SOC 25-9043 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Teaching Assistants, Special Education prevailing wage by city

Level I–IV H-1B prevailing wages in all 530 U.S. wage areas, from official DOL data.

What this job covers (DOL definition): Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher to provide academic, social, or life skills to students who have learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.

Level I across metros$19,400 – $43,560Alexandria, LA to Mount Vernon, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$39,670Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Teaching Assistants, Special Education?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Teaching Assistants, Special Education (SOC 25-9043) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $19,400 in Alexandria, LA to $43,560 in Mount Vernon, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $39,670. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $36,057, 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

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	27,110	34,493	41,877	49,260
Anchorage, AK	28,740	32,140	35,540	38,940
Fairbanks-College, AK	29,930	32,700	35,470	38,240
Anniston-Oxford, AL	20,490	22,347	24,203	26,060
Auburn-Opelika, AL	21,290	23,850	26,410	28,970
Birmingham, AL	23,760	26,043	28,327	30,610
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	22,270	24,537	26,803	29,070
Decatur, AL	21,590	23,490	25,390	27,290
Dothan, AL	21,610	22,950	24,290	25,630
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	21,700	23,013	24,327	25,640
Gadsden, AL	20,000	21,563	23,127	24,690
Huntsville, AL	21,750	24,380	27,010	29,640
Mobile, AL	22,120	24,120	26,120	28,120
Montgomery, AL	21,790	23,907	26,023	28,140
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	20,580	22,457	24,333	26,210
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	21,690	22,887	24,083	25,280
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	22,040	23,353	24,667	25,980
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	20,850	22,600	24,350	26,100
Tuscaloosa, AL	20,720	22,313	23,907	25,500
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,720	27,203	30,687	34,170
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	25,360	28,753	32,147	35,540
Fort Smith, AR-OK	23,060	27,043	31,027	35,010
Hot Springs, AR	24,880	28,250	31,620	34,990
Jonesboro, AR	24,530	27,707	30,883	34,060
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	25,660	28,260	30,860	33,460
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	24,300	28,183	32,067	35,950
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,710	27,240	30,770	34,300
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	24,260	27,627	30,993	34,360
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	31,510	33,327	35,143	36,960
Flagstaff, AZ	34,460	36,777	39,093	41,410
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	31,150	32,580	34,010	35,440
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	32,710	34,957	37,203	39,450
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	31,030	32,537	34,043	35,550
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	30,620	31,950	33,280	34,610
Tucson, AZ	32,400	34,603	36,807	39,010
Yuma, AZ	30,840	32,513	34,187	35,860
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	36,160	38,893	41,627	44,360
Chico, CA	37,090	41,107	45,123	49,140
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,880	41,993	46,107	50,220
El Centro, CA	37,240	41,023	44,807	48,590
Fresno, CA	37,690	41,387	45,083	48,780
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	39,660	42,930	46,200	49,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	37,810	42,267	46,723	51,180
Merced, CA	37,040	40,603	44,167	47,730
Modesto, CA	39,890	43,870	47,850	51,830
Napa, CA	41,590	45,603	49,617	53,630
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,720	41,853	45,987	50,120
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,540	40,443	44,347	48,250
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	40,120	44,720	49,320	53,920
Redding, CA	36,800	40,380	43,960	47,540
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	38,800	42,537	46,273	50,010
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	39,200	42,953	46,707	50,460
Salinas, CA	40,900	44,967	49,033	53,100
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	37,760	42,073	46,387	50,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	43,250	47,920	52,590	57,260
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	41,990	46,803	51,617	56,430
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	37,820	41,780	45,740	49,700
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	40,390	44,620	48,850	53,080
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	40,480	44,043	47,607	51,170
