State wages ยท Cost of living
Financial Managers pay by state
The highest published median is in New York, at $215,740. New York leads after cost of living, at $199,910. Georgia has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($161,700).
National median
$161,700
Highest state median
$215,740
New York
Best adjusted pay
$199,910
New York
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $115,840Higher: $199,910Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New York | $215,740 | +33.4% | 107.921 | $199,910 | 1 |
| Delaware | $180,050 | +11.3% | 99.808 | $180,400 | 2 |
| New Jersey | $188,750 | +16.7% | 108.805 | $173,480 | 3 |
| South Dakota | $152,020 | -6.0% | 88.586 | $171,610 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | $181,170 | +12.0% | 105.757 | $171,310 | 5 |
| North Carolina | $160,340 | -0.8% | 94.326 | $169,980 | 6 |
| Georgia | $163,450 | +1.1% | 96.293 | $169,740 | 7 |
| Colorado | $174,840 | +8.1% | 103.052 | $169,660 | 8 |
| Virginia | $170,290 | +5.3% | 101.104 | $168,430 | 9 |
| Texas | $160,350 | -0.8% | 97.057 | $165,210 | 10 |
| District of Columbia | $181,210 | +12.1% | 109.901 | $164,880 | 11 |
| Connecticut | $169,730 | +5.0% | 103.61 | $163,820 | 12 |
| Minnesota | $158,040 | -2.3% | 98.621 | $160,250 | 13 |
| Washington | $171,300 | +5.9% | 107.013 | $160,070 | 14 |
| Illinois | $159,990 | -1.1% | 99.958 | $160,060 | 15 |
| California | $174,920 | +8.2% | 110.72 | $157,980 | 16 |
| Rhode Island | $160,490 | -0.7% | 102.28 | $156,910 | 17 |
| Alabama | $138,040 | -14.6% | 88.823 | $155,410 | 18 |
| Kansas | $138,980 | -14.1% | 90.068 | $154,310 | 19 |
| Maryland | $157,350 | -2.7% | 104.959 | $149,920 | 20 |
| Nebraska | $134,410 | -16.9% | 90.103 | $149,170 | 21 |
| Iowa | $130,600 | -19.2% | 87.762 | $148,810 | 22 |
| Missouri | $133,560 | -17.4% | 90.817 | $147,060 | 23 |
| North Dakota | $130,070 | -19.6% | 88.959 | $146,210 | 24 |
| Wisconsin | $137,530 | -14.9% | 94.095 | $146,160 | 25 |
| Tennessee | $133,010 | -17.7% | 91.87 | $144,780 | 26 |
| Oklahoma | $126,890 | -21.5% | 87.843 | $144,450 | 27 |
| Ohio | $133,450 | -17.5% | 92.774 | $143,840 | 28 |
| Oregon | $147,240 | -8.9% | 103.361 | $142,450 | 29 |
| Indiana | $132,320 | -18.2% | 93.329 | $141,780 | 30 |
| Pennsylvania | $137,960 | -14.7% | 97.572 | $141,390 | 31 |
| Michigan | $135,290 | -16.3% | 96.217 | $140,610 | 32 |
| Utah | $137,760 | -14.8% | 98.864 | $139,340 | 33 |
| Kentucky | $125,490 | -22.4% | 90.159 | $139,190 | 34 |
| Maine | $134,410 | -16.9% | 97.05 | $138,500 | 35 |
| Florida | $143,100 | -11.5% | 103.414 | $138,380 | 36 |
| Vermont | $133,720 | -17.3% | 97.958 | $136,510 | 37 |
| South Carolina | $127,610 | -21.1% | 93.749 | $136,120 | 38 |
| New Hampshire | $141,520 | -12.5% | 104.165 | $135,860 | 39 |
| Louisiana | $119,360 | -26.2% | 88.207 | $135,320 | 40 |
| Montana | $126,190 | -22.0% | 94.645 | $133,330 | 41 |
| New Mexico | $122,180 | -24.4% | 92.212 | $132,500 | 42 |
| Arizona | $132,290 | -18.2% | 100.677 | $131,400 | 43 |
| Idaho | $123,570 | -23.6% | 95.494 | $129,400 | 44 |
| Wyoming | $118,390 | -26.8% | 92.691 | $127,730 | 45 |
| Nevada | $124,560 | -23.0% | 99.979 | $124,590 | 46 |
| Mississippi | $105,970 | -34.5% | 86.953 | $121,870 | 47 |
| Alaska | $122,770 | -24.1% | 102.359 | $119,940 | 48 |
| Arkansas | $103,410 | -36.0% | 86.937 | $118,950 | 49 |
| West Virginia | $105,760 | -34.6% | 89.497 | $118,170 | 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.