SOC 13-1031 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 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): Review settled claims to determine that payments and settlements are made in accordance with company practices and procedures. Confer with legal counsel on claims requiring litigation. May also settle insurance claims.

Level I across metros$31,138 – $75,754Hickory, NC to San Francisco, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$92,623Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators (SOC 13-1031) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $31,138 in Hickory, NC to $75,754 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $92,623. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $80,455, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 3 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$113,152
San Francisco, CA$120,848
San Jose, CA$123,157
Seattle, WA$103,480
Dallas, TX$100,090
Houston, TX$95,098
Austin, TX$85,613
Chicago, IL$96,471
Boston, MA$103,252
Washington, DC$104,063
Atlanta, GA$89,212
Los Angeles, CA$104,084

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	66,061	79,332	92,602	105,872
Anchorage, AK	66,498	79,789	93,101	106,392
Fairbanks-College, AK	66,373	79,581	92,789	105,997
Anniston-Oxford, AL	59,655	72,072	84,490	96,908
Auburn-Opelika, AL	56,743	70,637	84,511	98,405
Birmingham, AL	58,906	71,698	84,511	97,303
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	49,837	63,648	77,480	91,292
Decatur, AL	53,810	65,791	77,772	89,752
Dothan, AL	37,628	53,935	70,221	86,528
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	46,322	62,983	79,623	96,284
Gadsden, AL	59,655	72,072	84,490	96,908
Huntsville, AL	51,876	64,293	76,732	89,149
Mobile, AL	63,357	75,588	87,839	100,069
Montgomery, AL	54,788	64,813	74,860	84,885
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	70,076	77,064	84,074	91,063
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	51,751	59,800	67,871	75,920
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,967	46,904	59,842	72,780
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	80,975	85,988	90,980	95,992
Tuscaloosa, AL	60,071	69,368	78,666	87,964
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	65,042	75,567	86,071	96,596
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	50,815	64,730	78,624	92,540
Fort Smith, AR-OK	51,938	63,440	74,964	86,466
Hot Springs, AR	57,076	69,535	81,973	94,432
Jonesboro, AR	53,748	67,164	80,580	93,996
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	48,111	60,008	71,906	83,804
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	60,362	69,784	79,186	88,608
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,837	62,900	75,983	89,045
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	53,373	63,711	74,028	84,365
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	42,308	61,319	80,309	99,320
Flagstaff, AZ	43,472	62,317	81,141	99,986
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	43,472	62,317	81,141	99,986
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	52,645	62,359	72,072	81,786
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	43,847	63,087	82,306	101,546
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	46,301	59,509	72,717	85,925
Tucson, AZ	46,738	59,405	72,052	84,719
Yuma, AZ	52,479	62,525	72,551	82,597
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	51,834	66,415	80,975	95,556
Chico, CA	66,831	84,407	101,983	119,559
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	61,381	75,026	88,650	102,295
El Centro, CA	62,192	75,255	88,296	101,359
Fresno, CA	61,652	72,967	84,282	95,597
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	59,384	72,676	85,988	99,279
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	60,799	75,234	89,648	104,084
Merced, CA	69,972	86,840	103,730	120,599
Modesto, CA	60,300	74,901	89,524	104,125
Napa, CA	62,671	76,274	89,856	103,460
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,876	75,380	85,884	96,388
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	60,840	74,672	88,484	102,316
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	57,908	70,741	83,596	96,429
Redding, CA	57,076	68,412	79,727	91,063
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	62,879	76,149	89,440	102,711
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	61,111	75,192	89,253	103,335
Salinas, CA	72,426	87,173	101,900	116,647
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	61,818	74,756	87,672	100,610
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	75,754	90,792	105,810	120,848
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	69,327	87,277	105,207	123,157
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	65,084	79,519	93,954	108,389
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	60,528	79,061	97,594	116,127
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	62,962	77,501	92,061	106,600
