State wages ยท Cost of living
Education Administrators, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in Alaska, at $147,190. Wisconsin leads after cost of living, at $146,020. Oklahoma has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($103,960).
National median
$103,960
Highest state median
$147,190
Alaska
Best adjusted pay
$146,020
Wisconsin
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $84,580Higher: $146,020Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Wisconsin | $137,400 | +32.2% | 94.095 | $146,020 | 1 |
| Alaska | $147,190 | +41.6% | 102.359 | $143,800 | 2 |
| Delaware | $135,610 | +30.4% | 99.808 | $135,870 | 3 |
| New York | $136,170 | +31.0% | 107.921 | $126,180 | 4 |
| Wyoming | $113,160 | +8.8% | 92.691 | $122,080 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | $106,650 | +2.6% | 87.843 | $121,410 | 6 |
| South Dakota | $107,110 | +3.0% | 88.586 | $120,910 | 7 |
| New Jersey | $130,520 | +25.5% | 108.805 | $119,960 | 8 |
| Maryland | $125,730 | +20.9% | 104.959 | $119,790 | 9 |
| Kansas | $105,870 | +1.8% | 90.068 | $117,540 | 10 |
| Kentucky | $105,660 | +1.6% | 90.159 | $117,190 | 11 |
| Massachusetts | $122,970 | +18.3% | 105.757 | $116,280 | 12 |
| Missouri | $105,050 | +1.0% | 90.817 | $115,670 | 13 |
| Louisiana | $101,660 | -2.2% | 88.207 | $115,250 | 14 |
| New Mexico | $105,350 | +1.3% | 92.212 | $114,250 | 15 |
| Tennessee | $104,230 | +0.3% | 91.87 | $113,450 | 16 |
| North Dakota | $99,690 | -4.1% | 88.959 | $112,060 | 17 |
| California | $123,840 | +19.1% | 110.72 | $111,850 | 18 |
| Alabama | $99,290 | -4.5% | 88.823 | $111,780 | 19 |
| Georgia | $105,950 | +1.9% | 96.293 | $110,030 | 20 |
| Michigan | $104,920 | +0.9% | 96.217 | $109,050 | 21 |
| Montana | $102,150 | -1.7% | 94.645 | $107,930 | 22 |
| Virginia | $108,750 | +4.6% | 101.104 | $107,560 | 23 |
| North Carolina | $99,910 | -3.9% | 94.326 | $105,920 | 24 |
| Oregon | $109,480 | +5.3% | 103.361 | $105,920 | 24 |
| Connecticut | $109,700 | +5.5% | 103.61 | $105,880 | 26 |
| Indiana | $98,660 | -5.1% | 93.329 | $105,710 | 27 |
| Texas | $102,150 | -1.7% | 97.057 | $105,250 | 28 |
| Rhode Island | $107,070 | +3.0% | 102.28 | $104,680 | 29 |
| New Hampshire | $107,600 | +3.5% | 104.165 | $103,300 | 30 |
| Minnesota | $101,700 | -2.2% | 98.621 | $103,120 | 31 |
| Washington | $110,310 | +6.1% | 107.013 | $103,080 | 32 |
| Idaho | $98,270 | -5.5% | 95.494 | $102,910 | 33 |
| Pennsylvania | $100,320 | -3.5% | 97.572 | $102,820 | 34 |
| Colorado | $104,650 | +0.7% | 103.052 | $101,550 | 35 |
| Arizona | $102,080 | -1.8% | 100.677 | $101,390 | 36 |
| Utah | $100,110 | -3.7% | 98.864 | $101,260 | 37 |
| Vermont | $98,750 | -5.0% | 97.958 | $100,810 | 38 |
| Iowa | $86,470 | -16.8% | 87.762 | $98,530 | 39 |
| Mississippi | $85,670 | -17.6% | 86.953 | $98,520 | 40 |
| District of Columbia | $106,530 | +2.5% | 109.901 | $96,930 | 41 |
| Nebraska | $86,440 | -16.9% | 90.103 | $95,930 | 42 |
| Illinois | $95,520 | -8.1% | 99.958 | $95,560 | 43 |
| West Virginia | $85,260 | -18.0% | 89.497 | $95,270 | 44 |
| Arkansas | $79,020 | -24.0% | 86.937 | $90,890 | 45 |
| South Carolina | $83,710 | -19.5% | 93.749 | $89,290 | 46 |
| Ohio | $82,640 | -20.5% | 92.774 | $89,080 | 47 |
| Nevada | $88,880 | -14.5% | 99.979 | $88,900 | 48 |
| Maine | $84,850 | -18.4% | 97.05 | $87,430 | 49 |
| Hawaii | $95,160 | -8.5% | 109.951 | $86,550 | 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.