SOC 53-7051 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Industrial Truck and Tractor 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 industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.

Level I across metros$21,861 – $47,778Mayaguez, PR to Cheyenne, WY
Median Level IV, major metros$53,436Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (SOC 53-7051) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,861 in Mayaguez, PR to $47,778 in Cheyenne, WY, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $53,436. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $48,984, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 13 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

All 530 wage areas

530 areas
Wage areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area40,43648,00755,57863,149
Anchorage, AK39,08447,21655,37063,503
Fairbanks-College, AK40,26946,90453,56060,196
Anniston-Oxford, AL33,63438,18942,72447,279
Auburn-Opelika, AL33,19739,66646,11452,583
Birmingham, AL36,85842,53648,19453,872
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL34,46637,98141,47644,991
Decatur, AL36,44244,92853,39461,880
Dothan, AL31,30434,48737,69040,872
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL35,48542,80750,10857,429
Gadsden, AL32,55234,57036,58838,605
Huntsville, AL37,89842,76547,65352,520
Mobile, AL38,91743,32747,73652,146
Montgomery, AL32,30337,37842,45347,528
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area31,09636,02640,95645,885
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area36,71240,93545,13649,359
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area32,69838,58444,49250,378
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area33,78039,18844,61650,024
Tuscaloosa, AL34,86138,27241,68445,095
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area32,90636,87940,83144,804
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR36,40040,16543,90947,674
Fort Smith, AR-OK34,30037,31640,33243,348
Hot Springs, AR31,92835,73539,54143,348
Jonesboro, AR35,25640,24845,26150,253
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR37,91942,70347,48752,271
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area33,78038,85543,90948,984
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area31,09635,81840,51945,240
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area33,63438,70943,76448,839
Arizona nonmetropolitan area30,84736,92043,01549,088
Flagstaff, AZ38,60542,66146,73850,794
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ35,00739,45843,88848,340
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ41,49646,05250,62855,183
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ37,27442,64048,00753,373
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ36,50441,45546,42651,376
Tucson, AZ40,64444,09647,52850,981
Yuma, AZ34,02936,17238,31440,456
Bakersfield-Delano, CA37,94042,86947,77852,708
Chico, CA38,43942,82847,19651,584
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area40,54045,05349,56754,080
El Centro, CA36,54639,99943,45246,904
Fresno, CA37,02441,78846,55151,314
Hanford-Corcoran, CA37,66943,03648,38153,748
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA39,50044,49249,46354,455
Merced, CA36,77541,66346,53051,418
Modesto, CA42,01647,46652,91658,365
Napa, CA45,32450,25355,18360,112
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area42,57847,34152,10456,868
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area41,87146,57251,25255,952
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA38,37642,26646,17650,066
Redding, CA38,39743,20248,02852,832
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA41,45545,61549,79653,956
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA41,18445,76050,31654,892
Salinas, CA38,39741,14343,90946,655
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA39,60444,13848,67253,207
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA45,90652,43758,96865,500
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA45,15750,58655,99461,423
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA39,54143,16046,80050,420
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA39,50043,30647,09250,898
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA38,31441,85045,40748,943
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA42,78646,46850,14953,831
Stockton-Lodi, CA41,89246,15650,44054,704
Vallejo, CA44,70050,62856,55662,484
Visalia, CA37,44042,55747,67452,791
Yuba City, CA40,14443,28546,40549,546
Boulder, CO42,18346,65551,14855,620
Colorado Springs, CO39,22943,78448,36052,916
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO45,19950,19155,16260,154
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area34,73640,56046,36452,188
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO44,22149,17254,14359,093
Grand Junction, CO37,66941,58045,51149,421
Greeley, CO41,74646,28050,83655,370
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area37,44042,12046,82151,501
Pueblo, CO38,87643,32747,79952,250
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area36,15139,66643,18146,696
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT41,64248,75655,84862,962
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area43,30648,46453,60258,760
