SOC 53-7021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Crane and Tower 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 mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions.

Level I across metros$32,490 – $104,396Montgomery, AL to Kahului, HI

Median Level IV, major metros$81,162Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Crane and Tower Operators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Crane and Tower Operators (SOC 53-7021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $32,490 in Montgomery, AL to $104,396 in Kahului, HI, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $81,162. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $70,700, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 12 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 49. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

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

Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV

New York, NY$137,988
San Francisco, CA$127,172
San Jose, CA$117,167
Seattle, WA$121,306
Dallas, TX$79,498
Houston, TX$82,909
Austin, TX$85,364
Chicago, IL$73,133
Boston, MA$114,400
Washington, DC$94,079
Atlanta, GA$74,277
Los Angeles, CA$111,884

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	80,060	86,092	92,103	98,135
Anchorage, AK	80,164	86,383	92,623	98,842
Fairbanks-College, AK	80,060	86,092	92,103	98,135
Anniston-Oxford, AL	43,348	49,068	54,808	60,528
Auburn-Opelika, AL	36,983	44,512	52,042	59,572
Birmingham, AL	36,941	44,804	52,645	60,508
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	52,084	61,506	70,928	80,351
Decatur, AL	41,455	53,706	65,957	78,208
Dothan, AL	35,506	39,396	43,264	47,154
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	40,290	49,775	59,280	68,765
Gadsden, AL	37,212	45,407	53,602	61,797
Huntsville, AL	40,768	50,794	60,799	70,824
Mobile, AL	50,045	61,610	73,175	84,740
Montgomery, AL	32,490	40,727	48,984	57,221
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,890	50,482	58,074	65,666
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,023	46,759	55,474	64,210
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,703	52,791	62,879	72,967
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,040	51,127	62,234	73,320
Tuscaloosa, AL	38,127	45,407	52,687	59,967
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,152	37,877	40,581	43,306
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	43,036	47,965	52,874	57,804
Fort Smith, AR-OK	39,312	44,367	49,400	54,455
Hot Springs, AR	39,292	42,308	45,324	48,340
Jonesboro, AR	35,506	40,540	45,552	50,586
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	39,791	42,308	44,824	47,341
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,943	39,812	43,680	47,549
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,671	46,717	56,784	66,831
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,813	43,556	48,319	53,061
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	62,796	69,015	75,234	81,453
Flagstaff, AZ	56,452	62,296	68,120	73,965
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	56,452	62,296	68,120	73,965
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	54,663	62,712	70,783	78,832
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	63,066	66,124	69,202	72,260
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	57,949	64,252	70,554	76,856
Tucson, AZ	56,056	62,192	68,349	74,485
Yuma, AZ	55,412	63,045	70,679	78,312
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	56,098	66,103	76,087	86,092
Chico, CA	68,724	82,992	97,261	111,530
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,290	64,439	75,588	86,736
El Centro, CA	59,301	68,412	77,543	86,653
Fresno, CA	64,938	78,333	91,708	105,103
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	57,658	69,306	80,933	92,581
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	60,570	77,668	94,786	111,884
Merced, CA	66,144	79,560	92,976	106,392
Modesto, CA	59,322	79,373	99,445	119,496
Napa, CA	51,127	64,314	77,480	90,668
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50,108	63,607	77,127	90,626
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	49,816	63,066	76,336	89,586
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	61,194	68,516	75,816	83,138
Redding, CA	57,429	71,116	84,781	98,468
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	55,079	64,335	73,591	82,847
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	47,632	58,469	69,285	80,122
Salinas, CA	65,895	79,519	93,164	106,788
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	66,935	74,714	82,514	90,293
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	59,717	82,202	104,687	127,172
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	59,488	78,708	97,948	117,167
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	56,930	67,933	78,936	89,940
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	61,173	81,952	102,711	123,490
