SOC 23-1012 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Judicial Law Clerks 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): Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.

Level I across metros$26,292 – $130,416State College, PA to Amherst Town, MA

Median Level IV, major metros$77,959Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Judicial Law Clerks?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Judicial Law Clerks (SOC 23-1012) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $26,292 in State College, PA to $130,416 in Amherst Town, MA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $77,959. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $69,639, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 32 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$86,653
San Francisco, CA$94,786
San Jose, CA$86,424
Seattle, WA$95,701
Dallas, TX$67,309
Houston, TX$77,252
Austin, TX$78,354
Chicago, IL$69,202
Boston, MA$145,309
Washington, DC$77,044
Atlanta, GA$83,263
Los Angeles, CA$82,015

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	61,589	66,789	72,010	77,210
Anchorage, AK	61,360	66,498	71,615	76,752
Fairbanks-College, AK	64,044	70,221	76,420	82,597
Anniston-Oxford, AL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Auburn-Opelika, AL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Birmingham, AL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Decatur, AL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Dothan, AL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Gadsden, AL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Huntsville, AL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Mobile, AL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Montgomery, AL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Tuscaloosa, AL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	62,900	74,381	85,863	97,344
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	63,024	75,005	87,007	98,988
Fort Smith, AR-OK	63,024	75,005	87,007	98,988
Hot Springs, AR	68,370	79,311	90,231	101,172
Jonesboro, AR	63,024	75,005	87,007	98,988
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	68,370	79,311	90,231	101,172
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	63,024	75,005	87,007	98,988
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	68,911	80,039	91,146	102,274
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	63,024	75,005	87,007	98,988
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	47,820	55,120	62,400	69,701
Flagstaff, AZ	54,288	63,524	72,759	81,994
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	54,288	63,524	72,759	81,994
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	53,914	58,823	63,752	68,661
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	53,956	59,821	65,687	71,552
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	42,079	49,088	56,077	63,087
Tucson, AZ	41,330	48,028	54,704	61,402
Yuma, AZ	47,029	53,852	60,695	67,517
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	55,661	59,260	62,858	66,456
Chico, CA	60,695	68,349	76,004	83,658
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,640	62,650	69,660	76,669
El Centro, CA	64,272	70,076	75,900	81,703
Fresno, CA	61,548	68,869	76,212	83,533
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	58,199	62,879	67,580	72,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	61,922	68,620	75,317	82,015
Merced, CA	54,892	63,794	72,676	81,578
Modesto, CA	58,136	67,808	77,480	87,152
Napa, CA	67,268	73,632	80,018	86,383
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	66,768	73,591	80,392	87,215
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	67,372	73,133	78,874	84,636
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	60,300	67,039	73,778	80,517
Redding, CA	60,695	68,349	76,004	83,658
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	60,778	67,268	73,757	80,247
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	68,100	76,482	84,844	93,226
Salinas, CA	64,397	70,928	77,480	84,012
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	64,460	70,512	76,544	82,597
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	73,653	80,704	87,735	94,786
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	59,468	68,453	77,439	86,424
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	54,455	58,948	63,420	67,912
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	69,119	75,504	81,869	88,255
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	56,847	61,610	66,394	71,157
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	63,773	70,076	76,357	82,660
Stockton-Lodi, CA	58,573	68,245	77,938	87,610
Vallejo, CA	71,469	78,604	85,759	92,893
Visalia, CA	60,695	68,349	76,004	83,658
Yuba City, CA	66,040	74,589	83,117	91,666
Boulder, CO	62,026	64,231	66,415	68,620
Colorado Springs, CO	62,068	64,397	66,727	69,056
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	62,359	64,626	66,914	69,181
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	61,964	64,252	66,560	68,848
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	61,776	64,023	66,269	68,516
Grand Junction, CO	61,776	64,023	66,269	68,516
Greeley, CO	62,068	64,252	66,436	68,620
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	61,901	64,168	66,456	68,724
Pueblo, CO	61,776	64,023	66,269	68,516
