SOC 23-1011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Lawyers 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): Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.

Level I across metros$44,346 – $151,986Slidell, LA to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$200,804Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Lawyers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Lawyers (SOC 23-1011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $44,346 in Slidell, LA to $151,986 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $200,804. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $160,431, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 6 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$283,047
San Francisco, CA$296,858
San Jose, CA$356,471
Seattle, WA$218,276
Dallas, TX$237,079
Houston, TX$242,570
Austin, TX$229,549
Chicago, IL$232,690
Boston, MA$272,522
Washington, DC$274,644
Atlanta, GA$272,480
Los Angeles, CA$307,092

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	96,970	128,628	160,264	191,922
Anchorage, AK	99,820	137,156	174,471	211,807
Fairbanks-College, AK	88,151	114,504	140,837	167,191
Anniston-Oxford, AL	66,560	92,893	119,247	145,580
Auburn-Opelika, AL	61,548	97,074	132,580	168,106
Birmingham, AL	81,162	123,324	165,485	207,647
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	62,130	88,047	113,984	139,901
Decatur, AL	77,647	112,445	147,264	182,063
Dothan, AL	67,663	100,194	132,725	165,256
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	61,589	88,463	115,316	142,189
Gadsden, AL	53,436	76,295	99,175	122,034
Huntsville, AL	69,056	105,976	142,876	179,796
Mobile, AL	73,258	108,285	143,333	178,360
Montgomery, AL	78,812	107,141	135,450	163,780
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	58,469	84,781	111,072	137,384
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	56,743	83,679	110,615	137,551
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	65,312	92,644	119,954	147,285
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	64,148	88,151	112,133	136,136
Tuscaloosa, AL	69,660	98,696	127,733	156,770
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	63,045	102,066	141,087	180,108
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	72,592	113,901	155,231	196,540
Fort Smith, AR-OK	54,392	89,960	125,508	161,076
Hot Springs, AR	58,740	88,047	117,375	146,682
Jonesboro, AR	55,391	95,452	135,492	175,552
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	57,845	95,535	133,224	170,914
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,400	73,965	98,551	123,116
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	46,301	73,279	100,256	127,234
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,632	71,324	95,036	118,727
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	77,252	104,562	131,893	159,204
Flagstaff, AZ	86,653	120,952	155,272	189,572
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	81,120	102,149	123,157	144,186
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	94,391	127,650	160,909	194,168
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	84,303	109,367	134,410	159,474
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	92,186	109,117	126,048	142,980
Tucson, AZ	80,808	114,151	147,514	180,856
Yuma, AZ	75,608	104,292	132,996	161,679
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	85,988	120,412	154,815	189,239
Chico, CA	72,655	104,229	135,804	167,378
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	104,999	132,226	159,453	186,680
El Centro, CA	107,453	132,517	157,581	182,645
Fresno, CA	88,005	135,720	183,456	231,172
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	89,794	141,232	192,650	244,088
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	108,348	174,596	240,844	307,092
Merced, CA	86,882	121,722	156,541	191,381
Modesto, CA	100,111	147,556	194,980	242,424
Napa, CA	95,202	135,055	174,887	214,740
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	99,237	133,016	166,775	200,554
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	71,053	104,832	138,591	172,370
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	103,189	146,932	190,674	234,416
Redding, CA	86,258	114,442	142,626	170,810
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	109,076	171,351	233,647	295,922
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	102,503	144,560	186,597	228,655
Salinas, CA	97,220	137,676	178,152	218,608
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	115,815	159,536	203,237	246,959
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	115,648	176,052	236,455	296,858
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	151,986	220,148	288,309	356,471
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	96,512	144,893	193,295	241,676
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	78,500	123,656	168,813	213,970
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	89,565	133,932	178,277	222,644
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	106,268	177,258	248,228	319,218
Stockton-Lodi, CA	108,847	145,164	181,480	217,797
