SOC 51-9196 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Paper Goods Machine Setters, 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): Set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines that perform a variety of functions, such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing, stitching, forming, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products.

Level I across metros$22,360 – $53,706Guayama, PR to Longview, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$56,348Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, 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 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (SOC 51-9196) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $22,360 in Guayama, PR to $53,706 in Longview, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $56,348. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $51,148, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 11 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	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Anchorage, AK	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Fairbanks-College, AK	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Anniston-Oxford, AL	34,445	42,412	50,399	58,365
Auburn-Opelika, AL	36,400	45,386	54,392	63,378
Birmingham, AL	36,775	41,746	46,717	51,688
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	42,952	51,543	60,154	68,744
Decatur, AL	37,045	40,852	44,679	48,485
Dothan, AL	37,711	46,447	55,204	63,940
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	36,380	43,015	49,650	56,285
Gadsden, AL	34,445	42,412	50,399	58,365
Huntsville, AL	37,045	44,928	52,832	60,716
Mobile, AL	42,952	51,543	60,154	68,744
Montgomery, AL	41,184	48,132	55,058	62,005
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,175	42,661	51,148	59,634
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,421	40,352	44,304	48,236
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	41,455	50,108	58,781	67,434
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,495	50,856	59,218	67,580
Tuscaloosa, AL	36,712	45,532	54,372	63,191
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	39,728	45,490	51,231	56,992
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	38,980	44,221	49,484	54,725
Fort Smith, AR-OK	41,954	48,672	55,370	62,088
Hot Springs, AR	37,690	43,368	49,047	54,725
Jonesboro, AR	38,938	44,096	49,276	54,434
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	35,298	40,810	46,301	51,813
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,629	41,496	46,343	51,210
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	44,013	50,316	56,597	62,900
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	39,645	45,490	51,335	57,180
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	38,709	43,077	47,424	51,792
Flagstaff, AZ	38,688	43,056	47,404	51,772
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	38,688	43,056	47,404	51,772
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	39,250	43,514	47,757	52,021
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	39,104	43,389	47,695	51,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	38,688	43,056	47,404	51,772
Tucson, AZ	38,751	43,098	47,445	51,792
Yuma, AZ	38,751	43,098	47,445	51,792
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	39,749	45,469	51,168	56,888
Chico, CA	39,666	45,615	51,543	57,492
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,936	45,740	51,564	57,367
El Centro, CA	39,000	44,679	50,357	56,036
Fresno, CA	38,397	43,556	48,714	53,872
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	37,503	43,056	48,631	54,184
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	39,936	45,677	51,439	57,180
Merced, CA	41,455	47,570	53,706	59,821
Modesto, CA	45,511	50,732	55,973	61,194
Napa, CA	42,682	48,132	53,602	59,052
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,412	47,924	53,456	58,968
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	41,517	47,112	52,728	58,324
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	39,728	45,532	51,356	57,159
Redding, CA	39,666	45,615	51,543	57,492
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	39,312	45,136	50,981	56,805
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	42,432	48,028	53,602	59,197
Salinas, CA	37,191	41,933	46,676	51,418
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	39,645	44,096	48,568	53,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	42,973	49,796	56,618	63,440
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	39,458	46,093	52,749	59,384
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	37,212	42,079	46,967	51,834
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	38,397	45,968	53,540	61,111
