SOC 27-3031 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Public Relations Specialists 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): Promote or create an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media. May specialize in using social media.

Level I across metros$26,312 – $68,973Mayaguez, PR to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$91,978Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Public Relations Specialists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Public Relations Specialists (SOC 27-3031) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $26,312 in Mayaguez, PR to $68,973 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $91,978. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $77,148, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 8 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$119,413
San Francisco, CA$138,778
San Jose, CA$155,376
Seattle, WA$117,104
Dallas, TX$90,023
Houston, TX$88,754
Austin, TX$89,919
Chicago, IL$106,808
Boston, MA$112,279
Washington, DC$141,815
Atlanta, GA$109,304
Los Angeles, CA$107,141

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	44,367	59,551	74,735	89,919
Anchorage, AK	53,664	66,706	79,768	92,810
Fairbanks-College, AK	55,828	65,250	74,693	84,116
Anniston-Oxford, AL	38,023	51,834	65,624	79,436
Auburn-Opelika, AL	45,324	56,930	68,516	80,122
Birmingham, AL	45,968	60,965	75,941	90,938
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	45,532	57,263	68,973	80,704
Decatur, AL	45,240	60,383	75,546	90,688
Dothan, AL	38,418	52,000	65,562	79,144
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	43,764	54,434	65,104	75,775
Gadsden, AL	44,679	59,405	74,152	88,879
Huntsville, AL	48,880	65,645	82,410	99,175
Mobile, AL	34,757	44,304	53,831	63,378
Montgomery, AL	44,700	57,263	69,826	82,389
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,647	51,002	63,378	75,733
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	44,700	59,114	73,549	87,964
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,967	61,444	75,900	90,376
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,522	51,397	64,293	77,168
Tuscaloosa, AL	43,909	56,368	68,828	81,287
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	41,788	54,455	67,122	79,789
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	49,879	73,508	97,136	120,765
Fort Smith, AR-OK	36,692	49,879	63,066	76,253
Hot Springs, AR	43,327	55,079	66,852	78,604
Jonesboro, AR	41,455	54,288	67,122	79,956
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	43,680	55,911	68,141	80,372
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	46,072	56,951	67,829	78,708
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,381	46,384	57,367	68,370
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	41,746	50,981	60,196	69,431
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	42,016	54,205	66,415	78,604
Flagstaff, AZ	52,188	61,568	70,928	80,309
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	41,060	51,231	61,402	71,573
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	49,504	64,501	79,519	94,516
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	47,112	57,804	68,516	79,207
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	45,469	59,551	73,612	87,693
Tucson, AZ	43,930	55,100	66,248	77,418
Yuma, AZ	42,557	55,037	67,517	79,997
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	50,482	66,623	82,743	98,884
Chico, CA	45,012	59,405	73,799	88,192
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50,690	70,471	90,252	110,032
El Centro, CA	62,213	79,020	95,826	112,632
Fresno, CA	47,903	62,650	77,397	92,144
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	48,714	64,460	80,184	95,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	54,559	72,093	89,607	107,141
Merced, CA	56,348	71,178	85,988	100,818
Modesto, CA	49,442	65,916	82,389	98,863
Napa, CA	62,296	80,538	98,759	117,000
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	45,136	59,260	73,362	87,485
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	47,508	62,109	76,732	91,333
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	53,664	72,447	91,229	110,012
Redding, CA	47,258	61,402	75,567	89,711
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	50,690	66,706	82,701	98,717
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	61,464	78,208	94,952	111,696
Salinas, CA	49,692	68,204	86,716	105,228
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	55,266	74,152	93,018	111,904
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	64,647	89,357	114,068	138,778
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	68,973	97,781	126,568	155,376
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	48,652	63,794	78,916	94,058
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	56,285	72,072	87,839	103,626
