SOC 43-4021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Correspondence Clerks 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): Compose letters or electronic correspondence in reply to requests for merchandise, damage claims, credit and other information, delinquent accounts, incorrect billings, or unsatisfactory services. Duties may include gathering data to formulate reply and preparing correspondence.

Level I across metros$19,802 – $54,434Athens, GA to Norwich, CT

Median Level IV, major metros$54,538Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Correspondence Clerks?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Correspondence Clerks (SOC 43-4021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $19,802 in Athens, GA to $54,434 in Norwich, CT, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $54,538. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $48,007, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 19 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 45. 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

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Anchorage, AK	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Fairbanks-College, AK	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Anniston-Oxford, AL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Auburn-Opelika, AL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Birmingham, AL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Decatur, AL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Dothan, AL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Gadsden, AL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Huntsville, AL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Mobile, AL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Montgomery, AL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Tuscaloosa, AL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,316	39,562	41,829	44,076
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Fort Smith, AR-OK	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Hot Springs, AR	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Jonesboro, AR	38,813	41,018	43,202	45,407
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,504	40,914	45,324	49,733
Flagstaff, AZ	33,239	38,938	44,616	50,316
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	33,239	38,938	44,616	50,316
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	36,504	40,914	45,324	49,733
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	33,239	38,938	44,616	50,316
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	33,239	38,938	44,616	50,316
Tucson, AZ	36,504	40,914	45,324	49,733
Yuma, AZ	36,504	40,914	45,324	49,733
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	40,165	50,024	59,863	69,722
Chico, CA	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	45,012	49,692	54,372	59,052
El Centro, CA	37,170	43,930	50,690	57,450
Fresno, CA	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	39,125	48,506	57,887	67,268
Merced, CA	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
Modesto, CA	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
Napa, CA	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	39,874	50,066	60,237	70,429
Redding, CA	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	39,167	48,568	57,970	67,372
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	45,677	51,584	57,512	63,420
Salinas, CA	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	37,128	43,306	49,484	55,661
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	46,218	52,354	58,490	64,626
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	48,215	54,392	60,549	66,727
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
Stockton-Lodi, CA	46,468	52,541	58,636	64,709
Vallejo, CA	45,324	50,856	56,368	61,901
Visalia, CA	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
Yuba City, CA	40,664	49,151	57,637	66,124
Boulder, CO	34,258	40,768	47,279	53,789
Colorado Springs, CO	33,988	40,893	47,778	54,684
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	34,840	41,559	48,298	55,016
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	33,592	40,498	47,424	54,330
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	34,736	41,663	48,610	55,536
Grand Junction, CO	34,736	41,663	48,610	55,536
Greeley, CO	33,634	40,186	46,717	53,269
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	34,778	41,226	47,674	54,122
Pueblo, CO	34,736	41,663	48,610	55,536
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	33,988	40,893	47,778	54,684
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	46,696	52,292	57,866	63,461
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	50,316	55,599	60,882	66,165
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	46,176	51,876	57,575	63,274
New Haven, CT	46,509	52,063	57,596	63,149
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	54,434	58,407	62,359	66,332
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	46,509	52,063	57,596	63,149
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	38,356	42,328	46,301	50,274
Dover, DE	39,271	44,055	48,839	53,623
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	32,344	34,840	37,357	39,853
Gainesville, FL	32,240	34,861	37,461	40,082
Homosassa Springs, FL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Jacksonville, FL	32,864	35,506	38,148	40,789
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	32,095	34,882	37,648	40,436
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Naples-Marco Island, FL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	31,908	34,570	37,253	39,916
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	32,719	35,776	38,834	41,892
Ocala, FL	32,074	34,404	36,733	39,063
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	31,616	34,029	36,463	38,876
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	32,448	34,861	37,274	39,687
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Port St. Lucie, FL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Punta Gorda, FL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Sebring, FL	31,804	34,237	36,650	39,084
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	32,407	35,360	38,335	41,288
Tallahassee, FL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	32,698	35,756	38,834	41,892
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	32,303	35,111	37,898	40,706
Albany, GA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Athens-Clarke County, GA	19,802	30,223	40,644	51,064
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Columbus, GA-AL	22,028	32,157	42,287	52,416
Dalton, GA	40,976	44,804	48,610	52,437
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Gainesville, GA	22,423	32,511	42,578	52,666
Hinesville, GA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Macon-Bibb County, GA	22,423	32,511	42,578	52,666