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	41,740	45,940	50,140	54,340
Stockton-Lodi, CA	38,140	41,740	45,340	48,940
Vallejo, CA	40,880	44,897	48,913	52,930
Visalia, CA	37,450	41,173	44,897	48,620
Yuba City, CA	38,110	42,017	45,923	49,830
Boulder, CO	30,800	32,830	34,860	36,890
Colorado Springs, CO	30,800	33,360	35,920	38,480
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	30,970	34,907	38,843	42,780
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	30,810	34,743	38,677	42,610
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	30,800	31,880	32,960	34,040
Grand Junction, CO	34,700	37,143	39,587	42,030
Greeley, CO	32,400	37,150	41,900	46,650
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	30,800	34,330	37,860	41,390
Pueblo, CO	30,800	36,823	42,847	48,870
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	30,800	34,550	38,300	42,050
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	34,890	38,433	41,977	45,520
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	35,060	38,033	41,007	43,980
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,220	37,897	41,573	45,250
New Haven, CT	34,590	37,883	41,177	44,470
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,230	36,683	39,137	41,590
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,010	36,527	39,043	41,560
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	35,250	40,687	46,123	51,560
Dover, DE	33,060	36,317	39,573	42,830
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	33,870	37,067	40,263	43,460
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	33,610	35,390	37,170	38,950
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	30,270	34,117	37,963	41,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	29,840	32,460	35,080	37,700
Gainesville, FL	30,530	32,563	34,597	36,630
Homosassa Springs, FL	27,290	29,820	32,350	34,880
Jacksonville, FL	30,100	32,830	35,560	38,290
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	29,360	31,490	33,620	35,750
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	30,130	32,647	35,163	37,680
Naples-Marco Island, FL	34,320	37,607	40,893	44,180
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	27,250	29,443	31,637	33,830
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	29,520	32,467	35,413	38,360
Ocala, FL	29,000	31,593	34,187	36,780
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	29,570	31,830	34,090	36,350
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	31,110	32,837	34,563	36,290
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	30,170	31,453	32,737	34,020
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	31,970	33,443	34,917	36,390
Port St. Lucie, FL	30,380	32,623	34,867	37,110
Punta Gorda, FL	31,870	34,030	36,190	38,350
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	32,910	35,143	37,377	39,610
Sebring, FL	28,750	30,753	32,757	34,760
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	28,440	30,533	32,627	34,720
Tallahassee, FL	28,660	30,550	32,440	34,330
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	27,040	29,447	31,853	34,260
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	28,920	31,957	34,993	38,030
Albany, GA	19,500	23,017	26,533	30,050
Athens-Clarke County, GA	21,550	24,707	27,863	31,020
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	23,950	27,817	31,683	35,550
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	20,270	23,240	26,210	29,180
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	24,890	28,010	31,130	34,250
Columbus, GA-AL	20,640	23,880	27,120	30,360
Dalton, GA	21,530	25,447	29,363	33,280
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	19,460	23,130	26,800	30,470
Gainesville, GA	22,220	25,733	29,247	32,760
Hinesville, GA	22,090	25,710	29,330	32,950
Macon-Bibb County, GA	21,570	24,933	28,297	31,660
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	19,610	24,440	29,270	34,100
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	20,340	23,387	26,433	29,480
Rome, GA	22,170	26,197	30,223	34,250
Savannah, GA	24,530	28,153	31,777	35,400
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	19,190	22,687	26,183	29,680
Valdosta, GA	20,110	28,887	37,663	46,440
Warner Robins, GA	21,960	25,977	29,993	34,010
Guam MSA	21,060	22,850	24,640	26,430
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	33,760	37,247	40,733	44,220
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	33,960	38,077	42,193	46,310
Urban Honolulu, HI	33,280	36,010	38,740	41,470
Ames, IA	24,260	27,477	30,693	33,910
Cedar Rapids, IA	24,760	28,383	32,007	35,630
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	27,930	31,547	35,163	38,780
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	26,300	29,673	33,047	36,420
Dubuque, IA	23,430	27,043	30,657	34,270
Iowa City, IA	24,610	27,687	30,763	33,840
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	24,980	27,870	30,760	33,650
