SOC 43-6012 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 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): Perform secretarial duties using legal terminology, procedures, and documents. Prepare legal papers and correspondence, such as summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas. May also assist with legal research.

Level I across metros$21,840 – $57,616Aguadilla, PR to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$62,525Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (SOC 43-6012) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,840 in Aguadilla, PR to $57,616 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $62,525. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $54,788, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 10 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 48. 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$91,188
San Francisco, CA$104,624
San Jose, CA$106,746
Seattle, WA$77,543
Dallas, TX$59,197
Houston, TX$65,146
Austin, TX$69,888
Chicago, IL$73,736
Boston, MA$79,415
Washington, DC$101,338
Atlanta, GA$66,352
Los Angeles, CA$92,789

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	43,826	51,605	59,364	67,143
Anchorage, AK	48,548	54,954	61,360	67,767
Fairbanks-College, AK	44,325	50,752	57,180	63,607
Anniston-Oxford, AL	37,128	44,388	51,647	58,906
Auburn-Opelika, AL	32,303	38,293	44,304	50,295
Birmingham, AL	40,352	47,050	53,768	60,466
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	35,776	42,952	50,108	57,284
Decatur, AL	31,492	37,628	43,784	49,920
Dothan, AL	32,220	36,463	40,685	44,928
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	31,616	38,688	45,740	52,812
Gadsden, AL	37,128	44,388	51,647	58,906
Huntsville, AL	36,068	43,202	50,316	57,450
Mobile, AL	36,400	42,724	49,068	55,391
Montgomery, AL	36,962	43,597	50,212	56,847
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,325	37,357	43,389	49,421
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,320	41,850	49,380	56,909
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,156	40,352	47,549	54,746
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,984	43,160	50,336	57,512
Tuscaloosa, AL	30,119	36,504	42,890	49,276
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,757	40,810	46,884	52,936
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	33,904	40,020	46,156	52,271
Fort Smith, AR-OK	26,999	33,135	39,292	45,428
Hot Springs, AR	33,925	39,978	46,010	52,063
Jonesboro, AR	35,797	41,954	48,111	54,268
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	34,986	40,997	46,988	52,999
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,701	34,487	38,272	42,058
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,909	33,218	35,548	37,856
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,885	38,480	44,096	49,692
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,650	41,663	46,655	51,668
Flagstaff, AZ	36,712	41,933	47,133	52,354
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	36,712	41,933	47,133	52,354
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	47,133	54,871	62,608	70,346
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	37,482	42,328	47,154	52,000
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	40,997	42,911	44,804	46,717
Tucson, AZ	33,988	41,122	48,236	55,370
Yuma, AZ	35,714	40,727	45,719	50,732
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	45,407	51,148	56,868	62,608
Chico, CA	40,685	46,260	51,813	57,388
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	45,532	52,479	59,447	66,394
El Centro, CA	45,282	56,909	68,516	80,143
Fresno, CA	42,557	54,517	66,477	78,437
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	44,117	54,351	64,584	74,818
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	43,680	60,050	76,420	92,789
Merced, CA	48,173	63,815	79,456	95,098
Modesto, CA	45,407	60,071	74,714	89,378
Napa, CA	50,669	58,656	66,644	74,631
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	47,196	50,732	54,268	57,804
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,789	45,968	51,168	56,348
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	47,216	56,722	66,248	75,754
Redding, CA	46,114	51,168	56,244	61,298
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	42,412	51,896	61,402	70,887
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	45,948	55,328	64,709	74,090
Salinas, CA	50,648	62,858	75,068	87,277
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	48,028	59,468	70,928	82,368
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	57,388	73,133	88,879	104,624
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	57,616	73,986	90,376	106,746
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	47,466	60,300	73,112	85,946
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	55,308	63,565	71,823	80,080
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	49,088	60,965	72,821	84,698
