State wages ยท Cost of living
Curators pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $81,990. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $74,600. South Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($61,770).
National median
$61,770
Highest state median
$81,990
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$74,600
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $50,610Higher: $74,600Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $81,990 | +32.7% | 109.901 | $74,600 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | $74,690 | +20.9% | 102.28 | $73,030 | 2 |
| New York | $78,760 | +27.5% | 107.921 | $72,980 | 3 |
| South Dakota | $63,810 | +3.3% | 88.586 | $72,030 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | $75,980 | +23.0% | 105.757 | $71,840 | 5 |
| California | $78,710 | +27.4% | 110.72 | $71,090 | 6 |
| Connecticut | $73,350 | +18.7% | 103.61 | $70,790 | 7 |
| Kansas | $61,770 | 0.0% | 90.068 | $68,580 | 8 |
| Colorado | $70,100 | +13.5% | 103.052 | $68,020 | 9 |
| Nevada | $67,310 | +9.0% | 99.979 | $67,320 | 10 |
| Michigan | $64,030 | +3.7% | 96.217 | $66,550 | 11 |
| New Mexico | $60,650 | -1.8% | 92.212 | $65,770 | 12 |
| Alabama | $58,390 | -5.5% | 88.823 | $65,740 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | $61,560 | -0.3% | 94.095 | $65,420 | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,600 | +3.0% | 97.572 | $65,180 | 15 |
| Alaska | $65,150 | +5.5% | 102.359 | $63,650 | 16 |
| Missouri | $57,790 | -6.4% | 90.817 | $63,630 | 17 |
| Ohio | $58,890 | -4.7% | 92.774 | $63,480 | 18 |
| Arizona | $63,900 | +3.4% | 100.677 | $63,470 | 19 |
| Arkansas | $55,040 | -10.9% | 86.937 | $63,310 | 20 |
| Louisiana | $55,680 | -9.9% | 88.207 | $63,120 | 21 |
| Idaho | $59,640 | -3.4% | 95.494 | $62,450 | 22 |
| Minnesota | $61,270 | -0.8% | 98.621 | $62,130 | 23 |
| Washington | $66,160 | +7.1% | 107.013 | $61,820 | 24 |
| South Carolina | $57,750 | -6.5% | 93.749 | $61,600 | 25 |
| Illinois | $60,850 | -1.5% | 99.958 | $60,880 | 26 |
| Texas | $59,030 | -4.4% | 97.057 | $60,820 | 27 |
| New Jersey | $65,930 | +6.7% | 108.805 | $60,590 | 28 |
| Tennessee | $55,490 | -10.2% | 91.87 | $60,400 | 29 |
| Iowa | $52,230 | -15.4% | 87.762 | $59,510 | 30 |
| Virginia | $60,020 | -2.8% | 101.104 | $59,360 | 31 |
| Nebraska | $52,870 | -14.4% | 90.103 | $58,680 | 32 |
| Maryland | $61,350 | -0.7% | 104.959 | $58,450 | 33 |
| Indiana | $53,850 | -12.8% | 93.329 | $57,700 | 34 |
| West Virginia | $50,810 | -17.7% | 89.497 | $56,770 | 35 |
| Hawaii | $62,400 | +1.0% | 109.951 | $56,750 | 36 |
| Kentucky | $50,940 | -17.5% | 90.159 | $56,500 | 37 |
| Vermont | $55,340 | -10.4% | 97.958 | $56,490 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | $48,470 | -21.5% | 87.843 | $55,180 | 39 |
| Wyoming | $51,040 | -17.4% | 92.691 | $55,060 | 40 |
| Florida | $55,560 | -10.1% | 103.414 | $53,730 | 41 |
| Oregon | $55,290 | -10.5% | 103.361 | $53,490 | 42 |
| North Carolina | $50,220 | -18.7% | 94.326 | $53,240 | 43 |
| Georgia | $50,900 | -17.6% | 96.293 | $52,860 | 44 |
| Maine | $50,690 | -17.9% | 97.05 | $52,230 | 45 |
| Montana | $48,700 | -21.2% | 94.645 | $51,460 | 46 |
| Delaware | $50,980 | -17.5% | 99.808 | $51,080 | 47 |
| New Hampshire | $53,160 | -13.9% | 104.165 | $51,030 | 48 |
| Utah | $50,040 | -19.0% | 98.864 | $50,610 | 49 |
| Mississippi | Not available | Not available | 86.953 | 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.