SOC 53-3033 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Light Truck Drivers 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): Drive a light vehicle, such as a truck or van, with a capacity of less than 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), primarily to pick up merchandise or packages from a distribution center and deliver. May load and unload vehicle.

Level I across metros$18,242 – $44,284Spartanburg, SC to San Francisco, CA
Median Level IV, major metros$55,308Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Light Truck Drivers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Light Truck Drivers (SOC 53-3033) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $18,242 in Spartanburg, SC to $44,284 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $55,308. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $48,381, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 3 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 areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area38,66848,69358,69868,724
Anchorage, AK43,78453,91464,02374,152
Fairbanks-College, AK38,66847,92457,20066,456
Anniston-Oxford, AL29,05836,56744,05551,564
Auburn-Opelika, AL27,81036,19244,55452,936
Birmingham, AL31,28439,20847,15455,079
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL28,72535,27741,82948,381
Decatur, AL29,51636,04742,55749,088
Dothan, AL26,64534,44542,22450,024
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL26,31233,80041,30948,797
Gadsden, AL25,68831,76237,83643,909
Huntsville, AL32,11639,85347,59155,328
Mobile, AL30,24437,31644,38851,460
Montgomery, AL27,81035,34042,84850,378
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area26,27132,57338,85545,157
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area25,62632,40739,18845,968
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area24,75229,53634,32039,104
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area27,68535,52743,38951,231
Tuscaloosa, AL28,39236,17243,95151,730
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area26,18833,94641,68449,442
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR31,34639,02146,69654,372
Fort Smith, AR-OK27,31134,13340,97647,799
Hot Springs, AR27,45633,38439,33345,261
Jonesboro, AR28,06035,11142,14149,192
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR29,39136,23443,07749,920
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area27,06133,71740,37347,029
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area26,56235,02843,47251,938
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area26,89535,63144,36753,103
Arizona nonmetropolitan area33,98841,80849,60857,429
Flagstaff, AZ36,58845,84455,10064,356
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ33,03140,04047,02954,039
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ37,46144,76252,08459,384
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ36,00540,97645,92750,898
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ33,26041,47649,67157,887
Tucson, AZ35,44441,33047,23753,124
Yuma, AZ34,21637,94041,66345,386
Bakersfield-Delano, CA35,56842,20448,81855,453
Chico, CA37,19143,30649,40055,516
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area37,81543,22348,63154,039
El Centro, CA35,69341,35147,02952,687
Fresno, CA35,71442,05848,38154,725
Hanford-Corcoran, CA36,96239,27141,58043,888
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA39,60446,75953,93561,090
Merced, CA36,19246,28056,36866,456
Modesto, CA35,96442,93249,92056,888
Napa, CA41,35144,74148,11151,501
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area37,85644,55451,23157,928
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area36,38042,32848,27754,226
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA37,83643,34848,88054,392
Redding, CA35,75642,30848,86055,412
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA36,44243,97251,48059,010
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA38,62644,90851,21057,492
Salinas, CA37,14944,65852,14659,655
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA38,58444,94951,29357,658
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA44,28451,50158,69865,916
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA43,88850,83657,76264,709
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA36,92043,99251,06458,136
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA39,62444,94950,25355,578
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA37,48244,03450,58657,138
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA40,89348,73556,55664,397
Stockton-Lodi, CA39,41645,76052,10458,448
Vallejo, CA38,41844,76251,08557,429
Visalia, CA37,31646,03154,72563,440
Yuba City, CA36,21345,30354,41363,503
Boulder, CO41,01846,63452,25057,866
Colorado Springs, CO35,67242,22448,75655,308
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO41,91248,25654,58060,924
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area36,67141,93347,21652,479
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO38,54344,26350,00455,724
Grand Junction, CO34,61239,20843,80548,402
Greeley, CO35,90141,47647,02952,604
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area39,72844,92850,10855,308
Pueblo, CO35,13239,12543,14047,133
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area36,98343,30649,62955,952