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	54,559	61,236	67,892	74,568
Stockton-Lodi, CA	47,092	57,908	68,744	79,560
Vallejo, CA	50,898	60,799	70,720	80,621
Visalia, CA	45,344	49,463	53,581	57,700
Yuba City, CA	44,720	54,060	63,378	72,717
Boulder, CO	41,392	50,232	59,093	67,933
Colorado Springs, CO	40,498	47,071	53,644	60,216
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	46,592	54,996	63,420	71,823
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,252	46,863	55,474	64,085
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	46,800	65,042	83,284	101,525
Grand Junction, CO	47,216	66,207	85,197	104,188
Greeley, CO	42,058	48,090	54,122	60,154
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,864	56,493	67,122	77,751
Pueblo, CO	40,040	46,821	53,602	60,383
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,311	46,863	53,394	59,946
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	54,933	64,584	74,256	83,908
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	52,791	61,423	70,076	78,708
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	55,578	64,106	72,634	81,162
New Haven, CT	48,277	58,636	68,973	79,332
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	55,308	63,648	71,989	80,330
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	49,712	53,644	57,575	61,506
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	55,828	70,991	86,175	101,338
Dover, DE	40,852	48,381	55,911	63,440
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	50,336	55,536	60,757	65,957
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	39,832	46,988	54,164	61,319
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	36,712	45,199	53,706	62,192
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	38,023	46,197	54,351	62,525
Gainesville, FL	36,608	44,970	53,311	61,672
Homosassa Springs, FL	30,431	39,520	48,610	57,700
Jacksonville, FL	38,855	46,301	53,727	61,173
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	29,162	36,421	43,660	50,919
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	34,757	46,655	58,552	70,450
Naples-Marco Island, FL	46,572	49,317	52,063	54,808
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	36,338	45,053	53,748	62,463
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	40,477	49,588	58,677	67,788
Ocala, FL	36,816	41,122	45,448	49,754
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	37,087	44,117	51,127	58,157
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	36,858	45,220	53,602	61,964
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	36,276	45,012	53,768	62,504
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	36,983	45,324	53,664	62,005
Port St. Lucie, FL	38,855	44,845	50,836	56,826
Punta Gorda, FL	39,853	47,903	55,973	64,023
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	37,856	46,343	54,808	63,295
Sebring, FL	35,652	43,015	50,399	57,762
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	37,024	44,720	52,416	60,112
Tallahassee, FL	37,232	45,324	53,394	61,485
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	39,084	46,655	54,247	61,818
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	37,628	45,095	52,583	60,050
Albany, GA	33,260	37,586	41,912	46,239
Athens-Clarke County, GA	41,684	49,213	56,743	64,272
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	44,159	51,564	58,948	66,352
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	38,772	45,823	52,895	59,946
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	33,384	37,357	41,330	45,303
Columbus, GA-AL	36,213	39,125	42,058	44,970
Dalton, GA	33,509	39,583	45,656	51,730
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,071	38,210	42,349	46,488
Gainesville, GA	31,471	37,066	42,682	48,277
Hinesville, GA	34,424	41,226	48,048	54,850
Macon-Bibb County, GA	31,928	37,648	43,368	49,088
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,194	38,709	42,204	45,719
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,530	37,856	42,204	46,530
Rome, GA	41,288	48,901	56,535	64,148
Savannah, GA	40,664	50,212	59,759	69,306
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,882	38,023	41,184	44,325
Valdosta, GA	31,700	36,525	41,330	46,156
Warner Robins, GA	33,488	38,356	43,223	48,090
Guam MSA	38,064	42,890	47,695	52,520
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	45,885	50,898	55,890	60,903
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	45,885	50,898	55,890	60,903
Urban Honolulu, HI	45,698	50,773	55,848	60,924
Ames, IA	36,068	42,724	49,380	56,036
Cedar Rapids, IA	37,544	43,701	49,837	55,994
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	37,815	43,036	48,236	53,456
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	38,044	45,012	51,980	58,948
Dubuque, IA	36,109	41,455	46,800	52,146
Iowa City, IA	40,082	44,471	48,880	53,269
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,962	42,640	48,340	54,018
