SOC 25-2012 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Kindergarten 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): Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Level I across metros$29,200 – $74,370Tuscaloosa, AL to Seattle, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$74,400Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Kindergarten 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 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education (SOC 25-2012) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $29,200 in Tuscaloosa, AL to $74,370 in Seattle, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $74,400. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $66,383, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 27 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$101,140
San Francisco, CA$95,840
San Jose, CA$109,510
Seattle, WA$114,670
Dallas, TX$67,920
Houston, TX$68,740
Austin, TX$63,500
Chicago, IL$85,680
Boston, MA$97,760
Washington, DC$89,630
Atlanta, GA$82,940
Los Angeles, CA$104,180

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	48,250	58,760	69,270	79,780
Anchorage, AK	48,250	58,760	69,270	79,780
Fairbanks-College, AK	48,250	58,760	69,270	79,780
Anniston-Oxford, AL	44,750	50,610	56,470	62,330
Auburn-Opelika, AL	42,900	50,360	57,820	65,280
Birmingham, AL	38,840	46,180	53,520	60,860
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	30,740	36,470	42,200	47,930
Decatur, AL	45,740	51,023	56,307	61,590
Dothan, AL	37,890	45,587	53,283	60,980
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	37,890	45,587	53,283	60,980
Gadsden, AL	44,750	50,610	56,470	62,330
Huntsville, AL	45,740	51,023	56,307	61,590
Mobile, AL	30,740	36,470	42,200	47,930
Montgomery, AL	39,330	47,013	54,697	62,380
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,280	52,493	57,707	62,920
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,450	49,743	56,037	62,330
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,110	47,200	56,290	65,380
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,940	39,560	46,180	52,800
Tuscaloosa, AL	29,200	36,090	42,980	49,870
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,450	44,653	48,857	53,060
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	49,480	55,617	61,753	67,890
Fort Smith, AR-OK	49,270	55,517	61,763	68,010
Hot Springs, AR	51,170	53,240	55,310	57,380
Jonesboro, AR	48,270	51,400	54,530	57,660
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	46,040	49,823	53,607	57,390
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	46,050	48,953	51,857	54,760
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,830	49,630	51,430	53,230
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,100	46,520	49,940	53,360
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	40,720	47,693	54,667	61,640
Flagstaff, AZ	46,260	50,567	54,873	59,180
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	40,610	44,187	47,763	51,340
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	47,170	53,077	58,983	64,890
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	46,490	52,457	58,423	64,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	41,160	47,070	52,980	58,890
Tucson, AZ	41,720	46,853	51,987	57,120
Yuma, AZ	44,580	48,420	52,260	56,100
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	59,140	71,320	83,500	95,680
Chico, CA	60,590	72,677	84,763	96,850
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	63,710	77,223	90,737	104,250
El Centro, CA	65,460	83,190	100,920	118,650
Fresno, CA	61,980	77,440	92,900	108,360
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	67,150	80,833	94,517	108,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	53,350	70,293	87,237	104,180
Merced, CA	69,180	83,953	98,727	113,500
Modesto, CA	72,150	89,763	107,377	124,990
Napa, CA	58,440	74,460	90,480	106,500
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	58,480	71,440	84,400	97,360
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,020	65,123	77,227	89,330
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	60,860	76,663	92,467	108,270
Redding, CA	50,970	65,627	80,283	94,940
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	66,540	76,130	85,720	95,310
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	69,330	83,560	97,790	112,020
Salinas, CA	57,210	73,210	89,210	105,210
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	55,920	63,753	71,587	79,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	54,180	68,067	81,953	95,840
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	59,140	75,930	92,720	109,510
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	49,960	64,653	79,347	94,040
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	56,240	71,527	86,813	102,100
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	72,340	85,533	98,727	111,920
