SOC 27-3042 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Technical Writers 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): Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.

Level I across metros$30,285 – $99,778Arecibo, PR to Bangor, ME

Median Level IV, major metros$104,271Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Technical Writers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Technical Writers (SOC 27-3042) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $30,285 in Arecibo, PR to $99,778 in Bangor, ME, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $104,271. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $90,023, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 16 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$131,685
San Francisco, CA$164,300
San Jose, CA$167,378
Seattle, WA$137,676
Dallas, TX$103,813
Houston, TX$106,954
Austin, TX$110,511
Chicago, IL$108,722
Boston, MA$134,015
Washington, DC$121,951
Atlanta, GA$96,180
Los Angeles, CA$118,664

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	59,967	69,951	79,935	89,919
Anchorage, AK	59,384	70,180	80,975	91,770
Fairbanks-College, AK	59,280	69,805	80,330	90,855
Anniston-Oxford, AL	59,218	75,837	92,436	109,055
Auburn-Opelika, AL	58,261	73,820	89,357	104,916
Birmingham, AL	60,820	75,296	89,794	104,271
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	65,812	74,298	82,764	91,250
Decatur, AL	68,911	82,452	96,013	109,554
Dothan, AL	65,687	78,874	92,040	105,228
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	69,660	82,431	95,181	107,952
Gadsden, AL	59,218	75,837	92,436	109,055
Huntsville, AL	70,887	83,616	96,325	109,055
Mobile, AL	67,455	75,920	84,407	92,872
Montgomery, AL	70,554	80,476	90,397	100,319
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	66,893	80,434	93,975	107,516
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	58,573	74,319	90,085	105,831
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	57,741	70,554	83,346	96,159
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	64,272	75,733	87,215	98,676
Tuscaloosa, AL	58,324	72,031	85,738	99,445
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	50,108	62,047	74,007	85,946
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	54,954	58,948	62,941	66,935
Fort Smith, AR-OK	45,344	55,037	64,709	74,402
Hot Springs, AR	47,861	56,680	65,479	74,298
Jonesboro, AR	57,804	71,927	86,050	100,173
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	49,109	56,264	63,399	70,554
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,423	56,327	64,210	72,114
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	46,509	55,266	64,044	72,800
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,383	55,266	63,149	71,032
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	62,525	74,610	86,716	98,800
Flagstaff, AZ	62,650	74,527	86,383	98,260
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	62,650	74,527	86,383	98,260
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	64,127	76,919	89,711	102,503
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	63,898	76,628	89,378	102,108
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	59,696	69,556	79,394	89,253
Tucson, AZ	58,948	68,100	77,252	86,404
Yuma, AZ	62,463	74,568	86,674	98,780
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	60,632	73,612	86,612	99,591
Chico, CA	74,319	95,576	116,855	138,112
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	60,050	77,501	94,973	112,424
El Centro, CA	69,098	86,924	104,749	122,575
Fresno, CA	52,229	69,223	86,237	103,231
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	58,178	77,647	97,095	116,564
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	71,448	87,194	102,919	118,664
Merced, CA	79,956	107,744	135,533	163,322
Modesto, CA	82,951	110,261	137,592	164,903
Napa, CA	71,095	88,463	105,831	123,199
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	71,344	88,546	105,768	122,970
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	69,223	85,301	101,400	117,479
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	69,389	85,842	102,316	118,768
Redding, CA	74,319	95,576	116,855	138,112
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	57,346	73,674	89,981	106,309
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	69,327	86,362	103,397	120,432
Salinas, CA	79,748	107,495	135,242	162,989
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	74,194	91,520	108,847	126,173
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	83,263	110,282	137,280	164,300
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	84,324	112,008	139,693	167,378
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	67,829	88,151	108,493	128,815
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	83,471	110,677	137,863	165,069
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	77,896	94,724	111,530	128,357
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	92,020	109,596	127,151	144,727
