State wages ยท Cost of living
Statisticians pay by state
The highest published median is in New York, at $150,240. New York leads after cost of living, at $139,210. Kentucky has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($103,300).
National median
$103,300
Highest state median
$150,240
New York
Best adjusted pay
$139,210
New York
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $68,650Higher: $139,210Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New York | $150,240 | +45.4% | 107.921 | $139,210 | 1 |
| North Carolina | $122,630 | +18.7% | 94.326 | $130,010 | 2 |
| Delaware | $126,640 | +22.6% | 99.808 | $126,880 | 3 |
| Maryland | $128,940 | +24.8% | 104.959 | $122,850 | 4 |
| New Hampshire | $127,870 | +23.8% | 104.165 | $122,760 | 5 |
| District of Columbia | $133,680 | +29.4% | 109.901 | $121,640 | 6 |
| Indiana | $113,030 | +9.4% | 93.329 | $121,110 | 7 |
| Illinois | $116,860 | +13.1% | 99.958 | $116,910 | 8 |
| California | $127,550 | +23.5% | 110.72 | $115,200 | 9 |
| Kentucky | $103,400 | +0.1% | 90.159 | $114,690 | 10 |
| Georgia | $108,280 | +4.8% | 96.293 | $112,450 | 11 |
| Texas | $104,380 | +1.0% | 97.057 | $107,550 | 12 |
| Kansas | $93,330 | -9.7% | 90.068 | $103,620 | 13 |
| Virginia | $101,900 | -1.4% | 101.104 | $100,790 | 14 |
| Florida | $104,160 | +0.8% | 103.414 | $100,720 | 15 |
| Michigan | $96,780 | -6.3% | 96.217 | $100,590 | 16 |
| Iowa | $86,160 | -16.6% | 87.762 | $98,170 | 17 |
| Tennessee | $88,760 | -14.1% | 91.87 | $96,610 | 18 |
| Washington | $101,890 | -1.4% | 107.013 | $95,210 | 19 |
| Wisconsin | $88,910 | -13.9% | 94.095 | $94,490 | 20 |
| Colorado | $97,310 | -5.8% | 103.052 | $94,430 | 21 |
| Massachusetts | $99,230 | -3.9% | 105.757 | $93,830 | 22 |
| New Mexico | $86,310 | -16.4% | 92.212 | $93,600 | 23 |
| Oklahoma | $81,180 | -21.4% | 87.843 | $92,410 | 24 |
| Connecticut | $95,680 | -7.4% | 103.61 | $92,350 | 25 |
| Nebraska | $82,770 | -19.9% | 90.103 | $91,860 | 26 |
| New Jersey | $99,510 | -3.7% | 108.805 | $91,460 | 27 |
| Arizona | $91,320 | -11.6% | 100.677 | $90,710 | 28 |
| Ohio | $84,130 | -18.6% | 92.774 | $90,680 | 29 |
| Oregon | $93,620 | -9.4% | 103.361 | $90,580 | 30 |
| West Virginia | $80,580 | -22.0% | 89.497 | $90,040 | 31 |
| Rhode Island | $91,680 | -11.2% | 102.28 | $89,640 | 32 |
| Utah | $88,060 | -14.8% | 98.864 | $89,070 | 33 |
| North Dakota | $78,800 | -23.7% | 88.959 | $88,580 | 34 |
| Pennsylvania | $83,660 | -19.0% | 97.572 | $85,740 | 35 |
| Montana | $79,100 | -23.4% | 94.645 | $83,580 | 36 |
| Louisiana | $72,550 | -29.8% | 88.207 | $82,250 | 37 |
| Alaska | $83,780 | -18.9% | 102.359 | $81,850 | 38 |
| Minnesota | $80,140 | -22.4% | 98.621 | $81,260 | 39 |
| Alabama | $67,490 | -34.7% | 88.823 | $75,980 | 40 |
| Vermont | $73,320 | -29.0% | 97.958 | $74,850 | 41 |
| Nevada | $71,250 | -31.0% | 99.979 | $71,260 | 42 |
| Missouri | $64,460 | -37.6% | 90.817 | $70,980 | 43 |
| South Carolina | $65,850 | -36.3% | 93.749 | $70,240 | 44 |
| Hawaii | $76,810 | -25.6% | 109.951 | $69,860 | 45 |
| Mississippi | $59,980 | -41.9% | 86.953 | $68,980 | 46 |
| Maine | $66,620 | -35.5% | 97.05 | $68,650 | 47 |
| Arkansas | Not available | Not available | 86.937 | Not available | Not available |
| Idaho | Not available | Not available | 95.494 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | 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.