SOC 31-9094 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Medical Transcriptionists 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): Transcribe medical reports recorded by physicians and other healthcare practitioners using various electronic devices, covering office visits, emergency room visits, diagnostic imaging studies, operations, chart reviews, and final summaries. Transcribe dictated reports and translate abbreviations into fully understandable form. Edit as necessary and return reports in either printed or electronic form for review and signature, or correction.

Level I across metros$19,948 – $48,901San Antonio, TX to Portland, ME

Median Level IV, major metros$47,133Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Medical Transcriptionists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Medical Transcriptionists (SOC 31-9094) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $19,948 in San Antonio, TX to $48,901 in Portland, ME, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $47,133. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $42,391, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 19 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.

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Level II
Level III
Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	33,072	38,647	44,200	49,775
Anchorage, AK	32,594	37,149	41,684	46,239
Fairbanks-College, AK	33,052	38,543	44,034	49,525
Anniston-Oxford, AL	28,434	32,864	37,295	41,725
Auburn-Opelika, AL	29,349	33,197	37,045	40,893
Birmingham, AL	27,810	32,760	37,711	42,661
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	27,498	31,242	34,965	38,709
Decatur, AL	27,914	32,615	37,336	42,037
Dothan, AL	31,055	35,672	40,311	44,928
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	27,290	32,324	37,336	42,370
Gadsden, AL	28,434	32,864	37,295	41,725
Huntsville, AL	30,244	35,776	41,330	46,863
Mobile, AL	26,354	30,472	34,591	38,709
Montgomery, AL	28,101	32,677	37,232	41,808
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,538	33,197	37,836	42,495
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,893	32,344	36,775	41,226
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,266	33,800	38,356	42,890
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,872	32,282	36,692	41,101
Tuscaloosa, AL	28,455	32,968	37,461	41,975
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,728	33,884	41,018	48,173
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	32,927	36,442	39,978	43,493
Fort Smith, AR-OK	23,088	29,599	36,109	42,620
Hot Springs, AR	27,144	31,117	35,090	39,063
Jonesboro, AR	27,144	34,965	42,765	50,586
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	26,874	30,618	34,362	38,106
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,783	34,466	37,149	39,832
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	27,664	31,596	35,548	39,479
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	27,997	32,012	36,026	40,040
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	32,407	36,192	39,999	43,784
Flagstaff, AZ	36,255	41,476	46,696	51,917
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	36,255	41,476	46,696	51,917
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	31,970	35,402	38,834	42,266
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	32,199	35,943	39,708	43,452
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	35,922	40,727	45,552	50,357
Tucson, AZ	35,589	39,437	43,285	47,133
Yuma, AZ	32,344	36,088	39,832	43,576
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	36,567	40,124	43,680	47,237
Chico, CA	47,258	50,648	54,018	57,408
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,735	40,290	44,866	49,421
El Centro, CA	37,191	41,559	45,927	50,295
Fresno, CA	35,402	38,813	42,224	45,636
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	35,964	39,957	43,951	47,944
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	36,796	40,456	44,138	47,799
Merced, CA	38,460	44,845	51,252	57,637
Modesto, CA	40,602	46,135	51,647	57,180
Napa, CA	41,413	46,176	50,960	55,724
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,349	47,300	52,271	57,221
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,727	45,178	49,608	54,060
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	40,165	44,824	49,504	54,164
Redding, CA	37,960	41,600	45,220	48,860
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	34,799	39,271	43,743	48,215
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	40,456	44,679	48,880	53,103
Salinas, CA	38,605	44,845	51,085	57,325
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	40,040	43,701	47,362	51,023
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	47,071	51,397	55,703	60,029
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	47,820	54,642	61,464	68,287
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	37,773	42,640	47,508	52,375
