SOC 27-3023 · DOL wage year 2026–27

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 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): Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television. May collect and analyze information through interview, investigation, or observation.

Level I across metros$20,676 – $66,394Morgantown, WV to New York, NY

Median Level IV, major metros$83,221Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists (SOC 27-3023) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $20,676 in Morgantown, WV to $66,394 in New York, NY, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $83,221. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $68,453, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 17 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$360,215
San Francisco, CA$133,620
San Jose, CA$109,928
Seattle, WA$93,268
Dallas, TX$82,140
Houston, TX$73,424
Austin, TX$113,360
Chicago, IL$135,492
Boston, MA$88,962
Washington, DC$194,460
Atlanta, GA$118,477
Los Angeles, CA$133,620

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	38,252	44,845	51,439	58,032
Anchorage, AK	38,252	49,276	60,320	71,344
Fairbanks-College, AK	38,168	44,138	50,087	56,056
Anniston-Oxford, AL	34,508	44,783	55,037	65,312
Auburn-Opelika, AL	32,407	43,036	53,685	64,314
Birmingham, AL	36,068	46,696	57,325	67,954
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	34,612	45,823	57,013	68,224
Decatur, AL	32,428	42,141	51,834	61,548
Dothan, AL	33,821	39,271	44,700	50,149
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	34,445	44,429	54,413	64,397
Gadsden, AL	34,508	44,783	55,037	65,312
Huntsville, AL	33,863	43,639	53,436	63,212
Mobile, AL	34,612	45,823	57,013	68,224
Montgomery, AL	34,632	44,346	54,060	63,773
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,612	44,824	55,037	65,250
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,594	42,162	51,709	61,277
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,322	43,181	53,061	62,920
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,341	44,720	55,079	65,458
Tuscaloosa, AL	33,322	43,431	53,519	63,628
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,512	43,680	55,869	68,037
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	29,994	34,632	39,250	43,888
Fort Smith, AR-OK	28,746	33,967	39,188	44,408
Hot Springs, AR	30,576	36,047	41,517	46,988
Jonesboro, AR	34,861	52,292	69,701	87,132
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	31,720	36,837	41,954	47,071
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,701	35,735	40,789	45,823
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,453	35,776	42,100	48,423
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,349	34,861	40,394	45,906
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	34,216	45,178	56,119	67,080
Flagstaff, AZ	34,112	44,845	55,578	66,311
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	34,112	44,845	55,578	66,311
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	35,818	45,157	54,517	63,856
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	34,092	42,744	51,418	60,071
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	38,127	53,061	67,996	82,930
Tucson, AZ	34,903	46,447	57,991	69,535
Yuma, AZ	35,319	46,967	58,636	70,284
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	49,255	65,208	81,141	97,095
Chico, CA	39,208	70,679	102,149	133,620
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	47,404	66,352	85,280	104,229
El Centro, CA	45,823	64,626	83,408	102,212
Fresno, CA	39,208	70,679	102,149	133,620
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	47,944	67,580	87,236	106,871
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	39,208	70,679	102,149	133,620
Merced, CA	50,628	70,138	89,628	109,138
Modesto, CA	56,514	78,458	100,423	122,367
Napa, CA	48,402	66,706	85,031	103,335
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	48,194	67,143	86,092	105,040
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	45,490	63,877	82,285	100,672
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	48,735	76,357	103,959	131,581
Redding, CA	39,208	70,679	102,149	133,620
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	48,922	67,434	85,925	104,437
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	48,922	67,767	86,612	105,456
Salinas, CA	50,461	69,972	89,503	109,013
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	45,698	64,439	83,200	101,941
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	39,208	70,679	102,149	133,620
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	53,831	72,530	91,229	109,928
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	45,095	60,840	76,607	92,352
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	57,117	79,082	101,047	123,012
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	44,346	58,885	73,445	87,984
