State wages ยท Cost of living
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $134,780. California leads after cost of living, at $121,730. Montana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($77,800).
National median
$77,800
Highest state median
$134,780
California
Best adjusted pay
$121,730
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $36,500Higher: $121,730Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $134,780 | +73.2% | 110.72 | $121,730 | 1 |
| Connecticut | $97,730 | +25.6% | 103.61 | $94,320 | 2 |
| Rhode Island | $92,850 | +19.3% | 102.28 | $90,780 | 3 |
| Oregon | $90,120 | +15.8% | 103.361 | $87,190 | 4 |
| Montana | $81,700 | +5.0% | 94.645 | $86,320 | 5 |
| Michigan | $82,130 | +5.6% | 96.217 | $85,360 | 6 |
| North Dakota | $75,460 | -3.0% | 88.959 | $84,830 | 7 |
| Wisconsin | $77,190 | -0.8% | 94.095 | $82,030 | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | $78,900 | +1.4% | 97.572 | $80,860 | 9 |
| Minnesota | $79,290 | +1.9% | 98.621 | $80,400 | 10 |
| Wyoming | $73,880 | -5.0% | 92.691 | $79,710 | 11 |
| Illinois | $79,230 | +1.8% | 99.958 | $79,260 | 12 |
| Nevada | $78,710 | +1.2% | 99.979 | $78,730 | 13 |
| Texas | $76,210 | -2.0% | 97.057 | $78,520 | 14 |
| South Carolina | $73,540 | -5.5% | 93.749 | $78,440 | 15 |
| New York | $84,420 | +8.5% | 107.921 | $78,220 | 16 |
| Maine | $75,640 | -2.8% | 97.05 | $77,940 | 17 |
| Iowa | $67,990 | -12.6% | 87.762 | $77,470 | 18 |
| Idaho | $73,770 | -5.2% | 95.494 | $77,250 | 19 |
| New Jersey | $83,460 | +7.3% | 108.805 | $76,710 | 20 |
| Louisiana | $67,000 | -13.9% | 88.207 | $75,960 | 21 |
| Nebraska | $67,380 | -13.4% | 90.103 | $74,780 | 22 |
| West Virginia | $66,720 | -14.2% | 89.497 | $74,550 | 23 |
| Maryland | $78,090 | +0.4% | 104.959 | $74,400 | 24 |
| District of Columbia | $81,030 | +4.2% | 109.901 | $73,730 | 25 |
| Massachusetts | $77,760 | -0.1% | 105.757 | $73,530 | 26 |
| Missouri | $66,530 | -14.5% | 90.817 | $73,260 | 27 |
| Mississippi | $63,440 | -18.5% | 86.953 | $72,960 | 28 |
| Oklahoma | $63,960 | -17.8% | 87.843 | $72,810 | 29 |
| New Hampshire | $75,000 | -3.6% | 104.165 | $72,000 | 30 |
| Virginia | $72,340 | -7.0% | 101.104 | $71,550 | 31 |
| Kansas | $63,860 | -17.9% | 90.068 | $70,900 | 32 |
| Arkansas | $61,590 | -20.8% | 86.937 | $70,840 | 33 |
| North Carolina | $66,380 | -14.7% | 94.326 | $70,370 | 34 |
| Alabama | $61,990 | -20.3% | 88.823 | $69,790 | 35 |
| South Dakota | $61,670 | -20.7% | 88.586 | $69,620 | 36 |
| Ohio | $64,360 | -17.3% | 92.774 | $69,370 | 37 |
| Kentucky | $62,450 | -19.7% | 90.159 | $69,270 | 38 |
| Georgia | $65,690 | -15.6% | 96.293 | $68,220 | 39 |
| Indiana | $63,660 | -18.2% | 93.329 | $68,210 | 40 |
| Arizona | $68,350 | -12.1% | 100.677 | $67,890 | 41 |
| Washington | $72,390 | -7.0% | 107.013 | $67,650 | 42 |
| Tennessee | $60,810 | -21.8% | 91.87 | $66,190 | 43 |
| Delaware | $65,100 | -16.3% | 99.808 | $65,230 | 44 |
| Utah | $62,810 | -19.3% | 98.864 | $63,530 | 45 |
| Colorado | $64,910 | -16.6% | 103.052 | $62,990 | 46 |
| Florida | $64,090 | -17.6% | 103.414 | $61,970 | 47 |
| New Mexico | $47,870 | -38.5% | 92.212 | $51,910 | 48 |
| Alaska | $49,680 | -36.1% | 102.359 | $48,540 | 49 |
| Hawaii | $40,130 | -48.4% | 109.951 | $36,500 | 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.