SOC 11-9031 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 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): Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care.

Level I across metros$28,184 – $63,960Texarkana, TX to New York, NY

Median Level IV, major metros$69,764Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare (SOC 11-9031) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $28,184 in Texarkana, TX to $63,960 in New York, NY, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $69,764. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $60,861, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 12 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

New York, NY$117,042
San Francisco, CA$97,136
San Jose, CA$87,860
Seattle, WA$95,285
Dallas, TX$63,045
Houston, TX$64,106
Austin, TX$69,722
Chicago, IL$68,474
Boston, MA$83,949
Washington, DC$81,973
Atlanta, GA$69,140
Los Angeles, CA$80,663

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	53,852	66,269	78,708	91,125
Anchorage, AK	48,506	61,298	74,069	86,861
Fairbanks-College, AK	53,852	66,269	78,708	91,125
Anniston-Oxford, AL	31,034	40,082	49,151	58,199
Auburn-Opelika, AL	32,157	39,583	47,029	54,455
Birmingham, AL	32,698	42,037	51,356	60,695
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	32,636	41,372	50,087	58,823
Decatur, AL	29,661	37,316	44,991	52,645
Dothan, AL	29,391	36,712	44,034	51,356
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	30,098	37,981	45,864	53,748
Gadsden, AL	31,034	40,082	49,151	58,199
Huntsville, AL	31,388	39,208	47,029	54,850
Mobile, AL	30,306	38,501	46,696	54,892
Montgomery, AL	32,677	41,060	49,463	57,845
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,453	36,068	42,661	49,276
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	30,597	39,479	48,340	57,221
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	30,160	35,568	40,997	46,405
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,429	40,040	48,672	57,284
Tuscaloosa, AL	30,701	38,439	46,156	53,893
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,599	36,608	43,618	50,628
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	33,780	42,224	50,648	59,093
Fort Smith, AR-OK	31,700	38,792	45,864	52,957
Hot Springs, AR	31,284	40,436	49,588	58,740
Jonesboro, AR	34,008	44,471	54,912	65,375
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	32,344	41,892	51,460	61,007
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,930	39,271	47,612	55,952
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,242	39,520	47,778	56,056
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	28,580	36,629	44,700	52,749
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	39,063	46,800	54,538	62,276
Flagstaff, AZ	37,919	43,909	49,920	55,911
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	37,919	43,909	49,920	55,911
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	40,581	47,424	54,268	61,111
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	36,255	41,247	46,260	51,252
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	37,253	44,783	52,333	59,863
Tucson, AZ	37,191	44,783	52,396	59,988
Yuma, AZ	38,855	44,908	50,981	57,034
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	47,196	59,821	72,447	85,072
Chico, CA	46,093	60,008	73,903	87,818
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	46,322	58,532	70,741	82,951
El Centro, CA	44,596	53,082	61,568	70,055
Fresno, CA	46,488	59,176	71,864	84,552
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	47,071	60,445	73,840	87,215
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	50,108	60,300	70,471	80,663
Merced, CA	49,733	68,224	86,736	105,228
Modesto, CA	48,756	65,208	81,661	98,114
Napa, CA	49,900	62,442	75,005	87,548
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	46,800	55,578	64,335	73,112
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	51,501	64,168	76,836	89,503
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	46,738	58,781	70,845	82,888
Redding, CA	45,760	57,325	68,890	80,455
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	45,656	57,658	69,660	81,661
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	46,821	57,450	68,100	78,728
Salinas, CA	51,938	65,936	79,914	93,912
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	47,154	59,322	71,490	83,658
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	54,434	68,661	82,909	97,136
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	55,724	66,436	77,148	87,860
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	46,468	56,680	66,872	77,085
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	46,904	57,471	68,037	78,604
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	46,863	60,050	73,216	86,404
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	48,090	57,512	66,914	76,336
Stockton-Lodi, CA	47,383	59,176	70,949	82,743
