SOC 23-2093 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 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): Search real estate records, examine titles, or summarize pertinent legal or insurance documents or details for a variety of purposes. May compile lists of mortgages, contracts, and other instruments pertaining to titles by searching public and private records for law firms, real estate agencies, or title insurance companies.

Level I across metros$25,376 – $66,644Jackson, TN to Vallejo, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$69,472Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers (SOC 23-2093) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $25,376 in Jackson, TN to $66,644 in Vallejo, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $69,472. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $60,986, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 12 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 48. 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$79,477
San Francisco, CA$104,791
San Jose, CA$109,845
Seattle, WA$84,324
Dallas, TX$76,316
Houston, TX$82,140
Austin, TX$77,688
Chicago, IL$66,165
Boston, MA$79,103
Washington, DC$73,799
Atlanta, GA$66,436
Los Angeles, CA$78,021

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	52,666	63,919	75,192	86,445
Anchorage, AK	51,959	63,648	75,338	87,028
Fairbanks-College, AK	52,292	63,440	74,589	85,738
Anniston-Oxford, AL	43,223	55,100	66,997	78,874
Auburn-Opelika, AL	45,885	53,935	61,984	70,034
Birmingham, AL	44,138	56,285	68,453	80,600
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	43,327	51,959	60,591	69,223
Decatur, AL	49,920	58,573	67,205	75,858
Dothan, AL	44,408	54,122	63,815	73,528
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	50,378	58,906	67,455	75,983
Gadsden, AL	43,223	55,100	66,997	78,874
Huntsville, AL	55,765	63,045	70,325	77,605
Mobile, AL	41,892	50,170	58,469	66,748
Montgomery, AL	44,804	55,412	66,020	76,628
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,322	56,618	66,893	77,189
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,328	53,269	64,189	75,130
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,324	53,352	61,360	69,389
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,660	53,685	63,690	73,716
Tuscaloosa, AL	42,765	53,956	65,167	76,357
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,360	43,202	51,044	58,885
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	37,024	47,840	58,656	69,472
Fort Smith, AR-OK	36,172	42,474	48,797	55,100
Hot Springs, AR	34,799	40,332	45,844	51,376
Jonesboro, AR	34,528	42,474	50,440	58,386
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	36,837	44,596	52,375	60,133
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,698	40,269	47,861	55,432
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,048	42,890	50,752	58,594
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,032	40,852	49,671	58,490
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	42,391	50,316	58,240	66,165
Flagstaff, AZ	38,272	45,802	53,332	60,861
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	38,272	45,802	53,332	60,861
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	43,140	50,960	58,802	66,623
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	42,640	50,524	58,407	66,290
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	39,645	47,736	55,807	63,898
Tucson, AZ	41,351	49,255	57,180	65,084
Yuma, AZ	42,682	50,565	58,448	66,332
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	53,976	66,872	79,768	92,664
Chico, CA	56,722	69,930	83,138	96,346
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	54,164	66,706	79,228	91,770
El Centro, CA	55,599	67,268	78,916	90,584
Fresno, CA	49,983	61,423	72,863	84,303
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	52,229	65,104	77,959	90,834
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	53,664	61,776	69,909	78,021
Merced, CA	57,076	71,490	85,904	100,319
Modesto, CA	62,796	77,002	91,208	105,415
Napa, CA	55,682	68,599	81,495	94,412
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,162	67,580	79,976	92,394
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	54,892	67,372	79,872	92,352
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	51,564	60,154	68,765	77,356
Redding, CA	59,655	74,152	88,629	103,127
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	55,786	68,245	80,725	93,184
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	54,288	66,332	78,396	90,439
Salinas, CA	57,034	71,407	85,800	100,173
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	56,348	66,789	77,252	87,693
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	63,669	77,376	91,084	104,791
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	66,540	80,975	95,410	109,845
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	54,829	68,183	81,557	94,911
