SOC 25-1124 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Foreign Language and Literature 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 languages and literature courses in languages other than English. Includes teachers of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Level I across metros$27,100 – $92,270Cincinnati, OH to Fresno, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$99,380Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1124) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $27,100 in Cincinnati, OH to $92,270 in Fresno, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $99,380. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $83,673, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 15 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$138,100
San Francisco, CA$171,740
San Jose, CA$115,820
Seattle, WA$101,040
Dallas, TX$97,570
Houston, TX$115,770
Austin, TX$99,610
Chicago, IL$100,520
Boston, MA$138,310
Washington, DC$105,570
Atlanta, GA$97,730
Los Angeles, CA$134,060

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	70,680	73,870	77,060	80,250
Anchorage, AK	60,610	66,997	73,383	79,770
Fairbanks-College, AK	67,370	71,790	76,210	80,630
Anniston-Oxford, AL	54,870	62,070	69,270	76,470
Auburn-Opelika, AL	55,410	64,747	74,083	83,420
Birmingham, AL	55,500	62,803	70,107	77,410
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	56,150	64,107	72,063	80,020
Decatur, AL	56,150	64,107	72,063	80,020
Dothan, AL	56,150	64,107	72,063	80,020
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	56,150	64,107	72,063	80,020
Gadsden, AL	54,870	62,070	69,270	76,470
Huntsville, AL	56,150	64,107	72,063	80,020
Mobile, AL	56,150	64,107	72,063	80,020
Montgomery, AL	56,780	65,107	73,433	81,760
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	54,660	63,077	71,493	79,910
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	59,340	65,760	72,180	78,600
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	55,280	64,567	73,853	83,140
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	58,080	65,340	72,600	79,860
Tuscaloosa, AL	58,010	65,090	72,170	79,250
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,390	58,790	69,190	79,590
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	45,650	57,103	68,557	80,010
Fort Smith, AR-OK	43,750	53,733	63,717	73,700
Hot Springs, AR	53,030	61,803	70,577	79,350
Jonesboro, AR	48,080	58,650	69,220	79,790
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	48,590	59,537	70,483	81,430
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,440	58,253	69,067	79,880
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,000	58,500	69,000	79,500
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	46,810	57,790	68,770	79,750
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	62,030	70,617	79,203	87,790
Flagstaff, AZ	61,970	75,157	88,343	101,530
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	61,970	75,157	88,343	101,530
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	65,950	72,637	79,323	86,010
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	65,370	72,973	80,577	88,180
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	54,720	65,370	76,020	86,670
Tucson, AZ	62,050	70,297	78,543	86,790
Yuma, AZ	62,210	70,410	78,610	86,810
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	54,300	84,623	114,947	145,270
Chico, CA	54,360	85,140	115,920	146,700
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	69,670	102,727	135,783	168,840
El Centro, CA	63,350	99,660	135,970	172,280
Fresno, CA	92,270	117,160	142,050	166,940
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	60,640	88,613	116,587	144,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	51,920	79,300	106,680	134,060
Merced, CA	57,340	82,163	106,987	131,810
Modesto, CA	51,140	82,100	113,060	144,020
Napa, CA	57,350	87,580	117,810	148,040
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	57,860	88,870	119,880	150,890
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	63,200	95,283	127,367	159,450
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	52,470	80,563	108,657	136,750
Redding, CA	54,360	85,140	115,920	146,700
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	82,700	120,283	157,867	195,450
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	64,080	94,800	125,520	156,240
Salinas, CA	57,260	82,187	107,113	132,040
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	53,880	86,210	118,540	150,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	48,490	89,573	130,657	171,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	54,260	74,780	95,300	115,820
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	56,650	84,120	111,590	139,060
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	51,800	82,247	112,693	143,140
