SOC 27-3043 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Writers and Authors 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): Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.

Level I across metros$29,661 – $74,860Altoona, PA to Washington, DC

Median Level IV, major metros$92,935Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Writers and Authors (SOC 27-3043) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $29,661 in Altoona, PA to $74,860 in Washington, DC, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $92,935. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $77,688, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 25 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$104,312
San Francisco, CA$128,399
San Jose, CA$144,124
Seattle, WA$113,340
Dallas, TX$93,164
Houston, TX$92,935
Austin, TX$112,050
Chicago, IL$97,781
Boston, MA$110,511
Washington, DC$139,360
Atlanta, GA$103,023
Los Angeles, CA$115,170

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Anchorage, AK	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Fairbanks-College, AK	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Anniston-Oxford, AL	46,010	57,304	68,578	79,872
Auburn-Opelika, AL	48,943	63,856	78,749	93,663
Birmingham, AL	46,842	57,949	69,036	80,143
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	43,972	58,282	72,572	86,882
Decatur, AL	43,764	62,900	82,015	101,151
Dothan, AL	43,972	58,282	72,572	86,882
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	43,764	62,900	82,015	101,151
Gadsden, AL	46,010	57,304	68,578	79,872
Huntsville, AL	43,764	62,900	82,015	101,151
Mobile, AL	43,972	58,282	72,572	86,882
Montgomery, AL	54,788	67,060	79,352	91,624
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,359	62,775	76,191	89,607
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,098	54,684	66,269	77,855
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	44,866	60,424	76,004	91,562
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,072	58,864	71,636	84,428
Tuscaloosa, AL	45,324	56,535	67,746	78,957
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,586	47,820	58,053	68,287
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	37,815	49,463	61,132	72,780
Fort Smith, AR-OK	35,735	46,780	57,824	68,869
Hot Springs, AR	33,239	42,828	52,416	62,005
Jonesboro, AR	40,082	50,316	60,570	70,804
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	33,301	43,285	53,290	63,274
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,258	44,492	54,704	64,938
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,197	42,744	52,292	61,839
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,778	44,824	54,892	64,938
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	43,868	53,519	63,191	72,842
Flagstaff, AZ	35,506	46,239	56,992	67,725
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	35,506	46,239	56,992	67,725
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	46,946	56,223	65,479	74,756
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	45,490	55,037	64,605	74,152
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	37,482	46,322	55,183	64,023
Tucson, AZ	38,439	46,114	53,768	61,444
Yuma, AZ	44,908	54,351	63,773	73,216
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	50,440	66,061	81,661	97,282
Chico, CA	43,972	64,564	85,156	105,748
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50,191	69,119	88,047	106,975
El Centro, CA	51,564	74,090	96,596	119,122
Fresno, CA	48,277	63,336	78,416	93,476
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	48,506	65,125	81,765	98,384
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	63,357	80,621	97,906	115,170
Merced, CA	65,562	89,628	113,672	137,738
Modesto, CA	62,213	84,282	106,330	128,399
Napa, CA	55,183	75,442	95,701	115,960
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,103	73,549	94,016	114,463
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	52,125	71,573	91,042	110,490
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	57,512	79,810	102,087	124,384
Redding, CA	44,616	63,836	83,034	102,253
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	48,381	68,245	88,130	107,994
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	55,370	73,736	92,103	110,469
Salinas, CA	64,376	87,360	110,344	133,328
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	53,852	77,584	101,317	125,050
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	62,213	84,282	106,330	128,399
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	72,676	96,492	120,308	144,124
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	58,552	76,316	94,079	111,842
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	62,213	84,282	106,330	128,399
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	48,735	66,623	84,532	102,420
