State wages ยท Cost of living
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $119,490. Kentucky leads after cost of living, at $113,580. Kentucky has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($95,770).
National median
$95,770
Highest state median
$119,490
California
Best adjusted pay
$113,580
Kentucky
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $69,880Higher: $113,580Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Kentucky | $102,400 | +6.9% | 90.159 | $113,580 | 1 |
| New Mexico | $100,300 | +4.7% | 92.212 | $108,770 | 2 |
| California | $119,490 | +24.8% | 110.72 | $107,920 | 3 |
| Indiana | $99,170 | +3.6% | 93.329 | $106,260 | 4 |
| Vermont | $103,710 | +8.3% | 97.958 | $105,870 | 5 |
| Connecticut | $109,670 | +14.5% | 103.61 | $105,850 | 6 |
| Michigan | $100,650 | +5.1% | 96.217 | $104,610 | 7 |
| Virginia | $99,980 | +4.4% | 101.104 | $98,890 | 8 |
| Texas | $95,060 | -0.7% | 97.057 | $97,940 | 9 |
| Massachusetts | $103,050 | +7.6% | 105.757 | $97,440 | 10 |
| Arizona | $97,940 | +2.3% | 100.677 | $97,280 | 11 |
| Alaska | $98,910 | +3.3% | 102.359 | $96,630 | 12 |
| Iowa | $83,830 | -12.5% | 87.762 | $95,520 | 13 |
| New York | $103,030 | +7.6% | 107.921 | $95,470 | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | $93,050 | -2.8% | 97.572 | $95,370 | 15 |
| Maryland | $99,740 | +4.1% | 104.959 | $95,030 | 16 |
| Minnesota | $93,040 | -2.9% | 98.621 | $94,340 | 17 |
| Oregon | $96,580 | +0.8% | 103.361 | $93,440 | 18 |
| District of Columbia | $102,030 | +6.5% | 109.901 | $92,840 | 19 |
| Alabama | $77,770 | -18.8% | 88.823 | $87,560 | 20 |
| Tennessee | $77,810 | -18.8% | 91.87 | $84,700 | 21 |
| Wisconsin | $79,100 | -17.4% | 94.095 | $84,060 | 22 |
| South Carolina | $77,360 | -19.2% | 93.749 | $82,520 | 23 |
| Illinois | $82,350 | -14.0% | 99.958 | $82,380 | 24 |
| North Carolina | $76,710 | -19.9% | 94.326 | $81,320 | 25 |
| Ohio | $74,680 | -22.0% | 92.774 | $80,500 | 26 |
| Colorado | $81,220 | -15.2% | 103.052 | $78,810 | 27 |
| Washington | $82,460 | -13.9% | 107.013 | $77,060 | 28 |
| Utah | $75,520 | -21.1% | 98.864 | $76,390 | 29 |
| Arkansas | $62,380 | -34.9% | 86.937 | $71,750 | 30 |
| New Jersey | $76,030 | -20.6% | 108.805 | $69,880 | 31 |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| Florida | Not available | Not available | 103.414 | Not available | Not available |
| Georgia | Not available | Not available | 96.293 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Idaho | Not available | Not available | 95.494 | Not available | Not available |
| Kansas | Not available | Not available | 90.068 | Not available | Not available |
| Louisiana | Not available | Not available | 88.207 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| Mississippi | Not available | Not available | 86.953 | Not available | Not available |
| Missouri | Not available | Not available | 90.817 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | Not available | Not available |
| Nebraska | Not available | Not available | 90.103 | 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 |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Oklahoma | Not available | Not available | 87.843 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | 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.