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT37,27443,41049,52555,661
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area34,15438,25242,34946,447
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT36,04742,91149,75456,618
New Haven, CT35,34041,66347,96554,288
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT34,38342,76551,16859,551
Waterbury-Shelton, CT35,11142,55749,98357,429
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV37,42044,57551,75158,906
Dover, DE31,47138,70945,92753,165
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area31,72035,81839,89543,992
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL34,15438,66843,18147,695
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL33,42638,70943,99249,276
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL30,84735,81840,81045,781
Gainesville, FL31,38835,67239,93644,221
Homosassa Springs, FL27,45631,05534,67438,272
Jacksonville, FL33,59239,52045,44851,376
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL33,34342,45351,58460,695
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL34,59139,89545,19950,503
Naples-Marco Island, FL34,77840,20745,61551,044
North Florida nonmetropolitan area28,06033,42638,77244,138
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL35,04839,95744,88749,796
Ocala, FL30,14036,02641,91247,799
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL34,34139,27144,20049,130
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL32,09538,58445,09551,584
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL31,99136,79641,62146,426
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL32,36538,31444,24250,191
Port St. Lucie, FL34,63240,99747,34153,706
Punta Gorda, FL31,78340,62349,48458,324
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL30,93034,75738,56442,391
Sebring, FL28,76733,01037,23241,476
South Florida nonmetropolitan area31,84537,75243,68049,588
Tallahassee, FL31,32535,36039,39643,431
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL32,03237,89843,78449,650
Wildwood-The Villages, FL29,26633,73838,23142,703
Albany, GA28,85036,38043,88851,418
Athens-Clarke County, GA30,45239,72849,00558,282
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA32,51141,47650,42059,384
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC29,12038,04446,98855,911
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA32,53238,70944,90851,085
Columbus, GA-AL27,70632,86438,02343,181
Dalton, GA30,93041,68452,45863,212
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area26,43736,35946,26056,181
Gainesville, GA34,71645,03255,32865,645
Hinesville, GA26,74930,74334,75738,751
Macon-Bibb County, GA28,55937,96047,36256,764
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area26,62432,94839,27145,594
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area27,78935,54843,28551,044
Rome, GA26,66634,46642,28750,087
Savannah, GA33,57238,98044,36749,775
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area26,66633,50940,35247,196
Valdosta, GA28,80836,71244,61652,520
Warner Robins, GA25,58429,68233,75937,856
Guam MSA22,19424,62827,08229,516
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area36,06843,32750,60757,866
Kahului-Wailuku, HI36,38043,11949,83756,576
Urban Honolulu, HI35,25643,47251,70959,925
Ames, IA28,55938,73048,92259,093
Cedar Rapids, IA32,90642,34951,81361,256
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL32,40740,89349,38057,866
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA35,21540,47745,71950,981
Dubuque, IA34,21639,79145,36550,940
Iowa City, IA33,78039,10444,40849,733
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area31,11739,29247,48755,661
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area30,20237,85645,51153,165
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD31,70039,50047,32055,120
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area27,72736,15144,55452,978
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area27,68537,85648,00758,178
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA32,30338,87645,42852,000
Boise City, ID37,02445,82354,60063,399
Coeur d'Alene, ID33,50942,30851,10659,904
Idaho Falls, ID31,03436,17241,33046,468
Lewiston, ID-WA35,36042,84850,35757,845
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area31,09637,56544,01350,482
Pocatello, ID30,49337,21243,93050,648
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area29,70336,29642,86949,463
Twin Falls, ID31,45037,69043,90950,149
Bloomington, IL31,45039,06346,65554,268
Champaign-Urbana, IL37,73246,67655,62064,564
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN37,81546,26054,70463,149
Decatur, IL40,58149,17257,76266,352
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area33,05240,41547,77855,141
Kankakee, IL31,97039,60447,21654,850
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area33,19740,06146,94653,810
Peoria, IL32,76040,29047,82055,349
Rockford, IL36,62945,30353,95662,629
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area31,94939,77047,61255,432
Springfield, IL33,63441,49649,38057,242
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area32,84440,06147,25854,476
Bloomington, IN28,76738,52248,27758,032
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area27,24834,63242,01649,400
Columbus, IN30,63935,96441,26846,592