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	63,840	99,200	134,560	169,920
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	48,610	86,673	124,737	162,800
Stockton-Lodi, CA	53,320	84,873	116,427	147,980
Vallejo, CA	52,120	88,493	124,867	161,240
Visalia, CA	89,480	114,307	139,133	163,960
Yuba City, CA	65,820	96,983	128,147	159,310
Boulder, CO	54,500	70,597	86,693	102,790
Colorado Springs, CO	54,290	71,873	89,457	107,040
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	54,380	72,213	90,047	107,880
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	52,790	70,170	87,550	104,930
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	55,400	70,533	85,667	100,800
Grand Junction, CO	52,910	70,110	87,310	104,510
Greeley, CO	54,350	69,877	85,403	100,930
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	54,170	70,380	86,590	102,800
Pueblo, CO	52,910	70,110	87,310	104,510
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	52,970	71,057	89,143	107,230
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	57,910	71,927	85,943	99,960
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	57,550	71,827	86,103	100,380
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	57,310	71,743	86,177	100,610
New Haven, CT	63,890	79,093	94,297	109,500
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	58,640	73,350	88,060	102,770
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	63,890	79,093	94,297	109,500
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	59,220	74,670	90,120	105,570
Dover, DE	56,400	73,470	90,540	107,610
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	72,630	87,890	103,150	118,410
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	53,410	64,323	75,237	86,150
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	53,410	64,323	75,237	86,150
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	52,590	62,140	71,690	81,240
Gainesville, FL	54,140	63,447	72,753	82,060
Homosassa Springs, FL	50,230	59,077	67,923	76,770
Jacksonville, FL	50,360	59,937	69,513	79,090
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	52,100	61,743	71,387	81,030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	59,900	70,997	82,093	93,190
Naples-Marco Island, FL	58,570	70,183	81,797	93,410
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	51,190	60,230	69,270	78,310
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	49,720	59,773	69,827	79,880
Ocala, FL	52,370	61,913	71,457	81,000
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	54,270	63,697	73,123	82,550
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	52,070	61,643	71,217	80,790
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	53,410	64,323	75,237	86,150
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	53,410	64,323	75,237	86,150
Port St. Lucie, FL	59,670	71,100	82,530	93,960
Punta Gorda, FL	53,410	64,323	75,237	86,150
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	54,220	64,487	74,753	85,020
Sebring, FL	54,080	64,123	74,167	84,210
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	54,560	65,813	77,067	88,320
Tallahassee, FL	53,410	64,323	75,237	86,150
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	49,360	58,423	67,487	76,550
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	52,050	61,193	70,337	79,480
Albany, GA	47,660	62,923	78,187	93,450
Athens-Clarke County, GA	47,840	64,077	80,313	96,550
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	50,700	66,377	82,053	97,730
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	51,970	68,327	84,683	101,040
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	47,660	62,923	78,187	93,450
Columbus, GA-AL	51,000	65,713	80,427	95,140
Dalton, GA	47,660	62,923	78,187	93,450
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,660	62,923	78,187	93,450
Gainesville, GA	48,530	63,957	79,383	94,810
Hinesville, GA	47,660	62,923	78,187	93,450
Macon-Bibb County, GA	50,270	65,897	81,523	97,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	46,970	63,197	79,423	95,650
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,480	63,553	78,627	93,700
Rome, GA	47,990	63,980	79,970	95,960
Savannah, GA	47,660	62,923	78,187	93,450
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,660	62,923	78,187	93,450
Valdosta, GA	47,660	62,923	78,187	93,450
Warner Robins, GA	47,660	62,923	78,187	93,450
Guam MSA	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Urban Honolulu, HI	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Ames, IA	57,370	68,817	80,263	91,710
Cedar Rapids, IA	60,770	79,310	97,850	116,390
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	55,070	70,960	86,850	102,740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	57,500	73,143	88,787	104,430
Dubuque, IA	54,430	69,773	85,117	100,460
Iowa City, IA	57,500	73,143	88,787	104,430
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	55,140	67,063	78,987	90,910
