SOC 23-2011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Paralegals and Legal Assistants 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 lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.

Level I across metros$29,162 – $67,372Gadsden, AL to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$74,444Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants (SOC 23-2011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $29,162 in Gadsden, AL to $67,372 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $74,444. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $65,312, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 10 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 49. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV

New York, NY$92,956
San Francisco, CA$107,037
San Jose, CA$120,661
Seattle, WA$105,519
Dallas, TX$80,642
Houston, TX$81,016
Austin, TX$83,512
Chicago, IL$85,925
Boston, MA$97,989
Washington, DC$101,858
Atlanta, GA$91,354
Los Angeles, CA$92,311

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	59,946	68,994	78,021	87,069
Anchorage, AK	55,661	63,711	71,781	79,831
Fairbanks-College, AK	59,717	67,309	74,901	82,493
Anniston-Oxford, AL	30,826	37,170	43,514	49,858
Auburn-Opelika, AL	30,743	39,832	48,901	57,991
Birmingham, AL	36,005	46,197	56,389	66,581
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	34,362	40,332	46,322	52,292
Decatur, AL	32,552	40,623	48,693	56,764
Dothan, AL	37,794	43,556	49,296	55,058
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	35,360	43,181	51,002	58,823
Gadsden, AL	29,162	35,007	40,852	46,696
Huntsville, AL	35,360	44,596	53,810	63,045
Mobile, AL	36,296	44,991	53,685	62,380
Montgomery, AL	35,090	44,013	52,957	61,880
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,487	40,560	46,655	52,728
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,096	37,316	43,514	49,733
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,516	34,903	40,290	45,677
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,557	35,340	41,143	46,925
Tuscaloosa, AL	32,989	40,103	47,196	54,309
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,058	51,855	61,631	71,428
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	40,207	48,964	57,720	66,477
Fort Smith, AR-OK	37,960	47,383	56,784	66,207
Hot Springs, AR	40,352	51,044	61,714	72,405
Jonesboro, AR	38,543	47,882	57,221	66,560
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	41,746	52,666	63,565	74,485
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,591	43,992	53,373	62,775
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	39,728	51,044	62,338	73,653
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,757	42,120	49,463	56,826
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	39,416	47,653	55,890	64,127
Flagstaff, AZ	45,448	52,479	59,530	66,560
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	42,474	49,109	55,765	62,400
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	47,612	58,760	69,930	81,079
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	44,117	50,960	57,804	64,647
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	41,517	46,530	51,564	56,576
Tucson, AZ	42,204	50,877	59,572	68,245
Yuma, AZ	43,660	52,541	61,444	70,325
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	49,213	59,218	69,244	79,248
Chico, CA	45,594	53,519	61,464	69,389
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	54,767	63,004	71,220	79,456
El Centro, CA	46,904	58,802	70,679	82,576
Fresno, CA	48,007	57,616	67,205	76,815
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	46,031	58,324	70,596	82,888
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	53,685	66,560	79,436	92,311
Merced, CA	44,554	53,456	62,338	71,240
Modesto, CA	48,818	56,452	64,064	71,698
Napa, CA	56,805	66,976	77,127	87,298
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50,773	58,053	65,333	72,613
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	52,687	59,010	65,333	71,656
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	51,751	62,962	74,152	85,364
Redding, CA	47,112	55,744	64,397	73,029
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	50,773	58,802	66,831	74,860
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	56,992	69,223	81,432	93,663
Salinas, CA	52,645	63,295	73,944	84,594
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	52,437	65,583	78,728	91,874
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	63,981	78,333	92,685	107,037
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	67,372	85,135	102,898	120,661
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	54,704	63,690	72,676	81,661
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	53,914	62,629	71,324	80,039
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	60,986	70,367	79,748	89,128
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	54,288	65,999	77,709	89,420
