SOC 43-9031 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Desktop Publishers 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): Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.

Level I across metros$21,965 – $59,364Alexandria, LA to Sacramento, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$73,362Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Desktop Publishers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Desktop Publishers (SOC 43-9031) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,965 in Alexandria, LA to $59,364 in Sacramento, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $73,362. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $61,839, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 26 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 31. 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$88,276
San Francisco, CA$108,660
San Jose, CA$107,848
Seattle, WA$73,362
Dallas, TX$70,700
Houston, TX$61,527
Austin, TX$67,164
Chicago, IL$69,056
Boston, MA$81,682
Washington, DC$80,455
Atlanta, GA$67,330
Los Angeles, CA$100,173

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	32,178	37,253	42,349	47,424
Anchorage, AK	31,908	36,213	40,498	44,804
Fairbanks-College, AK	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Anniston-Oxford, AL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Auburn-Opelika, AL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Birmingham, AL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Decatur, AL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Dothan, AL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Gadsden, AL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Huntsville, AL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Mobile, AL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Montgomery, AL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Tuscaloosa, AL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Fort Smith, AR-OK	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Hot Springs, AR	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Jonesboro, AR	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	46,759	53,040	59,322	65,604
Flagstaff, AZ	46,759	53,040	59,322	65,604
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	46,759	53,040	59,322	65,604
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	46,759	53,040	59,322	65,604
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	46,759	53,040	59,322	65,604
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	46,759	53,040	59,322	65,604
Tucson, AZ	46,759	53,040	59,322	65,604
Yuma, AZ	46,759	53,040	59,322	65,604
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	44,783	61,298	77,813	94,328
Chico, CA	45,844	61,964	78,104	94,224
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	47,840	60,445	73,029	85,634
El Centro, CA	41,122	51,896	62,671	73,445
Fresno, CA	45,844	61,964	78,104	94,224
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	45,844	61,964	78,104	94,224
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	45,199	63,524	81,848	100,173
Merced, CA	45,844	61,964	78,104	94,224
Modesto, CA	48,548	67,975	87,423	106,850
Napa, CA	57,679	66,560	75,421	84,303
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	56,327	65,520	74,714	83,908
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	54,392	64,356	74,298	84,261
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	45,428	63,045	80,663	98,280
Redding, CA	45,844	61,964	78,104	94,224
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	43,077	58,760	74,464	90,148
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	59,364	67,517	75,650	83,804
Salinas, CA	45,844	61,964	78,104	94,224
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	43,306	59,176	75,068	90,938
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	51,917	70,824	89,752	108,660
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	48,215	68,100	87,964	107,848
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	45,844	61,964	78,104	94,224
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	50,565	69,556	88,546	107,536
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	45,844	61,964	78,104	94,224
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	50,752	69,680	88,629	107,557
Stockton-Lodi, CA	52,916	67,767	82,618	97,469
Vallejo, CA	54,413	68,245	82,098	95,930
Visalia, CA	45,844	61,964	78,104	94,224
Yuba City, CA	55,599	65,229	74,839	84,469
Boulder, CO	42,599	59,322	76,024	92,748
Colorado Springs, CO	42,765	59,696	76,607	93,538
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	44,429	60,279	76,108	91,957
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,869	59,655	76,420	93,205
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	41,725	59,031	76,336	93,642
Grand Junction, CO	41,725	59,031	76,336	93,642
Greeley, CO	44,367	60,757	77,127	93,517
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,453	59,863	77,272	94,682
Pueblo, CO	40,540	59,218	77,917	96,596
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,517	58,594	75,650	92,727
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
New Haven, CT	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	52,895	62,088	71,261	80,455
Dover, DE	46,530	61,444	76,336	91,250
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	43,160	49,255	55,370	61,464
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	43,160	49,255	55,370	61,464
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	49,567	54,642	59,738	64,813
Gainesville, FL	43,160	49,255	55,370	61,464
Homosassa Springs, FL	50,669	53,748	56,805	59,884
Jacksonville, FL	43,160	49,255	55,370	61,464
