SOC 25-2031 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Secondary 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 secondary school level.

Level I across metros$34,630 – $77,050Mayaguez, PR to Kennewick, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$79,290Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Secondary 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 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (SOC 25-2031) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $34,630 in Mayaguez, PR to $77,050 in Kennewick, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $79,290. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $70,633, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 23 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$115,930
San Francisco, CA$140,990
San Jose, CA$128,410
Seattle, WA$117,700
Dallas, TX$73,830
Houston, TX$73,380
Austin, TX$68,450
Chicago, IL$113,840
Boston, MA$104,990
Washington, DC$97,930
Atlanta, GA$82,660
Los Angeles, CA$121,950

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	64,990	72,720	80,450	88,180
Anchorage, AK	70,480	77,550	84,620	91,690
Fairbanks-College, AK	66,100	75,290	84,480	93,670
Anniston-Oxford, AL	49,540	55,763	61,987	68,210
Auburn-Opelika, AL	53,940	60,010	66,080	72,150
Birmingham, AL	51,610	57,643	63,677	69,710
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	52,390	57,910	63,430	68,950
Decatur, AL	54,490	59,850	65,210	70,570
Dothan, AL	50,700	56,380	62,060	67,740
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	50,990	56,707	62,423	68,140
Gadsden, AL	48,530	53,920	59,310	64,700
Huntsville, AL	54,390	60,663	66,937	73,210
Mobile, AL	47,200	53,830	60,460	67,090
Montgomery, AL	44,960	52,460	59,960	67,460
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,040	54,363	60,687	67,010
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,900	55,243	60,587	65,930
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,550	54,063	59,577	65,090
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,520	50,353	57,187	64,020
Tuscaloosa, AL	48,190	54,663	61,137	67,610
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,600	52,607	56,613	60,620
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	54,570	59,317	64,063	68,810
Fort Smith, AR-OK	49,540	56,133	62,727	69,320
Hot Springs, AR	50,410	55,653	60,897	66,140
Jonesboro, AR	48,900	53,867	58,833	63,800
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	49,340	55,033	60,727	66,420
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,350	51,280	55,210	59,140
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,330	51,980	55,630	59,280
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	50,040	53,667	57,293	60,920
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	45,150	55,047	64,943	74,840
Flagstaff, AZ	49,040	53,537	58,033	62,530
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	43,470	47,590	51,710	55,830
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	48,390	57,940	67,490	77,040
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	45,010	51,403	57,797	64,190
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	41,870	51,580	61,290	71,000
Tucson, AZ	44,020	49,447	54,873	60,300
Yuma, AZ	46,940	51,183	55,427	59,670
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	70,560	82,490	94,420	106,350
Chico, CA	71,530	84,863	98,197	111,530
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	71,310	85,947	100,583	115,220
El Centro, CA	69,550	83,080	96,610	110,140
Fresno, CA	71,530	87,247	102,963	118,680
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	71,760	86,050	100,340	114,630
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	76,090	91,377	106,663	121,950
Merced, CA	72,090	86,163	100,237	114,310
Modesto, CA	76,830	90,323	103,817	117,310
Napa, CA	72,880	90,197	107,513	124,830
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,820	78,220	91,620	105,020
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,640	78,950	93,260	107,570
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	75,790	91,060	106,330	121,600
Redding, CA	64,850	78,830	92,810	106,790
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	66,190	82,830	99,470	116,110
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	74,340	88,013	101,687	115,360
Salinas, CA	70,510	84,887	99,263	113,640
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	71,970	93,927	115,883	137,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	75,790	97,523	119,257	140,990
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	76,390	93,730	111,070	128,410
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	67,690	81,523	95,357	109,190
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	68,040	81,047	94,053	107,060
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	74,140	87,750	101,360	114,970
