SOC 11-9033 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Education Administrators, Postsecondary 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 student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.

Level I across metros$39,791 – $119,642Arecibo, PR to Merced, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$156,208Across 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 Administrators, Postsecondary?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Education Administrators, Postsecondary (SOC 11-9033) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $39,791 in Arecibo, PR to $119,642 in Merced, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $156,208. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $128,316, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 9 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$190,674
San Francisco, CA$173,784
San Jose, CA$195,271
Seattle, WA$167,898
Dallas, TX$144,893
Houston, TX$157,727
Austin, TX$170,082
Chicago, IL$129,980
Boston, MA$180,981
Washington, DC$177,071
Atlanta, GA$178,943
Los Angeles, CA$168,064

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	77,543	93,767	109,970	126,194
Anchorage, AK	75,858	91,978	108,119	124,239
Fairbanks-College, AK	79,477	95,764	112,050	128,336
Anniston-Oxford, AL	69,202	90,855	112,528	134,181
Auburn-Opelika, AL	71,324	97,532	123,740	149,948
Birmingham, AL	70,367	93,143	115,898	138,674
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	62,775	84,740	106,684	128,648
Decatur, AL	65,167	88,484	111,780	135,096
Dothan, AL	67,476	87,548	107,640	127,712
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	65,312	90,210	115,108	140,005
Gadsden, AL	56,576	71,240	85,904	100,568
Huntsville, AL	66,373	92,997	119,642	146,266
Mobile, AL	62,380	89,108	115,856	142,584
Montgomery, AL	66,248	86,445	106,642	126,839
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	64,564	78,292	92,040	105,768
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	64,418	83,388	102,357	121,327
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	73,424	94,224	115,004	135,804
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	60,008	74,797	89,565	104,354
Tuscaloosa, AL	69,348	97,282	125,196	153,130
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	59,405	85,010	110,636	136,240
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	63,191	88,671	114,130	139,610
Fort Smith, AR-OK	54,060	76,836	99,632	122,408
Hot Springs, AR	57,325	81,245	105,165	129,085
Jonesboro, AR	63,711	92,311	120,911	149,511
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	58,511	85,821	113,152	140,463
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	54,538	71,220	87,901	104,583
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	56,888	73,632	90,356	107,100
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	54,871	71,698	88,525	105,352
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	62,983	80,559	98,135	115,711
Flagstaff, AZ	71,136	92,727	114,296	135,887
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	70,096	90,959	111,821	132,684
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	73,674	101,671	129,647	157,644
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	72,530	99,133	125,757	152,360
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	70,720	95,847	120,973	146,100
Tucson, AZ	71,178	97,157	123,157	149,136
Yuma, AZ	68,765	83,575	98,364	113,173
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	78,520	102,752	127,005	151,237
Chico, CA	81,661	104,479	127,296	150,114
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	79,893	108,452	137,010	165,568
El Centro, CA	79,914	108,597	137,260	165,943
Fresno, CA	78,312	103,002	127,671	152,360
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	80,684	105,165	129,668	154,149
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	80,413	109,637	138,840	168,064
Merced, CA	119,642	158,205	196,789	235,352
Modesto, CA	84,719	108,202	131,685	155,168
Napa, CA	85,676	113,943	142,189	170,456
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	81,308	104,084	126,860	149,636
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	96,658	117,666	138,695	159,703
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	77,064	103,064	129,044	155,044
Redding, CA	81,848	104,416	127,005	149,573
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	77,189	106,309	135,408	164,528
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	85,904	115,524	145,164	174,783
Salinas, CA	89,045	120,120	151,196	182,271
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	81,495	109,845	138,196	166,546
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	88,172	116,709	145,247	173,784
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	93,808	127,629	161,450	195,271
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	83,700	109,949	136,199	162,448
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	112,341	147,868	183,373	218,900
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	87,984	124,072	160,140	196,228
