State wages ยท Cost of living
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The highest published median is in Arkansas, at $178,830. Arkansas leads after cost of living, at $205,700. Arkansas has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($105,620).
National median
$105,620
Highest state median
$178,830
Arkansas
Best adjusted pay
$205,700
Arkansas
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $43,740Higher: $205,700Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Arkansas | $178,830 | +69.3% | 86.937 | $205,700 | 1 |
| Mississippi | $132,630 | +25.6% | 86.953 | $152,530 | 2 |
| District of Columbia | $161,830 | +53.2% | 109.901 | $147,250 | 3 |
| New Mexico | $129,170 | +22.3% | 92.212 | $140,080 | 4 |
| North Carolina | $130,110 | +23.2% | 94.326 | $137,940 | 5 |
| Utah | $136,030 | +28.8% | 98.864 | $137,590 | 6 |
| Texas | $125,000 | +18.3% | 97.057 | $128,790 | 7 |
| Washington | $135,510 | +28.3% | 107.013 | $126,630 | 8 |
| Massachusetts | $130,000 | +23.1% | 105.757 | $122,920 | 9 |
| Colorado | $124,790 | +18.1% | 103.052 | $121,090 | 10 |
| Iowa | $106,060 | +0.4% | 87.762 | $120,850 | 11 |
| Oregon | $124,890 | +18.2% | 103.361 | $120,830 | 12 |
| West Virginia | $106,940 | +1.2% | 89.497 | $119,490 | 13 |
| New York | $127,370 | +20.6% | 107.921 | $118,020 | 14 |
| Kansas | $99,790 | -5.5% | 90.068 | $110,790 | 15 |
| North Dakota | $98,090 | -7.1% | 88.959 | $110,260 | 16 |
| Michigan | $104,770 | -0.8% | 96.217 | $108,890 | 17 |
| Georgia | $104,610 | -1.0% | 96.293 | $108,640 | 18 |
| Vermont | $104,600 | -1.0% | 97.958 | $106,780 | 19 |
| Pennsylvania | $103,400 | -2.1% | 97.572 | $105,970 | 20 |
| Montana | $99,490 | -5.8% | 94.645 | $105,120 | 21 |
| Maine | $101,930 | -3.5% | 97.05 | $105,030 | 22 |
| Tennessee | $96,030 | -9.1% | 91.87 | $104,530 | 23 |
| Connecticut | $105,730 | +0.1% | 103.61 | $102,050 | 24 |
| Virginia | $102,600 | -2.9% | 101.104 | $101,480 | 25 |
| Maryland | $106,130 | +0.5% | 104.959 | $101,120 | 26 |
| Minnesota | $99,620 | -5.7% | 98.621 | $101,010 | 27 |
| Illinois | $99,270 | -6.0% | 99.958 | $99,310 | 28 |
| Florida | $100,980 | -4.4% | 103.414 | $97,650 | 29 |
| Rhode Island | $98,640 | -6.6% | 102.28 | $96,440 | 30 |
| New Jersey | $104,760 | -0.8% | 108.805 | $96,280 | 31 |
| Arizona | $95,960 | -9.1% | 100.677 | $95,310 | 32 |
| Delaware | $94,700 | -10.3% | 99.808 | $94,880 | 33 |
| Louisiana | $82,820 | -21.6% | 88.207 | $93,890 | 34 |
| California | $103,500 | -2.0% | 110.72 | $93,480 | 35 |
| Alabama | $82,810 | -21.6% | 88.823 | $93,230 | 36 |
| Nebraska | $81,380 | -23.0% | 90.103 | $90,320 | 37 |
| Missouri | $81,920 | -22.4% | 90.817 | $90,200 | 38 |
| Indiana | $81,970 | -22.4% | 93.329 | $87,830 | 39 |
| Kentucky | $78,630 | -25.6% | 90.159 | $87,210 | 40 |
| Wisconsin | $81,410 | -22.9% | 94.095 | $86,520 | 41 |
| Ohio | $79,130 | -25.1% | 92.774 | $85,290 | 42 |
| South Carolina | $79,770 | -24.5% | 93.749 | $85,090 | 43 |
| Idaho | $79,870 | -24.4% | 95.494 | $83,640 | 44 |
| Nevada | $83,590 | -20.9% | 99.979 | $83,610 | 45 |
| Oklahoma | $70,730 | -33.0% | 87.843 | $80,520 | 46 |
| New Hampshire | $81,700 | -22.6% | 104.165 | $78,430 | 47 |
| Wyoming | $72,700 | -31.2% | 92.691 | $78,430 | 47 |
| South Dakota | $68,570 | -35.1% | 88.586 | $77,410 | 49 |
| Alaska | $71,190 | -32.6% | 102.359 | $69,550 | 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.