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	25,290	27,900	30,510	33,120
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	25,080	28,250	31,420	34,590
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	22,120	25,617	29,113	32,610
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	24,650	27,470	30,290	33,110
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	23,580	26,923	30,267	33,610
Boise City, ID	26,920	31,987	37,053	42,120
Coeur d'Alene, ID	28,980	33,417	37,853	42,290
Idaho Falls, ID	27,710	32,567	37,423	42,280
Lewiston, ID-WA	31,300	36,290	41,280	46,270
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	27,150	31,547	35,943	40,340
Pocatello, ID	26,460	30,373	34,287	38,200
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	25,930	30,290	34,650	39,010
Twin Falls, ID	26,780	30,900	35,020	39,140
Bloomington, IL	31,320	33,387	35,453	37,520
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	33,357	35,513	37,670
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	31,860	35,820	39,780	43,740
Decatur, IL	34,720	41,080	47,440	53,800
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,407	35,613	37,820
Kankakee, IL	31,200	33,823	36,447	39,070
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,537	35,873	38,210
Peoria, IL	31,200	33,690	36,180	38,670
Rockford, IL	31,200	33,817	36,433	39,050
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,420	35,640	37,860
Springfield, IL	31,200	33,187	35,173	37,160
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,300	35,400	37,500
Bloomington, IN	26,210	29,497	32,783	36,070
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	26,760	29,893	33,027	36,160
Columbus, IN	25,570	29,187	32,803	36,420
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	27,870	31,130	34,390	37,650
Evansville, IN	23,950	27,863	31,777	35,690
Fort Wayne, IN	26,610	30,653	34,697	38,740
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	27,010	30,903	34,797	38,690
Kokomo, IN	25,200	28,593	31,987	35,380
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	29,730	32,380	35,030	37,680
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	27,110	29,757	32,403	35,050
Muncie, IN	26,600	29,523	32,447	35,370
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	24,910	28,550	32,190	35,830
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	27,960	32,050	36,140	40,230
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	25,350	28,630	31,910	35,190
Terre Haute, IN	23,450	27,317	31,183	35,050
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	21,190	24,487	27,783	31,080
Lawrence, KS	19,620	23,013	26,407	29,800
Manhattan, KS	26,080	28,613	31,147	33,680
Topeka, KS	27,180	30,833	34,487	38,140
Wichita, KS	22,980	27,370	31,760	36,150
Bowling Green, KY	27,540	30,147	32,753	35,360
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	25,990	28,473	30,957	33,440
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	22,010	24,147	26,283	28,420
Elizabethtown, KY	27,300	28,550	29,800	31,050
Lexington-Fayette, KY	31,730	35,800	39,870	43,940
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	28,220	33,663	39,107	44,550
Owensboro, KY	28,930	31,353	33,777	36,200
Paducah, KY-IL	26,720	28,807	30,893	32,980
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	23,620	26,003	28,387	30,770
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	24,960	27,210	29,460	31,710
Alexandria, LA	19,400	20,987	22,573	24,160
Baton Rouge, LA	21,510	25,323	29,137	32,950
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	19,140	21,743	24,347	26,950
Hammond, LA	20,630	22,197	23,763	25,330
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	22,620	23,787	24,953	26,120
Lafayette, LA	19,570	22,317	25,063	27,810
Lake Charles, LA	23,520	29,003	34,487	39,970
Monroe, LA	20,850	24,837	28,823	32,810
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	23,360	27,203	31,047	34,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	17,200	20,970	24,740	28,510
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	23,860	28,490	33,120	37,750
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	27,570	28,447	29,323	30,200
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	19,650	24,560	29,470	34,380
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	32,900	37,673	42,447	47,220
Barnstable Town, MA	31,200	36,353	41,507	46,660
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	32,540	38,283	44,027	49,770
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	33,260	38,573	43,887	49,200
Pittsfield, MA	32,370	36,870	41,370	45,870
Springfield, MA	31,200	33,877	36,553	39,230
Worcester, MA	33,480	37,953	42,427	46,900
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	32,300	36,407	40,513	44,620
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	30,810	34,213	37,617	41,020
Lexington Park, MD	32,130	37,033	41,937	46,840
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	31,970	36,727	41,483	46,240
