SOC 53-4011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Locomotive Engineers 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 electric, diesel-electric, steam, or gas-turbine-electric locomotives to transport passengers or freight. Interpret train orders, electronic or manual signals, and railroad rules and regulations.

Level I across metros$37,440 – $92,893Memphis, TN to Amherst Town, MA

Median Level IV, major metros$92,768Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Locomotive Engineers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Locomotive Engineers (SOC 53-4011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $37,440 in Memphis, TN to $92,893 in Amherst Town, MA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $92,768. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $85,800, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 37 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 33. 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

New York, NY$110,698
San Francisco, CA$71,074
San Jose, CA$71,760
Seattle, WA$83,242
Dallas, TX$66,103
Houston, TX$61,631
Austin, TX$79,373
Chicago, IL$114,775
Boston, MA$130,874
Washington, DC$95,618
Atlanta, GA$95,618
Los Angeles, CA$121,119

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Anchorage, AK	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Fairbanks-College, AK	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Anniston-Oxford, AL	37,752	38,314	38,876	39,437
Auburn-Opelika, AL	45,885	58,032	70,159	82,306
Birmingham, AL	37,752	38,335	38,938	39,520
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	45,885	58,032	70,159	82,306
Decatur, AL	45,885	58,032	70,159	82,306
Dothan, AL	45,885	58,032	70,159	82,306
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	45,885	58,032	70,159	82,306
Gadsden, AL	37,752	38,314	38,876	39,437
Huntsville, AL	45,885	58,032	70,159	82,306
Mobile, AL	45,885	58,032	70,159	82,306
Montgomery, AL	45,885	58,032	70,159	82,306
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,752	39,146	40,560	41,954
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,885	58,032	70,159	82,306
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,885	58,032	70,159	82,306
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,885	58,032	70,159	82,306
Tuscaloosa, AL	45,885	58,032	70,159	82,306
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,648	50,399	63,149	75,900
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	62,879	69,306	75,712	82,140
Fort Smith, AR-OK	62,879	69,306	75,712	82,140
Hot Springs, AR	62,879	69,306	75,712	82,140
Jonesboro, AR	37,648	50,170	62,712	75,234
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	37,648	50,503	63,336	76,191
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,648	50,399	63,149	75,900
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,544	49,608	61,652	73,716
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	62,879	69,306	75,712	82,140
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	82,680	87,069	91,437	95,826
Flagstaff, AZ	82,680	87,069	91,437	95,826
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	82,680	87,069	91,437	95,826
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	82,680	87,069	91,437	95,826
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	82,680	87,069	91,437	95,826
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	82,680	87,069	91,437	95,826
Tucson, AZ	82,680	87,069	91,437	95,826
Yuma, AZ	82,680	87,069	91,437	95,826
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	51,189	67,434	83,700	99,944
Chico, CA	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	48,672	55,807	62,962	70,096
El Centro, CA	56,244	67,018	77,792	88,567
Fresno, CA	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	51,876	74,964	98,031	121,119
Merced, CA	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
Modesto, CA	49,525	56,098	62,671	69,244
Napa, CA	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	51,460	73,466	95,493	117,500
Redding, CA	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	53,581	69,847	86,112	102,378
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	49,629	56,847	64,044	71,261
Salinas, CA	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	54,143	70,492	86,840	103,189
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	49,671	56,805	63,940	71,074
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	48,922	56,535	64,148	71,760
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
Stockton-Lodi, CA	49,525	56,181	62,837	69,493
Vallejo, CA	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
Visalia, CA	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
Yuba City, CA	64,023	69,784	75,525	81,287
Boulder, CO	58,178	62,962	67,725	72,509
Colorado Springs, CO	43,764	51,460	59,176	66,872
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	43,431	51,709	59,967	68,245
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,764	51,460	59,176	66,872
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	65,437	79,124	92,831	106,517
Grand Junction, CO	65,437	79,124	92,831	106,517
Greeley, CO	65,437	79,124	92,831	106,517
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,800	54,060	61,298	68,557
Pueblo, CO	41,621	47,861	54,080	60,320
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,847	51,813	59,759	67,725
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
