SOC 53-3052 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 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 bus or motor coach, including regular route operations, charters, and private carriage. May assist passengers with baggage. May collect fares or tickets.

Level I across metros$20,572 – $63,877Lafayette, LA to Salinas, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$60,445Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity (SOC 53-3052) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $20,572 in Lafayette, LA to $63,877 in Salinas, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $60,445. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $55,100, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 26 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	58,448	62,442	66,415	70,408
Anchorage, AK	54,746	58,760	62,754	66,768
Fairbanks-College, AK	59,260	63,877	68,474	73,092
Anniston-Oxford, AL	31,200	35,069	38,959	42,828
Auburn-Opelika, AL	30,368	35,277	40,165	45,074
Birmingham, AL	34,300	37,336	40,373	43,410
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	34,487	37,565	40,644	43,722
Decatur, AL	28,704	33,239	37,752	42,287
Dothan, AL	34,300	36,920	39,520	42,141
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	30,868	34,986	39,125	43,244
Gadsden, AL	31,200	35,069	38,959	42,828
Huntsville, AL	35,402	38,564	41,704	44,866
Mobile, AL	34,487	37,565	40,644	43,722
Montgomery, AL	31,866	35,818	39,791	43,743
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,762	35,922	40,103	44,263
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,658	35,111	38,564	42,016
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,532	36,775	41,018	45,261
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,154	37,482	40,831	44,159
Tuscaloosa, AL	36,941	38,002	39,084	40,144
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,384	38,730	44,096	49,442
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	35,880	38,148	40,394	42,661
Fort Smith, AR-OK	35,132	40,768	46,384	52,021
Hot Springs, AR	29,807	31,637	33,447	35,277
Jonesboro, AR	34,071	39,791	45,511	51,231
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	33,551	37,981	42,391	46,821
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	28,600	29,786	30,951	32,136
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,405	37,170	40,956	44,720
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,970	36,151	40,352	44,533
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	31,637	34,674	37,690	40,727
Flagstaff, AZ	41,559	47,300	53,061	58,802
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	38,335	39,500	40,664	41,829
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	45,178	52,021	58,844	65,687
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	35,693	38,813	41,912	45,032
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	42,141	48,631	55,100	61,589
Tucson, AZ	42,640	49,172	55,703	62,234
Yuma, AZ	42,724	49,255	55,786	62,317
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	40,082	45,511	50,960	56,389
Chico, CA	46,759	51,959	57,159	62,359
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	46,800	48,964	51,106	53,269
El Centro, CA	49,525	54,184	58,844	63,503
Fresno, CA	47,924	53,165	58,386	63,628
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	43,639	50,399	57,138	63,898
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	50,752	58,303	65,874	73,424
Merced, CA	54,351	63,607	72,842	82,098
Modesto, CA	57,055	65,957	74,839	83,741
Napa, CA	41,850	48,111	54,372	60,632
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	45,261	50,565	55,848	61,152
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	46,447	51,792	57,117	62,463
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	45,802	49,421	53,020	56,639
Redding, CA	45,594	50,461	55,308	60,175
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	47,549	52,812	58,053	63,316
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	46,176	52,999	59,800	66,623
Salinas, CA	63,877	66,768	69,660	72,551
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	51,730	55,724	59,738	63,732
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	58,448	67,268	76,108	84,927
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	56,888	65,604	74,319	83,034
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	49,484	53,560	57,658	61,735
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	53,394	58,532	63,669	68,807
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	42,724	48,069	53,394	58,740
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	50,960	55,453	59,946	64,439
Stockton-Lodi, CA	55,765	64,688	73,632	82,556
Vallejo, CA	55,266	64,064	72,884	81,682
Visalia, CA	41,413	46,696	51,980	57,263
Yuba City, CA	46,260	52,812	59,384	65,936
Boulder, CO	55,308	59,156	63,004	66,852
