SOC 25-1081 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Education 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 pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Level I across metros$17,450 – $89,460Atlanta, GA to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$91,820Across 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 Teachers, Postsecondary?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Education Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1081) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $17,450 in Atlanta, GA to $89,460 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $91,820. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $77,663, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 13 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$116,640
San Francisco, CA$128,790
San Jose, CA$150,560
Seattle, WA$99,580
Dallas, TX$87,750
Houston, TX$94,610
Austin, TX$103,380
Chicago, IL$78,820
Boston, MA$110,970
Washington, DC$98,640
Atlanta, GA$78,990
Los Angeles, CA$132,760

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	45,140	62,160	79,180	96,200
Anchorage, AK	45,140	62,160	79,180	96,200
Fairbanks-College, AK	45,140	62,160	79,180	96,200
Anniston-Oxford, AL	47,730	57,960	68,190	78,420
Auburn-Opelika, AL	48,920	65,147	81,373	97,600
Birmingham, AL	52,260	62,157	72,053	81,950
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	52,030	58,850	65,670	72,490
Decatur, AL	46,200	56,073	65,947	75,820
Dothan, AL	47,850	55,500	63,150	70,800
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	46,090	56,110	66,130	76,150
Gadsden, AL	47,730	57,960	68,190	78,420
Huntsville, AL	46,050	55,130	64,210	73,290
Mobile, AL	53,810	59,383	64,957	70,530
Montgomery, AL	47,590	58,723	69,857	80,990
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,620	58,027	69,433	80,840
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	50,410	61,520	72,630	83,740
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	41,030	54,460	67,890	81,320
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	52,260	59,483	66,707	73,930
Tuscaloosa, AL	49,610	61,723	73,837	85,950
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	53,060	62,797	72,533	82,270
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	50,620	59,283	67,947	76,610
Fort Smith, AR-OK	38,880	50,350	61,820	73,290
Hot Springs, AR	51,390	60,747	70,103	79,460
Jonesboro, AR	53,990	63,663	73,337	83,010
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	48,220	57,900	67,580	77,260
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	52,410	61,390	70,370	79,350
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	51,250	63,147	75,043	86,940
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	50,910	60,120	69,330	78,540
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	57,540	72,750	87,960	103,170
Flagstaff, AZ	65,040	76,713	88,387	100,060
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	62,670	76,473	90,277	104,080
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	56,940	72,700	88,460	104,220
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	57,490	73,077	88,663	104,250
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	58,650	72,353	86,057	99,760
Tucson, AZ	59,130	71,607	84,083	96,560
Yuma, AZ	57,210	72,573	87,937	103,300
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	66,340	89,360	112,380	135,400
Chico, CA	68,300	90,970	113,640	136,310
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	67,470	90,950	114,430	137,910
El Centro, CA	73,690	98,447	123,203	147,960
Fresno, CA	84,600	105,457	126,313	147,170
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	78,010	98,450	118,890	139,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	65,590	87,980	110,370	132,760
Merced, CA	84,290	105,233	126,177	147,120
Modesto, CA	76,690	98,183	119,677	141,170
Napa, CA	56,120	79,760	103,400	127,040
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	56,630	80,330	104,030	127,730
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	60,590	83,037	105,483	127,930
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	65,760	88,120	110,480	132,840
Redding, CA	68,300	90,970	113,640	136,310
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	72,610	98,210	123,810	149,410
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	55,190	77,273	99,357	121,440
Salinas, CA	86,770	107,363	127,957	148,550
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	76,800	99,547	122,293	145,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	67,460	87,903	108,347	128,790
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	89,460	109,827	130,193	150,560
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	73,710	98,490	123,270	148,050
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	79,940	101,400	122,860	144,320
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	68,620	90,467	112,313	134,160
