SOC 25-2023 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 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 occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

Level I across metros$19,070 – $84,550New Orleans, LA to Portland, OR

Median Level IV, major metros$81,100Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School (SOC 25-2023) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $19,070 in New Orleans, LA to $84,550 in Portland, OR, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $81,100. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $71,493, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 26 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 47. 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$119,360
San Francisco, CA$81,100
San Jose, CA$81,100
Seattle, WA$118,420
Dallas, TX$69,840
Houston, TX$71,840
Austin, TX$65,620
Chicago, IL$97,300
Boston, MA$100,330
Washington, DC$89,260
Atlanta, GA$87,660
Los Angeles, CA$81,100

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Anchorage, AK	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Fairbanks-College, AK	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Anniston-Oxford, AL	45,260	58,573	71,887	85,200
Auburn-Opelika, AL	43,540	54,990	66,440	77,890
Birmingham, AL	47,920	62,737	77,553	92,370
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	46,000	55,453	64,907	74,360
Decatur, AL	43,510	54,753	65,997	77,240
Dothan, AL	44,650	53,970	63,290	72,610
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	43,340	53,860	64,380	74,900
Gadsden, AL	45,260	58,573	71,887	85,200
Huntsville, AL	41,200	52,277	63,353	74,430
Mobile, AL	47,010	55,130	63,250	71,370
Montgomery, AL	44,640	57,170	69,700	82,230
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	44,560	57,680	70,800	83,920
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	44,790	55,543	66,297	77,050
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,060	55,483	64,907	74,330
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,030	56,457	67,883	79,310
Tuscaloosa, AL	45,650	58,483	71,317	84,150
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	50,570	54,867	59,163	63,460
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	54,300	58,003	61,707	65,410
Fort Smith, AR-OK	51,680	57,570	63,460	69,350
Hot Springs, AR	50,890	54,867	58,843	62,820
Jonesboro, AR	51,590	55,737	59,883	64,030
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	52,560	56,227	59,893	63,560
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	51,120	55,127	59,133	63,140
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,600	52,283	56,967	61,650
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	51,840	55,943	60,047	64,150
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Flagstaff, AZ	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Tucson, AZ	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Yuma, AZ	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Chico, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
El Centro, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Fresno, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Merced, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Modesto, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Napa, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Redding, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Salinas, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Stockton-Lodi, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Vallejo, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Visalia, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Yuba City, CA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Boulder, CO	65,840	78,623	91,407	104,190
Colorado Springs, CO	48,820	55,137	61,453	67,770
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	58,760	68,440	78,120	87,800
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	52,090	61,410	70,730	80,050
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	56,740	66,287	75,833	85,380
Grand Junction, CO	48,720	56,040	63,360	70,680
Greeley, CO	56,230	66,177	76,123	86,070
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	57,120	66,797	76,473	86,150
Pueblo, CO	48,250	54,800	61,350	67,900
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,800	61,157	70,513	79,870
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	78,700	89,610	100,520	111,430
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	66,060	78,350	90,640	102,930
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	65,120	76,570	88,020	99,470
New Haven, CT	68,020	80,320	92,620	104,920
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	61,470	73,107	84,743	96,380
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	66,560	78,933	91,307	103,680
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	56,190	67,213	78,237	89,260
Dover, DE	62,680	73,140	83,600	94,060
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	66,270	71,577	76,883	82,190
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	52,440	58,613	64,787	70,960
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	54,430	61,643	68,857	76,070
