State wages ยท Cost of living
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education pay by state
The highest published median is in Washington, at $99,150. Washington leads after cost of living, at $92,650. New Mexico has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($62,970).
National median
$62,970
Highest state median
$99,150
Washington
Best adjusted pay
$92,650
Washington
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $49,970Higher: $92,650Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Washington | $99,150 | +57.5% | 107.013 | $92,650 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | $89,530 | +42.2% | 102.28 | $87,530 | 2 |
| California | $96,820 | +53.8% | 110.72 | $87,450 | 3 |
| New Mexico | $73,520 | +16.8% | 92.212 | $79,730 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | $84,280 | +33.8% | 105.757 | $79,690 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | $76,740 | +21.9% | 97.572 | $78,650 | 6 |
| Connecticut | $81,040 | +28.7% | 103.61 | $78,220 | 7 |
| New York | $82,620 | +31.2% | 107.921 | $76,560 | 8 |
| Utah | $75,490 | +19.9% | 98.864 | $76,360 | 9 |
| Oregon | $78,050 | +23.9% | 103.361 | $75,510 | 10 |
| Alaska | $75,980 | +20.7% | 102.359 | $74,230 | 11 |
| Maryland | $76,420 | +21.4% | 104.959 | $72,810 | 12 |
| Ohio | $66,790 | +6.1% | 92.774 | $71,990 | 13 |
| New Jersey | $77,630 | +23.3% | 108.805 | $71,350 | 14 |
| District of Columbia | $78,090 | +24.0% | 109.901 | $71,050 | 15 |
| Nebraska | $62,470 | -0.8% | 90.103 | $69,330 | 16 |
| Alabama | $59,900 | -4.9% | 88.823 | $67,440 | 17 |
| Wyoming | $62,420 | -0.9% | 92.691 | $67,340 | 18 |
| Georgia | $63,880 | +1.4% | 96.293 | $66,340 | 19 |
| Missouri | $60,120 | -4.5% | 90.817 | $66,200 | 20 |
| North Dakota | $58,800 | -6.6% | 88.959 | $66,100 | 21 |
| Wisconsin | $61,960 | -1.6% | 94.095 | $65,850 | 22 |
| Iowa | $57,750 | -8.3% | 87.762 | $65,800 | 23 |
| Arkansas | $56,980 | -9.5% | 86.937 | $65,540 | 24 |
| Kansas | $58,820 | -6.6% | 90.068 | $65,310 | 25 |
| Kentucky | $58,850 | -6.5% | 90.159 | $65,270 | 26 |
| Montana | $61,460 | -2.4% | 94.645 | $64,940 | 27 |
| Illinois | $64,800 | +2.9% | 99.958 | $64,830 | 28 |
| Michigan | $61,560 | -2.2% | 96.217 | $63,980 | 29 |
| Delaware | $63,770 | +1.3% | 99.808 | $63,890 | 30 |
| South Carolina | $59,810 | -5.0% | 93.749 | $63,800 | 31 |
| Vermont | $62,460 | -0.8% | 97.958 | $63,760 | 32 |
| Nevada | $63,620 | +1.0% | 99.979 | $63,630 | 33 |
| Texas | $61,760 | -1.9% | 97.057 | $63,630 | 33 |
| Indiana | $59,100 | -6.1% | 93.329 | $63,320 | 35 |
| Tennessee | $58,170 | -7.6% | 91.87 | $63,320 | 35 |
| Idaho | $60,290 | -4.3% | 95.494 | $63,130 | 37 |
| Maine | $61,030 | -3.1% | 97.05 | $62,890 | 38 |
| Minnesota | $61,670 | -2.1% | 98.621 | $62,530 | 39 |
| New Hampshire | $64,810 | +2.9% | 104.165 | $62,220 | 40 |
| Louisiana | $53,150 | -15.6% | 88.207 | $60,260 | 41 |
| Virginia | $60,930 | -3.2% | 101.104 | $60,260 | 41 |
| Colorado | $61,830 | -1.8% | 103.052 | $60,000 | 43 |
| Arizona | $59,060 | -6.2% | 100.677 | $58,660 | 44 |
| Hawaii | $64,340 | +2.2% | 109.951 | $58,520 | 45 |
| Mississippi | $49,720 | -21.0% | 86.953 | $57,180 | 46 |
| South Dakota | $49,720 | -21.0% | 88.586 | $56,130 | 47 |
| West Virginia | $49,670 | -21.1% | 89.497 | $55,500 | 48 |
| Oklahoma | $48,210 | -23.4% | 87.843 | $54,880 | 49 |
| North Carolina | $50,340 | -20.1% | 94.326 | $53,370 | 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.