SOC 43-9022 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Word Processors and Typists 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): Use word processor, computer, or typewriter to type letters, reports, forms, or other material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording. May perform other clerical duties as assigned.

Level I across metros$22,381 – $53,893Mayaguez, PR to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$53,872Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Word Processors and Typists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Word Processors and Typists (SOC 43-9022) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $22,381 in Mayaguez, PR to $53,893 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $53,872. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $48,256, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 22 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.

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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	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Anchorage, AK	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Fairbanks-College, AK	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Anniston-Oxford, AL	31,616	38,896	46,197	53,477
Auburn-Opelika, AL	34,799	41,892	48,984	56,077
Birmingham, AL	31,034	38,356	45,677	52,999
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	31,616	38,896	46,197	53,477
Decatur, AL	31,616	38,896	46,197	53,477
Dothan, AL	31,616	38,896	46,197	53,477
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	31,616	38,896	46,197	53,477
Gadsden, AL	31,616	38,896	46,197	53,477
Huntsville, AL	31,616	38,896	46,197	53,477
Mobile, AL	31,616	38,896	46,197	53,477
Montgomery, AL	33,551	41,767	49,962	58,178
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,072	40,810	48,568	56,306
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,616	38,896	46,197	53,477
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,261	39,812	47,383	54,933
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,616	38,896	46,197	53,477
Tuscaloosa, AL	31,616	38,896	46,197	53,477
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,488	38,148	42,807	47,466
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	36,068	39,520	42,952	46,405
Fort Smith, AR-OK	36,068	39,520	42,952	46,405
Hot Springs, AR	36,068	39,520	42,952	46,405
Jonesboro, AR	36,068	39,520	42,952	46,405
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	36,068	39,520	42,952	46,405
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,130	39,541	42,932	46,343
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,068	39,520	42,952	46,405
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,567	39,936	43,285	46,655
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	35,215	41,892	48,568	55,245
Flagstaff, AZ	35,173	41,829	48,485	55,141
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	35,173	41,829	48,485	55,141
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	35,277	41,996	48,735	55,453
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	35,568	41,954	48,340	54,725
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	34,029	43,036	52,042	61,048
Tucson, AZ	35,173	41,746	48,319	54,892
Yuma, AZ	35,236	41,808	48,402	54,975
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	39,146	42,141	45,116	48,111
Chico, CA	44,180	48,880	53,560	58,261
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,159	48,194	52,229	56,264
El Centro, CA	45,324	49,359	53,394	57,429
Fresno, CA	41,205	47,903	54,600	61,298
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	42,578	47,736	52,895	58,053
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	44,367	48,797	53,207	57,637
Merced, CA	42,952	47,778	52,583	57,408
Modesto, CA	45,490	48,048	50,586	53,144
Napa, CA	45,864	51,543	57,242	62,920
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	45,844	51,335	56,826	62,317
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,783	50,503	56,202	61,922
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	44,263	48,714	53,144	57,596
Redding, CA	45,116	48,776	52,458	56,119
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	44,720	48,381	52,063	55,724
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	44,949	51,127	57,284	63,461
Salinas, CA	48,901	52,728	56,535	60,362
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	47,466	51,730	56,015	60,279
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	50,815	60,320	69,826	79,332
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	53,893	61,444	68,973	76,524
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	42,890	47,799	52,687	57,596
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	50,295	59,468	68,620	77,792
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	47,196	52,146	57,096	62,047
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	49,213	58,698	68,204	77,688
Stockton-Lodi, CA	45,885	48,444	50,981	53,540
Vallejo, CA	45,511	51,252	56,972	62,712
Visalia, CA	44,512	49,296	54,060	58,844
Yuba City, CA	44,700	50,399	56,098	61,797
Boulder, CO	40,061	48,922	57,804	66,664
Colorado Springs, CO	38,688	47,258	55,828	64,397
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	39,583	49,047	58,511	67,975