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	56,888	79,144	101,380	123,636
Stockton-Lodi, CA	55,412	76,940	98,468	119,996
Vallejo, CA	56,140	77,938	99,736	121,535
Visalia, CA	47,445	67,975	88,504	109,034
Yuba City, CA	47,112	66,144	85,156	104,188
Boulder, CO	43,181	58,116	73,071	88,005
Colorado Springs, CO	43,826	55,536	67,226	78,936
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	44,076	60,092	76,108	92,124
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,642	56,618	71,573	86,549
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	41,829	51,647	61,464	71,282
Grand Junction, CO	40,519	54,559	68,620	82,660
Greeley, CO	41,871	57,180	72,488	87,797
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,330	55,744	70,138	84,552
Pueblo, CO	38,064	49,026	59,967	70,928
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,543	47,196	55,848	64,501
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	46,759	86,424	126,069	165,735
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	45,012	76,919	108,826	140,733
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	46,156	65,500	84,844	104,188
New Haven, CT	47,404	80,746	114,068	147,410
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	43,181	59,613	76,066	92,498
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	46,551	79,519	112,466	145,434
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	63,690	107,287	150,863	194,460
Dover, DE	44,596	70,554	96,533	122,492
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	42,911	57,949	73,008	88,047
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	43,784	55,474	67,164	78,853
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	36,962	48,776	60,570	72,384
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	47,383	56,868	66,332	75,816
Gainesville, FL	40,477	48,776	57,055	65,354
Homosassa Springs, FL	42,100	57,804	73,528	89,232
Jacksonville, FL	49,255	54,476	59,696	64,917
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	44,512	58,760	73,008	87,256
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	45,074	63,024	80,996	98,946
Naples-Marco Island, FL	44,700	61,901	79,082	96,284
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	44,512	52,042	59,551	67,080
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	50,378	53,997	57,616	61,236
Ocala, FL	44,408	57,845	71,303	84,740
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	48,236	62,109	75,962	89,836
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	45,573	59,738	73,924	88,088
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	35,797	42,120	48,423	54,746
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	44,180	58,303	72,447	86,570
Port St. Lucie, FL	44,679	62,484	80,309	98,114
Punta Gorda, FL	44,096	53,207	62,296	71,407
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	45,802	60,112	74,402	88,712
Sebring, FL	45,469	58,823	72,197	85,551
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	44,429	60,196	75,983	91,749
Tallahassee, FL	41,060	53,997	66,914	79,852
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	42,661	59,572	76,482	93,392
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	44,533	59,676	74,797	89,940
Albany, GA	31,991	42,349	52,728	63,087
Athens-Clarke County, GA	46,114	69,576	93,039	116,501
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	48,735	71,989	95,223	118,477
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	35,568	48,402	61,256	74,090
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	40,852	63,919	86,986	110,053
Columbus, GA-AL	44,908	68,516	92,103	115,711
Dalton, GA	31,159	46,343	61,548	76,732
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,029	46,384	58,719	71,074
Gainesville, GA	46,800	70,325	93,850	117,375
Hinesville, GA	32,719	47,508	62,276	77,064
Macon-Bibb County, GA	46,301	69,784	93,268	116,751
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,493	66,935	90,397	113,839
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,100	65,084	88,068	111,052
Rome, GA	45,885	69,327	92,789	116,231
Savannah, GA	38,688	58,012	77,314	96,637
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,852	63,919	86,986	110,053
Valdosta, GA	40,852	63,919	86,986	110,053
Warner Robins, GA	30,680	37,940	45,199	52,458
Guam MSA	39,208	70,679	102,149	133,620
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	31,700	52,396	73,071	93,767
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	31,700	52,396	73,071	93,767
Urban Honolulu, HI	31,908	53,248	74,589	95,930
Ames, IA	31,949	40,020	48,111	56,181
Cedar Rapids, IA	38,626	47,549	56,472	65,396
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	34,424	43,036	51,626	60,237
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	39,292	50,628	61,943	73,279
Dubuque, IA	31,928	39,188	46,468	53,727
Iowa City, IA	34,154	41,392	48,610	55,848
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	28,892	34,591	40,290	45,989