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	56,888	67,580	78,250	88,941
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	62,109	81,973	101,816	121,680
Stockton-Lodi, CA	52,728	67,996	83,263	98,530
Vallejo, CA	65,437	74,672	83,908	93,143
Visalia, CA	57,824	68,786	79,748	90,709
Yuba City, CA	49,255	61,714	74,194	86,653
Boulder, CO	69,015	74,527	80,060	85,572
Colorado Springs, CO	58,490	66,498	74,527	82,535
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	69,764	74,360	78,957	83,554
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	59,031	67,184	75,317	83,471
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	68,828	76,524	84,220	91,916
Grand Junction, CO	63,232	71,844	80,455	89,066
Greeley, CO	65,416	75,151	84,885	94,620
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	68,328	73,903	79,498	85,072
Pueblo, CO	55,245	60,383	65,541	70,679
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	58,532	66,644	74,776	82,888
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	54,996	66,352	77,709	89,066
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	53,040	64,959	76,898	88,816
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	52,042	66,727	81,412	96,096
New Haven, CT	60,133	75,130	90,127	105,124
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	52,104	60,653	69,181	77,730
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	54,018	67,808	81,620	95,410
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	63,004	73,362	83,720	94,079
Dover, DE	54,996	66,352	77,709	89,066
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	51,855	59,447	67,039	74,631
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	53,436	62,588	71,740	80,892
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	45,656	56,452	67,268	78,063
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	49,296	59,322	69,368	79,394
Gainesville, FL	43,722	55,453	67,164	78,895
Homosassa Springs, FL	52,250	62,837	73,424	84,012
Jacksonville, FL	43,743	55,703	67,684	79,644
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	47,050	54,850	62,629	70,429
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	56,098	66,228	76,336	86,466
Naples-Marco Island, FL	58,053	66,976	75,920	84,844
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	45,386	56,327	67,247	78,188
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	53,560	61,402	69,244	77,085
Ocala, FL	50,274	59,426	68,557	77,709
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	52,978	61,589	70,180	78,791
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	57,804	64,980	72,135	79,311
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	54,538	62,359	70,200	78,021
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	40,872	50,565	60,237	69,930
Port St. Lucie, FL	54,746	64,896	75,068	85,218
Punta Gorda, FL	51,772	60,924	70,076	79,228
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	53,436	61,797	70,159	78,520
Sebring, FL	50,253	59,218	68,204	77,168
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	53,540	63,295	73,050	82,805
Tallahassee, FL	48,818	56,493	64,168	71,844
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	54,476	65,188	75,900	86,612
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	52,042	61,735	71,407	81,100
Albany, GA	42,724	48,860	54,975	61,111
Athens-Clarke County, GA	44,928	54,080	63,212	72,364
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	48,485	57,076	65,687	74,277
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	48,360	60,175	72,010	83,824
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	43,015	49,213	55,432	61,631
Columbus, GA-AL	44,804	53,602	62,421	71,220
Dalton, GA	38,085	44,908	51,730	58,552
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,765	51,106	59,468	67,808
Gainesville, GA	45,178	54,226	63,253	72,301
Hinesville, GA	45,989	53,872	61,756	69,639
Macon-Bibb County, GA	47,965	56,472	64,959	73,466
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,181	48,360	53,540	58,719
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,608	43,535	50,440	57,367
Rome, GA	44,367	53,685	62,983	72,301
Savannah, GA	58,012	63,170	68,328	73,487
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,244	49,463	55,703	61,922
Valdosta, GA	42,994	49,172	55,370	61,548
Warner Robins, GA	46,218	54,143	62,047	69,972
Guam MSA	48,152	53,997	59,842	65,687
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	104,396	111,821	119,226	126,652
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	104,396	111,821	119,226	126,652
Urban Honolulu, HI	103,688	111,072	118,456	125,840
Ames, IA	51,376	59,988	68,599	77,210
Cedar Rapids, IA	52,791	60,300	67,808	75,317
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	45,324	56,680	68,058	79,415
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	53,436	62,775	72,114	81,453
Dubuque, IA	49,733	51,896	54,060	56,223
