SOC 25-2056 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Special Education Teachers, Elementary 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 academic, social, and life skills to elementary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

Level I across metros$33,320 – $79,080Provo, UT to Mount Vernon, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$75,470Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Special Education Teachers, Elementary School?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Special Education Teachers, Elementary School (SOC 25-2056) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $33,320 in Provo, UT to $79,080 in Mount Vernon, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $75,470. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $67,887, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 19 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$107,570
San Francisco, CA$113,510
San Jose, CA$117,480
Seattle, WA$111,360
Dallas, TX$69,570
Houston, TX$69,470
Austin, TX$63,690
Chicago, IL$91,260
Boston, MA$105,840
Washington, DC$95,700
Atlanta, GA$85,830
Los Angeles, CA$107,050

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	64,680	72,360	80,040	87,720
Anchorage, AK	63,940	71,913	79,887	87,860
Fairbanks-College, AK	70,950	77,460	83,970	90,480
Anniston-Oxford, AL	51,580	56,837	62,093	67,350
Auburn-Opelika, AL	55,360	61,063	66,767	72,470
Birmingham, AL	54,750	60,040	65,330	70,620
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	56,450	61,360	66,270	71,180
Decatur, AL	49,860	55,973	62,087	68,200
Dothan, AL	54,430	59,823	65,217	70,610
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	52,590	58,623	64,657	70,690
Gadsden, AL	57,230	62,173	67,117	72,060
Huntsville, AL	54,510	60,437	66,363	72,290
Mobile, AL	56,200	60,077	63,953	67,830
Montgomery, AL	60,680	64,863	69,047	73,230
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	59,210	63,863	68,517	73,170
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	53,210	58,993	64,777	70,560
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	53,800	59,700	65,600	71,500
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	50,040	55,657	61,273	66,890
Tuscaloosa, AL	50,200	55,453	60,707	65,960
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,830	51,727	53,623	55,520
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	53,010	56,843	60,677	64,510
Fort Smith, AR-OK	49,940	53,993	58,047	62,100
Hot Springs, AR	49,150	53,057	56,963	60,870
Jonesboro, AR	51,450	53,573	55,697	57,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	50,250	53,613	56,977	60,340
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,060	50,620	53,180	55,740
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,760	51,073	53,387	55,700
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,630	51,707	53,783	55,860
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	43,230	49,513	55,797	62,080
Flagstaff, AZ	42,960	48,390	53,820	59,250
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	44,550	47,723	50,897	54,070
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	46,420	53,093	59,767	66,440
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	42,060	46,123	50,187	54,250
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	38,840	43,553	48,267	52,980
Tucson, AZ	47,090	50,970	54,850	58,730
Yuma, AZ	45,820	48,790	51,760	54,730
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	59,470	68,680	77,890	87,100
Chico, CA	65,130	76,157	87,183	98,210
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	65,360	77,277	89,193	101,110
El Centro, CA	73,520	91,753	109,987	128,220
Fresno, CA	68,120	81,763	95,407	109,050
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	66,290	77,143	87,997	98,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	67,140	80,443	93,747	107,050
Merced, CA	67,300	79,480	91,660	103,840
Modesto, CA	66,510	77,237	87,963	98,690
Napa, CA	66,140	78,513	90,887	103,260
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	65,380	77,453	89,527	101,600
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	65,050	77,777	90,503	103,230
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	71,910	86,647	101,383	116,120
Redding, CA	62,640	74,513	86,387	98,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	66,660	78,720	90,780	102,840
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	66,040	77,977	89,913	101,850
Salinas, CA	67,720	81,937	96,153	110,370
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	66,760	79,083	91,407	103,730
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	74,560	87,543	100,527	113,510
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	71,360	86,733	102,107	117,480
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	67,780	79,087	90,393	101,700
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	72,870	86,397	99,923	113,450
