State wages ยท Cost of living
Education Administrators, All Other pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $133,680. Kansas leads after cost of living, at $128,260. Oklahoma has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($89,040).
National median
$89,040
Highest state median
$133,680
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$128,260
Kansas
States and territories
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Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $67,690Higher: $128,260Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Kansas | $115,520 | +29.7% | 90.068 | $128,260 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | $133,680 | +50.1% | 109.901 | $121,640 | 2 |
| Virginia | $115,340 | +29.5% | 101.104 | $114,080 | 3 |
| Tennessee | $103,020 | +15.7% | 91.87 | $112,140 | 4 |
| Maryland | $113,790 | +27.8% | 104.959 | $108,410 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | $94,160 | +5.8% | 87.843 | $107,190 | 6 |
| Kentucky | $93,180 | +4.6% | 90.159 | $103,350 | 7 |
| Delaware | $102,070 | +14.6% | 99.808 | $102,270 | 8 |
| Iowa | $88,410 | -0.7% | 87.762 | $100,740 | 9 |
| New Mexico | $92,330 | +3.7% | 92.212 | $100,130 | 10 |
| North Carolina | $93,790 | +5.3% | 94.326 | $99,430 | 11 |
| Georgia | $95,680 | +7.5% | 96.293 | $99,360 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | $93,070 | +4.5% | 94.095 | $98,910 | 13 |
| North Dakota | $87,790 | -1.4% | 88.959 | $98,690 | 14 |
| Colorado | $100,110 | +12.4% | 103.052 | $97,150 | 15 |
| Wyoming | $89,730 | +0.8% | 92.691 | $96,810 | 16 |
| South Carolina | $90,730 | +1.9% | 93.749 | $96,780 | 17 |
| Mississippi | $83,990 | -5.7% | 86.953 | $96,590 | 18 |
| South Dakota | $85,110 | -4.4% | 88.586 | $96,080 | 19 |
| Connecticut | $97,330 | +9.3% | 103.61 | $93,940 | 20 |
| Idaho | $89,630 | +0.7% | 95.494 | $93,860 | 21 |
| Arizona | $94,450 | +6.1% | 100.677 | $93,810 | 22 |
| Alabama | $82,410 | -7.4% | 88.823 | $92,780 | 23 |
| Minnesota | $90,650 | +1.8% | 98.621 | $91,920 | 24 |
| Louisiana | $80,060 | -10.1% | 88.207 | $90,760 | 25 |
| West Virginia | $80,670 | -9.4% | 89.497 | $90,140 | 26 |
| California | $96,950 | +8.9% | 110.72 | $87,560 | 27 |
| New York | $93,550 | +5.1% | 107.921 | $86,680 | 28 |
| Oregon | $89,310 | +0.3% | 103.361 | $86,410 | 29 |
| Missouri | $78,350 | -12.0% | 90.817 | $86,270 | 30 |
| Utah | $84,790 | -4.8% | 98.864 | $85,760 | 31 |
| Indiana | $79,970 | -10.2% | 93.329 | $85,690 | 32 |
| Massachusetts | $90,550 | +1.7% | 105.757 | $85,620 | 33 |
| Alaska | $86,930 | -2.4% | 102.359 | $84,930 | 34 |
| Pennsylvania | $81,820 | -8.1% | 97.572 | $83,860 | 35 |
| Nebraska | $75,290 | -15.4% | 90.103 | $83,560 | 36 |
| Arkansas | $71,830 | -19.3% | 86.937 | $82,620 | 37 |
| Maine | $79,870 | -10.3% | 97.05 | $82,300 | 38 |
| Texas | $78,540 | -11.8% | 97.057 | $80,920 | 39 |
| Vermont | $79,000 | -11.3% | 97.958 | $80,650 | 40 |
| New Hampshire | $81,970 | -7.9% | 104.165 | $78,690 | 41 |
| Ohio | $72,760 | -18.3% | 92.774 | $78,430 | 42 |
| Washington | $83,750 | -5.9% | 107.013 | $78,260 | 43 |
| Michigan | $73,760 | -17.2% | 96.217 | $76,660 | 44 |
| Illinois | $76,060 | -14.6% | 99.958 | $76,090 | 45 |
| New Jersey | $81,990 | -7.9% | 108.805 | $75,350 | 46 |
| Florida | $76,090 | -14.5% | 103.414 | $73,580 | 47 |
| Rhode Island | $72,700 | -18.4% | 102.28 | $71,080 | 48 |
| Montana | $65,210 | -26.8% | 94.645 | $68,900 | 49 |
| Hawaii | $74,430 | -16.4% | 109.951 | $67,690 | 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.