State wages ยท Cost of living
Self-Enrichment Teachers pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $61,480. South Dakota leads after cost of living, at $65,130. Mississippi has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($45,590).
National median
$45,590
Highest state median
$61,480
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$65,130
South Dakota
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $36,210Higher: $65,130Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| South Dakota | $57,700 | +26.6% | 88.586 | $65,130 | 1 |
| Mississippi | $49,830 | +9.3% | 86.953 | $57,310 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | $59,280 | +30.0% | 104.165 | $56,910 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $61,480 | +34.9% | 109.901 | $55,940 | 4 |
| New York | $59,640 | +30.8% | 107.921 | $55,260 | 5 |
| Connecticut | $55,370 | +21.5% | 103.61 | $53,440 | 6 |
| Hawaii | $58,240 | +27.7% | 109.951 | $52,970 | 7 |
| Georgia | $50,880 | +11.6% | 96.293 | $52,840 | 8 |
| Vermont | $50,960 | +11.8% | 97.958 | $52,020 | 9 |
| Maryland | $53,290 | +16.9% | 104.959 | $50,770 | 10 |
| Virginia | $50,990 | +11.8% | 101.104 | $50,430 | 11 |
| Massachusetts | $53,170 | +16.6% | 105.757 | $50,280 | 12 |
| New Mexico | $46,070 | +1.1% | 92.212 | $49,960 | 13 |
| Oklahoma | $43,250 | -5.1% | 87.843 | $49,240 | 14 |
| Wyoming | $45,600 | 0.0% | 92.691 | $49,200 | 15 |
| West Virginia | $43,230 | -5.2% | 89.497 | $48,300 | 16 |
| Maine | $45,720 | +0.3% | 97.05 | $47,110 | 17 |
| Oregon | $47,210 | +3.6% | 103.361 | $45,670 | 18 |
| Nevada | $45,460 | -0.3% | 99.979 | $45,470 | 19 |
| Louisiana | $39,680 | -13.0% | 88.207 | $44,990 | 20 |
| Montana | $41,940 | -8.0% | 94.645 | $44,310 | 21 |
| Minnesota | $43,230 | -5.2% | 98.621 | $43,830 | 22 |
| Florida | $45,300 | -0.6% | 103.414 | $43,800 | 23 |
| New Jersey | $47,350 | +3.9% | 108.805 | $43,520 | 24 |
| Arizona | $43,700 | -4.1% | 100.677 | $43,410 | 25 |
| Washington | $46,220 | +1.4% | 107.013 | $43,190 | 26 |
| Alaska | $44,150 | -3.2% | 102.359 | $43,130 | 27 |
| California | $47,680 | +4.6% | 110.72 | $43,060 | 28 |
| Illinois | $42,870 | -6.0% | 99.958 | $42,890 | 29 |
| Iowa | $37,590 | -17.5% | 87.762 | $42,830 | 30 |
| Delaware | $42,220 | -7.4% | 99.808 | $42,300 | 31 |
| Colorado | $43,380 | -4.8% | 103.052 | $42,100 | 32 |
| Alabama | $37,200 | -18.4% | 88.823 | $41,880 | 33 |
| Rhode Island | $42,700 | -6.3% | 102.28 | $41,750 | 34 |
| North Dakota | $36,860 | -19.1% | 88.959 | $41,430 | 35 |
| South Carolina | $38,690 | -15.1% | 93.749 | $41,270 | 36 |
| Indiana | $38,480 | -15.6% | 93.329 | $41,230 | 37 |
| North Carolina | $38,700 | -15.1% | 94.326 | $41,030 | 38 |
| Kentucky | $36,840 | -19.2% | 90.159 | $40,860 | 39 |
| Kansas | $36,780 | -19.3% | 90.068 | $40,840 | 40 |
| Missouri | $37,020 | -18.8% | 90.817 | $40,760 | 41 |
| Nebraska | $36,530 | -19.9% | 90.103 | $40,540 | 42 |
| Ohio | $37,300 | -18.2% | 92.774 | $40,210 | 43 |
| Tennessee | $36,650 | -19.6% | 91.87 | $39,890 | 44 |
| Michigan | $38,360 | -15.9% | 96.217 | $39,870 | 45 |
| Wisconsin | $36,910 | -19.0% | 94.095 | $39,230 | 46 |
| Idaho | $37,010 | -18.8% | 95.494 | $38,760 | 47 |
| Utah | $38,010 | -16.6% | 98.864 | $38,450 | 48 |
| Pennsylvania | $37,000 | -18.8% | 97.572 | $37,920 | 49 |
| Arkansas | $31,950 | -29.9% | 86.937 | $36,750 | 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.