SOC 43-9081 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Proofreaders and Copy Markers 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): Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. Includes proofreaders of braille.

Level I across metros$23,047 – $53,103Oklahoma City, OK to Boston, MA

Median Level IV, major metros$62,629Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Proofreaders and Copy Markers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Proofreaders and Copy Markers (SOC 43-9081) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $23,047 in Oklahoma City, OK to $53,103 in Boston, MA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $62,629. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $53,956, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 26 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.

Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Anchorage, AK	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Fairbanks-College, AK	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Anniston-Oxford, AL	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Auburn-Opelika, AL	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Birmingham, AL	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Decatur, AL	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Dothan, AL	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Gadsden, AL	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Huntsville, AL	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Mobile, AL	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Montgomery, AL	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Tuscaloosa, AL	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Fort Smith, AR-OK	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Hot Springs, AR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Jonesboro, AR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Flagstaff, AZ	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Tucson, AZ	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Yuma, AZ	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	41,018	51,980	62,941	73,903
Chico, CA	39,624	49,588	59,530	69,493
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50,648	57,180	63,732	70,263
El Centro, CA	39,624	49,588	59,530	69,493
Fresno, CA	39,624	49,588	59,530	69,493
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	39,624	49,588	59,530	69,493
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	41,184	52,812	64,439	76,066
Merced, CA	39,624	49,588	59,530	69,493
Modesto, CA	38,356	46,884	55,432	63,960
Napa, CA	41,164	50,170	59,156	68,162
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,916	49,172	58,428	67,684
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,624	49,588	59,530	69,493
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	40,748	51,959	63,149	74,360
Redding, CA	39,624	49,588	59,530	69,493
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	41,205	52,396	63,565	74,756
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	39,895	48,423	56,930	65,458
Salinas, CA	39,624	49,588	59,530	69,493
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	41,288	52,500	63,732	74,943
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	38,148	46,364	54,580	62,796
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	39,125	47,466	55,807	64,148
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	39,624	49,588	59,530	69,493
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	38,439	46,842	55,224	63,628
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	39,624	49,588	59,530	69,493
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	36,754	44,887	53,020	61,152
Stockton-Lodi, CA	40,997	49,504	57,991	66,498
Vallejo, CA	39,458	47,882	56,306	64,730
Visalia, CA	39,624	49,588	59,530	69,493
Yuba City, CA	39,624	49,588	59,530	69,493
Boulder, CO	41,600	46,738	51,855	56,992
Colorado Springs, CO	40,519	45,677	50,856	56,015
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	42,640	47,924	53,228	58,511
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,415	45,532	50,669	55,786
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Grand Junction, CO	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Greeley, CO	41,600	46,738	51,855	56,992
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,600	46,780	51,938	57,117
Pueblo, CO	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,415	45,573	50,732	55,890
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	39,458	47,258	55,058	62,858
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	37,087	46,322	55,557	64,792
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
New Haven, CT	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	44,346	52,624	60,903	69,181
Dover, DE	42,703	51,376	60,071	68,744
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	33,655	42,828	52,000	61,173
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	33,655	42,828	52,000	61,173
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	33,488	37,420	41,372	45,303
Gainesville, FL	33,655	42,828	52,000	61,173
Homosassa Springs, FL	32,844	35,173	37,482	39,812
Jacksonville, FL	33,655	42,828	52,000	61,173
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	33,218	39,832	46,468	53,082
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	36,608	45,178	53,768	62,338
Naples-Marco Island, FL	34,903	48,360	61,797	75,255
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	33,655	42,828	52,000	61,173
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	33,280	38,314	43,368	48,402
Ocala, FL	33,655	42,828	52,000	61,173
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	33,655	42,828	52,000	61,173
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	33,655	42,828	52,000	61,173
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	33,655	42,828	52,000	61,173
