State wages ยท Cost of living
Bill and Account Collectors pay by state
The highest published median is in Alaska, at $58,070. Alaska leads after cost of living, at $56,730. New Mexico has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($46,040).
National median
$46,040
Highest state median
$58,070
Alaska
Best adjusted pay
$56,730
Alaska
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $41,330Higher: $56,730Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Alaska | $58,070 | +26.1% | 102.359 | $56,730 | 1 |
| Connecticut | $54,200 | +17.7% | 103.61 | $52,310 | 2 |
| Vermont | $51,070 | +10.9% | 97.958 | $52,130 | 3 |
| Wisconsin | $48,650 | +5.7% | 94.095 | $51,700 | 4 |
| California | $57,070 | +24.0% | 110.72 | $51,540 | 5 |
| Rhode Island | $52,580 | +14.2% | 102.28 | $51,410 | 6 |
| Oregon | $52,530 | +14.1% | 103.361 | $50,820 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | $53,160 | +15.5% | 105.757 | $50,270 | 8 |
| New Mexico | $46,270 | +0.5% | 92.212 | $50,180 | 9 |
| Missouri | $45,540 | -1.1% | 90.817 | $50,140 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | $43,800 | -4.9% | 87.843 | $49,860 | 11 |
| Kentucky | $44,890 | -2.5% | 90.159 | $49,790 | 12 |
| Maine | $47,660 | +3.5% | 97.05 | $49,110 | 13 |
| Minnesota | $48,160 | +4.6% | 98.621 | $48,830 | 14 |
| North Carolina | $45,770 | -0.6% | 94.326 | $48,520 | 15 |
| Montana | $45,830 | -0.5% | 94.645 | $48,420 | 16 |
| Georgia | $46,600 | +1.2% | 96.293 | $48,390 | 17 |
| South Dakota | $42,540 | -7.6% | 88.586 | $48,020 | 18 |
| Ohio | $44,400 | -3.6% | 92.774 | $47,860 | 19 |
| Maryland | $50,050 | +8.7% | 104.959 | $47,690 | 20 |
| Nebraska | $42,640 | -7.4% | 90.103 | $47,320 | 21 |
| Illinois | $47,220 | +2.6% | 99.958 | $47,240 | 22 |
| Colorado | $48,670 | +5.7% | 103.052 | $47,230 | 23 |
| Tennessee | $43,290 | -6.0% | 91.87 | $47,120 | 24 |
| Delaware | $46,660 | +1.3% | 99.808 | $46,750 | 25 |
| New Jersey | $50,660 | +10.0% | 108.805 | $46,560 | 26 |
| Nevada | $46,530 | +1.1% | 99.979 | $46,540 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | $45,190 | -1.8% | 97.572 | $46,310 | 28 |
| Hawaii | $50,380 | +9.4% | 109.951 | $45,820 | 29 |
| Iowa | $40,150 | -12.8% | 87.762 | $45,750 | 30 |
| Arizona | $45,950 | -0.2% | 100.677 | $45,640 | 31 |
| Texas | $44,200 | -4.0% | 97.057 | $45,540 | 32 |
| Idaho | $43,380 | -5.8% | 95.494 | $45,430 | 33 |
| Indiana | $42,390 | -7.9% | 93.329 | $45,420 | 34 |
| Michigan | $43,670 | -5.1% | 96.217 | $45,390 | 35 |
| Kansas | $40,800 | -11.4% | 90.068 | $45,300 | 36 |
| Utah | $44,640 | -3.0% | 98.864 | $45,150 | 37 |
| Alabama | $40,020 | -13.1% | 88.823 | $45,060 | 38 |
| Wyoming | $41,600 | -9.6% | 92.691 | $44,880 | 39 |
| West Virginia | $39,780 | -13.6% | 89.497 | $44,450 | 40 |
| Virginia | $44,710 | -2.9% | 101.104 | $44,220 | 41 |
| New York | $47,710 | +3.6% | 107.921 | $44,210 | 42 |
| Washington | $46,940 | +2.0% | 107.013 | $43,860 | 43 |
| South Carolina | $41,040 | -10.9% | 93.749 | $43,780 | 44 |
| New Hampshire | $45,440 | -1.3% | 104.165 | $43,620 | 45 |
| Florida | $44,860 | -2.6% | 103.414 | $43,380 | 46 |
| North Dakota | $38,500 | -16.4% | 88.959 | $43,280 | 47 |
| Mississippi | $36,610 | -20.5% | 86.953 | $42,100 | 48 |
| Arkansas | $36,510 | -20.7% | 86.937 | $42,000 | 49 |
| Louisiana | $36,460 | -20.8% | 88.207 | $41,330 | 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.