State wages ยท Cost of living
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay by state
The highest published median is in Washington, at $98,580. Alabama leads after cost of living, at $96,150. Alabama has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($63,910).
National median
$63,910
Highest state median
$98,580
Washington
Best adjusted pay
$96,150
Alabama
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $53,770Higher: $96,150Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Alabama | $85,400 | +33.6% | 88.823 | $96,150 | 1 |
| Connecticut | $97,020 | +51.8% | 103.61 | $93,640 | 2 |
| Washington | $98,580 | +54.2% | 107.013 | $92,120 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $96,710 | +51.3% | 109.901 | $88,000 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | $92,600 | +44.9% | 105.757 | $87,560 | 5 |
| Missouri | $76,240 | +19.3% | 90.817 | $83,950 | 6 |
| Ohio | $76,120 | +19.1% | 92.774 | $82,050 | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | $76,210 | +19.2% | 97.572 | $78,110 | 8 |
| Vermont | $76,030 | +19.0% | 97.958 | $77,610 | 9 |
| Oregon | $79,720 | +24.7% | 103.361 | $77,130 | 10 |
| Delaware | $76,930 | +20.4% | 99.808 | $77,080 | 11 |
| Rhode Island | $78,780 | +23.3% | 102.28 | $77,020 | 12 |
| Michigan | $73,900 | +15.6% | 96.217 | $76,810 | 13 |
| New Mexico | $70,710 | +10.6% | 92.212 | $76,680 | 14 |
| Maryland | $79,930 | +25.1% | 104.959 | $76,150 | 15 |
| Illinois | $75,090 | +17.5% | 99.958 | $75,120 | 16 |
| New Jersey | $80,860 | +26.5% | 108.805 | $74,320 | 17 |
| New York | $79,800 | +24.9% | 107.921 | $73,940 | 18 |
| California | $81,860 | +28.1% | 110.72 | $73,930 | 19 |
| Alaska | $75,200 | +17.7% | 102.359 | $73,470 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | $66,820 | +4.6% | 94.095 | $71,010 | 21 |
| New Hampshire | $72,820 | +13.9% | 104.165 | $69,910 | 22 |
| Nebraska | $62,320 | -2.5% | 90.103 | $69,170 | 23 |
| Arkansas | $60,060 | -6.0% | 86.937 | $69,080 | 24 |
| Iowa | $59,420 | -7.0% | 87.762 | $67,710 | 25 |
| North Dakota | $60,160 | -5.9% | 88.959 | $67,630 | 26 |
| Georgia | $65,060 | +1.8% | 96.293 | $67,560 | 27 |
| Louisiana | $59,500 | -6.9% | 88.207 | $67,450 | 28 |
| Kentucky | $60,210 | -5.8% | 90.159 | $66,780 | 29 |
| Oklahoma | $58,640 | -8.2% | 87.843 | $66,760 | 30 |
| Wyoming | $61,580 | -3.6% | 92.691 | $66,440 | 31 |
| South Carolina | $61,980 | -3.0% | 93.749 | $66,110 | 32 |
| Utah | $65,240 | +2.1% | 98.864 | $65,990 | 33 |
| Minnesota | $65,070 | +1.8% | 98.621 | $65,980 | 34 |
| Mississippi | $56,990 | -10.8% | 86.953 | $65,540 | 35 |
| Idaho | $62,280 | -2.6% | 95.494 | $65,220 | 36 |
| Indiana | $60,500 | -5.3% | 93.329 | $64,820 | 37 |
| Virginia | $65,460 | +2.4% | 101.104 | $64,750 | 38 |
| Tennessee | $59,460 | -7.0% | 91.87 | $64,720 | 39 |
| Texas | $62,540 | -2.1% | 97.057 | $64,440 | 40 |
| Kansas | $57,910 | -9.4% | 90.068 | $64,300 | 41 |
| Maine | $62,030 | -2.9% | 97.05 | $63,920 | 42 |
| Montana | $59,970 | -6.2% | 94.645 | $63,360 | 43 |
| West Virginia | $56,060 | -12.3% | 89.497 | $62,640 | 44 |
| Nevada | $61,900 | -3.1% | 99.979 | $61,910 | 45 |
| South Dakota | $54,220 | -15.2% | 88.586 | $61,210 | 46 |
| Colorado | $62,940 | -1.5% | 103.052 | $61,080 | 47 |
| North Carolina | $57,380 | -10.2% | 94.326 | $60,830 | 48 |
| Florida | $61,290 | -4.1% | 103.414 | $59,270 | 49 |
| Arizona | $54,130 | -15.3% | 100.677 | $53,770 | 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.