Stockton-Lodi, CA	54,247	63,461	72,696	81,911
Vallejo, CA	54,538	66,082	77,605	89,149
Visalia, CA	48,776	56,951	65,146	73,320
Yuba City, CA	48,194	57,887	67,559	77,252
Boulder, CO	53,893	63,128	72,343	81,578
Colorado Springs, CO	55,516	65,645	75,796	85,925
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	62,629	73,882	85,135	96,388
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,026	57,034	65,063	73,071
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	54,455	61,256	68,037	74,839
Grand Junction, CO	56,306	62,088	67,871	73,653
Greeley, CO	51,231	59,676	68,100	76,544
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	52,708	64,480	76,274	88,047
Pueblo, CO	43,327	51,293	59,260	67,226
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	56,202	64,168	72,156	80,122
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	50,690	59,759	68,807	77,876
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	50,940	57,034	63,149	69,244
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	48,880	60,175	71,490	82,784
New Haven, CT	42,869	54,517	66,165	77,813
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	48,880	54,704	60,508	66,332
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	48,256	58,968	69,660	80,372
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	59,551	73,653	87,756	101,858
Dover, DE	45,428	53,124	60,840	68,536
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	45,989	56,805	67,600	78,416
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	44,991	53,415	61,839	70,263
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	46,884	55,557	64,210	72,884
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	42,973	50,960	58,948	66,935
Gainesville, FL	40,748	47,133	53,540	59,925
Homosassa Springs, FL	37,253	44,637	52,000	59,384
Jacksonville, FL	46,031	55,432	64,834	74,236
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	41,372	48,194	55,037	61,860
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	45,552	55,786	66,020	76,253
Naples-Marco Island, FL	44,658	55,474	66,269	77,085
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	38,460	45,594	52,708	59,842
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	46,364	54,684	62,983	71,303
Ocala, FL	41,184	49,858	58,532	67,205
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	42,412	51,189	59,946	68,724
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	42,828	51,085	59,364	67,621
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	39,832	47,237	54,621	62,026
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	39,146	47,570	55,973	64,397
Port St. Lucie, FL	40,623	49,650	58,698	67,725
Punta Gorda, FL	41,392	48,090	54,788	61,485
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	42,599	50,815	59,010	67,226
Sebring, FL	41,247	48,256	55,287	62,296
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,183	49,421	56,680	63,919
Tallahassee, FL	41,517	49,005	56,514	64,002
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	44,117	53,332	62,567	71,781
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	41,060	51,397	61,756	72,093
Albany, GA	39,666	45,968	52,271	58,573
Athens-Clarke County, GA	40,332	48,340	56,348	64,356
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	46,530	61,464	76,420	91,354
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	43,264	51,044	58,823	66,602
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	41,954	48,964	55,952	62,962
Columbus, GA-AL	37,212	45,490	53,748	62,026
Dalton, GA	36,858	44,096	51,356	58,594
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,234	45,344	54,455	63,565
Gainesville, GA	41,996	49,421	56,847	64,272
Hinesville, GA	38,896	47,424	55,952	64,480
Macon-Bibb County, GA	39,853	48,090	56,306	64,543
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,253	44,949	52,666	60,362
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,295	46,156	55,037	63,898
Rome, GA	39,791	48,589	57,367	66,165
Savannah, GA	43,909	52,354	60,778	69,223
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	41,372	49,983	58,573	67,184
Valdosta, GA	42,328	47,799	53,269	58,740
Warner Robins, GA	40,748	48,090	55,432	62,775
Guam MSA	29,828	37,128	44,429	51,730
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	47,466	53,581	59,717	65,832
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	52,749	60,133	67,517	74,901
Urban Honolulu, HI	50,191	58,220	66,248	74,277
Ames, IA	42,204	48,714	55,204	61,714
Cedar Rapids, IA	42,786	49,588	56,368	63,170
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	42,578	50,378	58,157	65,957
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	42,744	52,458	62,192	71,906
Dubuque, IA	42,079	49,775	57,471	65,167
Iowa City, IA	50,544	60,112	69,680	79,248
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,157	47,258	49,338	51,439