Colorado Springs, CO	53,373	56,618	59,884	63,128
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	53,124	57,450	61,756	66,082
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,751	56,306	60,882	65,437
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	43,119	46,052	48,984	51,917
Grand Junction, CO	52,916	59,010	65,084	71,178
Greeley, CO	52,396	56,847	61,298	65,749
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	59,676	63,940	68,204	72,468
Pueblo, CO	46,925	52,541	58,157	63,773
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	44,055	51,335	58,594	65,874
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	45,220	51,335	57,471	63,586
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	45,365	51,917	58,448	65,000
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	46,530	53,893	61,277	68,640
New Haven, CT	46,093	53,020	59,967	66,893
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	42,287	47,695	53,124	58,532
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	43,244	46,842	50,440	54,039
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	51,834	60,320	68,786	77,272
Dover, DE	42,204	48,568	54,933	61,298
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	40,768	45,053	49,317	53,602
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	36,650	39,458	42,287	45,095
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	33,696	38,543	43,368	48,215
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	37,856	42,100	46,364	50,607
Gainesville, FL	36,088	42,016	47,944	53,872
Homosassa Springs, FL	36,941	42,141	47,320	52,520
Jacksonville, FL	41,808	46,759	51,730	56,680
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	38,709	41,455	44,221	46,967
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	43,264	49,151	55,058	60,944
Naples-Marco Island, FL	41,642	47,716	53,789	59,863
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	36,047	41,580	47,092	52,624
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	42,391	45,802	49,213	52,624
Ocala, FL	37,773	44,492	51,189	57,908
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	40,935	47,445	53,935	60,445
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	39,125	45,802	52,479	59,156
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	32,719	36,442	40,186	43,909
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	35,901	40,644	45,386	50,128
Port St. Lucie, FL	42,994	48,943	54,912	60,861
Punta Gorda, FL	38,647	43,244	47,820	52,416
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	39,292	46,135	52,978	59,821
Sebring, FL	40,748	47,154	53,560	59,967
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	40,352	46,551	52,770	58,968
Tallahassee, FL	39,167	45,407	51,647	57,887
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	37,940	43,452	48,964	54,476
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	38,460	44,887	51,293	57,720
Albany, GA	32,448	37,648	42,848	48,048
Athens-Clarke County, GA	41,060	45,677	50,316	54,933
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	42,287	46,717	51,148	55,578
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	32,552	37,544	42,516	47,508
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	38,668	43,743	48,797	53,872
Columbus, GA-AL	35,319	39,000	42,661	46,343
Dalton, GA	31,616	37,045	42,474	47,903
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,306	33,509	36,692	39,895
Gainesville, GA	41,309	45,906	50,503	55,100
Hinesville, GA	35,090	40,727	46,364	52,000
Macon-Bibb County, GA	41,268	45,885	50,503	55,120
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	27,644	35,527	43,410	51,293
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	25,917	31,076	36,255	41,413
Rome, GA	41,226	45,864	50,524	55,162
Savannah, GA	35,506	41,496	47,487	53,477
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,573	36,567	40,540	44,533
Valdosta, GA	34,258	37,004	39,728	42,474
Warner Robins, GA	34,320	37,586	40,852	44,117
Guam MSA	43,056	51,626	60,196	68,765
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	43,701	49,712	55,744	61,756
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	42,308	49,567	56,805	64,064
Urban Honolulu, HI	51,813	57,616	63,399	69,202
Ames, IA	34,445	39,271	44,096	48,922
Cedar Rapids, IA	36,900	43,202	49,525	55,828
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	41,829	47,466	53,082	58,719
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	38,252	44,492	50,752	56,992
Dubuque, IA	34,612	38,501	42,391	46,280
Iowa City, IA	44,908	48,776	52,624	56,493
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	30,535	33,301	36,068	38,834
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	31,762	33,946	36,109	38,293
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	38,543	43,306	48,090	52,853
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	34,736	37,503	40,248	43,015
