SOC 11-2032 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Public Relations Managers 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): Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client.

Level I across metros$49,546 – $145,704Arecibo, PR to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$169,562Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Public Relations Managers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Public Relations Managers (SOC 11-2032) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $49,546 in Arecibo, PR to $145,704 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $169,562. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $140,255, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 10 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$248,727
San Francisco, CA$248,976
San Jose, CA$270,650
Seattle, WA$207,168
Dallas, TX$176,280
Houston, TX$174,700
Austin, TX$181,210
Chicago, IL$175,469
Boston, MA$226,492
Washington, DC$257,879
Atlanta, GA$181,605
Los Angeles, CA$215,488

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	90,439	107,786	125,112	142,460
Anchorage, AK	81,308	101,983	122,637	143,312
Fairbanks-College, AK	87,340	105,956	124,551	143,167
Anniston-Oxford, AL	75,962	97,012	118,082	139,132
Auburn-Opelika, AL	74,506	90,688	106,892	123,074
Birmingham, AL	76,066	97,594	119,122	140,650
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	70,263	91,271	112,300	133,308
Decatur, AL	81,828	109,845	137,842	165,860
Dothan, AL	70,263	91,271	112,300	133,308
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	81,661	111,551	141,461	171,351
Gadsden, AL	75,962	97,012	118,082	139,132
Huntsville, AL	85,842	117,042	148,242	179,442
Mobile, AL	58,116	66,540	74,943	83,367
Montgomery, AL	71,469	86,112	100,776	115,420
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	75,421	96,741	118,040	139,360
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	75,359	96,284	117,188	138,112
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	73,424	90,252	107,079	123,906
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	69,743	89,378	109,034	128,669
Tuscaloosa, AL	74,776	95,951	117,146	138,320
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	68,495	97,448	126,402	155,356
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	72,738	119,268	165,797	212,327
Fort Smith, AR-OK	69,181	110,074	150,946	191,839
Hot Springs, AR	57,346	77,605	97,844	118,103
Jonesboro, AR	81,807	113,298	144,810	176,301
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	57,845	78,708	99,570	120,432
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	65,978	103,751	141,503	179,276
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	58,511	79,124	99,757	120,370
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	65,354	103,085	140,796	178,527
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	84,365	107,557	130,770	153,962
Flagstaff, AZ	82,098	100,298	118,477	136,677
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	82,098	100,298	118,477	136,677
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	85,842	109,887	133,932	157,976
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	85,592	109,263	132,912	156,583
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	79,020	98,988	118,935	138,903
Tucson, AZ	78,188	98,613	119,018	139,444
Yuma, AZ	84,740	108,181	131,644	155,085
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	85,988	114,359	142,751	171,122
Chico, CA	85,946	109,471	133,016	156,541
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	97,698	128,628	159,536	190,466
El Centro, CA	97,781	130,666	163,551	196,436
Fresno, CA	91,458	114,213	136,968	159,724
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	90,231	114,754	139,277	163,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	103,460	140,796	178,152	215,488
Merced, CA	131,519	174,096	216,674	259,252
Modesto, CA	128,232	170,269	212,327	254,364
Napa, CA	101,546	135,055	168,564	202,072
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	99,944	133,890	167,856	201,802
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	98,031	132,725	167,399	202,093
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	100,797	130,042	159,266	188,511
Redding, CA	81,079	106,288	131,498	156,708
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	98,925	127,484	156,063	184,621
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	102,316	137,572	172,807	208,063
Salinas, CA	91,479	114,234	136,968	159,724
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	97,532	132,392	167,232	202,093
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	123,594	165,381	207,189	248,976
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	145,704	187,346	229,008	270,650
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	82,909	113,048	143,167	173,306
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	85,156	113,402	141,628	169,874
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	103,210	135,263	167,336	199,389
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	97,615	126,527	155,460	184,372