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	38,106	44,388	50,669	56,951
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	43,140	49,692	56,244	62,796
Stockton-Lodi, CA	38,439	45,261	52,084	58,906
Vallejo, CA	42,807	48,922	55,037	61,152
Visalia, CA	40,789	45,573	50,378	55,162
Yuba City, CA	41,892	47,487	53,061	58,656
Boulder, CO	43,930	48,069	52,208	56,348
Colorado Springs, CO	42,744	47,029	51,293	55,578
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	43,556	47,695	51,834	55,973
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,015	47,112	51,189	55,287
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	43,077	47,362	51,647	55,932
Grand Junction, CO	43,077	47,362	51,647	55,932
Greeley, CO	43,930	48,069	52,208	56,348
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,493	47,861	52,250	56,618
Pueblo, CO	43,077	47,362	51,647	55,932
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,744	47,029	51,293	55,578
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	44,887	52,728	60,591	68,432
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	40,332	44,700	49,068	53,436
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	42,640	49,733	56,826	63,919
New Haven, CT	41,080	47,820	54,559	61,298
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	41,829	48,319	54,788	61,277
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	40,956	47,383	53,789	60,216
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	37,253	40,956	44,679	48,381
Dover, DE	40,103	45,948	51,772	57,616
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	35,464	41,039	46,613	52,188
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	39,312	45,615	51,917	58,220
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	39,312	45,615	51,917	58,220
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	39,999	47,445	54,892	62,338
Gainesville, FL	39,728	47,570	55,412	63,253
Homosassa Springs, FL	38,626	43,576	48,506	53,456
Jacksonville, FL	45,178	52,791	60,383	67,996
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	38,855	43,972	49,068	54,184
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	39,375	44,887	50,420	55,932
Naples-Marco Island, FL	39,188	44,762	50,316	55,890
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	39,541	47,404	55,245	63,108
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	38,980	43,930	48,901	53,852
Ocala, FL	37,024	43,223	49,400	55,599
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	41,746	47,092	52,437	57,783
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	40,768	46,280	51,813	57,325
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	39,312	45,615	51,917	58,220
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	39,312	45,615	51,917	58,220
Port St. Lucie, FL	39,333	44,845	50,357	55,869
Punta Gorda, FL	39,312	45,615	51,917	58,220
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	41,580	46,946	52,292	57,658
Sebring, FL	39,853	45,178	50,503	55,828
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	39,292	44,575	49,858	55,141
Tallahassee, FL	39,312	45,615	51,917	58,220
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	39,208	43,909	48,610	53,311
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	39,167	44,304	49,442	54,580
Albany, GA	39,832	48,298	56,764	65,229
Athens-Clarke County, GA	35,048	40,664	46,280	51,896
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	35,568	41,184	46,800	52,416
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	40,352	49,172	58,012	66,831
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	36,463	47,528	58,573	69,639
Columbus, GA-AL	35,194	42,765	50,357	57,928
Dalton, GA	32,074	35,111	38,148	41,184
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,416	48,735	58,074	67,392
Gainesville, GA	35,194	40,810	46,447	52,063
Hinesville, GA	40,956	49,442	57,908	66,394
Macon-Bibb County, GA	44,741	48,756	52,749	56,764
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,127	44,928	51,751	58,552
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,868	34,237	37,628	40,997
Rome, GA	35,464	41,330	47,216	53,082
Savannah, GA	45,407	51,688	57,949	64,231
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,824	44,554	57,284	70,013
Valdosta, GA	32,324	44,783	57,242	69,701
Warner Robins, GA	43,244	47,258	51,272	55,287
Guam MSA	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Urban Honolulu, HI	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Ames, IA	37,170	41,788	46,426	51,044
Cedar Rapids, IA	45,552	58,136	70,700	83,284
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	39,624	44,949	50,274	55,599
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	37,544	42,370	47,196	52,021
Dubuque, IA	37,711	47,216	56,722	66,228
