State wages ยท Cost of living
Compensation and Benefits Managers pay by state
The highest published median is in Washington, at $206,320. Washington leads after cost of living, at $192,800. Wisconsin has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($140,360).
National median
$140,360
Highest state median
$206,320
Washington
Best adjusted pay
$192,800
Washington
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $86,640Higher: $192,800Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Washington | $206,320 | +47.0% | 107.013 | $192,800 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | $183,140 | +30.5% | 102.28 | $179,060 | 2 |
| Massachusetts | $181,910 | +29.6% | 105.757 | $172,010 | 3 |
| Virginia | $171,300 | +22.0% | 101.104 | $169,430 | 4 |
| New Jersey | $182,660 | +30.1% | 108.805 | $167,880 | 5 |
| New York | $176,390 | +25.7% | 107.921 | $163,440 | 6 |
| Colorado | $159,570 | +13.7% | 103.052 | $154,840 | 7 |
| Wisconsin | $142,360 | +1.4% | 94.095 | $151,290 | 8 |
| Maine | $143,090 | +1.9% | 97.05 | $147,440 | 9 |
| Georgia | $141,200 | +0.6% | 96.293 | $146,640 | 10 |
| District of Columbia | $160,800 | +14.6% | 109.901 | $146,310 | 11 |
| Minnesota | $143,990 | +2.6% | 98.621 | $146,000 | 12 |
| California | $160,740 | +14.5% | 110.72 | $145,180 | 13 |
| Michigan | $139,670 | -0.5% | 96.217 | $145,160 | 14 |
| Connecticut | $147,070 | +4.8% | 103.61 | $141,950 | 15 |
| Oregon | $145,630 | +3.8% | 103.361 | $140,890 | 16 |
| Texas | $136,610 | -2.7% | 97.057 | $140,750 | 17 |
| Ohio | $128,460 | -8.5% | 92.774 | $138,470 | 18 |
| Maryland | $143,910 | +2.5% | 104.959 | $137,110 | 19 |
| Utah | $132,920 | -5.3% | 98.864 | $134,450 | 20 |
| Tennessee | $122,490 | -12.7% | 91.87 | $133,330 | 21 |
| North Carolina | $125,650 | -10.5% | 94.326 | $133,210 | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | $125,790 | -10.4% | 97.572 | $128,920 | 23 |
| Illinois | $127,530 | -9.1% | 99.958 | $127,580 | 24 |
| New Hampshire | $132,240 | -5.8% | 104.165 | $126,950 | 25 |
| Alabama | $110,450 | -21.3% | 88.823 | $124,350 | 26 |
| Nebraska | $109,950 | -21.7% | 90.103 | $122,030 | 27 |
| Iowa | $106,500 | -24.1% | 87.762 | $121,350 | 28 |
| Kansas | $108,790 | -22.5% | 90.068 | $120,790 | 29 |
| Kentucky | $108,100 | -23.0% | 90.159 | $119,900 | 30 |
| Indiana | $110,300 | -21.4% | 93.329 | $118,180 | 31 |
| Arkansas | $102,370 | -27.1% | 86.937 | $117,750 | 32 |
| Alaska | $119,380 | -14.9% | 102.359 | $116,630 | 33 |
| Idaho | $108,600 | -22.6% | 95.494 | $113,720 | 34 |
| New Mexico | $104,840 | -25.3% | 92.212 | $113,690 | 35 |
| Oklahoma | $99,310 | -29.2% | 87.843 | $113,050 | 36 |
| Florida | $114,030 | -18.8% | 103.414 | $110,270 | 37 |
| Missouri | $97,530 | -30.5% | 90.817 | $107,390 | 38 |
| West Virginia | $94,990 | -32.3% | 89.497 | $106,140 | 39 |
| Louisiana | $92,710 | -33.9% | 88.207 | $105,110 | 40 |
| Mississippi | $89,830 | -36.0% | 86.953 | $103,310 | 41 |
| South Carolina | $93,890 | -33.1% | 93.749 | $100,150 | 42 |
| Hawaii | $95,260 | -32.1% | 109.951 | $86,640 | 43 |
| Arizona | Not available | Not available | 100.677 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | Not available | Not available |
| Nevada | Not available | Not available | 99.979 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | 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.