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DOL proposes rule to change computation of prevailing wages
On 27 March 2026, the US Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing revisions to the computation of prevailing wage levels used for prevailing wage requests (PWRs) for the PERM Labor Certification Program and the Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for the H‑1B, H‑1B1, and E‑3 nonimmigrant visa programs. Under the proposal, DOL seeks to increase the prevailing wage floors for Wage Level I from the 17th percentile to the 34th percentile, for Wage Level II from the 34th to the 52nd, for Wage Level III from the 50th to the 70th, and for Wage Level IV from the 67th to the 88th, relying upon wage data provided by the OEWS survey.
A Tax Alert prepared by EY's People Advisory Services, and attached below, provides additional details.