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	63,628	77,772	91,895	106,039
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	53,040	63,898	74,735	85,592
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	58,490	72,280	86,071	99,861
Stockton-Lodi, CA	60,487	74,340	88,192	102,045
Vallejo, CA	66,644	80,205	93,746	107,308
Visalia, CA	51,460	63,108	74,756	86,404
Yuba City, CA	54,600	66,810	79,040	91,250
Boulder, CO	51,792	63,440	75,088	86,736
Colorado Springs, CO	51,460	61,236	71,012	80,788
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	55,516	67,309	79,124	90,917
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,112	58,927	70,762	82,576
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	48,610	58,927	69,244	79,560
Grand Junction, CO	52,624	63,669	74,693	85,738
Greeley, CO	56,056	67,101	78,125	89,170
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	53,082	64,668	76,274	87,860
Pueblo, CO	49,317	60,092	70,845	81,620
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,834	62,442	73,071	83,679
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	54,517	63,128	71,719	80,330
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	50,648	58,885	67,143	75,380
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	48,340	54,829	61,340	67,829
New Haven, CT	51,418	59,572	67,725	75,879
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	48,277	55,661	63,024	70,408
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	51,335	59,426	67,538	75,629
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	46,946	55,890	64,855	73,799
Dover, DE	41,226	52,770	64,314	75,858
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	51,397	59,072	66,727	74,402
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	45,823	54,164	62,525	70,866
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	49,359	56,140	62,900	69,680
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	40,914	48,111	55,308	62,504
Gainesville, FL	42,204	49,296	56,410	63,503
Homosassa Springs, FL	43,119	50,378	57,658	64,917
Jacksonville, FL	44,533	52,458	60,404	68,328
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	44,741	51,709	58,677	65,645
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	46,988	54,767	62,546	70,325
Naples-Marco Island, FL	50,981	57,845	64,688	71,552
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	43,556	51,168	58,760	66,373
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	40,290	48,964	57,637	66,311
Ocala, FL	45,698	52,042	58,386	64,730
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	44,242	51,834	59,426	67,018
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	43,597	50,544	57,492	64,439
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	46,488	53,352	60,216	67,080
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	46,010	52,583	59,135	65,708
Port St. Lucie, FL	46,904	54,767	62,650	70,512
Punta Gorda, FL	43,119	51,647	60,175	68,703
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	44,284	51,938	59,592	67,247
Sebring, FL	44,346	51,896	59,447	66,997
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	44,263	52,063	59,842	67,642
Tallahassee, FL	40,789	48,173	55,536	62,920
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	43,119	50,440	57,741	65,063
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	43,576	50,960	58,344	65,728
Albany, GA	33,301	44,013	54,704	65,416
Athens-Clarke County, GA	32,802	43,909	54,996	66,103
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	32,802	44,013	55,224	66,436
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	39,021	48,818	58,615	68,412
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	33,301	44,013	54,704	65,416
Columbus, GA-AL	33,759	44,596	55,412	66,248
Dalton, GA	40,831	49,650	58,448	67,268
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,152	42,911	50,648	58,407
Gainesville, GA	32,885	44,013	55,162	66,290
Hinesville, GA	33,301	44,013	54,704	65,416
Macon-Bibb County, GA	32,948	44,055	55,162	66,269
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,156	44,034	54,912	65,791
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,842	44,741	55,620	66,519
Rome, GA	33,759	44,679	55,620	66,540
Savannah, GA	33,301	44,013	54,704	65,416
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,255	42,162	48,090	53,997
Valdosta, GA	33,301	44,013	54,704	65,416
Warner Robins, GA	33,301	44,013	54,704	65,416
Guam MSA	41,725	51,980	62,255	72,509
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	41,725	51,980	62,255	72,509
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	41,725	51,980	62,255	72,509
Urban Honolulu, HI	41,725	51,980	62,255	72,509
Ames, IA	30,930	37,628	44,325	51,023
Cedar Rapids, IA	30,992	37,607	44,242	50,856
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	35,298	41,871	48,464	55,037
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	32,677	38,896	45,116	51,335
