State wages ยท Cost of living
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School pay by state
The highest published median is in Washington, at $101,340. Washington leads after cost of living, at $94,700. Iowa has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($63,620).
National median
$63,620
Highest state median
$101,340
Washington
Best adjusted pay
$94,700
Washington
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $48,300Higher: $94,700Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Washington | $101,340 | +59.3% | 107.013 | $94,700 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | $93,590 | +47.1% | 102.28 | $91,500 | 2 |
| Ohio | $80,910 | +27.2% | 92.774 | $87,210 | 3 |
| Wisconsin | $76,640 | +20.5% | 94.095 | $81,450 | 4 |
| Illinois | $79,950 | +25.7% | 99.958 | $79,980 | 5 |
| Minnesota | $78,300 | +23.1% | 98.621 | $79,390 | 6 |
| Connecticut | $81,860 | +28.7% | 103.61 | $79,010 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | $80,290 | +26.2% | 105.757 | $75,920 | 8 |
| Georgia | $73,020 | +14.8% | 96.293 | $75,830 | 9 |
| Iowa | $66,080 | +3.9% | 87.762 | $75,290 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | $73,170 | +15.0% | 97.572 | $74,990 | 11 |
| Utah | $71,910 | +13.0% | 98.864 | $72,740 | 12 |
| North Dakota | $64,390 | +1.2% | 88.959 | $72,380 | 13 |
| New York | $78,040 | +22.7% | 107.921 | $72,310 | 14 |
| Nebraska | $61,810 | -2.8% | 90.103 | $68,600 | 15 |
| Arkansas | $59,080 | -7.1% | 86.937 | $67,960 | 16 |
| South Carolina | $62,590 | -1.6% | 93.749 | $66,760 | 17 |
| Wyoming | $61,510 | -3.3% | 92.691 | $66,360 | 18 |
| Montana | $62,320 | -2.0% | 94.645 | $65,850 | 19 |
| Tennessee | $59,660 | -6.2% | 91.87 | $64,940 | 20 |
| Oklahoma | $56,250 | -11.6% | 87.843 | $64,030 | 21 |
| Texas | $62,130 | -2.3% | 97.057 | $64,010 | 22 |
| Kansas | $55,910 | -12.1% | 90.068 | $62,080 | 23 |
| Colorado | $63,950 | +0.5% | 103.052 | $62,060 | 24 |
| Virginia | $62,410 | -1.9% | 101.104 | $61,730 | 25 |
| Florida | $63,300 | -0.5% | 103.414 | $61,210 | 26 |
| Oregon | $63,010 | -1.0% | 103.361 | $60,960 | 27 |
| Louisiana | $53,550 | -15.8% | 88.207 | $60,710 | 28 |
| Mississippi | $52,400 | -17.6% | 86.953 | $60,260 | 29 |
| Maryland | $60,580 | -4.8% | 104.959 | $57,720 | 30 |
| Indiana | $52,920 | -16.8% | 93.329 | $56,700 | 31 |
| Alabama | $48,000 | -24.6% | 88.823 | $54,040 | 32 |
| California | $59,780 | -6.0% | 110.72 | $53,990 | 33 |
| South Dakota | $47,070 | -26.0% | 88.586 | $53,130 | 34 |
| North Carolina | $49,470 | -22.2% | 94.326 | $52,450 | 35 |
| New Jersey | $54,060 | -15.0% | 108.805 | $49,690 | 36 |
| Missouri | $44,630 | -29.8% | 90.817 | $49,140 | 37 |
| Arizona | $48,630 | -23.6% | 100.677 | $48,300 | 38 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| 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 |
| Idaho | Not available | Not available | 95.494 | Not available | Not available |
| Kentucky | Not available | Not available | 90.159 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| Michigan | Not available | Not available | 96.217 | Not available | Not available |
| Nevada | Not available | Not available | 99.979 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
| New Mexico | Not available | Not available | 92.212 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | 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.