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	29,828	35,215	40,581	45,968
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	39,708	48,756	57,783	66,831
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	31,388	35,839	40,269	44,720
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	31,284	34,944	38,605	42,266
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	32,116	39,645	47,154	54,684
Boise City, ID	42,640	53,415	64,210	74,984
Coeur d'Alene, ID	38,252	48,360	58,448	68,557
Idaho Falls, ID	31,325	39,021	46,717	54,413
Lewiston, ID-WA	34,924	41,725	48,506	55,308
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	39,292	49,421	59,551	69,680
Pocatello, ID	36,733	47,050	57,346	67,663
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	35,672	46,405	57,117	67,850
Twin Falls, ID	39,500	49,733	59,946	70,180
Bloomington, IL	36,629	48,610	60,591	72,572
Champaign-Urbana, IL	36,338	50,648	64,938	79,248
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	41,829	73,050	104,271	135,492
Decatur, IL	37,877	53,706	69,556	85,384
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,668	50,461	62,234	74,028
Kankakee, IL	41,039	70,346	99,632	128,940
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,895	65,354	90,813	116,272
Peoria, IL	37,898	46,551	55,224	63,877
Rockford, IL	40,540	69,639	98,717	127,816
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,336	48,360	59,364	70,388
Springfield, IL	39,416	50,565	61,735	72,884
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,757	40,644	46,551	52,437
Bloomington, IN	35,693	54,039	72,364	90,709
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,714	49,837	63,960	78,084
Columbus, IN	35,672	54,767	73,861	92,956
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	33,031	44,200	55,349	66,519
Evansville, IN	35,693	57,783	79,893	101,983
Fort Wayne, IN	31,866	39,957	48,069	56,160
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	41,372	61,402	81,453	101,484
Kokomo, IN	34,133	50,794	67,476	84,136
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	37,960	66,103	94,245	122,388
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	40,623	70,866	101,130	131,373
Muncie, IN	38,668	58,220	77,772	97,324
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,544	65,042	92,540	120,037
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	32,636	44,575	56,514	68,453
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,335	54,101	69,847	85,613
Terre Haute, IN	32,989	47,986	62,983	77,980
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	32,636	39,167	45,677	52,208
Lawrence, KS	31,034	45,511	59,988	74,464
Manhattan, KS	30,535	38,709	46,863	55,037
Topeka, KS	30,410	44,949	59,488	74,028
Wichita, KS	33,967	40,976	48,007	55,016
Bowling Green, KY	31,076	46,634	62,172	77,730
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,485	49,484	63,503	77,501
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,076	46,634	62,172	77,730
Elizabethtown, KY	33,010	50,087	67,184	84,261
Lexington-Fayette, KY	38,688	51,314	63,940	76,565
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	39,125	56,743	74,360	91,978
Owensboro, KY	28,288	37,316	46,364	55,391
Paducah, KY-IL	31,408	42,308	53,228	64,127
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,492	46,135	60,778	75,421
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,741	46,925	62,088	77,272
Alexandria, LA	39,728	51,772	63,794	75,837
Baton Rouge, LA	43,036	54,933	66,831	78,728
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,938	50,378	61,818	73,258
Hammond, LA	41,954	54,288	66,644	78,978
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	41,975	54,268	66,560	78,853
Lafayette, LA	37,212	49,255	61,298	73,341
Lake Charles, LA	37,420	47,944	58,469	68,994
Monroe, LA	39,728	51,772	63,794	75,837
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	41,476	54,018	66,581	79,124
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,269	52,687	65,104	77,522
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	39,728	51,772	63,794	75,837
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	41,455	53,956	66,456	78,957
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	41,476	53,477	65,479	77,480
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	39,208	70,679	102,149	133,620
Barnstable Town, MA	39,208	70,679	102,149	133,620
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	42,516	57,991	73,487	88,962
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	41,684	55,516	69,368	83,200
Pittsfield, MA	38,064	45,677	53,269	60,882
Springfield, MA	39,208	70,679	102,149	133,620
Worcester, MA	39,208	42,391	45,573	48,756
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	44,096	65,832	87,568	109,304
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	62,463	105,956	149,469	192,962
Lexington Park, MD	59,655	101,754	143,874	185,973
