SOC 25-3011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 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 or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in basic education, literacy, or English as a Second Language classes, or in classes for earning a high school equivalency credential.

Level I across metros$29,911 – $88,463Cedar Rapids, IA to Bakersfield, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$67,268Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors (SOC 25-3011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $29,911 in Cedar Rapids, IA to $88,463 in Bakersfield, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $67,268. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $59,884, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 26 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$107,432
San Francisco, CA$111,426
San Jose, CA$103,335
Seattle, WA$82,244
Dallas, TX$53,748
Houston, TX$72,988
Austin, TX$62,879
Chicago, IL$78,999
Boston, MA$75,421
Washington, DC$79,498
Atlanta, GA$52,832
Los Angeles, CA$115,128

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	44,221	54,996	65,749	76,524
Anchorage, AK	44,221	54,996	65,749	76,524
Fairbanks-College, AK	44,221	54,996	65,749	76,524
Anniston-Oxford, AL	35,402	42,349	49,317	56,264
Auburn-Opelika, AL	41,184	47,092	53,020	58,927
Birmingham, AL	36,712	43,160	49,629	56,077
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	37,420	43,847	50,253	56,680
Decatur, AL	39,624	45,407	51,189	56,972
Dothan, AL	42,495	47,736	52,957	58,199
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	37,295	42,869	48,444	54,018
Gadsden, AL	35,402	42,349	49,317	56,264
Huntsville, AL	35,818	40,373	44,908	49,463
Mobile, AL	37,420	43,847	50,253	56,680
Montgomery, AL	40,040	43,930	47,820	51,709
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	44,096	49,026	53,956	58,885
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,037	47,549	53,040	58,552
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,605	44,908	51,189	57,492
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	39,728	45,157	50,607	56,036
Tuscaloosa, AL	39,333	45,032	50,752	56,452
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,056	38,231	46,426	54,600
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	30,140	35,818	41,496	47,175
Fort Smith, AR-OK	33,925	41,372	48,797	56,244
Hot Springs, AR	32,448	41,413	50,399	59,364
Jonesboro, AR	30,181	37,004	43,805	50,628
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	36,920	47,570	58,199	68,848
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,098	35,880	41,642	47,424
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,599	37,336	45,053	52,791
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,036	37,607	45,157	52,728
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	38,584	52,063	65,541	79,020
Flagstaff, AZ	39,271	51,480	63,669	75,879
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	39,271	51,480	63,669	75,879
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	37,191	51,272	65,354	79,436
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	37,108	51,148	65,167	79,207
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	41,850	53,914	65,957	78,021
Tucson, AZ	42,703	54,621	66,540	78,458
Yuma, AZ	38,335	51,959	65,583	79,207
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	88,463	98,572	108,701	118,810
Chico, CA	60,300	78,999	97,698	116,397
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	67,808	85,551	103,293	121,036
El Centro, CA	69,597	86,508	103,439	120,349
Fresno, CA	53,352	69,119	84,885	100,652
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	57,159	76,274	95,368	114,484
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	54,101	74,444	94,786	115,128
Merced, CA	63,191	80,829	98,447	116,085
Modesto, CA	67,268	87,568	107,869	128,170
Napa, CA	59,384	79,935	100,485	121,036
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,248	74,714	96,200	117,666
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	51,418	70,596	89,794	108,972
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	52,229	69,056	85,863	102,690
Redding, CA	60,300	78,999	97,698	116,397
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	81,516	95,452	109,388	123,324
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	69,826	83,512	97,220	110,906
Salinas, CA	59,551	75,546	91,520	107,516
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	65,562	83,533	101,525	119,496
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	79,228	89,960	100,693	111,426
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	86,050	91,812	97,573	103,335
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	63,274	81,037	98,821	116,584
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	76,732	87,880	99,050	110,199
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	61,444	78,292	95,140	111,988
