SOC 25-1192 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Family and Consumer Sciences 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 childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Level I across metros$35,480 – $75,570Jackson, MS to Ann Arbor, MI

Median Level IV, major metros$98,030Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1192) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $35,480 in Jackson, MS to $75,570 in Ann Arbor, MI, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $98,030. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $81,773, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 11 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 40. 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$96,500
San Francisco, CA$119,410
San Jose, CA$120,220
Seattle, WA$76,290
Dallas, TX$98,030
Houston, TX$98,030
Austin, TX$98,030
Chicago, IL$84,450
Boston, MA$98,440
Washington, DC$98,030
Atlanta, GA$98,030
Los Angeles, CA$119,140

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Anchorage, AK	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Fairbanks-College, AK	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Anniston-Oxford, AL	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Auburn-Opelika, AL	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Birmingham, AL	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Decatur, AL	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Dothan, AL	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Gadsden, AL	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Huntsville, AL	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Mobile, AL	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Montgomery, AL	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
Tuscaloosa, AL	48,230	55,413	62,597	69,780
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Fort Smith, AR-OK	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Hot Springs, AR	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Jonesboro, AR	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Flagstaff, AZ	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Tucson, AZ	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Yuma, AZ	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	48,730	71,697	94,663	117,630
Chico, CA	50,060	73,350	96,640	119,930
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50,000	72,347	94,693	117,040
El Centro, CA	53,320	79,257	105,193	131,130
Fresno, CA	50,100	74,323	98,547	122,770
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	49,010	72,030	95,050	118,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	49,720	72,860	96,000	119,140
Merced, CA	48,650	73,257	97,863	122,470
Modesto, CA	48,890	71,203	93,517	115,830
Napa, CA	57,640	78,820	100,000	121,180
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	56,470	77,033	97,597	118,160
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	51,150	70,253	89,357	108,460
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	50,000	73,533	97,067	120,600
Redding, CA	50,060	73,350	96,640	119,930
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	50,770	75,563	100,357	125,150
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	64,520	82,013	99,507	117,000
Salinas, CA	54,620	79,353	104,087	128,820
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	55,880	79,963	104,047	128,130
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	52,690	74,930	97,170	119,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	49,820	73,287	96,753	120,220
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	50,060	73,350	96,640	119,930
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	56,430	78,667	100,903	123,140
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	50,060	73,350	96,640	119,930
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	52,950	76,070	99,190	122,310
Stockton-Lodi, CA	51,950	73,590	95,230	116,870
Vallejo, CA	62,380	82,750	103,120	123,490
Visalia, CA	49,810	73,447	97,083	120,720
Yuba City, CA	64,520	82,013	99,507	117,000
Boulder, CO	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Colorado Springs, CO	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Grand Junction, CO	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Greeley, CO	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Pueblo, CO	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
New Haven, CT	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Dover, DE	38,600	69,430	100,260	131,090
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Gainesville, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Homosassa Springs, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Jacksonville, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Naples-Marco Island, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Ocala, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Port St. Lucie, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Punta Gorda, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Sebring, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	46,790	57,180	67,570	77,960
Tallahassee, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	46,670	57,977	69,283	80,590
Albany, GA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Athens-Clarke County, GA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Columbus, GA-AL	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Dalton, GA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Gainesville, GA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Hinesville, GA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Macon-Bibb County, GA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Rome, GA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Savannah, GA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Valdosta, GA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Warner Robins, GA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Guam MSA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Urban Honolulu, HI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Ames, IA	60,040	75,120	90,200	105,280
Cedar Rapids, IA	59,660	79,897	100,133	120,370
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	59,660	79,897	100,133	120,370
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	60,040	75,120	90,200	105,280
Dubuque, IA	59,660	79,897	100,133	120,370
Iowa City, IA	59,660	79,897	100,133	120,370
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,660	79,897	100,133	120,370
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,660	79,897	100,133	120,370
