SOC 43-4161 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 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): Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons.

Level I across metros$21,175 – $52,957College Station, TX to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$56,951Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping (SOC 43-4161) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,175 in College Station, TX to $52,957 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $56,951. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $51,210, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 6 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 IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	51,584	56,348	61,111	65,874
Anchorage, AK	45,968	51,522	57,055	62,608
Fairbanks-College, AK	51,148	55,828	60,508	65,188
Anniston-Oxford, AL	31,304	37,960	44,616	51,272
Auburn-Opelika, AL	35,672	43,618	51,584	59,530
Birmingham, AL	34,383	41,351	48,319	55,287
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	30,327	36,359	42,391	48,423
Decatur, AL	30,951	36,754	42,557	48,360
Dothan, AL	31,304	36,151	40,976	45,823
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	32,532	38,626	44,720	50,815
Gadsden, AL	31,304	37,960	44,616	51,272
Huntsville, AL	34,112	40,352	46,613	52,853
Mobile, AL	31,991	36,816	41,642	46,468
Montgomery, AL	34,154	40,748	47,320	53,914
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,997	32,324	36,650	40,976
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,533	37,981	44,450	50,898
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,636	37,524	42,391	47,279
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,124	31,512	35,901	40,290
Tuscaloosa, AL	32,303	37,794	43,264	48,756
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,503	42,952	48,423	53,872
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	40,207	44,159	48,132	52,084
Fort Smith, AR-OK	32,740	37,836	42,911	48,007
Hot Springs, AR	35,506	41,892	48,256	54,642
Jonesboro, AR	37,960	43,223	48,506	53,768
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	35,693	42,204	48,693	55,204
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	27,706	35,132	42,536	49,962
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,154	40,519	46,863	53,228
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,484	41,871	47,237	52,624
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,192	42,432	48,672	54,912
Flagstaff, AZ	39,104	43,368	47,632	51,896
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	35,568	41,060	46,530	52,021
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	41,039	45,885	50,711	55,557
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	40,436	45,386	50,336	55,287
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	37,482	42,412	47,320	52,250
Tucson, AZ	37,607	42,120	46,634	51,148
Yuma, AZ	36,109	38,335	40,540	42,765
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	41,933	47,695	53,436	59,197
Chico, CA	44,013	47,944	51,876	55,807
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,013	49,900	55,786	61,672
El Centro, CA	37,524	42,724	47,903	53,103
Fresno, CA	42,578	47,404	52,229	57,055
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	37,607	42,557	47,528	52,479
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	42,391	50,087	57,783	65,479
Merced, CA	43,410	48,319	53,228	58,136
Modesto, CA	45,656	50,628	55,599	60,570
Napa, CA	43,223	51,418	59,592	67,788
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	45,282	50,399	55,536	60,653
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,949	49,380	53,831	58,261
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	44,887	52,978	61,090	69,181
Redding, CA	36,920	43,056	49,213	55,349
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	43,930	49,525	55,100	60,695
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	46,613	53,436	60,279	67,101
Salinas, CA	39,500	46,114	52,728	59,343
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	45,823	51,044	56,285	61,506
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	52,396	60,424	68,432	76,461
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	52,957	61,215	69,472	77,730
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	42,869	50,898	58,948	66,976
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	40,810	49,650	58,469	67,309
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	40,144	46,884	53,644	60,383
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	46,592	53,124	59,676	66,207
Stockton-Lodi, CA	43,888	49,941	55,994	62,047
Vallejo, CA	45,261	53,748	62,234	70,720
Visalia, CA	42,224	47,944	53,644	59,364
Yuba City, CA	45,407	49,629	53,872	58,095
Boulder, CO	43,826	51,064	58,282	65,520
Colorado Springs, CO	42,786	47,591	52,396	57,200
