SOC 53-7062 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 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): Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.

Level I across metros$21,924 – $42,328Mayaguez, PR to San Francisco, CA
Median Level IV, major metros$46,280Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (SOC 53-7062) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,924 in Mayaguez, PR to $42,328 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $46,280. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $42,100, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 5 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 area32,82342,41251,98061,568
Anchorage, AK38,64744,30449,98355,640
Fairbanks-College, AK37,91943,07748,21553,373
Anniston-Oxford, AL27,78932,86437,96043,036
Auburn-Opelika, AL24,77328,87132,94837,045
Birmingham, AL30,01534,40438,81343,202
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL28,03932,44836,85841,268
Decatur, AL28,93333,55138,18942,807
Dothan, AL27,37331,40835,44439,479
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL28,28832,71937,12841,559
Gadsden, AL25,14828,85032,55236,255
Huntsville, AL32,38636,87941,39245,885
Mobile, AL28,06032,82337,60742,370
Montgomery, AL26,91632,01237,10842,204
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area27,62331,20034,79938,376
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area28,47633,05237,62842,204
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area26,54130,57634,59138,626
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area26,70830,63934,54938,480
Tuscaloosa, AL29,12033,11437,12841,122
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area27,43631,28435,13238,980
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR30,74334,23737,75241,247
Fort Smith, AR-OK27,58131,40835,25639,084
Hot Springs, AR27,39430,61833,86337,087
Jonesboro, AR29,72434,69539,66644,637
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR29,39133,63437,85642,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area27,66431,22134,77838,335
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area27,72731,28434,82038,376
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area27,87231,40834,92438,460
Arizona nonmetropolitan area32,03235,61039,16742,744
Flagstaff, AZ35,54838,98042,43245,864
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ33,13536,67140,18643,722
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ35,65240,22844,78349,359
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ34,79937,42040,02042,640
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ32,59435,46438,31441,184
Tucson, AZ35,63139,56243,47247,404
Yuma, AZ32,07434,65337,25339,832
Bakersfield-Delano, CA35,83940,85245,84450,856
Chico, CA35,75639,06342,34945,656
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area36,50440,45644,40848,360
El Centro, CA34,94437,62840,33243,015
Fresno, CA34,92438,18941,45544,720
Hanford-Corcoran, CA37,02442,80748,58954,372
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA36,40040,20744,03447,840
Merced, CA35,23639,62444,01348,402
Modesto, CA37,83642,95248,09053,207
Napa, CA38,81343,34847,90352,437
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area36,35939,97843,59747,216
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area37,14941,12245,09549,068
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA35,54839,62443,68047,757
Redding, CA35,44438,08540,74843,389
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA37,31641,72546,11450,524
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA37,42042,05846,67651,314
Salinas, CA36,27639,20842,12045,053
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA36,83740,54044,22147,924
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA42,32846,78051,25255,703
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA41,60046,23950,87755,516
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA36,42139,20842,01644,804
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA37,27441,28845,28249,296
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA36,17240,24844,34648,423
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA37,98142,47446,98851,480
Stockton-Lodi, CA39,02143,41047,82052,208
Vallejo, CA38,23142,74447,27951,792
Visalia, CA34,94438,77242,62046,447
Yuba City, CA35,50639,12542,74446,364
Boulder, CO38,70942,55746,38450,232
Colorado Springs, CO35,73539,06342,41245,740
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO40,26943,97247,65351,356
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area31,61635,36039,10442,848
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO36,87939,66642,47445,261
Grand Junction, CO34,13336,90039,66642,432
Greeley, CO37,35740,99744,61648,256
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area36,38040,41544,47148,506
Pueblo, CO37,00440,47743,93047,404
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area34,50837,91941,33044,741
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT36,83740,68544,53348,381
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area35,63140,20744,80449,380
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT36,87940,62344,34648,090
New Haven, CT36,54640,70644,88749,047