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,527	37,253	39,000	40,727
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	34,445	38,543	42,661	46,759
Boise City, ID	43,576	48,360	53,165	57,949
Coeur d'Alene, ID	40,498	44,928	49,380	53,810
Idaho Falls, ID	40,706	44,512	48,340	52,146
Lewiston, ID-WA	49,650	54,684	59,738	64,772
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,037	46,343	50,648	54,954
Pocatello, ID	41,122	44,388	47,674	50,940
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	41,434	45,240	49,026	52,832
Twin Falls, ID	42,037	46,405	50,773	55,141
Bloomington, IL	41,330	48,652	55,973	63,295
Champaign-Urbana, IL	43,472	51,148	58,802	66,477
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	55,557	63,128	70,679	78,250
Decatur, IL	41,684	49,255	56,847	64,418
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,336	42,370	47,404	52,437
Kankakee, IL	53,269	61,381	69,493	77,605
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,375	49,900	60,445	70,970
Peoria, IL	41,933	48,111	54,268	60,445
Rockford, IL	40,061	45,282	50,482	55,703
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,556	49,047	54,517	60,008
Springfield, IL	47,965	52,250	56,556	60,840
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,380	41,580	46,759	51,959
Bloomington, IN	45,303	50,191	55,100	59,988
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,210	44,055	49,879	55,724
Columbus, IN	45,656	50,503	55,349	60,196
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	44,991	50,336	55,661	61,007
Evansville, IN	49,442	54,018	58,594	63,170
Fort Wayne, IN	41,850	47,882	53,914	59,946
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	46,655	51,376	56,098	60,820
Kokomo, IN	46,072	51,168	56,285	61,381
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	54,600	62,317	70,055	77,772
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	33,530	38,876	44,221	49,567
Muncie, IN	45,927	50,773	55,599	60,445
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	53,602	61,423	69,264	77,085
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	39,604	44,492	49,380	54,268
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,136	50,586	56,056	61,506
Terre Haute, IN	42,204	47,570	52,916	58,282
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	29,308	32,636	35,984	39,312
Lawrence, KS	37,191	44,304	51,418	58,532
Manhattan, KS	29,807	34,300	38,772	43,264
Topeka, KS	36,983	41,746	46,488	51,252
Wichita, KS	39,708	41,351	42,994	44,637
Bowling Green, KY	35,194	38,834	42,453	46,093
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,348	34,175	38,023	41,850
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,516	32,927	36,317	39,728
Elizabethtown, KY	38,356	46,072	53,810	61,527
Lexington-Fayette, KY	40,332	45,136	49,941	54,746
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	51,085	54,663	58,240	61,818
Owensboro, KY	28,392	31,908	35,423	38,938
Paducah, KY-IL	29,599	35,360	41,122	46,884
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,280	41,684	50,108	58,511
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,351	30,972	33,613	36,234
Alexandria, LA	33,010	40,332	47,674	54,996
Baton Rouge, LA	33,114	41,122	49,109	57,117
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	24,316	31,970	39,624	47,279
Hammond, LA	37,295	44,346	51,418	58,469
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	37,253	44,325	51,376	58,448
Lafayette, LA	20,572	27,685	34,799	41,912
Lake Charles, LA	33,010	40,332	47,674	54,996
Monroe, LA	33,759	38,272	42,786	47,300
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	38,189	45,012	51,855	58,677
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,053	37,690	43,306	48,943
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	31,783	37,856	43,951	50,024
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	37,919	44,804	51,688	58,573
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	20,634	27,852	35,090	42,308
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	46,696	51,855	56,992	62,151
Barnstable Town, MA	54,060	63,024	72,010	80,975
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	55,391	64,564	73,736	82,909
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	45,240	49,255	53,269	57,284
Pittsfield, MA	46,676	48,922	51,189	53,436
Springfield, MA	45,552	51,480	57,408	63,336
Worcester, MA	49,941	54,559	59,156	63,773
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	47,882	55,765	63,669	71,552
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	37,024	41,288	45,552	49,816
Lexington Park, MD	49,608	57,991	66,373	74,756
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	40,664	42,037	43,431	44,804
Salisbury, MD	41,309	43,992	46,696	49,380
Bangor, ME	41,642	45,136	48,610	52,104
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	47,216	52,084	56,951	61,818
