SOC 11-9039 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Education Administrators, All Other 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): All education administrators not listed separately.

Level I across metros$38,064 – $105,997Birmingham, AL to Flagstaff, AZ
Median Level IV, major metros$117,999Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Education Administrators, All Other?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Education Administrators, All Other (SOC 11-9039) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $38,064 in Birmingham, AL to $105,997 in Flagstaff, AZ, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $117,999. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $99,445, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 18 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 areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area75,00588,296101,588114,879
Anchorage, AK64,79281,28797,802114,296
Fairbanks-College, AK74,86088,754102,648116,543
Anniston-Oxford, AL47,79966,35284,906103,460
Auburn-Opelika, AL47,05066,45685,842105,248
Birmingham, AL38,06457,86677,64797,448
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL53,12469,93086,757103,564
Decatur, AL54,70472,32289,940107,557
Dothan, AL42,68260,38378,08495,784
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL52,54170,42988,317106,205
Gadsden, AL43,41061,31979,24897,157
Huntsville, AL62,25579,58196,908114,234
Mobile, AL40,62359,78078,91698,072
Montgomery, AL64,98086,279107,599128,898
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area53,54070,92888,338105,727
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area53,60270,65887,714104,770
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area65,47984,136102,773121,431
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area51,70968,64085,572102,503
Tuscaloosa, AL49,62968,80787,984107,162
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area43,20261,56879,91498,280
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR45,55265,66685,800105,914
Fort Smith, AR-OK43,09862,56782,036101,504
Hot Springs, AR41,49658,67775,85893,039
Jonesboro, AR40,85261,46482,056102,669
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR42,62060,50878,37596,263
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area37,73255,26672,82190,356
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area53,29064,87676,48288,068
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area36,10951,00265,89580,788
Arizona nonmetropolitan area98,301107,620116,938126,256
Flagstaff, AZ105,997113,839121,680129,522
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ100,173109,346118,498127,671
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ58,57383,450108,348133,224
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ75,96294,973113,984132,996
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ94,744107,266119,767132,288
Tucson, AZ82,80599,861116,938133,994
Yuma, AZ70,82491,604112,404133,183
Bakersfield-Delano, CA62,52587,714112,924138,112
Chico, CA74,31998,551122,804147,036
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area67,20588,796110,407131,997
El Centro, CA64,85589,274113,693138,112
Fresno, CA57,72082,264106,808131,352
Hanford-Corcoran, CA62,40087,943113,485139,028
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA64,43985,322106,226127,109
Merced, CA79,893102,066124,260146,432
Modesto, CA64,35698,863133,349167,856
Napa, CA64,73087,860111,010134,140
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area64,58488,317112,071135,804
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area65,52089,919114,296138,695
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA65,33390,023114,692139,381
Redding, CA77,14894,848112,570130,271
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA63,54485,655107,744129,855
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA63,96086,986110,032133,058
Salinas, CA72,28096,284120,308144,311
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA66,97692,311117,645142,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA71,57392,477113,402134,306
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA71,38692,810114,255135,679
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA63,19178,00092,789107,599
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA68,22495,015121,805148,596
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA67,12291,063114,983138,924
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA67,87192,103116,335140,567
Stockton-Lodi, CA70,80495,472120,120144,789
Vallejo, CA68,91190,564112,237133,890
Visalia, CA70,658105,852141,024176,218
Yuba City, CA64,23187,964111,717135,450
Boulder, CO56,18169,38982,59795,805
Colorado Springs, CO85,551104,832124,135143,416
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO62,27687,402112,528137,655
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area70,51293,642116,751139,880
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO60,88279,12497,344115,586
Grand Junction, CO66,04080,28894,557108,805
Greeley, CO61,40285,218109,013132,829
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area70,18085,114100,069115,004
Pueblo, CO80,413100,194119,975139,756
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area70,01382,49394,952107,432
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT71,844116,376160,909205,442