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT35,81839,97844,13848,298
Waterbury-Shelton, CT35,34038,93842,51646,114
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV35,63139,79143,95148,111
Dover, DE32,55234,79937,02439,271
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area33,36436,21339,04241,892
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL31,40835,61039,79143,992
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL32,67736,31739,97843,618
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL31,42935,27739,12542,973
Gainesville, FL32,11636,10940,08244,076
Homosassa Springs, FL29,30832,53235,73538,959
Jacksonville, FL33,19737,35741,49645,656
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL33,11437,00440,89344,783
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL32,57336,62940,70644,762
Naples-Marco Island, FL33,01036,83740,64444,471
North Florida nonmetropolitan area30,43134,25838,08541,912
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL32,82336,69240,56044,429
Ocala, FL32,36535,96439,54143,140
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL32,61537,02441,41345,823
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL31,28435,40239,50043,618
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL29,39133,61337,83642,058
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL30,22334,17538,12742,079
Port St. Lucie, FL31,67935,04838,43941,808
Punta Gorda, FL33,01036,60840,20743,805
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL30,74334,57038,37642,204
Sebring, FL29,16232,46935,79739,104
South Florida nonmetropolitan area29,97333,90437,81541,746
Tallahassee, FL28,78832,69836,58840,498
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL30,80535,06939,35443,618
Wildwood-The Villages, FL30,61834,32038,04441,746
Albany, GA29,32833,32237,33641,330
Athens-Clarke County, GA30,74334,61238,46042,328
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA33,23937,44041,64245,844
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC29,37033,73838,08542,453
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA28,66334,27939,91645,532
Columbus, GA-AL27,60232,03236,44240,872
Dalton, GA27,74832,17836,62941,060
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area26,91631,40835,88040,373
Gainesville, GA33,19736,87940,54044,221
Hinesville, GA30,22335,04839,89544,720
Macon-Bibb County, GA30,80534,54938,31442,058
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area28,78832,74036,71240,664
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area32,11636,04739,99943,930
Rome, GA28,58032,09535,63139,146
Savannah, GA32,15736,56740,95645,365
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area28,55933,48838,39743,327
Valdosta, GA27,31131,65835,98440,332
Warner Robins, GA31,51238,02344,51251,023
Guam MSA24,81530,47236,15141,808
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area36,85842,80748,75654,704
Kahului-Wailuku, HI37,96043,61849,25554,912
Urban Honolulu, HI34,63240,87247,09253,332
Ames, IA30,28536,15142,01647,882
Cedar Rapids, IA32,92737,77342,59947,445
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL34,61239,33344,05548,776
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA34,77839,93645,11650,274
Dubuque, IA34,88239,62444,38849,130
Iowa City, IA29,41234,27939,16744,034
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area34,05038,37642,68247,008
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area34,67438,79242,89047,008
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD33,17637,56541,93346,322
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area33,94638,23142,53646,821
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area34,61239,33344,03448,756
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA36,79640,47744,15947,840
Boise City, ID33,65538,04442,41246,800
Coeur d'Alene, ID33,59237,60741,60045,615
Idaho Falls, ID28,14333,42638,73044,013
Lewiston, ID-WA33,78037,66941,58045,469
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area31,65835,56839,50043,410
Pocatello, ID29,24533,17637,12841,060
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area27,97632,55237,14941,725
Twin Falls, ID30,36834,67439,00043,306
Bloomington, IL32,15736,08840,02043,951
Champaign-Urbana, IL34,48738,27242,07945,864
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN34,21638,66843,09847,549
Decatur, IL37,06642,55748,06953,560
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area34,38338,95943,55648,132
Kankakee, IL31,70035,46439,22942,994
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area33,94638,02342,12046,197
Peoria, IL33,28036,92040,58144,221
Rockford, IL34,48738,83443,20247,549
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area34,21638,46042,70346,946
Springfield, IL33,36437,33641,28845,261
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area34,15438,70943,26447,820
Bloomington, IN32,11636,13040,16544,180
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area32,07436,92041,76746,613
Columbus, IN31,03435,67240,29044,928
Elkhart-Goshen, IN34,05038,10642,18346,239
Evansville, IN33,75937,60741,43445,282
Fort Wayne, IN31,99136,13040,24844,388
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN34,19638,37642,57846,759
Kokomo, IN33,38437,44041,49645,552