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	59,660	79,897	100,133	120,370
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	54,900	71,233	87,567	103,900
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	62,580	82,143	101,707	121,270
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	59,660	79,897	100,133	120,370
Boise City, ID	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Coeur d'Alene, ID	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Idaho Falls, ID	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Lewiston, ID-WA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Pocatello, ID	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Twin Falls, ID	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Bloomington, IL	53,730	66,533	79,337	92,140
Champaign-Urbana, IL	50,830	64,413	77,997	91,580
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	43,210	56,957	70,703	84,450
Decatur, IL	45,940	60,417	74,893	89,370
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,360	63,220	79,080	94,940
Kankakee, IL	44,120	60,187	76,253	92,320
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,220	56,013	70,807	85,600
Peoria, IL	52,540	62,877	73,213	83,550
Rockford, IL	40,760	55,967	71,173	86,380
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,940	60,417	74,893	89,370
Springfield, IL	45,940	60,417	74,893	89,370
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,210	60,757	75,303	89,850
Bloomington, IN	47,680	60,010	72,340	84,670
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	52,360	65,443	78,527	91,610
Columbus, IN	47,680	60,010	72,340	84,670
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	47,680	60,010	72,340	84,670
Evansville, IN	47,680	60,010	72,340	84,670
Fort Wayne, IN	47,680	60,010	72,340	84,670
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	47,680	60,010	72,340	84,670
Kokomo, IN	47,680	60,010	72,340	84,670
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	44,560	58,373	72,187	86,000
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	47,680	60,010	72,340	84,670
Muncie, IN	47,680	60,010	72,340	84,670
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,510	58,353	72,197	86,040
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	47,680	60,010	72,340	84,670
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	70,970	80,793	90,617	100,440
Terre Haute, IN	47,680	60,010	72,340	84,670
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Lawrence, KS	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Manhattan, KS	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Topeka, KS	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Wichita, KS	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Bowling Green, KY	48,240	61,167	74,093	87,020
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	58,460	70,970	83,480	95,990
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	49,150	62,047	74,943	87,840
Elizabethtown, KY	49,150	62,047	74,943	87,840
Lexington-Fayette, KY	56,210	69,590	82,970	96,350
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	54,960	67,583	80,207	92,830
Owensboro, KY	49,150	62,047	74,943	87,840
Paducah, KY-IL	49,150	62,047	74,943	87,840
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,380	63,413	76,447	89,480
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,820	61,907	74,993	88,080
Alexandria, LA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Baton Rouge, LA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Hammond, LA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Lafayette, LA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Lake Charles, LA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Monroe, LA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Barnstable Town, MA	56,450	70,447	84,443	98,440
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	56,450	70,447	84,443	98,440
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	56,450	70,447	84,443	98,440
Pittsfield, MA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Springfield, MA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Worcester, MA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	46,800	74,573	102,347	130,120
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Lexington Park, MD	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	38,480	69,740	101,000	132,260
Salisbury, MD	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Bangor, ME	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Portland-South Portland, ME	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Ann Arbor, MI	75,570	98,530	121,490	144,450
Battle Creek, MI	68,590	88,303	108,017	127,730
Bay City, MI	68,590	88,303	108,017	127,730
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	73,190	95,523	117,857	140,190
Flint, MI	68,590	88,303	108,017	127,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	69,360	90,563	111,767	132,970
Jackson, MI	75,570	98,530	121,490	144,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	68,590	88,303	108,017	127,730
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	73,190	95,523	117,857	140,190
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	72,990	95,577	118,163	140,750
Midland, MI	68,590	88,303	108,017	127,730
Monroe, MI	68,590	88,303	108,017	127,730
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	68,590	88,303	108,017	127,730
Niles, MI	68,590	88,303	108,017	127,730
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	68,590	88,303	108,017	127,730
Saginaw, MI	68,590	88,303	108,017	127,730
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	68,590	88,303	108,017	127,730
Traverse City, MI	68,590	88,303	108,017	127,730
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	68,590	88,303	108,017	127,730
Duluth, MN-WI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Mankato, MN	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Rochester, MN	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
St. Cloud, MN	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	52,980	67,800	82,620	97,440
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	54,040	69,610	85,180	100,750
Columbia, MO	52,980	67,800	82,620	97,440
Jefferson City, MO	52,980	67,800	82,620	97,440
Joplin, MO-KS	52,980	67,800	82,620	97,440
Kansas City, MO-KS	52,980	67,800	82,620	97,440
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	57,790	73,550	89,310	105,070
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,560	63,037	75,513	87,990
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	52,270	66,610	80,950	95,290
Springfield, MO	50,320	63,593	76,867	90,140