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	62,000	75,387	88,773	102,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA	58,920	69,437	79,953	90,470
Vallejo, CA	60,930	77,170	93,410	109,650
Visalia, CA	71,070	85,033	98,997	112,960
Yuba City, CA	60,730	76,080	91,430	106,780
Boulder, CO	61,260	72,433	83,607	94,780
Colorado Springs, CO	46,290	52,240	58,190	64,140
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	54,830	63,980	73,130	82,280
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,240	47,630	53,020	58,410
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	54,550	61,987	69,423	76,860
Grand Junction, CO	49,020	55,347	61,673	68,000
Greeley, CO	49,810	56,017	62,223	68,430
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,290	55,133	62,977	70,820
Pueblo, CO	52,160	58,393	64,627	70,860
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	44,330	49,870	55,410	60,950
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	70,190	82,803	95,417	108,030
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	56,330	67,050	77,770	88,490
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	66,300	77,027	87,753	98,480
New Haven, CT	58,400	70,260	82,120	93,980
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	64,530	74,040	83,550	93,060
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	63,600	73,423	83,247	93,070
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	57,100	67,943	78,787	89,630
Dover, DE	50,130	60,387	70,643	80,900
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	49,800	59,063	68,327	77,590
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	51,970	54,713	57,457	60,200
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	50,130	54,480	58,830	63,180
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	49,810	54,743	59,677	64,610
Gainesville, FL	52,880	60,487	68,093	75,700
Homosassa Springs, FL	49,520	54,800	60,080	65,360
Jacksonville, FL	53,820	62,233	70,647	79,060
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	49,290	51,057	52,823	54,590
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	48,190	52,637	57,083	61,530
Naples-Marco Island, FL	59,020	65,160	71,300	77,440
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	46,620	50,113	53,607	57,100
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	57,490	63,423	69,357	75,290
Ocala, FL	49,640	55,453	61,267	67,080
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	50,530	55,883	61,237	66,590
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	50,550	52,043	53,537	55,030
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	49,940	51,847	53,753	55,660
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	47,820	50,447	53,073	55,700
Port St. Lucie, FL	47,160	50,420	53,680	56,940
Punta Gorda, FL	51,750	57,417	63,083	68,750
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	49,750	54,850	59,950	65,050
Sebring, FL	47,520	57,920	68,320	78,720
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	50,060	55,290	60,520	65,750
Tallahassee, FL	47,470	51,803	56,137	60,470
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	49,810	54,127	58,443	62,760
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	49,330	54,297	59,263	64,230
Albany, GA	44,110	52,717	61,323	69,930
Athens-Clarke County, GA	35,920	45,453	54,987	64,520
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	56,400	65,247	74,093	82,940
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	50,080	57,093	64,107	71,120
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	49,180	55,093	61,007	66,920
Columbus, GA-AL	44,900	53,327	61,753	70,180
Dalton, GA	49,360	56,737	64,113	71,490
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	51,050	56,330	61,610	66,890
Gainesville, GA	51,750	59,120	66,490	73,860
Hinesville, GA	50,830	57,653	64,477	71,300
Macon-Bibb County, GA	48,740	56,583	64,427	72,270
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,070	51,390	62,710	74,030
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,660	52,910	63,160	73,410
Rome, GA	49,310	56,173	63,037	69,900
Savannah, GA	51,120	57,370	63,620	69,870
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,830	54,643	60,457	66,270
Valdosta, GA	40,490	53,457	66,423	79,390
Warner Robins, GA	54,150	64,223	74,297	84,370
Guam MSA	48,250	58,760	69,270	79,780
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	46,630	52,403	58,177	63,950
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	46,630	52,403	58,177	63,950
Urban Honolulu, HI	47,360	53,010	58,660	64,310
Ames, IA	46,610	52,010	57,410	62,810
Cedar Rapids, IA	47,130	54,493	61,857	69,220
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	46,560	55,787	65,013	74,240
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	47,310	53,280	59,250	65,220
Dubuque, IA	46,300	51,533	56,767	62,000
Iowa City, IA	44,840	49,790	54,740	59,690
