749	57,117
Bend, OR	46,114	49,608	53,103	56,597
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,223	47,882	52,520	57,180
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,952	47,653	52,375	57,076
Corvallis, OR	43,514	48,007	52,520	57,013
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,764	48,215	52,687	57,138
Eugene-Springfield, OR	36,400	41,351	46,301	51,252
Grants Pass, OR	43,701	47,965	52,229	56,493
Medford, OR	43,077	47,424	51,772	56,119
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	43,202	48,069	52,957	57,824
Salem, OR	47,882	50,794	53,706	56,618
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	40,311	44,304	48,298	52,292
Altoona, PA	39,250	41,205	43,181	45,136
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,984	39,250	42,495	45,760
Chambersburg, PA	35,132	39,479	43,805	48,152
Erie, PA	39,042	46,572	54,080	61,610
Gettysburg, PA	36,692	41,476	46,239	51,023
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	36,317	41,080	45,844	50,607
Johnstown, PA	35,652	40,706	45,781	50,836
Lancaster, PA	38,376	43,743	49,088	54,455
Lebanon, PA	36,151	41,309	46,447	51,605
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,567	41,746	46,925	52,104
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,756	40,352	44,949	49,546
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	38,896	43,452	47,986	52,541
Pittsburgh, PA	36,879	41,018	45,178	49,317
Reading, PA	36,338	43,223	50,108	56,992
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	34,528	38,980	43,431	47,882
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,548	40,207	44,887	49,546
State College, PA	36,858	41,559	46,239	50,940
Williamsport, PA	36,775	42,037	47,279	52,541
York-Hanover, PA	39,146	44,471	49,775	55,100
Aguadilla, PR	36,421	41,933	47,445	52,957
Arecibo, PR	36,421	41,933	47,445	52,957
Guayama, PR	36,421	41,933	47,445	52,957
Mayaguez, PR	36,421	41,933	47,445	52,957
Ponce, PR	36,421	41,933	47,445	52,957
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	36,421	41,933	47,445	52,957
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	36,421	41,933	47,445	52,957
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	41,642	45,989	50,316	54,663
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	34,528	38,772	42,994	47,237
Columbia, SC	36,712	40,436	44,138	47,861
Florence, SC	33,322	37,108	40,872	44,658
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	37,045	45,053	53,082	61,090
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	36,213	41,372	46,551	51,709
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	31,512	34,965	38,418	41,871
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,653	38,480	42,328	46,156
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,879	42,224	47,591	52,936
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,066	41,580	46,093	50,607
Spartanburg, SC	42,474	46,426	50,399	54,351
Sumter, SC	33,322	37,108	40,872	44,658
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,956	43,639	46,301	48,984
Rapid City, SD	36,421	41,933	47,445	52,957
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	40,290	43,389	46,488	49,588
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,421	41,933	47,445	52,957
Chattanooga, TN-GA	36,858	41,372	45,864	50,378
Clarksville, TN-KY	34,778	39,479	44,200	48,901
Cleveland, TN	35,298	40,644	45,989	51,335
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,215	40,020	44,824	49,629
Jackson, TN	34,840	39,936	45,012	50,108
Johnson City, TN	35,631	40,394	45,157	49,920
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	36,546	41,039	45,552	50,045
Knoxville, TN	35,048	39,853	44,637	49,442
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	33,280	39,021	44,741	50,482
Morristown, TN	35,527	40,290	45,074	49,837
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	37,087	41,871	46,634	51,418
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,469	37,316	42,162	47,008
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	24,940	29,016	33,114	37,191
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,320	39,666	45,032	50,378
Abilene, TX	35,652	41,850	48,069	54,268
Amarillo, TX	30,888	36,359	41,850	47,320
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	33,551	38,064	42,557	47,071
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	31,138	35,589	40,061	44,512
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,740	38,813	44,866	50,940
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	24,128	28,143	32,178	36,192
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,431	35,880	41,351	46,800
College Station-Bryan, TX	30,140	37,960	45,781	53,602
Corpus Christi, TX	30,888	36,359	41,850	47,320
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	30,826	35,901	40,997	46,072
Eagle Pass, TX	30,888	36,359	41,850	47,320
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,095	36,796	41,476	46,176
El Paso, TX	30,888	36,359	41,850	47,320
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,023	44,533	51,044	57,554
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	31,096	35,568	40,020	44,492
Killeen-Temple, TX	31,367	37,607	43,868	50,108
Laredo, TX	30,888	36,359	41,850	47,320
Longview, TX	33,426	36,671	39,916	43,160
