SOC 25-2057 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Special 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 academic, social, and life skills to middle 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$35,590 – $81,380Lubbock, TX to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$78,120Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Special 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 Special Education Teachers, Middle School (SOC 25-2057) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $35,590 in Lubbock, TX to $81,380 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $78,120. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $70,177, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 30 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$107,750
San Francisco, CA$118,310
San Jose, CA$127,150
Seattle, WA$115,220
Dallas, TX$72,430
Houston, TX$71,280
Austin, TX$64,320
Chicago, IL$90,270
Boston, MA$97,560
Washington, DC$94,650
Atlanta, GA$85,090
Los Angeles, CA$113,850

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	65,120	72,503	79,887	87,270
Anchorage, AK	66,850	74,193	81,537	88,880
Fairbanks-College, AK	65,200	72,817	80,433	88,050
Anniston-Oxford, AL	52,150	57,007	61,863	66,720
Auburn-Opelika, AL	43,690	51,293	58,897	66,500
Birmingham, AL	56,000	59,450	62,900	66,350
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	38,640	48,230	57,820	67,410
Decatur, AL	51,340	57,573	63,807	70,040
Dothan, AL	44,350	52,243	60,137	68,030
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	50,550	57,293	64,037	70,780
Gadsden, AL	52,150	57,007	61,863	66,720
Huntsville, AL	49,660	56,523	63,387	70,250
Mobile, AL	36,280	45,960	55,640	65,320
Montgomery, AL	37,010	46,053	55,097	64,140
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,250	54,330	61,410	68,490
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	52,600	57,323	62,047	66,770
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,870	51,493	59,117	66,740
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,230	50,457	58,683	66,910
Tuscaloosa, AL	53,630	58,047	62,463	66,880
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,460	52,650	56,840	61,030
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	53,200	56,870	60,540	64,210
Fort Smith, AR-OK	47,210	52,110	57,010	61,910
Hot Springs, AR	49,770	53,803	57,837	61,870
Jonesboro, AR	48,470	51,283	54,097	56,910
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	49,700	54,220	58,740	63,260
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	46,380	50,040	53,700	57,360
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	46,740	50,520	54,300	58,080
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,530	52,540	55,550	58,560
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	42,070	47,567	53,063	58,560
Flagstaff, AZ	42,690	47,583	52,477	57,370
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	42,690	47,583	52,477	57,370
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	53,780	59,060	64,340	69,620
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	49,670	56,000	62,330	68,660
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	44,800	52,123	59,447	66,770
Tucson, AZ	50,980	57,867	64,753	71,640
Yuma, AZ	50,440	56,763	63,087	69,410
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	76,140	88,397	100,653	112,910
Chico, CA	73,330	80,483	87,637	94,790
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	70,750	83,530	96,310	109,090
El Centro, CA	71,420	84,460	97,500	110,540
Fresno, CA	65,840	78,933	92,027	105,120
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	67,460	80,017	92,573	105,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	78,260	90,123	101,987	113,850
Merced, CA	74,730	89,993	105,257	120,520
Modesto, CA	74,530	83,757	92,983	102,210
Napa, CA	74,310	87,850	101,390	114,930
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	73,890	86,800	99,710	112,620
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	78,720	82,400	86,080	89,760
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	69,400	78,687	87,973	97,260
Redding, CA	74,990	80,233	85,477	90,720
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	76,800	89,077	101,353	113,630
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	77,690	90,247	102,803	115,360
Salinas, CA	70,970	85,053	99,137	113,220
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	62,800	74,383	85,967	97,550
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	76,370	90,350	104,330	118,310
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	81,380	96,637	111,893	127,150
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	65,700	74,203	82,707	91,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	77,780	92,473	107,167	121,860
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	67,780	78,133	88,487	98,840