New Haven, CT	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Dover, DE	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Gainesville, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Homosassa Springs, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Jacksonville, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Naples-Marco Island, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Ocala, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Port St. Lucie, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Punta Gorda, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Sebring, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Tallahassee, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	75,796	84,781	93,767	102,752
Albany, GA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Athens-Clarke County, GA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Columbus, GA-AL	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Dalton, GA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Gainesville, GA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Hinesville, GA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Macon-Bibb County, GA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Rome, GA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Savannah, GA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Valdosta, GA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Warner Robins, GA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Guam MSA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Urban Honolulu, HI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Ames, IA	71,698	78,895	86,112	93,309
Cedar Rapids, IA	71,698	78,895	86,112	93,309
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	71,698	78,895	86,112	93,309
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	71,698	78,895	86,112	93,309
Dubuque, IA	71,698	78,895	86,112	93,309
Iowa City, IA	71,698	78,895	86,112	93,309
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	71,698	78,895	86,112	93,309
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	71,698	78,895	86,112	93,309
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	71,698	78,895	86,112	93,309
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	71,698	78,895	86,112	93,309
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,805	48,194	52,562	56,951
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	71,698	78,895	86,112	93,309
Boise City, ID	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Coeur d'Alene, ID	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Idaho Falls, ID	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Lewiston, ID-WA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Pocatello, ID	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Twin Falls, ID	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Bloomington, IL	77,501	89,919	102,357	114,775
Champaign-Urbana, IL	77,501	89,919	102,357	114,775
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	77,501	89,919	102,357	114,775
Decatur, IL	77,501	89,919	102,357	114,775
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	77,501	89,919	102,357	114,775
Kankakee, IL	77,501	89,919	102,357	114,775
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	77,501	89,919	102,357	114,775
Peoria, IL	77,501	89,919	102,357	114,775
Rockford, IL	77,501	89,919	102,357	114,775
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	77,501	89,919	102,357	114,775
Springfield, IL	77,501	89,919	102,357	114,775
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	77,501	89,919	102,357	114,775
Bloomington, IN	67,330	78,978	90,626	102,274
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	51,272	53,956	56,639	59,322
Columbus, IN	67,330	78,978	90,626	102,274
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	67,330	78,978	90,626	102,274
Evansville, IN	67,330	78,978	90,626	102,274
Fort Wayne, IN	67,330	78,978	90,626	102,274
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	67,330	78,978	90,626	102,274
Kokomo, IN	67,330	78,978	90,626	102,274
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	51,688	54,767	57,824	60,903
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	67,330	78,978	90,626	102,274
Muncie, IN	67,330	78,978	90,626	102,274
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	52,437	55,453	58,490	61,506
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	67,330	78,978	90,626	102,274
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	67,330	78,978	90,626	102,274
Terre Haute, IN	51,210	54,122	57,013	59,925
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	63,919	68,037	72,135	76,253
Lawrence, KS	63,919	68,037	72,135	76,253
Manhattan, KS	63,919	68,037	72,135	76,253
Topeka, KS	63,919	68,037	72,135	76,253
Wichita, KS	63,919	68,037	72,135	76,253
Bowling Green, KY	71,948	77,605	83,263	88,920
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	71,948	77,605	83,263	88,920
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	71,948	77,605	83,263	88,920
Elizabethtown, KY	71,948	77,605	83,263	88,920
Lexington-Fayette, KY	71,948	77,605	83,263	88,920
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	51,730	59,530	67,309	75,109
Owensboro, KY	71,948	77,605	83,263	88,920
Paducah, KY-IL	71,948	77,605	83,263	88,920
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	71,948	77,605	83,263	88,920
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	71,948	77,605	83,263	88,920
Alexandria, LA	55,828	60,341	64,876	69,389
Baton Rouge, LA	53,685	60,861	68,058	75,234
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	54,372	62,962	71,552	80,143
Hammond, LA	55,058	61,818	68,599	75,359
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	55,890	63,004	70,117	77,231
Lafayette, LA	54,226	61,984	69,722	77,480
Lake Charles, LA	55,828	60,341	64,876	69,389
Monroe, LA	55,828	60,341	64,876	69,389