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,642	45,136	48,610	52,104
Portland-South Portland, ME	52,708	56,472	60,237	64,002
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	39,999	42,973	45,968	48,943
Ann Arbor, MI	49,005	54,850	60,716	66,560
Battle Creek, MI	41,871	47,445	52,999	58,573
Bay City, MI	37,503	40,581	43,680	46,759
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	38,543	42,703	46,842	51,002
Flint, MI	38,813	41,746	44,679	47,612
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	42,453	45,490	48,527	51,564
Jackson, MI	39,916	46,260	52,604	58,948
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	41,309	45,407	49,525	53,623
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	39,604	45,240	50,898	56,535
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,191	39,312	41,455	43,576
Midland, MI	41,580	45,864	50,149	54,434
Monroe, MI	38,730	43,909	49,088	54,268
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	38,647	42,349	46,072	49,775
Niles, MI	40,290	45,428	50,565	55,703
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,983	41,746	46,530	51,293
Saginaw, MI	38,917	44,970	51,023	57,076
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,045	39,728	42,432	45,116
Traverse City, MI	37,336	42,100	46,884	51,647
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,360	37,628	39,895	42,162
Duluth, MN-WI	43,140	48,028	52,916	57,804
Mankato, MN	41,871	43,951	46,031	48,111
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	45,927	50,524	55,141	59,738
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,453	44,533	46,613	48,693
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,789	44,388	47,986	51,584
Rochester, MN	42,308	46,613	50,919	55,224
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,429	48,922	53,436	57,928
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,888	45,157	46,447	47,716
St. Cloud, MN	44,034	48,756	53,477	58,199
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	31,845	37,628	43,431	49,213
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,495	33,509	37,544	41,559
Columbia, MO	34,050	38,564	43,056	47,570
Jefferson City, MO	37,648	41,351	45,032	48,735
Joplin, MO-KS	42,474	48,610	54,746	60,882
Kansas City, MO-KS	44,263	50,357	56,431	62,525
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,970	50,295	55,640	60,965
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,724	32,428	35,132	37,836
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,772	45,656	52,562	59,447
Springfield, MO	31,908	35,548	39,188	42,828
St. Joseph, MO-KS	37,149	44,325	51,522	58,698
St. Louis, MO-IL	49,712	53,456	57,221	60,965
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	33,031	36,109	39,167	42,245
Hattiesburg, MS	31,658	34,820	38,002	41,164
Jackson, MS	34,341	36,796	39,229	41,684
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,927	35,631	38,335	41,039
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,156	35,984	38,834	41,663
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,781	35,215	37,628	40,061
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,528	38,855	43,202	47,528
Billings, MT	38,148	40,914	43,680	46,447
Bozeman, MT	45,511	48,173	50,815	53,477
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	37,898	38,688	39,479	40,269
Great Falls, MT	37,732	39,916	42,120	44,304
Helena, MT	38,231	41,101	43,972	46,842
Missoula, MT	49,484	51,959	54,413	56,888
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,564	42,640	46,738	50,815
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,938	41,184	43,452	45,698
Asheville, NC	31,180	36,005	40,810	45,636
Burlington, NC	38,626	42,141	45,677	49,192
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,303	35,672	39,042	42,412
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	39,292	41,684	44,076	46,468
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	41,725	44,804	47,903	50,981
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,767	33,800	38,834	43,868
Fayetteville, NC	34,196	37,128	40,040	42,973
Goldsboro, NC	35,984	41,288	46,613	51,917
Greensboro-High Point, NC	39,208	41,788	44,346	46,925
Greenville, NC	31,575	35,589	39,583	43,597
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	35,922	39,292	42,640	46,010
Jacksonville, NC	33,260	36,816	40,352	43,909
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	38,730	42,141	45,552	48,964
Raleigh-Cary, NC	41,392	45,511	49,629	53,748
Rocky Mount, NC	37,482	42,412	47,320	52,250
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,829	32,220	35,589	38,980
Wilmington, NC	32,740	36,317	39,895	43,472
Winston-Salem, NC	36,359	39,687	42,994	46,322
Bismarck, ND	38,460	42,162	45,885	49,588
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	44,221	47,903	51,584	55,266
Fargo, ND-MN	45,989	48,880	51,751	54,642