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area85,280107,079128,877150,676
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT60,63286,716112,820138,903
New Haven, CT58,69880,184101,692123,178
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT60,96580,663100,360120,058
Waterbury-Shelton, CT51,58468,12084,636101,172
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV80,309104,791129,272153,754
Dover, DE64,95982,805100,652118,498
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area70,65889,648108,660127,650
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL63,02481,932100,860119,767
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL62,54682,660102,752122,866
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL51,68873,54995,431117,292
Gainesville, FL52,79170,13887,506104,853
Homosassa Springs, FL64,31481,14197,989114,816
Jacksonville, FL51,60567,91284,240100,548
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL57,47177,79298,114118,436
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL47,11265,91684,740103,543
Naples-Marco Island, FL47,94466,91485,904104,874
North Florida nonmetropolitan area54,10170,80487,527104,229
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL55,49573,98692,456110,948
Ocala, FL53,04076,648100,236123,844
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL51,93876,440100,922125,424
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL49,98372,23994,495116,751
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL56,30675,33894,391113,423
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL61,06981,724102,399123,053
Port St. Lucie, FL51,46072,36493,268114,172
Punta Gorda, FL55,62074,86094,079113,319
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL51,60575,40099,196122,991
Sebring, FL51,68875,46399,258123,032
South Florida nonmetropolitan area52,12572,63493,122113,631
Tallahassee, FL56,95169,93082,88895,868
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL61,15278,91696,658114,421
Wildwood-The Villages, FL58,74078,85398,967119,080
Albany, GA63,62879,60295,556111,530
Athens-Clarke County, GA53,99775,06896,138117,208
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA59,67679,37399,071118,768
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC66,81090,397113,984137,572
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA92,269102,669113,048123,448
Columbus, GA-AL74,46488,005101,546115,087
Dalton, GA69,07787,714106,351124,988
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area57,30476,66996,055115,420
Gainesville, GA90,501109,429128,336147,264
Hinesville, GA84,19995,244106,268117,312
Macon-Bibb County, GA65,25093,018120,765148,533
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area53,76872,86391,978111,072
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area69,95186,528103,127119,704
Rome, GA60,13379,83199,549119,247
Savannah, GA53,66471,94890,210108,493
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area73,02987,735102,420117,125
Valdosta, GA68,16284,532100,880117,250
Warner Robins, GA57,26379,852102,420125,008
Guam MSA100,568113,818127,047140,296
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area51,33565,72880,12294,516
Kahului-Wailuku, HI51,33565,72880,12294,516
Urban Honolulu, HI49,02664,39779,78995,160
Ames, IA54,78877,855100,901123,968
Cedar Rapids, IA56,78478,479100,173121,868
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL52,31272,21892,144112,050
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA62,98389,919116,834143,770
Dubuque, IA57,94976,71195,472114,234
Iowa City, IA60,07183,783107,474131,186
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area53,33271,80290,293108,764
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area49,17266,93584,677102,440
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD49,71270,15990,584111,031
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area57,47174,88092,311109,720
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area55,10077,43999,778122,117
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA54,68473,84092,997112,154
Boise City, ID62,44272,50982,57692,644
Coeur d'Alene, ID62,38073,07183,78394,474
Idaho Falls, ID62,38073,07183,78394,474
Lewiston, ID-WA62,38073,07183,78394,474
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area62,52573,07183,63794,183
Pocatello, ID62,38073,07183,78394,474
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area61,98473,25884,51195,784
Twin Falls, ID62,46372,98883,51294,037
Bloomington, IL49,54667,41385,301103,168
Champaign-Urbana, IL55,30871,01286,736102,440
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN47,86165,02182,20299,362
Decatur, IL54,39271,03287,672104,312
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area57,11772,28087,423102,586
Kankakee, IL48,02865,14682,26499,383
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area47,92465,25082,55699,882
Peoria, IL50,27470,94991,645112,320
Rockford, IL47,84064,98082,09899,237
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area57,82472,96788,088103,231
Springfield, IL55,91172,86389,794106,746
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area48,79766,10383,388100,693
Bloomington, IN54,16466,91479,68592,436
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area51,06465,14679,20793,288
Columbus, IN54,58067,10179,62392,144
Elkhart-Goshen, IN53,31169,51485,738101,941
Evansville, IN53,45666,62379,78992,956
