State wages ยท Cost of living
Financial Specialists, All Other pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $123,450. New York leads after cost of living, at $113,520. West Virginia has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($80,190).
National median
$80,190
Highest state median
$123,450
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$113,520
New York
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $53,350Higher: $113,520Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New York | $122,510 | +52.8% | 107.921 | $113,520 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | $123,450 | +53.9% | 109.901 | $112,330 | 2 |
| Maryland | $102,500 | +27.8% | 104.959 | $97,660 | 3 |
| Ohio | $90,170 | +12.4% | 92.774 | $97,190 | 4 |
| West Virginia | $86,940 | +8.4% | 89.497 | $97,140 | 5 |
| Indiana | $87,760 | +9.4% | 93.329 | $94,030 | 6 |
| Alabama | $78,370 | -2.3% | 88.823 | $88,230 | 7 |
| North Carolina | $82,240 | +2.6% | 94.326 | $87,190 | 8 |
| North Dakota | $77,380 | -3.5% | 88.959 | $86,980 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | $84,700 | +5.6% | 97.572 | $86,810 | 10 |
| Rhode Island | $88,500 | +10.4% | 102.28 | $86,530 | 11 |
| Iowa | $75,770 | -5.5% | 87.762 | $86,340 | 12 |
| Maine | $83,780 | +4.5% | 97.05 | $86,330 | 13 |
| Mississippi | $74,960 | -6.5% | 86.953 | $86,210 | 14 |
| New Jersey | $92,820 | +15.8% | 108.805 | $85,310 | 15 |
| Virginia | $85,670 | +6.8% | 101.104 | $84,730 | 16 |
| Colorado | $87,270 | +8.8% | 103.052 | $84,690 | 17 |
| Michigan | $81,470 | +1.6% | 96.217 | $84,670 | 18 |
| Minnesota | $82,260 | +2.6% | 98.621 | $83,410 | 19 |
| Missouri | $75,690 | -5.6% | 90.817 | $83,340 | 20 |
| Oklahoma | $72,920 | -9.1% | 87.843 | $83,010 | 21 |
| New Mexico | $75,550 | -5.8% | 92.212 | $81,930 | 22 |
| Wyoming | $75,580 | -5.7% | 92.691 | $81,540 | 23 |
| Massachusetts | $85,950 | +7.2% | 105.757 | $81,270 | 24 |
| Illinois | $81,190 | +1.2% | 99.958 | $81,220 | 25 |
| South Carolina | $75,380 | -6.0% | 93.749 | $80,410 | 26 |
| Delaware | $79,590 | -0.7% | 99.808 | $79,740 | 27 |
| Utah | $77,940 | -2.8% | 98.864 | $78,840 | 28 |
| Georgia | $75,760 | -5.5% | 96.293 | $78,680 | 29 |
| Arizona | $78,910 | -1.6% | 100.677 | $78,380 | 30 |
| California | $85,850 | +7.1% | 110.72 | $77,540 | 31 |
| Oregon | $79,570 | -0.8% | 103.361 | $76,980 | 32 |
| Montana | $72,600 | -9.5% | 94.645 | $76,710 | 33 |
| New Hampshire | $78,650 | -1.9% | 104.165 | $75,510 | 34 |
| Connecticut | $78,000 | -2.7% | 103.61 | $75,280 | 35 |
| Texas | $72,400 | -9.7% | 97.057 | $74,600 | 36 |
| Nebraska | $66,580 | -17.0% | 90.103 | $73,890 | 37 |
| Alaska | $74,510 | -7.1% | 102.359 | $72,790 | 38 |
| Idaho | $68,920 | -14.1% | 95.494 | $72,170 | 39 |
| Vermont | $70,460 | -12.1% | 97.958 | $71,930 | 40 |
| Tennessee | $65,960 | -17.7% | 91.87 | $71,800 | 41 |
| Nevada | $71,480 | -10.9% | 99.979 | $71,500 | 42 |
| Washington | $75,560 | -5.8% | 107.013 | $70,610 | 43 |
| Hawaii | $76,740 | -4.3% | 109.951 | $69,790 | 44 |
| Kentucky | $62,500 | -22.1% | 90.159 | $69,320 | 45 |
| Wisconsin | $63,700 | -20.6% | 94.095 | $67,700 | 46 |
| Florida | $63,060 | -21.4% | 103.414 | $60,980 | 47 |
| Louisiana | $53,360 | -33.5% | 88.207 | $60,490 | 48 |
| Kansas | $50,660 | -36.8% | 90.068 | $56,250 | 49 |
| Arkansas | $46,380 | -42.2% | 86.937 | $53,350 | 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.