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	44,013	50,669	57,325	63,981
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,063	44,471	49,900	55,308
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	39,812	46,197	52,604	58,989
Grand Junction, CO	43,077	48,652	54,205	59,780
Greeley, CO	44,034	49,754	55,495	61,215
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,956	47,757	54,538	61,340
Pueblo, CO	40,685	46,280	51,855	57,450
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	34,716	43,410	52,125	60,820
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	47,840	53,914	59,988	66,061
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	44,221	50,066	55,890	61,735
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	43,202	48,693	54,205	59,696
New Haven, CT	43,597	51,272	58,968	66,644
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	43,410	48,485	53,540	58,615
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	43,036	48,048	53,061	58,074
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	45,781	52,916	60,071	67,205
Dover, DE	39,084	44,159	49,234	54,309
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	41,808	45,095	48,381	51,668
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	40,768	43,285	45,781	48,298
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	38,668	44,512	50,357	56,202
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	38,189	43,244	48,298	53,352
Gainesville, FL	39,333	43,680	48,007	52,354
Homosassa Springs, FL	40,706	46,364	52,000	57,658
Jacksonville, FL	40,124	45,386	50,648	55,911
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	39,978	44,429	48,860	53,311
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	38,980	44,492	50,004	55,516
Naples-Marco Island, FL	43,015	47,424	51,813	56,223
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	38,356	43,660	48,943	54,247
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	40,540	44,616	48,714	52,791
Ocala, FL	38,855	43,264	47,674	52,084
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	36,816	41,892	46,967	52,042
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	38,834	45,740	52,645	59,551
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	36,172	42,432	48,672	54,933
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	37,794	41,621	45,469	49,296
Port St. Lucie, FL	37,586	43,888	50,191	56,493
Punta Gorda, FL	40,082	43,680	47,300	50,898
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	37,045	42,474	47,924	53,352
Sebring, FL	37,336	42,391	47,424	52,479
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	38,959	44,346	49,733	55,120
Tallahassee, FL	34,861	39,583	44,304	49,026
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	41,392	47,071	52,770	58,448
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	38,730	44,284	49,837	55,391
Albany, GA	33,592	37,815	42,016	46,239
Athens-Clarke County, GA	34,986	39,832	44,700	49,546
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	38,252	44,512	50,773	57,034
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	34,840	39,645	44,471	49,276
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	34,071	39,000	43,951	48,880
Columbus, GA-AL	39,583	44,658	49,754	54,829
Dalton, GA	32,282	36,255	40,248	44,221
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,098	35,839	41,559	47,300
Gainesville, GA	36,151	41,143	46,114	51,106
Hinesville, GA	44,117	48,568	53,040	57,492
Macon-Bibb County, GA	36,109	39,916	43,722	47,528
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,650	40,415	44,180	47,944
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,589	40,082	44,596	49,088
Rome, GA	36,816	43,036	49,234	55,453
Savannah, GA	38,584	42,287	46,010	49,712
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,492	36,109	40,706	45,324
Valdosta, GA	32,428	36,463	40,477	44,512
Warner Robins, GA	37,544	42,016	46,488	50,960
Guam MSA	26,957	32,365	37,794	43,202
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	42,474	45,407	48,340	51,272
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	46,239	49,712	53,186	56,660
Urban Honolulu, HI	41,580	46,384	51,168	55,973
Ames, IA	34,300	40,872	47,466	54,039
Cedar Rapids, IA	36,567	41,268	45,968	50,669
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	38,168	43,639	49,088	54,559
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	38,688	44,991	51,272	57,575
Dubuque, IA	34,279	39,791	45,324	50,836
Iowa City, IA	38,917	46,072	53,248	60,404
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	32,719	39,104	45,469	51,855
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,772	43,264	47,757	52,250
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	36,504	41,621	46,717	51,834
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,208	44,637	50,087	55,516