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	21,716	31,720	41,725	51,730
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	25,480	34,383	43,285	52,188
Rome, GA	28,018	36,359	44,720	53,061
Savannah, GA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Valdosta, GA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Warner Robins, GA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Guam MSA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Urban Honolulu, HI	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Ames, IA	39,375	48,568	57,741	66,935
Cedar Rapids, IA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	41,600	50,274	58,948	67,621
Dubuque, IA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Iowa City, IA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,916	48,901	57,887	66,872
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,375	45,324	51,252	57,200
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Boise City, ID	45,386	47,924	50,482	53,020
Coeur d'Alene, ID	45,386	47,924	50,482	53,020
Idaho Falls, ID	45,386	47,924	50,482	53,020
Lewiston, ID-WA	45,386	47,924	50,482	53,020
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,511	48,090	50,669	53,248
Pocatello, ID	45,386	47,924	50,482	53,020
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,386	47,924	50,482	53,020
Twin Falls, ID	45,386	47,924	50,482	53,020
Bloomington, IL	38,792	44,388	49,962	55,557
Champaign-Urbana, IL	38,792	44,388	49,962	55,557
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	36,692	44,450	52,208	59,967
Decatur, IL	38,792	44,388	49,962	55,557
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,871	43,472	45,095	46,696
Kankakee, IL	37,232	44,679	52,104	59,551
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,314	45,740	53,165	60,591
Peoria, IL	38,792	44,388	49,962	55,557
Rockford, IL	36,650	44,304	51,959	59,613
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,645	41,788	43,930	46,072
Springfield, IL	41,080	42,952	44,845	46,717
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,354	44,138	48,922	53,706
Bloomington, IN	38,792	44,034	49,296	54,538
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,541	44,575	49,588	54,621
Columbus, IN	38,792	44,034	49,296	54,538
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	38,792	44,034	49,296	54,538
Evansville, IN	38,792	44,034	49,296	54,538
Fort Wayne, IN	38,792	44,034	49,296	54,538
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	38,792	44,034	49,296	54,538
Kokomo, IN	38,792	44,034	49,296	54,538
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	36,255	43,431	50,586	57,762
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	35,485	42,620	49,754	56,888
Muncie, IN	38,792	44,034	49,296	54,538
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,732	44,471	51,210	57,949
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	39,416	45,469	51,501	57,554
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,287	46,551	50,794	55,058
Terre Haute, IN	38,792	44,034	49,296	54,538
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Lawrence, KS	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Manhattan, KS	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Topeka, KS	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Wichita, KS	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Bowling Green, KY	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Elizabethtown, KY	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Lexington-Fayette, KY	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Owensboro, KY	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Paducah, KY-IL	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Alexandria, LA	34,944	37,773	40,602	43,431
Baton Rouge, LA	34,549	36,920	39,312	41,684
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,736	37,212	39,666	42,141
Hammond, LA	34,736	37,357	39,999	42,620
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	34,612	36,941	39,250	41,580
Lafayette, LA	34,695	37,087	39,458	41,850
Lake Charles, LA	34,944	37,773	40,602	43,431
Monroe, LA	34,944	37,773	40,602	43,431
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	34,695	37,378	40,040	42,724
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,653	37,191	39,708	42,245
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	34,944	37,773	40,602	43,431
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	34,944	37,773	40,602	43,431
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,778	37,378	39,957	42,557
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Barnstable Town, MA	33,800	41,080	48,381	55,661
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	33,384	40,519	47,674	54,808
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	33,884	41,080	48,256	55,453
Pittsfield, MA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Springfield, MA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Worcester, MA	33,696	40,602	47,508	54,413
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	38,543	42,932	47,320	51,709
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	38,335	42,308	46,260	50,232
Lexington Park, MD	38,605	42,765	46,946	51,106
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	39,458	44,949	50,420	55,911
Salisbury, MD	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Bangor, ME	43,722	46,904	50,108	53,290
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	45,448	48,048	50,669	53,269
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	43,722	46,904	50,108	53,290
Portland-South Portland, ME	45,448	48,048	50,669	53,269
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,138	47,258	50,378	53,498
Ann Arbor, MI	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Battle Creek, MI	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Bay City, MI	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Flint, MI	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Jackson, MI	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	33,176	37,565	41,975	46,364
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,428	37,316	42,183	47,071
Midland, MI	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Monroe, MI	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Niles, MI	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Saginaw, MI	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Traverse City, MI	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,719	37,815	42,911	48,007
Duluth, MN-WI	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Mankato, MN	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Rochester, MN	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,424	40,872	47,341	53,789
St. Cloud, MN	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	36,712	39,832	42,952	46,072
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,919	40,872	43,805	46,759
Columbia, MO	36,712	39,832	42,952	46,072
Jefferson City, MO	36,712	39,832	42,952	46,072
