SOC 25-2011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 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): Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.

Level I across metros$20,530 – $46,322Enid, OK to San Francisco, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$44,492Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education (SOC 25-2011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $20,530 in Enid, OK to $46,322 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $44,492. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $40,248, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 24 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

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	36,192	47,050	57,908	68,765
Anchorage, AK	34,820	40,394	45,989	51,564
Fairbanks-College, AK	43,431	48,298	53,186	58,053
Anniston-Oxford, AL	21,237	24,461	27,706	30,930
Auburn-Opelika, AL	22,215	25,626	29,016	32,428
Birmingham, AL	24,004	28,080	32,136	36,213
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	22,672	26,042	29,412	32,781
Decatur, AL	21,237	24,794	28,372	31,928
Dothan, AL	21,736	26,000	30,244	34,508
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	20,988	23,941	26,895	29,848
Gadsden, AL	20,842	24,232	27,644	31,034
Huntsville, AL	23,504	26,749	29,973	33,218
Mobile, AL	23,130	30,348	37,586	44,804
Montgomery, AL	22,236	26,375	30,493	34,632
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	19,511	22,984	26,458	29,932
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	20,322	23,629	26,936	30,244
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	19,927	24,149	28,372	32,594
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	20,821	27,415	33,988	40,581
Tuscaloosa, AL	22,652	26,146	29,620	33,114
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,375	31,242	36,088	40,956
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	29,765	35,007	40,269	45,511
Fort Smith, AR-OK	27,165	34,112	41,039	47,986
Hot Springs, AR	27,269	34,050	40,810	47,591
Jonesboro, AR	28,725	34,362	40,020	45,656
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	27,685	32,823	37,981	43,119
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,791	31,575	36,380	41,164
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,770	30,972	35,152	39,354
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,375	30,660	34,944	39,229
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	31,450	35,880	40,311	44,741
Flagstaff, AZ	34,050	36,546	39,063	41,559
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	30,826	32,656	34,466	36,296
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	34,175	36,754	39,312	41,892
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	31,221	33,925	36,629	39,333
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	30,764	33,239	35,693	38,168
Tucson, AZ	31,720	34,487	37,232	39,999
Yuma, AZ	30,805	33,592	36,400	39,188
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	37,149	42,557	47,944	53,352
Chico, CA	35,922	40,685	45,448	50,212
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,357	44,991	52,624	60,258
El Centro, CA	36,837	42,869	48,880	54,912
Fresno, CA	37,503	42,744	48,007	53,248
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	37,482	42,599	47,695	52,812
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	40,040	45,261	50,503	55,724
Merced, CA	40,602	47,008	53,436	59,842
Modesto, CA	41,101	48,423	55,744	63,066
Napa, CA	40,581	45,532	50,503	55,453
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,104	44,741	50,357	55,994
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,792	45,178	51,564	57,949
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	38,002	43,348	48,714	54,060
Redding, CA	36,816	41,309	45,781	50,274
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	37,732	43,618	49,484	55,370
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	38,023	42,536	47,071	51,584
Salinas, CA	41,413	46,946	52,479	58,012
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	38,938	42,994	47,050	51,106
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	46,322	51,064	55,807	60,549
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	45,760	50,607	55,474	60,320
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	37,336	42,828	48,298	53,789
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	40,540	46,364	52,188	58,012
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	39,874	45,136	50,420	55,682
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	42,224	46,218	50,232	54,226
Stockton-Lodi, CA	38,044	43,431	48,797	54,184
Vallejo, CA	39,292	44,554	49,837	55,100
Visalia, CA	40,581	48,340	56,119	63,877
Yuba City, CA	39,084	44,554	50,045	55,516
Boulder, CO	39,354	46,821	54,268	61,735
Colorado Springs, CO	34,092	38,668	43,244	47,820
