State wages ยท Cost of living
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $129,000. Kansas leads after cost of living, at $126,380. North Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($101,390).
National median
$101,390
Highest state median
$129,000
California
Best adjusted pay
$126,380
Kansas
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $54,430Higher: $126,380Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Kansas | $113,830 | +12.3% | 90.068 | $126,380 | 1 |
| North Dakota | $105,610 | +4.2% | 88.959 | $118,720 | 2 |
| Georgia | $114,290 | +12.7% | 96.293 | $118,690 | 3 |
| California | $129,000 | +27.2% | 110.72 | $116,510 | 4 |
| Montana | $110,200 | +8.7% | 94.645 | $116,440 | 5 |
| Maryland | $121,420 | +19.8% | 104.959 | $115,680 | 6 |
| Arizona | $113,790 | +12.2% | 100.677 | $113,020 | 7 |
| Missouri | $102,370 | +1.0% | 90.817 | $112,720 | 8 |
| New Mexico | $102,670 | +1.3% | 92.212 | $111,340 | 9 |
| Alaska | $113,530 | +12.0% | 102.359 | $110,910 | 10 |
| Wisconsin | $103,030 | +1.6% | 94.095 | $109,500 | 11 |
| Texas | $105,130 | +3.7% | 97.057 | $108,320 | 12 |
| North Carolina | $101,960 | +0.6% | 94.326 | $108,090 | 13 |
| Virginia | $108,260 | +6.8% | 101.104 | $107,080 | 14 |
| Michigan | $100,550 | -0.8% | 96.217 | $104,500 | 15 |
| Oregon | $107,840 | +6.4% | 103.361 | $104,330 | 16 |
| Wyoming | $96,470 | -4.9% | 92.691 | $104,080 | 17 |
| Ohio | $96,240 | -5.1% | 92.774 | $103,740 | 18 |
| Idaho | $98,850 | -2.5% | 95.494 | $103,510 | 19 |
| Kentucky | $92,270 | -9.0% | 90.159 | $102,340 | 20 |
| Connecticut | $105,640 | +4.2% | 103.61 | $101,960 | 21 |
| Nevada | $101,450 | +0.1% | 99.979 | $101,470 | 22 |
| Minnesota | $99,040 | -2.3% | 98.621 | $100,420 | 23 |
| Pennsylvania | $94,950 | -6.4% | 97.572 | $97,310 | 24 |
| Massachusetts | $102,340 | +0.9% | 105.757 | $96,770 | 25 |
| New York | $101,480 | +0.1% | 107.921 | $94,030 | 26 |
| New Jersey | $102,300 | +0.9% | 108.805 | $94,020 | 27 |
| Maine | $89,780 | -11.5% | 97.05 | $92,510 | 28 |
| Washington | $97,910 | -3.4% | 107.013 | $91,490 | 29 |
| West Virginia | $80,420 | -20.7% | 89.497 | $89,860 | 30 |
| Alabama | $79,540 | -21.6% | 88.823 | $89,550 | 31 |
| Iowa | $77,680 | -23.4% | 87.762 | $88,510 | 32 |
| Indiana | $82,480 | -18.7% | 93.329 | $88,380 | 33 |
| Tennessee | $79,800 | -21.3% | 91.87 | $86,860 | 34 |
| Arkansas | $72,090 | -28.9% | 86.937 | $82,920 | 35 |
| South Carolina | $77,110 | -23.9% | 93.749 | $82,250 | 36 |
| Illinois | $78,860 | -22.2% | 99.958 | $78,890 | 37 |
| Utah | $77,900 | -23.2% | 98.864 | $78,800 | 38 |
| Colorado | $80,010 | -21.1% | 103.052 | $77,640 | 39 |
| Mississippi | $64,850 | -36.0% | 86.953 | $74,580 | 40 |
| South Dakota | $61,540 | -39.3% | 88.586 | $69,470 | 41 |
| Florida | $56,290 | -44.5% | 103.414 | $54,430 | 42 |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Louisiana | Not available | Not available | 88.207 | Not available | Not available |
| Nebraska | Not available | Not available | 90.103 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | 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 |
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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.