Coach and Scout Salary by State (2026)

Name: Coach and Scout annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Coaches and Scouts earn the most in New Jersey at $76,700 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $32,090 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $47,320. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $76,700
National median: $47,320
Lowest median: $32,090
States reporting: 50

Top 5 states for Coaches and Scouts

1. New Jersey$76,700 median · $70,493 adjusted · 5,670 employed
2. District of Columbia$65,360 median · $59,472 adjusted · 630 employed
3. Louisiana$60,960 median · $69,110 adjusted · 2,550 employed
4. Vermont$59,990 median · $61,241 adjusted · 630 employed
5. New York$59,920 median · $55,522 adjusted · 11,220 employed

Lowest-paying states for Coaches and Scouts

50. Puerto Rico$32,090 median · no price parity · 610 employed
49. Kentucky$35,570 median · $39,453 adjusted · 2,800 employed
48. South Dakota$36,360 median · $41,045 adjusted · 1,290 employed
47. Texas$36,510 median · $37,617 adjusted · 15,300 employed
46. North Dakota$37,100 median · $41,705 adjusted · 1,180 employed

Coach and Scout salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of coaches and scouts OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	New Jersey	$76,700	$49,690	$98,710	5,670	$70,493
2	District of Columbia	$65,360	$42,960	$106,340	630	$59,472
3	Louisiana	$60,960	$34,460	$80,700	2,550	$69,110
4	Vermont	$59,990	$46,930	$79,040	630	$61,241
5	New York	$59,920	$45,310	$79,050	11,220	$55,522
6	Hawaii	$55,860	$45,880	$80,380	760	$50,804
7	Massachusetts	$55,130	$41,220	$85,440	6,310	$52,129
8	Connecticut	$54,790	$39,300	$80,030	4,070	$52,881
9	Rhode Island	$53,630	$43,990	$78,830	1,170	$52,434
10	Arizona	$53,130	$44,320	$75,000	4,120	$52,773
11	West Virginia	$52,050	$39,730	$69,370	910	$58,158
12	New Hampshire	$51,490	$39,400	$66,610	870	$49,431
13	Nevada	$51,020	$33,580	$65,770	2,390	$51,031
14	Maryland	$50,590	$37,920	$78,620	3,960	$48,200
15	New Mexico	$49,980	$35,850	$82,070	590	$54,201
16	Wyoming	$49,420	$30,430	$71,310	470	$53,317
17	Iowa	$49,350	$32,250	$63,760	3,410	$56,232
18	Illinois	$49,120	$35,210	$82,750	8,840	$49,141
19	Oregon	$48,960	$39,100	$63,950	3,930	$47,368
20	Pennsylvania	$48,730	$35,550	$77,540	8,170	$49,943
21	Georgia	$48,210	$33,660	$61,200	4,510	$50,066
22	Minnesota	$48,050	$30,660	$65,270	4,680	$48,722
23	Washington	$48,030	$40,160	$62,350	11,790	$44,882
24	Montana	$48,020	$36,770	$64,220	990	$50,737
25	Nebraska	$47,810	$37,170	$59,880	1,180	$53,061
26	California	$47,660	$38,260	$64,220	31,150	$43,046
27	Colorado	$47,110	$36,990	$60,440	4,120	$45,715
28	Michigan	$47,050	$31,340	$66,060	7,910	$48,900
29	Idaho	$46,600	$35,980	$71,890	1,410	$48,799
30	Ohio	$46,530	$31,200	$60,940	13,150	$50,154
31	Virginia	$46,290	$31,330	$62,000	6,810	$45,785
32	Utah	$45,680	$32,240	$63,550	2,940	$46,205
33	Delaware	$45,200	$33,150	$63,210	600	$45,287
34	Wisconsin	$44,800	$32,280	$59,120	5,480	$47,611
35	Indiana	$44,480	$30,670	$59,550	5,960	$47,659
36	North Carolina	$43,840	$30,950	$61,380	8,530	$46,477
37	Maine	$43,640	$35,440	$67,890	1,060	$44,967
38	South Carolina	$42,950	$20,800	$63,780	3,310	$45,814
39	Kansas	$42,900	$19,840	$60,570	3,300	$47,631
40	Missouri	$42,790	$30,510	$58,050	4,730	$47,117
41	Alaska	$41,170	$37,300	$49,030	350	$40,221
42	Oklahoma	$41,160	$27,440	$72,400	2,420	$46,856
43	Florida	$39,370	$31,860	$61,730	18,120	$38,070
44	Arkansas	$38,930	$29,150	$49,080	2,070	$44,780
45	Tennessee	$37,780	$28,980	$58,110	6,250	$41,123
46	North Dakota	$37,100	$30,120	$51,840	1,180	$41,705
47	Texas	$36,510	$28,840	$52,050	15,300	$37,617
48	South Dakota	$36,360	$30,260	$47,990	1,290	$41,045
49	Kentucky	$35,570	$28,640	$50,820	2,800	$39,453
50	Puerto Rico	$32,090	$22,090	$53,580	610	N/A

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For Coaches and Scouts, that changes the ranking: New Jersey leads on raw pay at $76,700, while New Jersey leads once prices are taken into account at $70,493.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Coach and Scout pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays Coaches and Scouts the most?

New Jersey reports the highest median wage for Coaches and Scouts at $76,700 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by District of Columbia ($65,360) and Louisiana ($60,960).

Which state pays Coaches and Scouts the least?

Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Coaches and Scouts at $32,090 a year, $44,610 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do Coaches and Scouts earn the most after cost of living?

Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New Jersey first at $70,493 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $76,700. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

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