Salisbury, MD	32,680	37,580	42,480	47,380
Bangor, ME	35,620	39,353	43,087	46,820
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	38,260	42,067	45,873	49,680
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	35,180	38,970	42,760	46,550
Portland-South Portland, ME	40,560	44,663	48,767	52,870
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	35,680	40,020	44,360	48,700
Ann Arbor, MI	30,010	32,983	35,957	38,930
Battle Creek, MI	29,310	32,253	35,197	38,140
Bay City, MI	27,880	30,410	32,940	35,470
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	28,410	32,037	35,663	39,290
Flint, MI	29,010	32,067	35,123	38,180
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	29,130	32,573	36,017	39,460
Jackson, MI	28,350	31,860	35,370	38,880
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	28,680	30,980	33,280	35,580
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	28,070	31,470	34,870	38,270
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	28,390	31,417	34,443	37,470
Midland, MI	27,810	30,360	32,910	35,460
Monroe, MI	29,200	31,910	34,620	37,330
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	28,730	32,320	35,910	39,500
Niles, MI	29,110	31,993	34,877	37,760
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	28,830	31,073	33,317	35,560
Saginaw, MI	27,870	31,160	34,450	37,740
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	28,100	31,130	34,160	37,190
Traverse City, MI	30,610	33,573	36,537	39,500
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	28,440	31,340	34,240	37,140
Duluth, MN-WI	32,610	36,270	39,930	43,590
Mankato, MN	33,480	36,977	40,473	43,970
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	34,640	38,983	43,327	47,670
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	33,140	36,397	39,653	42,910
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,010	37,073	40,137	43,200
Rochester, MN	33,840	37,247	40,653	44,060
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	31,970	35,610	39,250	42,890
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,270	35,450	38,630	41,810
St. Cloud, MN	33,020	37,060	41,100	45,140
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	28,600	30,210	31,820	33,430
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,950	33,373	37,797	42,220
Columbia, MO	29,030	32,477	35,923	39,370
Jefferson City, MO	29,220	32,337	35,453	38,570
Joplin, MO-KS	28,730	32,273	35,817	39,360
Kansas City, MO-KS	26,300	30,757	35,213	39,670
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,620	32,607	36,593	40,580
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	31,877	35,153	38,430
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	31,893	35,187	38,480
Springfield, MO	28,750	33,187	37,623	42,060
St. Joseph, MO-KS	26,170	30,387	34,603	38,820
St. Louis, MO-IL	29,900	33,540	37,180	40,820
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	21,380	23,947	26,513	29,080
Hattiesburg, MS	19,910	22,553	25,197	27,840
Jackson, MS	20,160	22,747	25,333	27,920
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	19,860	22,367	24,873	27,380
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	19,620	23,033	26,447	29,860
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	20,050	22,840	25,630	28,420
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	19,320	22,083	24,847	27,610
Billings, MT	25,710	29,567	33,423	37,280
Bozeman, MT	30,860	34,697	38,533	42,370
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	26,390	30,310	34,230	38,150
Great Falls, MT	27,210	30,753	34,297	37,840
Helena, MT	28,200	32,177	36,153	40,130
Missoula, MT	27,790	31,273	34,757	38,240
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	27,020	30,353	33,687	37,020
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	26,500	30,643	34,787	38,930
Asheville, NC	26,550	29,887	33,223	36,560
Burlington, NC	26,480	28,757	31,033	33,310
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	24,680	27,427	30,173	32,920
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	26,310	29,573	32,837	36,100
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	26,500	29,030	31,560	34,090
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,730	28,513	31,297	34,080
Fayetteville, NC	25,020	27,537	30,053	32,570
Goldsboro, NC	25,700	28,503	31,307	34,110
Greensboro-High Point, NC	25,710	28,297	30,883	33,470
Greenville, NC	25,460	28,043	30,627	33,210
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	25,040	27,157	29,273	31,390
Jacksonville, NC	24,730	26,953	29,177	31,400
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	25,930	28,917	31,903	34,890
Raleigh-Cary, NC	29,310	32,190	35,070	37,950
Rocky Mount, NC	24,040	26,273	28,507	30,740
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,880	28,043	30,207	32,370
Wilmington, NC	27,540	30,227	32,913	35,600
Winston-Salem, NC	26,250	28,457	30,663	32,870
Bismarck, ND	36,380	38,990	41,600	44,210