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	51,501	68,640	85,780	102,919
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	53,914	71,012	88,130	105,228
Stockton-Lodi, CA	53,207	69,244	85,301	101,338
Vallejo, CA	55,848	73,591	91,354	109,096
Visalia, CA	48,568	62,941	77,293	91,666
Yuba City, CA	56,743	72,364	87,964	103,584
Boulder, CO	53,602	72,426	91,229	110,053
Colorado Springs, CO	53,020	69,805	86,591	103,376
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	60,591	80,704	100,839	120,952
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,215	61,444	74,652	87,880
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	52,812	69,285	85,780	102,253
Grand Junction, CO	47,924	59,946	71,948	83,970
Greeley, CO	46,592	62,380	78,188	93,975
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	57,824	77,626	97,448	117,250
Pueblo, CO	50,607	62,359	74,090	85,842
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,506	61,880	75,234	88,608
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	56,431	78,333	100,256	122,159
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	52,666	70,346	88,026	105,706
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	57,304	75,775	94,224	112,695
New Haven, CT	52,916	73,424	93,933	114,442
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	50,524	67,309	84,095	100,880
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	47,404	63,960	80,517	97,074
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	66,415	91,541	116,688	141,815
Dover, DE	47,383	60,632	73,882	87,132
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	42,640	59,114	75,588	92,061
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	41,164	54,288	67,392	80,517
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	39,957	53,706	67,455	81,204
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	35,152	45,968	56,805	67,621
Gainesville, FL	41,372	54,372	67,392	80,392
Homosassa Springs, FL	42,786	57,013	71,261	85,488
Jacksonville, FL	41,725	58,948	76,170	93,392
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	35,714	49,816	63,898	78,000
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	41,205	56,868	72,530	88,192
Naples-Marco Island, FL	44,388	58,303	72,218	86,133
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	38,730	52,916	67,122	81,308
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	39,333	52,271	65,229	78,167
Ocala, FL	37,586	52,208	66,831	81,453
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	42,932	58,344	73,778	89,191
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	38,605	54,704	70,783	86,882
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	39,749	53,124	66,519	79,893
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	40,290	53,540	66,810	80,060
Port St. Lucie, FL	39,645	51,688	63,711	75,754
Punta Gorda, FL	38,543	49,130	59,738	70,325
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	36,484	47,383	58,261	69,160
Sebring, FL	41,538	56,805	72,093	87,360
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	39,084	54,600	70,096	85,613
Tallahassee, FL	42,453	54,975	67,517	80,039
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	43,660	57,970	72,301	86,612
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	44,928	57,908	70,887	83,866
Albany, GA	37,316	53,519	69,743	85,946
Athens-Clarke County, GA	40,373	51,813	63,274	74,714
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	51,522	70,783	90,044	109,304
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	46,863	62,463	78,084	93,684
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	42,599	51,834	61,090	70,325
Columbus, GA-AL	41,684	54,996	68,308	81,620
Dalton, GA	48,610	64,127	79,664	95,181
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,938	51,605	64,293	76,960
Gainesville, GA	40,228	54,871	69,535	84,178
Hinesville, GA	43,576	56,805	70,013	83,242
Macon-Bibb County, GA	41,725	52,666	63,586	74,527
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,541	50,732	61,901	73,092
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,666	54,476	69,306	84,116
Rome, GA	39,812	49,088	58,344	67,621
Savannah, GA	48,423	61,818	75,234	88,629
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,639	56,181	68,744	81,287
Valdosta, GA	40,540	53,020	65,479	77,959
Warner Robins, GA	40,810	56,618	72,447	88,255
Guam MSA	37,503	44,554	51,626	58,677
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	45,677	58,989	72,280	85,592
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	46,405	58,615	70,824	83,034
Urban Honolulu, HI	44,346	56,992	69,618	82,264
Ames, IA	49,192	59,343	69,514	79,664
Cedar Rapids, IA	43,764	57,575	71,365	85,176
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	42,495	57,928	73,341	88,775
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	47,570	61,735	75,920	90,085
Dubuque, IA	40,768	53,644	66,519	79,394
Iowa City, IA	42,432	53,768	65,084	76,420