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	58,220	85,468	112,736	139,984
Stockton-Lodi, CA	71,719	101,567	131,436	161,284
Vallejo, CA	62,213	84,282	106,330	128,399
Visalia, CA	46,176	62,484	78,812	95,119
Yuba City, CA	52,562	71,802	91,042	110,282
Boulder, CO	55,349	72,676	90,023	107,349
Colorado Springs, CO	53,935	69,202	84,469	99,736
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	45,469	61,568	77,647	93,746
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,384	62,359	78,354	94,328
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	43,244	67,725	92,186	116,668
Grand Junction, CO	56,368	73,612	90,834	108,077
Greeley, CO	55,183	64,959	74,756	84,532
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,010	63,253	80,517	97,760
Pueblo, CO	53,810	68,620	83,450	98,260
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,343	62,712	79,103	95,472
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	60,820	86,071	111,343	136,594
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	60,799	86,757	112,716	138,674
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	57,658	76,711	95,784	114,837
New Haven, CT	64,106	79,748	95,368	111,010
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	61,672	72,821	83,970	95,119
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	72,634	129,210	185,807	242,383
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	74,860	96,367	117,853	139,360
Dover, DE	53,602	74,568	95,514	116,480
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	42,183	56,119	70,034	83,970
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	38,127	53,976	69,805	85,655
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	52,791	76,232	99,695	123,136
Gainesville, FL	39,500	51,855	64,231	76,586
Homosassa Springs, FL	46,156	61,152	76,170	91,167
Jacksonville, FL	39,978	51,044	62,088	73,154
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	44,804	62,130	79,477	96,804
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	44,928	57,013	69,077	81,162
Naples-Marco Island, FL	44,928	57,533	70,159	82,764
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	40,644	55,432	70,242	85,031
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	41,039	52,229	63,420	74,610
Ocala, FL	44,554	61,652	78,749	95,847
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	44,512	61,069	77,605	94,162
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	45,656	64,917	84,178	103,439
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	44,616	59,676	74,735	89,794
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	44,616	59,676	74,735	89,794
Port St. Lucie, FL	45,032	57,180	69,306	81,453
Punta Gorda, FL	42,474	55,536	68,620	81,682
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	45,698	63,690	81,682	99,674
Sebring, FL	44,492	64,397	84,282	104,188
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	49,608	61,527	73,466	85,384
Tallahassee, FL	46,239	58,469	70,720	82,951
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	46,197	61,173	76,128	91,104
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	45,199	63,149	81,120	99,071
Albany, GA	29,973	48,444	66,935	85,405
Athens-Clarke County, GA	53,165	69,264	85,343	101,442
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	56,036	71,698	87,360	103,023
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	47,861	65,479	83,096	100,714
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	32,760	51,647	70,533	89,420
Columbus, GA-AL	52,437	69,056	85,676	102,295
Dalton, GA	38,293	51,584	64,855	78,146
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,028	51,480	67,912	84,365
Gainesville, GA	54,268	70,096	85,925	101,754
Hinesville, GA	35,173	52,000	68,807	85,634
Macon-Bibb County, GA	54,184	70,159	86,112	102,087
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	50,232	66,997	83,762	100,527
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,735	64,959	81,162	97,386
Rome, GA	50,940	66,810	82,660	98,530
Savannah, GA	42,224	55,869	69,493	83,138
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,263	49,359	67,455	85,551
Valdosta, GA	47,861	65,479	83,096	100,714
Warner Robins, GA	47,861	65,479	83,096	100,714
Guam MSA	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Urban Honolulu, HI	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Ames, IA	46,800	54,829	62,858	70,887
Cedar Rapids, IA	54,330	60,924	67,496	74,090
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	36,733	48,194	59,634	71,095
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	53,581	60,549	67,538	74,506
Dubuque, IA	44,471	53,644	62,796	71,968
Iowa City, IA	46,988	51,002	55,037	59,052
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,138	52,832	61,527	70,221
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,864	53,373	60,861	68,370