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	31,159	39,208	47,279	55,328
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	35,589	41,122	46,634	52,167
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	34,861	39,125	43,368	47,632
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,735	41,496	47,237	52,999
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	35,111	40,248	45,365	50,503
Boise City, ID	33,488	40,394	47,300	54,205
Coeur d'Alene, ID	40,477	44,679	48,860	53,061
Idaho Falls, ID	35,860	38,647	41,413	44,200
Lewiston, ID-WA	40,789	45,677	50,565	55,453
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	35,007	40,498	45,989	51,480
Pocatello, ID	34,216	38,064	41,933	45,781
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	34,175	39,479	44,762	50,066
Twin Falls, ID	34,341	40,040	45,760	51,460
Bloomington, IL	37,960	44,991	52,042	59,072
Champaign-Urbana, IL	43,389	48,589	53,810	59,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	46,800	55,786	64,751	73,736
Decatur, IL	38,356	44,388	50,399	56,431
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,066	40,248	43,431	46,613
Kankakee, IL	45,989	54,871	63,773	72,655
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,876	41,018	43,160	45,303
Peoria, IL	40,352	47,071	53,768	60,487
Rockford, IL	40,540	45,677	50,794	55,932
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,754	39,728	42,682	45,656
Springfield, IL	41,268	48,381	55,474	62,588
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,818	40,207	44,616	49,005
Bloomington, IN	35,028	41,143	47,279	53,394
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	24,773	32,282	39,791	47,300
Columbus, IN	39,853	48,090	56,327	64,564
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	37,004	44,720	52,458	60,175
Evansville, IN	39,146	44,471	49,775	55,100
Fort Wayne, IN	37,752	43,535	49,317	55,100
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	42,412	50,524	58,636	66,748
Kokomo, IN	36,005	40,165	44,325	48,485
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	33,925	39,812	45,698	51,584
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	46,176	55,120	64,085	73,029
Muncie, IN	39,999	48,444	56,888	65,333
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	32,760	37,024	41,288	45,552
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	39,416	44,991	50,586	56,160
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	36,775	40,581	44,408	48,215
Terre Haute, IN	34,508	40,727	46,946	53,165
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	32,428	34,965	37,524	40,061
Lawrence, KS	34,008	38,938	43,868	48,797
Manhattan, KS	33,322	37,274	41,205	45,157
Topeka, KS	32,864	38,189	43,493	48,818
Wichita, KS	32,240	37,108	41,996	46,863
Bowling Green, KY	28,496	34,404	40,332	46,239
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,282	39,188	46,093	52,999
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,021	30,868	35,693	40,540
Elizabethtown, KY	29,578	34,300	39,042	43,764
Lexington-Fayette, KY	32,282	38,834	45,365	51,917
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	33,218	39,396	45,573	51,751
Owensboro, KY	28,808	34,133	39,437	44,762
Paducah, KY-IL	31,304	35,568	39,832	44,096
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,159	35,007	38,834	42,682
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,596	37,274	42,973	48,652
Alexandria, LA	29,224	35,319	41,413	47,508
Baton Rouge, LA	40,290	48,672	57,034	65,416
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	28,975	34,528	40,061	45,615
Hammond, LA	34,445	39,812	45,157	50,524
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	33,072	36,858	40,623	44,408
Lafayette, LA	34,383	40,623	46,863	53,103
Lake Charles, LA	34,279	39,666	45,032	50,420
Monroe, LA	33,884	38,813	43,722	48,652
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	42,204	51,210	60,196	69,202
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,863	40,061	46,280	52,479
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	33,343	39,021	44,679	50,357
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	35,194	39,936	44,700	49,442
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,056	34,445	38,855	43,244
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	39,312	47,986	56,660	65,333
Barnstable Town, MA	45,428	56,306	67,184	78,063
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	46,572	57,512	68,474	79,415
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	45,116	55,890	66,685	77,460
Pittsfield, MA	38,917	45,968	53,040	60,092
Springfield, MA	38,480	44,804	51,148	57,471
Worcester, MA	40,727	50,732	60,716	70,720
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	44,679	53,976	63,274	72,572
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	40,248	46,488	52,728	58,968
Lexington Park, MD	46,343	56,639	66,956	77,252
