SOC 25-1042 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Biological Science Teachers, 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): Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Level I across metros$35,910 – $110,640Hickory, NC to Bakersfield, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$123,290Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1042) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $35,910 in Hickory, NC to $110,640 in Bakersfield, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $123,290. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $103,350, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 20 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$141,110
San Francisco, CA$192,190
San Jose, CA$199,140
Seattle, WA$154,190
Dallas, TX$111,420
Houston, TX$119,470
Austin, TX$135,210
Chicago, IL$141,580
Boston, MA$187,570
Washington, DC$129,560
Atlanta, GA$147,460
Los Angeles, CA$170,400

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	56,960	79,787	102,613	125,440
Anchorage, AK	56,960	79,787	102,613	125,440
Fairbanks-College, AK	56,960	79,787	102,613	125,440
Anniston-Oxford, AL	60,900	84,893	108,887	132,880
Auburn-Opelika, AL	51,300	69,070	86,840	104,610
Birmingham, AL	64,560	91,470	118,380	145,290
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	53,090	69,003	84,917	100,830
Decatur, AL	50,050	57,333	64,617	71,900
Dothan, AL	58,070	65,083	72,097	79,110
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	47,920	55,793	63,667	71,540
Gadsden, AL	60,900	84,893	108,887	132,880
Huntsville, AL	49,550	56,913	64,277	71,640
Mobile, AL	55,950	73,890	91,830	109,770
Montgomery, AL	56,480	67,460	78,440	89,420
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	61,310	64,823	68,337	71,850
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	59,340	82,270	105,200	128,130
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	61,290	68,313	75,337	82,360
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	57,690	79,180	100,670	122,160
Tuscaloosa, AL	54,990	75,620	96,250	116,880
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,980	71,557	93,133	114,710
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	44,340	55,270	66,200	77,130
Fort Smith, AR-OK	37,630	49,217	60,803	72,390
Hot Springs, AR	55,920	77,913	99,907	121,900
Jonesboro, AR	50,420	70,187	89,953	109,720
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	64,270	87,377	110,483	133,590
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,830	66,587	85,343	104,100
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,730	43,753	55,777	67,800
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	46,340	64,573	82,807	101,040
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	65,070	87,863	110,657	133,450
Flagstaff, AZ	62,480	79,203	95,927	112,650
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	62,480	79,203	95,927	112,650
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	65,320	88,647	111,973	135,300
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	65,140	88,237	111,333	134,430
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	63,780	80,733	97,687	114,640
Tucson, AZ	65,100	87,983	110,867	133,750
Yuma, AZ	65,090	88,020	110,950	133,880
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	110,640	128,910	147,180	165,450
Chico, CA	105,060	123,853	142,647	161,440
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	86,060	109,483	132,907	156,330
El Centro, CA	98,160	136,357	174,553	212,750
Fresno, CA	79,290	100,803	122,317	143,830
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	82,010	105,600	129,190	152,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	74,560	106,507	138,453	170,400
Merced, CA	81,960	111,683	141,407	171,130
Modesto, CA	80,800	115,617	150,433	185,250
Napa, CA	93,570	110,353	127,137	143,920
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	92,370	109,163	125,957	142,750
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	90,730	108,293	125,857	143,420
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	74,350	105,470	136,590	167,710
Redding, CA	81,500	113,993	146,487	178,980
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	92,820	124,460	156,100	187,740
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	94,090	109,553	125,017	140,480
Salinas, CA	86,980	118,130	149,280	180,430
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	101,600	141,883	182,167	222,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	79,940	117,357	154,773	192,190
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	94,580	129,433	164,287	199,140
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	74,200	100,847	127,493	154,140
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	84,680	120,983	157,287	193,590
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	70,700	93,827	116,953	140,080
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	81,680	116,527	151,373	186,220
