State wages ยท Cost of living
Rehabilitation Counselors pay by state
The highest published median is in Alaska, at $82,400. Alaska leads after cost of living, at $80,500. Louisiana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($46,110).
National median
$46,110
Highest state median
$82,400
Alaska
Best adjusted pay
$80,500
Alaska
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $33,740Higher: $80,500Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Alaska | $82,400 | +78.7% | 102.359 | $80,500 | 1 |
| North Dakota | $60,730 | +31.7% | 88.959 | $68,270 | 2 |
| District of Columbia | $74,410 | +61.4% | 109.901 | $67,710 | 3 |
| Kentucky | $56,150 | +21.8% | 90.159 | $62,280 | 4 |
| Alabama | $54,320 | +17.8% | 88.823 | $61,160 | 5 |
| Wyoming | $56,520 | +22.6% | 92.691 | $60,980 | 6 |
| New Mexico | $51,540 | +11.8% | 92.212 | $55,890 | 7 |
| South Dakota | $48,950 | +6.2% | 88.586 | $55,260 | 8 |
| Washington | $58,620 | +27.1% | 107.013 | $54,780 | 9 |
| Nebraska | $49,250 | +6.8% | 90.103 | $54,660 | 10 |
| Rhode Island | $54,080 | +17.3% | 102.28 | $52,870 | 11 |
| Louisiana | $46,610 | +1.1% | 88.207 | $52,840 | 12 |
| Mississippi | $45,950 | -0.3% | 86.953 | $52,840 | 12 |
| Pennsylvania | $51,350 | +11.4% | 97.572 | $52,630 | 14 |
| Missouri | $46,750 | +1.4% | 90.817 | $51,480 | 15 |
| Oregon | $52,630 | +14.1% | 103.361 | $50,920 | 16 |
| Vermont | $49,620 | +7.6% | 97.958 | $50,650 | 17 |
| Texas | $48,410 | +5.0% | 97.057 | $49,880 | 18 |
| North Carolina | $46,670 | +1.2% | 94.326 | $49,480 | 19 |
| West Virginia | $44,220 | -4.1% | 89.497 | $49,410 | 20 |
| Tennessee | $45,370 | -1.6% | 91.87 | $49,390 | 21 |
| Idaho | $47,140 | +2.2% | 95.494 | $49,360 | 22 |
| Indiana | $45,730 | -0.8% | 93.329 | $49,000 | 23 |
| Georgia | $47,060 | +2.1% | 96.293 | $48,870 | 24 |
| Colorado | $50,290 | +9.1% | 103.052 | $48,800 | 25 |
| Illinois | $48,580 | +5.4% | 99.958 | $48,600 | 26 |
| Minnesota | $46,950 | +1.8% | 98.621 | $47,610 | 27 |
| Maine | $45,920 | -0.4% | 97.05 | $47,320 | 28 |
| Ohio | $43,830 | -4.9% | 92.774 | $47,240 | 29 |
| Utah | $46,700 | +1.3% | 98.864 | $47,240 | 29 |
| Montana | $44,660 | -3.1% | 94.645 | $47,190 | 31 |
| Florida | $48,520 | +5.2% | 103.414 | $46,920 | 32 |
| Virginia | $46,540 | +0.9% | 101.104 | $46,030 | 33 |
| Kansas | $41,210 | -10.6% | 90.068 | $45,750 | 34 |
| Arizona | $45,970 | -0.3% | 100.677 | $45,660 | 35 |
| Michigan | $43,830 | -4.9% | 96.217 | $45,550 | 36 |
| New York | $48,710 | +5.6% | 107.921 | $45,130 | 37 |
| Wisconsin | $41,970 | -9.0% | 94.095 | $44,600 | 38 |
| Delaware | $44,260 | -4.0% | 99.808 | $44,350 | 39 |
| Nevada | $44,320 | -3.9% | 99.979 | $44,330 | 40 |
| New Jersey | $48,190 | +4.5% | 108.805 | $44,290 | 41 |
| Connecticut | $45,460 | -1.4% | 103.61 | $43,880 | 42 |
| Iowa | $38,130 | -17.3% | 87.762 | $43,450 | 43 |
| Massachusetts | $45,730 | -0.8% | 105.757 | $43,240 | 44 |
| New Hampshire | $44,830 | -2.8% | 104.165 | $43,040 | 45 |
| Hawaii | $46,450 | +0.7% | 109.951 | $42,250 | 46 |
| South Carolina | $38,420 | -16.7% | 93.749 | $40,980 | 47 |
| Maryland | $42,680 | -7.4% | 104.959 | $40,660 | 48 |
| California | $44,280 | -4.0% | 110.72 | $39,990 | 49 |
| Oklahoma | $30,070 | -34.8% | 87.843 | $34,230 | 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.