Stockton-Lodi, CA	91,708	114,546	137,384	160,223
Vallejo, CA	116,647	157,477	198,287	239,117
Visalia, CA	90,980	115,316	139,631	163,967
Yuba City, CA	100,194	134,992	169,770	204,568
Boulder, CO	94,828	127,068	159,287	191,527
Colorado Springs, CO	85,488	112,778	140,047	167,336
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	117,416	148,242	179,068	209,893
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	111,655	142,959	174,242	205,546
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	93,871	119,829	145,788	171,746
Grand Junction, CO	91,416	118,706	146,016	173,306
Greeley, CO	109,408	144,373	179,359	214,324
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	98,010	122,991	147,951	172,932
Pueblo, CO	85,156	113,631	142,085	170,560
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	87,111	117,312	147,535	177,736
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	85,114	133,100	181,085	229,071
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	87,423	127,754	168,106	208,437
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	93,330	125,487	157,623	189,780
New Haven, CT	89,648	126,048	162,448	198,848
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	79,852	122,533	165,194	207,876
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	86,008	119,808	153,588	187,388
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	126,943	170,581	214,240	257,879
Dover, DE	86,882	116,917	146,932	176,967
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	108,327	136,906	165,464	194,044
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	82,452	109,180	135,908	162,636
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	71,490	98,821	126,152	153,484
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	68,682	90,543	112,404	134,264
Gainesville, FL	80,808	101,712	122,637	143,541
Homosassa Springs, FL	77,356	106,933	136,532	166,109
Jacksonville, FL	79,144	109,284	139,423	169,562
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	75,005	102,004	129,023	156,021
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	85,197	113,007	140,837	168,647
Naples-Marco Island, FL	79,040	113,132	147,244	181,335
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	75,276	102,420	129,543	156,687
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	74,880	98,031	121,202	144,352
Ocala, FL	76,378	104,375	132,351	160,348
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	79,248	108,826	138,404	167,981
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	73,570	108,223	142,896	177,549
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	76,336	102,773	129,231	155,668
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	67,704	95,264	122,824	150,384
Port St. Lucie, FL	84,823	112,570	140,317	168,064
Punta Gorda, FL	75,421	100,964	126,485	152,028
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	78,292	108,202	138,112	168,023
Sebring, FL	77,189	106,330	135,450	164,591
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	81,245	109,908	138,570	167,232
Tallahassee, FL	73,674	97,636	121,618	145,580
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	78,791	109,512	140,255	170,976
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	77,709	107,495	137,280	167,066
Albany, GA	93,122	121,452	149,781	178,111
Athens-Clarke County, GA	97,615	125,300	152,964	180,648
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	98,717	126,340	153,983	181,605
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	74,277	102,108	129,938	157,768
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	93,122	121,452	149,781	178,111
Columbus, GA-AL	96,700	124,343	151,986	179,629
Dalton, GA	77,460	103,605	129,772	155,917
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	76,316	101,567	126,818	152,069
Gainesville, GA	97,594	125,279	152,943	180,628
Hinesville, GA	76,191	96,783	117,354	137,946
Macon-Bibb County, GA	97,948	125,528	153,130	180,711
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	96,533	124,072	151,612	179,151
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	102,170	120,349	138,549	156,728
Rome, GA	96,596	124,384	152,152	179,941
Savannah, GA	82,431	103,772	125,133	146,474
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	93,122	121,452	149,781	178,111
Valdosta, GA	93,122	121,452	149,781	178,111
Warner Robins, GA	79,935	99,695	119,434	139,194
Guam MSA	91,853	128,128	164,404	200,679
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	74,714	95,701	116,668	137,655
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	80,060	95,888	111,738	127,567
Urban Honolulu, HI	74,506	95,306	116,085	136,885
Ames, IA	81,807	105,456	129,106	152,756
Cedar Rapids, IA	81,828	107,994	134,160	160,327
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	82,223	112,196	142,168	172,141
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	89,607	113,028	136,469	159,890
Dubuque, IA	76,045	100,111	124,197	148,263
Iowa City, IA	89,045	108,951	128,836	148,741
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	74,256	97,136	120,016	142,896
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	73,736	93,018	112,320	131,602
