State wages ยท Cost of living
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $103,210. California leads after cost of living, at $93,220. North Carolina has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($78,050).
National median
$78,050
Highest state median
$103,210
California
Best adjusted pay
$93,220
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $45,540Higher: $93,220Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $103,210 | +32.2% | 110.72 | $93,220 | 1 |
| Maine | $90,280 | +15.7% | 97.05 | $93,020 | 2 |
| New York | $95,400 | +22.2% | 107.921 | $88,400 | 3 |
| Utah | $87,240 | +11.8% | 98.864 | $88,240 | 4 |
| Iowa | $75,550 | -3.2% | 87.762 | $86,090 | 5 |
| Kentucky | $77,120 | -1.2% | 90.159 | $85,540 | 6 |
| Arkansas | $73,940 | -5.3% | 86.937 | $85,050 | 7 |
| Mississippi | $73,720 | -5.5% | 86.953 | $84,780 | 8 |
| Nebraska | $75,450 | -3.3% | 90.103 | $83,740 | 9 |
| North Carolina | $78,910 | +1.1% | 94.326 | $83,660 | 10 |
| New Hampshire | $86,520 | +10.9% | 104.165 | $83,060 | 11 |
| Louisiana | $73,020 | -6.4% | 88.207 | $82,780 | 12 |
| Virginia | $83,570 | +7.1% | 101.104 | $82,660 | 13 |
| Indiana | $77,030 | -1.3% | 93.329 | $82,540 | 14 |
| Texas | $79,790 | +2.2% | 97.057 | $82,210 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | $77,090 | -1.2% | 94.095 | $81,930 | 16 |
| South Carolina | $75,540 | -3.2% | 93.749 | $80,580 | 17 |
| Vermont | $78,490 | +0.6% | 97.958 | $80,130 | 18 |
| Missouri | $72,740 | -6.8% | 90.817 | $80,100 | 19 |
| Arizona | $80,180 | +2.7% | 100.677 | $79,640 | 20 |
| Michigan | $76,590 | -1.9% | 96.217 | $79,600 | 21 |
| Connecticut | $81,700 | +4.7% | 103.61 | $78,850 | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | $76,590 | -1.9% | 97.572 | $78,500 | 23 |
| Massachusetts | $82,880 | +6.2% | 105.757 | $78,370 | 24 |
| Minnesota | $77,030 | -1.3% | 98.621 | $78,110 | 25 |
| Rhode Island | $79,810 | +2.3% | 102.28 | $78,030 | 26 |
| Illinois | $77,290 | -1.0% | 99.958 | $77,320 | 27 |
| Oregon | $79,270 | +1.6% | 103.361 | $76,690 | 28 |
| Washington | $78,200 | +0.2% | 107.013 | $73,080 | 29 |
| Tennessee | $67,050 | -14.1% | 91.87 | $72,980 | 30 |
| New Jersey | $77,600 | -0.6% | 108.805 | $71,320 | 31 |
| Oklahoma | $62,440 | -20.0% | 87.843 | $71,080 | 32 |
| Georgia | $68,050 | -12.8% | 96.293 | $70,670 | 33 |
| District of Columbia | $77,370 | -0.9% | 109.901 | $70,400 | 34 |
| Maryland | $72,890 | -6.6% | 104.959 | $69,450 | 35 |
| Kansas | $62,310 | -20.2% | 90.068 | $69,180 | 36 |
| Ohio | $63,950 | -18.1% | 92.774 | $68,930 | 37 |
| Colorado | $70,330 | -9.9% | 103.052 | $68,250 | 38 |
| Alabama | $58,660 | -24.8% | 88.823 | $66,040 | 39 |
| Idaho | $61,760 | -20.9% | 95.494 | $64,670 | 40 |
| Florida | $54,690 | -29.9% | 103.414 | $52,880 | 41 |
| South Dakota | $40,340 | -48.3% | 88.586 | $45,540 | 42 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | Not available | Not available |
| Nevada | Not available | Not available | 99.979 | Not available | Not available |
| New Mexico | Not available | Not available | 92.212 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | 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.