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	32,885	38,564	44,263	49,941
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	39,125	45,407	51,709	57,991
Boise City, ID	43,680	48,610	53,519	58,448
Coeur d'Alene, ID	43,036	47,944	52,874	57,783
Idaho Falls, ID	44,242	49,608	54,975	60,341
Lewiston, ID-WA	42,266	46,676	51,106	55,516
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,306	47,944	52,583	57,221
Pocatello, ID	37,586	43,160	48,735	54,309
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,869	46,821	50,752	54,704
Twin Falls, ID	42,911	47,632	52,333	57,055
Bloomington, IL	35,381	40,311	45,240	50,170
Champaign-Urbana, IL	36,671	41,996	47,300	52,624
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	41,850	47,196	52,562	57,908
Decatur, IL	39,063	44,180	49,317	54,434
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,125	43,660	48,215	52,749
Kankakee, IL	41,434	46,800	52,167	57,533
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,272	44,180	50,087	55,994
Peoria, IL	38,709	44,159	49,629	55,079
Rockford, IL	36,858	41,580	46,322	51,044
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,653	41,704	48,776	55,828
Springfield, IL	42,744	46,884	51,002	55,141
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,776	41,143	46,530	51,896
Bloomington, IN	33,301	39,208	45,116	51,023
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,672	41,912	48,173	54,413
Columbus, IN	37,440	43,264	49,109	54,933
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	38,688	44,159	49,608	55,079
Evansville, IN	32,636	37,877	43,098	48,340
Fort Wayne, IN	35,527	41,309	47,071	52,853
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	37,461	43,368	49,255	55,162
Kokomo, IN	37,316	43,160	49,005	54,850
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	39,125	42,994	46,884	50,752
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	41,538	46,904	52,271	57,637
Muncie, IN	37,378	43,264	49,172	55,058
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,274	43,119	48,984	54,829
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	36,068	41,143	46,218	51,293
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,856	42,370	46,884	51,397
Terre Haute, IN	40,685	44,429	48,152	51,896
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	33,613	39,000	44,367	49,754
Lawrence, KS	39,562	45,240	50,940	56,618
Manhattan, KS	40,560	45,636	50,711	55,786
Topeka, KS	42,016	48,007	53,997	59,988
Wichita, KS	36,796	42,037	47,300	52,541
Bowling Green, KY	35,256	40,602	45,968	51,314
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,130	41,933	47,716	53,519
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,968	37,981	43,015	48,028
Elizabethtown, KY	47,944	51,709	55,453	59,218
Lexington-Fayette, KY	38,688	44,450	50,191	55,952
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	40,144	45,469	50,794	56,119
Owensboro, KY	32,573	38,460	44,346	50,232
Paducah, KY-IL	33,572	39,812	46,031	52,271
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,944	40,540	46,135	51,730
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,509	38,480	43,452	48,423
Alexandria, LA	35,631	41,247	46,884	52,500
Baton Rouge, LA	36,047	42,308	48,568	54,829
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,048	40,852	46,655	52,458
Hammond, LA	35,360	41,912	48,444	54,996
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	35,132	41,829	48,527	55,224
Lafayette, LA	35,860	41,080	46,322	51,543
Lake Charles, LA	35,506	41,080	46,634	52,208
Monroe, LA	33,509	40,456	47,424	54,372
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	35,839	42,952	50,045	57,159
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,568	41,954	48,360	54,746
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	36,192	42,932	49,692	56,431
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	34,861	41,600	48,360	55,100
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,924	40,893	46,842	52,812
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	42,100	47,778	53,477	59,156
Barnstable Town, MA	44,991	50,836	56,680	62,525
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	45,407	51,335	57,242	63,170
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	44,596	50,420	56,244	62,068
Pittsfield, MA	42,724	48,860	54,996	61,132
Springfield, MA	42,037	48,797	55,578	62,338
Worcester, MA	41,663	46,759	51,855	56,951
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	45,594	51,356	57,096	62,858
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	39,104	45,365	51,626	57,887
Lexington Park, MD	47,612	53,976	60,341	66,706
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	35,548	41,039	46,509	52,000
Salisbury, MD	42,911	47,508	52,104	56,701
Bangor, ME	44,679	47,424	50,191	52,936
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	43,452	47,341	51,231	55,120