Stockton-Lodi, CA	80,788	107,703	134,618	161,533
Vallejo, CA	79,207	105,228	131,269	157,290
Visalia, CA	54,767	70,554	86,320	102,108
Yuba City, CA	69,660	86,154	102,648	119,143
Boulder, CO	80,538	98,031	115,544	133,037
Colorado Springs, CO	73,404	87,236	101,047	114,879
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	75,130	92,144	109,138	126,152
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	74,007	90,543	107,079	123,615
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	67,517	84,864	102,212	119,559
Grand Junction, CO	65,416	77,106	88,775	100,464
Greeley, CO	74,756	92,144	109,512	126,901
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	74,797	91,874	108,951	126,028
Pueblo, CO	72,551	86,320	100,090	113,860
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	74,069	90,376	106,663	122,970
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	70,741	85,384	100,048	114,692
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	69,140	84,095	99,029	113,984
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	69,098	84,823	100,548	116,272
New Haven, CT	69,056	85,031	101,005	116,980
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	73,508	86,487	99,487	112,466
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	62,234	76,024	89,815	103,605
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	74,485	90,314	106,122	121,951
Dover, DE	62,650	81,141	99,632	118,124
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	61,860	75,608	89,336	103,085
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	62,255	78,687	95,098	111,530
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	69,472	78,624	87,797	96,949
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	58,095	70,970	83,824	96,700
Gainesville, FL	54,018	64,293	74,548	84,823
Homosassa Springs, FL	63,836	77,397	90,959	104,520
Jacksonville, FL	69,348	80,288	91,250	102,191
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	66,103	79,706	93,330	106,933
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	60,674	77,501	94,328	111,156
Naples-Marco Island, FL	60,820	77,688	94,536	111,405
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	63,461	75,276	87,090	98,904
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	73,175	85,759	98,322	110,906
Ocala, FL	62,900	76,877	90,834	104,812
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	65,396	79,311	93,205	107,120
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	63,108	74,090	85,072	96,055
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	68,744	78,458	88,172	97,885
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	66,394	77,085	87,797	98,488
Port St. Lucie, FL	60,570	77,376	94,204	111,010
Punta Gorda, FL	68,308	82,847	97,407	111,946
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	64,460	77,668	90,896	104,104
Sebring, FL	65,021	78,770	92,519	106,268
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	63,919	78,812	93,704	108,597
Tallahassee, FL	54,725	69,244	83,762	98,280
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	66,540	79,914	93,268	106,642
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	65,271	78,874	92,456	106,060
Albany, GA	52,084	68,848	85,634	102,399
Athens-Clarke County, GA	58,032	70,492	82,930	95,389
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	58,948	71,365	83,762	96,180
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	74,922	89,503	104,063	118,644
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	56,722	69,493	82,285	95,056
Columbus, GA-AL	58,053	70,741	83,408	96,096
Dalton, GA	47,508	57,783	68,079	78,354
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	64,647	80,476	96,325	112,154
Gainesville, GA	58,407	70,866	83,304	95,764
Hinesville, GA	68,682	82,535	96,408	110,261
Macon-Bibb County, GA	58,220	70,908	83,575	96,263
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	57,575	70,408	83,221	96,055
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	58,428	71,968	85,509	99,050
Rome, GA	58,116	70,575	83,055	95,514
Savannah, GA	76,066	88,692	101,338	113,964
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	50,607	65,479	80,372	95,244
Valdosta, GA	56,722	69,493	82,285	95,056
Warner Robins, GA	63,919	76,815	89,690	102,586
Guam MSA	62,192	79,498	96,804	114,109
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	79,810	96,492	113,152	129,834
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	79,810	96,492	113,152	129,834
Urban Honolulu, HI	79,810	96,492	113,152	129,834
Ames, IA	54,538	63,503	72,447	81,412
Cedar Rapids, IA	56,181	65,354	74,527	83,700
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	53,519	65,957	78,375	90,813
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	59,260	67,476	75,692	83,908
Dubuque, IA	52,541	59,904	67,247	74,610
Iowa City, IA	55,536	63,752	71,948	80,164
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	52,832	61,568	70,304	79,040