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	48,298	50,087	51,876	53,664
Salisbury, MD	47,279	51,293	55,328	59,343
Bangor, ME	36,816	42,744	48,693	54,621
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	37,316	42,391	47,445	52,520
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	34,716	39,437	44,180	48,901
Portland-South Portland, ME	44,055	49,692	55,308	60,944
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	35,652	40,228	44,804	49,380
Ann Arbor, MI	41,226	49,754	58,303	66,831
Battle Creek, MI	39,416	46,800	54,164	61,548
Bay City, MI	36,276	41,538	46,800	52,063
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	40,852	51,480	62,109	72,738
Flint, MI	32,344	41,684	51,044	60,383
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	40,852	48,069	55,266	62,484
Jackson, MI	40,248	50,336	60,404	70,492
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	34,653	43,805	52,957	62,109
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	43,680	50,212	56,722	63,253
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,544	41,912	46,260	50,628
Midland, MI	36,276	41,538	46,800	52,063
Monroe, MI	39,832	50,420	61,007	71,594
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	38,210	44,866	51,501	58,157
Niles, MI	35,007	41,600	48,173	54,767
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,653	40,290	45,948	51,584
Saginaw, MI	35,922	41,746	47,591	53,415
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,714	40,082	44,429	48,797
Traverse City, MI	39,208	46,176	53,124	60,092
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,024	41,912	46,821	51,709
Duluth, MN-WI	52,604	57,679	62,733	67,808
Mankato, MN	50,170	60,154	70,138	80,122
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	50,565	60,549	70,554	80,538
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,149	59,967	69,805	79,623
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,951	52,354	60,736	69,140
Rochester, MN	46,093	54,247	62,400	70,554
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,272	47,300	56,306	65,333
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	51,668	58,615	65,541	72,488
St. Cloud, MN	39,916	47,071	54,205	61,360
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	32,636	36,525	40,394	44,284
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,556	34,383	38,231	42,058
Columbia, MO	33,176	37,773	42,391	46,988
Jefferson City, MO	39,458	43,826	48,173	52,541
Joplin, MO-KS	30,244	33,634	37,024	40,415
Kansas City, MO-KS	31,991	37,503	43,015	48,527
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,159	35,111	39,063	43,015
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,100	32,594	36,109	39,604
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,765	33,863	37,960	42,058
Springfield, MO	32,823	38,439	44,076	49,692
St. Joseph, MO-KS	32,407	35,880	39,375	42,848
St. Louis, MO-IL	38,106	46,239	54,392	62,525
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	36,775	40,311	43,826	47,362
Hattiesburg, MS	26,604	32,760	38,917	45,074
Jackson, MS	39,749	46,676	53,581	60,508
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,452	38,376	46,322	54,247
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,620	33,634	37,648	41,663
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	28,975	35,818	42,661	49,504
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	41,600	45,740	49,858	53,997
Billings, MT	40,082	45,407	50,711	56,036
Bozeman, MT	39,188	49,858	60,508	71,178
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,980	42,661	46,322	50,004
Great Falls, MT	34,757	42,932	51,127	59,301
Helena, MT	39,520	44,408	49,317	54,205
Missoula, MT	37,128	41,205	45,303	49,380
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,917	42,162	45,407	48,652
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,338	40,228	44,138	48,028
Asheville, NC	34,674	39,479	44,284	49,088
Burlington, NC	32,906	37,815	42,744	47,653
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,092	41,143	48,215	55,266
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	36,546	44,055	51,584	59,093
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	36,671	43,868	51,064	58,261
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,805	35,527	40,248	44,970
Fayetteville, NC	29,536	34,508	39,458	44,429
Goldsboro, NC	32,968	40,124	47,300	54,455
Greensboro-High Point, NC	33,364	39,000	44,658	50,295
Greenville, NC	27,207	33,301	39,396	45,490
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	35,797	40,144	44,471	48,818
Jacksonville, NC	25,314	30,285	35,277	40,248
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	31,013	35,693	40,352	45,032
Raleigh-Cary, NC	33,738	42,453	51,168	59,884
Rocky Mount, NC	32,511	39,624	46,759	53,872
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,327	34,133	37,960	41,767
Wilmington, NC	33,384	40,144	46,884	53,644
Winston-Salem, NC	33,447	41,080	48,693	56,327
Bismarck, ND	42,370	49,525	56,660	63,815