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	77,290	88,177	99,063	109,950
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	71,780	80,613	89,447	98,280
Stockton-Lodi, CA	64,860	75,653	86,447	97,240
Vallejo, CA	69,640	82,483	95,327	108,170
Visalia, CA	62,910	74,683	86,457	98,230
Yuba City, CA	65,380	77,360	89,340	101,320
Boulder, CO	67,900	79,183	90,467	101,750
Colorado Springs, CO	50,820	56,863	62,907	68,950
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	59,100	68,627	78,153	87,680
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,260	53,793	60,327	66,860
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	56,440	61,380	66,320	71,260
Grand Junction, CO	51,360	58,947	66,533	74,120
Greeley, CO	50,280	59,370	68,460	77,550
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	53,400	60,400	67,400	74,400
Pueblo, CO	55,530	62,323	69,117	75,910
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,900	53,670	61,440	69,210
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	67,030	78,927	90,823	102,720
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	52,170	64,570	76,970	89,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	58,710	70,590	82,470	94,350
New Haven, CT	58,240	69,397	80,553	91,710
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	62,620	73,180	83,740	94,300
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	59,230	68,553	77,877	87,200
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	61,890	73,160	84,430	95,700
Dover, DE	53,620	60,523	67,427	74,330
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	53,870	61,053	68,237	75,420
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	52,840	57,647	62,453	67,260
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	50,400	54,283	58,167	62,050
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	53,730	58,053	62,377	66,700
Gainesville, FL	53,420	59,323	65,227	71,130
Homosassa Springs, FL	54,130	57,393	60,657	63,920
Jacksonville, FL	54,530	60,613	66,697	72,780
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	49,410	54,633	59,857	65,080
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	52,520	55,943	59,367	62,790
Naples-Marco Island, FL	52,430	56,027	59,623	63,220
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	48,490	56,700	64,910	73,120
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	60,130	65,780	71,430	77,080
Ocala, FL	54,550	58,590	62,630	66,670
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	55,840	59,327	62,813	66,300
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	53,700	57,703	61,707	65,710
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	49,440	55,137	60,833	66,530
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	49,890	53,547	57,203	60,860
Port St. Lucie, FL	51,000	53,563	56,127	58,690
Punta Gorda, FL	53,000	59,297	65,593	71,890
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	53,000	57,130	61,260	65,390
Sebring, FL	54,670	58,530	62,390	66,250
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	50,540	54,740	58,940	63,140
Tallahassee, FL	46,510	53,960	61,410	68,860
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	53,780	56,817	59,853	62,890
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	54,750	58,420	62,090	65,760
Albany, GA	42,500	51,593	60,687	69,780
Athens-Clarke County, GA	50,050	57,580	65,110	72,640
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	59,650	68,377	77,103	85,830
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	51,020	58,890	66,760	74,630
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	42,830	54,017	65,203	76,390
Columbus, GA-AL	52,860	59,247	65,633	72,020
Dalton, GA	48,170	55,080	61,990	68,900
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,280	51,660	60,040	68,420
Gainesville, GA	50,480	58,537	66,593	74,650
Hinesville, GA	50,840	58,083	65,327	72,570
Macon-Bibb County, GA	39,780	48,883	57,987	67,090
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,940	56,620	65,300	73,980
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,080	44,170	56,260	68,350
Rome, GA	56,490	65,490	74,490	83,490
Savannah, GA	37,000	47,800	58,600	69,400
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,000	47,950	56,900	65,850
Valdosta, GA	48,990	58,663	68,337	78,010
Warner Robins, GA	55,140	64,277	73,413	82,550
Guam MSA	53,090	62,820	72,550	82,280
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	57,370	62,837	68,303	73,770
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	58,010	63,010	68,010	73,010
Urban Honolulu, HI	58,010	63,010	68,010	73,010
Ames, IA	48,410	56,060	63,710	71,360
Cedar Rapids, IA	46,400	53,653	60,907	68,160
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	45,590	53,770	61,950	70,130
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	49,480	55,860	62,240	68,620
Dubuque, IA	45,890	52,130	58,370	64,610
Iowa City, IA	46,850	53,437	60,023	66,610