Elkhart-Goshen, IN33,19742,03750,89859,738
Evansville, IN34,30041,55948,81856,077
Fort Wayne, IN34,15440,76847,38353,997
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN35,29844,09652,89561,693
Kokomo, IN35,81846,57257,32568,079
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN32,46939,83247,21654,580
Michigan City-La Porte, IN32,53241,62150,71159,800
Muncie, IN29,20438,62648,02857,450
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area28,41336,13043,82651,543
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI32,05339,54147,05054,538
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area27,26934,88242,49550,108
Terre Haute, IN30,84736,04741,24746,447
Kansas nonmetropolitan area26,70834,17541,62149,088
Lawrence, KS29,76535,19440,62346,052
Manhattan, KS26,52032,24037,94043,660
Topeka, KS28,93336,71244,51252,292
Wichita, KS29,05835,83942,62049,400
Bowling Green, KY27,02036,29645,55254,829
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area25,87633,34340,81048,277
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area26,70835,36044,03452,687
Elizabethtown, KY27,99733,59239,16744,762
Lexington-Fayette, KY29,47439,43749,38059,343
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN32,94843,28553,64463,981
Owensboro, KY29,43237,02444,63752,229
Paducah, KY-IL29,55740,62351,68862,754
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area26,85334,44542,03749,629
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area24,83632,38639,91647,466
Alexandria, LA26,41635,63144,84554,060
Baton Rouge, LA28,49637,08745,65654,247
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area21,82027,06132,32437,565
Hammond, LA25,08533,46841,82950,212
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA26,29234,19642,10050,004
Lafayette, LA26,70834,88243,07751,252
Lake Charles, LA27,33236,52545,71954,912
Monroe, LA25,79233,17640,58147,965
New Orleans-Metairie, LA30,28539,79149,27658,781
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area24,46129,76535,09040,394
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA27,37336,81646,28055,724
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA30,49339,25047,98656,743
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area23,54629,91136,29642,661
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA34,25838,91743,57648,236
Barnstable Town, MA37,44046,07254,68463,316
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH39,04245,98952,95759,904
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area36,44242,39148,31954,268
Pittsfield, MA33,38439,35445,30351,272
Springfield, MA34,67441,01847,34153,685
Worcester, MA34,32040,95647,61254,247
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD34,94443,14051,33559,530
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV37,10847,40457,70067,996
Lexington Park, MD31,57536,96242,34947,736
Maryland nonmetropolitan area34,17541,64249,10956,576
Salisbury, MD33,07242,18351,27260,383
Bangor, ME33,34341,95450,54459,156
Lewiston-Auburn, ME34,27944,92855,59966,248
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area31,45039,52047,57055,640
Portland-South Portland, ME35,42343,03650,66958,282
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area31,07638,06445,03252,021
Ann Arbor, MI31,65841,16450,64860,154
Battle Creek, MI30,90936,00541,12246,218
Bay City, MI28,72532,78136,83740,893
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI33,32240,37347,44554,496
Flint, MI30,76437,50344,26351,002
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI33,53040,97648,40255,848
Jackson, MI31,67936,67141,66346,655
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI31,99142,53653,08263,628
Lansing-East Lansing, MI34,17540,14446,13552,104
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area27,74834,09240,43646,780
Midland, MI31,36736,77542,20447,612
Monroe, MI29,12034,34139,56244,783
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI28,66336,02643,38950,752
Niles, MI29,37037,52445,69853,852
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area31,86640,20748,54856,888
Saginaw, MI31,80441,60051,41861,215
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area28,91236,04743,18150,316
Traverse City, MI32,11639,33346,53053,748
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area30,68039,68748,71457,720
Duluth, MN-WI32,28240,93549,58858,240
Mankato, MN34,86142,82850,77358,740
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI37,35745,98954,62163,253
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area32,53242,26652,00061,735
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area32,26141,68451,10660,528
Rochester, MN34,38343,38952,37561,381
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area29,55738,50147,46656,410
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area31,49240,12448,77657,408
St. Cloud, MN33,44740,33247,21654,101
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL28,78833,55138,33543,098
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area29,72438,79247,84056,909
Columbia, MO31,82440,02048,21556,410
Jefferson City, MO29,86938,04446,21854,392
Joplin, MO-KS31,28439,22947,19655,141
Kansas City, MO-KS35,31943,22351,14859,052
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area29,51636,75444,01351,252
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area30,24438,77247,27955,807