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,780	33,887	36,993	40,100
Fargo, ND-MN	32,340	35,887	39,433	42,980
Grand Forks, ND-MN	25,800	30,643	35,487	40,330
Minot, ND	26,650	33,163	39,677	46,190
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	31,620	35,000	38,380	41,760
Grand Island, NE	28,080	29,237	30,393	31,550
Lincoln, NE	32,280	34,463	36,647	38,830
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,370	31,233	34,097	36,960
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	29,810	31,540	33,270
Omaha, NE-IA	28,590	32,323	36,057	39,790
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,360	31,227	34,093	36,960
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	29,240	33,743	38,247	42,750
Manchester-Nashua, NH	30,490	34,667	38,843	43,020
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,490	36,623	39,757	42,890
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	32,820	36,037	39,253	42,470
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	32,240	35,417	38,593	41,770
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	32,430	36,047	39,663	43,280
Vineland, NJ	32,220	35,303	38,387	41,470
Albuquerque, NM	28,300	31,973	35,647	39,320
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	26,930	31,297	35,663	40,030
Farmington, NM	31,620	36,020	40,420	44,820
Las Cruces, NM	30,460	34,953	39,447	43,940
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	28,060	31,953	35,847	39,740
Santa Fe, NM	29,700	34,520	39,340	44,160
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	30,350	35,507	40,663	45,820
Carson City, NV	27,200	31,807	36,413	41,020
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	29,680	31,780	33,880	35,980
Reno, NV	27,120	30,753	34,387	38,020
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	33,780	37,010	40,240	43,470
Binghamton, NY	32,560	34,813	37,067	39,320
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	32,730	35,337	37,943	40,550
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	33,100	36,337	39,573	42,810
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	32,590	35,267	37,943	40,620
Elmira, NY	32,970	35,663	38,357	41,050
Glens Falls, NY	33,060	35,803	38,547	41,290
Ithaca, NY	34,350	37,327	40,303	43,280
Kingston, NY	33,670	36,777	39,883	42,990
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	34,030	37,317	40,603	43,890
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	34,200	38,343	42,487	46,630
Rochester, NY	32,920	35,757	38,593	41,430
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	32,480	34,813	37,147	39,480
Syracuse, NY	34,160	37,653	41,147	44,640
Utica-Rome, NY	32,930	35,920	38,910	41,900
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	32,240	35,070	37,900	40,730
Akron, OH	27,420	31,620	35,820	40,020
Canton-Massillon, OH	26,960	31,163	35,367	39,570
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	27,870	32,070	36,270	40,470
Cleveland, OH	28,900	33,197	37,493	41,790
Columbus, OH	27,620	32,257	36,893	41,530
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	27,430	32,483	37,537	42,590
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	26,580	30,703	34,827	38,950
Lima, OH	25,760	29,827	33,893	37,960
Mansfield, OH	26,470	30,650	34,830	39,010
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	26,810	30,483	34,157	37,830
Sandusky, OH	27,350	31,603	35,857	40,110
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	26,300	30,483	34,667	38,850
Springfield, OH	26,630	31,460	36,290	41,120
Toledo, OH	27,320	32,097	36,873	41,650
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	26,040	29,947	33,853	37,760
Youngstown-Warren, OH	25,030	28,547	32,063	35,580
Enid, OK	22,600	24,713	26,827	28,940
Lawton, OK	23,090	26,627	30,163	33,700
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	18,000	21,580	25,160	28,740
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	18,300	21,480	24,660	27,840
Oklahoma City, OK	22,220	26,347	30,473	34,600
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	17,470	20,693	23,917	27,140
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	19,600	22,500	25,400	28,300
Tulsa, OK	21,520	26,063	30,607	35,150
Albany, OR	31,700	35,527	39,353	43,180
Bend, OR	33,160	37,867	42,573	47,280
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,900	34,550	38,200	41,850
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,720	34,733	38,747	42,760
Corvallis, OR	32,150	36,477	40,803	45,130
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,460	34,537	38,613	42,690
Eugene-Springfield, OR	33,830	37,593	41,357	45,120
Grants Pass, OR	33,310	36,913	40,517	44,120
Medford, OR	32,670	36,357	40,043	43,730
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	34,260	39,183	44,107	49,030
Salem, OR	34,320	37,890	41,460	45,030
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	27,800	31,827	35,853	39,880
Altoona, PA	23,930	27,520	31,110	34,700