Stockton-Lodi, CA	84,800	114,980	145,160	175,340
Vallejo, CA	87,240	114,660	142,080	169,500
Visalia, CA	86,330	106,867	127,403	147,940
Yuba City, CA	95,230	111,267	127,303	143,340
Boulder, CO	61,930	83,047	104,163	125,280
Colorado Springs, CO	54,620	73,920	93,220	112,520
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	56,340	76,220	96,100	115,980
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	55,550	74,087	92,623	111,160
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	65,930	87,747	109,563	131,380
Grand Junction, CO	38,900	52,630	66,360	80,090
Greeley, CO	60,460	81,707	102,953	124,200
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	58,690	80,743	102,797	124,850
Pueblo, CO	55,090	72,047	89,003	105,960
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	52,370	71,820	91,270	110,720
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	65,600	85,450	105,300	125,150
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	63,810	85,817	107,823	129,830
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	64,280	88,420	112,560	136,700
New Haven, CT	65,380	88,540	111,700	134,860
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	64,590	80,710	96,830	112,950
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	61,460	73,253	85,047	96,840
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	55,130	79,940	104,750	129,560
Dover, DE	59,990	82,220	104,450	126,680
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	60,420	73,507	86,593	99,680
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	53,720	61,560	69,400	77,240
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	51,790	57,813	63,837	69,860
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	60,420	70,673	80,927	91,180
Gainesville, FL	52,790	56,247	59,703	63,160
Homosassa Springs, FL	53,110	57,297	61,483	65,670
Jacksonville, FL	52,950	58,473	63,997	69,520
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	49,930	59,033	68,137	77,240
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	54,510	65,227	75,943	86,660
Naples-Marco Island, FL	54,290	64,613	74,937	85,260
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	51,270	55,613	59,957	64,300
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	53,160	59,820	66,480	73,140
Ocala, FL	52,040	57,563	63,087	68,610
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	51,130	58,043	64,957	71,870
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	51,760	59,910	68,060	76,210
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	52,500	59,000	65,500	72,000
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	51,840	58,970	66,100	73,230
Port St. Lucie, FL	53,020	63,493	73,967	84,440
Punta Gorda, FL	53,860	59,527	65,193	70,860
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	50,370	57,623	64,877	72,130
Sebring, FL	50,940	58,327	65,713	73,100
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	52,370	60,627	68,883	77,140
Tallahassee, FL	51,700	53,243	54,787	56,330
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	54,000	60,037	66,073	72,110
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	51,920	58,833	65,747	72,660
Albany, GA	57,680	67,010	76,340	85,670
Athens-Clarke County, GA	66,330	90,970	115,610	140,250
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	69,530	95,507	121,483	147,460
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	58,180	82,210	106,240	130,270
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	56,660	65,310	73,960	82,610
Columbus, GA-AL	60,480	83,327	106,173	129,020
Dalton, GA	53,160	59,200	65,240	71,280
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	59,710	72,640	85,570	98,500
Gainesville, GA	66,340	91,653	116,967	142,280
Hinesville, GA	57,800	68,707	79,613	90,520
Macon-Bibb County, GA	68,070	92,950	117,830	142,710
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	64,650	87,567	110,483	133,400
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	61,950	85,323	108,697	132,070
Rome, GA	64,800	90,267	115,733	141,200
Savannah, GA	60,120	72,393	84,667	96,940
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	55,700	64,660	73,620	82,580
Valdosta, GA	61,830	84,027	106,223	128,420
Warner Robins, GA	60,520	70,283	80,047	89,810
Guam MSA	56,960	79,787	102,613	125,440
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	56,960	79,787	102,613	125,440
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	56,960	79,787	102,613	125,440
Urban Honolulu, HI	56,960	79,787	102,613	125,440
Ames, IA	58,490	76,010	93,530	111,050
Cedar Rapids, IA	56,580	65,120	73,660	82,200
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	51,910	72,337	92,763	113,190
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	56,390	68,867	81,343	93,820
Dubuque, IA	58,360	68,043	77,727	87,410
Iowa City, IA	60,970	90,827	120,683	150,540
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,690	75,547	91,403	107,260
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	60,350	78,390	96,430	114,470