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	75,140	89,180	103,220	117,260
Stockton-Lodi, CA	68,630	82,760	96,890	111,020
Vallejo, CA	72,360	86,360	100,360	114,360
Visalia, CA	70,530	83,573	96,617	109,660
Yuba City, CA	70,230	83,277	96,323	109,370
Boulder, CO	65,600	77,210	88,820	100,430
Colorado Springs, CO	48,280	55,700	63,120	70,540
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	56,050	67,250	78,450	89,650
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,580	49,463	55,347	61,230
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	58,380	65,883	73,387	80,890
Grand Junction, CO	49,530	56,163	62,797	69,430
Greeley, CO	53,840	61,060	68,280	75,500
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	53,040	60,910	68,780	76,650
Pueblo, CO	51,870	60,073	68,277	76,480
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,030	52,700	59,370	66,040
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	58,830	73,663	88,497	103,330
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	51,300	62,803	74,307	85,810
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	57,130	70,330	83,530	96,730
New Haven, CT	57,700	70,143	82,587	95,030
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	64,120	75,070	86,020	96,970
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	58,710	71,207	83,703	96,200
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	58,570	71,690	84,810	97,930
Dover, DE	54,760	62,063	69,367	76,670
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	56,740	65,170	73,600	82,030
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	51,730	55,623	59,517	63,410
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	49,200	54,900	60,600	66,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	48,000	55,850	63,700	71,550
Gainesville, FL	47,300	53,080	58,860	64,640
Homosassa Springs, FL	49,900	55,780	61,660	67,540
Jacksonville, FL	53,360	61,013	68,667	76,320
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	49,250	52,073	54,897	57,720
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	50,710	56,423	62,137	67,850
Naples-Marco Island, FL	54,490	59,767	65,043	70,320
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	45,120	49,833	54,547	59,260
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	50,480	58,217	65,953	73,690
Ocala, FL	47,770	53,467	59,163	64,860
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	51,820	56,610	61,400	66,190
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	50,380	53,920	57,460	61,000
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	49,610	51,737	53,863	55,990
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	49,140	53,233	57,327	61,420
Port St. Lucie, FL	49,200	52,427	55,653	58,880
Punta Gorda, FL	50,060	56,203	62,347	68,490
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	50,090	55,277	60,463	65,650
Sebring, FL	46,510	51,530	56,550	61,570
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	49,480	55,410	61,340	67,270
Tallahassee, FL	45,370	50,163	54,957	59,750
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	50,620	56,317	62,013	67,710
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	50,330	55,667	61,003	66,340
Albany, GA	50,760	59,467	68,173	76,880
Athens-Clarke County, GA	50,180	58,840	67,500	76,160
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	55,490	64,547	73,603	82,660
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	50,480	58,933	67,387	75,840
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	51,830	60,897	69,963	79,030
Columbus, GA-AL	50,280	60,070	69,860	79,650
Dalton, GA	50,680	59,563	68,447	77,330
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	52,580	61,290	70,000	78,710
Gainesville, GA	46,000	56,160	66,320	76,480
Hinesville, GA	52,450	61,280	70,110	78,940
Macon-Bibb County, GA	46,560	55,663	64,767	73,870
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	50,710	61,147	71,583	82,020
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,210	59,867	70,523	81,180
Rome, GA	47,930	57,257	66,583	75,910
Savannah, GA	54,420	62,537	70,653	78,770
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	51,380	59,500	67,620	75,740
Valdosta, GA	40,570	52,250	63,930	75,610
Warner Robins, GA	51,960	64,480	77,000	89,520
Guam MSA	41,200	51,290	61,380	71,470
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	55,160	63,800	72,440	81,080
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	58,780	68,303	77,827	87,350
Urban Honolulu, HI	54,700	63,657	72,613	81,570
Ames, IA	50,760	58,150	65,540	72,930
Cedar Rapids, IA	50,440	58,087	65,733	73,380
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	48,910	58,487	68,063	77,640
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	49,200	56,770	64,340	71,910
Dubuque, IA	47,250	54,053	60,857	67,660
Iowa City, IA	48,220	56,940	65,660	74,380
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,780	52,677	60,573	68,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,510	51,320	58,130	64,940