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	46,904	53,352	59,800	66,248
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,879	46,634	56,368	66,124
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,088	58,095	67,122	76,128
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	43,140	51,938	60,716	69,514
Boise City, ID	47,050	58,573	70,117	81,640
Coeur d'Alene, ID	44,866	55,287	65,687	76,108
Idaho Falls, ID	44,866	55,287	65,687	76,108
Lewiston, ID-WA	44,866	55,287	65,687	76,108
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,240	54,912	64,564	74,236
Pocatello, ID	44,866	55,287	65,687	76,108
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,992	55,058	66,103	77,168
Twin Falls, ID	44,845	54,788	64,709	74,652
Bloomington, IL	36,359	47,404	58,428	69,472
Champaign-Urbana, IL	43,431	60,258	77,064	93,892
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	45,428	62,879	80,330	97,781
Decatur, IL	38,189	50,087	61,964	73,861
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,138	54,996	65,853	76,711
Kankakee, IL	44,908	62,296	79,664	97,053
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,720	61,984	79,228	96,492
Peoria, IL	43,431	60,258	77,064	93,892
Rockford, IL	45,220	62,608	79,997	97,386
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,949	55,640	66,332	77,023
Springfield, IL	44,845	55,370	65,895	76,420
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,773	45,698	53,602	61,527
Bloomington, IN	57,533	73,341	89,128	104,936
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,468	62,047	77,647	93,226
Columbus, IN	61,028	76,232	91,437	106,642
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	46,364	67,642	88,920	110,199
Evansville, IN	52,188	68,724	85,260	101,796
Fort Wayne, IN	47,029	60,029	73,050	86,050
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	56,264	72,114	87,943	103,792
Kokomo, IN	57,783	73,528	89,253	104,999
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	45,490	62,858	80,226	97,594
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	45,386	62,837	80,309	97,760
Muncie, IN	61,215	76,316	91,396	106,496
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,532	62,858	80,205	97,532
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	44,804	60,216	75,650	91,063
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,096	59,301	74,506	89,711
Terre Haute, IN	48,672	60,840	72,988	85,156
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	28,954	39,229	49,484	59,759
Lawrence, KS	42,058	54,476	66,872	79,290
Manhattan, KS	36,400	49,317	62,255	75,172
Topeka, KS	31,949	43,327	54,684	66,061
Wichita, KS	30,805	40,831	50,856	60,882
Bowling Green, KY	39,396	47,383	55,370	63,357
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,292	43,098	46,884	50,690
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,272	45,927	53,581	61,236
Elizabethtown, KY	42,016	50,524	59,010	67,517
Lexington-Fayette, KY	41,122	48,984	56,868	64,730
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	43,036	50,128	57,221	64,314
Owensboro, KY	39,396	47,383	55,370	63,357
Paducah, KY-IL	39,396	47,383	55,370	63,357
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,333	47,279	55,204	63,149
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,477	50,045	59,634	69,202
Alexandria, LA	43,556	62,962	82,368	101,775
Baton Rouge, LA	36,900	56,639	76,399	96,138
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,125	58,240	77,376	96,492
Hammond, LA	44,720	64,668	84,594	104,541
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	41,933	61,090	80,247	99,404
Lafayette, LA	35,735	54,330	72,904	91,500
Lake Charles, LA	32,823	49,546	66,248	82,972
Monroe, LA	43,556	62,962	82,368	101,775
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	45,532	64,543	83,554	102,565
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	41,018	60,466	79,935	99,383
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	49,983	67,808	85,655	103,480
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	49,754	69,015	88,296	107,557
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,640	62,380	82,098	101,837
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	56,327	65,936	75,567	85,176
Barnstable Town, MA	60,528	76,877	93,247	109,596
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	62,213	78,312	94,412	110,511
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	59,488	76,045	92,581	109,138
Pittsfield, MA	57,554	72,405	87,256	102,108
Springfield, MA	55,308	72,447	89,565	106,704
Worcester, MA	53,394	73,279	93,164	113,048
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	61,964	81,599	101,234	120,869
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	73,175	95,015	116,876	138,716
Lexington Park, MD	72,384	94,204	116,002	137,821
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	55,058	75,962	96,887	117,791