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	66,920	88,090	109,260	130,430
Stockton-Lodi, CA	74,330	96,213	118,097	139,980
Vallejo, CA	63,720	85,277	106,833	128,390
Visalia, CA	68,300	90,970	113,640	136,310
Yuba City, CA	60,560	83,203	105,847	128,490
Boulder, CO	56,810	68,767	80,723	92,680
Colorado Springs, CO	32,000	45,873	59,747	73,620
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	39,290	57,670	76,050	94,430
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	37,360	53,550	69,740	85,930
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	48,850	60,160	71,470	82,780
Grand Junction, CO	40,330	51,177	62,023	72,870
Greeley, CO	41,050	47,243	53,437	59,630
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,690	57,970	74,250	90,530
Pueblo, CO	36,030	48,943	61,857	74,770
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,670	55,467	62,263	69,060
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	53,150	66,850	80,550	94,250
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	55,550	71,757	87,963	104,170
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	59,040	78,193	97,347	116,500
New Haven, CT	55,780	71,210	86,640	102,070
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	56,630	70,283	83,937	97,590
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	51,880	63,477	75,073	86,670
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	42,360	61,120	79,880	98,640
Dover, DE	45,120	62,417	79,713	97,010
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	45,140	62,160	79,180	96,200
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	42,900	53,543	64,187	74,830
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	44,760	55,437	66,113	76,790
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	43,300	55,210	67,120	79,030
Gainesville, FL	49,670	57,620	65,570	73,520
Homosassa Springs, FL	43,540	52,710	61,880	71,050
Jacksonville, FL	50,910	59,687	68,463	77,240
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	48,510	57,080	65,650	74,220
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	46,090	58,363	70,637	82,910
Naples-Marco Island, FL	45,430	57,600	69,770	81,940
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	49,310	57,257	65,203	73,150
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	31,420	38,957	46,493	54,030
Ocala, FL	47,170	56,133	65,097	74,060
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	47,770	56,937	66,103	75,270
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	47,180	57,100	67,020	76,940
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	44,760	55,437	66,113	76,790
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	44,760	55,437	66,113	76,790
Port St. Lucie, FL	45,840	57,860	69,880	81,900
Punta Gorda, FL	34,340	44,293	54,247	64,200
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	47,520	56,983	66,447	75,910
Sebring, FL	48,070	57,080	66,090	75,100
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,950	54,287	65,623	76,960
Tallahassee, FL	44,760	55,437	66,113	76,790
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	43,380	52,507	61,633	70,760
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	43,940	53,893	63,847	73,800
Albany, GA	24,810	42,437	60,063	77,690
Athens-Clarke County, GA	18,670	38,750	58,830	78,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	17,450	37,963	58,477	78,990
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	43,480	55,573	67,667	79,760
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	37,450	54,153	70,857	87,560
Columbus, GA-AL	20,630	40,427	60,223	80,020
Dalton, GA	23,020	43,143	63,267	83,390
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	56,760	65,537	74,313	83,090
Gainesville, GA	17,650	37,827	58,003	78,180
Hinesville, GA	39,030	54,237	69,443	84,650
Macon-Bibb County, GA	17,830	38,023	58,217	78,410
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	18,530	36,037	53,543	71,050
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	15,080	29,527	43,973	58,420
Rome, GA	19,450	39,763	60,077	80,390
Savannah, GA	42,230	55,043	67,857	80,670
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,780	54,637	72,493	90,350
Valdosta, GA	40,500	57,900	75,300	92,700
Warner Robins, GA	20,730	38,570	56,410	74,250
Guam MSA	45,140	62,160	79,180	96,200
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	41,270	51,287	61,303	71,320
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	45,400	53,117	60,833	68,550
Urban Honolulu, HI	45,400	53,117	60,833	68,550
Ames, IA	36,490	49,630	62,770	75,910
Cedar Rapids, IA	35,610	45,303	54,997	64,690
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	40,070	48,863	57,657	66,450
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	29,460	41,460	53,460	65,460
Dubuque, IA	39,470	49,737	60,003	70,270
Iowa City, IA	47,730	74,453	101,177	127,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,960	52,227	57,493	62,760
