State wages ยท Cost of living
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in Louisiana, at $138,600. Louisiana leads after cost of living, at $157,130. Louisiana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($101,480).
National median
$101,480
Highest state median
$138,600
Louisiana
Best adjusted pay
$157,130
Louisiana
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $42,430Higher: $157,130Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Louisiana | $138,600 | +36.6% | 88.207 | $157,130 | 1 |
| New York | $128,450 | +26.6% | 107.921 | $119,020 | 2 |
| California | $126,780 | +24.9% | 110.72 | $114,510 | 3 |
| Nebraska | $100,820 | -0.7% | 90.103 | $111,890 | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | $104,450 | +2.9% | 97.572 | $107,050 | 5 |
| Connecticut | $105,870 | +4.3% | 103.61 | $102,180 | 6 |
| Virginia | $101,660 | +0.2% | 101.104 | $100,550 | 7 |
| Illinois | $100,360 | -1.1% | 99.958 | $100,400 | 8 |
| Texas | $97,450 | -4.0% | 97.057 | $100,400 | 8 |
| Mississippi | $81,970 | -19.2% | 86.953 | $94,270 | 10 |
| Maryland | $98,320 | -3.1% | 104.959 | $93,670 | 11 |
| Minnesota | $91,980 | -9.4% | 98.621 | $93,270 | 12 |
| Tennessee | $84,510 | -16.7% | 91.87 | $91,990 | 13 |
| Kansas | $82,500 | -18.7% | 90.068 | $91,600 | 14 |
| Florida | $92,940 | -8.4% | 103.414 | $89,870 | 15 |
| Massachusetts | $95,040 | -6.3% | 105.757 | $89,870 | 15 |
| Oklahoma | $78,500 | -22.6% | 87.843 | $89,360 | 17 |
| Rhode Island | $91,360 | -10.0% | 102.28 | $89,320 | 18 |
| Arkansas | $77,590 | -23.5% | 86.937 | $89,250 | 19 |
| Indiana | $82,410 | -18.8% | 93.329 | $88,300 | 20 |
| Michigan | $84,810 | -16.4% | 96.217 | $88,140 | 21 |
| North Carolina | $82,900 | -18.3% | 94.326 | $87,890 | 22 |
| Wisconsin | $79,060 | -22.1% | 94.095 | $84,020 | 23 |
| Ohio | $76,080 | -25.0% | 92.774 | $82,010 | 24 |
| South Carolina | $75,880 | -25.2% | 93.749 | $80,940 | 25 |
| New Jersey | $83,330 | -17.9% | 108.805 | $76,590 | 26 |
| Oregon | $78,190 | -23.0% | 103.361 | $75,650 | 27 |
| Arizona | $75,730 | -25.4% | 100.677 | $75,220 | 28 |
| Colorado | $77,270 | -23.9% | 103.052 | $74,980 | 29 |
| District of Columbia | $80,880 | -20.3% | 109.901 | $73,590 | 30 |
| New Mexico | $67,000 | -34.0% | 92.212 | $72,660 | 31 |
| Utah | $61,530 | -39.4% | 98.864 | $62,240 | 32 |
| Washington | $45,410 | -55.3% | 107.013 | $42,430 | 33 |
| Alabama | Not available | Not available | 88.823 | Not available | Not available |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | 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 |
| Iowa | Not available | Not available | 87.762 | 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 |
| Missouri | Not available | Not available | 90.817 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | 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 |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | 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.