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	61,964	64,314	66,644	68,994
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	66,248	80,788	95,348	109,887
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	87,277	97,844	108,431	118,997
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	84,594	96,845	109,096	121,348
New Haven, CT	74,589	88,255	101,900	115,565
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	85,488	96,928	108,368	119,808
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	75,192	88,629	102,087	115,524
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	61,298	66,540	71,802	77,044
Dover, DE	41,413	49,421	57,429	65,437
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	61,236	62,754	64,293	65,812
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	44,845	50,357	55,890	61,402
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	47,944	52,978	57,991	63,024
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	47,008	53,477	59,925	66,394
Gainesville, FL	44,824	50,191	55,557	60,924
Homosassa Springs, FL	46,072	51,023	55,952	60,903
Jacksonville, FL	45,656	50,420	55,162	59,925
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	47,133	52,229	57,346	62,442
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	46,572	51,189	55,828	60,445
Naples-Marco Island, FL	46,218	51,064	55,911	60,757
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	49,796	55,100	60,404	65,708
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	47,778	52,853	57,908	62,983
Ocala, FL	45,303	51,002	56,722	62,421
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	45,511	50,482	55,453	60,424
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	48,964	54,621	60,258	65,916
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	48,631	53,831	59,052	64,252
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	48,111	52,167	56,244	60,300
Port St. Lucie, FL	46,676	51,480	56,264	61,069
Punta Gorda, FL	46,530	52,812	59,114	65,396
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	46,530	51,917	57,325	62,712
Sebring, FL	46,114	51,439	56,764	62,088
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	46,592	51,522	56,472	61,402
Tallahassee, FL	41,164	48,631	56,119	63,586
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	47,549	52,188	56,805	61,444
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	46,010	51,044	56,056	61,090
Albany, GA	43,556	54,954	66,373	77,772
Athens-Clarke County, GA	44,034	56,223	68,412	80,600
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	45,220	57,908	70,575	83,263
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	40,956	44,991	49,047	53,082
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	43,556	54,954	66,373	77,772
Columbus, GA-AL	45,428	57,284	69,119	80,975
Dalton, GA	38,106	44,076	50,045	56,015
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,556	54,954	66,373	77,772
Gainesville, GA	44,700	57,720	70,741	83,762
Hinesville, GA	38,792	44,512	50,212	55,932
Macon-Bibb County, GA	44,949	57,221	69,493	81,765
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	44,117	55,557	67,018	78,458
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,119	55,287	67,434	79,602
Rome, GA	43,618	55,994	68,391	80,767
Savannah, GA	41,600	46,572	51,522	56,493
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,557	47,071	51,564	56,077
Valdosta, GA	43,556	54,954	66,373	77,772
Warner Robins, GA	43,556	54,954	66,373	77,772
Guam MSA	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	42,391	48,256	54,143	60,008
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	42,391	48,256	54,143	60,008
Urban Honolulu, HI	42,391	48,256	54,143	60,008
Ames, IA	56,348	63,752	71,136	78,541
Cedar Rapids, IA	55,765	62,692	69,639	76,565
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	55,765	62,692	69,639	76,565
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	54,808	62,920	71,012	79,124
Dubuque, IA	55,765	62,692	69,639	76,565
Iowa City, IA	55,765	62,692	69,639	76,565
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,743	62,151	67,538	72,946
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	55,765	62,692	69,639	76,565
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	55,765	62,692	69,639	76,565
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	55,911	62,900	69,868	76,856
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,332	50,149	59,967	69,784
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	55,765	62,692	69,639	76,565
Boise City, ID	68,536	71,677	74,818	77,959
Coeur d'Alene, ID	55,994	62,983	69,951	76,940
Idaho Falls, ID	55,994	62,983	69,951	76,940
Lewiston, ID-WA	55,994	62,983	69,951	76,940
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	66,061	69,951	73,820	77,709
Pocatello, ID	55,994	62,983	69,951	76,940
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	49,796	58,282	66,748	75,234
Twin Falls, ID	66,061	69,951	73,820	77,709
Bloomington, IL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Champaign-Urbana, IL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	45,386	53,332	61,256	69,202
Decatur, IL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,205	48,860	56,514	64,168
Kankakee, IL	41,330	50,274	59,239	68,183
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,744	51,418	60,112	68,786
Peoria, IL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Rockford, IL	43,618	52,104	60,612	69,098