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,543	43,535	48,506	53,498
Portland-South Portland, ME	44,637	49,380	54,143	58,885
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,002	42,682	47,341	52,021
Ann Arbor, MI	40,394	45,532	50,690	55,828
Battle Creek, MI	38,356	43,743	49,130	54,517
Bay City, MI	37,108	42,349	47,570	52,812
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	40,976	45,573	50,170	54,767
Flint, MI	37,004	42,245	47,487	52,728
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	37,732	42,932	48,152	53,352
Jackson, MI	40,644	45,532	50,420	55,308
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	37,607	41,268	44,949	48,610
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	40,997	46,800	52,604	58,407
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,941	42,037	47,154	52,250
Midland, MI	37,108	42,349	47,570	52,812
Monroe, MI	40,623	45,386	50,128	54,892
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	37,836	43,077	48,319	53,560
Niles, MI	37,960	42,890	47,840	52,770
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,439	43,493	48,548	53,602
Saginaw, MI	37,461	42,911	48,381	53,831
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,205	45,677	50,128	54,600
Traverse City, MI	37,669	43,348	49,047	54,725
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,940	44,325	50,690	57,076
Duluth, MN-WI	41,933	45,407	48,901	52,375
Mankato, MN	43,576	49,234	54,912	60,570
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	46,738	51,522	56,306	61,090
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,079	47,508	52,916	58,344
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,348	47,757	52,188	56,597
Rochester, MN	48,381	53,477	58,594	63,690
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,639	47,653	51,647	55,661
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,888	48,111	52,312	56,535
St. Cloud, MN	42,162	46,468	50,752	55,058
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	36,816	43,410	50,024	56,618
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,812	44,304	48,797	53,290
Columbia, MO	38,501	44,346	50,212	56,056
Jefferson City, MO	41,205	44,616	48,048	51,460
Joplin, MO-KS	34,320	39,770	45,199	50,648
Kansas City, MO-KS	42,786	47,716	52,624	57,554
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,186	45,469	50,752	56,036
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,437	43,868	48,298	52,728
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,693	40,581	45,490	50,378
Springfield, MO	37,919	41,122	44,325	47,528
St. Joseph, MO-KS	39,520	45,012	50,482	55,973
St. Louis, MO-IL	38,980	44,575	50,191	55,786
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	32,594	40,540	48,485	56,431
Hattiesburg, MS	31,679	39,541	47,424	55,287
Jackson, MS	35,444	41,434	47,404	53,394
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,264	38,668	47,092	55,495
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,535	37,940	45,324	52,728
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,471	36,733	41,975	47,237
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,391	35,964	42,536	49,109
Billings, MT	39,458	44,783	50,087	55,412
Bozeman, MT	44,616	49,213	53,810	58,407
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,602	45,989	51,356	56,743
Great Falls, MT	41,164	46,696	52,229	57,762
Helena, MT	41,455	46,738	52,000	57,284
Missoula, MT	40,061	45,573	51,064	56,576
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,914	46,239	51,543	56,868
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	41,684	47,154	52,624	58,095
Asheville, NC	37,024	42,266	47,487	52,728
Burlington, NC	39,063	44,720	50,378	56,036
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,440	42,744	48,048	53,352
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	39,063	44,887	50,690	56,514
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	40,976	46,738	52,520	58,282
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,360	41,039	46,717	52,396
Fayetteville, NC	38,064	43,722	49,380	55,037
Goldsboro, NC	35,964	41,247	46,530	51,813
Greensboro-High Point, NC	39,520	45,012	50,524	56,015
Greenville, NC	38,584	44,242	49,900	55,557
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	35,818	40,914	46,010	51,106
Jacksonville, NC	37,420	41,600	45,781	49,962
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	38,709	44,346	49,962	55,599
Raleigh-Cary, NC	38,792	44,408	50,004	55,620
Rocky Mount, NC	38,917	44,076	49,213	54,372
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,277	40,685	46,114	51,522
Wilmington, NC	36,317	42,079	47,820	53,581
Winston-Salem, NC	35,610	40,768	45,948	51,106
Bismarck, ND	43,576	49,692	55,828	61,943
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,308	47,341	52,375	57,408
Fargo, ND-MN	41,871	46,426	50,981	55,536