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	37,919	47,528	57,159	66,768
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	34,716	38,980	43,244	47,508
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	35,028	42,516	50,024	57,512
Grand Junction, CO	33,031	37,066	41,122	45,157
Greeley, CO	35,236	39,895	44,554	49,213
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	34,320	40,560	46,821	53,061
Pueblo, CO	34,466	40,415	46,384	52,333
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	35,194	39,749	44,304	48,860
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	37,482	46,384	55,266	64,168
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	36,546	44,928	53,311	61,693
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	35,485	41,746	47,986	54,247
New Haven, CT	36,317	42,661	49,026	55,370
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	35,984	43,202	50,399	57,616
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	35,693	42,204	48,714	55,224
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	35,901	43,327	50,752	58,178
Dover, DE	31,200	32,885	34,570	36,255
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,989	34,799	36,588
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	30,140	33,031	35,901	38,792
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	30,327	33,925	37,503	41,101
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	29,828	32,698	35,589	38,460
Gainesville, FL	29,495	32,511	35,527	38,543
Homosassa Springs, FL	29,141	33,052	36,941	40,852
Jacksonville, FL	31,034	34,154	37,253	40,373
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	29,245	32,448	35,652	38,855
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	30,264	33,800	37,316	40,852
Naples-Marco Island, FL	33,821	38,668	43,514	48,360
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	30,264	32,823	35,360	37,919
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	31,741	34,986	38,231	41,476
Ocala, FL	28,954	31,824	34,716	37,586
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	30,389	33,405	36,400	39,416
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	30,244	33,613	37,004	40,373
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	29,266	32,032	34,799	37,565
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	29,266	31,949	34,653	37,336
Port St. Lucie, FL	29,703	32,927	36,130	39,354
Punta Gorda, FL	29,661	32,989	36,317	39,645
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	30,098	32,906	35,735	38,543
Sebring, FL	28,912	32,407	35,922	39,416
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	30,098	33,988	37,898	41,788
Tallahassee, FL	28,788	31,096	33,405	35,714
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	29,911	33,967	38,044	42,100
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	29,682	32,220	34,778	37,316
Albany, GA	29,536	45,719	61,922	78,104
Athens-Clarke County, GA	27,165	33,364	39,583	45,781
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	30,951	38,876	46,821	54,746
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	26,624	33,010	39,375	45,760
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	30,264	44,159	58,032	71,927
Columbus, GA-AL	23,920	32,448	40,976	49,504
Dalton, GA	29,308	41,808	54,288	66,789
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	24,981	34,778	44,554	54,351
Gainesville, GA	31,034	43,306	55,578	67,850
Hinesville, GA	31,034	43,140	55,245	67,351
Macon-Bibb County, GA	29,183	38,564	47,924	57,304
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	27,872	41,621	55,349	69,098
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,580	39,853	51,127	62,400
Rome, GA	26,687	35,069	43,472	51,855
Savannah, GA	31,034	39,416	47,799	56,181
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,368	40,498	50,628	60,757
Valdosta, GA	24,004	32,448	40,914	49,359
Warner Robins, GA	28,933	42,037	55,162	68,266
Guam MSA	21,154	23,900	26,666	29,412
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	41,164	46,696	52,229	57,762
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	40,415	47,404	54,372	61,360
Urban Honolulu, HI	37,482	43,639	49,816	55,973
Ames, IA	28,018	31,263	34,487	37,732
Cedar Rapids, IA	27,560	31,866	36,192	40,498
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	30,597	34,591	38,564	42,557
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	28,850	32,261	35,672	39,084
Dubuque, IA	26,416	31,367	36,317	41,268
Iowa City, IA	26,271	30,181	34,071	37,981
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	26,853	31,554	36,255	40,956
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	27,373	31,512	35,672	39,812
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	31,013	36,629	42,224	47,840
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	27,477	32,053	36,650	41,226