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	56,560	69,670	82,780	95,890
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,820	72,913	86,007	99,100
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,220	77,547	95,873	114,200
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	59,310	68,657	78,003	87,350
Boise City, ID	54,920	72,273	89,627	106,980
Coeur d'Alene, ID	63,650	84,523	105,397	126,270
Idaho Falls, ID	54,730	76,557	98,383	120,210
Lewiston, ID-WA	57,420	75,810	94,200	112,590
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	54,730	76,557	98,383	120,210
Pocatello, ID	60,690	81,870	103,050	124,230
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	53,700	74,653	95,607	116,560
Twin Falls, ID	54,730	76,557	98,383	120,210
Bloomington, IL	57,610	71,707	85,803	99,900
Champaign-Urbana, IL	63,150	85,033	106,917	128,800
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	52,170	81,973	111,777	141,580
Decatur, IL	57,870	82,630	107,390	132,150
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	61,550	72,983	84,417	95,850
Kankakee, IL	53,790	82,910	112,030	141,150
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	51,610	80,407	109,203	138,000
Peoria, IL	51,340	69,090	86,840	104,590
Rockford, IL	51,790	81,257	110,723	140,190
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	61,230	77,563	93,897	110,230
Springfield, IL	57,310	83,707	110,103	136,500
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	49,330	66,757	84,183	101,610
Bloomington, IN	56,680	75,780	94,880	113,980
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	63,590	82,250	100,910	119,570
Columbus, IN	55,760	73,893	92,027	110,160
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	56,490	68,087	79,683	91,280
Evansville, IN	57,580	73,510	89,440	105,370
Fort Wayne, IN	52,440	66,367	80,293	94,220
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	55,550	74,087	92,623	111,160
Kokomo, IN	61,700	84,700	107,700	130,700
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	54,350	83,340	112,330	141,320
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	51,940	80,557	109,173	137,790
Muncie, IN	55,980	74,207	92,433	110,660
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	54,000	82,093	110,187	138,280
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	55,940	68,610	81,280	93,950
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	51,750	69,947	88,143	106,340
Terre Haute, IN	66,300	89,633	112,967	136,300
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	51,920	60,360	68,800	77,240
Lawrence, KS	58,010	77,843	97,677	117,510
Manhattan, KS	54,230	69,117	84,003	98,890
Topeka, KS	58,550	78,873	99,197	119,520
Wichita, KS	51,920	59,903	67,887	75,870
Bowling Green, KY	51,430	66,850	82,270	97,690
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	58,270	74,400	90,530	106,660
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,280	63,853	77,427	91,000
Elizabethtown, KY	49,500	63,300	77,100	90,900
Lexington-Fayette, KY	52,870	73,543	94,217	114,890
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	49,460	64,120	78,780	93,440
Owensboro, KY	47,250	65,550	83,850	102,150
Paducah, KY-IL	57,770	75,460	93,150	110,840
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,340	58,103	67,867	77,630
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,340	64,323	78,307	92,290
Alexandria, LA	56,710	76,130	95,550	114,970
Baton Rouge, LA	57,930	77,543	97,157	116,770
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	53,840	69,447	85,053	100,660
Hammond, LA	58,020	78,427	98,833	119,240
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	57,180	77,310	97,440	117,570
Lafayette, LA	59,860	82,807	105,753	128,700
Lake Charles, LA	60,670	79,340	98,010	116,680
Monroe, LA	53,540	66,877	80,213	93,550
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	66,800	91,020	115,240	139,460
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	53,130	66,760	80,390	94,020
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	60,010	73,723	87,437	101,150
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	66,180	90,313	114,447	138,580
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	53,060	68,510	83,960	99,410
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	78,730	99,483	120,237	140,990
Barnstable Town, MA	69,590	104,907	140,223	175,540
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	72,440	110,817	149,193	187,570
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	68,920	100,743	132,567	164,390
Pittsfield, MA	67,680	87,520	107,360	127,200
Springfield, MA	61,760	76,857	91,953	107,050
Worcester, MA	63,470	83,410	103,350	123,290
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	56,300	76,130	95,960	115,790
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	53,930	78,130	102,330	126,530
Lexington Park, MD	56,030	78,173	100,317	122,460
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	58,740	70,817	82,893	94,970