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	59,072	61,423	63,773	66,124
Springfield, IL	55,640	59,093	62,567	66,020
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,223	51,543	59,863	68,183
Bloomington, IN	37,981	46,197	54,392	62,608
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,037	51,501	60,986	70,450
Columbus, IN	37,919	46,343	54,788	63,212
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	40,831	51,189	61,548	71,906
Evansville, IN	40,831	51,189	61,548	71,906
Fort Wayne, IN	40,831	51,189	61,548	71,906
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	39,666	48,485	57,304	66,124
Kokomo, IN	38,668	46,759	54,829	62,920
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	42,682	51,418	60,133	68,869
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	44,991	53,082	61,152	69,244
Muncie, IN	37,919	46,343	54,788	63,212
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,930	52,957	61,964	70,991
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	48,506	54,704	60,903	67,101
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,018	50,482	59,946	69,410
Terre Haute, IN	40,831	51,189	61,548	71,906
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	38,023	45,844	53,664	61,485
Lawrence, KS	36,172	43,930	51,688	59,447
Manhattan, KS	35,298	42,120	48,922	55,744
Topeka, KS	37,253	45,136	53,040	60,924
Wichita, KS	35,194	41,642	48,069	54,517
Bowling Green, KY	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,906	54,309	62,712	71,116
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Elizabethtown, KY	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Lexington-Fayette, KY	45,719	55,100	64,460	73,840
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Owensboro, KY	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Paducah, KY-IL	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Alexandria, LA	45,552	55,224	64,896	74,568
Baton Rouge, LA	47,736	57,492	67,247	77,002
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	44,450	52,084	59,717	67,351
Hammond, LA	48,173	58,220	68,287	78,333
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	47,591	57,991	68,370	78,770
Lafayette, LA	48,298	55,100	61,880	68,682
Lake Charles, LA	45,552	55,224	64,896	74,568
Monroe, LA	45,552	55,224	64,896	74,568
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	48,381	59,863	71,324	82,805
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,552	55,224	64,896	74,568
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	45,552	55,224	64,896	74,568
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	46,613	57,679	68,724	79,789
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	48,090	55,890	63,711	71,511
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	130,416	135,034	139,672	144,290
Barnstable Town, MA	84,719	104,375	124,010	143,666
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	97,469	113,423	129,356	145,309
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	86,466	105,914	125,341	144,789
Pittsfield, MA	127,026	132,892	138,736	144,602
Springfield, MA	128,794	134,202	139,589	144,997
Worcester, MA	102,981	117,042	131,082	145,143
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	58,615	65,936	73,258	80,580
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	57,887	64,272	70,679	77,064
Lexington Park, MD	59,343	65,832	72,322	78,812
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	46,031	54,455	62,900	71,324
Salisbury, MD	58,428	63,732	69,015	74,319
Bangor, ME	67,704	70,658	73,612	76,565
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	67,704	70,658	73,612	76,565
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	67,704	70,658	73,612	76,565
Portland-South Portland, ME	67,704	70,658	73,612	76,565
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	67,704	70,658	73,612	76,565
Ann Arbor, MI	49,151	58,636	68,100	77,584
Battle Creek, MI	49,671	55,516	61,360	67,205
Bay City, MI	49,130	57,096	65,084	73,050
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	49,463	57,679	65,916	74,132
Flint, MI	48,256	55,828	63,399	70,970
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	48,589	54,746	60,903	67,060
Jackson, MI	50,316	59,405	68,495	77,584
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	51,709	56,909	62,130	67,330
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	50,877	59,072	67,268	75,463
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,213	56,493	63,752	71,032
Midland, MI	49,130	57,096	65,084	73,050
Monroe, MI	50,087	59,468	68,828	78,208
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	52,167	57,741	63,295	68,869
Niles, MI	49,130	57,096	65,084	73,050
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,130	57,096	65,084	73,050
Saginaw, MI	48,922	54,080	59,239	64,397
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	51,772	60,279	68,765	77,272
Traverse City, MI	49,130	57,096	65,084	73,050
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,130	57,096	65,084	73,050
Duluth, MN-WI	49,130	55,661	62,192	68,724
Mankato, MN	64,917	68,016	71,116	74,215
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	65,000	68,079	71,178	74,256
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	64,584	67,850	71,095	74,360
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	65,375	68,724	72,072	75,421
