State wages ยท Cost of living
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education pay by state
The highest published median is in Washington, at $99,640. Washington leads after cost of living, at $93,110. New Mexico has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($64,580).
National median
$64,580
Highest state median
$99,640
Washington
Best adjusted pay
$93,110
Washington
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $55,910Higher: $93,110Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Washington | $99,640 | +54.3% | 107.013 | $93,110 | 1 |
| New York | $98,370 | +52.3% | 107.921 | $91,150 | 2 |
| California | $98,710 | +52.8% | 110.72 | $89,150 | 3 |
| Rhode Island | $89,040 | +37.9% | 102.28 | $87,060 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | $88,990 | +37.8% | 105.757 | $84,150 | 5 |
| Ohio | $76,740 | +18.8% | 92.774 | $82,720 | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | $77,990 | +20.8% | 97.572 | $79,930 | 7 |
| Illinois | $77,020 | +19.3% | 99.958 | $77,050 | 8 |
| Oregon | $79,600 | +23.3% | 103.361 | $77,010 | 9 |
| Georgia | $73,340 | +13.6% | 96.293 | $76,160 | 10 |
| Alaska | $77,730 | +20.4% | 102.359 | $75,940 | 11 |
| Delaware | $75,420 | +16.8% | 99.808 | $75,570 | 12 |
| Utah | $74,280 | +15.0% | 98.864 | $75,130 | 13 |
| Connecticut | $77,270 | +19.7% | 103.61 | $74,580 | 14 |
| New Jersey | $80,440 | +24.6% | 108.805 | $73,930 | 15 |
| Maryland | $77,030 | +19.3% | 104.959 | $73,390 | 16 |
| New Mexico | $66,960 | +3.7% | 92.212 | $72,620 | 17 |
| District of Columbia | $78,770 | +22.0% | 109.901 | $71,670 | 18 |
| Nebraska | $61,900 | -4.1% | 90.103 | $68,700 | 19 |
| Wyoming | $63,390 | -1.8% | 92.691 | $68,390 | 20 |
| Alabama | $60,530 | -6.3% | 88.823 | $68,150 | 21 |
| Louisiana | $59,340 | -8.1% | 88.207 | $67,270 | 22 |
| Iowa | $58,910 | -8.8% | 87.762 | $67,120 | 23 |
| Kentucky | $60,420 | -6.4% | 90.159 | $67,010 | 24 |
| North Dakota | $59,380 | -8.1% | 88.959 | $66,750 | 25 |
| New Hampshire | $69,340 | +7.4% | 104.165 | $66,570 | 26 |
| Michigan | $64,000 | -0.9% | 96.217 | $66,520 | 27 |
| Tennessee | $60,330 | -6.6% | 91.87 | $65,670 | 28 |
| Wisconsin | $61,620 | -4.6% | 94.095 | $65,490 | 29 |
| Arkansas | $56,890 | -11.9% | 86.937 | $65,440 | 30 |
| South Carolina | $61,300 | -5.1% | 93.749 | $65,390 | 31 |
| Kansas | $58,770 | -9.0% | 90.068 | $65,250 | 32 |
| Vermont | $63,740 | -1.3% | 97.958 | $65,070 | 33 |
| Minnesota | $63,950 | -1.0% | 98.621 | $64,840 | 34 |
| Indiana | $60,430 | -6.4% | 93.329 | $64,750 | 35 |
| Maine | $62,230 | -3.6% | 97.05 | $64,120 | 36 |
| Texas | $61,980 | -4.0% | 97.057 | $63,860 | 37 |
| Idaho | $60,960 | -5.6% | 95.494 | $63,840 | 38 |
| West Virginia | $56,480 | -12.5% | 89.497 | $63,110 | 39 |
| Virginia | $63,760 | -1.3% | 101.104 | $63,060 | 40 |
| Nevada | $62,870 | -2.6% | 99.979 | $62,880 | 41 |
| Montana | $58,730 | -9.1% | 94.645 | $62,050 | 42 |
| Colorado | $63,660 | -1.4% | 103.052 | $61,770 | 43 |
| Arizona | $59,900 | -7.2% | 100.677 | $59,500 | 44 |
| North Carolina | $54,890 | -15.0% | 94.326 | $58,190 | 45 |
| Florida | $59,400 | -8.0% | 103.414 | $57,440 | 46 |
| Mississippi | $49,340 | -23.6% | 86.953 | $56,740 | 47 |
| Hawaii | $61,830 | -4.3% | 109.951 | $56,230 | 48 |
| Oklahoma | $49,170 | -23.9% | 87.843 | $55,970 | 49 |
| Missouri | $50,780 | -21.4% | 90.817 | $55,910 | 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.