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT41,20545,28249,35953,436
New Haven, CT41,51746,61351,73056,826
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT43,53549,10954,68460,258
Waterbury-Shelton, CT38,83442,95247,05051,168
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV42,72448,50654,28860,071
Dover, DE37,00441,78846,59251,376
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area35,21538,64742,10045,532
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL36,77542,93249,08855,245
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL35,15239,50043,82648,173
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL40,74845,17849,62954,060
Gainesville, FL40,74844,53348,31952,104
Homosassa Springs, FL35,25638,66842,05845,469
Jacksonville, FL41,51746,96752,41657,866
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL39,35444,22149,06853,935
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL38,54345,07451,60558,136
Naples-Marco Island, FL36,21341,80847,42453,020
North Florida nonmetropolitan area34,25838,02341,76745,532
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL37,19141,10144,99148,901
Ocala, FL37,73240,64443,55646,468
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL37,83643,20248,54853,914
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL39,22946,28053,33260,383
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL34,25838,81343,38947,944
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL34,73638,56442,39146,218
Port St. Lucie, FL42,93246,53050,14953,748
Punta Gorda, FL35,38139,31243,26447,196
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL34,27938,62642,95247,300
Sebring, FL29,39133,11436,83740,560
South Florida nonmetropolitan area37,64845,51153,37361,236
Tallahassee, FL38,08543,24448,40253,560
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL38,85544,26349,69255,100
Wildwood-The Villages, FL35,17338,33541,51744,679
Albany, GA31,84535,23638,60541,996
Athens-Clarke County, GA35,67238,95942,26645,552
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA37,89842,51647,11251,730
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC34,61238,33542,07945,802
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA35,94340,14444,36748,568
Columbus, GA-AL33,28036,02638,79241,538
Dalton, GA34,86136,71238,58440,436
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area35,61039,54143,47247,404
Gainesville, GA35,34039,06342,76546,488
Hinesville, GA42,82845,42848,00750,607
Macon-Bibb County, GA35,25637,83640,43643,015
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area35,44439,89544,34648,797
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area37,19140,37343,57646,759
Rome, GA32,46934,52836,56738,626
Savannah, GA36,71240,31143,88847,487
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area32,49036,65040,83144,991
Valdosta, GA37,64840,95644,26347,570
Warner Robins, GA33,63437,71141,80845,885
Guam MSA26,43732,98939,56246,114
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area44,65858,46972,28086,092
Kahului-Wailuku, HI47,23755,18363,10871,053
Urban Honolulu, HI41,58052,58363,58674,589
Ames, IA41,39245,32449,25553,186
Cedar Rapids, IA40,76845,51150,23254,975
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL40,45645,61550,77355,932
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA41,78845,63649,48453,332
Dubuque, IA42,91146,69650,46154,247
Iowa City, IA39,74943,41047,09250,752
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area39,37544,20049,00553,831
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area40,12445,40750,69055,973
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD40,10342,95245,78148,631
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area40,60244,30447,98651,688
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area42,39146,82151,27255,703
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA39,10442,49545,86449,255
Boise City, ID39,85344,34648,81853,311
Coeur d'Alene, ID37,91944,61651,29357,991
Idaho Falls, ID34,48738,81343,14047,466
Lewiston, ID-WA43,57647,67451,75155,848
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area40,31145,09549,90054,684
Pocatello, ID39,06342,97346,88450,794
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area37,56541,18444,78348,402
Twin Falls, ID40,81045,78150,75255,724
Bloomington, IL34,67438,58442,47446,384
Champaign-Urbana, IL36,52540,64444,78348,901
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN40,02044,97049,94154,892
Decatur, IL40,37346,21852,06357,908
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area40,74845,78150,83655,869
Kankakee, IL37,52441,03944,57548,090
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area41,30946,38451,46056,535
Peoria, IL38,64743,18147,73652,271
Rockford, IL39,70843,05646,40549,754
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area40,62346,17651,73057,284
Springfield, IL36,10941,41346,73852,042
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area39,81243,99248,19452,375
Bloomington, IN36,56740,47744,40848,319
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area39,27145,13651,02356,888
Columbus, IN36,81640,60244,36748,152
Elkhart-Goshen, IN36,02640,60245,17849,754
Evansville, IN38,29342,66147,02951,397
Fort Wayne, IN37,48241,53845,59449,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN39,31243,45247,57051,709
