State wages ยท Cost of living
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in Hawaii, at $129,330. Hawaii leads after cost of living, at $117,630. Maine has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($80,190).
National median
$80,190
Highest state median
$129,330
Hawaii
Best adjusted pay
$117,630
Hawaii
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $49,530Higher: $117,630Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Hawaii | $129,330 | +61.3% | 109.951 | $117,630 | 1 |
| New York | $110,000 | +37.2% | 107.921 | $101,930 | 2 |
| Rhode Island | $98,960 | +23.4% | 102.28 | $96,750 | 3 |
| California | $105,980 | +32.2% | 110.72 | $95,720 | 4 |
| Connecticut | $98,420 | +22.7% | 103.61 | $94,990 | 5 |
| New Jersey | $99,110 | +23.6% | 108.805 | $91,090 | 6 |
| Vermont | $86,570 | +8.0% | 97.958 | $88,370 | 7 |
| Iowa | $75,600 | -5.7% | 87.762 | $86,140 | 8 |
| Louisiana | $75,930 | -5.3% | 88.207 | $86,080 | 9 |
| Missouri | $77,770 | -3.0% | 90.817 | $85,630 | 10 |
| Maine | $81,810 | +2.0% | 97.05 | $84,300 | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | $81,250 | +1.3% | 97.572 | $83,270 | 12 |
| Georgia | $79,240 | -1.2% | 96.293 | $82,290 | 13 |
| Indiana | $76,790 | -4.2% | 93.329 | $82,280 | 14 |
| Montana | $75,710 | -5.6% | 94.645 | $79,990 | 15 |
| Michigan | $76,760 | -4.3% | 96.217 | $79,780 | 16 |
| New Hampshire | $83,100 | +3.6% | 104.165 | $79,780 | 16 |
| Massachusetts | $83,490 | +4.1% | 105.757 | $78,950 | 18 |
| Ohio | $73,050 | -8.9% | 92.774 | $78,740 | 19 |
| Texas | $76,290 | -4.9% | 97.057 | $78,600 | 20 |
| Alaska | $80,190 | 0.0% | 102.359 | $78,340 | 21 |
| Maryland | $81,530 | +1.7% | 104.959 | $77,680 | 22 |
| Minnesota | $76,540 | -4.6% | 98.621 | $77,610 | 23 |
| District of Columbia | $83,000 | +3.5% | 109.901 | $75,520 | 24 |
| Nebraska | $67,180 | -16.2% | 90.103 | $74,560 | 25 |
| North Dakota | $66,080 | -17.6% | 88.959 | $74,280 | 26 |
| Arkansas | $63,620 | -20.7% | 86.937 | $73,180 | 27 |
| West Virginia | $64,810 | -19.2% | 89.497 | $72,420 | 28 |
| Oregon | $74,800 | -6.7% | 103.361 | $72,370 | 29 |
| Washington | $77,310 | -3.6% | 107.013 | $72,240 | 30 |
| Alabama | $64,060 | -20.1% | 88.823 | $72,120 | 31 |
| North Carolina | $67,220 | -16.2% | 94.326 | $71,260 | 32 |
| Mississippi | $61,670 | -23.1% | 86.953 | $70,920 | 33 |
| Tennessee | $65,000 | -18.9% | 91.87 | $70,750 | 34 |
| Kentucky | $63,540 | -20.8% | 90.159 | $70,480 | 35 |
| South Dakota | $61,970 | -22.7% | 88.586 | $69,950 | 36 |
| Oklahoma | $61,240 | -23.6% | 87.843 | $69,720 | 37 |
| New Mexico | $63,990 | -20.2% | 92.212 | $69,390 | 38 |
| Arizona | $68,350 | -14.8% | 100.677 | $67,890 | 39 |
| Wisconsin | $63,650 | -20.6% | 94.095 | $67,640 | 40 |
| South Carolina | $63,290 | -21.1% | 93.749 | $67,510 | 41 |
| Virginia | $67,950 | -15.3% | 101.104 | $67,210 | 42 |
| Illinois | $66,670 | -16.9% | 99.958 | $66,700 | 43 |
| Idaho | $63,290 | -21.1% | 95.494 | $66,280 | 44 |
| Kansas | $58,910 | -26.5% | 90.068 | $65,410 | 45 |
| Delaware | $65,120 | -18.8% | 99.808 | $65,250 | 46 |
| Wyoming | $59,820 | -25.4% | 92.691 | $64,540 | 47 |
| Utah | $63,500 | -20.8% | 98.864 | $64,230 | 48 |
| Florida | $64,840 | -19.1% | 103.414 | $62,700 | 49 |
| Colorado | $63,390 | -21.0% | 103.052 | $61,510 | 50 |
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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.