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	75,400	88,151	100,922	113,672
Stockton-Lodi, CA	74,028	87,069	100,111	113,152
Vallejo, CA	76,045	88,733	101,421	114,109
Visalia, CA	59,696	77,148	94,620	112,071
Yuba City, CA	50,295	68,703	87,111	105,519
Boulder, CO	39,250	47,092	54,933	62,775
Colorado Springs, CO	53,040	62,192	71,324	80,476
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	43,348	53,498	63,628	73,778
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,093	56,181	66,269	76,357
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	39,770	43,930	48,069	52,229
Grand Junction, CO	34,279	42,370	50,461	58,552
Greeley, CO	57,804	63,232	68,640	74,069
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,813	46,301	53,789	61,277
Pueblo, CO	49,047	61,173	73,320	85,447
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,557	53,581	64,626	75,650
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	43,909	55,786	67,663	79,540
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	47,196	58,927	70,637	82,368
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	52,292	64,023	75,775	87,506
New Haven, CT	53,061	62,588	72,135	81,661
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	63,877	70,575	77,293	83,991
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	47,071	58,636	70,200	81,765
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	49,754	59,676	69,576	79,498
Dover, DE	48,194	58,199	68,183	78,188
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	51,772	64,148	76,544	88,920
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	59,156	66,020	72,884	79,748
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	49,837	53,165	56,493	59,821
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	49,088	53,082	57,096	61,090
Gainesville, FL	47,924	52,500	57,076	61,652
Homosassa Springs, FL	46,301	51,668	57,013	62,380
Jacksonville, FL	44,492	51,855	59,239	66,602
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	49,983	52,396	54,788	57,200
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	51,584	56,722	61,860	66,997
Naples-Marco Island, FL	51,647	57,263	62,879	68,495
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	50,440	53,124	55,807	58,490
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	46,488	51,876	57,242	62,629
Ocala, FL	49,546	53,103	56,680	60,237
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	50,503	53,519	56,535	59,551
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	50,316	53,727	57,138	60,549
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	49,650	52,978	56,327	59,655
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	50,253	54,808	59,343	63,898
Port St. Lucie, FL	44,596	45,740	46,863	48,007
Punta Gorda, FL	51,064	61,090	71,136	81,162
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	48,028	51,980	55,911	59,863
Sebring, FL	50,191	53,456	56,743	60,008
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	51,148	56,701	62,234	67,788
Tallahassee, FL	50,940	56,680	62,400	68,141
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	46,114	51,626	57,159	62,671
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	47,362	52,084	56,784	61,506
Albany, GA	38,356	42,682	46,988	51,314
Athens-Clarke County, GA	36,920	41,975	47,008	52,063
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	36,359	41,850	47,341	52,832
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	54,351	60,112	65,895	71,656
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	39,978	43,077	46,176	49,276
Columbus, GA-AL	37,544	43,036	48,527	54,018
Dalton, GA	44,388	47,487	50,565	53,664
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,751	42,391	46,052	49,692
Gainesville, GA	36,484	41,912	47,320	52,749
Hinesville, GA	38,792	42,391	46,010	49,608
Macon-Bibb County, GA	36,109	41,642	47,175	52,708
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,191	42,224	47,237	52,271
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,253	43,015	48,797	54,559
Rome, GA	36,317	41,829	47,320	52,832
Savannah, GA	36,941	41,288	45,615	49,962
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	41,392	43,972	46,530	49,109
Valdosta, GA	40,207	43,639	47,092	50,524
Warner Robins, GA	35,319	40,956	46,613	52,250
Guam MSA	44,221	54,996	65,749	76,524
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	39,770	43,597	47,424	51,252
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	39,770	43,597	47,424	51,252
Urban Honolulu, HI	39,375	42,848	46,322	49,796
Ames, IA	37,461	43,743	50,045	56,327
Cedar Rapids, IA	29,911	35,381	40,872	46,343
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	43,992	51,148	58,303	65,458
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	36,213	42,578	48,922	55,287
Dubuque, IA	33,925	39,832	45,719	51,626
Iowa City, IA	33,156	38,044	42,952	47,840
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,152	40,581	46,031	51,460