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,660	52,273	58,887	65,500
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,990	50,947	55,903	60,860
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	44,760	51,483	58,207	64,930
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,750	50,857	54,963	59,070
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,690	54,280	59,870	65,460
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	47,700	53,787	59,873	65,960
Boise City, ID	54,280	61,833	69,387	76,940
Coeur d'Alene, ID	53,570	58,847	64,123	69,400
Idaho Falls, ID	50,550	56,060	61,570	67,080
Lewiston, ID-WA	56,230	68,153	80,077	92,000
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	51,250	57,293	63,337	69,380
Pocatello, ID	46,840	53,173	59,507	65,840
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,320	51,433	57,547	63,660
Twin Falls, ID	51,390	58,363	65,337	72,310
Bloomington, IL	44,400	55,820	67,240	78,660
Champaign-Urbana, IL	43,870	52,640	61,410	70,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	51,710	63,033	74,357	85,680
Decatur, IL	45,200	53,013	60,827	68,640
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,810	49,760	56,710	63,660
Kankakee, IL	44,420	50,850	57,280	63,710
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,850	54,853	64,857	74,860
Peoria, IL	40,880	49,943	59,007	68,070
Rockford, IL	47,840	59,107	70,373	81,640
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,660	53,513	62,367	71,220
Springfield, IL	52,780	61,607	70,433	79,260
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,550	49,440	58,330	67,220
Bloomington, IN	44,200	50,297	56,393	62,490
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,930	52,133	57,337	62,540
Columbus, IN	46,390	51,920	57,450	62,980
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	48,390	51,547	54,703	57,860
Evansville, IN	45,000	52,317	59,633	66,950
Fort Wayne, IN	48,600	54,263	59,927	65,590
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	46,740	52,460	58,180	63,900
Kokomo, IN	46,400	52,077	57,753	63,430
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	45,250	50,233	55,217	60,200
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	44,590	50,117	55,643	61,170
Muncie, IN	46,670	52,290	57,910	63,530
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,510	51,747	57,983	64,220
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	46,500	50,693	54,887	59,080
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,940	49,613	54,287	58,960
Terre Haute, IN	44,400	50,020	55,640	61,260
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	45,280	48,497	51,713	54,930
Lawrence, KS	44,350	49,103	53,857	58,610
Manhattan, KS	47,290	50,003	52,717	55,430
Topeka, KS	48,360	52,213	56,067	59,920
Wichita, KS	49,520	53,923	58,327	62,730
Bowling Green, KY	48,730	53,840	58,950	64,060
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,940	49,210	54,480	59,750
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,080	47,890	52,700	57,510
Elizabethtown, KY	45,900	53,440	60,980	68,520
Lexington-Fayette, KY	48,900	56,567	64,233	71,900
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	49,050	58,123	67,197	76,270
Owensboro, KY	49,040	55,087	61,133	67,180
Paducah, KY-IL	47,680	54,170	60,660	67,150
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,020	49,087	54,153	59,220
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,240	51,263	56,287	61,310
Alexandria, LA	34,170	39,890	45,610	51,330
Baton Rouge, LA	46,490	52,457	58,423	64,390
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	41,990	45,360	48,730	52,100
Hammond, LA	46,750	48,093	49,437	50,780
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	42,280	49,207	56,133	63,060
Lafayette, LA	47,160	50,700	54,240	57,780
Lake Charles, LA	47,430	49,853	52,277	54,700
Monroe, LA	46,670	49,567	52,463	55,360
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	38,380	46,687	54,993	63,300
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,570	45,193	53,817	62,440
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	45,100	49,773	54,447	59,120
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	50,570	53,850	57,130	60,410
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	41,510	45,560	49,610	53,660
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	54,230	64,983	75,737	86,490
Barnstable Town, MA	64,720	75,953	87,187	98,420
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	58,650	71,687	84,723	97,760
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	59,710	73,420	87,130	100,840
Pittsfield, MA	55,940	65,403	74,867	84,330
Springfield, MA	56,350	65,480	74,610	83,740
Worcester, MA	61,310	73,030	84,750	96,470
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	59,310	68,673	78,037	87,400
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	55,140	60,863	66,587	72,310
Lexington Park, MD	60,010	69,297	78,583	87,870
