SOC 25-1072 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Nursing Instructors and 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): Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Level I across metros$32,220 – $116,340Cincinnati, OH to Kahului, HI

Median Level IV, major metros$98,260Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1072) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $32,220 in Cincinnati, OH to $116,340 in Kahului, HI, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $98,260. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $84,747, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 11 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$113,690
San Francisco, CA$115,630
San Jose, CA$177,660
Seattle, WA$116,710
Dallas, TX$126,000
Houston, TX$135,710
Austin, TX$105,350
Chicago, IL$93,200
Boston, MA$110,070
Washington, DC$109,930
Atlanta, GA$90,740
Los Angeles, CA$106,670

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	59,920	81,367	102,813	124,260
Anchorage, AK	78,160	86,463	94,767	103,070
Fairbanks-College, AK	61,040	81,577	102,113	122,650
Anniston-Oxford, AL	65,640	83,180	100,720	118,260
Auburn-Opelika, AL	39,060	48,120	57,180	66,240
Birmingham, AL	59,030	75,163	91,297	107,430
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	78,070	80,887	83,703	86,520
Decatur, AL	55,770	64,083	72,397	80,710
Dothan, AL	58,440	64,607	70,773	76,940
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	56,410	64,707	73,003	81,300
Gadsden, AL	65,640	83,180	100,720	118,260
Huntsville, AL	59,220	67,030	74,840	82,650
Mobile, AL	73,960	80,270	86,580	92,890
Montgomery, AL	58,520	65,563	72,607	79,650
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	53,450	61,827	70,203	78,580
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,460	55,903	62,347	68,790
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	58,130	63,807	69,483	75,160
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	53,610	63,213	72,817	82,420
Tuscaloosa, AL	61,190	78,917	96,643	114,370
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,860	61,777	73,693	85,610
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	48,700	54,773	60,847	66,920
Fort Smith, AR-OK	47,800	56,063	64,327	72,590
Hot Springs, AR	52,010	62,903	73,797	84,690
Jonesboro, AR	57,940	68,387	78,833	89,280
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	57,810	68,487	79,163	89,840
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,440	50,143	54,847	59,550
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	39,960	49,993	60,027	70,060
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	44,080	53,307	62,533	71,760
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	65,220	73,053	80,887	88,720
Flagstaff, AZ	74,990	85,133	95,277	105,420
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	68,290	78,063	87,837	97,610
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	57,300	70,747	84,193	97,640
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	58,070	71,293	84,517	97,740
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	65,880	77,403	88,927	100,450
Tucson, AZ	58,570	71,807	85,043	98,280
Yuma, AZ	58,680	71,970	85,260	98,550
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	66,300	84,220	102,140	120,060
Chico, CA	82,090	107,970	133,850	159,730
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,070	76,500	97,930	119,360
El Centro, CA	55,990	79,517	103,043	126,570
Fresno, CA	72,710	93,253	113,797	134,340
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	67,160	86,373	105,587	124,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	53,560	71,263	88,967	106,670
Merced, CA	73,620	99,063	124,507	149,950
Modesto, CA	49,500	64,567	79,633	94,700
Napa, CA	57,750	78,430	99,110	119,790
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	57,830	78,333	98,837	119,340
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,770	76,403	97,037	117,670
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	53,770	71,543	89,317	107,090
Redding, CA	52,930	67,753	82,577	97,400
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	52,240	74,100	95,960	117,820
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	55,070	76,070	97,070	118,070
Salinas, CA	80,970	106,717	132,463	158,210
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	66,820	91,470	116,120	140,770
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	56,080	75,930	95,780	115,630
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	102,290	127,413	152,537	177,660
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	57,460	74,993	92,527	110,060
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	59,440	83,100	106,760	130,420
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	52,390	66,707	81,023	95,340
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	56,740	76,827	96,913	117,000
Stockton-Lodi, CA	57,440	79,990	102,540	125,090
