State wages ยท Cost of living
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay by state
The highest published median is in Washington, at $161,090. Washington leads after cost of living, at $150,530. North Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($104,070).
National median
$104,070
Highest state median
$161,090
Washington
Best adjusted pay
$150,530
Washington
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $84,880Higher: $150,530Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Washington | $161,090 | +54.8% | 107.013 | $150,530 | 1 |
| Connecticut | $146,460 | +40.7% | 103.61 | $141,360 | 2 |
| California | $151,890 | +45.9% | 110.72 | $137,180 | 3 |
| Delaware | $129,890 | +24.8% | 99.808 | $130,140 | 4 |
| New York | $137,870 | +32.5% | 107.921 | $127,750 | 5 |
| New Jersey | $137,260 | +31.9% | 108.805 | $126,150 | 6 |
| Utah | $124,650 | +19.8% | 98.864 | $126,080 | 7 |
| Oregon | $129,020 | +24.0% | 103.361 | $124,820 | 8 |
| Minnesota | $122,910 | +18.1% | 98.621 | $124,630 | 9 |
| District of Columbia | $133,720 | +28.5% | 109.901 | $121,670 | 10 |
| Maryland | $127,620 | +22.6% | 104.959 | $121,590 | 11 |
| Nebraska | $109,020 | +4.8% | 90.103 | $120,990 | 12 |
| Alaska | $123,630 | +18.8% | 102.359 | $120,780 | 13 |
| Massachusetts | $127,570 | +22.6% | 105.757 | $120,630 | 14 |
| North Dakota | $104,990 | +0.9% | 88.959 | $118,020 | 15 |
| Iowa | $102,810 | -1.2% | 87.762 | $117,150 | 16 |
| Wisconsin | $109,240 | +5.0% | 94.095 | $116,100 | 17 |
| Rhode Island | $117,810 | +13.2% | 102.28 | $115,180 | 18 |
| Wyoming | $104,030 | 0.0% | 92.691 | $112,230 | 19 |
| New Mexico | $101,870 | -2.1% | 92.212 | $110,470 | 20 |
| Illinois | $108,560 | +4.3% | 99.958 | $108,610 | 21 |
| Missouri | $98,600 | -5.3% | 90.817 | $108,570 | 22 |
| Alabama | $96,380 | -7.4% | 88.823 | $108,510 | 23 |
| Kansas | $97,000 | -6.8% | 90.068 | $107,700 | 24 |
| Ohio | $99,880 | -4.0% | 92.774 | $107,660 | 25 |
| Michigan | $103,340 | -0.7% | 96.217 | $107,400 | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | $104,460 | +0.4% | 97.572 | $107,060 | 27 |
| South Carolina | $100,050 | -3.9% | 93.749 | $106,720 | 28 |
| Indiana | $98,950 | -4.9% | 93.329 | $106,020 | 29 |
| Georgia | $101,890 | -2.1% | 96.293 | $105,810 | 30 |
| Nevada | $105,290 | +1.2% | 99.979 | $105,310 | 31 |
| Kentucky | $93,850 | -9.8% | 90.159 | $104,090 | 32 |
| Colorado | $106,640 | +2.5% | 103.052 | $103,480 | 33 |
| Maine | $100,210 | -3.7% | 97.05 | $103,260 | 34 |
| Montana | $97,380 | -6.4% | 94.645 | $102,890 | 35 |
| Vermont | $100,610 | -3.3% | 97.958 | $102,710 | 36 |
| Idaho | $98,020 | -5.8% | 95.494 | $102,650 | 37 |
| Virginia | $102,860 | -1.2% | 101.104 | $101,740 | 38 |
| Arkansas | $86,010 | -17.4% | 86.937 | $98,930 | 39 |
| New Hampshire | $102,530 | -1.5% | 104.165 | $98,430 | 40 |
| Tennessee | $89,470 | -14.0% | 91.87 | $97,390 | 41 |
| South Dakota | $85,080 | -18.2% | 88.586 | $96,040 | 42 |
| Oklahoma | $84,130 | -19.2% | 87.843 | $95,770 | 43 |
| Louisiana | $83,730 | -19.5% | 88.207 | $94,920 | 44 |
| Mississippi | $81,760 | -21.4% | 86.953 | $94,030 | 45 |
| Hawaii | $103,090 | -0.9% | 109.951 | $93,760 | 46 |
| West Virginia | $80,650 | -22.5% | 89.497 | $90,110 | 47 |
| Arizona | $90,490 | -13.0% | 100.677 | $89,880 | 48 |
| Texas | $86,330 | -17.0% | 97.057 | $88,950 | 49 |
| North Carolina | $81,310 | -21.9% | 94.326 | $86,200 | 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.