Vallejo, CA	89,440	130,000	170,581	211,141
Visalia, CA	97,636	123,407	149,178	174,949
Yuba City, CA	77,418	111,468	145,517	179,567
Boulder, CO	99,965	158,621	217,277	275,933
Colorado Springs, CO	76,544	107,349	138,133	168,938
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	101,546	152,360	203,196	254,010
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	89,004	113,444	137,904	162,344
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	83,388	124,260	165,152	206,024
Grand Junction, CO	78,437	114,941	151,445	187,949
Greeley, CO	82,493	117,562	152,610	187,679
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	92,560	136,552	180,565	224,557
Pueblo, CO	79,540	120,204	160,888	201,552
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	75,317	104,229	133,120	162,032
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	113,839	172,474	231,130	289,765
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	60,320	90,917	121,493	152,090
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	94,952	132,351	169,728	207,127
New Haven, CT	91,895	132,788	173,660	214,552
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	85,967	120,724	155,460	190,216
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	94,599	135,741	176,884	218,026
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	129,605	177,944	226,304	274,644
Dover, DE	98,717	142,023	185,308	228,613
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	89,503	116,543	143,583	170,623
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	77,335	114,879	152,423	189,967
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	79,685	109,970	140,234	170,519
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	77,376	113,277	149,178	185,079
Gainesville, FL	75,983	102,877	129,751	156,645
Homosassa Springs, FL	68,412	93,018	117,624	142,231
Jacksonville, FL	76,773	111,176	145,600	180,004
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	80,517	112,570	144,602	176,655
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	85,925	129,730	173,535	217,340
Naples-Marco Island, FL	85,613	129,626	173,639	217,652
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	71,885	101,983	132,060	162,157
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	86,466	124,447	162,428	200,408
Ocala, FL	82,140	118,186	154,253	190,300
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	84,968	120,183	155,418	190,632
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	79,436	117,812	156,208	194,584
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	73,986	112,050	150,135	188,199
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	78,479	116,002	153,546	191,069
Port St. Lucie, FL	81,661	117,853	154,066	190,258
Punta Gorda, FL	57,720	89,295	120,890	152,464
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	78,770	116,959	155,148	193,336
Sebring, FL	77,356	103,085	128,794	154,524
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	81,495	108,472	135,471	162,448
Tallahassee, FL	78,666	104,229	129,813	155,376
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	79,415	114,005	148,596	183,186
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	83,762	112,903	142,023	171,164
Albany, GA	60,508	91,458	122,408	153,359
Athens-Clarke County, GA	63,170	91,895	120,599	149,324
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	73,924	140,109	206,295	272,480
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	75,733	103,688	131,623	159,578
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	71,927	111,384	150,821	190,279
Columbus, GA-AL	60,279	94,516	128,732	162,968
Dalton, GA	62,088	93,684	125,300	156,895
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	70,096	101,130	132,143	163,176
Gainesville, GA	71,968	131,290	190,591	249,912
Hinesville, GA	67,892	92,581	117,271	141,960
Macon-Bibb County, GA	68,911	100,548	132,184	163,821
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	67,455	96,637	125,820	155,002
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	72,384	134,784	197,205	259,605
Rome, GA	68,162	89,232	110,303	131,373
Savannah, GA	79,810	110,240	140,650	171,080
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	75,796	103,605	131,394	159,204
Valdosta, GA	63,919	100,381	136,864	173,327
Warner Robins, GA	66,852	94,516	122,180	149,844
Guam MSA	75,629	99,258	122,887	146,516
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	96,949	110,677	124,426	138,154
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	90,002	113,943	137,904	161,845
Urban Honolulu, HI	77,938	102,149	126,340	150,551
Ames, IA	71,781	101,026	130,250	159,495
Cedar Rapids, IA	78,895	117,957	157,040	196,103
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	77,460	114,047	150,613	187,200
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	74,818	116,813	158,808	200,804
Dubuque, IA	70,076	101,920	133,744	165,589
Iowa City, IA	78,479	110,344	142,231	174,096
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	71,740	91,375	111,010	130,645
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	67,767	91,125	114,484	137,842