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	46,364	51,376	56,410	61,423
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	41,205	45,303	49,380	53,477
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	46,301	49,629	52,978	56,306
Stockton-Lodi, CA	40,248	43,992	47,757	51,501
Vallejo, CA	44,804	49,567	54,309	59,072
Visalia, CA	35,860	39,645	43,452	47,237
Yuba City, CA	41,996	46,260	50,544	54,808
Boulder, CO	33,821	38,751	43,701	48,631
Colorado Springs, CO	32,240	37,399	42,536	47,695
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	32,719	38,772	44,824	50,877
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	33,842	39,791	45,719	51,668
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	30,868	36,733	42,599	48,464
Grand Junction, CO	37,877	42,495	47,133	51,751
Greeley, CO	33,093	39,479	45,864	52,250
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	33,364	39,125	44,866	50,628
Pueblo, CO	34,362	38,876	43,368	47,882
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	37,836	40,997	44,180	47,341
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	45,240	48,818	52,396	55,973
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	40,311	43,119	45,927	48,735
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	41,496	46,114	50,732	55,349
New Haven, CT	35,984	41,268	46,572	51,855
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	45,178	49,234	53,269	57,325
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	42,495	46,405	50,336	54,247
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	32,802	36,172	39,541	42,911
Dover, DE	31,200	33,156	35,132	37,087
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,655	36,109	38,564
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	34,840	39,500	44,159	48,818
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	27,519	32,490	37,482	42,453
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	33,613	38,189	42,744	47,320
Gainesville, FL	33,405	38,668	43,909	49,172
Homosassa Springs, FL	30,535	35,880	41,205	46,551
Jacksonville, FL	34,175	38,044	41,892	45,760
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	34,986	39,084	43,160	47,258
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	32,719	39,271	45,823	52,375
Naples-Marco Island, FL	33,197	39,396	45,615	51,813
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	32,552	36,962	41,351	45,760
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	34,632	38,813	43,015	47,196
Ocala, FL	34,736	37,066	39,416	41,746
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	33,447	38,730	44,034	49,317
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	32,532	37,503	42,495	47,466
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	33,509	36,504	39,500	42,495
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	27,061	31,887	36,733	41,559
Port St. Lucie, FL	32,532	38,959	45,407	51,834
Punta Gorda, FL	31,200	33,613	36,047	38,460
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	33,114	38,356	43,576	48,818
Sebring, FL	32,885	38,064	43,244	48,423
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	31,866	37,607	43,368	49,109
Tallahassee, FL	27,394	31,949	36,484	41,039
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	29,266	34,924	40,581	46,239
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	31,325	36,608	41,912	47,196
Albany, GA	27,290	31,970	36,629	41,309
Athens-Clarke County, GA	24,461	29,495	34,528	39,562
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	24,503	29,557	34,632	39,687
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	29,391	34,279	39,167	44,055
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	24,752	30,056	35,360	40,664
Columbus, GA-AL	24,669	29,765	34,861	39,957
Dalton, GA	35,069	40,352	45,636	50,919
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,226	33,031	37,815	42,620
Gainesville, GA	24,544	29,744	34,924	40,124
Hinesville, GA	30,764	35,236	39,708	44,180
Macon-Bibb County, GA	26,396	32,324	38,231	44,159
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	24,690	29,828	34,944	40,082
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	25,335	31,076	36,796	42,536
Rome, GA	25,044	30,805	36,546	42,308
Savannah, GA	30,036	34,570	39,084	43,618
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,372	32,740	37,087	41,455
Valdosta, GA	24,752	30,056	35,360	40,664
Warner Robins, GA	27,020	32,261	37,482	42,724
Guam MSA	30,264	35,964	41,642	47,341
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	32,719	37,773	42,828	47,882
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	32,719	37,773	42,828	47,882
Urban Honolulu, HI	31,533	36,130	40,706	45,303
Ames, IA	29,911	35,860	41,788	47,736
Cedar Rapids, IA	28,143	34,300	40,436	46,592
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	31,200	36,588	41,996	47,383
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	27,228	34,175	41,143	48,090
