SOC 53-4041 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Subway and Streetcar Operators 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): Operate subway or elevated suburban trains with no separate locomotive, or electric-powered streetcar, to transport passengers. May handle fares.

Level I across metros$35,194 – $88,920Lansing, MI to New York, NY
Median Level IV, major metros$87,194Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Subway and Streetcar Operators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Subway and Streetcar Operators (SOC 53-4041) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $35,194 in Lansing, MI to $88,920 in New York, NY, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $87,194. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $77,085, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 27 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 12. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

  • Level I
  • Level II
  • Level III
  • Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas
Wage areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Anchorage, AK56,84766,95677,08587,194
Fairbanks-College, AK56,84766,95677,08587,194
Anniston-Oxford, AL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Auburn-Opelika, AL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Birmingham, AL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Decatur, AL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Dothan, AL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Gadsden, AL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Huntsville, AL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Mobile, AL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Montgomery, AL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Tuscaloosa, AL56,84766,95677,08587,194
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Fort Smith, AR-OK56,84766,95677,08587,194
Hot Springs, AR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Jonesboro, AR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR56,84766,95677,08587,194
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Arizona nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Flagstaff, AZ56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ56,84766,95677,08587,194
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ56,84766,95677,08587,194
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ56,84766,95677,08587,194
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ56,84766,95677,08587,194
Tucson, AZ56,84766,95677,08587,194
Yuma, AZ56,84766,95677,08587,194
Bakersfield-Delano, CA60,94467,78874,65281,495
Chico, CA60,94467,78874,65281,495
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area60,94467,78874,65281,495
El Centro, CA56,20261,81867,41373,029
Fresno, CA60,94467,78874,65281,495
Hanford-Corcoran, CA60,94467,78874,65281,495
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA62,08867,58073,07178,562
Merced, CA60,94467,78874,65281,495
Modesto, CA58,40768,43278,43788,463
Napa, CA65,93672,19778,43784,698
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area65,10471,55278,02184,469
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area60,94467,78874,65281,495
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA60,94467,78874,65281,495
Redding, CA60,94467,78874,65281,495
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA61,98467,51773,02978,562
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA56,78461,19465,62470,034
Salinas, CA60,94467,78874,65281,495
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA56,63962,15167,64273,154
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA62,02670,30478,60486,882
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA58,19968,12078,06387,984
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA60,94467,78874,65281,495
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA61,81870,97080,12289,274
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA60,94467,78874,65281,495
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA57,65872,71787,797102,856
Stockton-Lodi, CA61,23668,07974,90181,744
Vallejo, CA62,54669,36876,21283,034
Visalia, CA60,94467,78874,65281,495
Yuba City, CA60,94467,78874,65281,495
Boulder, CO56,84766,95677,08587,194
Colorado Springs, CO56,84766,95677,08587,194
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO56,84766,95677,08587,194
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO56,84766,95677,08587,194
Grand Junction, CO56,84766,95677,08587,194
Greeley, CO56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Pueblo, CO56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT56,84766,95677,08587,194
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT56,84766,95677,08587,194
New Haven, CT56,84766,95677,08587,194
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT56,84766,95677,08587,194
Waterbury-Shelton, CT56,84766,95677,08587,194
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV67,99675,29682,59789,898
Dover, DE56,84766,95677,08587,194
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Gainesville, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Homosassa Springs, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Jacksonville, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL43,20253,33263,46173,591
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Naples-Marco Island, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
North Florida nonmetropolitan area50,44058,63666,83175,026
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Ocala, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Port St. Lucie, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Punta Gorda, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Sebring, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
South Florida nonmetropolitan area52,68760,17567,64275,130
Tallahassee, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL50,44058,63666,83175,026
Wildwood-The Villages, FL42,66153,04063,44073,820
Albany, GA45,90650,60755,30860,008
Athens-Clarke County, GA48,61052,41656,22360,029
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA48,61052,41656,22360,029
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC45,90650,60755,30860,008
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA45,90650,60755,30860,008
Columbus, GA-AL48,61052,41656,22360,029