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	79,560	110,844	142,127	173,410
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	55,640	77,751	99,861	121,972
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,114	79,124	99,112	119,122
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	69,660	112,508	155,335	198,183
Boise City, ID	77,605	107,973	138,362	168,730
Coeur d'Alene, ID	74,631	102,794	130,957	159,120
Idaho Falls, ID	53,498	82,098	110,677	139,277
Lewiston, ID-WA	73,424	98,114	122,804	147,493
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	54,226	79,061	103,917	128,752
Pocatello, ID	54,975	83,346	111,717	140,088
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	67,954	91,687	115,399	139,132
Twin Falls, ID	58,282	84,615	110,948	137,280
Bloomington, IL	54,808	95,431	136,032	176,655
Champaign-Urbana, IL	83,263	121,680	160,119	198,536
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	95,535	141,253	186,972	232,690
Decatur, IL	74,111	100,152	126,173	152,215
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	72,842	105,893	138,924	171,975
Kankakee, IL	79,540	110,968	142,418	173,847
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	74,048	98,176	122,284	146,412
Peoria, IL	83,034	127,192	171,330	215,488
Rockford, IL	74,901	105,352	135,783	166,234
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	66,872	96,304	125,757	155,189
Springfield, IL	82,972	112,903	142,834	172,765
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	67,184	95,701	124,239	152,756
Bloomington, IN	75,608	105,124	134,660	164,175
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	56,972	87,548	118,103	148,679
Columbus, IN	76,316	112,570	148,845	185,100
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	78,167	112,071	145,996	179,900
Evansville, IN	72,842	109,596	146,370	183,124
Fort Wayne, IN	83,117	126,090	169,084	212,056
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	77,876	135,284	192,671	250,079
Kokomo, IN	65,125	98,634	132,143	165,652
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	67,892	102,045	136,199	170,352
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	69,410	108,410	147,431	186,431
Muncie, IN	73,237	103,938	134,660	165,360
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	80,268	111,010	141,732	172,474
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	71,552	103,584	135,637	167,669
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	65,832	101,629	137,447	173,244
Terre Haute, IN	80,413	125,632	170,831	216,050
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	66,186	79,311	92,456	105,581
Lawrence, KS	78,437	102,420	126,423	150,405
Manhattan, KS	73,778	98,842	123,906	148,970
Topeka, KS	78,728	96,533	114,359	132,164
Wichita, KS	78,520	104,749	130,978	157,207
Bowling Green, KY	63,212	85,343	107,495	129,626
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	71,906	88,047	104,188	120,328
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	64,064	82,805	101,567	120,308
Elizabethtown, KY	64,044	85,156	106,247	127,359
Lexington-Fayette, KY	71,760	100,215	128,669	157,124
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	75,026	105,061	135,076	165,111
Owensboro, KY	66,228	87,631	109,013	130,416
Paducah, KY-IL	59,967	83,013	106,080	129,127
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	64,127	82,930	101,733	120,536
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	63,544	82,348	101,130	119,933
Alexandria, LA	61,901	100,610	139,319	178,028
Baton Rouge, LA	44,991	78,375	111,759	145,143
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	44,554	81,724	118,893	156,063
Hammond, LA	44,824	73,778	102,711	131,664
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	47,778	74,610	101,421	128,253
Lafayette, LA	69,015	100,152	131,290	162,428
Lake Charles, LA	58,220	89,960	121,680	153,421
Monroe, LA	53,061	84,802	116,522	148,263
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	65,208	104,541	143,853	183,186
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,784	74,069	104,375	134,660
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	59,468	87,360	115,274	143,167
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	44,346	72,842	101,359	129,855
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,271	68,911	98,530	128,170
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	73,965	102,420	130,874	159,328
Barnstable Town, MA	68,391	101,525	134,680	167,815
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	100,277	157,685	215,114	272,522
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	65,728	95,493	125,237	155,002
Pittsfield, MA	68,994	97,074	125,175	153,255
Springfield, MA	75,900	108,535	141,191	173,826
Worcester, MA	71,823	111,904	151,986	192,068
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	93,309	123,594	153,900	184,184
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	77,231	99,071	120,890	142,730
Lexington Park, MD	89,232	118,082	146,932	175,781
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	77,584	99,778	121,992	144,186
Salisbury, MD	81,141	112,695	144,248	175,802