Dubuque, IA	29,661	36,255	42,869	49,463
Iowa City, IA	32,261	38,168	44,076	49,983
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	27,644	35,069	42,516	49,941
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	29,328	36,109	42,869	49,650
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	36,151	44,221	52,292	60,362
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	30,514	36,192	41,850	47,528
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	28,725	34,799	40,893	46,967
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	30,181	36,796	43,410	50,024
Boise City, ID	46,759	57,180	67,580	78,000
Coeur d'Alene, ID	47,258	57,055	66,852	76,648
Idaho Falls, ID	44,096	51,501	58,927	66,332
Lewiston, ID-WA	43,015	50,232	57,471	64,688
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,472	51,293	59,093	66,914
Pocatello, ID	42,640	51,044	59,426	67,829
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,119	52,000	60,903	69,784
Twin Falls, ID	45,053	54,808	64,564	74,319
Bloomington, IL	39,042	45,407	51,751	58,116
Champaign-Urbana, IL	36,442	42,120	47,778	53,456
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	44,887	51,980	59,072	66,165
Decatur, IL	37,295	42,724	48,152	53,581
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,028	39,125	43,244	47,341
Kankakee, IL	43,452	50,565	57,658	64,772
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,701	50,690	57,700	64,688
Peoria, IL	41,663	49,088	56,514	63,940
Rockford, IL	44,596	51,584	58,552	65,541
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,735	41,268	46,821	52,354
Springfield, IL	39,624	44,804	49,983	55,162
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,525	42,079	47,632	53,186
Bloomington, IN	36,338	42,578	48,818	55,058
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	36,650	43,992	51,335	58,677
Columbus, IN	36,088	42,204	48,340	54,455
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	37,752	45,469	53,186	60,903
Evansville, IN	36,837	45,303	53,768	62,234
Fort Wayne, IN	35,756	43,285	50,815	58,344
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	36,088	41,933	47,757	53,602
Kokomo, IN	36,047	42,287	48,506	54,746
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	43,327	50,690	58,074	65,437
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	43,743	50,940	58,116	65,312
Muncie, IN	35,631	41,621	47,612	53,602
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,320	42,224	50,108	58,012
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	40,602	47,487	54,372	61,256
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,397	47,008	55,599	64,210
Terre Haute, IN	37,732	45,656	53,581	61,506
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	38,064	50,794	63,524	76,253
Lawrence, KS	38,834	49,255	59,676	70,096
Manhattan, KS	38,023	50,482	62,962	75,421
Topeka, KS	38,980	49,484	59,988	70,492
Wichita, KS	38,085	48,631	59,156	69,701
Bowling Green, KY	36,796	47,050	57,325	67,580
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	41,476	50,378	59,301	68,204
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,064	48,922	59,800	70,658
Elizabethtown, KY	39,604	47,508	55,391	63,295
Lexington-Fayette, KY	41,039	49,712	58,407	67,080
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	40,207	47,903	55,599	63,295
Owensboro, KY	39,832	48,589	57,325	66,082
Paducah, KY-IL	35,360	42,828	50,274	57,741
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,416	47,487	55,578	63,648
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,647	46,634	54,642	62,629
Alexandria, LA	35,152	42,204	49,276	56,327
Baton Rouge, LA	34,903	39,853	44,804	49,754
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,549	40,519	46,509	52,479
Hammond, LA	35,485	41,912	48,340	54,767
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	35,381	41,767	48,132	54,517
Lafayette, LA	34,508	40,040	45,552	51,085
Lake Charles, LA	34,404	42,474	50,565	58,636
Monroe, LA	35,152	42,204	49,276	56,327
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	38,460	47,757	57,055	66,352
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,861	40,581	46,301	52,021
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	35,152	42,204	49,276	56,327
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	37,170	46,197	55,245	64,272
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,632	40,394	46,176	51,938
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	48,922	59,447	69,992	80,517
Barnstable Town, MA	50,836	59,780	68,724	77,668
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	51,876	60,944	70,034	79,103
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	50,711	59,759	68,786	77,834
Pittsfield, MA	51,543	61,215	70,866	80,538
Springfield, MA	48,922	59,447	69,992	80,517
Worcester, MA	51,647	60,882	70,117	79,352
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	41,060	48,943	56,805	64,688
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	45,594	55,016	64,439	73,861