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	72,696	84,532	96,367	108,202
Stockton-Lodi, CA	69,077	81,432	93,808	106,164
Vallejo, CA	71,844	82,348	92,831	103,335
Visalia, CA	55,474	68,640	81,786	94,952
Yuba City, CA	61,256	75,463	89,648	103,855
Boulder, CO	71,698	86,799	101,920	117,021
Colorado Springs, CO	57,096	66,748	76,378	86,029
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	62,629	75,213	87,818	100,402
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	59,759	71,989	84,220	96,450
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	62,754	72,717	82,660	92,623
Grand Junction, CO	62,359	69,327	76,316	83,284
Greeley, CO	58,968	67,288	75,608	83,928
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	67,663	69,556	71,428	73,320
Pueblo, CO	70,367	81,952	93,538	105,124
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	59,946	72,197	84,428	96,679
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	73,965	88,276	102,565	116,876
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	66,581	80,663	94,765	108,847
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	65,624	79,685	93,746	107,807
New Haven, CT	67,559	81,141	94,724	108,306
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	73,008	83,783	94,578	105,352
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	68,640	82,098	95,535	108,992
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	59,260	74,194	89,128	104,063
Dover, DE	69,327	80,455	91,583	102,711
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	71,781	82,764	93,746	104,728
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	53,602	67,767	81,911	96,076
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	53,727	65,063	76,420	87,756
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	59,800	72,156	84,532	96,887
Gainesville, FL	50,565	62,608	74,652	86,695
Homosassa Springs, FL	53,103	65,458	77,813	90,168
Jacksonville, FL	50,732	64,210	77,709	91,188
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	50,108	61,672	73,216	84,781
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	52,749	66,727	80,684	94,661
Naples-Marco Island, FL	62,962	78,999	95,036	111,072
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	40,956	55,162	69,348	83,554
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	53,269	67,330	81,412	95,472
Ocala, FL	51,522	65,541	79,581	93,600
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	51,064	63,690	76,295	88,920
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	46,488	60,175	73,882	87,568
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	51,023	66,040	81,037	96,055
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	41,892	52,520	63,128	73,757
Port St. Lucie, FL	52,562	66,581	80,580	94,599
Punta Gorda, FL	52,541	66,768	81,016	95,244
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	51,647	66,810	81,952	97,116
Sebring, FL	50,628	63,066	75,504	87,943
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	46,780	59,572	72,384	85,176
Tallahassee, FL	43,930	55,952	67,954	79,976
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	53,290	65,562	77,855	90,127
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	52,188	64,584	77,002	89,399
Albany, GA	54,580	63,898	73,196	82,514
Athens-Clarke County, GA	60,549	68,183	75,796	83,429
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	57,284	67,933	78,562	89,212
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	54,434	63,274	72,114	80,954
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	50,399	63,149	75,879	88,629
Columbus, GA-AL	49,380	59,988	70,616	81,224
Dalton, GA	44,658	57,034	69,389	81,765
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	68,079	78,208	88,359	98,488
Gainesville, GA	59,759	70,949	82,119	93,309
Hinesville, GA	49,692	61,090	72,509	83,908
Macon-Bibb County, GA	57,575	64,293	71,012	77,730
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	55,869	69,077	82,306	95,514
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	58,032	64,418	70,824	77,210
Rome, GA	56,868	67,517	78,188	88,837
Savannah, GA	46,509	57,284	68,037	78,812
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	50,087	62,130	74,194	86,237
Valdosta, GA	51,044	62,796	74,548	86,300
Warner Robins, GA	57,013	67,268	77,543	87,797
Guam MSA	39,104	48,444	57,804	67,143
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	56,868	68,682	80,517	92,332
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	56,868	68,682	80,517	92,332
Urban Honolulu, HI	56,826	68,620	80,392	92,186
Ames, IA	55,183	64,834	74,506	84,157
Cedar Rapids, IA	51,501	61,527	71,573	81,599
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	52,437	64,605	76,794	88,962
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	54,912	64,460	74,028	83,575
Dubuque, IA	51,189	59,904	68,620	77,335
Iowa City, IA	56,784	66,956	77,106	87,277
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	51,709	61,610	71,532	81,432