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	87,631	115,711	143,770	171,850
Stockton-Lodi, CA	74,007	101,400	128,773	156,167
Vallejo, CA	85,696	109,096	132,476	155,876
Visalia, CA	67,975	103,938	139,922	175,885
Yuba City, CA	85,655	113,880	142,127	170,352
Boulder, CO	90,896	118,519	146,162	173,784
Colorado Springs, CO	77,356	98,343	119,351	140,338
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	83,284	117,936	152,568	187,221
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	64,647	83,741	102,856	121,951
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	83,367	113,672	143,999	174,304
Grand Junction, CO	75,380	97,324	119,268	141,212
Greeley, CO	92,144	116,626	141,108	165,589
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	89,440	108,847	128,232	147,639
Pueblo, CO	81,328	98,156	114,983	131,810
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	77,314	99,695	122,096	144,477
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	73,632	99,404	125,196	150,967
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	77,668	105,082	132,496	159,911
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	80,975	110,927	140,858	170,810
New Haven, CT	83,700	114,026	144,373	174,700
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	75,151	99,924	124,717	149,490
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	77,834	100,901	123,968	147,036
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	81,786	113,548	145,309	177,071
Dover, DE	87,007	104,021	121,056	138,071
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	88,192	105,914	123,656	141,378
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	72,093	84,365	96,637	108,909
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	66,956	80,850	94,724	108,618
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	63,316	88,504	113,714	138,903
Gainesville, FL	67,871	83,596	99,300	115,024
Homosassa Springs, FL	70,304	82,597	94,911	107,204
Jacksonville, FL	71,220	85,239	99,237	113,256
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	58,157	75,359	92,540	109,741
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	69,015	88,504	107,994	127,484
Naples-Marco Island, FL	67,829	94,765	121,680	148,616
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	68,786	81,120	93,455	105,789
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	68,973	84,927	100,901	116,855
Ocala, FL	69,784	83,034	96,304	109,554
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	70,013	84,490	98,967	113,444
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	68,328	85,322	102,295	119,288
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	70,346	82,493	94,640	106,788
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	67,247	80,351	93,476	106,580
Port St. Lucie, FL	68,495	87,964	107,432	126,901
Punta Gorda, FL	69,181	84,074	98,946	113,839
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	68,474	84,240	99,986	115,752
Sebring, FL	67,746	82,992	98,260	113,506
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	68,744	85,634	102,544	119,434
Tallahassee, FL	67,871	83,596	99,300	115,024
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	69,909	84,344	98,780	113,215
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	68,599	83,408	98,218	113,028
Albany, GA	66,685	81,058	95,410	109,783
Athens-Clarke County, GA	59,800	71,823	83,824	95,847
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	83,679	115,440	147,181	178,943
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	101,005	178,652	256,277	333,924
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	66,914	81,245	95,556	109,887
Columbus, GA-AL	65,978	84,282	102,586	120,890
Dalton, GA	66,352	89,648	112,965	136,261
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	76,087	101,463	126,818	152,194
Gainesville, GA	81,516	112,300	143,104	173,888
Hinesville, GA	78,520	100,215	121,930	143,624
Macon-Bibb County, GA	82,264	112,528	142,772	173,036
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	70,991	87,111	103,231	119,351
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	62,005	72,821	83,658	94,474
Rome, GA	65,167	80,372	95,556	110,760
Savannah, GA	85,967	107,869	129,792	151,695
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	64,314	77,460	90,584	103,730
Valdosta, GA	69,576	88,109	106,621	125,154
Warner Robins, GA	75,920	95,556	115,212	134,847
Guam MSA	55,911	71,927	87,943	103,959
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	46,343	66,040	85,738	105,436
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	46,343	66,040	85,738	105,436
Urban Honolulu, HI	47,632	68,495	89,378	110,240
Ames, IA	59,676	82,743	105,789	128,856
Cedar Rapids, IA	67,018	86,154	105,311	124,447
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	56,868	73,112	89,357	105,602
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	60,632	83,117	105,623	128,108
Dubuque, IA	54,580	73,196	91,791	110,407
Iowa City, IA	77,314	108,556	139,776	171,018
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	60,196	82,597	105,020	127,421
