SOC 53-7199 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Material Moving Workers, All Other 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): All material moving workers not listed separately.

Level I across metros$25,751 – $68,973Houma, LA to Bremerton, WA
Median Level IV, major metros$50,482Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Material Moving Workers, All Other?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Material Moving Workers, All Other (SOC 53-7199) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $25,751 in Houma, LA to $68,973 in Bremerton, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $50,482. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $45,594, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 24 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 area34,67441,10147,52853,956
Anchorage, AK38,31445,98953,66461,340
Fairbanks-College, AK35,25642,47449,67156,888
Anniston-Oxford, AL50,81554,12257,40860,716
Auburn-Opelika, AL50,81554,12257,40860,716
Birmingham, AL50,81554,12257,40860,716
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL50,81554,12257,40860,716
Decatur, AL50,81554,12257,40860,716
Dothan, AL50,81554,12257,40860,716
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL50,81554,12257,40860,716
Gadsden, AL50,81554,12257,40860,716
Huntsville, AL50,81554,12257,40860,716
Mobile, AL50,81554,12257,40860,716
Montgomery, AL50,81554,12257,40860,716
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area50,81554,12257,40860,716
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area50,81554,12257,40860,716
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area50,81554,12257,40860,716
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area50,81554,12257,40860,716
Tuscaloosa, AL50,81554,12257,40860,716
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area30,45234,32038,18942,058
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR28,55934,21639,89545,552
Fort Smith, AR-OK33,30139,39645,51151,605
Hot Springs, AR29,93233,92537,94041,933
Jonesboro, AR30,80534,96539,10443,264
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR27,83131,26334,69538,127
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area29,34933,80038,27242,724
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area29,34932,61535,86039,125
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area28,97533,13537,27441,434
Arizona nonmetropolitan area44,76249,00553,26957,512
Flagstaff, AZ44,72048,96453,22857,471
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ44,72048,96453,22857,471
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ45,30349,52553,76857,991
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ44,94949,17253,41557,637
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ44,72048,96453,22857,471
Tucson, AZ45,03249,29653,54057,804
Yuma, AZ45,03249,29653,54057,804
Bakersfield-Delano, CA34,63236,90039,16741,434
Chico, CA35,46440,29045,13649,962
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area35,56838,31441,03943,784
El Centro, CA35,56838,18940,81043,431
Fresno, CA34,90337,39939,87442,370
Hanford-Corcoran, CA34,94437,35739,74942,162
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA36,06839,04241,99644,970
Merced, CA36,65043,61850,56557,533
Modesto, CA35,98438,50140,99743,514
Napa, CA36,31739,41642,51645,615
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area35,65239,56243,49347,404
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area34,79937,64840,51943,368
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA35,56838,04440,51942,994
Redding, CA34,90337,50340,08242,682
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA35,61038,33541,03943,764
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA36,08838,83441,55944,304
Salinas, CA36,71239,58342,45345,324
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA35,73538,16840,58143,015
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA40,08243,32746,59249,837
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA41,66343,93046,21848,485
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA35,50637,52439,56241,580
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA34,94438,37641,80845,240
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA34,32036,19238,08539,957
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA37,75240,10342,43244,783
Stockton-Lodi, CA35,63138,54341,43444,346
Vallejo, CA37,75242,32846,92551,501
Visalia, CA35,31937,35739,39641,434
Yuba City, CA35,86038,83441,78844,762
Boulder, CO48,83955,53662,21368,911
Colorado Springs, CO44,94952,35459,78067,184
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO50,69057,15963,64870,117
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area34,92440,06145,22050,357
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO48,27754,95461,65268,328
Grand Junction, CO47,42453,83160,25866,664
Greeley, CO45,42851,46057,51263,544
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area49,15155,82862,48469,160
Pueblo, CO41,62147,65353,66459,696
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area47,67452,60457,53362,463