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	48,256	52,645	57,013	61,402
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	43,160	49,255	55,370	61,464
Naples-Marco Island, FL	41,080	46,031	51,002	55,952
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	43,160	49,255	55,370	61,464
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	48,943	52,895	56,826	60,778
Ocala, FL	43,160	49,255	55,370	61,464
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	47,050	52,895	58,719	64,564
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	43,160	49,255	55,370	61,464
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	43,160	49,255	55,370	61,464
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	43,160	49,255	55,370	61,464
Port St. Lucie, FL	40,748	44,908	49,088	53,248
Punta Gorda, FL	43,160	49,255	55,370	61,464
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	46,800	53,228	59,676	66,103
Sebring, FL	43,160	49,255	55,370	61,464
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	41,912	48,090	54,268	60,445
Tallahassee, FL	43,160	49,255	55,370	61,464
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	48,880	52,749	56,618	60,487
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	50,628	54,288	57,949	61,610
Albany, GA	35,631	44,741	53,831	62,941
Athens-Clarke County, GA	35,693	46,135	56,556	66,997
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	35,652	46,218	56,764	67,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	35,631	44,741	53,831	62,941
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	35,631	44,741	53,831	62,941
Columbus, GA-AL	35,444	45,927	56,389	66,872
Dalton, GA	35,631	44,741	53,831	62,941
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,631	44,741	53,831	62,941
Gainesville, GA	35,714	46,072	56,410	66,768
Hinesville, GA	35,631	44,741	53,831	62,941
Macon-Bibb County, GA	35,298	45,407	55,495	65,604
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,360	45,344	55,308	65,292
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,568	45,968	56,389	66,789
Rome, GA	35,652	46,093	56,556	66,997
Savannah, GA	35,631	44,741	53,831	62,941
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,631	44,741	53,831	62,941
Valdosta, GA	35,631	44,741	53,831	62,941
Warner Robins, GA	35,631	44,741	53,831	62,941
Guam MSA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Urban Honolulu, HI	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Ames, IA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Cedar Rapids, IA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Dubuque, IA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Iowa City, IA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Boise City, ID	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Coeur d'Alene, ID	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Idaho Falls, ID	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Lewiston, ID-WA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Pocatello, ID	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Twin Falls, ID	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Bloomington, IL	45,885	53,789	61,693	69,597
Champaign-Urbana, IL	45,885	53,789	61,693	69,597
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	46,842	54,247	61,652	69,056
Decatur, IL	45,885	53,789	61,693	69,597
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,885	53,789	61,693	69,597
Kankakee, IL	46,821	54,351	61,860	69,389
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,842	54,247	61,652	69,056
Peoria, IL	45,885	53,789	61,693	69,597
Rockford, IL	46,447	53,976	61,485	69,015
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,885	53,789	61,693	69,597
Springfield, IL	45,885	53,789	61,693	69,597
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,946	54,309	61,652	69,015
Bloomington, IN	38,293	44,928	51,543	58,178
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,458	45,303	51,148	56,992
Columbus, IN	38,522	45,199	51,896	58,573
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	38,730	44,200	49,692	55,162
Evansville, IN	38,730	44,200	49,692	55,162
Fort Wayne, IN	38,730	44,200	49,692	55,162
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	38,980	45,719	52,458	59,197
Kokomo, IN	38,231	44,866	51,480	58,116
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	45,136	52,791	60,445	68,100
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	44,700	52,333	59,967	67,600
Muncie, IN	39,063	45,573	52,063	58,573
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,325	51,668	59,031	66,373
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	38,730	44,200	49,692	55,162
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,959	44,845	50,711	56,597
Terre Haute, IN	38,730	44,200	49,692	55,162
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Lawrence, KS	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Manhattan, KS	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Topeka, KS	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Wichita, KS	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Bowling Green, KY	26,936	34,549	42,183	49,796
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,308	36,796	44,284	51,772
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,936	34,549	42,183	49,796
Elizabethtown, KY	26,936	34,549	42,183	49,796
Lexington-Fayette, KY	26,936	34,549	42,183	49,796
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	27,415	34,757	42,079	49,421
Owensboro, KY	26,936	34,549	42,183	49,796
Paducah, KY-IL	26,936	34,549	42,183	49,796
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,042	33,426	40,789	48,173
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,852	34,944	42,058	49,151
Alexandria, LA	21,965	35,756	49,546	63,336