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	58,810	64,677	70,543	76,410
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	53,730	64,370	75,010	85,650
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	58,090	73,617	89,143	104,670
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,560	68,263	79,967	91,670
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	54,820	70,033	85,247	100,460
Boise City, ID	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Coeur d'Alene, ID	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Idaho Falls, ID	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Lewiston, ID-WA	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Pocatello, ID	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Twin Falls, ID	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Bloomington, IL	56,020	71,920	87,820	103,720
Champaign-Urbana, IL	56,560	71,940	87,320	102,700
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	55,430	70,460	85,490	100,520
Decatur, IL	61,990	77,940	93,890	109,840
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	61,360	79,663	97,967	116,270
Kankakee, IL	56,200	71,533	86,867	102,200
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	54,580	69,503	84,427	99,350
Peoria, IL	49,760	62,387	75,013	87,640
Rockford, IL	54,910	69,987	85,063	100,140
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	64,500	77,803	91,107	104,410
Springfield, IL	56,600	77,333	98,067	118,800
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	56,070	72,393	88,717	105,040
Bloomington, IN	53,760	69,173	84,587	100,000
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	51,440	76,210	100,980	125,750
Columbus, IN	53,150	69,760	86,370	102,980
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	51,670	63,423	75,177	86,930
Evansville, IN	52,730	67,413	82,097	96,780
Fort Wayne, IN	52,390	74,350	96,310	118,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	54,400	66,353	78,307	90,260
Kokomo, IN	53,610	69,880	86,150	102,420
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	54,880	70,767	86,653	102,540
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	55,370	69,923	84,477	99,030
Muncie, IN	52,830	69,457	86,083	102,710
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	54,050	69,487	84,923	100,360
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	55,860	67,273	78,687	90,100
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,320	60,757	77,193	93,630
Terre Haute, IN	53,750	69,753	85,757	101,760
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	47,330	60,383	73,437	86,490
Lawrence, KS	50,130	63,523	76,917	90,310
Manhattan, KS	50,300	64,157	78,013	91,870
Topeka, KS	50,800	64,533	78,267	92,000
Wichita, KS	44,840	56,620	68,400	80,180
Bowling Green, KY	47,790	59,190	70,590	81,990
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,870	64,787	76,703	88,620
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,940	60,097	71,253	82,410
Elizabethtown, KY	44,140	55,377	66,613	77,850
Lexington-Fayette, KY	46,860	61,100	75,340	89,580
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	48,830	60,200	71,570	82,940
Owensboro, KY	47,470	60,087	72,703	85,320
Paducah, KY-IL	64,500	77,803	91,107	104,410
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,780	60,827	72,873	84,920
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,290	58,267	70,243	82,220
Alexandria, LA	52,490	65,817	79,143	92,470
Baton Rouge, LA	52,530	65,917	79,303	92,690
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	54,720	68,130	81,540	94,950
Hammond, LA	52,490	65,817	79,143	92,470
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	52,490	65,817	79,143	92,470
Lafayette, LA	52,490	65,817	79,143	92,470
Lake Charles, LA	52,490	65,817	79,143	92,470
Monroe, LA	52,490	65,817	79,143	92,470
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	52,490	65,817	79,143	92,470
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	52,490	65,817	79,143	92,470
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	52,490	65,817	79,143	92,470
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	52,490	65,817	79,143	92,470
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	52,490	65,817	79,143	92,470
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	68,310	83,810	99,310	114,810
Barnstable Town, MA	70,860	92,110	113,360	134,610
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	72,060	94,143	116,227	138,310
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	69,330	89,367	109,403	129,440
Pittsfield, MA	65,890	82,823	99,757	116,690
Springfield, MA	63,990	80,970	97,950	114,930
Worcester, MA	58,770	74,647	90,523	106,400
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	55,990	73,193	90,397	107,600
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	58,580	74,067	89,553	105,040
