SOC 27-3041 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Editors 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): Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.

Level I across metros$28,039 – $70,512Parkersburg, WV to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$88,837Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Editors?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Editors (SOC 27-3041) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $28,039 in Parkersburg, WV to $70,512 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $88,837. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $74,589, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 13 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$146,079
San Francisco, CA$137,592
San Jose, CA$145,184
Seattle, WA$101,504
Dallas, TX$74,485
Houston, TX$53,186
Austin, TX$74,215
Chicago, IL$96,076
Boston, MA$112,424
Washington, DC$124,509
Atlanta, GA$99,237
Los Angeles, CA$147,618

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	49,983	60,362	70,720	81,100
Anchorage, AK	48,797	59,301	69,805	80,309
Fairbanks-College, AK	50,128	61,964	73,820	85,655
Anniston-Oxford, AL	41,788	58,927	76,087	93,226
Auburn-Opelika, AL	35,048	51,189	67,330	83,471
Birmingham, AL	45,386	62,192	78,999	95,805
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	34,383	48,735	63,066	77,418
Decatur, AL	30,556	43,805	57,055	70,304
Dothan, AL	37,420	54,767	72,114	89,461
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	30,535	44,824	59,135	73,424
Gadsden, AL	41,788	58,927	76,087	93,226
Huntsville, AL	31,783	44,783	57,762	70,762
Mobile, AL	34,383	48,735	63,066	77,418
Montgomery, AL	39,999	59,384	78,770	98,156
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,772	56,618	74,485	92,332
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	39,375	56,223	73,050	89,898
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,071	50,648	67,205	83,783
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	39,874	57,284	74,672	92,082
Tuscaloosa, AL	40,893	57,991	75,109	92,207
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,692	47,674	58,636	69,618
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	32,698	42,973	53,248	63,524
Fort Smith, AR-OK	31,533	41,580	51,647	61,693
Hot Springs, AR	34,944	43,992	53,061	62,109
Jonesboro, AR	37,711	50,087	62,463	74,839
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	36,837	45,698	54,559	63,420
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,530	43,181	52,853	62,504
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,426	42,848	52,271	61,693
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,052	42,536	52,021	61,506
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	46,405	60,258	74,111	87,964
Flagstaff, AZ	44,824	56,535	68,245	79,956
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	44,824	56,535	68,245	79,956
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	48,880	62,629	76,399	90,148
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	48,090	61,818	75,525	89,253
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	42,599	55,495	68,412	81,308
Tucson, AZ	41,642	54,621	67,621	80,600
Yuma, AZ	46,634	60,508	74,402	88,276
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	43,680	59,218	74,756	90,293
Chico, CA	46,301	60,612	74,943	89,253
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	47,071	64,044	81,016	97,989
El Centro, CA	48,444	65,000	81,578	98,135
Fresno, CA	47,362	62,900	78,416	93,954
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	45,636	60,903	76,149	91,416
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	61,818	90,418	119,018	147,618
Merced, CA	60,799	86,029	111,280	136,511
Modesto, CA	66,789	90,626	114,463	138,300
Napa, CA	51,272	69,722	88,172	106,621
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	48,943	59,426	69,930	80,413
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	49,941	67,247	84,573	101,879
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	55,661	71,178	86,674	102,191
Redding, CA	46,509	60,570	74,631	88,692
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	46,780	62,047	77,314	92,581
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	51,127	69,680	88,213	106,767
Salinas, CA	48,860	61,818	74,797	87,756
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	49,816	66,831	83,824	100,839
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	67,725	91,021	114,296	137,592
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	70,512	95,410	120,287	145,184
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	53,935	68,183	82,431	96,679
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	40,165	56,868	73,591	90,293
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	45,511	61,548	77,584	93,621
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	56,431	75,900	95,389	114,858
