SOC 25-2032 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary 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 secondary school level.

Level I across metros$41,300 – $87,590Flagstaff, AZ to Santa Maria, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$83,120Across 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, Secondary 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, Secondary School (SOC 25-2032) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $41,300 in Flagstaff, AZ to $87,590 in Santa Maria, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $83,120. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $74,680, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 36 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$110,580
San Francisco, CA$133,100
San Jose, CA$115,570
Seattle, WA$115,820
Dallas, TX$73,730
Houston, TX$74,550
Austin, TX$67,780
Chicago, IL$115,200
Boston, MA$106,030
Washington, DC$98,350
Atlanta, GA$89,880
Los Angeles, CA$97,460

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	59,970	67,703	75,437	83,170
Anchorage, AK	62,560	70,573	78,587	86,600
Fairbanks-College, AK	59,630	67,263	74,897	82,530
Anniston-Oxford, AL	54,620	57,763	60,907	64,050
Auburn-Opelika, AL	53,780	58,180	62,580	66,980
Birmingham, AL	55,680	57,953	60,227	62,500
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	55,330	57,707	60,083	62,460
Decatur, AL	55,330	57,707	60,083	62,460
Dothan, AL	55,330	57,707	60,083	62,460
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	55,330	57,707	60,083	62,460
Gadsden, AL	54,620	57,763	60,907	64,050
Huntsville, AL	55,330	57,707	60,083	62,460
Mobile, AL	55,330	57,707	60,083	62,460
Montgomery, AL	55,210	57,720	60,230	62,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	55,340	57,930	60,520	63,110
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	54,430	57,523	60,617	63,710
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	54,300	58,047	61,793	65,540
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	56,700	58,317	59,933	61,550
Tuscaloosa, AL	55,330	57,707	60,083	62,460
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,610	54,350	59,090	63,830
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	57,690	62,083	66,477	70,870
Fort Smith, AR-OK	54,800	59,883	64,967	70,050
Hot Springs, AR	54,750	59,427	64,103	68,780
Jonesboro, AR	53,960	57,837	61,713	65,590
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	55,090	60,063	65,037	70,010
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	50,570	54,937	59,303	63,670
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	50,510	55,703	60,897	66,090
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	54,340	58,243	62,147	66,050
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	43,580	50,103	56,627	63,150
Flagstaff, AZ	41,300	48,067	54,833	61,600
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	41,300	48,067	54,833	61,600
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	51,960	63,320	74,680	86,040
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	47,980	59,117	70,253	81,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	44,930	55,593	66,257	76,920
Tucson, AZ	50,750	65,333	79,917	94,500
Yuma, AZ	48,040	59,333	70,627	81,920
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	60,310	66,923	73,537	80,150
Chico, CA	53,430	63,880	74,330	84,780
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	60,280	73,040	85,800	98,560
El Centro, CA	67,850	78,723	89,597	100,470
Fresno, CA	68,310	87,437	106,563	125,690
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	64,950	81,237	97,523	113,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	60,630	72,907	85,183	97,460
Merced, CA	67,650	79,927	92,203	104,480
Modesto, CA	72,540	83,123	93,707	104,290
Napa, CA	57,160	69,387	81,613	93,840
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	47,420	56,613	65,807	75,000
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50,540	60,320	70,100	79,880
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	61,590	75,637	89,683	103,730
Redding, CA	51,850	62,550	73,250	83,950
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	59,330	68,173	77,017	85,860
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	61,400	72,600	83,800	95,000
Salinas, CA	69,130	85,153	101,177	117,200
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	70,690	84,017	97,343	110,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	70,840	91,593	112,347	133,100
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	79,240	91,350	103,460	115,570
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	68,410	83,303	98,197	113,090
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	67,780	75,337	82,893	90,450
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	87,590	99,270	110,950	122,630
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	58,480	78,733	98,987	119,240
