State wages ยท Cost of living
History Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $121,020. California leads after cost of living, at $109,300. Wisconsin has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($81,500).
National median
$81,500
Highest state median
$121,020
California
Best adjusted pay
$109,300
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $45,610Higher: $109,300Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $121,020 | +48.5% | 110.72 | $109,300 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | $106,240 | +30.4% | 102.28 | $103,870 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | $106,810 | +31.1% | 104.165 | $102,540 | 3 |
| Arizona | $101,510 | +24.6% | 100.677 | $100,830 | 4 |
| Montana | $92,550 | +13.6% | 94.645 | $97,790 | 5 |
| Connecticut | $100,220 | +23.0% | 103.61 | $96,730 | 6 |
| Massachusetts | $100,780 | +23.7% | 105.757 | $95,290 | 7 |
| Oregon | $97,680 | +19.9% | 103.361 | $94,500 | 8 |
| New York | $101,180 | +24.1% | 107.921 | $93,750 | 9 |
| New Jersey | $100,320 | +23.1% | 108.805 | $92,200 | 10 |
| Michigan | $86,230 | +5.8% | 96.217 | $89,620 | 11 |
| Maine | $85,950 | +5.5% | 97.05 | $88,560 | 12 |
| Missouri | $80,430 | -1.3% | 90.817 | $88,560 | 12 |
| Iowa | $77,460 | -5.0% | 87.762 | $88,260 | 14 |
| Kansas | $79,380 | -2.6% | 90.068 | $88,130 | 15 |
| New Mexico | $80,940 | -0.7% | 92.212 | $87,780 | 16 |
| Nebraska | $78,820 | -3.3% | 90.103 | $87,480 | 17 |
| Wisconsin | $82,300 | +1.0% | 94.095 | $87,460 | 18 |
| Ohio | $79,870 | -2.0% | 92.774 | $86,090 | 19 |
| Indiana | $79,860 | -2.0% | 93.329 | $85,570 | 20 |
| Illinois | $84,620 | +3.8% | 99.958 | $84,660 | 21 |
| Texas | $82,080 | +0.7% | 97.057 | $84,570 | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | $81,640 | +0.2% | 97.572 | $83,670 | 23 |
| Maryland | $87,520 | +7.4% | 104.959 | $83,380 | 24 |
| Minnesota | $82,200 | +0.9% | 98.621 | $83,350 | 25 |
| Louisiana | $72,950 | -10.5% | 88.207 | $82,700 | 26 |
| South Carolina | $77,150 | -5.3% | 93.749 | $82,290 | 27 |
| Virginia | $82,930 | +1.8% | 101.104 | $82,020 | 28 |
| Vermont | $80,080 | -1.7% | 97.958 | $81,750 | 29 |
| North Carolina | $76,870 | -5.7% | 94.326 | $81,490 | 30 |
| Kentucky | $73,320 | -10.0% | 90.159 | $81,320 | 31 |
| Georgia | $77,500 | -4.9% | 96.293 | $80,480 | 32 |
| Utah | $78,110 | -4.2% | 98.864 | $79,010 | 33 |
| Nevada | $78,620 | -3.5% | 99.979 | $78,640 | 34 |
| Wyoming | $72,120 | -11.5% | 92.691 | $77,810 | 35 |
| Colorado | $77,910 | -4.4% | 103.052 | $75,600 | 36 |
| Oklahoma | $65,600 | -19.5% | 87.843 | $74,680 | 37 |
| Mississippi | $64,660 | -20.7% | 86.953 | $74,360 | 38 |
| Washington | $79,470 | -2.5% | 107.013 | $74,260 | 39 |
| South Dakota | $65,370 | -19.8% | 88.586 | $73,790 | 40 |
| Tennessee | $66,770 | -18.1% | 91.87 | $72,680 | 41 |
| West Virginia | $64,710 | -20.6% | 89.497 | $72,300 | 42 |
| District of Columbia | $78,880 | -3.2% | 109.901 | $71,770 | 43 |
| Idaho | $66,240 | -18.7% | 95.494 | $69,370 | 44 |
| Alabama | $61,000 | -25.2% | 88.823 | $68,680 | 45 |
| Alaska | $65,060 | -20.2% | 102.359 | $63,560 | 46 |
| Arkansas | $47,570 | -41.6% | 86.937 | $54,720 | 47 |
| Florida | $49,250 | -39.6% | 103.414 | $47,620 | 48 |
| Hawaii | $50,150 | -38.5% | 109.951 | $45,610 | 49 |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | 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.