SOC 53-4013 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers 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 switching or other locomotive or dinkey engines within railroad yard, industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location.

Level I across metros$31,263 – $72,010Anniston, AL to Cape Coral, FL

Median Level IV, major metros$78,562Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers (SOC 53-4013) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $31,263 in Anniston, AL to $72,010 in Cape Coral, FL, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $78,562. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $68,349, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 38 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 7. 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	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Anchorage, AK	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Fairbanks-College, AK	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Anniston-Oxford, AL	31,263	36,192	41,122	46,052
Auburn-Opelika, AL	33,405	43,847	54,288	64,730
Birmingham, AL	33,405	43,847	54,288	64,730
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	33,405	43,847	54,288	64,730
Decatur, AL	33,405	43,847	54,288	64,730
Dothan, AL	33,405	43,847	54,288	64,730
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	33,405	43,847	54,288	64,730
Gadsden, AL	31,263	36,192	41,122	46,052
Huntsville, AL	33,405	43,847	54,288	64,730
Mobile, AL	33,405	43,847	54,288	64,730
Montgomery, AL	31,263	36,546	41,850	47,133
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,263	36,192	41,122	46,052
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,263	36,192	41,122	46,052
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,405	43,847	54,288	64,730
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,405	43,847	54,288	64,730
Tuscaloosa, AL	33,405	43,847	54,288	64,730
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,960	40,976	44,013	47,029
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	37,544	41,496	45,469	49,421
Fort Smith, AR-OK	37,544	41,496	45,469	49,421
Hot Springs, AR	37,544	41,496	45,469	49,421
Jonesboro, AR	37,544	41,496	45,469	49,421
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	37,544	41,496	45,469	49,421
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,544	41,496	45,469	49,421
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,565	40,248	42,952	45,636
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,544	41,496	45,469	49,421
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Flagstaff, AZ	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Tucson, AZ	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Yuma, AZ	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Chico, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
El Centro, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Fresno, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Merced, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Modesto, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Napa, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Redding, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Salinas, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Stockton-Lodi, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Vallejo, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Visalia, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Yuba City, CA	64,855	65,645	66,436	67,226
Boulder, CO	55,162	58,698	62,234	65,770
Colorado Springs, CO	55,162	58,698	62,234	65,770
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	55,162	58,698	62,234	65,770
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	55,162	58,698	62,234	65,770
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	55,162	58,698	62,234	65,770
Grand Junction, CO	55,162	58,698	62,234	65,770
Greeley, CO	55,162	58,698	62,234	65,770
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	55,162	58,698	62,234	65,770
Pueblo, CO	55,162	58,698	62,234	65,770
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	55,162	58,698	62,234	65,770
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
New Haven, CT	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Dover, DE	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Gainesville, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Homosassa Springs, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Jacksonville, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Naples-Marco Island, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Ocala, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Port St. Lucie, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Punta Gorda, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Sebring, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Tallahassee, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	72,010	74,839	77,688	80,517
Albany, GA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Athens-Clarke County, GA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Columbus, GA-AL	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Dalton, GA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Gainesville, GA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Hinesville, GA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Macon-Bibb County, GA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Rome, GA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Savannah, GA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Valdosta, GA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Warner Robins, GA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Guam MSA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Urban Honolulu, HI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Ames, IA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Cedar Rapids, IA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Dubuque, IA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Iowa City, IA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Boise City, ID	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Coeur d'Alene, ID	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Idaho Falls, ID	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Lewiston, ID-WA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Pocatello, ID	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Twin Falls, ID	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Bloomington, IL	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Champaign-Urbana, IL	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Decatur, IL	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Kankakee, IL	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Peoria, IL	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Rockford, IL	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Springfield, IL	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Bloomington, IN	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
Columbus, IN	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
Evansville, IN	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
Fort Wayne, IN	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
Kokomo, IN	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
Muncie, IN	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
Terre Haute, IN	40,144	49,650	59,176	68,682