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	54,101	61,610	69,119	76,628
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	53,436	62,733	72,031	81,328
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	55,828	60,341	64,876	69,389
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	55,391	60,944	66,519	72,072
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	54,018	60,799	67,559	74,340
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	92,893	105,560	118,207	130,874
Barnstable Town, MA	92,893	105,560	118,207	130,874
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	92,893	105,560	118,207	130,874
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	92,893	105,560	118,207	130,874
Pittsfield, MA	92,893	105,560	118,207	130,874
Springfield, MA	92,893	105,560	118,207	130,874
Worcester, MA	92,893	105,560	118,207	130,874
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Lexington Park, MD	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Salisbury, MD	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Bangor, ME	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Portland-South Portland, ME	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Ann Arbor, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Battle Creek, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Bay City, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Flint, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Jackson, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Midland, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Monroe, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Niles, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Saginaw, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Traverse City, MI	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Duluth, MN-WI	78,479	83,575	88,692	93,788
Mankato, MN	78,479	83,575	88,692	93,788
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	78,479	83,575	88,692	93,788
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	78,479	83,575	88,692	93,788
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	78,479	83,575	88,692	93,788
Rochester, MN	78,479	83,575	88,692	93,788
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	78,479	83,575	88,692	93,788
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	78,479	83,575	88,692	93,788
St. Cloud, MN	78,479	83,575	88,692	93,788
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	76,836	77,543	78,271	78,978
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	76,836	77,543	78,271	78,978
Columbia, MO	76,836	77,543	78,271	78,978
Jefferson City, MO	76,836	77,543	78,271	78,978
Joplin, MO-KS	76,836	77,543	78,271	78,978
Kansas City, MO-KS	76,836	77,543	78,271	78,978
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	76,836	77,543	78,271	78,978
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	76,836	77,543	78,271	78,978
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	76,836	77,543	78,271	78,978
Springfield, MO	76,836	77,543	78,271	78,978
St. Joseph, MO-KS	76,836	77,543	78,271	78,978
St. Louis, MO-IL	76,836	77,543	78,271	78,978
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	54,621	90,127	125,632	161,138
Hattiesburg, MS	54,621	90,127	125,632	161,138
Jackson, MS	54,621	90,127	125,632	161,138
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	54,621	90,127	125,632	161,138
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	54,621	90,127	125,632	161,138
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	54,621	90,127	125,632	161,138
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	54,621	90,127	125,632	161,138
Billings, MT	82,805	89,191	95,576	101,962
Bozeman, MT	82,805	89,191	95,576	101,962
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	82,805	89,191	95,576	101,962
Great Falls, MT	82,805	89,191	95,576	101,962
Helena, MT	82,805	89,191	95,576	101,962
Missoula, MT	82,805	89,191	95,576	101,962
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	82,805	89,191	95,576	101,962
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	82,805	89,191	95,576	101,962
Asheville, NC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Burlington, NC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Fayetteville, NC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Goldsboro, NC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Greensboro-High Point, NC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Greenville, NC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Jacksonville, NC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Raleigh-Cary, NC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Rocky Mount, NC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Wilmington, NC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Winston-Salem, NC	58,677	60,279	61,860	63,461
Bismarck, ND	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Fargo, ND-MN	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Grand Forks, ND-MN	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Minot, ND	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Grand Island, NE	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Lincoln, NE	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,828	49,380	55,911	62,463
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Omaha, NE-IA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,120	49,151	56,160	63,191
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,768	60,320	66,852	73,404
Manchester-Nashua, NH	53,768	60,320	66,852	73,404
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,768	60,320	66,852	73,404