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	76,660	85,173	93,687	102,200
Stockton-Lodi, CA	59,630	67,110	74,590	82,070
Vallejo, CA	75,530	89,213	102,897	116,580
Visalia, CA	68,670	80,727	92,783	104,840
Yuba City, CA	73,110	86,373	99,637	112,900
Boulder, CO	68,350	79,250	90,150	101,050
Colorado Springs, CO	49,860	55,937	62,013	68,090
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	57,850	66,417	74,983	83,550
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,780	53,723	61,667	69,610
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	56,640	62,757	68,873	74,990
Grand Junction, CO	50,290	55,077	59,863	64,650
Greeley, CO	52,170	59,257	66,343	73,430
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	54,390	61,530	68,670	75,810
Pueblo, CO	55,630	62,570	69,510	76,450
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,190	52,113	61,037	69,960
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	68,890	81,057	93,223	105,390
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	60,110	69,700	79,290	88,880
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	64,410	75,220	86,030	96,840
New Haven, CT	61,830	72,570	83,310	94,050
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	61,040	71,660	82,280	92,900
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	65,140	75,620	86,100	96,580
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	61,410	72,490	83,570	94,650
Dover, DE	60,730	70,537	80,343	90,150
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	55,250	63,997	72,743	81,490
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	50,320	55,663	61,007	66,350
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	50,520	53,660	56,800	59,940
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	54,650	58,327	62,003	65,680
Gainesville, FL	52,860	57,620	62,380	67,140
Homosassa Springs, FL	51,470	55,760	60,050	64,340
Jacksonville, FL	52,260	57,153	62,047	66,940
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	52,730	56,943	61,157	65,370
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	55,810	58,833	61,857	64,880
Naples-Marco Island, FL	55,040	58,453	61,867	65,280
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	50,030	55,023	60,017	65,010
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	55,560	60,467	65,373	70,280
Ocala, FL	55,070	58,757	62,443	66,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	56,930	59,947	62,963	65,980
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	55,270	58,740	62,210	65,680
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	49,530	52,923	56,317	59,710
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	49,890	52,890	55,890	58,890
Port St. Lucie, FL	49,570	52,917	56,263	59,610
Punta Gorda, FL	47,990	54,470	60,950	67,430
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	51,260	55,833	60,407	64,980
Sebring, FL	54,290	58,090	61,890	65,690
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	52,550	56,720	60,890	65,060
Tallahassee, FL	44,440	48,917	53,393	57,870
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	50,970	55,210	59,450	63,690
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	52,940	56,947	60,953	64,960
Albany, GA	46,840	54,067	61,293	68,520
Athens-Clarke County, GA	57,880	66,190	74,500	82,810
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	61,510	69,370	77,230	85,090
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	48,860	56,063	63,267	70,470
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	60,300	70,573	80,847	91,120
Columbus, GA-AL	58,860	66,890	74,920	82,950
Dalton, GA	45,820	53,377	60,933	68,490
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,250	49,660	56,070	62,480
Gainesville, GA	53,330	60,740	68,150	75,560
Hinesville, GA	46,920	54,817	62,713	70,610
Macon-Bibb County, GA	44,130	53,583	63,037	72,490
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	45,190	51,973	58,757	65,540
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	45,380	52,793	60,207	67,620
Rome, GA	58,270	66,497	74,723	82,950
Savannah, GA	47,970	56,390	64,810	73,230
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	51,300	57,277	63,253	69,230
Valdosta, GA	49,140	55,890	62,640	69,390
Warner Robins, GA	45,030	52,990	60,950	68,910
Guam MSA	53,210	63,443	73,677	83,910
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	57,690	62,893	68,097	73,300
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	59,230	63,800	68,370	72,940
Urban Honolulu, HI	59,230	63,800	68,370	72,940
Ames, IA	48,670	55,453	62,237	69,020
Cedar Rapids, IA	53,260	62,143	71,027	79,910
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	49,050	57,500	65,950	74,400
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	48,830	55,293	61,757	68,220
Dubuque, IA	50,800	59,350	67,900	76,450
Iowa City, IA	49,520	58,493	67,467	76,440
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,380	55,970	62,560	69,150
