SOC 53-4031 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 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): Coordinate activities of switch-engine crew within railroad yard, industrial plant, or similar location. Conductors coordinate activities of train crew on passenger or freight trains. Yardmasters review train schedules and switching orders and coordinate activities of workers engaged in railroad traffic operations, such as the makeup or breakup of trains and yard switching.

Level I across metros$35,256 – $88,130Bowling Green, KY to Seattle, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$81,640Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters (SOC 53-4031) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $35,256 in Bowling Green, KY to $88,130 in Seattle, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $81,640. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $76,066, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 31 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 47. 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$80,871
San Francisco, CA$73,300
San Jose, CA$81,640
Seattle, WA$101,796
Dallas, TX$48,901
Houston, TX$49,234
Austin, TX$73,965
Chicago, IL$96,117
Boston, MA$94,016
Washington, DC$82,015
Atlanta, GA$89,357
Los Angeles, CA$79,872

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Anchorage, AK	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Fairbanks-College, AK	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Anniston-Oxford, AL	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Auburn-Opelika, AL	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Birmingham, AL	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Decatur, AL	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Dothan, AL	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Gadsden, AL	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Huntsville, AL	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Mobile, AL	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Montgomery, AL	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Tuscaloosa, AL	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	59,114	64,834	70,554	76,274
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	59,114	64,834	70,554	76,274
Fort Smith, AR-OK	59,114	64,834	70,554	76,274
Hot Springs, AR	59,114	64,834	70,554	76,274
Jonesboro, AR	59,114	64,834	70,554	76,274
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	59,114	64,834	70,554	76,274
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	59,114	64,834	70,554	76,274
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	59,114	64,834	70,554	76,274
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	59,114	64,834	70,554	76,274
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	69,306	76,316	83,325	90,335
Flagstaff, AZ	69,306	76,316	83,325	90,335
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	69,306	76,316	83,325	90,335
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	69,306	76,316	83,325	90,335
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	69,306	76,316	83,325	90,335
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	69,306	76,316	83,325	90,335
Tucson, AZ	69,306	76,316	83,325	90,335
Yuma, AZ	69,306	76,316	83,325	90,335
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	53,519	61,298	69,077	76,856
Chico, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	47,175	56,119	65,084	74,028
El Centro, CA	61,111	67,309	73,487	79,685
Fresno, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	57,408	64,896	72,384	79,872
Merced, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Modesto, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Napa, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Redding, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	56,140	64,168	72,197	80,226
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Salinas, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	57,180	64,751	72,322	79,893
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	52,708	59,572	66,436	73,300
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Stockton-Lodi, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Vallejo, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Visalia, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Yuba City, CA	64,917	70,492	76,066	81,640
Boulder, CO	53,623	56,847	60,092	63,316
Colorado Springs, CO	44,575	50,316	56,036	61,776
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	53,685	56,764	59,821	62,900
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	44,845	50,607	56,389	62,151
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	64,023	73,570	83,117	92,664
Grand Junction, CO	64,023	73,570	83,117	92,664
Greeley, CO	53,623	56,847	60,092	63,316
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,712	53,956	58,220	62,463
Pueblo, CO	64,023	73,570	83,117	92,664
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	44,679	50,357	56,056	61,735
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
New Haven, CT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	55,828	64,564	73,279	82,015
Dover, DE	73,029	80,247	87,485	94,703
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	73,029	80,247	87,485	94,703
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	64,231	74,589	84,927	95,285
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	64,231	74,589	84,927	95,285
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	68,412	80,018	91,624	103,231
Gainesville, FL	64,231	74,589	84,927	95,285
Homosassa Springs, FL	64,231	74,589	84,927	95,285
Jacksonville, FL	64,231	74,589	84,927	95,285
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	49,380	50,794	52,208	53,623