St. Joseph, MO-KS	52,980	67,800	82,620	97,440
St. Louis, MO-IL	52,980	67,800	82,620	97,440
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	39,110	50,390	61,670	72,950
Hattiesburg, MS	39,420	50,107	60,793	71,480
Jackson, MS	35,480	50,233	64,987	79,740
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	39,050	50,377	61,703	73,030
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,320	49,043	62,767	76,490
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	41,230	51,207	61,183	71,160
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	39,780	51,137	62,493	73,850
Billings, MT	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Bozeman, MT	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Great Falls, MT	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Helena, MT	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Missoula, MT	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Asheville, NC	44,220	54,683	65,147	75,610
Burlington, NC	56,590	69,507	82,423	95,340
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	53,320	68,013	82,707	97,400
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	47,470	58,077	68,683	79,290
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	61,090	75,130	89,170	103,210
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,520	68,517	82,513	96,510
Fayetteville, NC	53,030	66,633	80,237	93,840
Goldsboro, NC	59,530	74,167	88,803	103,440
Greensboro-High Point, NC	67,330	79,337	91,343	103,350
Greenville, NC	66,200	75,163	84,127	93,090
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	47,400	57,817	68,233	78,650
Jacksonville, NC	38,410	48,407	58,403	68,400
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	57,060	70,043	83,027	96,010
Raleigh-Cary, NC	69,150	84,717	100,283	115,850
Rocky Mount, NC	50,570	66,607	82,643	98,680
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,010	52,773	63,537	74,300
Wilmington, NC	51,250	59,100	66,950	74,800
Winston-Salem, NC	51,960	65,337	78,713	92,090
Bismarck, ND	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Fargo, ND-MN	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Grand Forks, ND-MN	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Minot, ND	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Grand Island, NE	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Lincoln, NE	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Omaha, NE-IA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Manchester-Nashua, NH	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	47,040	67,397	87,753	108,110
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	47,600	67,950	88,300	108,650
Vineland, NJ	36,590	67,653	98,717	129,780
Albuquerque, NM	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Farmington, NM	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Las Cruces, NM	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Santa Fe, NM	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Carson City, NV	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Reno, NV	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Binghamton, NY	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Elmira, NY	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Glens Falls, NY	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Ithaca, NY	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Kingston, NY	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	52,680	67,030	81,380	95,730
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	52,670	67,280	81,890	96,500
Rochester, NY	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Syracuse, NY	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Utica-Rome, NY	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Akron, OH	54,050	68,203	82,357	96,510
Canton-Massillon, OH	54,050	68,203	82,357	96,510
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	55,010	68,640	82,270	95,900
Cleveland, OH	54,050	68,203	82,357	96,510
Columbus, OH	54,050	68,203	82,357	96,510
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	54,050	68,203	82,357	96,510
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	54,050	68,203	82,357	96,510
Lima, OH	54,050	68,203	82,357	96,510
Mansfield, OH	54,050	68,203	82,357	96,510
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	51,160	64,513	77,867	91,220
Sandusky, OH	54,050	68,203	82,357	96,510
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	67,670	78,580	89,490	100,400
Springfield, OH	54,050	68,203	82,357	96,510
Toledo, OH	54,050	68,203	82,357	96,510
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	54,260	68,553	82,847	97,140
Youngstown-Warren, OH	54,050	68,203	82,357	96,510
Enid, OK	58,580	69,803	81,027	92,250
Lawton, OK	54,940	66,447	77,953	89,460
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	54,940	66,447	77,953	89,460
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	58,090	69,320	80,550	91,780
Oklahoma City, OK	54,940	66,447	77,953	89,460
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	54,940	66,447	77,953	89,460
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	57,830	68,887	79,943	91,000
Tulsa, OK	55,480	67,167	78,853	90,540
Albany, OR	58,850	72,243	85,637	99,030
Bend, OR	58,850	72,243	85,637	99,030
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	57,270	71,593	85,917	100,240
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	59,010	72,183	85,357	98,530
Corvallis, OR	58,850	72,243	85,637	99,030
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	58,850	72,243	85,637	99,030
Eugene-Springfield, OR	58,850	72,243	85,637	99,030
Grants Pass, OR	58,850	72,243	85,637	99,030
Medford, OR	58,850	72,243	85,637	99,030
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	57,270	71,593	85,917	100,240
Salem, OR	59,010	72,183	85,357	98,530
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	47,690	68,047	88,403	108,760
Altoona, PA	56,170	72,667	89,163	105,660
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,190	64,633	80,077	95,520
Chambersburg, PA	47,690	58,593	69,497	80,400
Erie, PA	52,950	72,860	92,770	112,680
Gettysburg, PA	52,950	72,860	92,770	112,680
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	52,950	72,860	92,770	112,680
Johnstown, PA	55,510	74,957	94,403	113,850
Lancaster, PA	41,330	65,080	88,830	112,580
Lebanon, PA	52,950	72,860	92,770	112,680
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	52,950	72,860	92,770	112,680
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	57,340	76,393	95,447	114,500
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	47,440	68,170	88,900	109,630
Pittsburgh, PA	56,910	76,327	95,743	115,160
