State wages ยท Cost of living
Protective Service Workers, All Other pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $84,360. New Hampshire leads after cost of living, at $80,170. Mississippi has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($41,600).
National median
$41,600
Highest state median
$84,360
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$80,170
New Hampshire
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $31,730Higher: $80,170Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New Hampshire | $83,510 | +100.7% | 104.165 | $80,170 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | $84,360 | +102.8% | 109.901 | $76,760 | 2 |
| New Mexico | $66,640 | +60.2% | 92.212 | $72,270 | 3 |
| Rhode Island | $64,140 | +54.2% | 102.28 | $62,710 | 4 |
| North Dakota | $53,480 | +28.6% | 88.959 | $60,120 | 5 |
| Nebraska | $53,350 | +28.2% | 90.103 | $59,210 | 6 |
| Wisconsin | $55,660 | +33.8% | 94.095 | $59,150 | 7 |
| Nevada | $55,440 | +33.3% | 99.979 | $55,450 | 8 |
| New York | $59,830 | +43.8% | 107.921 | $55,440 | 9 |
| Hawaii | $60,900 | +46.4% | 109.951 | $55,390 | 10 |
| Missouri | $50,230 | +20.7% | 90.817 | $55,310 | 11 |
| Alaska | $55,370 | +33.1% | 102.359 | $54,090 | 12 |
| Mississippi | $46,800 | +12.5% | 86.953 | $53,820 | 13 |
| Maryland | $55,870 | +34.3% | 104.959 | $53,230 | 14 |
| West Virginia | $46,760 | +12.4% | 89.497 | $52,250 | 15 |
| Michigan | $49,670 | +19.4% | 96.217 | $51,620 | 16 |
| Wyoming | $46,520 | +11.8% | 92.691 | $50,190 | 17 |
| Oklahoma | $43,990 | +5.7% | 87.843 | $50,080 | 18 |
| Utah | $49,000 | +17.8% | 98.864 | $49,560 | 19 |
| Arizona | $49,590 | +19.2% | 100.677 | $49,260 | 20 |
| Kansas | $44,250 | +6.4% | 90.068 | $49,130 | 21 |
| Tennessee | $44,900 | +7.9% | 91.87 | $48,870 | 22 |
| South Dakota | $42,480 | +2.1% | 88.586 | $47,950 | 23 |
| Idaho | $45,590 | +9.6% | 95.494 | $47,740 | 24 |
| Iowa | $41,420 | -0.4% | 87.762 | $47,200 | 25 |
| Minnesota | $46,190 | +11.0% | 98.621 | $46,840 | 26 |
| Indiana | $43,570 | +4.7% | 93.329 | $46,680 | 27 |
| Louisiana | $40,810 | -1.9% | 88.207 | $46,270 | 28 |
| Georgia | $44,540 | +7.1% | 96.293 | $46,250 | 29 |
| Maine | $44,450 | +6.9% | 97.05 | $45,800 | 30 |
| Kentucky | $40,910 | -1.7% | 90.159 | $45,380 | 31 |
| Massachusetts | $47,840 | +15.0% | 105.757 | $45,240 | 32 |
| Ohio | $41,730 | +0.3% | 92.774 | $44,980 | 33 |
| North Carolina | $42,120 | +1.2% | 94.326 | $44,650 | 34 |
| South Carolina | $41,600 | 0.0% | 93.749 | $44,370 | 35 |
| Florida | $45,700 | +9.9% | 103.414 | $44,190 | 36 |
| New Jersey | $47,370 | +13.9% | 108.805 | $43,540 | 37 |
| Oregon | $44,590 | +7.2% | 103.361 | $43,140 | 38 |
| Arkansas | $36,400 | -12.5% | 86.937 | $41,870 | 39 |
| Montana | $39,560 | -4.9% | 94.645 | $41,800 | 40 |
| Colorado | $42,510 | +2.2% | 103.052 | $41,250 | 41 |
| Vermont | $39,560 | -4.9% | 97.958 | $40,380 | 42 |
| Washington | $42,310 | +1.7% | 107.013 | $39,540 | 43 |
| Connecticut | $40,590 | -2.4% | 103.61 | $39,180 | 44 |
| Delaware | $38,100 | -8.4% | 99.808 | $38,170 | 45 |
| Alabama | $32,910 | -20.9% | 88.823 | $37,050 | 46 |
| Pennsylvania | $35,260 | -15.2% | 97.572 | $36,140 | 47 |
| California | $39,690 | -4.6% | 110.72 | $35,850 | 48 |
| Illinois | $35,520 | -14.6% | 99.958 | $35,530 | 49 |
| Texas | $32,910 | -20.9% | 97.057 | $33,910 | 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.