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,620	51,170	56,720	62,270
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,540	51,030	55,520	60,010
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	46,520	53,123	59,727	66,330
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,000	53,860	60,720	67,580
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,080	53,247	59,413	65,580
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	46,860	52,373	57,887	63,400
Boise City, ID	48,870	57,273	65,677	74,080
Coeur d'Alene, ID	50,100	58,893	67,687	76,480
Idaho Falls, ID	48,260	55,950	63,640	71,330
Lewiston, ID-WA	49,030	57,507	65,983	74,460
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	49,180	58,103	67,027	75,950
Pocatello, ID	40,810	51,290	61,770	72,250
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	49,330	58,417	67,503	76,590
Twin Falls, ID	48,860	55,320	61,780	68,240
Bloomington, IL	53,560	62,283	71,007	79,730
Champaign-Urbana, IL	49,110	56,267	63,423	70,580
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	57,390	68,680	79,970	91,260
Decatur, IL	46,900	54,670	62,440	70,210
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,950	55,553	65,157	74,760
Kankakee, IL	48,350	55,603	62,857	70,110
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,810	53,293	60,777	68,260
Peoria, IL	47,780	55,380	62,980	70,580
Rockford, IL	49,050	59,380	69,710	80,040
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,500	53,973	63,447	72,920
Springfield, IL	50,560	61,777	72,993	84,210
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,040	53,890	62,740	71,590
Bloomington, IN	43,520	50,973	58,427	65,880
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,980	52,017	58,053	64,090
Columbus, IN	45,900	53,020	60,140	67,260
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	46,540	55,293	64,047	72,800
Evansville, IN	45,950	52,470	58,990	65,510
Fort Wayne, IN	46,640	53,703	60,767	67,830
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	47,040	54,373	61,707	69,040
Kokomo, IN	46,480	53,177	59,873	66,570
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	48,500	51,517	54,533	57,550
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	48,200	54,390	60,580	66,770
Muncie, IN	46,240	51,963	57,687	63,410
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,880	52,513	58,147	63,780
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	46,280	53,280	60,280	67,280
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,290	50,243	56,197	62,150
Terre Haute, IN	43,080	48,943	54,807	60,670
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	46,800	51,087	55,373	59,660
Lawrence, KS	45,040	50,933	56,827	62,720
Manhattan, KS	47,290	52,233	57,177	62,120
Topeka, KS	50,800	54,833	58,867	62,900
Wichita, KS	50,950	55,800	60,650	65,500
Bowling Green, KY	46,760	52,293	57,827	63,360
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,370	50,333	55,297	60,260
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,990	48,870	53,750	58,630
Elizabethtown, KY	46,040	51,873	57,707	63,540
Lexington-Fayette, KY	49,430	56,877	64,323	71,770
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	49,440	57,787	66,133	74,480
Owensboro, KY	48,250	53,217	58,183	63,150
Paducah, KY-IL	43,150	48,547	53,943	59,340
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,330	49,303	54,277	59,250
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,910	49,477	54,043	58,610
Alexandria, LA	47,380	48,740	50,100	51,460
Baton Rouge, LA	49,510	56,097	62,683	69,270
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,210	49,413	53,617	57,820
Hammond, LA	46,710	52,900	59,090	65,280
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	51,090	54,810	58,530	62,250
Lafayette, LA	46,850	49,127	51,403	53,680
Lake Charles, LA	49,960	51,657	53,353	55,050
Monroe, LA	44,240	50,397	56,553	62,710
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	45,110	51,213	57,317	63,420
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	44,900	49,210	53,520	57,830
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	51,620	59,380	67,140	74,900
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	45,600	51,430	57,260	63,090
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,110	54,133	61,157	68,180
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	61,350	70,620	79,890	89,160
Barnstable Town, MA	66,560	76,343	86,127	95,910
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	66,610	79,687	92,763	105,840
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	64,450	77,030	89,610	102,190
Pittsfield, MA	55,560	63,023	70,487	77,950
Springfield, MA	60,590	68,727	76,863	85,000
Worcester, MA	54,770	67,690	80,610	93,530
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	60,820	72,113	83,407	94,700
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	49,010	55,597	62,183	68,770
Lexington Park, MD	58,920	67,867	76,813	85,760
