SOC 25-2022 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical 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 one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

Level I across metros$37,720 – $80,870Lincoln, NE to Mount Vernon, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$77,710Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (SOC 25-2022) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $37,720 in Lincoln, NE to $80,870 in Mount Vernon, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $77,710. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $68,963, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 25 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$111,690
San Francisco, CA$109,440
San Jose, CA$124,030
Seattle, WA$117,550
Dallas, TX$71,490
Houston, TX$71,600
Austin, TX$64,640
Chicago, IL$93,750
Boston, MA$100,550
Washington, DC$92,080
Atlanta, GA$82,380
Los Angeles, CA$104,980

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	64,820	72,117	79,413	86,710
Anchorage, AK	69,080	76,073	83,067	90,060
Fairbanks-College, AK	60,190	68,830	77,470	86,110
Anniston-Oxford, AL	48,840	54,790	60,740	66,690
Auburn-Opelika, AL	46,570	52,673	58,777	64,880
Birmingham, AL	49,960	55,717	61,473	67,230
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	50,510	55,547	60,583	65,620
Decatur, AL	50,890	56,240	61,590	66,940
Dothan, AL	46,660	52,773	58,887	65,000
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	50,970	56,383	61,797	67,210
Gadsden, AL	48,840	54,790	60,740	66,690
Huntsville, AL	52,750	57,873	62,997	68,120
Mobile, AL	48,070	53,610	59,150	64,690
Montgomery, AL	45,380	52,097	58,813	65,530
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,160	53,590	59,020	64,450
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,150	54,550	59,950	65,350
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,800	52,417	59,033	65,650
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,480	51,467	57,453	63,440
Tuscaloosa, AL	47,770	53,127	58,483	63,840
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,360	51,660	54,960	58,260
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	54,470	58,833	63,197	67,560
Fort Smith, AR-OK	49,080	54,240	59,400	64,560
Hot Springs, AR	51,460	55,370	59,280	63,190
Jonesboro, AR	50,120	53,983	57,847	61,710
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	49,860	54,720	59,580	64,440
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,970	50,940	55,910	60,880
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,010	51,257	54,503	57,750
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,810	53,450	57,090	60,730
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	43,820	48,947	54,073	59,200
Flagstaff, AZ	46,810	52,533	58,257	63,980
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	42,590	45,983	49,377	52,770
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	48,880	56,430	63,980	71,530
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	43,050	47,933	52,817	57,700
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	41,970	50,947	59,923	68,900
Tucson, AZ	46,470	53,133	59,797	66,460
Yuma, AZ	45,340	49,530	53,720	57,910
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	67,240	79,073	90,907	102,740
Chico, CA	62,390	73,373	84,357	95,340
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	67,500	79,647	91,793	103,940
El Centro, CA	74,110	95,460	116,810	138,160
Fresno, CA	68,900	80,750	92,600	104,450
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	67,860	80,197	92,533	104,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	67,650	80,093	92,537	104,980
Merced, CA	69,400	81,853	94,307	106,760
Modesto, CA	69,250	84,007	98,763	113,520
Napa, CA	66,480	83,403	100,327	117,250
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	63,560	77,180	90,800	104,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,110	75,120	86,130	97,140
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	70,380	82,537	94,693	106,850
Redding, CA	63,400	74,900	86,400	97,900
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	73,450	87,487	101,523	115,560
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	63,960	77,457	90,953	104,450
Salinas, CA	72,790	87,833	102,877	117,920
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	60,740	72,577	84,413	96,250
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	58,810	75,687	92,563	109,440
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	78,910	93,950	108,990	124,030
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	65,910	77,727	89,543	101,360
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	63,230	75,243	87,257	99,270
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	64,270	74,423	84,577	94,730
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	70,540	81,227	91,913	102,600
Stockton-Lodi, CA	64,190	76,463	88,737	101,010