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,900	53,823	67,747	81,670
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	47,890	65,037	82,183	99,330
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,720	52,997	66,273	79,550
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,710	53,237	67,763	82,290
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	38,830	49,730	60,630	71,530
Boise City, ID	47,780	58,547	69,313	80,080
Coeur d'Alene, ID	41,080	57,577	74,073	90,570
Idaho Falls, ID	41,080	57,577	74,073	90,570
Lewiston, ID-WA	41,080	57,577	74,073	90,570
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,860	59,133	75,407	91,680
Pocatello, ID	41,080	57,577	74,073	90,570
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,960	62,620	79,280	95,940
Twin Falls, ID	41,080	57,577	74,073	90,570
Bloomington, IL	53,050	60,930	68,810	76,690
Champaign-Urbana, IL	46,200	59,783	73,367	86,950
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	41,960	54,247	66,533	78,820
Decatur, IL	39,000	57,210	75,420	93,630
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,660	61,690	75,720	89,750
Kankakee, IL	41,730	54,767	67,803	80,840
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,170	53,703	66,237	78,770
Peoria, IL	42,750	55,043	67,337	79,630
Rockford, IL	41,690	53,970	66,250	78,530
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,830	51,443	61,057	70,670
Springfield, IL	39,640	53,963	68,287	82,610
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,160	48,077	63,993	79,910
Bloomington, IN	45,770	59,927	74,083	88,240
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,870	58,683	70,497	82,310
Columbus, IN	47,250	59,830	72,410	84,990
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	49,120	60,173	71,227	82,280
Evansville, IN	47,030	59,840	72,650	85,460
Fort Wayne, IN	41,610	57,197	72,783	88,370
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	47,770	60,587	73,403	86,220
Kokomo, IN	47,070	60,553	74,037	87,520
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	42,060	54,780	67,500	80,220
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	42,160	54,593	67,027	79,460
Muncie, IN	48,400	61,067	73,733	86,400
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	52,190	59,417	66,643	73,870
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	48,870	60,267	71,663	83,060
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,680	53,877	70,073	86,270
Terre Haute, IN	40,840	57,290	73,740	90,190
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	40,440	55,207	69,973	84,740
Lawrence, KS	40,430	56,167	71,903	87,640
Manhattan, KS	42,070	57,520	72,970	88,420
Topeka, KS	41,220	57,280	73,340	89,400
Wichita, KS	42,210	56,697	71,183	85,670
Bowling Green, KY	41,030	55,950	70,870	85,790
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,610	54,877	67,143	79,410
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,050	53,773	65,497	77,220
Elizabethtown, KY	40,260	53,290	66,320	79,350
Lexington-Fayette, KY	39,560	55,523	71,487	87,450
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	42,180	54,913	67,647	80,380
Owensboro, KY	32,710	49,563	66,417	83,270
Paducah, KY-IL	42,040	52,740	63,440	74,140
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,700	45,860	55,020	64,180
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,320	54,230	68,140	82,050
Alexandria, LA	49,630	77,723	105,817	133,910
Baton Rouge, LA	49,660	77,943	106,227	134,510
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	48,010	72,727	97,443	122,160
Hammond, LA	50,800	81,050	111,300	141,550
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	59,820	94,090	128,360	162,630
Lafayette, LA	53,530	77,097	100,663	124,230
Lake Charles, LA	52,220	68,513	84,807	101,100
Monroe, LA	49,630	77,723	105,817	133,910
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	47,260	76,637	106,013	135,390
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,940	74,483	101,027	127,570
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	40,880	63,640	86,400	109,160
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	48,280	77,797	107,313	136,830
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	55,890	83,483	111,077	138,670
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	60,120	74,040	87,960	101,880
Barnstable Town, MA	54,680	73,147	91,613	110,080
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	54,260	73,163	92,067	110,970
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	55,380	73,087	90,793	108,500
Pittsfield, MA	58,870	72,420	85,970	99,520
Springfield, MA	55,840	68,627	81,413	94,200
Worcester, MA	57,140	69,913	82,687	95,460
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	43,830	62,573	81,317	100,060
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	42,660	61,033	79,407	97,780
Lexington Park, MD	44,100	62,600	81,100	99,600