Bangor, ME	74,589	99,736	124,904	150,052
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	75,796	98,218	120,620	143,042
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	67,684	88,380	109,055	129,751
Portland-South Portland, ME	82,244	110,719	139,215	167,690
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	75,463	92,082	108,701	125,320
Ann Arbor, MI	83,679	118,332	152,964	187,616
Battle Creek, MI	74,277	101,671	129,085	156,479
Bay City, MI	74,797	98,072	121,348	144,623
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	83,928	118,269	152,610	186,951
Flint, MI	79,914	105,248	130,562	155,896
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	84,344	120,224	156,125	192,005
Jackson, MI	83,388	116,896	150,384	183,893
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	78,687	128,399	178,111	227,823
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	83,658	109,928	136,199	162,469
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	63,898	88,692	113,464	138,258
Midland, MI	72,176	107,911	143,666	179,400
Monroe, MI	69,472	98,343	127,234	156,104
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	66,207	88,733	111,280	133,807
Niles, MI	78,354	117,354	156,354	195,354
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	63,087	86,632	110,178	133,724
Saginaw, MI	76,482	106,018	135,554	165,090
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	70,991	96,991	122,970	148,970
Traverse City, MI	71,698	106,642	141,565	176,509
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	68,848	89,544	110,240	130,936
Duluth, MN-WI	77,772	114,359	150,946	187,533
Mankato, MN	76,669	104,978	133,287	161,596
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	98,176	140,442	182,687	224,952
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	67,580	91,021	114,484	137,925
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	77,980	105,519	133,058	160,597
Rochester, MN	84,823	119,351	153,858	188,386
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	64,252	98,572	132,912	167,232
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	65,292	88,151	111,010	133,869
St. Cloud, MN	77,751	106,060	134,368	162,677
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	64,023	91,874	119,746	147,597
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	60,279	88,213	116,168	144,103
Columbia, MO	69,348	100,652	131,976	163,280
Jefferson City, MO	72,010	95,660	119,309	142,959
Joplin, MO-KS	61,007	89,357	117,687	146,037
Kansas City, MO-KS	80,101	122,949	165,797	208,645
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	55,432	84,760	114,088	143,416
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	65,292	88,504	111,738	134,951
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	56,202	80,455	104,728	128,981
Springfield, MO	74,340	114,941	155,522	196,124
St. Joseph, MO-KS	62,026	93,039	124,031	155,044
St. Louis, MO-IL	78,084	122,762	167,440	212,119
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	49,671	79,165	108,639	138,133
Hattiesburg, MS	52,666	77,709	102,773	127,816
Jackson, MS	63,669	90,751	117,812	144,893
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,202	60,279	77,335	94,412
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	49,900	67,663	85,447	103,210
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	52,624	82,431	112,237	142,044
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,967	65,936	84,906	103,876
Billings, MT	74,984	98,551	122,117	145,684
Bozeman, MT	69,930	93,351	116,772	140,192
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	66,228	86,549	106,892	127,213
Great Falls, MT	68,162	88,816	109,492	130,146
Helena, MT	80,767	97,885	115,004	132,122
Missoula, MT	78,354	96,200	114,026	131,872
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	62,712	87,069	111,447	135,804
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	62,317	89,399	116,501	143,583
Asheville, NC	69,410	102,274	135,159	168,023
Burlington, NC	60,404	91,874	123,324	154,794
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,423	77,252	106,060	134,888
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	73,674	129,564	185,453	241,343
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	68,266	113,548	158,808	204,090
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	68,349	96,741	125,112	153,504
Fayetteville, NC	66,685	98,447	130,188	161,949
Goldsboro, NC	66,789	103,376	139,964	176,551
Greensboro-High Point, NC	72,717	112,071	151,445	190,799
Greenville, NC	46,384	78,021	109,679	141,316
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	59,946	93,684	127,400	161,138
Jacksonville, NC	52,125	76,128	100,152	124,156
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	66,332	92,040	117,749	143,458
Raleigh-Cary, NC	80,309	122,055	163,821	205,567
Rocky Mount, NC	58,656	92,394	126,111	159,848
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	65,354	92,436	119,517	146,599
Wilmington, NC	70,762	106,434	142,127	177,799
Winston-Salem, NC	62,775	107,141	151,528	195,895
Bismarck, ND	80,933	105,706	130,500	155,272
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	70,866	93,455	116,064	138,653