Rochester, MN	62,941	66,269	69,576	72,904
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	64,855	67,975	71,095	74,215
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	65,188	68,287	71,407	74,506
St. Cloud, MN	65,271	68,308	71,344	74,381
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	58,802	62,588	66,352	70,138
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	56,743	60,965	65,188	69,410
Columbia, MO	58,802	62,588	66,352	70,138
Jefferson City, MO	58,802	62,588	66,352	70,138
Joplin, MO-KS	58,802	62,588	66,352	70,138
Kansas City, MO-KS	58,802	62,588	66,352	70,138
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	58,116	62,172	66,207	70,263
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	57,866	60,549	63,253	65,936
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,856	55,162	59,488	63,794
Springfield, MO	58,802	62,588	66,352	70,138
St. Joseph, MO-KS	39,541	46,426	53,311	60,196
St. Louis, MO-IL	61,818	63,295	64,751	66,228
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Hattiesburg, MS	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Jackson, MS	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,231	50,316	62,400	74,485
Billings, MT	44,804	48,610	52,416	56,223
Bozeman, MT	44,804	48,610	52,416	56,223
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,282	49,775	54,288	58,781
Great Falls, MT	44,804	48,610	52,416	56,223
Helena, MT	45,282	49,775	54,288	58,781
Missoula, MT	44,804	48,610	52,416	56,223
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	44,804	48,610	52,416	56,223
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	44,804	48,610	52,416	56,223
Asheville, NC	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Burlington, NC	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	46,197	54,122	62,026	69,951
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	55,349	62,068	68,807	75,525
Fayetteville, NC	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Goldsboro, NC	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Greensboro-High Point, NC	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Greenville, NC	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Jacksonville, NC	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Raleigh-Cary, NC	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Rocky Mount, NC	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Wilmington, NC	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Winston-Salem, NC	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Bismarck, ND	73,341	81,599	89,836	98,093
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	67,767	77,314	86,840	96,388
Fargo, ND-MN	67,268	72,613	77,980	83,325
Grand Forks, ND-MN	68,183	73,591	78,978	84,386
Minot, ND	73,341	81,599	89,836	98,093
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	72,197	80,268	88,338	96,408
Grand Island, NE	38,314	47,736	57,138	66,560
Lincoln, NE	45,864	57,720	69,556	81,412
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,668	48,173	57,700	67,205
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,314	47,736	57,138	66,560
Omaha, NE-IA	38,356	43,368	48,360	53,373
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,439	47,861	57,284	66,706
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	97,469	113,423	129,356	145,309
Manchester-Nashua, NH	97,469	113,423	129,356	145,309
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	97,469	113,423	129,356	145,309
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	49,317	58,344	67,392	76,420
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	49,442	58,490	67,517	76,565
Vineland, NJ	41,621	49,400	57,180	64,959
Albuquerque, NM	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Farmington, NM	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Las Cruces, NM	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Santa Fe, NM	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	55,703	64,210	72,717	81,224
Carson City, NV	54,580	62,442	70,304	78,167
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	55,703	64,210	72,717	81,224
Reno, NV	54,580	62,442	70,304	78,167
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	85,343	107,557	129,751	151,965
Binghamton, NY	77,293	101,692	126,111	150,509
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	67,704	95,992	124,301	152,589
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	77,085	101,692	126,277	150,884
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	81,578	105,623	129,688	153,733
Elmira, NY	77,293	101,692	126,111	150,509
Glens Falls, NY	79,914	103,418	126,943	150,447
Ithaca, NY	77,293	101,692	126,111	150,509
Kingston, NY	77,293	101,692	126,111	150,509
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	56,348	66,914	77,460	88,026
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	56,452	66,519	76,586	86,653
Rochester, NY	59,135	90,044	120,973	151,882
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	61,631	91,812	121,992	152,173
Syracuse, NY	77,293	101,692	126,111	150,509
Utica-Rome, NY	77,293	101,692	126,111	150,509
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	77,293	101,692	126,111	150,509
Akron, OH	42,495	52,354	62,234	72,093
Canton-Massillon, OH	47,549	58,157	68,744	79,352
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	46,488	56,056	65,604	75,172
Cleveland, OH	42,120	49,192	56,244	63,316