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	46,980	53,930	60,880	67,830
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,670	52,447	58,223	64,000
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,660	53,087	59,513	65,940
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	46,810	54,000	61,190	68,380
Boise City, ID	48,430	56,910	65,390	73,870
Coeur d'Alene, ID	51,580	60,113	68,647	77,180
Idaho Falls, ID	49,800	57,513	65,227	72,940
Lewiston, ID-WA	54,310	66,067	77,823	89,580
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	49,470	57,890	66,310	74,730
Pocatello, ID	50,210	60,077	69,943	79,810
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,260	57,770	68,280	78,790
Twin Falls, ID	49,770	58,283	66,797	75,310
Bloomington, IL	51,430	63,240	75,050	86,860
Champaign-Urbana, IL	45,820	54,870	63,920	72,970
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	63,260	80,120	96,980	113,840
Decatur, IL	48,780	60,053	71,327	82,600
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,190	55,967	67,743	79,520
Kankakee, IL	39,590	47,973	56,357	64,740
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,960	59,660	71,360	83,060
Peoria, IL	48,370	56,600	64,830	73,060
Rockford, IL	53,510	65,030	76,550	88,070
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,090	55,340	64,590	73,840
Springfield, IL	52,400	63,097	73,793	84,490
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,080	55,853	65,627	75,400
Bloomington, IN	46,180	54,267	62,353	70,440
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	47,020	55,020	63,020	71,020
Columbus, IN	50,780	59,327	67,873	76,420
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	51,550	61,000	70,450	79,900
Evansville, IN	46,200	54,993	63,787	72,580
Fort Wayne, IN	50,950	58,760	66,570	74,380
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	52,970	61,657	70,343	79,030
Kokomo, IN	48,150	54,643	61,137	67,630
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	53,020	61,440	69,860	78,280
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	48,780	58,793	68,807	78,820
Muncie, IN	50,590	57,647	64,703	71,760
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,640	54,420	62,200	69,980
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	48,610	57,940	67,270	76,600
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,970	54,747	62,523	70,300
Terre Haute, IN	47,720	55,433	63,147	70,860
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	45,430	49,773	54,117	58,460
Lawrence, KS	45,510	52,743	59,977	67,210
Manhattan, KS	47,120	51,860	56,600	61,340
Topeka, KS	48,260	52,773	57,287	61,800
Wichita, KS	50,760	56,093	61,427	66,760
Bowling Green, KY	49,120	55,040	60,960	66,880
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,940	52,080	58,220	64,360
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,670	50,443	56,217	61,990
Elizabethtown, KY	49,680	56,017	62,353	68,690
Lexington-Fayette, KY	51,180	59,050	66,920	74,790
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	51,660	61,147	70,633	80,120
Owensboro, KY	48,610	55,917	63,223	70,530
Paducah, KY-IL	47,400	53,817	60,233	66,650
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,650	52,567	58,483	64,400
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,430	51,830	58,230	64,630
Alexandria, LA	48,110	51,973	55,837	59,700
Baton Rouge, LA	50,110	58,557	67,003	75,450
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	44,990	51,570	58,150	64,730
Hammond, LA	47,520	51,210	54,900	58,590
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	52,560	55,880	59,200	62,520
Lafayette, LA	45,540	48,393	51,247	54,100
Lake Charles, LA	47,940	51,537	55,133	58,730
Monroe, LA	47,250	52,080	56,910	61,740
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	49,810	55,703	61,597	67,490
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,860	50,683	57,507	64,330
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	48,170	60,497	72,823	85,150
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	55,440	58,580	61,720	64,860
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,210	52,813	58,417	64,020
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	57,890	67,260	76,630	86,000
Barnstable Town, MA	70,290	81,933	93,577	105,220
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	66,940	79,623	92,307	104,990
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	58,610	70,527	82,443	94,360
Pittsfield, MA	55,850	67,040	78,230	89,420
Springfield, MA	60,910	69,957	79,003	88,050
Worcester, MA	63,970	74,557	85,143	95,730
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	58,550	68,843	79,137	89,430
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	53,200	59,393	65,587	71,780
Lexington Park, MD	56,740	68,180	79,620	91,060
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	54,730	65,440	76,150	86,860