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,495	46,884	51,293	55,682
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	43,722	50,378	57,055	63,711
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,456	45,199	49,962	54,704
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,992	47,591	51,189	54,788
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	42,599	47,736	52,874	58,012
Boise City, ID	36,858	46,135	55,432	64,709
Coeur d'Alene, ID	43,306	50,024	56,764	63,482
Idaho Falls, ID	39,562	45,823	52,063	58,324
Lewiston, ID-WA	41,954	48,381	54,788	61,215
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,522	44,949	51,397	57,824
Pocatello, ID	39,416	45,948	52,500	59,031
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	39,000	46,176	53,373	60,549
Twin Falls, ID	38,730	45,511	52,292	59,072
Bloomington, IL	46,634	55,100	63,586	72,052
Champaign-Urbana, IL	44,679	52,999	61,319	69,639
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	52,583	63,690	74,818	85,925
Decatur, IL	45,469	53,602	61,756	69,888
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,704	50,565	59,447	68,308
Kankakee, IL	52,084	63,191	74,277	85,384
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,768	46,530	52,292	58,053
Peoria, IL	45,095	55,536	65,978	76,420
Rockford, IL	44,055	52,874	61,714	70,533
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,983	45,407	53,810	62,234
Springfield, IL	44,970	53,685	62,421	71,136
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,871	47,570	53,269	58,968
Bloomington, IN	42,016	50,170	58,303	66,456
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,853	44,304	48,776	53,228
Columbus, IN	42,848	50,232	57,616	65,000
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	44,866	49,608	54,372	59,114
Evansville, IN	41,975	49,213	56,431	63,669
Fort Wayne, IN	45,012	53,540	62,068	70,596
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	44,242	55,224	66,228	77,210
Kokomo, IN	43,452	51,626	59,800	67,975
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	42,370	49,442	56,535	63,607
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	38,917	46,176	53,436	60,695
Muncie, IN	41,372	48,922	56,472	64,023
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,077	48,631	54,164	59,717
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	41,226	48,090	54,954	61,818
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,402	41,413	47,404	53,415
Terre Haute, IN	41,871	48,652	55,432	62,213
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	36,172	42,640	49,088	55,557
Lawrence, KS	37,981	45,407	52,832	60,258
Manhattan, KS	35,964	43,847	51,751	59,634
Topeka, KS	39,728	46,655	53,560	60,487
Wichita, KS	40,789	47,341	53,893	60,445
Bowling Green, KY	43,764	50,607	57,429	64,272
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,861	42,557	50,253	57,949
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,464	44,180	52,916	61,631
Elizabethtown, KY	40,602	49,546	58,469	67,413
Lexington-Fayette, KY	44,991	54,122	63,274	72,405
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	43,868	52,916	61,964	71,012
Owensboro, KY	40,831	48,007	55,183	62,359
Paducah, KY-IL	40,144	48,860	57,554	66,269
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,823	40,082	47,362	54,621
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,244	36,234	42,245	48,236
Alexandria, LA	39,936	48,173	56,410	64,647
Baton Rouge, LA	44,928	51,730	58,552	65,354
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,780	43,909	54,018	64,148
Hammond, LA	42,848	52,188	61,548	70,887
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	37,128	44,783	52,416	60,071
Lafayette, LA	40,519	47,924	55,328	62,733
Lake Charles, LA	40,144	46,135	52,125	58,116
Monroe, LA	39,396	45,469	51,543	57,616
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	45,032	54,663	64,272	73,903
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,592	41,205	48,797	56,410
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	40,935	48,652	56,368	64,085
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	39,791	47,903	55,994	64,106
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	29,474	35,693	41,892	48,111
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	38,959	51,501	64,023	76,565
Barnstable Town, MA	46,738	57,741	68,724	79,727
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	57,346	70,887	84,448	97,989
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	47,840	59,114	70,388	81,661
Pittsfield, MA	44,388	55,204	66,020	76,836
Springfield, MA	44,741	55,640	66,519	77,418
Worcester, MA	47,404	58,760	70,117	81,474
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	50,648	60,778	70,908	81,037
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	44,700	57,076	69,472	81,848
Lexington Park, MD	46,884	59,176	71,469	83,762
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	47,674	56,930	66,165	75,421