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	53,352	63,357	73,341	83,346
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	62,005	74,132	86,237	98,364
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	60,424	68,640	76,877	85,093
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	54,538	67,434	80,330	93,226
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	47,612	55,744	63,856	71,989
Boise City, ID	53,228	67,351	81,453	95,576
Coeur d'Alene, ID	59,031	71,573	84,116	96,658
Idaho Falls, ID	66,352	79,560	92,789	105,997
Lewiston, ID-WA	43,264	56,410	69,556	82,701
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	52,188	66,394	80,600	94,807
Pocatello, ID	48,360	59,613	70,845	82,098
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	52,770	66,789	80,829	94,848
Twin Falls, ID	53,394	67,517	81,640	95,764
Bloomington, IL	55,661	65,541	75,421	85,301
Champaign-Urbana, IL	58,719	67,996	77,272	86,549
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	54,684	68,620	82,535	96,471
Decatur, IL	50,503	62,775	75,026	87,298
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,527	59,613	70,679	81,765
Kankakee, IL	54,309	68,141	81,973	95,805
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	65,624	79,186	92,748	106,309
Peoria, IL	61,236	73,237	85,218	97,220
Rockford, IL	46,447	60,424	74,402	88,380
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,975	53,602	65,208	76,836
Springfield, IL	43,514	55,848	68,204	80,538
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,576	53,373	63,170	72,967
Bloomington, IN	65,208	76,357	87,527	98,676
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	57,242	68,807	80,351	91,916
Columbus, IN	51,501	62,338	73,175	84,012
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	53,248	63,815	74,381	84,948
Evansville, IN	48,173	60,861	73,528	86,216
Fort Wayne, IN	55,266	66,498	77,709	88,941
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	51,314	62,068	72,800	83,554
Kokomo, IN	51,501	62,359	73,196	84,053
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	51,210	64,252	77,293	90,335
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	54,642	68,516	82,368	96,242
Muncie, IN	51,543	62,359	73,196	84,012
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	52,520	62,525	72,551	82,556
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	53,124	63,232	73,341	83,450
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	56,618	66,810	76,981	87,173
Terre Haute, IN	53,186	63,711	74,236	84,760
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	48,964	61,672	74,360	87,069
Lawrence, KS	52,437	70,346	88,255	106,164
Manhattan, KS	46,613	59,197	71,781	84,365
Topeka, KS	48,277	61,901	75,546	89,170
Wichita, KS	51,272	63,170	75,088	86,986
Bowling Green, KY	56,805	65,645	74,485	83,325
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	60,196	67,704	75,234	82,743
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	72,696	83,013	93,351	103,668
Elizabethtown, KY	63,087	73,050	82,992	92,956
Lexington-Fayette, KY	57,388	66,893	76,420	85,925
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	56,327	66,165	76,004	85,842
Owensboro, KY	53,685	65,708	77,751	89,773
Paducah, KY-IL	44,616	57,512	70,388	83,284
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	54,559	65,853	77,168	88,463
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	51,418	63,919	76,440	88,941
Alexandria, LA	45,760	58,552	71,365	84,157
Baton Rouge, LA	46,197	57,908	69,639	81,349
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,535	55,495	67,434	79,394
Hammond, LA	49,421	59,946	70,450	80,975
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	36,255	46,884	57,492	68,120
Lafayette, LA	41,808	54,892	67,996	81,079
Lake Charles, LA	43,264	61,152	79,061	96,949
Monroe, LA	40,852	54,434	67,996	81,578
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	52,624	65,084	77,543	90,002
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	44,949	56,909	68,890	80,850
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	39,770	51,480	63,170	74,880
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	44,928	56,223	67,538	78,832
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	63,565	76,191	88,796	101,421
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	59,925	72,925	85,946	98,946
Barnstable Town, MA	57,055	74,444	91,853	109,242
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	64,106	77,148	90,210	103,252
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	63,482	76,648	89,794	102,960
Pittsfield, MA	59,156	71,740	84,344	96,928
Springfield, MA	59,676	72,114	84,573	97,012
Worcester, MA	60,570	73,612	86,632	99,674
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	62,629	80,663	98,717	116,751
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	54,413	70,159	85,904	101,650
Lexington Park, MD	66,768	79,332	91,916	104,479