Salisbury, MD	53,450	63,100	72,750	82,400
Bangor, ME	43,620	52,173	60,727	69,280
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	47,270	55,680	64,090	72,500
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	46,760	54,660	62,560	70,460
Portland-South Portland, ME	52,090	61,313	70,537	79,760
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	48,000	56,533	65,067	73,600
Ann Arbor, MI	51,190	60,590	69,990	79,390
Battle Creek, MI	48,790	57,393	65,997	74,600
Bay City, MI	45,390	54,940	64,490	74,040
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	52,500	63,280	74,060	84,840
Flint, MI	51,420	61,530	71,640	81,750
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	49,200	59,597	69,993	80,390
Jackson, MI	48,870	58,847	68,823	78,800
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	50,140	59,587	69,033	78,480
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	49,700	59,307	68,913	78,520
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,010	59,083	69,157	79,230
Midland, MI	49,280	59,767	70,253	80,740
Monroe, MI	48,290	58,433	68,577	78,720
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	50,710	59,050	67,390	75,730
Niles, MI	48,670	58,203	67,737	77,270
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,200	59,677	69,153	78,630
Saginaw, MI	48,820	58,997	69,173	79,350
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,660	59,100	69,540	79,980
Traverse City, MI	50,540	59,897	69,253	78,610
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,340	61,053	72,767	84,480
Duluth, MN-WI	51,810	62,190	72,570	82,950
Mankato, MN	51,670	61,827	71,983	82,140
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	55,280	70,187	85,093	100,000
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,230	60,333	68,437	76,540
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,270	63,460	74,650	85,840
Rochester, MN	52,600	64,860	77,120	89,380
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,720	61,287	69,853	78,420
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,730	59,370	68,010	76,650
St. Cloud, MN	53,890	63,127	72,363	81,600
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	40,190	46,853	53,517	60,180
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,340	49,073	55,807	62,540
Columbia, MO	43,850	50,800	57,750	64,700
Jefferson City, MO	42,910	49,550	56,190	62,830
Joplin, MO-KS	43,550	48,870	54,190	59,510
Kansas City, MO-KS	48,930	55,847	62,763	69,680
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,460	45,507	50,553	55,600
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,120	48,727	56,333	63,940
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,690	47,267	51,843	56,420
Springfield, MO	45,250	52,623	59,997	67,370
St. Joseph, MO-KS	41,830	48,803	55,777	62,750
St. Louis, MO-IL	48,990	58,647	68,303	77,960
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	48,380	52,313	56,247	60,180
Hattiesburg, MS	45,240	49,163	53,087	57,010
Jackson, MS	43,280	48,450	53,620	58,790
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,810	48,363	52,917	57,470
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,610	45,767	50,923	56,080
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,590	48,943	53,297	57,650
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,760	47,033	51,307	55,580
Billings, MT	46,180	57,753	69,327	80,900
Bozeman, MT	46,180	56,297	66,413	76,530
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,000	47,947	55,893	63,840
Great Falls, MT	42,480	51,697	60,913	70,130
Helena, MT	43,050	50,583	58,117	65,650
Missoula, MT	42,060	52,133	62,207	72,280
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	41,790	50,873	59,957	69,040
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	41,920	50,693	59,467	68,240
Asheville, NC	45,710	51,507	57,303	63,100
Burlington, NC	41,960	47,340	52,720	58,100
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,830	48,350	52,870	57,390
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	46,680	53,277	59,873	66,470
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	43,380	49,683	55,987	62,290
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,870	48,990	53,110	57,230
Fayetteville, NC	40,650	45,757	50,863	55,970
Goldsboro, NC	42,640	46,783	50,927	55,070
Greensboro-High Point, NC	44,690	50,080	55,470	60,860
Greenville, NC	43,360	48,433	53,507	58,580
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	44,420	49,290	54,160	59,030
Jacksonville, NC	44,290	48,727	53,163	57,600
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	43,640	49,397	55,153	60,910
Raleigh-Cary, NC	46,750	52,507	58,263	64,020
Rocky Mount, NC	43,110	46,510	49,910	53,310
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,160	49,283	54,407	59,530
Wilmington, NC	44,560	50,580	56,600	62,620
Winston-Salem, NC	44,970	50,160	55,350	60,540
Bismarck, ND	57,900	63,273	68,647	74,020