Fargo, ND-MN	78,500	107,703	136,885	166,088
Grand Forks, ND-MN	74,340	91,978	109,637	127,276
Minot, ND	78,229	100,236	122,263	144,269
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	75,130	101,525	127,920	154,316
Grand Island, NE	67,122	86,549	105,956	125,383
Lincoln, NE	71,240	93,892	116,564	139,215
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	63,669	86,175	108,660	131,165
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	56,701	79,768	102,856	125,924
Omaha, NE-IA	80,850	114,796	148,741	182,687
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	53,602	72,468	91,312	110,178
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	80,288	113,173	146,058	178,943
Manchester-Nashua, NH	83,242	130,853	178,485	226,096
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	77,023	113,485	149,948	186,410
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	54,996	80,517	106,018	131,540
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	80,829	115,524	150,239	184,933
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	97,594	129,002	160,431	191,839
Vineland, NJ	79,186	101,920	124,676	147,410
Albuquerque, NM	80,788	110,740	140,712	170,664
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	86,216	111,280	136,344	161,408
Farmington, NM	67,476	93,288	119,080	144,893
Las Cruces, NM	66,893	98,988	131,061	163,156
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	69,015	99,944	130,895	161,824
Santa Fe, NM	93,580	115,253	136,927	158,600
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	81,848	128,004	174,159	220,314
Carson City, NV	111,156	133,328	155,522	177,695
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	101,546	154,461	207,397	260,312
Reno, NV	107,266	156,500	205,712	254,946
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	88,920	119,559	150,218	180,856
Binghamton, NY	81,557	114,421	147,264	180,128
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	78,167	110,636	143,125	175,594
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	76,711	104,104	131,498	158,892
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	80,829	111,842	142,876	173,888
Elmira, NY	89,149	118,540	147,909	177,300
Glens Falls, NY	80,330	114,296	148,263	182,229
Ithaca, NY	87,839	124,197	160,576	196,935
Kingston, NY	86,424	114,900	143,375	171,850
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	89,607	127,005	164,404	201,802
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	106,663	165,464	224,245	283,047
Rochester, NY	89,212	134,597	180,004	225,389
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	77,418	108,764	140,088	171,434
Syracuse, NY	84,948	120,474	155,980	191,506
Utica-Rome, NY	82,119	119,663	157,186	194,730
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	84,261	116,564	148,866	181,168
Akron, OH	74,381	110,636	146,911	183,165
Canton-Massillon, OH	69,618	101,130	132,642	164,154
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	78,541	116,252	153,941	191,652
Cleveland, OH	79,872	119,600	159,308	199,036
Columbus, OH	85,468	119,621	153,754	187,908
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	71,844	103,293	134,743	166,192
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	65,583	90,834	116,064	141,316
Lima, OH	49,005	76,607	104,208	131,810
Mansfield, OH	58,282	80,725	103,168	125,612
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	64,460	90,564	116,688	142,792
Sandusky, OH	70,679	99,882	129,064	158,268
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	61,672	87,943	114,234	140,504
Springfield, OH	67,205	86,632	106,080	125,508
Toledo, OH	68,308	104,832	141,357	177,882
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	64,751	96,949	129,168	161,367
Youngstown-Warren, OH	67,663	100,402	133,141	165,880
Enid, OK	59,530	79,186	98,842	118,498
Lawton, OK	60,549	77,397	94,245	111,093
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	66,124	88,900	111,696	134,472
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	62,608	87,111	111,592	136,095
Oklahoma City, OK	61,111	91,916	122,741	153,546
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	64,439	89,149	113,839	138,549
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	52,375	72,551	92,748	112,924
Tulsa, OK	59,863	94,786	129,709	164,632
Albany, OR	88,380	116,688	145,018	173,327
Bend, OR	75,796	107,245	138,674	170,124
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	66,664	91,312	115,981	140,629
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	68,349	91,749	115,149	138,549
Corvallis, OR	77,668	109,533	141,420	173,285
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	79,893	105,519	131,144	156,770
Eugene-Springfield, OR	79,644	105,332	131,040	156,728
Grants Pass, OR	86,008	108,306	130,604	152,901
Medford, OR	87,381	115,669	143,957	172,245
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	84,698	124,197	163,696	203,196
Salem, OR	89,752	124,010	158,288	192,546
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	65,916	105,768	145,600	185,453
Altoona, PA	67,580	88,775	109,949	131,144