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	61,230	68,357	75,483	82,610
Salisbury, MD	56,320	64,580	72,840	81,100
Bangor, ME	45,480	51,890	58,300	64,710
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	44,910	52,513	60,117	67,720
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,080	52,537	59,993	67,450
Portland-South Portland, ME	56,310	63,850	71,390	78,930
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	47,180	54,330	61,480	68,630
Ann Arbor, MI	52,720	62,547	72,373	82,200
Battle Creek, MI	51,010	59,687	68,363	77,040
Bay City, MI	51,620	61,393	71,167	80,940
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	56,160	68,990	81,820	94,650
Flint, MI	49,950	59,710	69,470	79,230
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	48,130	56,913	65,697	74,480
Jackson, MI	49,450	59,777	70,103	80,430
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	46,030	56,533	67,037	77,540
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	54,330	64,550	74,770	84,990
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,890	61,127	71,363	81,600
Midland, MI	51,620	61,393	71,167	80,940
Monroe, MI	52,160	61,087	70,013	78,940
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	50,960	59,417	67,873	76,330
Niles, MI	50,190	59,570	68,950	78,330
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,730	57,110	66,490	75,870
Saginaw, MI	53,420	61,947	70,473	79,000
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,030	57,480	66,930	76,380
Traverse City, MI	52,190	60,383	68,577	76,770
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,120	59,823	71,527	83,230
Duluth, MN-WI	51,220	59,713	68,207	76,700
Mankato, MN	51,640	58,213	64,787	71,360
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	53,810	63,387	72,963	82,540
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,090	58,263	66,437	74,610
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	51,130	58,470	65,810	73,150
Rochester, MN	52,920	60,007	67,093	74,180
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,590	58,713	66,837	74,960
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,850	56,083	64,317	72,550
St. Cloud, MN	52,200	60,283	68,367	76,450
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	42,340	50,513	58,687	66,860
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,320	49,947	56,573	63,200
Columbia, MO	41,900	46,770	51,640	56,510
Jefferson City, MO	40,410	45,697	50,983	56,270
Joplin, MO-KS	43,120	48,790	54,460	60,130
Kansas City, MO-KS	47,200	54,540	61,880	69,220
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,250	42,910	46,570	50,230
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,810	46,237	51,663	57,090
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,450	44,890	49,330	53,770
Springfield, MO	44,470	49,057	53,643	58,230
St. Joseph, MO-KS	45,390	50,607	55,823	61,040
St. Louis, MO-IL	47,770	57,010	66,250	75,490
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	48,470	51,723	54,977	58,230
Hattiesburg, MS	46,270	48,360	50,450	52,540
Jackson, MS	46,920	49,793	52,667	55,540
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,070	48,950	51,830	54,710
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,490	49,680	52,870	56,060
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,740	48,993	52,247	55,500
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,530	49,387	52,243	55,100
Billings, MT	44,420	54,787	65,153	75,520
Bozeman, MT	44,820	54,117	63,413	72,710
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,160	49,880	57,600	65,320
Great Falls, MT	42,340	50,580	58,820	67,060
Helena, MT	42,470	50,457	58,443	66,430
Missoula, MT	43,130	47,543	51,957	56,370
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,840	54,253	64,667	75,080
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,370	49,427	56,483	63,540
Asheville, NC	44,790	49,847	54,903	59,960
Burlington, NC	44,200	48,447	52,693	56,940
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,870	45,953	50,037	54,120
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	51,020	56,730	62,440	68,150
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	45,630	51,187	56,743	62,300
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,190	46,280	52,370	58,460
Fayetteville, NC	44,860	49,750	54,640	59,530
Goldsboro, NC	43,290	47,113	50,937	54,760
Greensboro-High Point, NC	45,880	51,930	57,980	64,030
Greenville, NC	44,970	50,000	55,030	60,060
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	44,020	47,903	51,787	55,670
Jacksonville, NC	42,600	46,697	50,793	54,890
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	40,340	45,677	51,013	56,350
Raleigh-Cary, NC	50,650	56,327	62,003	67,680
Rocky Mount, NC	39,900	45,000	50,100	55,200
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,990	48,130	53,270	58,410
Wilmington, NC	44,600	47,850	51,100	54,350
Winston-Salem, NC	41,000	47,453	53,907	60,360
