State wages ยท Cost of living
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $106,720. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $97,110. Alabama has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($67,710).
National median
$67,710
Highest state median
$106,720
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$97,110
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $45,950Higher: $97,110Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $106,720 | +57.6% | 109.901 | $97,110 | 1 |
| Illinois | $93,590 | +38.2% | 99.958 | $93,630 | 2 |
| Alabama | $82,160 | +21.3% | 88.823 | $92,500 | 3 |
| New York | $91,060 | +34.5% | 107.921 | $84,380 | 4 |
| Arizona | $80,600 | +19.0% | 100.677 | $80,060 | 5 |
| Connecticut | $81,630 | +20.6% | 103.61 | $78,790 | 6 |
| North Carolina | $74,050 | +9.4% | 94.326 | $78,500 | 7 |
| Indiana | $71,820 | +6.1% | 93.329 | $76,950 | 8 |
| Michigan | $72,630 | +7.3% | 96.217 | $75,490 | 9 |
| Kansas | $66,000 | -2.5% | 90.068 | $73,280 | 10 |
| New Mexico | $64,560 | -4.7% | 92.212 | $70,010 | 11 |
| Virginia | $70,080 | +3.5% | 101.104 | $69,310 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | $65,140 | -3.8% | 94.095 | $69,230 | 13 |
| Tennessee | $60,380 | -10.8% | 91.87 | $65,720 | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,870 | -5.7% | 97.572 | $65,460 | 15 |
| Colorado | $65,270 | -3.6% | 103.052 | $63,340 | 16 |
| South Carolina | $55,300 | -18.3% | 93.749 | $58,990 | 17 |
| Iowa | $51,140 | -24.5% | 87.762 | $58,270 | 18 |
| Utah | $55,890 | -17.5% | 98.864 | $56,530 | 19 |
| Louisiana | $47,940 | -29.2% | 88.207 | $54,350 | 20 |
| Texas | $47,910 | -29.2% | 97.057 | $49,360 | 21 |
| North Dakota | $43,900 | -35.2% | 88.959 | $49,350 | 22 |
| Maryland | $48,230 | -28.8% | 104.959 | $45,950 | 23 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Arkansas | Not available | Not available | 86.937 | Not available | Not available |
| California | Not available | Not available | 110.72 | Not available | Not available |
| 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 |
| Kentucky | Not available | Not available | 90.159 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| Massachusetts | Not available | Not available | 105.757 | Not available | Not available |
| Minnesota | Not available | Not available | 98.621 | 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 |
| New Jersey | Not available | Not available | 108.805 | Not available | Not available |
| Ohio | Not available | Not available | 92.774 | Not available | Not available |
| Oklahoma | Not available | Not available | 87.843 | Not available | Not available |
| Oregon | Not available | Not available | 103.361 | 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 |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
| Washington | Not available | Not available | 107.013 | 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.