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	34,591	44,492	54,372	64,272
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	31,949	46,072	60,175	74,298
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	41,434	53,997	66,560	79,124
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,839	47,362	58,864	70,388
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	32,844	43,722	54,621	65,500
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	43,660	56,556	69,472	82,368
Boise City, ID	42,765	56,868	70,991	85,093
Coeur d'Alene, ID	39,021	50,295	61,548	72,821
Idaho Falls, ID	39,271	51,085	62,879	74,693
Lewiston, ID-WA	39,312	52,125	64,917	77,730
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,972	52,895	61,818	70,741
Pocatello, ID	42,204	52,687	63,191	73,674
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
Twin Falls, ID	33,946	46,530	59,135	71,719
Bloomington, IL	53,477	72,759	92,040	111,322
Champaign-Urbana, IL	54,663	62,546	70,429	78,312
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	52,437	70,554	88,692	106,808
Decatur, IL	42,599	54,912	67,205	79,519
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,303	56,930	68,578	80,205
Kankakee, IL	51,855	69,452	87,028	104,624
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,330	53,124	64,938	76,732
Peoria, IL	47,528	64,959	82,389	99,820
Rockford, IL	43,493	54,580	65,687	76,773
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,932	52,916	62,920	72,904
Springfield, IL	51,085	64,792	78,520	92,228
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,252	47,840	57,429	67,018
Bloomington, IN	43,764	57,596	71,407	85,239
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,669	50,357	63,024	75,712
Columbus, IN	40,040	53,061	66,082	79,103
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	45,095	58,844	72,572	86,320
Evansville, IN	41,954	55,495	69,056	82,597
Fort Wayne, IN	47,424	60,092	72,738	85,405
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	48,277	62,047	75,837	89,607
Kokomo, IN	47,112	60,570	74,007	87,464
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	52,042	62,671	73,300	83,928
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	43,098	50,690	58,282	65,874
Muncie, IN	40,560	50,669	60,778	70,887
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,186	52,624	65,063	77,501
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	43,181	54,268	65,375	76,461
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,039	53,644	66,269	78,874
Terre Haute, IN	45,573	57,700	69,826	81,952
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	37,399	48,277	59,156	70,034
Lawrence, KS	45,948	55,994	66,020	76,066
Manhattan, KS	43,140	52,999	62,858	72,717
Topeka, KS	44,970	57,200	69,431	81,661
Wichita, KS	42,703	55,432	68,162	80,892
Bowling Green, KY	32,760	48,901	65,042	81,183
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,687	52,749	65,812	78,874
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,380	43,764	51,168	58,552
Elizabethtown, KY	49,941	61,735	73,508	85,301
Lexington-Fayette, KY	45,303	57,096	68,869	80,663
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	43,618	58,157	72,717	87,256
Owensboro, KY	41,101	53,872	66,644	79,415
Paducah, KY-IL	31,762	42,682	53,581	64,501
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,400	48,256	60,112	71,968
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,210	48,236	58,261	68,287
Alexandria, LA	40,644	56,015	71,365	86,736
Baton Rouge, LA	45,282	54,871	64,439	74,028
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,244	56,805	70,388	83,949
Hammond, LA	43,244	52,042	60,820	69,618
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	45,324	57,512	69,701	81,890
Lafayette, LA	34,487	46,468	58,428	70,408
Lake Charles, LA	36,338	49,172	61,984	74,818
Monroe, LA	39,853	50,836	61,797	72,780
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	48,652	62,463	76,274	90,085
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	44,429	54,912	65,375	75,858
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	46,343	58,240	70,117	82,015
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	41,039	55,557	70,096	84,615
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	29,661	40,581	51,522	62,442
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	49,026	61,194	73,383	85,551
Barnstable Town, MA	52,708	66,893	81,058	95,244
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	56,306	74,964	93,621	112,279
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	52,728	61,818	70,928	80,018
Pittsfield, MA	48,631	61,506	74,381	87,256
Springfield, MA	48,756	62,796	76,856	90,896
Worcester, MA	51,314	66,644	81,973	97,303
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	51,668	68,204	84,719	101,255
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	39,500	55,453	71,407	87,360
Lexington Park, MD	62,068	84,906	107,765	130,604