Iowa City, IA	37,960	47,757	57,554	67,351
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,752	46,301	54,871	63,420
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,066	43,597	50,108	56,639
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	37,711	43,327	48,943	54,559
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,232	41,413	45,594	49,775
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,648	43,015	48,402	53,768
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	38,564	45,074	51,584	58,095
Boise City, ID	46,967	49,047	51,148	53,228
Coeur d'Alene, ID	49,588	55,183	60,757	66,352
Idaho Falls, ID	49,588	55,183	60,757	66,352
Lewiston, ID-WA	49,588	55,183	60,757	66,352
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	49,629	55,224	60,820	66,415
Pocatello, ID	49,588	55,183	60,757	66,352
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,932	46,384	49,858	53,311
Twin Falls, ID	46,967	49,047	51,148	53,228
Bloomington, IL	44,408	48,839	53,248	57,679
Champaign-Urbana, IL	43,285	48,340	53,415	58,469
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	43,181	48,839	54,476	60,133
Decatur, IL	44,450	48,901	53,332	57,783
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,287	46,634	50,960	55,308
Kankakee, IL	43,202	48,776	54,372	59,946
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,202	48,735	54,247	59,780
Peoria, IL	44,159	48,423	52,666	56,930
Rockford, IL	40,852	46,717	52,583	58,448
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,724	48,194	53,664	59,135
Springfield, IL	42,412	46,551	50,711	54,850
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,575	48,943	53,290	57,658
Bloomington, IN	39,666	44,720	49,796	54,850
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,087	42,952	48,839	54,704
Columbus, IN	39,500	44,367	49,255	54,122
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	36,463	40,810	45,136	49,484
Evansville, IN	39,416	44,533	49,671	54,788
Fort Wayne, IN	40,373	44,013	47,632	51,272
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	41,039	45,552	50,045	54,559
Kokomo, IN	39,333	44,533	49,733	54,933
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	42,287	48,048	53,810	59,572
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	42,703	48,340	53,956	59,592
Muncie, IN	39,874	44,783	49,692	54,600
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,940	44,013	50,108	56,181
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	39,687	44,741	49,816	54,871
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,476	46,488	51,501	56,514
Terre Haute, IN	40,290	50,794	61,277	71,781
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	34,300	36,380	38,460	40,540
Lawrence, KS	38,896	43,285	47,674	52,063
Manhattan, KS	34,528	37,378	40,228	43,077
Topeka, KS	38,772	43,181	47,612	52,021
Wichita, KS	34,840	38,980	43,098	47,237
Bowling Green, KY	46,946	51,293	55,640	59,988
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,714	53,290	57,845	62,421
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,381	52,749	57,096	61,464
Elizabethtown, KY	47,591	53,602	59,592	65,604
Lexington-Fayette, KY	43,535	48,506	53,456	58,428
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	46,925	51,751	56,556	61,381
Owensboro, KY	48,173	55,640	63,128	70,596
Paducah, KY-IL	47,029	54,372	61,714	69,056
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,461	52,791	55,141	57,471
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,924	55,474	63,045	70,596
Alexandria, LA	45,116	53,061	61,007	68,952
Baton Rouge, LA	45,116	52,978	60,840	68,703
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	46,156	54,205	62,276	70,325
Hammond, LA	46,655	51,751	56,847	61,943
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	45,116	53,061	61,007	68,952
Lafayette, LA	46,010	53,893	61,797	69,680
Lake Charles, LA	45,116	53,061	61,007	68,952
Monroe, LA	43,951	51,876	59,821	67,746
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	42,869	48,735	54,600	60,466
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,407	53,602	61,818	70,013
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	45,032	54,684	64,356	74,007
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	45,116	53,061	61,007	68,952
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,261	53,040	60,840	68,620
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	39,999	45,365	50,752	56,119
Barnstable Town, MA	41,184	47,154	53,144	59,114
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	44,450	51,168	57,866	64,584
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	40,540	46,447	52,354	58,261
Pittsfield, MA	52,271	57,284	62,296	67,309
Springfield, MA	39,312	43,160	47,029	50,877
Worcester, MA	39,645	44,367	49,109	53,831