Vallejo, CA	49,317	62,255	75,172	88,109
Visalia, CA	48,464	65,396	82,306	99,237
Yuba City, CA	46,988	56,514	66,040	75,567
Boulder, CO	53,893	64,127	74,340	84,573
Colorado Springs, CO	50,399	58,116	65,832	73,549
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	54,164	63,232	72,322	81,391
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,757	55,328	62,879	70,450
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	47,903	55,973	64,023	72,093
Grand Junction, CO	48,173	56,805	65,416	74,048
Greeley, CO	48,256	55,349	62,442	69,535
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,192	57,367	65,541	73,716
Pueblo, CO	48,797	57,221	65,645	74,069
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,402	57,887	67,392	76,877
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	45,968	58,344	70,700	83,076
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	40,956	51,605	62,255	72,904
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	42,869	53,394	63,940	74,464
New Haven, CT	43,597	54,663	65,728	76,794
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	43,056	51,876	60,716	69,535
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	42,287	52,396	62,525	72,634
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	49,941	60,612	71,303	81,973
Dover, DE	38,626	49,317	60,029	70,720
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	35,381	45,240	55,100	64,959
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	42,079	49,692	57,325	64,938
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	39,333	48,028	56,701	65,396
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	38,709	48,194	57,658	67,143
Gainesville, FL	41,767	50,253	58,719	67,205
Homosassa Springs, FL	42,412	51,605	60,799	69,992
Jacksonville, FL	42,245	50,440	58,656	66,852
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	39,895	49,567	59,218	68,890
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	40,103	49,816	59,530	69,244
Naples-Marco Island, FL	45,053	56,472	67,912	79,332
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,183	48,756	55,349	61,922
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	42,765	51,876	60,965	70,076
Ocala, FL	40,831	49,026	57,221	65,416
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	41,018	50,586	60,133	69,701
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	41,996	50,357	58,719	67,080
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	37,503	43,368	49,234	55,100
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	38,418	46,239	54,039	61,860
Port St. Lucie, FL	40,935	48,173	55,412	62,650
Punta Gorda, FL	41,746	49,837	57,908	65,999
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	41,122	50,045	58,989	67,912
Sebring, FL	40,727	50,004	59,301	68,578
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	40,623	48,464	56,285	64,127
Tallahassee, FL	39,832	47,716	55,578	63,461
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	42,911	52,416	61,922	71,428
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	41,684	51,127	60,549	69,992
Albany, GA	36,816	46,010	55,183	64,376
Athens-Clarke County, GA	39,791	49,546	59,322	69,077
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	39,812	49,588	59,364	69,140
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	35,527	45,324	55,120	64,917
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	35,360	47,362	59,384	71,386
Columbus, GA-AL	32,719	40,456	48,215	55,952
Dalton, GA	39,666	49,442	59,197	68,973
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,586	47,840	58,074	68,328
Gainesville, GA	39,812	49,629	59,426	69,244
Hinesville, GA	36,858	48,922	61,007	73,071
Macon-Bibb County, GA	36,151	47,092	58,032	68,973
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,292	49,047	58,823	68,578
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,895	48,319	56,764	65,188
Rome, GA	39,749	49,546	59,343	69,140
Savannah, GA	38,085	50,336	62,608	74,860
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,192	45,802	55,432	65,042
Valdosta, GA	35,756	45,282	54,829	64,356
Warner Robins, GA	38,543	48,735	58,948	69,140
Guam MSA	27,124	30,743	34,362	37,981
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	53,976	59,280	64,564	69,868
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	52,853	57,949	63,045	68,141
Urban Honolulu, HI	55,848	64,272	72,696	81,120
Ames, IA	38,480	44,991	51,480	57,991
Cedar Rapids, IA	39,333	46,384	53,456	60,508
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	40,748	49,463	58,199	66,914
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	40,560	47,528	54,496	61,464
Dubuque, IA	37,503	45,698	53,914	62,109
Iowa City, IA	37,711	45,095	52,500	59,884
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,943	41,663	47,404	53,124
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,568	41,684	47,799	53,914