Gainesville, FL	65,520	70,597	75,673	80,750
Homosassa Springs, FL	50,330	57,320	64,310	71,300
Jacksonville, FL	73,880	75,763	77,647	79,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	52,440	58,613	64,787	70,960
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	55,390	59,703	64,017	68,330
Naples-Marco Island, FL	56,060	61,740	67,420	73,100
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	51,390	60,143	68,897	77,650
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	50,400	57,080	63,760	70,440
Ocala, FL	51,030	57,650	64,270	70,890
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	50,520	56,923	63,327	69,730
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	51,000	54,977	58,953	62,930
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	52,440	58,613	64,787	70,960
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	52,440	58,613	64,787	70,960
Port St. Lucie, FL	55,420	60,970	66,520	72,070
Punta Gorda, FL	63,880	70,000	76,120	82,240
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	52,440	58,613	64,787	70,960
Sebring, FL	51,050	57,707	64,363	71,020
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	52,870	58,353	63,837	69,320
Tallahassee, FL	52,440	58,613	64,787	70,960
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	52,440	58,613	64,787	70,960
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	49,760	53,180	56,600	60,020
Albany, GA	50,760	60,400	70,040	79,680
Athens-Clarke County, GA	53,420	64,580	75,740	86,900
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	55,320	66,100	76,880	87,660
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	51,100	57,833	64,567	71,300
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	54,450	64,253	74,057	83,860
Columbus, GA-AL	50,330	62,033	73,737	85,440
Dalton, GA	53,890	60,780	67,670	74,560
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,370	58,830	68,290	77,750
Gainesville, GA	53,980	64,757	75,533	86,310
Hinesville, GA	51,960	61,593	71,227	80,860
Macon-Bibb County, GA	51,550	62,980	74,410	85,840
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	44,910	55,200	65,490	75,780
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	50,780	61,753	72,727	83,700
Rome, GA	53,820	64,410	75,000	85,590
Savannah, GA	45,670	54,150	62,630	71,110
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	56,600	65,320	74,040	82,760
Valdosta, GA	56,720	65,620	74,520	83,420
Warner Robins, GA	46,400	55,707	65,013	74,320
Guam MSA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Urban Honolulu, HI	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Ames, IA	51,330	56,807	62,283	67,760
Cedar Rapids, IA	53,800	59,147	64,493	69,840
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	52,530	61,547	70,563	79,580
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	52,700	58,253	63,807	69,360
Dubuque, IA	53,470	58,070	62,670	67,270
Iowa City, IA	56,530	61,013	65,497	69,980
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	51,860	57,117	62,373	67,630
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50,280	55,720	61,160	66,600
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	47,770	53,867	59,963	66,060
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	52,680	58,633	64,587	70,540
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	52,160	58,863	65,567	72,270
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	53,700	58,680	63,660	68,640
Boise City, ID	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Coeur d'Alene, ID	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Idaho Falls, ID	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Lewiston, ID-WA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Pocatello, ID	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Twin Falls, ID	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Bloomington, IL	52,180	64,920	77,660	90,400
Champaign-Urbana, IL	47,920	61,203	74,487	87,770
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	57,530	70,787	84,043	97,300
Decatur, IL	56,600	69,327	82,053	94,780
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	54,170	68,660	83,150	97,640
Kankakee, IL	56,280	69,757	83,233	96,710
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	55,800	68,563	81,327	94,090
Peoria, IL	51,170	62,173	73,177	84,180
Rockford, IL	56,990	69,983	82,977	95,970
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	54,110	68,690	83,270	97,850
Springfield, IL	54,130	68,523	82,917	97,310
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	54,920	68,137	81,353	94,570
Bloomington, IN	46,940	53,973	61,007	68,040
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	52,710	67,953	83,197	98,440
Columbus, IN	47,080	53,960	60,840	67,720
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	47,300	53,993	60,687	67,380
Evansville, IN	47,300	53,993	60,687	67,380
Fort Wayne, IN	47,300	53,993	60,687	67,380
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	47,530	53,927	60,323	66,720
Kokomo, IN	46,710	53,357	60,003	66,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	54,820	68,133	81,447	94,760
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	55,010	68,447	81,883	95,320