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT35,67241,16446,65552,146
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area37,17042,45347,73653,020
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT35,79740,62345,46950,295
New Haven, CT36,75442,05847,38352,687
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT36,00541,37246,75952,125
Waterbury-Shelton, CT36,75442,05847,38352,687
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV38,18945,53252,87460,216
Dover, DE36,77543,97251,16858,365
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL30,57634,17537,79441,392
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL28,68432,36536,02639,708
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL29,78635,73541,70447,653
Gainesville, FL29,47434,25839,02143,805
Homosassa Springs, FL30,76434,67438,56442,474
Jacksonville, FL32,15737,94043,72249,504
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL27,12431,70036,29640,872
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL32,38636,90041,41345,927
Naples-Marco Island, FL31,67936,17240,68545,178
North Florida nonmetropolitan area29,30834,15439,00043,847
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL29,91135,67241,45547,216
Ocala, FL29,41234,86140,33245,781
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL33,55139,97846,38452,812
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL31,82438,18944,57550,940
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL28,87132,49036,08839,708
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL30,32735,67241,03946,384
Port St. Lucie, FL31,53336,19240,83145,490
Punta Gorda, FL31,67938,00244,34650,669
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL31,86638,23144,59650,960
Sebring, FL29,82836,02642,22448,423
South Florida nonmetropolitan area31,53336,87942,22447,570
Tallahassee, FL28,87131,55434,21636,900
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL31,07635,27739,47943,680
Wildwood-The Villages, FL30,47235,90141,33046,759
Albany, GA38,39745,59452,77059,967
Athens-Clarke County, GA35,31941,24747,17553,103
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA36,15142,37048,58954,808
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC31,61636,19240,74845,324
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA43,76449,08854,41359,738
Columbus, GA-AL35,71442,49549,27656,056
Dalton, GA30,59734,92439,25043,576
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area32,88540,08247,27954,476
Gainesville, GA35,46441,30947,17553,020
Hinesville, GA40,02046,48852,95759,426
Macon-Bibb County, GA36,46343,05649,67156,264
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area35,13241,85048,54855,266
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area32,63637,00441,37245,740
Rome, GA34,36240,18646,03151,855
Savannah, GA40,49846,73852,99959,239
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area39,99946,55153,08259,634
Valdosta, GA40,37346,80053,22859,655
Warner Robins, GA46,30150,75255,22459,676
Guam MSA34,42439,99945,59451,168
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
Kahului-Wailuku, HI34,42439,99945,59451,168
Urban Honolulu, HI34,42439,99945,59451,168
Ames, IA40,43647,59154,72561,880
Cedar Rapids, IA41,60049,13056,63964,168
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL34,82043,22351,62660,029
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA40,43647,59154,72561,880
Dubuque, IA40,43647,59154,72561,880
Iowa City, IA40,43647,59154,72561,880
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area40,04047,79955,55763,316
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area40,43647,59154,72561,880
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD40,43647,59154,72561,880
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area40,93547,92454,91261,901
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area37,85644,59651,33558,074
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA40,43647,59154,72561,880
Boise City, ID34,42439,99945,59451,168
Coeur d'Alene, ID34,42439,99945,59451,168
Idaho Falls, ID34,42439,99945,59451,168
Lewiston, ID-WA34,42439,99945,59451,168
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
Pocatello, ID34,42439,99945,59451,168
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
Twin Falls, ID34,42439,99945,59451,168
Bloomington, IL37,00440,02043,05646,072
Champaign-Urbana, IL37,00440,02043,05646,072
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN37,77340,29042,78645,303
Decatur, IL37,00440,02043,05646,072
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area35,52741,39247,25853,124
Kankakee, IL37,37839,93642,51645,074
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area37,02439,89542,78645,656
Peoria, IL37,00440,02043,05646,072
Rockford, IL37,77340,29042,78645,303
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area36,29643,45250,58657,741
Springfield, IL35,58941,10146,59252,104
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area36,08840,51944,97049,400
Bloomington, IN42,74446,65550,56554,476
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area34,15441,66349,17256,680
Columbus, IN42,16246,23950,31654,392
Elkhart-Goshen, IN37,33643,51449,71255,890