Grand Forks, ND-MN	43,701	48,256	52,812	57,367
Minot, ND	42,848	48,277	53,706	59,135
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,077	49,047	55,016	60,986
Grand Island, NE	36,546	41,268	45,989	50,711
Lincoln, NE	38,917	42,911	46,925	50,919
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,464	41,039	46,634	52,208
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,421	41,018	45,615	50,212
Omaha, NE-IA	38,772	43,888	49,005	54,122
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,125	42,620	46,093	49,588
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,813	44,325	49,816	55,328
Manchester-Nashua, NH	38,439	44,887	51,356	57,804
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,492	50,648	56,805
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,629	43,036	49,442	55,848
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	41,413	46,613	51,813	57,013
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	44,949	49,484	54,018	58,552
Vineland, NJ	41,018	46,946	52,895	58,823
Albuquerque, NM	41,309	45,365	49,421	53,477
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	37,087	42,183	47,300	52,396
Farmington, NM	40,207	44,554	48,922	53,269
Las Cruces, NM	37,232	40,727	44,242	47,736
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,708	45,698	51,709
Santa Fe, NM	40,748	45,157	49,546	53,956
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	36,338	42,453	48,568	54,684
Carson City, NV	41,725	46,156	50,586	55,016
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	38,272	43,431	48,589	53,748
Reno, NV	38,501	45,136	51,772	58,407
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	42,432	48,028	53,644	59,239
Binghamton, NY	42,245	47,528	52,791	58,074
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	37,607	43,597	49,567	55,557
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	39,479	45,095	50,711	56,327
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	39,708	45,157	50,628	56,077
Elmira, NY	38,730	42,744	46,780	50,794
Glens Falls, NY	39,853	44,637	49,400	54,184
Ithaca, NY	43,639	48,964	54,288	59,613
Kingston, NY	37,565	42,890	48,236	53,560
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	41,600	47,674	53,768	59,842
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	42,952	49,962	56,992	64,002
Rochester, NY	40,207	45,344	50,503	55,640
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	36,629	42,661	48,714	54,746
Syracuse, NY	41,392	46,384	51,376	56,368
Utica-Rome, NY	40,540	45,344	50,128	54,933
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	38,127	43,660	49,192	54,725
Akron, OH	40,311	45,344	50,357	55,391
Canton-Massillon, OH	35,839	40,623	45,407	50,191
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	39,770	45,719	51,668	57,616
Cleveland, OH	39,874	45,532	51,210	56,868
Columbus, OH	41,039	46,592	52,125	57,679
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	39,708	46,572	53,456	60,320
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,522	43,368	48,215	53,061
Lima, OH	39,500	45,407	51,293	57,200
Mansfield, OH	39,749	45,365	50,960	56,576
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	37,440	41,975	46,488	51,023
Sandusky, OH	38,626	44,408	50,170	55,952
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,186	46,239	52,271	58,324
Springfield, OH	40,540	46,426	52,333	58,220
Toledo, OH	39,084	44,908	50,752	56,576
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,269	46,093	51,896	57,720
Youngstown-Warren, OH	32,740	38,252	43,764	49,276
Enid, OK	37,586	42,994	48,381	53,789
Lawton, OK	41,725	46,176	50,607	55,058
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,672	40,914	46,176	51,418
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,546	42,287	48,007	53,748
Oklahoma City, OK	37,544	42,869	48,215	53,540
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,135	36,754	40,352	43,972
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,983	42,370	47,778	53,165
Tulsa, OK	34,362	40,810	47,258	53,706
Albany, OR	44,263	48,672	53,061	57,471
Bend, OR	46,967	51,002	55,037	59,072
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,178	49,712	54,247	58,781
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,640	46,218	49,816	53,394
Corvallis, OR	47,008	51,917	56,847	61,756
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,684	46,260	50,836	55,412
Eugene-Springfield, OR	40,997	44,762	48,527	52,292
Grants Pass, OR	43,036	46,676	50,336	53,976
Medford, OR	44,117	47,445	50,773	54,101
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	46,904	51,418	55,952	60,466
Salem, OR	46,093	49,900	53,685	57,492
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	39,084	45,428	51,772	58,116
Altoona, PA	37,316	42,807	48,298	53,789
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	30,805	38,751	46,717	54,663
Chambersburg, PA	40,040	44,492	48,922	53,373
