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The wage every employer offered, as DOL published it. Filter to an occupation, a state or a year, and the figures describe those cases and no others.

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Fig 01 Every state on one axis 49 states and territories with 250+ certified cases

5th to 95th
25th to 75th
Median
10th and 90th

CA

$142,000 median · 61,569 certified cases
TX

$109,970 median · 35,994 certified cases
NY

$138,590 median · 25,389 certified cases
GA

$30,202 median · 21,597 certified cases
FL

$58,638 median · 16,700 certified cases
NJ

$111,467 median · 16,640 certified cases
WA

$143,700 median · 14,431 certified cases
IL

$101,138 median · 13,932 certified cases
MA

$119,500 median · 11,329 certified cases
NC

$101,109 median · 9,511 certified cases
VA

$109,554 median · 9,242 certified cases
PA

$89,565 median · 8,373 certified cases
MI

$101,275 median · 8,311 certified cases
OH

$51,663 median · 7,754 certified cases
WI

$37,440 median · 7,117 certified cases
AL

$22,464 median · 4,701 certified cases
AZ

$101,483 median · 4,527 certified cases
MN

$95,326 median · 4,197 certified cases
MO

$82,000 median · 3,749 certified cases
MD

$98,574 median · 3,740 certified cases
IN

$63,502 median · 3,586 certified cases
TN

$61,818 median · 3,527 certified cases
CO

$91,968 median · 3,308 certified cases
UT

$65,500 median · 2,973 certified cases
OR

$101,670 median · 2,888 certified cases
SC

$32,760 median · 2,807 certified cases
CT

$116,002 median · 2,013 certified cases
AR

$91,000 median · 2,002 certified cases
KS

$49,795 median · 1,653 certified cases
IA

$66,610 median · 1,590 certified cases
NE

$57,000 median · 1,578 certified cases
NV

$60,000 median · 1,371 certified cases
DE

$120,000 median · 1,351 certified cases
LA

$41,787 median · 1,315 certified cases
KY

$98,273 median · 1,243 certified cases
DC

$110,240 median · 1,143 certified cases
NH

$49,795 median · 987 certified cases
SD

$35,360 median · 961 certified cases
OK

$58,381 median · 914 certified cases
RI

$113,006 median · 844 certified cases
ND

$44,834 median · 690 certified cases
ID

$55,840 median · 690 certified cases
NM

$82,867 median · 598 certified cases
GU

$38,563 median · 526 certified cases
MS

$56,166 median · 470 certified cases
ME

$49,462 median · 392 certified cases
MT

$36,190 median · 340 certified cases
HI

$52,042 median · 314 certified cases
AK

$31,200 median · 290 certified cases

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Offered wage percentiles by state, with the number of certified cases behind each row.
State	Cases	5th	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	95th
CA	61,569	$36,400	$51,888	$104,000	$142,000	$176,134	$204,257	$226,325
TX	35,994	$26,083	$37,128	$75,000	$109,970	$137,306	$156,000	$175,582
NY	25,389	$34,965	$51,000	$89,253	$138,590	$163,758	$200,000	$238,195
GA	21,597	$19,635	$20,571	$24,360	$30,202	$100,000	$137,000	$150,000
FL	16,700	$24,440	$26,000	$37,674	$58,638	$104,000	$139,173	$157,851
NJ	16,640	$33,738	$39,725	$88,000	$111,467	$147,285	$169,229	$179,982
WA	14,431	$67,038	$96,291	$127,338	$143,700	$168,100	$189,000	$209,666
IL	13,932	$30,030	$32,240	$57,034	$101,138	$134,118	$150,488	$180,000
MA	11,329	$31,200	$36,546	$79,227	$119,500	$150,000	$172,744	$200,000
NC	9,511	$21,050	$24,960	$31,200	$101,109	$137,108	$154,000	$168,272
VA	9,242	$27,643	$31,200	$52,832	$109,554	$139,589	$165,173	$173,763
PA	8,373	$24,960	$27,789	$33,020	$89,565	$123,698	$145,642	$180,275
MI	8,311	$25,688	$39,291	$80,375	$101,275	$119,600	$135,000	$154,640
OH	7,754	$24,960	$27,040	$31,616	$51,663	$113,329	$137,124	$155,622
WI	7,117	$22,880	$25,917	$31,200	$37,440	$67,600	$120,440	$144,000
AL	4,701	$21,112	$21,112	$22,464	$22,464	$45,000	$88,234	$119,000
AZ	4,527	$28,184	$29,000	$54,387	$101,483	$131,108	$150,000	$169,312
MN	4,197	$27,300	$29,120	$45,950	$95,326	$122,000	$135,300	$150,000