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	71,677	93,143	114,588	136,053
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	70,408	98,676	126,922	155,189
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	81,328	105,040	128,752	152,464
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	71,698	96,325	120,952	145,580
Boise City, ID	60,424	81,495	102,544	123,615
Coeur d'Alene, ID	76,440	93,164	109,887	126,610
Idaho Falls, ID	66,872	85,176	103,480	121,784
Lewiston, ID-WA	66,872	85,176	103,480	121,784
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	64,231	83,928	103,626	123,324
Pocatello, ID	67,455	83,596	99,736	115,877
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	64,210	84,199	104,167	124,156
Twin Falls, ID	63,940	84,116	104,271	124,447
Bloomington, IL	78,042	110,303	142,564	174,824
Champaign-Urbana, IL	78,354	92,352	106,330	120,328
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	84,864	115,066	145,268	175,469
Decatur, IL	75,816	93,663	111,488	129,335
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	81,037	106,184	131,332	156,479
Kankakee, IL	83,408	113,069	142,751	172,412
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	83,741	113,901	144,061	174,221
Peoria, IL	64,148	94,224	124,301	154,378
Rockford, IL	84,677	114,816	144,956	175,095
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	84,844	111,364	137,884	164,404
Springfield, IL	81,141	101,962	122,783	143,604
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	83,325	112,404	141,503	170,581
Bloomington, IN	80,725	104,208	127,692	151,175
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	81,453	107,349	133,245	159,141
Columbus, IN	81,349	104,916	128,461	152,028
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	79,248	100,464	121,660	142,876
Evansville, IN	80,704	104,396	128,066	151,757
Fort Wayne, IN	78,936	97,927	116,896	135,887
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	81,890	104,874	127,879	150,863
Kokomo, IN	82,119	105,623	129,106	152,610
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	83,284	108,909	134,556	160,181
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	84,802	114,775	144,727	174,700
Muncie, IN	81,765	105,290	128,794	152,319
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	84,469	114,109	143,770	173,410
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	72,842	96,824	120,807	144,789
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	81,973	107,432	132,871	158,330
Terre Haute, IN	78,354	104,188	130,042	155,876
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	86,445	104,895	123,344	141,794
Lawrence, KS	87,693	109,055	130,396	151,757
Manhattan, KS	86,965	105,997	125,008	144,040
Topeka, KS	85,967	106,143	126,340	146,516
Wichita, KS	83,180	105,519	127,879	150,218
Bowling Green, KY	80,288	101,692	123,116	144,519
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	76,336	103,231	130,104	156,999
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	71,448	93,892	116,356	138,799
Elizabethtown, KY	83,263	104,604	125,944	147,285
Lexington-Fayette, KY	83,762	102,940	122,138	141,316
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	84,407	105,935	127,463	148,991
Owensboro, KY	81,141	102,357	123,552	144,768
Paducah, KY-IL	73,840	94,765	115,669	136,594
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	81,765	104,084	126,423	148,741
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	83,762	105,456	127,172	148,866
Alexandria, LA	68,474	89,336	110,199	131,061
Baton Rouge, LA	68,432	81,640	94,828	108,036
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	69,431	85,759	102,066	118,394
Hammond, LA	68,432	87,756	107,058	126,381
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	69,140	88,900	108,660	128,420
Lafayette, LA	68,890	83,325	97,740	112,175
Lake Charles, LA	68,474	89,336	110,199	131,061
Monroe, LA	68,474	89,336	110,199	131,061
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	73,882	99,279	124,696	150,093
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	68,640	84,282	99,944	115,586
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	68,474	89,336	110,199	131,061
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	70,180	94,973	119,746	144,540
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	67,184	82,639	98,072	113,527
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	93,559	116,896	140,213	163,551
Barnstable Town, MA	105,228	143,957	182,666	221,396
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	109,055	148,200	187,346	226,492
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	102,898	141,482	180,066	218,650
Pittsfield, MA	87,776	113,444	139,111	164,778
Springfield, MA	91,292	118,207	145,122	172,037
Worcester, MA	87,527	124,634	161,741	198,848
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	81,474	115,919	150,384	184,829
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	93,392	129,584	165,756	201,948
Lexington Park, MD	93,392	129,584	165,756	201,948
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	84,802	116,501	148,180	179,879