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	43,472	67,704	91,936	116,168
Salisbury, MD	37,024	51,189	65,354	79,519
Bangor, ME	36,983	44,325	51,688	59,031
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	38,584	47,362	56,119	64,896
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,106	44,055	50,004	55,952
Portland-South Portland, ME	39,354	49,255	59,156	69,056
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	39,541	44,242	48,922	53,623
Ann Arbor, MI	39,250	54,039	68,848	83,637
Battle Creek, MI	35,943	53,352	70,762	88,172
Bay City, MI	30,389	42,495	54,621	66,727
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	43,098	70,554	98,010	125,466
Flint, MI	38,626	65,437	92,269	119,080
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	35,901	49,733	63,565	77,397
Jackson, MI	40,519	66,269	91,999	117,749
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	35,256	50,648	66,061	81,453
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	38,210	59,322	80,434	101,546
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,848	38,709	47,591	56,452
Midland, MI	30,389	42,495	54,621	66,727
Monroe, MI	41,663	67,746	93,829	119,912
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	33,364	46,135	58,927	71,698
Niles, MI	33,613	51,564	69,535	87,485
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	31,533	44,533	57,533	70,533
Saginaw, MI	33,884	52,000	70,096	88,213
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,943	50,981	66,020	81,058
Traverse City, MI	36,504	59,114	81,724	104,333
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,504	59,114	81,724	104,333
Duluth, MN-WI	34,612	41,954	49,296	56,639
Mankato, MN	36,088	44,159	52,229	60,300
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	38,272	46,447	54,642	62,816
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,277	43,202	51,148	59,072
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	30,181	33,010	35,860	38,688
Rochester, MN	33,696	39,583	45,448	51,335
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,943	43,847	51,772	59,676
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,677	36,941	41,184	45,448
St. Cloud, MN	35,319	42,952	50,565	58,199
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	31,658	38,980	46,322	53,644
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,450	45,552	59,634	73,736
Columbia, MO	29,495	39,000	48,485	57,991
Jefferson City, MO	29,495	39,000	48,485	57,991
Joplin, MO-KS	31,346	38,335	45,324	52,312
Kansas City, MO-KS	30,722	48,215	65,728	83,221
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,845	46,800	61,756	76,711
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,426	43,972	54,538	65,084
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,285	44,554	58,844	73,112
Springfield, MO	29,204	35,568	41,933	48,298
St. Joseph, MO-KS	30,805	45,032	59,280	73,508
St. Louis, MO-IL	40,664	51,834	63,004	74,173
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	31,388	37,898	44,429	50,940
Hattiesburg, MS	30,452	39,229	47,986	56,764
Jackson, MS	36,338	44,679	53,020	61,360
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,410	36,088	41,767	47,445
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,010	42,516	52,021	61,527
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,058	37,274	45,469	53,685
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,948	44,845	56,764	68,661
Billings, MT	34,008	43,618	53,228	62,837
Bozeman, MT	41,455	50,773	60,092	69,410
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,738	40,852	47,986	55,100
Great Falls, MT	33,572	40,456	47,341	54,226
Helena, MT	34,237	41,372	48,527	55,661
Missoula, MT	37,045	45,615	54,205	62,775
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,988	42,308	50,648	58,968
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,821	37,357	40,914	44,450
Asheville, NC	31,804	42,703	53,602	64,501
Burlington, NC	33,592	53,519	73,424	93,351
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,608	51,772	66,935	82,098
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	41,829	55,474	69,119	82,764
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	35,714	53,186	70,658	88,130
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,722	38,938	47,154	55,370
Fayetteville, NC	35,714	50,295	64,855	79,436
Goldsboro, NC	33,530	48,423	63,336	78,229
Greensboro-High Point, NC	33,572	43,223	52,853	62,504
Greenville, NC	31,346	38,813	46,301	53,768
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38,605	52,416	66,228	80,039
Jacksonville, NC	32,615	39,375	46,114	52,874
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	33,426	51,917	70,388	88,879
Raleigh-Cary, NC	40,976	55,432	69,868	84,324
Rocky Mount, NC	33,010	47,965	62,920	77,876
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,391	36,400	43,410	50,420
Wilmington, NC	36,338	41,580	46,842	52,084
Winston-Salem, NC	37,752	51,460	65,146	78,853