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,772	47,133	55,495	63,856
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	39,104	47,362	55,620	63,877
Grand Junction, CO	39,104	47,362	55,620	63,877
Greeley, CO	39,832	48,631	57,450	66,248
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,103	49,088	58,095	67,080
Pueblo, CO	39,104	47,362	55,620	63,877
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,000	47,528	56,077	64,605
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	42,308	47,861	53,436	58,989
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	40,207	45,844	51,480	57,117
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	41,288	46,509	51,709	56,930
New Haven, CT	40,956	46,863	52,749	58,656
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	39,832	45,344	50,836	56,348
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	40,789	46,780	52,749	58,740
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	39,562	45,740	51,917	58,095
Dover, DE	37,399	42,869	48,340	53,810
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	39,624	45,074	50,524	55,973
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	35,631	36,109	36,588	37,066
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	30,847	35,568	40,269	44,991
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	30,847	35,860	40,852	45,864
Gainesville, FL	31,138	35,631	40,124	44,616
Homosassa Springs, FL	27,768	34,695	41,642	48,568
Jacksonville, FL	29,599	34,383	39,146	43,930
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	27,394	33,592	39,791	45,989
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	29,391	37,711	46,052	54,372
Naples-Marco Island, FL	31,741	37,066	42,370	47,695
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	32,511	36,047	39,562	43,098
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	27,456	32,365	37,295	42,204
Ocala, FL	30,992	35,943	40,914	45,864
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	27,040	34,757	42,474	50,191
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	29,890	35,839	41,788	47,736
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	35,340	38,626	41,912	45,199
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	29,058	34,861	40,644	46,447
Port St. Lucie, FL	29,516	37,648	45,760	53,893
Punta Gorda, FL	30,639	33,551	36,484	39,396
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	28,538	35,964	43,368	50,794
Sebring, FL	29,952	37,336	44,700	52,084
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	29,141	35,277	41,434	47,570
Tallahassee, FL	34,674	36,671	38,688	40,685
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	27,290	34,549	41,829	49,088
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	27,436	34,487	41,538	48,589
Albany, GA	28,684	32,178	35,693	39,188
Athens-Clarke County, GA	29,245	32,053	34,882	37,690
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	29,266	32,074	34,882	37,690
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	28,684	32,178	35,693	39,188
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	28,684	32,178	35,693	39,188
Columbus, GA-AL	29,162	32,428	35,714	38,980
Dalton, GA	28,684	32,178	35,693	39,188
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,684	32,178	35,693	39,188
Gainesville, GA	29,245	32,095	34,944	37,794
Hinesville, GA	28,684	32,178	35,693	39,188
Macon-Bibb County, GA	29,224	32,199	35,194	38,168
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	29,100	32,324	35,568	38,792
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	29,100	32,053	35,028	37,981
Rome, GA	29,204	32,053	34,924	37,773
Savannah, GA	28,684	32,178	35,693	39,188
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,684	32,178	35,693	39,188
Valdosta, GA	28,684	32,178	35,693	39,188
Warner Robins, GA	28,684	32,178	35,693	39,188
Guam MSA	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	40,040	42,474	44,908	47,341
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	40,040	42,474	44,908	47,341
Urban Honolulu, HI	40,040	42,391	44,741	47,092
Ames, IA	34,112	38,439	42,744	47,071
Cedar Rapids, IA	32,719	36,920	41,143	45,344
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	34,882	39,354	43,805	48,277
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	37,856	41,767	45,698	49,608
Dubuque, IA	33,592	37,316	41,039	44,762
Iowa City, IA	31,512	36,296	41,101	45,885
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	34,861	38,439	41,996	45,573
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,444	39,312	43,160	47,029
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	31,076	36,608	42,120	47,653
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	34,466	37,420	40,394	43,348
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,714	39,749	43,784	47,820
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	36,900	39,562	42,204	44,866
Boise City, ID	36,900	42,349	47,799	53,248
Coeur d'Alene, ID	38,772	43,597	48,423	53,248
Idaho Falls, ID	38,772	43,597	48,423	53,248
Lewiston, ID-WA	38,772	43,597	48,423	53,248
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,314	43,410	48,506	53,602
Pocatello, ID	38,772	43,597	48,423	53,248
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,962	42,287	47,591	52,916
Twin Falls, ID	36,900	42,349	47,799	53,248
Bloomington, IL	38,439	44,866	51,293	57,720
Champaign-Urbana, IL	38,439	44,866	51,293	57,720