Stockton-Lodi, CA	63,960	87,672	111,405	135,117
Vallejo, CA	63,191	86,237	109,263	132,309
Visalia, CA	43,660	59,239	74,818	90,397
Yuba City, CA	50,316	68,391	86,445	104,520
Boulder, CO	52,021	67,850	83,679	99,508
Colorado Springs, CO	48,485	61,693	74,880	88,088
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	49,047	63,524	78,021	92,498
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,776	62,879	77,002	91,104
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	52,458	64,876	77,314	89,732
Grand Junction, CO	51,044	68,370	85,696	103,023
Greeley, CO	49,567	64,106	78,645	93,184
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,796	64,668	79,560	94,432
Pueblo, CO	48,506	61,111	73,716	86,320
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,901	59,613	70,325	81,037
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	53,332	74,839	96,325	117,832
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	51,605	73,508	95,389	117,292
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	45,282	63,794	82,285	100,797
New Haven, CT	68,162	83,720	99,258	114,816
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	41,122	59,364	77,605	95,847
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	65,146	87,589	110,012	132,455
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	63,420	83,783	104,146	124,509
Dover, DE	47,986	64,626	81,245	97,885
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	41,725	58,386	75,068	91,728
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	41,559	55,516	69,452	83,408
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	39,500	57,596	75,712	93,808
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	35,839	52,541	69,223	85,925
Gainesville, FL	46,031	60,133	74,256	88,359
Homosassa Springs, FL	44,658	60,362	76,087	91,791
Jacksonville, FL	43,306	57,741	72,176	86,612
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	48,007	66,415	84,823	103,231
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	47,924	64,917	81,911	98,904
Naples-Marco Island, FL	46,447	63,170	79,914	96,637
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,391	57,138	71,864	86,612
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	40,560	59,842	79,124	98,405
Ocala, FL	44,471	59,218	73,944	88,692
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	45,074	59,738	74,423	89,087
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	44,991	63,524	82,036	100,568
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	38,085	56,264	74,464	92,644
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	38,314	58,740	79,165	99,591
Port St. Lucie, FL	46,634	63,565	80,517	97,448
Punta Gorda, FL	41,434	56,701	71,989	87,256
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	43,410	58,428	73,445	88,463
Sebring, FL	44,533	59,364	74,215	89,045
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	45,220	61,568	77,917	94,266
Tallahassee, FL	43,764	56,493	69,223	81,952
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	44,471	60,466	76,461	92,456
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	44,845	60,362	75,900	91,416
Albany, GA	38,709	50,191	61,693	73,175
Athens-Clarke County, GA	55,682	69,972	84,261	98,551
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	56,618	70,824	85,031	99,237
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	44,388	57,679	70,970	84,261
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	51,252	66,020	80,767	95,535
Columbus, GA-AL	55,120	69,410	83,679	97,968
Dalton, GA	38,418	49,671	60,903	72,156
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,853	52,479	65,084	77,709
Gainesville, GA	37,960	47,154	56,368	65,562
Hinesville, GA	41,018	53,373	65,728	78,084
Macon-Bibb County, GA	55,973	70,263	84,532	98,821
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	54,746	69,077	83,408	97,740
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	52,687	67,205	81,744	96,263
Rome, GA	54,101	68,640	83,200	97,740
Savannah, GA	46,405	58,386	70,346	82,327
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	51,252	66,020	80,767	95,535
Valdosta, GA	51,252	66,020	80,767	95,535
Warner Robins, GA	51,252	66,020	80,767	95,535
Guam MSA	47,092	68,474	89,836	111,218
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	39,791	52,895	65,978	79,082
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	39,791	52,895	65,978	79,082
Urban Honolulu, HI	38,896	52,687	66,498	80,288
Ames, IA	40,082	54,600	69,119	83,637
Cedar Rapids, IA	43,576	54,808	66,020	77,252
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	40,061	50,898	61,735	72,572
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	43,639	55,412	67,164	78,936
Dubuque, IA	40,623	54,829	69,036	83,242
Iowa City, IA	47,050	56,847	66,623	76,420
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,484	50,108	63,732	77,356