Muncie, IN	46,930	53,957	60,983	68,010
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	53,850	67,053	80,257	93,460
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	47,300	53,993	60,687	67,380
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	58,540	72,983	87,427	101,870
Terre Haute, IN	47,300	53,993	60,687	67,380
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	45,820	52,563	59,307	66,050
Lawrence, KS	47,390	53,320	59,250	65,180
Manhattan, KS	47,710	52,407	57,103	61,800
Topeka, KS	47,390	53,320	59,250	65,180
Wichita, KS	47,710	52,407	57,103	61,800
Bowling Green, KY	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	69,900	82,210	94,520	106,830
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Elizabethtown, KY	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Lexington-Fayette, KY	77,640	87,960	98,280	108,600
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Owensboro, KY	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Paducah, KY-IL	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Alexandria, LA	35,000	44,930	54,860	64,790
Baton Rouge, LA	50,600	53,550	56,500	59,450
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,560	52,670	59,780	66,890
Hammond, LA	29,340	40,373	51,407	62,440
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	26,530	37,817	49,103	60,390
Lafayette, LA	48,490	54,647	60,803	66,960
Lake Charles, LA	35,000	44,930	54,860	64,790
Monroe, LA	35,000	44,930	54,860	64,790
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	19,070	30,733	42,397	54,060
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	48,920	54,183	59,447	64,710
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	35,000	44,930	54,860	64,790
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	19,070	33,407	47,743	62,080
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	48,790	55,433	62,077	68,720
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	61,990	75,577	89,163	102,750
Barnstable Town, MA	69,370	80,693	92,017	103,340
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	64,670	76,557	88,443	100,330
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	67,480	78,937	90,393	101,850
Pittsfield, MA	61,990	75,577	89,163	102,750
Springfield, MA	61,990	75,577	89,163	102,750
Worcester, MA	61,990	75,577	89,163	102,750
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	55,560	67,747	79,933	92,120
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	55,420	66,557	77,693	88,830
Lexington Park, MD	51,880	64,913	77,947	90,980
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	54,280	67,780	81,280	94,780
Salisbury, MD	43,540	59,607	75,673	91,740
Bangor, ME	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Portland-South Portland, ME	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Ann Arbor, MI	58,240	66,080	73,920	81,760
Battle Creek, MI	57,140	65,213	73,287	81,360
Bay City, MI	57,140	65,213	73,287	81,360
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	58,690	66,420	74,150	81,880
Flint, MI	58,390	66,147	73,903	81,660
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	57,140	65,213	73,287	81,360
Jackson, MI	58,240	66,080	73,920	81,760
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	57,140	65,213	73,287	81,360
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	57,920	65,940	73,960	81,980
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	57,460	65,443	73,427	81,410
Midland, MI	57,140	65,213	73,287	81,360
Monroe, MI	58,370	66,197	74,023	81,850
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	57,140	65,213	73,287	81,360
Niles, MI	57,140	65,213	73,287	81,360
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	57,140	65,213	73,287	81,360
Saginaw, MI	57,140	65,213	73,287	81,360
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	57,140	65,213	73,287	81,360
Traverse City, MI	57,140	65,213	73,287	81,360
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	57,140	65,213	73,287	81,360
Duluth, MN-WI	49,120	61,203	73,287	85,370
Mankato, MN	54,950	66,057	77,163	88,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	56,170	67,520	78,870	90,220
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,530	62,810	75,090	87,370
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,130	54,017	62,903	71,790
Rochester, MN	53,360	60,657	67,953	75,250
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	54,050	64,880	75,710	86,540
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,050	59,827	71,603	83,380
St. Cloud, MN	49,090	61,603	74,117	86,630
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	42,900	48,240	53,580	58,920
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,560	46,850	55,140	63,430
Columbia, MO	40,960	48,573	56,187	63,800
Jefferson City, MO	40,960	48,573	56,187	63,800
Joplin, MO-KS	43,960	48,920	53,880	58,840
Kansas City, MO-KS	43,140	50,513	57,887	65,260
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,890	56,127	67,363	78,600
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,420	45,793	49,167	52,540
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,120	47,897	53,673	59,450
Springfield, MO	41,190	46,453	51,717	56,980
St. Joseph, MO-KS	45,030	52,003	58,977	65,950