Salisbury, MD	66,768	88,109	109,429	130,770
Bangor, ME	31,845	39,063	46,301	53,519
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	32,656	45,095	57,554	69,992
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	31,845	39,063	46,301	53,519
Portland-South Portland, ME	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	31,554	38,834	46,114	53,394
Ann Arbor, MI	31,596	38,792	45,968	53,165
Battle Creek, MI	50,024	74,340	98,634	122,949
Bay City, MI	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	54,538	68,890	83,263	97,615
Flint, MI	54,247	68,536	82,805	97,095
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	49,296	72,655	96,034	119,392
Jackson, MI	40,477	56,701	72,946	89,170
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	49,026	75,026	101,005	127,005
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	54,912	63,648	72,384	81,120
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	53,020	70,512	88,005	105,498
Midland, MI	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Monroe, MI	40,082	56,847	73,632	90,397
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Niles, MI	44,221	59,551	74,880	90,210
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Saginaw, MI	51,876	63,773	75,692	87,589
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,343	55,287	77,252	99,196
Traverse City, MI	44,034	53,748	63,482	73,196
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Duluth, MN-WI	52,687	64,335	76,004	87,652
Mankato, MN	56,410	67,268	78,125	88,983
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	57,367	68,079	78,770	89,482
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	56,244	67,164	78,104	89,024
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	53,394	64,938	76,482	88,026
Rochester, MN	57,616	67,621	77,605	87,610
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	56,472	67,309	78,146	88,983
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	54,746	65,916	77,085	88,255
St. Cloud, MN	56,160	67,164	78,167	89,170
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	41,018	54,268	67,538	80,788
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,989	57,159	68,328	79,498
Columbia, MO	48,194	57,949	67,725	77,480
Jefferson City, MO	44,824	55,786	66,748	77,709
Joplin, MO-KS	30,160	39,687	49,234	58,760
Kansas City, MO-KS	47,757	59,800	71,864	83,908
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,613	57,679	68,744	79,810
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,116	55,536	65,957	76,378
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,637	56,951	69,264	81,578
Springfield, MO	40,560	50,420	60,258	70,117
St. Joseph, MO-KS	44,575	56,847	69,098	81,370
St. Louis, MO-IL	46,759	56,868	66,997	77,106
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	40,332	51,876	63,399	74,943
Hattiesburg, MS	41,184	52,791	64,376	75,983
Jackson, MS	33,488	44,304	55,141	65,957
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,719	45,386	58,032	70,700
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,882	45,157	55,412	65,687
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,498	51,293	62,088	72,884
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	39,874	50,648	61,444	72,218
Billings, MT	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Bozeman, MT	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Great Falls, MT	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Helena, MT	55,973	89,420	122,845	156,292
Missoula, MT	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	55,516	87,298	119,101	150,884
Asheville, NC	43,535	55,682	67,850	79,997
Burlington, NC	44,866	61,527	78,208	94,869
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,909	45,032	59,135	73,258
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	46,717	60,757	74,797	88,837
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	52,375	67,954	83,554	99,133
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,781	44,304	55,848	67,372
Fayetteville, NC	37,524	50,232	62,962	75,671
Goldsboro, NC	46,322	60,050	73,799	87,527
Greensboro-High Point, NC	46,488	62,380	78,250	94,141
Greenville, NC	33,988	46,696	59,384	72,093
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	43,992	50,607	57,200	63,815
Jacksonville, NC	42,183	50,919	59,676	68,412
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	44,720	60,840	76,960	93,080
Raleigh-Cary, NC	52,728	65,458	78,208	90,938
Rocky Mount, NC	46,384	60,071	73,736	87,423
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,293	51,376	64,480	77,564
Wilmington, NC	45,802	52,541	59,301	66,040
Winston-Salem, NC	44,200	55,869	67,538	79,207
Bismarck, ND	40,748	48,922	57,096	65,271
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,498	49,400	58,303	67,205
Fargo, ND-MN	40,311	49,712	59,114	68,516