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	39,520	45,282	51,064	56,826
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	46,052	49,400	52,770	56,119
Lexington Park, MD	36,338	41,746	47,175	52,583
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	40,373	45,948	51,543	57,117
Salisbury, MD	38,023	43,306	48,589	53,872
Bangor, ME	47,466	54,808	62,172	69,514
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	47,882	53,685	59,468	65,271
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	47,029	54,684	62,359	70,013
Portland-South Portland, ME	47,882	53,685	59,468	65,271
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	47,279	53,997	60,716	67,434
Ann Arbor, MI	40,040	43,951	47,840	51,751
Battle Creek, MI	45,844	50,836	55,828	60,820
Bay City, MI	42,578	48,048	53,540	59,010
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	43,826	48,194	52,583	56,951
Flint, MI	43,098	47,424	51,730	56,056
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	43,015	46,218	49,421	52,624
Jackson, MI	41,496	46,405	51,335	56,244
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	43,847	48,007	52,188	56,348
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	42,474	46,676	50,877	55,079
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,930	49,588	55,266	60,924
Midland, MI	42,578	48,048	53,540	59,010
Monroe, MI	41,767	46,530	51,293	56,056
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	42,266	45,677	49,109	52,520
Niles, MI	38,356	42,536	46,738	50,919
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,421	57,159	64,876	72,613
Saginaw, MI	38,917	42,744	46,572	50,399
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,044	43,535	49,047	54,538
Traverse City, MI	51,730	58,927	66,144	73,341
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	54,933	62,109	69,306	76,482
Duluth, MN-WI	53,311	60,320	67,351	74,360
Mankato, MN	41,684	47,757	53,810	59,884
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	41,205	47,716	54,247	60,757
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,599	50,316	58,032	65,749
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,120	49,068	56,015	62,962
Rochester, MN	46,384	49,005	51,626	54,247
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,672	50,544	52,396	54,268
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,620	45,636	48,672	51,688
St. Cloud, MN	41,143	47,528	53,914	60,300
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	42,661	51,730	60,778	69,847
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,687	43,805	47,944	52,063
Columbia, MO	31,346	35,485	39,645	43,784
Jefferson City, MO	31,346	35,485	39,645	43,784
Joplin, MO-KS	36,442	40,332	44,200	48,090
Kansas City, MO-KS	40,935	44,866	48,818	52,749
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,912	31,637	34,341	37,066
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,455	46,717	52,000	57,263
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,354	43,431	47,508	51,584
Springfield, MO	37,544	40,935	44,346	47,736
St. Joseph, MO-KS	37,628	42,308	47,008	51,688
St. Louis, MO-IL	41,808	45,469	49,109	52,770
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	37,295	42,245	47,175	52,125
Hattiesburg, MS	37,191	41,517	45,864	50,191
Jackson, MS	38,959	43,202	47,466	51,709
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,380	44,034	51,688	59,343
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	37,399	45,386	53,373	61,360
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,511	37,836	43,140	48,464
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,834	45,760	52,666	59,592
Billings, MT	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Bozeman, MT	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Great Falls, MT	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Helena, MT	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Missoula, MT	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Asheville, NC	39,437	43,119	46,780	50,461
Burlington, NC	36,234	41,392	46,530	51,688
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,964	41,600	47,258	52,895
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	39,312	45,490	51,668	57,845
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	36,359	41,850	47,320	52,812
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,991	43,306	54,621	65,936
Fayetteville, NC	35,818	41,476	47,154	52,812
Goldsboro, NC	34,528	42,516	50,524	58,511
Greensboro-High Point, NC	36,692	41,143	45,573	50,024
Greenville, NC	33,010	43,514	54,018	64,522
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38,896	43,556	48,215	52,874
Jacksonville, NC	32,365	42,890	53,436	63,960
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	36,151	41,330	46,509	51,688
