State wages ยท Cost of living
Financial Examiners pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $177,550. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $161,550. Mississippi has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($90,400).
National median
$90,400
Highest state median
$177,550
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$161,550
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $57,370Higher: $161,550Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $177,550 | +96.4% | 109.901 | $161,550 | 1 |
| Connecticut | $132,320 | +46.4% | 103.61 | $127,710 | 2 |
| New York | $127,190 | +40.7% | 107.921 | $117,850 | 3 |
| Mississippi | $92,590 | +2.4% | 86.953 | $106,480 | 4 |
| New Hampshire | $109,010 | +20.6% | 104.165 | $104,650 | 5 |
| Washington | $110,340 | +22.1% | 107.013 | $103,110 | 6 |
| Illinois | $99,680 | +10.3% | 99.958 | $99,720 | 7 |
| North Carolina | $93,900 | +3.9% | 94.326 | $99,550 | 8 |
| Minnesota | $95,720 | +5.9% | 98.621 | $97,060 | 9 |
| Colorado | $99,740 | +10.3% | 103.052 | $96,790 | 10 |
| California | $105,790 | +17.0% | 110.72 | $95,550 | 11 |
| Delaware | $95,350 | +5.5% | 99.808 | $95,530 | 12 |
| New Jersey | $103,300 | +14.3% | 108.805 | $94,940 | 13 |
| Louisiana | $83,180 | -8.0% | 88.207 | $94,300 | 14 |
| Iowa | $81,360 | -10.0% | 87.762 | $92,710 | 15 |
| South Dakota | $81,100 | -10.3% | 88.586 | $91,550 | 16 |
| North Dakota | $81,020 | -10.4% | 88.959 | $91,080 | 17 |
| Alabama | $80,870 | -10.5% | 88.823 | $91,050 | 18 |
| Missouri | $82,640 | -8.6% | 90.817 | $91,000 | 19 |
| Oklahoma | $79,460 | -12.1% | 87.843 | $90,460 | 20 |
| Tennessee | $82,630 | -8.6% | 91.87 | $89,940 | 21 |
| Wisconsin | $84,430 | -6.6% | 94.095 | $89,730 | 22 |
| Oregon | $92,670 | +2.5% | 103.361 | $89,660 | 23 |
| Virginia | $89,950 | -0.5% | 101.104 | $88,970 | 24 |
| Kansas | $80,100 | -11.4% | 90.068 | $88,930 | 25 |
| Montana | $82,880 | -8.3% | 94.645 | $87,570 | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | $84,910 | -6.1% | 97.572 | $87,020 | 27 |
| Nebraska | $78,110 | -13.6% | 90.103 | $86,690 | 28 |
| Kentucky | $77,140 | -14.7% | 90.159 | $85,560 | 29 |
| Rhode Island | $86,940 | -3.8% | 102.28 | $85,000 | 30 |
| Nevada | $84,390 | -6.6% | 99.979 | $84,410 | 31 |
| Indiana | $78,440 | -13.2% | 93.329 | $84,050 | 32 |
| Arkansas | $72,530 | -19.8% | 86.937 | $83,430 | 33 |
| Utah | $80,030 | -11.5% | 98.864 | $80,950 | 34 |
| Massachusetts | $85,110 | -5.9% | 105.757 | $80,480 | 35 |
| Texas | $77,990 | -13.7% | 97.057 | $80,350 | 36 |
| Maryland | $84,250 | -6.8% | 104.959 | $80,270 | 37 |
| New Mexico | $73,260 | -19.0% | 92.212 | $79,450 | 38 |
| Georgia | $76,130 | -15.8% | 96.293 | $79,060 | 39 |
| Idaho | $75,090 | -16.9% | 95.494 | $78,630 | 40 |
| Vermont | $76,190 | -15.7% | 97.958 | $77,780 | 41 |
| Arizona | $77,570 | -14.2% | 100.677 | $77,050 | 42 |
| South Carolina | $72,030 | -20.3% | 93.749 | $76,830 | 43 |
| Florida | $75,730 | -16.2% | 103.414 | $73,230 | 44 |
| Maine | $69,650 | -23.0% | 97.05 | $71,770 | 45 |
| Ohio | $66,090 | -26.9% | 92.774 | $71,240 | 46 |
| Alaska | $70,460 | -22.1% | 102.359 | $68,840 | 47 |
| Michigan | $66,160 | -26.8% | 96.217 | $68,760 | 48 |
| West Virginia | $60,440 | -33.1% | 89.497 | $67,530 | 49 |
| Hawaii | $63,080 | -30.2% | 109.951 | $57,370 | 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.