Lexington Park, MD	58,160	74,087	90,013	105,940
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	55,920	73,110	90,300	107,490
Salisbury, MD	58,620	76,533	94,447	112,360
Bangor, ME	60,650	79,483	98,317	117,150
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	63,180	82,580	101,980	121,380
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	60,650	79,483	98,317	117,150
Portland-South Portland, ME	63,180	82,580	101,980	121,380
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	60,650	79,483	98,317	117,150
Ann Arbor, MI	62,670	78,317	93,963	109,610
Battle Creek, MI	51,200	63,043	74,887	86,730
Bay City, MI	50,130	64,360	78,590	92,820
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	57,650	74,413	91,177	107,940
Flint, MI	54,470	69,810	85,150	100,490
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	53,240	64,857	76,473	88,090
Jackson, MI	59,350	75,410	91,470	107,530
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	53,950	65,380	76,810	88,240
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	57,490	72,577	87,663	102,750
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	54,960	68,320	81,680	95,040
Midland, MI	50,130	64,360	78,590	92,820
Monroe, MI	60,940	76,897	92,853	108,810
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	53,440	66,260	79,080	91,900
Niles, MI	55,280	66,550	77,820	89,090
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	55,110	69,953	84,797	99,640
Saginaw, MI	47,520	61,993	76,467	90,940
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	57,290	70,967	84,643	98,320
Traverse City, MI	55,690	70,500	85,310	100,120
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	55,110	69,953	84,797	99,640
Duluth, MN-WI	56,570	67,263	77,957	88,650
Mankato, MN	61,820	76,250	90,680	105,110
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	59,980	75,207	90,433	105,660
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	59,250	74,180	89,110	104,040
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	57,990	73,047	88,103	103,160
Rochester, MN	63,960	77,127	90,293	103,460
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	61,370	75,553	89,737	103,920
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	60,810	75,310	89,810	104,310
St. Cloud, MN	59,360	74,580	89,800	105,020
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	54,180	68,870	83,560	98,250
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,050	68,187	86,323	104,460
Columbia, MO	42,920	56,237	69,553	82,870
Jefferson City, MO	42,920	56,237	69,553	82,870
Joplin, MO-KS	47,580	60,340	73,100	85,860
Kansas City, MO-KS	39,380	57,147	74,913	92,680
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	49,940	68,620	87,300	105,980
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	51,630	71,650	91,670	111,690
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,970	56,930	73,890	90,850
Springfield, MO	50,930	67,123	83,317	99,510
St. Joseph, MO-KS	44,950	60,050	75,150	90,250
St. Louis, MO-IL	59,540	81,323	103,107	124,890
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	44,530	53,067	61,603	70,140
Hattiesburg, MS	44,530	53,067	61,603	70,140
Jackson, MS	44,530	53,067	61,603	70,140
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,100	52,403	60,707	69,010
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,530	53,067	61,603	70,140
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,030	55,757	65,483	75,210
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,790	55,517	65,243	74,970
Billings, MT	55,050	72,143	89,237	106,330
Bozeman, MT	55,050	72,143	89,237	106,330
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	55,050	72,143	89,237	106,330
Great Falls, MT	55,050	72,143	89,237	106,330
Helena, MT	58,020	75,720	93,420	111,120
Missoula, MT	54,330	71,090	87,850	104,610
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	54,890	72,170	89,450	106,730
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	54,100	71,560	89,020	106,480
Asheville, NC	45,390	53,373	61,357	69,340
Burlington, NC	47,550	59,093	70,637	82,180
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,370	60,267	72,163	84,060
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	46,870	58,733	70,597	82,460
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	49,450	59,653	69,857	80,060
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,740	64,377	78,013	91,650
Fayetteville, NC	52,440	61,087	69,733	78,380
Goldsboro, NC	48,070	59,693	71,317	82,940
Greensboro-High Point, NC	49,530	61,790	74,050	86,310
Greenville, NC	52,940	59,683	66,427	73,170
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	48,090	58,623	69,157	79,690
Jacksonville, NC	54,040	59,527	65,013	70,500
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	45,760	56,677	67,593	78,510
Raleigh-Cary, NC	47,420	60,110	72,800	85,490
