State wages ยท Cost of living
Natural Sciences Managers pay by state
The highest published median is in Massachusetts, at $218,800. Massachusetts leads after cost of living, at $206,890. North Carolina has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($161,180).
National median
$161,180
Highest state median
$218,800
Massachusetts
Best adjusted pay
$206,890
Massachusetts
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $94,940Higher: $206,890Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Massachusetts | $218,800 | +35.7% | 105.757 | $206,890 | 1 |
| New Jersey | $202,310 | +25.5% | 108.805 | $185,940 | 2 |
| California | $204,100 | +26.6% | 110.72 | $184,340 | 3 |
| North Carolina | $167,430 | +3.9% | 94.326 | $177,500 | 4 |
| Kansas | $158,100 | -1.9% | 90.068 | $175,530 | 5 |
| Connecticut | $179,170 | +11.2% | 103.61 | $172,930 | 6 |
| Washington | $178,270 | +10.6% | 107.013 | $166,590 | 7 |
| Illinois | $158,690 | -1.5% | 99.958 | $158,760 | 8 |
| Missouri | $143,730 | -10.8% | 90.817 | $158,260 | 9 |
| Maryland | $162,610 | +0.9% | 104.959 | $154,930 | 10 |
| Arkansas | $134,430 | -16.6% | 86.937 | $154,630 | 11 |
| Tennessee | $140,430 | -12.9% | 91.87 | $152,860 | 12 |
| South Carolina | $143,150 | -11.2% | 93.749 | $152,690 | 13 |
| West Virginia | $134,410 | -16.6% | 89.497 | $150,180 | 14 |
| North Dakota | $133,540 | -17.1% | 88.959 | $150,110 | 15 |
| District of Columbia | $164,650 | +2.2% | 109.901 | $149,820 | 16 |
| Ohio | $135,990 | -15.6% | 92.774 | $146,580 | 17 |
| Kentucky | $131,780 | -18.2% | 90.159 | $146,160 | 18 |
| Alabama | $127,210 | -21.1% | 88.823 | $143,220 | 19 |
| Michigan | $135,180 | -16.1% | 96.217 | $140,490 | 20 |
| Pennsylvania | $136,700 | -15.2% | 97.572 | $140,100 | 21 |
| Maine | $135,900 | -15.7% | 97.05 | $140,030 | 22 |
| Colorado | $143,150 | -11.2% | 103.052 | $138,910 | 23 |
| Rhode Island | $141,380 | -12.3% | 102.28 | $138,230 | 24 |
| Virginia | $139,220 | -13.6% | 101.104 | $137,700 | 25 |
| South Dakota | $120,310 | -25.4% | 88.586 | $135,810 | 26 |
| Texas | $130,140 | -19.3% | 97.057 | $134,090 | 27 |
| Minnesota | $131,410 | -18.5% | 98.621 | $133,250 | 28 |
| Wisconsin | $125,050 | -22.4% | 94.095 | $132,900 | 29 |
| Oregon | $136,840 | -15.1% | 103.361 | $132,390 | 30 |
| Mississippi | $113,730 | -29.4% | 86.953 | $130,790 | 31 |
| New Hampshire | $136,200 | -15.5% | 104.165 | $130,750 | 32 |
| New Mexico | $118,600 | -26.4% | 92.212 | $128,620 | 33 |
| Idaho | $120,640 | -25.2% | 95.494 | $126,330 | 34 |
| Nebraska | $113,730 | -29.4% | 90.103 | $126,220 | 35 |
| Alaska | $128,480 | -20.3% | 102.359 | $125,520 | 36 |
| Arizona | $126,320 | -21.6% | 100.677 | $125,470 | 37 |
| Montana | $117,140 | -27.3% | 94.645 | $123,770 | 38 |
| New York | $131,180 | -18.6% | 107.921 | $121,550 | 39 |
| Georgia | $116,560 | -27.7% | 96.293 | $121,050 | 40 |
| Utah | $117,190 | -27.3% | 98.864 | $118,540 | 41 |
| Wyoming | $109,600 | -32.0% | 92.691 | $118,240 | 42 |
| Iowa | $102,880 | -36.2% | 87.762 | $117,230 | 43 |
| Oklahoma | $100,990 | -37.3% | 87.843 | $114,970 | 44 |
| Nevada | $103,500 | -35.8% | 99.979 | $103,520 | 45 |
| Florida | $100,640 | -37.6% | 103.414 | $97,320 | 46 |
| Hawaii | $106,580 | -33.9% | 109.951 | $96,930 | 47 |
| Indiana | $88,610 | -45.0% | 93.329 | $94,940 | 48 |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| Louisiana | Not available | Not available | 88.207 | 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.