Stockton-Lodi, CA	61,530	72,970	84,410	95,850
Vallejo, CA	63,840	81,070	98,300	115,530
Visalia, CA	63,180	74,857	86,533	98,210
Yuba City, CA	56,490	67,870	79,250	90,630
Boulder, CO	54,150	67,837	81,523	95,210
Colorado Springs, CO	48,560	54,667	60,773	66,880
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	56,060	68,687	81,313	93,940
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	44,010	49,620	55,230	60,840
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	57,850	65,690	73,530	81,370
Grand Junction, CO	46,060	53,747	61,433	69,120
Greeley, CO	52,630	60,040	67,450	74,860
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,360	58,010	67,660	77,310
Pueblo, CO	55,580	63,470	71,360	79,250
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	44,660	51,087	57,513	63,940
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	75,380	85,997	96,613	107,230
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	84,520	91,013	97,507	104,000
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	77,000	86,753	96,507	106,260
New Haven, CT	80,690	89,203	97,717	106,230
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	84,080	90,997	97,913	104,830
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	75,380	84,650	93,920	103,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	63,840	75,343	86,847	98,350
Dover, DE	59,850	66,707	73,563	80,420
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	62,510	69,847	77,183	84,520
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	57,510	62,273	67,037	71,800
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	49,480	55,040	60,600	66,160
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	52,640	60,187	67,733	75,280
Gainesville, FL	53,110	62,457	71,803	81,150
Homosassa Springs, FL	49,250	55,297	61,343	67,390
Jacksonville, FL	56,610	66,123	75,637	85,150
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	50,250	56,777	63,303	69,830
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	54,010	60,303	66,597	72,890
Naples-Marco Island, FL	55,060	64,290	73,520	82,750
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	47,080	55,350	63,620	71,890
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	57,140	64,043	70,947	77,850
Ocala, FL	51,560	58,197	64,833	71,470
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	54,050	59,733	65,417	71,100
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	52,310	58,407	64,503	70,600
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	50,750	52,893	55,037	57,180
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	52,580	56,950	61,320	65,690
Port St. Lucie, FL	53,020	58,940	64,860	70,780
Punta Gorda, FL	55,820	62,280	68,740	75,200
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	52,380	57,697	63,013	68,330
Sebring, FL	52,020	57,600	63,180	68,760
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	55,010	62,880	70,750	78,620
Tallahassee, FL	46,730	54,047	61,363	68,680
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	49,530	55,033	60,537	66,040
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	49,680	55,823	61,967	68,110
Albany, GA	55,970	64,727	73,483	82,240
Athens-Clarke County, GA	59,490	69,300	79,110	88,920
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	61,680	71,080	80,480	89,880
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	51,520	59,077	66,633	74,190
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	57,450	66,027	74,603	83,180
Columbus, GA-AL	59,450	69,207	78,963	88,720
Dalton, GA	53,050	59,473	65,897	72,320
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	54,230	62,593	70,957	79,320
Gainesville, GA	61,000	70,457	79,913	89,370
Hinesville, GA	56,280	64,213	72,147	80,080
Macon-Bibb County, GA	56,250	62,523	68,797	75,070
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,730	60,410	71,090	81,770
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	59,430	68,137	76,843	85,550
Rome, GA	57,880	67,140	76,400	85,660
Savannah, GA	55,170	62,817	70,463	78,110
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	58,350	66,423	74,497	82,570
Valdosta, GA	43,250	57,553	71,857	86,160
Warner Robins, GA	54,280	64,330	74,380	84,430
Guam MSA	54,310	63,450	72,590	81,730
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	54,310	63,450	72,590	81,730
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	54,310	63,450	72,590	81,730
Urban Honolulu, HI	54,310	63,450	72,590	81,730
Ames, IA	44,930	51,200	57,470	63,740
Cedar Rapids, IA	47,160	54,337	61,513	68,690
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	49,450	59,893	70,337	80,780
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	48,890	55,403	61,917	68,430
Dubuque, IA	44,920	51,607	58,293	64,980
Iowa City, IA	43,890	50,140	56,390	62,640
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	53,710	58,687	63,663	68,640