Iowa City, IA	55,245	63,253	71,240	79,248
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	58,823	64,293	69,764	75,234
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	51,813	59,696	67,559	75,442
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	40,207	49,109	58,032	66,935
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	54,829	62,671	70,512	78,354
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,608	58,573	67,517	76,482
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	57,596	61,007	64,418	67,829
Boise City, ID	48,797	59,093	69,410	79,706
Coeur d'Alene, ID	47,924	56,701	65,458	74,236
Idaho Falls, ID	47,924	56,701	65,458	74,236
Lewiston, ID-WA	47,924	56,701	65,458	74,236
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	48,672	58,428	68,183	77,938
Pocatello, ID	47,924	56,701	65,458	74,236
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,820	56,951	66,103	75,234
Twin Falls, ID	48,568	58,823	69,098	79,352
Bloomington, IL	47,466	57,200	66,956	76,690
Champaign-Urbana, IL	42,474	52,749	63,024	73,300
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	41,101	51,772	62,463	73,133
Decatur, IL	52,832	63,087	73,362	83,616
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,768	51,959	63,170	74,360
Kankakee, IL	41,143	51,813	62,484	73,154
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,245	46,800	51,356	55,911
Peoria, IL	44,138	54,101	64,044	74,007
Rockford, IL	38,231	44,804	51,376	57,949
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,080	52,188	63,295	74,402
Springfield, IL	40,748	52,125	63,524	74,901
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,143	51,896	62,671	73,424
Bloomington, IN	39,479	52,458	65,416	78,396
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,528	42,661	50,773	58,906
Columbus, IN	39,375	52,458	65,520	78,604
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	44,096	50,877	57,679	64,460
Evansville, IN	53,852	60,154	66,477	72,780
Fort Wayne, IN	35,152	42,432	49,712	56,992
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	43,015	56,056	69,119	82,160
Kokomo, IN	37,170	48,693	60,196	71,719
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	39,832	50,336	60,861	71,365
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	40,477	50,877	61,256	71,656
Muncie, IN	38,335	51,023	63,711	76,399
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,132	41,975	48,818	55,661
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	43,805	49,712	55,599	61,506
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	49,109	62,359	75,629	88,879
Terre Haute, IN	36,338	48,631	60,924	73,216
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	57,949	69,410	80,892	92,352
Lawrence, KS	47,695	59,655	71,636	83,596
Manhattan, KS	49,255	57,492	65,728	73,965
Topeka, KS	47,757	59,842	71,948	84,032
Wichita, KS	58,698	65,520	72,322	79,144
Bowling Green, KY	53,082	59,364	65,624	71,906
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,578	52,479	62,359	72,260
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	41,559	48,111	54,642	61,194
Elizabethtown, KY	48,589	58,698	68,807	78,916
Lexington-Fayette, KY	52,084	61,776	71,469	81,162
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	45,428	58,698	71,948	85,218
Owensboro, KY	50,981	57,408	63,836	70,263
Paducah, KY-IL	50,752	57,263	63,773	70,284
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	57,325	62,816	68,328	73,820
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	51,460	57,242	63,004	68,786
Alexandria, LA	46,613	54,954	63,295	71,636
Baton Rouge, LA	50,128	58,906	67,663	76,440
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,573	54,580	63,565	72,572
Hammond, LA	48,943	57,762	66,602	75,421
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	47,341	52,645	57,928	63,232
Lafayette, LA	44,492	52,021	59,551	67,080
Lake Charles, LA	45,116	53,352	61,610	69,847
Monroe, LA	35,028	45,552	56,077	66,602
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	50,274	58,656	67,018	75,400
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,989	55,287	64,584	73,882
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	40,748	47,778	54,829	61,860
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	56,327	64,688	73,071	81,432
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,789	48,901	56,992	65,104
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	73,237	88,130	103,002	117,895
Barnstable Town, MA	62,712	79,103	95,514	111,904
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	64,210	80,933	97,677	114,400
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	64,272	80,933	97,573	114,234
Pittsfield, MA	65,104	78,541	91,978	105,415
Springfield, MA	64,397	78,375	92,352	106,330
Worcester, MA	79,228	94,266	109,304	124,343
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	64,709	72,010	79,290	86,591
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	60,175	70,762	81,328	91,916