Evansville, IN37,33643,51449,71255,890
Fort Wayne, IN37,33643,51449,71255,890
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN45,78148,75651,75154,725
Kokomo, IN45,46948,58951,70954,829
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN37,83640,54043,24445,948
Michigan City-La Porte, IN37,89840,51943,16045,781
Muncie, IN45,78148,75651,75154,725
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area36,62940,74844,88749,005
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI37,33643,51449,71255,890
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area39,68747,50855,32863,149
Terre Haute, IN37,33643,51449,71255,890
Kansas nonmetropolitan area34,42438,60542,76546,946
Lawrence, KS35,65239,60443,57647,528
Manhattan, KS34,42439,99945,59451,168
Topeka, KS35,65239,60443,57647,528
Wichita, KS34,42439,99945,59451,168
Bowling Green, KY46,61352,93659,28065,604
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area39,60447,79956,01564,210
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area39,39644,88750,37855,869
Elizabethtown, KY46,61352,93659,28065,604
Lexington-Fayette, KY30,93038,18945,44852,708
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN46,84253,12459,38465,666
Owensboro, KY46,61352,93659,28065,604
Paducah, KY-IL46,61352,93659,28065,604
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area48,31953,91459,50965,104
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area47,65354,12260,57067,039
Alexandria, LA41,99646,19750,42054,621
Baton Rouge, LA34,42439,99945,59451,168
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area42,14146,32250,48254,663
Hammond, LA34,92441,10147,25853,436
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA25,75130,03634,32038,605
Lafayette, LA35,19441,47647,77854,060
Lake Charles, LA40,26944,99149,73354,455
Monroe, LA34,42439,99945,59451,168
New Orleans-Metairie, LA34,84040,83146,84252,832
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area35,42341,68447,92454,184
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA39,33344,34649,35954,372
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA34,40440,56046,69652,853
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area34,30040,68547,05053,436
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA54,16466,08277,98089,898
Barnstable Town, MA50,98163,29575,60887,922
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH51,60564,12776,62889,149
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area52,08464,39776,73289,045
Pittsfield, MA34,42439,99945,59451,168
Springfield, MA54,16466,08277,98089,898
Worcester, MA52,91665,33377,73090,148
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD43,14049,04754,95460,861
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV37,00444,24251,48058,719
Lexington Park, MD38,68845,40752,14658,864
Maryland nonmetropolitan area37,58644,30451,04457,762
Salisbury, MD32,76036,02639,27142,536
Bangor, ME34,84043,72252,58361,464
Lewiston-Auburn, ME34,84043,72252,58361,464
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area34,84043,72252,58361,464
Portland-South Portland, ME34,84043,72252,58361,464
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area34,84043,72252,58361,464
Ann Arbor, MI41,76743,68045,57347,487
Battle Creek, MI38,33541,53844,72047,924
Bay City, MI38,33541,53844,72047,924
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI42,82844,30445,80247,279
Flint, MI40,97643,09845,24047,362
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI38,33541,53844,72047,924
Jackson, MI41,89244,13846,40548,652
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI38,33541,53844,72047,924
Lansing-East Lansing, MI42,28745,03247,77850,524
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area38,56441,53844,51247,487
Midland, MI38,33541,53844,72047,924
Monroe, MI41,70443,66045,59447,549
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI38,33541,53844,72047,924
Niles, MI38,33541,53844,72047,924
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area38,33541,53844,72047,924
Saginaw, MI38,33541,53844,72047,924
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area38,33541,53844,72047,924
Traverse City, MI38,33541,53844,72047,924
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area38,33541,53844,72047,924
Duluth, MN-WI29,86934,09238,33542,557
Mankato, MN41,37248,25655,16262,047
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI40,04045,65651,25256,868
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area39,04244,90850,75256,618
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area39,27145,63652,00058,365
Rochester, MN46,86350,73254,60058,469
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area49,31756,20263,08769,972
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area41,20548,02854,82961,652
St. Cloud, MN39,93645,96852,00058,032
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL33,13539,37545,61551,855
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area34,34140,31146,28052,250
Columbia, MO32,24038,81345,40751,980
Jefferson City, MO32,24038,81345,40751,980
Joplin, MO-KS33,13539,37545,61551,855
Kansas City, MO-KS35,52739,45843,41047,341