Dubuque, IA	26,188	32,906	39,624	46,343
Iowa City, IA	24,628	31,263	37,877	44,512
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	27,976	34,071	40,186	46,280
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,962	40,852	44,741	48,631
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	35,776	40,644	45,511	50,378
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	30,410	36,359	42,308	48,256
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	33,759	38,751	43,743	48,735
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	26,000	32,802	39,583	46,384
Boise City, ID	33,509	37,045	40,602	44,138
Coeur d'Alene, ID	26,250	31,575	36,879	42,204
Idaho Falls, ID	28,954	32,261	35,548	38,855
Lewiston, ID-WA	39,583	43,306	47,050	50,773
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	32,220	36,255	40,311	44,346
Pocatello, ID	31,575	34,716	37,877	41,018
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	32,365	36,130	39,895	43,660
Twin Falls, ID	33,696	37,357	40,997	44,658
Bloomington, IL	37,565	41,725	45,906	50,066
Champaign-Urbana, IL	37,856	42,245	46,655	51,044
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	28,767	34,695	40,623	46,551
Decatur, IL	33,280	37,836	42,391	46,946
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,612	39,458	44,304	49,151
Kankakee, IL	29,495	35,402	41,330	47,237
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	29,786	35,652	41,517	47,383
Peoria, IL	38,605	42,682	46,738	50,815
Rockford, IL	29,120	35,069	41,018	46,967
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,255	39,978	43,680	47,404
Springfield, IL	31,221	35,839	40,477	45,095
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	30,452	36,213	41,954	47,716
Bloomington, IN	36,900	40,956	44,991	49,047
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	33,634	38,855	44,096	49,317
Columbus, IN	37,170	41,226	45,303	49,359
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	34,944	40,082	45,220	50,357
Evansville, IN	37,482	41,642	45,781	49,941
Fort Wayne, IN	28,996	35,090	41,205	47,300
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	37,524	41,538	45,552	49,567
Kokomo, IN	32,823	38,168	43,514	48,860
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	28,642	34,591	40,540	46,488
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	29,079	35,007	40,956	46,884
Muncie, IN	37,004	41,060	45,095	49,151
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	28,580	34,570	40,581	46,572
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	36,338	41,288	46,239	51,189
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,631	40,540	45,428	50,336
Terre Haute, IN	27,976	33,800	39,604	45,428
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	28,372	33,031	37,711	42,370
Lawrence, KS	26,250	32,136	38,023	43,909
Manhattan, KS	23,858	28,434	33,010	37,586
Topeka, KS	26,167	31,908	37,669	43,410
Wichita, KS	30,472	35,984	41,496	47,008
Bowling Green, KY	30,140	33,988	37,815	41,663
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,583	30,722	34,882	39,021
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	24,191	27,144	30,077	33,031
Elizabethtown, KY	31,284	36,463	41,663	46,842
Lexington-Fayette, KY	35,568	39,458	43,327	47,216
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	32,677	38,626	44,554	50,503
Owensboro, KY	29,973	34,279	38,564	42,869
Paducah, KY-IL	34,674	38,564	42,453	46,343
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,788	32,656	36,504	40,373
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,554	34,965	38,376	41,788
Alexandria, LA	32,220	35,922	39,624	43,327
Baton Rouge, LA	32,656	36,650	40,644	44,637
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,885	36,733	40,602	44,450
Hammond, LA	32,656	35,839	39,042	42,224
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	32,885	36,109	39,312	42,536
Lafayette, LA	36,026	39,583	43,140	46,696
Lake Charles, LA	33,634	37,669	41,684	45,719
Monroe, LA	28,600	31,887	35,194	38,480
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	33,613	36,192	38,772	41,351
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,348	33,364	36,380	39,396
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	29,266	32,906	36,525	40,165
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	32,448	34,799	37,149	39,500
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,760	36,671	40,602	44,512
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	34,965	38,626	42,308	45,968
Barnstable Town, MA	34,716	38,168	41,621	45,074
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	36,879	39,333	41,808	44,263
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	34,757	38,168	41,559	44,970
Pittsfield, MA	35,984	38,002	40,040	42,058
Springfield, MA	35,984	38,002	40,040	42,058
Worcester, MA	36,629	39,292	41,933	44,596
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	36,130	41,788	47,424	53,082
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	32,948	36,317	39,666	43,036
