State wages ยท Cost of living
Managers, All Other pay by state
The highest published median is in Massachusetts, at $172,380. Delaware leads after cost of living, at $170,640. Minnesota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($136,550).
National median
$136,550
Highest state median
$172,380
Massachusetts
Best adjusted pay
$170,640
Delaware
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $84,730Higher: $170,640Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Delaware | $170,310 | +24.7% | 99.808 | $170,640 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | $172,380 | +26.2% | 105.757 | $163,000 | 2 |
| Minnesota | $158,680 | +16.2% | 98.621 | $160,900 | 3 |
| Virginia | $162,610 | +19.1% | 101.104 | $160,830 | 4 |
| Colorado | $164,010 | +20.1% | 103.052 | $159,150 | 5 |
| District of Columbia | $171,910 | +25.9% | 109.901 | $156,420 | 6 |
| Washington | $165,080 | +20.9% | 107.013 | $154,260 | 7 |
| California | $170,740 | +25.0% | 110.72 | $154,210 | 8 |
| New Jersey | $163,630 | +19.8% | 108.805 | $150,390 | 9 |
| New York | $161,360 | +18.2% | 107.921 | $149,520 | 10 |
| Iowa | $127,680 | -6.5% | 87.762 | $145,480 | 11 |
| Connecticut | $149,690 | +9.6% | 103.61 | $144,470 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | $147,240 | +7.8% | 102.28 | $143,960 | 13 |
| Oklahoma | $124,800 | -8.6% | 87.843 | $142,070 | 14 |
| Maryland | $148,680 | +8.9% | 104.959 | $141,660 | 15 |
| West Virginia | $126,250 | -7.5% | 89.497 | $141,070 | 16 |
| North Carolina | $131,990 | -3.3% | 94.326 | $139,930 | 17 |
| Michigan | $133,040 | -2.6% | 96.217 | $138,270 | 18 |
| New Mexico | $127,060 | -6.9% | 92.212 | $137,790 | 19 |
| Texas | $133,070 | -2.5% | 97.057 | $137,110 | 20 |
| New Hampshire | $142,650 | +4.5% | 104.165 | $136,950 | 21 |
| Ohio | $126,600 | -7.3% | 92.774 | $136,460 | 22 |
| Kentucky | $123,010 | -9.9% | 90.159 | $136,440 | 23 |
| Illinois | $134,810 | -1.3% | 99.958 | $134,870 | 24 |
| North Dakota | $118,010 | -13.6% | 88.959 | $132,660 | 25 |
| Pennsylvania | $129,170 | -5.4% | 97.572 | $132,380 | 26 |
| Alabama | $116,830 | -14.4% | 88.823 | $131,530 | 27 |
| Kansas | $118,310 | -13.4% | 90.068 | $131,360 | 28 |
| Arizona | $132,040 | -3.3% | 100.677 | $131,150 | 29 |
| Missouri | $117,050 | -14.3% | 90.817 | $128,890 | 30 |
| South Carolina | $120,640 | -11.7% | 93.749 | $128,680 | 31 |
| Maine | $123,950 | -9.2% | 97.05 | $127,720 | 32 |
| Nebraska | $114,050 | -16.5% | 90.103 | $126,580 | 33 |
| Vermont | $123,930 | -9.2% | 97.958 | $126,510 | 34 |
| Wyoming | $117,060 | -14.3% | 92.691 | $126,290 | 35 |
| South Dakota | $111,630 | -18.2% | 88.586 | $126,010 | 36 |
| Georgia | $120,810 | -11.5% | 96.293 | $125,460 | 37 |
| Alaska | $123,160 | -9.8% | 102.359 | $120,320 | 38 |
| Oregon | $124,190 | -9.1% | 103.361 | $120,150 | 39 |
| Louisiana | $100,890 | -26.1% | 88.207 | $114,380 | 40 |
| Idaho | $107,800 | -21.1% | 95.494 | $112,890 | 41 |
| Mississippi | $97,780 | -28.4% | 86.953 | $112,450 | 42 |
| Wisconsin | $105,690 | -22.6% | 94.095 | $112,320 | 43 |
| Montana | $105,840 | -22.5% | 94.645 | $111,830 | 44 |
| Hawaii | $122,520 | -10.3% | 109.951 | $111,430 | 45 |
| Nevada | $99,590 | -27.1% | 99.979 | $99,610 | 46 |
| Florida | $102,670 | -24.8% | 103.414 | $99,280 | 47 |
| Arkansas | $84,610 | -38.0% | 86.937 | $97,320 | 48 |
| Tennessee | $88,110 | -35.5% | 91.87 | $95,910 | 49 |
| Indiana | $79,080 | -42.1% | 93.329 | $84,730 | 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.