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	41,143	54,392	67,663	80,912
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	39,000	53,103	67,226	81,328
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,797	50,919	66,061	81,183
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,373	54,559	68,724	82,909
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	42,058	48,173	54,309	60,424
Boise City, ID	41,704	55,079	68,432	81,807
Coeur d'Alene, ID	47,092	68,474	89,836	111,218
Idaho Falls, ID	33,863	46,364	58,864	71,365
Lewiston, ID-WA	47,092	68,474	89,836	111,218
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	41,933	56,722	71,490	86,279
Pocatello, ID	47,092	68,474	89,836	111,218
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,688	53,020	67,351	81,682
Twin Falls, ID	47,092	68,474	89,836	111,218
Bloomington, IL	52,250	66,373	80,476	94,599
Champaign-Urbana, IL	43,743	54,372	64,980	75,608
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	50,461	65,666	80,871	96,076
Decatur, IL	52,250	66,373	80,476	94,599
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,288	55,204	69,119	83,034
Kankakee, IL	49,276	64,418	79,540	94,682
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,984	64,127	79,269	94,412
Peoria, IL	43,348	52,728	62,109	71,490
Rockford, IL	39,520	53,124	66,748	80,351
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,560	56,119	71,677	87,236
Springfield, IL	49,900	60,071	70,242	80,413
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,605	47,466	56,306	65,167
Bloomington, IN	37,004	51,730	66,477	81,204
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,180	43,992	56,784	69,597
Columbus, IN	36,400	51,584	66,789	81,973
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	30,868	44,117	57,367	70,616
Evansville, IN	32,178	44,325	56,493	68,640
Fort Wayne, IN	32,823	45,053	57,263	69,493
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	38,896	54,704	70,533	86,341
Kokomo, IN	34,944	49,879	64,813	79,748
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	32,989	42,432	51,855	61,298
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	49,026	64,460	79,914	95,348
Muncie, IN	37,295	52,749	68,183	83,637
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	30,140	42,661	55,183	67,704
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	32,927	45,074	57,242	69,389
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	32,074	42,308	52,520	62,754
Terre Haute, IN	33,447	44,783	56,098	67,434
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	29,786	43,077	56,348	69,639
Lawrence, KS	52,791	61,964	71,157	80,330
Manhattan, KS	32,781	47,362	61,943	76,524
Topeka, KS	44,304	57,367	70,429	83,492
Wichita, KS	44,783	55,453	66,124	76,794
Bowling Green, KY	39,541	56,015	72,468	88,941
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,063	52,271	65,458	78,666
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,541	56,015	72,468	88,941
Elizabethtown, KY	41,476	60,029	78,583	97,136
Lexington-Fayette, KY	41,184	54,060	66,956	79,831
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	39,479	57,034	74,589	92,144
Owensboro, KY	39,541	56,015	72,468	88,941
Paducah, KY-IL	38,938	54,122	69,285	84,469
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,749	57,180	74,631	92,061
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,540	58,615	76,711	94,786
Alexandria, LA	38,168	50,399	62,629	74,860
Baton Rouge, LA	42,682	55,349	68,037	80,704
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,688	51,356	64,002	76,669
Hammond, LA	39,853	52,312	64,751	77,210
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	39,728	52,437	65,146	77,855
Lafayette, LA	36,941	46,488	56,015	65,562
Lake Charles, LA	35,111	46,800	58,511	70,200
Monroe, LA	38,168	50,399	62,629	74,860
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	37,524	49,567	61,610	73,653
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,978	52,832	65,708	78,562
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	35,444	48,964	62,484	76,004
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	37,274	49,296	61,340	73,362
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,853	52,292	64,709	77,148
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	48,672	63,919	79,144	94,391
Barnstable Town, MA	43,056	57,180	71,303	85,426
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	57,762	75,983	94,204	112,424
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	38,730	50,669	62,608	74,548
Pittsfield, MA	45,740	60,612	75,484	90,356
Springfield, MA	43,972	58,116	72,239	86,383
Worcester, MA	49,151	65,333	81,516	97,698
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	53,748	69,888	86,008	102,149
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	46,592	57,408	68,224	79,040
Lexington Park, MD	61,735	81,765	101,796	121,826
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	49,109	64,876	80,621	96,388