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,768	60,320	66,852	73,404
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	80,268	84,428	88,608	92,768
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	80,268	84,428	88,608	92,768
Vineland, NJ	80,268	84,428	88,608	92,768
Albuquerque, NM	78,708	82,639	86,549	90,480
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	78,708	82,639	86,549	90,480
Farmington, NM	78,708	82,639	86,549	90,480
Las Cruces, NM	78,708	82,639	86,549	90,480
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	78,708	82,639	86,549	90,480
Santa Fe, NM	78,708	82,639	86,549	90,480
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Carson City, NV	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Reno, NV	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Binghamton, NY	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Elmira, NY	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Glens Falls, NY	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Ithaca, NY	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Kingston, NY	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Rochester, NY	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Syracuse, NY	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Utica-Rome, NY	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	74,381	86,487	98,592	110,698
Akron, OH	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
Canton-Massillon, OH	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
Cleveland, OH	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
Columbus, OH	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
Lima, OH	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
Mansfield, OH	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
Sandusky, OH	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
Springfield, OH	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
Toledo, OH	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
Youngstown-Warren, OH	62,047	64,189	66,311	68,453
Enid, OK	67,954	80,704	93,434	106,184
Lawton, OK	67,954	80,704	93,434	106,184
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	67,954	80,704	93,434	106,184
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	67,954	80,704	93,434	106,184
Oklahoma City, OK	67,954	80,704	93,434	106,184
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	67,954	80,704	93,434	106,184
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	67,954	80,704	93,434	106,184
Tulsa, OK	67,954	80,704	93,434	106,184
Albany, OR	68,058	72,322	76,607	80,871
Bend, OR	68,058	72,322	76,607	80,871
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	68,058	72,322	76,607	80,871
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	68,058	72,322	76,607	80,871
Corvallis, OR	68,058	72,322	76,607	80,871
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	68,058	72,322	76,607	80,871
Eugene-Springfield, OR	68,058	72,322	76,607	80,871
Grants Pass, OR	68,058	72,322	76,607	80,871
Medford, OR	68,058	72,322	76,607	80,871
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	68,058	72,322	76,607	80,871
Salem, OR	68,058	72,322	76,607	80,871
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	43,244	57,554	71,844	86,154
Altoona, PA	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Chambersburg, PA	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Erie, PA	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Gettysburg, PA	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Johnstown, PA	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Lancaster, PA	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Lebanon, PA	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	49,650	63,940	78,208	92,498
Pittsburgh, PA	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Reading, PA	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
State College, PA	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Williamsport, PA	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
York-Hanover, PA	66,893	73,258	79,623	85,988
Aguadilla, PR	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Arecibo, PR	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Guayama, PR	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Mayaguez, PR	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Ponce, PR	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	70,325	76,690	83,034	89,399
Columbia, SC	70,325	76,690	83,034	89,399
Florence, SC	70,325	76,690	83,034	89,399
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	70,325	76,690	83,034	89,399
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	70,325	76,690	83,034	89,399
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	70,325	76,690	83,034	89,399
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	70,325	76,690	83,034	89,399
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	70,325	76,690	83,034	89,399
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	70,325	76,690	83,034	89,399
Spartanburg, SC	70,325	76,690	83,034	89,399
Sumter, SC	70,325	76,690	83,034	89,399
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	63,461	66,727	69,972	73,237
Rapid City, SD	63,461	66,727	69,972	73,237
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	63,461	66,727	69,972	73,237
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	63,461	66,727	69,972	73,237
Chattanooga, TN-GA	72,384	78,895	85,405	91,916
Clarksville, TN-KY	72,384	78,895	85,405	91,916
Cleveland, TN	72,384	78,895	85,405	91,916
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	72,384	78,895	85,405	91,916
Jackson, TN	72,384	78,895	85,405	91,916
Johnson City, TN	72,384	78,895	85,405	91,916
