State wages ยท Cost of living
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary pay by state
The highest published median is in Hawaii, at $129,160. Hawaii leads after cost of living, at $117,470. Alabama has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($76,210).
National median
$76,210
Highest state median
$129,160
Hawaii
Best adjusted pay
$117,470
Hawaii
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $43,720Higher: $117,470Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Hawaii | $129,160 | +69.5% | 109.951 | $117,470 | 1 |
| California | $121,070 | +58.9% | 110.72 | $109,350 | 2 |
| Kansas | $94,850 | +24.5% | 90.068 | $105,310 | 3 |
| South Carolina | $95,610 | +25.5% | 93.749 | $101,990 | 4 |
| New York | $101,100 | +32.7% | 107.921 | $93,680 | 5 |
| Alabama | $81,800 | +7.3% | 88.823 | $92,090 | 6 |
| Texas | $87,360 | +14.6% | 97.057 | $90,010 | 7 |
| Connecticut | $85,830 | +12.6% | 103.61 | $82,840 | 8 |
| Maine | $79,540 | +4.4% | 97.05 | $81,960 | 9 |
| Rhode Island | $83,790 | +9.9% | 102.28 | $81,920 | 10 |
| Iowa | $70,850 | -7.0% | 87.762 | $80,730 | 11 |
| Minnesota | $79,370 | +4.1% | 98.621 | $80,480 | 12 |
| Maryland | $83,430 | +9.5% | 104.959 | $79,490 | 13 |
| Pennsylvania | $74,950 | -1.7% | 97.572 | $76,820 | 14 |
| Arkansas | $65,670 | -13.8% | 86.937 | $75,540 | 15 |
| New Jersey | $80,460 | +5.6% | 108.805 | $73,950 | 16 |
| Massachusetts | $78,170 | +2.6% | 105.757 | $73,910 | 17 |
| North Carolina | $69,260 | -9.1% | 94.326 | $73,430 | 18 |
| Arizona | $73,770 | -3.2% | 100.677 | $73,270 | 19 |
| West Virginia | $65,570 | -14.0% | 89.497 | $73,270 | 19 |
| Nevada | $73,060 | -4.1% | 99.979 | $73,080 | 21 |
| South Dakota | $64,100 | -15.9% | 88.586 | $72,360 | 22 |
| District of Columbia | $78,860 | +3.5% | 109.901 | $71,760 | 23 |
| New Hampshire | $74,150 | -2.7% | 104.165 | $71,190 | 24 |
| Mississippi | $61,200 | -19.7% | 86.953 | $70,380 | 25 |
| Oregon | $72,730 | -4.6% | 103.361 | $70,370 | 26 |
| Washington | $74,710 | -2.0% | 107.013 | $69,810 | 27 |
| Georgia | $66,860 | -12.3% | 96.293 | $69,430 | 28 |
| Missouri | $62,990 | -17.3% | 90.817 | $69,360 | 29 |
| Oklahoma | $60,870 | -20.1% | 87.843 | $69,290 | 30 |
| Wisconsin | $64,690 | -15.1% | 94.095 | $68,750 | 31 |
| Kentucky | $61,900 | -18.8% | 90.159 | $68,660 | 32 |
| Virginia | $68,420 | -10.2% | 101.104 | $67,670 | 33 |
| Tennessee | $61,780 | -18.9% | 91.87 | $67,250 | 34 |
| Ohio | $62,340 | -18.2% | 92.774 | $67,200 | 35 |
| Indiana | $62,690 | -17.7% | 93.329 | $67,170 | 36 |
| Michigan | $63,950 | -16.1% | 96.217 | $66,460 | 37 |
| New Mexico | $61,200 | -19.7% | 92.212 | $66,370 | 38 |
| Delaware | $66,130 | -13.2% | 99.808 | $66,260 | 39 |
| Utah | $64,140 | -15.8% | 98.864 | $64,880 | 40 |
| Idaho | $59,920 | -21.4% | 95.494 | $62,750 | 41 |
| Illinois | $60,310 | -20.9% | 99.958 | $60,340 | 42 |
| Florida | $60,910 | -20.1% | 103.414 | $58,900 | 43 |
| Montana | $41,380 | -45.7% | 94.645 | $43,720 | 44 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Colorado | Not available | Not available | 103.052 | Not available | Not available |
| Louisiana | Not available | Not available | 88.207 | Not available | Not available |
| Nebraska | Not available | Not available | 90.103 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | 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.