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	40,789	47,924	55,037	62,172
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,189	45,303	52,437	59,551
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,818	42,287	48,776	55,245
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	38,293	43,639	48,964	54,309
Boise City, ID	40,207	46,551	52,916	59,260
Coeur d'Alene, ID	39,978	46,717	53,436	60,175
Idaho Falls, ID	38,896	45,469	52,021	58,594
Lewiston, ID-WA	43,160	52,271	61,402	70,512
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,245	47,736	53,228	58,719
Pocatello, ID	37,191	43,389	49,608	55,807
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,688	45,261	51,855	58,428
Twin Falls, ID	39,375	45,906	52,437	58,968
Bloomington, IL	42,308	48,776	55,224	61,693
Champaign-Urbana, IL	46,613	56,348	66,082	75,816
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	44,367	52,396	60,445	68,474
Decatur, IL	44,055	51,688	59,322	66,956
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,240	52,999	60,778	68,536
Kankakee, IL	44,367	52,458	60,570	68,661
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,242	52,312	60,362	68,432
Peoria, IL	45,116	50,503	55,869	61,256
Rockford, IL	47,175	59,676	72,197	84,698
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,951	49,047	54,164	59,260
Springfield, IL	43,077	49,317	55,536	61,776
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,911	50,004	57,076	64,168
Bloomington, IN	41,080	50,461	59,842	69,223
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,144	48,984	57,845	66,685
Columbus, IN	41,143	50,316	59,509	68,682
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	41,912	50,357	58,781	67,226
Evansville, IN	40,789	49,026	57,284	65,520
Fort Wayne, IN	39,292	47,820	56,327	64,855
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	41,455	50,794	60,112	69,452
Kokomo, IN	41,538	50,690	59,863	69,015
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	43,160	51,002	58,844	66,685
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	44,284	52,354	60,445	68,516
Muncie, IN	41,538	50,794	60,050	69,306
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,117	52,229	60,362	68,474
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	43,868	53,165	62,442	71,740
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,898	47,092	56,285	65,479
Terre Haute, IN	40,685	49,858	59,010	68,183
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	41,933	51,335	60,716	70,117
Lawrence, KS	45,864	51,106	56,348	61,589
Manhattan, KS	41,954	50,669	59,405	68,120
Topeka, KS	41,372	49,484	57,616	65,728
Wichita, KS	38,709	44,783	50,877	56,951
Bowling Green, KY	30,431	35,839	41,247	46,655
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,821	40,040	46,260	52,479
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,095	38,668	45,220	51,792
Elizabethtown, KY	33,572	41,392	49,234	57,055
Lexington-Fayette, KY	33,676	41,642	49,588	57,554
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	33,904	42,744	51,584	60,424
Owensboro, KY	32,261	39,604	46,946	54,288
Paducah, KY-IL	36,005	43,036	50,045	57,076
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,300	39,229	44,180	49,109
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,157	38,709	45,261	51,813
Alexandria, LA	33,364	41,975	50,607	59,218
Baton Rouge, LA	37,170	46,842	56,493	66,165
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,948	41,372	49,775	58,199
Hammond, LA	35,423	44,658	53,872	63,108
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	31,596	38,605	45,615	52,624
Lafayette, LA	32,303	39,271	46,260	53,228
Lake Charles, LA	32,095	39,146	46,218	53,269
Monroe, LA	31,492	39,375	47,237	55,120
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	36,983	46,405	55,828	65,250
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,717	42,807	51,917	61,007
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	31,221	39,957	48,714	57,450
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	34,258	42,661	51,085	59,488
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,488	41,892	50,316	58,719
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	48,173	58,303	68,453	78,583
Barnstable Town, MA	54,517	63,877	73,216	82,576
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	50,898	61,922	72,925	83,949
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	50,128	60,216	70,284	80,372
Pittsfield, MA	50,461	58,594	66,706	74,839
Springfield, MA	49,276	57,700	66,103	74,527
Worcester, MA	51,480	61,818	72,135	82,472
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	48,901	58,261	67,642	77,002
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	40,352	49,567	58,781	67,996
Lexington Park, MD	45,864	55,744	65,624	75,504
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	45,656	54,996	64,335	73,674
Salisbury, MD	46,967	56,868	66,789	76,690
