State wages ยท Cost of living
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $130,340. California leads after cost of living, at $117,720. Nebraska has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($75,890).
National median
$75,890
Highest state median
$130,340
California
Best adjusted pay
$117,720
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $56,410Higher: $117,720Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $130,340 | +71.7% | 110.72 | $117,720 | 1 |
| Arizona | $94,660 | +24.7% | 100.677 | $94,020 | 2 |
| Nebraska | $82,400 | +8.6% | 90.103 | $91,450 | 3 |
| Tennessee | $79,410 | +4.6% | 91.87 | $86,440 | 4 |
| Idaho | $82,220 | +8.3% | 95.494 | $86,100 | 5 |
| Missouri | $76,890 | +1.3% | 90.817 | $84,660 | 6 |
| South Carolina | $78,280 | +3.1% | 93.749 | $83,500 | 7 |
| Michigan | $80,310 | +5.8% | 96.217 | $83,470 | 8 |
| New Mexico | $75,170 | -0.9% | 92.212 | $81,520 | 9 |
| Oklahoma | $69,270 | -8.7% | 87.843 | $78,860 | 10 |
| Minnesota | $77,080 | +1.6% | 98.621 | $78,160 | 11 |
| Texas | $75,570 | -0.4% | 97.057 | $77,860 | 12 |
| Maryland | $81,110 | +6.9% | 104.959 | $77,280 | 13 |
| New York | $82,770 | +9.1% | 107.921 | $76,690 | 14 |
| Massachusetts | $80,270 | +5.8% | 105.757 | $75,900 | 15 |
| Illinois | $75,840 | -0.1% | 99.958 | $75,870 | 16 |
| Alabama | $66,270 | -12.7% | 88.823 | $74,610 | 17 |
| Pennsylvania | $72,390 | -4.6% | 97.572 | $74,190 | 18 |
| Mississippi | $64,160 | -15.5% | 86.953 | $73,790 | 19 |
| Iowa | $64,230 | -15.4% | 87.762 | $73,190 | 20 |
| Oregon | $75,180 | -0.9% | 103.361 | $72,740 | 21 |
| Louisiana | $63,510 | -16.3% | 88.207 | $72,000 | 22 |
| West Virginia | $64,430 | -15.1% | 89.497 | $71,990 | 23 |
| Arkansas | $61,490 | -19.0% | 86.937 | $70,730 | 24 |
| Wyoming | $65,460 | -13.7% | 92.691 | $70,620 | 25 |
| Kentucky | $63,190 | -16.7% | 90.159 | $70,090 | 26 |
| Wisconsin | $65,070 | -14.3% | 94.095 | $69,150 | 27 |
| Connecticut | $71,180 | -6.2% | 103.61 | $68,700 | 28 |
| Indiana | $63,960 | -15.7% | 93.329 | $68,530 | 29 |
| South Dakota | $59,980 | -21.0% | 88.586 | $67,710 | 30 |
| North Dakota | $60,130 | -20.8% | 88.959 | $67,590 | 31 |
| North Carolina | $63,450 | -16.4% | 94.326 | $67,270 | 32 |
| Maine | $64,940 | -14.4% | 97.05 | $66,910 | 33 |
| Florida | $68,140 | -10.2% | 103.414 | $65,890 | 34 |
| Ohio | $61,090 | -19.5% | 92.774 | $65,850 | 35 |
| Georgia | $63,260 | -16.6% | 96.293 | $65,700 | 36 |
| Kansas | $59,070 | -22.2% | 90.068 | $65,580 | 37 |
| New Jersey | $69,550 | -8.4% | 108.805 | $63,920 | 38 |
| New Hampshire | $66,160 | -12.8% | 104.165 | $63,510 | 39 |
| Washington | $66,840 | -11.9% | 107.013 | $62,460 | 40 |
| Colorado | $62,530 | -17.6% | 103.052 | $60,680 | 41 |
| Virginia | $57,930 | -23.7% | 101.104 | $57,300 | 42 |
| Utah | $55,770 | -26.5% | 98.864 | $56,410 | 43 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | 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 |
| 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.