Dalton, GA45,90650,60755,30860,008
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area45,90650,60755,30860,008
Gainesville, GA48,61052,41656,22360,029
Hinesville, GA45,90650,60755,30860,008
Macon-Bibb County, GA48,61052,41656,22360,029
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area48,61052,41656,22360,029
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area46,55151,04455,51660,008
Rome, GA47,38351,58455,80760,008
Savannah, GA45,90650,60755,30860,008
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area45,90650,60755,30860,008
Valdosta, GA45,90650,60755,30860,008
Warner Robins, GA45,90650,60755,30860,008
Guam MSA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Kahului-Wailuku, HI56,84766,95677,08587,194
Urban Honolulu, HI56,84766,95677,08587,194
Ames, IA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Cedar Rapids, IA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Dubuque, IA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Iowa City, IA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Boise City, ID56,84766,95677,08587,194
Coeur d'Alene, ID56,84766,95677,08587,194
Idaho Falls, ID56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lewiston, ID-WA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Pocatello, ID56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Twin Falls, ID56,84766,95677,08587,194
Bloomington, IL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Champaign-Urbana, IL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Decatur, IL56,84766,95677,08587,194
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area49,75454,18458,61563,045
Kankakee, IL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Peoria, IL56,84766,95677,08587,194
Rockford, IL56,84766,95677,08587,194
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area49,75454,18458,61563,045
Springfield, IL49,75454,18458,61563,045
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area71,59476,77381,95287,132
Bloomington, IN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Columbus, IN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Elkhart-Goshen, IN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Evansville, IN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Fort Wayne, IN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Kokomo, IN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Michigan City-La Porte, IN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Muncie, IN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Terre Haute, IN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Kansas nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lawrence, KS56,84766,95677,08587,194
Manhattan, KS56,84766,95677,08587,194
Topeka, KS56,84766,95677,08587,194
Wichita, KS56,84766,95677,08587,194
Bowling Green, KY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Elizabethtown, KY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lexington-Fayette, KY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Owensboro, KY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Paducah, KY-IL56,84766,95677,08587,194
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Alexandria, LA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Baton Rouge, LA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Hammond, LA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lafayette, LA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lake Charles, LA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Monroe, LA56,84766,95677,08587,194
New Orleans-Metairie, LA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Barnstable Town, MA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH56,84766,95677,08587,194
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Pittsfield, MA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Springfield, MA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Worcester, MA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD72,75976,62880,49684,365
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV73,17578,95784,74090,522
Lexington Park, MD69,26476,17083,09690,002
Maryland nonmetropolitan area63,94070,55477,14883,762
Salisbury, MD73,17578,95784,74090,522
Bangor, ME56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lewiston-Auburn, ME56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Portland-South Portland, ME56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Ann Arbor, MI35,42339,85344,30448,735
Battle Creek, MI35,42339,85344,30448,735
Bay City, MI35,42339,85344,30448,735
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI35,42339,85344,30448,735
Flint, MI35,42339,85344,30448,735
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI35,42339,85344,30448,735
Jackson, MI35,42339,85344,30448,735
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI35,42339,85344,30448,735
Lansing-East Lansing, MI35,19439,50043,82648,132
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area35,67240,18644,70049,213
Midland, MI35,42339,85344,30448,735
Monroe, MI35,42339,85344,30448,735
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI35,42339,85344,30448,735
Niles, MI35,42339,85344,30448,735
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area35,42339,85344,30448,735
Saginaw, MI35,42339,85344,30448,735
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area35,42339,85344,30448,735
Traverse City, MI35,42339,85344,30448,735
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area35,42339,85344,30448,735
Duluth, MN-WI63,85665,77067,68469,597
Mankato, MN64,43966,18667,93369,680
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI64,85566,49868,12069,764
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area64,25266,06167,85069,660
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area64,85566,49868,12069,764
Rochester, MN63,85665,77067,68469,597
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area64,43966,18667,93369,680
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area64,43966,18667,93369,680
St. Cloud, MN64,85566,49868,12069,764
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL40,18645,69851,18956,701
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area40,20745,74051,25256,784
Columbia, MO40,18645,69851,18956,701
Jefferson City, MO40,18645,69851,18956,701
Joplin, MO-KS40,18645,69851,18956,701
Kansas City, MO-KS35,83938,41841,01843,597
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area41,80847,71653,64459,551