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,210	56,647	64,083	71,520
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	46,990	56,277	65,563	74,850
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,160	51,087	60,013	68,940
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,400	56,563	63,727	70,890
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	51,460	60,047	68,633	77,220
Boise City, ID	51,360	57,340	63,320	69,300
Coeur d'Alene, ID	50,810	56,193	61,577	66,960
Idaho Falls, ID	49,950	55,330	60,710	66,090
Lewiston, ID-WA	56,130	66,683	77,237	87,790
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	50,740	56,293	61,847	67,400
Pocatello, ID	50,600	56,757	62,913	69,070
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	49,500	54,920	60,340	65,760
Twin Falls, ID	50,290	55,767	61,243	66,720
Bloomington, IL	45,990	54,073	62,157	70,240
Champaign-Urbana, IL	50,720	57,887	65,053	72,220
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	57,760	68,597	79,433	90,270
Decatur, IL	46,210	54,480	62,750	71,020
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,820	54,017	62,213	70,410
Kankakee, IL	44,890	50,767	56,643	62,520
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,050	56,330	64,610	72,890
Peoria, IL	49,560	56,457	63,353	70,250
Rockford, IL	51,030	62,590	74,150	85,710
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,100	55,080	62,060	69,040
Springfield, IL	52,440	62,160	71,880	81,600
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,790	52,370	58,950	65,530
Bloomington, IN	46,950	54,060	61,170	68,280
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	47,780	53,787	59,793	65,800
Columbus, IN	47,210	54,357	61,503	68,650
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	46,340	52,220	58,100	63,980
Evansville, IN	46,090	53,867	61,643	69,420
Fort Wayne, IN	48,740	55,373	62,007	68,640
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	47,230	54,667	62,103	69,540
Kokomo, IN	47,090	54,027	60,963	67,900
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	56,680	67,423	78,167	88,910
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	57,020	67,810	78,600	89,390
Muncie, IN	46,590	53,927	61,263	68,600
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,220	51,953	57,687	63,420
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	47,650	53,153	58,657	64,160
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,750	53,283	59,817	66,350
Terre Haute, IN	47,350	53,503	59,657	65,810
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	45,970	50,423	54,877	59,330
Lawrence, KS	48,840	55,517	62,193	68,870
Manhattan, KS	47,600	52,367	57,133	61,900
Topeka, KS	55,220	58,023	60,827	63,630
Wichita, KS	49,470	54,377	59,283	64,190
Bowling Green, KY	49,440	53,977	58,513	63,050
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,130	49,353	54,577	59,800
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	41,760	47,163	52,567	57,970
Elizabethtown, KY	47,000	53,003	59,007	65,010
Lexington-Fayette, KY	50,210	57,680	65,150	72,620
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	48,560	55,740	62,920	70,100
Owensboro, KY	45,640	52,347	59,053	65,760
Paducah, KY-IL	47,030	52,063	57,097	62,130
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,470	48,693	53,917	59,140
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,920	48,847	53,773	58,700
Alexandria, LA	45,450	48,983	52,517	56,050
Baton Rouge, LA	49,790	53,773	57,757	61,740
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	44,360	49,177	53,993	58,810
Hammond, LA	49,220	54,320	59,420	64,520
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	49,450	54,360	59,270	64,180
Lafayette, LA	46,220	49,183	52,147	55,110
Lake Charles, LA	48,200	50,657	53,113	55,570
Monroe, LA	47,670	52,167	56,663	61,160
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	55,520	59,730	63,940	68,150
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,180	51,023	54,867	58,710
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	51,700	55,280	58,860	62,440
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	49,580	55,143	60,707	66,270
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	46,930	52,890	58,850	64,810
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	56,870	66,270	75,670	85,070
Barnstable Town, MA	70,080	79,567	89,053	98,540
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	62,680	74,307	85,933	97,560
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	62,740	75,553	88,367	101,180
Pittsfield, MA	62,580	72,510	82,440	92,370
Springfield, MA	61,560	71,270	80,980	90,690
Worcester, MA	63,490	74,873	86,257	97,640
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	41,360	53,960	66,560	79,160
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	59,730	70,820	81,910	93,000
Lexington Park, MD	57,790	69,613	81,437	93,260
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	55,600	65,420	75,240	85,060
