State wages ยท Cost of living
Budget Analysts pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $117,960. Alabama leads after cost of living, at $110,420. Alabama has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($87,930).
National median
$87,930
Highest state median
$117,960
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$110,420
Alabama
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $73,980Higher: $110,420Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Alabama | $98,080 | +11.5% | 88.823 | $110,420 | 1 |
| New Mexico | $99,590 | +13.3% | 92.212 | $108,000 | 2 |
| Virginia | $108,740 | +23.7% | 101.104 | $107,550 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $117,960 | +34.2% | 109.901 | $107,330 | 4 |
| Maryland | $101,420 | +15.3% | 104.959 | $96,630 | 5 |
| Michigan | $91,830 | +4.4% | 96.217 | $95,440 | 6 |
| Iowa | $83,210 | -5.4% | 87.762 | $94,810 | 7 |
| California | $103,900 | +18.2% | 110.72 | $93,840 | 8 |
| Colorado | $96,680 | +10.0% | 103.052 | $93,820 | 9 |
| Georgia | $89,810 | +2.1% | 96.293 | $93,270 | 10 |
| Ohio | $86,460 | -1.7% | 92.774 | $93,190 | 11 |
| Nebraska | $83,010 | -5.6% | 90.103 | $92,130 | 12 |
| Oregon | $94,640 | +7.6% | 103.361 | $91,560 | 13 |
| Illinois | $91,140 | +3.7% | 99.958 | $91,180 | 14 |
| Tennessee | $83,740 | -4.8% | 91.87 | $91,150 | 15 |
| Alaska | $92,870 | +5.6% | 102.359 | $90,730 | 16 |
| Vermont | $88,550 | +0.7% | 97.958 | $90,400 | 17 |
| Kansas | $81,060 | -7.8% | 90.068 | $90,000 | 18 |
| Connecticut | $93,070 | +5.8% | 103.61 | $89,830 | 19 |
| Indiana | $83,090 | -5.5% | 93.329 | $89,030 | 20 |
| Rhode Island | $90,150 | +2.5% | 102.28 | $88,140 | 21 |
| Louisiana | $77,380 | -12.0% | 88.207 | $87,730 | 22 |
| North Dakota | $77,940 | -11.4% | 88.959 | $87,610 | 23 |
| South Carolina | $82,080 | -6.7% | 93.749 | $87,550 | 24 |
| Oklahoma | $76,840 | -12.6% | 87.843 | $87,470 | 25 |
| Missouri | $78,790 | -10.4% | 90.817 | $86,760 | 26 |
| Mississippi | $74,960 | -14.8% | 86.953 | $86,210 | 27 |
| New Jersey | $92,980 | +5.7% | 108.805 | $85,460 | 28 |
| Maine | $82,830 | -5.8% | 97.05 | $85,350 | 29 |
| Arizona | $85,880 | -2.3% | 100.677 | $85,300 | 30 |
| South Dakota | $74,960 | -14.8% | 88.586 | $84,620 | 31 |
| West Virginia | $75,540 | -14.1% | 89.497 | $84,410 | 32 |
| Wisconsin | $79,100 | -10.0% | 94.095 | $84,060 | 33 |
| North Carolina | $79,210 | -9.9% | 94.326 | $83,970 | 34 |
| New Hampshire | $87,110 | -0.9% | 104.165 | $83,630 | 35 |
| Massachusetts | $88,270 | +0.4% | 105.757 | $83,460 | 36 |
| Minnesota | $81,900 | -6.9% | 98.621 | $83,050 | 37 |
| Washington | $88,400 | +0.5% | 107.013 | $82,610 | 38 |
| Pennsylvania | $80,580 | -8.4% | 97.572 | $82,590 | 39 |
| Hawaii | $90,750 | +3.2% | 109.951 | $82,540 | 40 |
| Kentucky | $74,160 | -15.7% | 90.159 | $82,250 | 41 |
| Texas | $79,450 | -9.6% | 97.057 | $81,860 | 42 |
| Utah | $80,420 | -8.5% | 98.864 | $81,340 | 43 |
| Wyoming | $74,960 | -14.8% | 92.691 | $80,870 | 44 |
| Delaware | $80,670 | -8.3% | 99.808 | $80,830 | 45 |
| Idaho | $76,990 | -12.4% | 95.494 | $80,620 | 46 |
| New York | $86,310 | -1.8% | 107.921 | $79,980 | 47 |
| Montana | $74,960 | -14.8% | 94.645 | $79,200 | 48 |
| Nevada | $77,790 | -11.5% | 99.979 | $77,810 | 49 |
| Florida | $79,880 | -9.2% | 103.414 | $77,240 | 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.