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area29,01634,96540,89346,842
Springfield, MO32,76040,45648,13255,828
St. Joseph, MO-KS34,44543,80553,16562,525
St. Louis, MO-IL35,23643,84752,47961,090
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS26,12534,59143,05651,522
Hattiesburg, MS27,49834,38341,26848,152
Jackson, MS28,53837,83647,13356,431
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area26,79133,98841,20548,402
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area26,68735,42344,13852,874
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,20536,92045,65654,372
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area26,74933,53040,33247,112
Billings, MT35,21543,16051,12759,072
Bozeman, MT37,46144,86652,29259,696
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area31,47141,62151,79261,943
Great Falls, MT35,27744,05552,83261,610
Helena, MT33,61341,70449,77557,866
Missoula, MT34,40443,51452,62461,735
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area30,49337,69044,90852,104
West Montana nonmetropolitan area32,67739,45846,26053,040
Asheville, NC31,28437,60743,95150,274
Burlington, NC25,29332,53239,74946,988
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area24,06629,26634,44539,645
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC31,84538,54345,22051,917
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC31,86637,94043,99250,066
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area26,68733,69640,68547,695
Fayetteville, NC27,31134,50841,70448,901
Goldsboro, NC24,73232,51140,26948,048
Greensboro-High Point, NC29,97336,71243,43150,170
Greenville, NC26,41634,15441,87149,608
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC27,49834,69541,89249,088
Jacksonville, NC23,83728,55933,28038,002
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC27,37338,48049,58860,695
Raleigh-Cary, NC29,37035,77642,16248,568
Rocky Mount, NC25,37633,98842,62051,231
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area25,56432,24038,93845,615
Wilmington, NC28,24734,98641,72548,464
Winston-Salem, NC27,91435,15242,37049,608
Bismarck, ND35,52742,72449,94157,138
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area33,69642,41251,10659,821
Fargo, ND-MN35,19443,30651,39759,509
Grand Forks, ND-MN34,48744,07653,66463,253
Minot, ND35,81843,14050,44057,762
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area36,40044,59652,77060,965
Grand Island, NE31,49239,54147,57055,620
Lincoln, NE32,90640,20747,48754,788
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area31,36739,33347,27955,245
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area31,09639,58348,04856,535
Omaha, NE-IA34,63242,41250,17057,949
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area30,51439,06347,61256,160
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area32,96839,50046,05252,583
Manchester-Nashua, NH34,79942,91151,04459,156
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area31,61637,81544,01350,212
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area31,09637,25343,41049,567
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ33,07239,56246,07252,562
Trenton-Princeton, NJ37,98143,18148,40253,602
Vineland, NJ34,61239,62444,63749,650
Albuquerque, NM32,38637,94043,51449,068
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area32,30338,04443,80549,546
Farmington, NM32,13637,17042,18347,216
Las Cruces, NM30,68035,61040,51945,448
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area31,09636,00540,89345,802
Santa Fe, NM32,51137,98143,43148,901
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area33,69640,02046,36452,687
Carson City, NV33,03139,02145,03251,023
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV33,57240,56047,52854,517
Reno, NV37,21242,59948,00753,394
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY32,90638,43943,97249,504
Binghamton, NY33,59237,94042,26646,613
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY33,59239,39645,22051,023
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area34,57041,20547,82054,455
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area33,40539,41645,44851,460
Elmira, NY35,13239,08443,03646,988
Glens Falls, NY32,90638,91744,92850,940
Ithaca, NY32,84439,20845,55251,917
Kingston, NY33,19739,95746,71753,477
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY35,40241,55947,73653,893
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ39,43745,92752,43758,927
Rochester, NY34,34139,89545,42850,981
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area32,94837,91942,86947,840
Syracuse, NY35,52741,47647,44553,394
Utica-Rome, NY33,09337,35741,60045,864
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY34,94438,87642,82846,759
Akron, OH28,60035,09041,58048,069
Canton-Massillon, OH26,70833,82140,95648,069
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN31,20039,22947,25855,287
Cleveland, OH31,30438,16845,03251,896
Columbus, OH30,80538,10645,40752,708
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH29,45337,81546,19754,559
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area25,98032,26138,52244,804
Lima, OH30,03635,17340,31145,448
Mansfield, OH26,93636,02645,09554,184
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)25,95932,63639,33346,010
Sandusky, OH28,58034,88241,20547,508