Vallejo, CA	65,460	78,923	92,387	105,850
Visalia, CA	69,060	80,360	91,660	102,960
Yuba City, CA	60,380	73,640	86,900	100,160
Boulder, CO	65,820	76,737	87,653	98,570
Colorado Springs, CO	48,390	54,720	61,050	67,380
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	55,660	65,227	74,793	84,360
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,670	51,373	57,077	62,780
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	57,570	64,367	71,163	77,960
Grand Junction, CO	49,990	55,117	60,243	65,370
Greeley, CO	50,870	57,877	64,883	71,890
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	52,950	60,227	67,503	74,780
Pueblo, CO	48,860	56,100	63,340	70,580
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,470	51,467	57,463	63,460
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	66,590	79,727	92,863	106,000
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	55,690	65,753	75,817	85,880
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	60,840	73,383	85,927	98,470
New Haven, CT	61,090	72,993	84,897	96,800
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	60,250	71,220	82,190	93,160
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	62,040	73,460	84,880	96,300
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	57,170	68,807	80,443	92,080
Dover, DE	52,450	60,067	67,683	75,300
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	55,730	63,417	71,103	78,790
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	51,510	55,067	58,623	62,180
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	50,100	54,830	59,560	64,290
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	49,250	54,930	60,610	66,290
Gainesville, FL	48,690	52,343	55,997	59,650
Homosassa Springs, FL	49,570	54,877	60,183	65,490
Jacksonville, FL	51,360	58,663	65,967	73,270
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	49,370	51,957	54,543	57,130
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	50,760	55,523	60,287	65,050
Naples-Marco Island, FL	53,220	57,613	62,007	66,400
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	45,490	49,750	54,010	58,270
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	49,830	56,890	63,950	71,010
Ocala, FL	48,950	53,930	58,910	63,890
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	50,560	55,197	59,833	64,470
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	47,540	52,520	57,500	62,480
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	47,930	50,483	53,037	55,590
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	49,490	52,193	54,897	57,600
Port St. Lucie, FL	49,530	57,553	65,577	73,600
Punta Gorda, FL	50,330	55,640	60,950	66,260
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	47,240	50,420	53,600	56,780
Sebring, FL	49,490	54,157	58,823	63,490
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	50,500	56,347	62,193	68,040
Tallahassee, FL	46,700	50,627	54,553	58,480
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	50,920	56,020	61,120	66,220
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	49,580	54,490	59,400	64,310
Albany, GA	43,270	51,993	60,717	69,440
Athens-Clarke County, GA	51,240	59,597	67,953	76,310
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	54,430	63,747	73,063	82,380
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	44,300	52,863	61,427	69,990
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	57,030	67,283	77,537	87,790
Columbus, GA-AL	45,680	52,957	60,233	67,510
Dalton, GA	48,790	58,933	69,077	79,220
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	52,630	61,920	71,210	80,500
Gainesville, GA	49,970	57,720	65,470	73,220
Hinesville, GA	47,030	54,993	62,957	70,920
Macon-Bibb County, GA	45,570	52,890	60,210	67,530
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	44,900	52,217	59,533	66,850
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	51,920	62,420	72,920	83,420
Rome, GA	47,180	54,587	61,993	69,400
Savannah, GA	48,920	56,650	64,380	72,110
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	45,980	53,687	61,393	69,100
Valdosta, GA	37,800	49,077	60,353	71,630
Warner Robins, GA	45,570	53,023	60,477	67,930
Guam MSA	45,010	53,460	61,910	70,360
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	55,150	63,687	72,223	80,760
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	56,330	64,277	72,223	80,170
Urban Honolulu, HI	54,220	62,920	71,620	80,320
Ames, IA	47,480	55,823	64,167	72,510
Cedar Rapids, IA	46,180	56,370	66,560	76,750
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	47,050	56,740	66,430	76,120
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	44,400	51,353	58,307	65,260
Dubuque, IA	42,590	50,990	59,390	67,790
Iowa City, IA	45,860	54,193	62,527	70,860
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,540	50,100	57,660	65,220
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,150	49,553	55,957	62,360