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	42,453	56,493	70,512	84,552
Salisbury, MD	53,976	69,036	84,095	99,154
Bangor, ME	42,765	52,645	62,525	72,405
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	43,348	56,036	68,744	81,432
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,309	51,314	61,319	71,324
Portland-South Portland, ME	45,802	58,095	70,408	82,701
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,018	51,002	61,007	70,991
Ann Arbor, MI	49,879	62,775	75,671	88,567
Battle Creek, MI	41,559	55,744	69,909	84,095
Bay City, MI	38,168	49,296	60,445	71,573
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	45,636	61,818	77,980	94,162
Flint, MI	38,730	54,600	70,450	86,320
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	41,101	54,642	68,204	81,744
Jackson, MI	48,652	66,706	84,740	102,794
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	40,165	51,876	63,565	75,276
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	50,232	63,524	76,836	90,127
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,836	49,629	61,444	73,237
Midland, MI	44,533	60,404	76,274	92,144
Monroe, MI	39,687	51,376	63,066	74,756
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	41,580	52,874	64,168	75,463
Niles, MI	40,269	57,367	74,464	91,562
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,570	45,760	56,930	68,120
Saginaw, MI	42,599	54,996	67,372	79,768
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,437	51,480	63,503	75,546
Traverse City, MI	42,599	54,164	65,708	77,272
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,064	50,648	63,253	75,837
Duluth, MN-WI	39,167	50,440	61,693	72,967
Mankato, MN	44,700	57,242	69,805	82,348
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	49,442	63,628	77,792	91,978
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	41,122	50,066	59,010	67,954
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,770	49,442	59,135	68,807
Rochester, MN	44,117	60,528	76,960	93,372
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,415	51,564	62,692	73,840
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,772	48,735	58,677	68,640
St. Cloud, MN	40,935	52,832	64,751	76,648
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	40,789	49,733	58,698	67,642
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,853	49,837	59,800	69,784
Columbia, MO	37,628	46,280	54,954	63,607
Jefferson City, MO	46,301	54,704	63,128	71,532
Joplin, MO-KS	36,463	48,485	60,508	72,530
Kansas City, MO-KS	46,655	60,508	74,360	88,213
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,226	51,231	61,215	71,220
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,874	51,460	63,066	74,652
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,836	47,300	56,784	66,248
Springfield, MO	40,020	49,816	59,613	69,410
St. Joseph, MO-KS	43,493	58,344	73,175	88,026
St. Louis, MO-IL	46,197	59,613	73,029	86,445
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	42,807	57,429	72,072	86,695
Hattiesburg, MS	41,372	53,498	65,604	77,730
Jackson, MS	39,146	51,293	63,420	75,567
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,290	49,484	58,698	67,892
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,680	58,636	73,591	88,546
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,040	50,295	60,528	70,783
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,082	48,860	57,637	66,415
Billings, MT	43,036	53,748	64,439	75,151
Bozeman, MT	45,844	58,636	71,448	84,240
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,125	48,714	58,324	67,912
Great Falls, MT	39,208	49,255	59,301	69,348
Helena, MT	48,527	59,696	70,845	82,015
Missoula, MT	44,928	56,535	68,120	79,727
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,740	56,701	67,663	78,624
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	49,754	58,864	67,996	77,106
Asheville, NC	40,602	54,122	67,621	81,141
Burlington, NC	37,690	51,460	65,208	78,978
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,000	52,063	65,104	78,167
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	47,404	66,789	86,175	105,560
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	53,103	68,869	84,615	100,381
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,460	51,959	65,437	78,936
Fayetteville, NC	51,792	65,500	79,207	92,914
Goldsboro, NC	39,770	53,602	67,434	81,266
Greensboro-High Point, NC	42,890	56,015	69,160	82,285
Greenville, NC	45,864	57,263	68,661	80,060
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	39,458	51,647	63,856	76,045
Jacksonville, NC	38,418	51,397	64,376	77,356
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	48,568	64,189	79,831	95,452
Raleigh-Cary, NC	48,194	65,125	82,056	98,988
Rocky Mount, NC	33,572	47,154	60,736	74,319
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,749	51,356	62,962	74,568
Wilmington, NC	42,536	57,346	72,135	86,944
Winston-Salem, NC	38,418	53,103	67,788	82,472