Grand Forks, ND-MN	40,748	48,922	57,096	65,271
Minot, ND	40,748	48,922	57,096	65,271
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,832	47,092	54,330	61,589
Grand Island, NE	47,674	58,282	68,911	79,519
Lincoln, NE	43,847	52,479	61,090	69,722
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	48,693	58,802	68,890	78,999
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,674	58,282	68,911	79,519
Omaha, NE-IA	51,356	61,506	71,656	81,807
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	48,506	58,636	68,765	78,895
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	60,029	76,336	92,623	108,930
Manchester-Nashua, NH	49,047	59,197	69,348	79,498
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,732	67,871	85,031	102,170
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,322	60,424	74,527	88,629
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	39,146	51,148	63,170	75,172
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	52,292	68,432	84,573	100,714
Vineland, NJ	50,815	71,469	92,144	112,799
Albuquerque, NM	47,383	53,789	60,175	66,581
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	47,424	55,120	62,796	70,492
Farmington, NM	48,152	55,536	62,900	70,284
Las Cruces, NM	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	48,132	55,932	63,711	71,511
Santa Fe, NM	48,444	56,223	64,023	71,802
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	43,493	53,768	64,064	74,340
Carson City, NV	46,488	53,165	59,842	66,519
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	42,869	53,956	65,063	76,149
Reno, NV	46,488	53,165	59,842	66,519
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	51,730	70,263	88,775	107,308
Binghamton, NY	42,245	63,440	84,636	105,831
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	51,168	63,149	75,151	87,132
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	45,240	64,855	84,448	104,063
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	41,517	65,229	88,962	112,674
Elmira, NY	44,159	61,277	78,375	95,493
Glens Falls, NY	44,013	61,007	78,000	94,994
Ithaca, NY	42,224	63,128	84,012	104,916
Kingston, NY	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	56,036	72,488	88,941	105,394
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Rochester, NY	43,160	62,047	80,933	99,820
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	44,471	62,172	79,893	97,594
Syracuse, NY	48,714	64,356	80,018	95,660
Utica-Rome, NY	43,556	63,357	83,138	102,940
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	48,360	65,583	82,784	100,007
Akron, OH	42,245	50,960	59,676	68,391
Canton-Massillon, OH	36,525	50,669	64,813	78,957
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	34,528	48,277	62,026	75,775
Cleveland, OH	38,730	51,168	63,607	76,045
Columbus, OH	56,722	66,436	76,149	85,863
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	38,231	50,919	63,628	76,316
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	49,629	62,172	74,714	87,256
Lima, OH	44,180	56,847	69,493	82,160
Mansfield, OH	54,788	65,354	75,941	86,508
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	45,407	57,512	69,597	81,703
Sandusky, OH	38,896	52,084	65,271	78,458
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,325	57,034	69,743	82,452
Springfield, OH	52,167	62,608	73,029	83,471
Toledo, OH	45,552	57,866	70,180	82,493
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,575	56,930	69,285	81,640
Youngstown-Warren, OH	38,605	51,231	63,836	76,461
Enid, OK	44,346	57,117	69,888	82,660
Lawton, OK	44,970	58,303	71,636	84,968
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,354	52,666	65,957	79,269
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,888	56,535	69,202	81,848
Oklahoma City, OK	44,159	57,845	71,552	85,239
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,192	46,093	56,015	65,916
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,413	54,101	66,768	79,456
Tulsa, OK	42,786	55,516	68,245	80,975
Albany, OR	46,551	65,791	85,010	104,250
Bend, OR	47,279	61,485	75,671	89,877
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	50,690	70,325	89,940	109,575
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	51,792	71,740	91,708	111,655
Corvallis, OR	45,677	66,082	86,466	106,871
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,175	60,050	72,904	85,780
Eugene-Springfield, OR	46,863	65,832	84,781	103,751
Grants Pass, OR	43,368	60,029	76,669	93,330
Medford, OR	44,284	63,170	82,036	100,922
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	54,684	74,277	93,892	113,485
Salem, OR	51,730	71,448	91,146	110,864
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	56,431	73,008	89,565	106,143
Altoona, PA	29,661	52,416	75,151	97,906
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,912	59,447	77,002	94,536
Chambersburg, PA	41,746	55,724	69,680	83,658