Rocky Mount, NC	48,310	59,697	71,083	82,470
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,170	58,743	66,317	73,890
Wilmington, NC	52,910	60,410	67,910	75,410
Winston-Salem, NC	47,420	59,717	72,013	84,310
Bismarck, ND	48,160	59,230	70,300	81,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,710	59,403	69,097	78,790
Fargo, ND-MN	48,960	60,103	71,247	82,390
Grand Forks, ND-MN	53,130	65,287	77,443	89,600
Minot, ND	48,160	59,230	70,300	81,370
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,160	59,230	70,300	81,370
Grand Island, NE	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Lincoln, NE	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,220	56,660	66,100	75,540
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Omaha, NE-IA	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	70,940	92,497	114,053	135,610
Manchester-Nashua, NH	71,620	93,520	115,420	137,320
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	71,290	92,910	114,530	136,150
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	66,420	85,507	104,593	123,680
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	54,830	79,977	105,123	130,270
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	52,730	69,287	85,843	102,400
Vineland, NJ	56,170	73,353	90,537	107,720
Albuquerque, NM	52,170	67,907	83,643	99,380
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	54,410	67,123	79,837	92,550
Farmington, NM	53,780	67,393	81,007	94,620
Las Cruces, NM	53,780	67,393	81,007	94,620
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	52,170	67,907	83,643	99,380
Santa Fe, NM	53,780	67,393	81,007	94,620
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	62,950	72,823	82,697	92,570
Carson City, NV	62,950	72,823	82,697	92,570
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	69,410	78,583	87,757	96,930
Reno, NV	62,950	72,823	82,697	92,570
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	57,780	72,687	87,593	102,500
Binghamton, NY	54,730	68,487	82,243	96,000
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	52,250	64,757	77,263	89,770
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	59,720	74,070	88,420	102,770
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	50,650	62,210	73,770	85,330
Elmira, NY	52,430	65,660	78,890	92,120
Glens Falls, NY	60,490	76,093	91,697	107,300
Ithaca, NY	51,710	64,563	77,417	90,270
Kingston, NY	51,070	65,573	80,077	94,580
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	54,340	80,897	107,453	134,010
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	54,780	82,553	110,327	138,100
Rochester, NY	59,880	71,833	83,787	95,740
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	53,090	66,423	79,757	93,090
Syracuse, NY	63,720	77,200	90,680	104,160
Utica-Rome, NY	58,650	72,167	85,683	99,200
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	61,540	75,343	89,147	102,950
Akron, OH	46,010	60,007	74,003	88,000
Canton-Massillon, OH	52,360	64,740	77,120	89,500
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	27,100	44,747	62,393	80,040
Cleveland, OH	40,470	55,867	71,263	86,660
Columbus, OH	42,820	58,107	73,393	88,680
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	39,640	55,340	71,040	86,740
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,950	62,457	76,963	91,470
Lima, OH	43,070	57,893	72,717	87,540
Mansfield, OH	46,470	61,423	76,377	91,330
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	59,420	72,500	85,580	98,660
Sandusky, OH	46,860	61,407	75,953	90,500
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,400	55,100	70,800	86,500
Springfield, OH	45,860	60,210	74,560	88,910
Toledo, OH	53,800	67,223	80,647	94,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,180	57,480	72,780	88,080
Youngstown-Warren, OH	46,010	60,007	74,003	88,000
Enid, OK	37,080	46,767	56,453	66,140
Lawton, OK	38,840	48,843	58,847	68,850
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	47,560	54,800	62,040	69,280
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,960	49,080	59,200	69,320
Oklahoma City, OK	38,790	48,757	58,723	68,690
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,970	50,650	58,330	66,010
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,010	46,443	55,877	65,310
Tulsa, OK	38,070	48,150	58,230	68,310
Albany, OR	74,970	88,373	101,777	115,180
Bend, OR	75,000	88,370	101,740	115,110
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	67,500	83,367	99,233	115,100
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	67,720	83,390	99,060	114,730
Corvallis, OR	75,370	87,697	100,023	112,350
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	67,530	83,683	99,837	115,990
Eugene-Springfield, OR	67,530	83,683	99,837	115,990
Grants Pass, OR	67,530	83,683	99,837	115,990
Medford, OR	67,530	83,683	99,837	115,990
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	66,160	82,620	99,080	115,540