Baton Rouge, LA	21,965	35,756	49,546	63,336
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	21,965	35,756	49,546	63,336
Hammond, LA	21,965	35,756	49,546	63,336
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	21,965	35,756	49,546	63,336
Lafayette, LA	21,965	35,756	49,546	63,336
Lake Charles, LA	21,965	35,756	49,546	63,336
Monroe, LA	21,965	35,756	49,546	63,336
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	21,965	35,756	49,546	63,336
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	21,965	35,756	49,546	63,336
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	21,965	35,756	49,546	63,336
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	21,965	35,756	49,546	63,336
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	21,965	35,756	49,546	63,336
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	46,551	56,223	65,874	75,546
Barnstable Town, MA	48,007	58,324	68,620	78,936
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	50,399	60,820	71,261	81,682
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	46,488	55,640	64,792	73,944
Pittsfield, MA	46,551	56,223	65,874	75,546
Springfield, MA	46,551	56,223	65,874	75,546
Worcester, MA	47,674	57,096	66,498	75,920
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	47,674	55,391	63,108	70,824
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	52,895	62,088	71,261	80,455
Lexington Park, MD	49,858	59,072	68,308	77,522
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	46,967	58,136	69,285	80,455
Salisbury, MD	47,674	57,304	66,956	76,586
Bangor, ME	31,180	38,688	46,218	53,727
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	31,180	38,688	46,218	53,727
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	31,180	38,688	46,218	53,727
Portland-South Portland, ME	31,180	38,688	46,218	53,727
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	31,180	38,688	46,218	53,727
Ann Arbor, MI	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Battle Creek, MI	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Bay City, MI	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Flint, MI	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Jackson, MI	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	42,058	46,197	50,357	54,496
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,559	45,303	49,068	52,812
Midland, MI	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Monroe, MI	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Niles, MI	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Saginaw, MI	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Traverse City, MI	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,392	45,677	49,962	54,247
Duluth, MN-WI	48,007	54,309	60,612	66,914
Mankato, MN	48,152	55,058	61,943	68,848
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	48,007	56,119	64,210	72,322
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,591	55,495	63,399	71,303
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,924	55,308	62,692	70,076
Rochester, MN	48,007	54,309	60,612	66,914
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,576	51,626	59,655	67,704
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,423	54,912	61,423	67,912
St. Cloud, MN	48,381	55,786	63,212	70,616
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,141	46,260	50,399	54,517
Columbia, MO	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Jefferson City, MO	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Joplin, MO-KS	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Kansas City, MO-KS	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Springfield, MO	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
St. Joseph, MO-KS	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
St. Louis, MO-IL	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Hattiesburg, MS	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Jackson, MS	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Billings, MT	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Bozeman, MT	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Great Falls, MT	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Helena, MT	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Missoula, MT	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Asheville, NC	38,002	44,679	51,335	58,012
Burlington, NC	38,002	44,679	51,335	58,012
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,480	45,615	52,770	59,904
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	38,002	44,679	51,335	58,012
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	42,245	50,274	58,282	66,311
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,316	44,096	50,856	57,637
Fayetteville, NC	38,002	44,679	51,335	58,012
Goldsboro, NC	38,002	44,679	51,335	58,012
Greensboro-High Point, NC	38,002	44,679	51,335	58,012
Greenville, NC	38,002	44,679	51,335	58,012
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38,002	44,679	51,335	58,012
Jacksonville, NC	38,002	44,679	51,335	58,012
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	38,002	44,679	51,335	58,012
Raleigh-Cary, NC	38,480	46,800	55,100	63,420
Rocky Mount, NC	38,002	44,679	51,335	58,012
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,002	44,679	51,335	58,012
Wilmington, NC	38,002	44,679	51,335	58,012
Winston-Salem, NC	38,002	44,679	51,335	58,012
Bismarck, ND	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Fargo, ND-MN	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Grand Forks, ND-MN	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Minot, ND	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Grand Island, NE	33,884	36,650	39,437	42,204
Lincoln, NE	33,884	36,692	39,479	42,287