Salisbury, MD	44,512	53,477	62,463	71,428
Bangor, ME	47,528	53,664	59,800	65,936
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	47,965	53,040	58,095	63,170
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,640	49,317	55,994	62,671
Portland-South Portland, ME	58,012	63,524	69,056	74,568
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,079	48,943	55,828	62,692
Ann Arbor, MI	46,176	55,973	65,791	75,588
Battle Creek, MI	45,428	55,204	65,000	74,776
Bay City, MI	41,226	50,108	58,968	67,850
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	52,063	61,152	70,242	79,332
Flint, MI	44,949	51,480	57,991	64,522
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	46,156	57,076	67,975	78,895
Jackson, MI	47,112	57,824	68,516	79,228
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	44,658	51,002	57,367	63,711
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	45,927	54,476	63,004	71,552
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,266	50,836	59,426	67,996
Midland, MI	43,056	52,999	62,962	72,904
Monroe, MI	51,106	60,383	69,660	78,936
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	42,287	47,175	52,084	56,972
Niles, MI	44,263	49,962	55,661	61,360
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,122	49,650	58,178	66,706
Saginaw, MI	42,058	48,548	55,037	61,527
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,538	49,005	56,452	63,919
Traverse City, MI	44,762	52,021	59,260	66,519
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,980	46,738	54,476	62,234
Duluth, MN-WI	43,888	52,188	60,487	68,786
Mankato, MN	46,676	55,349	64,002	72,676
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	52,312	64,210	76,108	88,005
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,909	50,586	57,284	63,960
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,388	53,165	61,922	70,700
Rochester, MN	47,050	55,994	64,959	73,903
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,783	55,828	66,872	77,917
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,485	58,199	67,912	77,626
St. Cloud, MN	45,511	55,037	64,584	74,111
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	41,164	46,364	51,584	56,784
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,333	47,175	55,037	62,879
Columbia, MO	42,391	49,962	57,512	65,084
Jefferson City, MO	40,020	46,135	52,229	58,344
Joplin, MO-KS	35,922	45,719	55,495	65,292
Kansas City, MO-KS	47,965	58,261	68,578	78,874
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,066	44,346	51,626	58,906
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,048	41,039	47,029	53,020
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,768	46,884	52,999	59,114
Springfield, MO	42,037	50,336	58,636	66,935
St. Joseph, MO-KS	42,495	49,068	55,640	62,213
St. Louis, MO-IL	44,991	54,808	64,626	74,444
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	36,400	42,183	47,965	53,748
Hattiesburg, MS	34,112	41,288	48,444	55,620
Jackson, MS	38,356	45,698	53,040	60,383
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,695	39,333	43,992	48,631
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,343	36,837	40,332	43,826
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,047	43,493	50,940	58,386
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,088	38,834	41,600	44,346
Billings, MT	48,132	55,308	62,484	69,660
Bozeman, MT	48,735	54,580	60,445	66,290
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,930	49,213	54,517	59,800
Great Falls, MT	44,679	53,144	61,610	70,076
Helena, MT	48,464	55,162	61,839	68,536
Missoula, MT	47,799	51,792	55,807	59,800
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,324	52,167	59,010	65,853
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,511	51,168	56,826	62,484
Asheville, NC	46,988	53,602	60,237	66,852
Burlington, NC	41,600	48,402	55,183	61,984
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,813	45,074	51,314	57,575
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	45,344	55,724	66,103	76,482
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	47,466	54,538	61,610	68,682
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,077	50,212	57,346	64,480
Fayetteville, NC	42,432	49,920	57,429	64,917
Goldsboro, NC	36,463	43,826	51,168	58,532
Greensboro-High Point, NC	42,183	50,420	58,656	66,893
Greenville, NC	34,924	42,100	49,276	56,452
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38,564	44,866	51,168	57,471
Jacksonville, NC	38,564	46,925	55,266	63,628
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	41,392	48,236	55,079	61,922
Raleigh-Cary, NC	44,013	53,498	62,962	72,447
Rocky Mount, NC	37,960	45,240	52,500	59,780
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,093	39,458	45,823	52,188
Wilmington, NC	41,684	49,234	56,764	64,314
Winston-Salem, NC	39,541	47,362	55,162	62,983
Bismarck, ND	47,882	54,101	60,300	66,519