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN32,26135,83939,39642,973
Michigan City-La Porte, IN31,07635,00738,95942,890
Muncie, IN28,68433,42638,18942,932
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area33,15637,33641,53845,719
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI32,51136,69240,85245,032
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area32,36535,81839,25042,703
Terre Haute, IN28,93333,80038,66843,535
Kansas nonmetropolitan area31,80436,23440,66445,095
Lawrence, KS34,92438,75142,57846,405
Manhattan, KS30,57633,36436,17238,959
Topeka, KS32,74038,73044,72050,711
Wichita, KS31,09635,09039,08443,077
Bowling Green, KY31,24235,61039,97844,346
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area29,07933,48837,87742,287
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area26,29230,76435,21539,687
Elizabethtown, KY29,01633,55138,06442,599
Lexington-Fayette, KY32,84437,00441,16445,324
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN35,94340,16544,40848,631
Owensboro, KY31,51236,62941,74646,863
Paducah, KY-IL29,53634,25838,95943,680
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area28,35132,67737,00441,330
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area29,74434,57039,39644,221
Alexandria, LA26,72831,18035,63140,082
Baton Rouge, LA26,16731,42936,69241,954
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area25,16830,16035,13240,124
Hammond, LA25,62630,45235,27740,103
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA23,52528,62133,71738,813
Lafayette, LA26,81230,47234,15437,815
Lake Charles, LA26,99931,72036,46341,184
Monroe, LA24,21229,30834,42439,520
New Orleans-Metairie, LA27,45632,24037,02441,808
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area24,37829,03733,71738,376
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA25,83430,47235,09039,728
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA26,52031,24235,94340,664
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area25,46029,41233,38437,336
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA35,75639,85343,93048,028
Barnstable Town, MA39,29243,55647,82052,084
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH37,87742,16246,46850,752
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area39,72843,47247,21650,960
Pittsfield, MA35,54838,98042,41245,844
Springfield, MA36,06839,74943,43147,112
Worcester, MA36,52540,62344,70048,797
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD35,29839,14642,97346,821
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV33,48837,21240,95644,679
Lexington Park, MD32,71936,06839,43742,786
Maryland nonmetropolitan area33,53036,83740,14443,452
Salisbury, MD33,38437,60741,80846,031
Bangor, ME33,09336,96240,85244,720
Lewiston-Auburn, ME35,44439,54143,61847,716
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area32,63636,33840,02043,722
Portland-South Portland, ME36,10940,62345,13649,650
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area33,59237,64841,70445,760
Ann Arbor, MI35,15239,37543,59747,820
Battle Creek, MI33,88437,81541,76745,698
Bay City, MI31,47135,23639,00042,765
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI34,21638,58442,97347,341
Flint, MI31,59635,13238,66842,204
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI31,47135,09038,70942,328
Jackson, MI30,80534,42438,06441,684
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI34,79939,00043,20247,404
Lansing-East Lansing, MI34,88238,23141,60044,949
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area32,03235,69339,33342,994
Midland, MI30,55634,54938,54342,536
Monroe, MI33,98837,75241,53845,303
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI30,43134,82039,20843,597
Niles, MI32,01235,48538,98042,453
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area31,51235,63139,77043,888
Saginaw, MI32,67736,10939,56242,994
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area32,19936,27640,33244,408
Traverse City, MI32,96836,67140,39444,096
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area30,68035,25639,81244,388
Duluth, MN-WI34,36239,41644,47149,525
Mankato, MN35,77640,20744,65849,088
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI37,73242,89048,02853,186
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area32,59437,60742,62047,632
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area35,40239,68743,99248,277
Rochester, MN36,94141,72546,48851,272
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area35,77640,72745,65650,607
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area35,19440,47745,76051,044
St. Cloud, MN35,61040,29044,97049,650
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL31,30435,40239,50043,597
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area30,88834,67438,48042,266
Columbia, MO32,67736,69240,68544,700
Jefferson City, MO30,82634,94439,06343,181
Joplin, MO-KS32,28236,58840,91445,220
Kansas City, MO-KS33,40537,73242,05846,384
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area30,14034,25838,35642,474
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area30,11933,92537,71141,517
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area31,20034,77838,37641,954
Springfield, MO31,57535,92240,26944,616
St. Joseph, MO-KS34,00839,22944,47149,692