Salisbury, MD	62,980	73,147	83,313	93,480
Bangor, ME	60,590	79,033	97,477	115,920
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	62,140	79,807	97,473	115,140
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	59,870	77,090	94,310	111,530
Portland-South Portland, ME	63,170	82,060	100,950	119,840
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	58,800	71,497	84,193	96,890
Ann Arbor, MI	78,600	102,560	126,520	150,480
Battle Creek, MI	62,220	85,487	108,753	132,020
Bay City, MI	60,750	74,653	88,557	102,460
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	69,150	90,727	112,303	133,880
Flint, MI	65,720	86,037	106,353	126,670
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	58,000	84,320	110,640	136,960
Jackson, MI	70,550	93,393	116,237	139,080
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	57,280	77,400	97,520	117,640
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	67,550	90,547	113,543	136,540
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	67,060	81,017	94,973	108,930
Midland, MI	60,750	74,653	88,557	102,460
Monroe, MI	71,810	94,467	117,123	139,780
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	61,080	83,603	106,127	128,650
Niles, MI	56,450	69,483	82,517	95,550
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	67,410	81,850	96,290	110,730
Saginaw, MI	65,390	84,880	104,370	123,860
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	62,070	84,950	107,830	130,710
Traverse City, MI	67,990	82,807	97,623	112,440
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	69,360	84,687	100,013	115,340
Duluth, MN-WI	63,300	72,277	81,253	90,230
Mankato, MN	60,340	78,040	95,740	113,440
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	74,690	97,540	120,390	143,240
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	72,010	92,913	113,817	134,720
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	72,900	93,130	113,360	133,590
Rochester, MN	66,480	76,047	85,613	95,180
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	69,320	81,233	93,147	105,060
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	70,300	90,270	110,240	130,210
St. Cloud, MN	70,180	79,027	87,873	96,720
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	55,720	71,117	86,513	101,910
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,970	60,927	79,883	98,840
Columbia, MO	55,210	75,927	96,643	117,360
Jefferson City, MO	52,370	71,723	91,077	110,430
Joplin, MO-KS	56,460	80,353	104,247	128,140
Kansas City, MO-KS	61,530	80,070	98,610	117,150
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	58,280	75,540	92,800	110,060
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	56,900	82,443	107,987	133,530
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	53,480	71,703	89,927	108,150
Springfield, MO	54,180	68,023	81,867	95,710
St. Joseph, MO-KS	57,410	73,740	90,070	106,400
St. Louis, MO-IL	63,360	91,660	119,960	148,260
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	51,040	58,933	66,827	74,720
Hattiesburg, MS	51,450	59,513	67,577	75,640
Jackson, MS	47,140	56,277	65,413	74,550
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	48,870	56,250	63,630	71,010
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	48,960	57,983	67,007	76,030
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,620	64,750	84,880	105,010
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	48,410	66,717	85,023	103,330
Billings, MT	66,480	84,463	102,447	120,430
Bozeman, MT	64,960	86,267	107,573	128,880
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	57,570	75,653	93,737	111,820
Great Falls, MT	66,480	84,463	102,447	120,430
Helena, MT	59,910	80,660	101,410	122,160
Missoula, MT	71,660	86,823	101,987	117,150
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	66,480	84,463	102,447	120,430
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	67,420	83,257	99,093	114,930
Asheville, NC	43,830	53,700	63,570	73,440
Burlington, NC	52,900	67,567	82,233	96,900
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	56,270	68,287	80,303	92,320
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	47,380	64,137	80,893	97,650
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	56,220	75,967	95,713	115,460
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	56,430	62,023	67,617	73,210
Fayetteville, NC	56,690	68,000	79,310	90,620
Goldsboro, NC	60,390	81,467	102,543	123,620
Greensboro-High Point, NC	49,840	62,647	75,453	88,260
Greenville, NC	59,060	68,287	77,513	86,740
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	35,910	48,050	60,190	72,330
Jacksonville, NC	57,710	68,567	79,423	90,280
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	52,670	67,340	82,010	96,680
Raleigh-Cary, NC	68,700	90,977	113,253	135,530
Rocky Mount, NC	59,320	79,960	100,600	121,240
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	52,880	62,657	72,433	82,210
Wilmington, NC	64,400	79,500	94,600	109,700
Winston-Salem, NC	60,560	71,647	82,733	93,820
Bismarck, ND	54,260	72,787	91,313	109,840