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,250	52,493	57,737	62,980
Fargo, ND-MN	46,110	54,690	63,270	71,850
Grand Forks, ND-MN	48,900	56,520	64,140	71,760
Minot, ND	49,360	56,870	64,380	71,890
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,190	53,697	59,203	64,710
Grand Island, NE	49,310	57,103	64,897	72,690
Lincoln, NE	59,140	63,917	68,693	73,470
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	50,660	57,713	64,767	71,820
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,860	55,977	64,093	72,210
Omaha, NE-IA	50,650	58,057	65,463	72,870
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	48,180	55,393	62,607	69,820
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	51,100	60,797	70,493	80,190
Manchester-Nashua, NH	52,560	61,530	70,500	79,470
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,720	56,810	64,900	72,990
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	51,020	59,130	67,240	75,350
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	65,270	75,267	85,263	95,260
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	64,970	74,260	83,550	92,840
Vineland, NJ	62,550	71,063	79,577	88,090
Albuquerque, NM	59,140	65,370	71,600	77,830
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	59,640	66,780	73,920	81,060
Farmington, NM	58,510	65,437	72,363	79,290
Las Cruces, NM	56,750	62,990	69,230	75,470
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	59,960	68,687	77,413	86,140
Santa Fe, NM	59,090	66,540	73,990	81,440
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	52,910	61,680	70,450	79,220
Carson City, NV	54,900	62,797	70,693	78,590
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	51,980	59,887	67,793	75,700
Reno, NV	55,190	62,977	70,763	78,550
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	57,990	70,397	82,803	95,210
Binghamton, NY	56,010	64,703	73,397	82,090
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	52,850	67,360	81,870	96,380
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	55,480	64,753	74,027	83,300
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	50,020	60,307	70,593	80,880
Elmira, NY	52,390	60,497	68,603	76,710
Glens Falls, NY	56,570	68,453	80,337	92,220
Ithaca, NY	58,460	67,653	76,847	86,040
Kingston, NY	70,430	84,753	99,077	113,400
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	58,760	74,483	90,207	105,930
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	67,720	83,790	99,860	115,930
Rochester, NY	54,330	62,650	70,970	79,290
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	50,020	59,093	68,167	77,240
Syracuse, NY	62,560	70,090	77,620	85,150
Utica-Rome, NY	56,830	67,573	78,317	89,060
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	53,430	61,830	70,230	78,630
Akron, OH	53,430	66,820	80,210	93,600
Canton-Massillon, OH	51,920	64,467	77,013	89,560
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	50,630	61,447	72,263	83,080
Cleveland, OH	53,810	66,747	79,683	92,620
Columbus, OH	59,020	72,333	85,647	98,960
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	53,300	65,490	77,680	89,870
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	53,190	63,520	73,850	84,180
Lima, OH	49,980	61,430	72,880	84,330
Mansfield, OH	46,850	58,407	69,963	81,520
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	55,690	67,373	79,057	90,740
Sandusky, OH	52,440	64,100	75,760	87,420
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	53,840	63,547	73,253	82,960
Springfield, OH	47,990	58,450	68,910	79,370
Toledo, OH	50,270	63,173	76,077	88,980
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	52,310	62,937	73,563	84,190
Youngstown-Warren, OH	48,830	59,960	71,090	82,220
Enid, OK	39,990	45,213	50,437	55,660
Lawton, OK	45,140	50,103	55,067	60,030
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,100	48,290	53,480	58,670
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,790	46,437	51,083	55,730
Oklahoma City, OK	46,030	52,530	59,030	65,530
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,420	46,753	51,087	55,420
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,640	47,413	52,187	56,960
Tulsa, OK	45,320	49,347	53,373	57,400
Albany, OR	51,710	61,380	71,050	80,720
Bend, OR	58,850	70,833	82,817	94,800
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	52,410	61,170	69,930	78,690
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	50,450	58,840	67,230	75,620
Corvallis, OR	51,640	62,337	73,033	83,730
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	53,420	62,313	71,207	80,100
Eugene-Springfield, OR	54,980	66,173	77,367	88,560
Grants Pass, OR	59,530	69,597	79,663	89,730
Medford, OR	53,630	64,010	74,390	84,770
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	60,700	73,347	85,993	98,640
Salem, OR	54,480	65,243	76,007	86,770
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	58,850	69,257	79,663	90,070
Altoona, PA	50,690	57,547	64,403	71,260