Bismarck, ND	54,450	58,383	62,317	66,250
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,980	52,700	56,420	60,140
Fargo, ND-MN	45,340	50,727	56,113	61,500
Grand Forks, ND-MN	52,840	58,457	64,073	69,690
Minot, ND	49,320	57,067	64,813	72,560
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,260	51,857	56,453	61,050
Grand Island, NE	47,750	55,057	62,363	69,670
Lincoln, NE	58,850	62,293	65,737	69,180
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	48,930	56,143	63,357	70,570
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	49,180	56,940	64,700	72,460
Omaha, NE-IA	50,210	57,810	65,410	73,010
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	50,280	57,697	65,113	72,530
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	47,310	56,890	66,470	76,050
Manchester-Nashua, NH	48,780	56,920	65,060	73,200
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	45,210	55,110	65,010	74,910
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,840	54,673	62,507	70,340
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	62,150	71,367	80,583	89,800
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	65,600	73,340	81,080	88,820
Vineland, NJ	61,150	68,987	76,823	84,660
Albuquerque, NM	58,570	66,850	75,130	83,410
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	58,380	66,007	73,633	81,260
Farmington, NM	59,040	65,607	72,173	78,740
Las Cruces, NM	55,350	63,317	71,283	79,250
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	56,600	66,890	77,180	87,470
Santa Fe, NM	69,040	76,613	84,187	91,760
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	53,110	60,807	68,503	76,200
Carson City, NV	54,060	61,870	69,680	77,490
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	43,230	53,557	63,883	74,210
Reno, NV	54,270	62,073	69,877	77,680
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	58,360	68,543	78,727	88,910
Binghamton, NY	58,570	65,303	72,037	78,770
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	53,520	63,607	73,693	83,780
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	55,660	63,713	71,767	79,820
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	57,560	64,653	71,747	78,840
Elmira, NY	53,090	61,083	69,077	77,070
Glens Falls, NY	51,760	60,833	69,907	78,980
Ithaca, NY	58,290	64,383	70,477	76,570
Kingston, NY	64,890	75,307	85,723	96,140
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	64,370	75,507	86,643	97,780
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	66,660	80,297	93,933	107,570
Rochester, NY	52,430	59,040	65,650	72,260
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	48,810	56,777	64,743	72,710
Syracuse, NY	58,640	65,133	71,627	78,120
Utica-Rome, NY	52,120	61,463	70,807	80,150
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	52,540	60,467	68,393	76,320
Akron, OH	53,780	64,360	74,940	85,520
Canton-Massillon, OH	48,270	58,133	67,997	77,860
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	49,130	59,253	69,377	79,500
Cleveland, OH	46,920	58,373	69,827	81,280
Columbus, OH	53,120	64,590	76,060	87,530
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	54,340	64,997	75,653	86,310
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,070	55,833	66,597	77,360
Lima, OH	45,080	54,817	64,553	74,290
Mansfield, OH	46,680	56,117	65,553	74,990
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	51,270	58,903	66,537	74,170
Sandusky, OH	47,520	58,080	68,640	79,200
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	49,640	59,253	68,867	78,480
Springfield, OH	52,450	61,970	71,490	81,010
Toledo, OH	44,930	56,847	68,763	80,680
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	51,060	60,417	69,773	79,130
Youngstown-Warren, OH	49,990	59,023	68,057	77,090
Enid, OK	41,380	45,933	50,487	55,040
Lawton, OK	48,800	52,493	56,187	59,880
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,240	47,407	51,573	55,740
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,550	47,667	51,783	55,900
Oklahoma City, OK	42,670	51,687	60,703	69,720
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,370	43,033	49,697	56,360
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,740	46,400	52,060	57,720
Tulsa, OK	45,130	49,640	54,150	58,660
Albany, OR	50,300	58,957	67,613	76,270
Bend, OR	57,330	66,323	75,317	84,310
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	53,570	64,083	74,597	85,110
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,290	59,370	69,450	79,530
Corvallis, OR	55,990	65,700	75,410	85,120
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	52,970	61,383	69,797	78,210
Eugene-Springfield, OR	56,760	65,593	74,427	83,260
Grants Pass, OR	52,300	61,580	70,860	80,140
Medford, OR	56,190	64,113	72,037	79,960
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	64,230	75,350	86,470	97,590
Salem, OR	61,320	68,757	76,193	83,630
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	58,710	66,490	74,270	82,050
