State wages ยท Cost of living
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $128,190. Arizona leads after cost of living, at $121,340. Iowa has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($97,360).
National median
$97,360
Highest state median
$128,190
California
Best adjusted pay
$121,340
Arizona
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $54,210Higher: $121,340Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Arizona | $122,160 | +25.5% | 100.677 | $121,340 | 1 |
| California | $128,190 | +31.7% | 110.72 | $115,780 | 2 |
| Connecticut | $119,310 | +22.5% | 103.61 | $115,150 | 3 |
| Iowa | $100,350 | +3.1% | 87.762 | $114,340 | 4 |
| Kansas | $102,970 | +5.8% | 90.068 | $114,320 | 5 |
| New Mexico | $104,450 | +7.3% | 92.212 | $113,270 | 6 |
| Montana | $106,330 | +9.2% | 94.645 | $112,350 | 7 |
| Michigan | $105,790 | +8.7% | 96.217 | $109,950 | 8 |
| Indiana | $101,780 | +4.5% | 93.329 | $109,060 | 9 |
| Maine | $102,490 | +5.3% | 97.05 | $105,610 | 10 |
| Minnesota | $103,220 | +6.0% | 98.621 | $104,660 | 11 |
| Georgia | $97,770 | +0.4% | 96.293 | $101,530 | 12 |
| Texas | $97,500 | +0.1% | 97.057 | $100,460 | 13 |
| Virginia | $100,440 | +3.2% | 101.104 | $99,340 | 14 |
| Nebraska | $89,310 | -8.3% | 90.103 | $99,120 | 15 |
| Maryland | $102,810 | +5.6% | 104.959 | $97,950 | 16 |
| New York | $105,360 | +8.2% | 107.921 | $97,630 | 17 |
| Wisconsin | $91,460 | -6.1% | 94.095 | $97,200 | 18 |
| Oklahoma | $85,110 | -12.6% | 87.843 | $96,890 | 19 |
| Oregon | $99,460 | +2.2% | 103.361 | $96,230 | 20 |
| Pennsylvania | $93,770 | -3.7% | 97.572 | $96,100 | 21 |
| Alabama | $84,160 | -13.6% | 88.823 | $94,750 | 22 |
| Arkansas | $81,350 | -16.4% | 86.937 | $93,570 | 23 |
| Missouri | $84,890 | -12.8% | 90.817 | $93,470 | 24 |
| Massachusetts | $98,220 | +0.9% | 105.757 | $92,870 | 25 |
| South Dakota | $81,960 | -15.8% | 88.586 | $92,520 | 26 |
| Louisiana | $81,030 | -16.8% | 88.207 | $91,860 | 27 |
| North Carolina | $85,680 | -12.0% | 94.326 | $90,830 | 28 |
| Kentucky | $79,070 | -18.8% | 90.159 | $87,700 | 29 |
| Tennessee | $80,000 | -17.8% | 91.87 | $87,080 | 30 |
| Ohio | $80,770 | -17.0% | 92.774 | $87,060 | 31 |
| South Carolina | $80,970 | -16.8% | 93.749 | $86,370 | 32 |
| Vermont | $84,240 | -13.5% | 97.958 | $86,000 | 33 |
| West Virginia | $75,460 | -22.5% | 89.497 | $84,320 | 34 |
| Delaware | $84,000 | -13.7% | 99.808 | $84,160 | 35 |
| Nevada | $83,380 | -14.4% | 99.979 | $83,400 | 36 |
| Utah | $81,060 | -16.7% | 98.864 | $81,990 | 37 |
| Illinois | $81,940 | -15.8% | 99.958 | $81,970 | 38 |
| Washington | $83,350 | -14.4% | 107.013 | $77,890 | 39 |
| New Jersey | $83,710 | -14.0% | 108.805 | $76,940 | 40 |
| Colorado | $79,160 | -18.7% | 103.052 | $76,820 | 41 |
| Idaho | $70,990 | -27.1% | 95.494 | $74,340 | 42 |
| District of Columbia | $79,670 | -18.2% | 109.901 | $72,490 | 43 |
| Mississippi | $61,890 | -36.4% | 86.953 | $71,180 | 44 |
| Florida | $56,060 | -42.4% | 103.414 | $54,210 | 45 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | 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.