State wages ยท Cost of living
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The highest published median is in California, at $77,780. Oregon leads after cost of living, at $73,800. West Virginia has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($54,980).
National median
$54,980
Highest state median
$77,780
California
Best adjusted pay
$73,800
Oregon
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $39,760Higher: $73,800Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Oregon | $76,280 | +38.7% | 103.361 | $73,800 | 1 |
| West Virginia | $66,040 | +20.1% | 89.497 | $73,790 | 2 |
| Massachusetts | $75,090 | +36.6% | 105.757 | $71,000 | 3 |
| California | $77,780 | +41.5% | 110.72 | $70,250 | 4 |
| Colorado | $64,170 | +16.7% | 103.052 | $62,270 | 5 |
| North Carolina | $57,910 | +5.3% | 94.326 | $61,390 | 6 |
| New York | $65,520 | +19.2% | 107.921 | $60,710 | 7 |
| Ohio | $56,100 | +2.0% | 92.774 | $60,470 | 8 |
| Nevada | $60,230 | +9.5% | 99.979 | $60,240 | 9 |
| Utah | $59,310 | +7.9% | 98.864 | $59,990 | 10 |
| New Hampshire | $62,080 | +12.9% | 104.165 | $59,600 | 11 |
| Montana | $56,300 | +2.4% | 94.645 | $59,490 | 12 |
| Arizona | $59,710 | +8.6% | 100.677 | $59,310 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | $55,490 | +0.9% | 94.095 | $58,970 | 14 |
| Rhode Island | $60,050 | +9.2% | 102.28 | $58,710 | 15 |
| Texas | $56,460 | +2.7% | 97.057 | $58,170 | 16 |
| Alaska | $58,550 | +6.5% | 102.359 | $57,200 | 17 |
| Washington | $60,730 | +10.5% | 107.013 | $56,750 | 18 |
| New Mexico | $51,550 | -6.2% | 92.212 | $55,900 | 19 |
| South Dakota | $49,450 | -10.1% | 88.586 | $55,820 | 20 |
| Alabama | $49,440 | -10.1% | 88.823 | $55,660 | 21 |
| New Jersey | $59,030 | +7.4% | 108.805 | $54,250 | 22 |
| North Dakota | $48,160 | -12.4% | 88.959 | $54,140 | 23 |
| Kansas | $48,630 | -11.5% | 90.068 | $53,990 | 24 |
| Illinois | $53,570 | -2.6% | 99.958 | $53,590 | 25 |
| Oklahoma | $46,790 | -14.9% | 87.843 | $53,270 | 26 |
| Kentucky | $47,310 | -14.0% | 90.159 | $52,470 | 27 |
| Delaware | $52,330 | -4.8% | 99.808 | $52,430 | 28 |
| Tennessee | $48,020 | -12.7% | 91.87 | $52,270 | 29 |
| Minnesota | $51,270 | -6.7% | 98.621 | $51,990 | 30 |
| Nebraska | $46,350 | -15.7% | 90.103 | $51,440 | 31 |
| Connecticut | $53,290 | -3.1% | 103.61 | $51,430 | 32 |
| Wyoming | $47,420 | -13.8% | 92.691 | $51,160 | 33 |
| Missouri | $45,790 | -16.7% | 90.817 | $50,420 | 34 |
| Indiana | $46,770 | -14.9% | 93.329 | $50,110 | 35 |
| Florida | $51,770 | -5.8% | 103.414 | $50,060 | 36 |
| Virginia | $50,290 | -8.5% | 101.104 | $49,740 | 37 |
| Michigan | $47,840 | -13.0% | 96.217 | $49,720 | 38 |
| Idaho | $47,340 | -13.9% | 95.494 | $49,570 | 39 |
| Pennsylvania | $47,080 | -14.4% | 97.572 | $48,250 | 40 |
| Maryland | $50,370 | -8.4% | 104.959 | $47,990 | 41 |
| Iowa | $41,550 | -24.4% | 87.762 | $47,340 | 42 |
| Mississippi | $40,940 | -25.5% | 86.953 | $47,080 | 43 |
| Arkansas | $40,900 | -25.6% | 86.937 | $47,050 | 44 |
| Louisiana | $36,780 | -33.1% | 88.207 | $41,700 | 45 |
| Georgia | $38,290 | -30.4% | 96.293 | $39,760 | 46 |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| South Carolina | Not available | Not available | 93.749 | 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.