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	41,434	49,338	57,242	65,146
Decatur, IL	36,317	41,184	46,052	50,919
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,525	39,583	42,661	45,719
Kankakee, IL	40,685	48,693	56,722	64,730
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,666	47,549	55,432	63,316
Peoria, IL	36,088	41,101	46,135	51,148
Rockford, IL	40,540	48,485	56,410	64,356
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,525	39,520	42,495	45,490
Springfield, IL	36,567	39,770	42,952	46,156
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,962	43,660	50,378	57,076
Bloomington, IN	32,698	35,943	39,208	42,453
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,423	41,309	47,196	53,082
Columbus, IN	32,698	35,943	39,208	42,453
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	32,469	37,004	41,538	46,072
Evansville, IN	32,469	37,004	41,538	46,072
Fort Wayne, IN	32,469	37,004	41,538	46,072
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	32,594	35,568	38,522	41,496
Kokomo, IN	32,095	35,485	38,896	42,287
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	40,748	48,735	56,701	64,688
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	40,997	48,880	56,743	64,626
Muncie, IN	32,594	35,776	38,938	42,120
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,269	48,173	56,098	64,002
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	38,335	42,453	46,572	50,690
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,693	41,205	46,717	52,229
Terre Haute, IN	32,469	37,004	41,538	46,072
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	39,853	45,407	50,940	56,493
Lawrence, KS	40,103	46,072	52,042	58,012
Manhattan, KS	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Topeka, KS	40,248	46,010	51,772	57,533
Wichita, KS	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Bowling Green, KY	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,199	37,940	43,680	49,421
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,180	31,928	32,698	33,447
Elizabethtown, KY	32,407	35,090	37,794	40,477
Lexington-Fayette, KY	36,484	42,578	48,693	54,788
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	31,554	34,237	36,920	39,604
Owensboro, KY	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Paducah, KY-IL	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,242	33,072	34,903	36,733
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,842	38,959	44,096	49,213
Alexandria, LA	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Baton Rouge, LA	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Hammond, LA	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Lafayette, LA	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Lake Charles, LA	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Monroe, LA	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	44,991	49,484	53,956	58,448
Barnstable Town, MA	44,720	48,901	53,103	57,284
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	47,632	51,668	55,682	59,717
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	45,032	49,338	53,664	57,970
Pittsfield, MA	45,968	50,232	54,496	58,760
Springfield, MA	44,991	49,484	53,956	58,448
Worcester, MA	48,984	52,458	55,952	59,426
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	40,186	43,764	47,341	50,919
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	39,084	45,324	51,543	57,783
Lexington Park, MD	39,583	45,324	51,064	56,805
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	37,524	42,848	48,194	53,519
Salisbury, MD	41,517	45,906	50,295	54,684
Bangor, ME	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Portland-South Portland, ME	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Ann Arbor, MI	48,402	52,021	55,661	59,280
Battle Creek, MI	38,023	42,495	46,967	51,439
Bay City, MI	37,815	40,519	43,244	45,948
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	39,708	44,845	50,004	55,141
Flint, MI	39,437	44,575	49,733	54,871
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	37,919	41,330	44,762	48,173
Jackson, MI	39,437	44,804	50,149	55,516
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	37,836	41,725	45,636	49,525
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	37,898	43,036	48,194	53,332
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,106	43,119	48,111	53,124
Midland, MI	37,815	40,519	43,244	45,948
Monroe, MI	39,957	45,261	50,565	55,869
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	38,064	41,829	45,615	49,380
Niles, MI	38,460	43,576	48,693	53,810
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,460	43,576	48,693	53,810
Saginaw, MI	37,919	42,328	46,717	51,127
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,709	43,472	48,236	52,999
Traverse City, MI	38,460	43,576	48,693	53,810
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,460	43,576	48,693	53,810
Duluth, MN-WI	48,090	51,168	54,226	57,304
Mankato, MN	49,213	52,084	54,954	57,824
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	49,463	52,167	54,871	57,575
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,088	51,855	54,642	57,408
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,236	51,272	54,309	57,346
Rochester, MN	48,090	51,168	54,226	57,304
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,192	52,063	54,912	57,783