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	60,840	71,367	81,893	92,420
Salisbury, MD	66,220	78,033	89,847	101,660
Bangor, ME	47,760	62,223	76,687	91,150
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	60,230	69,383	78,537	87,690
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	54,300	64,263	74,227	84,190
Portland-South Portland, ME	60,390	70,823	81,257	91,690
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	60,520	66,050	71,580	77,110
Ann Arbor, MI	66,470	90,063	113,657	137,250
Battle Creek, MI	47,440	67,127	86,813	106,500
Bay City, MI	49,210	63,323	77,437	91,550
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	50,800	70,787	90,773	110,760
Flint, MI	50,900	68,230	85,560	102,890
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	45,990	66,487	86,983	107,480
Jackson, MI	51,960	73,997	96,033	118,070
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	48,290	63,360	78,430	93,500
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	58,150	77,190	96,230	115,270
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,200	62,963	77,727	92,490
Midland, MI	49,210	63,323	77,437	91,550
Monroe, MI	54,500	76,850	99,200	121,550
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	46,610	65,287	83,963	102,640
Niles, MI	47,630	59,703	71,777	83,850
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,410	64,020	79,630	95,240
Saginaw, MI	53,630	70,110	86,590	103,070
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,960	67,247	85,533	103,820
Traverse City, MI	48,660	65,257	81,853	98,450
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,440	64,703	80,967	97,230
Duluth, MN-WI	57,080	63,773	70,467	77,160
Mankato, MN	50,840	66,877	82,913	98,950
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	53,470	69,407	85,343	101,280
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	54,450	68,460	82,470	96,480
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	58,120	71,027	83,933	96,840
Rochester, MN	54,430	63,953	73,477	83,000
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	53,110	63,360	73,610	83,860
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	53,370	67,750	82,130	96,510
St. Cloud, MN	51,460	65,937	80,413	94,890
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	42,240	53,363	64,487	75,610
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,260	57,127	66,993	76,860
Columbia, MO	47,140	60,893	74,647	88,400
Jefferson City, MO	46,280	58,347	70,413	82,480
Joplin, MO-KS	40,690	55,220	69,750	84,280
Kansas City, MO-KS	38,270	53,023	67,777	82,530
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,130	58,937	70,743	82,550
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,440	57,810	71,180	84,550
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,620	55,913	69,207	82,500
Springfield, MO	45,560	58,910	72,260	85,610
St. Joseph, MO-KS	40,510	54,700	68,890	83,080
St. Louis, MO-IL	43,200	57,007	70,813	84,620
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	31,600	44,267	56,933	69,600
Hattiesburg, MS	33,450	46,243	59,037	71,830
Jackson, MS	43,720	54,577	65,433	76,290
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,690	48,933	55,177	61,420
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	37,750	52,300	66,850	81,400
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,240	49,740	64,240	78,740
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	57,650	78,977	100,303	121,630
Billings, MT	39,570	53,973	68,377	82,780
Bozeman, MT	39,570	53,973	68,377	82,780
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,300	46,080	55,860	65,640
Great Falls, MT	39,570	53,973	68,377	82,780
Helena, MT	42,900	56,883	70,867	84,850
Missoula, MT	33,180	47,923	62,667	77,410
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,570	53,973	68,377	82,780
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,710	46,343	59,977	73,610
Asheville, NC	36,320	49,150	61,980	74,810
Burlington, NC	51,290	63,680	76,070	88,460
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,230	57,740	67,250	76,760
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	40,550	55,950	71,350	86,750
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	44,210	58,650	73,090	87,530
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,600	56,843	65,087	73,330
Fayetteville, NC	43,850	55,730	67,610	79,490
Goldsboro, NC	39,980	53,670	67,360	81,050
Greensboro-High Point, NC	52,430	63,987	75,543	87,100
Greenville, NC	61,420	71,673	81,927	92,180
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	43,690	58,237	72,783	87,330
Jacksonville, NC	50,660	65,460	80,260	95,060
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	50,480	62,963	75,447	87,930
Raleigh-Cary, NC	39,680	53,740	67,800	81,860
Rocky Mount, NC	39,620	53,310	67,000	80,690
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	53,840	65,957	78,073	90,190
Wilmington, NC	59,220	76,840	94,460	112,080
Winston-Salem, NC	29,380	45,750	62,120	78,490
