Pay by state · 42 states
Telemarketer Salary by State (2026)
Telemarketers earn the most in Kansas at $48,010 a year and the least in Mississippi at $21,540 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $35,450. All 42 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $48,010Kansas
- National median
- $35,450BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $21,540Mississippi
- States reporting
- 42of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Telemarketer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of telemarketers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KSKansas | $48,010 | $24,620 | $50,330 | N/A | $53,304 |
| 2 | COColorado | $47,670 | $39,730 | $62,920 | 880 | $46,258 |
| 3 | CACalifornia | $46,000 | $37,290 | $56,910 | 3,880 | $41,546 |
| 4 | CTConnecticut | $45,200 | $41,490 | $58,900 | 110 | $43,625 |
| 5 | MAMassachusetts | $44,650 | $44,650 | $46,240 | N/A | $42,219 |
| 6 | OROregon | $42,060 | $37,390 | $46,860 | 420 | $40,692 |
| 7 | NYNew York | $41,400 | $36,310 | $47,840 | 1,960 | $38,361 |
| 8 | MNMinnesota | $39,850 | $35,990 | $60,250 | 650 | $40,407 |
| 9 | WAWashington | $39,670 | $35,630 | $40,060 | 300 | $37,070 |
| 10 | IDIdaho | $39,400 | $28,310 | $41,440 | 280 | $41,259 |
| 11 | NJNew Jersey | $39,370 | $33,460 | $41,850 | 410 | $36,184 |
| 12 | AZArizona | $37,750 | $32,160 | $43,940 | 1,550 | $37,496 |
| 13 | VAVirginia | $37,440 | $35,360 | $44,180 | N/A | $37,031 |
| 14 | SCSouth Carolina | $37,090 | $28,360 | $39,750 | 1,060 | $39,563 |
| 15 | UTUtah | $36,610 | $33,770 | $38,250 | 390 | $37,031 |
| 16 | GAGeorgia | $36,020 | $33,060 | $40,190 | 2,620 | $37,407 |
| 17 | MDMaryland | $35,590 | $32,930 | $46,650 | 540 | $33,908 |
| 18 | FLFlorida | $35,570 | $27,660 | $36,400 | 9,760 | $34,396 |
| 19 | OHOhio | $35,290 | $29,030 | $37,540 | 3,090 | $38,039 |
| 20 | ALAlabama | $34,840 | $29,990 | $35,040 | 1,330 | $39,224 |
| 21 | KYKentucky | $34,450 | $29,730 | $38,620 | 910 | $38,210 |
| 22 | NCNorth Carolina | $34,380 | $29,870 | $41,790 | 1,820 | $36,448 |
| 23 | NVNevada | $34,290 | $25,860 | $36,190 | 2,200 | $34,297 |
| 24 | TXTexas | $34,290 | $28,460 | $39,310 | 3,660 | $35,330 |
| 25 | IAIowa | $33,640 | $29,070 | $37,850 | 1,100 | $38,331 |
| 26 | WVWest Virginia | $33,370 | $29,820 | $34,040 | 440 | $37,286 |
| 27 | WIWisconsin | $33,260 | $29,280 | $37,310 | 1,160 | $35,347 |
| 28 | MIMichigan | $33,040 | $30,580 | $34,610 | 1,120 | $34,339 |
| 29 | MEMaine | $32,610 | $30,470 | $47,960 | N/A | $33,601 |
| 30 | INIndiana | $31,550 | $24,990 | $36,340 | 690 | $33,805 |
| 31 | ILIllinois | $31,200 | $31,200 | $49,740 | 870 | $31,213 |
| 32 | NENebraska | $31,200 | $28,990 | $51,510 | 490 | $34,627 |
| 33 | NHNew Hampshire | $30,530 | $27,990 | $37,750 | 530 | $29,309 |
| 34 | MOMissouri | $29,840 | $29,120 | $33,640 | 2,710 | $32,857 |
| 35 | TNTennessee | $29,470 | $22,490 | $37,730 | 2,210 | $32,078 |
| 36 | ARArkansas | $29,060 | $28,780 | $29,210 | 840 | $33,427 |
| 37 | LALouisiana | $28,910 | $26,820 | $30,890 | 380 | $32,775 |
| 38 | PRPuerto Rico | $28,580 | $21,840 | $28,580 | 1,170 | N/A |
| 39 | PAPennsylvania | $28,430 | $25,230 | $32,240 | 1,710 | $29,137 |
| 40 | OKOklahoma | $26,880 | $26,210 | $32,160 | 470 | $30,600 |
| 41 | NDNorth Dakota | $23,440 | $21,440 | $25,940 | 120 | $26,349 |
| 42 | MSMississippi | $21,540 | $21,490 | $28,430 | 370 | $24,772 |
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 Telemarketers, that changes the ranking: Kansas leads on raw pay at $48,010, while Kansas leads once prices are taken into account at $53,304.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Telemarketer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Telemarketers the most?
Kansas reports the highest median wage for Telemarketers at $48,010 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Colorado ($47,670) and California ($46,000).
Which state pays Telemarketers the least?
Mississippi reports the lowest median for Telemarketers at $21,540 a year, $26,470 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Telemarketers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Kansas first at $53,304 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $48,010. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.