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,396	44,450	49,525	54,580
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	31,783	40,165	48,527	56,909
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,068	42,432	48,797	55,162
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,399	44,367	51,356	58,324
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	38,813	40,560	42,308	44,055
Boise City, ID	43,389	51,772	60,175	68,557
Coeur d'Alene, ID	42,682	50,274	57,887	65,479
Idaho Falls, ID	42,911	52,666	62,400	72,156
Lewiston, ID-WA	48,423	56,306	64,189	72,072
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,368	51,210	59,052	66,893
Pocatello, ID	46,260	53,436	60,632	67,808
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	42,724	49,879	57,013	64,168
Twin Falls, ID	43,160	51,044	58,906	66,789
Bloomington, IL	44,408	52,708	61,007	69,306
Champaign-Urbana, IL	45,594	55,308	65,021	74,735
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	47,716	58,136	68,578	78,999
Decatur, IL	47,799	57,304	66,831	76,336
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,768	50,108	59,468	68,807
Kankakee, IL	47,320	57,762	68,224	78,666
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,999	52,520	65,042	77,564
Peoria, IL	41,184	45,532	49,879	54,226
Rockford, IL	47,216	57,741	68,287	78,812
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,632	56,223	64,834	73,424
Springfield, IL	65,666	68,204	70,720	73,258
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,864	56,514	67,164	77,813
Bloomington, IN	46,967	53,248	59,509	65,791
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,013	51,106	58,199	65,292
Columbus, IN	47,695	53,706	59,738	65,749
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	46,176	51,210	56,264	61,298
Evansville, IN	45,719	55,370	65,021	74,672
Fort Wayne, IN	45,844	51,148	56,472	61,776
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	47,820	53,519	59,239	64,938
Kokomo, IN	46,426	52,271	58,136	63,981
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	41,205	48,215	55,245	62,255
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	47,466	57,679	67,912	78,125
Muncie, IN	46,821	52,708	58,594	64,480
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	49,192	52,957	56,722	60,487
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	42,599	49,276	55,973	62,650
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,536	49,962	57,388	64,813
Terre Haute, IN	42,370	50,648	58,906	67,184
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	36,172	43,056	49,962	56,847
Lawrence, KS	40,040	45,407	50,773	56,140
Manhattan, KS	36,442	43,306	50,170	57,034
Topeka, KS	40,040	45,407	50,773	56,140
Wichita, KS	38,085	44,533	50,960	57,408
Bowling Green, KY	37,336	41,351	45,386	49,400
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,794	40,997	44,221	47,424
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,293	40,976	43,639	46,322
Elizabethtown, KY	37,399	42,016	46,655	51,272
Lexington-Fayette, KY	42,391	47,861	53,311	58,781
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	38,751	43,930	49,088	54,268
Owensboro, KY	40,810	43,743	46,696	49,629
Paducah, KY-IL	40,415	48,173	55,952	63,711
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,648	41,663	45,698	49,712
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,732	41,975	46,239	50,482
Alexandria, LA	42,869	54,184	65,479	76,794
Baton Rouge, LA	42,328	53,373	64,397	75,442
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	37,919	48,048	58,157	68,287
Hammond, LA	50,732	59,592	68,474	77,335
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	52,895	60,820	68,765	76,690
Lafayette, LA	42,869	54,184	65,479	76,794
Lake Charles, LA	42,869	54,184	65,479	76,794
Monroe, LA	42,869	54,184	65,479	76,794
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	61,797	66,893	71,968	77,064
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	37,940	47,674	57,429	67,164
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	42,869	54,184	65,479	76,794
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	58,136	64,397	70,679	76,940
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,082	50,628	61,173	71,719
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	51,210	61,964	72,717	83,471
Barnstable Town, MA	48,485	56,930	65,375	73,820
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	48,735	57,637	66,519	75,421
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	48,714	57,658	66,623	75,567
Pittsfield, MA	48,797	56,743	64,709	72,655
Springfield, MA	47,695	56,805	65,936	75,047
Worcester, MA	56,431	68,890	81,370	93,829
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	47,445	53,560	59,655	65,770
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	49,484	59,322	69,160	78,999
Lexington Park, MD	48,860	58,157	67,434	76,732