Kokomo, IN35,65239,60443,53547,487
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN35,58939,58343,59747,591
Michigan City-La Porte, IN38,95943,80548,63153,477
Muncie, IN34,92438,95942,99447,029
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area35,94341,41346,90452,375
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI37,98142,39146,80051,210
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area37,37841,72546,05250,399
Terre Haute, IN35,23639,64544,03448,444
Kansas nonmetropolitan area39,60443,30647,02950,732
Lawrence, KS38,77242,18345,61549,026
Manhattan, KS36,77538,56440,33242,120
Topeka, KS44,07646,67649,29651,896
Wichita, KS38,91744,55450,21255,848
Bowling Green, KY33,59238,14842,72447,279
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area34,63240,06145,49050,919
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area33,88440,29046,69653,103
Elizabethtown, KY36,35941,28846,21851,148
Lexington-Fayette, KY37,19143,90950,60757,325
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN38,41843,63948,86054,080
Owensboro, KY38,98045,19951,41857,637
Paducah, KY-IL33,05238,77244,51250,232
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area35,27742,57849,87957,180
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area34,98640,91446,84252,770
Alexandria, LA32,80237,12841,43445,760
Baton Rouge, LA38,70945,03251,33557,658
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area36,50441,06045,63650,191
Hammond, LA38,33544,82451,33557,824
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA38,00241,70445,40749,109
Lafayette, LA34,73640,02045,32450,607
Lake Charles, LA36,73340,60244,47148,340
Monroe, LA32,78136,92041,06045,199
New Orleans-Metairie, LA37,85643,41048,98454,538
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area33,80038,77243,76448,735
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA38,18944,53350,85657,200
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA35,34039,83244,34648,839
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area36,50441,06045,63650,191
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA38,43941,99645,53249,088
Barnstable Town, MA41,97545,76049,56753,352
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH43,20246,98850,79454,580
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area44,47150,52456,55662,608
Pittsfield, MA37,48242,64047,77852,936
Springfield, MA42,45344,88747,32049,754
Worcester, MA38,87642,24545,59448,964
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD40,89344,15947,42450,690
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV35,61039,77043,95148,111
Lexington Park, MD41,51748,17354,82961,485
Maryland nonmetropolitan area37,12841,33045,55249,754
Salisbury, MD37,75243,80549,85855,911
Bangor, ME38,91742,59946,28049,962
Lewiston-Auburn, ME42,53648,23653,95659,655
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area40,74844,09647,44550,794
Portland-South Portland, ME43,49349,00554,53860,050
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area40,35243,47246,61349,733
Ann Arbor, MI38,54345,65652,79159,904
Battle Creek, MI37,83646,13554,41362,712
Bay City, MI34,94439,37543,82648,256
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI38,37644,38850,42056,431
Flint, MI39,77050,73261,67272,634
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI37,79440,97644,18047,362
Jackson, MI36,90040,47744,03447,612
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI36,77541,10145,44849,775
Lansing-East Lansing, MI38,27243,32748,36053,415
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area35,42339,31243,18147,071
Midland, MI35,96440,41544,88749,338
Monroe, MI35,75639,99944,26348,506
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI36,23440,06143,86847,695
Niles, MI36,23441,91247,57053,248
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area36,81641,99647,19652,375
Saginaw, MI35,61039,74943,88848,028
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area39,97845,36550,77356,160
Traverse City, MI37,54442,34947,17551,980
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area37,77344,94952,12559,301
Duluth, MN-WI40,33246,63452,95759,260
Mankato, MN42,24547,96553,70659,426
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI42,18347,98653,76859,572
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area44,36750,44056,51462,588
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area40,58144,61648,65252,687
Rochester, MN41,60045,65649,71253,768
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area42,37046,07249,79653,498
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area41,60047,11252,62458,136
St. Cloud, MN42,97346,57250,19153,789
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL34,88241,16447,44553,727
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area35,63138,93842,26645,573
Columbia, MO35,58939,02142,45345,885
Jefferson City, MO37,46141,20544,92848,672
Joplin, MO-KS37,94042,28746,63450,981
Kansas City, MO-KS40,06144,63749,23453,810
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area34,40438,16841,95445,719
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area33,15636,69240,20743,743
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area34,92438,91742,93246,925
