State wages ยท Cost of living
Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $85,560. Louisiana leads after cost of living, at $91,260. Louisiana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($72,090).
National median
$72,090
Highest state median
$85,560
California
Best adjusted pay
$91,260
Louisiana
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $45,390Higher: $91,260Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Louisiana | $80,500 | +11.7% | 88.207 | $91,260 | 1 |
| North Dakota | $75,190 | +4.3% | 88.959 | $84,520 | 2 |
| Nebraska | $75,130 | +4.2% | 90.103 | $83,380 | 3 |
| Montana | $75,540 | +4.8% | 94.645 | $79,810 | 4 |
| Virginia | $79,280 | +10.0% | 101.104 | $78,410 | 5 |
| Alaska | $80,070 | +11.1% | 102.359 | $78,220 | 6 |
| Texas | $75,650 | +4.9% | 97.057 | $77,940 | 7 |
| Rhode Island | $79,430 | +10.2% | 102.28 | $77,660 | 8 |
| Vermont | $76,030 | +5.5% | 97.958 | $77,610 | 9 |
| California | $85,560 | +18.7% | 110.72 | $77,280 | 10 |
| New York | $83,270 | +15.5% | 107.921 | $77,160 | 11 |
| Minnesota | $75,750 | +5.1% | 98.621 | $76,810 | 12 |
| Connecticut | $77,870 | +8.0% | 103.61 | $75,160 | 13 |
| Arkansas | $65,020 | -9.8% | 86.937 | $74,790 | 14 |
| Alabama | $65,670 | -8.9% | 88.823 | $73,930 | 15 |
| Wyoming | $68,440 | -5.1% | 92.691 | $73,840 | 16 |
| West Virginia | $65,670 | -8.9% | 89.497 | $73,380 | 17 |
| Massachusetts | $77,440 | +7.4% | 105.757 | $73,220 | 18 |
| North Carolina | $68,340 | -5.2% | 94.326 | $72,450 | 19 |
| District of Columbia | $79,100 | +9.7% | 109.901 | $71,970 | 20 |
| Maine | $69,710 | -3.3% | 97.05 | $71,830 | 21 |
| Oklahoma | $62,320 | -13.6% | 87.843 | $70,940 | 22 |
| Mississippi | $61,150 | -15.2% | 86.953 | $70,330 | 23 |
| Tennessee | $64,480 | -10.6% | 91.87 | $70,190 | 24 |
| South Dakota | $62,120 | -13.8% | 88.586 | $70,120 | 25 |
| Kansas | $63,070 | -12.5% | 90.068 | $70,020 | 26 |
| Missouri | $63,470 | -12.0% | 90.817 | $69,890 | 27 |
| South Carolina | $64,690 | -10.3% | 93.749 | $69,000 | 28 |
| New Jersey | $74,990 | +4.0% | 108.805 | $68,920 | 29 |
| Indiana | $63,870 | -11.4% | 93.329 | $68,440 | 30 |
| Utah | $67,580 | -6.3% | 98.864 | $68,360 | 31 |
| Wisconsin | $64,150 | -11.0% | 94.095 | $68,180 | 32 |
| Kentucky | $61,320 | -14.9% | 90.159 | $68,010 | 33 |
| Michigan | $65,340 | -9.4% | 96.217 | $67,910 | 34 |
| Arizona | $68,350 | -5.2% | 100.677 | $67,890 | 35 |
| New Mexico | $62,460 | -13.4% | 92.212 | $67,740 | 36 |
| Oregon | $69,640 | -3.4% | 103.361 | $67,380 | 37 |
| Georgia | $63,940 | -11.3% | 96.293 | $66,400 | 38 |
| Idaho | $63,080 | -12.5% | 95.494 | $66,060 | 39 |
| Ohio | $61,160 | -15.2% | 92.774 | $65,920 | 40 |
| Pennsylvania | $64,310 | -10.8% | 97.572 | $65,910 | 41 |
| Nevada | $64,630 | -10.3% | 99.979 | $64,640 | 42 |
| New Hampshire | $66,680 | -7.5% | 104.165 | $64,010 | 43 |
| Colorado | $64,620 | -10.4% | 103.052 | $62,710 | 44 |
| Iowa | $54,720 | -24.1% | 87.762 | $62,350 | 45 |
| Maryland | $64,980 | -9.9% | 104.959 | $61,910 | 46 |
| Washington | $66,150 | -8.2% | 107.013 | $61,810 | 47 |
| Illinois | $60,410 | -16.2% | 99.958 | $60,440 | 48 |
| Florida | $62,020 | -14.0% | 103.414 | $59,970 | 49 |
| Hawaii | $49,910 | -30.8% | 109.951 | $45,390 | 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.