Bangor, ME	46,717	54,143	61,548	68,973
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	46,780	53,519	60,279	67,018
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	46,717	54,143	61,548	68,973
Portland-South Portland, ME	47,279	53,560	59,842	66,124
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	46,904	54,413	61,922	69,431
Ann Arbor, MI	42,828	51,564	60,320	69,056
Battle Creek, MI	42,412	51,813	61,194	70,596
Bay City, MI	36,796	45,532	54,247	62,983
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	43,285	51,314	59,343	67,372
Flint, MI	42,661	50,586	58,532	66,456
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	44,388	53,852	63,316	72,780
Jackson, MI	42,932	51,314	59,676	68,058
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	39,999	47,196	54,392	61,589
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	43,805	52,708	61,589	70,492
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,943	44,824	53,727	62,608
Midland, MI	36,796	45,532	54,247	62,983
Monroe, MI	42,911	51,044	59,197	67,330
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	41,912	51,543	61,194	70,824
Niles, MI	40,144	49,317	58,469	67,642
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,157	40,748	49,359	57,949
Saginaw, MI	40,893	49,796	58,698	67,600
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,648	46,988	56,306	65,645
Traverse City, MI	44,492	50,274	56,056	61,839
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,154	43,992	53,810	63,648
Duluth, MN-WI	43,493	52,770	62,047	71,324
Mankato, MN	46,946	55,869	64,792	73,716
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	47,653	56,535	65,416	74,298
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,967	55,994	65,042	74,069
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	37,253	48,319	59,364	70,429
Rochester, MN	41,247	53,186	65,146	77,085
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	37,981	46,114	54,247	62,380
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,260	55,204	64,168	73,112
St. Cloud, MN	46,884	55,828	64,751	73,695
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	30,951	40,207	49,463	58,719
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,962	46,717	56,493	66,248
Columbia, MO	33,322	43,868	54,434	64,980
Jefferson City, MO	34,050	39,562	45,074	50,586
Joplin, MO-KS	39,396	49,151	58,927	68,682
Kansas City, MO-KS	42,682	52,624	62,546	72,488
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,466	44,928	55,391	65,853
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,816	46,031	55,224	64,439
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,879	46,863	56,847	66,831
Springfield, MO	35,964	41,164	46,364	51,564
St. Joseph, MO-KS	38,460	48,797	59,114	69,452
St. Louis, MO-IL	41,496	50,399	59,280	68,183
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	32,760	40,228	47,716	55,183
Hattiesburg, MS	30,743	39,188	47,653	56,098
Jackson, MS	29,807	39,832	49,858	59,884
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,744	38,023	46,301	54,580
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,824	42,204	52,562	62,941
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,533	40,727	49,941	59,135
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,780	43,639	53,498	63,357
Billings, MT	36,400	44,013	51,647	59,260
Bozeman, MT	34,736	43,847	52,978	62,088
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,645	47,424	55,183	62,962
Great Falls, MT	35,298	42,807	50,295	57,804
Helena, MT	35,714	44,013	52,312	60,612
Missoula, MT	35,007	43,493	51,980	60,466
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	35,652	43,660	51,668	59,676
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,962	44,887	52,812	60,736
Asheville, NC	43,431	55,432	67,413	79,415
Burlington, NC	40,352	49,504	58,677	67,829
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,191	44,970	52,749	60,528
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	45,074	53,727	62,359	71,012
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	42,744	51,751	60,757	69,764
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,144	52,271	64,397	76,524
Fayetteville, NC	35,589	44,658	53,706	62,775
Goldsboro, NC	31,970	40,394	48,839	57,263
Greensboro-High Point, NC	42,744	52,104	61,464	70,824
Greenville, NC	38,876	45,927	52,999	60,050
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38,917	47,674	56,431	65,188
Jacksonville, NC	38,834	46,093	53,373	60,632
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	39,396	48,756	58,116	67,476
Raleigh-Cary, NC	44,242	53,436	62,629	71,823
Rocky Mount, NC	41,205	50,940	60,674	70,408
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,501	53,020	67,538	82,056
Wilmington, NC	42,516	52,687	62,879	73,050
Winston-Salem, NC	41,268	48,714	56,160	63,607
Bismarck, ND	39,188	47,050	54,912	62,775