Vallejo, CA	56,420	76,920	97,420	117,920
Visalia, CA	66,510	81,677	96,843	112,010
Yuba City, CA	57,850	79,997	102,143	124,290
Boulder, CO	54,810	72,807	90,803	108,800
Colorado Springs, CO	55,700	70,407	85,113	99,820
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	56,070	74,133	92,197	110,260
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,930	62,867	73,803	84,740
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	63,960	75,800	87,640	99,480
Grand Junction, CO	32,800	47,457	62,113	76,770
Greeley, CO	41,650	61,260	80,870	100,480
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	50,560	69,097	87,633	106,170
Pueblo, CO	56,330	70,227	84,123	98,020
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	57,660	67,503	77,347	87,190
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	56,190	69,530	82,870	96,210
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	62,070	76,090	90,110	104,130
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	64,840	79,393	93,947	108,500
New Haven, CT	80,820	93,587	106,353	119,120
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	76,120	88,040	99,960	111,880
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	71,440	83,317	95,193	107,070
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	61,880	77,897	93,913	109,930
Dover, DE	52,090	68,213	84,337	100,460
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	65,980	77,440	88,900	100,360
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	57,920	69,310	80,700	92,090
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	58,460	66,397	74,333	82,270
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	62,420	74,647	86,873	99,100
Gainesville, FL	56,490	66,073	75,657	85,240
Homosassa Springs, FL	57,410	69,387	81,363	93,340
Jacksonville, FL	56,220	67,327	78,433	89,540
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	61,760	72,733	83,707	94,680
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	59,640	73,183	86,727	100,270
Naples-Marco Island, FL	59,480	72,907	86,333	99,760
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	61,570	69,203	76,837	84,470
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	57,670	71,567	85,463	99,360
Ocala, FL	53,500	65,307	77,113	88,920
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	49,980	63,293	76,607	89,920
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	51,820	65,230	78,640	92,050
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	58,430	66,773	75,117	83,460
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	57,010	69,997	82,983	95,970
Port St. Lucie, FL	53,040	63,763	74,487	85,210
Punta Gorda, FL	57,210	69,577	81,943	94,310
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	50,430	63,577	76,723	89,870
Sebring, FL	51,900	64,950	78,000	91,050
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	56,910	70,297	83,683	97,070
Tallahassee, FL	56,840	65,127	73,413	81,700
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	58,840	71,747	84,653	97,560
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	54,520	67,720	80,920	94,120
Albany, GA	43,960	55,387	66,813	78,240
Athens-Clarke County, GA	49,840	62,837	75,833	88,830
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	49,500	63,247	76,993	90,740
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	84,770	95,080	105,390	115,700
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	56,200	63,633	71,067	78,500
Columbus, GA-AL	42,880	56,850	70,820	84,790
Dalton, GA	52,830	61,873	70,917	79,960
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	58,490	65,167	71,843	78,520
Gainesville, GA	50,790	63,893	76,997	90,100
Hinesville, GA	56,280	63,987	71,693	79,400
Macon-Bibb County, GA	48,090	61,520	74,950	88,380
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,370	49,797	64,223	78,650
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,900	57,090	66,280	75,470
Rome, GA	49,230	62,350	75,470	88,590
Savannah, GA	56,610	64,433	72,257	80,080
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	54,120	60,763	67,407	74,050
Valdosta, GA	33,800	48,773	63,747	78,720
Warner Robins, GA	44,650	56,190	67,730	79,270
Guam MSA	54,280	70,267	86,253	102,240
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	116,340	120,957	125,573	130,190
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	116,340	120,957	125,573	130,190
Urban Honolulu, HI	116,340	120,957	125,573	130,190
Ames, IA	53,450	62,203	70,957	79,710
Cedar Rapids, IA	48,260	56,640	65,020	73,400
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	49,050	58,753	68,457	78,160
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	56,470	65,433	74,397	83,360
Dubuque, IA	53,870	62,130	70,390	78,650
Iowa City, IA	55,580	71,857	88,133	104,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50,910	59,887	68,863	77,840
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,530	55,597	63,663	71,730
