State wages ยท Cost of living
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $97,000. California leads after cost of living, at $87,610. Louisiana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($59,950).
National median
$59,950
Highest state median
$97,000
California
Best adjusted pay
$87,610
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $39,600Higher: $87,610Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $97,000 | +61.8% | 110.72 | $87,610 | 1 |
| Missouri | $70,020 | +16.8% | 90.817 | $77,100 | 2 |
| Delaware | $74,110 | +23.6% | 99.808 | $74,250 | 3 |
| Louisiana | $63,110 | +5.3% | 88.207 | $71,550 | 4 |
| District of Columbia | $78,550 | +31.0% | 109.901 | $71,470 | 5 |
| North Dakota | $62,740 | +4.7% | 88.959 | $70,530 | 6 |
| New Jersey | $75,900 | +26.6% | 108.805 | $69,760 | 7 |
| Minnesota | $68,730 | +14.6% | 98.621 | $69,690 | 8 |
| New York | $75,080 | +25.2% | 107.921 | $69,570 | 9 |
| Ohio | $62,680 | +4.6% | 92.774 | $67,560 | 10 |
| Connecticut | $69,050 | +15.2% | 103.61 | $66,640 | 11 |
| South Carolina | $61,060 | +1.9% | 93.749 | $65,130 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | $61,170 | +2.0% | 94.095 | $65,010 | 13 |
| West Virginia | $57,720 | -3.7% | 89.497 | $64,490 | 14 |
| Idaho | $61,110 | +1.9% | 95.494 | $63,990 | 15 |
| Washington | $67,770 | +13.0% | 107.013 | $63,330 | 16 |
| Colorado | $64,080 | +6.9% | 103.052 | $62,180 | 17 |
| Virginia | $62,400 | +4.1% | 101.104 | $61,720 | 18 |
| Michigan | $59,260 | -1.2% | 96.217 | $61,590 | 19 |
| Indiana | $57,060 | -4.8% | 93.329 | $61,140 | 20 |
| Oregon | $63,130 | +5.3% | 103.361 | $61,080 | 21 |
| Maine | $58,820 | -1.9% | 97.05 | $60,610 | 22 |
| Tennessee | $55,270 | -7.8% | 91.87 | $60,160 | 23 |
| Illinois | $59,890 | -0.1% | 99.958 | $59,920 | 24 |
| Arizona | $60,250 | +0.5% | 100.677 | $59,840 | 25 |
| Montana | $55,700 | -7.1% | 94.645 | $58,850 | 26 |
| New Mexico | $53,980 | -10.0% | 92.212 | $58,540 | 27 |
| Maryland | $61,420 | +2.5% | 104.959 | $58,520 | 28 |
| Mississippi | $50,430 | -15.9% | 86.953 | $58,000 | 29 |
| New Hampshire | $59,160 | -1.3% | 104.165 | $56,790 | 30 |
| Massachusetts | $59,950 | 0.0% | 105.757 | $56,690 | 31 |
| Oklahoma | $49,750 | -17.0% | 87.843 | $56,640 | 32 |
| Alaska | $57,230 | -4.5% | 102.359 | $55,910 | 33 |
| North Carolina | $52,240 | -12.9% | 94.326 | $55,380 | 34 |
| Arkansas | $47,760 | -20.3% | 86.937 | $54,940 | 35 |
| Alabama | $48,790 | -18.6% | 88.823 | $54,930 | 36 |
| Wyoming | $50,420 | -15.9% | 92.691 | $54,400 | 37 |
| Rhode Island | $55,290 | -7.8% | 102.28 | $54,060 | 38 |
| Nebraska | $47,200 | -21.3% | 90.103 | $52,380 | 39 |
| Texas | $50,820 | -15.2% | 97.057 | $52,360 | 40 |
| Pennsylvania | $50,770 | -15.3% | 97.572 | $52,030 | 41 |
| Kansas | $46,580 | -22.3% | 90.068 | $51,720 | 42 |
| Florida | $52,900 | -11.8% | 103.414 | $51,150 | 43 |
| Utah | $49,060 | -18.2% | 98.864 | $49,620 | 44 |
| Vermont | $47,690 | -20.5% | 97.958 | $48,680 | 45 |
| Georgia | $45,760 | -23.7% | 96.293 | $47,520 | 46 |
| Iowa | $40,240 | -32.9% | 87.762 | $45,850 | 47 |
| Nevada | $45,540 | -24.0% | 99.979 | $45,550 | 48 |
| Kentucky | $39,580 | -34.0% | 90.159 | $43,900 | 49 |
| Hawaii | $45,720 | -23.7% | 109.951 | $41,580 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.