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	33,884	36,608	39,312	42,037
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	33,884	36,650	39,437	42,204
Omaha, NE-IA	33,884	36,692	39,479	42,287
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	33,884	36,692	39,479	42,287
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,504	59,655	69,805	79,956
Manchester-Nashua, NH	49,754	60,196	70,658	81,100
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,442	59,301	69,160	79,020
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,069	51,148	54,205	57,284
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	44,970	59,530	74,090	88,650
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	44,991	59,551	74,111	88,671
Vineland, NJ	47,674	62,005	76,316	90,647
Albuquerque, NM	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Farmington, NM	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Las Cruces, NM	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Santa Fe, NM	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Carson City, NV	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Reno, NV	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	38,626	53,498	68,391	83,263
Binghamton, NY	32,240	36,629	41,039	45,428
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	38,626	53,498	68,391	83,263
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	33,280	43,140	53,020	62,879
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	32,240	40,061	47,861	55,682
Elmira, NY	38,626	53,498	68,391	83,263
Glens Falls, NY	38,626	53,498	68,391	83,263
Ithaca, NY	32,240	37,170	42,100	47,029
Kingston, NY	38,626	53,498	68,391	83,263
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	43,472	57,928	72,405	86,861
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	44,512	59,093	73,695	88,276
Rochester, NY	38,626	53,498	68,391	83,263
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	32,240	40,144	48,069	55,973
Syracuse, NY	38,626	53,498	68,391	83,263
Utica-Rome, NY	38,626	53,498	68,391	83,263
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	38,626	53,498	68,391	83,263
Akron, OH	47,653	52,583	57,512	62,442
Canton-Massillon, OH	47,653	52,583	57,512	62,442
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	41,247	46,364	51,460	56,576
Cleveland, OH	47,653	52,583	57,512	62,442
Columbus, OH	47,653	52,583	57,512	62,442
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	50,815	54,205	57,596	60,986
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,653	52,583	57,512	62,442
Lima, OH	47,653	52,583	57,512	62,442
Mansfield, OH	47,653	52,583	57,512	62,442
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	46,426	51,439	56,431	61,444
Sandusky, OH	47,653	52,583	57,512	62,442
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	49,983	53,581	57,159	60,757
Springfield, OH	47,653	52,583	57,512	62,442
Toledo, OH	47,653	52,583	57,512	62,442
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	50,628	54,122	57,637	61,132
Youngstown-Warren, OH	47,653	52,583	57,512	62,442
Enid, OK	34,175	42,079	50,004	57,908
Lawton, OK	34,175	42,079	50,004	57,908
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,175	42,079	50,004	57,908
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,175	42,079	50,004	57,908
Oklahoma City, OK	35,610	42,994	50,357	57,741
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,175	42,079	50,004	57,908
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,175	42,079	50,004	57,908
Tulsa, OK	34,175	42,079	50,004	57,908
Albany, OR	40,560	49,900	59,260	68,599
Bend, OR	40,664	49,879	59,093	68,308
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	39,791	48,464	57,117	65,791
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	39,999	48,756	57,512	66,269
Corvallis, OR	39,084	48,527	57,991	67,434
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	39,832	48,797	57,762	66,727
Eugene-Springfield, OR	39,832	48,797	57,762	66,727
Grants Pass, OR	39,832	48,797	57,762	66,727
Medford, OR	39,832	48,797	57,762	66,727
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	42,557	51,938	61,298	70,679
Salem, OR	40,706	50,004	59,301	68,599
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	43,472	58,240	73,029	87,797
Altoona, PA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	29,016	41,808	54,600	67,392
Chambersburg, PA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Erie, PA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Gettysburg, PA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Johnstown, PA	33,530	46,780	60,029	73,279
Lancaster, PA	44,824	60,341	75,858	91,375
Lebanon, PA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,925	45,157	56,410	67,642
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Pittsburgh, PA	33,717	47,341	60,965	74,589
Reading, PA	41,871	56,535	71,220	85,884
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	31,512	45,053	58,615	72,156
State College, PA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Williamsport, PA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
York-Hanover, PA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Aguadilla, PR	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Arecibo, PR	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Guayama, PR	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Mayaguez, PR	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Ponce, PR	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	48,007	58,324	68,620	78,936
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	51,314	59,052	66,810	74,548
Columbia, SC	51,314	59,052	66,810	74,548
Florence, SC	51,314	59,052	66,810	74,548
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	51,314	59,052	66,810	74,548