Lexington Park, MD	44,429	53,436	62,442	71,448
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	40,935	51,751	62,567	73,383
Salisbury, MD	38,626	46,551	54,455	62,380
Bangor, ME	32,885	40,560	48,215	55,890
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	33,010	40,706	48,381	56,077
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	32,885	40,560	48,215	55,890
Portland-South Portland, ME	46,946	51,647	56,368	61,069
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	32,885	40,560	48,215	55,890
Ann Arbor, MI	41,309	48,173	55,058	61,922
Battle Creek, MI	36,525	43,868	51,189	58,532
Bay City, MI	40,581	46,863	53,165	59,447
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	39,978	47,549	55,100	62,671
Flint, MI	39,333	46,135	52,936	59,738
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	37,669	44,804	51,938	59,072
Jackson, MI	39,271	46,884	54,476	62,088
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	41,247	48,360	55,474	62,588
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	34,695	40,935	47,154	53,394
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,642	47,799	53,935	60,092
Midland, MI	40,581	46,863	53,165	59,447
Monroe, MI	39,624	47,175	54,704	62,255
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	38,314	45,261	52,229	59,176
Niles, MI	36,837	44,034	51,231	58,428
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,831	46,488	52,167	57,824
Saginaw, MI	38,418	45,199	52,000	58,781
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,029	40,124	46,239	52,333
Traverse City, MI	40,831	46,468	52,084	57,720
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,184	47,154	53,103	59,072
Duluth, MN-WI	42,016	46,301	50,565	54,850
Mankato, MN	48,610	55,620	62,608	69,618
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	48,381	55,578	62,796	69,992
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,508	54,455	61,423	68,370
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,343	50,898	55,432	59,988
Rochester, MN	43,202	50,253	57,304	64,356
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,653	54,850	62,047	69,244
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,591	54,684	61,776	68,869
St. Cloud, MN	47,778	54,808	61,860	68,890
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	37,524	43,056	48,610	54,143
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,444	40,748	46,052	51,356
Columbia, MO	35,298	40,831	46,384	51,917
Jefferson City, MO	35,298	40,831	46,384	51,917
Joplin, MO-KS	34,882	46,925	58,989	71,032
Kansas City, MO-KS	40,248	48,943	57,637	66,332
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,404	39,271	44,138	49,005
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,719	37,565	42,432	47,279
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,759	38,730	43,680	48,652
Springfield, MO	39,916	46,759	53,623	60,466
St. Joseph, MO-KS	37,607	47,612	57,637	67,642
St. Louis, MO-IL	41,351	48,672	55,973	63,295
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	40,124	44,679	49,255	53,810
Hattiesburg, MS	37,524	42,495	47,466	52,437
Jackson, MS	37,399	44,180	50,960	57,741
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,192	42,120	48,069	53,997
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,714	42,349	48,964	55,599
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,400	43,389	50,378	57,367
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,192	43,244	50,274	57,325
Billings, MT	41,725	51,980	62,255	72,509
Bozeman, MT	41,725	51,980	62,255	72,509
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	49,463	61,048	72,613	84,199
Great Falls, MT	49,775	59,884	69,992	80,101
Helena, MT	50,212	61,880	73,549	85,218
Missoula, MT	45,365	52,728	60,092	67,455
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	41,725	51,980	62,255	72,509
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,552	52,832	60,092	67,372
Asheville, NC	34,258	43,576	52,895	62,213
Burlington, NC	35,589	41,684	47,799	53,893
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,676	42,973	52,250	61,548
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	47,279	56,452	65,645	74,818
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	41,455	47,175	52,874	58,594
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,831	48,735	56,639	64,543
Fayetteville, NC	34,258	43,576	52,895	62,213
Goldsboro, NC	36,775	46,468	56,140	65,832
Greensboro-High Point, NC	33,530	38,439	43,368	48,277
Greenville, NC	34,258	43,576	52,895	62,213
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	46,655	55,620	64,584	73,549
Jacksonville, NC	34,258	43,576	52,895	62,213
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	35,173	41,309	47,424	53,560
Raleigh-Cary, NC	37,066	45,719	54,351	63,004
Rocky Mount, NC	35,797	45,407	55,037	64,647
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,176	43,389	53,623	63,836
