State wages ยท Cost of living
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education pay by state
The highest published median is in Washington, at $99,110. Washington leads after cost of living, at $92,610. New Mexico has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($62,340).
National median
$62,340
Highest state median
$99,110
Washington
Best adjusted pay
$92,610
Washington
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $50,640Higher: $92,610Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Washington | $99,110 | +59.0% | 107.013 | $92,610 | 1 |
| California | $98,190 | +57.5% | 110.72 | $88,680 | 2 |
| District of Columbia | $94,730 | +52.0% | 109.901 | $86,200 | 3 |
| Rhode Island | $86,900 | +39.4% | 102.28 | $84,960 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | $83,260 | +33.6% | 105.757 | $78,730 | 5 |
| New York | $82,480 | +32.3% | 107.921 | $76,430 | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | $74,160 | +19.0% | 97.572 | $76,010 | 7 |
| Connecticut | $78,740 | +26.3% | 103.61 | $76,000 | 8 |
| Alaska | $76,290 | +22.4% | 102.359 | $74,530 | 9 |
| Oregon | $75,800 | +21.6% | 103.361 | $73,340 | 10 |
| Maryland | $74,720 | +19.9% | 104.959 | $71,190 | 11 |
| New Mexico | $65,510 | +5.1% | 92.212 | $71,040 | 12 |
| New Jersey | $77,150 | +23.8% | 108.805 | $70,910 | 13 |
| Ohio | $65,380 | +4.9% | 92.774 | $70,470 | 14 |
| Nebraska | $61,700 | -1.0% | 90.103 | $68,480 | 15 |
| Alabama | $59,850 | -4.0% | 88.823 | $67,380 | 16 |
| Delaware | $66,390 | +6.5% | 99.808 | $66,520 | 17 |
| Wyoming | $61,560 | -1.3% | 92.691 | $66,410 | 18 |
| Georgia | $63,490 | +1.8% | 96.293 | $65,930 | 19 |
| North Dakota | $57,820 | -7.3% | 88.959 | $65,000 | 20 |
| Michigan | $62,350 | 0.0% | 96.217 | $64,800 | 21 |
| Wisconsin | $60,690 | -2.6% | 94.095 | $64,500 | 22 |
| Kentucky | $57,980 | -7.0% | 90.159 | $64,310 | 23 |
| Illinois | $64,160 | +2.9% | 99.958 | $64,190 | 24 |
| Maine | $62,300 | -0.1% | 97.05 | $64,190 | 24 |
| Minnesota | $63,120 | +1.3% | 98.621 | $64,000 | 26 |
| South Carolina | $59,370 | -4.8% | 93.749 | $63,330 | 27 |
| Iowa | $55,540 | -10.9% | 87.762 | $63,280 | 28 |
| Texas | $61,380 | -1.5% | 97.057 | $63,240 | 29 |
| Vermont | $61,270 | -1.7% | 97.958 | $62,550 | 30 |
| Indiana | $58,370 | -6.4% | 93.329 | $62,540 | 31 |
| Idaho | $59,620 | -4.4% | 95.494 | $62,430 | 32 |
| Nevada | $62,420 | +0.1% | 99.979 | $62,430 | 32 |
| Utah | $61,710 | -1.0% | 98.864 | $62,420 | 34 |
| West Virginia | $55,550 | -10.9% | 89.497 | $62,070 | 35 |
| New Hampshire | $64,430 | +3.4% | 104.165 | $61,850 | 36 |
| Virginia | $62,270 | -0.1% | 101.104 | $61,590 | 37 |
| Colorado | $61,550 | -1.3% | 103.052 | $59,730 | 38 |
| Montana | $56,200 | -9.8% | 94.645 | $59,380 | 39 |
| Louisiana | $52,280 | -16.1% | 88.207 | $59,270 | 40 |
| Arkansas | $50,550 | -18.9% | 86.937 | $58,150 | 41 |
| Tennessee | $52,690 | -15.5% | 91.87 | $57,350 | 42 |
| Kansas | $50,820 | -18.5% | 90.068 | $56,420 | 43 |
| Mississippi | $48,440 | -22.3% | 86.953 | $55,710 | 44 |
| South Dakota | $49,110 | -21.2% | 88.586 | $55,440 | 45 |
| Hawaii | $60,420 | -3.1% | 109.951 | $54,950 | 46 |
| Oklahoma | $47,470 | -23.9% | 87.843 | $54,040 | 47 |
| Florida | $55,550 | -10.9% | 103.414 | $53,720 | 48 |
| Missouri | $48,250 | -22.6% | 90.817 | $53,130 | 49 |
| North Carolina | $49,400 | -20.8% | 94.326 | $52,370 | 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.