Lexington Park, MD	33,114	36,837	40,560	44,284
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	33,405	38,106	42,828	47,528
Salisbury, MD	33,863	38,272	42,682	47,092
Bangor, ME	39,520	42,536	45,552	48,568
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	45,157	48,610	52,042	55,495
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	39,520	42,536	45,552	48,568
Portland-South Portland, ME	48,901	51,896	54,892	57,887
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,143	45,136	49,109	53,103
Ann Arbor, MI	32,199	35,797	39,396	42,994
Battle Creek, MI	31,596	35,340	39,104	42,848
Bay City, MI	31,866	35,464	39,063	42,661
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	32,220	35,880	39,562	43,223
Flint, MI	30,098	33,176	36,255	39,333
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	32,740	36,088	39,458	42,807
Jackson, MI	32,199	35,839	39,500	43,140
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	31,783	36,151	40,498	44,866
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	32,303	35,672	39,021	42,391
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	31,908	36,400	40,914	45,407
Midland, MI	29,703	34,674	39,666	44,637
Monroe, MI	32,199	35,797	39,416	43,015
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	32,365	36,400	40,436	44,471
Niles, MI	33,260	38,335	43,431	48,506
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,095	37,024	41,954	46,884
Saginaw, MI	33,717	35,360	36,983	38,626
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,032	35,964	39,916	43,847
Traverse City, MI	31,388	37,919	44,429	50,960
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,095	37,024	41,954	46,884
Duluth, MN-WI	44,554	48,548	52,541	56,535
Mankato, MN	45,324	49,276	53,207	57,159
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	46,052	50,087	54,122	58,157
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,136	49,172	53,207	57,242
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	41,496	46,176	50,856	55,536
Rochester, MN	41,975	46,114	50,253	54,392
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,492	48,589	52,687	56,784
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,456	45,220	50,004	54,767
St. Cloud, MN	45,428	49,317	53,228	57,117
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	34,445	38,148	41,850	45,552
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,242	36,172	41,080	46,010
Columbia, MO	31,720	34,196	36,671	39,146
Jefferson City, MO	32,823	35,652	38,460	41,288
Joplin, MO-KS	28,600	29,994	31,408	32,802
Kansas City, MO-KS	29,308	35,236	41,143	47,071
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,117	36,192	41,288	46,364
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,010	37,628	42,266	46,884
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,016	34,424	39,812	45,220
Springfield, MO	33,197	36,588	39,978	43,368
St. Joseph, MO-KS	29,432	34,903	40,373	45,844
St. Louis, MO-IL	32,781	37,898	43,015	48,132
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	31,866	35,464	39,063	42,661
Hattiesburg, MS	32,178	35,943	39,728	43,493
Jackson, MS	25,044	31,242	37,420	43,618
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,464	37,711	39,978	42,224
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,306	34,612	38,896	43,202
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	27,519	35,007	42,516	50,004
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	27,207	34,570	41,954	49,317
Billings, MT	33,904	38,439	42,952	47,487
Bozeman, MT	33,904	38,439	42,952	47,487
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,696	38,127	42,557	46,988
Great Falls, MT	33,904	38,439	42,952	47,487
Helena, MT	33,468	38,252	43,036	47,820
Missoula, MT	35,298	40,290	45,261	50,253
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,967	38,501	43,036	47,570
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	35,464	39,832	44,180	48,548
Asheville, NC	30,992	36,213	41,455	46,676
Burlington, NC	23,692	29,370	35,069	40,748
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	20,468	25,376	30,306	35,215
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	23,650	31,284	38,938	46,572
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	23,816	27,394	30,972	34,549
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,312	31,512	36,712	41,912
Fayetteville, NC	21,612	28,434	35,256	42,079
Goldsboro, NC	21,175	27,311	33,468	39,604
Greensboro-High Point, NC	38,876	41,912	44,949	47,986
Greenville, NC	35,568	39,562	43,535	47,528
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	25,564	32,282	39,000	45,719
Jacksonville, NC	29,495	34,882	40,290	45,677
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	23,858	29,724	35,610	41,476
Raleigh-Cary, NC	21,154	26,999	32,844	38,688
Rocky Mount, NC	20,572	26,624	32,677	38,730
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,256	37,773	40,269	42,786