Salisbury, MD	58,370	70,853	83,337	95,820
Bangor, ME	50,120	56,743	63,367	69,990
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	53,250	60,693	68,137	75,580
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	48,050	54,837	61,623	68,410
Portland-South Portland, ME	53,180	61,823	70,467	79,110
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	54,000	60,133	66,267	72,400
Ann Arbor, MI	49,980	62,867	75,753	88,640
Battle Creek, MI	47,520	58,757	69,993	81,230
Bay City, MI	49,900	60,137	70,373	80,610
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	53,150	63,237	73,323	83,410
Flint, MI	49,040	59,417	69,793	80,170
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	48,090	59,540	70,990	82,440
Jackson, MI	51,610	62,287	72,963	83,640
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	47,470	57,950	68,430	78,910
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	45,510	57,843	70,177	82,510
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,360	59,463	69,567	79,670
Midland, MI	49,900	60,137	70,373	80,610
Monroe, MI	51,090	60,433	69,777	79,120
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	48,600	58,933	69,267	79,600
Niles, MI	47,510	56,213	64,917	73,620
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,060	60,253	70,447	80,640
Saginaw, MI	50,510	61,107	71,703	82,300
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,310	59,997	69,683	79,370
Traverse City, MI	49,750	60,790	71,830	82,870
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,290	61,057	72,823	84,590
Duluth, MN-WI	52,900	61,743	70,587	79,430
Mankato, MN	54,150	62,583	71,017	79,450
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	54,870	63,230	71,590	79,950
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	53,800	62,157	70,513	78,870
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,250	53,497	59,743	65,990
Rochester, MN	50,870	58,847	66,823	74,800
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	51,080	59,740	68,400	77,060
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,030	55,803	63,577	71,350
St. Cloud, MN	52,830	61,153	69,477	77,800
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	37,690	43,583	49,477	55,370
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,430	45,993	50,557	55,120
Columbia, MO	43,540	47,310	51,080	54,850
Jefferson City, MO	45,520	47,227	48,933	50,640
Joplin, MO-KS	44,520	47,537	50,553	53,570
Kansas City, MO-KS	50,020	57,257	64,493	71,730
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,910	52,720	59,530	66,340
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,760	40,573	44,387	48,200
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,760	49,597	56,433	63,270
Springfield, MO	45,030	49,800	54,570	59,340
St. Joseph, MO-KS	46,990	53,970	60,950	67,930
St. Louis, MO-IL	47,600	54,230	60,860	67,490
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	47,650	51,140	54,630	58,120
Hattiesburg, MS	47,370	50,737	54,103	57,470
Jackson, MS	46,450	49,943	53,437	56,930
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,380	48,220	51,060	53,900
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,350	47,920	51,490	55,060
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,140	49,187	52,233	55,280
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,800	47,883	50,967	54,050
Billings, MT	49,100	56,457	63,813	71,170
Bozeman, MT	49,840	58,280	66,720	75,160
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,020	51,623	60,227	68,830
Great Falls, MT	45,020	53,483	61,947	70,410
Helena, MT	45,110	53,900	62,690	71,480
Missoula, MT	44,010	52,750	61,490	70,230
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,930	54,557	63,183	71,810
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,230	50,957	59,683	68,410
Asheville, NC	44,340	50,000	55,660	61,320
Burlington, NC	46,650	51,393	56,137	60,880
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,260	46,810	51,360	55,910
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	47,580	53,297	59,013	64,730
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	47,960	52,853	57,747	62,640
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,340	54,383	58,427	62,470
Fayetteville, NC	42,950	47,527	52,103	56,680
Goldsboro, NC	49,400	56,033	62,667	69,300
Greensboro-High Point, NC	43,520	50,307	57,093	63,880
Greenville, NC	48,380	52,853	57,327	61,800
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	42,600	47,220	51,840	56,460
Jacksonville, NC	46,280	50,910	55,540	60,170
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	43,950	50,090	56,230	62,370
Raleigh-Cary, NC	52,980	60,053	67,127	74,200
Rocky Mount, NC	48,540	55,277	62,013	68,750
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,180	52,853	56,527	60,200
Wilmington, NC	44,350	48,090	51,830	55,570
Winston-Salem, NC	47,420	49,930	52,440	54,950
Bismarck, ND	47,440	53,743	60,047	66,350