Salisbury, MD	88,442	114,546	140,671	166,775
Bangor, ME	97,823	126,132	154,420	182,728
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	93,184	123,989	154,815	185,620
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	97,823	126,132	154,420	182,728
Portland-South Portland, ME	87,568	118,124	148,700	179,255
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	89,960	120,266	150,551	180,856
Ann Arbor, MI	90,959	114,983	139,028	163,052
Battle Creek, MI	76,461	100,672	124,863	149,074
Bay City, MI	77,813	107,828	137,842	167,856
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	83,887	111,239	138,570	165,922
Flint, MI	81,765	108,576	135,388	162,199
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	75,400	98,488	121,576	144,664
Jackson, MI	83,804	110,240	136,677	163,114
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	71,261	96,720	122,180	147,639
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	79,311	103,522	127,733	151,944
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	69,535	87,506	105,477	123,448
Midland, MI	77,813	107,828	137,842	167,856
Monroe, MI	84,365	111,364	138,341	165,340
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	73,029	94,911	116,772	138,653
Niles, MI	69,680	95,680	121,701	147,701
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	68,058	86,216	104,375	122,533
Saginaw, MI	77,668	104,292	130,895	157,519
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	79,082	103,480	127,879	152,277
Traverse City, MI	79,228	105,394	131,560	157,727
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	79,228	105,394	131,560	157,727
Duluth, MN-WI	81,703	97,428	113,132	128,856
Mankato, MN	98,239	124,405	150,592	176,759
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	100,756	126,402	152,069	177,716
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	97,927	123,573	149,199	174,845
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	86,799	99,029	111,280	123,511
Rochester, MN	82,764	112,903	143,042	173,181
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	78,000	105,956	133,932	161,887
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	96,221	122,304	148,367	174,450
St. Cloud, MN	98,239	124,052	149,844	175,656
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	80,767	104,437	128,087	151,757
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	82,951	107,661	132,392	157,103
Columbia, MO	69,618	86,903	104,167	121,452
Jefferson City, MO	70,970	88,213	105,436	122,679
Joplin, MO-KS	74,277	94,973	115,648	136,344
Kansas City, MO-KS	88,608	110,760	132,892	155,044
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	83,741	108,285	132,829	157,373
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	84,802	111,176	137,551	163,925
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	83,367	106,351	129,335	152,319
Springfield, MO	69,098	91,416	113,756	136,074
St. Joseph, MO-KS	86,383	108,181	129,980	151,778
St. Louis, MO-IL	87,298	113,756	140,192	166,650
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	64,501	92,020	119,538	147,056
Hattiesburg, MS	63,565	90,044	116,543	143,021
Jackson, MS	76,752	92,997	109,221	125,466
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	71,532	93,309	115,087	136,864
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	69,368	87,984	106,600	125,216
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	78,687	108,576	138,487	168,376
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	76,648	102,919	129,189	155,460
Billings, MT	76,544	90,813	105,082	119,351
Bozeman, MT	84,864	96,138	107,432	118,706
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	76,336	94,224	112,092	129,980
Great Falls, MT	76,482	94,599	112,695	130,812
Helena, MT	78,916	96,034	113,173	130,292
Missoula, MT	76,212	94,495	112,757	131,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	77,397	93,392	109,388	125,383
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	74,756	93,351	111,925	130,520
Asheville, NC	78,375	92,914	107,432	121,972
Burlington, NC	88,317	121,472	154,607	187,762
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	91,125	120,100	149,095	178,069
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	93,039	121,805	150,572	179,338
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	90,564	123,116	155,688	188,240
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	91,312	119,413	147,535	175,636
Fayetteville, NC	83,117	106,164	129,210	152,256
Goldsboro, NC	89,316	116,335	143,375	170,394
Greensboro-High Point, NC	90,148	124,176	158,205	192,234
Greenville, NC	83,408	105,020	126,631	148,242
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	89,149	118,831	148,533	178,215
Jacksonville, NC	79,623	101,692	123,740	145,808
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	88,858	120,474	152,111	183,727
Raleigh-Cary, NC	93,788	120,432	147,077	173,722
Rocky Mount, NC	89,295	116,044	142,772	169,520
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	64,543	99,528	134,493	169,479
Wilmington, NC	84,469	109,284	134,077	158,892
Winston-Salem, NC	96,221	125,591	154,981	184,351
Bismarck, ND	88,109	108,868	129,626	150,384