Bismarck, ND	55,724	67,226	78,749	90,252
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,799	59,135	70,450	81,786
Fargo, ND-MN	48,818	59,988	71,178	82,348
Grand Forks, ND-MN	50,711	60,570	70,450	80,309
Minot, ND	41,351	51,044	60,736	70,429
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,789	63,461	73,133	82,805
Grand Island, NE	44,679	53,664	62,650	71,636
Lincoln, NE	45,365	55,391	65,437	75,463
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,248	51,460	62,692	73,903
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,624	50,856	62,088	73,320
Omaha, NE-IA	45,719	56,597	67,455	78,333
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,540	51,605	62,671	73,736
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	51,314	63,794	76,295	88,775
Manchester-Nashua, NH	53,186	67,143	81,079	95,036
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,602	67,413	81,204	95,015
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,796	65,479	81,183	96,866
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	46,218	58,656	71,095	83,533
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	51,397	69,452	87,527	105,581
Vineland, NJ	41,226	53,248	65,292	77,314
Albuquerque, NM	51,210	64,564	77,917	91,271
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	42,349	55,328	68,287	81,266
Farmington, NM	50,628	65,084	79,560	94,016
Las Cruces, NM	39,728	49,733	59,717	69,722
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	48,444	68,058	87,652	107,266
Santa Fe, NM	51,335	63,357	75,359	87,381
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	43,660	59,052	74,444	89,836
Carson City, NV	59,280	70,346	81,412	92,477
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	47,300	62,754	78,208	93,663
Reno, NV	48,631	66,082	83,533	100,984
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	47,653	62,796	77,959	93,101
Binghamton, NY	46,863	60,196	73,549	86,882
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	47,404	62,005	76,628	91,229
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	47,965	59,738	71,490	83,263
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	46,218	59,343	72,468	85,592
Elmira, NY	46,592	63,336	80,060	96,804
Glens Falls, NY	47,882	65,229	82,597	99,944
Ithaca, NY	53,020	63,960	74,922	85,863
Kingston, NY	48,215	64,210	80,205	96,200
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	48,194	64,813	81,432	98,052
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	58,282	78,666	99,029	119,413
Rochester, NY	50,607	64,980	79,352	93,725
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	49,109	62,026	74,922	87,839
Syracuse, NY	49,504	61,860	74,194	86,549
Utica-Rome, NY	49,671	61,277	72,863	84,469
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	45,906	65,063	84,199	103,356
Akron, OH	43,264	58,053	72,842	87,631
Canton-Massillon, OH	39,333	53,207	67,101	80,975
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	44,388	58,594	72,821	87,028
Cleveland, OH	45,095	59,405	73,695	88,005
Columbus, OH	48,048	63,877	79,727	95,556
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	46,218	60,300	74,360	88,442
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,277	44,492	53,706	62,920
Lima, OH	46,093	53,664	61,236	68,807
Mansfield, OH	46,010	61,901	77,792	93,684
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	38,917	50,607	62,276	73,965
Sandusky, OH	42,162	52,624	63,108	73,570
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	43,056	56,514	69,992	83,450
Springfield, OH	34,237	45,573	56,909	68,245
Toledo, OH	43,244	55,391	67,559	79,706
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,416	54,351	69,306	84,240
Youngstown-Warren, OH	39,104	48,340	57,596	66,831
Enid, OK	45,802	60,258	74,735	89,191
Lawton, OK	41,018	58,116	75,213	92,311
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,210	54,164	70,117	86,071
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,517	54,372	67,226	80,080
Oklahoma City, OK	47,424	61,797	76,170	90,543
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,869	57,034	71,220	85,384
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,458	53,477	67,476	81,495
Tulsa, OK	39,936	53,956	67,954	81,973
Albany, OR	49,255	59,343	69,410	79,498
Bend, OR	49,816	62,983	76,149	89,316
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	40,685	51,626	62,567	73,508
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	44,720	58,032	71,365	84,677
Corvallis, OR	44,949	56,909	68,890	80,850
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	44,928	57,908	70,887	83,866
Eugene-Springfield, OR	46,426	56,410	66,394	76,378
Grants Pass, OR	43,098	55,287	67,455	79,644
Medford, OR	41,309	52,853	64,397	75,941
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	52,583	68,453	84,303	100,173
Salem, OR	51,460	68,536	85,592	102,669
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	40,332	50,648	60,944	71,261