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	33,655	42,828	52,000	61,173
Port St. Lucie, FL	37,877	51,418	64,959	78,500
Punta Gorda, FL	33,655	42,828	52,000	61,173
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	33,655	42,828	52,000	61,173
Sebring, FL	33,655	42,828	52,000	61,173
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	33,842	45,365	56,868	68,391
Tallahassee, FL	33,655	42,828	52,000	61,173
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	32,844	35,173	37,482	39,812
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	32,844	40,456	48,048	55,661
Albany, GA	35,173	41,413	47,674	53,914
Athens-Clarke County, GA	36,920	42,432	47,924	53,436
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	39,312	44,388	49,484	54,559
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	35,173	41,413	47,674	53,914
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	35,173	41,413	47,674	53,914
Columbus, GA-AL	37,149	42,703	48,236	53,789
Dalton, GA	35,173	41,413	47,674	53,914
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,173	41,413	47,674	53,914
Gainesville, GA	37,045	42,557	48,090	53,602
Hinesville, GA	35,173	41,413	47,674	53,914
Macon-Bibb County, GA	38,751	43,951	49,172	54,372
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,840	40,789	46,717	52,666
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,525	42,058	47,612	53,144
Rome, GA	36,671	42,266	47,840	53,436
Savannah, GA	35,173	41,413	47,674	53,914
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,173	41,413	47,674	53,914
Valdosta, GA	35,173	41,413	47,674	53,914
Warner Robins, GA	35,173	41,413	47,674	53,914
Guam MSA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Urban Honolulu, HI	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Ames, IA	36,296	43,556	50,836	58,095
Cedar Rapids, IA	39,396	42,224	45,053	47,882
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	38,730	43,327	47,903	52,500
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	36,962	44,450	51,917	59,405
Dubuque, IA	40,560	43,056	45,573	48,069
Iowa City, IA	40,914	43,056	45,220	47,362
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,916	42,682	45,428	48,194
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,730	43,327	47,903	52,500
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	38,730	43,327	47,903	52,500
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,938	43,514	48,111	52,687
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,418	45,303	52,188	59,072
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	40,727	42,911	45,116	47,300
Boise City, ID	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Coeur d'Alene, ID	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Idaho Falls, ID	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Lewiston, ID-WA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Pocatello, ID	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Twin Falls, ID	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Bloomington, IL	36,504	44,221	51,917	59,634
Champaign-Urbana, IL	36,504	44,221	51,917	59,634
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	37,669	45,428	53,165	60,924
Decatur, IL	36,504	44,221	51,917	59,634
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,832	46,759	53,664	60,591
Kankakee, IL	37,336	45,032	52,749	60,445
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,900	44,679	52,458	60,237
Peoria, IL	36,504	44,221	51,917	59,634
Rockford, IL	37,669	45,428	53,165	60,924
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,455	48,132	54,788	61,464
Springfield, IL	43,160	49,463	55,744	62,047
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,420	45,116	52,812	60,508
Bloomington, IN	37,752	40,332	42,890	45,469
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,568	40,893	46,218	51,543
Columbus, IN	37,752	40,332	42,890	45,469
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	35,506	38,356	41,226	44,076
Evansville, IN	35,506	38,356	41,226	44,076
Fort Wayne, IN	35,506	38,356	41,226	44,076
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	37,752	40,332	42,890	45,469
Kokomo, IN	36,546	39,250	41,933	44,637
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	37,170	44,533	51,917	59,280
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	37,357	45,136	52,916	60,695
Muncie, IN	37,690	40,228	42,786	45,324
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,045	44,263	51,501	58,719
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	35,506	38,356	41,226	44,076
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,836	43,098	48,340	53,602
Terre Haute, IN	35,506	38,356	41,226	44,076
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	24,898	36,400	47,924	59,426
Lawrence, KS	31,616	40,394	49,151	57,928
Manhattan, KS	24,940	37,108	49,255	61,423
Topeka, KS	31,616	40,394	49,151	57,928
Wichita, KS	24,898	35,964	47,050	58,116
Bowling Green, KY	40,935	47,175	53,436	59,676
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,044	44,554	51,044	57,554
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,935	47,175	53,436	59,676
Elizabethtown, KY	40,789	45,989	51,168	56,368
Lexington-Fayette, KY	37,794	45,220	52,624	60,050
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	41,205	45,656	50,108	54,559
Owensboro, KY	40,935	47,175	53,436	59,676
Paducah, KY-IL	40,935	47,175	53,436	59,676
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,852	47,237	53,623	60,008
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,852	47,591	54,309	61,048
Alexandria, LA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Baton Rouge, LA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Hammond, LA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Lafayette, LA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Lake Charles, LA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Monroe, LA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	52,354	56,764	61,194	65,604