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	65,160	70,223	75,287	80,350
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	64,010	67,693	71,377	75,060
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	58,440	67,443	76,447	85,450
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	50,370	60,680	70,990	81,300
Boise City, ID	57,200	75,093	92,987	110,880
Coeur d'Alene, ID	46,570	72,167	97,763	123,360
Idaho Falls, ID	56,240	75,000	93,760	112,520
Lewiston, ID-WA	56,240	75,000	93,760	112,520
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	57,160	76,347	95,533	114,720
Pocatello, ID	56,240	75,000	93,760	112,520
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	59,740	76,537	93,333	110,130
Twin Falls, ID	59,020	77,080	95,140	113,200
Bloomington, IL	54,740	65,083	75,427	85,770
Champaign-Urbana, IL	45,610	57,430	69,250	81,070
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	52,950	66,367	79,783	93,200
Decatur, IL	45,660	60,477	75,293	90,110
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,670	57,357	67,043	76,730
Kankakee, IL	52,040	65,447	78,853	92,260
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,610	57,023	69,437	81,850
Peoria, IL	47,920	60,993	74,067	87,140
Rockford, IL	56,800	67,073	77,347	87,620
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,980	56,243	69,507	82,770
Springfield, IL	72,060	89,330	106,600	123,870
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,830	51,767	63,703	75,640
Bloomington, IN	51,380	65,720	80,060	94,400
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,400	57,333	73,267	89,200
Columbus, IN	51,650	65,603	79,557	93,510
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	56,180	66,857	77,533	88,210
Evansville, IN	53,730	66,853	79,977	93,100
Fort Wayne, IN	56,520	64,570	72,620	80,670
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	51,080	65,943	80,807	95,670
Kokomo, IN	51,300	65,330	79,360	93,390
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	52,890	66,270	79,650	93,030
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	53,130	66,380	79,630	92,880
Muncie, IN	55,150	64,840	74,530	84,220
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	53,160	66,243	79,327	92,410
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	56,400	67,363	78,327	89,290
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	57,570	66,410	75,250	84,090
Terre Haute, IN	51,970	67,060	82,150	97,240
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	48,680	60,243	71,807	83,370
Lawrence, KS	50,710	64,440	78,170	91,900
Manhattan, KS	50,490	61,703	72,917	84,130
Topeka, KS	50,750	64,453	78,157	91,860
Wichita, KS	48,640	54,740	60,840	66,940
Bowling Green, KY	53,640	67,457	81,273	95,090
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,840	58,017	72,193	86,370
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,560	59,113	67,667	76,220
Elizabethtown, KY	59,300	67,273	75,247	83,220
Lexington-Fayette, KY	35,450	53,363	71,277	89,190
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	54,350	64,420	74,490	84,560
Owensboro, KY	46,360	61,107	75,853	90,600
Paducah, KY-IL	45,900	58,203	70,507	82,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	57,980	66,613	75,247	83,880
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	57,150	66,657	76,163	85,670
Alexandria, LA	54,890	71,257	87,623	103,990
Baton Rouge, LA	54,500	71,450	88,400	105,350
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	55,770	73,180	90,590	108,000
Hammond, LA	56,580	71,513	86,447	101,380
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	55,750	71,210	86,670	102,130
Lafayette, LA	64,260	79,327	94,393	109,460
Lake Charles, LA	54,730	73,587	92,443	111,300
Monroe, LA	45,430	63,697	81,963	100,230
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	52,920	67,843	82,767	97,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,170	65,220	85,270	105,320
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	48,590	68,460	88,330	108,200
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	54,380	68,210	82,040	95,870
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	56,690	73,900	91,110	108,320
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	75,750	90,630	105,510	120,390
Barnstable Town, MA	62,120	77,757	93,393	109,030
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	62,890	78,617	94,343	110,070
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	63,410	78,697	93,983	109,270
Pittsfield, MA	63,290	77,670	92,050	106,430
Springfield, MA	59,170	70,513	81,857	93,200
Worcester, MA	68,480	81,790	95,100	108,410
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	57,010	73,737	90,463	107,190
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	50,030	62,357	74,683	87,010
Lexington Park, MD	60,470	76,280	92,090	107,900
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	60,200	68,353	76,507	84,660
Salisbury, MD	65,230	76,530	87,830	99,130