Columbus, OH	41,580	47,133	52,708	58,261
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	41,455	48,797	56,160	63,503
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,268	49,588	57,887	66,207
Lima, OH	41,039	50,524	59,988	69,472
Mansfield, OH	41,559	45,864	50,170	54,476
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	40,727	49,317	57,887	66,477
Sandusky, OH	41,101	49,608	58,095	66,602
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,018	48,797	56,597	64,376
Springfield, OH	41,725	47,154	52,604	58,032
Toledo, OH	41,039	50,524	59,988	69,472
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,039	49,879	58,719	67,559
Youngstown-Warren, OH	42,495	52,354	62,234	72,093
Enid, OK	30,972	49,213	67,434	85,676
Lawton, OK	30,909	49,172	67,413	85,676
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,992	48,797	66,602	84,407
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,951	48,069	65,208	82,327
Oklahoma City, OK	30,951	48,360	65,791	83,200
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,909	49,504	68,100	86,695
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,909	49,172	67,413	85,676
Tulsa, OK	30,992	48,797	66,602	84,407
Albany, OR	76,648	79,768	82,888	86,008
Bend, OR	77,376	80,351	83,304	86,279
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	69,992	74,256	78,500	82,764
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	69,992	74,256	78,500	82,764
Corvallis, OR	76,648	79,768	82,888	86,008
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	76,648	79,768	82,888	86,008
Eugene-Springfield, OR	76,648	79,768	82,888	86,008
Grants Pass, OR	76,648	79,768	82,888	86,008
Medford, OR	76,648	79,768	82,888	86,008
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	59,488	66,519	73,570	80,600
Salem, OR	69,992	74,256	78,500	82,764
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	37,877	43,743	49,608	55,474
Altoona, PA	26,687	34,029	41,372	48,714
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	27,082	35,693	44,284	52,895
Chambersburg, PA	26,936	37,856	48,776	59,696
Erie, PA	28,746	36,109	43,493	50,856
Gettysburg, PA	53,352	58,116	62,900	67,663
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	35,901	45,240	54,600	63,940
Johnstown, PA	33,759	40,477	47,216	53,935
Lancaster, PA	41,975	49,962	57,970	65,957
Lebanon, PA	34,424	44,554	54,704	64,834
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,426	42,037	50,628	59,239
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	32,844	40,373	47,924	55,453
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	40,872	48,901	56,930	64,959
Pittsburgh, PA	42,724	46,509	50,316	54,101
Reading, PA	38,647	47,050	55,432	63,836
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	41,351	48,797	56,244	63,690
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,938	33,842	41,725	49,629
State College, PA	26,292	34,944	43,576	52,229
Williamsport, PA	28,621	38,543	48,485	58,407
York-Hanover, PA	53,748	59,488	65,229	70,970
Aguadilla, PR	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Arecibo, PR	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Guayama, PR	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Mayaguez, PR	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Ponce, PR	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	84,719	104,375	124,010	143,666
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	45,636	55,162	64,709	74,236
Columbia, SC	46,696	54,663	62,629	70,596
Florence, SC	46,135	54,413	62,692	70,970
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	44,762	52,271	59,780	67,288
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	45,760	49,816	53,872	57,928
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	43,805	51,522	59,239	66,956
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,095	54,080	63,066	72,052
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,554	51,834	59,093	66,373
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,055	51,397	58,719	66,061
Spartanburg, SC	46,031	53,956	61,860	69,784
Sumter, SC	46,135	54,413	62,692	70,970
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Rapid City, SD	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Chattanooga, TN-GA	30,348	39,687	49,026	58,365
Clarksville, TN-KY	49,296	62,463	75,650	88,816
Cleveland, TN	51,917	64,460	76,981	89,524
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	64,605	71,989	79,352	86,736
Jackson, TN	51,917	64,460	76,981	89,524
Johnson City, TN	51,917	64,460	76,981	89,524
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	58,532	66,872	75,192	83,533
Knoxville, TN	67,892	74,464	81,058	87,631
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	51,917	64,460	76,981	89,524
Morristown, TN	65,604	72,759	79,893	87,048
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	49,255	62,775	76,274	89,794
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	51,938	64,605	77,252	89,919
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,192	62,754	76,336	89,898
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,421	62,484	75,567	88,629
Abilene, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Amarillo, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	55,495	63,108	70,741	78,354
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,816	59,800	69,784	79,768