Salem, OR	65,650	82,247	98,843	115,440
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	57,260	78,250	99,240	120,230
Altoona, PA	45,580	63,847	82,113	100,380
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,570	67,417	86,263	105,110
Chambersburg, PA	53,990	69,570	85,150	100,730
Erie, PA	51,170	66,670	82,170	97,670
Gettysburg, PA	58,200	73,907	89,613	105,320
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	49,080	66,093	83,107	100,120
Johnstown, PA	52,820	65,410	78,000	90,590
Lancaster, PA	54,020	71,523	89,027	106,530
Lebanon, PA	43,880	61,963	80,047	98,130
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	54,530	73,103	91,677	110,250
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,680	64,950	80,220	95,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	56,480	73,623	90,767	107,910
Pittsburgh, PA	53,330	65,993	78,657	91,320
Reading, PA	53,760	71,617	89,473	107,330
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	56,070	75,127	94,183	113,240
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,970	65,167	80,363	95,560
State College, PA	46,250	64,453	82,657	100,860
Williamsport, PA	52,290	67,377	82,463	97,550
York-Hanover, PA	48,560	65,930	83,300	100,670
Aguadilla, PR	62,830	73,637	84,443	95,250
Arecibo, PR	57,890	69,253	80,617	91,980
Guayama, PR	57,720	68,463	79,207	89,950
Mayaguez, PR	61,700	70,927	80,153	89,380
Ponce, PR	57,860	68,407	78,953	89,500
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	57,610	68,733	79,857	90,980
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	57,750	68,567	79,383	90,200
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	65,730	83,167	100,603	118,040
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	55,800	65,913	76,027	86,140
Columbia, SC	52,940	65,090	77,240	89,390
Florence, SC	61,400	73,357	85,313	97,270
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	58,940	67,330	75,720	84,110
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	58,230	68,950	79,670	90,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	58,230	68,950	79,670	90,390
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	52,640	64,663	76,687	88,710
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	53,620	65,470	77,320	89,170
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	57,310	70,217	83,123	96,030
Spartanburg, SC	53,600	65,483	77,367	89,250
Sumter, SC	61,400	73,357	85,313	97,270
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	57,140	67,283	77,427	87,570
Rapid City, SD	59,290	69,140	78,990	88,840
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	57,740	67,833	77,927	88,020
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	63,660	72,520	81,380	90,240
Chattanooga, TN-GA	40,810	56,917	73,023	89,130
Clarksville, TN-KY	53,390	68,400	83,410	98,420
Cleveland, TN	52,080	64,557	77,033	89,510
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	53,420	64,323	75,227	86,130
Jackson, TN	52,080	64,557	77,033	89,510
Johnson City, TN	52,080	64,557	77,033	89,510
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	52,800	64,063	75,327	86,590
Knoxville, TN	55,460	66,683	77,907	89,130
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	48,300	58,083	67,867	77,650
Morristown, TN	53,760	64,763	75,767	86,770
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	53,940	68,813	83,687	98,560
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	53,440	66,427	79,413	92,400
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	54,150	68,720	83,290	97,860
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	51,550	64,810	78,070	91,330
Abilene, TX	39,090	52,793	66,497	80,200
Amarillo, TX	47,300	64,177	81,053	97,930
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	44,150	62,637	81,123	99,610
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	46,040	69,497	92,953	116,410
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,860	60,060	72,260	84,460
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	53,980	68,663	83,347	98,030
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,450	63,543	81,637	99,730
College Station-Bryan, TX	65,330	80,543	95,757	110,970
Corpus Christi, TX	38,600	51,923	65,247	78,570
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	51,890	67,117	82,343	97,570
Eagle Pass, TX	47,300	64,177	81,053	97,930
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,630	64,930	86,230	107,530
El Paso, TX	39,240	54,813	70,387	85,960
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,250	65,580	82,910	100,240
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	45,310	68,797	92,283	115,770
Killeen-Temple, TX	46,290	63,180	80,070	96,960
Laredo, TX	47,300	64,177	81,053	97,930
Longview, TX	39,060	57,107	75,153	93,200
Lubbock, TX	50,560	64,920	79,280	93,640
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	54,860	70,053	85,247	100,440
