State wages ยท Cost of living
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in New Hampshire, at $154,840. New Hampshire leads after cost of living, at $148,650. Michigan has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($119,980).
National median
$119,980
Highest state median
$154,840
New Hampshire
Best adjusted pay
$148,650
New Hampshire
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $54,690Higher: $148,650Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New Hampshire | $154,840 | +29.1% | 104.165 | $148,650 | 1 |
| Connecticut | $136,630 | +13.9% | 103.61 | $131,870 | 2 |
| Arizona | $131,710 | +9.8% | 100.677 | $130,820 | 3 |
| Alabama | $116,190 | -3.2% | 88.823 | $130,810 | 4 |
| Michigan | $123,840 | +3.2% | 96.217 | $128,710 | 5 |
| Massachusetts | $135,070 | +12.6% | 105.757 | $127,720 | 6 |
| Virginia | $127,420 | +6.2% | 101.104 | $126,030 | 7 |
| Texas | $121,610 | +1.4% | 97.057 | $125,300 | 8 |
| Illinois | $125,230 | +4.4% | 99.958 | $125,280 | 9 |
| New York | $134,480 | +12.1% | 107.921 | $124,610 | 10 |
| Iowa | $108,320 | -9.7% | 87.762 | $123,420 | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | $120,010 | 0.0% | 97.572 | $123,000 | 12 |
| District of Columbia | $134,620 | +12.2% | 109.901 | $122,490 | 13 |
| Maryland | $128,150 | +6.8% | 104.959 | $122,100 | 14 |
| Maine | $118,150 | -1.5% | 97.05 | $121,740 | 15 |
| California | $133,230 | +11.0% | 110.72 | $120,330 | 16 |
| Kentucky | $107,810 | -10.1% | 90.159 | $119,580 | 17 |
| Oklahoma | $102,930 | -14.2% | 87.843 | $117,170 | 18 |
| New Jersey | $127,050 | +5.9% | 108.805 | $116,770 | 19 |
| North Carolina | $109,890 | -8.4% | 94.326 | $116,500 | 20 |
| Arkansas | $100,110 | -16.6% | 86.937 | $115,150 | 21 |
| New Mexico | $105,570 | -12.0% | 92.212 | $114,490 | 22 |
| Tennessee | $104,760 | -12.7% | 91.87 | $114,030 | 23 |
| Georgia | $107,680 | -10.3% | 96.293 | $111,830 | 24 |
| Kansas | $99,320 | -17.2% | 90.068 | $110,270 | 25 |
| Wisconsin | $103,740 | -13.5% | 94.095 | $110,250 | 26 |
| Indiana | $102,780 | -14.3% | 93.329 | $110,130 | 27 |
| Mississippi | $95,420 | -20.5% | 86.953 | $109,740 | 28 |
| Vermont | $107,040 | -10.8% | 97.958 | $109,270 | 29 |
| South Carolina | $101,110 | -15.7% | 93.749 | $107,850 | 30 |
| Idaho | $102,100 | -14.9% | 95.494 | $106,920 | 31 |
| Minnesota | $103,920 | -13.4% | 98.621 | $105,370 | 32 |
| Ohio | $96,840 | -19.3% | 92.774 | $104,380 | 33 |
| Utah | $102,590 | -14.5% | 98.864 | $103,770 | 34 |
| Delaware | $101,670 | -15.3% | 99.808 | $101,870 | 35 |
| Oregon | $103,560 | -13.7% | 103.361 | $100,190 | 36 |
| West Virginia | $86,250 | -28.1% | 89.497 | $96,370 | 37 |
| Colorado | $98,060 | -18.3% | 103.052 | $95,160 | 38 |
| Washington | $85,630 | -28.6% | 107.013 | $80,020 | 39 |
| Florida | $56,560 | -52.9% | 103.414 | $54,690 | 40 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Louisiana | Not available | Not available | 88.207 | 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 |
| Nebraska | Not available | Not available | 90.103 | Not available | Not available |
| Nevada | Not available | Not available | 99.979 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | 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.