SOC 25-2021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Elementary School 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 students at the elementary school level.

Level I across metros$31,450 – $80,790Aguadilla, PR to Mount Vernon, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$77,010Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Elementary School 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (SOC 25-2021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $31,450 in Aguadilla, PR to $80,790 in Mount Vernon, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $77,010. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $68,653, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 28 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$112,130
San Francisco, CA$113,580
San Jose, CA$116,960
Seattle, WA$116,900
Dallas, TX$69,870
Houston, TX$68,900
Austin, TX$63,250
Chicago, IL$91,400
Boston, MA$104,150
Washington, DC$96,440
Atlanta, GA$82,110
Los Angeles, CA$113,590

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	59,420	68,230	77,040	85,850
Anchorage, AK	63,590	71,563	79,537	87,510
Fairbanks-College, AK	60,460	70,120	79,780	89,440
Anniston-Oxford, AL	47,160	52,780	58,400	64,020
Auburn-Opelika, AL	45,340	51,347	57,353	63,360
Birmingham, AL	49,810	56,020	62,230	68,440
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	50,400	55,763	61,127	66,490
Decatur, AL	50,630	56,107	61,583	67,060
Dothan, AL	46,120	52,167	58,213	64,260
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	43,750	50,770	57,790	64,810
Gadsden, AL	44,510	49,917	55,323	60,730
Huntsville, AL	49,570	55,630	61,690	67,750
Mobile, AL	46,440	52,293	58,147	64,000
Montgomery, AL	43,100	49,700	56,300	62,900
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,590	53,127	58,663	64,200
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,120	53,133	58,147	63,160
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,820	52,463	58,107	63,750
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	44,680	51,423	58,167	64,910
Tuscaloosa, AL	46,440	51,743	57,047	62,350
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,830	50,180	52,530	54,880
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	52,330	56,783	61,237	65,690
Fort Smith, AR-OK	46,980	52,960	58,940	64,920
Hot Springs, AR	50,200	53,270	56,340	59,410
Jonesboro, AR	48,920	52,387	55,853	59,320
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	48,880	53,183	57,487	61,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,960	50,287	52,613	54,940
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,350	49,713	52,077	54,440
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,410	51,357	53,303	55,250
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	41,720	46,967	52,213	57,460
Flagstaff, AZ	45,420	50,127	54,833	59,540
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	42,240	45,720	49,200	52,680
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	46,150	53,810	61,470	69,130
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	41,250	45,543	49,837	54,130
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	40,370	48,073	55,777	63,480
Tucson, AZ	41,780	48,093	54,407	60,720
Yuma, AZ	44,580	48,450	52,320	56,190
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	62,800	74,303	85,807	97,310
Chico, CA	63,180	75,473	87,767	100,060
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	63,680	75,923	88,167	100,410
El Centro, CA	67,860	86,533	105,207	123,880
Fresno, CA	60,570	75,277	89,983	104,690
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	69,780	82,880	95,980	109,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	66,810	82,403	97,997	113,590
Merced, CA	77,390	90,300	103,210	116,120
Modesto, CA	69,720	84,497	99,273	114,050
Napa, CA	66,170	80,583	94,997	109,410
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	61,350	73,517	85,683	97,850
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	63,300	75,550	87,800	100,050
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	63,700	78,170	92,640	107,110
Redding, CA	60,460	73,070	85,680	98,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	67,810	82,330	96,850	111,370
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	65,430	79,607	93,783	107,960
Salinas, CA	67,330	80,440	93,550	106,660
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	64,260	77,757	91,253	104,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	67,930	83,147	98,363	113,580
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	72,670	87,433	102,197	116,960
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	65,450	78,053	90,657	103,260
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	64,190	77,933	91,677	105,420
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	66,760	80,343	93,927	107,510
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	65,160	77,823	90,487	103,150