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	43,220	51,173	59,127	67,080
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,990	47,157	54,323	61,490
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,200	52,623	60,047	67,470
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	46,870	55,510	64,150	72,790
Boise City, ID	51,190	59,900	68,610	77,320
Coeur d'Alene, ID	54,220	59,250	64,280	69,310
Idaho Falls, ID	50,790	56,443	62,097	67,750
Lewiston, ID-WA	55,410	64,850	74,290	83,730
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	53,500	58,273	63,047	67,820
Pocatello, ID	45,140	53,877	62,613	71,350
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,580	50,947	56,313	61,680
Twin Falls, ID	47,510	54,923	62,337	69,750
Bloomington, IL	45,490	57,447	69,403	81,360
Champaign-Urbana, IL	45,810	53,157	60,503	67,850
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	55,110	67,990	80,870	93,750
Decatur, IL	43,970	51,100	58,230	65,360
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,050	54,157	62,263	70,370
Kankakee, IL	46,220	52,890	59,560	66,230
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,650	55,693	64,737	73,780
Peoria, IL	44,790	53,450	62,110	70,770
Rockford, IL	51,300	61,993	72,687	83,380
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,890	54,427	62,963	71,500
Springfield, IL	52,350	62,460	72,570	82,680
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,280	51,133	58,987	66,840
Bloomington, IN	48,570	55,937	63,303	70,670
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,700	53,017	59,333	65,650
Columbus, IN	48,820	56,183	63,547	70,910
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	49,480	57,967	66,453	74,940
Evansville, IN	45,710	52,933	60,157	67,380
Fort Wayne, IN	48,440	56,163	63,887	71,610
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	50,430	57,733	65,037	72,340
Kokomo, IN	47,930	54,137	60,343	66,550
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	50,010	56,980	63,950	70,920
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	45,500	52,573	59,647	66,720
Muncie, IN	48,490	54,113	59,737	65,360
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	47,050	52,970	58,890	64,810
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	46,600	52,613	58,627	64,640
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,560	53,020	59,480	65,940
Terre Haute, IN	46,860	52,923	58,987	65,050
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	46,920	51,327	55,733	60,140
Lawrence, KS	47,750	52,517	57,283	62,050
Manhattan, KS	47,280	50,973	54,667	58,360
Topeka, KS	48,400	52,810	57,220	61,630
Wichita, KS	49,730	55,127	60,523	65,920
Bowling Green, KY	46,880	52,407	57,933	63,460
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,650	50,087	55,523	60,960
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,150	48,507	53,863	59,220
Elizabethtown, KY	48,810	54,020	59,230	64,440
Lexington-Fayette, KY	49,290	57,240	65,190	73,140
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	48,400	57,000	65,600	74,200
Owensboro, KY	46,910	53,593	60,277	66,960
Paducah, KY-IL	45,420	52,297	59,173	66,050
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,740	49,793	54,847	59,900
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,470	50,713	55,957	61,200
Alexandria, LA	45,090	47,083	49,077	51,070
Baton Rouge, LA	49,330	56,507	63,683	70,860
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,030	48,627	54,223	59,820
Hammond, LA	46,630	50,287	53,943	57,600
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	52,810	55,733	58,657	61,580
Lafayette, LA	46,750	53,350	59,950	66,550
Lake Charles, LA	49,080	51,127	53,173	55,220
Monroe, LA	43,340	49,093	54,847	60,600
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	43,680	51,393	59,107	66,820
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,000	47,210	52,420	57,630
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	44,620	56,880	69,140	81,400
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	46,570	51,427	56,283	61,140
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,040	56,203	65,367	74,530
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	56,080	66,343	76,607	86,870
Barnstable Town, MA	67,880	79,517	91,153	102,790
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	64,880	76,770	88,660	100,550
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	60,120	71,877	83,633	95,390
Pittsfield, MA	54,650	64,653	74,657	84,660
Springfield, MA	63,130	71,270	79,410	87,550
Worcester, MA	62,700	73,207	83,713	94,220
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	59,610	71,017	82,423	93,830
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	55,740	61,970	68,200	74,430
Lexington Park, MD	55,500	68,043	80,587	93,130
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	52,470	63,380	74,290	85,200
Salisbury, MD	56,960	69,177	81,393	93,610