Wilmington, NC	34,258	43,576	52,895	62,213
Winston-Salem, NC	33,426	42,765	52,125	61,464
Bismarck, ND	49,213	57,304	65,416	73,508
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,880	58,989	69,098	79,207
Fargo, ND-MN	51,189	62,920	74,652	86,383
Grand Forks, ND-MN	46,634	51,855	57,055	62,276
Minot, ND	47,112	55,516	63,940	72,343
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,424	57,554	67,704	77,834
Grand Island, NE	42,682	46,530	50,378	54,226
Lincoln, NE	46,364	51,564	56,784	61,984
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	41,538	45,407	49,296	53,165
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,765	46,530	50,316	54,080
Omaha, NE-IA	45,053	51,044	57,034	63,024
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,639	47,320	50,981	54,663
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	51,293	59,717	68,162	76,586
Manchester-Nashua, NH	49,338	54,725	60,133	65,520
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	51,501	60,196	68,890	77,584
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,276	53,872	58,469	63,066
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	50,212	59,696	69,160	78,645
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	52,624	60,924	69,244	77,543
Vineland, NJ	41,101	52,666	64,231	75,796
Albuquerque, NM	43,327	52,146	60,986	69,805
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	42,661	51,418	60,175	68,932
Farmington, NM	41,996	50,898	59,800	68,703
Las Cruces, NM	43,493	51,522	59,530	67,559
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,272	47,612	56,930	66,269
Santa Fe, NM	45,948	54,788	63,607	72,447
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	49,775	57,637	65,520	73,383
Carson City, NV	52,541	61,797	71,074	80,330
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	51,148	60,237	69,348	78,437
Reno, NV	54,788	64,272	73,757	83,242
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	50,253	58,448	66,644	74,839
Binghamton, NY	43,472	51,688	59,925	68,141
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	46,093	53,685	61,256	68,848
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	47,320	56,056	64,792	73,528
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	47,840	56,556	65,271	73,986
Elmira, NY	44,720	52,999	61,256	69,535
Glens Falls, NY	48,964	57,221	65,479	73,736
Ithaca, NY	44,616	52,832	61,048	69,264
Kingston, NY	48,506	57,991	67,476	76,960
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	52,562	61,818	71,095	80,351
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	55,557	63,524	71,511	79,477
Rochester, NY	49,005	57,180	65,354	73,528
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	45,656	53,831	62,026	70,200
Syracuse, NY	45,615	54,767	63,919	73,071
Utica-Rome, NY	45,615	54,517	63,399	72,301
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	45,677	54,704	63,732	72,759
Akron, OH	43,660	51,148	58,636	66,124
Canton-Massillon, OH	42,536	49,525	56,514	63,503
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	43,826	52,666	61,485	70,325
Cleveland, OH	42,786	50,232	57,679	65,125
Columbus, OH	45,698	54,143	62,588	71,032
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	43,951	52,479	60,986	69,514
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,370	50,191	57,991	65,812
Lima, OH	37,648	45,532	53,394	61,277
Mansfield, OH	44,845	53,352	61,839	70,346
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	39,624	48,610	57,575	66,560
Sandusky, OH	42,557	50,024	57,512	64,980
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,751	46,156	53,581	60,986
Springfield, OH	44,325	52,749	61,194	69,618
Toledo, OH	43,660	50,212	56,784	63,336
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,232	45,116	52,999	60,882
Youngstown-Warren, OH	39,104	45,948	52,770	59,613
Enid, OK	31,117	39,000	46,863	54,746
Lawton, OK	36,712	42,890	49,088	55,266
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,277	43,056	50,856	58,636
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,530	40,207	46,863	53,540
Oklahoma City, OK	39,229	51,085	62,962	74,818
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,452	37,815	45,157	52,520
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,636	40,061	47,508	54,933
Tulsa, OK	41,143	52,271	63,378	74,506
Albany, OR	62,900	72,218	81,516	90,834
Bend, OR	61,298	71,095	80,892	90,688
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,319	72,530	83,762	94,973
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	57,845	64,792	71,719	78,666
Corvallis, OR	60,216	69,077	77,917	86,778
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	60,695	70,824	80,975	91,104
Eugene-Springfield, OR	61,319	71,303	81,287	91,271
Grants Pass, OR	59,114	67,164	75,213	83,263
Medford, OR	60,674	69,036	77,418	85,780
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	62,941	75,400	87,839	100,298
Salem, OR	64,564	73,133	81,682	90,252
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	33,738	45,365	57,013	68,640