St. Louis, MO-IL33,80038,21042,62047,029
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS27,70632,69837,71142,703
Hattiesburg, MS28,06031,51234,98638,439
Jackson, MS29,45333,30137,12840,976
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area26,70830,95135,17339,416
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area26,39631,07635,73540,415
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area27,06130,78434,50838,231
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area26,47930,22333,96737,711
Billings, MT34,48739,00043,51448,028
Bozeman, MT38,54342,51646,48850,461
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area31,74135,96440,18644,408
Great Falls, MT32,38636,21340,02043,847
Helena, MT33,78037,98142,18346,384
Missoula, MT35,04838,50141,93345,386
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area34,21638,10642,01645,906
West Montana nonmetropolitan area32,74037,37841,99646,634
Asheville, NC32,32436,29640,24844,221
Burlington, NC31,72035,65239,60443,535
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area28,51732,59436,65040,727
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC33,57237,17040,74844,346
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC25,25231,22137,21243,181
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area28,35132,15735,94339,749
Fayetteville, NC29,10033,26037,39941,559
Goldsboro, NC29,49532,57335,63138,709
Greensboro-High Point, NC31,78335,42339,06342,703
Greenville, NC28,16431,99135,79739,624
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC32,05336,33840,62344,908
Jacksonville, NC27,22830,84734,44538,064
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC29,99432,22034,46636,692
Raleigh-Cary, NC33,34336,85840,39443,909
Rocky Mount, NC29,43233,50937,56541,642
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area30,14034,00837,85641,725
Wilmington, NC30,63936,10941,60047,071
Winston-Salem, NC31,03434,84038,64742,453
Bismarck, ND35,31939,27143,20247,154
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area34,57040,60246,61352,645
Fargo, ND-MN35,88040,60245,32450,045
Grand Forks, ND-MN35,73539,66643,59747,528
Minot, ND34,07139,18844,28449,400
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area36,44242,91149,38055,848
Grand Island, NE33,75939,22944,67950,149
Lincoln, NE33,96737,81541,68445,532
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area35,50639,56243,63947,695
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area33,11438,27243,43148,589
Omaha, NE-IA34,90338,85542,82846,780
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area35,27739,14642,99446,863
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area33,63437,81541,99646,176
Manchester-Nashua, NH34,42438,08541,72545,386
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area31,94935,98440,02044,055
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area34,00837,33640,68544,013
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ33,53037,27441,03944,783
Trenton-Princeton, NJ34,44537,42040,37343,348
Vineland, NJ32,80235,54838,31441,060
Albuquerque, NM30,55634,96539,35443,764
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area30,20234,79939,39643,992
Farmington, NM30,34834,77839,20843,639
Las Cruces, NM27,74831,32534,92438,501
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area29,22433,44737,66941,892
Santa Fe, NM32,74036,58840,41544,263
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area32,15736,94141,72546,509
Carson City, NV24,96030,99237,00443,036
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV33,88438,39742,91147,424
Reno, NV36,75440,85244,94949,047
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY37,04541,58046,13550,669
Binghamton, NY35,71438,23140,76843,285
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY35,52739,41643,32747,216
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area37,98142,84847,69552,562
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area35,09039,66644,26348,839
Elmira, NY32,98936,94140,89344,845
Glens Falls, NY34,21637,77341,30944,866
Ithaca, NY35,58939,43743,28547,133
Kingston, NY34,69538,60542,49546,405
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY38,21041,66345,11648,568
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ35,50640,37345,24050,108
Rochester, NY34,50837,89841,26844,658
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area34,61239,00043,36847,757
Syracuse, NY36,15140,29044,45048,589
Utica-Rome, NY34,69538,29341,91245,511
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY33,44736,44239,45842,453
Akron, OH32,90636,62940,37344,096
Canton-Massillon, OH32,24036,04739,85343,660
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN33,55137,79442,03746,280
Cleveland, OH32,82336,81640,81044,804
Columbus, OH34,13338,10642,10046,072
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH33,09337,19141,30945,407
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area32,03235,79739,54143,306
Lima, OH31,05536,00540,97645,927
Mansfield, OH30,30633,86337,44040,997
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)32,09536,50440,91445,324
Sandusky, OH32,49037,27442,05846,842
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area31,01335,25639,50043,743
Springfield, OH30,28533,63437,00440,352