Lexington Park, MD	63,836	72,572	81,328	90,064
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	57,720	68,120	78,520	88,920
Salisbury, MD	65,021	72,156	79,290	86,424
Bangor, ME	43,722	48,215	52,728	57,221
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	52,728	62,213	71,677	81,162
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,338	55,432	61,548
Portland-South Portland, ME	60,300	67,372	74,464	81,536
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	43,472	50,940	58,428	65,895
Ann Arbor, MI	46,655	57,637	68,640	79,623
Battle Creek, MI	45,365	54,351	63,357	72,343
Bay City, MI	50,960	61,860	72,780	83,679
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	47,008	58,448	69,888	81,328
Flint, MI	47,050	58,573	70,096	81,620
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	45,428	53,269	61,111	68,952
Jackson, MI	46,988	58,344	69,722	81,079
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	45,074	53,290	61,485	69,701
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	46,364	57,096	67,829	78,562
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,634	57,616	68,599	79,581
Midland, MI	50,960	61,860	72,780	83,679
Monroe, MI	44,221	49,837	55,474	61,090
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	45,386	53,540	61,714	69,868
Niles, MI	44,346	52,458	60,549	68,661
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	51,085	61,319	71,552	81,786
Saginaw, MI	50,690	62,338	73,986	85,634
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,012	52,708	60,383	68,079
Traverse City, MI	52,770	62,629	72,509	82,368
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	52,812	63,108	73,404	83,700
Duluth, MN-WI	56,015	65,749	75,504	85,239
Mankato, MN	57,284	73,424	89,565	105,706
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	59,842	76,316	92,789	109,263
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	56,181	71,594	87,007	102,420
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	55,058	70,554	86,029	101,525
Rochester, MN	54,205	66,768	79,311	91,874
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	56,805	72,946	89,087	105,228
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	54,018	67,663	81,308	94,952
St. Cloud, MN	46,447	57,034	67,642	78,229
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	46,405	55,557	64,730	73,882
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,583	48,693	57,783	66,893
Columbia, MO	39,604	50,960	62,317	73,674
Jefferson City, MO	39,604	50,960	62,317	73,674
Joplin, MO-KS	48,922	61,984	75,068	88,130
Kansas City, MO-KS	50,711	63,628	76,544	89,461
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,058	55,536	68,994	82,472
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	48,610	57,637	66,664	75,692
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,282	58,136	70,991	83,845
Springfield, MO	40,602	50,690	60,799	70,887
St. Joseph, MO-KS	51,855	64,792	77,709	90,647
St. Louis, MO-IL	40,768	51,938	63,128	74,298
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	57,533	59,988	62,442	64,896
Hattiesburg, MS	48,007	54,309	60,632	66,935
Jackson, MS	39,375	49,359	59,364	69,348
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,192	46,052	55,932	65,791
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,564	48,423	58,282	68,141
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,554	38,210	44,845	51,501
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,799	44,700	54,600	64,501
Billings, MT	62,796	72,218	81,640	91,063
Bozeman, MT	62,796	72,218	81,640	91,063
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	62,796	72,218	81,640	91,063
Great Falls, MT	62,796	72,218	81,640	91,063
Helena, MT	62,796	72,218	81,640	91,063
Missoula, MT	62,796	72,218	81,640	91,063
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	62,796	72,218	81,640	91,063
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	62,796	72,218	81,640	91,063
Asheville, NC	47,924	55,370	62,837	70,284
Burlington, NC	49,484	57,533	65,583	73,632
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,965	56,452	64,959	73,445
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	50,045	57,284	64,543	71,781
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	54,684	62,484	70,263	78,063
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,965	45,844	56,722	67,600
Fayetteville, NC	48,111	56,389	64,688	72,967
Goldsboro, NC	47,300	56,992	66,685	76,378
Greensboro-High Point, NC	48,880	56,535	64,210	71,864
Greenville, NC	36,983	47,924	58,885	69,826
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	49,192	56,452	63,690	70,949
Jacksonville, NC	43,202	53,311	63,399	73,508
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	49,629	57,700	65,770	73,840
Raleigh-Cary, NC	56,348	64,480	72,634	80,767
Rocky Mount, NC	60,508	66,352	72,218	78,063
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,506	56,181	63,856	71,532
Wilmington, NC	54,663	62,109	69,535	76,981