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,901	51,855	54,788	57,741
St. Cloud, MN	49,317	52,146	54,975	57,804
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	35,256	38,501	41,767	45,012
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,402	39,167	42,952	46,717
Columbia, MO	33,842	36,442	39,063	41,663
Jefferson City, MO	34,695	36,359	38,023	39,687
Joplin, MO-KS	35,256	38,501	41,767	45,012
Kansas City, MO-KS	40,768	46,738	52,728	58,698
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,527	39,271	43,015	46,759
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,109	39,271	42,412	45,573
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,736	41,413	48,090	54,767
Springfield, MO	35,256	38,501	41,767	45,012
St. Joseph, MO-KS	40,394	46,343	52,271	58,220
St. Louis, MO-IL	36,629	39,624	42,640	45,636
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Hattiesburg, MS	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Jackson, MS	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Billings, MT	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Bozeman, MT	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Great Falls, MT	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Helena, MT	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Missoula, MT	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Asheville, NC	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Burlington, NC	24,357	30,368	36,400	42,412
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	22,964	28,060	33,156	38,252
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	22,901	27,914	32,927	37,940
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	23,567	28,829	34,112	39,375
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,036	35,839	41,663	47,466
Fayetteville, NC	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Goldsboro, NC	23,879	28,725	33,592	38,439
Greensboro-High Point, NC	23,983	29,869	35,756	41,642
Greenville, NC	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	22,631	26,916	31,180	35,464
Jacksonville, NC	30,826	35,215	39,624	44,013
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	24,960	31,117	37,274	43,431
Raleigh-Cary, NC	23,816	28,850	33,904	38,938
Rocky Mount, NC	25,501	30,888	36,296	41,684
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	22,610	26,895	31,159	35,444
Wilmington, NC	29,869	34,404	38,938	43,472
Winston-Salem, NC	22,756	27,456	32,178	36,879
Bismarck, ND	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Fargo, ND-MN	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Grand Forks, ND-MN	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Minot, ND	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Grand Island, NE	40,248	43,556	46,884	50,191
Lincoln, NE	40,394	43,618	46,842	50,066
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,332	43,680	47,050	50,399
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,248	43,556	46,884	50,191
Omaha, NE-IA	40,228	42,724	45,240	47,736
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,311	43,556	46,780	50,024
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,447	50,856	55,287	59,696
Manchester-Nashua, NH	46,426	50,836	55,266	59,676
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,613	50,940	55,287	59,613
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	40,477	46,676	52,853	59,052
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	39,500	44,346	49,213	54,060
Vineland, NJ	39,687	43,493	47,279	51,085
Albuquerque, NM	39,562	42,848	46,114	49,400
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	39,354	42,578	45,823	49,047
Farmington, NM	38,938	42,370	45,781	49,213
Las Cruces, NM	39,042	42,370	45,677	49,005
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	39,562	42,848	46,114	49,400
Santa Fe, NM	39,042	42,370	45,677	49,005
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	39,708	42,557	45,386	48,236
Carson City, NV	39,708	42,557	45,386	48,236
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	39,770	42,266	44,741	47,237
Reno, NV	39,708	42,557	45,386	48,236
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	38,980	43,452	47,924	52,396
Binghamton, NY	35,485	39,063	42,661	46,239
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	38,356	42,828	47,320	51,792
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	36,380	40,165	43,951	47,736
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	37,690	41,808	45,948	50,066
Elmira, NY	35,464	38,917	42,391	45,844
Glens Falls, NY	34,383	37,836	41,288	44,741
Ithaca, NY	37,253	42,786	48,340	53,872
Kingston, NY	38,584	44,221	49,879	55,516
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	39,354	44,554	49,775	54,975
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	42,037	49,151	56,285	63,399
Rochester, NY	37,544	41,725	45,927	50,108
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	37,212	41,600	45,989	50,378
Syracuse, NY	36,671	40,956	45,220	49,504
Utica-Rome, NY	35,984	39,708	43,452	47,175
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	34,924	40,581	46,260	51,917
Akron, OH	26,250	33,696	41,143	48,589
Canton-Massillon, OH	23,650	31,076	38,501	45,927
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	44,117	48,319	52,500	56,701
Cleveland, OH	30,077	37,440	44,824	52,188
Columbus, OH	25,002	34,300	43,576	52,874