Grand Forks, ND-MN	40,477	44,533	48,610	52,666
Minot, ND	42,828	46,239	49,671	53,082
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	37,856	42,370	46,884	51,397
Grand Island, NE	34,965	38,272	41,580	44,887
Lincoln, NE	46,343	50,836	55,328	59,821
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,943	41,247	46,572	51,876
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	30,972	32,552	34,154	35,735
Omaha, NE-IA	38,688	43,660	48,610	53,581
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,132	37,732	40,352	42,952
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	54,226	63,440	72,676	81,890
Manchester-Nashua, NH	54,663	63,815	72,988	82,140
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	54,268	63,524	72,780	82,036
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,997	47,341	53,706	60,050
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	50,108	57,221	64,314	71,428
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	46,156	51,044	55,911	60,799
Vineland, NJ	42,682	49,650	56,597	63,565
Albuquerque, NM	41,663	43,701	45,760	47,799
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	30,826	33,613	36,421	39,208
Farmington, NM	36,629	40,124	43,597	47,092
Las Cruces, NM	36,338	39,728	43,140	46,530
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,282	36,068	39,832	43,618
Santa Fe, NM	39,416	42,183	44,928	47,695
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	43,285	55,640	67,975	80,330
Carson City, NV	42,786	49,400	55,994	62,608
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	43,368	56,660	69,972	83,263
Reno, NV	43,930	50,565	57,180	63,815
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	50,253	53,456	56,639	59,842
Binghamton, NY	42,391	47,445	52,479	57,533
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	44,263	49,317	54,351	59,405
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	39,188	45,428	51,647	57,887
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	39,416	43,680	47,944	52,208
Elmira, NY	40,248	45,844	51,460	57,055
Glens Falls, NY	43,909	49,151	54,413	59,655
Ithaca, NY	39,749	45,032	50,316	55,599
Kingston, NY	46,072	50,794	55,516	60,237
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	50,087	54,101	58,136	62,151
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	58,095	65,687	73,279	80,871
Rochester, NY	49,692	57,492	65,271	73,071
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	43,202	50,690	58,178	65,666
Syracuse, NY	35,464	42,536	49,608	56,680
Utica-Rome, NY	40,228	45,511	50,773	56,056
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	47,508	54,975	62,421	69,888
Akron, OH	39,916	48,464	57,034	65,583
Canton-Massillon, OH	38,231	45,573	52,936	60,279
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	44,221	49,525	54,829	60,133
Cleveland, OH	45,781	52,666	59,551	66,436
Columbus, OH	48,423	56,722	65,000	73,300
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	42,495	50,087	57,679	65,271
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	33,988	37,212	40,415	43,639
Lima, OH	33,135	37,524	41,892	46,280
Mansfield, OH	46,343	55,224	64,085	72,967
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	43,722	51,584	59,447	67,309
Sandusky, OH	45,095	52,125	59,176	66,207
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	30,389	39,500	48,589	57,700
Springfield, OH	45,906	54,413	62,941	71,448
Toledo, OH	32,407	38,709	44,991	51,293
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	43,535	50,856	58,157	65,479
Youngstown-Warren, OH	34,008	41,330	48,672	55,994
Enid, OK	22,527	26,687	30,868	35,028
Lawton, OK	36,255	39,208	42,183	45,136
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,560	44,866	49,192	53,498
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,367	48,236	52,104	55,973
Oklahoma City, OK	44,325	49,338	54,351	59,364
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,836	43,618	49,400	55,183
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,834	44,720	50,607	56,493
Tulsa, OK	43,056	47,341	51,626	55,911
Albany, OR	50,898	55,599	60,320	65,021
Bend, OR	48,631	54,060	59,468	64,896
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	51,917	59,488	67,060	74,631
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,168	40,748	43,348	45,927
Corvallis, OR	43,327	49,650	55,973	62,296
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,120	47,591	53,040	58,511
Eugene-Springfield, OR	50,212	55,287	60,362	65,437
Grants Pass, OR	38,356	41,704	45,032	48,381
Medford, OR	38,418	42,058	45,719	49,359
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	56,160	63,586	70,991	78,416
Salem, OR	52,437	60,216	67,975	75,754
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	47,029	53,061	59,114	65,146
Altoona, PA	36,130	42,224	48,340	54,434
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,356	44,492	50,648	56,784