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	26,999	30,660	34,341	38,002
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	27,519	30,930	34,341	37,752
Boise City, ID	28,143	31,908	35,693	39,458
Coeur d'Alene, ID	27,373	31,783	36,192	40,602
Idaho Falls, ID	27,623	31,512	35,381	39,271
Lewiston, ID-WA	32,032	35,173	38,335	41,476
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	28,455	32,386	36,296	40,228
Pocatello, ID	27,519	31,304	35,069	38,855
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	28,330	32,240	36,130	40,040
Twin Falls, ID	26,604	30,077	33,572	37,045
Bloomington, IL	34,341	37,399	40,477	43,535
Champaign-Urbana, IL	35,506	40,020	44,533	49,047
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	36,546	41,122	45,698	50,274
Decatur, IL	36,151	40,186	44,242	48,277
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,028	39,146	43,285	47,404
Kankakee, IL	35,069	39,125	43,160	47,216
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,116	37,066	42,016	46,967
Peoria, IL	33,592	37,045	40,498	43,951
Rockford, IL	36,130	43,472	50,794	58,136
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,028	39,125	43,202	47,300
Springfield, IL	33,488	37,773	42,037	46,322
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,173	39,416	43,660	47,903
Bloomington, IN	28,788	32,615	36,421	40,248
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	28,642	33,301	37,960	42,620
Columbus, IN	30,077	33,530	36,962	40,415
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	29,453	33,925	38,397	42,869
Evansville, IN	28,663	32,615	36,567	40,519
Fort Wayne, IN	28,434	32,365	36,317	40,248
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	30,680	34,965	39,229	43,514
Kokomo, IN	29,245	34,944	40,664	46,364
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	28,101	32,157	36,213	40,269
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	29,349	34,279	39,188	44,117
Muncie, IN	24,981	29,058	33,114	37,191
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	27,581	32,532	37,482	42,432
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	27,727	32,220	36,733	41,226
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	27,810	32,095	36,400	40,685
Terre Haute, IN	26,916	31,471	36,047	40,602
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	34,799	41,580	48,340	55,120
Lawrence, KS	32,677	35,818	38,938	42,079
Manhattan, KS	37,149	43,348	49,546	55,744
Topeka, KS	33,696	39,874	46,052	52,229
Wichita, KS	28,663	37,336	46,031	54,704
Bowling Green, KY	24,024	28,788	33,530	38,293
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	24,170	29,453	34,716	39,999
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	23,775	28,996	34,196	39,416
Elizabethtown, KY	25,460	31,096	36,712	42,349
Lexington-Fayette, KY	26,104	30,327	34,528	38,751
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	27,352	31,824	36,317	40,789
Owensboro, KY	25,917	30,535	35,152	39,770
Paducah, KY-IL	25,626	30,264	34,924	39,562
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	23,650	29,557	35,485	41,392
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	23,920	30,888	37,836	44,804
Alexandria, LA	26,354	33,343	40,311	47,300
Baton Rouge, LA	28,205	34,882	41,580	48,256
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	24,960	31,824	38,668	45,532
Hammond, LA	27,082	32,927	38,772	44,616
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	28,517	37,628	46,759	55,869
Lafayette, LA	24,128	29,474	34,840	40,186
Lake Charles, LA	26,770	34,320	41,850	49,400
Monroe, LA	25,002	31,700	38,418	45,116
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	29,474	37,544	45,636	53,706
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	27,789	35,423	43,077	50,711
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	24,690	31,055	37,399	43,764
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	27,498	34,508	41,496	48,506
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	26,936	33,447	39,936	46,447
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	38,938	44,970	50,981	57,013
Barnstable Town, MA	39,978	45,906	51,813	57,741
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	37,253	42,703	48,132	53,581
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	45,552	52,333	59,093	65,874
Pittsfield, MA	36,421	42,079	47,716	53,373
Springfield, MA	36,775	41,684	46,572	51,480
Worcester, MA	37,066	42,349	47,632	52,916
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	35,132	40,352	45,594	50,815
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	29,308	37,087	44,887	52,666
Lexington Park, MD	35,964	41,455	46,946	52,437
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	33,863	39,396	44,908	50,440
Salisbury, MD	34,154	42,349	50,544	58,740
Bangor, ME	35,714	40,103	44,471	48,860
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	36,962	42,308	47,632	52,978