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,944	54,767	61,610	68,432
Fargo, ND-MN	42,869	50,711	58,532	66,373
Grand Forks, ND-MN	42,744	47,778	52,812	57,845
Minot, ND	41,684	49,338	56,992	64,647
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,548	56,327	64,085	71,864
Grand Island, NE	35,901	43,888	51,876	59,863
Lincoln, NE	45,719	53,997	62,255	70,533
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	41,351	48,298	55,224	62,172
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,204	47,508	52,832	58,136
Omaha, NE-IA	46,925	56,327	65,749	75,151
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	31,450	40,498	49,525	58,573
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,860	56,389	63,919	71,448
Manchester-Nashua, NH	47,986	57,076	66,186	75,276
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,495	49,130	55,744	62,380
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	45,490	51,106	56,722	62,338
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	45,615	54,101	62,608	71,095
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	53,061	64,460	75,879	87,277
Vineland, NJ	46,904	53,103	59,301	65,500
Albuquerque, NM	42,640	51,397	60,133	68,890
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	45,428	54,060	62,712	71,344
Farmington, NM	43,743	51,439	59,135	66,831
Las Cruces, NM	51,564	56,909	62,234	67,580
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	42,848	51,709	60,570	69,431
Santa Fe, NM	53,560	59,884	66,186	72,509
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	46,988	56,244	65,500	74,756
Carson City, NV	51,002	63,128	75,255	87,381
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	50,669	59,488	68,308	77,127
Reno, NV	42,973	50,565	58,157	65,749
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	48,319	55,599	62,858	70,138
Binghamton, NY	47,487	53,768	60,071	66,352
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	45,781	52,832	59,863	66,914
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	44,762	50,004	55,245	60,487
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	47,300	53,228	59,176	65,104
Elmira, NY	43,036	50,960	58,864	66,789
Glens Falls, NY	48,776	55,453	62,151	68,828
Ithaca, NY	47,924	55,703	63,503	71,282
Kingston, NY	48,152	57,346	66,540	75,733
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	48,152	56,743	65,312	73,903
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	54,476	67,309	80,122	92,956
Rochester, NY	43,056	51,106	59,156	67,205
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	44,596	51,460	58,303	65,167
Syracuse, NY	48,672	56,951	65,250	73,528
Utica-Rome, NY	45,760	52,583	59,405	66,228
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	43,431	51,314	59,218	67,101
Akron, OH	45,386	54,309	63,212	72,135
Canton-Massillon, OH	41,496	49,317	57,138	64,959
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	49,712	59,135	68,557	77,980
Cleveland, OH	44,388	53,935	63,482	73,029
Columbus, OH	50,815	59,052	67,309	75,546
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	43,368	52,895	62,442	71,968
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,959	46,696	54,434	62,172
Lima, OH	39,312	45,448	51,564	57,700
Mansfield, OH	37,794	45,906	54,039	62,151
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	37,981	46,946	55,932	64,896
Sandusky, OH	43,015	49,130	55,224	61,340
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,440	44,824	52,188	59,572
Springfield, OH	38,439	45,324	52,188	59,072
Toledo, OH	41,704	52,396	63,087	73,778
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	46,738	56,306	65,895	75,463
Youngstown-Warren, OH	37,773	43,472	49,172	54,871
Enid, OK	32,386	37,856	43,327	48,797
Lawton, OK	38,356	47,050	55,765	64,460
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,296	45,344	54,372	63,420
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,733	42,245	47,757	53,269
Oklahoma City, OK	40,519	48,943	57,367	65,791
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,128	44,824	52,541	60,237
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,208	46,821	54,455	62,068
Tulsa, OK	36,650	45,448	54,226	63,024
Albany, OR	46,156	52,770	59,405	66,020
Bend, OR	50,128	58,282	66,456	74,610
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,820	56,556	65,312	74,048
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	46,405	52,874	59,364	65,832
Corvallis, OR	43,722	52,104	60,508	68,890
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	44,325	51,002	57,700	64,376
Eugene-Springfield, OR	46,260	53,727	61,194	68,661
Grants Pass, OR	45,344	53,415	61,485	69,556
Medford, OR	46,468	54,226	62,005	69,764
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	52,916	63,191	73,466	83,741
Salem, OR	51,397	57,949	64,522	71,074
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	47,882	56,597	65,312	74,028
Altoona, PA	39,125	46,509	53,872	61,256