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,960	57,453	65,947	74,440
Fargo, ND-MN	70,050	87,713	105,377	123,040
Grand Forks, ND-MN	56,740	67,787	78,833	89,880
Minot, ND	54,260	72,787	91,313	109,840
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	54,260	72,787	91,313	109,840
Grand Island, NE	53,420	65,553	77,687	89,820
Lincoln, NE	65,140	88,733	112,327	135,920
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	59,330	79,420	99,510	119,600
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	56,370	70,537	84,703	98,870
Omaha, NE-IA	58,880	79,933	100,987	122,040
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	54,700	63,977	73,253	82,530
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	72,040	109,740	147,440	185,140
Manchester-Nashua, NH	65,890	76,847	87,803	98,760
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	72,530	110,670	148,810	186,950
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	69,310	98,587	127,863	157,140
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	54,960	82,430	109,900	137,370
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	56,350	80,800	105,250	129,700
Vineland, NJ	58,540	81,467	104,393	127,320
Albuquerque, NM	79,630	93,193	106,757	120,320
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	64,880	82,907	100,933	118,960
Farmington, NM	75,660	93,187	110,713	128,240
Las Cruces, NM	59,040	77,160	95,280	113,400
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	70,710	91,587	112,463	133,340
Santa Fe, NM	75,720	93,410	111,100	128,790
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	62,190	75,763	89,337	102,910
Carson City, NV	61,090	74,340	87,590	100,840
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	66,650	79,377	92,103	104,830
Reno, NV	61,090	74,340	87,590	100,840
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	64,450	86,030	107,610	129,190
Binghamton, NY	63,450	83,930	104,410	124,890
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	54,670	78,300	101,930	125,560
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	62,230	81,433	100,637	119,840
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	61,170	82,070	102,970	123,870
Elmira, NY	57,380	80,460	103,540	126,620
Glens Falls, NY	63,010	83,347	103,683	124,020
Ithaca, NY	68,020	95,407	122,793	150,180
Kingston, NY	56,340	70,120	83,900	97,680
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	59,480	74,653	89,827	105,000
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	53,620	82,783	111,947	141,110
Rochester, NY	65,080	91,127	117,173	143,220
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	52,120	69,290	86,460	103,630
Syracuse, NY	66,360	86,187	106,013	125,840
Utica-Rome, NY	61,450	78,753	96,057	113,360
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	64,790	83,503	102,217	120,930
Akron, OH	56,340	71,283	86,227	101,170
Canton-Massillon, OH	55,920	68,823	81,727	94,630
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	43,900	61,510	79,120	96,730
Cleveland, OH	46,330	61,167	76,003	90,840
Columbus, OH	52,350	69,923	87,497	105,070
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	51,660	65,550	79,440	93,330
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	53,450	69,280	85,110	100,940
Lima, OH	51,300	67,490	83,680	99,870
Mansfield, OH	52,900	69,210	85,520	101,830
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	55,440	66,690	77,940	89,190
Sandusky, OH	50,550	66,057	81,563	97,070
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	55,560	74,463	93,367	112,270
Springfield, OH	52,100	68,137	84,173	100,210
Toledo, OH	58,350	76,563	94,777	112,990
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	50,410	66,953	83,497	100,040
Youngstown-Warren, OH	50,980	64,867	78,753	92,640
Enid, OK	48,850	65,383	81,917	98,450
Lawton, OK	47,280	60,303	73,327	86,350
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,220	56,907	69,593	82,280
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,990	67,967	85,943	103,920
Oklahoma City, OK	48,480	61,853	75,227	88,600
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,060	39,823	50,587	61,350
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,100	61,493	77,887	94,280
Tulsa, OK	54,760	65,450	76,140	86,830
Albany, OR	70,480	88,810	107,140	125,470
Bend, OR	61,210	79,040	96,870	114,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,770	83,243	104,717	126,190
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	64,910	85,767	106,623	127,480
Corvallis, OR	70,870	88,930	106,990	125,050
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	46,760	66,953	87,147	107,340
Eugene-Springfield, OR	70,470	89,640	108,810	127,980
Grants Pass, OR	55,240	73,323	91,407	109,490
Medford, OR	56,030	72,590	89,150	105,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	61,680	84,167	106,653	129,140
Salem, OR	62,970	84,470	105,970	127,470
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	58,420	73,833	89,247	104,660
