State wages ยท Cost of living
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $125,670. California leads after cost of living, at $113,500. North Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($83,460).
National median
$83,460
Highest state median
$125,670
California
Best adjusted pay
$113,500
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $69,360Higher: $113,500Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $125,670 | +50.6% | 110.72 | $113,500 | 1 |
| Utah | $103,830 | +24.4% | 98.864 | $105,020 | 2 |
| Alaska | $107,230 | +28.5% | 102.359 | $104,760 | 3 |
| Michigan | $100,110 | +19.9% | 96.217 | $104,050 | 4 |
| Montana | $97,620 | +17.0% | 94.645 | $103,140 | 5 |
| Rhode Island | $101,800 | +22.0% | 102.28 | $99,530 | 6 |
| North Dakota | $84,750 | +1.5% | 88.959 | $95,270 | 7 |
| Oregon | $97,520 | +16.8% | 103.361 | $94,350 | 8 |
| Nebraska | $84,110 | +0.8% | 90.103 | $93,350 | 9 |
| New York | $100,110 | +19.9% | 107.921 | $92,760 | 10 |
| New Jersey | $100,870 | +20.9% | 108.805 | $92,710 | 11 |
| Missouri | $83,170 | -0.3% | 90.817 | $91,580 | 12 |
| Louisiana | $80,610 | -3.4% | 88.207 | $91,390 | 13 |
| South Dakota | $79,430 | -4.8% | 88.586 | $89,660 | 14 |
| Iowa | $78,400 | -6.1% | 87.762 | $89,330 | 15 |
| Kansas | $80,120 | -4.0% | 90.068 | $88,960 | 16 |
| New Mexico | $81,700 | -2.1% | 92.212 | $88,600 | 17 |
| Indiana | $82,220 | -1.5% | 93.329 | $88,100 | 18 |
| Alabama | $77,940 | -6.6% | 88.823 | $87,750 | 19 |
| Tennessee | $80,190 | -3.9% | 91.87 | $87,290 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | $81,740 | -2.1% | 94.095 | $86,870 | 21 |
| Texas | $83,760 | +0.4% | 97.057 | $86,300 | 22 |
| Wyoming | $79,820 | -4.4% | 92.691 | $86,110 | 23 |
| West Virginia | $77,020 | -7.7% | 89.497 | $86,060 | 24 |
| Minnesota | $84,310 | +1.0% | 98.621 | $85,490 | 25 |
| Idaho | $81,180 | -2.7% | 95.494 | $85,010 | 26 |
| Georgia | $81,540 | -2.3% | 96.293 | $84,680 | 27 |
| North Carolina | $79,160 | -5.2% | 94.326 | $83,920 | 28 |
| South Carolina | $78,620 | -5.8% | 93.749 | $83,860 | 29 |
| Pennsylvania | $81,760 | -2.0% | 97.572 | $83,790 | 30 |
| Maine | $81,290 | -2.6% | 97.05 | $83,760 | 31 |
| Illinois | $83,580 | +0.1% | 99.958 | $83,620 | 32 |
| New Hampshire | $85,980 | +3.0% | 104.165 | $82,540 | 33 |
| Vermont | $80,700 | -3.3% | 97.958 | $82,380 | 34 |
| Connecticut | $85,310 | +2.2% | 103.61 | $82,340 | 35 |
| Ohio | $75,320 | -9.8% | 92.774 | $81,190 | 36 |
| Florida | $83,740 | +0.3% | 103.414 | $80,980 | 37 |
| Delaware | $79,850 | -4.3% | 99.808 | $80,000 | 38 |
| Nevada | $79,870 | -4.3% | 99.979 | $79,890 | 39 |
| Massachusetts | $83,560 | +0.1% | 105.757 | $79,010 | 40 |
| Maryland | $81,630 | -2.2% | 104.959 | $77,770 | 41 |
| Colorado | $79,760 | -4.4% | 103.052 | $77,400 | 42 |
| Arizona | $77,650 | -7.0% | 100.677 | $77,130 | 43 |
| Virginia | $77,980 | -6.6% | 101.104 | $77,130 | 43 |
| Mississippi | $66,960 | -19.8% | 86.953 | $77,010 | 45 |
| District of Columbia | $84,560 | +1.3% | 109.901 | $76,940 | 46 |
| Washington | $81,050 | -2.9% | 107.013 | $75,740 | 47 |
| Kentucky | $67,110 | -19.6% | 90.159 | $74,440 | 48 |
| Arkansas | $64,610 | -22.6% | 86.937 | $74,320 | 49 |
| Oklahoma | $64,340 | -22.9% | 87.843 | $73,240 | 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.