Joplin, MO-KS	36,712	39,832	42,952	46,072
Kansas City, MO-KS	36,712	39,832	42,952	46,072
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,210	40,685	43,140	45,615
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,063	41,954	44,845	47,736
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,712	39,832	42,952	46,072
Springfield, MO	36,712	39,832	42,952	46,072
St. Joseph, MO-KS	36,712	39,832	42,952	46,072
St. Louis, MO-IL	40,248	42,349	44,450	46,551
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Hattiesburg, MS	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Jackson, MS	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,591	37,690	40,810	43,909
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,861	37,856	40,872	43,868
Billings, MT	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Bozeman, MT	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Great Falls, MT	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Helena, MT	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Missoula, MT	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Asheville, NC	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Burlington, NC	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,004	40,893	44,783	48,672
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	37,212	42,474	47,716	52,978
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Fayetteville, NC	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Goldsboro, NC	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Greensboro-High Point, NC	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Greenville, NC	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Jacksonville, NC	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Raleigh-Cary, NC	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Rocky Mount, NC	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Wilmington, NC	38,293	42,516	46,717	50,940
Winston-Salem, NC	38,168	42,120	46,093	50,045
Bismarck, ND	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Fargo, ND-MN	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Grand Forks, ND-MN	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Minot, ND	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Grand Island, NE	39,188	42,474	45,740	49,026
Lincoln, NE	39,229	42,911	46,592	50,274
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,229	42,911	46,592	50,274
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,188	42,474	45,740	49,026
Omaha, NE-IA	39,188	42,765	46,322	49,900
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,229	42,911	46,592	50,274
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	37,565	43,493	49,400	55,328
Manchester-Nashua, NH	47,944	51,480	55,016	58,552
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	35,277	40,893	46,509	52,125
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,247	45,802	50,336	54,892
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	38,501	46,301	54,080	61,880
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	38,501	46,301	54,122	61,922
Vineland, NJ	39,208	43,888	48,548	53,228
Albuquerque, NM	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Farmington, NM	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Las Cruces, NM	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Santa Fe, NM	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	41,122	46,447	51,751	57,076
Carson City, NV	41,434	46,260	51,106	55,932
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	40,727	46,197	51,668	57,138
Reno, NV	41,434	46,260	51,106	55,932
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	37,732	43,576	49,442	55,287
Binghamton, NY	37,877	45,032	52,188	59,343
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	34,591	40,748	46,925	53,082
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	36,400	41,996	47,612	53,207
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	36,442	42,162	47,903	53,623
Elmira, NY	37,877	45,032	52,188	59,343
Glens Falls, NY	37,877	45,032	52,188	59,343
Ithaca, NY	35,048	41,788	48,506	55,245
Kingston, NY	37,877	45,032	52,188	59,343
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	38,127	46,052	53,997	61,922
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	38,564	46,655	54,725	62,816
Rochester, NY	34,944	41,039	47,112	53,207
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	35,007	41,164	47,320	53,477
Syracuse, NY	35,631	41,600	47,591	53,560
Utica-Rome, NY	35,714	41,143	46,551	51,980
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	35,818	41,372	46,925	52,479
Akron, OH	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
Canton-Massillon, OH	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
Cleveland, OH	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
Columbus, OH	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
Lima, OH	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
Mansfield, OH	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
Sandusky, OH	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
Springfield, OH	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
Toledo, OH	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
Youngstown-Warren, OH	38,813	43,764	48,693	53,644
Enid, OK	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Lawton, OK	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Oklahoma City, OK	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Tulsa, OK	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Albany, OR	49,317	55,453	61,568	67,704
Bend, OR	49,317	55,453	61,568	67,704
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,879	55,952	62,005	68,079
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,380	55,578	61,776	67,975
Corvallis, OR	49,317	55,453	61,568	67,704
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,317	55,453	61,568	67,704
Eugene-Springfield, OR	49,317	55,453	61,568	67,704
Grants Pass, OR	49,317	55,453	61,568	67,704
Medford, OR	49,317	55,453	61,568	67,704
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	53,456	59,239	65,000	70,783
Salem, OR	51,522	57,741	63,940	70,159
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	38,397	46,010	53,623	61,236
Altoona, PA	35,880	39,624	43,368	47,112
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,359	39,936	43,535	47,112
Chambersburg, PA	35,880	39,624	43,368	47,112
Erie, PA	35,880	39,624	43,368	47,112
Gettysburg, PA	35,880	39,624	43,368	47,112
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	35,631	37,773	39,916	42,058
Johnstown, PA	35,880	39,624	43,368	47,112
Lancaster, PA	37,045	40,581	44,117	47,653
Lebanon, PA	38,064	40,519	42,973	45,428
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,880	39,624	43,368	47,112
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,424	37,919	41,434	44,928
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	39,271	44,055	48,839	53,623
Pittsburgh, PA	35,880	39,624	43,368	47,112
Reading, PA	39,104	42,932	46,780	50,607