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,650	44,450	52,250	60,050
Fargo, ND-MN	38,418	49,941	61,444	72,967
Grand Forks, ND-MN	37,544	46,884	56,223	65,562
Minot, ND	36,400	44,408	52,396	60,404
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	37,752	45,719	53,664	61,631
Grand Island, NE	42,786	55,349	67,892	80,455
Lincoln, NE	42,682	53,498	64,293	75,109
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,890	53,020	63,170	73,300
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,140	55,724	68,287	80,871
Omaha, NE-IA	43,327	52,167	61,007	69,847
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,535	53,976	64,439	74,880
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,748	47,424	54,101	60,778
Manchester-Nashua, NH	39,104	46,572	54,018	61,485
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,724	48,818	54,933	61,028
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,352	47,279	54,184	61,111
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	52,500	69,972	87,423	104,895
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	53,436	68,453	83,471	98,488
Vineland, NJ	48,984	64,792	80,600	96,408
Albuquerque, NM	41,975	53,332	64,688	76,045
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	41,975	53,332	64,688	76,045
Farmington, NM	51,189	65,749	80,309	94,869
Las Cruces, NM	50,128	62,026	73,924	85,821
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	41,975	53,332	64,688	76,045
Santa Fe, NM	51,356	66,269	81,183	96,096
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	42,474	53,893	65,333	76,752
Carson City, NV	40,540	50,628	60,716	70,804
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	43,618	55,765	67,892	80,039
Reno, NV	41,767	51,418	61,090	70,741
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	55,100	65,895	76,669	87,464
Binghamton, NY	54,247	66,103	77,938	89,794
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	53,644	62,858	72,093	81,308
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	46,946	57,637	68,308	78,999
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	51,876	62,983	74,090	85,197
Elmira, NY	57,679	68,349	79,020	89,690
Glens Falls, NY	52,437	63,420	74,402	85,384
Ithaca, NY	55,536	66,456	77,356	88,276
Kingston, NY	53,144	64,376	75,588	86,820
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	53,727	65,416	77,127	88,816
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	63,960	81,661	99,341	117,042
Rochester, NY	53,207	63,316	73,424	83,533
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	57,866	67,101	76,336	85,572
Syracuse, NY	52,458	64,917	77,397	89,856
Utica-Rome, NY	52,645	65,104	77,564	90,023
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	53,040	66,332	79,602	92,893
Akron, OH	40,602	48,652	56,722	64,772
Canton-Massillon, OH	37,149	46,884	56,597	66,332
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	39,583	48,028	56,452	64,896
Cleveland, OH	39,645	49,775	59,884	70,013
Columbus, OH	41,413	48,589	55,765	62,941
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	39,458	48,256	57,076	65,874
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,332	48,943	57,533	66,144
Lima, OH	38,584	47,861	57,138	66,415
Mansfield, OH	40,914	48,215	55,516	62,816
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	39,437	47,341	55,224	63,128
Sandusky, OH	39,416	48,797	58,199	67,580
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,941	46,405	55,890	65,354
Springfield, OH	40,706	48,402	56,077	63,773
Toledo, OH	38,668	45,386	52,125	58,844
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,896	48,714	58,552	68,370
Youngstown-Warren, OH	36,088	44,263	52,458	60,632
Enid, OK	36,359	45,698	55,016	64,356
Lawton, OK	32,053	37,316	42,557	47,820
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,837	44,845	52,853	60,861
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,780	39,583	45,386	51,189
Oklahoma City, OK	36,879	46,572	56,285	65,978
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,944	44,013	53,082	62,151
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,527	44,492	53,456	62,421
Tulsa, OK	35,860	45,199	54,538	63,877
Albany, OR	42,328	52,312	62,296	72,280
Bend, OR	48,069	58,428	68,765	79,124
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	40,165	49,213	58,240	67,288
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	52,063	62,130	72,197	82,264
Corvallis, OR	42,141	52,271	62,400	72,530
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	44,949	54,850	64,751	74,652
Eugene-Springfield, OR	43,930	54,788	65,666	76,524
Grants Pass, OR	48,527	57,492	66,436	75,400
Medford, OR	47,008	54,704	62,421	70,117
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	46,135	55,744	65,333	74,943
Salem, OR	42,037	49,858	57,658	65,479
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	45,532	52,084	58,656	65,208
Altoona, PA	38,418	44,471	50,503	56,556