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	37,877	43,410	48,922	54,455
Portland-South Portland, ME	37,357	40,768	44,200	47,612
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	36,650	41,226	45,802	50,378
Ann Arbor, MI	32,261	35,735	39,208	42,682
Battle Creek, MI	31,388	35,194	39,021	42,828
Bay City, MI	29,079	32,760	36,421	40,103
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	32,864	36,775	40,706	44,616
Flint, MI	30,805	33,301	35,776	38,272
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	31,991	36,276	40,581	44,866
Jackson, MI	31,388	36,359	41,309	46,280
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	30,389	33,634	36,858	40,103
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	30,784	34,362	37,960	41,538
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,160	34,653	39,146	43,639
Midland, MI	30,202	33,239	36,255	39,292
Monroe, MI	30,036	33,676	37,336	40,976
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	32,594	37,336	42,100	46,842
Niles, MI	30,015	33,114	36,213	39,312
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	32,220	37,503	42,807	48,090
Saginaw, MI	32,012	36,463	40,914	45,365
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,285	33,904	37,503	41,122
Traverse City, MI	33,821	37,253	40,706	44,138
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,952	34,133	38,335	42,516
Duluth, MN-WI	32,823	37,295	41,767	46,239
Mankato, MN	35,194	38,959	42,703	46,468
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	36,359	40,789	45,199	49,629
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,111	40,644	46,176	51,709
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,840	40,373	45,927	51,460
Rochester, MN	34,944	39,687	44,408	49,151
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,386	37,940	43,493	49,047
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	33,863	40,519	47,196	53,852
St. Cloud, MN	35,007	39,146	43,264	47,404
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	28,600	30,660	32,719	34,778
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,767	33,842	38,917	43,992
Columbia, MO	29,599	34,050	38,480	42,932
Jefferson City, MO	28,954	31,596	34,258	36,900
Joplin, MO-KS	29,058	33,551	38,064	42,557
Kansas City, MO-KS	31,949	36,463	40,956	45,469
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,621	32,074	35,506	38,959
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,037	34,508	39,957	45,428
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,266	36,088	42,890	49,712
Springfield, MO	29,120	32,719	36,296	39,895
St. Joseph, MO-KS	28,767	36,567	44,367	52,167
St. Louis, MO-IL	31,783	36,026	40,248	44,492
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	21,466	27,228	33,010	38,772
Hattiesburg, MS	21,071	27,082	33,093	39,104
Jackson, MS	21,320	26,957	32,594	38,231
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	20,925	27,956	34,965	41,996
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	24,524	31,138	37,773	44,388
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	23,276	31,429	39,604	47,757
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	21,029	27,332	33,613	39,916
Billings, MT	31,117	35,132	39,146	43,160
Bozeman, MT	33,197	37,981	42,786	47,570
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	26,624	32,656	38,668	44,700
Great Falls, MT	30,618	33,988	37,357	40,727
Helena, MT	27,311	31,991	36,692	41,372
Missoula, MT	30,972	34,279	37,607	40,914
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	28,580	32,490	36,400	40,311
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	28,912	33,176	37,440	41,704
Asheville, NC	29,412	33,884	38,335	42,807
Burlington, NC	26,978	31,076	35,173	39,271
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,146	30,472	34,799	39,125
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	31,492	35,236	38,959	42,703
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	30,639	34,466	38,272	42,100
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	27,727	31,492	35,256	39,021
Fayetteville, NC	27,394	30,680	33,946	37,232
Goldsboro, NC	26,042	29,557	33,093	36,608
Greensboro-High Point, NC	28,912	32,552	36,192	39,832
Greenville, NC	27,332	31,055	34,757	38,480
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	27,748	30,909	34,071	37,232
Jacksonville, NC	27,415	30,618	33,821	37,024
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	28,580	32,594	36,608	40,623
Raleigh-Cary, NC	30,826	34,362	37,898	41,434
Rocky Mount, NC	24,524	28,413	32,324	36,213
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,434	35,527	42,620	49,712
Wilmington, NC	28,517	32,490	36,442	40,415
Winston-Salem, NC	27,831	31,554	35,298	39,021
Bismarck, ND	29,432	35,319	41,205	47,092
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	25,252	32,532	39,812	47,092
Fargo, ND-MN	32,261	37,295	42,328	47,362