Barnstable Town, MA	52,271	56,597	60,924	65,250
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	53,103	57,450	61,776	66,124
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	51,876	56,306	60,757	65,188
Pittsfield, MA	52,354	56,764	61,194	65,604
Springfield, MA	52,354	56,764	61,194	65,604
Worcester, MA	52,312	56,847	61,402	65,936
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	43,514	51,584	59,655	67,725
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	42,349	51,023	59,717	68,391
Lexington Park, MD	44,242	51,730	59,239	66,727
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	41,288	49,546	57,783	66,040
Salisbury, MD	44,492	49,629	54,788	59,925
Bangor, ME	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Portland-South Portland, ME	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Ann Arbor, MI	32,511	36,983	41,455	45,927
Battle Creek, MI	32,677	38,855	45,053	51,231
Bay City, MI	32,781	37,940	43,077	48,236
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	31,720	38,085	44,450	50,815
Flint, MI	32,240	38,127	43,992	49,879
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	32,636	38,605	44,596	50,565
Jackson, MI	32,511	36,983	41,455	45,927
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	33,031	39,021	45,032	51,023
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	32,927	37,690	42,432	47,196
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,448	38,335	44,221	50,108
Midland, MI	32,781	37,940	43,077	48,236
Monroe, MI	32,594	36,879	41,143	45,428
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	32,781	37,940	43,077	48,236
Niles, MI	32,781	37,940	43,077	48,236
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,781	37,940	43,077	48,236
Saginaw, MI	32,781	37,940	43,077	48,236
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,613	37,420	41,247	45,053
Traverse City, MI	32,781	37,940	43,077	48,236
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,781	37,940	43,077	48,236
Duluth, MN-WI	44,325	48,236	52,167	56,077
Mankato, MN	44,741	48,672	52,604	56,535
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	44,720	48,756	52,791	56,826
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,388	48,506	52,645	56,764
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,744	47,175	51,605	56,036
Rochester, MN	44,325	48,236	52,167	56,077
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,762	48,672	52,562	56,472
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,096	48,194	52,271	56,368
St. Cloud, MN	44,596	48,568	52,520	56,493
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	34,549	42,536	50,503	58,490
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,797	43,160	50,524	57,887
Columbia, MO	34,549	42,536	50,503	58,490
Jefferson City, MO	34,549	42,536	50,503	58,490
Joplin, MO-KS	24,898	36,068	47,258	58,428
Kansas City, MO-KS	35,340	41,476	47,591	53,727
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,380	43,597	50,836	58,053
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,295	45,012	52,728	60,445
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,136	38,896	45,656	52,416
Springfield, MO	34,549	42,536	50,503	58,490
St. Joseph, MO-KS	29,453	38,439	47,445	56,431
St. Louis, MO-IL	43,306	49,567	55,807	62,068
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Hattiesburg, MS	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Jackson, MS	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Billings, MT	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Bozeman, MT	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Great Falls, MT	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Helena, MT	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Missoula, MT	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Asheville, NC	41,122	44,408	47,716	51,002
Burlington, NC	41,122	44,408	47,716	51,002
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,266	45,490	48,735	51,959
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	43,722	46,405	49,088	51,772
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	41,122	44,408	47,716	51,002
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,122	44,408	47,716	51,002
Fayetteville, NC	41,122	44,408	47,716	51,002
Goldsboro, NC	41,122	44,408	47,716	51,002
Greensboro-High Point, NC	41,122	44,408	47,716	51,002
Greenville, NC	41,122	44,408	47,716	51,002
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	43,015	45,781	48,568	51,335
Jacksonville, NC	41,122	44,408	47,716	51,002
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	41,122	44,408	47,716	51,002
Raleigh-Cary, NC	41,122	44,408	47,716	51,002
Rocky Mount, NC	41,122	44,408	47,716	51,002
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,100	45,074	48,069	51,044
Wilmington, NC	41,122	44,408	47,716	51,002
Winston-Salem, NC	42,079	45,116	48,152	51,189
Bismarck, ND	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Fargo, ND-MN	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Grand Forks, ND-MN	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Minot, ND	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Grand Island, NE	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Lincoln, NE	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,855	44,304	49,733	55,183
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Omaha, NE-IA	38,709	43,972	49,255	54,517
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,980	44,471	49,962	55,453
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,812	57,367	61,901	66,456
Manchester-Nashua, NH	53,082	57,575	62,068	66,560
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,832	57,221	61,610	65,999
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	45,885	56,368	66,831	77,314