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,790	48,257	52,723	57,190
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	47,040	52,190	57,340	62,490
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	43,650	49,033	54,417	59,800
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,210	50,923	55,637	60,350
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	44,880	51,613	58,347	65,080
Boise City, ID	54,910	59,863	64,817	69,770
Coeur d'Alene, ID	55,320	60,563	65,807	71,050
Idaho Falls, ID	52,750	58,017	63,283	68,550
Lewiston, ID-WA	59,410	71,047	82,683	94,320
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	52,620	59,300	65,980	72,660
Pocatello, ID	51,700	57,813	63,927	70,040
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	52,550	58,923	65,297	71,670
Twin Falls, ID	54,040	59,467	64,893	70,320
Bloomington, IL	55,550	63,400	71,250	79,100
Champaign-Urbana, IL	43,090	52,613	62,137	71,660
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	61,520	79,413	97,307	115,200
Decatur, IL	46,680	55,893	65,107	74,320
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,620	58,163	68,707	79,250
Kankakee, IL	54,890	72,720	90,550	108,380
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,580	58,183	68,787	79,390
Peoria, IL	48,300	57,070	65,840	74,610
Rockford, IL	56,210	65,263	74,317	83,370
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,070	49,187	57,303	65,420
Springfield, IL	53,440	65,070	76,700	88,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,630	54,147	61,663	69,180
Bloomington, IN	44,750	50,737	56,723	62,710
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,880	53,653	60,427	67,200
Columbus, IN	45,180	51,233	57,287	63,340
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	45,240	51,797	58,353	64,910
Evansville, IN	43,410	50,067	56,723	63,380
Fort Wayne, IN	51,020	57,850	64,680	71,510
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	45,280	50,847	56,413	61,980
Kokomo, IN	45,150	51,510	57,870	64,230
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	55,940	73,820	91,700	109,580
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	56,870	74,817	92,763	110,710
Muncie, IN	45,180	51,020	56,860	62,700
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	47,460	54,300	61,140	67,980
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	43,680	46,853	50,027	53,200
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	48,390	55,190	61,990	68,790
Terre Haute, IN	43,460	50,030	56,600	63,170
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	45,610	50,220	54,830	59,440
Lawrence, KS	46,360	51,850	57,340	62,830
Manhattan, KS	45,740	50,440	55,140	59,840
Topeka, KS	46,920	52,103	57,287	62,470
Wichita, KS	47,870	56,123	64,377	72,630
Bowling Green, KY	45,940	50,757	55,573	60,390
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	51,500	56,107	60,713	65,320
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	49,690	55,900	62,110	68,320
Elizabethtown, KY	57,580	62,723	67,867	73,010
Lexington-Fayette, KY	54,880	66,513	78,147	89,780
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	48,750	56,770	64,790	72,810
Owensboro, KY	45,330	49,803	54,277	58,750
Paducah, KY-IL	41,950	49,337	56,723	64,110
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,170	52,297	57,423	62,550
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,330	49,803	54,277	58,750
Alexandria, LA	46,750	51,220	55,690	60,160
Baton Rouge, LA	50,820	57,067	63,313	69,560
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	46,590	51,783	56,977	62,170
Hammond, LA	51,440	57,867	64,293	70,720
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	51,940	58,130	64,320	70,510
Lafayette, LA	50,080	54,943	59,807	64,670
Lake Charles, LA	53,480	57,547	61,613	65,680
Monroe, LA	50,100	56,657	63,213	69,770
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	53,260	61,140	69,020	76,900
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	48,520	54,097	59,673	65,250
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	50,400	59,253	68,107	76,960
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	52,020	58,503	64,987	71,470
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	51,030	55,530	60,030	64,530
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	75,880	83,243	90,607	97,970
Barnstable Town, MA	73,040	82,217	91,393	100,570
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	75,210	85,483	95,757	106,030
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	75,740	81,800	87,860	93,920
Pittsfield, MA	65,760	74,577	83,393	92,210
Springfield, MA	74,010	77,540	81,070	84,600
Worcester, MA	76,730	84,163	91,597	99,030
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	62,580	73,830	85,080	96,330
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	53,100	58,720	64,340	69,960
Lexington Park, MD	63,150	74,687	86,223	97,760
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	60,390	71,340	82,290	93,240
