State wages ยท Cost of living
Law Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in Tennessee, at $171,280. Iowa leads after cost of living, at $194,630. Iowa has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($126,650).
National median
$126,650
Highest state median
$171,280
Tennessee
Best adjusted pay
$194,630
Iowa
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $75,200Higher: $194,630Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Iowa | $170,810 | +34.9% | 87.762 | $194,630 | 1 |
| Tennessee | $171,280 | +35.2% | 91.87 | $186,440 | 2 |
| Michigan | $167,560 | +32.3% | 96.217 | $174,150 | 3 |
| South Carolina | $160,370 | +26.6% | 93.749 | $171,060 | 4 |
| Texas | $153,880 | +21.5% | 97.057 | $158,550 | 5 |
| Alabama | $139,880 | +10.4% | 88.823 | $157,480 | 6 |
| Massachusetts | $164,000 | +29.5% | 105.757 | $155,070 | 7 |
| Oregon | $158,110 | +24.8% | 103.361 | $152,970 | 8 |
| Louisiana | $129,470 | +2.2% | 88.207 | $146,780 | 9 |
| Kentucky | $128,380 | +1.4% | 90.159 | $142,390 | 10 |
| Utah | $138,020 | +9.0% | 98.864 | $139,610 | 11 |
| Indiana | $129,880 | +2.6% | 93.329 | $139,160 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | $130,530 | +3.1% | 94.095 | $138,720 | 13 |
| Minnesota | $132,610 | +4.7% | 98.621 | $134,460 | 14 |
| Maine | $128,910 | +1.8% | 97.05 | $132,830 | 15 |
| New Hampshire | $137,900 | +8.9% | 104.165 | $132,390 | 16 |
| Maryland | $134,320 | +6.1% | 104.959 | $127,970 | 17 |
| Virginia | $125,670 | -0.8% | 101.104 | $124,300 | 18 |
| Arkansas | $107,890 | -14.8% | 86.937 | $124,100 | 19 |
| Florida | $124,330 | -1.8% | 103.414 | $120,230 | 20 |
| New Jersey | $129,550 | +2.3% | 108.805 | $119,070 | 21 |
| New York | $128,430 | +1.4% | 107.921 | $119,000 | 22 |
| District of Columbia | $128,490 | +1.5% | 109.901 | $116,910 | 23 |
| Missouri | $105,880 | -16.4% | 90.817 | $116,590 | 24 |
| California | $126,640 | 0.0% | 110.72 | $114,380 | 25 |
| North Carolina | $105,490 | -16.7% | 94.326 | $111,840 | 26 |
| Vermont | $107,210 | -15.3% | 97.958 | $109,440 | 27 |
| Washington | $115,850 | -8.5% | 107.013 | $108,260 | 28 |
| Pennsylvania | $104,820 | -17.2% | 97.572 | $107,430 | 29 |
| Idaho | $102,500 | -19.1% | 95.494 | $107,340 | 30 |
| Connecticut | $110,220 | -13.0% | 103.61 | $106,380 | 31 |
| Arizona | $106,510 | -15.9% | 100.677 | $105,790 | 32 |
| Illinois | $99,880 | -21.1% | 99.958 | $99,920 | 33 |
| Mississippi | $65,880 | -48.0% | 86.953 | $75,770 | 34 |
| Ohio | $69,770 | -44.9% | 92.774 | $75,200 | 35 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Colorado | Not available | Not available | 103.052 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| Georgia | Not available | Not available | 96.293 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Kansas | Not available | Not available | 90.068 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | Not available | Not available |
| Nebraska | Not available | Not available | 90.103 | Not available | Not available |
| Nevada | Not available | Not available | 99.979 | Not available | Not available |
| New Mexico | Not available | Not available | 92.212 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Oklahoma | Not available | Not available | 87.843 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | 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.