Stockton-Lodi, CA	65,300	77,783	90,267	102,750
Vallejo, CA	66,170	80,157	94,143	108,130
Visalia, CA	69,910	83,417	96,923	110,430
Yuba City, CA	64,930	77,793	90,657	103,520
Boulder, CO	64,920	76,337	87,753	99,170
Colorado Springs, CO	47,480	54,063	60,647	67,230
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	55,250	65,050	74,850	84,650
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,420	48,590	53,760	58,930
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	56,890	64,193	71,497	78,800
Grand Junction, CO	49,910	55,177	60,443	65,710
Greeley, CO	51,510	58,217	64,923	71,630
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,890	57,957	66,023	74,090
Pueblo, CO	49,760	57,057	64,353	71,650
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,170	51,617	58,063	64,510
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	63,140	76,260	89,380	102,500
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	55,170	64,957	74,743	84,530
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	57,390	69,813	82,237	94,660
New Haven, CT	56,430	68,630	80,830	93,030
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	60,880	71,473	82,067	92,660
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	58,220	68,873	79,527	90,180
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	59,870	72,060	84,250	96,440
Dover, DE	54,190	61,887	69,583	77,280
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	55,470	63,673	71,877	80,080
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	50,930	54,927	58,923	62,920
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	49,530	53,820	58,110	62,400
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	48,440	52,490	56,540	60,590
Gainesville, FL	47,740	52,260	56,780	61,300
Homosassa Springs, FL	48,580	54,053	59,527	65,000
Jacksonville, FL	50,220	58,493	66,767	75,040
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	48,740	51,187	53,633	56,080
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	50,180	54,840	59,500	64,160
Naples-Marco Island, FL	52,340	56,677	61,013	65,350
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	47,350	57,437	67,523	77,610
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	49,770	56,717	63,663	70,610
Ocala, FL	45,360	50,663	55,967	61,270
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	48,240	53,303	58,367	63,430
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	48,120	53,273	58,427	63,580
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	47,260	51,887	56,513	61,140
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	48,550	51,993	55,437	58,880
Port St. Lucie, FL	49,740	52,280	54,820	57,360
Punta Gorda, FL	49,080	54,610	60,140	65,670
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	44,470	48,873	53,277	57,680
Sebring, FL	43,040	47,810	52,580	57,350
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	49,560	53,827	58,093	62,360
Tallahassee, FL	45,820	50,087	54,353	58,620
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	49,190	54,663	60,137	65,610
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	52,330	58,640	64,950	71,260
Albany, GA	49,080	57,520	65,960	74,400
Athens-Clarke County, GA	53,400	62,260	71,120	79,980
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	57,350	65,603	73,857	82,110
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	47,910	55,837	63,763	71,690
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	55,700	65,940	76,180	86,420
Columbus, GA-AL	49,370	56,123	62,877	69,630
Dalton, GA	52,130	59,420	66,710	74,000
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,230	54,437	61,643	68,850
Gainesville, GA	53,310	60,627	67,943	75,260
Hinesville, GA	47,960	56,163	64,367	72,570
Macon-Bibb County, GA	45,280	53,287	61,293	69,300
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,730	57,337	65,943	74,550
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	53,540	60,843	68,147	75,450
Rome, GA	52,140	59,837	67,533	75,230
Savannah, GA	53,260	60,147	67,033	73,920
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,900	58,347	66,793	75,240
Valdosta, GA	46,500	57,043	67,587	78,130
Warner Robins, GA	54,010	63,543	73,077	82,610
Guam MSA	41,510	51,427	61,343	71,260
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	55,030	62,820	70,610	78,400
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	56,400	65,413	74,427	83,440
Urban Honolulu, HI	55,340	62,680	70,020	77,360
Ames, IA	47,710	54,917	62,123	69,330
Cedar Rapids, IA	45,750	53,523	61,297	69,070
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	46,070	54,723	63,377	72,030
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	45,870	52,603	59,337	66,070
Dubuque, IA	44,560	51,087	57,613	64,140
Iowa City, IA	45,840	53,010	60,180	67,350
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,440	52,443	58,447	64,450