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	35,880	39,624	43,368	47,112
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,549	37,960	41,372	44,783
State College, PA	35,880	39,624	43,368	47,112
Williamsport, PA	35,880	39,624	43,368	47,112
York-Hanover, PA	35,631	37,378	39,146	40,893
Aguadilla, PR	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Arecibo, PR	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Guayama, PR	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Mayaguez, PR	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Ponce, PR	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	33,800	41,080	48,381	55,661
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	36,754	39,541	42,349	45,136
Columbia, SC	37,440	42,308	47,175	52,042
Florence, SC	37,898	41,018	44,117	47,237
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	39,312	41,725	44,117	46,530
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	37,898	41,018	44,117	47,237
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	37,898	41,018	44,117	47,237
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,900	41,080	45,240	49,421
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,564	42,349	46,135	49,920
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,837	40,706	44,575	48,444
Spartanburg, SC	38,564	42,349	46,114	49,900
Sumter, SC	37,898	41,018	44,117	47,237
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Rapid City, SD	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Chattanooga, TN-GA	42,932	46,114	49,296	52,479
Clarksville, TN-KY	38,376	40,810	43,244	45,677
Cleveland, TN	40,352	44,346	48,319	52,312
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,856	42,204	46,551	50,898
Jackson, TN	36,941	39,645	42,370	45,074
Johnson City, TN	36,941	39,645	42,370	45,074
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	36,941	39,645	42,370	45,074
Knoxville, TN	36,941	39,645	42,370	45,074
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	38,813	41,018	43,202	45,407
Morristown, TN	36,941	39,645	42,370	45,074
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	37,087	39,895	42,703	45,511
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,584	42,141	45,719	49,276
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,604	43,119	46,634	50,149
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,460	40,852	43,223	45,615
Abilene, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Amarillo, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	38,501	45,407	52,312	59,218
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,546	43,160	49,796	56,410
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,752	44,824	51,917	58,989
College Station-Bryan, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Corpus Christi, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	38,085	44,554	51,023	57,492
Eagle Pass, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,628	44,762	51,876	59,010
El Paso, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,336	44,076	50,836	57,575
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Killeen-Temple, TX	39,541	46,946	54,330	61,735
Laredo, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Longview, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Lubbock, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Midland, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,960	44,388	50,836	57,263
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,967	38,064	42,162	46,260
Odessa, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
San Angelo, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	37,357	43,847	50,316	56,805
Sherman-Denison, TX	37,960	44,367	50,773	57,180
Texarkana, TX-AR	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Tyler, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Victoria, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
Waco, TX	37,836	44,304	50,752	57,221
Wichita Falls, TX	36,733	43,493	50,274	57,034
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	37,607	41,434	45,261	49,088
Logan, UT-ID	37,607	41,434	45,261	49,088
Ogden, UT	38,085	41,808	45,532	49,255
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	41,538	44,304	47,050	49,816
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	43,472	45,594	47,736	49,858
St. George, UT	37,607	41,434	45,261	49,088
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	37,586	41,392	45,199	49,005
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	31,700	36,879	42,079	47,258
Charlottesville, VA	31,700	36,879	42,079	47,258
Harrisonburg, VA	31,700	36,879	42,079	47,258
Lynchburg, VA	31,700	36,879	42,079	47,258
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,154	39,146	44,159	49,151
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,317	40,664	45,032	49,380
Richmond, VA	34,383	39,312	44,221	49,151
Roanoke, VA	31,700	36,879	42,079	47,258
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,700	36,879	42,079	47,258
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,700	36,879	42,079	47,258
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	31,700	36,879	42,079	47,258
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	31,700	36,879	42,079	47,258
Winchester, VA-WV	38,335	42,308	46,260	50,232
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Bellingham, WA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	51,356	57,013	62,692	68,349
Kennewick-Richland, WA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Longview-Kelso, WA	53,456	59,239	65,000	70,783
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Walla Walla, WA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	52,063	58,012	63,960	69,909
Yakima, WA	52,063	58,012	63,960	69,909
Appleton, WI	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
Eau Claire, WI	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
Fond du Lac, WI	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
Green Bay, WI	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
Janesville-Beloit, WI	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
Kenosha, WI	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
Madison, WI	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
Sheboygan, WI	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
Wausau, WI	30,951	39,125	47,279	55,453
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,032	40,644	49,276	57,887
Beckley, WV	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Charleston, WV	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Morgantown, WV	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Wheeling, WV-OH	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Casper, WY	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Cheyenne, WY	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	34,965	41,496	48,007	54,538

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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