State wages ยท Cost of living
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $134,060. California leads after cost of living, at $121,080. Mississippi has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($77,280).
National median
$77,280
Highest state median
$134,060
California
Best adjusted pay
$121,080
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $47,110Higher: $121,080Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $134,060 | +73.5% | 110.72 | $121,080 | 1 |
| Mississippi | $79,950 | +3.5% | 86.953 | $91,950 | 2 |
| Louisiana | $81,030 | +4.9% | 88.207 | $91,860 | 3 |
| Oklahoma | $79,840 | +3.3% | 87.843 | $90,890 | 4 |
| Iowa | $76,330 | -1.2% | 87.762 | $86,970 | 5 |
| North Carolina | $79,090 | +2.3% | 94.326 | $83,850 | 6 |
| Ohio | $77,280 | 0.0% | 92.774 | $83,300 | 7 |
| Michigan | $80,130 | +3.7% | 96.217 | $83,280 | 8 |
| Illinois | $79,460 | +2.8% | 99.958 | $79,490 | 9 |
| Utah | $74,790 | -3.2% | 98.864 | $75,650 | 10 |
| South Carolina | $70,730 | -8.5% | 93.749 | $75,450 | 11 |
| Kentucky | $65,360 | -15.4% | 90.159 | $72,490 | 12 |
| Missouri | $65,580 | -15.1% | 90.817 | $72,210 | 13 |
| Oregon | $73,020 | -5.5% | 103.361 | $70,650 | 14 |
| Indiana | $65,220 | -15.6% | 93.329 | $69,880 | 15 |
| Virginia | $68,050 | -11.9% | 101.104 | $67,310 | 16 |
| Pennsylvania | $64,620 | -16.4% | 97.572 | $66,230 | 17 |
| Washington | $65,200 | -15.6% | 107.013 | $60,930 | 18 |
| New Jersey | $51,260 | -33.7% | 108.805 | $47,110 | 19 |
| Alabama | Not available | Not available | 88.823 | Not available | Not available |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Arizona | Not available | Not available | 100.677 | Not available | Not available |
| Arkansas | Not available | Not available | 86.937 | Not available | Not available |
| Colorado | Not available | Not available | 103.052 | Not available | Not available |
| Connecticut | Not available | Not available | 103.61 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
| Florida | Not available | Not available | 103.414 | Not available | Not available |
| Georgia | Not available | Not available | 96.293 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Idaho | Not available | Not available | 95.494 | 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 |
| Maryland | Not available | Not available | 104.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Massachusetts | Not available | Not available | 105.757 | Not available | Not available |
| Minnesota | Not available | Not available | 98.621 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | Not available | Not available |
| Nebraska | Not available | Not available | 90.103 | Not available | Not available |
| Nevada | Not available | Not available | 99.979 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
| New Mexico | Not available | Not available | 92.212 | Not available | Not available |
| New York | Not available | Not available | 107.921 | 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 |
| Tennessee | Not available | Not available | 91.87 | Not available | Not available |
| Texas | Not available | Not available | 97.057 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | Not available | Not available |
| Wisconsin | Not available | Not available | 94.095 | 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.