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	49,712	59,405	69,098	78,791
Naples-Marco Island, FL	49,692	59,197	68,703	78,208
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	64,231	74,589	84,927	95,285
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	49,712	49,920	50,128	50,336
Ocala, FL	64,231	74,589	84,927	95,285
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	49,359	50,690	52,021	53,352
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	64,231	74,589	84,927	95,285
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	64,231	74,589	84,927	95,285
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	64,231	74,589	84,927	95,285
Port St. Lucie, FL	49,712	59,405	69,098	78,791
Punta Gorda, FL	64,231	74,589	84,927	95,285
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	64,231	74,589	84,927	95,285
Sebring, FL	49,359	50,690	52,021	53,352
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	49,504	57,304	65,084	72,884
Tallahassee, FL	64,231	74,589	84,927	95,285
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	49,712	49,920	50,128	50,336
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	64,231	74,589	84,927	95,285
Albany, GA	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
Athens-Clarke County, GA	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
Columbus, GA-AL	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
Dalton, GA	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,336	38,938	40,560	42,162
Gainesville, GA	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
Hinesville, GA	37,336	38,959	40,560	42,183
Macon-Bibb County, GA	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
Rome, GA	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
Savannah, GA	37,316	38,876	40,436	41,996
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
Valdosta, GA	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
Warner Robins, GA	53,935	65,749	77,543	89,357
Guam MSA	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Urban Honolulu, HI	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Ames, IA	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Cedar Rapids, IA	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Dubuque, IA	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Iowa City, IA	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Boise City, ID	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Coeur d'Alene, ID	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Idaho Falls, ID	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Lewiston, ID-WA	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Pocatello, ID	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Twin Falls, ID	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Bloomington, IL	67,080	78,042	89,004	99,965
Champaign-Urbana, IL	67,080	78,042	89,004	99,965
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	70,533	79,061	87,589	96,117
Decatur, IL	67,080	78,042	89,004	99,965
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	67,080	78,042	89,004	99,965
Kankakee, IL	69,285	78,229	87,173	96,117
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	70,533	79,061	87,589	96,117
Peoria, IL	67,080	78,042	89,004	99,965
Rockford, IL	70,533	79,061	87,589	96,117
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	67,080	78,042	89,004	99,965
Springfield, IL	67,080	78,042	89,004	99,965
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	63,336	74,069	84,781	95,514
Bloomington, IN	45,615	48,797	51,980	55,162
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,636	48,839	52,021	55,224
Columbus, IN	45,615	48,797	51,980	55,162
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	68,453	74,943	81,432	87,922
Evansville, IN	68,453	74,943	81,432	87,922
Fort Wayne, IN	68,453	74,943	81,432	87,922
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	45,594	48,714	51,813	54,933
Kokomo, IN	45,740	48,548	51,356	54,164
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	65,333	75,359	85,384	95,410
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	69,909	78,645	87,381	96,117
Muncie, IN	45,760	48,464	51,148	53,852
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	64,168	74,548	84,948	95,327
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	68,453	74,943	81,432	87,922
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,573	48,672	51,792	54,892
Terre Haute, IN	68,453	74,943	81,432	87,922
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	49,567	52,978	56,410	59,821
Lawrence, KS	50,669	56,784	62,920	69,036
Manhattan, KS	50,669	56,784	62,920	69,036
Topeka, KS	54,788	56,909	59,031	61,152
Wichita, KS	50,669	56,784	62,920	69,036
Bowling Green, KY	35,256	42,703	50,149	57,596
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,256	42,703	50,149	57,596
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,256	42,703	50,149	57,596
Elizabethtown, KY	35,256	42,703	50,149	57,596
Lexington-Fayette, KY	35,256	42,703	50,149	57,596
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	35,256	42,703	50,149	57,596
Owensboro, KY	35,256	42,703	50,149	57,596
Paducah, KY-IL	35,256	42,703	50,149	57,596
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,256	42,703	50,149	57,596
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,256	42,703	50,149	57,596
Alexandria, LA	44,575	52,188	59,821	67,434
Baton Rouge, LA	43,535	48,589	53,644	58,698
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,098	47,799	52,479	57,180
Hammond, LA	44,720	50,316	55,932	61,527
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	44,637	49,796	54,975	60,133
Lafayette, LA	43,077	47,965	52,874	57,762
Lake Charles, LA	44,575	52,188	59,821	67,434
Monroe, LA	44,575	52,188	59,821	67,434