Raleigh-Cary, NC	34,570	42,432	50,316	58,178
Rocky Mount, NC	34,549	42,557	50,544	58,552
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,460	44,616	50,773	56,930
Wilmington, NC	34,154	42,287	50,399	58,532
Winston-Salem, NC	36,442	40,020	43,576	47,154
Bismarck, ND	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Fargo, ND-MN	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Grand Forks, ND-MN	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Minot, ND	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Grand Island, NE	38,876	42,536	46,197	49,858
Lincoln, NE	36,983	40,456	43,909	47,383
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,856	43,452	49,047	54,642
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,938	42,744	46,530	50,336
Omaha, NE-IA	37,565	42,016	46,468	50,919
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,711	42,120	46,509	50,919
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,701	50,087	56,472	62,858
Manchester-Nashua, NH	43,805	50,149	56,514	62,858
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,556	49,900	56,223	62,567
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,703	48,007	53,332	58,636
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	36,629	43,036	49,442	55,848
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	36,879	43,472	50,045	56,639
Vineland, NJ	36,276	38,002	39,749	41,476
Albuquerque, NM	43,535	50,482	57,450	64,397
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	37,877	44,991	52,104	59,218
Farmington, NM	37,877	44,991	52,104	59,218
Las Cruces, NM	37,877	44,991	52,104	59,218
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	43,535	50,482	57,450	64,397
Santa Fe, NM	43,535	50,482	57,450	64,397
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	41,392	45,220	49,026	52,853
Carson City, NV	43,119	46,052	48,964	51,896
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	39,562	44,346	49,151	53,935
Reno, NV	43,368	46,218	49,068	51,917
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	37,274	44,138	51,002	57,866
Binghamton, NY	34,695	39,957	45,199	50,461
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	39,333	47,175	54,996	62,837
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	45,989	51,917	57,845	63,773
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	32,407	35,714	39,042	42,349
Elmira, NY	41,080	45,552	50,024	54,496
Glens Falls, NY	49,858	55,183	60,487	65,812
Ithaca, NY	35,839	41,559	47,300	53,020
Kingston, NY	37,565	43,015	48,444	53,893
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	36,380	42,682	49,005	55,308
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	36,380	42,724	49,068	55,412
Rochester, NY	38,917	43,930	48,964	53,976
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	42,599	47,653	52,728	57,783
Syracuse, NY	42,765	48,485	54,205	59,925
Utica-Rome, NY	42,328	48,506	54,684	60,861
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	44,554	50,191	55,807	61,444
Akron, OH	40,914	44,866	48,818	52,770
Canton-Massillon, OH	37,815	42,495	47,175	51,855
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	42,412	47,092	51,792	56,472
Cleveland, OH	41,101	44,679	48,277	51,855
Columbus, OH	41,933	48,589	55,266	61,922
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	40,207	43,576	46,925	50,295
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,935	43,680	46,405	49,151
Lima, OH	40,997	44,845	48,714	52,562
Mansfield, OH	41,372	47,029	52,687	58,344
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	41,080	45,032	48,984	52,936
Sandusky, OH	40,332	44,346	48,340	52,354
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	50,919	57,866	64,834	71,781
Springfield, OH	37,399	41,164	44,949	48,714
Toledo, OH	38,647	43,431	48,236	53,020
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,268	45,032	48,776	52,541
Youngstown-Warren, OH	40,436	44,408	48,360	52,333
Enid, OK	39,146	41,767	44,388	47,008
Lawton, OK	39,250	44,554	49,879	55,183
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,983	56,036	62,088	68,141
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,519	47,695	54,892	62,068
Oklahoma City, OK	39,146	41,767	44,388	47,008
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,330	48,506	55,661	62,837
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,517	48,319	55,100	61,901
Tulsa, OK	42,557	50,149	57,762	65,354
Albany, OR	49,047	57,887	66,748	75,588
Bend, OR	44,492	53,103	61,693	70,304
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	46,613	51,730	56,847	61,964
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	46,488	51,668	56,868	62,047
Corvallis, OR	49,068	58,136	67,226	76,295
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	46,530	52,666	58,802	64,938