Bangor, ME	57,620	71,783	85,947	100,110
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	61,580	73,477	85,373	97,270
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	59,020	65,847	72,673	79,500
Portland-South Portland, ME	63,370	75,783	88,197	100,610
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	60,250	72,203	84,157	96,110
Ann Arbor, MI	65,740	89,590	113,440	137,290
Battle Creek, MI	44,100	59,040	73,980	88,920
Bay City, MI	36,220	53,033	69,847	86,660
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	52,580	70,827	89,073	107,320
Flint, MI	41,000	52,187	63,373	74,560
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	45,020	57,303	69,587	81,870
Jackson, MI	50,830	71,380	91,930	112,480
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	50,640	62,537	74,433	86,330
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	50,490	68,043	85,597	103,150
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	55,550	68,387	81,223	94,060
Midland, MI	36,220	53,033	69,847	86,660
Monroe, MI	55,800	76,310	96,820	117,330
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	46,020	59,270	72,520	85,770
Niles, MI	53,730	65,223	76,717	88,210
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,980	61,393	77,807	94,220
Saginaw, MI	40,620	57,660	74,700	91,740
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,760	67,283	83,807	100,330
Traverse City, MI	43,580	60,243	76,907	93,570
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,000	63,250	80,500	97,750
Duluth, MN-WI	62,630	72,353	82,077	91,800
Mankato, MN	49,570	67,817	86,063	104,310
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	66,650	78,520	90,390	102,260
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	65,880	77,377	88,873	100,370
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	63,220	71,970	80,720	89,470
Rochester, MN	66,660	75,427	84,193	92,960
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	68,190	77,097	86,003	94,910
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	62,440	74,643	86,847	99,050
St. Cloud, MN	63,070	75,023	86,977	98,930
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	45,970	59,987	74,003	88,020
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	51,130	65,447	79,763	94,080
Columbia, MO	63,850	75,903	87,957	100,010
Jefferson City, MO	54,230	66,903	79,577	92,250
Joplin, MO-KS	48,260	59,230	70,200	81,170
Kansas City, MO-KS	50,870	65,973	81,077	96,180
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,010	62,037	77,063	92,090
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,800	64,773	78,747	92,720
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,260	63,457	76,653	89,850
Springfield, MO	49,870	60,493	71,117	81,740
St. Joseph, MO-KS	49,760	63,910	78,060	92,210
St. Louis, MO-IL	50,870	66,203	81,537	96,870
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	59,030	65,310	71,590	77,870
Hattiesburg, MS	54,610	63,443	72,277	81,110
Jackson, MS	61,700	75,120	88,540	101,960
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	58,260	64,107	69,953	75,800
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	54,020	63,697	73,373	83,050
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	60,830	68,580	76,330	84,080
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	62,250	71,150	80,050	88,950
Billings, MT	54,770	61,213	67,657	74,100
Bozeman, MT	56,610	68,120	79,630	91,140
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	52,100	59,987	67,873	75,760
Great Falls, MT	51,700	59,517	67,333	75,150
Helena, MT	55,400	66,543	77,687	88,830
Missoula, MT	55,830	61,033	66,237	71,440
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	55,330	66,167	77,003	87,840
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	53,050	60,230	67,410	74,590
Asheville, NC	61,950	72,313	82,677	93,040
Burlington, NC	66,480	78,193	89,907	101,620
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	60,670	69,903	79,137	88,370
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	45,390	61,160	76,930	92,700
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	68,880	82,820	96,760	110,700
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	62,470	68,713	74,957	81,200
Fayetteville, NC	61,530	71,383	81,237	91,090
Goldsboro, NC	58,850	67,513	76,177	84,840
Greensboro-High Point, NC	68,800	78,167	87,533	96,900
Greenville, NC	81,910	92,620	103,330	114,040
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	56,950	63,567	70,183	76,800
Jacksonville, NC	63,860	75,310	86,760	98,210
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	66,060	77,743	89,427	101,110
Raleigh-Cary, NC	54,050	64,603	75,157	85,710
Rocky Mount, NC	58,310	67,030	75,750	84,470
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	63,640	72,597	81,553	90,510
Wilmington, NC	70,620	85,760	100,900	116,040
Winston-Salem, NC	78,370	85,230	92,090	98,950
Bismarck, ND	59,290	67,993	76,697	85,400