Toledo, OH33,57237,39941,24745,074
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area32,57337,17041,74646,343
Youngstown-Warren, OH31,32535,17339,00042,848
Enid, OK26,83230,86834,90338,938
Lawton, OK27,68531,80435,92240,040
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area26,97830,95134,94438,917
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area27,43632,05336,65041,268
Oklahoma City, OK31,80435,11138,39741,704
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area27,68532,46937,23242,016
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area27,12431,67936,21340,768
Tulsa, OK29,66133,92538,21042,474
Albany, OR38,64742,84847,02951,231
Bend, OR35,17339,35443,53547,716
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area29,28732,98936,71240,415
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area33,86337,64841,41345,199
Corvallis, OR32,38636,27640,18644,076
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area32,76036,13039,50042,869
Eugene-Springfield, OR33,71737,33640,95644,575
Grants Pass, OR33,59236,52539,47942,412
Medford, OR34,71637,73240,74843,764
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA37,79442,91148,00753,124
Salem, OR33,88437,98142,05846,156
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ35,13239,43743,72248,028
Altoona, PA30,53534,52838,50142,495
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area31,65836,04740,41544,804
Chambersburg, PA37,19141,30945,44849,567
Erie, PA30,38934,15437,89841,663
Gettysburg, PA32,98936,38039,79143,181
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA35,69339,85343,99248,152
Johnstown, PA30,07734,73639,39644,055
Lancaster, PA33,98838,60543,24447,861
Lebanon, PA33,50938,56443,59748,652
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area30,95135,21539,47943,743
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area29,32833,44737,54441,663
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD34,40439,14643,88848,631
Pittsburgh, PA33,78038,56443,34848,132
Reading, PA35,31940,14444,99149,816
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA34,52838,75142,99447,216
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area30,74335,92241,08046,260
State College, PA30,76434,96539,16743,368
Williamsport, PA33,11436,90040,68544,471
York-Hanover, PA33,96738,21042,43246,676
Aguadilla, PR21,98624,98127,97630,972
Arecibo, PR22,34025,21028,06030,930
Guayama, PR22,58925,12727,64430,181
Mayaguez, PR21,92424,91927,89330,888
Ponce, PR22,17325,16828,16431,159
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area21,84024,04526,25028,455
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR22,13224,58627,04029,495
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA35,04839,10443,18147,237
Charleston-North Charleston, SC32,76036,83740,91444,991
Columbia, SC31,40835,54839,70843,847
Florence, SC29,01633,32237,62841,933
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC31,47135,27739,06342,869
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC31,53334,96538,39741,829
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC29,70332,80235,90139,000
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area29,59933,94638,29342,640
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area29,82834,11238,37642,661
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area30,66034,40438,12741,871
Spartanburg, SC32,38635,92239,47943,015
Sumter, SC30,03633,57237,10840,644
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area32,84436,56740,31144,034
Rapid City, SD31,20034,84038,46042,100
Sioux Falls, SD-MN35,44439,66643,86848,090
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area30,86834,86138,85542,848
Chattanooga, TN-GA32,15735,36038,58441,788
Clarksville, TN-KY30,26434,17538,10642,016
Cleveland, TN33,30135,83938,35640,893
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area28,18432,71937,27441,808
Jackson, TN29,76533,78037,77341,788
Johnson City, TN28,99632,78136,56740,352
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA30,05633,61337,17040,727
Knoxville, TN31,30435,38139,47943,556
Memphis, TN-MS-AR33,75937,42041,10144,762
Morristown, TN30,88836,44241,99647,549
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN33,84237,62841,39245,178
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area28,10132,05336,02639,978
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area30,05634,30038,52242,765
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area28,37232,90637,46141,996
Abilene, TX26,72831,49236,23440,997
Amarillo, TX27,41532,17836,92041,684
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX31,51235,92240,33244,741
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX29,95234,98639,99945,032
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area25,79229,84833,90437,960
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX25,46029,47433,50937,524
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area24,77329,34933,92538,501
College Station-Bryan, TX29,16232,57335,96439,375
Corpus Christi, TX28,87133,23937,58641,954
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX32,22036,50440,78945,074
Eagle Pass, TX27,12430,68034,23737,794
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area26,83230,63934,44538,252
