State wages ยท Cost of living
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $113,070. Kansas leads after cost of living, at $114,140. Kansas has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($84,290).
National median
$84,290
Highest state median
$113,070
California
Best adjusted pay
$114,140
Kansas
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $59,880Higher: $114,140Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Kansas | $102,800 | +22.0% | 90.068 | $114,140 | 1 |
| Vermont | $107,220 | +27.2% | 97.958 | $109,460 | 2 |
| California | $113,070 | +34.1% | 110.72 | $102,120 | 3 |
| Michigan | $96,070 | +14.0% | 96.217 | $99,850 | 4 |
| Rhode Island | $100,680 | +19.4% | 102.28 | $98,440 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | $95,660 | +13.5% | 97.572 | $98,040 | 6 |
| Illinois | $96,980 | +15.1% | 99.958 | $97,020 | 7 |
| Connecticut | $98,660 | +17.0% | 103.61 | $95,220 | 8 |
| Massachusetts | $99,630 | +18.2% | 105.757 | $94,210 | 9 |
| New York | $97,140 | +15.2% | 107.921 | $90,010 | 10 |
| District of Columbia | $98,500 | +16.9% | 109.901 | $89,630 | 11 |
| Nebraska | $78,640 | -6.7% | 90.103 | $87,280 | 12 |
| Arizona | $87,140 | +3.4% | 100.677 | $86,550 | 13 |
| Indiana | $78,400 | -7.0% | 93.329 | $84,000 | 14 |
| Maryland | $88,080 | +4.5% | 104.959 | $83,920 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | $76,600 | -9.1% | 94.095 | $81,410 | 16 |
| Montana | $76,670 | -9.0% | 94.645 | $81,010 | 17 |
| New Jersey | $87,450 | +3.7% | 108.805 | $80,370 | 18 |
| Texas | $77,650 | -7.9% | 97.057 | $80,000 | 19 |
| Minnesota | $78,660 | -6.7% | 98.621 | $79,760 | 20 |
| Virginia | $80,460 | -4.5% | 101.104 | $79,580 | 21 |
| Mississippi | $69,110 | -18.0% | 86.953 | $79,480 | 22 |
| Alaska | $80,370 | -4.7% | 102.359 | $78,520 | 23 |
| Ohio | $72,690 | -13.8% | 92.774 | $78,350 | 24 |
| Georgia | $75,250 | -10.7% | 96.293 | $78,150 | 25 |
| Alabama | $67,060 | -20.4% | 88.823 | $75,500 | 26 |
| Oregon | $77,070 | -8.6% | 103.361 | $74,560 | 27 |
| Washington | $79,660 | -5.5% | 107.013 | $74,440 | 28 |
| Kentucky | $65,200 | -22.6% | 90.159 | $72,320 | 29 |
| Missouri | $65,170 | -22.7% | 90.817 | $71,760 | 30 |
| North Carolina | $67,170 | -20.3% | 94.326 | $71,210 | 31 |
| West Virginia | $63,530 | -24.6% | 89.497 | $70,990 | 32 |
| South Carolina | $63,000 | -25.3% | 93.749 | $67,200 | 33 |
| Utah | $64,890 | -23.0% | 98.864 | $65,640 | 34 |
| Colorado | $66,810 | -20.7% | 103.052 | $64,830 | 35 |
| Florida | $61,920 | -26.5% | 103.414 | $59,880 | 36 |
| Arkansas | Not available | Not available | 86.937 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | 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 |
| Louisiana | Not available | Not available | 88.207 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | 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 Mexico | Not available | Not available | 92.212 | 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 |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Tennessee | Not available | Not available | 91.87 | 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.