Eugene-Springfield, OR	50,170	59,676	69,181	78,687
Grants Pass, OR	46,530	52,666	58,802	64,938
Medford, OR	46,530	52,666	58,802	64,938
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	46,655	50,191	53,706	57,242
Salem, OR	43,992	48,360	52,749	57,117
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	40,228	45,095	49,962	54,829
Altoona, PA	39,021	42,786	46,530	50,295
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,760	49,130	52,500	55,869
Chambersburg, PA	40,935	45,594	50,232	54,892
Erie, PA	38,064	43,701	49,359	54,996
Gettysburg, PA	46,364	49,421	52,479	55,536
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	32,573	37,004	41,413	45,844
Johnstown, PA	36,754	41,829	46,925	52,000
Lancaster, PA	38,751	43,784	48,818	53,852
Lebanon, PA	35,839	39,541	43,264	46,967
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,898	41,309	44,700	48,111
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,791	45,407	51,002	56,618
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	40,810	46,572	52,354	58,116
Pittsburgh, PA	36,151	40,706	45,261	49,816
Reading, PA	43,223	47,528	51,813	56,119
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	44,554	50,815	57,096	63,357
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,748	45,365	49,983	54,600
State College, PA	43,639	47,612	51,584	55,557
Williamsport, PA	42,266	46,634	51,002	55,370
York-Hanover, PA	39,583	45,199	50,815	56,431
Aguadilla, PR	22,402	27,477	32,552	37,628
Arecibo, PR	22,402	27,477	32,552	37,628
Guayama, PR	22,360	27,748	33,156	38,543
Mayaguez, PR	22,402	27,477	32,552	37,628
Ponce, PR	22,360	27,748	33,156	38,543
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	22,402	27,477	32,552	37,628
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	22,402	27,685	32,968	38,252
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	37,087	41,621	46,176	50,711
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	41,434	50,919	60,404	69,888
Columbia, SC	40,727	46,114	51,522	56,909
Florence, SC	37,940	44,450	50,960	57,471
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	37,877	44,429	50,960	57,512
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	39,312	46,863	54,413	61,964
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	41,538	51,335	61,152	70,949
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,008	55,682	64,376	73,050
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,061	47,216	54,351	61,506
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,474	51,252	60,050	68,828
Spartanburg, SC	38,501	43,098	47,674	52,271
Sumter, SC	40,248	47,279	54,288	61,319
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,023	44,346	50,690	57,013
Rapid City, SD	37,357	41,247	45,116	49,005
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	38,293	44,325	50,378	56,410
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	37,357	41,247	45,116	49,005
Chattanooga, TN-GA	39,812	45,615	51,418	57,221
Clarksville, TN-KY	41,143	44,637	48,111	51,605
Cleveland, TN	32,511	39,312	46,135	52,936
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,012	38,751	45,490	52,229
Jackson, TN	41,434	45,511	49,588	53,664
Johnson City, TN	31,388	37,711	44,055	50,378
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	31,596	37,940	44,263	50,607
Knoxville, TN	32,324	39,125	45,927	52,728
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	42,536	47,092	51,668	56,223
Morristown, TN	31,242	35,756	40,269	44,783
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	35,693	40,976	46,280	51,564
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30,493	32,760	35,007	37,274
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,240	37,108	41,996	46,863
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,503	42,973	48,444	53,914
Abilene, TX	37,690	46,759	55,848	64,917
Amarillo, TX	36,962	42,911	48,839	54,788
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	36,296	42,100	47,882	53,685
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	39,042	45,740	52,437	59,135
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,800	40,810	47,840	54,850
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	30,015	32,573	35,132	37,690
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,572	39,188	44,804	50,420
College Station-Bryan, TX	34,716	43,244	51,751	60,279
Corpus Christi, TX	36,962	42,911	48,839	54,788
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	39,791	44,492	49,172	53,872
Eagle Pass, TX	36,962	42,911	48,839	54,788
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,252	45,989	53,706	61,444
El Paso, TX	33,405	36,463	39,500	42,557
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,813	44,533	50,232	55,952
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	37,108	41,684	46,280	50,856