Altoona, PA	34,133	45,365	56,597	67,829
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,277	45,864	56,472	67,060
Chambersburg, PA	33,093	42,162	51,231	60,300
Erie, PA	38,397	48,298	58,220	68,120
Gettysburg, PA	36,213	44,034	51,855	59,676
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	45,261	60,965	76,648	92,352
Johnstown, PA	33,800	43,743	53,685	63,628
Lancaster, PA	35,839	45,677	55,516	65,354
Lebanon, PA	40,186	54,018	67,850	81,682
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,277	45,490	55,682	65,895
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,525	46,738	56,930	67,143
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	44,304	58,740	73,196	87,631
Pittsburgh, PA	34,445	47,383	60,320	73,258
Reading, PA	41,725	51,356	60,986	70,616
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	36,754	47,050	57,325	67,621
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,962	47,341	57,741	68,120
State College, PA	45,469	54,933	64,418	73,882
Williamsport, PA	41,871	51,148	60,404	69,680
York-Hanover, PA	37,940	50,004	62,088	74,152
Aguadilla, PR	27,415	35,215	43,036	50,836
Arecibo, PR	30,680	40,456	50,232	60,008
Guayama, PR	31,055	40,872	50,711	60,528
Mayaguez, PR	26,312	33,780	41,226	48,693
Ponce, PR	30,680	40,540	50,399	60,258
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	30,389	40,082	49,754	59,447
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	31,013	40,935	50,856	60,778
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	52,084	67,725	83,367	99,008
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	45,012	65,021	85,031	105,040
Columbia, SC	42,370	60,466	78,562	96,658
Florence, SC	38,356	50,149	61,922	73,716
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	44,013	61,360	78,708	96,055
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	44,720	61,568	78,437	95,285
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	41,954	60,549	79,165	97,760
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,980	51,688	64,397	77,106
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,820	45,095	55,391	65,666
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,728	51,917	64,085	76,274
Spartanburg, SC	47,237	63,024	78,791	94,578
Sumter, SC	41,767	59,031	76,274	93,538
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	51,668	59,572	67,476	75,380
Rapid City, SD	52,292	66,685	81,058	95,452
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	48,277	59,904	71,511	83,138
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,778	57,804	67,808	77,834
Chattanooga, TN-GA	41,122	54,018	66,935	79,831
Clarksville, TN-KY	36,192	47,924	59,634	71,365
Cleveland, TN	38,959	51,813	64,668	77,522
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,300	44,637	54,954	65,292
Jackson, TN	35,922	45,594	55,266	64,938
Johnson City, TN	37,836	46,322	54,829	63,316
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	37,524	50,794	64,064	77,335
Knoxville, TN	41,788	53,290	64,792	76,295
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	41,580	54,600	67,600	80,621
Morristown, TN	39,895	51,626	63,357	75,088
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	42,932	55,349	67,746	80,164
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,823	40,768	48,693	56,639
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	44,346	53,664	63,004	72,322
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,466	44,117	53,768	63,420
Abilene, TX	37,628	49,172	60,695	72,239
Amarillo, TX	39,874	50,108	60,320	70,554
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	47,632	61,735	75,816	89,919
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	39,520	51,792	64,085	76,357
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,778	48,506	62,213	75,941
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	35,735	46,405	57,055	67,725
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,234	48,464	60,674	72,904
College Station-Bryan, TX	45,032	54,080	63,108	72,156
Corpus Christi, TX	38,418	49,900	61,360	72,842
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	47,424	61,631	75,816	90,023
Eagle Pass, TX	44,013	58,365	72,717	87,069
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,252	49,920	61,568	73,237
El Paso, TX	37,420	49,879	62,317	74,776
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,714	45,864	55,994	66,144
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	45,948	60,216	74,485	88,754
Killeen-Temple, TX	43,431	56,847	70,242	83,658
Laredo, TX	33,863	44,180	54,496	64,813
Longview, TX	39,375	49,546	59,738	69,909
Lubbock, TX	36,359	47,466	58,573	69,680
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	32,053	43,493	54,933	66,373
Midland, TX	41,455	56,077	70,700	85,322
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,775	49,567	62,359	75,151
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,002	49,276	60,528	71,802