Bismarck, ND	39,208	45,365	51,501	57,658
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,023	45,324	52,604	59,904
Fargo, ND-MN	33,759	41,122	48,506	55,869
Grand Forks, ND-MN	38,626	46,197	53,768	61,340
Minot, ND	38,626	46,197	53,768	61,340
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,189	43,722	49,234	54,767
Grand Island, NE	35,402	37,669	39,936	42,204
Lincoln, NE	34,820	41,247	47,674	54,101
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,319	42,183	49,068	55,932
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,173	37,440	39,728	41,996
Omaha, NE-IA	38,876	50,919	62,962	75,005
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,256	37,877	40,519	43,140
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,247	56,327	71,428	86,508
Manchester-Nashua, NH	44,346	61,194	78,042	94,890
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,247	56,119	70,991	85,863
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,821	45,677	57,554	69,410
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	41,434	54,933	68,453	81,952
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	41,434	54,933	68,453	81,952
Vineland, NJ	44,824	70,492	96,180	121,847
Albuquerque, NM	41,268	54,850	68,412	81,994
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,959	51,605	64,231	76,877
Farmington, NM	39,396	52,333	65,271	78,208
Las Cruces, NM	38,293	51,397	64,522	77,626
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,792	52,292	65,791	79,290
Santa Fe, NM	39,583	53,415	67,247	81,079
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	49,296	66,228	83,180	100,111
Carson City, NV	41,725	52,666	63,628	74,568
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	52,853	70,471	88,088	105,706
Reno, NV	42,890	54,871	66,831	78,812
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	42,932	61,943	80,954	99,965
Binghamton, NY	36,650	50,794	64,917	79,061
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	42,516	64,792	87,069	109,346
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	40,248	62,068	83,887	105,706
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	38,605	53,852	69,077	84,324
Elmira, NY	35,984	49,234	62,504	75,754
Glens Falls, NY	42,079	69,140	96,221	123,282
Ithaca, NY	35,797	47,778	59,738	71,719
Kingston, NY	62,234	156,208	250,162	344,136
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	65,375	162,594	259,792	357,012
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	66,394	164,341	262,268	360,215
Rochester, NY	39,770	56,805	73,820	90,855
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	35,652	44,034	52,416	60,799
Syracuse, NY	41,975	58,157	74,340	90,522
Utica-Rome, NY	62,234	156,208	250,162	344,136
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	62,234	156,208	250,162	344,136
Akron, OH	34,320	42,973	51,626	60,279
Canton-Massillon, OH	32,199	40,935	49,650	58,386
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	41,143	52,957	64,772	76,586
Cleveland, OH	36,317	47,300	58,303	69,285
Columbus, OH	38,480	52,791	67,080	81,391
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	37,212	50,066	62,900	75,754
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	33,468	45,968	58,490	70,991
Lima, OH	29,640	35,111	40,581	46,052
Mansfield, OH	35,693	49,608	63,524	77,439
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	34,570	46,364	58,157	69,951
Sandusky, OH	35,527	46,592	57,679	68,744
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,567	49,504	62,421	75,359
Springfield, OH	35,132	48,922	62,733	76,524
Toledo, OH	36,192	48,756	61,298	73,861
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	29,869	33,613	37,357	41,101
Youngstown-Warren, OH	35,111	45,885	56,680	67,455
Enid, OK	33,072	48,069	63,087	78,084
Lawton, OK	35,215	48,568	61,922	75,276
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,549	49,296	64,044	78,791
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,884	49,109	64,335	79,560
Oklahoma City, OK	37,461	52,791	68,141	83,471
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,824	46,530	61,236	75,941
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,428	45,240	58,053	70,866
Tulsa, OK	37,836	52,687	67,517	82,368
Albany, OR	32,636	39,978	47,341	54,684
Bend, OR	34,383	41,434	48,506	55,557
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	34,799	47,778	60,736	73,716
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,568	48,880	62,213	75,525
Corvallis, OR	31,492	38,668	45,864	53,040
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	34,008	45,719	57,450	69,160
Eugene-Springfield, OR	31,741	40,706	49,692	58,656
Grants Pass, OR	34,008	45,719	57,450	69,160
Medford, OR	34,008	45,719	57,450	69,160
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	36,151	49,130	62,130	75,109
Salem, OR	35,860	49,671	63,482	77,293
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	60,820	152,402	244,005	335,588