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	72,384	78,895	85,405	91,916
Knoxville, TN	72,384	78,895	85,405	91,916
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	37,440	49,983	62,525	75,068
Morristown, TN	72,384	78,895	85,405	91,916
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	72,384	78,895	85,405	91,916
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	72,384	78,895	85,405	91,916
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	72,384	78,895	85,405	91,916
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	72,384	78,895	85,405	91,916
Abilene, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Amarillo, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	47,965	52,292	56,618	60,944
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,549	52,666	57,762	62,879
College Station-Bryan, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Corpus Christi, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	52,416	56,972	61,548	66,103
Eagle Pass, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,944	52,562	57,180	61,797
El Paso, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	50,648	55,453	60,279	65,084
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	48,922	53,165	57,388	61,631
Killeen-Temple, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Laredo, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Longview, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Lubbock, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Midland, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	51,730	56,556	61,381	66,207
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Odessa, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
San Angelo, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Sherman-Denison, TX	52,375	56,992	61,631	66,248
Texarkana, TX-AR	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Tyler, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Victoria, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
Waco, TX	52,125	56,826	61,506	66,207
Wichita Falls, TX	61,652	67,559	73,466	79,373
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Logan, UT-ID	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Ogden, UT	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
St. George, UT	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	73,300	79,269	85,260	91,229
Charlottesville, VA	73,300	79,269	85,260	91,229
Harrisonburg, VA	73,300	79,269	85,260	91,229
Lynchburg, VA	73,300	79,269	85,260	91,229
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	73,300	79,269	85,260	91,229
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	73,300	79,269	85,260	91,229
Richmond, VA	73,300	79,269	85,260	91,229
Roanoke, VA	73,300	79,269	85,260	91,229
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	73,300	79,269	85,260	91,229
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	73,300	79,269	85,260	91,229
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	73,300	79,269	85,260	91,229
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	73,300	79,269	85,260	91,229
Winchester, VA-WV	73,300	79,269	85,260	91,229
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,004	85,800	95,618
Bellingham, WA	61,506	68,744	76,004	83,242
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	61,506	68,744	76,004	83,242
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	80,788	82,098	83,408	84,719
Kennewick-Richland, WA	61,506	68,744	76,004	83,242
Longview-Kelso, WA	61,506	68,744	76,004	83,242
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	61,506	68,744	76,004	83,242
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	61,506	68,744	76,004	83,242
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	61,506	68,744	76,004	83,242
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	61,506	68,744	76,004	83,242
Walla Walla, WA	61,506	68,744	76,004	83,242
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	61,506	68,744	76,004	83,242
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	80,912	82,181	83,450	84,719
Yakima, WA	81,287	82,452	83,616	84,781
Appleton, WI	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Eau Claire, WI	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Fond du Lac, WI	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Green Bay, WI	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Janesville-Beloit, WI	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Kenosha, WI	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Madison, WI	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Sheboygan, WI	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Wausau, WI	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	62,296	69,639	76,960	84,303
Beckley, WV	59,093	63,503	67,933	72,343
Charleston, WV	59,093	63,503	67,933	72,343
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	59,093	63,503	67,933	72,343
Morgantown, WV	59,093	63,503	67,933	72,343
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	59,093	63,503	67,933	72,343
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	59,093	63,503	67,933	72,343
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	59,093	63,503	67,933	72,343
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	59,093	63,503	67,933	72,343
Wheeling, WV-OH	59,093	63,503	67,933	72,343
Casper, WY	71,220	77,917	84,615	91,312
Cheyenne, WY	71,220	77,917	84,615	91,312
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	71,220	77,917	84,615	91,312
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	71,220	77,917	84,615	91,312

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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