Salisbury, MD	46,031	61,152	76,274	91,396
Bangor, ME	36,442	43,868	51,293	58,719
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	37,669	49,796	61,943	74,069
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	37,482	48,132	58,781	69,431
Portland-South Portland, ME	36,900	49,484	62,088	74,672
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	40,124	51,293	62,442	73,612
Ann Arbor, MI	46,863	59,322	71,802	84,261
Battle Creek, MI	42,890	54,247	65,583	76,940
Bay City, MI	34,029	44,824	55,620	66,415
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	49,317	61,714	74,132	86,528
Flint, MI	47,341	59,925	72,530	85,114
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	44,720	55,016	65,312	75,608
Jackson, MI	47,591	60,112	72,655	85,176
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	41,392	52,583	63,773	74,964
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	43,680	56,639	69,618	82,576
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,216	43,639	53,061	62,484
Midland, MI	34,029	44,824	55,620	66,415
Monroe, MI	48,173	60,612	73,071	85,509
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	42,432	52,957	63,461	73,986
Niles, MI	36,400	47,570	58,760	69,930
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,192	46,988	57,783	68,578
Saginaw, MI	37,919	50,836	63,732	76,648
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,327	54,954	66,581	78,208
Traverse City, MI	37,752	48,860	59,946	71,053
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,192	46,988	57,783	68,578
Duluth, MN-WI	38,709	52,188	65,666	79,144
Mankato, MN	46,197	58,199	70,200	82,202
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	47,820	59,634	71,448	83,263
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,468	58,511	70,575	82,618
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,564	48,943	59,343	69,722
Rochester, MN	39,229	56,036	72,863	89,669
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,775	46,821	56,847	66,893
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,584	48,194	57,824	67,434
St. Cloud, MN	44,013	51,044	58,074	65,104
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	39,541	53,768	67,975	82,202
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,156	44,180	55,204	66,228
Columbia, MO	43,452	51,189	58,927	66,664
Jefferson City, MO	39,583	50,045	60,487	70,949
Joplin, MO-KS	30,431	43,098	55,786	68,453
Kansas City, MO-KS	47,050	60,528	74,007	87,485
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,594	40,290	47,986	55,682
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,668	53,956	69,223	84,511
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,935	54,954	68,994	83,013
Springfield, MO	38,605	50,420	62,234	74,048
St. Joseph, MO-KS	40,456	54,621	68,807	82,972
St. Louis, MO-IL	43,410	58,844	74,277	89,711
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	30,493	44,408	58,344	72,260
Hattiesburg, MS	31,554	41,164	50,773	60,383
Jackson, MS	32,303	45,261	58,220	71,178
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,720	44,034	56,327	68,640
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,722	43,743	56,784	69,805
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,276	46,988	57,679	68,391
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,965	47,757	60,528	73,320
Billings, MT	34,674	48,756	62,858	76,940
Bozeman, MT	33,738	51,127	68,536	85,925
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	37,357	52,208	67,039	81,890
Great Falls, MT	35,901	51,751	67,580	83,429
Helena, MT	41,288	57,200	73,112	89,024
Missoula, MT	42,536	56,327	70,096	83,887
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	37,440	52,666	67,912	83,138
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,501	53,872	69,264	84,636
Asheville, NC	48,173	65,416	82,639	99,882
Burlington, NC	49,962	63,732	77,522	91,292
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,485	62,941	77,418	91,874
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	50,108	64,813	79,498	94,204
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	54,164	68,412	82,639	96,887
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,688	53,685	68,703	83,700
Fayetteville, NC	39,292	53,165	67,018	80,892
Goldsboro, NC	47,341	61,610	75,879	90,148
Greensboro-High Point, NC	45,532	58,116	70,700	83,284
Greenville, NC	38,335	54,600	70,845	87,111
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	48,756	63,732	78,687	93,663
Jacksonville, NC	39,687	56,119	72,530	88,962
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	48,860	63,004	77,127	91,271
Raleigh-Cary, NC	51,127	64,480	77,834	91,188
Rocky Mount, NC	47,154	61,402	75,650	89,898
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,180	60,466	76,773	93,060
Wilmington, NC	39,853	55,536	71,240	86,924
Winston-Salem, NC	43,805	56,264	68,703	81,162
Bismarck, ND	30,680	43,119	55,536	67,975