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	45,948	56,368	66,789	77,210
Vineland, NJ	42,557	51,231	59,884	68,557
Albuquerque, NM	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Farmington, NM	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Las Cruces, NM	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Santa Fe, NM	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Carson City, NV	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Reno, NV	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	37,399	42,204	46,988	51,792
Binghamton, NY	44,492	55,183	65,874	76,565
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	39,916	45,823	51,709	57,616
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	36,484	41,933	47,383	52,832
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	36,962	43,264	49,546	55,848
Elmira, NY	44,492	55,183	65,874	76,565
Glens Falls, NY	36,484	41,476	46,447	51,439
Ithaca, NY	44,492	55,183	65,874	76,565
Kingston, NY	44,492	55,183	65,874	76,565
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	46,447	56,972	67,496	78,021
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	46,759	57,263	67,788	78,292
Rochester, NY	38,834	44,887	50,960	57,013
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	38,023	44,263	50,524	56,764
Syracuse, NY	44,492	55,183	65,874	76,565
Utica-Rome, NY	44,492	55,183	65,874	76,565
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	44,492	55,183	65,874	76,565
Akron, OH	37,794	46,072	54,351	62,629
Canton-Massillon, OH	35,776	44,845	53,935	63,004
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	36,525	45,240	53,956	62,671
Cleveland, OH	35,776	44,845	53,935	63,004
Columbus, OH	37,191	46,218	55,245	64,272
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	36,879	45,823	54,788	63,732
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	30,015	40,373	50,711	61,069
Lima, OH	35,776	44,845	53,935	63,004
Mansfield, OH	35,776	44,845	53,935	63,004
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	38,148	46,592	55,037	63,482
Sandusky, OH	35,776	44,845	53,935	63,004
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,714	44,991	54,268	63,544
Springfield, OH	41,746	49,484	57,242	64,980
Toledo, OH	35,776	44,845	53,935	63,004
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,586	46,260	54,954	63,628
Youngstown-Warren, OH	37,794	46,072	54,351	62,629
Enid, OK	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Lawton, OK	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	23,671	27,706	31,720	35,756
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	23,047	27,082	31,096	35,132
Oklahoma City, OK	23,047	27,082	31,096	35,132
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Tulsa, OK	23,172	27,228	31,284	35,340
Albany, OR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Bend, OR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Corvallis, OR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Eugene-Springfield, OR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Grants Pass, OR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Medford, OR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Salem, OR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	45,532	56,056	66,581	77,106
Altoona, PA	39,624	47,362	55,079	62,816
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,624	47,362	55,079	62,816
Chambersburg, PA	39,624	47,362	55,079	62,816
Erie, PA	39,624	47,362	55,079	62,816
Gettysburg, PA	39,624	47,362	55,079	62,816
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	39,624	47,362	55,079	62,816
Johnstown, PA	36,192	42,973	49,775	56,556
Lancaster, PA	42,578	51,272	59,946	68,640
Lebanon, PA	39,624	47,362	55,079	62,816
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,624	47,362	55,079	62,816
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,736	41,538	48,340	55,141
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	42,744	51,460	60,154	68,869
Pittsburgh, PA	35,589	42,578	49,588	56,576
Reading, PA	41,580	50,253	58,927	67,600
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	39,624	47,362	55,079	62,816
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,652	42,890	50,108	57,346
State College, PA	39,624	47,362	55,079	62,816
Williamsport, PA	39,624	47,362	55,079	62,816
York-Hanover, PA	39,624	47,362	55,079	62,816
Aguadilla, PR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Arecibo, PR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Guayama, PR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Mayaguez, PR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Ponce, PR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	52,271	56,597	60,924	65,250
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	37,628	41,205	44,804	48,381
Columbia, SC	40,519	43,701	46,904	50,087
Florence, SC	37,628	41,205	44,804	48,381
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	37,628	41,205	44,804	48,381
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	37,628	41,205	44,804	48,381
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	37,628	41,205	44,804	48,381
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,229	42,620	46,010	49,400
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,330	44,616	47,924	51,210
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,628	41,205	44,804	48,381
Spartanburg, SC	41,600	44,845	48,069	51,314
Sumter, SC	37,628	41,205	44,804	48,381
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Rapid City, SD	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Chattanooga, TN-GA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Clarksville, TN-KY	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Cleveland, TN	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Jackson, TN	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Johnson City, TN	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Knoxville, TN	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Morristown, TN	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Abilene, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Amarillo, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	35,922	41,392	46,884	52,354
