State wages ยท Cost of living
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $103,780. Texas leads after cost of living, at $100,570. North Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($79,940).
National median
$79,940
Highest state median
$103,780
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$100,570
Texas
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $67,900Higher: $100,570Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Texas | $97,610 | +22.1% | 97.057 | $100,570 | 1 |
| Oregon | $101,640 | +27.1% | 103.361 | $98,330 | 2 |
| District of Columbia | $103,780 | +29.8% | 109.901 | $94,430 | 3 |
| New Jersey | $102,090 | +27.7% | 108.805 | $93,830 | 4 |
| North Dakota | $83,130 | +4.0% | 88.959 | $93,450 | 5 |
| Hawaii | $102,180 | +27.8% | 109.951 | $92,930 | 6 |
| Alaska | $92,050 | +15.1% | 102.359 | $89,930 | 7 |
| California | $99,010 | +23.9% | 110.72 | $89,420 | 8 |
| Montana | $84,550 | +5.8% | 94.645 | $89,330 | 9 |
| Nebraska | $79,120 | -1.0% | 90.103 | $87,810 | 10 |
| Alabama | $77,270 | -3.3% | 88.823 | $86,990 | 11 |
| New York | $93,640 | +17.1% | 107.921 | $86,770 | 12 |
| South Carolina | $79,900 | -0.1% | 93.749 | $85,230 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | $79,810 | -0.2% | 94.095 | $84,820 | 14 |
| Nevada | $84,660 | +5.9% | 99.979 | $84,680 | 15 |
| New Mexico | $77,850 | -2.6% | 92.212 | $84,430 | 16 |
| West Virginia | $75,550 | -5.5% | 89.497 | $84,420 | 17 |
| Mississippi | $73,160 | -8.5% | 86.953 | $84,140 | 18 |
| Michigan | $80,740 | +1.0% | 96.217 | $83,910 | 19 |
| Delaware | $83,420 | +4.4% | 99.808 | $83,580 | 20 |
| North Carolina | $78,740 | -1.5% | 94.326 | $83,480 | 21 |
| Tennessee | $76,620 | -4.2% | 91.87 | $83,400 | 22 |
| Kentucky | $74,850 | -6.4% | 90.159 | $83,020 | 23 |
| Indiana | $77,270 | -3.3% | 93.329 | $82,790 | 24 |
| Louisiana | $72,990 | -8.7% | 88.207 | $82,750 | 25 |
| Iowa | $71,910 | -10.0% | 87.762 | $81,940 | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | $79,920 | 0.0% | 97.572 | $81,910 | 27 |
| Missouri | $74,000 | -7.4% | 90.817 | $81,480 | 28 |
| Wyoming | $75,280 | -5.8% | 92.691 | $81,220 | 29 |
| Florida | $83,940 | +5.0% | 103.414 | $81,170 | 30 |
| Maine | $78,770 | -1.5% | 97.05 | $81,160 | 31 |
| Vermont | $78,800 | -1.4% | 97.958 | $80,440 | 32 |
| Ohio | $74,570 | -6.7% | 92.774 | $80,380 | 33 |
| Minnesota | $78,110 | -2.3% | 98.621 | $79,200 | 34 |
| Idaho | $75,420 | -5.7% | 95.494 | $78,980 | 35 |
| Illinois | $78,870 | -1.3% | 99.958 | $78,900 | 36 |
| Georgia | $75,950 | -5.0% | 96.293 | $78,870 | 37 |
| Kansas | $70,960 | -11.2% | 90.068 | $78,780 | 38 |
| Connecticut | $81,490 | +1.9% | 103.61 | $78,650 | 39 |
| Colorado | $80,440 | +0.6% | 103.052 | $78,060 | 40 |
| New Hampshire | $81,260 | +1.7% | 104.165 | $78,010 | 41 |
| Virginia | $78,850 | -1.4% | 101.104 | $77,990 | 42 |
| Maryland | $80,990 | +1.3% | 104.959 | $77,160 | 43 |
| Utah | $75,380 | -5.7% | 98.864 | $76,250 | 44 |
| Massachusetts | $80,140 | +0.3% | 105.757 | $75,780 | 45 |
| Oklahoma | $65,100 | -18.6% | 87.843 | $74,110 | 46 |
| Arkansas | $64,330 | -19.5% | 86.937 | $74,000 | 47 |
| Rhode Island | $74,720 | -6.5% | 102.28 | $73,050 | 48 |
| Washington | $78,000 | -2.4% | 107.013 | $72,890 | 49 |
| South Dakota | $63,940 | -20.0% | 88.586 | $72,180 | 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.