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	56,300	64,063	71,827	79,590
Salisbury, MD	48,940	60,240	71,540	82,840
Bangor, ME	44,120	48,213	52,307	56,400
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	45,420	51,907	58,393	64,880
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,110	49,037	52,963	56,890
Portland-South Portland, ME	49,160	57,247	65,333	73,420
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,190	49,783	54,377	58,970
Ann Arbor, MI	40,040	50,843	61,647	72,450
Battle Creek, MI	44,690	54,453	64,217	73,980
Bay City, MI	40,180	49,717	59,253	68,790
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	45,380	58,747	72,113	85,480
Flint, MI	43,500	54,260	65,020	75,780
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	43,170	53,580	63,990	74,400
Jackson, MI	44,160	56,707	69,253	81,800
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	39,760	50,873	61,987	73,100
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	41,920	51,960	62,000	72,040
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,370	51,020	59,670	68,320
Midland, MI	40,180	49,717	59,253	68,790
Monroe, MI	44,510	57,417	70,323	83,230
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	40,230	47,837	55,443	63,050
Niles, MI	46,380	52,877	59,373	65,870
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,070	52,217	61,363	70,510
Saginaw, MI	40,960	51,413	61,867	72,320
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,730	56,517	64,303	72,090
Traverse City, MI	50,700	59,803	68,907	78,010
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,440	52,193	65,947	79,700
Duluth, MN-WI	47,690	57,607	67,523	77,440
Mankato, MN	46,450	57,503	68,557	79,610
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	50,820	63,933	77,047	90,160
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,380	54,590	63,800	73,010
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,620	57,033	64,447	71,860
Rochester, MN	47,920	56,390	64,860	73,330
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,170	53,787	63,403	73,020
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,300	52,090	59,880	67,670
St. Cloud, MN	50,890	58,667	66,443	74,220
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	40,920	48,193	55,467	62,740
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,170	47,643	51,117	54,590
Columbia, MO	41,850	46,760	51,670	56,580
Jefferson City, MO	42,190	46,793	51,397	56,000
Joplin, MO-KS	43,020	47,990	52,960	57,930
Kansas City, MO-KS	48,210	54,720	61,230	67,740
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,110	43,187	47,263	51,340
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,300	43,287	47,273	51,260
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,720	47,057	52,393	57,730
Springfield, MO	41,770	47,253	52,737	58,220
St. Joseph, MO-KS	46,160	51,750	57,340	62,930
St. Louis, MO-IL	49,580	57,320	65,060	72,800
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	46,350	49,310	52,270	55,230
Hattiesburg, MS	42,890	45,210	47,530	49,850
Jackson, MS	41,530	45,907	50,283	54,660
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	41,910	45,287	48,663	52,040
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	37,660	42,307	46,953	51,600
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,650	46,023	49,397	52,770
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,500	40,873	46,247	51,620
Billings, MT	39,710	47,377	55,043	62,710
Bozeman, MT	42,660	52,133	61,607	71,080
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,410	46,823	54,237	61,650
Great Falls, MT	38,840	43,997	49,153	54,310
Helena, MT	40,860	48,533	56,207	63,880
Missoula, MT	41,020	48,017	55,013	62,010
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	41,070	49,383	57,697	66,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,690	49,210	55,730	62,250
Asheville, NC	47,110	51,910	56,710	61,510
Burlington, NC	43,370	47,983	52,597	57,210
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,780	46,253	49,727	53,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	44,420	52,533	60,647	68,760
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	43,540	48,337	53,133	57,930
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,610	40,357	46,103	51,850
Fayetteville, NC	38,320	44,183	50,047	55,910
Goldsboro, NC	43,780	48,710	53,640	58,570
Greensboro-High Point, NC	44,070	48,310	52,550	56,790
Greenville, NC	37,930	44,467	51,003	57,540
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	47,210	50,097	52,983	55,870
Jacksonville, NC	38,300	43,577	48,853	54,130
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	41,090	46,170	51,250	56,330
Raleigh-Cary, NC	45,250	50,397	55,543	60,690
Rocky Mount, NC	43,670	48,570	53,470	58,370
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,710	44,570	50,430	56,290
Wilmington, NC	40,940	45,160	49,380	53,600
Winston-Salem, NC	42,930	47,803	52,677	57,550
