State wages ยท Cost of living
Business Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in Alaska, at $142,230. Alaska leads after cost of living, at $138,950. Louisiana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($97,270).
National median
$97,270
Highest state median
$142,230
Alaska
Best adjusted pay
$138,950
Alaska
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $59,870Higher: $138,950Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Alaska | $142,230 | +46.2% | 102.359 | $138,950 | 1 |
| Utah | $124,620 | +28.1% | 98.864 | $126,050 | 2 |
| North Dakota | $108,700 | +11.8% | 88.959 | $122,190 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $132,100 | +35.8% | 109.901 | $120,200 | 4 |
| Louisiana | $101,620 | +4.5% | 88.207 | $115,210 | 5 |
| California | $125,310 | +28.8% | 110.72 | $113,180 | 6 |
| Tennessee | $99,280 | +2.1% | 91.87 | $108,070 | 7 |
| Wisconsin | $98,680 | +1.4% | 94.095 | $104,870 | 8 |
| Michigan | $100,730 | +3.6% | 96.217 | $104,690 | 9 |
| Texas | $99,480 | +2.3% | 97.057 | $102,500 | 10 |
| Virginia | $103,270 | +6.2% | 101.104 | $102,140 | 11 |
| New York | $108,700 | +11.8% | 107.921 | $100,720 | 12 |
| Connecticut | $103,900 | +6.8% | 103.61 | $100,280 | 13 |
| Vermont | $97,260 | 0.0% | 97.958 | $99,290 | 14 |
| Nevada | $98,660 | +1.4% | 99.979 | $98,680 | 15 |
| Rhode Island | $100,370 | +3.2% | 102.28 | $98,130 | 16 |
| Maryland | $102,800 | +5.7% | 104.959 | $97,940 | 17 |
| New Hampshire | $101,830 | +4.7% | 104.165 | $97,760 | 18 |
| New Jersey | $105,230 | +8.2% | 108.805 | $96,710 | 19 |
| Kansas | $86,470 | -11.1% | 90.068 | $96,010 | 20 |
| Missouri | $86,530 | -11.0% | 90.817 | $95,280 | 21 |
| Pennsylvania | $92,780 | -4.6% | 97.572 | $95,090 | 22 |
| Nebraska | $85,110 | -12.5% | 90.103 | $94,460 | 23 |
| Massachusetts | $99,600 | +2.4% | 105.757 | $94,180 | 24 |
| West Virginia | $83,320 | -14.3% | 89.497 | $93,100 | 25 |
| Oklahoma | $81,680 | -16.0% | 87.843 | $92,980 | 26 |
| Iowa | $81,340 | -16.4% | 87.762 | $92,680 | 27 |
| Alabama | $81,040 | -16.7% | 88.823 | $91,240 | 28 |
| Arizona | $89,690 | -7.8% | 100.677 | $89,090 | 29 |
| Indiana | $82,870 | -14.8% | 93.329 | $88,790 | 30 |
| Kentucky | $79,330 | -18.4% | 90.159 | $87,990 | 31 |
| Mississippi | $76,060 | -21.8% | 86.953 | $87,470 | 32 |
| New Mexico | $80,590 | -17.1% | 92.212 | $87,400 | 33 |
| Montana | $80,590 | -17.1% | 94.645 | $85,150 | 34 |
| Minnesota | $83,360 | -14.3% | 98.621 | $84,530 | 35 |
| South Carolina | $79,060 | -18.7% | 93.749 | $84,330 | 36 |
| North Carolina | $78,860 | -18.9% | 94.326 | $83,600 | 37 |
| Georgia | $79,890 | -17.9% | 96.293 | $82,970 | 38 |
| Ohio | $76,680 | -21.2% | 92.774 | $82,650 | 39 |
| Illinois | $82,490 | -15.2% | 99.958 | $82,520 | 40 |
| Oregon | $84,190 | -13.4% | 103.361 | $81,450 | 41 |
| South Dakota | $72,100 | -25.9% | 88.586 | $81,390 | 42 |
| Delaware | $80,820 | -16.9% | 99.808 | $80,980 | 43 |
| Wyoming | $74,200 | -23.7% | 92.691 | $80,050 | 44 |
| Idaho | $75,950 | -21.9% | 95.494 | $79,530 | 45 |
| Washington | $84,690 | -12.9% | 107.013 | $79,140 | 46 |
| Maine | $76,750 | -21.1% | 97.05 | $79,080 | 47 |
| Florida | $75,330 | -22.6% | 103.414 | $72,840 | 48 |
| Arkansas | $63,170 | -35.1% | 86.937 | $72,660 | 49 |
| Colorado | $73,690 | -24.2% | 103.052 | $71,510 | 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.