State wages ยท Cost of living
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $137,450. California leads after cost of living, at $124,140. Wisconsin has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($96,690).
National median
$96,690
Highest state median
$137,450
California
Best adjusted pay
$124,140
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $58,540Higher: $124,140Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $137,450 | +42.2% | 110.72 | $124,140 | 1 |
| Virginia | $124,850 | +29.1% | 101.104 | $123,490 | 2 |
| Michigan | $105,200 | +8.8% | 96.217 | $109,340 | 3 |
| Wisconsin | $99,730 | +3.1% | 94.095 | $105,990 | 4 |
| Connecticut | $109,470 | +13.2% | 103.61 | $105,660 | 5 |
| Maine | $101,100 | +4.6% | 97.05 | $104,170 | 6 |
| Massachusetts | $108,780 | +12.5% | 105.757 | $102,860 | 7 |
| Illinois | $102,560 | +6.1% | 99.958 | $102,600 | 8 |
| Nevada | $102,340 | +5.8% | 99.979 | $102,360 | 9 |
| Utah | $100,340 | +3.8% | 98.864 | $101,490 | 10 |
| Texas | $98,280 | +1.6% | 97.057 | $101,260 | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | $98,600 | +2.0% | 97.572 | $101,050 | 12 |
| Missouri | $91,120 | -5.8% | 90.817 | $100,330 | 13 |
| Alabama | $88,440 | -8.5% | 88.823 | $99,570 | 14 |
| Georgia | $95,260 | -1.5% | 96.293 | $98,930 | 15 |
| Iowa | $86,130 | -10.9% | 87.762 | $98,140 | 16 |
| Nebraska | $86,890 | -10.1% | 90.103 | $96,430 | 17 |
| Vermont | $93,920 | -2.9% | 97.958 | $95,880 | 18 |
| Oregon | $97,000 | +0.3% | 103.361 | $93,850 | 19 |
| Rhode Island | $95,750 | -1.0% | 102.28 | $93,620 | 20 |
| Maryland | $98,010 | +1.4% | 104.959 | $93,380 | 21 |
| New Hampshire | $97,250 | +0.6% | 104.165 | $93,360 | 22 |
| Tennessee | $85,680 | -11.4% | 91.87 | $93,260 | 23 |
| Oklahoma | $80,890 | -16.3% | 87.843 | $92,080 | 24 |
| New York | $99,330 | +2.7% | 107.921 | $92,040 | 25 |
| New Jersey | $98,720 | +2.1% | 108.805 | $90,730 | 26 |
| Indiana | $84,490 | -12.6% | 93.329 | $90,530 | 27 |
| Louisiana | $79,480 | -17.8% | 88.207 | $90,110 | 28 |
| Kentucky | $79,780 | -17.5% | 90.159 | $88,490 | 29 |
| North Dakota | $78,700 | -18.6% | 88.959 | $88,470 | 30 |
| South Carolina | $82,520 | -14.7% | 93.749 | $88,020 | 31 |
| Montana | $83,220 | -13.9% | 94.645 | $87,930 | 32 |
| District of Columbia | $95,740 | -1.0% | 109.901 | $87,110 | 33 |
| West Virginia | $75,320 | -22.1% | 89.497 | $84,160 | 34 |
| Idaho | $79,600 | -17.7% | 95.494 | $83,360 | 35 |
| South Dakota | $73,340 | -24.1% | 88.586 | $82,790 | 36 |
| New Mexico | $76,230 | -21.2% | 92.212 | $82,670 | 37 |
| Minnesota | $81,480 | -15.7% | 98.621 | $82,620 | 38 |
| Ohio | $76,630 | -20.7% | 92.774 | $82,600 | 39 |
| North Carolina | $77,800 | -19.5% | 94.326 | $82,480 | 40 |
| Delaware | $81,350 | -15.9% | 99.808 | $81,510 | 41 |
| Arizona | $80,230 | -17.0% | 100.677 | $79,690 | 42 |
| Kansas | $70,880 | -26.7% | 90.068 | $78,700 | 43 |
| Florida | $80,390 | -16.9% | 103.414 | $77,740 | 44 |
| Colorado | $78,370 | -18.9% | 103.052 | $76,050 | 45 |
| Washington | $80,110 | -17.1% | 107.013 | $74,860 | 46 |
| Arkansas | $64,750 | -33.0% | 86.937 | $74,480 | 47 |
| Mississippi | $64,190 | -33.6% | 86.953 | $73,820 | 48 |
| Hawaii | $64,370 | -33.4% | 109.951 | $58,540 | 49 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | 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.