State wages ยท Cost of living
Residential Advisors pay by state
The highest published median is in Oregon, at $47,620. North Dakota leads after cost of living, at $53,420. North Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($39,180).
National median
$39,180
Highest state median
$47,620
Oregon
Best adjusted pay
$53,420
North Dakota
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $30,410Higher: $53,420Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| North Dakota | $47,520 | +21.3% | 88.959 | $53,420 | 1 |
| Minnesota | $46,800 | +19.4% | 98.621 | $47,450 | 2 |
| Montana | $43,870 | +12.0% | 94.645 | $46,350 | 3 |
| Oregon | $47,620 | +21.5% | 103.361 | $46,070 | 4 |
| Nebraska | $41,440 | +5.8% | 90.103 | $45,990 | 5 |
| Alaska | $45,730 | +16.7% | 102.359 | $44,680 | 6 |
| Massachusetts | $47,120 | +20.3% | 105.757 | $44,550 | 7 |
| Maine | $43,050 | +9.9% | 97.05 | $44,360 | 8 |
| Arkansas | $38,340 | -2.1% | 86.937 | $44,100 | 9 |
| Washington | $47,110 | +20.2% | 107.013 | $44,020 | 10 |
| Connecticut | $44,660 | +14.0% | 103.61 | $43,100 | 11 |
| Iowa | $37,260 | -4.9% | 87.762 | $42,460 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | $43,420 | +10.8% | 102.28 | $42,450 | 13 |
| California | $46,850 | +19.6% | 110.72 | $42,310 | 14 |
| South Dakota | $36,780 | -6.1% | 88.586 | $41,520 | 15 |
| Kansas | $37,320 | -4.7% | 90.068 | $41,440 | 16 |
| New York | $44,420 | +13.4% | 107.921 | $41,160 | 17 |
| Indiana | $38,240 | -2.4% | 93.329 | $40,970 | 18 |
| Virginia | $41,360 | +5.6% | 101.104 | $40,910 | 19 |
| South Carolina | $37,930 | -3.2% | 93.749 | $40,460 | 20 |
| Nevada | $40,410 | +3.1% | 99.979 | $40,420 | 21 |
| Wisconsin | $37,880 | -3.3% | 94.095 | $40,260 | 22 |
| Utah | $39,520 | +0.9% | 98.864 | $39,970 | 23 |
| Missouri | $36,180 | -7.7% | 90.817 | $39,840 | 24 |
| Illinois | $39,730 | +1.4% | 99.958 | $39,750 | 25 |
| Michigan | $38,150 | -2.6% | 96.217 | $39,650 | 26 |
| Vermont | $38,530 | -1.7% | 97.958 | $39,330 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | $38,220 | -2.5% | 97.572 | $39,170 | 28 |
| Ohio | $36,270 | -7.4% | 92.774 | $39,100 | 29 |
| New Hampshire | $40,590 | +3.6% | 104.165 | $38,970 | 30 |
| North Carolina | $36,590 | -6.6% | 94.326 | $38,790 | 31 |
| New Mexico | $35,710 | -8.9% | 92.212 | $38,730 | 32 |
| Colorado | $39,780 | +1.5% | 103.052 | $38,600 | 33 |
| Texas | $37,180 | -5.1% | 97.057 | $38,310 | 34 |
| Oklahoma | $32,720 | -16.5% | 87.843 | $37,250 | 35 |
| Idaho | $35,430 | -9.6% | 95.494 | $37,100 | 36 |
| New Jersey | $40,320 | +2.9% | 108.805 | $37,060 | 37 |
| Georgia | $35,450 | -9.5% | 96.293 | $36,810 | 38 |
| Maryland | $38,240 | -2.4% | 104.959 | $36,430 | 39 |
| Florida | $37,660 | -3.9% | 103.414 | $36,420 | 40 |
| Wyoming | $33,630 | -14.2% | 92.691 | $36,280 | 41 |
| Arizona | $36,180 | -7.7% | 100.677 | $35,940 | 42 |
| Louisiana | $30,850 | -21.3% | 88.207 | $34,970 | 43 |
| Tennessee | $32,090 | -18.1% | 91.87 | $34,930 | 44 |
| District of Columbia | $38,160 | -2.6% | 109.901 | $34,720 | 45 |
| Delaware | $34,390 | -12.2% | 99.808 | $34,460 | 46 |
| Mississippi | $29,660 | -24.3% | 86.953 | $34,110 | 47 |
| West Virginia | $29,400 | -25.0% | 89.497 | $32,850 | 48 |
| Kentucky | $28,800 | -26.5% | 90.159 | $31,940 | 49 |
| Alabama | $27,750 | -29.2% | 88.823 | $31,240 | 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.