Bismarck, ND	54,700	59,213	63,727	68,240
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,610	52,007	55,403	58,800
Fargo, ND-MN	45,100	51,003	56,907	62,810
Grand Forks, ND-MN	47,120	54,490	61,860	69,230
Minot, ND	48,770	56,897	65,023	73,150
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,250	53,240	57,230	61,220
Grand Island, NE	45,030	53,670	62,310	70,950
Lincoln, NE	58,750	63,247	67,743	72,240
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	50,800	56,747	62,693	68,640
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	44,660	53,083	61,507	69,930
Omaha, NE-IA	49,880	57,067	64,253	71,440
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,960	51,273	58,587	65,900
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,600	53,967	59,333	64,700
Manchester-Nashua, NH	49,130	57,350	65,570	73,790
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,460	53,460	58,460	63,460
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,280	49,160	55,040	60,920
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	59,550	68,927	78,303	87,680
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	59,590	69,593	79,597	89,600
Vineland, NJ	56,760	65,757	74,753	83,750
Albuquerque, NM	52,990	60,983	68,977	76,970
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	57,110	64,327	71,543	78,760
Farmington, NM	54,170	62,620	71,070	79,520
Las Cruces, NM	53,140	61,510	69,880	78,250
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	57,480	66,833	76,187	85,540
Santa Fe, NM	53,470	62,210	70,950	79,690
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	52,830	60,900	68,970	77,040
Carson City, NV	55,070	61,670	68,270	74,870
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	53,950	59,973	65,997	72,020
Reno, NV	56,100	62,357	68,613	74,870
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	50,260	62,273	74,287	86,300
Binghamton, NY	55,110	63,050	70,990	78,930
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	47,930	62,403	76,877	91,350
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	55,840	64,583	73,327	82,070
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	56,060	65,610	75,160	84,710
Elmira, NY	48,380	57,597	66,813	76,030
Glens Falls, NY	53,780	62,023	70,267	78,510
Ithaca, NY	51,860	60,593	69,327	78,060
Kingston, NY	61,790	77,970	94,150	110,330
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	59,950	75,893	91,837	107,780
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	58,350	72,613	86,877	101,140
Rochester, NY	49,070	57,440	65,810	74,180
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	50,670	58,200	65,730	73,260
Syracuse, NY	53,680	63,553	73,427	83,300
Utica-Rome, NY	54,870	64,747	74,623	84,500
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	49,600	56,663	63,727	70,790
Akron, OH	43,400	56,190	68,980	81,770
Canton-Massillon, OH	41,580	52,130	62,680	73,230
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	44,840	53,340	61,840	70,340
Cleveland, OH	53,850	66,267	78,683	91,100
Columbus, OH	56,440	66,707	76,973	87,240
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	48,380	58,697	69,013	79,330
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	53,100	61,433	69,767	78,100
Lima, OH	51,210	59,430	67,650	75,870
Mansfield, OH	53,610	63,627	73,643	83,660
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	49,090	56,630	64,170	71,710
Sandusky, OH	50,440	61,640	72,840	84,040
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	51,560	60,013	68,467	76,920
Springfield, OH	42,440	52,700	62,960	73,220
Toledo, OH	46,210	56,620	67,030	77,440
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	52,570	60,250	67,930	75,610
Youngstown-Warren, OH	41,270	50,487	59,703	68,920
Enid, OK	39,420	42,710	46,000	49,290
Lawton, OK	43,510	46,077	48,643	51,210
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,220	44,533	47,847	51,160
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,980	47,183	50,387	53,590
Oklahoma City, OK	46,160	51,410	56,660	61,910
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,620	44,617	47,613	50,610
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,220	46,233	49,247	52,260
Tulsa, OK	45,180	47,887	50,593	53,300
Albany, OR	49,900	58,697	67,493	76,290
Bend, OR	48,550	57,747	66,943	76,140
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	50,650	59,837	69,023	78,210
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	48,590	58,750	68,910	79,070
Corvallis, OR	50,250	59,613	68,977	78,340
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	50,490	58,050	65,610	73,170
Eugene-Springfield, OR	50,760	58,337	65,913	73,490
Grants Pass, OR	49,130	58,750	68,370	77,990
Medford, OR	49,070	58,393	67,717	77,040
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	56,200	69,580	82,960	96,340
Salem, OR	51,550	62,023	72,497	82,970
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	54,400	62,230	70,060	77,890
