State wages ยท Cost of living
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The highest published median is in Connecticut, at $106,430. Connecticut leads after cost of living, at $102,720. Montana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($77,010).
National median
$77,010
Highest state median
$106,430
Connecticut
Best adjusted pay
$102,720
Connecticut
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $45,250Higher: $102,720Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Connecticut | $106,430 | +38.2% | 103.61 | $102,720 | 1 |
| California | $106,330 | +38.1% | 110.72 | $96,040 | 2 |
| Massachusetts | $95,730 | +24.3% | 105.757 | $90,520 | 3 |
| New York | $94,280 | +22.4% | 107.921 | $87,360 | 4 |
| Iowa | $76,270 | -1.0% | 87.762 | $86,910 | 5 |
| Rhode Island | $88,340 | +14.7% | 102.28 | $86,370 | 6 |
| Montana | $78,770 | +2.3% | 94.645 | $83,230 | 7 |
| Michigan | $79,830 | +3.7% | 96.217 | $82,970 | 8 |
| Nevada | $81,550 | +5.9% | 99.979 | $81,570 | 9 |
| Oregon | $83,870 | +8.9% | 103.361 | $81,140 | 10 |
| Texas | $77,340 | +0.4% | 97.057 | $79,690 | 11 |
| Minnesota | $78,280 | +1.6% | 98.621 | $79,370 | 12 |
| New Mexico | $72,670 | -5.6% | 92.212 | $78,810 | 13 |
| Pennsylvania | $75,980 | -1.3% | 97.572 | $77,870 | 14 |
| Kentucky | $70,150 | -8.9% | 90.159 | $77,810 | 15 |
| New Hampshire | $80,880 | +5.0% | 104.165 | $77,650 | 16 |
| Illinois | $77,100 | +0.1% | 99.958 | $77,130 | 17 |
| South Dakota | $67,940 | -11.8% | 88.586 | $76,690 | 18 |
| Maryland | $79,860 | +3.7% | 104.959 | $76,090 | 19 |
| South Carolina | $70,460 | -8.5% | 93.749 | $75,160 | 20 |
| District of Columbia | $81,620 | +6.0% | 109.901 | $74,270 | 21 |
| Alabama | $65,810 | -14.5% | 88.823 | $74,090 | 22 |
| Missouri | $66,450 | -13.7% | 90.817 | $73,170 | 23 |
| Arkansas | $63,460 | -17.6% | 86.937 | $73,000 | 24 |
| New Jersey | $78,340 | +1.7% | 108.805 | $72,000 | 25 |
| Indiana | $66,920 | -13.1% | 93.329 | $71,700 | 26 |
| Wisconsin | $67,320 | -12.6% | 94.095 | $71,540 | 27 |
| Washington | $75,890 | -1.5% | 107.013 | $70,920 | 28 |
| West Virginia | $63,090 | -18.1% | 89.497 | $70,490 | 29 |
| Tennessee | $64,570 | -16.2% | 91.87 | $70,280 | 30 |
| Kansas | $63,230 | -17.9% | 90.068 | $70,200 | 31 |
| Oklahoma | $61,520 | -20.1% | 87.843 | $70,030 | 32 |
| Arizona | $68,350 | -11.2% | 100.677 | $67,890 | 33 |
| Nebraska | $60,570 | -21.3% | 90.103 | $67,220 | 34 |
| Georgia | $64,420 | -16.3% | 96.293 | $66,900 | 35 |
| Colorado | $68,610 | -10.9% | 103.052 | $66,580 | 36 |
| Ohio | $61,460 | -20.2% | 92.774 | $66,250 | 37 |
| Utah | $65,040 | -15.5% | 98.864 | $65,790 | 38 |
| North Carolina | $60,760 | -21.1% | 94.326 | $64,410 | 39 |
| Delaware | $63,010 | -18.2% | 99.808 | $63,130 | 40 |
| Virginia | $63,450 | -17.6% | 101.104 | $62,760 | 41 |
| Florida | $63,160 | -18.0% | 103.414 | $61,070 | 42 |
| Mississippi | $52,320 | -32.1% | 86.953 | $60,170 | 43 |
| Idaho | $50,520 | -34.4% | 95.494 | $52,900 | 44 |
| Alaska | $46,320 | -39.9% | 102.359 | $45,250 | 45 |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Louisiana | Not available | Not available | 88.207 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | 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.