Altoona, PA	59,730	77,457	95,183	112,910
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	66,540	79,233	91,927	104,620
Chambersburg, PA	64,100	81,623	99,147	116,670
Erie, PA	65,300	80,320	95,340	110,360
Gettysburg, PA	64,300	82,520	100,740	118,960
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	64,390	83,827	103,263	122,700
Johnstown, PA	59,470	74,523	89,577	104,630
Lancaster, PA	60,230	81,800	103,370	124,940
Lebanon, PA	61,810	78,063	94,317	110,570
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,360	76,190	91,020	105,850
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	60,170	76,337	92,503	108,670
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	59,960	82,820	105,680	128,540
Pittsburgh, PA	60,310	74,963	89,617	104,270
Reading, PA	58,330	73,670	89,010	104,350
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	67,710	78,980	90,250	101,520
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	62,280	78,207	94,133	110,060
State College, PA	61,880	79,120	96,360	113,600
Williamsport, PA	64,850	78,850	92,850	106,850
York-Hanover, PA	62,500	79,573	96,647	113,720
Aguadilla, PR	62,910	76,357	89,803	103,250
Arecibo, PR	60,740	75,693	90,647	105,600
Guayama, PR	60,260	74,790	89,320	103,850
Mayaguez, PR	62,200	77,020	91,840	106,660
Ponce, PR	60,750	74,630	88,510	102,390
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	61,200	75,470	89,740	104,010
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	60,590	75,200	89,810	104,420
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	62,950	82,513	102,077	121,640
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	59,640	73,923	88,207	102,490
Columbia, SC	62,840	84,803	106,767	128,730
Florence, SC	57,700	79,543	101,387	123,230
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	60,100	79,237	98,373	117,510
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	56,220	74,640	93,060	111,480
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	56,220	74,640	93,060	111,480
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	52,620	70,563	88,507	106,450
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,540	55,377	62,213	69,050
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	59,060	78,973	98,887	118,800
Spartanburg, SC	60,740	72,977	85,213	97,450
Sumter, SC	57,700	79,543	101,387	123,230
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	59,880	74,653	89,427	104,200
Rapid City, SD	65,630	72,647	79,663	86,680
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	59,410	71,667	83,923	96,180
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	61,150	74,000	86,850	99,700
Chattanooga, TN-GA	51,980	64,110	76,240	88,370
Clarksville, TN-KY	60,750	78,953	97,157	115,360
Cleveland, TN	48,270	56,627	64,983	73,340
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	55,530	71,930	88,330	104,730
Jackson, TN	54,520	63,583	72,647	81,710
Johnson City, TN	48,120	59,623	71,127	82,630
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	48,160	55,283	62,407	69,530
Knoxville, TN	66,540	85,620	104,700	123,780
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	57,800	81,430	105,060	128,690
Morristown, TN	55,880	73,287	90,693	108,100
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	62,940	82,577	102,213	121,850
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	62,530	79,143	95,757	112,370
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	59,760	77,250	94,740	112,230
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	59,480	78,497	97,513	116,530
Abilene, TX	49,300	64,810	80,320	95,830
Amarillo, TX	45,570	60,607	75,643	90,680
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	58,030	83,757	109,483	135,210
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	60,850	79,987	99,123	118,260
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	50,920	67,353	83,787	100,220
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	56,120	78,667	101,213	123,760
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	54,820	67,360	79,900	92,440
College Station-Bryan, TX	53,830	79,683	105,537	131,390
Corpus Christi, TX	55,340	70,410	85,480	100,550
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	61,870	78,387	94,903	111,420
Eagle Pass, TX	43,000	62,883	82,767	102,650
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	57,000	76,300	95,600	114,900
El Paso, TX	56,020	75,030	94,040	113,050
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,970	68,940	83,910	98,880
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	61,920	81,103	100,287	119,470
Killeen-Temple, TX	48,980	69,213	89,447	109,680
Laredo, TX	40,930	63,007	85,083	107,160
Longview, TX	48,960	63,900	78,840	93,780
Lubbock, TX	59,790	77,497	95,203	112,910
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	60,340	82,220	104,100	125,980
Midland, TX	54,290	66,097	77,903	89,710
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,580	65,337	82,093	98,850
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,960	58,737	69,513	80,290