Odessa, TX	40,852	53,269	65,666	78,084
San Angelo, TX	33,800	45,448	57,076	68,724
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	43,597	57,533	71,490	85,426
Sherman-Denison, TX	41,725	56,452	71,157	85,884
Texarkana, TX-AR	34,196	45,927	57,637	69,368
Tyler, TX	39,250	51,855	64,480	77,085
Victoria, TX	35,797	46,551	57,304	68,058
Waco, TX	41,226	52,978	64,730	76,482
Wichita Falls, TX	35,277	49,463	63,669	77,855
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	36,588	50,544	64,480	78,437
Logan, UT-ID	46,343	56,202	66,082	75,941
Ogden, UT	42,224	58,927	75,608	92,311
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	40,727	56,264	71,823	87,360
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	46,676	61,901	77,148	92,373
St. George, UT	36,068	46,967	57,845	68,744
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	45,885	57,304	68,703	80,122
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	47,736	56,764	65,770	74,797
Charlottesville, VA	52,146	67,933	83,720	99,508
Harrisonburg, VA	43,056	56,410	69,743	83,096
Lynchburg, VA	42,786	54,954	67,101	79,269
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,775	66,290	82,826	99,341
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,636	58,656	71,698	84,719
Richmond, VA	50,794	66,768	82,722	98,696
Roanoke, VA	43,140	57,533	71,948	86,341
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,196	59,842	72,468	85,114
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,888	55,848	67,808	79,768
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	43,119	55,328	67,538	79,748
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	46,884	62,151	77,439	92,706
Winchester, VA-WV	44,741	59,093	73,424	87,776
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	40,207	51,376	62,567	73,736
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	47,424	57,720	67,996	78,292
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	51,376	62,213	73,050	83,887
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	44,741	55,391	66,040	76,690
Bellingham, WA	55,287	67,642	80,018	92,373
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	59,197	74,256	89,336	104,396
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	56,951	66,269	75,608	84,927
Kennewick-Richland, WA	65,728	83,887	102,045	120,204
Longview-Kelso, WA	52,853	68,453	84,032	99,632
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	56,119	71,615	87,111	102,607
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	65,978	76,524	87,069	97,615
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	68,120	84,448	100,776	117,104
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	57,325	69,909	82,514	95,098
Walla Walla, WA	56,535	68,703	80,892	93,060
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	53,332	67,143	80,975	94,786
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	57,325	67,767	78,208	88,650
Yakima, WA	56,826	67,788	78,728	89,690
Appleton, WI	38,647	49,712	60,778	71,844
Eau Claire, WI	42,828	53,768	64,730	75,671
Fond du Lac, WI	44,471	55,474	66,456	77,460
Green Bay, WI	49,962	62,296	74,610	86,944
Janesville-Beloit, WI	45,802	56,992	68,183	79,373
Kenosha, WI	48,756	61,256	73,736	86,237
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	46,925	58,282	69,618	80,975
Madison, WI	53,290	65,832	78,396	90,938
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	48,797	61,652	74,485	87,340
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,428	55,266	65,125	74,964
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,885	53,290	60,716	68,120
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	46,759	58,386	69,992	81,620
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	44,887	58,552	72,197	85,863
Sheboygan, WI	46,405	59,738	73,050	86,383
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,578	53,581	64,605	75,608
Wausau, WI	47,986	60,279	72,592	84,885
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,980	61,735	71,490	81,245
Beckley, WV	39,125	48,381	57,658	66,914
Charleston, WV	39,562	49,109	58,636	68,183
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	42,557	53,103	63,628	74,173
Morgantown, WV	48,111	55,370	62,608	69,868
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,898	48,797	59,676	70,575
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	37,170	49,692	62,192	74,714
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,082	50,045	59,988	69,951
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	37,336	48,901	60,487	72,052
Wheeling, WV-OH	36,047	46,156	56,285	66,394
Casper, WY	57,284	67,621	77,959	88,296
Cheyenne, WY	59,072	69,805	80,538	91,271
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	52,396	60,320	68,266	76,191
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	52,624	65,853	79,061	92,290

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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