Erie, PA	34,799	41,060	47,300	53,560
Gettysburg, PA	39,271	44,408	49,567	54,704
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	41,288	45,615	49,962	54,288
Johnstown, PA	38,252	43,327	48,381	53,456
Lancaster, PA	38,376	43,764	49,172	54,559
Lebanon, PA	38,751	44,180	49,629	55,058
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,376	43,930	49,463	55,016
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,668	43,140	47,632	52,104
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	41,455	46,925	52,416	57,887
Pittsburgh, PA	38,813	43,680	48,548	53,415
Reading, PA	38,647	44,388	50,128	55,869
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	38,168	44,013	49,837	55,682
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,983	42,932	48,880	54,829
State College, PA	40,540	45,136	49,712	54,309
Williamsport, PA	35,048	41,205	47,383	53,540
York-Hanover, PA	35,132	42,204	49,276	56,348
Aguadilla, PR	22,340	27,061	31,783	36,504
Arecibo, PR	23,172	27,935	32,719	37,482
Guayama, PR	23,276	28,080	32,885	37,690
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	25,189	28,559	31,908
Ponce, PR	22,527	25,460	28,413	31,346
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	22,943	27,602	32,261	36,920
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	23,276	28,101	32,906	37,732
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	42,807	48,298	53,810	59,301
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	36,213	41,871	47,528	53,186
Columbia, SC	37,940	42,412	46,904	51,376
Florence, SC	36,608	41,392	46,197	50,981
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	33,572	39,666	45,781	51,876
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	32,511	38,647	44,804	50,940
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	34,092	39,375	44,679	49,962
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,378	43,015	48,631	54,268
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,032	37,711	43,389	49,068
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,088	41,184	46,301	51,397
Spartanburg, SC	32,469	37,732	42,994	48,256
Sumter, SC	36,608	41,392	46,197	50,981
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,376	42,536	46,696	50,856
Rapid City, SD	34,362	39,479	44,616	49,733
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	36,130	41,372	46,613	51,855
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,992	36,068	41,122	46,197
Chattanooga, TN-GA	33,343	38,792	44,221	49,671
Clarksville, TN-KY	33,072	39,250	45,407	51,584
Cleveland, TN	33,592	37,690	41,808	45,906
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,360	40,373	45,365	50,378
Jackson, TN	34,757	40,394	46,010	51,647
Johnson City, TN	35,028	40,852	46,696	52,520
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	35,444	40,477	45,511	50,544
Knoxville, TN	37,149	42,058	46,946	51,855
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	38,813	43,847	48,901	53,935
Morristown, TN	31,492	38,127	44,783	51,418
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	38,148	42,869	47,612	52,333
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,464	41,039	46,613	52,188
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,440	41,767	46,093	50,420
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,733	42,016	47,300	52,583
Abilene, TX	33,946	39,666	45,365	51,085
Amarillo, TX	26,687	34,237	41,808	49,359
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	30,909	39,167	47,424	55,682
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	33,696	40,124	46,572	52,999
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,132	40,685	46,239	51,792
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	30,431	36,692	42,952	49,213
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,762	39,125	46,488	53,852
College Station-Bryan, TX	21,175	25,272	29,370	33,468
Corpus Christi, TX	32,781	38,938	45,074	51,231
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	41,122	47,362	53,623	59,863
Eagle Pass, TX	29,100	34,008	38,917	43,826
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,031	38,085	43,140	48,194
El Paso, TX	31,908	38,002	44,096	50,191
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,794	41,080	44,388	47,674
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	34,258	41,642	49,026	56,410
Killeen-Temple, TX	39,708	44,866	50,024	55,183
Laredo, TX	27,332	31,388	35,464	39,520
Longview, TX	30,722	37,648	44,554	51,480
Lubbock, TX	32,095	37,212	42,349	47,466
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	27,082	33,925	40,748	47,591
Midland, TX	41,580	46,384	51,168	55,973
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,388	37,440	43,493	49,546
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,156	36,005	38,855	41,704
Odessa, TX	33,634	37,815	41,975	46,156
San Angelo, TX	33,655	37,711	41,788	45,844
