State wages ยท Cost of living
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in Kansas, at $129,700. Kansas leads after cost of living, at $144,000. Iowa has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($106,120).
National median
$106,120
Highest state median
$129,700
Kansas
Best adjusted pay
$144,000
Kansas
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $54,710Higher: $144,000Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Kansas | $129,700 | +22.2% | 90.068 | $144,000 | 1 |
| Louisiana | $124,280 | +17.1% | 88.207 | $140,900 | 2 |
| Montana | $126,670 | +19.4% | 94.645 | $133,840 | 3 |
| Georgia | $126,340 | +19.1% | 96.293 | $131,200 | 4 |
| Michigan | $126,050 | +18.8% | 96.217 | $131,010 | 5 |
| Texas | $125,340 | +18.1% | 97.057 | $129,140 | 6 |
| Illinois | $128,670 | +21.2% | 99.958 | $128,720 | 7 |
| Iowa | $111,770 | +5.3% | 87.762 | $127,360 | 8 |
| Virginia | $126,940 | +19.6% | 101.104 | $125,550 | 9 |
| West Virginia | $107,100 | +0.9% | 89.497 | $119,670 | 10 |
| Tennessee | $109,360 | +3.1% | 91.87 | $119,040 | 11 |
| Arkansas | $103,190 | -2.8% | 86.937 | $118,700 | 12 |
| North Dakota | $105,280 | -0.8% | 88.959 | $118,350 | 13 |
| Nebraska | $105,560 | -0.5% | 90.103 | $117,150 | 14 |
| Oklahoma | $102,730 | -3.2% | 87.843 | $116,950 | 15 |
| Mississippi | $101,650 | -4.2% | 86.953 | $116,900 | 16 |
| California | $129,140 | +21.7% | 110.72 | $116,640 | 17 |
| Alabama | $103,210 | -2.7% | 88.823 | $116,200 | 18 |
| Maryland | $120,640 | +13.7% | 104.959 | $114,940 | 19 |
| Missouri | $104,030 | -2.0% | 90.817 | $114,550 | 20 |
| Kentucky | $103,030 | -2.9% | 90.159 | $114,280 | 21 |
| South Dakota | $100,990 | -4.8% | 88.586 | $114,000 | 22 |
| New York | $122,870 | +15.8% | 107.921 | $113,850 | 23 |
| Idaho | $107,710 | +1.5% | 95.494 | $112,790 | 24 |
| Wisconsin | $105,710 | -0.4% | 94.095 | $112,340 | 25 |
| Ohio | $103,850 | -2.1% | 92.774 | $111,940 | 26 |
| New Mexico | $102,520 | -3.4% | 92.212 | $111,180 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | $108,220 | +2.0% | 97.572 | $110,910 | 28 |
| Indiana | $103,470 | -2.5% | 93.329 | $110,870 | 29 |
| Wyoming | $99,510 | -6.2% | 92.691 | $107,360 | 30 |
| Minnesota | $104,130 | -1.9% | 98.621 | $105,590 | 31 |
| Maine | $102,470 | -3.4% | 97.05 | $105,580 | 32 |
| Delaware | $104,830 | -1.2% | 99.808 | $105,030 | 33 |
| Arizona | $105,690 | -0.4% | 100.677 | $104,980 | 34 |
| Utah | $102,870 | -3.1% | 98.864 | $104,050 | 35 |
| Alaska | $106,150 | 0.0% | 102.359 | $103,700 | 36 |
| Nevada | $103,530 | -2.4% | 99.979 | $103,550 | 37 |
| South Carolina | $96,720 | -8.9% | 93.749 | $103,170 | 38 |
| Washington | $109,230 | +2.9% | 107.013 | $102,070 | 39 |
| New Hampshire | $104,300 | -1.7% | 104.165 | $100,130 | 40 |
| Vermont | $97,690 | -7.9% | 97.958 | $99,730 | 41 |
| Oregon | $102,840 | -3.1% | 103.361 | $99,500 | 42 |
| Massachusetts | $102,880 | -3.1% | 105.757 | $97,280 | 43 |
| Rhode Island | $99,430 | -6.3% | 102.28 | $97,210 | 44 |
| New Jersey | $104,080 | -1.9% | 108.805 | $95,660 | 45 |
| District of Columbia | $97,740 | -7.9% | 109.901 | $88,930 | 46 |
| Connecticut | $87,950 | -17.1% | 103.61 | $84,890 | 47 |
| Colorado | $83,290 | -21.5% | 103.052 | $80,820 | 48 |
| Florida | $56,580 | -46.7% | 103.414 | $54,710 | 49 |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
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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.