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area34,88240,39445,88551,397
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area34,09240,85247,59154,351
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area32,51138,35644,18050,024
Springfield, MO30,38938,35646,32254,288
St. Joseph, MO-KS35,65240,51945,38650,253
St. Louis, MO-IL35,58941,24746,88452,541
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS34,42439,99945,59451,168
Hattiesburg, MS34,42439,99945,59451,168
Jackson, MS34,42439,99945,59451,168
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area28,43433,19737,94042,703
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area31,51235,63139,72843,847
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area31,74135,92240,08244,263
Billings, MT44,72052,14659,59267,018
Bozeman, MT45,15751,48057,78364,106
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area48,42355,89063,35770,824
Great Falls, MT45,84453,18660,52867,871
Helena, MT47,61253,33259,05264,772
Missoula, MT49,50453,22856,93060,653
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area44,76251,29357,84564,376
West Montana nonmetropolitan area50,35753,06155,76558,469
Asheville, NC35,69338,70941,72544,741
Burlington, NC35,69338,70941,72544,741
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area36,15139,00041,82944,679
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC34,86136,38037,89839,416
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC35,69338,70941,72544,741
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area35,69344,99154,28863,586
Fayetteville, NC35,69338,70941,72544,741
Goldsboro, NC35,69338,70941,72544,741
Greensboro-High Point, NC35,69338,70941,72544,741
Greenville, NC35,69338,70941,72544,741
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC34,19636,08838,00239,895
Jacksonville, NC35,69338,70941,72544,741
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC35,69338,70941,72544,741
Raleigh-Cary, NC35,69338,70941,72544,741
Rocky Mount, NC35,69338,70941,72544,741
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area34,21640,51946,82153,124
Wilmington, NC35,69338,70941,72544,741
Winston-Salem, NC34,21640,22846,26052,271
Bismarck, ND34,42439,99945,59451,168
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
Fargo, ND-MN26,45835,34044,22153,103
Grand Forks, ND-MN26,74935,88045,03254,164
Minot, ND34,42439,99945,59451,168
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
Grand Island, NE37,29541,68446,07250,461
Lincoln, NE37,71141,97546,21850,482
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area37,35741,68446,01050,336
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area37,29541,68446,07250,461
Omaha, NE-IA37,71141,97546,21850,482
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area37,37841,68445,98950,295
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area50,39959,09367,80876,503
Manchester-Nashua, NH50,35759,46868,57877,688
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area50,48260,23769,97279,727
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area50,31653,16556,03658,885
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ42,07951,60561,11170,637
Trenton-Princeton, NJ41,99651,50160,98670,492
Vineland, NJ36,65043,78450,94058,074
Albuquerque, NM34,42439,99945,59451,168
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
Farmington, NM34,42439,99945,59451,168
Las Cruces, NM34,42439,99945,59451,168
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
Santa Fe, NM34,42439,99945,59451,168
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area33,88439,20844,55449,879
Carson City, NV36,23442,22448,23654,226
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV33,61338,35643,07747,820
Reno, NV36,17243,32750,46157,616
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY39,12546,84254,53862,255
Binghamton, NY40,72749,27657,80466,352
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY36,67140,47744,30448,111
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area38,08545,55253,02060,487
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area37,46144,01350,54457,096
Elmira, NY40,72749,27657,80466,352
Glens Falls, NY39,16746,88454,62162,338
Ithaca, NY40,72749,27657,80466,352
Kingston, NY40,72749,27657,80466,352
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY45,40754,14362,90071,636
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ45,82354,49663,19171,864
Rochester, NY37,00441,20545,40749,608
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area36,96241,14345,34449,525
Syracuse, NY40,72749,27657,80466,352
Utica-Rome, NY40,72749,27657,80466,352
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY40,72749,27657,80466,352
Akron, OH28,20531,34634,50837,648
Canton-Massillon, OH28,64233,01037,37841,746
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN29,80736,33842,84849,380
Cleveland, OH28,37231,42934,48737,544
Columbus, OH30,09833,78037,46141,143
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH29,97335,79741,64247,466
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area29,51633,71737,91942,120
Lima, OH28,64233,01037,37841,746
Mansfield, OH29,32833,01036,67140,352
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)28,74632,67736,58840,519
