State wages ยท Cost of living
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $40,160. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $36,540. Montana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($31,150).
National median
$31,150
Highest state median
$40,160
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$36,540
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $24,280Higher: $36,540Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $40,160 | +28.9% | 109.901 | $36,540 | 1 |
| Maine | $35,010 | +12.4% | 97.05 | $36,070 | 2 |
| Colorado | $36,660 | +17.7% | 103.052 | $35,570 | 3 |
| Washington | $37,730 | +21.1% | 107.013 | $35,260 | 4 |
| Montana | $32,860 | +5.5% | 94.645 | $34,720 | 5 |
| New York | $36,250 | +16.4% | 107.921 | $33,590 | 6 |
| South Dakota | $29,470 | -5.4% | 88.586 | $33,270 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | $35,070 | +12.6% | 105.757 | $33,160 | 8 |
| Idaho | $31,220 | +0.2% | 95.494 | $32,690 | 9 |
| Oregon | $33,740 | +8.3% | 103.361 | $32,640 | 10 |
| California | $35,990 | +15.5% | 110.72 | $32,510 | 11 |
| Minnesota | $32,060 | +2.9% | 98.621 | $32,510 | 11 |
| Connecticut | $33,220 | +6.6% | 103.61 | $32,060 | 13 |
| Missouri | $28,810 | -7.5% | 90.817 | $31,720 | 14 |
| New Jersey | $34,430 | +10.5% | 108.805 | $31,640 | 15 |
| Vermont | $30,460 | -2.2% | 97.958 | $31,090 | 16 |
| Arkansas | $26,890 | -13.7% | 86.937 | $30,930 | 17 |
| Arizona | $31,090 | -0.2% | 100.677 | $30,880 | 18 |
| Ohio | $28,410 | -8.8% | 92.774 | $30,620 | 19 |
| Maryland | $32,050 | +2.9% | 104.959 | $30,540 | 20 |
| Indiana | $28,200 | -9.5% | 93.329 | $30,220 | 21 |
| Alaska | $30,840 | -1.0% | 102.359 | $30,130 | 22 |
| Georgia | $28,970 | -7.0% | 96.293 | $30,090 | 23 |
| Rhode Island | $30,780 | -1.2% | 102.28 | $30,090 | 23 |
| Nebraska | $27,060 | -13.1% | 90.103 | $30,030 | 25 |
| Illinois | $29,910 | -4.0% | 99.958 | $29,920 | 26 |
| North Dakota | $26,510 | -14.9% | 88.959 | $29,800 | 27 |
| Delaware | $29,680 | -4.7% | 99.808 | $29,740 | 28 |
| Pennsylvania | $28,740 | -7.7% | 97.572 | $29,460 | 29 |
| New Mexico | $27,140 | -12.9% | 92.212 | $29,430 | 30 |
| Wyoming | $27,240 | -12.6% | 92.691 | $29,390 | 31 |
| Wisconsin | $27,600 | -11.4% | 94.095 | $29,330 | 32 |
| Mississippi | $25,440 | -18.3% | 86.953 | $29,260 | 33 |
| North Carolina | $27,300 | -12.4% | 94.326 | $28,940 | 34 |
| South Carolina | $27,090 | -13.0% | 93.749 | $28,900 | 35 |
| Tennessee | $26,310 | -15.5% | 91.87 | $28,640 | 36 |
| Nevada | $28,270 | -9.2% | 99.979 | $28,280 | 37 |
| Texas | $27,340 | -12.2% | 97.057 | $28,170 | 38 |
| Louisiana | $24,800 | -20.4% | 88.207 | $28,120 | 39 |
| Oklahoma | $24,390 | -21.7% | 87.843 | $27,770 | 40 |
| Michigan | $26,660 | -14.4% | 96.217 | $27,710 | 41 |
| Florida | $28,360 | -9.0% | 103.414 | $27,420 | 42 |
| Virginia | $27,680 | -11.1% | 101.104 | $27,380 | 43 |
| Kentucky | $23,900 | -23.3% | 90.159 | $26,510 | 44 |
| Hawaii | $29,120 | -6.5% | 109.951 | $26,480 | 45 |
| Iowa | $23,100 | -25.8% | 87.762 | $26,320 | 46 |
| Utah | $25,570 | -17.9% | 98.864 | $25,860 | 47 |
| New Hampshire | $26,460 | -15.1% | 104.165 | $25,400 | 48 |
| West Virginia | $22,730 | -27.0% | 89.497 | $25,400 | 48 |
| Kansas | $22,840 | -26.7% | 90.068 | $25,360 | 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.