Bangor, ME	49,840	57,247	64,653	72,060
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	50,840	57,863	64,887	71,910
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	46,130	53,447	60,763	68,080
Portland-South Portland, ME	53,310	61,543	69,777	78,010
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	50,160	57,063	63,967	70,870
Ann Arbor, MI	48,690	57,727	66,763	75,800
Battle Creek, MI	52,310	60,453	68,597	76,740
Bay City, MI	46,210	55,687	65,163	74,640
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	49,040	59,437	69,833	80,230
Flint, MI	48,610	58,367	68,123	77,880
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	45,030	55,497	65,963	76,430
Jackson, MI	48,080	57,833	67,587	77,340
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	47,800	57,537	67,273	77,010
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	49,010	58,477	67,943	77,410
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,070	54,393	63,717	73,040
Midland, MI	46,210	55,687	65,163	74,640
Monroe, MI	48,330	57,953	67,577	77,200
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	49,390	59,377	69,363	79,350
Niles, MI	50,880	60,387	69,893	79,400
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,420	55,947	64,473	73,000
Saginaw, MI	47,620	57,423	67,227	77,030
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,920	56,683	65,447	74,210
Traverse City, MI	50,010	60,163	70,317	80,470
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,070	56,660	66,250	75,840
Duluth, MN-WI	49,090	57,900	66,710	75,520
Mankato, MN	49,400	58,950	68,500	78,050
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	49,980	60,923	71,867	82,810
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,410	56,837	66,263	75,690
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,900	54,017	62,133	70,250
Rochester, MN	50,040	58,517	66,993	75,470
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,120	58,040	66,960	75,880
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,100	56,540	65,980	75,420
St. Cloud, MN	48,850	58,400	67,950	77,500
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	44,080	50,020	55,960	61,900
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,940	48,057	53,173	58,290
Columbia, MO	42,500	49,143	55,787	62,430
Jefferson City, MO	42,000	46,903	51,807	56,710
Joplin, MO-KS	44,450	49,143	53,837	58,530
Kansas City, MO-KS	50,070	57,643	65,217	72,790
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,490	46,110	50,730	55,350
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,360	41,313	46,267	51,220
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,970	46,433	50,897	55,360
Springfield, MO	44,190	49,467	54,743	60,020
St. Joseph, MO-KS	46,450	51,743	57,037	62,330
St. Louis, MO-IL	49,080	59,053	69,027	79,000
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	47,820	50,977	54,133	57,290
Hattiesburg, MS	46,120	49,413	52,707	56,000
Jackson, MS	45,370	49,240	53,110	56,980
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,190	48,383	51,577	54,770
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,270	47,793	51,317	54,840
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,080	49,563	53,047	56,530
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,310	46,810	50,310	53,810
Billings, MT	45,770	56,240	66,710	77,180
Bozeman, MT	46,710	56,093	65,477	74,860
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	41,010	49,183	57,357	65,530
Great Falls, MT	41,660	49,553	57,447	65,340
Helena, MT	44,070	54,017	63,963	73,910
Missoula, MT	43,590	52,430	61,270	70,110
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,990	51,760	60,530	69,300
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,370	51,487	59,603	67,720
Asheville, NC	44,580	48,547	52,513	56,480
Burlington, NC	44,590	48,980	53,370	57,760
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,060	46,257	50,453	54,650
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	46,260	52,233	58,207	64,180
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	44,880	49,573	54,267	58,960
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,990	48,070	52,150	56,230
Fayetteville, NC	42,070	45,883	49,697	53,510
Goldsboro, NC	42,540	45,657	48,773	51,890
Greensboro-High Point, NC	45,750	49,993	54,237	58,480
Greenville, NC	42,840	46,700	50,560	54,420
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	43,270	47,533	51,797	56,060
Jacksonville, NC	43,260	47,267	51,273	55,280
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	44,180	48,583	52,987	57,390
Raleigh-Cary, NC	43,600	49,997	56,393	62,790
Rocky Mount, NC	40,490	44,683	48,877	53,070
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,550	47,993	51,437	54,880
Wilmington, NC	44,430	48,813	53,197	57,580
Winston-Salem, NC	45,030	48,590	52,150	55,710
Bismarck, ND	51,680	57,053	62,427	67,800
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,700	53,527	58,353	63,180