Sandusky, OH29,72432,57335,44438,293
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area29,68235,13240,60246,052
Springfield, OH29,39134,73640,06145,407
Toledo, OH29,01634,50840,02045,511
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area29,18334,54939,91645,282
Youngstown-Warren, OH28,20531,34634,50837,648
Enid, OK38,27244,61650,96057,304
Lawton, OK38,27244,61650,96057,304
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area37,44042,43247,40452,396
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area38,27244,61650,96057,304
Oklahoma City, OK38,27244,61650,96057,304
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area37,19141,18445,17849,172
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area37,91942,59947,25851,938
Tulsa, OK38,27244,61650,96057,304
Albany, OR44,67949,85855,03760,216
Bend, OR44,01348,88053,76858,636
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area42,70348,29853,91459,509
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area40,60246,03151,46056,888
Corvallis, OR42,47447,92453,37358,823
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area42,07946,40550,75255,079
Eugene-Springfield, OR44,59649,71254,85059,967
Grants Pass, OR41,62146,69651,79256,868
Medford, OR41,82946,98852,16757,325
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA43,41050,25357,09663,940
Salem, OR42,22448,17354,14360,092
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ40,62350,08759,57269,036
Altoona, PA36,62941,68446,75951,813
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area37,39940,81044,22147,632
Chambersburg, PA36,62941,68446,75951,813
Erie, PA36,62941,68446,75951,813
Gettysburg, PA37,83642,39146,92551,480
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA36,31740,29044,26348,236
Johnstown, PA34,38341,08047,79954,496
Lancaster, PA36,29642,12047,92453,748
Lebanon, PA36,71239,99943,26446,551
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area37,50340,62343,74346,863
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area35,17340,74846,32251,896
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD36,58843,47250,33657,221
Pittsburgh, PA35,11142,28749,48456,660
Reading, PA36,46342,10047,71653,352
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA37,87741,18444,47147,778
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area34,82040,85246,90452,936
State College, PA36,62941,68446,75951,813
Williamsport, PA36,62941,68446,75951,813
York-Hanover, PA35,69339,93644,15948,402
Aguadilla, PR34,42439,99945,59451,168
Arecibo, PR34,42439,99945,59451,168
Guayama, PR34,42439,99945,59451,168
Mayaguez, PR34,42439,99945,59451,168
Ponce, PR34,42439,99945,59451,168
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR34,42439,99945,59451,168
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA34,42439,99945,59451,168
Charleston-North Charleston, SC34,09238,31442,51646,738
Columbia, SC32,92736,04739,18842,308
Florence, SC33,61336,96240,31143,660
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC34,09238,31442,51646,738
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC34,09238,31442,51646,738
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC34,09238,31442,51646,738
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area34,17537,39940,60243,826
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area33,03136,00538,98041,954
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area31,97036,90041,82946,759
Spartanburg, SC34,32036,96239,60442,245
Sumter, SC33,61336,96240,31143,660
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
Rapid City, SD34,42439,99945,59451,168
Sioux Falls, SD-MN41,55949,98358,42866,852
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
Chattanooga, TN-GA31,74136,08840,43644,783
Clarksville, TN-KY33,98837,66941,37245,053
Cleveland, TN28,68433,50938,35643,181
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area31,51235,25638,98042,724
Jackson, TN32,55236,40040,22844,076
Johnson City, TN34,63237,87741,12244,367
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA32,13636,10940,06144,034
Knoxville, TN33,11436,29639,45842,640
Memphis, TN-MS-AR31,88735,77639,64543,535
Morristown, TN32,26136,17240,10344,013
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN34,44537,79441,14344,492
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area32,88536,77540,68544,575
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area33,57238,21042,86947,508
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area33,28037,12840,97644,824
Abilene, TX32,71938,70944,70050,690
Amarillo, TX34,73639,83244,90850,004
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX31,88737,81543,74349,671
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX34,42443,20252,00060,778
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area31,28439,33347,38355,432
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX26,54137,94049,35960,757
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area31,09651,66872,23992,810
College Station-Bryan, TX28,51734,25840,02045,760
Corpus Christi, TX27,89343,68059,46875,255
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX35,17339,54143,93048,298