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,548	58,303	68,058	77,813
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	48,860	57,720	66,602	75,463
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	54,808	62,255	69,722	77,168
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	55,786	70,575	85,343	100,132
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	53,810	62,525	71,261	79,976
Boise City, ID	55,204	66,477	77,772	89,045
Coeur d'Alene, ID	62,192	79,498	96,804	114,109
Idaho Falls, ID	67,975	89,170	110,344	131,540
Lewiston, ID-WA	54,434	67,788	81,141	94,495
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	55,661	67,912	80,143	92,394
Pocatello, ID	53,498	66,914	80,309	93,725
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	56,576	72,572	88,588	104,583
Twin Falls, ID	56,472	69,036	81,578	94,141
Bloomington, IL	57,700	70,159	82,597	95,056
Champaign-Urbana, IL	51,127	64,314	77,522	90,709
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	63,586	78,624	93,684	108,722
Decatur, IL	54,205	66,831	79,477	92,103
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	57,138	73,445	89,773	106,080
Kankakee, IL	62,525	77,564	92,623	107,661
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	62,525	77,397	92,290	107,162
Peoria, IL	71,012	78,936	86,861	94,786
Rockford, IL	63,607	78,604	93,621	108,618
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	58,636	75,504	92,394	109,263
Springfield, IL	58,220	75,255	92,290	109,325
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	61,048	76,399	91,770	107,120
Bloomington, IN	58,511	70,367	82,202	94,058
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	57,200	69,805	82,431	95,036
Columbus, IN	59,093	70,679	82,285	93,871
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	61,173	65,999	70,845	75,671
Evansville, IN	55,620	62,504	69,368	76,253
Fort Wayne, IN	51,439	58,573	65,708	72,842
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	61,236	73,008	84,781	96,554
Kokomo, IN	59,322	71,532	83,720	95,930
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	62,317	77,439	92,540	107,661
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	62,671	77,709	92,748	107,786
Muncie, IN	60,237	72,364	84,490	96,616
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	60,695	75,588	90,480	105,373
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	57,117	68,037	78,978	89,898
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	57,429	62,941	68,474	73,986
Terre Haute, IN	55,869	65,541	75,192	84,864
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	47,861	55,432	62,983	70,554
Lawrence, KS	54,767	67,226	79,706	92,165
Manhattan, KS	47,300	55,786	64,252	72,738
Topeka, KS	54,496	66,893	79,311	91,708
Wichita, KS	52,562	64,480	76,378	88,296
Bowling Green, KY	55,786	69,431	83,055	96,700
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	57,055	70,700	84,365	98,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,487	59,988	72,468	84,968
Elizabethtown, KY	57,221	70,533	83,845	97,157
Lexington-Fayette, KY	56,056	71,053	86,029	101,026
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	58,844	72,280	85,738	99,175
Owensboro, KY	55,786	69,431	83,055	96,700
Paducah, KY-IL	55,786	69,431	83,055	96,700
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	56,389	69,764	83,117	96,492
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	56,764	70,138	83,492	96,866
Alexandria, LA	54,288	63,461	72,634	81,807
Baton Rouge, LA	60,466	70,533	80,621	90,688
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	56,389	66,498	76,607	86,716
Hammond, LA	58,053	66,706	75,380	84,032
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	56,056	65,208	74,360	83,512
Lafayette, LA	50,960	60,903	70,845	80,788
Lake Charles, LA	51,896	62,879	73,861	84,844
Monroe, LA	54,288	63,461	72,634	81,807
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	56,431	63,607	70,804	77,980
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	57,908	67,600	77,272	86,965
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	54,288	63,461	72,634	81,807
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	56,244	63,752	71,261	78,770
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	54,517	65,146	75,796	86,424
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	69,909	85,072	100,236	115,399
Barnstable Town, MA	75,692	94,245	112,820	131,373
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	77,023	96,013	115,024	134,015
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	75,442	93,829	112,237	130,624
Pittsfield, MA	66,602	81,016	95,431	109,845
Springfield, MA	70,013	85,239	100,444	115,669
Worcester, MA	74,236	88,796	103,356	117,916
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	75,026	90,480	105,956	121,410
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	73,674	89,565	105,477	121,368
Lexington Park, MD	71,324	84,240	97,136	110,053
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	68,786	85,426	102,087	118,727