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	38,439	43,868	49,296	54,725
Sherman-Denison, TX	40,394	46,717	53,061	59,384
Texarkana, TX-AR	30,722	36,796	42,869	48,943
Tyler, TX	32,012	38,335	44,637	50,960
Victoria, TX	32,012	38,876	45,740	52,604
Waco, TX	34,341	40,040	45,719	51,418
Wichita Falls, TX	37,274	42,141	47,008	51,876
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	36,671	39,562	42,432	45,324
Logan, UT-ID	38,376	43,764	49,130	54,517
Ogden, UT	41,309	46,509	51,688	56,888
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	38,210	42,911	47,591	52,292
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	41,871	47,258	52,666	58,053
St. George, UT	36,733	42,079	47,424	52,770
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,541	45,136	50,752	56,348
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	37,336	43,036	48,714	54,413
Charlottesville, VA	45,615	49,608	53,581	57,575
Harrisonburg, VA	41,164	45,844	50,503	55,183
Lynchburg, VA	39,312	44,596	49,879	55,162
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,015	49,858	56,701	63,544
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,535	50,440	57,367	64,272
Richmond, VA	41,330	47,279	53,248	59,197
Roanoke, VA	33,842	39,541	45,261	50,960
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,040	45,074	50,087	55,120
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,480	42,328	46,176	50,024
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	42,308	47,300	52,292	57,284
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	39,396	44,034	48,693	53,332
Winchester, VA-WV	43,514	48,964	54,434	59,884
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	39,458	45,823	52,188	58,552
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	45,303	49,692	54,101	58,490
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	44,408	48,152	51,896	55,640
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,160	47,112	51,085	55,037
Bellingham, WA	46,364	50,960	55,578	60,175
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	46,468	51,543	56,618	61,693
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	42,412	47,008	51,584	56,181
Kennewick-Richland, WA	44,741	49,858	54,954	60,071
Longview-Kelso, WA	46,634	51,293	55,973	60,632
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	47,986	52,416	56,847	61,277
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	42,640	47,383	52,104	56,847
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	48,880	55,224	61,589	67,933
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	43,868	48,631	53,373	58,136
Walla Walla, WA	43,472	48,423	53,394	58,344
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	42,141	47,778	53,394	59,031
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,972	49,608	55,224	60,861
Yakima, WA	44,783	48,797	52,812	56,826
Appleton, WI	32,303	38,938	45,573	52,208
Eau Claire, WI	38,772	44,076	49,380	54,684
Fond du Lac, WI	38,792	44,471	50,128	55,807
Green Bay, WI	42,183	46,676	51,189	55,682
Janesville-Beloit, WI	37,794	43,472	49,151	54,829
Kenosha, WI	35,797	44,242	52,708	61,152
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	40,061	44,471	48,901	53,311
Madison, WI	37,877	44,658	51,439	58,220
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	39,271	45,116	50,960	56,805
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,295	42,183	47,071	51,959
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,876	43,722	48,589	53,436
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	37,607	43,576	49,546	55,516
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	35,922	41,288	46,655	52,021
Sheboygan, WI	38,543	44,242	49,941	55,640
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,645	43,992	48,340	52,687
Wausau, WI	30,847	37,960	45,074	52,188
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,933	46,884	51,834	56,784
Beckley, WV	33,925	38,376	42,807	47,258
Charleston, WV	35,028	38,938	42,848	46,759
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	34,924	39,583	44,263	48,922
Morgantown, WV	34,320	38,501	42,682	46,863
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,487	39,250	43,992	48,756
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	42,224	46,551	50,898	55,224
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,970	36,733	41,517	46,280
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	35,548	40,498	45,469	50,420
Wheeling, WV-OH	33,988	37,628	41,268	44,908
Casper, WY	35,589	40,706	45,802	50,919
Cheyenne, WY	41,871	47,549	53,248	58,927
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	37,503	43,535	49,567	55,599
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	35,589	40,706	45,802	50,919

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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