State wages ยท Cost of living
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $140,080. California leads after cost of living, at $126,520. Indiana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($60,560).
National median
$60,560
Highest state median
$140,080
California
Best adjusted pay
$126,520
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $27,390Higher: $126,520Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $140,080 | +131.3% | 110.72 | $126,520 | 1 |
| Indiana | $79,280 | +30.9% | 93.329 | $84,950 | 2 |
| Massachusetts | $83,530 | +37.9% | 105.757 | $78,980 | 3 |
| South Carolina | $72,990 | +20.5% | 93.749 | $77,860 | 4 |
| Washington | $78,370 | +29.4% | 107.013 | $73,230 | 5 |
| New York | $78,690 | +29.9% | 107.921 | $72,910 | 6 |
| Colorado | $74,010 | +22.2% | 103.052 | $71,820 | 7 |
| Connecticut | $72,860 | +20.3% | 103.61 | $70,320 | 8 |
| Maryland | $72,750 | +20.1% | 104.959 | $69,310 | 9 |
| Minnesota | $63,730 | +5.2% | 98.621 | $64,620 | 10 |
| Georgia | $61,560 | +1.7% | 96.293 | $63,930 | 11 |
| Arizona | $63,380 | +4.7% | 100.677 | $62,950 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | $57,770 | -4.6% | 94.095 | $61,400 | 13 |
| Oregon | $63,380 | +4.7% | 103.361 | $61,320 | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | $59,370 | -2.0% | 97.572 | $60,850 | 15 |
| Alabama | $52,270 | -13.7% | 88.823 | $58,850 | 16 |
| Virginia | $58,960 | -2.6% | 101.104 | $58,320 | 17 |
| New Jersey | $62,680 | +3.5% | 108.805 | $57,610 | 18 |
| Missouri | $52,000 | -14.1% | 90.817 | $57,260 | 19 |
| Illinois | $53,820 | -11.1% | 99.958 | $53,840 | 20 |
| Nevada | $53,200 | -12.2% | 99.979 | $53,210 | 21 |
| Tennessee | $47,580 | -21.4% | 91.87 | $51,790 | 22 |
| Oklahoma | $45,190 | -25.4% | 87.843 | $51,440 | 23 |
| North Carolina | $44,920 | -25.8% | 94.326 | $47,620 | 24 |
| Nebraska | $42,730 | -29.4% | 90.103 | $47,420 | 25 |
| New Mexico | $43,250 | -28.6% | 92.212 | $46,900 | 26 |
| Florida | $48,490 | -19.9% | 103.414 | $46,890 | 27 |
| Maine | $44,700 | -26.2% | 97.05 | $46,060 | 28 |
| Idaho | $43,850 | -27.6% | 95.494 | $45,920 | 29 |
| Iowa | $38,930 | -35.7% | 87.762 | $44,360 | 30 |
| Utah | $43,680 | -27.9% | 98.864 | $44,180 | 31 |
| Kentucky | $38,500 | -36.4% | 90.159 | $42,700 | 32 |
| Louisiana | $32,390 | -46.5% | 88.207 | $36,720 | 33 |
| Michigan | $35,080 | -42.1% | 96.217 | $36,460 | 34 |
| Texas | $34,600 | -42.9% | 97.057 | $35,650 | 35 |
| Ohio | $31,200 | -48.5% | 92.774 | $33,630 | 36 |
| New Hampshire | $34,600 | -42.9% | 104.165 | $33,220 | 37 |
| Kansas | $24,670 | -59.3% | 90.068 | $27,390 | 38 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Arkansas | Not available | Not available | 86.937 | 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 |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Mississippi | Not available | Not available | 86.953 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | 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 |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | 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.