Chambersburg, PA	36,484	42,100	47,695	53,311
Erie, PA	35,631	38,896	42,183	45,448
Gettysburg, PA	39,437	44,741	50,066	55,370
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	39,936	46,696	53,477	60,237
Johnstown, PA	37,752	45,365	52,957	60,570
Lancaster, PA	41,975	48,028	54,080	60,133
Lebanon, PA	40,415	46,010	51,584	57,180
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,898	44,367	50,836	57,304
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,714	36,858	37,981	39,125
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	42,370	48,860	55,349	61,839
Pittsburgh, PA	43,868	52,770	61,672	70,575
Reading, PA	42,412	48,776	55,141	61,506
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	40,560	45,303	50,024	54,767
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,090	39,791	44,492	49,192
State College, PA	35,943	41,247	46,572	51,876
Williamsport, PA	35,735	39,042	42,328	45,636
York-Hanover, PA	39,624	43,992	48,360	52,728
Aguadilla, PR	24,274	28,247	32,240	36,213
Arecibo, PR	26,687	29,890	33,114	36,317
Guayama, PR	26,666	29,828	32,989	36,151
Mayaguez, PR	22,818	25,813	28,829	31,824
Ponce, PR	22,922	25,356	27,768	30,202
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	24,274	28,247	32,240	36,213
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	26,687	29,807	32,906	36,026
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	47,216	50,981	54,746	58,511
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	33,904	38,252	42,620	46,967
Columbia, SC	33,551	38,189	42,807	47,445
Florence, SC	31,055	35,527	39,999	44,471
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	34,341	38,480	42,620	46,759
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	32,802	37,212	41,600	46,010
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	32,802	37,212	41,600	46,010
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,650	39,916	43,160	46,426
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,087	40,560	44,034	47,508
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,112	38,917	43,722	48,527
Spartanburg, SC	37,274	40,456	43,639	46,821
Sumter, SC	31,055	35,527	39,999	44,471
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	31,200	34,695	38,168	41,663
Rapid City, SD	34,383	38,439	42,495	46,551
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	38,272	41,538	44,824	48,090
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,445	38,730	42,994	47,279
Chattanooga, TN-GA	37,669	41,788	45,885	50,004
Clarksville, TN-KY	45,594	51,272	56,972	62,650
Cleveland, TN	37,357	40,623	43,888	47,154
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,815	39,791	41,788	43,764
Jackson, TN	35,381	39,666	43,930	48,215
Johnson City, TN	36,733	39,125	41,496	43,888
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	34,799	38,688	42,599	46,488
Knoxville, TN	37,586	41,060	44,554	48,028
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	41,372	45,136	48,922	52,687
Morristown, TN	37,565	41,080	44,575	48,090
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	43,930	49,525	55,120	60,716
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,122	46,696	52,271	57,845
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,640	48,319	53,976	59,655
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,932	48,298	53,664	59,031
Abilene, TX	32,220	35,735	39,250	42,765
Amarillo, TX	29,536	33,821	38,106	42,391
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	44,304	46,863	49,442	52,000
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	31,720	36,858	41,975	47,112
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,984	42,058	48,111	54,184
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	25,626	29,911	34,216	38,501
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,058	33,551	38,023	42,516
College Station-Bryan, TX	31,637	36,816	42,016	47,196
Corpus Christi, TX	37,877	39,458	41,039	42,620
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	42,661	48,797	54,912	61,048
Eagle Pass, TX	38,688	43,826	48,984	54,122
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,104	43,868	48,631	53,394
El Paso, TX	34,653	37,316	39,978	42,640
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,144	45,261	50,357	55,474
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	40,456	45,032	49,608	54,184
Killeen-Temple, TX	36,151	37,482	38,834	40,165
Laredo, TX	29,952	34,133	38,293	42,474
Longview, TX	37,045	38,522	40,020	41,496
Lubbock, TX	32,573	37,253	41,912	46,592
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	33,904	37,732	41,538	45,365
Midland, TX	40,103	43,847	47,591	51,335
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,960	44,928	51,896	58,864
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,324	36,005	39,687	43,368
Odessa, TX	32,407	37,628	42,848	48,069