Salisbury, MD	68,495	80,767	93,039	105,311
Bangor, ME	99,778	108,368	116,938	125,528
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	80,184	95,389	110,615	125,820
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	99,778	108,368	116,938	125,528
Portland-South Portland, ME	65,312	75,692	86,092	96,471
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	62,192	79,498	96,804	114,109
Ann Arbor, MI	62,421	79,685	96,949	114,213
Battle Creek, MI	58,573	71,386	84,220	97,032
Bay City, MI	42,495	56,160	69,826	83,492
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	64,584	78,791	92,976	107,183
Flint, MI	63,815	78,167	92,519	106,871
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	57,533	71,240	84,927	98,634
Jackson, MI	64,106	78,292	92,477	106,663
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	57,512	70,596	83,679	96,762
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	60,549	71,573	82,576	93,600
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	60,820	75,296	89,773	104,250
Midland, MI	60,882	75,754	90,626	105,498
Monroe, MI	64,231	78,666	93,122	107,557
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	56,368	69,951	83,512	97,095
Niles, MI	58,032	73,570	89,128	104,666
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	60,882	75,754	90,626	105,498
Saginaw, MI	48,152	62,504	76,856	91,208
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	59,364	74,215	89,087	103,938
Traverse City, MI	60,882	75,754	90,626	105,498
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	60,882	75,754	90,626	105,498
Duluth, MN-WI	61,402	75,026	88,629	102,253
Mankato, MN	63,316	77,168	91,042	104,895
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	65,188	78,916	92,664	106,392
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	63,856	77,460	91,084	104,687
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	57,408	65,916	74,402	82,909
Rochester, MN	56,472	67,684	78,895	90,106
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	62,941	76,669	90,397	104,125
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	62,130	75,712	89,316	102,898
St. Cloud, MN	63,628	77,293	90,980	104,645
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	55,952	74,132	92,290	110,469
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	57,700	72,676	87,652	102,628
Columbia, MO	55,952	74,132	92,290	110,469
Jefferson City, MO	55,952	74,132	92,290	110,469
Joplin, MO-KS	47,965	55,765	63,586	71,386
Kansas City, MO-KS	59,759	72,322	84,885	97,448
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	58,428	73,196	87,964	102,732
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	55,744	73,424	91,104	108,784
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	57,096	70,679	84,240	97,823
Springfield, MO	46,800	64,938	83,096	101,234
St. Joseph, MO-KS	55,453	67,725	79,997	92,269
St. Louis, MO-IL	58,864	76,108	93,330	110,573
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	53,040	61,215	69,410	77,584
Hattiesburg, MS	53,040	61,215	69,410	77,584
Jackson, MS	53,040	61,215	69,410	77,584
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	49,463	60,632	71,781	82,951
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	53,040	61,215	69,410	77,584
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	59,072	72,676	86,279	99,882
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	56,264	69,514	82,764	96,013
Billings, MT	71,220	73,154	75,109	77,044
Bozeman, MT	62,400	68,994	75,588	82,181
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	67,517	71,760	75,983	80,226
Great Falls, MT	68,308	72,135	75,962	79,789
Helena, MT	63,212	70,076	76,960	83,824
Missoula, MT	70,055	73,653	77,252	80,850
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	68,287	72,176	76,066	79,956
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	68,058	72,842	77,647	82,431
Asheville, NC	66,061	70,658	75,234	79,831
Burlington, NC	61,485	79,477	97,469	115,461
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	59,655	72,800	85,925	99,071
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	64,480	77,397	90,314	103,231
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	62,983	82,472	101,962	121,452
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	72,135	80,039	87,922	95,826
Fayetteville, NC	61,256	74,714	88,151	101,608
Goldsboro, NC	69,160	84,012	98,863	113,714
Greensboro-High Point, NC	59,842	74,423	89,024	103,605
Greenville, NC	72,405	80,663	88,941	97,199
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	64,044	77,106	90,168	103,231
Jacksonville, NC	70,408	81,308	92,186	103,085
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	61,839	79,560	97,303	115,024
Raleigh-Cary, NC	69,535	86,008	102,482	118,956
Rocky Mount, NC	69,160	83,928	98,676	113,444
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	63,524	77,085	90,668	104,229
Wilmington, NC	71,178	86,341	101,484	116,647
Winston-Salem, NC	65,000	76,503	88,005	99,508