Bismarck, ND	52,470	66,367	80,263	94,160
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,600	54,083	61,567	69,050
Fargo, ND-MN	69,960	84,283	98,607	112,930
Grand Forks, ND-MN	63,920	73,090	82,260	91,430
Minot, ND	52,470	66,367	80,263	94,160
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,400	55,803	64,207	72,610
Grand Island, NE	50,380	71,473	92,567	113,660
Lincoln, NE	56,790	70,337	83,883	97,430
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,480	74,757	106,033	137,310
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	50,820	71,593	92,367	113,140
Omaha, NE-IA	51,960	65,030	78,100	91,170
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	59,200	68,053	76,907	85,760
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,340	67,757	86,173	104,590
Manchester-Nashua, NH	45,730	50,130	54,530	58,930
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	54,880	63,317	71,753	80,190
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,820	55,440	67,060	78,680
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	51,440	71,970	92,500	113,030
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	32,220	46,390	60,560	74,730
Vineland, NJ	44,810	62,163	79,517	96,870
Albuquerque, NM	41,860	57,843	73,827	89,810
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	46,850	54,620	62,390	70,160
Farmington, NM	42,480	57,313	72,147	86,980
Las Cruces, NM	44,880	57,907	70,933	83,960
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	44,470	55,977	67,483	78,990
Santa Fe, NM	42,820	57,737	72,653	87,570
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	49,430	64,560	79,690	94,820
Carson City, NV	60,490	74,100	87,710	101,320
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	47,360	61,843	76,327	90,810
Reno, NV	67,080	80,287	93,493	106,700
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	54,610	68,483	82,357	96,230
Binghamton, NY	53,410	73,817	94,223	114,630
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	56,440	76,840	97,240	117,640
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	49,690	63,550	77,410	91,270
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	41,800	60,153	78,507	96,860
Elmira, NY	57,900	74,897	91,893	108,890
Glens Falls, NY	52,070	65,540	79,010	92,480
Ithaca, NY	68,050	87,410	106,770	126,130
Kingston, NY	38,010	55,107	72,203	89,300
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	57,580	67,270	76,960	86,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	54,320	75,093	95,867	116,640
Rochester, NY	51,240	70,317	89,393	108,470
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	50,640	60,263	69,887	79,510
Syracuse, NY	58,130	68,227	78,323	88,420
Utica-Rome, NY	47,360	60,857	74,353	87,850
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	52,000	63,350	74,700	86,050
Akron, OH	42,890	59,200	75,510	91,820
Canton-Massillon, OH	44,270	59,220	74,170	89,120
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	24,270	44,130	63,990	83,850
Cleveland, OH	44,460	57,657	70,853	84,050
Columbus, OH	35,720	53,087	70,453	87,820
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	33,650	51,267	68,883	86,500
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,320	63,300	79,280	95,260
Lima, OH	37,980	54,703	71,427	88,150
Mansfield, OH	35,910	52,827	69,743	86,660
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	41,110	56,837	72,563	88,290
Sandusky, OH	43,480	58,280	73,080	87,880
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,470	52,857	70,243	87,630
Springfield, OH	38,340	54,327	70,313	86,300
Toledo, OH	43,470	59,617	75,763	91,910
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,510	51,843	69,177	86,510
Youngstown-Warren, OH	43,340	57,383	71,427	85,470
Enid, OK	32,070	47,017	61,963	76,910
Lawton, OK	30,520	45,317	60,113	74,910
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,480	45,780	57,080	68,380
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,450	47,547	61,643	75,740
Oklahoma City, OK	31,150	46,407	61,663	76,920
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,330	42,633	54,937	67,240
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,180	45,527	59,873	74,220
Tulsa, OK	39,500	56,123	72,747	89,370
Albany, OR	40,250	61,687	83,123	104,560
Bend, OR	44,370	67,703	91,037	114,370
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	54,780	71,440	88,100	104,760
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	53,160	70,140	87,120	104,100
Corvallis, OR	42,420	53,680	64,940	76,200
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	34,600	48,420	62,240	76,060
Eugene-Springfield, OR	73,850	99,187	124,523	149,860
Grants Pass, OR	34,520	57,620	80,720	103,820
Medford, OR	36,950	57,543	78,137	98,730
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	57,080	72,250	87,420	102,590
Salem, OR	32,690	51,843	70,997	90,150
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	42,040	53,887	65,733	77,580