Springfield, MO37,64842,12046,61351,085
St. Joseph, MO-KS36,69239,68742,68245,677
St. Louis, MO-IL39,58345,13650,71156,264
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS32,22035,86039,52043,160
Hattiesburg, MS32,51136,33840,18644,013
Jackson, MS34,71638,33541,95445,573
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area33,53037,04540,54044,055
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area35,38139,87444,34648,839
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area32,53238,27244,01349,754
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area31,42934,90338,35641,829
Billings, MT38,81344,09649,35954,642
Bozeman, MT44,34648,46452,58356,701
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area37,35745,40753,45661,506
Great Falls, MT35,09038,89642,72446,530
Helena, MT39,41643,86848,34052,791
Missoula, MT39,20844,38849,56754,746
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area37,87742,41246,92551,460
West Montana nonmetropolitan area38,68845,67752,66659,655
Asheville, NC37,19141,35145,51149,671
Burlington, NC37,60742,80747,98653,186
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area36,35939,35442,34945,344
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC37,14940,64444,15947,653
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC37,21241,14345,09549,026
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area32,96836,56740,16543,764
Fayetteville, NC37,60742,39147,15451,938
Goldsboro, NC36,90039,14641,37243,618
Greensboro-High Point, NC35,71439,56243,38947,237
Greenville, NC34,32037,98141,64245,303
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC35,98439,50043,03646,551
Jacksonville, NC33,63436,81639,99943,181
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC33,69636,00538,33540,644
Raleigh-Cary, NC37,29541,72546,15650,586
Rocky Mount, NC33,48836,27639,06341,850
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area37,27441,89246,48851,106
Wilmington, NC35,69339,81243,93048,048
Winston-Salem, NC36,19239,81243,43147,050
Bismarck, ND39,95744,86649,75454,663
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area45,74049,69253,64457,596
Fargo, ND-MN40,22843,82647,44551,044
Grand Forks, ND-MN41,43445,17848,92252,666
Minot, ND44,82450,75256,68062,608
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area45,59451,37657,13862,920
Grand Island, NE38,58443,11947,63252,167
Lincoln, NE38,87643,09847,32051,543
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area39,08442,76546,42650,108
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area34,11237,37840,64443,909
Omaha, NE-IA38,21042,24546,26050,295
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area40,83145,19949,58853,956
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area42,37046,28050,21254,122
Manchester-Nashua, NH41,80845,74049,69253,623
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area39,27142,74446,19749,671
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area37,00439,99942,97345,968
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ39,54145,96852,37558,802
Trenton-Princeton, NJ36,06840,70645,34449,983
Vineland, NJ36,21339,58342,97346,343
Albuquerque, NM43,26449,73356,20262,671
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area34,11241,06048,02854,975
Farmington, NM36,31740,22844,13848,048
Las Cruces, NM32,61536,25539,89543,535
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area32,01237,73243,47249,192
Santa Fe, NM37,98143,59749,23454,850
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area39,66647,52855,41263,274
Carson City, NV42,16245,88549,62953,352
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV37,21242,57847,96553,332
Reno, NV41,53845,98950,44054,892
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY38,73045,09551,43957,804
Binghamton, NY38,50142,32846,13549,962
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY39,39646,19752,97859,780
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area45,86452,27158,69865,104
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area42,22445,92749,62953,332
Elmira, NY36,25539,87443,51447,133
Glens Falls, NY40,24845,24050,23255,224
Ithaca, NY40,39445,65650,91956,181
Kingston, NY39,87444,45049,02653,602
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY39,74944,38849,00553,644
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ39,60445,80252,00058,199
Rochester, NY38,73043,57648,44453,290
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area41,87148,25654,64261,028
Syracuse, NY40,02045,07450,10855,162
Utica-Rome, NY45,92749,31752,70856,098
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY34,86139,60444,34649,088
Akron, OH39,56244,49249,42154,351
Canton-Massillon, OH39,37544,61649,87955,120
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN39,06345,63652,18858,760
Cleveland, OH39,79145,42851,06456,701
Columbus, OH41,10146,05251,02355,973
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH40,04044,82449,62954,413
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area37,71143,80549,90055,994
Lima, OH35,00738,95942,89046,842
Mansfield, OH35,86039,85343,86847,861
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)37,73241,64245,55249,463
Sandusky, OH38,77244,15949,52554,912
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area39,50044,65849,83754,996