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,310	52,040	58,770	65,500
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	46,130	54,273	62,417	70,560
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,570	50,790	56,010	61,230
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,650	52,110	57,570	63,030
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	45,770	52,923	60,077	67,230
Boise City, ID	45,000	52,903	60,807	68,710
Coeur d'Alene, ID	49,310	56,677	64,043	71,410
Idaho Falls, ID	45,830	52,913	59,997	67,080
Lewiston, ID-WA	51,350	61,710	72,070	82,430
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	48,820	55,210	61,600	67,990
Pocatello, ID	44,400	51,930	59,460	66,990
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,060	53,840	60,620	67,400
Twin Falls, ID	45,810	52,080	58,350	64,620
Bloomington, IL	49,640	60,427	71,213	82,000
Champaign-Urbana, IL	44,520	52,630	60,740	68,850
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	53,210	65,940	78,670	91,400
Decatur, IL	45,290	51,677	58,063	64,450
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,700	51,610	60,520	69,430
Kankakee, IL	44,930	52,497	60,063	67,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,530	52,693	61,857	71,020
Peoria, IL	43,580	50,930	58,280	65,630
Rockford, IL	48,270	59,090	69,910	80,730
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,960	52,180	60,400	68,620
Springfield, IL	49,250	59,077	68,903	78,730
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,220	50,760	58,300	65,840
Bloomington, IN	45,750	51,987	58,223	64,460
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,680	52,490	58,300	64,110
Columbus, IN	47,640	54,530	61,420	68,310
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	47,260	53,420	59,580	65,740
Evansville, IN	45,830	51,640	57,450	63,260
Fort Wayne, IN	47,200	53,913	60,627	67,340
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	48,380	55,620	62,860	70,100
Kokomo, IN	48,400	54,423	60,447	66,470
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	49,310	54,427	59,543	64,660
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	46,200	52,303	58,407	64,510
Muncie, IN	46,710	52,140	57,570	63,000
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,340	52,607	58,873	65,140
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	46,990	52,683	58,377	64,070
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,280	52,630	58,980	65,330
Terre Haute, IN	46,770	51,907	57,043	62,180
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	45,520	49,210	52,900	56,590
Lawrence, KS	46,820	50,333	53,847	57,360
Manhattan, KS	47,240	49,993	52,747	55,500
Topeka, KS	48,590	52,343	56,097	59,850
Wichita, KS	49,360	53,693	58,027	62,360
Bowling Green, KY	45,840	51,193	56,547	61,900
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,940	49,653	55,367	61,080
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,640	48,737	53,833	58,930
Elizabethtown, KY	46,260	52,267	58,273	64,280
Lexington-Fayette, KY	47,880	55,357	62,833	70,310
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	48,060	57,497	66,933	76,370
Owensboro, KY	46,450	52,590	58,730	64,870
Paducah, KY-IL	45,420	51,840	58,260	64,680
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,310	49,317	54,323	59,330
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,540	49,860	55,180	60,500
Alexandria, LA	45,740	47,703	49,667	51,630
Baton Rouge, LA	47,240	54,357	61,473	68,590
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	44,060	49,807	55,553	61,300
Hammond, LA	42,940	46,823	50,707	54,590
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	51,860	54,873	57,887	60,900
Lafayette, LA	45,330	48,310	51,290	54,270
Lake Charles, LA	47,220	49,767	52,313	54,860
Monroe, LA	42,740	47,620	52,500	57,380
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	47,050	52,967	58,883	64,800
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	37,920	45,800	53,680	61,560
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	47,570	56,033	64,497	72,960
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	53,290	56,343	59,397	62,450
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,280	52,607	59,933	67,260
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	56,930	67,000	77,070	87,140
Barnstable Town, MA	67,630	79,353	91,077	102,800
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	66,090	78,777	91,463	104,150
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	65,200	77,393	89,587	101,780
Pittsfield, MA	54,750	64,360	73,970	83,580
Springfield, MA	59,670	68,130	76,590	85,050
Worcester, MA	62,550	73,060	83,570	94,080
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	55,140	65,800	76,460	87,120
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	52,760	60,630	68,500	76,370
Lexington Park, MD	55,600	66,920	78,240	89,560
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	53,600	63,203	72,807	82,410