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	57,480	67,087	76,693	86,300
Fargo, ND-MN	69,950	82,850	95,750	108,650
Grand Forks, ND-MN	59,830	69,420	79,010	88,600
Minot, ND	60,640	73,077	85,513	97,950
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	58,300	67,660	77,020	86,380
Grand Island, NE	60,730	75,527	90,323	105,120
Lincoln, NE	54,620	66,467	78,313	90,160
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	58,980	84,387	109,793	135,200
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	59,610	78,780	97,950	117,120
Omaha, NE-IA	67,930	78,040	88,150	98,260
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	62,300	75,173	88,047	100,920
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	62,800	73,917	85,033	96,150
Manchester-Nashua, NH	64,500	72,330	80,160	87,990
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	62,180	77,720	93,260	108,800
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,770	60,623	72,477	84,330
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	55,990	73,883	91,777	109,670
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	48,620	66,463	84,307	102,150
Vineland, NJ	51,300	67,310	83,320	99,330
Albuquerque, NM	41,870	53,807	65,743	77,680
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	57,770	68,570	79,370	90,170
Farmington, NM	41,820	55,627	69,433	83,240
Las Cruces, NM	63,150	72,257	81,363	90,470
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	44,670	59,147	73,623	88,100
Santa Fe, NM	42,000	56,403	70,807	85,210
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	62,400	76,060	89,720	103,380
Carson City, NV	75,630	85,267	94,903	104,540
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	59,230	73,760	88,290	102,820
Reno, NV	79,760	88,557	97,353	106,150
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	46,610	60,707	74,803	88,900
Binghamton, NY	63,090	83,290	103,490	123,690
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	50,010	70,307	90,603	110,900
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	45,220	57,843	70,467	83,090
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	49,910	59,457	69,003	78,550
Elmira, NY	48,920	66,207	83,493	100,780
Glens Falls, NY	46,760	60,443	74,127	87,810
Ithaca, NY	48,780	63,843	78,907	93,970
Kingston, NY	55,420	73,267	91,113	108,960
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	42,950	57,827	72,703	87,580
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	58,150	76,663	95,177	113,690
Rochester, NY	53,420	67,140	80,860	94,580
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	38,940	48,463	57,987	67,510
Syracuse, NY	62,170	73,130	84,090	95,050
Utica-Rome, NY	55,420	73,267	91,113	108,960
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	54,500	66,697	78,893	91,090
Akron, OH	48,720	60,837	72,953	85,070
Canton-Massillon, OH	51,250	58,017	64,783	71,550
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	32,220	50,473	68,727	86,980
Cleveland, OH	37,240	52,980	68,720	84,460
Columbus, OH	42,380	59,453	76,527	93,600
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	48,420	61,033	73,647	86,260
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	64,020	70,760	77,500	84,240
Lima, OH	42,480	57,720	72,960	88,200
Mansfield, OH	44,570	60,327	76,083	91,840
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	58,320	66,753	75,187	83,620
Sandusky, OH	43,360	57,397	71,433	85,470
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	55,360	68,797	82,233	95,670
Springfield, OH	45,240	60,580	75,920	91,260
Toledo, OH	48,780	61,990	75,200	88,410
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,040	57,083	73,127	89,170
Youngstown-Warren, OH	43,100	56,753	70,407	84,060
Enid, OK	50,850	59,887	68,923	77,960
Lawton, OK	50,340	58,287	66,233	74,180
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	56,300	60,573	64,847	69,120
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	54,050	63,410	72,770	82,130
Oklahoma City, OK	47,910	56,743	65,577	74,410
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,600	53,590	62,580	71,570
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	55,620	62,007	68,393	74,780
Tulsa, OK	61,040	69,390	77,740	86,090
Albany, OR	46,030	61,540	77,050	92,560
Bend, OR	51,320	64,943	78,567	92,190
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	52,900	69,333	85,767	102,200
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,040	67,457	73,873	80,290
Corvallis, OR	50,960	62,850	74,740	86,630
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	60,910	71,447	81,983	92,520
Eugene-Springfield, OR	52,030	64,120	76,210	88,300
Grants Pass, OR	60,510	67,363	74,217	81,070
Medford, OR	62,110	68,637	75,163	81,690
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	51,150	69,737	88,323	106,910
Salem, OR	51,230	68,113	84,997	101,880
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	52,180	66,197	80,213	94,230
Altoona, PA	50,020	63,843	77,667	91,490