Springfield, OH35,83938,87641,89244,928
Toledo, OH40,04045,03250,04555,037
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area39,33342,51645,69848,880
Youngstown-Warren, OH35,29839,43743,57647,716
Enid, OK32,46935,61038,73041,871
Lawton, OK35,46437,91940,35242,807
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area34,50839,91645,34450,752
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area34,44538,50142,57846,634
Oklahoma City, OK36,92042,41247,88253,373
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area35,63140,95646,28051,605
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area33,94638,21042,45346,717
Tulsa, OK36,38040,68545,01249,317
Albany, OR41,22645,76050,29554,829
Bend, OR44,57548,31952,08455,828
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area38,00241,95445,90649,858
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area41,60045,59449,58853,581
Corvallis, OR40,39444,82449,25553,685
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area41,28845,86450,46155,037
Eugene-Springfield, OR42,47446,44750,44054,413
Grants Pass, OR44,88747,92450,98154,018
Medford, OR44,15947,46650,79454,101
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA44,53349,50454,47659,447
Salem, OR41,93345,69849,44253,207
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ41,35146,34351,35656,348
Altoona, PA35,42338,81342,18345,573
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area39,66645,03250,42055,786
Chambersburg, PA40,74843,61846,48849,359
Erie, PA33,80038,12742,45346,780
Gettysburg, PA40,14443,61847,11250,586
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA39,00043,68048,36053,040
Johnstown, PA34,02938,10642,16246,239
Lancaster, PA40,74845,82350,91955,994
Lebanon, PA39,56242,34945,13647,924
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area42,41248,44454,47660,508
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area37,46142,72447,96553,228
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD40,56046,01051,48056,930
Pittsburgh, PA37,27442,43247,57052,728
Reading, PA41,55946,63451,73056,805
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA40,26944,90849,54654,184
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area39,97847,13354,30961,464
State College, PA38,33541,24744,18047,092
Williamsport, PA38,14843,41048,65253,914
York-Hanover, PA39,70844,24248,77653,311
Aguadilla, PR21,96524,46126,95729,453
Arecibo, PR23,27627,68532,11636,525
Guayama, PR24,60734,27943,95153,623
Mayaguez, PR21,86125,93829,99434,071
Ponce, PR26,29230,99235,71440,415
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area22,04826,25030,45234,653
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR24,89834,61244,32554,039
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA40,97643,99246,98850,004
Charleston-North Charleston, SC39,16744,74150,33655,911
Columbia, SC36,52540,78945,07449,338
Florence, SC37,19140,47743,76447,050
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC35,92239,31242,68246,072
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC36,73340,72744,70048,693
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC35,40239,89544,40848,901
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area40,24844,30448,38152,437
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area36,38039,50042,64045,760
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area37,75240,35242,93245,532
Spartanburg, SC36,73340,31143,88847,466
Sumter, SC35,34038,00240,66443,327
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area38,25243,41048,54853,706
Rapid City, SD36,48442,28748,06953,872
Sioux Falls, SD-MN41,18444,88748,58952,292
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area35,98443,66051,31458,989
Chattanooga, TN-GA36,83739,14641,47643,784
Clarksville, TN-KY37,19142,05846,92551,792
Cleveland, TN33,44736,98340,51944,055
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area35,71440,39445,07449,754
Jackson, TN34,65337,66940,66443,680
Johnson City, TN35,09038,64742,22445,781
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA35,13238,58442,05845,511
Knoxville, TN35,75639,81243,84747,903
Memphis, TN-MS-AR37,14940,95644,78348,589
Morristown, TN34,79938,00241,18444,388
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN37,08741,39245,69850,004
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area34,50836,52538,52240,540
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area36,92041,85046,75951,688
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area34,17537,96041,76745,552
Abilene, TX32,15736,46340,74845,053
Amarillo, TX34,86139,29243,72248,152
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX36,17241,43446,69651,959
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX36,35942,39148,42354,455
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area29,14134,36239,58344,804
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX27,62331,36735,13238,876
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area32,26137,52442,80748,069
College Station-Bryan, TX33,17637,29541,39245,511
Corpus Christi, TX35,46441,76748,04854,351
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX37,42042,51647,61252,708
Eagle Pass, TX26,91629,32831,74134,154
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,07236,92040,78944,637