Erie, PA	45,240	67,538	89,836	112,133
Gettysburg, PA	46,676	62,047	77,397	92,768
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	52,666	65,978	79,269	92,581
Johnstown, PA	42,079	67,684	93,288	118,893
Lancaster, PA	34,861	52,687	70,533	88,359
Lebanon, PA	41,746	56,826	71,927	87,007
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,373	59,405	78,437	97,469
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,789	65,271	89,732	114,213
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	53,831	74,735	95,639	116,543
Pittsburgh, PA	41,954	67,767	93,580	119,392
Reading, PA	50,856	71,365	91,874	112,383
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	44,263	62,816	81,349	99,903
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,080	65,562	90,064	114,546
State College, PA	45,240	67,538	89,836	112,133
Williamsport, PA	30,556	47,674	64,772	81,890
York-Hanover, PA	41,268	58,074	74,880	91,687
Aguadilla, PR	32,303	38,626	44,928	51,252
Arecibo, PR	32,386	38,792	45,178	51,584
Guayama, PR	32,344	38,813	45,282	51,751
Mayaguez, PR	32,303	38,626	44,928	51,252
Ponce, PR	32,282	38,688	45,074	51,480
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	32,324	38,668	45,012	51,356
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	32,344	38,813	45,282	51,751
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	52,021	67,288	82,556	97,823
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	42,994	55,370	67,767	80,143
Columbia, SC	39,500	43,992	48,464	52,957
Florence, SC	39,208	44,117	49,026	53,935
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	41,996	49,380	56,784	64,168
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	39,853	49,109	58,344	67,600
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	39,853	49,109	58,344	67,600
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,141	55,578	69,015	82,452
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,455	54,496	67,538	80,580
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,165	50,940	61,714	72,488
Spartanburg, SC	41,288	54,143	67,018	79,872
Sumter, SC	39,208	44,117	49,026	53,935
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,591	54,184	60,778	67,372
Rapid City, SD	47,112	52,146	57,180	62,213
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	45,344	52,957	60,570	68,183
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,992	50,045	56,119	62,172
Chattanooga, TN-GA	39,708	52,520	65,354	78,167
Clarksville, TN-KY	43,909	55,536	67,143	78,770
Cleveland, TN	38,231	50,336	62,421	74,527
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,354	53,269	67,164	81,079
Jackson, TN	41,164	53,602	66,061	78,500
Johnson City, TN	34,424	45,261	56,119	66,956
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	34,362	46,031	57,700	69,368
Knoxville, TN	44,284	60,674	77,064	93,455
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	43,056	53,144	63,253	73,341
Morristown, TN	39,021	54,122	69,202	84,303
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	45,989	57,200	68,412	79,623
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,994	55,474	67,975	80,455
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,932	54,517	66,124	77,709
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,536	53,976	65,437	76,877
Abilene, TX	34,258	48,506	62,775	77,023
Amarillo, TX	49,109	65,084	81,037	97,012
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	53,144	72,780	92,415	112,050
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	52,271	66,061	79,831	93,621
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,850	57,159	72,468	87,776
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	49,109	65,084	81,037	97,012
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	50,981	67,351	83,741	100,111
College Station-Bryan, TX	35,756	52,645	69,556	86,445
Corpus Christi, TX	49,109	65,084	81,037	97,012
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	49,941	64,356	78,749	93,164
Eagle Pass, TX	49,109	65,084	81,037	97,012
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,236	63,004	77,751	92,519
El Paso, TX	41,975	56,639	71,303	85,967
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,712	65,437	81,162	96,887
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	53,248	66,477	79,706	92,935
Killeen-Temple, TX	50,378	70,159	89,940	109,720
Laredo, TX	49,109	65,084	81,037	97,012
Longview, TX	36,608	53,394	70,180	86,965
Lubbock, TX	32,261	50,648	69,036	87,423
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	49,109	65,084	81,037	97,012
Midland, TX	39,604	54,871	70,117	85,384
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,508	62,276	77,023	91,791
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,773	53,623	69,452	85,301
Odessa, TX	39,604	54,871	70,117	85,384
San Angelo, TX	31,991	43,368	54,725	66,103