Salisbury, MD	62,360	73,350	84,340	95,330
Bangor, ME	54,710	63,507	72,303	81,100
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	60,760	67,597	74,433	81,270
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	54,710	63,507	72,303	81,100
Portland-South Portland, ME	63,060	69,267	75,473	81,680
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	58,230	65,910	73,590	81,270
Ann Arbor, MI	54,350	64,133	73,917	83,700
Battle Creek, MI	55,460	65,020	74,580	84,140
Bay City, MI	55,810	65,043	74,277	83,510
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	55,320	67,363	79,407	91,450
Flint, MI	53,280	61,293	69,307	77,320
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	61,320	70,300	79,280	88,260
Jackson, MI	65,130	70,923	76,717	82,510
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	51,940	62,120	72,300	82,480
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	51,540	61,927	72,313	82,700
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	54,400	64,027	73,653	83,280
Midland, MI	55,810	65,043	74,277	83,510
Monroe, MI	52,150	62,567	72,983	83,400
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	54,260	64,030	73,800	83,570
Niles, MI	55,430	64,917	74,403	83,890
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,430	53,870	62,310	70,750
Saginaw, MI	61,410	68,813	76,217	83,620
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	52,640	61,260	69,880	78,500
Traverse City, MI	53,400	62,930	72,460	81,990
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	51,540	61,380	71,220	81,060
Duluth, MN-WI	50,020	60,170	70,320	80,470
Mankato, MN	48,950	58,443	67,937	77,430
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	56,380	67,790	79,200	90,610
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	54,220	64,957	75,693	86,430
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,170	57,990	65,810	73,630
Rochester, MN	51,460	59,500	67,540	75,580
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,650	57,623	64,597	71,570
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,740	55,500	62,260	69,020
St. Cloud, MN	51,230	59,223	67,217	75,210
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	42,010	48,193	54,377	60,560
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,740	50,557	55,373	60,190
Columbia, MO	44,690	50,830	56,970	63,110
Jefferson City, MO	43,570	49,773	55,977	62,180
Joplin, MO-KS	44,880	48,983	53,087	57,190
Kansas City, MO-KS	48,190	54,557	60,923	67,290
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,220	47,527	50,833	54,140
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,380	47,047	51,713	56,380
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,070	51,420	56,770	62,120
Springfield, MO	44,750	49,600	54,450	59,300
St. Joseph, MO-KS	45,950	51,193	56,437	61,680
St. Louis, MO-IL	52,890	63,277	73,663	84,050
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	49,330	54,600	59,870	65,140
Hattiesburg, MS	47,840	52,107	56,373	60,640
Jackson, MS	46,890	52,650	58,410	64,170
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,830	51,840	56,850	61,860
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,710	51,400	56,090	60,780
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,470	51,297	55,123	58,950
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,860	49,540	53,220	56,900
Billings, MT	47,680	57,163	66,647	76,130
Bozeman, MT	45,200	52,130	59,060	65,990
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	46,650	54,600	62,550	70,500
Great Falls, MT	45,970	53,437	60,903	68,370
Helena, MT	45,790	52,883	59,977	67,070
Missoula, MT	44,880	52,693	60,507	68,320
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,880	53,707	61,533	69,360
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,070	51,557	58,043	64,530
Asheville, NC	45,880	50,403	54,927	59,450
Burlington, NC	45,700	50,210	54,720	59,230
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,660	49,320	53,980	58,640
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	49,690	55,260	60,830	66,400
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	45,530	50,030	54,530	59,030
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,520	56,607	61,693	66,780
Fayetteville, NC	45,200	49,513	53,827	58,140
Goldsboro, NC	49,010	53,980	58,950	63,920
Greensboro-High Point, NC	45,760	50,360	54,960	59,560
Greenville, NC	50,800	55,847	60,893	65,940
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	48,130	52,903	57,677	62,450
Jacksonville, NC	48,660	53,877	59,093	64,310
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	45,720	50,177	54,633	59,090
Raleigh-Cary, NC	49,490	54,093	58,697	63,300
Rocky Mount, NC	44,420	48,103	51,787	55,470
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,160	50,587	55,013	59,440
Wilmington, NC	45,680	50,040	54,400	58,760
Winston-Salem, NC	46,050	50,800	55,550	60,300
Bismarck, ND	59,010	64,830	70,650	76,470