MO	3,749	$24,960	$26,390	$30,160	$82,000	$123,200	$148,346	$196,692
MD	3,740	$28,238	$31,624	$50,128	$98,574	$133,640	$164,029	$178,963
IN	3,586	$23,956	$26,125	$29,286	$63,502	$108,118	$130,000	$162,780
TN	3,527	$24,086	$27,560	$31,200	$61,818	$111,571	$136,429	$157,847
CO	3,308	$30,587	$31,200	$41,683	$91,968	$132,438	$158,138	$179,391
UT	2,973	$25,626	$27,300	$33,800	$65,500	$103,000	$138,674	$157,265
OR	2,888	$30,181	$32,282	$42,700	$101,670	$132,808	$160,000	$180,250
SC	2,807	$20,020	$21,091	$21,840	$32,760	$79,321	$120,000	$140,000
CT	2,013	$34,303	$36,858	$81,900	$116,002	$146,723	$195,978	$239,200
AR	2,002	$26,541	$30,493	$32,344	$91,000	$111,620	$132,450	$156,122
KS	1,653	$21,840	$23,660	$27,040	$49,795	$98,010	$129,792	$155,180
IA	1,590	$26,000	$32,115	$40,015	$66,610	$103,293	$133,204	$239,200
NE	1,578	$29,120	$35,360	$41,600	$57,000	$100,277	$119,924	$132,920
NV	1,371	$25,470	$31,200	$33,259	$60,000	$109,744	$141,898	$160,212
DE	1,351	$30,368	$31,200	$75,148	$120,000	$142,550	$168,000	$222,250
LA	1,315	$17,701	$20,800	$24,378	$41,787	$80,007	$145,000	$230,000
KY	1,243	$22,963	$26,811	$54,600	$98,273	$128,907	$173,681	$270,000
DC	1,143	$35,360	$36,953	$71,000	$110,240	$157,061	$209,600	$225,400
NH	987	$25,025	$27,061	$30,160	$49,795	$118,653	$158,240	$227,100
SD	961	$27,477	$29,120	$29,120	$35,360	$47,674	$81,624	$130,000
OK	914	$21,107	$24,232	$32,781	$58,381	$91,175	$131,485	$205,050
RI	844	$35,438	$66,373	$98,717	$113,006	$147,014	$163,654	$184,309
ND	690	$23,572	$27,400	$35,173	$44,834	$56,118	$86,619	$145,000
ID	690	$27,000	$28,000	$31,000	$55,840	$99,505	$128,763	$149,973
NM	598	$29,120	$34,070	$53,000	$82,867	$129,292	$218,463	$300,000
GU	526	$34,778	$35,848	$37,690	$38,563	$55,430	$71,104	$89,750
MS	470	$17,784	$19,769	$28,000	$56,166	$93,952	$212,119	$285,292
ME	392	$29,432	$29,432	$33,987	$49,462	$106,250	$236,250	$378,839
MT	340	$28,163	$28,475	$31,200	$36,190	$66,315	$161,154	$300,535
HI	314	$28,538	$29,120	$34,388	$52,042	$83,112	$125,889	$165,010
AK	290	$25,000	$25,000	$28,558	$31,200	$37,000	$85,238	$129,072

A few ladders jump rather than climb, and a jump is the signature of two populations sharing one row. GA rises 3.3 times between the median and the 75th, from $30,202 to $100,000, and NC and AR jump too. A median taken across a jump falls inside it, describing a wage few of the filings behind it actually offer.

Each row is one state's certified offers, cut at seven points, ordered by how many cases it files. These come from the pre-computed cells rather than from the controls above, so they cover the whole window and every state at once. The explorer recomputes the middle five over whatever you select. DOL PERM disclosure files, certified cases only

Common questions

Is this what the job actually pays?

It is the wage the employer offered on the ETA-9089, which is the figure DOL publishes. It has to meet or beat the prevailing wage determination for that job in that area, so it is a floor set by the process rather than a market survey. Bonuses and equity are not in it.

Why does a filter sometimes show no figures?

Because the selection is too thin to support one. Below 30 cases a median moves by thousands when a single case lands, so nothing is shown. Between 30 and 100 the middle is shown and the 5th and 95th are withheld, because at that size each tail rests on fewer than five filings.

Why is certified the default?

A denied case's offered wage was never agreed to by anyone. Benchmarking against wages that actually stood is the more useful comparison, and every other outcome is one filter away.

Why is the average higher than the median in most selections?

Because the top of the wage range runs much further from the middle than the bottom does. A handful of very high offers pull an average up and leave a median where it is, which is why both are shown rather than one.

Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly

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