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	44,679	50,108	55,536	60,965
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	44,575	52,188	59,821	67,434
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	44,575	52,188	59,821	67,434
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	44,658	49,754	54,871	59,967
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,410	49,088	54,746	60,424
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Barnstable Town, MA	74,215	80,892	87,568	94,245
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	72,405	79,602	86,820	94,016
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	74,215	80,892	87,568	94,245
Pittsfield, MA	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Springfield, MA	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Worcester, MA	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	50,877	58,698	66,519	74,340
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	70,991	79,623	88,255	96,887
Lexington Park, MD	70,991	79,623	88,255	96,887
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	70,991	79,623	88,255	96,887
Salisbury, MD	70,991	79,623	88,255	96,887
Bangor, ME	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Portland-South Portland, ME	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Ann Arbor, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Battle Creek, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Bay City, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Flint, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Jackson, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Midland, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Monroe, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Niles, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Saginaw, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Traverse City, MI	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	61,464	69,868	78,271	86,674
Duluth, MN-WI	76,024	79,144	82,285	85,405
Mankato, MN	74,464	79,040	83,596	88,172
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	74,464	79,040	83,596	88,172
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	74,464	79,040	83,596	88,172
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	74,464	79,040	83,596	88,172
Rochester, MN	74,464	79,040	83,596	88,172
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	74,464	79,040	83,596	88,172
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	74,464	79,040	83,596	88,172
St. Cloud, MN	74,464	79,040	83,596	88,172
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	62,484	66,228	69,951	73,695
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	54,122	56,472	58,802	61,152
Columbia, MO	62,484	66,228	69,951	73,695
Jefferson City, MO	62,484	66,228	69,951	73,695
Joplin, MO-KS	62,484	66,228	69,951	73,695
Kansas City, MO-KS	62,484	66,228	69,951	73,695
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	62,484	66,228	69,951	73,695
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	62,484	66,228	69,951	73,695
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	62,484	66,228	69,951	73,695
Springfield, MO	62,484	66,228	69,951	73,695
St. Joseph, MO-KS	62,484	66,228	69,951	73,695
St. Louis, MO-IL	62,484	66,228	69,951	73,695
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	52,708	69,348	85,988	102,628
Hattiesburg, MS	52,708	69,348	85,988	102,628
Jackson, MS	52,708	69,348	85,988	102,628
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	52,708	69,348	85,988	102,628
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	52,708	69,348	85,988	102,628
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	52,708	69,348	85,988	102,628
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	52,708	69,348	85,988	102,628
Billings, MT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Bozeman, MT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Great Falls, MT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Helena, MT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Missoula, MT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Asheville, NC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Burlington, NC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Fayetteville, NC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Goldsboro, NC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Greensboro-High Point, NC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Greenville, NC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Jacksonville, NC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Raleigh-Cary, NC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Rocky Mount, NC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Wilmington, NC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Winston-Salem, NC	51,460	59,717	67,996	76,253
Bismarck, ND	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Fargo, ND-MN	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Grand Forks, ND-MN	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Minot, ND	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Grand Island, NE	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Lincoln, NE	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Omaha, NE-IA	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Manchester-Nashua, NH	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	62,463	68,599	74,735	80,871
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	63,024	68,973	74,922	80,871
Vineland, NJ	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Albuquerque, NM	63,919	69,514	75,088	80,684
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	63,919	69,514	75,088	80,684
Farmington, NM	63,919	69,514	75,088	80,684
Las Cruces, NM	63,919	69,514	75,088	80,684