Winston-Salem, NC	46,384	55,640	64,896	74,152
Bismarck, ND	60,487	70,159	79,810	89,482
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	58,344	69,306	80,247	91,208
Fargo, ND-MN	63,045	74,964	86,861	98,780
Grand Forks, ND-MN	49,130	59,364	69,576	79,810
Minot, ND	60,549	70,159	79,789	89,399
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	60,029	69,597	79,186	88,754
Grand Island, NE	36,213	41,912	47,591	53,290
Lincoln, NE	60,300	67,912	75,546	83,159
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,151	39,978	43,784	47,612
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,234	42,328	48,444	54,538
Omaha, NE-IA	49,567	57,866	66,165	74,464
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	45,240	49,900	54,580	59,239
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,295	55,578	60,840	66,124
Manchester-Nashua, NH	49,754	57,429	65,084	72,759
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,754	57,429	65,084	72,759
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,738	54,788	62,837	70,887
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	71,656	81,453	91,250	101,047
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	62,588	82,909	103,252	123,573
Vineland, NJ	55,578	67,372	79,144	90,938
Albuquerque, NM	51,876	56,285	60,716	65,125
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	59,405	60,778	62,151	63,524
Farmington, NM	42,183	49,671	57,180	64,668
Las Cruces, NM	48,381	60,861	73,320	85,800
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	51,876	56,285	60,716	65,125
Santa Fe, NM	41,392	49,546	57,700	65,853
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	68,328	82,597	96,887	111,156
Carson City, NV	64,106	79,248	94,391	109,533
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	84,220	99,674	115,149	130,604
Reno, NV	60,258	76,212	92,165	108,119
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	55,412	81,412	107,412	133,412
Binghamton, NY	56,868	85,988	115,128	144,248
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	49,442	79,373	109,325	139,256
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	34,549	40,602	46,676	52,728
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	36,837	59,488	82,160	104,812
Elmira, NY	34,196	46,260	58,344	70,408
Glens Falls, NY	37,503	59,135	80,767	102,399
Ithaca, NY	35,444	53,061	70,700	88,317
Kingston, NY	56,868	85,988	115,128	144,248
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	72,884	94,578	116,252	137,946
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	73,508	94,994	116,501	137,988
Rochester, NY	40,935	65,354	89,752	114,172
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	32,760	41,704	50,628	59,572
Syracuse, NY	34,882	56,805	78,708	100,631
Utica-Rome, NY	34,736	56,597	78,479	100,340
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	56,868	85,988	115,128	144,248
Akron, OH	45,885	57,076	68,245	79,436
Canton-Massillon, OH	50,170	61,506	72,821	84,157
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	43,431	53,477	63,544	73,591
Cleveland, OH	49,380	57,325	65,292	73,237
Columbus, OH	48,048	59,988	71,906	83,845
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	48,672	63,212	77,751	92,290
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	43,535	50,503	57,450	64,418
Lima, OH	37,607	44,596	51,584	58,573
Mansfield, OH	43,036	53,020	62,983	72,967
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	40,144	48,464	56,784	65,104
Sandusky, OH	44,970	53,519	62,068	70,616
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,224	52,084	61,922	71,781
Springfield, OH	41,829	53,852	65,874	77,896
Toledo, OH	42,932	49,858	56,784	63,711
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,607	44,596	51,564	58,552
Youngstown-Warren, OH	41,372	47,591	53,831	60,050
Enid, OK	50,690	58,053	65,437	72,800
Lawton, OK	49,109	56,576	64,023	71,490
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,869	51,751	60,653	69,535
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	60,924	66,623	72,322	78,021
Oklahoma City, OK	48,589	55,765	62,920	70,096
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,837	55,100	60,341	65,604
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	48,922	56,348	63,773	71,199
Tulsa, OK	51,335	60,820	70,284	79,768
Albany, OR	54,892	72,759	90,647	108,514
Bend, OR	56,056	75,463	94,869	114,276
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	57,679	74,090	90,522	106,933
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	57,055	72,800	88,567	104,312
Corvallis, OR	53,165	70,429	87,693	104,957
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	66,644	86,008	105,352	124,717
Eugene-Springfield, OR	49,296	62,588	75,879	89,170
Grants Pass, OR	57,117	74,360	91,624	108,868
Medford, OR	52,042	69,348	86,674	103,980
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	60,632	75,504	90,376	105,248
Salem, OR	59,967	76,316	92,644	108,992
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	43,140	53,373	63,628	73,861