St. Louis, MO-IL	55,120	69,713	84,307	98,900
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	47,890	51,497	55,103	58,710
Hattiesburg, MS	46,650	50,443	54,237	58,030
Jackson, MS	47,880	52,067	56,253	60,440
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,400	49,440	53,480	57,520
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,910	49,050	53,190	57,330
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,600	49,320	53,040	56,760
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,300	47,067	50,833	54,600
Billings, MT	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Bozeman, MT	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Great Falls, MT	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Helena, MT	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Missoula, MT	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Asheville, NC	45,250	48,530	51,810	55,090
Burlington, NC	42,850	47,680	52,510	57,340
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,120	49,990	55,860	61,730
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	45,720	51,697	57,673	63,650
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	49,190	53,300	57,410	61,520
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,680	53,643	62,607	71,570
Fayetteville, NC	43,740	48,903	54,067	59,230
Goldsboro, NC	42,950	50,910	58,870	66,830
Greensboro-High Point, NC	41,230	45,463	49,697	53,930
Greenville, NC	43,460	48,683	53,907	59,130
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	45,470	51,177	56,883	62,590
Jacksonville, NC	41,620	46,300	50,980	55,660
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	42,440	47,427	52,413	57,400
Raleigh-Cary, NC	42,630	51,823	61,017	70,210
Rocky Mount, NC	42,760	50,493	58,227	65,960
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,090	51,153	56,217	61,280
Wilmington, NC	43,300	48,343	53,387	58,430
Winston-Salem, NC	49,120	50,473	51,827	53,180
Bismarck, ND	45,680	50,340	55,000	59,660
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	45,680	50,243	54,807	59,370
Fargo, ND-MN	44,560	48,763	52,967	57,170
Grand Forks, ND-MN	45,680	50,340	55,000	59,660
Minot, ND	45,680	50,340	55,000	59,660
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	45,680	50,340	55,000	59,660
Grand Island, NE	48,400	54,820	61,240	67,660
Lincoln, NE	56,300	61,290	66,280	71,270
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	51,750	58,750	65,750	72,750
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	50,530	56,703	62,877	69,050
Omaha, NE-IA	53,620	61,060	68,500	75,940
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	49,860	55,373	60,887	66,400
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Manchester-Nashua, NH	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	67,830	83,487	99,143	114,800
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	67,950	83,613	99,277	114,940
Vineland, NJ	62,580	72,987	83,393	93,800
Albuquerque, NM	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Farmington, NM	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Las Cruces, NM	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Santa Fe, NM	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Carson City, NV	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Reno, NV	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	59,880	70,740	81,600	92,460
Binghamton, NY	59,690	67,770	75,850	83,930
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	51,290	63,140	74,990	86,840
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	62,840	69,767	76,693	83,620
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	60,020	70,320	80,620	90,920
Elmira, NY	58,980	67,153	75,327	83,500
Glens Falls, NY	59,990	70,233	80,477	90,720
Ithaca, NY	58,570	66,540	74,510	82,480
Kingston, NY	67,410	79,110	90,810	102,510
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	69,740	81,140	92,540	103,940
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	71,080	87,173	103,267	119,360
Rochester, NY	58,830	68,287	77,743	87,200
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	54,270	65,033	75,797	86,560
Syracuse, NY	58,820	67,033	75,247	83,460
Utica-Rome, NY	56,020	67,677	79,333	90,990
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	59,010	67,017	75,023	83,030
Akron, OH	61,890	72,660	83,430	94,200
Canton-Massillon, OH	53,110	64,347	75,583	86,820
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	77,640	87,960	98,280	108,600
Cleveland, OH	73,490	80,840	88,190	95,540
Columbus, OH	77,660	86,900	96,140	105,380
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	50,980	60,010	69,040	78,070
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,540	58,917	70,293	81,670
Lima, OH	56,690	69,963	83,237	96,510
Mansfield, OH	69,810	80,587	91,363	102,140
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	58,360	70,983	83,607	96,230
Sandusky, OH	53,030	66,033	79,037	92,040
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	61,890	74,783	87,677	100,570
Springfield, OH	59,350	72,077	84,803	97,530
Toledo, OH	45,250	55,493	65,737	75,980
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	58,170	71,727	85,283	98,840