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,500	54,780	59,060	63,340
Fargo, ND-MN	47,020	53,633	60,247	66,860
Grand Forks, ND-MN	53,770	59,963	66,157	72,350
Minot, ND	47,440	53,743	60,047	66,350
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,650	56,003	61,357	66,710
Grand Island, NE	46,050	54,260	62,470	70,680
Lincoln, NE	56,870	61,073	65,277	69,480
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	49,390	57,227	65,063	72,900
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	49,600	58,277	66,953	75,630
Omaha, NE-IA	54,720	62,120	69,520	76,920
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	44,700	53,173	61,647	70,120
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	54,400	61,103	67,807	74,510
Manchester-Nashua, NH	53,730	60,860	67,990	75,120
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,620	58,330	66,040	73,750
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	46,430	54,057	61,683	69,310
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	62,780	71,893	81,007	90,120
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	68,530	76,120	83,710	91,300
Vineland, NJ	63,010	69,493	75,977	82,460
Albuquerque, NM	61,600	67,563	73,527	79,490
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	58,710	64,680	70,650	76,620
Farmington, NM	61,250	67,293	73,337	79,380
Las Cruces, NM	58,740	63,843	68,947	74,050
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	59,620	65,590	71,560	77,530
Santa Fe, NM	61,560	67,620	73,680	79,740
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	51,720	59,263	66,807	74,350
Carson City, NV	42,290	53,090	63,890	74,690
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	36,980	47,037	57,093	67,150
Reno, NV	40,780	51,860	62,940	74,020
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	63,640	73,803	83,967	94,130
Binghamton, NY	58,060	65,373	72,687	80,000
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	55,030	65,867	76,703	87,540
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	55,720	65,017	74,313	83,610
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	52,690	62,127	71,563	81,000
Elmira, NY	53,930	63,263	72,597	81,930
Glens Falls, NY	57,330	64,930	72,530	80,130
Ithaca, NY	60,270	68,630	76,990	85,350
Kingston, NY	67,790	81,240	94,690	108,140
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	69,780	82,547	95,313	108,080
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	68,490	81,577	94,663	107,750
Rochester, NY	53,730	61,360	68,990	76,620
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	49,900	60,617	71,333	82,050
Syracuse, NY	61,810	68,290	74,770	81,250
Utica-Rome, NY	56,690	67,093	77,497	87,900
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	56,350	62,660	68,970	75,280
Akron, OH	41,610	52,187	62,763	73,340
Canton-Massillon, OH	47,350	56,683	66,017	75,350
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	47,730	59,010	70,290	81,570
Cleveland, OH	58,340	69,063	79,787	90,510
Columbus, OH	53,860	62,963	72,067	81,170
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	53,960	64,413	74,867	85,320
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	56,990	63,010	69,030	75,050
Lima, OH	49,460	59,390	69,320	79,250
Mansfield, OH	48,680	59,647	70,613	81,580
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	45,700	55,417	65,133	74,850
Sandusky, OH	55,000	65,617	76,233	86,850
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	55,380	62,153	68,927	75,700
Springfield, OH	50,250	59,917	69,583	79,250
Toledo, OH	48,630	58,427	68,223	78,020
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	49,420	59,343	69,267	79,190
Youngstown-Warren, OH	45,140	54,520	63,900	73,280
Enid, OK	44,530	52,140	59,750	67,360
Lawton, OK	48,430	52,537	56,643	60,750
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,850	48,253	51,657	55,060
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,700	48,307	51,913	55,520
Oklahoma City, OK	44,480	52,807	61,133	69,460
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,980	49,473	52,967	56,460
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,990	51,637	58,283	64,930
Tulsa, OK	43,490	48,067	52,643	57,220
Albany, OR	51,590	60,817	70,043	79,270
Bend, OR	48,710	60,980	73,250	85,520
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	55,850	67,580	79,310	91,040
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	57,400	68,797	80,193	91,590
Corvallis, OR	54,350	64,143	73,937	83,730
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	48,140	59,613	71,087	82,560
Eugene-Springfield, OR	56,350	66,150	75,950	85,750
Grants Pass, OR	52,570	62,910	73,250	83,590
Medford, OR	49,730	60,543	71,357	82,170
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	64,520	76,310	88,100	99,890
Salem, OR	54,810	64,613	74,417	84,220
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	63,250	71,800	80,350	88,900
Altoona, PA	54,230	61,943	69,657	77,370
