State wages ยท Cost of living
Telemarketers pay by state
The highest published median is in New Mexico, at $66,700. New Mexico leads after cost of living, at $72,330. New Mexico has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($34,410).
National median
$34,410
Highest state median
$66,700
New Mexico
Best adjusted pay
$72,330
New Mexico
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $24,040Higher: $72,330Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New Mexico | $66,700 | +93.8% | 92.212 | $72,330 | 1 |
| Connecticut | $57,140 | +66.1% | 103.61 | $55,150 | 2 |
| Colorado | $48,870 | +42.0% | 103.052 | $47,420 | 3 |
| Minnesota | $39,660 | +15.3% | 98.621 | $40,210 | 4 |
| Idaho | $38,310 | +11.3% | 95.494 | $40,120 | 5 |
| Delaware | $38,770 | +12.7% | 99.808 | $38,840 | 6 |
| Alabama | $33,690 | -2.1% | 88.823 | $37,930 | 7 |
| Kentucky | $33,760 | -1.9% | 90.159 | $37,440 | 8 |
| South Dakota | $32,980 | -4.2% | 88.586 | $37,230 | 9 |
| Oklahoma | $32,430 | -5.8% | 87.843 | $36,920 | 10 |
| Washington | $38,570 | +12.1% | 107.013 | $36,040 | 11 |
| Virginia | $36,380 | +5.7% | 101.104 | $35,980 | 12 |
| Oregon | $36,900 | +7.2% | 103.361 | $35,700 | 13 |
| Texas | $34,380 | -0.1% | 97.057 | $35,420 | 14 |
| Florida | $35,990 | +4.6% | 103.414 | $34,800 | 15 |
| Pennsylvania | $33,910 | -1.5% | 97.572 | $34,750 | 16 |
| Indiana | $32,410 | -5.8% | 93.329 | $34,730 | 17 |
| Nevada | $34,590 | +0.5% | 99.979 | $34,600 | 18 |
| Massachusetts | $36,530 | +6.2% | 105.757 | $34,540 | 19 |
| Wisconsin | $32,280 | -6.2% | 94.095 | $34,310 | 20 |
| North Carolina | $32,350 | -6.0% | 94.326 | $34,300 | 21 |
| Arizona | $34,330 | -0.2% | 100.677 | $34,100 | 22 |
| Arkansas | $29,560 | -14.1% | 86.937 | $34,000 | 23 |
| New York | $36,510 | +6.1% | 107.921 | $33,830 | 24 |
| California | $37,450 | +8.8% | 110.72 | $33,820 | 25 |
| Michigan | $32,070 | -6.8% | 96.217 | $33,330 | 26 |
| West Virginia | $29,790 | -13.4% | 89.497 | $33,290 | 27 |
| Iowa | $29,060 | -15.5% | 87.762 | $33,110 | 28 |
| Nebraska | $29,620 | -13.9% | 90.103 | $32,870 | 29 |
| Maryland | $34,100 | -0.9% | 104.959 | $32,490 | 30 |
| Maine | $31,510 | -8.4% | 97.05 | $32,470 | 31 |
| Utah | $32,090 | -6.7% | 98.864 | $32,460 | 32 |
| New Hampshire | $33,660 | -2.2% | 104.165 | $32,310 | 33 |
| Ohio | $29,910 | -13.1% | 92.774 | $32,240 | 34 |
| Missouri | $28,380 | -17.5% | 90.817 | $31,250 | 35 |
| Georgia | $29,750 | -13.5% | 96.293 | $30,900 | 36 |
| New Jersey | $33,580 | -2.4% | 108.805 | $30,860 | 37 |
| Tennessee | $28,110 | -18.3% | 91.87 | $30,600 | 38 |
| Illinois | $29,120 | -15.4% | 99.958 | $29,130 | 39 |
| Montana | $27,220 | -20.9% | 94.645 | $28,760 | 40 |
| Kansas | $23,850 | -30.7% | 90.068 | $26,480 | 41 |
| Louisiana | $23,260 | -32.4% | 88.207 | $26,370 | 42 |
| Mississippi | $21,410 | -37.8% | 86.953 | $24,620 | 43 |
| South Carolina | $22,540 | -34.5% | 93.749 | $24,040 | 44 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | 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 |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | 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.