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	44,762	48,527	52,292	56,056
Fargo, ND-MN	40,061	46,780	53,477	60,196
Grand Forks, ND-MN	40,415	46,634	52,853	59,072
Minot, ND	42,370	48,527	54,684	60,840
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	44,679	48,631	52,583	56,535
Grand Island, NE	33,967	38,252	42,557	46,842
Lincoln, NE	34,071	40,831	47,591	54,351
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	33,114	39,562	45,989	52,437
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	31,492	36,712	41,954	47,175
Omaha, NE-IA	35,028	43,036	51,023	59,031
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,599	34,508	39,396	44,304
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,837	43,722	50,628	57,512
Manchester-Nashua, NH	46,156	56,951	67,725	78,520
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,176	57,096	68,016	78,936
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,226	50,960	60,716	70,450
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	40,789	48,901	57,034	65,146
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	42,120	51,480	60,820	70,180
Vineland, NJ	42,328	47,965	53,602	59,239
Albuquerque, NM	45,573	52,063	58,532	65,021
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	40,415	46,135	51,876	57,596
Farmington, NM	40,124	45,573	51,002	56,452
Las Cruces, NM	42,973	47,944	52,916	57,887
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	41,164	47,424	53,685	59,946
Santa Fe, NM	43,618	53,498	63,399	73,279
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	46,655	51,855	57,034	62,234
Carson City, NV	53,997	59,551	65,084	70,637
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	42,453	50,128	57,783	65,458
Reno, NV	47,216	58,116	68,994	79,893
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	41,996	51,023	60,050	69,077
Binghamton, NY	39,624	45,282	50,919	56,576
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	39,874	47,320	54,788	62,234
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	45,448	51,376	57,284	63,212
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	38,335	45,636	52,936	60,237
Elmira, NY	33,405	41,039	48,693	56,327
Glens Falls, NY	41,205	48,423	55,640	62,858
Ithaca, NY	34,716	42,391	50,066	57,741
Kingston, NY	44,596	53,144	61,672	70,221
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	34,612	43,764	52,936	62,088
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	52,104	65,125	78,167	91,188
Rochester, NY	39,146	46,884	54,621	62,359
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	33,405	39,999	46,613	53,207
Syracuse, NY	41,663	48,215	54,788	61,340
Utica-Rome, NY	42,328	46,613	50,919	55,204
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	43,264	49,608	55,973	62,317
Akron, OH	35,901	44,200	52,479	60,778
Canton-Massillon, OH	42,828	50,357	57,887	65,416
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	37,503	45,677	53,831	62,005
Cleveland, OH	33,280	42,183	51,085	59,988
Columbus, OH	45,781	53,498	61,215	68,932
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	37,212	44,804	52,396	59,988
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,066	44,076	51,085	58,095
Lima, OH	36,588	42,141	47,674	53,228
Mansfield, OH	43,098	51,002	58,885	66,789
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	36,900	43,036	49,192	55,328
Sandusky, OH	34,216	43,140	52,063	60,986
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,943	41,351	46,738	52,146
Springfield, OH	40,956	48,735	56,535	64,314
Toledo, OH	37,856	45,636	53,436	61,215
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,336	42,848	48,340	53,852
Youngstown-Warren, OH	26,396	34,487	42,599	50,690
Enid, OK	35,215	38,418	41,642	44,845
Lawton, OK	39,666	44,908	50,149	55,391
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,447	36,359	39,292	42,204
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,242	35,548	39,874	44,180
Oklahoma City, OK	40,748	45,677	50,607	55,536
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	22,880	29,453	36,005	42,578
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,533	38,626	45,698	52,791
Tulsa, OK	39,146	45,012	50,856	56,722
Albany, OR	42,536	49,671	56,826	63,960
Bend, OR	44,575	53,644	62,733	71,802
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,618	53,415	63,191	72,988
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	42,516	48,631	54,767	60,882
Corvallis, OR	42,328	49,276	56,202	63,149
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	44,512	50,295	56,098	61,880
Eugene-Springfield, OR	37,981	47,924	57,887	67,829
Grants Pass, OR	43,992	50,295	56,597	62,900
Medford, OR	45,407	51,751	58,095	64,439
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	44,076	55,432	66,768	78,125
Salem, OR	47,653	51,564	55,495	59,405
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	40,373	47,258	54,122	61,007
Altoona, PA	38,730	46,031	53,311	60,612
