State wages ยท Cost of living
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in Wisconsin, at $82,980. Wisconsin leads after cost of living, at $88,190. Oklahoma has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($61,490).
National median
$61,490
Highest state median
$82,980
Wisconsin
Best adjusted pay
$88,190
Wisconsin
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $50,010Higher: $88,190Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Wisconsin | $82,980 | +34.9% | 94.095 | $88,190 | 1 |
| South Carolina | $74,710 | +21.5% | 93.749 | $79,690 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | $81,330 | +32.3% | 104.165 | $78,080 | 3 |
| Minnesota | $75,710 | +23.1% | 98.621 | $76,770 | 4 |
| Oregon | $79,290 | +28.9% | 103.361 | $76,710 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | $64,310 | +4.6% | 87.843 | $73,210 | 6 |
| South Dakota | $64,330 | +4.6% | 88.586 | $72,620 | 7 |
| North Dakota | $64,500 | +4.9% | 88.959 | $72,510 | 8 |
| Massachusetts | $76,610 | +24.6% | 105.757 | $72,440 | 9 |
| New York | $76,980 | +25.2% | 107.921 | $71,330 | 10 |
| Iowa | $60,680 | -1.3% | 87.762 | $69,140 | 11 |
| Missouri | $62,190 | +1.1% | 90.817 | $68,480 | 12 |
| California | $75,130 | +22.2% | 110.72 | $67,860 | 13 |
| Nebraska | $60,940 | -0.9% | 90.103 | $67,630 | 14 |
| Ohio | $62,430 | +1.5% | 92.774 | $67,290 | 15 |
| West Virginia | $59,570 | -3.1% | 89.497 | $66,560 | 16 |
| New Mexico | $61,240 | -0.4% | 92.212 | $66,410 | 17 |
| Vermont | $64,560 | +5.0% | 97.958 | $65,910 | 18 |
| Texas | $63,730 | +3.6% | 97.057 | $65,660 | 19 |
| Alaska | $67,110 | +9.1% | 102.359 | $65,560 | 20 |
| Indiana | $61,180 | -0.5% | 93.329 | $65,550 | 21 |
| Alabama | $57,730 | -6.1% | 88.823 | $64,990 | 22 |
| Tennessee | $59,590 | -3.1% | 91.87 | $64,860 | 23 |
| Michigan | $62,230 | +1.2% | 96.217 | $64,680 | 24 |
| North Carolina | $60,590 | -1.5% | 94.326 | $64,230 | 25 |
| Montana | $59,960 | -2.5% | 94.645 | $63,350 | 26 |
| Maine | $61,440 | -0.1% | 97.05 | $63,310 | 27 |
| Washington | $67,430 | +9.7% | 107.013 | $63,010 | 28 |
| New Jersey | $68,080 | +10.7% | 108.805 | $62,570 | 29 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,360 | -1.8% | 97.572 | $61,860 | 30 |
| Rhode Island | $63,100 | +2.6% | 102.28 | $61,690 | 31 |
| Arizona | $62,100 | +1.0% | 100.677 | $61,680 | 32 |
| Delaware | $60,950 | -0.9% | 99.808 | $61,070 | 33 |
| Nevada | $60,930 | -0.9% | 99.979 | $60,940 | 34 |
| Illinois | $59,480 | -3.3% | 99.958 | $59,500 | 35 |
| Colorado | $60,580 | -1.5% | 103.052 | $58,790 | 36 |
| Mississippi | $50,510 | -17.9% | 86.953 | $58,090 | 37 |
| Maryland | $58,990 | -4.1% | 104.959 | $56,200 | 38 |
| Louisiana | $49,310 | -19.8% | 88.207 | $55,900 | 39 |
| Virginia | $56,140 | -8.7% | 101.104 | $55,530 | 40 |
| Connecticut | $56,930 | -7.4% | 103.61 | $54,950 | 41 |
| Arkansas | $47,460 | -22.8% | 86.937 | $54,590 | 42 |
| Kansas | $49,170 | -20.0% | 90.068 | $54,590 | 42 |
| Wyoming | $50,250 | -18.3% | 92.691 | $54,210 | 44 |
| Georgia | $52,040 | -15.4% | 96.293 | $54,040 | 45 |
| Kentucky | $48,630 | -20.9% | 90.159 | $53,940 | 46 |
| District of Columbia | $56,630 | -7.9% | 109.901 | $51,530 | 47 |
| Idaho | $49,120 | -20.1% | 95.494 | $51,440 | 48 |
| Utah | $49,850 | -18.9% | 98.864 | $50,420 | 49 |
| Florida | $52,020 | -15.4% | 103.414 | $50,300 | 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.