State wages ยท Cost of living
Special Education Teachers, Preschool pay by state
The highest published median is in New York, at $129,860. New York leads after cost of living, at $120,330. North Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($62,190).
National median
$62,190
Highest state median
$129,860
New York
Best adjusted pay
$120,330
New York
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $39,220Higher: $120,330Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New York | $129,860 | +108.8% | 107.921 | $120,330 | 1 |
| Georgia | $78,300 | +25.9% | 96.293 | $81,310 | 2 |
| New Jersey | $86,650 | +39.3% | 108.805 | $79,640 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | $82,740 | +33.0% | 105.757 | $78,240 | 4 |
| Michigan | $73,630 | +18.4% | 96.217 | $76,520 | 5 |
| Alaska | $77,370 | +24.4% | 102.359 | $75,590 | 6 |
| Washington | $80,080 | +28.8% | 107.013 | $74,830 | 7 |
| Vermont | $70,160 | +12.8% | 97.958 | $71,620 | 8 |
| Nebraska | $63,760 | +2.5% | 90.103 | $70,760 | 9 |
| North Dakota | $62,870 | +1.1% | 88.959 | $70,670 | 10 |
| New Mexico | $63,810 | +2.6% | 92.212 | $69,200 | 11 |
| Ohio | $62,820 | +1.0% | 92.774 | $67,710 | 12 |
| Minnesota | $66,570 | +7.0% | 98.621 | $67,500 | 13 |
| Kentucky | $59,840 | -3.8% | 90.159 | $66,370 | 14 |
| Tennessee | $60,810 | -2.2% | 91.87 | $66,190 | 15 |
| Colorado | $66,420 | +6.8% | 103.052 | $64,450 | 16 |
| Virginia | $64,860 | +4.3% | 101.104 | $64,150 | 17 |
| Kansas | $57,250 | -7.9% | 90.068 | $63,560 | 18 |
| Texas | $60,810 | -2.2% | 97.057 | $62,650 | 19 |
| Rhode Island | $64,050 | +3.0% | 102.28 | $62,620 | 20 |
| Connecticut | $63,700 | +2.4% | 103.61 | $61,480 | 21 |
| South Carolina | $57,560 | -7.4% | 93.749 | $61,400 | 22 |
| Wisconsin | $57,230 | -8.0% | 94.095 | $60,820 | 23 |
| Illinois | $60,420 | -2.8% | 99.958 | $60,450 | 24 |
| Arizona | $60,660 | -2.5% | 100.677 | $60,250 | 25 |
| Louisiana | $52,700 | -15.3% | 88.207 | $59,750 | 26 |
| Oregon | $61,650 | -0.9% | 103.361 | $59,650 | 27 |
| Indiana | $53,900 | -13.3% | 93.329 | $57,750 | 28 |
| North Carolina | $54,390 | -12.5% | 94.326 | $57,660 | 29 |
| Utah | $56,040 | -9.9% | 98.864 | $56,680 | 30 |
| Mississippi | $48,500 | -22.0% | 86.953 | $55,780 | 31 |
| Oklahoma | $47,880 | -23.0% | 87.843 | $54,510 | 32 |
| Wyoming | $50,370 | -19.0% | 92.691 | $54,340 | 33 |
| Missouri | $48,990 | -21.2% | 90.817 | $53,940 | 34 |
| West Virginia | $47,910 | -23.0% | 89.497 | $53,530 | 35 |
| New Hampshire | $55,300 | -11.1% | 104.165 | $53,090 | 36 |
| California | $55,890 | -10.1% | 110.72 | $50,480 | 37 |
| Florida | $50,030 | -19.6% | 103.414 | $48,380 | 38 |
| Arkansas | $35,220 | -43.4% | 86.937 | $40,510 | 39 |
| Iowa | $34,420 | -44.7% | 87.762 | $39,220 | 40 |
| Alabama | Not available | Not available | 88.823 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Idaho | Not available | Not available | 95.494 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| Maryland | Not available | Not available | 104.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Montana | Not available | Not available | 94.645 | Not available | Not available |
| Nevada | Not available | Not available | 99.979 | Not available | Not available |
| Pennsylvania | Not available | Not available | 97.572 | 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.