Fort Wayne, IN49,42159,38469,32779,290
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN54,14365,99977,83489,690
Kokomo, IN54,16466,54078,93691,312
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN48,04865,16782,26499,383
Michigan City-La Porte, IN47,96565,12582,28599,445
Muncie, IN54,39267,01879,62392,248
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area48,13265,08482,03698,988
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI48,56864,52280,49696,450
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area51,33566,49881,68296,845
Terre Haute, IN52,81268,66184,490100,340
Kansas nonmetropolitan area67,22688,359109,471130,604
Lawrence, KS69,74390,252110,781131,290
Manhattan, KS72,21885,23998,280111,301
Topeka, KS70,36790,543110,698130,874
Wichita, KS65,33389,503113,693137,863
Bowling Green, KY64,16876,75289,357101,941
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area51,64768,72485,800102,877
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area67,01878,16789,295100,444
Elizabethtown, KY71,69887,298102,898118,498
Lexington-Fayette, KY61,71482,056102,420122,762
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN52,60472,57292,540112,508
Owensboro, KY75,13089,253103,376117,500
Paducah, KY-IL75,13089,253103,376117,500
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area71,57386,133100,672115,232
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area78,02191,229104,437117,645
Alexandria, LA59,03175,94192,831109,741
Baton Rouge, LA65,10483,637102,191120,724
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area57,36772,92588,463104,021
Hammond, LA59,73878,22996,741115,232
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA60,21678,79197,365115,940
Lafayette, LA60,90379,18697,490115,773
Lake Charles, LA60,25877,00293,725110,469
Monroe, LA72,36489,586106,829124,052
New Orleans-Metairie, LA60,59178,77096,970115,149
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area59,84276,27492,727109,159
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA59,03175,94192,831109,741
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA58,55276,31694,058111,821
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area59,28077,62695,972114,317
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA68,28789,399110,511131,623
Barnstable Town, MA68,78687,672106,559125,445
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH71,90690,252108,597126,943
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area68,10087,173106,268125,341
Pittsfield, MA63,91982,847101,796120,724
Springfield, MA57,38875,58893,767111,967
Worcester, MA61,48579,91498,322116,751
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD70,11795,826121,556147,264
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV76,62894,058111,468128,898
Lexington Park, MD74,69395,618116,522137,447
Maryland nonmetropolitan area81,86997,116112,383127,629
Salisbury, MD72,26093,288114,296135,325
Bangor, ME50,23266,51982,82699,112
Lewiston-Auburn, ME55,12074,04892,956111,884
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area50,23266,51982,82699,112
Portland-South Portland, ME65,18885,052104,936124,800
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area46,92563,79480,64297,511
Ann Arbor, MI53,35269,97286,612103,231
Battle Creek, MI51,25268,37085,488102,607
Bay City, MI43,43156,55669,68082,805
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI59,09377,18995,306113,402
Flint, MI52,70863,06673,44583,804
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI50,83666,70682,59798,468
Jackson, MI57,72075,71293,704111,696
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI45,49060,75776,00491,271
Lansing-East Lansing, MI57,74175,90094,079112,237
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area53,89371,61589,316107,037
Midland, MI52,85370,51288,172105,831
Monroe, MI58,55276,50394,432112,383
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI46,32261,81877,31492,810
Niles, MI52,56270,42988,296106,164
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area52,85370,51288,172105,831
Saginaw, MI50,60766,58182,53598,509
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area49,46365,91682,36898,821
Traverse City, MI45,84458,24070,61683,013
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area43,16053,68564,21074,735
Duluth, MN-WI56,70171,84486,965102,108
Mankato, MN63,39975,52587,67299,799
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI64,85582,722100,568118,436
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area63,66981,26698,863116,460
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area60,13376,35792,602108,826
Rochester, MN53,68571,22088,754106,288
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area67,78880,41393,060105,685
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area53,60267,10180,62194,120
St. Cloud, MN63,91981,39198,842116,314
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL60,09274,73589,399104,042
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area65,41680,91296,429111,925
Columbia, MO62,40076,94091,500106,039
Jefferson City, MO62,40076,94091,500106,039
Joplin, MO-KS60,09274,73589,399104,042
Kansas City, MO-KS73,13393,788114,421135,076
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area62,69281,890101,068120,266
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area58,96873,77888,567103,376
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area64,48084,532104,562124,613