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area28,28836,00543,74351,460
Springfield, OH25,95935,46444,94954,455
Toledo, OH31,15938,64746,15653,644
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area26,62432,38638,16843,930
Youngstown-Warren, OH27,56034,19640,81047,445
Enid, OK26,95734,73642,51650,295
Lawton, OK26,54136,75446,94657,159
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area23,96230,30636,62942,973
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area25,89634,73643,55652,396
Oklahoma City, OK29,51637,98146,46854,933
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area25,73035,38145,05354,704
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area25,33535,04844,76254,476
Tulsa, OK27,97636,83745,71954,580
Albany, OR36,44241,76747,11252,437
Bend, OR37,66944,99152,29259,613
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area35,21540,51945,84451,148
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area35,29842,26649,25556,223
Corvallis, OR36,00540,54045,09549,629
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area34,52841,18447,82054,476
Eugene-Springfield, OR35,69342,51649,33856,160
Grants Pass, OR36,33844,86653,39461,922
Medford, OR35,69341,95448,23654,496
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA40,60246,69652,81258,906
Salem, OR39,77044,92850,10855,266
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ30,14037,94045,74053,540
Altoona, PA27,26934,32041,35148,402
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area26,79135,29843,82652,333
Chambersburg, PA25,68835,02844,34653,685
Erie, PA26,14633,57241,01848,444
Gettysburg, PA26,91634,54942,18349,816
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA32,26143,38954,53865,666
Johnstown, PA27,91435,69343,47251,252
Lancaster, PA30,22337,71145,17852,666
Lebanon, PA25,48031,94938,41844,887
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area25,75133,03140,31147,591
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area25,95933,40540,83148,277
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD33,96742,37050,77359,176
Pittsburgh, PA29,07937,08745,09553,103
Reading, PA29,89037,46145,05352,624
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA29,37038,52247,65356,805
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area24,33630,43136,52542,620
State College, PA25,50135,31945,15754,975
Williamsport, PA29,32836,46343,61850,752
York-Hanover, PA29,97340,20750,46160,695
Aguadilla, PR21,98623,94125,89627,852
Arecibo, PR21,84023,50425,16826,832
Guayama, PR21,84023,60825,35627,124
Mayaguez, PR21,86123,06824,29525,501
Ponce, PR21,88223,44225,02326,583
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area21,84022,96424,06625,189
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR22,13224,21226,27128,351
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA34,50841,51748,52755,536
Charleston-North Charleston, SC28,06034,67441,28847,903
Columbia, SC27,18635,44443,68051,938
Florence, SC27,81035,29842,80750,295
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC27,14434,73642,32849,920
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC27,99733,48838,98044,471
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC26,41633,94641,47649,005
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area27,91432,24036,54640,872
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area24,21230,76437,31643,868
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area24,75231,30437,83644,388
Spartanburg, SC18,24227,56036,90046,218
Sumter, SC25,12732,32439,52046,717
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area29,72436,58843,47250,336
Rapid City, SD31,55438,43945,34452,229
Sioux Falls, SD-MN30,97237,60744,26350,898
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area29,18335,92242,66149,400
Chattanooga, TN-GA33,38439,99946,61353,228
Clarksville, TN-KY27,47735,50643,51451,543
Cleveland, TN29,59938,10646,59255,100
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area26,66634,27941,87149,484
Jackson, TN29,07938,77248,46458,157
Johnson City, TN27,56034,32041,06047,820
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA29,22438,33547,42456,535
Knoxville, TN31,20037,10842,99448,901
Memphis, TN-MS-AR36,02647,52859,03170,533
Morristown, TN27,99737,62847,27956,909
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN35,40242,37049,31756,285
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area26,95734,27941,60048,922
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area28,24737,08745,90654,746
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area26,45833,78041,08048,402
Abilene, TX29,26635,56841,85048,152
Amarillo, TX28,78835,67242,57849,463
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX33,19741,82950,44059,072
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX28,22636,75445,28253,810
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area26,64532,65638,68844,700
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX24,00433,50943,03652,541
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area23,75429,72435,71441,684
College Station-Bryan, TX30,07736,81643,55650,295
Corpus Christi, TX28,33036,40044,47152,541
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX31,88740,18648,50656,805
Eagle Pass, TX25,29333,61341,95450,274