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	35,298	42,682	50,087	57,471
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,239	39,604	45,948	52,312
College Station-Bryan, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Corpus Christi, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	38,938	44,325	49,712	55,100
Eagle Pass, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,653	41,975	49,296	56,618
El Paso, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,860	41,808	47,736	53,685
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	35,298	42,682	50,087	57,471
Killeen-Temple, TX	38,106	42,682	47,237	51,813
Laredo, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Longview, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Lubbock, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Midland, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,295	42,786	48,256	53,748
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Odessa, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
San Angelo, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	36,504	41,871	47,216	52,583
Sherman-Denison, TX	38,460	43,909	49,359	54,808
Texarkana, TX-AR	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Tyler, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Victoria, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
Waco, TX	37,004	42,578	48,152	53,727
Wichita Falls, TX	33,759	40,186	46,592	53,020
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,480	41,725	44,949	48,194
Logan, UT-ID	38,480	41,725	44,949	48,194
Ogden, UT	38,522	41,476	44,429	47,383
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	38,480	41,725	44,949	48,194
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	38,522	41,476	44,429	47,383
St. George, UT	38,480	41,725	44,949	48,194
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,480	41,725	44,949	48,194
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	41,912	45,864	49,816	53,768
Charlottesville, VA	41,912	45,864	49,816	53,768
Harrisonburg, VA	41,912	45,864	49,816	53,768
Lynchburg, VA	41,912	45,864	49,816	53,768
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,119	50,898	58,698	66,477
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,119	51,106	59,093	67,080
Richmond, VA	42,932	50,732	58,552	66,352
Roanoke, VA	41,912	45,864	49,816	53,768
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,226	44,658	48,090	51,522
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,912	45,864	49,816	53,768
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	41,912	45,864	49,816	53,768
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	41,912	45,864	49,816	53,768
Winchester, VA-WV	40,664	49,712	58,781	67,829
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Bellingham, WA	40,332	49,276	58,220	67,164
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	40,332	49,276	58,220	67,164
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,458	47,591	55,724	63,856
Kennewick-Richland, WA	40,332	49,276	58,220	67,164
Longview-Kelso, WA	40,332	49,276	58,220	67,164
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	41,892	52,916	63,919	74,943
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	40,332	49,276	58,220	67,164
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	41,538	51,772	62,026	72,260
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	40,332	49,276	58,220	67,164
Walla Walla, WA	40,332	49,276	58,220	67,164
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	42,162	53,415	64,668	75,920
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,061	48,735	57,388	66,061
Yakima, WA	39,874	48,922	57,970	67,018
Appleton, WI	29,016	35,776	42,516	49,276
Eau Claire, WI	29,016	35,776	42,516	49,276
Fond du Lac, WI	30,368	36,796	43,202	49,629
Green Bay, WI	29,016	35,776	42,516	49,276
Janesville-Beloit, WI	29,016	35,776	42,516	49,276
Kenosha, WI	29,016	35,776	42,516	49,276
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	29,016	35,776	42,516	49,276
Madison, WI	29,016	35,776	42,516	49,276
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	30,327	36,671	43,015	49,359
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,016	35,776	42,516	49,276
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,016	35,776	42,516	49,276
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	29,016	35,776	42,516	49,276
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	30,472	36,816	43,140	49,484
Sheboygan, WI	31,928	38,044	44,180	50,295
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,245	35,797	42,370	48,922
Wausau, WI	29,016	35,776	42,516	49,276
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,770	45,240	50,732	56,202
Beckley, WV	30,972	40,290	49,608	58,927
Charleston, WV	27,394	37,232	47,071	56,909
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	28,975	38,085	47,175	56,285
Morgantown, WV	23,400	32,469	41,559	50,628
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	23,650	33,572	43,493	53,415
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	23,400	32,469	41,559	50,628
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,394	37,232	47,071	56,909
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	24,149	34,820	45,490	56,160
Wheeling, WV-OH	23,400	32,469	41,559	50,628
Casper, WY	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Cheyenne, WY	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,656	54,725	63,773

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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