State wages ยท Cost of living
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in Kentucky, at $109,970. Oklahoma leads after cost of living, at $124,190. Oklahoma has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($87,710).
National median
$87,710
Highest state median
$109,970
Kentucky
Best adjusted pay
$124,190
Oklahoma
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $67,890Higher: $124,190Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Oklahoma | $109,090 | +24.4% | 87.843 | $124,190 | 1 |
| Kentucky | $109,970 | +25.4% | 90.159 | $121,970 | 2 |
| Montana | $109,760 | +25.1% | 94.645 | $115,970 | 3 |
| New Mexico | $106,780 | +21.7% | 92.212 | $115,800 | 4 |
| Michigan | $108,180 | +23.3% | 96.217 | $112,430 | 5 |
| Nevada | $102,270 | +16.6% | 99.979 | $102,290 | 6 |
| Maryland | $107,350 | +22.4% | 104.959 | $102,280 | 7 |
| Virginia | $101,420 | +15.6% | 101.104 | $100,310 | 8 |
| Illinois | $100,220 | +14.3% | 99.958 | $100,260 | 9 |
| California | $109,710 | +25.1% | 110.72 | $99,090 | 10 |
| Iowa | $84,600 | -3.5% | 87.762 | $96,400 | 11 |
| Massachusetts | $101,830 | +16.1% | 105.757 | $96,290 | 12 |
| New Hampshire | $99,840 | +13.8% | 104.165 | $95,850 | 13 |
| South Carolina | $89,360 | +1.9% | 93.749 | $95,320 | 14 |
| New York | $102,860 | +17.3% | 107.921 | $95,310 | 15 |
| Indiana | $85,490 | -2.5% | 93.329 | $91,600 | 16 |
| Tennessee | $83,860 | -4.4% | 91.87 | $91,280 | 17 |
| Washington | $96,690 | +10.2% | 107.013 | $90,350 | 18 |
| Minnesota | $88,820 | +1.3% | 98.621 | $90,060 | 19 |
| Connecticut | $93,090 | +6.1% | 103.61 | $89,850 | 20 |
| Idaho | $82,980 | -5.4% | 95.494 | $86,900 | 21 |
| Vermont | $82,450 | -6.0% | 97.958 | $84,170 | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | $81,060 | -7.6% | 97.572 | $83,080 | 23 |
| Texas | $79,850 | -9.0% | 97.057 | $82,270 | 24 |
| North Carolina | $77,420 | -11.7% | 94.326 | $82,080 | 25 |
| Wisconsin | $76,680 | -12.6% | 94.095 | $81,490 | 26 |
| Oregon | $82,270 | -6.2% | 103.361 | $79,590 | 27 |
| Georgia | $76,140 | -13.2% | 96.293 | $79,070 | 28 |
| Colorado | $80,420 | -8.3% | 103.052 | $78,040 | 29 |
| New Jersey | $82,410 | -6.0% | 108.805 | $75,740 | 30 |
| Florida | $76,140 | -13.2% | 103.414 | $73,630 | 31 |
| Louisiana | $63,170 | -28.0% | 88.207 | $71,620 | 32 |
| District of Columbia | $76,620 | -12.6% | 109.901 | $69,720 | 33 |
| Ohio | $63,170 | -28.0% | 92.774 | $68,090 | 34 |
| Arkansas | $59,050 | -32.7% | 86.937 | $67,920 | 35 |
| Arizona | $68,350 | -22.1% | 100.677 | $67,890 | 36 |
| Alabama | Not available | Not available | 88.823 | Not available | Not available |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Kansas | Not available | Not available | 90.068 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| Mississippi | Not available | Not available | 86.953 | Not available | Not available |
| Missouri | Not available | Not available | 90.817 | Not available | Not available |
| Nebraska | Not available | Not available | 90.103 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Utah | Not available | Not available | 98.864 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | 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.