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	47,674	56,327	64,959	73,612
Salisbury, MD	45,365	51,688	58,032	64,356
Bangor, ME	54,288	57,887	61,485	65,084
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	50,503	55,037	59,551	64,085
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	54,788	57,949	61,132	64,293
Portland-South Portland, ME	55,058	59,759	64,480	69,181
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	55,744	59,197	62,629	66,082
Ann Arbor, MI	42,037	50,960	59,884	68,807
Battle Creek, MI	43,140	50,648	58,136	65,645
Bay City, MI	42,162	50,648	59,156	67,642
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	42,141	51,002	59,863	68,724
Flint, MI	41,642	50,503	59,384	68,245
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	43,264	49,796	56,306	62,837
Jackson, MI	41,892	50,856	59,800	68,765
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	42,911	49,941	56,972	64,002
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	41,975	50,399	58,844	67,268
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,996	50,648	59,301	67,954
Midland, MI	42,162	50,648	59,156	67,642
Monroe, MI	42,037	50,856	59,655	68,474
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	43,535	50,149	56,743	63,357
Niles, MI	43,368	51,168	58,968	66,768
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,162	50,648	59,156	67,642
Saginaw, MI	41,663	49,816	57,991	66,144
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,389	50,420	57,471	64,501
Traverse City, MI	42,162	50,648	59,156	67,642
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,162	50,648	59,156	67,642
Duluth, MN-WI	53,332	63,295	73,258	83,221
Mankato, MN	54,372	60,092	65,812	71,532
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	55,911	67,080	78,229	89,399
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,632	57,804	67,975	78,146
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	54,580	62,692	70,783	78,895
Rochester, MN	48,548	58,760	68,952	79,165
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	54,746	64,189	73,653	83,096
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,588	57,159	64,751	72,322
St. Cloud, MN	50,503	60,736	70,949	81,183
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	36,941	44,575	52,208	59,842
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,898	47,487	57,076	66,664
Columbia, MO	33,967	40,519	47,092	53,644
Jefferson City, MO	33,967	40,519	47,092	53,644
Joplin, MO-KS	36,712	46,946	57,180	67,413
Kansas City, MO-KS	42,911	46,988	51,085	55,162
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,250	49,130	58,989	68,869
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,775	39,125	41,455	43,805
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,213	42,640	49,088	55,516
Springfield, MO	35,111	39,770	44,450	49,109
St. Joseph, MO-KS	40,124	45,573	51,023	56,472
St. Louis, MO-IL	39,125	51,085	63,066	75,026
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	47,903	50,336	52,770	55,204
Hattiesburg, MS	42,183	47,279	52,354	57,450
Jackson, MS	43,015	46,655	50,274	53,914
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	41,538	46,676	51,834	56,972
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	40,810	46,405	52,000	57,596
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	37,461	44,242	51,044	57,824
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	39,853	46,780	53,685	60,612
Billings, MT	43,556	50,690	57,824	64,959
Bozeman, MT	44,554	52,895	61,215	69,556
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	44,450	52,687	60,924	69,160
Great Falls, MT	44,637	54,621	64,626	74,610
Helena, MT	45,823	55,599	65,396	75,172
Missoula, MT	44,554	52,895	61,215	69,556
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	44,554	52,895	61,215	69,556
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,285	53,685	64,085	74,485
Asheville, NC	43,701	47,591	51,501	55,391
Burlington, NC	45,324	47,237	49,151	51,064
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,764	47,404	51,044	54,684
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	44,200	50,024	55,848	61,672
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	43,244	49,026	54,808	60,591
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,036	49,026	55,037	61,028
Fayetteville, NC	43,535	46,988	50,440	53,893
Goldsboro, NC	32,282	38,668	45,053	51,439
Greensboro-High Point, NC	44,429	50,357	56,306	62,234
Greenville, NC	44,824	50,108	55,391	60,674
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	41,060	47,466	53,852	60,258
Jacksonville, NC	37,732	43,015	48,298	53,581
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	43,431	48,277	53,103	57,949
Raleigh-Cary, NC	48,589	55,640	62,692	69,743
Rocky Mount, NC	36,837	43,056	49,276	55,495
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,767	46,759	51,730	56,722
Wilmington, NC	33,530	40,415	47,300	54,184
Winston-Salem, NC	42,994	48,964	54,933	60,903