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	29,807	36,005	42,183	48,381
Chambersburg, PA	38,605	42,932	47,237	51,564
Erie, PA	35,548	39,770	43,972	48,194
Gettysburg, PA	40,935	46,967	52,999	59,031
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	42,308	48,111	53,914	59,717
Johnstown, PA	35,922	42,412	48,901	55,391
Lancaster, PA	38,730	44,450	50,191	55,911
Lebanon, PA	37,752	42,640	47,549	52,437
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	28,143	36,234	44,325	52,416
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,210	32,532	39,853	47,175
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	46,364	54,247	62,151	70,034
Pittsburgh, PA	39,458	44,970	50,461	55,973
Reading, PA	42,973	49,442	55,890	62,359
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	32,864	40,290	47,695	55,120
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,298	42,703	50,108	57,512
State College, PA	37,877	43,680	49,484	55,287
Williamsport, PA	38,730	46,031	53,311	60,612
York-Hanover, PA	38,044	45,199	52,375	59,530
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	23,026	24,232	25,418
Arecibo, PR	21,840	23,005	24,149	25,314
Guayama, PR	26,375	30,410	34,466	38,501
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	23,068	24,295	25,522
Ponce, PR	21,840	23,775	25,688	27,623
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	25,210	29,287	33,384	37,461
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	26,479	30,514	34,549	38,584
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	41,143	51,189	61,215	71,261
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	36,754	45,428	54,080	62,754
Columbia, SC	37,898	45,636	53,352	61,090
Florence, SC	35,818	41,725	47,612	53,519
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	38,127	46,093	54,039	62,005
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	38,730	46,218	53,685	61,173
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	35,402	41,933	48,485	55,016
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,404	40,228	46,031	51,855
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,236	40,477	45,740	50,981
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,341	40,103	45,864	51,626
Spartanburg, SC	39,208	46,072	52,916	59,780
Sumter, SC	36,879	44,512	52,146	59,780
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,608	41,372	46,135	50,898
Rapid City, SD	42,682	45,656	48,631	51,605
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	43,909	47,965	52,021	56,077
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,082	42,765	45,469	48,152
Chattanooga, TN-GA	31,762	37,794	43,847	49,879
Clarksville, TN-KY	33,509	40,519	47,508	54,517
Cleveland, TN	30,556	36,816	43,098	49,359
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30,244	36,317	42,412	48,485
Jackson, TN	34,112	42,058	50,024	57,970
Johnson City, TN	26,687	35,444	44,200	52,957
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	32,968	41,892	50,815	59,738
Knoxville, TN	37,024	43,826	50,628	57,429
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	37,836	43,680	49,504	55,349
Morristown, TN	33,572	41,392	49,234	57,055
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	37,004	45,012	53,040	61,048
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30,056	35,568	41,080	46,592
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,071	42,224	50,357	58,511
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,652	43,244	50,836	58,428
Abilene, TX	36,504	42,911	49,296	55,703
Amarillo, TX	39,770	46,572	53,373	60,175
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	44,117	52,708	61,298	69,888
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	36,109	43,056	49,983	56,930
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,383	41,476	48,589	55,682
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	32,552	39,271	45,989	52,708
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,232	43,847	50,482	57,096
College Station-Bryan, TX	36,879	45,781	54,663	63,565
Corpus Christi, TX	36,712	43,285	49,837	56,410
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	41,309	47,279	53,228	59,197
Eagle Pass, TX	33,072	37,711	42,349	46,988
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,896	44,949	51,023	57,076
El Paso, TX	37,170	42,204	47,258	52,292
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,066	42,724	48,360	54,018
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	38,917	47,653	56,410	65,146
Killeen-Temple, TX	36,546	43,368	50,191	57,013
Laredo, TX	34,799	40,061	45,303	50,565
Longview, TX	36,546	43,119	49,671	56,244
Lubbock, TX	36,733	42,890	49,047	55,204
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	34,799	41,850	48,880	55,932
Midland, TX	44,700	52,375	60,050	67,725
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,396	45,157	50,898	56,660
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,152	38,189	41,205	44,242