Midland, TX	47,300	64,177	81,053	97,930
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,120	50,217	64,313	78,410
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,550	55,167	69,783	84,400
Odessa, TX	47,300	64,177	81,053	97,930
San Angelo, TX	41,250	53,107	64,963	76,820
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	49,480	61,663	73,847	86,030
Sherman-Denison, TX	49,820	65,203	80,587	95,970
Texarkana, TX-AR	36,710	51,117	65,523	79,930
Tyler, TX	36,720	51,193	65,667	80,140
Victoria, TX	47,300	64,177	81,053	97,930
Waco, TX	51,900	66,920	81,940	96,960
Wichita Falls, TX	39,120	53,770	68,420	83,070
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	57,530	68,990	80,450	91,910
Logan, UT-ID	51,100	64,783	78,467	92,150
Ogden, UT	49,090	63,393	77,697	92,000
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	51,280	65,140	79,000	92,860
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	49,980	64,273	78,567	92,860
St. George, UT	51,100	64,783	78,467	92,150
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	50,710	64,610	78,510	92,410
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	52,080	67,757	83,433	99,110
Charlottesville, VA	54,170	69,030	83,890	98,750
Harrisonburg, VA	54,260	65,923	77,587	89,250
Lynchburg, VA	53,980	69,427	84,873	100,320
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	55,950	72,200	88,450	104,700
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	55,780	71,480	87,180	102,880
Richmond, VA	50,010	64,110	78,210	92,310
Roanoke, VA	48,250	60,607	72,963	85,320
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,650	68,740	84,830	100,920
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,080	67,757	83,433	99,110
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	56,890	72,337	87,783	103,230
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	53,080	70,097	87,113	104,130
Winchester, VA-WV	58,100	73,510	88,920	104,330
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	55,220	71,300	87,380	103,460
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Bellingham, WA	45,360	55,267	65,173	75,080
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	61,440	74,273	87,107	99,940
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,270	52,113	60,957	69,800
Kennewick-Richland, WA	45,780	56,653	67,527	78,400
Longview-Kelso, WA	65,700	82,127	98,553	114,980
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	56,210	69,133	82,057	94,980
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	61,320	74,093	86,867	99,640
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	63,710	76,153	88,597	101,040
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	58,290	66,037	73,783	81,530
Walla Walla, WA	45,510	56,343	67,177	78,010
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	56,360	69,590	82,820	96,050
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	63,740	78,830	93,920	109,010
Yakima, WA	61,540	76,940	92,340	107,740
Appleton, WI	56,900	63,707	70,513	77,320
Eau Claire, WI	59,060	71,367	83,673	95,980
Fond du Lac, WI	58,840	67,627	76,413	85,200
Green Bay, WI	59,060	71,367	83,673	95,980
Janesville-Beloit, WI	59,060	71,367	83,673	95,980
Kenosha, WI	56,880	64,513	72,147	79,780
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	60,620	71,547	82,473	93,400
Madison, WI	59,060	71,367	83,673	95,980
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	63,540	71,607	79,673	87,740
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	58,810	73,937	89,063	104,190
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	60,000	68,123	76,247	84,370
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	59,060	71,367	83,673	95,980
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	58,620	67,947	77,273	86,600
Sheboygan, WI	62,350	70,623	78,897	87,170
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	58,750	71,663	84,577	97,490
Wausau, WI	55,640	61,020	66,400	71,780
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	59,020	74,217	89,413	104,610
Beckley, WV	54,330	62,917	71,503	80,090
Charleston, WV	54,330	62,917	71,503	80,090
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	52,280	64,267	76,253	88,240
Morgantown, WV	54,330	62,917	71,503	80,090
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,560	62,267	70,973	79,680
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	54,330	62,917	71,503	80,090
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	54,330	62,917	71,503	80,090
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	53,980	67,237	80,493	93,750
Wheeling, WV-OH	55,100	66,060	77,020	87,980
Casper, WY	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Cheyenne, WY	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	53,170	71,487	89,803	108,120

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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