Springfield, MO58,26170,45082,61894,807
St. Joseph, MO-KS70,13891,146112,133133,141
St. Louis, MO-IL58,05373,25888,442103,647
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS64,60582,05699,528116,980
Hattiesburg, MS61,88079,78997,719115,628
Jackson, MS63,08776,00488,920101,837
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area58,94874,65290,356106,060
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area60,69574,67288,629102,607
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area62,08881,828101,546121,285
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area61,75679,43697,136114,816
Billings, MT54,26864,83475,38085,946
Bozeman, MT54,26864,83475,38085,946
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area52,18862,69273,19683,700
Great Falls, MT59,61369,43179,24889,066
Helena, MT52,37563,73275,08886,445
Missoula, MT45,13657,22169,30681,391
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area53,47764,60575,73386,861
West Montana nonmetropolitan area50,56562,29674,04885,780
Asheville, NC62,31781,05899,820118,560
Burlington, NC54,10176,06698,031119,996
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area61,25679,87298,488117,104
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC53,10373,54993,975114,421
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC53,24873,75794,287114,796
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area62,48480,68498,863117,063
Fayetteville, NC86,65398,280109,908121,535
Goldsboro, NC49,79666,76883,741100,714
Greensboro-High Point, NC63,83688,109112,362136,636
Greenville, NC45,86461,63177,37693,143
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC52,72872,84292,935113,048
Jacksonville, NC81,05892,228103,376114,546
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC73,67489,960106,268122,554
Raleigh-Cary, NC50,52466,85283,20099,528
Rocky Mount, NC63,52478,79194,079109,346
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area55,10068,16281,20494,266
Wilmington, NC72,96787,506102,024116,564
Winston-Salem, NC53,12473,50893,912114,296
Bismarck, ND70,45081,24592,020102,815
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area91,957101,359110,760120,162
Fargo, ND-MN65,25078,35491,479104,583
Grand Forks, ND-MN74,15288,629103,085117,562
Minot, ND74,46487,04899,632112,216
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area77,66890,252102,856115,440
Grand Island, NE59,36472,80086,25899,695
Lincoln, NE61,27777,06492,831108,618
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area59,71776,12892,560108,972
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area59,36472,80086,25899,695
Omaha, NE-IA59,15676,02492,872109,741
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area61,13276,85692,560108,285
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area68,76587,444106,143124,821
Manchester-Nashua, NH49,77562,73375,71288,671
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area70,57589,024107,495125,944
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area53,99767,72581,47495,202
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ70,84590,792110,760130,708
Trenton-Princeton, NJ63,27481,45399,632117,812
Vineland, NJ64,25282,410100,568118,727
Albuquerque, NM80,53896,408112,279128,149
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area84,80298,280111,738125,216
Farmington, NM105,914112,944119,996127,026
Las Cruces, NM85,90498,842111,800124,738
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area94,640103,231111,842120,432
Santa Fe, NM84,59497,823111,031124,260
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area66,10387,880109,658131,436
Carson City, NV61,75683,616105,477127,338
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV58,69880,184101,692123,178
Reno, NV61,75683,616105,477127,338
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY63,60785,780107,932130,104
Binghamton, NY53,37369,38985,384101,400
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY62,21374,19486,19698,176
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area58,03277,10696,200115,274
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area55,14171,34487,548103,751
Elmira, NY54,76770,40886,050101,692
Glens Falls, NY58,94880,434101,920123,407
Ithaca, NY54,91270,78386,653102,524
Kingston, NY64,85587,610110,386133,141
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY73,82096,200118,560140,941
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ62,10983,658105,207126,756
Rochester, NY57,45073,63289,794105,976
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area58,49073,13387,756102,399
Syracuse, NY57,42970,92884,40797,906
Utica-Rome, NY56,20271,92787,631103,356
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY56,36871,57386,757101,962
Akron, OH46,15661,96477,79293,600
Canton-Massillon, OH54,97570,38885,780101,192
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN48,77664,70980,62196,554
Cleveland, OH48,88063,17077,48091,770
Columbus, OH49,44267,64285,863104,063
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH60,48786,383112,279138,175
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area49,77566,85283,949101,026
Lima, OH51,08566,58182,09897,594
Mansfield, OH49,52567,18484,823102,482
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)51,68865,08478,45891,853
Sandusky, OH48,31962,65076,98191,312
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area49,73362,92076,12889,316