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,320	63,387	71,453	79,520
Chambersburg, PA	53,730	61,870	70,010	78,150
Erie, PA	48,170	53,910	59,650	65,390
Gettysburg, PA	51,360	60,617	69,873	79,130
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	59,280	64,863	70,447	76,030
Johnstown, PA	52,760	64,660	76,560	88,460
Lancaster, PA	67,020	73,240	79,460	85,680
Lebanon, PA	58,550	65,990	73,430	80,870
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	56,700	65,737	74,773	83,810
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	53,030	60,687	68,343	76,000
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	60,840	70,663	80,487	90,310
Pittsburgh, PA	52,520	65,640	78,760	91,880
Reading, PA	60,700	70,387	80,073	89,760
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	52,930	62,280	71,630	80,980
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	53,120	64,480	75,840	87,200
State College, PA	54,510	62,380	70,250	78,120
Williamsport, PA	54,840	62,813	70,787	78,760
York-Hanover, PA	43,960	56,540	69,120	81,700
Aguadilla, PR	56,440	59,527	62,613	65,700
Arecibo, PR	50,770	53,950	57,130	60,310
Guayama, PR	50,660	53,607	56,553	59,500
Mayaguez, PR	51,040	54,153	57,267	60,380
Ponce, PR	53,810	56,827	59,843	62,860
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	50,980	53,960	56,940	59,920
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	50,650	53,580	56,510	59,440
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	63,640	73,987	84,333	94,680
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	51,920	58,213	64,507	70,800
Columbia, SC	46,460	52,833	59,207	65,580
Florence, SC	46,630	52,997	59,363	65,730
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	54,130	63,617	73,103	82,590
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	54,790	60,363	65,937	71,510
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	49,570	56,573	63,577	70,580
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,910	53,967	60,023	66,080
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,840	54,647	61,453	68,260
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,250	55,310	62,370	69,430
Spartanburg, SC	48,950	55,787	62,623	69,460
Sumter, SC	46,630	52,997	59,363	65,730
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,100	49,860	52,620	55,380
Rapid City, SD	47,430	50,727	54,023	57,320
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	45,540	48,530	51,520	54,510
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,200	52,220	55,240	58,260
Chattanooga, TN-GA	45,990	53,420	60,850	68,280
Clarksville, TN-KY	48,300	54,723	61,147	67,570
Cleveland, TN	46,470	53,290	60,110	66,930
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,470	52,730	57,990	63,250
Jackson, TN	50,300	53,887	57,473	61,060
Johnson City, TN	47,390	52,413	57,437	62,460
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	46,930	51,290	55,650	60,010
Knoxville, TN	49,220	54,580	59,940	65,300
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	52,570	55,853	59,137	62,420
Morristown, TN	48,120	53,250	58,380	63,510
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	51,830	58,180	64,530	70,880
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,760	53,027	56,293	59,560
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,130	53,600	58,070	62,540
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,120	51,527	54,933	58,340
Abilene, TX	44,160	49,300	54,440	59,580
Amarillo, TX	56,860	59,560	62,260	64,960
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	52,420	56,387	60,353	64,320
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	50,910	56,340	61,770	67,200
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,610	53,560	57,510	61,460
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	53,770	58,000	62,230	66,460
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,280	54,453	59,627	64,800
College Station-Bryan, TX	49,160	53,797	58,433	63,070
Corpus Christi, TX	52,130	55,723	59,317	62,910
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	59,590	63,870	68,150	72,430
Eagle Pass, TX	50,840	55,527	60,213	64,900
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,640	47,750	53,860	59,970
El Paso, TX	51,460	59,630	67,800	75,970
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,450	51,307	56,163	61,020
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	55,150	60,527	65,903	71,280
Killeen-Temple, TX	47,150	52,557	57,963	63,370
Laredo, TX	49,880	54,873	59,867	64,860
Longview, TX	38,220	45,480	52,740	60,000
Lubbock, TX	35,590	42,597	49,603	56,610
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	56,090	59,033	61,977	64,920
Midland, TX	52,050	63,473	74,897	86,320
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,850	52,033	57,217	62,400
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,290	51,663	58,037	64,410
Odessa, TX	56,190	60,603	65,017	69,430