Eagle Pass, TX32,53237,96043,41048,839
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area32,09537,60743,09848,610
El Paso, TX32,01237,48242,97348,444
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area28,35133,05237,75242,453
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX32,15736,90041,64246,384
Killeen-Temple, TX28,97535,11141,22647,362
Laredo, TX32,53237,96043,41048,839
Longview, TX33,34338,87644,40849,941
Lubbock, TX35,46440,06144,67949,276
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX27,02030,74334,44538,168
Midland, TX35,63140,74845,88551,002
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area39,37543,93048,46453,020
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area36,73341,55946,40551,231
Odessa, TX35,63140,74845,88551,002
San Angelo, TX29,82835,73541,62147,528
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX34,40440,76847,15453,519
Sherman-Denison, TX35,38140,02044,63749,276
Texarkana, TX-AR38,64743,36848,11152,832
Tyler, TX32,36533,80035,23636,671
Victoria, TX29,82846,75963,69080,621
Waco, TX34,36239,27144,15949,068
Wichita Falls, TX37,54442,49547,42452,375
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area28,66330,11931,55433,010
Logan, UT-ID29,39138,10646,82155,536
Ogden, UT30,95136,79642,62048,464
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT29,80733,98838,16842,349
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT33,42637,58641,74645,906
St. George, UT28,60029,97331,34632,719
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area29,51634,77840,04045,303
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA34,25841,66349,08856,493
Charlottesville, VA32,17837,69043,22348,735
Harrisonburg, VA34,25841,66349,08856,493
Lynchburg, VA34,25841,66349,08856,493
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area37,77345,30352,83260,362
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area37,23243,84750,44057,055
Richmond, VA37,73242,59947,44552,312
Roanoke, VA34,25841,66349,08856,493
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area32,92741,10149,29657,471
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area29,41234,61239,83245,032
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA34,25841,66349,08856,493
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC46,71753,10359,50965,895
Winchester, VA-WV36,40043,82651,23158,656
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA34,42439,99945,59451,168
Burlington-South Burlington, VT41,70445,15748,63152,084
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area41,70445,15748,63152,084
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area41,70445,11648,54851,959
Bellingham, WA56,93064,27271,61578,957
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA68,97373,61278,27182,909
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area44,67953,10361,52769,951
Kennewick-Richland, WA56,93064,27271,61578,957
Longview-Kelso, WA43,41050,25357,09663,940
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA56,93064,27271,61578,957
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA56,93064,27271,61578,957
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA58,59465,52072,46879,394
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA56,93064,27271,61578,957
Walla Walla, WA56,93064,27271,61578,957
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA56,93064,27271,61578,957
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area44,72054,01863,31672,613
Yakima, WA44,74153,22861,69370,180
Appleton, WI28,62132,63636,65040,664
Eau Claire, WI29,14133,48837,85642,204
Fond du Lac, WI28,37232,34436,29640,269
Green Bay, WI27,31130,30633,30136,296
Janesville-Beloit, WI28,18431,88735,58939,292
Kenosha, WI27,22830,88834,54938,210
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN29,93238,31446,69655,079
Madison, WI29,45333,03136,58840,165
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI31,26334,94438,64742,328
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area30,59734,48738,37642,266
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area29,18332,32435,44438,584
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI27,76831,78335,77639,791
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI27,85231,67935,48539,312
Sheboygan, WI30,76434,63238,50142,370
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area27,04030,82634,59138,376
Wausau, WI28,72533,03137,35741,663
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area29,14134,44539,74945,053
Beckley, WV34,42439,99945,59451,168
Charleston, WV34,42439,99945,59451,168
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH35,61041,72547,86153,976
Morgantown, WV34,42439,99945,59451,168
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV34,42439,99945,59451,168
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH34,42439,99945,59451,168
Wheeling, WV-OH34,42439,99945,59451,168
Casper, WY34,42439,99945,59451,168
Cheyenne, WY34,42439,99945,59451,168
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area34,42439,99945,59451,168

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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