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	46,720	62,320	77,920	93,520
Chambersburg, PA	48,330	62,687	77,043	91,400
Erie, PA	50,300	62,233	74,167	86,100
Gettysburg, PA	51,380	63,757	76,133	88,510
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	49,680	61,913	74,147	86,380
Johnstown, PA	47,940	57,193	66,447	75,700
Lancaster, PA	50,350	62,167	73,983	85,800
Lebanon, PA	48,940	61,763	74,587	87,410
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,660	58,103	70,547	82,990
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,130	60,300	71,470	82,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	51,540	67,533	83,527	99,520
Pittsburgh, PA	51,380	63,773	76,167	88,560
Reading, PA	51,180	66,637	82,093	97,550
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	48,930	63,807	78,683	93,560
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	47,570	63,013	78,457	93,900
State College, PA	49,650	64,253	78,857	93,460
Williamsport, PA	49,350	63,030	76,710	90,390
York-Hanover, PA	50,990	62,840	74,690	86,540
Aguadilla, PR	46,530	57,633	68,737	79,840
Arecibo, PR	46,300	63,013	79,727	96,440
Guayama, PR	45,460	56,400	67,340	78,280
Mayaguez, PR	47,870	60,687	73,503	86,320
Ponce, PR	45,920	49,543	53,167	56,790
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	45,570	56,077	66,583	77,090
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	45,320	56,530	67,740	78,950
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	59,950	74,653	89,357	104,060
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	59,300	75,610	91,920	108,230
Columbia, SC	71,770	97,430	123,090	148,750
Florence, SC	60,160	66,300	72,440	78,580
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	64,620	71,730	78,840	85,950
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	43,520	56,560	69,600	82,640
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	56,750	72,660	88,570	104,480
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,960	73,487	92,013	110,540
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	22,640	38,110	53,580	69,050
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	64,740	84,550	104,360	124,170
Spartanburg, SC	54,040	70,843	87,647	104,450
Sumter, SC	62,720	86,953	111,187	135,420
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	62,860	71,403	79,947	88,490
Rapid City, SD	58,440	66,240	74,040	81,840
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	58,800	66,923	75,047	83,170
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	62,190	70,633	79,077	87,520
Chattanooga, TN-GA	53,110	63,390	73,670	83,950
Clarksville, TN-KY	61,060	71,740	82,420	93,100
Cleveland, TN	54,720	63,970	73,220	82,470
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	57,490	69,030	80,570	92,110
Jackson, TN	58,030	65,360	72,690	80,020
Johnson City, TN	54,950	65,690	76,430	87,170
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	50,310	57,703	65,097	72,490
Knoxville, TN	69,200	79,913	90,627	101,340
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	57,200	69,683	82,167	94,650
Morristown, TN	59,960	71,083	82,207	93,330
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	65,410	75,413	85,417	95,420
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	59,510	71,053	82,597	94,140
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	57,820	68,773	79,727	90,680
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	60,400	66,340	72,280	78,220
Abilene, TX	51,590	65,663	79,737	93,810
Amarillo, TX	47,800	62,663	77,527	92,390
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	58,360	74,023	89,687	105,350
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	62,330	84,890	107,450	130,010
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,900	64,563	80,227	95,890
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	58,390	77,590	96,790	115,990
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	58,090	69,740	81,390	93,040
College Station-Bryan, TX	60,810	74,963	89,117	103,270
Corpus Christi, TX	54,750	66,840	78,930	91,020
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	64,470	84,980	105,490	126,000
Eagle Pass, TX	38,460	54,647	70,833	87,020
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	55,920	68,257	80,593	92,930
El Paso, TX	50,350	60,083	69,817	79,550
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,460	63,120	76,780	90,440
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	63,300	87,437	111,573	135,710
Killeen-Temple, TX	71,140	98,057	124,973	151,890
Laredo, TX	37,210	53,323	69,437	85,550
Longview, TX	52,840	65,077	77,313	89,550
Lubbock, TX	62,330	72,077	81,823	91,570
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	52,810	66,237	79,663	93,090
Midland, TX	58,190	72,967	87,743	102,520
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	52,600	65,183	77,767	90,350
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	56,190	68,623	81,057	93,490
Odessa, TX	58,240	75,367	92,493	109,620
