State wages ยท Cost of living
Cost Estimators pay by state
The highest published median is in Massachusetts, at $102,680. Massachusetts leads after cost of living, at $97,090. Vermont has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($77,070).
National median
$77,070
Highest state median
$102,680
Massachusetts
Best adjusted pay
$97,090
Massachusetts
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $66,740Higher: $97,090Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Massachusetts | $102,680 | +33.2% | 105.757 | $97,090 | 1 |
| Iowa | $76,290 | -1.0% | 87.762 | $86,930 | 2 |
| South Dakota | $72,670 | -5.7% | 88.586 | $82,030 | 3 |
| Ohio | $75,450 | -2.1% | 92.774 | $81,330 | 4 |
| Tennessee | $74,570 | -3.2% | 91.87 | $81,170 | 5 |
| Minnesota | $79,950 | +3.7% | 98.621 | $81,070 | 6 |
| Missouri | $73,360 | -4.8% | 90.817 | $80,780 | 7 |
| Wyoming | $74,870 | -2.9% | 92.691 | $80,770 | 8 |
| Kansas | $72,600 | -5.8% | 90.068 | $80,610 | 9 |
| Vermont | $78,820 | +2.3% | 97.958 | $80,460 | 10 |
| Nevada | $80,270 | +4.2% | 99.979 | $80,290 | 11 |
| Utah | $79,150 | +2.7% | 98.864 | $80,060 | 12 |
| Illinois | $79,880 | +3.6% | 99.958 | $79,910 | 13 |
| Colorado | $81,990 | +6.4% | 103.052 | $79,560 | 14 |
| Michigan | $76,080 | -1.3% | 96.217 | $79,070 | 15 |
| North Dakota | $70,250 | -8.8% | 88.959 | $78,970 | 16 |
| West Virginia | $70,630 | -8.4% | 89.497 | $78,920 | 17 |
| Arizona | $79,310 | +2.9% | 100.677 | $78,780 | 18 |
| Idaho | $74,880 | -2.8% | 95.494 | $78,410 | 19 |
| Louisiana | $68,500 | -11.1% | 88.207 | $77,660 | 20 |
| Maryland | $81,490 | +5.7% | 104.959 | $77,640 | 21 |
| Washington | $82,900 | +7.6% | 107.013 | $77,470 | 22 |
| Texas | $74,930 | -2.8% | 97.057 | $77,200 | 23 |
| Kentucky | $69,490 | -9.8% | 90.159 | $77,070 | 24 |
| New York | $82,940 | +7.6% | 107.921 | $76,850 | 25 |
| District of Columbia | $84,410 | +9.5% | 109.901 | $76,810 | 26 |
| Indiana | $71,590 | -7.1% | 93.329 | $76,710 | 27 |
| Nebraska | $69,110 | -10.3% | 90.103 | $76,700 | 28 |
| Alabama | $68,030 | -11.7% | 88.823 | $76,590 | 29 |
| North Carolina | $72,230 | -6.3% | 94.326 | $76,570 | 30 |
| Pennsylvania | $74,590 | -3.2% | 97.572 | $76,450 | 31 |
| California | $84,610 | +9.8% | 110.72 | $76,420 | 32 |
| Oregon | $78,970 | +2.5% | 103.361 | $76,400 | 33 |
| Wisconsin | $71,880 | -6.7% | 94.095 | $76,390 | 34 |
| Mississippi | $66,410 | -13.8% | 86.953 | $76,370 | 35 |
| Georgia | $72,850 | -5.5% | 96.293 | $75,650 | 36 |
| Delaware | $75,390 | -2.2% | 99.808 | $75,540 | 37 |
| Maine | $73,090 | -5.2% | 97.05 | $75,310 | 38 |
| Virginia | $75,970 | -1.4% | 101.104 | $75,140 | 39 |
| New Mexico | $69,040 | -10.4% | 92.212 | $74,870 | 40 |
| New Hampshire | $77,720 | +0.8% | 104.165 | $74,610 | 41 |
| Connecticut | $77,130 | +0.1% | 103.61 | $74,440 | 42 |
| New Jersey | $80,880 | +4.9% | 108.805 | $74,330 | 43 |
| Rhode Island | $75,990 | -1.4% | 102.28 | $74,300 | 44 |
| Oklahoma | $63,790 | -17.2% | 87.843 | $72,620 | 45 |
| Arkansas | $62,870 | -18.4% | 86.937 | $72,320 | 46 |
| Montana | $68,360 | -11.3% | 94.645 | $72,230 | 47 |
| South Carolina | $67,420 | -12.5% | 93.749 | $71,920 | 48 |
| Hawaii | $78,630 | +2.0% | 109.951 | $71,510 | 49 |
| Florida | $71,920 | -6.7% | 103.414 | $69,550 | 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.