San Angelo, TX	45,510	51,153	56,797	62,440
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	48,730	53,960	59,190	64,420
Sherman-Denison, TX	60,920	63,820	66,720	69,620
Texarkana, TX-AR	47,310	50,613	53,917	57,220
Tyler, TX	43,800	49,723	55,647	61,570
Victoria, TX	48,890	54,037	59,183	64,330
Waco, TX	48,840	53,260	57,680	62,100
Wichita Falls, TX	46,980	52,657	58,333	64,010
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	48,430	63,337	78,243	93,150
Logan, UT-ID	49,070	58,367	67,663	76,960
Ogden, UT	47,620	58,350	69,080	79,810
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	47,740	59,090	70,440	81,790
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	72,210	82,030	91,850	101,670
St. George, UT	50,640	64,053	77,467	90,880
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	52,920	65,810	78,700	91,590
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	54,330	62,840	71,350	79,860
Charlottesville, VA	55,010	59,360	63,710	68,060
Harrisonburg, VA	52,010	58,250	64,490	70,730
Lynchburg, VA	48,260	57,527	66,793	76,060
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,740	54,073	58,407	62,740
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,760	53,557	57,353	61,150
Richmond, VA	54,450	58,820	63,190	67,560
Roanoke, VA	52,090	57,163	62,237	67,310
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,940	56,613	64,287	71,960
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,720	50,103	54,487	58,870
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	51,490	61,750	72,010	82,270
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	57,270	66,950	76,630	86,310
Winchester, VA-WV	56,840	68,020	79,200	90,380
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	53,210	63,443	73,677	83,910
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	56,800	66,807	76,813	86,820
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	54,570	61,777	68,983	76,190
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	54,330	61,920	69,510	77,100
Bellingham, WA	74,360	86,193	98,027	109,860
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	77,620	91,173	104,727	118,280
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	65,540	76,450	87,360	98,270
Kennewick-Richland, WA	70,590	79,313	88,037	96,760
Longview-Kelso, WA	65,730	77,467	89,203	100,940
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	76,160	88,283	100,407	112,530
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	76,480	87,007	97,533	108,060
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	79,320	91,287	103,253	115,220
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	63,970	75,277	86,583	97,890
Walla Walla, WA	67,390	77,297	87,203	97,110
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	76,800	88,993	101,187	113,380
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	70,590	81,783	92,977	104,170
Yakima, WA	67,720	78,800	89,880	100,960
Appleton, WI	49,660	57,443	65,227	73,010
Eau Claire, WI	53,320	60,120	66,920	73,720
Fond du Lac, WI	48,050	55,773	63,497	71,220
Green Bay, WI	53,310	60,973	68,637	76,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI	48,550	57,720	66,890	76,060
Kenosha, WI	49,640	57,553	65,467	73,380
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	50,280	57,470	64,660	71,850
Madison, WI	55,670	67,230	78,790	90,350
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	51,800	63,103	74,407	85,710
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,670	57,383	66,097	74,810
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	52,530	59,923	67,317	74,710
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	48,070	55,160	62,250	69,340
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	51,800	59,537	67,273	75,010
Sheboygan, WI	51,540	58,730	65,920	73,110
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,660	54,713	60,767	66,820
Wausau, WI	48,560	56,143	63,727	71,310
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,360	55,333	63,307	71,280
Beckley, WV	45,130	49,177	53,223	57,270
Charleston, WV	44,960	49,770	54,580	59,390
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	45,130	51,230	57,330	63,430
Morgantown, WV	44,900	49,180	53,460	57,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,880	49,107	53,333	57,560
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	45,120	49,330	53,540	57,750
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,830	48,017	52,203	56,390
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	48,070	54,480	60,890	67,300
Wheeling, WV-OH	48,940	55,133	61,327	67,520
Casper, WY	56,700	61,150	65,600	70,050
Cheyenne, WY	54,430	58,347	62,263	66,180
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	57,420	61,507	65,593	69,680
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	57,310	61,823	66,337	70,850

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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