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	66,935	106,517	146,100	185,682
Chambersburg, PA	70,263	101,026	131,768	162,532
Erie, PA	76,773	110,324	143,895	177,445
Gettysburg, PA	72,592	99,092	125,612	152,111
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	84,885	115,628	146,370	177,112
Johnstown, PA	67,476	92,248	117,042	141,815
Lancaster, PA	79,373	110,927	142,501	174,055
Lebanon, PA	63,024	90,917	118,831	146,724
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	66,103	89,024	111,967	134,888
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,069	97,802	134,535	171,268
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	98,904	142,543	186,160	229,799
Pittsburgh, PA	76,316	117,832	159,349	200,866
Reading, PA	77,668	113,007	148,325	183,664
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	53,789	84,740	115,690	146,640
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	62,234	94,682	127,130	159,578
State College, PA	75,192	102,232	129,252	156,292
Williamsport, PA	67,933	95,535	123,136	150,738
York-Hanover, PA	78,936	110,095	141,232	172,391
Aguadilla, PR	51,189	76,191	101,192	126,194
Arecibo, PR	53,415	79,976	106,559	133,120
Guayama, PR	61,714	92,831	123,927	155,044
Mayaguez, PR	48,714	72,530	96,346	120,162
Ponce, PR	61,173	92,061	122,970	153,858
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	60,882	91,645	122,429	153,192
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	86,924	136,136	185,349	234,562
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	89,295	123,136	156,978	190,820
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	77,127	113,048	148,949	184,871
Columbia, SC	69,493	104,354	139,236	174,096
Florence, SC	57,700	93,829	129,938	166,068
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	76,316	117,146	157,997	198,828
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	65,604	102,253	138,882	175,532
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	70,263	102,856	135,450	168,044
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	56,701	95,160	133,620	172,079
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	60,820	96,117	131,394	166,692
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,684	87,028	119,351	151,695
Spartanburg, SC	70,700	110,282	149,864	189,447
Sumter, SC	71,490	103,231	134,972	166,712
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	79,082	107,162	135,221	163,301
Rapid City, SD	78,021	98,759	119,476	140,213
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	85,613	111,676	137,738	163,800
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	72,322	91,749	111,176	130,604
Chattanooga, TN-GA	78,437	124,301	170,186	216,050
Clarksville, TN-KY	76,087	104,250	132,413	160,576
Cleveland, TN	79,852	113,298	146,744	180,191
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	72,821	106,164	139,527	172,869
Jackson, TN	81,744	123,012	164,258	205,525
Johnson City, TN	63,004	99,050	135,096	171,143
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	82,327	110,760	139,194	167,628
Knoxville, TN	83,887	116,231	148,596	180,940
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	78,375	118,748	159,120	199,493
Morristown, TN	64,189	97,698	131,207	164,716
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	92,228	132,413	172,578	212,764
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	72,634	103,252	133,848	164,466
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	90,314	118,706	147,119	175,511
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	63,503	93,205	122,887	152,589
Abilene, TX	68,432	102,628	136,844	171,039
Amarillo, TX	78,749	111,696	144,644	177,591
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	93,434	138,799	184,184	229,549
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	78,749	118,644	158,517	198,412
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	82,223	109,450	136,677	163,904
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	62,463	92,664	122,887	153,088
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	72,717	110,636	148,533	186,452
College Station-Bryan, TX	91,354	128,981	166,629	204,256
Corpus Christi, TX	64,210	110,948	157,664	204,402
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	90,293	139,215	188,157	237,079
Eagle Pass, TX	77,917	104,000	130,063	156,146
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	79,893	109,637	139,402	169,146
El Paso, TX	90,605	121,327	152,069	182,791
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	69,202	104,999	140,796	176,592
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	93,559	143,229	192,900	242,570
Killeen-Temple, TX	92,186	125,986	159,807	193,607
Laredo, TX	85,197	109,408	133,620	157,831
Longview, TX	62,754	97,948	133,162	168,356
Lubbock, TX	73,279	105,373	137,447	169,541
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	70,013	100,194	130,375	160,556
Midland, TX	84,802	143,812	202,800	261,810
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	66,644	99,716	132,808	165,880
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	65,312	100,485	135,679	170,852
Odessa, TX	92,415	130,957	169,520	208,063