Bismarck, ND	56,930	65,208	73,487	81,765
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	52,999	62,130	71,261	80,392
Fargo, ND-MN	47,965	54,496	61,028	67,559
Grand Forks, ND-MN	53,623	62,192	70,783	79,352
Minot, ND	50,586	58,636	66,685	74,735
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,810	62,712	71,636	80,538
Grand Island, NE	33,509	41,871	50,232	58,594
Lincoln, NE	35,672	44,741	53,789	62,858
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,860	44,180	52,500	60,820
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,386	41,767	51,148	60,528
Omaha, NE-IA	47,591	55,370	63,128	70,908
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,005	41,143	46,280	51,418
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,839	57,554	66,248	74,964
Manchester-Nashua, NH	48,839	57,554	66,248	74,964
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,735	57,616	66,498	75,380
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	51,460	55,786	60,092	64,418
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	39,229	54,268	69,327	84,365
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	57,991	67,912	77,834	87,756
Vineland, NJ	62,629	72,967	83,325	93,663
Albuquerque, NM	41,413	47,528	53,644	59,759
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	41,496	50,877	60,279	69,660
Farmington, NM	41,288	48,236	55,162	62,109
Las Cruces, NM	43,743	52,437	61,132	69,826
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	44,221	51,834	59,426	67,039
Santa Fe, NM	41,975	49,359	56,722	64,106
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	42,308	47,466	52,624	57,783
Carson City, NV	42,308	47,466	52,624	57,783
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	41,184	46,509	51,855	57,180
Reno, NV	42,308	47,466	52,624	57,783
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	45,012	60,549	76,087	91,624
Binghamton, NY	47,133	55,412	63,690	71,968
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	43,244	49,005	54,788	60,549
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	61,381	66,914	72,468	78,000
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	51,501	58,365	65,208	72,072
Elmira, NY	46,613	54,808	63,004	71,199
Glens Falls, NY	52,250	63,232	74,215	85,197
Ithaca, NY	48,090	55,973	63,836	71,719
Kingston, NY	62,775	65,541	68,328	71,095
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	57,928	64,668	71,407	78,146
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	58,740	74,964	91,208	107,432
Rochester, NY	48,007	54,164	60,300	66,456
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	50,295	57,242	64,168	71,116
Syracuse, NY	39,645	51,688	63,752	75,796
Utica-Rome, NY	48,860	58,240	67,621	77,002
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	48,797	58,740	68,703	78,645
Akron, OH	34,154	37,732	41,309	44,887
Canton-Massillon, OH	34,840	40,519	46,197	51,876
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	39,562	47,674	55,765	63,877
Cleveland, OH	44,720	51,272	57,845	64,397
Columbus, OH	40,498	48,423	56,368	64,293
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	47,591	55,120	62,671	70,200
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,458	47,716	55,973	64,231
Lima, OH	37,773	45,802	53,831	61,860
Mansfield, OH	40,748	48,984	57,200	65,437
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	36,858	44,512	52,167	59,821
Sandusky, OH	42,495	49,983	57,450	64,938
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,728	47,861	55,973	64,106
Springfield, OH	40,082	48,111	56,160	64,189
Toledo, OH	41,455	49,130	56,784	64,460
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,082	48,194	56,285	64,397
Youngstown-Warren, OH	35,194	41,642	48,111	54,559
Enid, OK	42,141	48,360	54,600	60,820
Lawton, OK	40,893	47,508	54,122	60,736
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,914	47,300	53,685	60,071
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,789	47,092	53,415	59,717
Oklahoma City, OK	41,871	48,256	54,621	61,007
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,872	46,343	51,792	57,263
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,935	47,279	53,644	59,988
Tulsa, OK	38,460	44,304	50,128	55,973
Albany, OR	49,816	65,874	81,932	97,989
Bend, OR	52,832	67,559	82,285	97,012
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,962	65,375	80,808	96,221
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	58,199	68,744	79,290	89,836
Corvallis, OR	51,127	66,290	81,432	96,596
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	48,360	58,407	68,432	78,479
Eugene-Springfield, OR	49,629	63,732	77,834	91,936
Grants Pass, OR	61,548	72,405	83,242	94,100
Medford, OR	59,717	70,492	81,245	92,020
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	47,757	63,440	79,124	94,807
Salem, OR	48,048	63,066	78,063	93,080
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	50,856	57,034	63,191	69,368