El Paso, TX30,61834,69538,79242,869
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,94637,81541,66345,532
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX35,23640,43645,65650,856
Killeen-Temple, TX38,64742,57846,53050,461
Laredo, TX27,43630,18132,90635,652
Longview, TX33,75938,23142,70347,175
Lubbock, TX33,09336,77540,45644,138
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX25,81330,14034,46638,792
Midland, TX38,27243,18148,11153,020
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,57238,14842,70347,279
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area35,23640,33245,44850,544
Odessa, TX37,96042,30846,67651,023
San Angelo, TX33,53037,71141,91246,093
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX36,02640,45644,88749,317
Sherman-Denison, TX35,23639,20843,18147,154
Texarkana, TX-AR30,76435,56840,37345,178
Tyler, TX33,80038,06442,30846,572
Victoria, TX35,00739,47943,95148,423
Waco, TX35,02838,54342,05845,573
Wichita Falls, TX34,17538,50142,80747,133
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area40,81046,46852,14657,804
Logan, UT-ID40,20743,99247,77851,564
Ogden, UT40,31144,24248,19452,125
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT40,41544,86649,29653,748
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT41,58047,42453,26959,114
St. George, UT40,99745,46949,96254,434
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area45,28252,12558,98965,832
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA34,48737,64840,83143,992
Charlottesville, VA37,25342,78648,29853,831
Harrisonburg, VA40,78946,30151,79257,304
Lynchburg, VA35,23639,72844,22148,714
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area35,15237,35739,54141,746
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area39,02147,57056,11964,668
Richmond, VA40,43644,47148,48552,520
Roanoke, VA35,75640,45645,13649,837
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area36,56740,74844,90849,088
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area33,84238,08542,34946,592
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA38,12742,24546,34350,461
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC39,25043,63948,04852,437
Winchester, VA-WV40,60244,15947,69551,252
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA29,57833,63437,66941,725
Burlington-South Burlington, VT42,57847,13351,70956,264
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area41,18445,44849,69253,956
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area39,02142,64046,23949,858
Bellingham, WA41,60045,69849,79653,893
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA44,63749,52554,39259,280
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area38,91742,62046,32250,024
Kennewick-Richland, WA40,85244,28447,73651,168
Longview-Kelso, WA42,62047,50852,37557,263
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA42,80748,17353,51958,885
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA44,30447,57050,81554,080
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA46,48850,77355,05859,343
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA44,15947,15450,14953,144
Walla Walla, WA41,10143,78446,48849,172
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA38,12740,83143,53546,239
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area44,82448,15251,50154,829
Yakima, WA38,02342,97347,92452,874
Appleton, WI39,39643,18146,98850,773
Eau Claire, WI41,16445,78150,42055,037
Fond du Lac, WI38,68842,97347,23751,522
Green Bay, WI38,83443,05647,27951,501
Janesville-Beloit, WI40,89344,13847,40450,648
Kenosha, WI43,18148,96454,74660,528
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN41,95444,09646,26048,402
Madison, WI42,10046,15650,19154,247
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI40,16545,11650,04554,996
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area39,77043,57647,38351,189
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area39,35442,57845,82349,047
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI42,26646,75951,23155,724
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI38,60542,91147,21651,522
Sheboygan, WI38,50142,26646,01049,775
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area40,95646,23951,52256,805
Wausau, WI36,77540,78944,78348,797
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area42,37048,44454,51760,591
Beckley, WV31,18035,56839,95744,346
Charleston, WV34,15438,56442,97347,383
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH33,67638,66843,68048,672
Morgantown, WV28,20534,17540,14446,114
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area27,99734,05040,12446,176
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV33,19737,91942,62047,341
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area31,20036,75442,30847,861
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH38,56443,49348,42353,352
Wheeling, WV-OH37,27439,62441,95444,304
Casper, WY42,51647,69552,89558,074
Cheyenne, WY47,77853,68559,61365,520
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area40,81049,10957,42965,728
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area36,71247,17557,63768,100

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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