State wages ยท Cost of living
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $72,700. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $66,150. Oklahoma has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($46,050).
National median
$46,050
Highest state median
$72,700
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$66,150
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $37,380Higher: $66,150Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $72,700 | +57.9% | 109.901 | $66,150 | 1 |
| Alaska | $65,420 | +42.1% | 102.359 | $63,910 | 2 |
| Kansas | $53,770 | +16.8% | 90.068 | $59,700 | 3 |
| Delaware | $57,200 | +24.2% | 99.808 | $57,310 | 4 |
| New Mexico | $51,190 | +11.2% | 92.212 | $55,510 | 5 |
| Massachusetts | $58,580 | +27.2% | 105.757 | $55,390 | 6 |
| Oklahoma | $48,530 | +5.4% | 87.843 | $55,250 | 7 |
| Washington | $59,010 | +28.1% | 107.013 | $55,140 | 8 |
| South Dakota | $47,050 | +2.2% | 88.586 | $53,110 | 9 |
| Indiana | $48,440 | +5.2% | 93.329 | $51,900 | 10 |
| South Carolina | $48,540 | +5.4% | 93.749 | $51,780 | 11 |
| North Carolina | $47,510 | +3.2% | 94.326 | $50,370 | 12 |
| California | $55,270 | +20.0% | 110.72 | $49,920 | 13 |
| Wyoming | $46,160 | +0.2% | 92.691 | $49,800 | 14 |
| Idaho | $47,490 | +3.1% | 95.494 | $49,730 | 15 |
| Nevada | $49,620 | +7.8% | 99.979 | $49,630 | 16 |
| North Dakota | $44,100 | -4.2% | 88.959 | $49,570 | 17 |
| Maine | $47,690 | +3.6% | 97.05 | $49,140 | 18 |
| Kentucky | $44,120 | -4.2% | 90.159 | $48,940 | 19 |
| Montana | $46,160 | +0.2% | 94.645 | $48,770 | 20 |
| Iowa | $42,750 | -7.2% | 87.762 | $48,710 | 21 |
| Ohio | $44,940 | -2.4% | 92.774 | $48,440 | 22 |
| Wisconsin | $45,310 | -1.6% | 94.095 | $48,150 | 23 |
| New York | $51,670 | +12.2% | 107.921 | $47,880 | 24 |
| Minnesota | $45,720 | -0.7% | 98.621 | $46,360 | 25 |
| Utah | $45,760 | -0.6% | 98.864 | $46,290 | 26 |
| Arizona | $46,530 | +1.0% | 100.677 | $46,220 | 27 |
| Mississippi | $39,970 | -13.2% | 86.953 | $45,970 | 28 |
| Oregon | $47,440 | +3.0% | 103.361 | $45,900 | 29 |
| Georgia | $44,190 | -4.0% | 96.293 | $45,890 | 30 |
| Tennessee | $42,020 | -8.8% | 91.87 | $45,740 | 31 |
| Rhode Island | $46,240 | +0.4% | 102.28 | $45,210 | 32 |
| Nebraska | $40,550 | -11.9% | 90.103 | $45,000 | 33 |
| Texas | $43,570 | -5.4% | 97.057 | $44,890 | 34 |
| Arkansas | $39,000 | -15.3% | 86.937 | $44,860 | 35 |
| Pennsylvania | $43,740 | -5.0% | 97.572 | $44,830 | 36 |
| Virginia | $45,310 | -1.6% | 101.104 | $44,820 | 37 |
| New Jersey | $48,610 | +5.6% | 108.805 | $44,680 | 38 |
| Colorado | $45,600 | -1.0% | 103.052 | $44,250 | 39 |
| Hawaii | $47,180 | +2.5% | 109.951 | $42,910 | 40 |
| Vermont | $41,880 | -9.1% | 97.958 | $42,750 | 41 |
| Florida | $44,090 | -4.3% | 103.414 | $42,630 | 42 |
| Connecticut | $43,980 | -4.5% | 103.61 | $42,450 | 43 |
| West Virginia | $37,640 | -18.3% | 89.497 | $42,060 | 44 |
| Illinois | $41,280 | -10.4% | 99.958 | $41,300 | 45 |
| Alabama | $36,260 | -21.3% | 88.823 | $40,820 | 46 |
| Michigan | $39,280 | -14.7% | 96.217 | $40,820 | 46 |
| New Hampshire | $42,260 | -8.2% | 104.165 | $40,570 | 48 |
| Missouri | $36,190 | -21.4% | 90.817 | $39,850 | 49 |
| Louisiana | $33,030 | -28.3% | 88.207 | $37,450 | 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.