Wilmington, NC	36,130	40,477	44,804	49,151
Winston-Salem, NC	34,320	40,103	45,906	51,688
Bismarck, ND	29,869	35,922	41,975	48,028
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,240	37,399	42,536	47,695
Fargo, ND-MN	28,496	34,279	40,040	45,823
Grand Forks, ND-MN	37,877	42,516	47,154	51,792
Minot, ND	30,285	35,714	41,164	46,592
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,077	35,880	41,684	47,487
Grand Island, NE	37,503	41,496	45,469	49,463
Lincoln, NE	38,127	41,871	45,636	49,380
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,127	41,912	45,719	49,504
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,898	41,975	46,031	50,108
Omaha, NE-IA	38,938	42,287	45,636	48,984
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	37,482	41,351	45,199	49,068
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,775	39,354	41,954	44,533
Manchester-Nashua, NH	36,754	39,312	41,850	44,408
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,900	39,396	41,912	44,408
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	30,264	35,964	41,642	47,341
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	35,194	39,666	44,117	48,589
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	41,080	44,304	47,528	50,752
Vineland, NJ	33,301	37,732	42,162	46,592
Albuquerque, NM	33,364	37,877	42,391	46,904
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,823	37,232	41,621	46,031
Farmington, NM	33,114	37,628	42,120	46,634
Las Cruces, NM	31,845	35,756	39,687	43,597
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,906	37,420	41,933	46,447
Santa Fe, NM	33,447	37,981	42,495	47,029
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	36,775	40,956	45,116	49,296
Carson City, NV	37,690	42,391	47,071	51,772
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	36,671	40,456	44,263	48,048
Reno, NV	38,002	42,682	47,383	52,063
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	34,237	39,167	44,117	49,047
Binghamton, NY	37,482	40,768	44,034	47,320
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	33,613	37,045	40,456	43,888
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	34,944	39,250	43,556	47,861
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	35,319	38,501	41,684	44,866
Elmira, NY	35,215	38,168	41,122	44,076
Glens Falls, NY	34,383	38,917	43,431	47,965
Ithaca, NY	35,444	38,792	42,120	45,469
Kingston, NY	36,463	38,751	41,018	43,306
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	35,652	39,936	44,200	48,485
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	35,797	40,124	44,429	48,756
Rochester, NY	34,612	37,628	40,644	43,660
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	35,152	37,295	39,416	41,559
Syracuse, NY	36,380	39,728	43,056	46,405
Utica-Rome, NY	35,964	39,520	43,098	46,655
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	35,880	39,188	42,516	45,823
Akron, OH	29,474	32,656	35,839	39,021
Canton-Massillon, OH	29,308	32,719	36,130	39,541
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	37,191	42,391	47,570	52,770
Cleveland, OH	29,952	33,530	37,128	40,706
Columbus, OH	27,186	32,989	38,792	44,596
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	30,535	36,192	41,850	47,508
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	28,205	33,343	38,480	43,618
Lima, OH	28,372	33,405	38,418	43,452
Mansfield, OH	27,269	33,052	38,813	44,596
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	28,122	32,698	37,295	41,871
Sandusky, OH	28,351	32,386	36,421	40,456
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	31,492	34,008	36,546	39,063
Springfield, OH	27,477	33,592	39,687	45,802
Toledo, OH	25,917	30,306	34,695	39,084
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	29,204	35,215	41,226	47,237
Youngstown-Warren, OH	29,536	33,072	36,588	40,124
Enid, OK	22,964	27,290	31,596	35,922
Lawton, OK	22,922	27,165	31,408	35,652
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	22,028	26,749	31,471	36,192
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	22,256	26,666	31,096	35,506
Oklahoma City, OK	22,839	26,936	31,055	35,152
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	21,029	26,957	32,885	38,813
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	22,381	27,144	31,887	36,650
Tulsa, OK	21,924	25,917	29,932	33,925
Albany, OR	35,548	42,703	49,837	56,992
Bend, OR	32,760	38,792	44,804	50,836
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	37,607	43,181	48,756	54,330
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,148	43,764	49,359	54,975
Corvallis, OR	37,544	44,013	50,461	56,930
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	34,196	39,271	44,346	49,421
Eugene-Springfield, OR	37,378	42,536	47,695	52,853
Grants Pass, OR	32,490	37,004	41,538	46,052
Medford, OR	31,325	35,860	40,394	44,928
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	40,581	45,615	50,648	55,682
Salem, OR	39,292	44,741	50,212	55,661