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	58,781	75,442	92,124	108,784
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	59,572	79,727	99,861	120,016
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	51,085	68,557	86,008	103,480
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,508	62,130	76,773	91,396
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	64,522	84,386	104,229	124,093
Boise City, ID	66,581	92,124	117,645	143,188
Coeur d'Alene, ID	76,149	94,640	113,132	131,623
Idaho Falls, ID	61,485	68,495	75,484	82,493
Lewiston, ID-WA	66,332	88,442	110,552	132,663
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	69,077	91,624	114,192	136,740
Pocatello, ID	48,028	75,068	102,087	129,127
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	53,914	80,205	106,496	132,788
Twin Falls, ID	70,117	93,746	117,354	140,983
Bloomington, IL	68,100	92,290	116,480	140,671
Champaign-Urbana, IL	67,288	87,797	108,306	128,815
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	67,788	88,525	109,242	129,980
Decatur, IL	70,471	89,981	109,471	128,981
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	56,660	70,783	84,885	99,008
Kankakee, IL	67,621	88,255	108,868	129,501
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	65,063	77,044	89,045	101,026
Peoria, IL	68,848	93,164	117,479	141,794
Rockford, IL	67,580	88,172	108,764	129,356
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	61,610	84,344	107,100	129,834
Springfield, IL	70,887	84,053	97,220	110,386
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	56,784	71,802	86,820	101,837
Bloomington, IN	66,228	98,676	131,103	163,551
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	67,767	100,964	134,140	167,336
Columbus, IN	63,877	92,165	120,474	148,762
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	59,239	81,037	102,836	124,634
Evansville, IN	53,768	77,896	102,045	126,173
Fort Wayne, IN	55,640	75,359	95,098	114,816
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	63,253	90,210	117,188	144,144
Kokomo, IN	65,146	96,596	128,024	159,474
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	72,925	113,984	155,044	196,103
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	66,956	87,839	108,701	129,584
Muncie, IN	63,919	91,021	118,103	145,205
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	61,548	89,316	117,063	144,831
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	58,656	78,645	98,634	118,623
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	60,216	78,999	97,802	116,584
Terre Haute, IN	67,975	92,893	117,832	142,751
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	58,719	77,792	96,845	115,919
Lawrence, KS	92,685	125,674	158,684	191,672
Manhattan, KS	67,538	98,010	128,482	158,954
Topeka, KS	61,714	82,410	103,106	123,802
Wichita, KS	67,309	99,424	131,540	163,655
Bowling Green, KY	86,674	111,572	136,490	161,388
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	86,757	104,978	123,220	141,440
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	69,556	89,544	109,533	129,522
Elizabethtown, KY	79,165	110,719	142,293	173,847
Lexington-Fayette, KY	87,381	133,037	178,693	224,349
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	86,549	125,362	164,154	202,967
Owensboro, KY	82,244	113,631	144,997	176,384
Paducah, KY-IL	62,026	83,804	105,560	127,338
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	75,234	96,928	118,623	140,317
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	78,791	108,847	138,882	168,938
Alexandria, LA	55,640	78,541	101,463	124,364
Baton Rouge, LA	70,741	98,738	126,735	154,732
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	66,623	94,370	122,096	149,844
Hammond, LA	66,789	93,018	119,247	145,476
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	60,528	79,165	97,802	116,439
Lafayette, LA	64,044	92,456	120,869	149,282
Lake Charles, LA	61,901	89,316	116,730	144,144
Monroe, LA	65,250	91,541	117,853	144,144
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	66,935	92,290	117,624	142,980
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	65,104	92,664	120,204	147,764
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	58,220	85,780	113,360	140,920
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	64,647	88,920	113,173	137,447
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	66,186	92,768	119,330	145,912
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	79,103	112,133	145,184	178,215
Barnstable Town, MA	82,264	99,778	117,312	134,826
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	85,738	117,479	149,240	180,981
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	83,408	113,797	144,207	174,596
Pittsfield, MA	76,336	103,460	130,604	157,727
Springfield, MA	72,842	93,996	115,128	136,282
Worcester, MA	75,109	100,340	125,549	150,780
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	73,237	107,245	141,232	175,240
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	64,480	83,637	102,794	121,951
Lexington Park, MD	77,751	110,344	142,938	175,532
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	65,541	93,143	120,765	148,367