Altoona, PA	47,420	63,197	78,973	94,750
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,620	58,383	75,147	91,910
Chambersburg, PA	45,980	61,977	77,973	93,970
Erie, PA	41,420	56,187	70,953	85,720
Gettysburg, PA	53,620	68,037	82,453	96,870
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	53,560	68,427	83,293	98,160
Johnstown, PA	43,430	58,963	74,497	90,030
Lancaster, PA	45,080	61,763	78,447	95,130
Lebanon, PA	44,140	59,613	75,087	90,560
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	50,250	68,160	86,070	103,980
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,460	61,337	77,213	93,090
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	44,850	62,277	79,703	97,130
Pittsburgh, PA	44,860	60,133	75,407	90,680
Reading, PA	52,460	64,970	77,480	89,990
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	35,910	45,517	55,123	64,730
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,380	56,003	71,627	87,250
State College, PA	47,600	63,490	79,380	95,270
Williamsport, PA	45,010	62,300	79,590	96,880
York-Hanover, PA	45,440	61,097	76,753	92,410
Aguadilla, PR	44,040	58,033	72,027	86,020
Arecibo, PR	44,950	58,637	72,323	86,010
Guayama, PR	45,450	58,833	72,217	85,600
Mayaguez, PR	45,560	56,033	66,507	76,980
Ponce, PR	45,600	58,823	72,047	85,270
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	44,540	58,030	71,520	85,010
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	45,930	59,270	72,610	85,950
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	58,950	73,923	88,897	103,870
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	53,080	66,790	80,500	94,210
Columbia, SC	43,680	67,637	91,593	115,550
Florence, SC	42,610	64,700	86,790	108,880
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	44,440	58,227	72,013	85,800
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	52,780	63,477	74,173	84,870
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	40,320	56,363	72,407	88,450
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,740	62,123	77,507	92,890
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,270	36,953	41,637	46,320
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,140	64,530	74,920	85,310
Spartanburg, SC	48,740	55,250	61,760	68,270
Sumter, SC	42,610	64,700	86,790	108,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	59,960	65,483	71,007	76,530
Rapid City, SD	56,270	59,480	62,690	65,900
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	57,790	64,773	71,757	78,740
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	56,270	59,480	62,690	65,900
Chattanooga, TN-GA	49,240	65,823	82,407	98,990
Clarksville, TN-KY	50,690	63,300	75,910	88,520
Cleveland, TN	46,580	60,523	74,467	88,410
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,320	50,817	54,313	57,810
Jackson, TN	53,940	60,960	67,980	75,000
Johnson City, TN	47,030	55,157	63,283	71,410
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	49,760	61,523	73,287	85,050
Knoxville, TN	61,040	72,693	84,347	96,000
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	59,820	68,623	77,427	86,230
Morristown, TN	53,160	64,940	76,720	88,500
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	50,440	64,133	77,827	91,520
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	51,600	64,847	78,093	91,340
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	50,980	64,233	77,487	90,740
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	56,540	61,857	67,173	72,490
Abilene, TX	39,360	48,787	58,213	67,640
Amarillo, TX	43,550	61,300	79,050	96,800
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	45,080	64,513	83,947	103,380
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	47,540	63,257	78,973	94,690
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,770	53,210	67,650	82,090
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	58,950	64,983	71,017	77,050
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,870	63,180	77,490	91,800
College Station-Bryan, TX	60,430	82,887	105,343	127,800
Corpus Christi, TX	45,520	61,043	76,567	92,090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	43,050	57,950	72,850	87,750
Eagle Pass, TX	42,500	52,617	62,733	72,850
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,230	58,453	74,677	90,900
El Paso, TX	38,630	51,773	64,917	78,060
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,450	51,113	65,777	80,440
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	43,920	60,817	77,713	94,610
Killeen-Temple, TX	44,420	62,667	80,913	99,160
Laredo, TX	42,290	52,513	62,737	72,960
Longview, TX	39,780	54,060	68,340	82,620
Lubbock, TX	30,180	46,683	63,187	79,690
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	47,680	65,570	83,460	101,350
Midland, TX	46,160	60,543	74,927	89,310
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,010	56,013	71,017	86,020
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,680	51,903	65,127	78,350