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	60,237	74,298	88,359	102,420
Salisbury, MD	63,919	73,840	83,741	93,663
Bangor, ME	65,500	74,527	83,554	92,581
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	61,714	74,256	86,778	99,320
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	65,167	75,588	86,029	96,450
Portland-South Portland, ME	58,968	69,722	80,476	91,229
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	64,564	73,508	82,452	91,396
Ann Arbor, MI	53,748	70,138	86,549	102,940
Battle Creek, MI	52,666	65,375	78,084	90,792
Bay City, MI	55,287	68,100	80,892	93,704
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	58,511	70,284	82,056	93,829
Flint, MI	44,679	60,632	76,586	92,540
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	54,413	67,122	79,810	92,519
Jackson, MI	60,591	73,424	86,237	99,071
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	56,181	67,330	78,479	89,628
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	50,940	63,024	75,088	87,173
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	51,980	65,978	79,976	93,975
Midland, MI	55,287	68,100	80,892	93,704
Monroe, MI	58,095	70,117	82,160	94,183
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	60,175	71,885	83,596	95,306
Niles, MI	58,552	69,472	80,413	91,333
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	57,055	67,642	78,229	88,816
Saginaw, MI	58,428	70,034	81,620	93,226
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,058	61,090	80,143	99,175
Traverse City, MI	60,216	70,304	80,392	90,480
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,215	60,965	73,736	86,487
Duluth, MN-WI	55,516	66,332	77,148	87,964
Mankato, MN	60,861	71,407	81,952	92,498
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	60,861	71,386	81,911	92,436
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	60,528	71,116	81,682	92,269
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	53,477	65,125	76,752	88,400
Rochester, MN	60,383	72,322	84,261	96,200
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	60,674	71,261	81,848	92,436
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	60,528	71,220	81,911	92,602
St. Cloud, MN	60,612	71,178	81,724	92,290
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	49,317	62,296	75,296	88,276
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	52,416	65,728	79,040	92,352
Columbia, MO	53,997	64,376	74,776	85,156
Jefferson City, MO	50,170	61,818	73,487	85,135
Joplin, MO-KS	46,509	58,532	70,575	82,597
Kansas City, MO-KS	56,701	69,722	82,764	95,784
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	53,748	68,536	83,346	98,135
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	55,536	68,079	80,642	93,184
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	55,620	68,599	81,599	94,578
Springfield, MO	51,418	62,296	73,196	84,074
St. Joseph, MO-KS	51,730	64,044	76,378	88,692
St. Louis, MO-IL	54,455	65,749	77,023	88,317
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	55,162	67,580	79,976	92,394
Hattiesburg, MS	57,783	70,138	82,493	94,848
Jackson, MS	51,647	62,796	73,965	85,114
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	59,239	72,260	85,260	98,280
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	68,890	79,997	91,104	102,212
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	56,160	68,266	80,372	92,477
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	66,956	78,000	89,066	100,111
Billings, MT	50,503	59,655	68,828	77,980
Bozeman, MT	58,032	68,765	79,498	90,231
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	47,861	58,948	70,013	81,100
Great Falls, MT	40,415	48,776	57,117	65,479
Helena, MT	58,365	69,285	80,184	91,104
Missoula, MT	46,135	56,140	66,144	76,149
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	48,485	59,384	70,263	81,162
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	47,924	57,824	67,725	77,626
Asheville, NC	55,828	66,477	77,148	87,797
Burlington, NC	47,362	60,216	73,071	85,925
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	64,085	76,004	87,922	99,840
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	52,458	65,520	78,562	91,624
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	58,303	71,012	83,720	96,429
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,772	63,295	74,797	86,320
Fayetteville, NC	53,165	64,834	76,482	88,151
Goldsboro, NC	47,799	61,319	74,839	88,359
Greensboro-High Point, NC	50,815	63,045	75,255	87,485
Greenville, NC	52,000	63,836	75,671	87,506
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	31,138	48,360	65,604	82,826
Jacksonville, NC	37,108	49,463	61,839	74,194
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	53,748	66,415	79,103	91,770
Raleigh-Cary, NC	45,240	58,469	71,677	84,906
Rocky Mount, NC	50,024	64,564	79,082	93,621
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,959	65,000	78,063	91,104
Wilmington, NC	50,149	60,612	71,095	81,557
Winston-Salem, NC	58,032	69,140	80,226	91,333