Grand Forks, ND-MN	30,972	36,900	42,848	48,776
Minot, ND	25,772	31,720	37,690	43,639
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	28,268	34,237	40,186	46,156
Grand Island, NE	38,418	46,967	55,536	64,085
Lincoln, NE	31,180	37,940	44,700	51,460
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,687	49,400	59,114	68,828
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	46,364	55,453	64,522	73,612
Omaha, NE-IA	35,111	41,268	47,445	53,602
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,210	45,552	52,916	60,258
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,904	37,212	40,519	43,826
Manchester-Nashua, NH	33,239	36,754	40,269	43,784
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,509	37,856	42,183	46,530
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	34,570	38,605	42,640	46,676
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	36,962	47,716	58,448	69,202
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	38,127	46,114	54,080	62,068
Vineland, NJ	39,416	50,940	62,463	73,986
Albuquerque, NM	34,154	40,685	47,216	53,748
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	34,820	41,080	47,320	53,581
Farmington, NM	32,157	39,021	45,906	52,770
Las Cruces, NM	33,613	41,060	48,506	55,952
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,938	52,416	65,895	79,373
Santa Fe, NM	38,522	44,658	50,815	56,951
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	34,133	42,432	50,732	59,031
Carson City, NV	33,384	38,168	42,952	47,736
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	30,493	36,692	42,911	49,109
Reno, NV	33,093	36,941	40,789	44,637
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	36,567	40,789	44,991	49,213
Binghamton, NY	34,508	40,706	46,904	53,103
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	35,485	40,269	45,032	49,816
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	35,693	43,140	50,586	58,032
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	37,711	45,802	53,872	61,964
Elmira, NY	35,381	43,909	52,458	60,986
Glens Falls, NY	35,423	43,036	50,669	58,282
Ithaca, NY	37,794	42,370	46,967	51,543
Kingston, NY	37,960	43,264	48,548	53,852
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	36,109	41,434	46,738	52,063
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	39,021	47,237	55,474	63,690
Rochester, NY	34,861	40,519	46,197	51,855
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	35,797	41,829	47,882	53,914
Syracuse, NY	35,423	40,935	46,426	51,938
Utica-Rome, NY	35,360	40,893	46,405	51,938
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	34,050	37,378	40,706	44,034
Akron, OH	27,872	31,263	34,674	38,064
Canton-Massillon, OH	26,396	30,452	34,487	38,543
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	28,122	32,573	37,004	41,455
Cleveland, OH	27,706	32,781	37,877	42,952
Columbus, OH	28,517	31,720	34,924	38,127
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	28,143	32,864	37,586	42,308
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	27,644	33,197	38,772	44,325
Lima, OH	26,458	31,117	35,776	40,436
Mansfield, OH	24,482	28,871	33,280	37,669
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	27,560	32,802	38,064	43,306
Sandusky, OH	26,770	31,013	35,277	39,520
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	28,018	34,320	40,623	46,925
Springfield, OH	26,916	31,991	37,045	42,120
Toledo, OH	27,581	30,826	34,071	37,316
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	27,644	32,386	37,149	41,892
Youngstown-Warren, OH	26,125	30,119	34,133	38,127
Enid, OK	20,530	26,624	32,698	38,792
Lawton, OK	24,295	29,328	34,362	39,396
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	23,109	28,954	34,799	40,644
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	23,192	28,621	34,029	39,458
Oklahoma City, OK	27,498	32,885	38,293	43,680
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	24,856	30,826	36,816	42,786
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	23,525	30,098	36,671	43,244
Tulsa, OK	25,938	31,928	37,940	43,930
Albany, OR	33,447	38,460	43,472	48,485
Bend, OR	37,482	42,183	46,863	51,564
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	33,322	38,356	43,410	48,444
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	34,549	39,624	44,700	49,775
Corvallis, OR	35,007	39,354	43,701	48,048
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,236	40,124	45,032	49,920
Eugene-Springfield, OR	35,069	40,352	45,615	50,898
Grants Pass, OR	37,087	43,077	49,047	55,037
Medford, OR	35,839	41,205	46,551	51,917
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	37,794	43,701	49,629	55,536
Salem, OR	36,130	40,727	45,324	49,920
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	30,951	34,944	38,938	42,932
Altoona, PA	29,079	31,970	34,861	37,752
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,604	31,512	36,442	41,351