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	51,314	59,052	66,810	74,548
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	51,314	59,052	66,810	74,548
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,783	52,583	60,404	68,204
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,428	53,352	61,298	69,223
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,314	59,052	66,810	74,548
Spartanburg, SC	44,928	52,812	60,695	68,578
Sumter, SC	51,314	59,052	66,810	74,548
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Rapid City, SD	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Chattanooga, TN-GA	31,492	41,600	51,709	61,818
Clarksville, TN-KY	31,492	41,600	51,709	61,818
Cleveland, TN	31,492	41,600	51,709	61,818
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,492	41,600	51,709	61,818
Jackson, TN	31,492	41,600	51,709	61,818
Johnson City, TN	31,492	41,600	51,709	61,818
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	31,492	41,600	51,709	61,818
Knoxville, TN	31,492	41,600	51,709	61,818
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	31,492	41,600	51,709	61,818
Morristown, TN	31,492	41,600	51,709	61,818
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	31,492	41,600	51,709	61,818
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,492	41,600	51,709	61,818
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,492	41,600	51,709	61,818
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,492	41,600	51,709	61,818
Abilene, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Amarillo, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	43,535	51,418	59,280	67,164
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	34,570	43,576	52,562	61,568
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,461	46,260	55,058	63,856
College Station-Bryan, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Corpus Christi, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	43,389	52,500	61,589	70,700
Eagle Pass, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,071	42,994	51,938	60,861
El Paso, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,045	46,904	56,764	66,623
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	34,757	43,680	52,604	61,527
Killeen-Temple, TX	39,416	47,903	56,389	64,876
Laredo, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Longview, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Lubbock, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Midland, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,354	49,109	58,864	68,620
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Odessa, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
San Angelo, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	40,415	48,839	57,263	65,687
Sherman-Denison, TX	42,245	51,543	60,861	70,159
Texarkana, TX-AR	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Tyler, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Victoria, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
Waco, TX	37,253	47,778	58,282	68,807
Wichita Falls, TX	37,108	46,696	56,264	65,853
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Logan, UT-ID	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Ogden, UT	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
St. George, UT	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Charlottesville, VA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Harrisonburg, VA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Lynchburg, VA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,167	61,672	71,178	80,684
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,042	61,340	70,658	79,956
Richmond, VA	51,959	61,839	71,698	81,578
Roanoke, VA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Winchester, VA-WV	52,084	61,464	70,845	80,226
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	39,770	46,197	52,624	59,052
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	36,317	43,244	50,149	57,076
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	36,317	43,244	50,149	57,076
Bellingham, WA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	48,714	61,797	74,880	87,964
Kennewick-Richland, WA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Longview-Kelso, WA	42,724	52,271	61,818	71,365
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Walla Walla, WA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	47,861	61,360	74,860	88,359
Yakima, WA	47,986	61,444	74,922	88,380
Appleton, WI	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
Eau Claire, WI	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
Fond du Lac, WI	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
Green Bay, WI	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
Janesville-Beloit, WI	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
Kenosha, WI	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
Madison, WI	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
Sheboygan, WI	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	34,071	40,061	46,072	52,063
Wausau, WI	32,864	39,208	45,573	51,917
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,938	47,591	56,244	64,896
Beckley, WV	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Charleston, WV	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Morgantown, WV	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Wheeling, WV-OH	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Casper, WY	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Cheyenne, WY	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,336	61,839	73,362

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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