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	84,677	101,775	118,893	135,991
Fargo, ND-MN	93,684	112,882	132,060	151,258
Grand Forks, ND-MN	79,415	93,413	107,412	121,410
Minot, ND	84,178	103,210	122,263	141,295
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	84,532	103,335	122,117	140,920
Grand Island, NE	63,066	77,688	92,290	106,912
Lincoln, NE	70,346	92,581	114,837	137,072
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	71,906	94,349	116,813	139,256
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	64,002	77,501	90,980	104,479
Omaha, NE-IA	77,626	100,735	123,844	146,952
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	62,733	76,565	90,418	104,250
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	86,008	107,287	128,565	149,844
Manchester-Nashua, NH	89,253	111,426	133,620	155,792
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	97,864	132,268	166,671	201,074
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	89,773	114,712	139,672	164,612
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	94,058	124,301	154,544	184,788
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	112,071	147,701	183,311	218,941
Vineland, NJ	86,903	117,042	147,160	177,300
Albuquerque, NM	79,519	102,794	126,048	149,324
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	80,704	104,396	128,108	151,799
Farmington, NM	82,306	106,704	131,124	155,522
Las Cruces, NM	75,983	98,176	120,391	142,584
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	99,508	120,952	142,418	163,863
Santa Fe, NM	86,112	99,487	112,840	126,215
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	78,604	106,517	134,431	162,344
Carson City, NV	72,031	100,756	129,480	158,205
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	81,599	108,847	136,116	163,364
Reno, NV	68,141	96,908	125,653	154,420
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	66,789	95,888	124,988	154,087
Binghamton, NY	107,370	138,549	169,749	200,928
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	90,855	120,640	150,405	180,191
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	75,068	105,519	135,970	166,421
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	84,116	115,149	146,183	177,216
Elmira, NY	106,850	132,621	158,392	184,164
Glens Falls, NY	68,453	97,760	127,088	156,396
Ithaca, NY	109,616	133,370	157,124	180,877
Kingston, NY	111,093	144,706	178,340	211,952
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	118,124	148,949	179,796	210,621
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	127,754	168,085	208,396	248,727
Rochester, NY	105,685	135,242	164,778	194,335
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	99,591	129,397	159,183	188,989
Syracuse, NY	111,551	134,244	156,957	179,650
Utica-Rome, NY	103,834	131,290	158,746	186,202
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	107,703	131,332	154,960	178,589
Akron, OH	65,000	86,279	107,557	128,836
Canton-Massillon, OH	65,104	86,570	108,015	129,480
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	82,015	111,800	141,607	171,392
Cleveland, OH	73,944	98,405	122,866	147,327
Columbus, OH	73,944	108,743	143,520	178,319
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	70,429	101,733	133,037	164,341
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	70,471	102,524	134,597	166,650
Lima, OH	72,405	102,066	131,748	161,408
Mansfield, OH	70,928	103,876	136,844	169,791
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	58,532	75,983	93,413	110,864
Sandusky, OH	71,095	95,077	119,039	143,021
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	75,920	102,960	130,000	157,040
Springfield, OH	70,991	104,562	138,133	171,704
Toledo, OH	70,013	90,959	111,925	132,871
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	72,863	104,000	135,117	166,255
Youngstown-Warren, OH	70,575	94,578	118,581	142,584
Enid, OK	60,071	82,535	105,020	127,484
Lawton, OK	59,551	81,370	103,210	125,029
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	61,402	85,384	109,388	133,370
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	61,340	85,655	109,991	134,306
Oklahoma City, OK	60,092	81,828	103,564	125,300
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	59,800	81,911	104,000	126,111
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	59,655	82,264	104,853	127,463
Tulsa, OK	69,015	95,639	122,242	148,866
Albany, OR	81,890	106,122	130,375	154,607
Bend, OR	84,573	104,936	125,279	145,642
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	88,546	115,690	142,834	169,978
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	88,192	115,524	142,834	170,165
Corvallis, OR	74,672	95,847	117,042	138,216
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	84,282	102,856	121,410	139,984
Eugene-Springfield, OR	87,215	116,272	145,309	174,367
Grants Pass, OR	76,565	95,826	115,066	134,327
Medford, OR	75,088	94,308	113,548	132,767
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	90,709	118,935	147,160	175,386
Salem, OR	84,032	107,016	129,980	152,964
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	75,962	107,828	139,693	171,559