Salisbury, MD	52,350	62,373	72,397	82,420
Bangor, ME	46,400	54,703	63,007	71,310
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	44,870	52,260	59,650	67,040
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,090	52,963	60,837	68,710
Portland-South Portland, ME	52,590	62,360	72,130	81,900
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,660	54,290	62,920	71,550
Ann Arbor, MI	50,020	59,190	68,360	77,530
Battle Creek, MI	48,170	57,167	66,163	75,160
Bay City, MI	49,850	58,637	67,423	76,210
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	51,580	62,100	72,620	83,140
Flint, MI	48,090	57,610	67,130	76,650
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	47,050	56,137	65,223	74,310
Jackson, MI	46,860	56,667	66,473	76,280
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	46,320	56,197	66,073	75,950
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	48,970	58,090	67,210	76,330
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,850	56,583	65,317	74,050
Midland, MI	47,130	56,717	66,303	75,890
Monroe, MI	47,750	56,747	65,743	74,740
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	49,960	58,447	66,933	75,420
Niles, MI	47,390	56,167	64,943	73,720
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,970	54,787	63,603	72,420
Saginaw, MI	49,580	58,777	67,973	77,170
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,660	56,223	64,787	73,350
Traverse City, MI	49,890	58,433	66,977	75,520
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,350	55,987	64,623	73,260
Duluth, MN-WI	49,200	58,950	68,700	78,450
Mankato, MN	51,520	60,320	69,120	77,920
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	53,370	66,073	78,777	91,480
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	51,030	59,447	67,863	76,280
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,270	58,057	65,843	73,630
Rochester, MN	52,930	61,343	69,757	78,170
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,580	58,827	67,073	75,320
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,650	57,417	65,183	72,950
St. Cloud, MN	51,920	60,880	69,840	78,800
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	41,920	46,897	51,873	56,850
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,100	45,660	51,220	56,780
Columbia, MO	41,400	47,147	52,893	58,640
Jefferson City, MO	40,980	46,253	51,527	56,800
Joplin, MO-KS	42,860	47,963	53,067	58,170
Kansas City, MO-KS	47,430	54,447	61,463	68,480
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,310	44,360	48,410	52,460
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,880	42,933	47,987	53,040
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,910	44,553	48,197	51,840
Springfield, MO	43,990	49,020	54,050	59,080
St. Joseph, MO-KS	42,480	48,113	53,747	59,380
St. Louis, MO-IL	46,670	54,803	62,937	71,070
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	48,030	51,243	54,457	57,670
Hattiesburg, MS	45,530	48,153	50,777	53,400
Jackson, MS	42,840	47,000	51,160	55,320
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,920	46,660	50,400	54,140
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,230	46,190	50,150	54,110
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,950	48,363	51,777	55,190
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,500	44,910	49,320	53,730
Billings, MT	44,020	53,830	63,640	73,450
Bozeman, MT	44,530	52,353	60,177	68,000
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,780	48,193	55,607	63,020
Great Falls, MT	41,520	48,423	55,327	62,230
Helena, MT	43,630	52,033	60,437	68,840
Missoula, MT	41,980	49,647	57,313	64,980
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,560	49,373	58,187	67,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	41,810	48,923	56,037	63,150
Asheville, NC	43,800	47,997	52,193	56,390
Burlington, NC	45,590	49,930	54,270	58,610
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,020	46,773	50,527	54,280
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	46,540	52,440	58,340	64,240
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	44,860	49,227	53,593	57,960
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,750	47,123	51,497	55,870
Fayetteville, NC	44,400	48,403	52,407	56,410
Goldsboro, NC	43,850	47,317	50,783	54,250
Greensboro-High Point, NC	46,210	51,370	56,530	61,690
Greenville, NC	43,450	48,473	53,497	58,520
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	44,500	48,233	51,967	55,700
Jacksonville, NC	43,620	46,873	50,127	53,380
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	43,780	48,067	52,353	56,640
Raleigh-Cary, NC	47,220	53,333	59,447	65,560
Rocky Mount, NC	42,950	46,447	49,943	53,440
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,000	48,470	52,940	57,410
Wilmington, NC	42,940	47,457	51,973	56,490
Winston-Salem, NC	45,460	49,870	54,280	58,690
Bismarck, ND	53,630	58,967	64,303	69,640