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	39,812	45,240	50,690	56,119
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	24,524	33,447	42,391	51,314
Lima, OH	29,079	37,357	45,636	53,914
Mansfield, OH	25,626	35,402	45,178	54,954
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	25,397	33,676	41,933	50,212
Sandusky, OH	24,669	32,719	40,768	48,818
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,236	42,224	49,192	56,181
Springfield, OH	31,741	39,978	48,236	56,472
Toledo, OH	22,631	27,748	32,864	37,981
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,071	41,372	48,693	55,994
Youngstown-Warren, OH	26,250	33,696	41,143	48,589
Enid, OK	38,543	41,476	44,388	47,320
Lawton, OK	38,543	41,476	44,388	47,320
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,980	42,016	45,032	48,069
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,543	41,476	44,388	47,320
Oklahoma City, OK	38,543	41,476	44,388	47,320
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,020	42,765	45,532	48,277
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,543	41,476	44,388	47,320
Tulsa, OK	38,980	42,016	45,032	48,069
Albany, OR	43,306	47,924	52,520	57,138
Bend, OR	43,306	47,924	52,520	57,138
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,285	47,861	52,416	56,992
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,012	49,504	53,976	58,469
Corvallis, OR	43,306	47,924	52,520	57,138
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,306	47,924	52,520	57,138
Eugene-Springfield, OR	43,306	47,924	52,520	57,138
Grants Pass, OR	43,306	47,924	52,520	57,138
Medford, OR	43,306	47,924	52,520	57,138
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	42,807	47,653	52,479	57,325
Salem, OR	44,325	48,839	53,373	57,887
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	34,840	38,335	41,808	45,303
Altoona, PA	31,866	38,564	45,240	51,938
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	31,741	34,320	36,900	39,479
Chambersburg, PA	29,058	32,906	36,754	40,602
Erie, PA	29,620	34,071	38,501	42,952
Gettysburg, PA	35,652	39,000	42,349	45,698
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	33,218	36,588	39,978	43,348
Johnstown, PA	33,384	38,917	44,429	49,962
Lancaster, PA	37,232	42,453	47,695	52,916
Lebanon, PA	33,592	37,357	41,101	44,866
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	31,096	34,612	38,127	41,642
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	29,412	33,322	37,253	41,164
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	37,420	42,911	48,381	53,872
Pittsburgh, PA	35,152	39,063	42,952	46,863
Reading, PA	39,874	42,682	45,511	48,319
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	31,138	34,196	37,232	40,290
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	27,415	28,996	30,597	32,178
State College, PA	32,802	38,293	43,805	49,296
Williamsport, PA	30,056	33,301	36,546	39,791
York-Hanover, PA	35,298	38,896	42,474	46,072
Aguadilla, PR	32,677	36,671	40,664	44,658
Arecibo, PR	32,532	36,172	39,791	43,431
Guayama, PR	23,463	28,060	32,677	37,274
Mayaguez, PR	22,381	28,205	34,029	39,853
Ponce, PR	25,917	31,450	37,004	42,536
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	30,847	34,695	38,564	42,412
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	23,400	27,852	32,282	36,733
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	43,119	46,301	49,484	52,666
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	37,004	40,831	44,679	48,506
Columbia, SC	37,004	40,831	44,679	48,506
Florence, SC	37,004	40,831	44,679	48,506
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	37,004	40,831	44,679	48,506
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	37,004	40,831	44,679	48,506
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	37,004	40,831	44,679	48,506
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	22,756	28,060	33,384	38,688
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	22,756	27,706	32,636	37,586
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,004	40,831	44,679	48,506
Spartanburg, SC	22,756	27,644	32,532	37,420
Sumter, SC	37,004	40,831	44,679	48,506
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Rapid City, SD	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Chattanooga, TN-GA	32,968	40,623	48,256	55,911
Clarksville, TN-KY	40,560	45,677	50,794	55,911
Cleveland, TN	32,968	40,623	48,256	55,911
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,968	40,623	48,256	55,911
Jackson, TN	32,968	40,623	48,256	55,911
Johnson City, TN	32,968	40,623	48,256	55,911
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	32,968	40,623	48,256	55,911
Knoxville, TN	32,968	40,623	48,256	55,911
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	32,968	40,623	48,256	55,911
Morristown, TN	32,968	40,623	48,256	55,911
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	34,112	41,309	48,506	55,703
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,968	40,623	48,256	55,911
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,968	40,623	48,256	55,911
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,904	41,018	48,132	55,245
Abilene, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
Amarillo, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	36,941	42,287	47,632	52,978
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	31,679	41,226	50,794	60,341