Altoona, PA	42,744	49,421	56,119	62,796
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	47,924	52,770	57,637	62,484
Chambersburg, PA	46,572	52,708	58,844	64,980
Erie, PA	47,757	58,116	68,474	78,832
Gettysburg, PA	48,776	55,204	61,652	68,079
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	50,024	55,661	61,319	66,956
Johnstown, PA	42,162	51,938	61,735	71,511
Lancaster, PA	55,640	62,213	68,786	75,359
Lebanon, PA	49,567	57,637	65,687	73,757
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	52,063	62,671	73,258	83,866
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,808	46,904	51,980	57,076
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	55,245	66,768	78,271	89,794
Pittsburgh, PA	42,932	53,976	65,042	76,087
Reading, PA	54,288	68,162	82,036	95,909
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	51,668	60,778	69,909	79,020
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,848	48,610	54,372	60,133
State College, PA	43,556	49,837	56,140	62,421
Williamsport, PA	44,200	51,272	58,365	65,437
York-Hanover, PA	48,069	54,746	61,444	68,120
Aguadilla, PR	46,717	59,364	72,010	84,656
Arecibo, PR	46,717	59,364	72,010	84,656
Guayama, PR	46,717	59,364	72,010	84,656
Mayaguez, PR	46,717	59,364	72,010	84,656
Ponce, PR	46,717	59,364	72,010	84,656
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	46,717	59,364	72,010	84,656
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	46,717	59,364	72,010	84,656
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	55,952	72,634	89,295	105,976
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	52,541	63,669	74,776	85,904
Columbia, SC	42,474	53,290	64,106	74,922
Florence, SC	47,071	50,836	54,600	58,365
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	43,098	50,877	58,636	66,415
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	45,532	55,661	65,791	75,920
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	45,532	55,661	65,791	75,920
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,194	57,845	67,476	77,127
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,615	53,872	62,130	70,388
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,173	59,884	71,573	83,284
Spartanburg, SC	42,828	47,404	52,000	56,576
Sumter, SC	44,908	51,480	58,032	64,605
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,540	60,965	68,370	75,796
Rapid City, SD	56,368	63,440	70,492	77,564
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	54,143	59,634	65,104	70,596
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	61,360	69,389	77,439	85,468
Chattanooga, TN-GA	40,290	47,175	54,080	60,965
Clarksville, TN-KY	46,509	56,576	66,664	76,732
Cleveland, TN	40,040	47,071	54,080	61,111
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,496	50,004	58,511	67,018
Jackson, TN	46,821	53,706	60,591	67,476
Johnson City, TN	41,205	49,816	58,448	67,060
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	42,391	50,940	59,509	68,058
Knoxville, TN	42,599	51,231	59,842	68,474
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	39,999	49,608	59,218	68,828
Morristown, TN	41,912	50,628	59,364	68,079
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	45,220	56,784	68,349	79,914
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,015	52,978	62,920	72,884
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,037	48,652	55,266	61,880
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,368	53,664	63,960	74,256
Abilene, TX	48,527	58,760	68,994	79,228
Amarillo, TX	59,343	66,623	73,903	81,183
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	52,042	63,149	74,256	85,364
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	50,461	59,280	68,120	76,940
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	51,210	60,612	69,992	79,394
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	34,882	43,847	52,791	61,756
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,423	59,052	69,680	80,309
College Station-Bryan, TX	50,212	57,055	63,919	70,762
Corpus Christi, TX	58,656	65,063	71,448	77,855
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	49,567	59,551	69,514	79,498
Eagle Pass, TX	48,236	58,885	69,556	80,205
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	50,336	58,968	67,600	76,232
El Paso, TX	43,764	52,957	62,130	71,324
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,506	59,010	69,493	79,997
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	46,260	58,469	70,700	82,909
Killeen-Temple, TX	47,258	57,616	67,975	78,333
Laredo, TX	54,122	61,735	69,368	76,981
Longview, TX	41,060	51,168	61,256	71,365
Lubbock, TX	56,119	64,418	72,717	81,016
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	37,815	47,175	56,514	65,874
Midland, TX	67,184	72,759	78,354	83,928
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,456	51,272	62,109	72,925
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	60,466	67,808	75,172	82,514
