State wages ยท Cost of living
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan pay by state
The highest published median is in New York, at $51,990. Delaware leads after cost of living, at $50,960. Vermont has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($43,830).
National median
$43,830
Highest state median
$51,990
New York
Best adjusted pay
$50,960
Delaware
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $31,880Higher: $50,960Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Delaware | $50,860 | +16.0% | 99.808 | $50,960 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | $50,420 | +15.0% | 102.28 | $49,300 | 2 |
| Oregon | $50,230 | +14.6% | 103.361 | $48,600 | 3 |
| Minnesota | $47,680 | +8.8% | 98.621 | $48,350 | 4 |
| New York | $51,990 | +18.6% | 107.921 | $48,170 | 5 |
| Colorado | $48,470 | +10.6% | 103.052 | $47,030 | 6 |
| Nebraska | $42,120 | -3.9% | 90.103 | $46,750 | 7 |
| California | $51,720 | +18.0% | 110.72 | $46,710 | 8 |
| Connecticut | $48,250 | +10.1% | 103.61 | $46,570 | 9 |
| Massachusetts | $48,940 | +11.7% | 105.757 | $46,280 | 10 |
| Wisconsin | $43,400 | -1.0% | 94.095 | $46,120 | 11 |
| Vermont | $45,050 | +2.8% | 97.958 | $45,990 | 12 |
| Alaska | $46,650 | +6.4% | 102.359 | $45,570 | 13 |
| Montana | $43,120 | -1.6% | 94.645 | $45,560 | 14 |
| New Hampshire | $47,310 | +7.9% | 104.165 | $45,420 | 15 |
| North Dakota | $40,400 | -7.8% | 88.959 | $45,410 | 16 |
| Washington | $48,570 | +10.8% | 107.013 | $45,390 | 17 |
| Oklahoma | $39,380 | -10.2% | 87.843 | $44,830 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | $43,060 | -1.8% | 97.572 | $44,130 | 19 |
| District of Columbia | $48,270 | +10.1% | 109.901 | $43,920 | 20 |
| Iowa | $38,360 | -12.5% | 87.762 | $43,710 | 21 |
| South Dakota | $38,720 | -11.7% | 88.586 | $43,710 | 21 |
| Kentucky | $39,260 | -10.4% | 90.159 | $43,550 | 23 |
| North Carolina | $40,870 | -6.8% | 94.326 | $43,330 | 24 |
| Michigan | $41,610 | -5.1% | 96.217 | $43,250 | 25 |
| Ohio | $40,100 | -8.5% | 92.774 | $43,220 | 26 |
| Missouri | $39,150 | -10.7% | 90.817 | $43,110 | 27 |
| Illinois | $42,990 | -1.9% | 99.958 | $43,010 | 28 |
| Maryland | $45,090 | +2.9% | 104.959 | $42,960 | 29 |
| Arkansas | $37,260 | -15.0% | 86.937 | $42,860 | 30 |
| New Jersey | $46,460 | +6.0% | 108.805 | $42,700 | 31 |
| Tennessee | $39,170 | -10.6% | 91.87 | $42,640 | 32 |
| Kansas | $38,280 | -12.7% | 90.068 | $42,500 | 33 |
| Wyoming | $39,250 | -10.4% | 92.691 | $42,340 | 34 |
| Indiana | $39,220 | -10.5% | 93.329 | $42,020 | 35 |
| Texas | $40,380 | -7.9% | 97.057 | $41,600 | 36 |
| Utah | $41,030 | -6.4% | 98.864 | $41,500 | 37 |
| Maine | $40,240 | -8.2% | 97.05 | $41,460 | 38 |
| Louisiana | $36,530 | -16.7% | 88.207 | $41,410 | 39 |
| Arizona | $41,280 | -5.8% | 100.677 | $41,000 | 40 |
| Idaho | $38,130 | -13.0% | 95.494 | $39,930 | 41 |
| Nevada | $39,400 | -10.1% | 99.979 | $39,410 | 42 |
| Georgia | $37,700 | -14.0% | 96.293 | $39,150 | 43 |
| South Carolina | $36,650 | -16.4% | 93.749 | $39,090 | 44 |
| Mississippi | $33,950 | -22.5% | 86.953 | $39,040 | 45 |
| Virginia | $39,070 | -10.9% | 101.104 | $38,640 | 46 |
| West Virginia | $34,240 | -21.9% | 89.497 | $38,260 | 47 |
| Florida | $39,310 | -10.3% | 103.414 | $38,010 | 48 |
| Alabama | $33,020 | -24.7% | 88.823 | $37,180 | 49 |
| Hawaii | $35,050 | -20.0% | 109.951 | $31,880 | 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.