State wages ยท Cost of living
Teachers and Instructors, All Other pay by state
The highest published median is in Rhode Island, at $125,420. Rhode Island leads after cost of living, at $122,620. Mississippi has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($64,690).
National median
$64,690
Highest state median
$125,420
Rhode Island
Best adjusted pay
$122,620
Rhode Island
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $42,280Higher: $122,620Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Rhode Island | $125,420 | +93.9% | 102.28 | $122,620 | 1 |
| Kansas | $81,850 | +26.5% | 90.068 | $90,880 | 2 |
| South Dakota | $74,200 | +14.7% | 88.586 | $83,760 | 3 |
| Mississippi | $72,550 | +12.2% | 86.953 | $83,440 | 4 |
| Virginia | $81,970 | +26.7% | 101.104 | $81,070 | 5 |
| Massachusetts | $85,500 | +32.2% | 105.757 | $80,850 | 6 |
| California | $89,010 | +37.6% | 110.72 | $80,390 | 7 |
| District of Columbia | $88,280 | +36.5% | 109.901 | $80,330 | 8 |
| Oklahoma | $69,950 | +8.1% | 87.843 | $79,630 | 9 |
| Maine | $75,640 | +16.9% | 97.05 | $77,940 | 10 |
| Arizona | $77,790 | +20.3% | 100.677 | $77,270 | 11 |
| Colorado | $77,810 | +20.3% | 103.052 | $75,510 | 12 |
| New Hampshire | $76,270 | +17.9% | 104.165 | $73,220 | 13 |
| Wyoming | $67,640 | +4.6% | 92.691 | $72,970 | 14 |
| New Mexico | $66,020 | +2.1% | 92.212 | $71,600 | 15 |
| Alabama | $63,350 | -2.1% | 88.823 | $71,320 | 16 |
| New York | $76,440 | +18.2% | 107.921 | $70,830 | 17 |
| West Virginia | $62,440 | -3.5% | 89.497 | $69,770 | 18 |
| Maryland | $72,820 | +12.6% | 104.959 | $69,380 | 19 |
| North Dakota | $61,420 | -5.1% | 88.959 | $69,040 | 20 |
| Oregon | $71,200 | +10.1% | 103.361 | $68,880 | 21 |
| New Jersey | $74,910 | +15.8% | 108.805 | $68,850 | 22 |
| Washington | $72,860 | +12.6% | 107.013 | $68,090 | 23 |
| Hawaii | $74,660 | +15.4% | 109.951 | $67,900 | 24 |
| Idaho | $62,720 | -3.0% | 95.494 | $65,680 | 25 |
| Louisiana | $57,630 | -10.9% | 88.207 | $65,330 | 26 |
| Tennessee | $59,850 | -7.5% | 91.87 | $65,150 | 27 |
| Iowa | $55,990 | -13.4% | 87.762 | $63,800 | 28 |
| Wisconsin | $59,620 | -7.8% | 94.095 | $63,360 | 29 |
| Illinois | $62,940 | -2.7% | 99.958 | $62,970 | 30 |
| Georgia | $60,010 | -7.2% | 96.293 | $62,320 | 31 |
| Delaware | $61,140 | -5.5% | 99.808 | $61,260 | 32 |
| Minnesota | $59,880 | -7.4% | 98.621 | $60,720 | 33 |
| Alaska | $61,610 | -4.8% | 102.359 | $60,190 | 34 |
| Kentucky | $54,230 | -16.2% | 90.159 | $60,150 | 35 |
| Nebraska | $53,240 | -17.7% | 90.103 | $59,090 | 36 |
| Connecticut | $60,690 | -6.2% | 103.61 | $58,580 | 37 |
| Missouri | $53,100 | -17.9% | 90.817 | $58,470 | 38 |
| South Carolina | $53,280 | -17.6% | 93.749 | $56,830 | 39 |
| Florida | $57,930 | -10.4% | 103.414 | $56,020 | 40 |
| Arkansas | $48,090 | -25.7% | 86.937 | $55,320 | 41 |
| Ohio | $51,320 | -20.7% | 92.774 | $55,320 | 41 |
| Utah | $54,010 | -16.5% | 98.864 | $54,630 | 43 |
| Vermont | $51,930 | -19.7% | 97.958 | $53,010 | 44 |
| Montana | $50,130 | -22.5% | 94.645 | $52,970 | 45 |
| Nevada | $52,710 | -18.5% | 99.979 | $52,720 | 46 |
| North Carolina | $48,550 | -24.9% | 94.326 | $51,470 | 47 |
| Pennsylvania | $50,180 | -22.4% | 97.572 | $51,430 | 48 |
| Michigan | $46,940 | -27.4% | 96.217 | $48,790 | 49 |
| Indiana | $43,150 | -33.3% | 93.329 | $46,230 | 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.