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,844	39,271	45,698	52,125
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,714	42,453	49,172	55,911
College Station-Bryan, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
Corpus Christi, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	33,218	42,952	52,708	62,442
Eagle Pass, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,538	38,376	48,215	58,053
El Paso, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,218	41,226	49,213	57,221
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	39,125	47,216	55,287	63,378
Killeen-Temple, TX	26,188	34,320	42,432	50,565
Laredo, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
Longview, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
Lubbock, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
Midland, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,205	38,064	47,944	57,804
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
Odessa, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
San Angelo, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	39,375	43,868	48,360	52,853
Sherman-Denison, TX	31,512	41,496	51,480	61,464
Texarkana, TX-AR	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
Tyler, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
Victoria, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
Waco, TX	28,060	37,856	47,632	57,429
Wichita Falls, TX	29,578	37,898	46,197	54,517
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Logan, UT-ID	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Ogden, UT	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
St. George, UT	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	33,696	39,895	46,093	52,292
Charlottesville, VA	34,154	40,061	45,968	51,876
Harrisonburg, VA	33,696	39,895	46,093	52,292
Lynchburg, VA	33,696	39,895	46,093	52,292
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,980	44,845	50,690	56,556
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,439	44,679	50,940	57,180
Richmond, VA	36,525	42,100	47,653	53,228
Roanoke, VA	33,696	39,895	46,093	52,292
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,088	41,413	46,738	52,063
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,895	46,093	52,292
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	33,696	39,895	46,093	52,292
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	38,314	43,077	47,840	52,604
Winchester, VA-WV	38,751	45,032	51,293	57,575
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Bellingham, WA	40,311	47,383	54,455	61,527
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	40,498	47,175	53,831	60,508
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,394	47,341	54,309	61,256
Kennewick-Richland, WA	40,311	47,383	54,455	61,527
Longview-Kelso, WA	40,311	47,383	54,455	61,527
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	40,373	47,404	54,413	61,444
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	40,498	47,944	55,370	62,816
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	40,498	47,487	54,496	61,485
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	40,311	47,383	54,455	61,527
Walla Walla, WA	40,311	47,383	54,455	61,527
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	40,373	47,008	53,664	60,300
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,644	48,048	55,453	62,858
Yakima, WA	40,581	47,237	53,872	60,528
Appleton, WI	36,816	40,540	44,242	47,965
Eau Claire, WI	38,543	43,597	48,652	53,706
Fond du Lac, WI	36,712	41,517	46,322	51,127
Green Bay, WI	37,711	40,748	43,784	46,821
Janesville-Beloit, WI	40,082	46,343	52,604	58,864
Kenosha, WI	38,543	43,597	48,652	53,706
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	38,543	43,597	48,652	53,706
Madison, WI	42,890	48,631	54,372	60,112
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	37,316	41,933	46,530	51,148
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,356	43,805	49,234	54,684
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,543	43,597	48,652	53,706
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	38,543	43,597	48,652	53,706
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	37,316	41,975	46,634	51,293
Sheboygan, WI	39,812	43,764	47,695	51,647
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,708	44,866	50,045	55,204
Wausau, WI	38,543	43,597	48,652	53,706
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,260	50,128	53,997	57,866
Beckley, WV	30,930	33,072	35,215	37,357
Charleston, WV	31,221	33,384	35,568	37,732
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	29,495	31,637	33,800	35,943
Morgantown, WV	31,949	34,216	36,484	38,751
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,492	34,008	36,504	39,021
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	31,949	34,216	36,484	38,751
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,221	33,384	35,568	37,732
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	23,837	31,783	39,708	47,653
Wheeling, WV-OH	31,949	34,216	36,484	38,751
Casper, WY	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Cheyenne, WY	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,064	44,554	51,064	57,554

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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