Springfield, OH53,87275,40096,928118,456
Toledo, OH45,74060,63275,54690,439
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area51,70971,30390,917110,511
Youngstown-Warren, OH48,92261,73574,52787,340
Enid, OK47,32080,933114,546148,159
Lawton, OK59,13587,631116,127144,623
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area45,26173,882102,524131,144
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area52,45883,076113,693144,311
Oklahoma City, OK45,88578,895111,904144,914
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area54,28881,786109,304136,802
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area61,92289,503117,063144,644
Tulsa, OK45,88577,044108,181139,340
Albany, OR70,38889,877109,367128,856
Bend, OR67,70488,484109,284130,063
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area65,54185,010104,458123,927
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area65,62484,948104,271123,594
Corvallis, OR68,95288,026107,079126,152
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area60,75781,162101,567121,972
Eugene-Springfield, OR62,00579,62397,261114,879
Grants Pass, OR66,33284,864103,376121,909
Medford, OR59,82178,43797,074115,690
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA65,20884,448103,668122,908
Salem, OR81,786100,672119,559138,445
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ62,25583,304104,375125,424
Altoona, PA64,00275,94187,86099,799
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area64,73082,597100,485118,352
Chambersburg, PA73,63294,432115,212136,012
Erie, PA64,46085,676106,892128,108
Gettysburg, PA82,306101,962121,597141,253
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA100,797115,045129,272143,520
Johnstown, PA63,94093,143122,367151,570
Lancaster, PA66,35284,823103,314121,784
Lebanon, PA74,81894,245113,652133,079
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area56,41070,40884,38698,384
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area60,57087,215113,860140,504
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD64,79282,639100,485118,332
Pittsburgh, PA64,02393,413122,783152,173
Reading, PA63,96081,14198,301115,482
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA54,39269,57684,74099,924
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area62,48490,127117,791145,434
State College, PA58,63672,90487,152101,421
Williamsport, PA51,93868,28784,656101,005
York-Hanover, PA80,08099,653119,226138,799
Aguadilla, PR85,197102,274119,330136,407
Arecibo, PR59,63482,077104,541126,984
Guayama, PR57,86679,581101,276122,991
Mayaguez, PR64,21085,988107,765129,543
Ponce, PR56,84778,22999,591120,973
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area58,49080,496102,524124,530
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR58,11679,976101,858123,719
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA50,56572,61394,661116,709
Charleston-North Charleston, SC52,04266,16580,30994,432
Columbia, SC62,21378,79195,368111,946
Florence, SC59,98876,83693,684110,532
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC48,50673,98699,445124,925
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC53,83173,23792,623112,029
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC53,83173,23792,623112,029
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area54,01873,23792,477111,696
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area54,62176,04597,490118,914
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area61,25680,996100,714120,453
Spartanburg, SC53,29073,63293,996114,338
Sumter, SC59,98876,83693,684110,532
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area76,75291,063105,394119,704
Rapid City, SD79,72792,373105,040117,687
Sioux Falls, SD-MN58,15776,23294,328112,404
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area83,15994,453105,727117,021
Chattanooga, TN-GA70,82491,084111,364131,623
Clarksville, TN-KY84,28295,389106,517117,624
Cleveland, TN66,45685,114103,751122,408
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area75,73395,847115,981136,095
Jackson, TN75,90095,285114,671134,056
Johnson City, TN62,58881,724100,860119,996
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA76,23295,972115,690135,429
Knoxville, TN96,741110,240123,760137,260
Memphis, TN-MS-AR66,43687,901109,346130,812
Morristown, TN81,49599,716117,916136,136
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN78,666100,631122,616144,581
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area76,12897,095118,082139,048
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area73,88295,493117,104138,716
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area78,50094,765111,031127,296
Abilene, TX50,27471,05391,853112,632
Amarillo, TX56,68075,87995,098114,296
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX49,31768,05886,820105,560
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX47,19661,86076,54491,208
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area51,60574,27796,970119,642
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX43,30649,62955,97362,296
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area47,75766,72785,676104,645
College Station-Bryan, TX43,95152,00060,02968,079
Corpus Christi, TX41,47655,91170,36784,802
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX50,83671,05391,250111,468
Eagle Pass, TX48,40267,76787,111106,476