San Angelo, TX	51,980	65,010	78,040	91,070
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	54,000	70,073	86,147	102,220
Sherman-Denison, TX	62,220	77,380	92,540	107,700
Texarkana, TX-AR	61,560	70,050	78,540	87,030
Tyler, TX	53,250	63,667	74,083	84,500
Victoria, TX	56,830	68,427	80,023	91,620
Waco, TX	83,450	123,290	163,130	202,970
Wichita Falls, TX	54,000	66,203	78,407	90,610
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	62,290	68,127	73,963	79,800
Logan, UT-ID	57,880	74,033	90,187	106,340
Ogden, UT	44,600	60,967	77,333	93,700
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	51,340	64,010	76,680	89,350
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	55,900	70,323	84,747	99,170
St. George, UT	62,020	68,037	74,053	80,070
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	52,230	66,070	79,910	93,750
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	59,920	72,637	85,353	98,070
Charlottesville, VA	60,950	74,047	87,143	100,240
Harrisonburg, VA	70,440	84,103	97,767	111,430
Lynchburg, VA	58,890	72,607	86,323	100,040
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	60,060	74,563	89,067	103,570
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	61,420	75,943	90,467	104,990
Richmond, VA	60,240	72,577	84,913	97,250
Roanoke, VA	59,920	72,637	85,353	98,070
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,270	61,153	75,037	88,920
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	59,920	72,637	85,353	98,070
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	70,440	84,103	97,767	111,430
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	56,860	68,530	80,200	91,870
Winchester, VA-WV	55,470	67,050	78,630	90,210
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	54,280	70,267	86,253	102,240
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	55,400	69,953	84,507	99,060
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	60,880	68,877	76,873	84,870
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	63,120	68,677	74,233	79,790
Bellingham, WA	71,590	83,557	95,523	107,490
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	63,670	80,917	98,163	115,410
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	59,480	76,050	92,620	109,190
Kennewick-Richland, WA	64,510	74,733	84,957	95,180
Longview-Kelso, WA	52,930	70,257	87,583	104,910
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	64,890	81,233	97,577	113,920
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	63,090	80,037	96,983	113,930
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	64,170	81,683	99,197	116,710
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	57,690	67,353	77,017	86,680
Walla Walla, WA	69,740	80,040	90,340	100,640
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	64,260	81,317	98,373	115,430
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	59,700	76,690	93,680	110,670
Yakima, WA	59,800	77,130	94,460	111,790
Appleton, WI	66,670	77,690	88,710	99,730
Eau Claire, WI	78,910	87,267	95,623	103,980
Fond du Lac, WI	58,370	72,683	86,997	101,310
Green Bay, WI	66,030	75,003	83,977	92,950
Janesville-Beloit, WI	62,120	77,310	92,500	107,690
Kenosha, WI	53,960	69,003	84,047	99,090
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	63,190	71,017	78,843	86,670
Madison, WI	59,550	75,327	91,103	106,880
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	56,370	70,830	85,290	99,750
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	77,170	84,877	92,583	100,290
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	72,010	80,977	89,943	98,910
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	70,510	83,573	96,637	109,700
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	56,890	71,330	85,770	100,210
Sheboygan, WI	57,200	71,310	85,420	99,530
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	59,940	73,947	87,953	101,960
Wausau, WI	73,230	82,750	92,270	101,790
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	66,690	78,720	90,750	102,780
Beckley, WV	48,140	56,633	65,127	73,620
Charleston, WV	53,740	63,567	73,393	83,220
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	50,850	60,357	69,863	79,370
Morgantown, WV	50,600	58,850	67,100	75,350
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,780	58,200	66,620	75,040
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	48,730	57,223	65,717	74,210
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,380	50,587	57,793	65,000
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	53,740	63,433	73,127	82,820
Wheeling, WV-OH	53,420	62,427	71,433	80,440
Casper, WY	54,230	62,157	70,083	78,010
Cheyenne, WY	49,260	63,613	77,967	92,320
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	59,200	68,270	77,340	86,410
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	49,580	56,237	62,893	69,550

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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