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,180	54,443	59,707	64,970
Fargo, ND-MN	47,460	53,940	60,420	66,900
Grand Forks, ND-MN	51,470	58,007	64,543	71,080
Minot, ND	53,990	60,870	67,750	74,630
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	51,010	56,120	61,230	66,340
Grand Island, NE	46,400	54,620	62,840	71,060
Lincoln, NE	57,240	62,903	68,567	74,230
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	50,160	57,307	64,453	71,600
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	51,950	59,777	67,603	75,430
Omaha, NE-IA	51,400	58,727	66,053	73,380
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	46,000	53,953	61,907	69,860
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	55,530	62,557	69,583	76,610
Manchester-Nashua, NH	57,740	65,453	73,167	80,880
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	72,780	83,377	93,973	104,570
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	56,770	64,090	71,410	78,730
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	62,060	70,640	79,220	87,800
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	69,010	78,210	87,410	96,610
Vineland, NJ	60,400	68,607	76,813	85,020
Albuquerque, NM	55,140	61,587	68,033	74,480
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	54,240	60,197	66,153	72,110
Farmington, NM	57,530	62,753	67,977	73,200
Las Cruces, NM	53,570	59,697	65,823	71,950
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	55,140	61,587	68,033	74,480
Santa Fe, NM	54,690	61,070	67,450	73,830
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	54,090	61,007	67,923	74,840
Carson City, NV	57,000	63,960	70,920	77,880
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	54,590	60,710	66,830	72,950
Reno, NV	57,000	63,960	70,920	77,880
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	58,300	69,040	79,780	90,520
Binghamton, NY	56,970	64,620	72,270	79,920
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	53,740	65,557	77,373	89,190
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	55,160	62,720	70,280	77,840
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	59,310	65,577	71,843	78,110
Elmira, NY	55,620	62,657	69,693	76,730
Glens Falls, NY	57,060	65,260	73,460	81,660
Ithaca, NY	61,520	68,720	75,920	83,120
Kingston, NY	70,380	80,927	91,473	102,020
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	67,030	80,520	94,010	107,500
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	69,290	83,053	96,817	110,580
Rochester, NY	56,330	64,400	72,470	80,540
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	52,780	60,327	67,873	75,420
Syracuse, NY	61,140	68,293	75,447	82,600
Utica-Rome, NY	54,990	65,270	75,550	85,830
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	52,690	60,007	67,323	74,640
Akron, OH	66,040	75,923	85,807	95,690
Canton-Massillon, OH	57,480	67,413	77,347	87,280
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	58,600	68,427	78,253	88,080
Cleveland, OH	58,150	68,793	79,437	90,080
Columbus, OH	60,980	72,593	84,207	95,820
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	58,890	69,450	80,010	90,570
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	54,990	65,423	75,857	86,290
Lima, OH	59,540	68,063	76,587	85,110
Mansfield, OH	52,480	61,650	70,820	79,990
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	59,530	66,843	74,157	81,470
Sandusky, OH	57,800	67,970	78,140	88,310
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	62,210	76,017	89,823	103,630
Springfield, OH	57,070	67,040	77,010	86,980
Toledo, OH	55,940	66,830	77,720	88,610
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	59,660	68,100	76,540	84,980
Youngstown-Warren, OH	56,320	65,423	74,527	83,630
Enid, OK	50,070	58,623	67,177	75,730
Lawton, OK	49,020	57,693	66,367	75,040
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	48,010	52,753	57,497	62,240
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,700	52,237	57,773	63,310
Oklahoma City, OK	51,250	60,273	69,297	78,320
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,130	50,563	55,997	61,430
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,810	50,543	56,277	62,010
Tulsa, OK	44,950	51,067	57,183	63,300
Albany, OR	57,260	66,270	75,280	84,290
Bend, OR	61,340	70,330	79,320	88,310
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,120	71,487	81,853	92,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	48,040	54,903	61,767	68,630
Corvallis, OR	52,710	61,580	70,450	79,320
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	54,380	63,270	72,160	81,050
Eugene-Springfield, OR	59,670	67,943	76,217	84,490
Grants Pass, OR	50,600	59,333	68,067	76,800
Medford, OR	51,630	59,840	68,050	76,260
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	73,510	82,180	90,850	99,520
Salem, OR	55,030	64,253	73,477	82,700
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	64,970	73,333	81,697	90,060
Altoona, PA	52,960	60,710	68,460	76,210