Lubbock, TX	35,090	39,791	44,512	49,213
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	23,546	25,772	27,997	30,223
Midland, TX	30,888	36,359	41,850	47,320
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,637	37,024	42,391	47,778
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,570	41,288	48,028	54,746
Odessa, TX	30,888	36,359	41,850	47,320
San Angelo, TX	35,735	42,058	48,381	54,704
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	32,116	37,628	43,119	48,631
Sherman-Denison, TX	31,013	36,172	41,330	46,488
Texarkana, TX-AR	33,447	40,560	47,674	54,788
Tyler, TX	33,405	36,650	39,916	43,160
Victoria, TX	30,888	36,359	41,850	47,320
Waco, TX	30,764	36,338	41,933	47,508
Wichita Falls, TX	30,888	36,359	41,850	47,320
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,175	37,732	41,268	44,824
Logan, UT-ID	36,983	40,872	44,762	48,652
Ogden, UT	37,066	40,997	44,908	48,839
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	34,549	37,815	41,060	44,325
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	37,565	42,100	46,613	51,148
St. George, UT	33,655	37,108	40,540	43,992
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	36,068	40,456	44,824	49,213
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	36,317	40,124	43,909	47,716
Charlottesville, VA	37,898	42,224	46,530	50,856
Harrisonburg, VA	36,754	41,018	45,261	49,525
Lynchburg, VA	36,608	41,850	47,112	52,354
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,444	38,085	40,706	43,348
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,439	42,765	47,092	51,418
Richmond, VA	38,647	41,850	45,074	48,277
Roanoke, VA	34,175	39,479	44,762	50,066
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,316	41,434	45,552	49,671
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,378	40,727	44,096	47,445
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	36,754	41,018	45,261	49,525
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	36,463	40,831	45,178	49,546
Winchester, VA-WV	40,706	44,596	48,464	52,354
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	36,421	41,933	47,445	52,957
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	45,032	47,882	50,752	53,602
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	41,476	48,132	54,808	61,464
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	40,810	44,804	48,776	52,770
Bellingham, WA	42,037	47,175	52,312	57,450
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	47,736	52,583	57,450	62,296
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	44,866	49,837	54,829	59,800
Kennewick-Richland, WA	43,306	48,402	53,477	58,573
Longview-Kelso, WA	42,453	47,424	52,375	57,346
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	45,448	50,503	55,536	60,591
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	47,612	52,396	57,180	61,964
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	48,298	52,999	57,679	62,380
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	43,701	48,485	53,269	58,053
Walla Walla, WA	44,055	49,234	54,392	59,572
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	45,968	50,981	55,973	60,986
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,010	50,919	55,848	60,757
Yakima, WA	46,218	51,064	55,911	60,757
Appleton, WI	39,146	43,514	47,903	52,271
Eau Claire, WI	43,202	45,386	47,570	49,754
Fond du Lac, WI	39,624	44,138	48,652	53,165
Green Bay, WI	41,476	46,010	50,524	55,058
Janesville-Beloit, WI	39,458	43,847	48,236	52,624
Kenosha, WI	42,557	48,860	55,183	61,485
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	39,146	42,994	46,821	50,669
Madison, WI	42,536	47,570	52,604	57,637
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	42,786	48,444	54,080	59,738
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,456	44,346	48,236	52,125
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,583	43,639	47,716	51,772
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	38,314	42,786	47,237	51,709
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	42,516	48,444	54,351	60,279
Sheboygan, WI	42,037	46,384	50,711	55,058
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,623	45,552	50,461	55,391
Wausau, WI	39,042	43,618	48,194	52,770
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,208	43,597	47,965	52,354
Beckley, WV	36,712	40,290	43,847	47,424
Charleston, WV	36,733	41,205	45,677	50,149
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	37,149	43,389	49,650	55,890
Morgantown, WV	38,023	41,288	44,575	47,840
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,292	41,954	44,616	47,279
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	37,503	40,124	42,765	45,386
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,733	41,205	45,677	50,149
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	38,439	42,536	46,655	50,752
Wheeling, WV-OH	38,023	42,079	46,114	50,170
Casper, WY	36,858	39,895	42,911	45,948
Cheyenne, WY	34,986	37,711	40,415	43,140
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	34,986	37,711	40,415	43,140
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	36,837	40,789	44,720	48,672

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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