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	38,044	41,975	45,906	49,837
Altoona, PA	32,885	37,711	42,516	47,341
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,042	43,160	47,279	51,397
Chambersburg, PA	39,479	42,911	46,322	49,754
Erie, PA	34,487	38,647	42,807	46,967
Gettysburg, PA	40,373	43,306	46,260	49,192
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	41,226	44,034	46,863	49,671
Johnstown, PA	38,231	42,100	45,989	49,858
Lancaster, PA	33,572	38,210	42,869	47,508
Lebanon, PA	39,853	43,410	46,988	50,544
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	32,012	35,714	39,396	43,098
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,962	41,060	45,157	49,255
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	33,218	37,544	41,892	46,218
Pittsburgh, PA	40,810	43,951	47,092	50,232
Reading, PA	33,592	38,314	43,036	47,757
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	30,368	36,900	43,431	49,962
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,252	42,162	46,072	49,983
State College, PA	35,652	40,373	45,074	49,796
Williamsport, PA	32,324	37,690	43,056	48,423
York-Hanover, PA	40,623	43,472	46,343	49,192
Aguadilla, PR	24,628	27,810	30,992	34,175
Arecibo, PR	25,501	28,600	31,720	34,820
Guayama, PR	26,708	29,474	32,261	35,028
Mayaguez, PR	22,298	24,877	27,436	30,015
Ponce, PR	25,668	28,642	31,637	34,612
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	24,628	27,810	30,992	34,175
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	27,810	30,327	32,823	35,340
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	32,760	36,879	41,018	45,136
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	30,264	33,093	35,901	38,730
Columbia, SC	31,783	34,736	37,669	40,623
Florence, SC	31,700	36,317	40,914	45,532
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	31,408	33,280	35,173	37,045
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	30,223	33,863	37,482	41,122
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	27,415	30,847	34,300	37,732
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,312	32,261	38,231	44,180
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,624	32,324	38,044	43,743
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,848	33,592	37,316	41,060
Spartanburg, SC	26,208	32,032	37,856	43,680
Sumter, SC	30,389	34,092	37,794	41,496
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	37,981	40,664	43,368	46,052
Rapid City, SD	44,076	48,194	52,333	56,452
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	34,736	40,186	45,656	51,106
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,396	43,431	47,466	51,501
Chattanooga, TN-GA	37,191	42,204	47,216	52,229
Clarksville, TN-KY	25,543	29,807	34,050	38,314
Cleveland, TN	34,695	40,165	45,656	51,127
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,933	34,882	40,810	46,759
Jackson, TN	31,575	38,231	44,908	51,564
Johnson City, TN	36,629	39,728	42,807	45,906
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	36,276	39,520	42,786	46,031
Knoxville, TN	24,981	31,242	37,503	43,764
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	26,084	34,924	43,784	52,624
Morristown, TN	25,397	31,991	38,564	45,157
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	37,503	43,285	49,068	54,850
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,172	38,896	41,642	44,367
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,631	41,372	47,092	52,832
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,786	37,461	45,157	52,832
Abilene, TX	30,930	32,677	34,404	36,151
Amarillo, TX	31,117	35,319	39,500	43,701
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	27,810	32,324	36,816	41,330
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	34,924	39,500	44,076	48,652
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	20,301	25,813	31,325	36,837
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	28,351	30,951	33,551	36,151
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,124	34,092	41,060	48,028
College Station-Bryan, TX	26,874	31,679	36,504	41,309
Corpus Christi, TX	29,037	31,720	34,404	37,087
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	28,767	32,927	37,087	41,247
Eagle Pass, TX	22,839	26,042	29,224	32,428
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,695	39,333	43,992	48,631
El Paso, TX	27,685	31,408	35,152	38,876
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,311	33,842	40,394	46,925
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	35,152	39,666	44,159	48,672
Killeen-Temple, TX	27,810	32,532	37,232	41,954
Laredo, TX	23,005	27,144	31,284	35,423
Longview, TX	30,888	33,842	36,796	39,749
Lubbock, TX	25,335	29,620	33,904	38,189
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	28,580	33,072	37,544	42,037
Midland, TX	25,730	32,282	38,813	45,365
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,973	33,634	37,316	40,976
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,080	32,365	36,650	40,935