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,644	46,988	53,332	59,676
Chambersburg, PA	37,066	43,202	49,359	55,495
Erie, PA	42,620	51,106	59,572	68,058
Gettysburg, PA	46,447	53,893	61,340	68,786
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	48,319	55,578	62,858	70,117
Johnstown, PA	41,746	51,293	60,861	70,408
Lancaster, PA	48,568	56,576	64,584	72,592
Lebanon, PA	46,468	55,828	65,208	74,568
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,306	50,045	56,764	63,503
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,898	49,442	60,965	72,509
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	52,000	62,151	72,301	82,452
Pittsburgh, PA	47,341	57,596	67,829	78,084
Reading, PA	47,216	55,308	63,420	71,511
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	42,328	50,191	58,053	65,916
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,250	46,093	52,936	59,780
State College, PA	45,220	52,978	60,736	68,495
Williamsport, PA	42,952	49,671	56,410	63,128
York-Hanover, PA	44,138	52,292	60,445	68,599
Aguadilla, PR	30,389	36,192	42,016	47,820
Arecibo, PR	30,784	38,293	45,781	53,290
Guayama, PR	30,847	38,397	45,968	53,519
Mayaguez, PR	29,724	37,544	45,365	53,186
Ponce, PR	30,764	38,397	46,010	53,644
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	30,701	38,231	45,760	53,290
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	30,868	38,460	46,052	53,644
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	42,183	50,877	59,551	68,245
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	43,119	50,815	58,490	66,186
Columbia, SC	42,516	49,692	56,847	64,023
Florence, SC	38,834	45,053	51,293	57,512
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	43,327	50,087	56,847	63,607
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	44,408	50,711	56,992	63,295
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	40,852	46,364	51,855	57,367
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,132	41,413	47,674	53,956
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,586	44,159	50,732	57,304
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,608	43,098	49,588	56,077
Spartanburg, SC	43,244	49,525	55,828	62,109
Sumter, SC	38,813	44,658	50,524	56,368
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,549	54,975	62,421	69,847
Rapid City, SD	48,298	53,311	58,344	63,357
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	52,188	58,240	64,314	70,367
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	54,080	58,261	62,421	66,602
Chattanooga, TN-GA	41,933	50,212	58,511	66,789
Clarksville, TN-KY	43,348	50,378	57,408	64,439
Cleveland, TN	40,498	46,509	52,520	58,532
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,999	46,301	52,624	58,927
Jackson, TN	41,039	48,298	55,557	62,816
Johnson City, TN	41,496	45,760	50,004	54,268
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	41,746	49,109	56,472	63,836
Knoxville, TN	43,036	49,359	55,682	62,005
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	44,346	52,479	60,612	68,744
Morristown, TN	40,602	44,970	49,359	53,727
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	46,509	55,765	65,042	74,298
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,536	47,237	51,959	56,660
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,919	44,700	51,480	58,261
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,671	42,120	47,549	52,999
Abilene, TX	38,938	47,632	56,348	65,042
Amarillo, TX	40,560	50,336	60,133	69,909
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	45,220	57,991	70,741	83,512
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	37,815	47,133	56,452	65,770
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	44,533	53,103	61,652	70,221
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	34,196	42,578	50,940	59,322
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,039	48,714	56,410	64,085
College Station-Bryan, TX	38,917	48,277	57,658	67,018
Corpus Christi, TX	39,021	47,944	56,868	65,791
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	43,888	56,140	68,391	80,642
Eagle Pass, TX	36,775	43,119	49,442	55,786
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,431	52,146	60,840	69,556
El Paso, TX	38,792	47,820	56,826	65,853
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,620	49,504	56,410	63,295
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	45,365	57,242	69,140	81,016
Killeen-Temple, TX	42,869	50,628	58,407	66,165
Laredo, TX	37,607	47,133	56,660	66,186
Longview, TX	37,503	45,282	53,061	60,840
Lubbock, TX	32,136	40,394	48,672	56,930
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	34,050	42,391	50,752	59,093
Midland, TX	42,994	55,328	67,663	79,997
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,725	49,400	57,076	64,751
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,370	51,668	60,944	70,242
Odessa, TX	42,765	51,044	59,343	67,621