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	51,180	58,720	66,260	73,800
Chambersburg, PA	57,530	65,007	72,483	79,960
Erie, PA	50,350	58,570	66,790	75,010
Gettysburg, PA	61,800	70,097	78,393	86,690
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	59,930	67,397	74,863	82,330
Johnstown, PA	50,870	59,093	67,317	75,540
Lancaster, PA	56,790	64,493	72,197	79,900
Lebanon, PA	67,390	72,543	77,697	82,850
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,340	64,540	73,740	82,940
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	52,430	59,750	67,070	74,390
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	60,530	71,427	82,323	93,220
Pittsburgh, PA	49,640	57,760	65,880	74,000
Reading, PA	65,400	72,013	78,627	85,240
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	53,300	62,037	70,773	79,510
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	54,900	62,460	70,020	77,580
State College, PA	52,730	60,377	68,023	75,670
Williamsport, PA	53,140	61,183	69,227	77,270
York-Hanover, PA	67,870	76,243	84,617	92,990
Aguadilla, PR	50,650	54,510	58,370	62,230
Arecibo, PR	46,030	50,507	54,983	59,460
Guayama, PR	50,430	54,173	57,917	61,660
Mayaguez, PR	49,040	53,180	57,320	61,460
Ponce, PR	51,130	53,643	56,157	58,670
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	49,420	52,467	55,513	58,560
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	46,380	50,600	54,820	59,040
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	71,070	80,163	89,257	98,350
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	54,410	66,793	79,177	91,560
Columbia, SC	55,340	63,760	72,180	80,600
Florence, SC	54,640	64,337	74,033	83,730
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	54,530	65,140	75,750	86,360
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	60,700	69,033	77,367	85,700
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	55,390	65,067	74,743	84,420
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	53,880	63,587	73,293	83,000
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,390	60,323	71,257	82,190
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,890	64,487	74,083	83,680
Spartanburg, SC	55,430	61,787	68,143	74,500
Sumter, SC	55,050	64,240	73,430	82,620
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,010	52,003	54,997	57,990
Rapid City, SD	48,730	52,757	56,783	60,810
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	46,550	50,050	53,550	57,050
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,140	52,747	56,353	59,960
Chattanooga, TN-GA	51,760	57,517	63,273	69,030
Clarksville, TN-KY	50,180	56,503	62,827	69,150
Cleveland, TN	53,850	57,767	61,683	65,600
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,150	53,787	59,423	65,060
Jackson, TN	50,210	54,880	59,550	64,220
Johnson City, TN	52,840	57,360	61,880	66,400
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	51,140	56,327	61,513	66,700
Knoxville, TN	51,470	56,660	61,850	67,040
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	54,580	60,113	65,647	71,180
Morristown, TN	50,210	55,693	61,177	66,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	52,550	58,463	64,377	70,290
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,970	53,820	58,670	63,520
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,760	54,440	59,120	63,800
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,500	52,620	56,740	60,860
Abilene, TX	48,300	54,410	60,520	66,630
Amarillo, TX	56,960	60,080	63,200	66,320
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	58,410	61,533	64,657	67,780
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	50,330	55,287	60,243	65,200
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	50,550	55,483	60,417	65,350
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	57,500	60,473	63,447	66,420
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,160	58,273	63,387	68,500
College Station-Bryan, TX	54,710	58,363	62,017	65,670
Corpus Christi, TX	57,040	60,477	63,913	67,350
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	62,500	66,243	69,987	73,730
Eagle Pass, TX	53,940	58,633	63,327	68,020
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	52,880	57,880	62,880	67,880
El Paso, TX	59,620	62,433	65,247	68,060
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	51,140	56,427	61,713	67,000
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	59,640	64,610	69,580	74,550
Killeen-Temple, TX	58,860	63,383	67,907	72,430
Laredo, TX	54,860	59,207	63,553	67,900
Longview, TX	48,470	54,633	60,797	66,960
Lubbock, TX	49,300	54,683	60,067	65,450
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	57,400	61,270	65,140	69,010
Midland, TX	63,370	69,490	75,610	81,730
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	50,380	56,273	62,167	68,060
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,000	54,277	60,553	66,830
Odessa, TX	50,280	56,563	62,847	69,130