Youngstown-Warren, OH	61,890	72,660	83,430	94,200
Enid, OK	43,110	49,043	54,977	60,910
Lawton, OK	44,730	50,133	55,537	60,940
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,810	52,053	59,297	66,540
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,190	49,563	55,937	62,310
Oklahoma City, OK	43,900	49,127	54,353	59,580
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,300	52,537	59,773	67,010
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,360	51,277	58,193	65,110
Tulsa, OK	42,640	49,020	55,400	61,780
Albany, OR	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Bend, OR	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	76,860	87,320	97,780	108,240
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	76,840	87,190	97,540	107,890
Corvallis, OR	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Eugene-Springfield, OR	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Grants Pass, OR	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Medford, OR	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	84,550	93,260	101,970	110,680
Salem, OR	76,630	87,160	97,690	108,220
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	65,660	73,490	81,320	89,150
Altoona, PA	52,850	59,603	66,357	73,110
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,280	63,607	71,933	80,260
Chambersburg, PA	57,250	64,543	71,837	79,130
Erie, PA	59,930	62,263	64,597	66,930
Gettysburg, PA	57,740	65,760	73,780	81,800
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	58,120	66,893	75,667	84,440
Johnstown, PA	56,460	68,653	80,847	93,040
Lancaster, PA	61,930	71,997	82,063	92,130
Lebanon, PA	59,260	67,110	74,960	82,810
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	53,650	62,817	71,983	81,150
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,020	66,260	77,500	88,740
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	62,680	73,140	83,600	94,060
Pittsburgh, PA	60,420	72,617	84,813	97,010
Reading, PA	62,360	72,293	82,227	92,160
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	53,650	63,393	73,137	82,880
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	56,470	68,173	79,877	91,580
State College, PA	54,250	61,480	68,710	75,940
Williamsport, PA	51,730	60,070	68,410	76,750
York-Hanover, PA	57,810	67,433	77,057	86,680
Aguadilla, PR	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Arecibo, PR	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Guayama, PR	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Mayaguez, PR	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Ponce, PR	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	76,550	84,640	92,730	100,820
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	54,670	60,623	66,577	72,530
Columbia, SC	46,040	52,087	58,133	64,180
Florence, SC	54,670	60,623	66,577	72,530
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	54,670	60,623	66,577	72,530
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	54,670	60,623	66,577	72,530
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	54,670	60,623	66,577	72,530
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,910	52,007	58,103	64,200
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,140	52,620	59,100	65,580
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,080	56,027	61,973	67,920
Spartanburg, SC	46,030	52,577	59,123	65,670
Sumter, SC	54,670	60,623	66,577	72,530
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,870	50,877	54,883	58,890
Rapid City, SD	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	46,480	50,280	54,080	57,880
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Chattanooga, TN-GA	50,670	58,060	65,450	72,840
Clarksville, TN-KY	53,820	58,390	62,960	67,530
Cleveland, TN	53,120	59,340	65,560	71,780
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	50,650	57,560	64,470	71,380
Jackson, TN	52,760	58,050	63,340	68,630
Johnson City, TN	52,760	58,050	63,340	68,630
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	50,190	55,983	61,777	67,570
Knoxville, TN	50,670	57,000	63,330	69,660
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	44,400	48,740	53,080	57,420
Morristown, TN	50,950	57,537	64,123	70,710
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	55,010	59,293	63,577	67,860
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	52,020	57,930	63,840	69,750
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	51,700	57,420	63,140	68,860
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	52,980	57,487	61,993	66,500
Abilene, TX	46,600	51,877	57,153	62,430
Amarillo, TX	52,670	56,063	59,457	62,850
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	57,780	60,393	63,007	65,620
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	47,900	51,640	55,380	59,120
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	52,910	57,297	61,683	66,070
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	57,510	60,000	62,490	64,980
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,580	53,817	59,053	64,290
College Station-Bryan, TX	52,690	56,650	60,610	64,570
Corpus Christi, TX	55,170	58,063	60,957	63,850
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	60,970	63,927	66,883	69,840