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,470	28,730	31,990	35,250
Chambersburg, PA	25,690	29,923	34,157	38,390
Erie, PA	25,060	28,910	32,760	36,610
Gettysburg, PA	27,640	31,720	35,800	39,880
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	26,450	30,633	34,817	39,000
Johnstown, PA	24,840	28,357	31,873	35,390
Lancaster, PA	25,360	29,390	33,420	37,450
Lebanon, PA	26,190	30,410	34,630	38,850
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,040	30,013	33,987	37,960
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,500	28,733	31,967	35,200
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	28,370	32,470	36,570	40,670
Pittsburgh, PA	26,330	29,940	33,550	37,160
Reading, PA	26,820	30,727	34,633	38,540
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	24,310	28,270	32,230	36,190
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,350	28,530	31,710	34,890
State College, PA	25,100	29,133	33,167	37,200
Williamsport, PA	24,540	28,700	32,860	37,020
York-Hanover, PA	26,990	30,987	34,983	38,980
Aguadilla, PR	22,080	23,493	24,907	26,320
Arecibo, PR	22,410	23,317	24,223	25,130
Guayama, PR	22,410	24,073	25,737	27,400
Mayaguez, PR	22,400	23,450	24,500	25,550
Ponce, PR	22,170	23,297	24,423	25,550
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	22,780	24,680	26,580	28,480
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	22,510	23,980	25,450	26,920
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	31,550	35,553	39,557	43,560
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	23,280	28,040	32,800	37,560
Columbia, SC	22,790	26,660	30,530	34,400
Florence, SC	21,080	23,023	24,967	26,910
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	22,930	28,140	33,350	38,560
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	23,320	25,853	28,387	30,920
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	22,460	24,430	26,400	28,370
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	20,850	23,607	26,363	29,120
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	20,910	25,193	29,477	33,760
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	20,140	22,917	25,693	28,470
Spartanburg, SC	20,700	23,977	27,253	30,530
Sumter, SC	20,920	24,090	27,260	30,430
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	25,590	27,193	28,797	30,400
Rapid City, SD	25,380	26,803	28,227	29,650
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	24,880	27,410	29,940	32,470
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	26,480	28,857	31,233	33,610
Chattanooga, TN-GA	23,220	26,463	29,707	32,950
Clarksville, TN-KY	23,660	25,797	27,933	30,070
Cleveland, TN	22,780	25,083	27,387	29,690
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	20,210	24,510	28,810	33,110
Jackson, TN	22,890	26,850	30,810	34,770
Johnson City, TN	20,040	23,420	26,800	30,180
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	23,200	27,153	31,107	35,060
Knoxville, TN	21,800	24,733	27,667	30,600
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	24,850	28,277	31,703	35,130
Morristown, TN	20,920	23,747	26,573	29,400
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	24,460	29,033	33,607	38,180
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	23,950	27,777	31,603	35,430
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	22,730	26,173	29,617	33,060
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	19,980	24,157	28,333	32,510
Abilene, TX	21,940	25,207	28,473	31,740
Amarillo, TX	21,500	25,087	28,673	32,260
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	28,170	32,643	37,117	41,590
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	20,530	24,230	27,930	31,630
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	20,910	24,733	28,557	32,380
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	26,000	30,923	35,847	40,770
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	20,680	24,833	28,987	33,140
College Station-Bryan, TX	20,630	26,957	33,283	39,610
Corpus Christi, TX	22,330	24,933	27,537	30,140
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	25,720	29,387	33,053	36,720
Eagle Pass, TX	23,560	25,470	27,380	29,290
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,530	25,047	28,563	32,080
El Paso, TX	22,730	27,013	31,297	35,580
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,100	25,097	29,093	33,090
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	23,120	26,877	30,633	34,390
Killeen-Temple, TX	22,290	25,760	29,230	32,700
Laredo, TX	22,630	26,433	30,237	34,040
Longview, TX	21,030	24,853	28,677	32,500
Lubbock, TX	21,370	24,930	28,490	32,050
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	22,690	26,860	31,030	35,200
Midland, TX	25,290	29,137	32,983	36,830
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	20,750	24,767	28,783	32,800
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	20,930	24,757	28,583	32,410
