State wages ยท Cost of living
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $130,750. California leads after cost of living, at $118,090. Wisconsin has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($79,350).
National median
$79,350
Highest state median
$130,750
California
Best adjusted pay
$118,090
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $47,610Higher: $118,090Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $130,750 | +64.8% | 110.72 | $118,090 | 1 |
| Alaska | $102,090 | +28.7% | 102.359 | $99,740 | 2 |
| Michigan | $90,950 | +14.6% | 96.217 | $94,530 | 3 |
| New York | $99,460 | +25.3% | 107.921 | $92,160 | 4 |
| Rhode Island | $92,220 | +16.2% | 102.28 | $90,160 | 5 |
| New Jersey | $97,310 | +22.6% | 108.805 | $89,440 | 6 |
| Iowa | $78,310 | -1.3% | 87.762 | $89,230 | 7 |
| Louisiana | $77,810 | -1.9% | 88.207 | $88,210 | 8 |
| Oregon | $90,200 | +13.7% | 103.361 | $87,270 | 9 |
| Wisconsin | $80,260 | +1.1% | 94.095 | $85,300 | 10 |
| Nebraska | $76,370 | -3.8% | 90.103 | $84,760 | 11 |
| Montana | $80,010 | +0.8% | 94.645 | $84,540 | 12 |
| Connecticut | $87,450 | +10.2% | 103.61 | $84,400 | 13 |
| Minnesota | $82,470 | +3.9% | 98.621 | $83,620 | 14 |
| Vermont | $81,440 | +2.6% | 97.958 | $83,140 | 15 |
| Indiana | $77,360 | -2.5% | 93.329 | $82,890 | 16 |
| Maine | $79,840 | +0.6% | 97.05 | $82,270 | 17 |
| Missouri | $74,420 | -6.2% | 90.817 | $81,950 | 18 |
| Texas | $79,350 | 0.0% | 97.057 | $81,760 | 19 |
| Utah | $79,780 | +0.5% | 98.864 | $80,700 | 20 |
| Pennsylvania | $78,610 | -0.9% | 97.572 | $80,570 | 21 |
| New Hampshire | $83,250 | +4.9% | 104.165 | $79,920 | 22 |
| Nevada | $79,210 | -0.2% | 99.979 | $79,230 | 23 |
| Ohio | $73,270 | -7.7% | 92.774 | $78,980 | 24 |
| Maryland | $82,400 | +3.8% | 104.959 | $78,510 | 25 |
| Idaho | $74,210 | -6.5% | 95.494 | $77,710 | 26 |
| Massachusetts | $79,140 | -0.3% | 105.757 | $74,830 | 27 |
| Washington | $79,080 | -0.3% | 107.013 | $73,900 | 28 |
| Florida | $76,270 | -3.9% | 103.414 | $73,750 | 29 |
| Alabama | $65,480 | -17.5% | 88.823 | $73,720 | 30 |
| West Virginia | $65,570 | -17.4% | 89.497 | $73,270 | 31 |
| North Dakota | $64,230 | -19.1% | 88.959 | $72,200 | 32 |
| South Carolina | $67,480 | -15.0% | 93.749 | $71,980 | 33 |
| District of Columbia | $78,700 | -0.8% | 109.901 | $71,610 | 34 |
| North Carolina | $67,220 | -15.3% | 94.326 | $71,260 | 35 |
| Oklahoma | $62,210 | -21.6% | 87.843 | $70,820 | 36 |
| Kentucky | $63,800 | -19.6% | 90.159 | $70,760 | 37 |
| Wyoming | $65,530 | -17.4% | 92.691 | $70,700 | 38 |
| Mississippi | $61,160 | -22.9% | 86.953 | $70,340 | 39 |
| Tennessee | $64,320 | -18.9% | 91.87 | $70,010 | 40 |
| South Dakota | $62,010 | -21.9% | 88.586 | $70,000 | 41 |
| Illinois | $68,480 | -13.7% | 99.958 | $68,510 | 42 |
| Arkansas | $59,060 | -25.6% | 86.937 | $67,930 | 43 |
| Arizona | $68,350 | -13.9% | 100.677 | $67,890 | 44 |
| Georgia | $64,290 | -19.0% | 96.293 | $66,760 | 45 |
| New Mexico | $61,460 | -22.5% | 92.212 | $66,650 | 46 |
| Delaware | $64,930 | -18.2% | 99.808 | $65,050 | 47 |
| Virginia | $65,480 | -17.5% | 101.104 | $64,760 | 48 |
| Kansas | $58,220 | -26.6% | 90.068 | $64,640 | 49 |
| Colorado | $66,580 | -16.1% | 103.052 | $64,610 | 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.