Odessa, TX	25,730	32,282	38,813	45,365
San Angelo, TX	31,180	36,234	41,288	46,343
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	19,948	25,356	30,764	36,172
Sherman-Denison, TX	28,767	32,927	37,108	41,268
Texarkana, TX-AR	29,828	33,447	37,066	40,685
Tyler, TX	31,658	33,759	35,860	37,960
Victoria, TX	25,730	32,282	38,813	45,365
Waco, TX	28,663	32,885	37,087	41,309
Wichita Falls, TX	29,973	34,050	38,148	42,224
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	36,192	38,272	40,373	42,453
Logan, UT-ID	31,845	35,444	39,042	42,640
Ogden, UT	28,392	33,717	39,063	44,388
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	31,596	35,631	39,645	43,680
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	27,436	32,989	38,543	44,096
St. George, UT	36,047	39,250	42,432	45,636
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	32,220	36,088	39,978	43,847
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	30,660	33,114	35,568	38,023
Charlottesville, VA	34,591	36,359	38,127	39,895
Harrisonburg, VA	32,740	35,277	37,815	40,352
Lynchburg, VA	30,909	33,821	36,754	39,666
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,244	33,530	36,796	40,082
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,056	33,239	36,421	39,604
Richmond, VA	27,748	30,660	33,592	36,504
Roanoke, VA	28,268	30,160	32,074	33,967
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,704	31,887	35,090	38,272
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,580	32,074	35,548	39,042
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	32,740	35,277	37,815	40,352
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	30,701	34,216	37,711	41,226
Winchester, VA-WV	34,300	36,234	38,189	40,124
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	30,264	35,964	41,642	47,341
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	33,031	33,676	34,320	34,965
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	32,906	34,466	36,047	37,607
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	32,157	33,551	34,965	36,359
Bellingham, WA	40,061	45,490	50,940	56,368
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	35,776	39,416	43,056	46,696
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	35,756	40,872	46,010	51,127
Kennewick-Richland, WA	34,653	36,733	38,834	40,914
Longview-Kelso, WA	40,581	45,656	50,732	55,807
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	35,756	39,645	43,556	47,445
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	35,756	39,375	43,015	46,634
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	35,776	39,208	42,620	46,052
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	40,602	44,533	48,464	52,396
Walla Walla, WA	34,653	38,044	41,413	44,804
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	35,776	39,437	43,098	46,759
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	35,860	41,101	46,364	51,605
Yakima, WA	35,756	40,831	45,885	50,960
Appleton, WI	42,100	44,741	47,383	50,024
Eau Claire, WI	38,772	42,724	46,696	50,648
Fond du Lac, WI	42,349	45,636	48,922	52,208
Green Bay, WI	38,813	42,869	46,904	50,960
Janesville-Beloit, WI	42,682	46,551	50,399	54,268
Kenosha, WI	42,703	46,010	49,338	52,645
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	41,392	45,511	49,608	53,727
Madison, WI	43,743	47,362	50,960	54,580
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	42,786	46,052	49,296	52,562
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,479	43,909	48,340	52,770
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,584	43,036	47,508	51,959
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	41,434	44,845	48,236	51,647
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	42,744	46,031	49,296	52,583
Sheboygan, WI	42,308	45,636	48,943	52,271
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,978	44,180	48,360	52,562
Wausau, WI	35,776	40,519	45,240	49,983
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,892	46,176	50,461	54,746
Beckley, WV	33,114	36,837	40,560	44,284
Charleston, WV	32,053	35,111	38,148	41,205
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	31,367	34,424	37,461	40,519
Morgantown, WV	33,114	36,837	40,560	44,284
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,260	36,338	39,416	42,495
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	33,114	36,837	40,560	44,284
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,053	35,111	38,148	41,205
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	30,181	34,216	38,252	42,287
Wheeling, WV-OH	33,197	36,276	39,354	42,432
Casper, WY	39,853	44,616	49,400	54,164
Cheyenne, WY	39,853	44,616	49,400	54,164
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	39,853	44,616	49,400	54,164
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	39,853	44,616	49,400	54,164

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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