Altoona, PA	39,208	70,679	102,149	133,620
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	28,476	35,839	43,181	50,544
Chambersburg, PA	29,911	41,476	53,020	64,584
Erie, PA	39,208	70,679	102,149	133,620
Gettysburg, PA	33,384	49,213	65,021	80,850
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	33,072	44,200	55,328	66,456
Johnstown, PA	33,010	48,215	63,440	78,645
Lancaster, PA	35,048	43,202	51,335	59,488
Lebanon, PA	33,239	44,096	54,975	65,832
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	31,200	46,135	61,048	75,983
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,208	70,679	102,149	133,620
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	45,428	71,677	97,906	124,156
Pittsburgh, PA	33,093	48,652	64,210	79,768
Reading, PA	40,748	63,648	86,528	109,429
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	32,719	49,068	65,416	81,765
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	27,228	33,093	38,938	44,804
State College, PA	27,706	35,548	43,410	51,252
Williamsport, PA	27,644	35,069	42,516	49,941
York-Hanover, PA	34,591	46,717	58,864	70,991
Aguadilla, PR	30,556	43,119	55,661	68,224
Arecibo, PR	31,325	43,826	56,348	68,848
Guayama, PR	31,554	44,138	56,743	69,327
Mayaguez, PR	30,556	43,119	55,661	68,224
Ponce, PR	30,972	43,639	56,285	68,952
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	30,556	43,119	55,661	68,224
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	31,658	44,263	56,868	69,472
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	42,682	55,474	68,266	81,058
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	38,314	46,176	54,039	61,901
Columbia, SC	35,756	51,064	66,373	81,682
Florence, SC	35,548	49,837	64,106	78,396
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	36,879	49,816	62,775	75,712
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	36,255	48,776	61,298	73,820
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	36,255	48,776	61,298	73,820
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,021	51,896	64,772	77,647
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,480	52,479	66,456	80,455
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,421	47,695	58,948	70,221
Spartanburg, SC	39,125	53,207	67,309	81,391
Sumter, SC	35,548	49,837	64,106	78,396
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,324	35,797	39,250	42,724
Rapid City, SD	33,509	38,855	44,200	49,546
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	33,863	40,394	46,946	53,477
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,864	36,172	39,500	42,807
Chattanooga, TN-GA	26,084	38,106	50,149	62,172
Clarksville, TN-KY	38,085	56,805	75,546	94,266
Cleveland, TN	26,000	41,288	56,576	71,864
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	26,728	42,932	59,135	75,338
Jackson, TN	31,013	50,544	70,096	89,628
Johnson City, TN	24,981	34,341	43,701	53,061
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	26,687	41,247	55,828	70,388
Knoxville, TN	31,887	50,960	70,055	89,128
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	43,868	61,964	80,060	98,156
Morristown, TN	27,165	43,056	58,927	74,818
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	45,552	62,775	80,018	97,240
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,679	50,877	70,055	89,253
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,695	54,164	73,632	93,101
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,271	57,804	76,357	94,890
Abilene, TX	26,624	35,360	44,096	52,832
Amarillo, TX	29,973	39,437	48,901	58,365
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	43,868	67,039	90,189	113,360
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	35,672	43,992	52,292	60,612
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,557	42,620	55,703	68,765
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	34,716	48,984	63,253	77,522
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,381	51,335	67,288	83,242
College Station-Bryan, TX	35,444	49,796	64,127	78,479
Corpus Christi, TX	36,837	46,696	56,535	66,394
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	38,085	52,770	67,455	82,140
Eagle Pass, TX	34,716	48,984	63,253	77,522
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,117	43,556	55,973	68,412
El Paso, TX	35,735	45,365	54,975	64,605
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,688	32,324	38,980	45,615
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	35,527	48,152	60,799	73,424
Killeen-Temple, TX	38,376	58,095	77,834	97,552
Laredo, TX	34,716	48,984	63,253	77,522
Longview, TX	34,716	48,984	63,253	77,522
Lubbock, TX	36,317	45,760	55,224	64,668
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	27,581	36,629	45,656	54,704
Midland, TX	29,620	39,562	49,484	59,426
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,551	46,613	59,655	72,717
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,103	34,341	41,600	48,839
