State wages ยท Cost of living
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The highest published median is in California, at $136,240. California leads after cost of living, at $123,050. Mississippi has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($71,470).
National median
$71,470
Highest state median
$136,240
California
Best adjusted pay
$123,050
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $53,750Higher: $123,050Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $136,240 | +90.6% | 110.72 | $123,050 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | $97,290 | +36.1% | 94.095 | $103,400 | 2 |
| Colorado | $101,880 | +42.5% | 103.052 | $98,860 | 3 |
| Maryland | $95,410 | +33.5% | 104.959 | $90,900 | 4 |
| Louisiana | $79,470 | +11.2% | 88.207 | $90,090 | 5 |
| Mississippi | $78,280 | +9.5% | 86.953 | $90,030 | 6 |
| Missouri | $77,410 | +8.3% | 90.817 | $85,240 | 7 |
| Wyoming | $77,910 | +9.0% | 92.691 | $84,050 | 8 |
| Minnesota | $80,700 | +12.9% | 98.621 | $81,830 | 9 |
| Utah | $79,700 | +11.5% | 98.864 | $80,620 | 10 |
| Oregon | $82,400 | +15.3% | 103.361 | $79,720 | 11 |
| Texas | $76,580 | +7.1% | 97.057 | $78,900 | 12 |
| Delaware | $77,530 | +8.5% | 99.808 | $77,680 | 13 |
| Nevada | $76,760 | +7.4% | 99.979 | $76,780 | 14 |
| Rhode Island | $78,520 | +9.9% | 102.28 | $76,770 | 15 |
| New Hampshire | $79,620 | +11.4% | 104.165 | $76,440 | 16 |
| Idaho | $72,150 | +1.0% | 95.494 | $75,550 | 17 |
| New York | $80,960 | +13.3% | 107.921 | $75,020 | 18 |
| Massachusetts | $78,900 | +10.4% | 105.757 | $74,600 | 19 |
| Virginia | $74,940 | +4.9% | 101.104 | $74,120 | 20 |
| West Virginia | $65,350 | -8.6% | 89.497 | $73,020 | 21 |
| Ohio | $67,490 | -5.6% | 92.774 | $72,750 | 22 |
| Alabama | $64,020 | -10.4% | 88.823 | $72,080 | 23 |
| Nebraska | $64,710 | -9.5% | 90.103 | $71,820 | 24 |
| Pennsylvania | $69,960 | -2.1% | 97.572 | $71,700 | 25 |
| South Dakota | $63,290 | -11.4% | 88.586 | $71,440 | 26 |
| Oklahoma | $62,730 | -12.2% | 87.843 | $71,410 | 27 |
| South Carolina | $66,090 | -7.5% | 93.749 | $70,500 | 28 |
| New Jersey | $76,290 | +6.7% | 108.805 | $70,120 | 29 |
| Connecticut | $71,990 | +0.7% | 103.61 | $69,480 | 30 |
| New Mexico | $63,850 | -10.7% | 92.212 | $69,240 | 31 |
| Arizona | $68,350 | -4.4% | 100.677 | $67,890 | 32 |
| Vermont | $65,280 | -8.7% | 97.958 | $66,640 | 33 |
| Arkansas | $57,610 | -19.4% | 86.937 | $66,270 | 34 |
| Tennessee | $60,780 | -15.0% | 91.87 | $66,160 | 35 |
| Illinois | $65,390 | -8.5% | 99.958 | $65,420 | 36 |
| Kentucky | $58,320 | -18.4% | 90.159 | $64,690 | 37 |
| Michigan | $62,210 | -13.0% | 96.217 | $64,660 | 38 |
| Georgia | $61,540 | -13.9% | 96.293 | $63,910 | 39 |
| North Carolina | $60,080 | -15.9% | 94.326 | $63,690 | 40 |
| Maine | $61,720 | -13.6% | 97.05 | $63,600 | 41 |
| Indiana | $58,620 | -18.0% | 93.329 | $62,810 | 42 |
| Washington | $66,680 | -6.7% | 107.013 | $62,310 | 43 |
| Iowa | $52,500 | -26.5% | 87.762 | $59,820 | 44 |
| District of Columbia | $64,360 | -9.9% | 109.901 | $58,560 | 45 |
| Florida | $59,660 | -16.5% | 103.414 | $57,690 | 46 |
| Kansas | $48,410 | -32.3% | 90.068 | $53,750 | 47 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | 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.