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	47,882	50,544	53,207	55,869
Lawrence, KS	48,714	51,231	53,748	56,264
Manhattan, KS	47,882	50,544	53,228	55,890
Topeka, KS	48,589	51,064	53,519	55,994
Wichita, KS	47,882	50,544	53,228	55,890
Bowling Green, KY	48,922	60,092	71,282	82,452
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,653	61,860	76,087	90,293
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,922	60,092	71,282	82,452
Elizabethtown, KY	45,989	60,778	75,546	90,335
Lexington-Fayette, KY	48,922	60,092	71,282	82,452
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	46,093	60,674	75,234	89,815
Owensboro, KY	48,922	60,092	71,282	82,452
Paducah, KY-IL	48,922	60,092	71,282	82,452
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,301	61,693	77,085	92,477
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,218	61,506	76,773	92,061
Alexandria, LA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Baton Rouge, LA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Hammond, LA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Lafayette, LA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Lake Charles, LA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Monroe, LA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Barnstable Town, MA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Pittsfield, MA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Springfield, MA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Worcester, MA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Lexington Park, MD	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Salisbury, MD	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Bangor, ME	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Portland-South Portland, ME	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Ann Arbor, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Battle Creek, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Bay City, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Flint, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Jackson, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Midland, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Monroe, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Niles, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Saginaw, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Traverse City, MI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Duluth, MN-WI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Mankato, MN	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Rochester, MN	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
St. Cloud, MN	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Columbia, MO	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Jefferson City, MO	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Joplin, MO-KS	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Kansas City, MO-KS	48,735	51,460	54,164	56,888
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Springfield, MO	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
St. Joseph, MO-KS	48,735	51,460	54,164	56,888
St. Louis, MO-IL	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Hattiesburg, MS	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Jackson, MS	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Billings, MT	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Bozeman, MT	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Great Falls, MT	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Helena, MT	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Missoula, MT	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Asheville, NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Burlington, NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Fayetteville, NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Goldsboro, NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Greensboro-High Point, NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Greenville, NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Jacksonville, NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Raleigh-Cary, NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Rocky Mount, NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Wilmington, NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Winston-Salem, NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Bismarck, ND	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Fargo, ND-MN	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Grand Forks, ND-MN	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Minot, ND	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Grand Island, NE	39,728	40,415	41,101	41,788
Lincoln, NE	39,666	40,394	41,101	41,829
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,770	40,519	41,288	42,037
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,770	40,456	41,164	41,850
Omaha, NE-IA	39,666	40,394	41,101	41,829
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,770	40,519	41,288	42,037
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Manchester-Nashua, NH	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	46,426	50,669	54,933	59,176
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	46,426	50,669	54,933	59,176
Vineland, NJ	51,064	62,900	74,735	86,570
Albuquerque, NM	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Farmington, NM	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Las Cruces, NM	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Santa Fe, NM	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	42,890	45,656	48,402	51,168
Carson City, NV	42,890	45,656	48,402	51,168
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	42,890	45,656	48,402	51,168
Reno, NV	42,890	45,656	48,402	51,168
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Binghamton, NY	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Elmira, NY	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Glens Falls, NY	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Ithaca, NY	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Kingston, NY	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	47,778	51,605	55,453	59,280
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	47,778	51,605	55,453	59,280
Rochester, NY	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Syracuse, NY	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Utica-Rome, NY	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Akron, OH	45,677	52,832	60,008	67,164
Canton-Massillon, OH	52,500	55,620	58,740	61,860
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	48,277	57,554	66,852	76,128
Cleveland, OH	45,698	52,832	59,988	67,122
Columbus, OH	47,653	49,005	50,357	51,709
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	48,111	49,276	50,420	51,584
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,464	49,754	51,023	52,312
Lima, OH	52,500	55,620	58,740	61,860
Mansfield, OH	48,256	49,400	50,524	51,668
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	45,469	51,876	58,261	64,668
Sandusky, OH	45,428	52,437	59,447	66,456
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,111	50,898	53,664	56,452
Springfield, OH	48,048	49,130	50,212	51,293
Toledo, OH	52,500	55,620	58,740	61,860
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,237	48,693	50,128	51,584
Youngstown-Warren, OH	45,677	52,832	60,008	67,164