Bismarck, ND	53,644	60,882	68,141	75,380
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,796	59,613	69,431	79,248
Fargo, ND-MN	48,485	58,261	68,016	77,792
Grand Forks, ND-MN	59,156	68,890	78,645	88,380
Minot, ND	62,213	70,679	79,165	87,631
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	55,162	63,191	71,199	79,228
Grand Island, NE	48,568	62,588	76,607	90,626
Lincoln, NE	59,800	69,972	80,143	90,314
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	55,370	66,956	78,541	90,127
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	58,136	69,930	81,724	93,517
Omaha, NE-IA	53,768	64,813	75,879	86,924
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	64,356	74,672	85,010	95,327
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	62,900	73,383	83,866	94,349
Manchester-Nashua, NH	67,621	81,640	95,639	109,658
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	68,370	78,791	89,191	99,612
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	64,293	77,917	91,541	105,165
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	57,408	68,516	79,602	90,709
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	59,384	71,386	83,388	95,389
Vineland, NJ	66,498	77,959	89,440	100,901
Albuquerque, NM	43,368	55,474	67,580	79,685
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	64,543	76,170	87,818	99,445
Farmington, NM	43,618	56,077	68,557	81,016
Las Cruces, NM	55,973	67,704	79,456	91,188
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	44,200	57,200	70,200	83,200
Santa Fe, NM	67,517	77,876	88,234	98,592
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	46,946	58,199	69,431	80,684
Carson City, NV	46,676	58,677	70,658	82,660
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	48,693	59,530	70,346	81,183
Reno, NV	43,389	54,247	65,084	75,941
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	57,596	69,764	81,911	94,079
Binghamton, NY	66,706	76,212	85,738	95,244
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	59,863	70,554	81,266	91,957
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	63,066	73,882	84,677	95,493
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	52,292	64,709	77,148	89,565
Elmira, NY	63,607	74,506	85,405	96,304
Glens Falls, NY	54,184	68,620	83,076	97,511
Ithaca, NY	45,365	64,106	82,847	101,588
Kingston, NY	60,445	75,317	90,210	105,082
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	60,404	75,213	90,044	104,853
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	61,381	78,645	95,888	113,152
Rochester, NY	56,930	70,679	84,428	98,176
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	59,925	72,551	85,176	97,802
Syracuse, NY	61,818	73,071	84,324	95,576
Utica-Rome, NY	55,016	68,037	81,037	94,058
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	49,151	61,173	73,216	85,239
Akron, OH	52,583	63,253	73,924	84,594
Canton-Massillon, OH	45,448	55,724	65,978	76,253
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	51,792	64,397	77,002	89,607
Cleveland, OH	51,148	62,567	74,007	85,426
Columbus, OH	46,468	59,655	72,842	86,029
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	46,509	58,365	70,200	82,056
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	52,125	68,162	84,220	100,256
Lima, OH	55,828	66,685	77,543	88,400
Mansfield, OH	46,821	59,904	72,967	86,050
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	51,252	62,629	74,007	85,384
Sandusky, OH	50,960	62,463	73,986	85,488
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	60,196	72,156	84,095	96,055
Springfield, OH	46,696	59,759	72,800	85,863
Toledo, OH	49,525	61,069	72,592	84,136
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	51,106	63,295	75,484	87,672
Youngstown-Warren, OH	53,394	66,727	80,039	93,372
Enid, OK	50,898	61,028	71,178	81,308
Lawton, OK	52,167	64,189	76,191	88,213
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	60,840	69,701	78,583	87,444
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,554	58,303	72,072	85,821
Oklahoma City, OK	51,044	61,069	71,074	81,100
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	56,556	69,972	83,367	96,783
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	24,856	37,773	50,669	63,586
Tulsa, OK	44,575	56,680	68,807	80,912
Albany, OR	53,040	66,831	80,621	94,412
Bend, OR	54,871	68,973	83,096	97,199
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	58,906	71,906	84,906	97,906
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	62,588	72,821	83,055	93,288
Corvallis, OR	59,343	72,052	84,760	97,469
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	63,024	74,485	85,967	97,428
Eugene-Springfield, OR	56,639	65,333	74,007	82,701
Grants Pass, OR	53,976	65,416	76,836	88,276
Medford, OR	54,933	67,184	79,415	91,666
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	58,823	72,010	85,197	98,384
Salem, OR	65,874	77,584	89,274	100,984
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	58,136	72,655	87,194	101,712