Altoona, PA	47,820	63,212	78,624	94,016
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,629	59,925	70,200	80,496
Chambersburg, PA	48,964	61,672	74,402	87,111
Erie, PA	47,986	61,256	74,548	87,818
Gettysburg, PA	35,776	45,303	54,850	64,376
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	41,725	50,628	59,530	68,432
Johnstown, PA	42,703	53,394	64,106	74,797
Lancaster, PA	45,968	51,210	56,472	61,714
Lebanon, PA	46,967	54,392	61,839	69,264
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,983	60,362	70,720	81,100
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	44,346	55,599	66,872	78,125
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	47,757	57,429	67,101	76,773
Pittsburgh, PA	41,663	49,359	57,055	64,751
Reading, PA	51,356	54,455	57,575	60,674
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	50,856	60,008	69,140	78,292
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,495	69,805	84,116	98,426
State College, PA	53,914	67,184	80,434	93,704
Williamsport, PA	50,336	62,151	73,986	85,800
York-Hanover, PA	39,853	47,487	55,100	62,733
Aguadilla, PR	44,221	54,996	65,749	76,524
Arecibo, PR	44,221	54,996	65,749	76,524
Guayama, PR	44,221	54,996	65,749	76,524
Mayaguez, PR	44,221	54,996	65,749	76,524
Ponce, PR	44,221	54,996	65,749	76,524
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	44,221	54,996	65,749	76,524
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	44,221	54,996	65,749	76,524
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	47,924	55,349	62,796	70,221
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	40,935	46,946	52,978	58,989
Columbia, SC	47,799	54,184	60,591	66,976
Florence, SC	47,154	54,018	60,882	67,746
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	39,728	48,652	57,554	66,477
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	45,012	53,852	62,692	71,532
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	52,604	59,572	66,519	73,487
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,221	50,586	56,951	63,316
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,660	51,148	58,615	66,103
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,701	51,855	59,988	68,141
Spartanburg, SC	47,924	59,301	70,700	82,077
Sumter, SC	47,154	54,018	60,882	67,746
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,426	39,978	46,509	53,061
Rapid City, SD	33,863	38,772	43,680	48,589
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	35,173	39,416	43,660	47,903
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,383	41,122	47,840	54,580
Chattanooga, TN-GA	42,516	50,108	57,720	65,312
Clarksville, TN-KY	42,703	52,125	61,568	70,991
Cleveland, TN	49,359	59,967	70,554	81,162
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,608	58,386	67,184	75,962
Jackson, TN	47,424	60,549	73,653	86,778
Johnson City, TN	52,895	63,752	74,589	85,447
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	51,730	60,258	68,765	77,293
Knoxville, TN	51,834	61,402	70,970	80,538
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	44,408	52,021	59,613	67,226
Morristown, TN	54,330	64,688	75,068	85,426
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	47,445	54,455	61,485	68,495
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,610	56,098	63,586	71,074
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	46,738	54,954	63,170	71,386
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,485	61,672	74,860	88,047
Abilene, TX	38,044	42,370	46,676	51,002
Amarillo, TX	40,540	46,988	53,415	59,863
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	43,909	50,232	56,556	62,879
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	44,138	53,332	62,525	71,719
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,973	46,551	50,128	53,706
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	31,450	35,236	39,000	42,786
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,975	49,442	56,909	64,376
College Station-Bryan, TX	40,540	46,988	53,415	59,863
Corpus Christi, TX	45,136	49,213	53,290	57,367
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	40,040	44,616	49,172	53,748
Eagle Pass, TX	44,991	47,341	49,671	52,021
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,994	51,605	60,196	68,807
El Paso, TX	37,836	43,431	49,047	54,642
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,829	48,652	55,495	62,317
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	44,824	54,205	63,607	72,988
Killeen-Temple, TX	42,141	44,658	47,175	49,692
Laredo, TX	48,444	49,900	51,356	52,812
Longview, TX	37,087	41,455	45,802	50,170
Lubbock, TX	47,300	48,901	50,482	52,084
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	30,909	33,780	36,671	39,541
Midland, TX	43,368	47,112	50,856	54,600
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,612	38,876	43,140	47,404
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,916	44,159	48,423	52,666