Odessa, TX	54,290	66,097	77,903	89,710
San Angelo, TX	51,190	64,783	78,377	91,970
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	52,250	69,307	86,363	103,420
Sherman-Denison, TX	58,610	75,673	92,737	109,800
Texarkana, TX-AR	55,320	75,347	95,373	115,400
Tyler, TX	47,560	61,857	76,153	90,450
Victoria, TX	54,980	67,413	79,847	92,280
Waco, TX	56,360	76,133	95,907	115,680
Wichita Falls, TX	46,730	62,170	77,610	93,050
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	59,540	64,340	69,140	73,940
Logan, UT-ID	59,760	78,807	97,853	116,900
Ogden, UT	54,620	78,790	102,960	127,130
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	49,710	71,667	93,623	115,580
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	48,680	72,827	96,973	121,120
St. George, UT	50,680	70,587	90,493	110,400
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	50,500	70,680	90,860	111,040
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	53,830	77,430	101,030	124,630
Charlottesville, VA	85,000	112,070	139,140	166,210
Harrisonburg, VA	70,640	80,897	91,153	101,410
Lynchburg, VA	51,500	75,240	98,980	122,720
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,990	75,403	97,817	120,230
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,970	77,090	100,210	123,330
Richmond, VA	54,390	73,117	91,843	110,570
Roanoke, VA	41,840	51,973	62,107	72,240
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,500	62,530	77,560	92,590
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,730	74,373	96,017	117,660
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	63,960	87,627	111,293	134,960
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	49,640	66,060	82,480	98,900
Winchester, VA-WV	53,360	77,450	101,540	125,630
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	56,960	79,787	102,613	125,440
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	62,280	80,090	97,900	115,710
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	60,900	77,757	94,613	111,470
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	58,420	72,563	86,707	100,850
Bellingham, WA	60,700	73,883	87,067	100,250
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	71,190	97,767	124,343	150,920
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	53,840	66,473	79,107	91,740
Kennewick-Richland, WA	59,150	73,573	87,997	102,420
Longview-Kelso, WA	61,240	83,120	105,000	126,880
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	67,910	92,970	118,030	143,090
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	70,570	96,793	123,017	149,240
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	72,490	99,723	126,957	154,190
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	64,380	76,460	88,540	100,620
Walla Walla, WA	57,490	70,740	83,990	97,240
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	68,940	95,140	121,340	147,540
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	65,880	89,743	113,607	137,470
Yakima, WA	65,880	89,970	114,060	138,150
Appleton, WI	52,220	61,643	71,067	80,490
Eau Claire, WI	61,130	78,513	95,897	113,280
Fond du Lac, WI	60,440	73,413	86,387	99,360
Green Bay, WI	53,720	64,037	74,353	84,670
Janesville-Beloit, WI	63,410	92,257	121,103	149,950
Kenosha, WI	52,840	65,663	78,487	91,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	57,500	67,437	77,373	87,310
Madison, WI	83,710	113,100	142,490	171,880
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	66,720	80,353	93,987	107,620
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	57,630	65,160	72,690	80,220
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	59,200	67,977	76,753	85,530
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	52,980	61,870	70,760	79,650
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	61,680	75,840	90,000	104,160
Sheboygan, WI	63,380	76,387	89,393	102,400
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,570	58,440	65,310	72,180
Wausau, WI	53,150	61,353	69,557	77,760
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	66,940	90,013	113,087	136,160
Beckley, WV	49,740	66,100	82,460	98,820
Charleston, WV	45,070	55,793	66,517	77,240
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	52,430	63,257	74,083	84,910
Morgantown, WV	54,670	63,647	72,623	81,600
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,500	63,303	76,107	88,910
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	50,410	63,120	75,830	88,540
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	56,390	79,927	103,463	127,000
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	53,430	63,813	74,197	84,580
Wheeling, WV-OH	49,870	62,223	74,577	86,930
Casper, WY	61,350	76,167	90,983	105,800
Cheyenne, WY	60,530	76,403	92,277	108,150
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	72,650	86,483	100,317	114,150
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	61,350	76,167	90,983	105,800

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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