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	31,866	42,848	53,852	64,834
Fargo, ND-MN	39,749	52,500	65,250	78,000
Grand Forks, ND-MN	36,962	47,778	58,573	69,389
Minot, ND	31,304	44,263	57,242	70,200
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	29,807	42,183	54,559	66,935
Grand Island, NE	33,884	39,188	44,471	49,775
Lincoln, NE	35,714	47,799	59,904	71,989
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,444	40,581	45,740	50,877
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	34,029	39,188	44,346	49,504
Omaha, NE-IA	39,437	49,816	60,175	70,554
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	33,218	38,002	42,765	47,549
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	56,576	74,776	92,976	111,176
Manchester-Nashua, NH	50,565	62,608	74,631	86,674
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,720	56,701	68,661	80,642
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	47,903	60,653	73,383	86,133
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	47,944	60,008	72,093	84,157
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	62,172	79,581	96,970	114,380
Vineland, NJ	48,194	64,751	81,308	97,864
Albuquerque, NM	42,765	59,239	75,733	92,207
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,480	52,645	66,831	80,996
Farmington, NM	39,708	55,724	71,719	87,735
Las Cruces, NM	39,084	52,957	66,852	80,725
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	39,624	55,016	70,408	85,800
Santa Fe, NM	40,831	55,016	69,223	83,408
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	47,404	60,258	73,112	85,967
Carson City, NV	46,592	58,594	70,616	82,618
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	49,317	62,026	74,756	87,464
Reno, NV	43,639	57,138	70,637	84,136
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	55,994	72,676	89,336	106,018
Binghamton, NY	43,514	58,344	73,196	88,026
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	47,944	64,584	81,204	97,844
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	48,568	65,957	83,325	100,714
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	38,543	52,666	66,810	80,933
Elmira, NY	47,279	61,880	76,503	91,104
Glens Falls, NY	53,415	72,738	92,082	111,405
Ithaca, NY	43,888	58,864	73,861	88,837
Kingston, NY	44,804	62,546	80,309	98,052
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	49,317	68,599	87,901	107,183
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	64,522	91,708	118,893	146,079
Rochester, NY	50,004	68,557	87,132	105,685
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	44,866	60,133	75,421	90,688
Syracuse, NY	46,301	61,839	77,356	92,893
Utica-Rome, NY	42,973	57,554	72,156	86,736
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	44,346	59,509	74,693	89,856
Akron, OH	40,352	53,373	66,373	79,394
Canton-Massillon, OH	42,620	58,116	73,591	89,087
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	42,578	56,805	71,053	85,280
Cleveland, OH	46,405	60,632	74,880	89,108
Columbus, OH	49,712	65,853	81,973	98,114
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	50,856	65,936	81,016	96,096
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,991	62,130	79,269	96,408
Lima, OH	38,210	55,703	73,216	90,709
Mansfield, OH	47,799	64,439	81,079	97,719
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	36,837	56,888	76,919	96,970
Sandusky, OH	44,637	59,738	74,839	89,940
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,975	58,240	74,485	90,751
Springfield, OH	48,714	64,792	80,871	96,949
Toledo, OH	43,472	59,114	74,735	90,376
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,583	56,951	74,319	91,687
Youngstown-Warren, OH	39,396	52,042	64,668	77,314
Enid, OK	38,106	48,797	59,509	70,200
Lawton, OK	37,316	48,381	59,447	70,512
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,527	46,135	56,764	67,372
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,277	43,348	51,397	59,468
Oklahoma City, OK	39,375	50,316	61,256	72,197
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,783	41,954	52,125	62,296
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,964	46,717	57,450	68,204
Tulsa, OK	33,759	42,994	52,229	61,464
Albany, OR	45,885	59,884	73,882	87,880
Bend, OR	48,111	60,237	72,364	84,490
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	48,173	61,631	75,109	88,567
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,431	55,640	67,871	80,080
Corvallis, OR	45,095	59,260	73,404	87,568
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	44,388	56,660	68,952	81,224
Eugene-Springfield, OR	40,997	53,269	65,520	77,792
Grants Pass, OR	41,892	52,936	63,960	75,005
Medford, OR	41,164	50,503	59,821	69,160
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	50,565	63,856	77,168	90,460
Salem, OR	52,167	66,956	81,724	96,512
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	45,594	62,837	80,101	97,344
Altoona, PA	40,456	56,140	71,844	87,527
