Pay by state · 50 states
Coach and Scout Salary by State (2026)
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
- $76,700New Jersey
- National median
- $47,320BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $32,090Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
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.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NJNew Jersey | $76,700 | $49,690 | $98,710 | 5,670 | $70,493 |
| 2 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $65,360 | $42,960 | $106,340 | 630 | $59,472 |
| 3 | LALouisiana | $60,960 | $34,460 | $80,700 | 2,550 | $69,110 |
| 4 | VTVermont | $59,990 | $46,930 | $79,040 | 630 | $61,241 |
| 5 | NYNew York | $59,920 | $45,310 | $79,050 | 11,220 | $55,522 |
| 6 | HIHawaii | $55,860 | $45,880 | $80,380 | 760 | $50,804 |
| 7 | MAMassachusetts | $55,130 | $41,220 | $85,440 | 6,310 | $52,129 |
| 8 | CTConnecticut | $54,790 | $39,300 | $80,030 | 4,070 | $52,881 |
| 9 | RIRhode Island | $53,630 | $43,990 | $78,830 | 1,170 | $52,434 |
| 10 | AZArizona | $53,130 | $44,320 | $75,000 | 4,120 | $52,773 |
| 11 | WVWest Virginia | $52,050 | $39,730 | $69,370 | 910 | $58,158 |
| 12 | NHNew Hampshire | $51,490 | $39,400 | $66,610 | 870 | $49,431 |
| 13 | NVNevada | $51,020 | $33,580 | $65,770 | 2,390 | $51,031 |
| 14 | MDMaryland | $50,590 | $37,920 | $78,620 | 3,960 | $48,200 |
| 15 | NMNew Mexico | $49,980 | $35,850 | $82,070 | 590 | $54,201 |
| 16 | WYWyoming | $49,420 | $30,430 | $71,310 | 470 | $53,317 |
| 17 | IAIowa | $49,350 | $32,250 | $63,760 | 3,410 | $56,232 |
| 18 | ILIllinois | $49,120 | $35,210 | $82,750 | 8,840 | $49,141 |
| 19 | OROregon | $48,960 | $39,100 | $63,950 | 3,930 | $47,368 |
| 20 | PAPennsylvania | $48,730 | $35,550 | $77,540 | 8,170 | $49,943 |
| 21 | GAGeorgia | $48,210 | $33,660 | $61,200 | 4,510 | $50,066 |
| 22 | MNMinnesota | $48,050 | $30,660 | $65,270 | 4,680 | $48,722 |
| 23 | WAWashington | $48,030 | $40,160 | $62,350 | 11,790 | $44,882 |
| 24 | MTMontana | $48,020 | $36,770 | $64,220 | 990 | $50,737 |
| 25 | NENebraska | $47,810 | $37,170 | $59,880 | 1,180 | $53,061 |
| 26 | CACalifornia | $47,660 | $38,260 | $64,220 | 31,150 | $43,046 |
| 27 | COColorado | $47,110 | $36,990 | $60,440 | 4,120 | $45,715 |
| 28 | MIMichigan | $47,050 | $31,340 | $66,060 | 7,910 | $48,900 |
| 29 | IDIdaho | $46,600 | $35,980 | $71,890 | 1,410 | $48,799 |
| 30 | OHOhio | $46,530 | $31,200 | $60,940 | 13,150 | $50,154 |
| 31 | VAVirginia | $46,290 | $31,330 | $62,000 | 6,810 | $45,785 |
| 32 | UTUtah | $45,680 | $32,240 | $63,550 | 2,940 | $46,205 |
| 33 | DEDelaware | $45,200 | $33,150 | $63,210 | 600 | $45,287 |
| 34 | WIWisconsin | $44,800 | $32,280 | $59,120 | 5,480 | $47,611 |
| 35 | INIndiana | $44,480 | $30,670 | $59,550 | 5,960 | $47,659 |
| 36 | NCNorth Carolina | $43,840 | $30,950 | $61,380 | 8,530 | $46,477 |
| 37 | MEMaine | $43,640 | $35,440 | $67,890 | 1,060 | $44,967 |
| 38 | SCSouth Carolina | $42,950 | $20,800 | $63,780 | 3,310 | $45,814 |
| 39 | KSKansas | $42,900 | $19,840 | $60,570 | 3,300 | $47,631 |
| 40 | MOMissouri | $42,790 | $30,510 | $58,050 | 4,730 | $47,117 |
| 41 | AKAlaska | $41,170 | $37,300 | $49,030 | 350 | $40,221 |
| 42 | OKOklahoma | $41,160 | $27,440 | $72,400 | 2,420 | $46,856 |
| 43 | FLFlorida | $39,370 | $31,860 | $61,730 | 18,120 | $38,070 |
| 44 | ARArkansas | $38,930 | $29,150 | $49,080 | 2,070 | $44,780 |
| 45 | TNTennessee | $37,780 | $28,980 | $58,110 | 6,250 | $41,123 |
| 46 | NDNorth Dakota | $37,100 | $30,120 | $51,840 | 1,180 | $41,705 |
| 47 | TXTexas | $36,510 | $28,840 | $52,050 | 15,300 | $37,617 |
| 48 | SDSouth Dakota | $36,360 | $30,260 | $47,990 | 1,290 | $41,045 |
| 49 | KYKentucky | $35,570 | $28,640 | $50,820 | 2,800 | $39,453 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $32,090 | $22,090 | $53,580 | 610 | N/A |
Method
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.
Questions
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.