Salisbury, MD	74,735	101,962	129,189	156,416
Bangor, ME	68,620	89,919	111,197	132,496
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	65,167	86,341	107,495	128,669
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	61,277	77,626	93,996	110,344
Portland-South Portland, ME	65,354	87,360	109,346	131,352
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	63,191	80,642	98,072	115,524
Ann Arbor, MI	90,584	135,055	179,546	224,016
Battle Creek, MI	68,474	102,544	136,615	170,685
Bay City, MI	68,578	94,308	120,037	145,767
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	69,660	96,471	123,303	150,114
Flint, MI	78,000	103,439	128,856	154,295
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	65,708	86,965	108,202	129,460
Jackson, MI	72,572	109,304	146,016	182,749
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	62,962	87,007	111,072	135,117
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	84,948	135,783	186,639	237,474
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	70,783	97,823	124,884	151,924
Midland, MI	68,578	94,308	120,037	145,767
Monroe, MI	72,176	106,309	140,442	174,575
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	67,434	90,584	113,714	136,864
Niles, MI	57,450	77,314	97,157	117,021
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	71,760	84,552	97,324	110,116
Saginaw, MI	73,632	111,925	150,239	188,532
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	55,661	80,039	104,416	128,794
Traverse City, MI	70,866	91,583	112,300	133,016
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	69,576	92,893	116,231	139,548
Duluth, MN-WI	77,834	97,927	118,020	138,112
Mankato, MN	76,836	95,202	113,589	131,956
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	80,143	102,024	123,906	145,788
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	80,205	101,400	122,596	143,791
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	84,906	96,720	108,514	120,328
Rochester, MN	81,204	102,087	122,949	143,832
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	79,061	100,860	122,679	144,477
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	79,311	100,340	121,348	142,376
St. Cloud, MN	73,154	91,645	110,157	128,648
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	62,920	85,780	108,639	131,498
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	64,564	92,560	120,557	148,554
Columbia, MO	81,016	113,298	145,559	177,840
Jefferson City, MO	65,458	88,567	111,696	134,805
Joplin, MO-KS	57,304	76,544	95,805	115,045
Kansas City, MO-KS	73,549	105,581	137,613	169,645
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	64,605	93,496	122,367	151,258
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	68,516	95,784	123,074	150,343
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	66,352	96,138	125,924	155,709
Springfield, MO	62,151	91,125	120,100	149,074
St. Joseph, MO-KS	65,500	93,143	120,807	148,450
St. Louis, MO-IL	71,095	98,156	125,237	152,298
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	62,359	77,460	92,581	107,682
Hattiesburg, MS	53,456	72,592	91,728	110,864
Jackson, MS	60,133	100,568	141,004	181,439
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	59,260	73,341	87,444	101,525
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	55,016	78,583	102,149	125,716
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	63,815	93,101	122,367	151,653
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	59,488	79,040	98,613	118,165
Billings, MT	70,512	90,376	110,261	130,125
Bozeman, MT	87,652	109,034	130,416	151,799
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	65,791	84,261	102,711	121,181
Great Falls, MT	66,394	83,887	101,380	118,872
Helena, MT	74,652	96,512	118,394	140,255
Missoula, MT	72,218	94,412	116,584	138,778
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	74,236	96,845	119,455	142,064
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	70,575	91,437	112,320	133,183
Asheville, NC	69,660	90,127	110,615	131,082
Burlington, NC	71,781	101,338	130,895	160,452
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	62,380	81,724	101,088	120,432
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	66,581	88,380	110,178	131,976
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	72,509	100,402	128,316	156,208
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	63,087	74,901	86,716	98,530
Fayetteville, NC	63,461	84,844	106,247	127,629
Goldsboro, NC	68,349	90,480	112,591	134,722
Greensboro-High Point, NC	73,196	101,588	130,000	158,392
Greenville, NC	79,020	104,520	130,000	155,501
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	60,196	73,778	87,360	100,943
Jacksonville, NC	64,647	80,351	96,076	111,780
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	72,343	101,816	131,311	160,784
Raleigh-Cary, NC	74,402	99,632	124,842	150,072
Rocky Mount, NC	66,477	77,044	87,631	98,197
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	64,688	84,032	103,397	122,741
Wilmington, NC	69,784	91,312	112,861	134,389
Winston-Salem, NC	69,431	99,736	130,042	160,348
Bismarck, ND	65,562	81,557	97,552	113,548