Fargo, ND-MN	45,580	54,263	62,947	71,630
Grand Forks, ND-MN	48,470	55,960	63,450	70,940
Minot, ND	50,320	57,620	64,920	72,220
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,500	54,247	58,993	63,740
Grand Island, NE	49,110	57,497	65,883	74,270
Lincoln, NE	37,720	47,197	56,673	66,150
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	51,410	58,633	65,857	73,080
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	50,530	58,003	65,477	72,950
Omaha, NE-IA	51,740	59,140	66,540	73,940
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	50,340	56,740	63,140	69,540
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,020	60,187	68,353	76,520
Manchester-Nashua, NH	51,290	60,097	68,903	77,710
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,060	54,573	63,087	71,600
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,740	52,013	59,287	66,560
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	61,520	72,493	83,467	94,440
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	62,070	71,267	80,463	89,660
Vineland, NJ	59,730	67,757	75,783	83,810
Albuquerque, NM	62,650	68,027	73,403	78,780
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	59,830	66,247	72,663	79,080
Farmington, NM	58,870	65,923	72,977	80,030
Las Cruces, NM	60,940	65,227	69,513	73,800
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	60,590	67,110	73,630	80,150
Santa Fe, NM	62,400	68,120	73,840	79,560
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	50,940	59,073	67,207	75,340
Carson City, NV	52,580	60,437	68,293	76,150
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	54,750	61,857	68,963	76,070
Reno, NV	53,320	61,033	68,747	76,460
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	59,180	70,823	82,467	94,110
Binghamton, NY	58,150	66,803	75,457	84,110
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	54,500	69,140	83,780	98,420
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	53,630	64,460	75,290	86,120
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	52,460	62,670	72,880	83,090
Elmira, NY	53,930	63,720	73,510	83,300
Glens Falls, NY	57,380	67,753	78,127	88,500
Ithaca, NY	56,910	68,760	80,610	92,460
Kingston, NY	66,480	80,910	95,340	109,770
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	65,220	79,670	94,120	108,570
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	65,840	81,123	96,407	111,690
Rochester, NY	52,720	62,043	71,367	80,690
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	49,210	59,153	69,097	79,040
Syracuse, NY	61,930	69,967	78,003	86,040
Utica-Rome, NY	57,080	68,760	80,440	92,120
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	57,150	65,037	72,923	80,810
Akron, OH	49,760	61,463	73,167	84,870
Canton-Massillon, OH	46,870	58,820	70,770	82,720
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	47,250	59,297	71,343	83,390
Cleveland, OH	54,440	67,140	79,840	92,540
Columbus, OH	47,490	60,257	73,023	85,790
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	50,510	60,870	71,230	81,590
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	43,780	53,757	63,733	73,710
Lima, OH	46,760	58,027	69,293	80,560
Mansfield, OH	45,480	57,067	68,653	80,240
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	49,260	59,853	70,447	81,040
Sandusky, OH	51,670	64,110	76,550	88,990
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	51,520	60,323	69,127	77,930
Springfield, OH	47,900	59,217	70,533	81,850
Toledo, OH	43,850	56,447	69,043	81,640
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,680	59,127	69,573	80,020
Youngstown-Warren, OH	42,660	54,627	66,593	78,560
Enid, OK	42,210	46,153	50,097	54,040
Lawton, OK	46,640	52,793	58,947	65,100
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,680	47,360	53,040	58,720
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,630	46,970	51,310	55,650
Oklahoma City, OK	45,660	50,360	55,060	59,760
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,420	46,453	50,487	54,520
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,290	47,403	52,517	57,630
Tulsa, OK	45,090	50,113	55,137	60,160
Albany, OR	49,790	59,317	68,843	78,370
Bend, OR	54,230	64,053	73,877	83,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	53,100	63,100	73,100	83,100
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	48,870	58,053	67,237	76,420
Corvallis, OR	52,920	62,433	71,947	81,460
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	50,370	59,933	69,497	79,060
Eugene-Springfield, OR	53,550	63,957	74,363	84,770
Grants Pass, OR	50,370	60,337	70,303	80,270
Medford, OR	49,970	60,373	70,777	81,180
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	60,700	73,977	87,253	100,530
Salem, OR	55,540	65,013	74,487	83,960
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	58,020	68,820	79,620	90,420
Altoona, PA	51,730	61,760	71,790	81,820