Enid, OK	39,624	50,045	60,487	70,908
Lawton, OK	39,624	50,045	60,487	70,908
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,042	45,927	52,812	59,696
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,624	50,045	60,487	70,908
Oklahoma City, OK	39,167	46,176	53,165	60,175
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,709	48,069	57,429	66,789
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,624	50,045	60,487	70,908
Tulsa, OK	39,624	50,045	60,487	70,908
Albany, OR	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Bend, OR	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Corvallis, OR	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Eugene-Springfield, OR	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Grants Pass, OR	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Medford, OR	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Salem, OR	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	45,927	50,357	54,808	59,239
Altoona, PA	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
Chambersburg, PA	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
Erie, PA	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
Gettysburg, PA	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
Johnstown, PA	50,524	55,536	60,528	65,541
Lancaster, PA	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
Lebanon, PA	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,088	54,538	59,967	65,416
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	46,426	50,648	54,871	59,093
Pittsburgh, PA	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
Reading, PA	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,151	54,580	59,988	65,416
State College, PA	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
Williamsport, PA	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
York-Hanover, PA	40,144	48,319	56,493	64,668
Aguadilla, PR	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Arecibo, PR	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Guayama, PR	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Mayaguez, PR	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Ponce, PR	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Columbia, SC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Florence, SC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Spartanburg, SC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Sumter, SC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Rapid City, SD	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Chattanooga, TN-GA	47,736	54,559	61,402	68,224
Clarksville, TN-KY	47,736	54,559	61,402	68,224
Cleveland, TN	47,736	54,559	61,402	68,224
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,736	54,559	61,402	68,224
Jackson, TN	47,736	54,559	61,402	68,224
Johnson City, TN	47,736	54,559	61,402	68,224
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	47,736	54,559	61,402	68,224
Knoxville, TN	47,736	54,559	61,402	68,224
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	47,736	54,559	61,402	68,224
Morristown, TN	47,736	54,559	61,402	68,224
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	47,736	54,559	61,402	68,224
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,736	54,559	61,402	68,224
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,736	54,559	61,402	68,224
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,736	54,559	61,402	68,224
Abilene, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Amarillo, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
College Station-Bryan, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Corpus Christi, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Eagle Pass, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
El Paso, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,154	58,303	69,452	80,600
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Killeen-Temple, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Laredo, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Longview, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Lubbock, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Midland, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Odessa, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
San Angelo, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Sherman-Denison, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Texarkana, TX-AR	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Tyler, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Victoria, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Waco, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
Wichita Falls, TX	46,696	57,013	67,351	77,668
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	43,452	49,588	55,703	61,839
Logan, UT-ID	43,452	49,588	55,703	61,839
Ogden, UT	43,285	49,608	55,952	62,276
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	43,285	49,608	55,952	62,276
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	43,285	49,608	55,952	62,276
St. George, UT	43,452	49,588	55,703	61,839
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	43,285	49,608	55,952	62,276
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Charlottesville, VA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Harrisonburg, VA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Lynchburg, VA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Richmond, VA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Roanoke, VA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Winchester, VA-WV	59,218	67,080	74,964	82,826
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Bellingham, WA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Kennewick-Richland, WA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Longview-Kelso, WA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Walla Walla, WA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Yakima, WA	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Appleton, WI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Eau Claire, WI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Fond du Lac, WI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Green Bay, WI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Janesville-Beloit, WI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Kenosha, WI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Madison, WI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Sheboygan, WI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Wausau, WI	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Beckley, WV	63,295	71,428	79,540	87,672
Charleston, WV	62,130	71,116	80,122	89,108
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	59,509	69,056	78,624	88,172
Morgantown, WV	64,439	72,655	80,892	89,108
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	64,168	72,405	80,642	88,879
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	63,586	71,864	80,143	88,421
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	62,130	71,116	80,122	89,108
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	46,738	48,152	49,546	50,960
Wheeling, WV-OH	62,151	70,741	79,352	87,943
Casper, WY	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Cheyenne, WY	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	47,924	58,136	68,349	78,562

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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