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,082	46,988	53,872	60,778
Chambersburg, PA	40,373	46,967	53,560	60,154
Erie, PA	38,688	45,136	51,564	58,012
Gettysburg, PA	40,415	46,946	53,477	60,008
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	40,706	47,071	53,436	59,800
Johnstown, PA	36,546	43,202	49,837	56,493
Lancaster, PA	41,268	47,986	54,684	61,402
Lebanon, PA	40,727	47,445	54,184	60,903
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,840	41,434	48,028	54,621
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,874	45,428	51,002	56,556
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	44,908	54,184	63,461	72,738
Pittsburgh, PA	36,234	44,887	53,519	62,172
Reading, PA	41,122	48,381	55,620	62,879
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	41,101	47,445	53,810	60,154
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,808	48,111	54,392	60,695
State College, PA	40,165	46,384	52,604	58,823
Williamsport, PA	42,453	48,922	55,412	61,880
York-Hanover, PA	40,935	47,612	54,288	60,965
Aguadilla, PR	34,466	39,063	43,639	48,236
Arecibo, PR	38,834	45,573	52,333	59,072
Guayama, PR	40,040	46,842	53,664	60,466
Mayaguez, PR	34,424	40,935	47,424	53,935
Ponce, PR	39,500	46,530	53,560	60,591
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	38,626	45,511	52,396	59,280
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	41,018	47,840	54,684	61,506
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	49,359	55,349	61,319	67,309
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	40,040	51,439	62,837	74,236
Columbia, SC	36,068	45,698	55,308	64,938
Florence, SC	36,421	45,844	55,245	64,668
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	35,048	45,365	55,682	65,999
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	37,316	47,757	58,178	68,620
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	37,981	45,448	52,895	60,362
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,642	51,064	60,508	69,930
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,852	50,420	59,988	69,556
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,066	47,695	58,344	68,973
Spartanburg, SC	40,664	53,602	66,540	79,477
Sumter, SC	38,876	46,280	53,664	61,069
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	44,408	52,188	59,967	67,746
Rapid City, SD	49,879	55,412	60,924	66,456
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	45,324	53,498	61,652	69,826
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,754	55,141	60,549	65,936
Chattanooga, TN-GA	39,832	50,648	61,444	72,260
Clarksville, TN-KY	33,135	39,874	46,634	53,373
Cleveland, TN	41,039	51,376	61,714	72,052
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,810	48,922	57,013	65,125
Jackson, TN	41,996	49,026	56,077	63,108
Johnson City, TN	40,789	48,256	55,703	63,170
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	40,727	47,944	55,141	62,359
Knoxville, TN	41,288	48,610	55,911	63,232
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	39,125	49,234	59,343	69,452
Morristown, TN	40,352	46,301	52,250	58,199
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	42,973	47,570	52,188	56,784
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,671	58,324	66,956	75,608
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,383	59,364	71,324	83,304
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,288	48,381	55,474	62,567
Abilene, TX	34,570	40,644	46,696	52,770
Amarillo, TX	37,461	45,448	53,456	61,444
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	43,119	51,980	60,861	69,722
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	41,268	48,756	56,264	63,752
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,818	45,157	54,476	63,815
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	31,616	39,624	47,612	55,620
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,298	43,639	52,000	60,341
College Station-Bryan, TX	37,648	45,469	53,311	61,132
Corpus Christi, TX	37,149	44,076	51,002	57,928
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	34,716	44,159	53,602	63,045
Eagle Pass, TX	36,192	44,138	52,104	60,050
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,525	43,410	50,316	57,200
El Paso, TX	35,173	45,261	55,349	65,437
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,882	39,791	44,720	49,629
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	41,559	49,068	56,597	64,106
Killeen-Temple, TX	39,292	46,592	53,914	61,215
Laredo, TX	35,319	44,616	53,893	63,191
Longview, TX	34,279	41,372	48,444	55,536
Lubbock, TX	35,901	42,620	49,359	56,077
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	32,636	38,917	45,199	51,480
Midland, TX	35,797	44,034	52,250	60,487
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,173	41,684	48,194	54,704
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,072	38,813	44,554	50,295
Odessa, TX	41,122	47,757	54,372	61,007
