Cost Estimators — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 51 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$77,070

Highest

$102,680

Massachusetts

Lowest

$62,870

Arkansas

Total Employment

219,680

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	Massachusetts	$102,680	5,340	+33.2%
2	California	$84,610	25,580	+9.8%
3	District of Columbia	$84,410	360	+9.5%
4	New York	$82,940	9,790	+7.6%
5	Washington	$82,900	7,320	+7.6%
6	Colorado	$81,990	6,020	+6.4%
7	Maryland	$81,490	4,380	+5.7%
8	New Jersey	$80,880	5,130	+4.9%
9	Nevada	$80,270	2,370	+4.2%
10	Minnesota	$79,950	4,170	+3.7%
11	Illinois	$79,880	6,220	+3.6%
12	Arizona	$79,310	4,540	+2.9%
13	Utah	$79,150	2,500	+2.7%
14	Oregon	$78,970	2,920	+2.5%
15	Vermont	$78,820	450	+2.3%
16	Hawaii	$78,630	960	+2.0%
17	New Hampshire	$77,720	970	+0.8%
18	Connecticut	$77,130	2,080	+0.1%
19	Iowa	$76,290	2,090	-1.0%
20	Michigan	$76,080	6,110	-1.3%
21	Rhode Island	$75,990	0	-1.4%
22	Virginia	$75,970	6,570	-1.4%
23	Ohio	$75,450	8,500	-2.1%
24	Delaware	$75,390	1,000	-2.2%
25	Texas	$74,930	21,810	-2.8%
26	Idaho	$74,880	1,630	-2.8%
27	Wyoming	$74,870	310	-2.9%
28	Pennsylvania	$74,590	9,370	-3.2%
29	Tennessee	$74,570	3,830	-3.2%
30	Missouri	$73,360	6,990	-4.8%
31	Maine	$73,090	780	-5.2%
32	Georgia	$72,850	5,100	-5.5%
33	South Dakota	$72,670	940	-5.7%
34	Kansas	$72,600	2,520	-5.8%
35	North Carolina	$72,230	6,620	-6.3%
36	Florida	$71,920	14,640	-6.7%
37	Wisconsin	$71,880	5,200	-6.7%
38	Indiana	$71,590	4,800	-7.1%
39	West Virginia	$70,630	830	-8.4%
40	North Dakota	$70,250	620	-8.8%
41	Kentucky	$69,490	2,290	-9.8%
42	Nebraska	$69,110	1,580	-10.3%
43	New Mexico	$69,040	980	-10.4%
44	Louisiana	$68,500	2,410	-11.1%
45	Montana	$68,360	1,210	-11.3%
46	Alaska	$68,310	160	-11.4%
47	Alabama	$68,030	2,460	-11.7%
48	South Carolina	$67,420	2,460	-12.5%
49	Mississippi	$66,410	1,300	-13.8%
50	Oklahoma	$63,790	2,100	-17.2%
51	Arkansas	$62,870	1,370	-18.4%