State wages ยท Cost of living
Couriers and Messengers pay by state
The highest published median is in Colorado, at $44,610. Minnesota leads after cost of living, at $44,500. Oklahoma has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($38,340).
National median
$38,340
Highest state median
$44,610
Colorado
Best adjusted pay
$44,500
Minnesota
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $32,820Higher: $44,500Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Minnesota | $43,890 | +14.5% | 98.621 | $44,500 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | $39,090 | +2.0% | 87.843 | $44,500 | 1 |
| Missouri | $39,520 | +3.1% | 90.817 | $43,520 | 3 |
| Colorado | $44,610 | +16.4% | 103.052 | $43,290 | 4 |
| Iowa | $37,730 | -1.6% | 87.762 | $42,990 | 5 |
| Nevada | $42,490 | +10.8% | 99.979 | $42,500 | 6 |
| Utah | $41,600 | +8.5% | 98.864 | $42,080 | 7 |
| West Virginia | $37,260 | -2.8% | 89.497 | $41,630 | 8 |
| Washington | $44,170 | +15.2% | 107.013 | $41,280 | 9 |
| Maine | $40,020 | +4.4% | 97.05 | $41,240 | 10 |
| Wyoming | $38,230 | -0.3% | 92.691 | $41,240 | 10 |
| Montana | $38,780 | +1.1% | 94.645 | $40,970 | 12 |
| North Dakota | $36,400 | -5.1% | 88.959 | $40,920 | 13 |
| Arkansas | $35,430 | -7.6% | 86.937 | $40,750 | 14 |
| Ohio | $37,680 | -1.7% | 92.774 | $40,610 | 15 |
| North Carolina | $38,260 | -0.2% | 94.326 | $40,560 | 16 |
| Oregon | $41,870 | +9.2% | 103.361 | $40,510 | 17 |
| Vermont | $39,600 | +3.3% | 97.958 | $40,430 | 18 |
| Kentucky | $36,350 | -5.2% | 90.159 | $40,320 | 19 |
| California | $44,600 | +16.3% | 110.72 | $40,280 | 20 |
| Mississippi | $34,930 | -8.9% | 86.953 | $40,170 | 21 |
| Indiana | $37,470 | -2.3% | 93.329 | $40,150 | 22 |
| District of Columbia | $44,010 | +14.8% | 109.901 | $40,050 | 23 |
| Massachusetts | $42,250 | +10.2% | 105.757 | $39,950 | 24 |
| Tennessee | $36,690 | -4.3% | 91.87 | $39,940 | 25 |
| New Mexico | $36,790 | -4.0% | 92.212 | $39,900 | 26 |
| Illinois | $39,680 | +3.5% | 99.958 | $39,700 | 27 |
| Wisconsin | $37,170 | -3.1% | 94.095 | $39,500 | 28 |
| Kansas | $35,520 | -7.4% | 90.068 | $39,440 | 29 |
| Idaho | $37,360 | -2.6% | 95.494 | $39,120 | 30 |
| Michigan | $37,130 | -3.2% | 96.217 | $38,590 | 31 |
| Georgia | $37,140 | -3.1% | 96.293 | $38,570 | 32 |
| Pennsylvania | $37,590 | -2.0% | 97.572 | $38,530 | 33 |
| Texas | $37,310 | -2.7% | 97.057 | $38,440 | 34 |
| Alaska | $39,170 | +2.2% | 102.359 | $38,270 | 35 |
| Virginia | $38,380 | +0.1% | 101.104 | $37,960 | 36 |
| South Carolina | $35,360 | -7.8% | 93.749 | $37,720 | 37 |
| South Dakota | $33,400 | -12.9% | 88.586 | $37,700 | 38 |
| Delaware | $37,560 | -2.0% | 99.808 | $37,630 | 39 |
| Rhode Island | $38,420 | +0.2% | 102.28 | $37,560 | 40 |
| New Hampshire | $38,620 | +0.7% | 104.165 | $37,080 | 41 |
| Arizona | $37,220 | -2.9% | 100.677 | $36,970 | 42 |
| New York | $39,780 | +3.8% | 107.921 | $36,860 | 43 |
| New Jersey | $39,710 | +3.6% | 108.805 | $36,500 | 44 |
| Maryland | $38,010 | -0.9% | 104.959 | $36,210 | 45 |
| Alabama | $31,870 | -16.9% | 88.823 | $35,880 | 46 |
| Florida | $36,760 | -4.1% | 103.414 | $35,550 | 47 |
| Hawaii | $37,480 | -2.2% | 109.951 | $34,090 | 48 |
| Louisiana | $29,520 | -23.0% | 88.207 | $33,470 | 49 |
| Nebraska | $29,570 | -22.9% | 90.103 | $32,820 | 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.