Odessa, TX	29,620	39,562	49,484	59,426
San Angelo, TX	25,564	33,176	40,789	48,402
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	35,527	50,898	66,248	81,620
Sherman-Denison, TX	36,192	50,607	65,042	79,456
Texarkana, TX-AR	26,271	34,612	42,932	51,272
Tyler, TX	36,026	42,828	49,629	56,431
Victoria, TX	34,716	48,984	63,253	77,522
Waco, TX	40,165	49,005	57,824	66,664
Wichita Falls, TX	27,124	36,026	44,908	53,810
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	42,724	59,946	77,168	94,391
Logan, UT-ID	35,797	43,264	50,711	58,178
Ogden, UT	44,242	61,693	79,124	96,575
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	44,221	62,130	80,018	97,927
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	48,818	66,810	84,781	102,773
St. George, UT	42,724	59,946	77,168	94,391
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	42,536	59,800	77,044	94,308
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	37,981	47,216	56,431	65,666
Charlottesville, VA	36,629	47,986	59,364	70,720
Harrisonburg, VA	41,912	59,280	76,648	94,016
Lynchburg, VA	36,192	46,405	56,639	66,852
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,912	59,280	76,648	94,016
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,912	59,280	76,648	94,016
Richmond, VA	41,330	51,522	61,714	71,906
Roanoke, VA	39,666	50,128	60,570	71,032
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,912	59,280	76,648	94,016
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,717	42,911	52,104	61,298
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	36,650	46,322	55,994	65,666
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	42,557	51,938	61,319	70,700
Winchester, VA-WV	41,912	59,280	76,648	94,016
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	39,208	70,679	102,149	133,620
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	37,149	47,112	57,076	67,039
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	35,797	40,581	45,344	50,128
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	36,359	40,248	44,138	48,028
Bellingham, WA	42,952	57,200	71,469	85,717
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	46,696	61,402	76,108	90,813
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	42,869	57,076	71,303	85,509
Kennewick-Richland, WA	35,548	43,930	52,292	60,674
Longview-Kelso, WA	39,853	53,727	67,600	81,474
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	44,512	58,927	73,341	87,756
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	46,738	61,381	76,045	90,688
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	48,194	63,212	78,250	93,268
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	41,226	52,063	62,900	73,736
Walla Walla, WA	35,277	41,704	48,132	54,559
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	45,636	60,508	75,380	90,252
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	37,836	45,948	54,039	62,151
Yakima, WA	43,348	57,970	72,592	87,215
Appleton, WI	37,316	47,175	57,034	66,893
Eau Claire, WI	34,008	41,080	48,132	55,204
Fond du Lac, WI	42,224	55,661	69,077	82,514
Green Bay, WI	40,165	51,938	63,711	75,484
Janesville-Beloit, WI	37,336	48,236	59,114	70,013
Kenosha, WI	34,258	40,644	47,050	53,436
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	33,426	39,125	44,804	50,503
Madison, WI	39,042	50,732	62,421	74,111
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	45,781	59,488	73,216	86,924
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,879	47,133	57,367	67,621
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	35,007	42,599	50,191	57,783
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	34,404	42,536	50,669	58,802
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	42,370	55,973	69,576	83,180
Sheboygan, WI	43,015	56,452	69,909	83,346
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,792	50,794	62,816	74,818
Wausau, WI	34,674	41,704	48,756	55,786
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	33,468	38,127	42,765	47,424
Beckley, WV	28,205	35,776	43,368	50,940
Charleston, WV	25,709	34,466	43,223	51,980
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	26,146	34,820	43,472	52,146
Morgantown, WV	20,676	32,074	43,493	54,892
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,104	34,944	43,784	52,624
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	21,612	33,010	44,408	55,807
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	25,709	34,466	43,223	51,980
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	30,951	38,148	45,365	52,562
Wheeling, WV-OH	24,524	33,821	43,140	52,437
Casper, WY	25,522	31,679	37,856	44,013
Cheyenne, WY	24,669	32,636	40,581	48,548
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	23,920	30,951	38,002	45,032
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	25,522	31,679	37,856	44,013

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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