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,100	52,310	56,520	60,730
Fargo, ND-MN	45,460	53,377	61,293	69,210
Grand Forks, ND-MN	48,140	55,257	62,373	69,490
Minot, ND	49,800	56,873	63,947	71,020
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,720	53,507	58,293	63,080
Grand Island, NE	45,690	54,247	62,803	71,360
Lincoln, NE	58,410	62,900	67,390	71,880
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,370	54,703	62,037	69,370
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	49,170	56,447	63,723	71,000
Omaha, NE-IA	48,740	56,270	63,800	71,330
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	46,500	53,853	61,207	68,560
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,810	61,123	69,437	77,750
Manchester-Nashua, NH	53,370	61,250	69,130	77,010
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,450	56,640	64,830	73,020
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	47,150	54,793	62,437	70,080
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	61,760	72,217	82,673	93,130
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	63,260	72,483	81,707	90,930
Vineland, NJ	59,680	68,747	77,813	86,880
Albuquerque, NM	58,860	65,387	71,913	78,440
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	59,220	65,330	71,440	77,550
Farmington, NM	59,250	65,680	72,110	78,540
Las Cruces, NM	56,740	63,823	70,907	77,990
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	58,660	66,687	74,713	82,740
Santa Fe, NM	58,120	65,893	73,667	81,440
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	49,500	58,033	66,567	75,100
Carson City, NV	52,210	60,073	67,937	75,800
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	51,550	58,187	64,823	71,460
Reno, NV	53,380	61,017	68,653	76,290
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	54,830	66,940	79,050	91,160
Binghamton, NY	55,210	63,763	72,317	80,870
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	50,480	63,470	76,460	89,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	56,080	64,427	72,773	81,120
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	55,280	65,147	75,013	84,880
Elmira, NY	47,130	56,323	65,517	74,710
Glens Falls, NY	54,570	64,293	74,017	83,740
Ithaca, NY	55,520	63,037	70,553	78,070
Kingston, NY	65,250	79,903	94,557	109,210
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	57,340	71,857	86,373	100,890
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	64,460	80,350	96,240	112,130
Rochester, NY	49,960	58,547	67,133	75,720
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	50,970	59,120	67,270	75,420
Syracuse, NY	58,560	66,670	74,780	82,890
Utica-Rome, NY	54,280	63,967	73,653	83,340
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	51,190	59,140	67,090	75,040
Akron, OH	49,410	62,140	74,870	87,600
Canton-Massillon, OH	50,480	61,663	72,847	84,030
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	49,130	60,027	70,923	81,820
Cleveland, OH	50,080	61,553	73,027	84,500
Columbus, OH	53,350	65,143	76,937	88,730
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	54,310	65,107	75,903	86,700
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	50,260	59,457	68,653	77,850
Lima, OH	48,980	59,037	69,093	79,150
Mansfield, OH	42,890	53,930	64,970	76,010
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	49,700	58,130	66,560	74,990
Sandusky, OH	49,060	59,660	70,260	80,860
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	52,700	63,103	73,507	83,910
Springfield, OH	48,550	59,857	71,163	82,470
Toledo, OH	47,150	58,403	69,657	80,910
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	50,550	60,063	69,577	79,090
Youngstown-Warren, OH	47,940	57,367	66,793	76,220
Enid, OK	41,170	44,817	48,463	52,110
Lawton, OK	44,380	47,790	51,200	54,610
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,160	47,947	52,733	57,520
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,150	45,030	48,910	52,790
Oklahoma City, OK	44,640	50,120	55,600	61,080
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,320	43,570	47,820	52,070
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,660	46,077	49,493	52,910
Tulsa, OK	45,160	48,923	52,687	56,450
Albany, OR	50,560	60,053	69,547	79,040
Bend, OR	52,110	62,767	73,423	84,080
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	52,170	61,100	70,030	78,960
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,450	58,473	67,497	76,520
Corvallis, OR	50,470	61,133	71,797	82,460
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	51,400	59,883	68,367	76,850
Eugene-Springfield, OR	50,490	60,053	69,617	79,180
Grants Pass, OR	52,350	62,157	71,963	81,770
Medford, OR	51,830	60,807	69,783	78,760
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	57,460	70,997	84,533	98,070
Salem, OR	50,280	60,863	71,447	82,030
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	57,590	67,743	77,897	88,050
Altoona, PA	50,380	57,003	63,627	70,250