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	50,357	64,480	78,604	92,727
Sherman-Denison, TX	49,692	64,189	78,708	93,205
Texarkana, TX-AR	40,082	55,391	70,720	86,029
Tyler, TX	39,541	56,847	74,132	91,437
Victoria, TX	49,109	65,084	81,037	97,012
Waco, TX	48,756	63,461	78,188	92,893
Wichita Falls, TX	37,773	54,663	71,573	88,463
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	40,852	53,103	65,333	77,584
Logan, UT-ID	42,807	54,288	65,791	77,272
Ogden, UT	48,485	62,463	76,420	90,397
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	42,952	54,725	66,498	78,271
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	49,172	63,440	77,688	91,957
St. George, UT	44,367	57,949	71,552	85,135
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	45,344	58,802	72,239	85,696
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	39,708	54,871	70,055	85,218
Charlottesville, VA	49,068	64,917	80,788	96,637
Harrisonburg, VA	45,220	61,506	77,772	94,058
Lynchburg, VA	45,365	61,381	77,376	93,392
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	66,664	88,629	110,594	132,559
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	66,186	88,504	110,802	133,120
Richmond, VA	43,140	57,200	71,240	85,301
Roanoke, VA	42,391	57,866	73,320	88,796
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,429	59,072	73,716	88,359
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,456	70,762	88,088	105,394
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	45,220	61,506	77,772	94,058
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	49,047	61,818	74,610	87,381
Winchester, VA-WV	53,456	70,762	88,088	105,394
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	49,088	67,496	85,904	104,312
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	68,911	79,831	90,751	101,671
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	80,746	91,084	101,421	111,759
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	69,826	82,327	94,828	107,328
Bellingham, WA	50,794	64,522	78,250	91,978
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	66,040	81,536	97,053	112,549
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	57,637	75,608	93,559	111,530
Kennewick-Richland, WA	57,471	74,028	90,564	107,120
Longview-Kelso, WA	54,080	73,570	93,060	112,549
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	64,002	79,914	95,847	111,759
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	66,456	81,640	96,804	111,988
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	68,183	83,242	98,280	113,340
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	46,488	55,786	65,084	74,381
Walla Walla, WA	57,471	74,028	90,564	107,120
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	66,789	82,036	97,282	112,528
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	58,719	76,711	94,703	112,695
Yakima, WA	59,156	77,148	95,119	113,111
Appleton, WI	45,698	55,079	64,439	73,820
Eau Claire, WI	48,984	58,053	67,122	76,191
Fond du Lac, WI	48,610	56,535	64,460	72,384
Green Bay, WI	46,613	55,037	63,461	71,885
Janesville-Beloit, WI	51,106	60,549	69,992	79,436
Kenosha, WI	45,802	53,810	61,818	69,826
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	52,188	61,652	71,095	80,559
Madison, WI	53,623	62,962	72,322	81,661
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	49,484	56,784	64,106	71,407
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,845	53,914	62,962	72,031
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,988	55,932	64,896	73,840
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	45,136	53,248	61,340	69,452
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	48,943	56,389	63,836	71,282
Sheboygan, WI	48,880	56,888	64,917	72,925
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,901	57,367	65,853	74,319
Wausau, WI	45,344	53,602	61,880	70,138
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	53,872	64,751	75,608	86,487
Beckley, WV	41,788	54,538	67,288	80,039
Charleston, WV	46,468	57,658	68,869	80,060
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	35,631	47,092	58,532	69,992
Morgantown, WV	34,736	51,210	67,704	84,178
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,485	50,232	64,980	79,727
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	34,736	51,210	67,704	84,178
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,559	53,581	65,604	77,626
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	30,431	45,864	61,298	76,732
Wheeling, WV-OH	29,869	46,655	63,420	80,205
Casper, WY	41,288	46,821	52,375	57,908
Cheyenne, WY	41,288	46,821	52,375	57,908
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	41,496	47,112	52,728	58,344
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	41,288	46,821	52,375	57,908

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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