Altoona, PA	52,910	59,033	65,157	71,280
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	52,570	59,077	65,583	72,090
Chambersburg, PA	55,710	62,563	69,417	76,270
Erie, PA	55,280	60,130	64,980	69,830
Gettysburg, PA	56,850	63,967	71,083	78,200
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	57,160	63,787	70,413	77,040
Johnstown, PA	50,120	57,277	64,433	71,590
Lancaster, PA	60,150	67,577	75,003	82,430
Lebanon, PA	56,320	63,817	71,313	78,810
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	54,030	60,853	67,677	74,500
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	54,760	60,493	66,227	71,960
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	57,440	66,477	75,513	84,550
Pittsburgh, PA	52,280	60,423	68,567	76,710
Reading, PA	57,640	66,817	75,993	85,170
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	56,210	61,513	66,817	72,120
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,450	62,657	69,863	77,070
State College, PA	50,820	59,353	67,887	76,420
Williamsport, PA	53,270	61,747	70,223	78,700
York-Hanover, PA	56,990	64,787	72,583	80,380
Aguadilla, PR	53,570	57,140	60,710	64,280
Arecibo, PR	53,060	56,160	59,260	62,360
Guayama, PR	50,850	54,200	57,550	60,900
Mayaguez, PR	51,320	54,310	57,300	60,290
Ponce, PR	52,000	55,257	58,513	61,770
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	51,410	54,520	57,630	60,740
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	49,940	53,143	56,347	59,550
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	60,990	71,263	81,537	91,810
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	54,200	60,737	67,273	73,810
Columbia, SC	52,870	58,423	63,977	69,530
Florence, SC	35,880	45,297	54,713	64,130
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	50,520	57,173	63,827	70,480
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	54,430	61,373	68,317	75,260
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	53,260	59,587	65,913	72,240
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,020	55,930	62,840	69,750
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,750	55,983	62,217	68,450
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,940	56,673	63,407	70,140
Spartanburg, SC	46,890	54,507	62,123	69,740
Sumter, SC	48,600	55,193	61,787	68,380
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,510	50,673	53,837	57,000
Rapid City, SD	47,310	52,023	56,737	61,450
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	46,630	49,590	52,550	55,510
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,760	49,870	52,980	56,090
Chattanooga, TN-GA	47,910	55,460	63,010	70,560
Clarksville, TN-KY	42,780	47,140	51,500	55,860
Cleveland, TN	47,150	52,207	57,263	62,320
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,720	54,280	60,840	67,400
Jackson, TN	49,320	52,860	56,400	59,940
Johnson City, TN	50,020	55,347	60,673	66,000
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	46,900	51,977	57,053	62,130
Knoxville, TN	48,990	54,067	59,143	64,220
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	55,660	60,373	65,087	69,800
Morristown, TN	48,180	53,637	59,093	64,550
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	54,580	61,543	68,507	75,470
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	50,020	53,247	56,473	59,700
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,880	53,730	58,580	63,430
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,020	50,447	53,873	57,300
Abilene, TX	45,880	50,523	55,167	59,810
Amarillo, TX	54,970	57,543	60,117	62,690
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	54,840	57,790	60,740	63,690
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	48,910	53,343	57,777	62,210
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,420	56,897	60,373	63,850
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	56,920	59,230	61,540	63,850
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	50,200	54,350	58,500	62,650
College Station-Bryan, TX	51,890	54,753	57,617	60,480
Corpus Christi, TX	55,440	58,060	60,680	63,300
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	59,570	62,903	66,237	69,570
Eagle Pass, TX	55,420	58,320	61,220	64,120
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,720	53,760	58,800	63,840
El Paso, TX	55,280	62,760	70,240	77,720
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,040	52,640	57,240	61,840
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	56,840	61,050	65,260	69,470
Killeen-Temple, TX	53,120	57,947	62,773	67,600
Laredo, TX	59,050	60,480	61,910	63,340
Longview, TX	45,590	51,093	56,597	62,100
Lubbock, TX	44,280	53,227	62,173	71,120
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	52,520	56,953	61,387	65,820
Midland, TX	47,000	53,570	60,140	66,710
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,980	51,933	56,887	61,840
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,940	49,340	54,740	60,140
