State wages ยท Cost of living
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks pay by state
The highest published median is in Illinois, at $65,270. Illinois leads after cost of living, at $65,300. South Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($49,130).
National median
$49,130
Highest state median
$65,270
Illinois
Best adjusted pay
$65,300
Illinois
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $30,110Higher: $65,300Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Illinois | $65,270 | +32.9% | 99.958 | $65,300 | 1 |
| North Dakota | $54,820 | +11.6% | 88.959 | $61,620 | 2 |
| Texas | $58,770 | +19.6% | 97.057 | $60,550 | 3 |
| Ohio | $52,270 | +6.4% | 92.774 | $56,340 | 4 |
| South Dakota | $49,880 | +1.5% | 88.586 | $56,310 | 5 |
| Tennessee | $51,580 | +5.0% | 91.87 | $56,140 | 6 |
| New Hampshire | $56,400 | +14.8% | 104.165 | $54,140 | 7 |
| Kentucky | $48,550 | -1.2% | 90.159 | $53,850 | 8 |
| Maine | $51,820 | +5.5% | 97.05 | $53,400 | 9 |
| Iowa | $46,820 | -4.7% | 87.762 | $53,350 | 10 |
| Virginia | $53,870 | +9.6% | 101.104 | $53,280 | 11 |
| Nebraska | $47,120 | -4.1% | 90.103 | $52,300 | 12 |
| Pennsylvania | $50,610 | +3.0% | 97.572 | $51,870 | 13 |
| New Jersey | $55,350 | +12.7% | 108.805 | $50,870 | 14 |
| Massachusetts | $53,690 | +9.3% | 105.757 | $50,770 | 15 |
| Minnesota | $49,960 | +1.7% | 98.621 | $50,660 | 16 |
| Utah | $49,800 | +1.4% | 98.864 | $50,370 | 17 |
| Indiana | $46,810 | -4.7% | 93.329 | $50,160 | 18 |
| North Carolina | $47,140 | -4.1% | 94.326 | $49,980 | 19 |
| Washington | $53,220 | +8.3% | 107.013 | $49,730 | 20 |
| Idaho | $46,720 | -4.9% | 95.494 | $48,920 | 21 |
| New York | $52,090 | +6.0% | 107.921 | $48,270 | 22 |
| Louisiana | $42,510 | -13.5% | 88.207 | $48,190 | 23 |
| Colorado | $49,380 | +0.5% | 103.052 | $47,920 | 24 |
| Wisconsin | $45,020 | -8.4% | 94.095 | $47,850 | 25 |
| Michigan | $46,020 | -6.3% | 96.217 | $47,830 | 26 |
| Oregon | $47,460 | -3.4% | 103.361 | $45,920 | 27 |
| California | $50,370 | +2.5% | 110.72 | $45,490 | 28 |
| Nevada | $44,680 | -9.1% | 99.979 | $44,690 | 29 |
| Maryland | $46,280 | -5.8% | 104.959 | $44,090 | 30 |
| Oklahoma | $38,680 | -21.3% | 87.843 | $44,030 | 31 |
| Mississippi | $38,170 | -22.3% | 86.953 | $43,900 | 32 |
| South Carolina | $38,820 | -21.0% | 93.749 | $41,410 | 33 |
| Georgia | $28,990 | -41.0% | 96.293 | $30,110 | 34 |
| Alabama | Not available | Not available | 88.823 | Not available | Not available |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Arizona | Not available | Not available | 100.677 | Not available | Not available |
| Arkansas | Not available | Not available | 86.937 | Not available | Not available |
| Connecticut | Not available | Not available | 103.61 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
| Florida | Not available | Not available | 103.414 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Kansas | Not available | Not available | 90.068 | Not available | Not available |
| Missouri | Not available | Not available | 90.817 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | Not available | Not available |
| New Mexico | Not available | Not available | 92.212 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | 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.