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	65,084	85,239	105,415	125,570
Fargo, ND-MN	76,711	106,101	135,512	164,903
Grand Forks, ND-MN	81,183	114,442	147,722	180,981
Minot, ND	65,541	83,512	101,504	119,476
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	64,938	78,229	91,541	104,832
Grand Island, NE	60,861	75,546	90,252	104,936
Lincoln, NE	64,460	95,701	126,922	158,164
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	66,560	80,101	93,642	107,183
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	65,229	82,805	100,381	117,957
Omaha, NE-IA	67,392	89,669	111,967	134,244
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	58,698	74,548	90,397	106,247
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	63,544	82,472	101,421	120,349
Manchester-Nashua, NH	71,490	91,624	111,738	131,872
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	85,343	117,084	148,845	180,586
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	70,700	93,933	117,167	140,400
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	98,426	128,648	158,871	189,093
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	91,708	122,658	153,608	184,559
Vineland, NJ	82,639	111,655	140,650	169,666
Albuquerque, NM	87,256	105,623	124,010	142,376
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	70,076	88,796	107,516	126,236
Farmington, NM	82,036	100,152	118,269	136,386
Las Cruces, NM	77,106	99,986	122,887	145,767
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	73,383	88,754	104,104	119,476
Santa Fe, NM	77,189	93,933	110,677	127,421
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	58,240	78,333	98,447	118,540
Carson City, NV	65,146	85,884	106,621	127,359
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	61,444	87,631	113,797	139,984
Reno, NV	67,996	88,608	109,221	129,834
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	88,858	121,618	154,378	187,138
Binghamton, NY	115,316	153,879	192,463	231,026
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	77,252	106,684	136,095	165,527
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	96,949	117,021	137,072	157,144
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	91,312	114,172	137,031	159,890
Elmira, NY	91,396	122,325	153,276	184,205
Glens Falls, NY	89,919	120,245	150,572	180,898
Ithaca, NY	94,807	126,236	157,664	189,093
Kingston, NY	95,389	123,136	150,904	178,652
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	97,573	128,024	158,455	188,906
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	100,048	130,250	160,472	190,674
Rochester, NY	100,298	131,602	162,885	194,189
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	83,720	106,288	128,836	151,404
Syracuse, NY	79,581	108,784	138,008	167,212
Utica-Rome, NY	89,191	109,658	130,125	150,592
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	82,452	109,845	137,239	164,632
Akron, OH	65,146	91,000	116,834	142,688
Canton-Massillon, OH	59,780	77,168	94,578	111,967
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	65,770	92,997	120,204	147,431
Cleveland, OH	62,068	85,197	108,348	131,477
Columbus, OH	64,314	90,584	116,834	143,104
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	59,301	80,184	101,068	121,951
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	56,680	78,375	100,069	121,764
Lima, OH	52,749	75,941	99,133	122,325
Mansfield, OH	61,631	86,279	110,927	135,575
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	56,348	75,026	93,704	112,383
Sandusky, OH	61,423	84,095	106,767	129,439
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	60,840	87,672	114,484	141,316
Springfield, OH	61,173	85,301	109,408	133,536
Toledo, OH	65,895	90,293	114,671	139,069
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	61,756	86,300	110,823	135,367
Youngstown-Warren, OH	57,700	80,746	103,813	126,860
Enid, OK	69,452	105,602	141,773	177,924
Lawton, OK	65,229	99,008	132,767	166,546
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	54,184	74,818	95,452	116,085
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	83,866	122,096	160,327	198,557
Oklahoma City, OK	66,415	101,213	135,991	170,789
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	54,559	71,594	88,629	105,664
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	52,396	68,391	84,365	100,360
Tulsa, OK	68,474	90,668	112,861	135,055
Albany, OR	81,100	113,319	145,559	177,778
Bend, OR	86,383	103,522	120,682	137,821
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	67,080	84,386	101,692	118,997
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	75,858	89,669	103,460	117,271
Corvallis, OR	79,935	111,925	143,936	175,927
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	63,316	76,482	89,669	102,836
Eugene-Springfield, OR	78,416	110,490	142,543	174,616
Grants Pass, OR	76,752	91,354	105,956	120,557
Medford, OR	79,352	94,016	108,660	123,324
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	79,706	111,197	142,688	174,180
Salem, OR	80,060	104,167	128,274	152,381
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	75,816	98,156	120,516	142,855
Altoona, PA	77,127	99,071	121,036	142,980