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	63,919	69,514	75,088	80,684
Santa Fe, NM	63,919	69,514	75,088	80,684
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Carson City, NV	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Reno, NV	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	68,370	77,501	86,632	95,764
Binghamton, NY	68,370	77,501	86,632	95,764
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	68,370	77,501	86,632	95,764
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	68,370	77,501	86,632	95,764
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	68,370	77,501	86,632	95,764
Elmira, NY	68,370	77,501	86,632	95,764
Glens Falls, NY	68,370	77,501	86,632	95,764
Ithaca, NY	68,370	77,501	86,632	95,764
Kingston, NY	68,370	77,501	86,632	95,764
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	63,191	69,077	74,984	80,871
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	63,212	69,098	74,984	80,871
Rochester, NY	68,370	77,501	86,632	95,764
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	68,370	77,501	86,632	95,764
Syracuse, NY	68,370	77,501	86,632	95,764
Utica-Rome, NY	68,370	77,501	86,632	95,764
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	68,370	77,501	86,632	95,764
Akron, OH	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
Canton-Massillon, OH	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
Cleveland, OH	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
Columbus, OH	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
Lima, OH	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
Mansfield, OH	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
Sandusky, OH	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
Springfield, OH	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
Toledo, OH	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
Youngstown-Warren, OH	59,655	60,736	61,797	62,879
Enid, OK	63,503	78,895	94,287	109,679
Lawton, OK	63,503	78,895	94,287	109,679
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	63,503	78,895	94,287	109,679
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	63,503	78,895	94,287	109,679
Oklahoma City, OK	63,503	78,895	94,287	109,679
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	63,503	78,895	94,287	109,679
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	63,503	78,895	94,287	109,679
Tulsa, OK	63,503	78,895	94,287	109,679
Albany, OR	61,069	65,666	70,284	74,880
Bend, OR	61,069	65,666	70,284	74,880
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,069	65,666	70,284	74,880
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,069	65,666	70,284	74,880
Corvallis, OR	61,069	65,666	70,284	74,880
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,069	65,666	70,284	74,880
Eugene-Springfield, OR	61,069	65,666	70,284	74,880
Grants Pass, OR	61,069	65,666	70,284	74,880
Medford, OR	61,069	65,666	70,284	74,880
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	61,069	65,666	70,284	74,880
Salem, OR	61,069	65,666	70,284	74,880
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	62,712	68,765	74,818	80,871
Altoona, PA	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Chambersburg, PA	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Erie, PA	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Gettysburg, PA	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Johnstown, PA	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Lancaster, PA	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Lebanon, PA	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	62,380	68,557	74,714	80,892
Pittsburgh, PA	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Reading, PA	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
State College, PA	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Williamsport, PA	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
York-Hanover, PA	61,589	70,117	78,666	87,194
Aguadilla, PR	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Arecibo, PR	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Guayama, PR	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Mayaguez, PR	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Ponce, PR	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	74,215	80,892	87,568	94,245
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	71,032	71,948	72,884	73,799
Columbia, SC	71,032	71,948	72,884	73,799
Florence, SC	71,032	71,948	72,884	73,799
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	71,032	71,948	72,884	73,799
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	71,032	71,948	72,884	73,799
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	71,032	71,948	72,884	73,799
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	71,032	71,948	72,884	73,799
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	71,032	71,948	72,884	73,799
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	71,032	71,948	72,884	73,799
Spartanburg, SC	71,032	71,948	72,884	73,799
Sumter, SC	71,032	71,948	72,884	73,799
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	51,189	56,264	61,360	66,436
Rapid City, SD	51,189	56,264	61,360	66,436
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	51,189	56,264	61,360	66,436
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	51,189	56,264	61,360	66,436
Chattanooga, TN-GA	55,536	64,002	72,488	80,954
Clarksville, TN-KY	55,536	64,002	72,488	80,954
Cleveland, TN	55,536	64,002	72,488	80,954
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	55,536	64,002	72,488	80,954
Jackson, TN	55,536	64,002	72,488	80,954
Johnson City, TN	55,536	64,002	72,488	80,954
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	55,536	64,002	72,488	80,954
Knoxville, TN	55,536	64,002	72,488	80,954