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area47,61264,60581,62098,613
El Paso, TX43,38960,90378,41695,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area49,31768,93288,567108,181
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX47,71664,37681,01697,677
Killeen-Temple, TX45,71963,64881,59999,528
Laredo, TX42,07956,57671,05385,551
Longview, TX50,31676,149101,983127,816
Lubbock, TX41,53855,47469,43183,367
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX38,56450,12861,69373,258
Midland, TX54,30976,37898,468120,536
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area46,92557,92868,91179,914
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area47,65367,76787,860107,973
Odessa, TX54,30976,37898,468120,536
San Angelo, TX49,94171,49093,039114,588
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX53,64476,62899,591122,575
Sherman-Denison, TX50,50370,47190,418110,386
Texarkana, TX-AR47,69560,63273,54986,487
Tyler, TX46,05263,23280,39297,573
Victoria, TX48,40267,76787,111106,476
Waco, TX52,81278,167103,543128,898
Wichita Falls, TX47,96563,33678,70894,079
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area48,86067,10185,364103,605
Logan, UT-ID58,82376,12893,434110,740
Ogden, UT59,09377,25295,410113,568
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT48,75668,95289,170109,367
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT54,47679,040103,584128,149
St. George, UT50,39963,75277,08590,439
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area53,20774,69396,180117,666
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA52,99970,36787,756105,124
Charlottesville, VA68,62081,07993,538105,997
Harrisonburg, VA55,18369,61884,03298,468
Lynchburg, VA60,21676,89893,559110,240
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area76,524101,068125,591150,135
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area74,86099,820124,759149,719
Richmond, VA55,80778,708101,608124,509
Roanoke, VA54,82973,77892,727111,676
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area60,36281,536102,711123,885
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area59,92579,22898,530117,832
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA55,18369,61884,03298,468
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC65,56287,319109,055130,812
Winchester, VA-WV76,960101,671126,402151,112
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA58,69880,184101,692123,178
Burlington-South Burlington, VT65,10477,95990,834103,688
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area62,65086,820110,989135,159
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area57,38878,18898,967119,767
Bellingham, WA59,86377,64795,431113,215
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA61,46485,800110,116134,452
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area61,81884,552107,287130,021
Kennewick-Richland, WA54,62178,104101,588125,071
Longview-Kelso, WA64,23183,325102,420121,514
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA61,02885,093109,138133,204
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA66,58182,45298,343114,213
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA61,27785,967110,636135,325
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA58,32479,976101,629123,282
Walla Walla, WA60,67484,448108,202131,976
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA60,98685,364109,762134,140
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area62,27684,490106,684128,898
Yakima, WA62,10984,844107,557130,292
Appleton, WI54,18473,77893,392112,986
Eau Claire, WI76,46194,183111,904129,626
Fond du Lac, WI52,81274,04895,285116,522
Green Bay, WI54,47672,82191,167109,512
Janesville-Beloit, WI69,93086,216102,503118,789
Kenosha, WI58,42878,39698,384118,352
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN61,19476,46191,728106,996
Madison, WI70,88786,591102,295117,999
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI52,12572,38492,623112,882
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area64,73082,722100,693118,685
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area59,94677,58495,202112,840
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI58,42878,39698,384118,352
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI51,83473,23794,661116,064
Sheboygan, WI52,00072,21892,436112,653
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area57,80477,54397,261117,000
Wausau, WI58,98979,748100,527121,285
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area64,81382,701100,610118,498
Beckley, WV74,92290,480106,039121,597
Charleston, WV51,70969,32786,924104,541
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH66,12477,77289,440101,088
Morgantown, WV71,38681,99492,623103,231
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area50,48261,96473,46684,948
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV50,85663,77376,71189,628
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area52,79167,97583,13898,322
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH52,77067,60082,45297,282
Wheeling, WV-OH50,08763,39976,69090,002
Casper, WY72,03184,32496,637108,930
Cheyenne, WY75,23487,52799,799112,092
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area75,46387,56899,695111,800
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area78,16789,212100,277111,322

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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