Altoona, PA	46,520	56,183	65,847	75,510
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,120	58,077	67,033	75,990
Chambersburg, PA	48,940	58,910	68,880	78,850
Erie, PA	51,470	58,373	65,277	72,180
Gettysburg, PA	54,500	65,330	76,160	86,990
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	52,270	64,333	76,397	88,460
Johnstown, PA	48,430	56,950	65,470	73,990
Lancaster, PA	46,240	57,400	68,560	79,720
Lebanon, PA	58,490	66,490	74,490	82,490
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	54,690	63,693	72,697	81,700
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	44,630	54,580	64,530	74,480
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	50,000	60,267	70,533	80,800
Pittsburgh, PA	46,670	56,940	67,210	77,480
Reading, PA	56,410	65,680	74,950	84,220
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	55,400	65,160	74,920	84,680
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	50,610	59,813	69,017	78,220
State College, PA	47,230	56,807	66,383	75,960
Williamsport, PA	48,530	57,857	67,183	76,510
York-Hanover, PA	59,530	68,483	77,437	86,390
Aguadilla, PR	50,690	55,993	61,297	66,600
Arecibo, PR	51,280	56,603	61,927	67,250
Guayama, PR	50,130	55,190	60,250	65,310
Mayaguez, PR	39,450	46,923	54,397	61,870
Ponce, PR	45,140	51,780	58,420	65,060
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	54,030	58,203	62,377	66,550
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	49,230	54,860	60,490	66,120
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	51,480	65,340	79,200	93,060
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	46,220	52,993	59,767	66,540
Columbia, SC	45,780	52,417	59,053	65,690
Florence, SC	43,090	50,423	57,757	65,090
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	46,360	52,137	57,913	63,690
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	50,710	57,587	64,463	71,340
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	47,750	55,030	62,310	69,590
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,360	50,580	57,800	65,020
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,450	50,650	56,850	63,050
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,650	48,177	55,703	63,230
Spartanburg, SC	48,100	53,503	58,907	64,310
Sumter, SC	43,090	50,423	57,757	65,090
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,210	49,387	51,563	53,740
Rapid City, SD	47,230	51,910	56,590	61,270
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	45,350	47,603	49,857	52,110
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,320	49,137	51,953	54,770
Chattanooga, TN-GA	47,460	53,233	59,007	64,780
Clarksville, TN-KY	37,430	43,837	50,243	56,650
Cleveland, TN	52,500	56,663	60,827	64,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,830	45,997	50,163	54,330
Jackson, TN	47,990	51,780	55,570	59,360
Johnson City, TN	48,270	54,220	60,170	66,120
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	46,400	51,687	56,973	62,260
Knoxville, TN	48,890	53,370	57,850	62,330
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	42,990	48,610	54,230	59,850
Morristown, TN	46,540	51,323	56,107	60,890
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	46,600	54,367	62,133	69,900
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,460	51,007	54,553	58,100
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	46,270	50,667	55,063	59,460
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,250	48,810	52,370	55,930
Abilene, TX	45,490	51,047	56,603	62,160
Amarillo, TX	40,950	46,797	52,643	58,490
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	44,530	50,853	57,177	63,500
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	44,340	49,317	54,293	59,270
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,810	50,017	56,223	62,430
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	37,370	44,053	50,737	57,420
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,740	50,247	54,753	59,260
College Station-Bryan, TX	42,120	46,797	51,473	56,150
Corpus Christi, TX	46,050	51,343	56,637	61,930
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	49,390	55,567	61,743	67,920
Eagle Pass, TX	47,800	54,303	60,807	67,310
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	51,350	57,077	62,803	68,530
El Paso, TX	52,870	57,350	61,830	66,310
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,700	50,600	54,500	58,400
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	54,930	59,533	64,137	68,740
Killeen-Temple, TX	55,020	57,680	60,340	63,000
Laredo, TX	44,620	49,637	54,653	59,670
Longview, TX	42,090	49,080	56,070	63,060
Lubbock, TX	38,740	44,570	50,400	56,230
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	55,180	60,670	66,160	71,650
Midland, TX	37,550	44,963	52,377	59,790
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,890	53,547	60,203	66,860
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,090	51,380	57,670	63,960