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area40,56047,09253,62360,154
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area38,48040,35242,20444,076
Springfield, MO40,18645,69851,18956,701
St. Joseph, MO-KS40,18645,69851,18956,701
St. Louis, MO-IL49,75454,18458,61563,045
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS56,84766,95677,08587,194
Hattiesburg, MS56,84766,95677,08587,194
Jackson, MS56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Billings, MT56,84766,95677,08587,194
Bozeman, MT56,84766,95677,08587,194
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Great Falls, MT56,84766,95677,08587,194
Helena, MT56,84766,95677,08587,194
Missoula, MT56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
West Montana nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Asheville, NC50,44056,22362,00567,788
Burlington, NC50,44056,22362,00567,788
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area50,44056,22362,00567,788
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC41,72550,56559,42668,266
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC50,44056,22362,00567,788
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area44,80450,33655,86961,402
Fayetteville, NC50,44056,22362,00567,788
Goldsboro, NC50,44056,22362,00567,788
Greensboro-High Point, NC50,44056,22362,00567,788
Greenville, NC50,44056,22362,00567,788
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC50,44056,22362,00567,788
Jacksonville, NC50,44056,22362,00567,788
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC50,44056,22362,00567,788
Raleigh-Cary, NC50,44056,22362,00567,788
Rocky Mount, NC50,44056,22362,00567,788
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area50,44056,22362,00567,788
Wilmington, NC50,44056,22362,00567,788
Winston-Salem, NC50,44056,22362,00567,788
Bismarck, ND56,84766,95677,08587,194
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Fargo, ND-MN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Grand Forks, ND-MN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Minot, ND56,84766,95677,08587,194
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Grand Island, NE56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lincoln, NE56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Omaha, NE-IA56,84766,95677,08587,194
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Manchester-Nashua, NH56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ88,00588,73389,44090,168
Trenton-Princeton, NJ88,00588,73389,44090,168
Vineland, NJ65,93668,28770,61672,967
Albuquerque, NM56,84766,95677,08587,194
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Farmington, NM56,84766,95677,08587,194
Las Cruces, NM56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Santa Fe, NM56,84766,95677,08587,194
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Carson City, NV56,84766,95677,08587,194
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV56,84766,95677,08587,194
Reno, NV56,84766,95677,08587,194
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Binghamton, NY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Elmira, NY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Glens Falls, NY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Ithaca, NY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Kingston, NY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY56,84766,95677,08587,194
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ88,92089,33689,75290,168
Rochester, NY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Syracuse, NY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Utica-Rome, NY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Akron, OH56,84766,95677,08587,194
Canton-Massillon, OH56,84766,95677,08587,194
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Cleveland, OH56,84766,95677,08587,194
Columbus, OH56,84766,95677,08587,194
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH56,84766,95677,08587,194
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lima, OH56,84766,95677,08587,194
Mansfield, OH56,84766,95677,08587,194
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)56,84766,95677,08587,194
Sandusky, OH56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Springfield, OH56,84766,95677,08587,194
Toledo, OH56,84766,95677,08587,194
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Youngstown-Warren, OH56,84766,95677,08587,194
Enid, OK56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lawton, OK56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Oklahoma City, OK56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Tulsa, OK56,84766,95677,08587,194
Albany, OR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Bend, OR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Corvallis, OR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Eugene-Springfield, OR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Grants Pass, OR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Medford, OR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Salem, OR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ88,00588,73389,44090,168
Altoona, PA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Chambersburg, PA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Erie, PA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Gettysburg, PA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Johnstown, PA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lancaster, PA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Lebanon, PA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD87,02888,06889,12890,168
Pittsburgh, PA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Reading, PA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
State College, PA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Williamsport, PA56,84766,95677,08587,194
York-Hanover, PA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Aguadilla, PR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Arecibo, PR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Guayama, PR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Mayaguez, PR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Ponce, PR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Charleston-North Charleston, SC56,84766,95677,08587,194
Columbia, SC40,76849,75458,71967,704
Florence, SC56,84766,95677,08587,194