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	55,536	64,002	72,488	80,954
Morristown, TN	55,536	64,002	72,488	80,954
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	55,536	64,002	72,488	80,954
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	55,536	64,002	72,488	80,954
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	55,536	64,002	72,488	80,954
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	55,536	64,002	72,488	80,954
Abilene, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Amarillo, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	42,869	44,928	46,988	49,047
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,272	40,436	42,620	44,783
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,703	44,700	46,676	48,672
College Station-Bryan, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Corpus Christi, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	45,157	46,405	47,653	48,901
Eagle Pass, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,599	44,679	46,738	48,818
El Paso, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,327	45,157	47,008	48,839
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	43,597	45,469	47,362	49,234
Killeen-Temple, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Laredo, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Longview, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Lubbock, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Midland, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,119	44,804	46,488	48,173
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Odessa, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
San Angelo, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	40,872	42,661	44,471	46,260
Sherman-Denison, TX	45,136	46,364	47,570	48,797
Texarkana, TX-AR	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Tyler, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Victoria, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
Waco, TX	44,533	45,864	47,216	48,548
Wichita Falls, TX	53,186	60,112	67,039	73,965
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Logan, UT-ID	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Ogden, UT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
St. George, UT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	72,842	75,796	78,749	81,703
Charlottesville, VA	72,842	75,796	78,749	81,703
Harrisonburg, VA	72,842	75,796	78,749	81,703
Lynchburg, VA	72,842	75,796	78,749	81,703
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	72,842	75,796	78,749	81,703
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	72,842	75,796	78,749	81,703
Richmond, VA	72,842	75,796	78,749	81,703
Roanoke, VA	72,842	75,796	78,749	81,703
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	72,842	75,796	78,749	81,703
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	72,842	75,796	78,749	81,703
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	72,842	75,796	78,749	81,703
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	72,842	75,796	78,749	81,703
Winchester, VA-WV	72,842	75,796	78,749	81,703
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	59,218	69,119	78,999	88,900
Bellingham, WA	63,482	72,488	81,516	90,522
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	82,389	88,754	95,119	101,484
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	83,304	89,399	95,472	101,567
Kennewick-Richland, WA	63,482	72,488	81,516	90,522
Longview-Kelso, WA	63,482	72,488	81,516	90,522
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	78,666	86,154	93,642	101,130
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	82,389	88,754	95,119	101,484
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	88,130	92,685	97,240	101,796
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	63,482	72,488	81,516	90,522
Walla Walla, WA	63,482	72,488	81,516	90,522
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	87,797	92,540	97,303	102,045
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	78,666	86,154	93,642	101,130
Yakima, WA	82,119	88,629	95,160	101,671
Appleton, WI	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
Eau Claire, WI	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
Fond du Lac, WI	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
Green Bay, WI	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
Janesville-Beloit, WI	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
Kenosha, WI	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
Madison, WI	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	74,028	77,813	81,578	85,364
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
Sheboygan, WI	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
Wausau, WI	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	55,890	59,988	64,064	68,162
Beckley, WV	50,565	57,970	65,396	72,800
Charleston, WV	50,565	57,970	65,396	72,800
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	50,565	57,970	65,396	72,800
Morgantown, WV	50,565	57,970	65,396	72,800
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,565	57,970	65,396	72,800
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	50,565	57,970	65,396	72,800
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,565	57,970	65,396	72,800
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	50,565	57,970	65,396	72,800
Wheeling, WV-OH	50,565	57,970	65,396	72,800
Casper, WY	65,520	72,904	80,288	87,672
Cheyenne, WY	65,520	72,904	80,288	87,672
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	65,520	72,904	80,288	87,672
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	65,520	72,904	80,288	87,672

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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