San Angelo, TX	49,860	54,817	59,773	64,730
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	57,440	61,323	65,207	69,090
Sherman-Denison, TX	57,080	61,193	65,307	69,420
Texarkana, TX-AR	49,120	53,873	58,627	63,380
Tyler, TX	53,860	57,223	60,587	63,950
Victoria, TX	51,480	54,800	58,120	61,440
Waco, TX	52,770	57,530	62,290	67,050
Wichita Falls, TX	47,000	53,247	59,493	65,740
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	59,710	66,013	72,317	78,620
Logan, UT-ID	49,610	56,523	63,437	70,350
Ogden, UT	44,140	54,070	64,000	73,930
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	44,820	54,967	65,113	75,260
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	59,010	67,423	75,837	84,250
St. George, UT	53,150	61,280	69,410	77,540
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	52,170	61,230	70,290	79,350
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	51,330	60,677	70,023	79,370
Charlottesville, VA	57,770	65,247	72,723	80,200
Harrisonburg, VA	55,980	63,600	71,220	78,840
Lynchburg, VA	54,340	62,157	69,973	77,790
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	51,650	57,823	63,997	70,170
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	54,480	60,330	66,180	72,030
Richmond, VA	57,800	63,047	68,293	73,540
Roanoke, VA	51,250	59,330	67,410	75,490
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	54,470	62,597	70,723	78,850
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,650	53,843	60,037	66,230
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	55,980	63,600	71,220	78,840
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	59,240	69,213	79,187	89,160
Winchester, VA-WV	56,290	67,197	78,103	89,010
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	54,310	63,450	72,590	81,730
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	75,230	83,273	91,317	99,360
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	59,820	65,830	71,840	77,850
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	57,130	65,760	74,390	83,020
Bellingham, WA	75,420	89,057	102,693	116,330
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	81,290	93,230	105,170	117,110
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	65,990	77,897	89,803	101,710
Kennewick-Richland, WA	73,750	84,810	95,870	106,930
Longview-Kelso, WA	72,700	79,420	86,140	92,860
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	76,770	89,460	102,150	114,840
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	78,180	89,617	101,053	112,490
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	76,160	89,380	102,600	115,820
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	69,510	80,630	91,750	102,870
Walla Walla, WA	66,230	77,073	87,917	98,760
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	71,170	80,390	89,610	98,830
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	73,210	84,737	96,263	107,790
Yakima, WA	72,350	82,807	93,263	103,720
Appleton, WI	56,100	62,897	69,693	76,490
Eau Claire, WI	50,290	57,130	63,970	70,810
Fond du Lac, WI	57,750	66,720	75,690	84,660
Green Bay, WI	53,770	60,937	68,103	75,270
Janesville-Beloit, WI	60,330	67,237	74,143	81,050
Kenosha, WI	53,450	62,157	70,863	79,570
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	52,310	60,010	67,710	75,410
Madison, WI	56,260	64,710	73,160	81,610
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	65,320	73,473	81,627	89,780
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,900	61,717	68,533	75,350
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,450	57,607	64,763	71,920
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	54,980	62,897	70,813	78,730
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	54,770	62,513	70,257	78,000
Sheboygan, WI	55,720	61,603	67,487	73,370
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	55,560	63,650	71,740	79,830
Wausau, WI	53,320	60,610	67,900	75,190
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,270	56,617	62,963	69,310
Beckley, WV	50,120	53,853	57,587	61,320
Charleston, WV	50,890	54,740	58,590	62,440
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	50,820	56,127	61,433	66,740
Morgantown, WV	50,080	53,483	56,887	60,290
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,260	53,510	56,760	60,010
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	50,140	53,467	56,793	60,120
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	51,650	54,870	58,090	61,310
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	48,910	54,757	60,603	66,450
Wheeling, WV-OH	54,910	59,133	63,357	67,580
Casper, WY	54,790	60,467	66,143	71,820
Cheyenne, WY	51,210	56,333	61,457	66,580
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	49,890	55,283	60,677	66,070
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	58,670	64,207	69,743	75,280

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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