San Angelo, TX	41,413	50,399	59,405	68,391
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	41,080	50,191	59,301	68,412
Sherman-Denison, TX	35,132	44,408	53,685	62,962
Texarkana, TX-AR	37,066	46,384	55,703	65,021
Tyler, TX	38,480	46,488	54,517	62,525
Victoria, TX	40,581	48,381	56,181	63,981
Waco, TX	42,744	50,191	57,637	65,084
Wichita Falls, TX	36,213	43,680	51,168	58,636
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	42,828	54,039	65,271	76,482
Logan, UT-ID	39,874	48,631	57,367	66,124
Ogden, UT	43,701	54,060	64,439	74,797
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	40,020	47,924	55,828	63,732
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	48,381	59,925	71,490	83,034
St. George, UT	42,578	50,191	57,804	65,416
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	43,327	56,493	69,680	82,847
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	44,221	51,397	58,552	65,728
Charlottesville, VA	46,946	54,621	62,276	69,951
Harrisonburg, VA	45,261	51,751	58,220	64,709
Lynchburg, VA	42,516	48,901	55,266	61,652
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,868	52,791	61,714	70,637
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,192	41,434	46,676	51,917
Richmond, VA	49,733	58,802	67,850	76,919
Roanoke, VA	45,303	52,583	59,842	67,122
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,266	48,444	54,600	60,778
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,461	42,620	47,757	52,916
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	44,512	50,586	56,639	62,712
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	46,967	53,748	60,528	67,309
Winchester, VA-WV	43,909	52,624	61,340	70,055
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	50,087	53,498	56,888	60,300
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	54,476	62,068	69,660	77,252
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	57,325	63,544	69,764	75,983
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	49,463	58,220	66,956	75,712
Bellingham, WA	47,986	57,055	66,124	75,192
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	52,604	62,109	71,636	81,141
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	52,479	59,530	66,581	73,632
Kennewick-Richland, WA	46,759	55,973	65,208	74,423
Longview-Kelso, WA	52,770	62,900	73,050	83,180
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	47,133	54,684	62,213	69,764
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	53,831	61,423	69,015	76,607
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	65,229	78,666	92,082	105,519
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	48,776	55,370	61,964	68,557
Walla Walla, WA	45,968	55,266	64,564	73,861
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	55,266	64,959	74,652	84,344
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	49,567	57,679	65,791	73,903
Yakima, WA	50,503	58,448	66,373	74,319
Appleton, WI	44,658	50,981	57,325	63,648
Eau Claire, WI	43,597	49,172	54,746	60,320
Fond du Lac, WI	44,346	48,485	52,624	56,764
Green Bay, WI	43,805	50,773	57,720	64,688
Janesville-Beloit, WI	43,909	49,671	55,432	61,194
Kenosha, WI	44,762	51,626	58,469	65,333
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	44,034	50,628	57,200	63,794
Madison, WI	46,613	54,808	63,024	71,220
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	45,864	55,079	64,272	73,487
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,144	48,360	56,576	64,792
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,348	50,815	58,261	65,728
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	44,804	52,208	59,613	67,018
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	42,786	49,525	56,244	62,983
Sheboygan, WI	44,804	49,879	54,975	60,050
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,554	51,668	58,781	65,895
Wausau, WI	42,412	46,738	51,044	55,370
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,285	51,272	59,280	67,268
Beckley, WV	33,322	39,770	46,239	52,687
Charleston, WV	37,170	49,130	61,090	73,050
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	36,338	47,424	58,511	69,597
Morgantown, WV	36,068	50,336	64,605	78,874
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,999	49,068	58,157	67,226
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	41,954	57,450	72,967	88,463
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,319	41,060	46,800	52,541
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	37,940	45,968	53,997	62,026
Wheeling, WV-OH	36,359	47,341	58,303	69,285
Casper, WY	40,436	47,445	54,434	61,444
Cheyenne, WY	35,776	42,162	48,527	54,912
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	46,093	48,381	50,690	52,978
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	47,570	55,245	62,920	70,596

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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