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	51,920	59,813	67,707	75,600
Chambersburg, PA	57,760	65,937	74,113	82,290
Erie, PA	44,670	54,503	64,337	74,170
Gettysburg, PA	56,730	66,223	75,717	85,210
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	56,500	64,697	72,893	81,090
Johnstown, PA	52,960	67,207	81,453	95,700
Lancaster, PA	57,550	67,863	78,177	88,490
Lebanon, PA	55,420	64,987	74,553	84,120
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	56,220	67,063	77,907	88,750
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	50,280	58,883	67,487	76,090
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	54,040	65,397	76,753	88,110
Pittsburgh, PA	53,410	68,800	84,190	99,580
Reading, PA	57,690	68,623	79,557	90,490
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	54,870	66,383	77,897	89,410
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	54,960	64,433	73,907	83,380
State College, PA	54,610	64,797	74,983	85,170
Williamsport, PA	55,310	65,420	75,530	85,640
York-Hanover, PA	57,580	68,643	79,707	90,770
Aguadilla, PR	40,910	47,410	53,910	60,410
Arecibo, PR	48,390	53,453	58,517	63,580
Guayama, PR	41,330	47,613	53,897	60,180
Mayaguez, PR	47,560	52,493	57,427	62,360
Ponce, PR	49,680	54,120	58,560	63,000
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	48,260	52,813	57,367	61,920
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	44,690	49,633	54,577	59,520
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	57,700	69,577	81,453	93,330
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	51,870	59,407	66,943	74,480
Columbia, SC	46,790	53,333	59,877	66,420
Florence, SC	47,840	53,623	59,407	65,190
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	48,620	55,507	62,393	69,280
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	50,740	58,550	66,360	74,170
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	46,630	54,010	61,390	68,770
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,170	49,617	57,063	64,510
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,390	53,137	59,883	66,630
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,200	47,370	54,540	61,710
Spartanburg, SC	50,390	56,837	63,283	69,730
Sumter, SC	42,140	49,567	56,993	64,420
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,870	49,937	53,003	56,070
Rapid City, SD	45,860	50,910	55,960	61,010
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	45,740	48,897	52,053	55,210
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,730	51,160	54,590	58,020
Chattanooga, TN-GA	48,210	55,123	62,037	68,950
Clarksville, TN-KY	45,900	52,987	60,073	67,160
Cleveland, TN	51,330	56,253	61,177	66,100
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,080	53,077	59,073	65,070
Jackson, TN	47,280	51,710	56,140	60,570
Johnson City, TN	54,470	61,387	68,303	75,220
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	48,080	53,440	58,800	64,160
Knoxville, TN	49,640	55,527	61,413	67,300
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	49,750	54,933	60,117	65,300
Morristown, TN	47,840	52,777	57,713	62,650
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	51,110	57,427	63,743	70,060
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,660	52,340	56,020	59,700
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,490	53,150	57,810	62,470
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,770	52,520	56,270	60,020
Abilene, TX	45,830	50,787	55,743	60,700
Amarillo, TX	54,890	57,503	60,117	62,730
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	55,690	58,673	61,657	64,640
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	47,870	53,673	59,477	65,280
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,830	53,497	58,163	62,830
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	57,980	60,507	63,033	65,560
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	50,050	55,090	60,130	65,170
College Station-Bryan, TX	50,600	53,877	57,153	60,430
Corpus Christi, TX	55,740	58,640	61,540	64,440
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	60,180	63,950	67,720	71,490
Eagle Pass, TX	54,000	58,337	62,673	67,010
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,990	53,183	58,377	63,570
El Paso, TX	57,540	61,020	64,500	67,980
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,090	53,033	57,977	62,920
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	58,560	62,907	67,253	71,600
Killeen-Temple, TX	55,110	59,600	64,090	68,580
Laredo, TX	54,770	58,810	62,850	66,890
Longview, TX	48,260	53,330	58,400	63,470
Lubbock, TX	48,310	53,443	58,577	63,710
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	56,350	60,480	64,610	68,740
Midland, TX	61,190	64,567	67,943	71,320
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,870	52,393	57,917	63,440
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	44,200	50,323	56,447	62,570
Odessa, TX	61,460	64,423	67,387	70,350