Altoona, PA	35,111	44,762	54,434	64,085
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,629	47,965	59,280	70,616
Chambersburg, PA	36,671	47,008	57,325	67,663
Erie, PA	33,780	45,012	56,244	67,476
Gettysburg, PA	35,652	47,612	59,572	71,532
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	39,624	49,317	59,031	68,724
Johnstown, PA	40,082	50,524	60,944	71,386
Lancaster, PA	40,103	53,748	67,413	81,058
Lebanon, PA	38,252	50,544	62,858	75,151
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,376	51,127	63,898	76,648
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,674	45,303	55,952	66,581
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	40,997	52,604	64,231	75,837
Pittsburgh, PA	41,080	51,564	62,026	72,509
Reading, PA	39,271	51,272	63,253	75,255
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	40,976	50,648	60,341	70,013
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,541	46,946	54,372	61,776
State College, PA	33,530	43,992	54,434	64,896
Williamsport, PA	35,444	48,319	61,194	74,069
York-Hanover, PA	37,836	50,544	63,232	75,941
Aguadilla, PR	31,616	36,567	41,517	46,468
Arecibo, PR	31,616	36,567	41,517	46,468
Guayama, PR	31,616	36,567	41,517	46,468
Mayaguez, PR	31,616	36,567	41,517	46,468
Ponce, PR	31,616	36,567	41,517	46,468
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	31,616	36,567	41,517	46,468
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	31,616	36,567	41,517	46,468
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	47,986	56,244	64,522	72,780
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	36,400	46,197	55,973	65,770
Columbia, SC	41,704	50,732	59,780	68,807
Florence, SC	38,896	48,506	58,116	67,725
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	35,860	47,133	58,428	69,701
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	34,404	42,183	49,983	57,762
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	32,885	41,496	50,128	58,740
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,186	49,900	59,613	69,327
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,061	50,191	60,300	70,429
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,333	48,818	58,324	67,808
Spartanburg, SC	40,768	50,628	60,466	70,325
Sumter, SC	38,896	48,506	58,116	67,725
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	44,824	53,872	62,920	71,968
Rapid City, SD	46,925	51,938	56,972	61,984
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	46,280	53,831	61,381	68,932
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,717	55,640	64,564	73,487
Chattanooga, TN-GA	41,746	50,565	59,384	68,204
Clarksville, TN-KY	39,188	48,340	57,471	66,623
Cleveland, TN	36,879	45,656	54,413	63,191
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,053	38,044	44,034	50,024
Jackson, TN	25,376	33,343	41,309	49,276
Johnson City, TN	34,944	41,808	48,693	55,557
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	39,167	46,572	53,976	61,381
Knoxville, TN	40,124	46,322	52,520	58,719
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	37,461	44,596	51,751	58,885
Morristown, TN	37,919	44,512	51,106	57,700
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	42,224	50,752	59,301	67,829
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,215	45,948	56,680	67,413
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	25,792	31,408	37,024	42,640
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,442	45,428	54,392	63,378
Abilene, TX	38,688	45,428	52,188	58,927
Amarillo, TX	40,394	50,149	59,904	69,660
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	40,976	53,207	65,458	77,688
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	45,532	57,616	69,701	81,786
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,165	49,338	58,511	67,684
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	37,856	46,509	55,183	63,836
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,703	54,288	65,895	77,480
College Station-Bryan, TX	33,759	38,002	42,224	46,468
Corpus Christi, TX	37,253	46,551	55,869	65,167
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	44,637	55,204	65,749	76,316
Eagle Pass, TX	39,458	50,919	62,400	73,861
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,556	54,496	65,437	76,378
El Paso, TX	37,628	46,405	55,183	63,960
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,024	45,781	54,559	63,316
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	45,864	57,949	70,055	82,140
Killeen-Temple, TX	39,874	51,210	62,546	73,882
Laredo, TX	40,456	50,607	60,778	70,928
Longview, TX	39,604	50,420	61,215	72,031
Lubbock, TX	35,880	47,320	58,740	70,180
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	40,519	47,861	55,183	62,525
Midland, TX	53,706	74,714	95,701	116,709
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,836	48,215	58,573	68,952
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,125	52,063	65,021	77,959