Odessa, TX	43,368	47,112	50,856	54,600
San Angelo, TX	40,540	46,988	53,415	59,863
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	41,101	45,428	49,754	54,080
Sherman-Denison, TX	39,666	44,117	48,548	52,999
Texarkana, TX-AR	32,698	38,376	44,055	49,733
Tyler, TX	37,128	41,434	45,760	50,066
Victoria, TX	40,540	46,988	53,415	59,863
Waco, TX	39,749	44,180	48,631	53,061
Wichita Falls, TX	38,959	42,266	45,573	48,880
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	47,154	49,650	52,125	54,621
Logan, UT-ID	46,488	53,831	61,194	68,536
Ogden, UT	47,175	49,588	51,980	54,392
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	47,154	49,650	52,125	54,621
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	48,880	51,252	53,602	55,973
St. George, UT	47,154	49,650	52,125	54,621
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	47,154	49,650	52,125	54,621
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	51,980	57,845	63,732	69,597
Charlottesville, VA	47,196	52,874	58,552	64,231
Harrisonburg, VA	47,612	55,952	64,293	72,634
Lynchburg, VA	49,983	57,679	65,396	73,092
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,652	59,197	69,722	80,268
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,300	56,951	66,623	76,274
Richmond, VA	48,048	51,626	55,224	58,802
Roanoke, VA	53,872	58,844	63,794	68,765
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	58,823	64,834	70,866	76,877
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,853	59,322	65,770	72,239
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	47,612	55,952	64,293	72,634
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	63,773	74,589	85,384	96,200
Winchester, VA-WV	49,712	59,426	69,140	78,853
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	44,221	54,996	65,749	76,524
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	46,821	56,285	65,770	75,234
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	45,511	56,868	68,245	79,602
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	48,818	59,863	70,928	81,973
Bellingham, WA	57,117	66,727	76,336	85,946
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	55,599	66,831	78,042	89,274
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,780	55,661	64,564	73,445
Kennewick-Richland, WA	51,730	62,546	73,341	84,157
Longview-Kelso, WA	48,360	63,170	77,959	92,768
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	55,848	64,605	73,383	82,140
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	45,636	54,268	62,900	71,532
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	56,701	65,208	73,736	82,244
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	53,144	58,095	63,024	67,975
Walla Walla, WA	48,568	59,197	69,805	80,434
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	55,890	64,356	72,842	81,308
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	54,746	66,082	77,397	88,733
Yakima, WA	41,954	51,148	60,341	69,535
Appleton, WI	45,220	55,536	65,874	76,191
Eau Claire, WI	47,861	55,453	63,024	70,616
Fond du Lac, WI	45,365	55,516	65,687	75,837
Green Bay, WI	36,484	44,762	53,040	61,319
Janesville-Beloit, WI	49,546	58,386	67,247	76,087
Kenosha, WI	52,562	59,093	65,645	72,176
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	59,468	68,620	77,751	86,903
Madison, WI	46,280	56,597	66,893	77,210
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	43,244	53,768	64,314	74,839
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	55,744	66,144	76,565	86,965
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,060	63,108	72,156	81,204
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	51,813	59,613	67,392	75,192
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	56,972	62,172	67,392	72,592
Sheboygan, WI	44,554	56,306	68,058	79,810
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	53,602	59,447	65,312	71,157
Wausau, WI	54,871	62,650	70,429	78,208
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	56,098	61,527	66,976	72,405
Beckley, WV	58,386	61,048	63,711	66,373
Charleston, WV	54,184	59,239	64,314	69,368
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	39,000	46,135	53,248	60,383
Morgantown, WV	55,640	59,447	63,274	67,080
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,485	55,120	61,735	68,370
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	55,640	59,447	63,274	67,080
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	54,434	58,469	62,484	66,519
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	37,898	45,448	52,999	60,549
Wheeling, WV-OH	41,975	50,752	59,551	68,328
Casper, WY	44,700	47,674	50,628	53,602
Cheyenne, WY	51,709	54,829	57,970	61,090
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	46,156	49,837	53,540	57,221
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	44,700	47,674	50,628	53,602

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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