Chambersburg, PA	25,252	28,704	32,178	35,631
Erie, PA	28,080	31,138	34,196	37,253
Gettysburg, PA	29,120	32,344	35,548	38,772
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	29,183	32,407	35,652	38,876
Johnstown, PA	26,312	29,682	33,072	36,442
Lancaster, PA	30,285	33,364	36,463	39,541
Lebanon, PA	30,472	33,156	35,839	38,522
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,106	30,327	35,568	40,789
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	27,186	32,136	37,108	42,058
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	32,324	36,754	41,205	45,636
Pittsburgh, PA	26,770	31,221	35,672	40,124
Reading, PA	30,098	34,050	38,023	41,975
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	28,663	32,344	36,026	39,708
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	28,247	32,698	37,149	41,600
State College, PA	28,975	31,720	34,487	37,232
Williamsport, PA	28,247	32,615	36,962	41,330
York-Hanover, PA	30,098	33,010	35,943	38,855
Aguadilla, PR	24,565	28,621	32,656	36,712
Arecibo, PR	22,860	27,872	32,864	37,877
Guayama, PR	31,013	33,260	35,527	37,773
Mayaguez, PR	24,940	29,474	33,988	38,522
Ponce, PR	24,503	28,268	32,053	35,818
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,965	29,079	36,213	43,327
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	24,669	29,183	33,676	38,189
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	34,404	38,980	43,576	48,152
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	28,725	32,448	36,192	39,916
Columbia, SC	26,604	29,848	33,114	36,359
Florence, SC	25,605	31,096	36,567	42,058
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	27,872	31,928	35,964	40,020
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	30,015	39,229	48,423	57,637
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	27,935	32,365	36,796	41,226
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,335	30,119	34,903	39,687
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,813	29,224	32,615	36,026
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	23,733	26,770	29,786	32,823
Spartanburg, SC	27,810	32,116	36,442	40,748
Sumter, SC	26,271	29,994	33,738	37,461
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,784	35,527	40,290	45,032
Rapid City, SD	32,532	37,752	42,994	48,215
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	33,260	38,335	43,431	48,506
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,618	35,818	41,039	46,239
Chattanooga, TN-GA	26,666	33,343	40,040	46,717
Clarksville, TN-KY	25,647	28,850	32,074	35,277
Cleveland, TN	23,858	27,186	30,514	33,842
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	25,252	33,821	42,391	50,960
Jackson, TN	25,772	33,572	41,372	49,172
Johnson City, TN	25,252	31,554	37,836	44,138
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	27,228	33,946	40,644	47,362
Knoxville, TN	26,250	32,760	39,271	45,781
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	26,832	33,364	39,874	46,405
Morristown, TN	26,354	33,343	40,332	47,320
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	29,037	36,255	43,452	50,669
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	25,044	32,511	39,999	47,466
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	24,482	33,197	41,912	50,628
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	25,272	34,008	42,744	51,480
Abilene, TX	26,208	30,036	33,863	37,690
Amarillo, TX	25,168	29,245	33,343	37,420
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	29,037	33,592	38,148	42,703
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	25,314	30,930	36,546	42,162
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,482	27,976	31,450	34,944
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	22,340	26,520	30,722	34,903
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	23,130	27,144	31,159	35,173
College Station-Bryan, TX	23,588	27,290	30,992	34,695
Corpus Christi, TX	24,045	27,831	31,616	35,402
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	27,186	31,824	36,463	41,101
Eagle Pass, TX	23,900	27,436	30,972	34,508
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,898	28,663	32,428	36,192
El Paso, TX	24,087	28,892	33,696	38,501
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	23,837	28,205	32,573	36,941
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	27,311	31,928	36,567	41,184
Killeen-Temple, TX	26,000	30,119	34,237	38,356
Laredo, TX	23,900	27,623	31,367	35,090
Longview, TX	25,002	28,704	32,386	36,088
Lubbock, TX	24,690	28,039	31,367	34,716
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	23,421	31,783	40,124	48,485
Midland, TX	27,103	32,968	38,855	44,720
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,024	28,600	33,197	37,773
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,984	27,144	31,284	35,444
Odessa, TX	26,500	30,181	33,884	37,565
San Angelo, TX	23,608	27,748	31,908	36,047