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	30,597	40,519	50,461	60,383
Chambersburg, PA	36,442	49,837	63,232	76,628
Erie, PA	36,255	50,752	65,271	79,768
Gettysburg, PA	39,229	52,916	66,581	80,268
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	41,413	55,744	70,055	84,386
Johnstown, PA	36,962	52,000	67,039	82,077
Lancaster, PA	44,887	56,660	68,432	80,205
Lebanon, PA	38,647	52,375	66,103	79,831
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,800	49,234	64,647	80,080
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	29,952	39,895	49,816	59,759
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	48,236	64,834	81,453	98,052
Pittsburgh, PA	40,103	55,599	71,095	86,591
Reading, PA	33,072	49,068	65,084	81,079
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	40,228	53,540	66,852	80,164
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,135	44,512	55,911	67,288
State College, PA	40,456	56,140	71,844	87,527
Williamsport, PA	31,408	43,077	54,746	66,415
York-Hanover, PA	41,268	54,517	67,746	80,996
Aguadilla, PR	31,096	38,751	46,405	54,060
Arecibo, PR	31,346	39,063	46,780	54,496
Guayama, PR	31,741	39,416	47,112	54,788
Mayaguez, PR	31,096	38,751	46,405	54,060
Ponce, PR	31,512	39,146	46,759	54,392
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	31,138	38,792	46,447	54,101
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	31,741	39,416	47,112	54,788
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	50,004	62,504	74,984	87,485
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	42,412	57,783	73,133	88,504
Columbia, SC	46,696	59,405	72,135	84,844
Florence, SC	42,869	56,015	69,181	82,327
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	41,871	54,060	66,269	78,458
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	40,228	53,997	67,788	81,557
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	40,685	53,332	65,957	78,604
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,780	61,610	76,461	91,292
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,218	60,944	75,650	90,376
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,746	56,306	70,887	85,447
Spartanburg, SC	46,343	61,132	75,920	90,709
Sumter, SC	42,869	56,015	69,181	82,327
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	52,104	54,912	57,741	60,549
Rapid City, SD	50,794	54,829	58,885	62,920
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	46,592	54,829	63,066	71,303
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,815	54,205	57,575	60,965
Chattanooga, TN-GA	38,668	50,815	62,941	75,088
Clarksville, TN-KY	44,970	58,240	71,490	84,760
Cleveland, TN	35,652	47,320	58,968	70,637
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,256	46,988	58,740	70,471
Jackson, TN	40,685	53,748	66,831	79,893
Johnson City, TN	33,447	41,039	48,631	56,223
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	35,173	43,972	52,770	61,568
Knoxville, TN	40,228	52,895	65,583	78,250
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	40,144	52,770	65,375	78,000
Morristown, TN	36,442	48,173	59,884	71,615
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	46,031	59,114	72,197	85,280
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,663	54,954	68,245	81,536
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,890	42,724	55,536	68,370
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,098	56,431	69,743	83,076
Abilene, TX	33,780	45,220	56,639	68,079
Amarillo, TX	38,605	51,085	63,544	76,024
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	32,199	46,197	60,216	74,215
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	29,183	43,181	57,159	71,157
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,104	50,752	62,421	74,069
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	35,090	45,552	55,994	66,456
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,746	40,290	51,813	63,357
College Station-Bryan, TX	41,829	53,852	65,895	77,917
Corpus Christi, TX	39,042	48,319	57,575	66,852
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	29,828	44,720	59,592	74,485
Eagle Pass, TX	29,183	43,181	57,159	71,157
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,559	37,253	45,968	54,663
El Paso, TX	36,504	49,088	61,672	74,256
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,100	42,058	55,037	67,996
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	28,517	36,733	44,970	53,186
Killeen-Temple, TX	37,461	53,872	70,304	86,716
Laredo, TX	36,151	46,780	57,388	68,016
Longview, TX	33,696	45,303	56,888	68,495
Lubbock, TX	35,381	45,532	55,661	65,812
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	35,090	45,552	55,994	66,456
Midland, TX	50,898	59,114	67,351	75,567
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,864	42,932	52,999	63,066
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,234	47,757	59,260	70,783
Odessa, TX	43,285	54,101	64,896	75,712