Altoona, PA	77,501	97,240	117,000	136,740
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	76,669	98,010	119,372	140,712
Chambersburg, PA	76,524	99,071	121,597	144,144
Erie, PA	77,314	103,959	130,624	157,269
Gettysburg, PA	75,671	103,002	130,333	157,664
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	79,124	102,981	126,839	150,696
Johnstown, PA	70,117	93,122	116,106	139,111
Lancaster, PA	73,716	92,228	110,760	129,272
Lebanon, PA	76,815	99,154	121,472	143,812
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	71,303	98,239	125,175	152,111
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	70,679	93,434	116,210	138,965
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	86,861	117,042	147,223	177,404
Pittsburgh, PA	70,117	93,309	116,522	139,714
Reading, PA	71,698	94,640	117,562	140,504
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	68,724	89,898	111,072	132,247
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	71,303	93,954	116,626	139,277
State College, PA	77,543	98,343	119,164	139,964
Williamsport, PA	70,159	93,996	117,853	141,690
York-Hanover, PA	75,380	101,338	127,317	153,276
Aguadilla, PR	49,692	65,229	80,767	96,304
Arecibo, PR	49,546	64,626	79,727	94,807
Guayama, PR	50,045	65,042	80,018	95,015
Mayaguez, PR	49,692	65,229	80,767	96,304
Ponce, PR	50,253	65,708	81,162	96,616
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	49,775	65,312	80,829	96,367
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	50,711	65,624	80,517	95,431
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	88,858	122,533	156,188	189,863
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	71,344	95,264	119,205	143,125
Columbia, SC	66,664	91,396	116,106	140,837
Florence, SC	69,805	94,370	118,914	143,479
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	75,359	108,389	141,420	174,450
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	71,178	98,135	125,071	152,028
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	71,178	98,135	125,071	152,028
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	77,023	106,164	135,325	164,466
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	77,356	107,911	138,445	169,000
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	69,348	94,432	119,496	144,581
Spartanburg, SC	62,712	85,655	108,618	131,560
Sumter, SC	67,517	92,394	117,271	142,148
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	84,240	106,455	128,669	150,884
Rapid City, SD	91,853	128,128	164,404	200,679
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	82,972	108,181	133,370	158,580
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	91,853	128,128	164,404	200,679
Chattanooga, TN-GA	69,909	96,949	123,989	151,029
Clarksville, TN-KY	69,576	96,928	124,260	151,612
Cleveland, TN	71,428	98,052	124,655	151,279
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	82,036	108,223	134,410	160,597
Jackson, TN	77,002	104,333	131,664	158,996
Johnson City, TN	81,495	104,874	128,232	151,612
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	86,508	111,280	136,032	160,805
Knoxville, TN	93,122	117,042	140,962	164,882
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	87,839	119,060	150,260	181,480
Morristown, TN	88,005	112,924	137,842	162,760
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	68,183	95,930	123,698	151,445
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	72,863	99,965	127,047	154,149
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	69,140	96,450	123,740	151,050
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	73,570	102,420	131,290	160,140
Abilene, TX	63,940	83,554	103,189	122,804
Amarillo, TX	70,554	92,228	113,922	135,596
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	91,312	121,285	151,237	181,210
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	85,447	110,428	135,388	160,368
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	78,063	103,148	128,232	153,317
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	71,282	85,010	98,759	112,487
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	71,386	95,098	118,831	142,543
College Station-Bryan, TX	75,338	93,767	112,196	130,624
Corpus Christi, TX	77,064	103,231	129,418	155,584
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	90,335	118,976	147,639	176,280
Eagle Pass, TX	72,072	90,584	109,096	127,608
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	79,456	98,197	116,959	135,700
El Paso, TX	71,823	91,520	111,197	130,895
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	67,933	86,071	104,229	122,367
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	90,127	118,311	146,516	174,700
Killeen-Temple, TX	75,047	96,221	117,416	138,591
Laredo, TX	71,532	92,935	114,317	135,720
Longview, TX	85,717	113,756	141,794	169,832
Lubbock, TX	65,957	86,570	107,204	127,816
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	71,552	89,128	106,725	124,301
Midland, TX	89,815	131,768	173,722	215,676
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	65,978	87,485	109,013	130,520
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	69,410	95,826	122,221	148,637