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	26,832	32,220	37,607	42,994
Sherman-Denison, TX	23,338	29,183	35,007	40,852
Texarkana, TX-AR	24,004	29,162	34,320	39,479
Tyler, TX	23,380	27,789	32,199	36,608
Victoria, TX	22,548	26,104	29,640	33,197
Waco, TX	25,834	29,100	32,344	35,610
Wichita Falls, TX	25,709	30,743	35,776	40,810
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	27,956	33,218	38,480	43,743
Logan, UT-ID	27,664	31,284	34,882	38,501
Ogden, UT	28,434	32,178	35,901	39,645
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	28,268	32,157	36,026	39,916
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	29,224	32,781	36,317	39,874
St. George, UT	27,623	31,221	34,820	38,418
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	31,388	36,504	41,600	46,717
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	29,079	32,615	36,151	39,687
Charlottesville, VA	31,679	36,941	42,224	47,487
Harrisonburg, VA	29,620	33,738	37,836	41,954
Lynchburg, VA	28,767	32,032	35,298	38,564
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,597	35,527	40,456	45,386
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,015	35,048	40,061	45,095
Richmond, VA	30,764	34,861	38,938	43,036
Roanoke, VA	29,245	34,445	39,645	44,845
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,285	36,359	42,412	48,485
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,471	37,295	43,098	48,922
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	30,264	35,423	40,602	45,760
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	29,516	35,402	41,288	47,175
Winchester, VA-WV	31,242	37,024	42,786	48,568
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	23,588	30,992	38,418	45,823
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	41,018	46,988	52,957	58,927
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,564	45,656	52,749	59,842
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	38,876	45,261	51,668	58,053
Bellingham, WA	36,879	39,874	42,890	45,885
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	39,084	41,538	43,992	46,447
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	38,293	42,807	47,341	51,855
Kennewick-Richland, WA	37,503	41,621	45,740	49,858
Longview-Kelso, WA	39,167	42,349	45,552	48,735
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	39,895	46,093	52,292	58,490
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	37,295	40,519	43,743	46,967
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	42,370	46,010	49,650	53,290
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	36,941	40,810	44,700	48,568
Walla Walla, WA	37,440	41,434	45,428	49,421
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	38,023	41,476	44,949	48,402
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	38,023	42,828	47,653	52,458
Yakima, WA	36,567	40,415	44,263	48,111
Appleton, WI	29,100	32,095	35,069	38,064
Eau Claire, WI	28,600	31,928	35,236	38,564
Fond du Lac, WI	28,018	31,949	35,880	39,812
Green Bay, WI	28,892	32,220	35,548	38,876
Janesville-Beloit, WI	27,394	31,762	36,130	40,498
Kenosha, WI	29,058	32,178	35,298	38,418
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	29,599	33,093	36,608	40,103
Madison, WI	31,824	35,860	39,916	43,951
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	28,850	32,448	36,047	39,645
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	28,184	31,596	35,028	38,439
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	28,268	31,908	35,548	39,188
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	28,060	31,325	34,591	37,856
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	28,060	31,533	34,986	38,460
Sheboygan, WI	29,994	33,405	36,796	40,207
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	28,767	32,677	36,567	40,477
Wausau, WI	28,808	31,346	33,904	36,442
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	26,208	29,536	32,864	36,192
Beckley, WV	24,357	30,098	35,839	41,580
Charleston, WV	25,044	30,909	36,775	42,640
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	24,856	30,493	36,109	41,746
Morgantown, WV	24,357	29,266	34,154	39,063
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	24,544	30,951	37,378	43,784
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	24,732	31,325	37,940	44,533
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	24,524	31,845	39,146	46,468
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	22,922	28,288	33,676	39,042
Wheeling, WV-OH	25,397	31,284	37,170	43,056
Casper, WY	26,895	31,367	35,818	40,290
Cheyenne, WY	25,772	30,077	34,383	38,688
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	26,437	33,114	39,812	46,488
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	24,336	30,722	37,087	43,472

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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