Odessa, TX	31,310	34,280	37,250	40,220
San Angelo, TX	19,680	21,857	24,033	26,210
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	21,410	25,517	29,623	33,730
Sherman-Denison, TX	21,330	25,853	30,377	34,900
Texarkana, TX-AR	21,600	25,443	29,287	33,130
Tyler, TX	23,860	26,997	30,133	33,270
Victoria, TX	26,180	28,097	30,013	31,930
Waco, TX	24,720	28,337	31,953	35,570
Wichita Falls, TX	22,890	27,690	32,490	37,290
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	32,480	36,057	39,633	43,210
Logan, UT-ID	28,460	32,520	36,580	40,640
Ogden, UT	32,380	35,273	38,167	41,060
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	29,580	33,713	37,847	41,980
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	24,550	30,113	35,677	41,240
St. George, UT	28,490	32,383	36,277	40,170
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	35,440	38,823	42,207	45,590
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	26,820	31,513	36,207	40,900
Charlottesville, VA	27,420	31,693	35,967	40,240
Harrisonburg, VA	29,590	33,087	36,583	40,080
Lynchburg, VA	27,850	31,007	34,163	37,320
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,830	31,890	35,950	40,010
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,610	30,790	34,970	39,150
Richmond, VA	30,110	34,290	38,470	42,650
Roanoke, VA	28,200	32,957	37,713	42,470
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,760	30,257	33,753	37,250
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,760	30,177	33,593	37,010
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	31,290	36,103	40,917	45,730
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	30,010	34,883	39,757	44,630
Winchester, VA-WV	30,040	34,450	38,860	43,270
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	32,950	35,237	37,523	39,810
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	31,800	37,157	42,513	47,870
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	33,300	38,117	42,933	47,750
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	31,690	36,090	40,490	44,890
Bellingham, WA	42,770	47,003	51,237	55,470
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	42,950	47,437	51,923	56,410
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	38,080	41,073	44,067	47,060
Kennewick-Richland, WA	38,970	41,813	44,657	47,500
Longview-Kelso, WA	40,130	42,487	44,843	47,200
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	43,560	48,817	54,073	59,330
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	38,900	43,960	49,020	54,080
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	42,560	48,613	54,667	60,720
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	36,270	39,620	42,970	46,320
Walla Walla, WA	38,230	40,760	43,290	45,820
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	39,100	42,203	45,307	48,410
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,580	43,750	47,920	52,090
Yakima, WA	38,380	42,807	47,233	51,660
Appleton, WI	31,120	34,293	37,467	40,640
Eau Claire, WI	29,620	33,700	37,780	41,860
Fond du Lac, WI	30,170	33,493	36,817	40,140
Green Bay, WI	31,650	35,280	38,910	42,540
Janesville-Beloit, WI	33,680	35,493	37,307	39,120
Kenosha, WI	28,290	32,287	36,283	40,280
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	31,460	34,847	38,233	41,620
Madison, WI	32,850	37,023	41,197	45,370
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	31,760	35,273	38,787	42,300
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,050	34,683	37,317	39,950
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,210	33,093	35,977	38,860
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	28,550	32,587	36,623	40,660
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	31,740	35,380	39,020	42,660
Sheboygan, WI	29,920	33,730	37,540	41,350
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,710	33,640	36,570	39,500
Wausau, WI	30,990	33,960	36,930	39,900
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	31,600	34,430	37,260	40,090
Beckley, WV	25,600	27,610	29,620	31,630
Charleston, WV	27,670	29,463	31,257	33,050
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	23,980	26,603	29,227	31,850
Morgantown, WV	26,440	28,610	30,780	32,950
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,750	28,933	31,117	33,300
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	27,110	28,770	30,430	32,090
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,890	28,980	31,070	33,160
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	24,020	27,723	31,427	35,130
Wheeling, WV-OH	26,380	29,537	32,693	35,850
Casper, WY	29,410	31,170	32,930	34,690
Cheyenne, WY	28,940	30,873	32,807	34,740
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	26,980	30,850	34,720	38,590
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	31,070	34,243	37,417	40,590

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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