San Angelo, TX	33,592	46,197	58,781	71,386
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	41,122	52,416	63,732	75,026
Sherman-Denison, TX	29,828	44,637	59,468	74,277
Texarkana, TX-AR	32,344	42,058	51,751	61,464
Tyler, TX	33,634	45,677	57,720	69,764
Victoria, TX	29,183	43,181	57,159	71,157
Waco, TX	47,112	59,301	71,511	83,700
Wichita Falls, TX	33,343	43,930	54,496	65,084
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	44,512	55,786	67,060	78,333
Logan, UT-ID	38,959	51,127	63,274	75,442
Ogden, UT	45,324	56,660	68,016	79,352
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	47,466	58,428	69,389	80,351
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	44,804	60,861	76,940	92,997
St. George, UT	44,263	58,760	73,258	87,756
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	44,512	59,031	73,570	88,088
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	50,128	69,847	89,544	109,263
Charlottesville, VA	51,064	64,168	77,252	90,356
Harrisonburg, VA	46,218	59,759	73,300	86,840
Lynchburg, VA	44,762	58,199	71,636	85,072
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	60,216	80,621	101,026	121,431
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	60,820	81,058	101,276	121,514
Richmond, VA	47,029	61,776	76,524	91,271
Roanoke, VA	42,120	54,829	67,538	80,247
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,367	58,116	71,885	85,634
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,128	69,847	89,544	109,263
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	46,218	59,759	73,300	86,840
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	42,391	54,517	66,644	78,770
Winchester, VA-WV	62,130	82,618	103,085	123,573
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	47,092	68,474	89,836	111,218
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	56,535	73,196	89,836	106,496
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	46,488	57,596	68,703	79,810
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	49,816	64,959	80,122	95,264
Bellingham, WA	51,418	61,194	70,949	80,725
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	46,925	65,125	83,346	101,546
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	51,896	67,164	82,452	97,719
Kennewick-Richland, WA	56,244	69,327	82,389	95,472
Longview-Kelso, WA	50,482	63,836	77,189	90,543
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	52,749	68,786	84,802	100,839
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	47,757	60,528	73,300	86,071
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	52,832	69,056	85,280	101,504
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	47,050	65,292	83,554	101,796
Walla Walla, WA	57,076	70,575	84,074	97,573
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	52,832	69,036	85,218	101,421
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	49,692	64,397	79,124	93,829
Yakima, WA	52,167	67,330	82,514	97,677
Appleton, WI	42,120	54,704	67,309	79,893
Eau Claire, WI	41,351	56,410	71,490	86,549
Fond du Lac, WI	43,868	58,594	73,300	88,026
Green Bay, WI	51,356	61,652	71,948	82,244
Janesville-Beloit, WI	43,743	56,535	69,327	82,119
Kenosha, WI	41,392	53,165	64,917	76,690
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	38,938	53,207	67,496	81,765
Madison, WI	45,573	58,469	71,365	84,261
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	45,448	60,570	75,692	90,813
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,314	48,589	58,885	69,160
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,647	51,813	65,000	78,167
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	53,103	65,604	78,104	90,605
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	43,431	58,136	72,821	87,527
Sheboygan, WI	43,306	58,053	72,780	87,527
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,562	49,962	60,362	70,762
Wausau, WI	38,626	49,692	60,757	71,823
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,503	51,064	64,647	78,208
Beckley, WV	33,322	46,052	58,760	71,490
Charleston, WV	30,285	45,074	59,884	74,672
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	32,636	47,632	62,650	77,647
Morgantown, WV	28,372	46,260	64,148	82,036
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,541	44,325	62,088	79,872
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	28,039	44,949	61,880	78,791
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,285	45,074	59,884	74,672
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	33,655	50,066	66,456	82,868
Wheeling, WV-OH	29,703	47,383	65,042	82,722
Casper, WY	32,552	42,453	52,333	62,234
Cheyenne, WY	33,447	45,032	56,639	68,224
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	33,364	44,388	55,391	66,415
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	30,888	39,791	48,672	57,575

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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