San Angelo, TX	85,717	111,468	137,239	162,989
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	95,077	131,914	168,751	205,588
Sherman-Denison, TX	86,882	119,580	152,256	184,954
Texarkana, TX-AR	69,389	98,863	128,316	157,789
Tyler, TX	81,703	114,900	148,096	181,293
Victoria, TX	79,602	108,348	137,114	165,860
Waco, TX	86,882	119,642	152,402	185,162
Wichita Falls, TX	77,168	103,501	129,813	156,146
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	76,877	103,418	129,980	156,520
Logan, UT-ID	70,970	96,076	121,181	146,287
Ogden, UT	77,106	113,402	149,677	185,973
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	81,474	123,594	165,714	207,834
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	75,088	125,882	176,696	227,490
St. George, UT	74,506	105,831	137,156	168,480
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	80,538	117,666	154,815	191,943
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	71,032	102,607	134,160	165,735
Charlottesville, VA	83,450	120,495	157,540	194,584
Harrisonburg, VA	75,837	108,930	142,002	175,095
Lynchburg, VA	73,008	109,949	146,869	183,810
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	82,493	110,469	138,445	166,421
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	74,922	97,240	119,538	141,856
Richmond, VA	85,260	129,106	172,973	216,820
Roanoke, VA	88,338	120,807	153,276	185,744
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	75,380	102,274	129,148	156,042
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	73,050	100,714	128,378	156,042
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	73,528	99,674	125,799	151,944
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	81,828	120,557	159,287	198,016
Winchester, VA-WV	76,586	106,143	135,700	165,256
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	98,280	111,322	124,384	137,426
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	92,436	122,076	151,736	181,376
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	92,020	135,242	178,464	221,687
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	92,540	132,060	171,559	211,079
Bellingham, WA	88,525	110,511	132,517	154,503
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	94,807	120,287	145,788	171,268
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	94,786	117,229	139,693	162,136
Kennewick-Richland, WA	89,503	121,514	153,546	185,557
Longview-Kelso, WA	89,212	107,765	126,319	144,872
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	103,064	139,984	176,925	213,845
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	96,055	115,212	134,368	153,525
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	105,061	142,792	180,544	218,276
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	81,973	108,597	135,242	161,866
Walla Walla, WA	96,096	115,399	134,722	154,024
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	87,069	115,773	144,456	173,160
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	84,428	109,096	133,786	158,455
Yakima, WA	90,460	115,212	139,964	164,716
Appleton, WI	79,581	121,576	163,592	205,588
Eau Claire, WI	73,757	114,380	155,023	195,645
Fond du Lac, WI	82,202	114,796	147,368	179,962
Green Bay, WI	79,124	120,848	162,594	204,319
Janesville-Beloit, WI	77,605	112,424	147,264	182,084
Kenosha, WI	79,831	112,570	145,330	178,069
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	67,455	102,399	137,343	172,287
Madison, WI	84,303	123,844	163,384	202,925
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	84,032	135,533	187,055	238,556
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	77,439	112,653	147,868	183,082
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	68,932	101,588	134,244	166,900
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	79,519	116,896	154,274	191,652
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	75,525	106,080	136,615	167,170
Sheboygan, WI	75,172	126,964	178,756	230,548
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	71,573	102,336	133,100	163,863
Wausau, WI	71,989	108,576	145,143	181,730
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	75,692	106,164	136,636	167,108
Beckley, WV	66,852	83,013	99,154	115,316
Charleston, WV	73,112	96,575	120,016	143,479
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	61,215	89,440	117,666	145,892
Morgantown, WV	74,568	102,898	131,248	159,578
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	69,160	97,448	125,736	154,024
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	68,828	90,023	111,197	132,392
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	65,500	90,813	116,127	141,440
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	63,399	93,580	123,781	153,962
Wheeling, WV-OH	75,588	104,749	133,890	163,052
Casper, WY	66,103	95,119	124,156	153,172
Cheyenne, WY	71,490	96,076	120,661	145,247
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	71,324	108,202	145,060	181,938
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	59,010	81,869	104,749	127,608

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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