Odessa, TX	37,550	44,963	52,377	59,790
San Angelo, TX	41,310	46,947	52,583	58,220
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	44,690	50,917	57,143	63,370
Sherman-Denison, TX	48,940	55,277	61,613	67,950
Texarkana, TX-AR	46,800	50,433	54,067	57,700
Tyler, TX	41,960	47,263	52,567	57,870
Victoria, TX	44,990	49,727	54,463	59,200
Waco, TX	38,740	43,920	49,100	54,280
Wichita Falls, TX	45,040	51,820	58,600	65,380
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	52,080	64,497	76,913	89,330
Logan, UT-ID	48,800	56,243	63,687	71,130
Ogden, UT	50,190	57,150	64,110	71,070
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	51,530	68,947	86,363	103,780
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	40,830	50,647	60,463	70,280
St. George, UT	50,690	58,293	65,897	73,500
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	47,730	58,543	69,357	80,170
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	46,310	51,093	55,877	60,660
Charlottesville, VA	49,110	54,413	59,717	65,020
Harrisonburg, VA	46,180	51,173	56,167	61,160
Lynchburg, VA	37,650	43,083	48,517	53,950
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,390	50,147	54,903	59,660
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,920	48,877	54,833	60,790
Richmond, VA	53,750	57,643	61,537	65,430
Roanoke, VA	44,200	52,343	60,487	68,630
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,410	49,083	53,757	58,430
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,820	47,860	51,900	55,940
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	42,960	50,227	57,493	64,760
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	53,610	65,083	76,557	88,030
Winchester, VA-WV	54,510	65,173	75,837	86,500
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	48,250	58,760	69,270	79,780
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	54,270	63,750	73,230	82,710
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	51,900	59,630	67,360	75,090
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	50,950	57,903	64,857	71,810
Bellingham, WA	72,080	83,117	94,153	105,190
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	66,420	80,567	94,713	108,860
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	59,420	71,823	84,227	96,630
Kennewick-Richland, WA	72,610	82,120	91,630	101,140
Longview-Kelso, WA	66,690	76,017	85,343	94,670
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	73,150	86,583	100,017	113,450
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	70,830	81,397	91,963	102,530
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	74,370	87,803	101,237	114,670
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	64,800	76,257	87,713	99,170
Walla Walla, WA	65,030	76,303	87,577	98,850
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	66,300	76,570	86,840	97,110
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	64,050	76,130	88,210	100,290
Yakima, WA	61,010	73,370	85,730	98,090
Appleton, WI	45,140	55,907	66,673	77,440
Eau Claire, WI	45,160	52,450	59,740	67,030
Fond du Lac, WI	42,250	50,693	59,137	67,580
Green Bay, WI	50,980	57,217	63,453	69,690
Janesville-Beloit, WI	41,000	49,320	57,640	65,960
Kenosha, WI	41,100	49,890	58,680	67,470
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	45,670	57,203	68,737	80,270
Madison, WI	45,370	52,697	60,023	67,350
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	42,890	51,147	59,403	67,660
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,950	53,267	60,583	67,900
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,660	46,893	54,127	61,360
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	41,340	49,790	58,240	66,690
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	47,420	56,633	65,847	75,060
Sheboygan, WI	39,600	50,320	61,040	71,760
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,850	46,143	52,437	58,730
Wausau, WI	43,330	52,137	60,943	69,750
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,680	53,177	58,673	64,170
Beckley, WV	49,230	53,917	58,603	63,290
Charleston, WV	47,720	52,730	57,740	62,750
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	46,470	51,637	56,803	61,970
Morgantown, WV	46,790	51,830	56,870	61,910
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,300	52,300	57,300	62,300
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	47,340	52,250	57,160	62,070
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,430	54,233	59,037	63,840
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	47,420	55,487	63,553	71,620
Wheeling, WV-OH	47,030	54,613	62,197	69,780
Casper, WY	51,980	56,577	61,173	65,770
Cheyenne, WY	54,530	58,637	62,743	66,850
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	52,810	56,303	59,797	63,290
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	50,840	56,140	61,440	66,740

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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