San Angelo, TX	33,925	39,604	45,282	50,960
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	37,170	47,424	57,700	67,954
Sherman-Denison, TX	34,716	44,013	53,332	62,629
Texarkana, TX-AR	28,184	36,109	44,013	51,938
Tyler, TX	30,930	39,666	48,381	57,117
Victoria, TX	35,506	43,826	52,146	60,466
Waco, TX	38,210	47,175	56,119	65,084
Wichita Falls, TX	34,341	40,706	47,050	53,415
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	42,224	56,576	70,908	85,260
Logan, UT-ID	38,772	50,108	61,423	72,759
Ogden, UT	39,999	52,333	64,647	76,981
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	42,474	55,640	68,807	81,973
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	42,370	54,954	67,538	80,122
St. George, UT	40,935	52,687	64,418	76,170
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	41,725	54,663	67,600	80,538
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	38,751	45,781	52,791	59,821
Charlottesville, VA	41,684	49,192	56,701	64,210
Harrisonburg, VA	40,914	47,528	54,164	60,778
Lynchburg, VA	40,186	52,167	64,127	76,108
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,322	56,701	67,080	77,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,196	57,741	68,308	78,853
Richmond, VA	42,141	49,380	56,639	63,877
Roanoke, VA	41,725	48,506	55,287	62,068
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,724	49,359	55,973	62,608
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,458	46,260	53,082	59,884
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	40,914	47,528	54,164	60,778
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	41,226	46,946	52,645	58,365
Winchester, VA-WV	47,508	58,448	69,410	80,351
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	41,975	53,332	64,688	76,045
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	52,666	59,863	67,039	74,236
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	53,581	61,069	68,536	76,024
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	52,936	61,132	69,327	77,522
Bellingham, WA	48,402	61,319	74,236	87,152
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	52,749	66,706	80,642	94,599
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	47,133	58,615	70,096	81,578
Kennewick-Richland, WA	47,216	59,863	72,530	85,176
Longview-Kelso, WA	46,114	55,807	65,520	75,213
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	54,434	69,181	83,928	98,676
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	52,458	66,997	81,557	96,096
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	53,269	67,268	81,287	95,285
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	45,511	57,554	69,618	81,661
Walla Walla, WA	47,300	59,738	72,156	84,594
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	52,874	66,893	80,933	94,952
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	44,804	55,765	66,748	77,709
Yakima, WA	46,031	62,733	79,436	96,138
Appleton, WI	42,079	51,834	61,568	71,324
Eau Claire, WI	40,415	48,506	56,576	64,668
Fond du Lac, WI	41,538	49,671	57,824	65,957
Green Bay, WI	41,268	48,984	56,722	64,439
Janesville-Beloit, WI	43,285	52,770	62,276	71,760
Kenosha, WI	40,706	48,152	55,620	63,066
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	36,983	45,428	53,872	62,317
Madison, WI	44,263	53,935	63,586	73,258
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	41,226	49,359	57,512	65,645
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,455	48,693	55,952	63,191
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,975	49,692	57,429	65,146
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	43,576	51,668	59,738	67,829
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	39,624	47,133	54,642	62,151
Sheboygan, WI	41,122	49,255	57,388	65,520
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,133	52,479	57,824	63,170
Wausau, WI	43,410	49,962	56,535	63,087
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,848	48,340	53,831	59,322
Beckley, WV	34,466	45,095	55,724	66,352
Charleston, WV	34,591	42,786	51,002	59,197
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	35,693	44,325	52,978	61,610
Morgantown, WV	34,196	40,852	47,487	54,143
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,196	39,583	44,970	50,357
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	34,258	40,560	46,863	53,165
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,511	44,221	55,911	67,621
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	39,562	48,548	57,554	66,540
Wheeling, WV-OH	35,506	42,724	49,941	57,159
Casper, WY	37,981	50,274	62,546	74,839
Cheyenne, WY	40,768	50,212	59,676	69,119
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,938	50,440	61,964	73,466
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,460	52,853	67,247	81,640

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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