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	52,280	59,497	66,713	73,930
Chambersburg, PA	56,070	64,633	73,197	81,760
Erie, PA	53,060	60,253	67,447	74,640
Gettysburg, PA	58,290	66,057	73,823	81,590
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	57,210	65,113	73,017	80,920
Johnstown, PA	52,530	60,190	67,850	75,510
Lancaster, PA	58,680	67,120	75,560	84,000
Lebanon, PA	57,430	65,660	73,890	82,120
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,800	64,770	73,740	82,710
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,300	62,690	70,080	77,470
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	56,570	67,557	78,543	89,530
Pittsburgh, PA	56,110	66,440	76,770	87,100
Reading, PA	58,270	67,313	76,357	85,400
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	52,110	61,847	71,583	81,320
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,040	62,830	70,620	78,410
State College, PA	57,790	66,930	76,070	85,210
Williamsport, PA	56,170	64,177	72,183	80,190
York-Hanover, PA	55,250	64,853	74,457	84,060
Aguadilla, PR	31,450	41,727	52,003	62,280
Arecibo, PR	39,500	47,397	55,293	63,190
Guayama, PR	44,510	49,533	54,557	59,580
Mayaguez, PR	31,650	41,847	52,043	62,240
Ponce, PR	40,180	47,930	55,680	63,430
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	44,310	50,327	56,343	62,360
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	35,420	44,153	52,887	61,620
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	55,730	67,980	80,230	92,480
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	51,620	58,357	65,093	71,830
Columbia, SC	48,290	54,263	60,237	66,210
Florence, SC	47,790	53,570	59,350	65,130
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	46,620	53,997	61,373	68,750
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	50,880	58,300	65,720	73,140
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	47,000	53,407	59,813	66,220
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,810	52,213	58,617	65,020
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,820	52,983	59,147	65,310
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,210	51,257	57,303	63,350
Spartanburg, SC	47,400	53,727	60,053	66,380
Sumter, SC	45,690	51,407	57,123	62,840
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,740	49,400	52,060	54,720
Rapid City, SD	47,030	51,350	55,670	59,990
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	45,410	48,603	51,797	54,990
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,110	50,597	54,083	57,570
Chattanooga, TN-GA	47,130	53,433	59,737	66,040
Clarksville, TN-KY	44,960	51,350	57,740	64,130
Cleveland, TN	50,060	55,033	60,007	64,980
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	46,470	51,890	57,310	62,730
Jackson, TN	43,780	48,550	53,320	58,090
Johnson City, TN	49,210	55,273	61,337	67,400
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	47,690	52,520	57,350	62,180
Knoxville, TN	48,810	53,963	59,117	64,270
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	48,340	54,110	59,880	65,650
Morristown, TN	47,820	52,957	58,093	63,230
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	49,800	56,987	64,173	71,360
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,380	52,203	56,027	59,850
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,930	52,603	57,277	61,950
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,580	51,353	55,127	58,900
Abilene, TX	46,780	50,740	54,700	58,660
Amarillo, TX	53,340	56,290	59,240	62,190
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	54,330	57,303	60,277	63,250
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	48,830	53,347	57,863	62,380
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,130	51,147	57,163	63,180
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	55,480	58,770	62,060	65,350
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	51,450	55,790	60,130	64,470
College Station-Bryan, TX	48,430	52,090	55,750	59,410
Corpus Christi, TX	54,020	56,883	59,747	62,610
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	56,330	60,843	65,357	69,870
Eagle Pass, TX	50,590	55,790	60,990	66,190
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,330	52,350	57,370	62,390
El Paso, TX	53,110	57,863	62,617	67,370
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,390	51,643	56,897	62,150
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	50,550	56,667	62,783	68,900
Killeen-Temple, TX	55,180	59,367	63,553	67,740
Laredo, TX	51,940	56,790	61,640	66,490
Longview, TX	47,120	52,483	57,847	63,210
Lubbock, TX	47,010	52,113	57,217	62,320
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	54,010	58,997	63,983	68,970
Midland, TX	43,850	55,803	67,757	79,710
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,240	50,677	56,113	61,550
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,630	49,747	55,863	61,980
Odessa, TX	59,930	63,180	66,430	69,680