Odessa, TX	77,564	111,530	145,517	179,484
San Angelo, TX	85,717	113,756	141,794	169,832
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	81,308	106,850	132,413	157,956
Sherman-Denison, TX	89,149	117,791	146,412	175,053
Texarkana, TX-AR	85,717	113,756	141,794	169,832
Tyler, TX	70,824	91,520	112,216	132,912
Victoria, TX	68,744	91,500	114,276	137,031
Waco, TX	75,234	92,061	108,909	125,736
Wichita Falls, TX	85,717	113,756	141,794	169,832
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	87,756	120,744	153,733	186,722
Logan, UT-ID	76,856	96,554	116,272	135,970
Ogden, UT	93,268	113,090	132,933	152,756
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	97,074	134,056	171,039	208,021
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	86,820	117,936	149,032	180,149
St. George, UT	87,028	117,749	148,492	179,213
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	86,861	117,770	148,658	179,567
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	92,727	110,636	128,524	146,432
Charlottesville, VA	101,816	125,508	149,199	172,890
Harrisonburg, VA	98,364	122,325	146,308	170,269
Lynchburg, VA	95,431	123,740	152,069	180,378
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	114,484	153,088	191,714	230,319
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	114,484	153,088	191,714	230,319
Richmond, VA	104,271	137,967	171,642	205,338
Roanoke, VA	93,746	126,028	158,309	190,591
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	100,402	131,810	163,239	194,647
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	90,272	115,752	141,253	166,733
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	98,364	122,325	146,308	170,269
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	100,693	131,103	161,533	191,943
Winchester, VA-WV	126,360	170,082	213,783	257,504
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	91,853	128,128	164,404	200,679
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	90,439	123,282	156,146	188,989
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	96,512	117,666	138,820	159,973
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	98,904	131,727	164,528	197,351
Bellingham, WA	102,191	119,122	136,074	153,005
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	116,813	146,661	176,488	206,336
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	102,045	131,498	160,951	190,404
Kennewick-Richland, WA	96,055	120,412	144,789	169,146
Longview-Kelso, WA	90,917	119,143	147,368	175,594
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	115,066	144,581	174,096	203,612
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	109,783	127,629	145,476	163,322
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	117,271	147,244	177,196	207,168
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	98,551	123,053	147,576	172,079
Walla Walla, WA	97,053	123,448	149,844	176,239
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	116,168	146,058	175,927	205,816
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	102,898	131,831	160,743	189,676
Yakima, WA	102,565	132,392	162,199	192,026
Appleton, WI	73,237	98,280	123,303	148,346
Eau Claire, WI	70,658	95,493	120,308	145,143
Fond du Lac, WI	82,722	107,848	132,954	158,080
Green Bay, WI	88,026	111,551	135,076	158,600
Janesville-Beloit, WI	84,573	107,640	130,687	153,754
Kenosha, WI	70,949	96,138	121,348	146,536
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	76,482	106,642	136,823	166,983
Madison, WI	88,276	110,157	132,039	153,920
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	85,946	110,968	136,012	161,034
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	68,100	94,141	120,204	146,245
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	73,944	96,471	119,018	141,544
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	72,052	95,452	118,872	142,272
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	83,783	108,951	134,140	159,308
Sheboygan, WI	82,036	107,100	132,164	157,228
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	66,602	94,994	123,407	151,799
Wausau, WI	69,452	96,242	123,032	149,823
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	92,477	118,685	144,893	171,101
Beckley, WV	60,778	77,522	94,245	110,989
Charleston, WV	59,863	72,613	85,343	98,093
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	66,872	88,858	110,844	132,829
Morgantown, WV	60,778	77,522	94,245	110,989
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	61,984	81,079	100,152	119,247
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	60,778	77,522	94,245	110,989
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	59,863	72,613	85,343	98,093
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	67,600	89,128	110,636	132,164
Wheeling, WV-OH	58,844	74,048	89,232	104,437
Casper, WY	91,853	128,128	164,404	200,679
Cheyenne, WY	91,853	128,128	164,404	200,679
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	91,853	128,128	164,404	200,679
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	91,853	128,128	164,404	200,679

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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