Eagle Pass, TX	60,200	62,937	65,673	68,410
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	51,760	57,447	63,133	68,820
El Paso, TX	59,110	63,240	67,370	71,500
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,460	52,627	57,793	62,960
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	60,110	64,020	67,930	71,840
Killeen-Temple, TX	55,210	59,457	63,703	67,950
Laredo, TX	55,120	59,170	63,220	67,270
Longview, TX	49,080	53,120	57,160	61,200
Lubbock, TX	46,860	55,143	63,427	71,710
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	57,340	60,343	63,347	66,350
Midland, TX	46,240	51,473	56,707	61,940
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,480	52,977	58,473	63,970
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,000	50,070	55,140	60,210
Odessa, TX	46,240	51,473	56,707	61,940
San Angelo, TX	46,260	51,333	56,407	61,480
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	56,750	59,820	62,890	65,960
Sherman-Denison, TX	54,430	57,667	60,903	64,140
Texarkana, TX-AR	45,870	50,883	55,897	60,910
Tyler, TX	53,900	58,037	62,173	66,310
Victoria, TX	48,780	53,817	58,853	63,890
Waco, TX	49,730	54,570	59,410	64,250
Wichita Falls, TX	46,450	51,840	57,230	62,620
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	65,100	75,267	85,433	95,600
Logan, UT-ID	65,100	75,267	85,433	95,600
Ogden, UT	68,880	78,253	87,627	97,000
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	65,480	75,713	85,947	96,180
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	71,910	80,543	89,177	97,810
St. George, UT	65,100	75,267	85,433	95,600
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	63,860	74,383	84,907	95,430
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	49,030	55,490	61,950	68,410
Charlottesville, VA	52,680	59,457	66,233	73,010
Harrisonburg, VA	51,300	57,173	63,047	68,920
Lynchburg, VA	52,690	59,077	65,463	71,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	55,380	65,840	76,300	86,760
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,970	57,920	61,870	65,820
Richmond, VA	54,960	61,513	68,067	74,620
Roanoke, VA	51,370	57,763	64,157	70,550
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,430	61,707	69,983	78,260
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,710	57,077	64,443	71,810
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	51,300	57,173	63,047	68,920
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	54,310	64,680	75,050	85,420
Winchester, VA-WV	55,160	65,793	76,427	87,060
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Bellingham, WA	75,930	87,747	99,563	111,380
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	78,560	91,650	104,740	117,830
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	79,680	91,227	102,773	114,320
Kennewick-Richland, WA	71,730	84,337	96,943	109,550
Longview-Kelso, WA	77,000	87,490	97,980	108,470
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	77,610	90,310	103,010	115,710
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	79,700	88,207	96,713	105,220
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	79,960	92,780	105,600	118,420
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	73,470	85,330	97,190	109,050
Walla Walla, WA	75,380	87,637	99,893	112,150
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	69,890	80,377	90,863	101,350
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	71,880	82,960	94,040	105,120
Yakima, WA	70,930	82,860	94,790	106,720
Appleton, WI	54,570	61,690	68,810	75,930
Eau Claire, WI	52,870	59,103	65,337	71,570
Fond du Lac, WI	64,050	71,973	79,897	87,820
Green Bay, WI	53,910	61,017	68,123	75,230
Janesville-Beloit, WI	57,850	65,313	72,777	80,240
Kenosha, WI	57,930	65,097	72,263	79,430
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	54,770	61,733	68,697	75,660
Madison, WI	56,140	62,953	69,767	76,580
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	70,180	77,490	84,800	92,110
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,080	61,067	68,053	75,040
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,180	57,817	64,453	71,090
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	59,060	65,493	71,927	78,360
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	64,690	72,557	80,423	88,290
Sheboygan, WI	60,450	70,037	79,623	89,210
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	60,930	67,180	73,430	79,680
Wausau, WI	53,420	60,427	67,433	74,440
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	53,110	58,227	63,343	68,460
Beckley, WV	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Charleston, WV	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Morgantown, WV	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,280	61,887	71,493	81,100
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	49,660	59,877	70,093	80,310
Wheeling, WV-OH	47,490	58,370	69,250	80,130
Casper, WY	53,890	58,440	62,990	67,540
Cheyenne, WY	51,400	55,990	60,580	65,170
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	51,730	56,137	60,543	64,950
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	57,500	61,733	65,967	70,200

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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