San Angelo, TX	28,476	31,866	35,236	38,626
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	43,514	47,466	51,418	55,370
Sherman-Denison, TX	41,808	48,132	54,476	60,799
Texarkana, TX-AR	33,800	35,922	38,023	40,144
Tyler, TX	28,746	32,844	36,962	41,060
Victoria, TX	29,120	32,740	36,359	39,978
Waco, TX	39,292	46,010	52,749	59,468
Wichita Falls, TX	29,412	33,031	36,629	40,248
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	36,421	42,370	48,319	54,268
Logan, UT-ID	43,576	47,695	51,834	55,952
Ogden, UT	45,136	48,090	51,023	53,976
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	45,469	49,109	52,749	56,389
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	45,428	48,215	51,023	53,810
St. George, UT	38,730	42,724	46,717	50,711
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	56,056	58,407	60,757	63,108
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	35,215	37,836	40,436	43,056
Charlottesville, VA	40,352	43,160	45,948	48,756
Harrisonburg, VA	40,020	43,015	45,989	48,984
Lynchburg, VA	37,940	41,621	45,282	48,964
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,381	56,743	65,104	73,466
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,424	56,077	64,709	73,362
Richmond, VA	46,072	50,919	55,786	60,632
Roanoke, VA	38,023	41,143	44,284	47,404
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,922	36,608	37,274	37,960
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,160	32,573	34,986	37,399
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	40,020	43,015	45,989	48,984
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	41,704	45,844	49,962	54,101
Winchester, VA-WV	47,362	56,660	65,978	75,276
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	43,056	51,626	60,196	68,765
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	50,586	54,621	58,677	62,712
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	46,301	50,711	55,100	59,509
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	45,552	48,381	51,210	54,039
Bellingham, WA	53,935	58,220	62,484	66,768
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	57,471	60,632	63,815	66,976
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	58,386	66,540	74,693	82,847
Kennewick-Richland, WA	55,640	58,407	61,173	63,940
Longview-Kelso, WA	54,746	61,444	68,120	74,818
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	59,093	67,642	76,212	84,760
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	59,114	68,079	77,064	86,029
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	62,567	71,136	79,727	88,296
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	56,784	60,508	64,252	67,975
Walla Walla, WA	57,221	59,468	61,714	63,960
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	60,965	69,826	78,708	87,568
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	49,920	54,164	58,407	62,650
Yakima, WA	57,658	65,999	74,340	82,680
Appleton, WI	41,871	46,010	50,149	54,288
Eau Claire, WI	45,344	50,108	54,850	59,613
Fond du Lac, WI	43,722	48,984	54,226	59,488
Green Bay, WI	42,932	46,821	50,711	54,600
Janesville-Beloit, WI	40,581	44,055	47,508	50,981
Kenosha, WI	44,221	47,216	50,232	53,228
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	41,080	45,407	49,754	54,080
Madison, WI	42,765	47,570	52,375	57,180
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	44,117	49,608	55,079	60,570
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,146	43,764	48,360	52,978
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,079	47,279	52,479	57,679
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	41,767	46,135	50,482	54,850
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	44,055	49,255	54,476	59,676
Sheboygan, WI	43,930	47,112	50,274	53,456
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,576	48,589	53,581	58,594
Wausau, WI	44,076	47,008	49,941	52,874
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,157	49,858	54,538	59,239
Beckley, WV	35,028	38,252	41,496	44,720
Charleston, WV	34,716	37,232	39,770	42,287
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	38,855	42,245	45,636	49,026
Morgantown, WV	35,319	37,898	40,477	43,056
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,591	36,567	38,564	40,540
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	34,757	36,837	38,917	40,997
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,716	37,232	39,770	42,287
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	31,783	36,650	41,538	46,405
Wheeling, WV-OH	34,528	36,962	39,375	41,808
Casper, WY	41,434	47,008	52,604	58,178
Cheyenne, WY	38,397	41,621	44,866	48,090
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	41,476	46,239	51,002	55,765
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	47,944	52,624	57,284	61,964

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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