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	52,920	60,840	68,760	76,680
Chambersburg, PA	56,040	65,060	74,080	83,100
Erie, PA	50,370	58,723	67,077	75,430
Gettysburg, PA	58,480	66,990	75,500	84,010
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	55,480	63,297	71,113	78,930
Johnstown, PA	47,650	57,183	66,717	76,250
Lancaster, PA	57,150	67,740	78,330	88,920
Lebanon, PA	59,120	67,773	76,427	85,080
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	58,560	67,343	76,127	84,910
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	53,900	60,710	67,520	74,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	58,030	69,473	80,917	92,360
Pittsburgh, PA	55,610	67,613	79,617	91,620
Reading, PA	55,770	65,680	75,590	85,500
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	52,820	62,733	72,647	82,560
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	56,750	65,163	73,577	81,990
State College, PA	56,060	64,987	73,913	82,840
Williamsport, PA	55,070	63,137	71,203	79,270
York-Hanover, PA	55,600	67,227	78,853	90,480
Aguadilla, PR	41,680	48,333	54,987	61,640
Arecibo, PR	43,730	50,120	56,510	62,900
Guayama, PR	46,490	51,223	55,957	60,690
Mayaguez, PR	34,630	43,157	51,683	60,210
Ponce, PR	45,040	50,857	56,673	62,490
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	42,970	49,123	55,277	61,430
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	42,580	48,690	54,800	60,910
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	60,650	72,153	83,657	95,160
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	52,580	61,413	70,247	79,080
Columbia, SC	49,130	55,843	62,557	69,270
Florence, SC	45,650	53,173	60,697	68,220
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	48,930	57,827	66,723	75,620
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	50,500	58,797	67,093	75,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	52,320	58,807	65,293	71,780
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,380	54,123	61,867	69,610
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,740	54,630	61,520	68,410
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,260	52,323	60,387	68,450
Spartanburg, SC	47,100	55,090	63,080	71,070
Sumter, SC	44,860	52,640	60,420	68,200
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,590	50,240	53,890	57,540
Rapid City, SD	45,840	50,917	55,993	61,070
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	46,360	50,077	53,793	57,510
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	45,950	50,087	54,223	58,360
Chattanooga, TN-GA	47,950	55,690	63,430	71,170
Clarksville, TN-KY	45,790	53,330	60,870	68,410
Cleveland, TN	55,600	60,370	65,140	69,910
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,500	52,397	59,293	66,190
Jackson, TN	47,490	53,470	59,450	65,430
Johnson City, TN	48,690	52,980	57,270	61,560
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	48,680	54,607	60,533	66,460
Knoxville, TN	50,150	56,497	62,843	69,190
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	49,430	55,823	62,217	68,610
Morristown, TN	50,250	56,433	62,617	68,800
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	52,430	59,377	66,323	73,270
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,580	53,560	58,540	63,520
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,140	53,757	59,373	64,990
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,610	53,733	58,857	63,980
Abilene, TX	46,750	52,377	58,003	63,630
Amarillo, TX	52,250	56,887	61,523	66,160
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	55,680	59,937	64,193	68,450
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	50,220	56,077	61,933	67,790
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,110	51,790	58,470	65,150
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	56,490	60,343	64,197	68,050
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	52,090	58,003	63,917	69,830
College Station-Bryan, TX	50,960	55,387	59,813	64,240
Corpus Christi, TX	57,170	61,413	65,657	69,900
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	58,990	63,937	68,883	73,830
Eagle Pass, TX	51,980	57,710	63,440	69,170
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,870	54,897	60,923	66,950
El Paso, TX	54,940	59,463	63,987	68,510
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,760	55,497	61,233	66,970
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	56,280	61,980	67,680	73,380
Killeen-Temple, TX	55,670	61,067	66,463	71,860
Laredo, TX	55,210	59,787	64,363	68,940
Longview, TX	50,190	56,000	61,810	67,620
Lubbock, TX	46,460	52,593	58,727	64,860
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	56,980	61,217	65,453	69,690
Midland, TX	54,340	62,027	69,713	77,400
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,080	55,473	61,867	68,260
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,820	53,130	60,440	67,750
Odessa, TX	61,290	65,507	69,723	73,940