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	72,780	97,698	122,616	147,535
Chambersburg, PA	71,594	95,493	119,413	143,312
Erie, PA	71,511	98,551	125,612	152,652
Gettysburg, PA	71,365	94,391	117,416	140,442
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	73,071	95,764	118,436	141,128
Johnstown, PA	55,536	73,840	92,165	110,469
Lancaster, PA	71,823	93,372	114,941	136,490
Lebanon, PA	73,112	95,743	118,373	141,004
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	72,072	93,476	114,858	136,261
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	64,106	83,596	103,064	122,554
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	82,472	111,447	140,421	169,396
Pittsburgh, PA	70,221	94,183	118,124	142,085
Reading, PA	76,794	98,384	119,996	141,586
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	70,720	93,434	116,127	138,840
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	69,618	94,869	120,100	145,351
State College, PA	79,706	101,816	123,948	146,058
Williamsport, PA	70,450	93,330	116,210	139,090
York-Hanover, PA	65,874	90,959	116,044	141,128
Aguadilla, PR	53,956	69,327	84,698	100,069
Arecibo, PR	39,791	54,663	69,514	84,386
Guayama, PR	44,804	62,026	79,269	96,492
Mayaguez, PR	56,888	73,362	89,856	106,330
Ponce, PR	43,160	69,431	95,722	121,992
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	45,116	63,295	81,495	99,674
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	44,804	62,088	79,394	96,679
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	80,746	107,578	134,431	161,263
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	64,855	92,976	121,119	149,240
Columbia, SC	69,264	91,520	113,797	136,053
Florence, SC	68,349	88,047	107,765	127,463
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	56,493	79,623	102,773	125,903
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	71,927	94,308	116,688	139,069
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	76,357	96,325	116,314	136,282
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	67,642	89,856	112,071	134,285
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	66,852	86,092	105,352	124,592
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	73,112	95,160	117,208	139,256
Spartanburg, SC	57,221	78,604	100,007	121,389
Sumter, SC	68,349	88,047	107,765	127,463
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	90,605	122,388	154,170	185,952
Rapid City, SD	89,004	101,213	113,402	125,612
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	74,236	101,879	129,543	157,186
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	90,584	104,687	118,768	132,871
Chattanooga, TN-GA	69,056	99,196	129,314	159,453
Clarksville, TN-KY	71,844	105,248	138,632	172,037
Cleveland, TN	64,896	92,789	120,661	148,554
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	68,869	98,759	128,628	158,517
Jackson, TN	61,319	82,327	103,356	124,364
Johnson City, TN	67,351	100,527	133,682	166,858
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	61,672	77,356	93,039	108,722
Knoxville, TN	71,365	102,628	133,890	165,152
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	70,970	104,021	137,093	170,144
Morristown, TN	68,994	97,552	126,090	154,648
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	72,218	106,788	141,336	175,906
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	81,911	116,439	150,946	185,474
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	71,906	105,269	138,653	172,016
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	63,711	88,733	113,776	138,799
Abilene, TX	66,248	83,076	99,903	116,730
Amarillo, TX	62,650	81,349	100,028	118,727
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	83,367	112,279	141,170	170,082
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	69,306	91,604	113,922	136,220
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	72,384	95,951	119,538	143,104
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	72,717	95,264	117,812	140,359
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	70,866	92,644	114,400	136,178
College Station-Bryan, TX	73,549	100,735	127,941	155,127
Corpus Christi, TX	67,143	87,797	108,431	129,085
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	75,754	98,800	121,847	144,893
Eagle Pass, TX	62,879	80,559	98,260	115,940
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	70,949	92,623	114,317	135,991
El Paso, TX	62,525	82,327	102,149	121,951
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	71,781	91,916	112,050	132,184
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	78,562	104,957	131,332	157,727
Killeen-Temple, TX	65,500	88,172	110,864	133,536
Laredo, TX	61,506	79,020	96,554	114,068
Longview, TX	65,333	79,893	94,453	109,013
Lubbock, TX	63,295	88,255	113,236	138,196
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	76,316	100,152	123,989	147,826
Midland, TX	72,988	92,415	111,842	131,269
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	70,596	88,400	106,184	123,989
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	68,245	86,071	103,876	121,701
Odessa, TX	72,988	92,415	111,842	131,269
