State wages ยท Cost of living
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $90,530. California leads after cost of living, at $81,760. New Mexico has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($63,000).
National median
$63,000
Highest state median
$90,530
California
Best adjusted pay
$81,760
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $49,430Higher: $81,760Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $90,530 | +43.7% | 110.72 | $81,760 | 1 |
| Washington | $85,340 | +35.5% | 107.013 | $79,750 | 2 |
| Michigan | $75,520 | +19.9% | 96.217 | $78,490 | 3 |
| Connecticut | $81,220 | +28.9% | 103.61 | $78,390 | 4 |
| Illinois | $76,170 | +20.9% | 99.958 | $76,200 | 5 |
| Rhode Island | $77,930 | +23.7% | 102.28 | $76,190 | 6 |
| Oregon | $78,320 | +24.3% | 103.361 | $75,770 | 7 |
| Alaska | $77,220 | +22.6% | 102.359 | $75,440 | 8 |
| District of Columbia | $82,400 | +30.8% | 109.901 | $74,980 | 9 |
| New York | $80,750 | +28.2% | 107.921 | $74,820 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | $78,820 | +25.1% | 105.757 | $74,530 | 11 |
| New Mexico | $66,490 | +5.5% | 92.212 | $72,110 | 12 |
| Maryland | $75,550 | +19.9% | 104.959 | $71,980 | 13 |
| Georgia | $67,710 | +7.5% | 96.293 | $70,320 | 14 |
| New Jersey | $75,660 | +20.1% | 108.805 | $69,540 | 15 |
| Ohio | $64,060 | +1.7% | 92.774 | $69,050 | 16 |
| Alabama | $61,100 | -3.0% | 88.823 | $68,790 | 17 |
| Wyoming | $63,520 | +0.8% | 92.691 | $68,530 | 18 |
| Nebraska | $61,140 | -3.0% | 90.103 | $67,860 | 19 |
| Tennessee | $61,080 | -3.0% | 91.87 | $66,490 | 20 |
| Pennsylvania | $64,520 | +2.4% | 97.572 | $66,130 | 21 |
| Kansas | $59,060 | -6.3% | 90.068 | $65,570 | 22 |
| Idaho | $62,210 | -1.3% | 95.494 | $65,150 | 23 |
| North Dakota | $57,820 | -8.2% | 88.959 | $65,000 | 24 |
| South Carolina | $60,530 | -3.9% | 93.749 | $64,570 | 25 |
| Vermont | $63,220 | +0.3% | 97.958 | $64,540 | 26 |
| Virginia | $65,000 | +3.2% | 101.104 | $64,290 | 27 |
| Minnesota | $63,320 | +0.5% | 98.621 | $64,210 | 28 |
| Wisconsin | $59,860 | -5.0% | 94.095 | $63,620 | 29 |
| Montana | $60,200 | -4.4% | 94.645 | $63,610 | 30 |
| Nevada | $63,340 | +0.5% | 99.979 | $63,350 | 31 |
| Kentucky | $57,090 | -9.4% | 90.159 | $63,320 | 32 |
| Iowa | $55,350 | -12.1% | 87.762 | $63,070 | 33 |
| Texas | $60,270 | -4.3% | 97.057 | $62,100 | 34 |
| Indiana | $57,910 | -8.1% | 93.329 | $62,050 | 35 |
| Louisiana | $54,410 | -13.6% | 88.207 | $61,680 | 36 |
| Maine | $59,860 | -5.0% | 97.05 | $61,680 | 36 |
| Colorado | $63,500 | +0.8% | 103.052 | $61,620 | 38 |
| New Hampshire | $62,420 | -0.9% | 104.165 | $59,920 | 39 |
| North Carolina | $56,330 | -10.6% | 94.326 | $59,720 | 40 |
| Utah | $58,920 | -6.5% | 98.864 | $59,600 | 41 |
| Arkansas | $51,590 | -18.1% | 86.937 | $59,340 | 42 |
| Delaware | $58,990 | -6.4% | 99.808 | $59,100 | 43 |
| Missouri | $52,140 | -17.2% | 90.817 | $57,410 | 44 |
| South Dakota | $50,380 | -20.0% | 88.586 | $56,870 | 45 |
| Mississippi | $48,860 | -22.4% | 86.953 | $56,190 | 46 |
| Oklahoma | $49,030 | -22.2% | 87.843 | $55,820 | 47 |
| West Virginia | $49,760 | -21.0% | 89.497 | $55,600 | 48 |
| Florida | $52,700 | -16.3% | 103.414 | $50,960 | 49 |
| Hawaii | $55,760 | -11.5% | 109.951 | $50,710 | 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.