State wages ยท Cost of living
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $106,470. North Dakota leads after cost of living, at $112,790. Louisiana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($80,330).
National median
$80,330
Highest state median
$106,470
California
Best adjusted pay
$112,790
North Dakota
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $45,340Higher: $112,790Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| North Dakota | $100,340 | +24.9% | 88.959 | $112,790 | 1 |
| California | $106,470 | +32.5% | 110.72 | $96,160 | 2 |
| Maryland | $99,740 | +24.2% | 104.959 | $95,030 | 3 |
| Connecticut | $98,390 | +22.5% | 103.61 | $94,960 | 4 |
| Oregon | $96,330 | +19.9% | 103.361 | $93,200 | 5 |
| Michigan | $89,550 | +11.5% | 96.217 | $93,070 | 6 |
| Louisiana | $81,640 | +1.6% | 88.207 | $92,560 | 7 |
| New York | $98,630 | +22.8% | 107.921 | $91,390 | 8 |
| Nebraska | $80,130 | -0.2% | 90.103 | $88,930 | 9 |
| Rhode Island | $90,820 | +13.1% | 102.28 | $88,800 | 10 |
| Kansas | $79,240 | -1.4% | 90.068 | $87,980 | 11 |
| New Mexico | $80,260 | -0.1% | 92.212 | $87,040 | 12 |
| Iowa | $75,540 | -6.0% | 87.762 | $86,070 | 13 |
| Alabama | $76,300 | -5.0% | 88.823 | $85,900 | 14 |
| Texas | $81,880 | +1.9% | 97.057 | $84,360 | 15 |
| Missouri | $76,400 | -4.9% | 90.817 | $84,130 | 16 |
| Montana | $79,370 | -1.2% | 94.645 | $83,860 | 17 |
| Indiana | $77,310 | -3.8% | 93.329 | $82,840 | 18 |
| Vermont | $81,140 | +1.0% | 97.958 | $82,830 | 19 |
| Utah | $81,370 | +1.3% | 98.864 | $82,300 | 20 |
| West Virginia | $73,390 | -8.6% | 89.497 | $82,000 | 21 |
| Minnesota | $80,760 | +0.5% | 98.621 | $81,890 | 22 |
| Delaware | $81,530 | +1.5% | 99.808 | $81,690 | 23 |
| New Hampshire | $84,540 | +5.2% | 104.165 | $81,160 | 24 |
| Ohio | $75,300 | -6.3% | 92.774 | $81,160 | 24 |
| Kentucky | $72,380 | -9.9% | 90.159 | $80,280 | 26 |
| Nevada | $80,230 | -0.1% | 99.979 | $80,250 | 27 |
| Virginia | $80,750 | +0.5% | 101.104 | $79,870 | 28 |
| Tennessee | $73,360 | -8.7% | 91.87 | $79,850 | 29 |
| Georgia | $76,640 | -4.6% | 96.293 | $79,590 | 30 |
| South Carolina | $74,510 | -7.2% | 93.749 | $79,480 | 31 |
| Idaho | $75,320 | -6.2% | 95.494 | $78,870 | 32 |
| New Jersey | $85,590 | +6.5% | 108.805 | $78,660 | 33 |
| North Carolina | $74,190 | -7.6% | 94.326 | $78,650 | 34 |
| Pennsylvania | $76,490 | -4.8% | 97.572 | $78,390 | 35 |
| Maine | $75,060 | -6.6% | 97.05 | $77,340 | 36 |
| Arizona | $76,460 | -4.8% | 100.677 | $75,950 | 37 |
| Massachusetts | $80,300 | 0.0% | 105.757 | $75,930 | 38 |
| Illinois | $75,350 | -6.2% | 99.958 | $75,380 | 39 |
| Colorado | $76,850 | -4.3% | 103.052 | $74,570 | 40 |
| Florida | $76,910 | -4.3% | 103.414 | $74,370 | 41 |
| Mississippi | $64,580 | -19.6% | 86.953 | $74,270 | 42 |
| Alaska | $75,820 | -5.6% | 102.359 | $74,070 | 43 |
| Wisconsin | $68,430 | -14.8% | 94.095 | $72,720 | 44 |
| Arkansas | $62,880 | -21.7% | 86.937 | $72,330 | 45 |
| Washington | $77,250 | -3.8% | 107.013 | $72,190 | 46 |
| South Dakota | $62,400 | -22.3% | 88.586 | $70,440 | 47 |
| District of Columbia | $76,450 | -4.8% | 109.901 | $69,560 | 48 |
| Wyoming | $64,370 | -19.9% | 92.691 | $69,450 | 49 |
| Oklahoma | $60,870 | -24.2% | 87.843 | $69,290 | 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.