Bismarck, ND	53,498	66,540	79,560	92,602
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,727	66,768	79,789	92,831
Fargo, ND-MN	53,768	66,581	79,394	92,207
Grand Forks, ND-MN	56,805	65,770	74,714	83,679
Minot, ND	53,498	66,540	79,560	92,602
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,498	66,540	79,560	92,602
Grand Island, NE	62,192	79,498	96,804	114,109
Lincoln, NE	49,920	59,655	69,389	79,124
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	54,912	79,560	104,229	128,877
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	62,192	79,498	96,804	114,109
Omaha, NE-IA	53,602	76,773	99,965	123,136
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	55,391	80,559	105,727	130,895
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	76,191	95,160	114,151	133,120
Manchester-Nashua, NH	67,247	85,468	103,709	121,930
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	76,628	95,576	114,525	133,474
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	67,912	83,304	98,676	114,068
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	57,616	67,829	78,021	88,234
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	73,861	94,079	114,317	134,535
Vineland, NJ	62,088	80,330	98,592	116,834
Albuquerque, NM	55,516	72,218	88,920	105,623
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	58,885	80,767	102,648	124,530
Farmington, NM	58,802	77,626	96,429	115,253
Las Cruces, NM	56,722	77,834	98,946	120,058
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	57,845	80,039	102,212	124,405
Santa Fe, NM	57,804	75,296	92,768	110,261
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	64,231	77,231	90,231	103,231
Carson City, NV	69,119	79,935	90,730	101,546
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	62,567	76,295	90,023	103,751
Reno, NV	69,556	79,082	88,608	98,135
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	60,757	77,605	94,453	111,301
Binghamton, NY	48,568	62,213	75,858	89,503
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	60,071	73,487	86,903	100,319
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	58,012	73,279	88,525	103,792
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	57,575	72,384	87,215	102,024
Elmira, NY	48,839	62,359	75,858	89,378
Glens Falls, NY	57,013	73,840	90,668	107,495
Ithaca, NY	49,816	63,836	77,876	91,895
Kingston, NY	59,946	77,376	94,807	112,237
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	68,932	89,711	110,511	131,290
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	69,202	90,023	110,864	131,685
Rochester, NY	57,928	69,805	81,703	93,580
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	57,804	70,949	84,116	97,261
Syracuse, NY	60,445	74,527	88,629	102,711
Utica-Rome, NY	57,180	71,240	85,280	99,341
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	57,076	71,344	85,613	99,882
Akron, OH	51,148	63,066	75,005	86,924
Canton-Massillon, OH	49,276	61,527	73,778	86,029
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	58,157	71,636	85,135	98,613
Cleveland, OH	54,496	67,330	80,184	93,018
Columbus, OH	59,405	75,068	90,709	106,372
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	50,420	62,296	74,173	86,050
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	54,642	69,639	84,636	99,632
Lima, OH	55,245	63,586	71,927	80,268
Mansfield, OH	55,391	71,116	86,861	102,586
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	47,196	59,759	72,322	84,885
Sandusky, OH	52,770	66,103	79,456	92,789
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	55,495	69,535	83,575	97,615
Springfield, OH	53,935	68,308	82,680	97,053
Toledo, OH	56,077	69,722	83,388	97,032
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	54,912	68,932	82,951	96,970
Youngstown-Warren, OH	51,460	64,293	77,148	89,981
Enid, OK	50,690	61,423	72,135	82,868
Lawton, OK	51,231	62,608	73,986	85,364
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	51,896	62,588	73,300	83,991
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,900	56,535	63,149	69,784
Oklahoma City, OK	51,210	62,463	73,695	84,948
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,533	54,954	65,375	75,796
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,983	60,840	71,677	82,535
Tulsa, OK	57,575	66,956	76,336	85,717
Albany, OR	64,917	82,868	100,839	118,789
Bend, OR	63,919	82,119	100,340	118,540
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	62,088	78,604	95,098	111,613
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	62,047	77,501	92,956	108,410
Corvallis, OR	65,208	76,836	88,463	100,090
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	62,692	95,493	128,274	161,076
Eugene-Springfield, OR	60,799	75,047	89,274	103,522
Grants Pass, OR	61,901	78,812	95,722	112,632
Medford, OR	55,911	69,119	82,327	95,535
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	62,234	78,375	94,495	110,636
Salem, OR	68,391	78,292	88,213	98,114
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	60,944	77,688	94,412	111,156