San Angelo, TX	47,800	51,230	54,660	58,090
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	50,690	55,493	60,297	65,100
Sherman-Denison, TX	52,240	55,367	58,493	61,620
Texarkana, TX-AR	45,390	48,870	52,350	55,830
Tyler, TX	47,650	52,137	56,623	61,110
Victoria, TX	39,080	45,077	51,073	57,070
Waco, TX	45,360	50,473	55,587	60,700
Wichita Falls, TX	48,130	52,887	57,643	62,400
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	52,970	61,413	69,857	78,300
Logan, UT-ID	52,180	63,417	74,653	85,890
Ogden, UT	53,220	62,007	70,793	79,580
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	48,890	59,700	70,510	81,320
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	54,040	66,213	78,387	90,560
St. George, UT	51,420	60,757	70,093	79,430
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	55,590	65,663	75,737	85,810
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	48,160	55,270	62,380	69,490
Charlottesville, VA	54,670	60,060	65,450	70,840
Harrisonburg, VA	57,430	64,310	71,190	78,070
Lynchburg, VA	47,320	51,787	56,253	60,720
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,590	54,050	58,510	62,970
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,320	54,183	59,047	63,910
Richmond, VA	51,780	57,750	63,720	69,690
Roanoke, VA	49,480	56,120	62,760	69,400
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,640	55,333	62,027	68,720
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,020	52,120	57,220	62,320
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	53,110	60,437	67,763	75,090
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	53,940	62,930	71,920	80,910
Winchester, VA-WV	54,250	60,230	66,210	72,190
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	46,790	52,973	59,157	65,340
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	54,660	64,820	74,980	85,140
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	51,830	58,457	65,083	71,710
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	52,070	58,777	65,483	72,190
Bellingham, WA	68,330	83,350	98,370	113,390
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	72,840	86,953	101,067	115,180
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	66,090	77,617	89,143	100,670
Kennewick-Richland, WA	72,970	83,420	93,870	104,320
Longview-Kelso, WA	66,210	76,820	87,430	98,040
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	80,790	93,710	106,630	119,550
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	69,420	81,557	93,693	105,830
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	72,650	87,400	102,150	116,900
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	66,240	78,300	90,360	102,420
Walla Walla, WA	69,710	80,577	91,443	102,310
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	68,500	78,537	88,573	98,610
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	68,370	80,807	93,243	105,680
Yakima, WA	65,760	77,760	89,760	101,760
Appleton, WI	50,490	57,753	65,017	72,280
Eau Claire, WI	49,120	56,047	62,973	69,900
Fond du Lac, WI	48,400	55,833	63,267	70,700
Green Bay, WI	50,580	57,167	63,753	70,340
Janesville-Beloit, WI	48,570	55,643	62,717	69,790
Kenosha, WI	50,030	58,627	67,223	75,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	47,430	55,900	64,370	72,840
Madison, WI	53,960	62,410	70,860	79,310
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	50,420	59,627	68,833	78,040
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,270	55,540	62,810	70,080
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,800	53,293	59,787	66,280
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	50,480	57,870	65,260	72,650
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	50,320	58,137	65,953	73,770
Sheboygan, WI	50,830	58,137	65,443	72,750
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,800	55,957	62,113	68,270
Wausau, WI	48,950	56,010	63,070	70,130
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,070	53,470	59,870	66,270
Beckley, WV	47,540	50,227	52,913	55,600
Charleston, WV	48,970	52,043	55,117	58,190
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	45,680	51,590	57,500	63,410
Morgantown, WV	45,550	49,487	53,423	57,360
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,460	51,177	53,893	56,610
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	48,200	51,523	54,847	58,170
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,040	50,683	53,327	55,970
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	47,970	56,563	65,157	73,750
Wheeling, WV-OH	48,340	55,477	62,613	69,750
Casper, WY	53,930	58,627	63,323	68,020
Cheyenne, WY	57,000	61,037	65,073	69,110
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	52,590	56,627	60,663	64,700
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	55,570	60,687	65,803	70,920

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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