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC56,84766,95677,08587,194
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC56,84766,95677,08587,194
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area42,62051,16859,73868,287
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area39,41648,75658,11667,455
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Spartanburg, SC40,18649,44258,71967,975
Sumter, SC56,84766,95677,08587,194
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Rapid City, SD56,84766,95677,08587,194
Sioux Falls, SD-MN56,84766,95677,08587,194
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Chattanooga, TN-GA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Clarksville, TN-KY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Cleveland, TN56,84766,95677,08587,194
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Jackson, TN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Johnson City, TN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Knoxville, TN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Memphis, TN-MS-AR56,84766,95677,08587,194
Morristown, TN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN56,84766,95677,08587,194
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Abilene, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Amarillo, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area48,02851,50154,97558,448
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area48,69351,56454,45557,325
College Station-Bryan, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Corpus Christi, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Eagle Pass, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area49,23452,29255,37058,428
El Paso, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area48,48551,85555,22458,594
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX49,19251,91754,62157,346
Killeen-Temple, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Laredo, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Longview, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Lubbock, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Midland, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area48,02851,50154,97558,448
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area48,02851,50154,97558,448
Odessa, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
San Angelo, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Sherman-Denison, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Texarkana, TX-AR48,02851,50154,97558,448
Tyler, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Victoria, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Waco, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
Wichita Falls, TX48,02851,50154,97558,448
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area55,66156,95158,22059,509
Logan, UT-ID55,66156,95158,22059,509
Ogden, UT55,80756,95158,09559,239
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT55,26656,51457,78359,031
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT56,05657,20058,36559,509
St. George, UT55,66156,95158,22059,509
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area55,66156,95158,22059,509
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA46,94652,68758,42864,168
Charlottesville, VA46,94652,68758,42864,168
Harrisonburg, VA46,94652,68758,42864,168
Lynchburg, VA46,94652,68758,42864,168
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area58,55268,76578,97889,191
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area46,94652,68758,42864,168
Richmond, VA58,55268,76578,97889,191
Roanoke, VA46,94652,68758,42864,168
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area44,82449,92055,03760,133
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area46,94652,68758,42864,168
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA46,94652,68758,42864,168
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC44,55449,75454,95460,154
Winchester, VA-WV46,94652,68758,42864,168
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA56,84766,95677,08587,194
Burlington-South Burlington, VT56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Bellingham, WA63,50370,82478,14685,468
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA63,50370,82478,14685,468
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area62,42170,90879,41587,901
Kennewick-Richland, WA63,50370,82478,14685,468
Longview-Kelso, WA63,50370,82478,14685,468
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA63,50370,82478,14685,468
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA63,50370,82478,14685,468
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA63,50370,82478,14685,468
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA63,50370,82478,14685,468
Walla Walla, WA63,50370,82478,14685,468
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA63,50370,82478,14685,468
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area62,42170,90879,41587,901
Yakima, WA62,42170,90879,41587,901
Appleton, WI56,84766,95677,08587,194
Eau Claire, WI56,84766,95677,08587,194
Fond du Lac, WI56,84766,95677,08587,194
Green Bay, WI56,84766,95677,08587,194
Janesville-Beloit, WI56,84766,95677,08587,194
Kenosha, WI56,84766,95677,08587,194
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN56,84766,95677,08587,194
Madison, WI56,84766,95677,08587,194
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI56,84766,95677,08587,194
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI56,84766,95677,08587,194
Sheboygan, WI56,84766,95677,08587,194
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Wausau, WI56,84766,95677,08587,194
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area64,85566,49868,12069,764
Beckley, WV56,84766,95677,08587,194
Charleston, WV56,84766,95677,08587,194
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH56,84766,95677,08587,194
Morgantown, WV56,84766,95677,08587,194
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV56,84766,95677,08587,194
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH56,84766,95677,08587,194
Wheeling, WV-OH56,84766,95677,08587,194
Casper, WY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Cheyenne, WY56,84766,95677,08587,194
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area56,84766,95677,08587,194

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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