Odessa, TX	44,180	49,850	55,520	61,190
San Angelo, TX	44,340	48,643	52,947	57,250
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	55,380	58,767	62,153	65,540
Sherman-Denison, TX	55,190	58,283	61,377	64,470
Texarkana, TX-AR	45,850	49,490	53,130	56,770
Tyler, TX	50,610	54,030	57,450	60,870
Victoria, TX	45,140	49,743	54,347	58,950
Waco, TX	49,850	53,810	57,770	61,730
Wichita Falls, TX	50,090	55,800	61,510	67,220
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	48,170	54,510	60,850	67,190
Logan, UT-ID	33,760	43,937	54,113	64,290
Ogden, UT	49,250	57,940	66,630	75,320
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	33,320	43,250	53,180	63,110
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	50,930	63,243	75,557	87,870
St. George, UT	44,030	52,993	61,957	70,920
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	55,120	64,153	73,187	82,220
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	47,650	55,557	63,463	71,370
Charlottesville, VA	56,630	61,057	65,483	69,910
Harrisonburg, VA	57,560	63,320	69,080	74,840
Lynchburg, VA	48,460	53,843	59,227	64,610
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,350	52,900	56,450	60,000
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,050	55,673	61,297	66,920
Richmond, VA	52,500	57,340	62,180	67,020
Roanoke, VA	50,210	55,800	61,390	66,980
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,980	56,487	63,993	71,500
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,380	49,343	54,307	59,270
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	54,760	63,783	72,807	81,830
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	57,840	67,623	77,407	87,190
Winchester, VA-WV	56,930	68,620	80,310	92,000
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	53,090	62,820	72,550	82,280
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	57,000	66,770	76,540	86,310
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	56,390	63,167	69,943	76,720
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	53,260	61,783	70,307	78,830
Bellingham, WA	70,450	82,613	94,777	106,940
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	71,890	83,127	94,363	105,600
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	62,100	72,260	82,420	92,580
Kennewick-Richland, WA	67,510	77,320	87,130	96,940
Longview-Kelso, WA	66,340	76,503	86,667	96,830
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	79,080	91,397	103,713	116,030
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	68,850	78,483	88,117	97,750
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	76,080	87,840	99,600	111,360
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	62,460	72,580	82,700	92,820
Walla Walla, WA	63,730	74,150	84,570	94,990
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	59,680	69,483	79,287	89,090
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	68,670	79,987	91,303	102,620
Yakima, WA	64,710	74,803	84,897	94,990
Appleton, WI	50,050	56,883	63,717	70,550
Eau Claire, WI	50,720	57,423	64,127	70,830
Fond du Lac, WI	48,980	56,330	63,680	71,030
Green Bay, WI	51,810	58,450	65,090	71,730
Janesville-Beloit, WI	51,880	57,800	63,720	69,640
Kenosha, WI	50,790	59,323	67,857	76,390
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	50,540	57,673	64,807	71,940
Madison, WI	53,230	60,563	67,897	75,230
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	52,550	59,317	66,083	72,850
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,570	55,387	62,203	69,020
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,170	52,133	58,097	64,060
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	47,240	54,527	61,813	69,100
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	49,870	57,230	64,590	71,950
Sheboygan, WI	50,210	57,477	64,743	72,010
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,950	52,223	58,497	64,770
Wausau, WI	49,420	55,713	62,007	68,300
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,490	54,337	60,183	66,030
Beckley, WV	44,970	48,960	52,950	56,940
Charleston, WV	44,190	48,423	52,657	56,890
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	43,870	49,540	55,210	60,880
Morgantown, WV	40,680	44,930	49,180	53,430
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,690	45,577	50,463	55,350
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	41,160	45,863	50,567	55,270
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,580	50,167	53,753	57,340
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	48,280	56,933	65,587	74,240
Wheeling, WV-OH	46,810	54,427	62,043	69,660
Casper, WY	54,390	59,390	64,390	69,390
Cheyenne, WY	53,470	58,243	63,017	67,790
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	53,970	57,770	61,570	65,370
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	55,510	61,247	66,983	72,720

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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