College Station-Bryan, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Corpus Christi, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	42,973	51,085	59,197	67,309
Eagle Pass, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,620	55,765	68,890	82,036
El Paso, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,028	57,408	66,789	76,170
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Killeen-Temple, TX	53,311	61,319	69,306	77,314
Laredo, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Longview, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Lubbock, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Midland, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,244	53,040	62,858	72,655
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,805	50,877	57,970	65,042
Odessa, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
San Angelo, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	51,439	59,634	67,808	76,004
Sherman-Denison, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Texarkana, TX-AR	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Tyler, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Victoria, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
Waco, TX	44,221	51,335	58,448	65,562
Wichita Falls, TX	48,631	58,178	67,704	77,252
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	46,592	50,544	54,517	58,469
Logan, UT-ID	46,156	51,064	55,994	60,903
Ogden, UT	45,677	50,149	54,600	59,072
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	46,343	50,378	54,392	58,428
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	46,800	52,874	58,927	65,000
St. George, UT	45,490	49,296	53,103	56,909
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	46,946	52,957	58,948	64,959
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	52,624	59,260	65,874	72,509
Charlottesville, VA	55,536	62,359	69,202	76,024
Harrisonburg, VA	52,936	58,282	63,648	68,994
Lynchburg, VA	53,893	59,759	65,604	71,469
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	59,093	65,708	72,301	78,916
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	58,012	64,522	71,032	77,543
Richmond, VA	60,008	67,392	74,776	82,160
Roanoke, VA	52,874	58,885	64,917	70,928
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	55,703	62,567	69,452	76,316
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,690	56,223	61,756	67,288
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	52,936	58,282	63,648	68,994
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	56,868	63,794	70,741	77,668
Winchester, VA-WV	52,416	59,800	67,184	74,568
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Bellingham, WA	55,100	60,924	66,727	72,551
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	62,504	73,362	84,220	95,077
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	62,400	73,196	83,991	94,786
Kennewick-Richland, WA	62,442	73,674	84,927	96,159
Longview-Kelso, WA	59,988	64,834	69,660	74,506
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	61,319	72,114	82,930	93,725
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	63,461	74,672	85,884	97,095
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	63,919	74,506	85,114	95,701
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	63,856	76,981	90,106	103,231
Walla Walla, WA	62,442	73,674	84,927	96,159
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	62,047	72,904	83,741	94,599
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	63,378	74,256	85,114	95,992
Yakima, WA	61,464	71,823	82,202	92,560
Appleton, WI	49,484	54,184	58,906	63,607
Eau Claire, WI	48,984	50,856	52,728	54,600
Fond du Lac, WI	52,021	56,722	61,423	66,124
Green Bay, WI	50,024	54,559	59,114	63,648
Janesville-Beloit, WI	49,380	53,207	57,055	60,882
Kenosha, WI	49,380	53,207	57,055	60,882
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	49,920	56,202	62,463	68,744
Madison, WI	48,069	51,730	55,391	59,052
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	53,644	58,324	63,024	67,704
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,861	52,021	56,181	60,341
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,484	52,416	55,328	58,261
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	49,380	53,207	57,055	60,882
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	50,565	55,744	60,903	66,082
Sheboygan, WI	51,189	55,640	60,092	64,543
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,671	54,184	58,719	63,232
Wausau, WI	47,591	50,919	54,268	57,596
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,808	60,487	66,186	71,864
Beckley, WV	50,815	55,807	60,778	65,770
Charleston, WV	51,980	58,615	65,229	71,864
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	51,356	55,453	59,572	63,669
Morgantown, WV	52,125	54,996	57,887	60,757
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,125	54,996	57,866	60,736
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	52,125	55,162	58,178	61,215
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,125	54,829	57,554	60,258
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	41,580	52,520	63,440	74,381
Wheeling, WV-OH	51,148	54,621	58,074	61,548
Casper, WY	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Cheyenne, WY	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	48,007	60,404	72,821	85,218

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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