Odessa, TX	37,482	43,368	49,276	55,162
San Angelo, TX	36,816	41,496	46,156	50,836
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	34,237	42,079	49,941	57,783
Sherman-Denison, TX	41,268	47,237	53,186	59,156
Texarkana, TX-AR	29,890	36,712	43,556	50,378
Tyler, TX	35,610	42,266	48,901	55,557
Victoria, TX	37,232	43,847	50,440	57,055
Waco, TX	35,631	42,807	50,004	57,180
Wichita Falls, TX	36,858	40,831	44,804	48,776
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,832	46,988	54,164	61,319
Logan, UT-ID	31,596	38,709	45,844	52,957
Ogden, UT	29,536	38,730	47,903	57,096
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	39,375	46,509	53,664	60,799
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	39,999	49,754	59,530	69,285
St. George, UT	41,205	48,360	55,516	62,671
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,397	47,653	56,930	66,186
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	29,432	35,236	41,039	46,842
Charlottesville, VA	34,300	46,676	59,052	71,428
Harrisonburg, VA	34,612	43,431	52,250	61,069
Lynchburg, VA	34,757	42,620	50,503	58,365
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,178	39,375	46,592	53,789
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,178	38,626	45,074	51,522
Richmond, VA	47,320	57,845	68,391	78,916
Roanoke, VA	35,735	44,221	52,687	61,173
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,474	37,004	44,554	52,084
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,308	34,632	39,957	45,282
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	33,634	42,952	52,292	61,610
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	38,959	46,884	54,808	62,733
Winchester, VA-WV	31,991	41,684	51,376	61,069
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	39,188	49,858	60,508	71,178
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	46,904	51,584	56,264	60,944
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	46,114	49,151	52,188	55,224
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	46,551	47,799	49,047	50,295
Bellingham, WA	47,383	53,207	59,010	64,834
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	49,733	54,933	60,112	65,312
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,348	48,215	53,061	57,928
Kennewick-Richland, WA	44,637	51,626	58,615	65,604
Longview-Kelso, WA	45,469	49,879	54,309	58,719
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	47,840	57,055	66,290	75,504
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	45,615	51,439	57,284	63,108
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	49,005	58,511	68,037	77,543
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	42,287	48,423	54,580	60,716
Walla Walla, WA	43,514	49,463	55,412	61,360
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	38,189	43,930	49,671	55,412
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,389	47,757	52,125	56,493
Yakima, WA	44,346	48,402	52,479	56,535
Appleton, WI	43,098	47,778	52,458	57,138
Eau Claire, WI	45,053	48,423	51,813	55,183
Fond du Lac, WI	45,615	52,354	59,114	65,853
Green Bay, WI	45,261	48,860	52,437	56,036
Janesville-Beloit, WI	46,384	51,543	56,701	61,860
Kenosha, WI	45,032	47,861	50,669	53,498
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	43,618	49,172	54,704	60,258
Madison, WI	46,842	52,583	58,344	64,085
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	47,404	54,288	61,194	68,079
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,268	45,095	48,901	52,728
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,055	48,485	52,916	57,346
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	39,583	44,596	49,588	54,600
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	46,468	53,248	60,008	66,789
Sheboygan, WI	45,490	52,229	58,948	65,687
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,762	47,341	49,941	52,520
Wausau, WI	43,660	47,237	50,794	54,372
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,676	50,066	53,456	56,847
Beckley, WV	30,597	38,210	45,802	53,415
Charleston, WV	33,946	41,476	48,984	56,514
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	32,448	39,354	46,260	53,165
Morgantown, WV	28,226	36,109	44,013	51,896
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,517	36,650	44,762	52,895
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	36,296	42,848	49,421	55,973
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,663	35,860	43,036	50,232
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	28,892	37,191	45,490	53,789
Wheeling, WV-OH	33,384	41,268	49,172	57,055
Casper, WY	44,512	47,320	50,149	52,957
Cheyenne, WY	39,895	44,824	49,775	54,704
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	40,477	44,284	48,069	51,876
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	45,823	47,736	49,629	51,543

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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