Altoona, PA	55,973	68,079	80,205	92,311
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,525	62,463	75,380	88,317
Chambersburg, PA	52,167	64,813	77,460	90,106
Erie, PA	48,756	61,527	74,298	87,069
Gettysburg, PA	52,604	65,604	78,604	91,604
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	52,500	64,938	77,356	89,794
Johnstown, PA	50,898	64,668	78,416	92,186
Lancaster, PA	55,495	67,517	79,560	91,583
Lebanon, PA	53,644	66,248	78,832	91,437
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	53,456	66,498	79,519	92,560
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,360	72,717	84,053	95,410
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	58,802	73,362	87,943	102,503
Pittsburgh, PA	52,125	64,876	77,626	90,376
Reading, PA	57,325	70,429	83,554	96,658
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	52,063	63,856	75,671	87,464
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	53,581	65,812	78,021	90,252
State College, PA	52,520	65,479	78,416	91,375
Williamsport, PA	51,543	65,541	79,519	93,517
York-Hanover, PA	54,892	70,388	85,904	101,400
Aguadilla, PR	33,031	49,796	66,560	83,325
Arecibo, PR	35,236	51,106	66,976	82,847
Guayama, PR	32,448	41,268	50,066	58,885
Mayaguez, PR	34,237	41,247	48,277	55,287
Ponce, PR	31,804	43,327	54,850	66,373
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	32,469	41,580	50,711	59,821
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	32,428	41,164	49,900	58,636
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	63,960	77,272	90,564	103,876
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	62,588	73,965	85,343	96,720
Columbia, SC	49,380	60,320	71,240	82,181
Florence, SC	54,080	71,095	88,109	105,124
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	54,892	67,600	80,288	92,997
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	49,754	66,248	82,764	99,258
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	58,012	70,741	83,471	96,200
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	63,482	75,837	88,172	100,527
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,626	63,752	75,900	88,026
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,517	66,976	79,436	91,895
Spartanburg, SC	64,896	74,693	84,469	94,266
Sumter, SC	55,100	67,767	80,455	93,122
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	61,277	70,242	79,228	88,192
Rapid City, SD	61,839	71,989	82,160	92,311
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	59,239	70,284	81,328	92,373
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,394	63,960	74,548	85,114
Chattanooga, TN-GA	49,463	60,570	71,656	82,764
Clarksville, TN-KY	46,988	58,552	70,096	81,661
Cleveland, TN	57,658	70,492	83,325	96,159
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	62,983	74,589	86,196	97,802
Jackson, TN	46,717	59,135	71,552	83,970
Johnson City, TN	52,104	65,541	78,978	92,415
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	45,116	57,138	69,181	81,204
Knoxville, TN	53,311	66,893	80,455	94,037
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	54,704	67,788	80,850	93,933
Morristown, TN	52,853	66,477	80,122	93,746
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	53,872	67,164	80,455	93,746
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	62,546	75,234	87,943	100,631
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	62,920	73,674	84,428	95,181
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	58,428	71,823	85,197	98,592
Abilene, TX	35,568	41,372	47,154	52,957
Amarillo, TX	60,237	68,848	77,460	86,071
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	52,666	63,648	74,631	85,613
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	55,120	65,583	76,066	86,528
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,248	69,015	84,760	100,527
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	46,384	59,530	72,696	85,842
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	44,304	58,552	72,821	87,069
College Station-Bryan, TX	55,536	68,724	81,911	95,098
Corpus Christi, TX	44,887	57,616	70,346	83,076
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	56,597	71,095	85,592	100,090
Eagle Pass, TX	32,927	49,920	66,893	83,887
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	60,736	71,615	82,472	93,351
El Paso, TX	42,224	54,476	66,748	78,999
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	65,229	74,464	83,679	92,914
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	50,628	65,458	80,268	95,098
Killeen-Temple, TX	54,392	64,647	74,880	85,135
Laredo, TX	37,004	53,373	69,743	86,112
Longview, TX	40,831	52,292	63,732	75,192
Lubbock, TX	48,423	59,468	70,492	81,536
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	52,832	65,957	79,061	92,186
Midland, TX	44,700	60,258	75,816	91,375
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,332	67,559	81,786	96,013
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	68,786	79,893	91,000	102,108