Odessa, TX	56,743	65,333	73,944	82,535
San Angelo, TX	38,876	44,616	50,336	56,077
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	48,028	57,720	67,434	77,127
Sherman-Denison, TX	48,652	58,781	68,911	79,040
Texarkana, TX-AR	38,543	48,735	58,906	69,098
Tyler, TX	45,802	52,312	58,844	65,354
Victoria, TX	46,592	57,346	68,079	78,832
Waco, TX	42,224	52,604	62,962	73,341
Wichita Falls, TX	48,568	58,677	68,786	78,895
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	35,173	44,200	53,228	62,255
Logan, UT-ID	35,069	43,639	52,188	60,757
Ogden, UT	59,946	64,626	69,327	74,007
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	46,884	53,124	59,384	65,624
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	62,920	73,799	84,677	95,556
St. George, UT	35,173	44,200	53,228	62,255
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	43,077	56,951	70,845	84,719
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	43,368	50,544	57,741	64,917
Charlottesville, VA	44,180	52,167	60,154	68,141
Harrisonburg, VA	42,349	50,981	59,592	68,224
Lynchburg, VA	43,077	50,524	57,970	65,416
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	55,599	65,000	74,402	83,804
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,815	62,213	73,612	85,010
Richmond, VA	44,512	52,749	61,007	69,244
Roanoke, VA	39,624	48,464	57,284	66,124
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,448	53,124	60,820	68,495
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,096	51,751	59,384	67,039
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	42,349	50,981	59,592	68,224
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	58,698	65,042	71,365	77,709
Winchester, VA-WV	48,340	57,429	66,540	75,629
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	46,717	59,364	72,010	84,656
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	65,271	71,719	78,188	84,636
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	61,464	68,079	74,693	81,308
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	60,882	68,432	75,962	83,512
Bellingham, WA	74,152	89,253	104,333	119,434
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	79,789	88,692	97,615	106,517
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	68,599	84,864	101,151	117,416
Kennewick-Richland, WA	90,064	100,839	111,613	122,388
Longview-Kelso, WA	60,591	75,296	90,002	104,708
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	78,208	93,309	108,389	123,490
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	70,138	86,840	103,543	120,245
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	71,927	88,380	104,853	121,306
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	70,658	79,519	88,400	97,261
Walla Walla, WA	84,178	96,866	109,533	122,221
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	72,343	88,671	104,999	121,327
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	68,536	84,552	100,568	116,584
Yakima, WA	66,997	83,887	100,797	117,687
Appleton, WI	49,983	62,380	74,776	87,173
Eau Claire, WI	49,920	59,135	68,370	77,584
Fond du Lac, WI	49,005	60,736	72,447	84,178
Green Bay, WI	56,930	65,021	73,092	81,183
Janesville-Beloit, WI	51,772	62,962	74,152	85,343
Kenosha, WI	51,314	63,898	76,503	89,087
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	52,063	64,252	76,461	88,650
Madison, WI	49,359	60,903	72,468	84,012
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	47,674	56,597	65,541	74,464
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,327	55,578	67,808	80,060
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,380	60,008	70,637	81,266
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	50,544	64,252	77,959	91,666
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	48,756	59,551	70,346	81,141
Sheboygan, WI	46,800	57,575	68,370	79,144
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,023	63,024	75,047	87,048
Wausau, WI	48,860	60,279	71,698	83,117
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	52,645	67,226	81,786	96,367
Beckley, WV	36,172	44,138	52,084	60,050
Charleston, WV	39,728	47,903	56,056	64,231
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	44,200	52,375	60,570	68,744
Morgantown, WV	42,640	48,048	53,477	58,885
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,140	48,152	53,165	58,178
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	41,788	47,154	52,500	57,866
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,728	47,903	56,056	64,231
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	44,242	55,453	66,644	77,855
Wheeling, WV-OH	42,640	49,068	55,516	61,943
Casper, WY	68,079	72,676	77,293	81,890
Cheyenne, WY	64,834	71,760	78,687	85,613
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	64,647	71,760	78,895	86,008
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	63,836	70,720	77,626	84,511

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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