State wages ยท Cost of living
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $75,780. Oklahoma leads after cost of living, at $84,170. Oklahoma has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($60,130).
National median
$60,130
Highest state median
$75,780
California
Best adjusted pay
$84,170
Oklahoma
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $41,570Higher: $84,170Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Oklahoma | $73,940 | +23.0% | 87.843 | $84,170 | 1 |
| North Dakota | $65,800 | +9.4% | 88.959 | $73,970 | 2 |
| North Carolina | $66,090 | +9.9% | 94.326 | $70,070 | 3 |
| Connecticut | $72,090 | +19.9% | 103.61 | $69,580 | 4 |
| Kansas | $61,740 | +2.7% | 90.068 | $68,550 | 5 |
| Mississippi | $59,600 | -0.9% | 86.953 | $68,540 | 6 |
| California | $75,780 | +26.0% | 110.72 | $68,440 | 7 |
| Georgia | $65,070 | +8.2% | 96.293 | $67,580 | 8 |
| West Virginia | $60,250 | +0.2% | 89.497 | $67,320 | 9 |
| Alaska | $68,600 | +14.1% | 102.359 | $67,020 | 10 |
| Kentucky | $60,340 | +0.3% | 90.159 | $66,930 | 11 |
| Wyoming | $61,740 | +2.7% | 92.691 | $66,610 | 12 |
| Washington | $70,650 | +17.5% | 107.013 | $66,020 | 13 |
| Indiana | $61,610 | +2.5% | 93.329 | $66,010 | 14 |
| Vermont | $63,960 | +6.4% | 97.958 | $65,290 | 15 |
| District of Columbia | $70,680 | +17.5% | 109.901 | $64,310 | 16 |
| South Carolina | $59,900 | -0.4% | 93.749 | $63,890 | 17 |
| Maryland | $67,040 | +11.5% | 104.959 | $63,870 | 18 |
| Arkansas | $54,290 | -9.7% | 86.937 | $62,450 | 19 |
| New Mexico | $57,180 | -4.9% | 92.212 | $62,010 | 20 |
| Maine | $59,690 | -0.7% | 97.05 | $61,500 | 21 |
| Virginia | $61,470 | +2.2% | 101.104 | $60,800 | 22 |
| Alabama | $53,910 | -10.3% | 88.823 | $60,690 | 23 |
| Colorado | $62,180 | +3.4% | 103.052 | $60,340 | 24 |
| Pennsylvania | $58,590 | -2.6% | 97.572 | $60,050 | 25 |
| Rhode Island | $61,160 | +1.7% | 102.28 | $59,800 | 26 |
| Massachusetts | $62,610 | +4.1% | 105.757 | $59,200 | 27 |
| New York | $62,500 | +3.9% | 107.921 | $57,910 | 28 |
| Nebraska | $52,000 | -13.5% | 90.103 | $57,710 | 29 |
| Missouri | $52,400 | -12.9% | 90.817 | $57,700 | 30 |
| Florida | $57,840 | -3.8% | 103.414 | $55,930 | 31 |
| New Hampshire | $57,880 | -3.7% | 104.165 | $55,570 | 32 |
| Illinois | $54,720 | -9.0% | 99.958 | $54,740 | 33 |
| Louisiana | $48,240 | -19.8% | 88.207 | $54,690 | 34 |
| Oregon | $55,890 | -7.1% | 103.361 | $54,070 | 35 |
| Nevada | $53,990 | -10.2% | 99.979 | $54,000 | 36 |
| Michigan | $51,400 | -14.5% | 96.217 | $53,420 | 37 |
| Montana | $50,510 | -16.0% | 94.645 | $53,370 | 38 |
| Utah | $52,400 | -12.9% | 98.864 | $53,000 | 39 |
| New Jersey | $56,950 | -5.3% | 108.805 | $52,340 | 40 |
| Tennessee | $47,520 | -21.0% | 91.87 | $51,730 | 41 |
| Iowa | $44,040 | -26.8% | 87.762 | $50,180 | 42 |
| Ohio | $46,540 | -22.6% | 92.774 | $50,160 | 43 |
| Idaho | $47,870 | -20.4% | 95.494 | $50,130 | 44 |
| Texas | $48,550 | -19.3% | 97.057 | $50,020 | 45 |
| Minnesota | $47,130 | -21.6% | 98.621 | $47,790 | 46 |
| Arizona | $47,330 | -21.3% | 100.677 | $47,010 | 47 |
| Wisconsin | $44,120 | -26.6% | 94.095 | $46,890 | 48 |
| South Dakota | $41,250 | -31.4% | 88.586 | $46,560 | 49 |
| Hawaii | $45,710 | -24.0% | 109.951 | $41,570 | 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.