San Angelo, TX	48,780	52,190	55,600	59,010
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	55,030	58,783	62,537	66,290
Sherman-Denison, TX	55,720	58,160	60,600	63,040
Texarkana, TX-AR	45,970	50,500	55,030	59,560
Tyler, TX	52,600	56,370	60,140	63,910
Victoria, TX	42,580	47,453	52,327	57,200
Waco, TX	49,560	53,930	58,300	62,670
Wichita Falls, TX	49,100	54,507	59,913	65,320
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	53,520	66,350	79,180	92,010
Logan, UT-ID	50,080	62,270	74,460	86,650
Ogden, UT	50,790	63,983	77,177	90,370
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	52,190	63,797	75,403	87,010
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	62,890	75,397	87,903	100,410
St. George, UT	58,230	68,630	79,030	89,430
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	58,920	67,970	77,020	86,070
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	49,160	56,260	63,360	70,460
Charlottesville, VA	53,430	59,597	65,763	71,930
Harrisonburg, VA	57,360	63,920	70,480	77,040
Lynchburg, VA	51,310	55,407	59,503	63,600
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,920	54,010	58,100	62,190
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,200	54,340	59,480	64,620
Richmond, VA	52,040	58,567	65,093	71,620
Roanoke, VA	52,920	58,560	64,200	69,840
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,970	55,793	62,617	69,440
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,040	50,873	54,707	58,540
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	51,940	59,507	67,073	74,640
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	55,800	64,363	72,927	81,490
Winchester, VA-WV	55,140	66,310	77,480	88,650
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	51,310	61,620	71,930	82,240
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	60,000	70,113	80,227	90,340
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	52,360	60,543	68,727	76,910
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	52,530	60,343	68,157	75,970
Bellingham, WA	69,960	83,947	97,933	111,920
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	69,650	85,757	101,863	117,970
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	67,830	79,903	91,977	104,050
Kennewick-Richland, WA	73,890	84,917	95,943	106,970
Longview-Kelso, WA	69,830	79,957	90,083	100,210
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	80,870	93,763	106,657	119,550
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	73,520	85,043	96,567	108,090
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	75,530	89,537	103,543	117,550
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	67,670	79,250	90,830	102,410
Walla Walla, WA	66,940	77,630	88,320	99,010
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	68,780	79,493	90,207	100,920
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	69,880	83,163	96,447	109,730
Yakima, WA	67,120	79,457	91,793	104,130
Appleton, WI	48,430	53,907	59,383	64,860
Eau Claire, WI	51,270	58,640	66,010	73,380
Fond du Lac, WI	48,740	55,817	62,893	69,970
Green Bay, WI	52,120	58,893	65,667	72,440
Janesville-Beloit, WI	49,320	58,420	67,520	76,620
Kenosha, WI	48,460	55,810	63,160	70,510
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	49,260	56,057	62,853	69,650
Madison, WI	52,740	61,737	70,733	79,730
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	51,700	60,223	68,747	77,270
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,250	53,880	61,510	69,140
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,560	55,757	62,953	70,150
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	51,110	57,553	63,997	70,440
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	49,440	57,637	65,833	74,030
Sheboygan, WI	48,760	55,950	63,140	70,330
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,900	56,343	62,787	69,230
Wausau, WI	47,980	54,457	60,933	67,410
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,910	53,683	60,457	67,230
Beckley, WV	49,310	52,250	55,190	58,130
Charleston, WV	49,840	52,717	55,593	58,470
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	48,340	53,433	58,527	63,620
Morgantown, WV	51,790	53,933	56,077	58,220
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,130	47,780	52,430	57,080
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	43,880	48,430	52,980	57,530
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,910	49,770	53,630	57,490
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	48,570	55,833	63,097	70,360
Wheeling, WV-OH	46,390	54,413	62,437	70,460
Casper, WY	48,530	56,397	64,263	72,130
Cheyenne, WY	56,050	60,037	64,023	68,010
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	56,120	60,063	64,007	67,950
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	56,950	62,343	67,737	73,130

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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