Odessa, TX	46,160	60,543	74,927	89,310
San Angelo, TX	38,080	52,403	66,727	81,050
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	38,710	53,427	68,143	82,860
Sherman-Denison, TX	42,600	57,400	72,200	87,000
Texarkana, TX-AR	44,230	59,350	74,470	89,590
Tyler, TX	42,850	58,200	73,550	88,900
Victoria, TX	48,870	63,180	77,490	91,800
Waco, TX	43,810	60,230	76,650	93,070
Wichita Falls, TX	41,510	55,670	69,830	83,990
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	51,610	58,273	64,937	71,600
Logan, UT-ID	51,210	70,753	90,297	109,840
Ogden, UT	45,580	62,103	78,627	95,150
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	47,450	60,347	73,243	86,140
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	45,070	60,847	76,623	92,400
St. George, UT	53,260	60,177	67,093	74,010
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	47,070	61,230	75,390	89,550
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	46,990	64,697	82,403	100,110
Charlottesville, VA	48,580	65,733	82,887	100,040
Harrisonburg, VA	59,760	67,377	74,993	82,610
Lynchburg, VA	50,360	70,073	89,787	109,500
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,350	64,183	81,017	97,850
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,220	63,230	81,240	99,250
Richmond, VA	44,200	60,380	76,560	92,740
Roanoke, VA	39,830	49,863	59,897	69,930
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,610	56,050	71,490	86,930
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,350	64,183	81,017	97,850
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	61,780	77,870	93,960	110,050
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	45,600	60,463	75,327	90,190
Winchester, VA-WV	47,350	64,183	81,017	97,850
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	45,140	62,160	79,180	96,200
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	50,840	64,767	78,693	92,620
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	52,070	66,200	80,330	94,460
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	52,010	66,137	80,263	94,390
Bellingham, WA	44,490	55,450	66,410	77,370
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	58,750	71,690	84,630	97,570
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	41,350	51,527	61,703	71,880
Kennewick-Richland, WA	44,900	53,540	62,180	70,820
Longview-Kelso, WA	56,360	71,480	86,600	101,720
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	55,040	67,973	80,907	93,840
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	57,650	70,563	83,477	96,390
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	60,050	73,227	86,403	99,580
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	66,810	72,237	77,663	83,090
Walla Walla, WA	42,640	53,293	63,947	74,600
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	55,450	68,693	81,937	95,180
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	54,520	69,260	84,000	98,740
Yakima, WA	51,340	54,250	57,160	60,070
Appleton, WI	50,520	60,293	70,067	79,840
Eau Claire, WI	57,750	63,877	70,003	76,130
Fond du Lac, WI	43,870	57,677	71,483	85,290
Green Bay, WI	50,940	61,793	72,647	83,500
Janesville-Beloit, WI	46,460	66,257	86,053	105,850
Kenosha, WI	55,310	67,080	78,850	90,620
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	56,290	64,377	72,463	80,550
Madison, WI	48,650	65,877	83,103	100,330
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	41,830	56,943	72,057	87,170
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	60,180	67,743	75,307	82,870
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	57,650	65,687	73,723	81,760
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	70,030	73,307	76,583	79,860
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	42,640	57,003	71,367	85,730
Sheboygan, WI	43,460	57,927	72,393	86,860
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,120	54,043	62,967	71,890
Wausau, WI	50,540	60,273	70,007	79,740
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,430	67,587	83,743	99,900
Beckley, WV	43,080	55,947	68,813	81,680
Charleston, WV	42,070	55,063	68,057	81,050
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	48,610	60,643	72,677	84,710
Morgantown, WV	50,750	62,553	74,357	86,160
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,890	59,070	70,250	81,430
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	46,440	56,433	66,427	76,420
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,520	58,313	72,107	85,900
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	42,150	56,960	71,770	86,580
Wheeling, WV-OH	46,610	61,127	75,643	90,160
Casper, WY	52,390	64,287	76,183	88,080
Cheyenne, WY	53,380	66,613	79,847	93,080
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	51,280	62,927	74,573	86,220
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	52,390	64,287	76,183	88,080

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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