El Paso, TX27,49831,40835,31939,229
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area28,08032,15736,21340,290
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX30,53535,19439,87444,533
Killeen-Temple, TX29,82834,44539,06343,680
Laredo, TX24,94029,22433,48837,773
Longview, TX29,64034,27938,91743,556
Lubbock, TX27,45631,55435,67239,770
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX24,83628,78832,74036,692
Midland, TX32,44837,06641,68446,301
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area28,24732,11635,98439,853
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area25,95931,51237,06642,620
Odessa, TX31,94936,08840,24844,388
San Angelo, TX26,66630,57634,46638,376
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX30,11934,50838,89643,285
Sherman-Denison, TX32,36535,81839,25042,703
Texarkana, TX-AR28,58034,13339,68745,240
Tyler, TX31,28436,23441,16446,114
Victoria, TX29,80733,07236,33839,604
Waco, TX29,97333,65537,35741,039
Wichita Falls, TX28,35131,67934,98638,314
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area29,41235,31941,22647,133
Logan, UT-ID31,78336,06840,35244,637
Ogden, UT34,46638,48042,51646,530
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT33,17636,81640,43644,076
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT35,15239,47943,80548,132
St. George, UT33,84237,64841,43445,240
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area33,44738,14842,82847,528
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA33,57239,95746,32252,708
Charlottesville, VA32,61536,15139,66643,202
Harrisonburg, VA34,00836,29638,60540,893
Lynchburg, VA29,16233,57238,00242,412
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area31,38834,57037,73240,914
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area30,26434,15438,06441,954
Richmond, VA33,80037,94042,07946,218
Roanoke, VA33,09337,98142,89047,778
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area30,18134,13338,06442,016
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area30,41034,21638,04441,850
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA36,54641,10145,63650,191
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC32,76038,08543,38948,714
Winchester, VA-WV33,36437,46141,58045,677
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA26,77029,76532,78135,776
Burlington-South Burlington, VT34,05038,48042,91147,341
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area30,76434,73638,73042,703
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area32,17835,86039,52043,202
Bellingham, WA37,46141,51745,57349,629
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA37,37843,30649,21355,141
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area35,92239,70843,47247,258
Kennewick-Richland, WA36,85840,62344,40848,173
Longview-Kelso, WA36,94140,56044,18047,799
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA38,00242,12046,23950,357
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA36,90041,28845,67750,066
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA41,22645,42849,60853,810
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA37,14940,97644,82448,652
Walla Walla, WA36,67140,35244,05547,736
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA35,40238,35641,28844,242
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area36,83740,51944,22147,903
Yakima, WA35,54838,58441,62144,658
Appleton, WI34,11238,73043,32747,944
Eau Claire, WI32,17837,66943,14048,631
Fond du Lac, WI34,34139,64544,94950,253
Green Bay, WI33,63438,66843,68048,714
Janesville-Beloit, WI33,98838,56443,16047,736
Kenosha, WI39,66644,15948,65253,144
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN32,15736,98341,78846,613
Madison, WI35,19439,47943,76448,048
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI35,56840,12444,70049,255
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area32,38636,81641,26845,698
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area32,51136,83741,16445,490
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI35,63140,72745,82350,919
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI34,02938,83443,61848,423
Sheboygan, WI35,15240,95646,78052,583
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area32,96837,02441,10145,157
Wausau, WI34,30038,95943,59748,256
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area33,86338,37642,86947,383
Beckley, WV29,07933,73838,39743,056
Charleston, WV30,43135,09039,77044,429
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH27,89332,09536,29640,498
Morgantown, WV29,47433,34337,21241,080
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area27,16532,19937,25342,287
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV27,97631,97035,94339,936
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area26,58332,05337,52442,994
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH29,68235,02840,35245,698
Wheeling, WV-OH29,84835,54841,26846,967
Casper, WY32,53236,50440,45644,429
Cheyenne, WY33,11436,17239,25042,308
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area32,26136,83741,41345,989
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area33,15638,16843,16048,173

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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