San Angelo, TX	70,637	90,543	110,469	130,375
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	76,212	101,463	126,735	151,986
Sherman-Denison, TX	75,130	97,719	120,308	142,896
Texarkana, TX-AR	66,831	88,712	110,594	132,476
Tyler, TX	67,684	100,464	133,245	166,026
Victoria, TX	70,616	91,770	112,903	134,056
Waco, TX	74,277	97,532	120,786	144,040
Wichita Falls, TX	70,096	88,088	106,080	124,072
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	55,744	75,879	95,992	116,127
Logan, UT-ID	49,983	77,148	104,333	131,498
Ogden, UT	85,384	104,437	123,469	142,522
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	67,268	101,213	135,180	169,125
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	66,956	99,258	131,581	163,884
St. George, UT	60,383	79,186	98,010	116,813
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	57,138	88,192	119,247	150,301
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	75,962	108,930	141,877	174,845
Charlottesville, VA	76,274	109,616	142,980	176,322
Harrisonburg, VA	94,349	119,933	145,538	171,122
Lynchburg, VA	69,805	85,925	102,045	118,165
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	80,850	112,508	144,165	175,823
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	78,936	111,364	143,791	176,218
Richmond, VA	85,488	121,285	157,061	192,858
Roanoke, VA	67,788	98,322	128,856	159,391
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	84,261	106,933	129,584	152,256
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	75,962	108,930	141,877	174,845
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	74,215	108,056	141,898	175,740
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	72,863	100,194	127,504	154,836
Winchester, VA-WV	62,962	79,311	95,660	112,008
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	71,116	98,696	126,256	153,837
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	78,125	111,925	145,704	179,504
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	74,943	103,584	132,205	160,847
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	72,904	92,831	112,757	132,684
Bellingham, WA	93,455	112,944	132,434	151,924
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	94,516	117,728	140,941	164,154
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	93,788	134,743	175,719	216,674
Kennewick-Richland, WA	89,648	123,095	156,520	189,967
Longview-Kelso, WA	79,976	110,448	140,920	171,392
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	93,996	119,580	145,184	170,768
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	94,536	117,895	141,274	164,632
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	95,306	119,496	143,708	167,898
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	90,543	119,309	148,076	176,842
Walla Walla, WA	90,938	107,828	124,696	141,586
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	94,453	121,056	147,660	174,263
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	86,820	98,800	110,781	122,762
Yakima, WA	90,626	124,343	158,039	191,756
Appleton, WI	97,948	116,397	134,847	153,296
Eau Claire, WI	89,773	111,613	133,474	155,314
Fond du Lac, WI	86,154	109,637	133,120	156,604
Green Bay, WI	95,015	112,653	130,312	147,951
Janesville-Beloit, WI	98,946	126,735	154,503	182,292
Kenosha, WI	100,797	121,784	142,772	163,759
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	83,096	101,525	119,933	138,362
Madison, WI	101,442	132,413	163,405	194,376
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	83,741	108,244	132,767	157,269
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	87,839	102,815	117,812	132,788
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	84,844	102,919	120,973	139,048
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	97,740	116,252	134,764	153,276
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	84,490	108,805	133,100	157,415
Sheboygan, WI	85,301	108,264	131,228	154,191
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	98,904	117,396	135,908	154,399
Wausau, WI	92,415	108,493	124,551	140,629
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	92,207	107,224	122,221	137,239
Beckley, WV	58,490	75,317	92,165	108,992
Charleston, WV	54,517	72,655	90,792	108,930
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	55,786	78,999	102,212	125,424
Morgantown, WV	74,506	102,004	129,522	157,020
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,375	69,909	87,464	104,999
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	53,560	70,096	86,612	103,148
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	60,736	84,698	108,680	132,642
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	56,701	75,629	94,578	113,506
Wheeling, WV-OH	51,792	68,869	85,925	103,002
Casper, WY	94,724	116,148	137,592	159,016
Cheyenne, WY	96,616	119,372	142,148	164,903
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	103,418	126,319	149,220	172,120
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	94,724	116,148	137,592	159,016

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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