State wages ยท Cost of living
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists pay by state
The highest published median is in Massachusetts, at $93,450. North Dakota leads after cost of living, at $89,070. North Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($77,020).
National median
$77,020
Highest state median
$93,450
Massachusetts
Best adjusted pay
$89,070
North Dakota
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $53,970Higher: $89,070Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| North Dakota | $79,240 | +2.9% | 88.959 | $89,070 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | $93,450 | +21.3% | 105.757 | $88,360 | 2 |
| New Mexico | $81,190 | +5.4% | 92.212 | $88,050 | 3 |
| Delaware | $87,710 | +13.9% | 99.808 | $87,880 | 4 |
| Washington | $91,740 | +19.1% | 107.013 | $85,730 | 5 |
| Minnesota | $81,670 | +6.0% | 98.621 | $82,810 | 6 |
| Michigan | $78,750 | +2.2% | 96.217 | $81,850 | 7 |
| Nebraska | $73,550 | -4.5% | 90.103 | $81,630 | 8 |
| Colorado | $84,010 | +9.1% | 103.052 | $81,520 | 9 |
| Missouri | $73,180 | -5.0% | 90.817 | $80,580 | 10 |
| California | $87,940 | +14.2% | 110.72 | $79,430 | 11 |
| Virginia | $79,240 | +2.9% | 101.104 | $78,370 | 12 |
| Oregon | $80,990 | +5.2% | 103.361 | $78,360 | 13 |
| Maine | $75,680 | -1.7% | 97.05 | $77,980 | 14 |
| Ohio | $71,820 | -6.8% | 92.774 | $77,410 | 15 |
| Arizona | $77,730 | +0.9% | 100.677 | $77,210 | 16 |
| Maryland | $81,020 | +5.2% | 104.959 | $77,190 | 17 |
| Indiana | $72,020 | -6.5% | 93.329 | $77,170 | 18 |
| New Jersey | $83,770 | +8.8% | 108.805 | $76,990 | 19 |
| District of Columbia | $84,460 | +9.7% | 109.901 | $76,850 | 20 |
| Connecticut | $79,070 | +2.7% | 103.61 | $76,320 | 21 |
| New York | $81,960 | +6.4% | 107.921 | $75,940 | 22 |
| Texas | $73,520 | -4.5% | 97.057 | $75,750 | 23 |
| New Hampshire | $78,860 | +2.4% | 104.165 | $75,710 | 24 |
| Montana | $71,100 | -7.7% | 94.645 | $75,120 | 25 |
| Illinois | $74,710 | -3.0% | 99.958 | $74,740 | 26 |
| Georgia | $71,060 | -7.7% | 96.293 | $73,800 | 27 |
| Vermont | $71,920 | -6.6% | 97.958 | $73,420 | 28 |
| Wisconsin | $68,990 | -10.4% | 94.095 | $73,320 | 29 |
| Kansas | $65,680 | -14.7% | 90.068 | $72,920 | 30 |
| Rhode Island | $74,540 | -3.2% | 102.28 | $72,880 | 31 |
| Alaska | $73,810 | -4.2% | 102.359 | $72,110 | 32 |
| Wyoming | $65,870 | -14.5% | 92.691 | $71,060 | 33 |
| South Dakota | $62,850 | -18.4% | 88.586 | $70,950 | 34 |
| Iowa | $61,810 | -19.7% | 87.762 | $70,430 | 35 |
| Kentucky | $62,220 | -19.2% | 90.159 | $69,010 | 36 |
| Utah | $68,030 | -11.7% | 98.864 | $68,810 | 37 |
| Pennsylvania | $65,800 | -14.6% | 97.572 | $67,440 | 38 |
| Tennessee | $61,960 | -19.6% | 91.87 | $67,440 | 38 |
| North Carolina | $63,570 | -17.5% | 94.326 | $67,390 | 40 |
| Idaho | $63,070 | -18.1% | 95.494 | $66,050 | 41 |
| Nevada | $65,510 | -14.9% | 99.979 | $65,520 | 42 |
| South Carolina | $61,130 | -20.6% | 93.749 | $65,210 | 43 |
| Louisiana | $57,270 | -25.6% | 88.207 | $64,930 | 44 |
| Alabama | $56,720 | -26.4% | 88.823 | $63,860 | 45 |
| Arkansas | $54,800 | -28.8% | 86.937 | $63,030 | 46 |
| Mississippi | $53,780 | -30.2% | 86.953 | $61,850 | 47 |
| Florida | $63,280 | -17.8% | 103.414 | $61,190 | 48 |
| Oklahoma | $52,890 | -31.3% | 87.843 | $60,210 | 49 |
| West Virginia | $49,860 | -35.3% | 89.497 | $55,710 | 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.