Killeen-Temple, TX	38,980	43,348	47,695	52,063
Laredo, TX	36,962	42,911	48,839	54,788
Longview, TX	41,205	50,191	59,176	68,162
Lubbock, TX	36,962	42,911	48,839	54,788
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	30,015	32,573	35,132	37,690
Midland, TX	36,962	42,911	48,839	54,788
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,311	48,693	57,096	65,479
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,693	43,327	50,981	58,615
Odessa, TX	36,962	42,911	48,839	54,788
San Angelo, TX	34,778	43,327	51,855	60,404
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	34,175	41,143	48,090	55,058
Sherman-Denison, TX	39,853	45,199	50,524	55,869
Texarkana, TX-AR	42,037	49,047	56,077	63,087
Tyler, TX	38,938	47,050	55,183	63,295
Victoria, TX	36,962	42,911	48,839	54,788
Waco, TX	39,229	44,741	50,253	55,765
Wichita Falls, TX	40,290	48,672	57,055	65,437
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	51,668	56,119	60,570	65,021
Logan, UT-ID	52,188	56,639	61,090	65,541
Ogden, UT	45,844	52,188	58,532	64,876
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	45,532	51,231	56,930	62,629
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	42,183	48,090	53,976	59,884
St. George, UT	45,365	51,772	58,157	64,564
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	45,469	51,834	58,220	64,584
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	34,695	39,416	44,117	48,839
Charlottesville, VA	40,207	47,154	54,122	61,069
Harrisonburg, VA	40,956	48,506	56,056	63,607
Lynchburg, VA	41,621	47,508	53,373	59,260
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,210	45,760	53,311	60,861
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,584	45,552	52,500	59,468
Richmond, VA	39,687	46,759	53,810	60,882
Roanoke, VA	34,133	38,605	43,056	47,528
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,877	45,074	52,292	59,488
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,132	40,768	46,384	52,021
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	40,956	48,506	56,056	63,607
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	35,506	45,428	55,349	65,271
Winchester, VA-WV	39,229	46,052	52,895	59,717
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Bellingham, WA	45,844	53,103	60,383	67,642
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	48,028	54,080	60,154	66,207
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,218	51,480	56,743	62,005
Kennewick-Richland, WA	43,077	48,090	53,082	58,095
Longview-Kelso, WA	53,706	59,988	66,290	72,572
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	47,008	53,103	59,197	65,292
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	47,695	53,706	59,738	65,749
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	48,714	54,164	59,592	65,042
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	42,828	49,504	56,181	62,858
Walla Walla, WA	46,613	52,770	58,906	65,063
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	47,258	52,874	58,469	64,085
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	47,008	53,103	59,176	65,271
Yakima, WA	41,372	47,591	53,831	60,050
Appleton, WI	43,930	50,482	57,013	63,565
Eau Claire, WI	44,492	49,567	54,642	59,717
Fond du Lac, WI	44,991	50,274	55,536	60,820
Green Bay, WI	45,511	52,021	58,511	65,021
Janesville-Beloit, WI	43,639	47,050	50,461	53,872
Kenosha, WI	43,784	48,610	53,436	58,261
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	44,367	48,069	51,792	55,495
Madison, WI	41,746	46,447	51,148	55,848
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	44,637	49,650	54,663	59,676
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,092	53,165	59,239	65,312
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,300	53,706	60,133	66,540
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	45,968	51,480	56,992	62,504
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	47,528	50,981	54,434	57,887
Sheboygan, WI	44,637	50,316	55,994	61,672
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,656	49,234	52,812	56,389
Wausau, WI	48,922	55,599	62,296	68,973
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,805	50,004	56,202	62,400
Beckley, WV	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Charleston, WV	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	48,132	53,997	59,863	65,728
Morgantown, WV	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	38,293	42,536	46,780	51,023
Wheeling, WV-OH	40,332	43,223	46,135	49,026
Casper, WY	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Cheyenne, WY	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	39,895	46,343	52,770	59,218

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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