Reading, PA	41,510	70,910	100,310	129,710
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	52,950	72,860	92,770	112,680
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	57,060	75,710	94,360	113,010
State College, PA	55,800	72,340	88,880	105,420
Williamsport, PA	52,950	72,860	92,770	112,680
York-Hanover, PA	52,950	72,860	92,770	112,680
Aguadilla, PR	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Arecibo, PR	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Guayama, PR	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Mayaguez, PR	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Ponce, PR	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	56,450	70,447	84,443	98,440
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	46,560	62,683	78,807	94,930
Columbia, SC	46,750	59,730	72,710	85,690
Florence, SC	46,560	62,683	78,807	94,930
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	46,560	62,683	78,807	94,930
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	46,560	62,683	78,807	94,930
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	46,560	62,683	78,807	94,930
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,510	59,210	72,910	86,610
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,250	67,057	79,863	92,670
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,410	61,800	75,190	88,580
Spartanburg, SC	54,110	67,057	80,003	92,950
Sumter, SC	46,560	62,683	78,807	94,930
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Rapid City, SD	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Chattanooga, TN-GA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Clarksville, TN-KY	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Cleveland, TN	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Jackson, TN	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Johnson City, TN	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Knoxville, TN	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	40,810	52,227	63,643	75,060
Morristown, TN	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Abilene, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Amarillo, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
College Station-Bryan, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Corpus Christi, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Eagle Pass, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
El Paso, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Killeen-Temple, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Laredo, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Longview, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Lubbock, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Midland, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Odessa, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
San Angelo, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Sherman-Denison, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Texarkana, TX-AR	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Tyler, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Victoria, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Waco, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Wichita Falls, TX	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	53,840	63,653	73,467	83,280
Logan, UT-ID	45,130	61,453	77,777	94,100
Ogden, UT	50,440	67,180	83,920	100,660
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	57,000	74,077	91,153	108,230
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	59,230	75,907	92,583	109,260
St. George, UT	50,440	67,180	83,920	100,660
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	50,270	67,127	83,983	100,840
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	46,730	59,533	72,337	85,140
Charlottesville, VA	46,730	59,533	72,337	85,140
Harrisonburg, VA	46,730	59,533	72,337	85,140
Lynchburg, VA	46,730	59,533	72,337	85,140
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,730	59,533	72,337	85,140
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,730	59,533	72,337	85,140
Richmond, VA	58,290	79,233	100,177	121,120
Roanoke, VA	46,730	59,533	72,337	85,140
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,730	59,533	72,337	85,140
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,730	59,533	72,337	85,140
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	46,730	59,533	72,337	85,140
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	46,730	59,533	72,337	85,140
Winchester, VA-WV	46,730	59,533	72,337	85,140
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Bellingham, WA	46,290	54,587	62,883	71,180
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	48,560	57,253	65,947	74,640
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	51,310	62,013	72,717	83,420
Kennewick-Richland, WA	48,560	57,253	65,947	74,640
Longview-Kelso, WA	53,820	68,373	82,927	97,480
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	50,600	59,003	67,407	75,810
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	56,370	63,307	70,243	77,180
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	52,360	60,337	68,313	76,290
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	48,560	57,253	65,947	74,640
Walla Walla, WA	48,560	57,253	65,947	74,640
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	53,990	61,673	69,357	77,040
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	53,550	64,087	74,623	85,160
Yakima, WA	53,920	64,610	75,300	85,990
Appleton, WI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Eau Claire, WI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Fond du Lac, WI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Green Bay, WI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Janesville-Beloit, WI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Kenosha, WI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Madison, WI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Sheboygan, WI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Wausau, WI	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Beckley, WV	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Charleston, WV	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Morgantown, WV	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Wheeling, WV-OH	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Casper, WY	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Cheyenne, WY	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	49,260	65,517	81,773	98,030

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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