San Angelo, TX	45,340	51,897	58,453	65,010
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	54,950	59,770	64,590	69,410
Sherman-Denison, TX	55,640	59,867	64,093	68,320
Texarkana, TX-AR	47,910	52,997	58,083	63,170
Tyler, TX	50,370	55,320	60,270	65,220
Victoria, TX	44,670	50,087	55,503	60,920
Waco, TX	51,730	56,840	61,950	67,060
Wichita Falls, TX	48,750	54,957	61,163	67,370
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	55,890	66,657	77,423	88,190
Logan, UT-ID	54,990	64,517	74,043	83,570
Ogden, UT	53,660	63,113	72,567	82,020
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	52,910	62,150	71,390	80,630
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	58,710	68,430	78,150	87,870
St. George, UT	53,350	61,373	69,397	77,420
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	60,460	70,397	80,333	90,270
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	46,450	55,353	64,257	73,160
Charlottesville, VA	50,450	57,910	65,370	72,830
Harrisonburg, VA	55,010	63,120	71,230	79,340
Lynchburg, VA	49,680	56,070	62,460	68,850
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,880	55,993	62,107	68,220
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,560	53,967	61,373	68,780
Richmond, VA	51,870	59,200	66,530	73,860
Roanoke, VA	47,650	56,840	66,030	75,220
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,750	57,760	65,770	73,780
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,210	55,880	63,550	71,220
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	53,670	62,750	71,830	80,910
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	56,010	65,393	74,777	84,160
Winchester, VA-WV	53,950	60,560	67,170	73,780
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	50,150	54,703	59,257	63,810
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	55,970	67,140	78,310	89,480
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	55,310	62,997	70,683	78,370
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	53,520	61,063	68,607	76,150
Bellingham, WA	72,700	87,520	102,340	117,160
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	71,080	87,457	103,833	120,210
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	65,610	78,283	90,957	103,630
Kennewick-Richland, WA	77,050	88,623	100,197	111,770
Longview-Kelso, WA	73,230	83,410	93,590	103,770
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	74,760	91,117	107,473	123,830
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	71,100	84,587	98,073	111,560
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	69,150	85,333	101,517	117,700
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	65,500	78,613	91,727	104,840
Walla Walla, WA	75,910	85,153	94,397	103,640
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	67,930	79,173	90,417	101,660
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	73,050	86,267	99,483	112,700
Yakima, WA	68,220	80,150	92,080	104,010
Appleton, WI	51,180	57,717	64,253	70,790
Eau Claire, WI	48,910	55,407	61,903	68,400
Fond du Lac, WI	51,090	57,863	64,637	71,410
Green Bay, WI	52,310	58,627	64,943	71,260
Janesville-Beloit, WI	52,760	61,587	70,413	79,240
Kenosha, WI	50,450	58,927	67,403	75,880
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	51,330	58,240	65,150	72,060
Madison, WI	53,250	60,297	67,343	74,390
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	49,980	60,627	71,273	81,920
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,910	57,263	63,617	69,970
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,730	53,387	60,043	66,700
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	54,230	59,857	65,483	71,110
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	53,710	60,020	66,330	72,640
Sheboygan, WI	51,920	57,563	63,207	68,850
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,470	58,723	65,977	73,230
Wausau, WI	51,370	58,147	64,923	71,700
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,320	57,233	63,147	69,060
Beckley, WV	49,020	52,160	55,300	58,440
Charleston, WV	48,720	51,900	55,080	58,260
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	48,970	55,513	62,057	68,600
Morgantown, WV	50,120	52,750	55,380	58,010
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,670	52,790	54,910	57,030
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	49,360	51,913	54,467	57,020
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,590	51,293	53,997	56,700
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	47,460	54,560	61,660	68,760
Wheeling, WV-OH	48,040	54,433	60,827	67,220
Casper, WY	54,960	60,530	66,100	71,670
Cheyenne, WY	56,930	61,127	65,323	69,520
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	52,480	57,777	63,073	68,370
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	56,690	62,250	67,810	73,370

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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