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area27,85236,85845,88554,892
El Paso, TX22,50631,47140,43649,400
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area26,29232,67739,08445,469
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX30,97239,85348,75657,637
Killeen-Temple, TX27,93536,58845,26153,914
Laredo, TX22,38129,95237,50345,074
Longview, TX26,33335,04843,74352,458
Lubbock, TX27,47734,71641,97549,213
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX23,94132,22040,49848,776
Midland, TX33,40542,10050,81559,509
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area26,14633,36440,56047,778
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area27,43633,82140,20746,592
Odessa, TX31,80438,31444,84551,356
San Angelo, TX29,24534,17539,08444,013
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX30,59738,83447,07155,308
Sherman-Denison, TX29,72434,59139,47944,346
Texarkana, TX-AR27,60237,17046,73856,306
Tyler, TX29,45338,14846,82155,516
Victoria, TX31,72035,77639,81243,868
Waco, TX30,41039,12547,82056,535
Wichita Falls, TX27,87235,65243,41051,189
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area30,90936,73342,57848,402
Logan, UT-ID32,88539,16745,46951,751
Ogden, UT34,40439,99945,59451,189
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT34,15439,89545,61551,356
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT38,18943,95149,71255,474
St. George, UT32,22039,58346,94654,309
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area31,15937,12843,07749,047
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA27,47732,05336,62941,205
Charlottesville, VA31,72041,10150,50359,884
Harrisonburg, VA26,97831,78336,60841,413
Lynchburg, VA27,12434,71642,30849,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area27,70631,24234,77838,314
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area27,58131,94936,29640,664
Richmond, VA30,57637,35744,15950,940
Roanoke, VA27,91434,09240,26946,447
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area27,76833,53039,31245,074
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area26,79129,91133,05236,172
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA31,55440,12448,71457,284
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC30,72237,02443,34849,650
Winchester, VA-WV26,85335,13243,43151,709
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA27,31131,78336,25540,727
Burlington-South Burlington, VT34,73642,68250,62858,573
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area31,09638,16845,22052,292
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area31,97039,85347,71655,599
Bellingham, WA39,18846,84254,51762,172
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA39,99945,63651,29356,930
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area37,35743,30649,27655,224
Kennewick-Richland, WA38,02343,38948,73554,101
Longview-Kelso, WA38,87647,23755,57863,940
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA40,47748,52756,55664,605
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA38,18943,28548,36053,456
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA44,05549,81655,57861,340
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA37,33642,47447,59152,728
Walla Walla, WA36,31741,49646,65551,834
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA37,19142,18347,15452,146
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area37,66945,82353,99762,151
Yakima, WA37,23241,91246,57251,252
Appleton, WI35,02840,60246,17651,751
Eau Claire, WI32,98939,60446,23952,853
Fond du Lac, WI27,56033,34339,12544,908
Green Bay, WI32,32439,58346,82154,080
Janesville-Beloit, WI30,18137,71145,22052,749
Kenosha, WI33,50940,49847,46654,455
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN33,86341,39248,92256,452
Madison, WI35,83943,80551,75159,717
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI34,59141,49648,40255,308
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area31,90840,99750,08759,176
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area28,93334,69540,43646,197
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI34,09244,76255,41266,082
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI33,55140,49847,46654,413
Sheboygan, WI31,76241,91252,04262,192
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area29,91138,50147,11255,703
Wausau, WI33,42640,97648,54856,098
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area30,45237,31644,15951,023
Beckley, WV25,50136,15146,80057,450
Charleston, WV26,83238,35649,90061,423
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH25,48033,73841,99650,253
Morgantown, WV24,54430,43136,29642,183
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area24,19134,21644,26354,288
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV25,91735,48545,05354,621
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area25,35635,90146,44756,992
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH25,27234,48743,72252,936
Wheeling, WV-OH27,51935,73543,93052,146
Casper, WY29,43239,20849,00558,781
Cheyenne, WY26,45835,65244,86654,060
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area27,24835,40243,53551,688
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area30,11938,89647,65356,431

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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