State wages ยท Cost of living
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in Michigan, at $130,630. Michigan leads after cost of living, at $135,770. Iowa has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($86,350).
National median
$86,350
Highest state median
$130,630
Michigan
Best adjusted pay
$135,770
Michigan
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $54,340Higher: $135,770Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Michigan | $130,630 | +51.3% | 96.217 | $135,770 | 1 |
| Kansas | $107,940 | +25.0% | 90.068 | $119,840 | 2 |
| Maryland | $125,050 | +44.8% | 104.959 | $119,140 | 3 |
| North Dakota | $103,760 | +20.2% | 88.959 | $116,640 | 4 |
| Nebraska | $103,260 | +19.6% | 90.103 | $114,600 | 5 |
| Montana | $107,170 | +24.1% | 94.645 | $113,230 | 6 |
| New Mexico | $103,920 | +20.3% | 92.212 | $112,700 | 7 |
| Iowa | $97,290 | +12.7% | 87.762 | $110,860 | 8 |
| Georgia | $105,260 | +21.9% | 96.293 | $109,310 | 9 |
| North Carolina | $100,720 | +16.6% | 94.326 | $106,780 | 10 |
| Texas | $102,190 | +18.3% | 97.057 | $105,290 | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | $98,600 | +14.2% | 97.572 | $101,050 | 12 |
| Illinois | $100,210 | +16.1% | 99.958 | $100,250 | 13 |
| Virginia | $101,080 | +17.1% | 101.104 | $99,980 | 14 |
| Mississippi | $85,360 | -1.1% | 86.953 | $98,170 | 15 |
| Minnesota | $96,640 | +11.9% | 98.621 | $97,990 | 16 |
| Washington | $102,170 | +18.3% | 107.013 | $95,470 | 17 |
| South Dakota | $84,490 | -2.2% | 88.586 | $95,380 | 18 |
| Kentucky | $84,680 | -1.9% | 90.159 | $93,920 | 19 |
| Tennessee | $85,420 | -1.1% | 91.87 | $92,980 | 20 |
| West Virginia | $83,000 | -3.9% | 89.497 | $92,740 | 21 |
| California | $100,060 | +15.9% | 110.72 | $90,370 | 22 |
| Alabama | $77,030 | -10.8% | 88.823 | $86,720 | 23 |
| Wisconsin | $81,350 | -5.8% | 94.095 | $86,460 | 24 |
| Indiana | $80,410 | -6.9% | 93.329 | $86,160 | 25 |
| South Carolina | $80,620 | -6.6% | 93.749 | $86,000 | 26 |
| Colorado | $88,320 | +2.3% | 103.052 | $85,700 | 27 |
| Idaho | $81,330 | -5.8% | 95.494 | $85,170 | 28 |
| Maine | $79,980 | -7.4% | 97.05 | $82,410 | 29 |
| Missouri | $73,880 | -14.4% | 90.817 | $81,350 | 30 |
| Wyoming | $75,150 | -13.0% | 92.691 | $81,080 | 31 |
| Delaware | $80,050 | -7.3% | 99.808 | $80,200 | 32 |
| New Jersey | $82,490 | -4.5% | 108.805 | $75,810 | 33 |
| Massachusetts | $79,840 | -7.5% | 105.757 | $75,490 | 34 |
| Oregon | $76,820 | -11.0% | 103.361 | $74,320 | 35 |
| Oklahoma | $63,960 | -25.9% | 87.843 | $72,810 | 36 |
| Arkansas | $58,630 | -32.1% | 86.937 | $67,440 | 37 |
| Arizona | $63,720 | -26.2% | 100.677 | $63,290 | 38 |
| Utah | $62,170 | -28.0% | 98.864 | $62,880 | 39 |
| New York | $65,720 | -23.9% | 107.921 | $60,900 | 40 |
| Vermont | $58,110 | -32.7% | 97.958 | $59,320 | 41 |
| Florida | $56,190 | -34.9% | 103.414 | $54,340 | 42 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Connecticut | Not available | Not available | 103.61 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Louisiana | Not available | Not available | 88.207 | Not available | Not available |
| Nevada | Not available | Not available | 99.979 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
| Ohio | Not available | Not available | 92.774 | Not available | Not available |
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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.