Odessa, TX	41,912	53,311	64,709	76,108
San Angelo, TX	38,064	48,111	58,136	68,183
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	41,434	50,004	58,594	67,164
Sherman-Denison, TX	43,784	54,434	65,063	75,712
Texarkana, TX-AR	36,130	46,197	56,244	66,311
Tyler, TX	41,268	52,229	63,191	74,152
Victoria, TX	40,477	50,024	59,551	69,098
Waco, TX	42,682	51,668	60,632	69,618
Wichita Falls, TX	38,210	48,860	59,530	70,180
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	43,015	51,106	59,176	67,268
Logan, UT-ID	43,327	52,562	61,776	71,012
Ogden, UT	42,994	52,957	62,920	72,884
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	38,813	49,837	60,882	71,906
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	44,388	55,620	66,831	78,063
St. George, UT	42,495	51,564	60,632	69,701
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	49,068	57,388	65,687	74,007
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	36,754	44,076	51,397	58,719
Charlottesville, VA	48,007	53,394	58,781	64,168
Harrisonburg, VA	41,559	48,319	55,058	61,818
Lynchburg, VA	35,506	42,703	49,920	57,117
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,616	52,957	61,298	69,639
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,869	51,584	60,279	68,994
Richmond, VA	41,268	48,028	54,808	61,568
Roanoke, VA	37,274	44,200	51,127	58,053
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,727	47,861	54,975	62,109
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,669	45,157	52,645	60,133
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	41,559	48,319	55,058	61,818
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	43,701	50,482	57,263	64,044
Winchester, VA-WV	46,738	56,618	66,477	76,357
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	41,725	51,980	62,255	72,509
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	41,725	51,980	62,255	72,509
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	41,725	51,980	62,255	72,509
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	41,725	51,980	62,255	72,509
Bellingham, WA	45,906	54,434	62,962	71,490
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	47,008	55,349	63,669	72,010
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	55,224	66,228	77,252	88,255
Kennewick-Richland, WA	49,879	59,863	69,847	79,831
Longview-Kelso, WA	57,388	70,117	82,826	95,556
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	53,207	62,816	72,426	82,036
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	54,496	64,044	73,612	83,159
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	55,869	65,354	74,839	84,324
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	52,541	61,069	69,576	78,104
Walla Walla, WA	45,802	54,808	63,815	72,821
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	53,872	63,565	73,279	82,972
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,884	55,162	63,420	71,698
Yakima, WA	55,349	66,477	77,626	88,754
Appleton, WI	40,144	46,301	52,437	58,594
Eau Claire, WI	41,226	45,448	49,692	53,914
Fond du Lac, WI	41,392	48,152	54,892	61,652
Green Bay, WI	41,933	48,506	55,058	61,631
Janesville-Beloit, WI	41,829	48,652	55,453	62,276
Kenosha, WI	40,914	48,922	56,951	64,959
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	40,789	46,696	52,624	58,532
Madison, WI	43,972	51,855	59,738	67,621
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	43,431	50,212	56,972	63,752
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,330	47,300	53,248	59,218
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,724	46,156	49,608	53,040
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	39,728	46,010	52,292	58,573
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	42,432	49,692	56,972	64,231
Sheboygan, WI	41,559	48,111	54,663	61,215
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,708	45,407	51,106	56,805
Wausau, WI	40,664	45,656	50,628	55,620
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,186	44,741	49,296	53,852
Beckley, WV	44,346	57,596	70,845	84,095
Charleston, WV	43,618	57,804	71,968	86,154
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	39,333	50,586	61,839	73,092
Morgantown, WV	56,410	65,874	75,359	84,823
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	61,215	70,928	80,621	90,335
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	57,200	67,725	78,250	88,775
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,820	60,445	73,071	85,696
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	39,978	50,773	61,568	72,364
Wheeling, WV-OH	50,669	60,237	69,805	79,373
Casper, WY	40,061	45,948	51,834	57,720
Cheyenne, WY	47,404	55,079	62,733	70,408
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	39,624	44,991	50,378	55,744
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	40,311	46,301	52,312	58,303

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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