Altoona, PA	53,415	67,392	81,370	95,348
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	53,415	69,015	84,615	100,215
Chambersburg, PA	56,098	71,864	87,610	103,376
Erie, PA	61,506	78,500	95,493	112,487
Gettysburg, PA	58,906	76,149	93,413	110,656
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	57,928	73,300	88,671	104,042
Johnstown, PA	64,293	80,496	96,700	112,903
Lancaster, PA	61,194	79,581	97,948	116,335
Lebanon, PA	52,853	68,266	83,658	99,071
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	52,167	67,829	83,471	99,133
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	60,716	76,732	92,748	108,764
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	62,546	81,079	99,612	118,144
Pittsburgh, PA	64,231	80,351	96,471	112,591
Reading, PA	61,173	79,540	97,885	116,252
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	48,215	62,983	77,730	92,498
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	63,149	79,373	95,618	111,842
State College, PA	51,148	63,524	75,900	88,276
Williamsport, PA	50,087	61,984	73,861	85,759
York-Hanover, PA	55,703	72,176	88,629	105,103
Aguadilla, PR	30,452	41,205	51,959	62,712
Arecibo, PR	30,285	41,101	51,896	62,712
Guayama, PR	30,431	40,893	51,376	61,839
Mayaguez, PR	30,452	41,205	51,959	62,712
Ponce, PR	30,597	41,018	51,418	61,839
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	30,452	41,205	51,959	62,712
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	30,306	40,810	51,314	61,818
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	68,391	82,202	95,992	109,804
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	69,202	81,141	93,101	105,040
Columbia, SC	57,679	69,535	81,412	93,268
Florence, SC	57,076	68,204	79,352	90,480
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	57,055	65,500	73,965	82,410
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	60,632	72,904	85,197	97,469
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	60,632	72,904	85,197	97,469
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	63,898	76,461	89,004	101,567
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,663	69,140	83,596	98,072
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	67,309	80,788	94,266	107,744
Spartanburg, SC	60,716	73,196	85,655	98,135
Sumter, SC	57,076	68,204	79,352	90,480
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,399	58,324	66,228	74,152
Rapid City, SD	50,066	57,533	65,021	72,488
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	51,023	59,676	68,328	76,981
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,066	57,533	65,021	72,488
Chattanooga, TN-GA	48,319	59,114	69,930	80,725
Clarksville, TN-KY	57,679	69,389	81,079	92,789
Cleveland, TN	55,682	69,056	82,452	95,826
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	54,268	68,079	81,869	95,680
Jackson, TN	55,682	69,056	82,452	95,826
Johnson City, TN	49,525	59,925	70,325	80,725
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	54,476	68,100	81,744	95,368
Knoxville, TN	56,951	72,967	88,962	104,978
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	62,234	75,879	89,503	103,148
Morristown, TN	54,954	69,722	84,490	99,258
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	58,573	70,076	81,557	93,060
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	55,744	68,828	81,911	94,994
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	56,680	68,557	80,434	92,311
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	58,240	70,596	82,930	95,285
Abilene, TX	44,908	56,972	69,036	81,100
Amarillo, TX	40,706	51,959	63,232	74,485
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	60,362	77,085	93,788	110,511
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	58,719	74,672	90,647	106,600
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	51,252	65,895	80,538	95,181
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	55,744	71,864	87,964	104,084
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	56,597	72,821	89,066	105,290
College Station-Bryan, TX	55,744	71,864	87,964	104,084
Corpus Christi, TX	48,152	61,548	74,922	88,317
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	57,554	72,967	88,400	103,813
Eagle Pass, TX	55,744	71,864	87,964	104,084
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	55,952	72,135	88,338	104,520
El Paso, TX	43,015	55,744	68,474	81,204
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,093	53,872	61,672	69,452
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	58,968	74,964	90,959	106,954
Killeen-Temple, TX	57,949	74,631	91,333	108,015
Laredo, TX	55,744	71,864	87,964	104,084
Longview, TX	55,744	71,864	87,964	104,084
Lubbock, TX	55,744	71,864	87,964	104,084
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	55,744	71,864	87,964	104,084
Midland, TX	49,733	62,005	74,298	86,570
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	54,996	70,471	85,946	101,421
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	55,744	71,864	87,964	104,084