Odessa, TX	36,962	50,669	64,397	78,104
San Angelo, TX	48,880	62,816	76,732	90,668
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	53,415	69,264	85,135	100,984
Sherman-Denison, TX	56,576	71,074	85,572	100,069
Texarkana, TX-AR	53,248	66,623	80,018	93,392
Tyler, TX	48,984	59,925	70,866	81,807
Victoria, TX	47,487	61,693	75,879	90,085
Waco, TX	56,535	70,512	84,490	98,468
Wichita Falls, TX	41,954	55,079	68,224	81,349
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	55,162	66,664	78,188	89,690
Logan, UT-ID	47,092	60,154	73,216	86,279
Ogden, UT	49,484	62,567	75,650	88,733
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	46,592	58,157	69,743	81,308
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	50,274	61,444	72,592	83,762
St. George, UT	48,256	61,069	73,861	86,674
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	49,567	61,069	72,551	84,053
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	53,165	65,000	76,836	88,671
Charlottesville, VA	52,916	62,983	73,071	83,138
Harrisonburg, VA	50,960	63,524	76,066	88,629
Lynchburg, VA	50,108	62,442	74,797	87,132
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	51,896	60,383	68,869	77,356
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	56,056	69,930	83,783	97,656
Richmond, VA	54,559	67,164	79,789	92,394
Roanoke, VA	53,956	65,437	76,940	88,421
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,916	66,186	79,436	92,706
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	56,036	68,495	80,975	93,434
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	50,960	63,524	76,066	88,629
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	53,144	64,210	75,276	86,341
Winchester, VA-WV	49,546	61,860	74,194	86,508
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	39,416	53,415	67,392	81,391
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	74,839	87,568	100,319	113,048
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	61,152	72,530	83,928	95,306
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	72,717	82,244	91,791	101,317
Bellingham, WA	67,663	78,999	90,314	101,650
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	61,194	75,650	90,106	104,562
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	57,055	71,490	85,946	100,381
Kennewick-Richland, WA	49,380	63,669	77,938	92,228
Longview-Kelso, WA	53,456	68,328	83,221	98,093
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	59,676	74,215	88,733	103,272
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	58,615	68,183	77,751	87,319
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	59,738	74,319	88,900	103,480
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	46,572	59,322	72,093	84,844
Walla Walla, WA	51,168	66,373	81,557	96,762
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	59,405	74,069	88,733	103,397
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	67,746	77,668	87,589	97,511
Yakima, WA	58,136	69,306	80,455	91,624
Appleton, WI	56,431	67,309	78,208	89,087
Eau Claire, WI	55,224	67,559	79,914	92,248
Fond du Lac, WI	57,887	69,597	81,328	93,039
Green Bay, WI	53,415	61,943	70,471	78,999
Janesville-Beloit, WI	51,772	64,356	76,940	89,524
Kenosha, WI	56,410	70,492	84,552	98,634
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	53,311	62,920	72,509	82,119
Madison, WI	59,842	70,596	81,328	92,082
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	57,658	68,932	80,205	91,479
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	57,700	69,181	80,642	92,124
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	57,263	69,056	80,850	92,644
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	56,951	68,495	80,018	91,562
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	57,762	69,202	80,642	92,082
Sheboygan, WI	57,866	69,576	81,287	92,997
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	56,306	67,143	77,959	88,796
Wausau, WI	60,549	73,050	85,572	98,072
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	59,842	70,700	81,578	92,436
Beckley, WV	47,944	56,805	65,645	74,506
Charleston, WV	48,007	59,759	71,511	83,263
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	60,008	70,242	80,476	90,709
Morgantown, WV	50,420	63,544	76,690	89,815
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	62,421	75,629	88,858	102,066
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	57,429	66,332	75,234	84,136
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	59,072	72,488	85,904	99,320
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	48,007	60,632	73,237	85,863
Wheeling, WV-OH	44,013	55,744	67,455	79,186
Casper, WY	48,319	61,506	74,693	87,880
Cheyenne, WY	56,764	68,453	80,143	91,832
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	55,682	67,850	80,039	92,207
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	54,725	67,330	79,935	92,540

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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