Odessa, TX	49,733	62,005	74,298	86,570
San Angelo, TX	44,304	54,725	65,125	75,546
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	56,431	70,616	84,781	98,967
Sherman-Denison, TX	56,992	72,447	87,922	103,376
Texarkana, TX-AR	45,594	57,159	68,703	80,268
Tyler, TX	47,300	58,677	70,034	81,412
Victoria, TX	55,744	71,864	87,964	104,084
Waco, TX	55,994	71,344	86,695	102,045
Wichita Falls, TX	44,991	59,135	73,258	87,402
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	45,511	61,381	77,231	93,101
Logan, UT-ID	50,773	65,000	79,207	93,434
Ogden, UT	63,191	76,399	89,628	102,836
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	45,136	61,194	77,252	93,309
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	59,301	74,818	90,335	105,852
St. George, UT	54,808	70,304	85,780	101,276
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	55,287	70,720	86,175	101,608
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	51,917	64,127	76,316	88,525
Charlottesville, VA	72,530	88,588	104,666	120,724
Harrisonburg, VA	65,687	81,557	97,448	113,319
Lynchburg, VA	57,034	72,197	87,340	102,503
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	65,479	77,917	90,335	102,773
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	71,615	87,693	103,772	119,850
Richmond, VA	57,783	71,032	84,282	97,532
Roanoke, VA	53,519	65,957	78,375	90,813
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	57,554	70,804	84,074	97,324
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,999	63,919	74,818	85,738
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	65,687	81,557	97,448	113,319
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	57,866	70,908	83,970	97,012
Winchester, VA-WV	73,695	89,524	105,373	121,202
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	62,192	79,498	96,804	114,109
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	62,629	81,141	99,653	118,165
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	62,484	80,226	97,989	115,732
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	63,108	82,077	101,026	119,996
Bellingham, WA	55,911	68,079	80,247	92,415
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	68,516	91,292	114,088	136,864
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	65,416	86,383	107,349	128,316
Kennewick-Richland, WA	73,320	91,562	109,824	128,066
Longview-Kelso, WA	62,213	78,063	93,892	109,741
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	67,621	90,272	112,903	135,554
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	68,391	82,743	97,095	111,447
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	68,724	91,708	114,692	137,676
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	58,906	73,008	87,090	101,192
Walla Walla, WA	65,624	84,386	103,148	121,909
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	67,996	90,792	113,589	136,386
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	65,770	86,799	107,807	128,836
Yakima, WA	65,895	87,173	108,452	129,730
Appleton, WI	56,597	69,056	81,536	93,996
Eau Claire, WI	58,719	71,760	84,781	97,823
Fond du Lac, WI	59,821	73,362	86,882	100,423
Green Bay, WI	59,613	71,927	84,240	96,554
Janesville-Beloit, WI	61,173	73,487	85,800	98,114
Kenosha, WI	55,058	66,332	77,584	88,858
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	50,877	62,775	74,693	86,591
Madison, WI	61,485	74,152	86,799	99,466
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	62,775	76,420	90,085	103,730
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	62,629	77,730	92,852	107,952
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	52,229	64,688	77,127	89,586
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	52,936	65,541	78,167	90,772
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	60,840	74,402	87,964	101,525
Sheboygan, WI	61,152	74,943	88,712	102,503
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	58,760	72,156	85,530	98,925
Wausau, WI	51,709	65,749	79,768	93,808
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	62,421	76,024	89,607	103,210
Beckley, WV	62,192	79,498	96,804	114,109
Charleston, WV	53,664	68,037	82,389	96,762
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	51,543	65,396	79,269	93,122
Morgantown, WV	60,778	74,256	87,735	101,213
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,108	64,876	79,644	94,412
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	71,719	81,474	91,229	100,984
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,664	68,037	82,389	96,762
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	48,298	58,095	67,892	77,688
Wheeling, WV-OH	65,458	77,148	88,858	100,548
Casper, WY	62,192	79,498	96,804	114,109
Cheyenne, WY	62,192	79,498	96,804	114,109
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	62,192	79,498	96,804	114,109
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	62,192	79,498	96,804	114,109

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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