Pay by state · 52 areas
Tutor Salary by State (2026)
Tutors earn the most in Wyoming at $82,290 a year and the least in Nevada at $30,420 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $43,350. The table below covers all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Guam, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $82,290Wyoming
- National median
- $43,350BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $30,420Nevada
- Areas reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
Top and bottom
Highest- and lowest-paying states for tutors
Ranked on the state median among the 50 states. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.
Highest median pay
- 1Wyoming$82,290
- 2Rhode Island$77,850
- 3Massachusetts$60,900
- 4Vermont$53,920
- 5New Hampshire$53,790
Lowest median pay
- 1Nevada$30,420
- 2Arkansas$30,830
- 3Missouri$32,270
- 4South Carolina$33,220
- 5Delaware$33,240
All states
Tutor salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of tutors OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WYWyoming | $82,290 | $46,050 | $103,420 | 200 | $88,779 |
| 2 | RIRhode Island | $77,850 | $58,240 | $85,800 | 300 | $76,115 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $60,900 | $43,490 | $80,790 | 4,610 | $57,585 |
| 4 | VTVermont | $53,920 | $38,520 | $74,460 | 130 | $55,044 |
| 5 | NHNew Hampshire | $53,790 | $44,740 | $64,710 | 700 | $51,639 |
| 6 | MDMaryland | $52,810 | $42,960 | $76,400 | 4,300 | $50,315 |
| 7 | CTConnecticut | $50,350 | $37,230 | $65,520 | 3,230 | $48,596 |
| 8 | TNTennessee | $50,280 | $35,140 | $62,950 | 3,310 | $54,730 |
| 9 | MEMaine | $49,880 | $34,670 | $63,050 | 340 | $51,396 |
| 10 | MSMississippi | $49,610 | $34,420 | $65,510 | 1,220 | $57,054 |
| 11 | OROregon | $48,280 | $38,290 | $62,790 | 1,130 | $46,710 |
| 12 | COColorado | $47,420 | $38,400 | $61,090 | 2,500 | $46,016 |
| 13 | GAGeorgia | $47,380 | $35,410 | $60,330 | 5,690 | $49,204 |
| 14 | NYNew York | $47,100 | $35,690 | $61,290 | 12,730 | $43,643 |
| 15 | NDNorth Dakota | $46,190 | $36,190 | $51,870 | 110 | $51,923 |
| 16 | AKAlaska | $45,990 | $40,370 | $61,640 | 550 | $44,930 |
| 17 | WAWashington | $45,360 | $37,820 | $47,650 | 2,460 | $42,387 |
| 18 | CACalifornia | $45,100 | $39,450 | $50,350 | 45,370 | $40,733 |
| 19 | MNMinnesota | $44,800 | $37,760 | $49,020 | 1,370 | $45,426 |
| 20 | WVWest Virginia | $44,070 | $36,500 | $53,180 | 280 | $49,242 |
| 21 | OHOhio | $43,610 | $35,090 | $59,390 | 5,760 | $47,007 |
| 22 | NCNorth Carolina | $42,390 | $31,910 | $53,920 | 5,780 | $44,940 |
| 23 | NJNew Jersey | $42,270 | $36,070 | $57,360 | 5,270 | $38,849 |
| 24 | PRPuerto Rico | $41,890 | $30,940 | $51,990 | 250 | N/A |
| 25 | MTMontana | $41,380 | $32,100 | $46,380 | 450 | $43,721 |
| 26 | WIWisconsin | $41,340 | $32,720 | $60,200 | 1,530 | $43,934 |
| 27 | VAVirginia | $40,750 | $33,780 | $64,710 | 4,090 | $40,305 |
| 28 | AZArizona | $38,940 | $31,140 | $62,460 | 2,730 | $38,678 |
| 29 | SDSouth Dakota | $38,760 | $32,530 | $47,870 | 250 | $43,754 |
| 30 | NENebraska | $38,470 | $30,370 | $53,920 | 950 | $42,696 |
| 31 | INIndiana | $38,090 | $29,860 | $50,910 | 1,770 | $40,813 |
| 32 | ILIllinois | $37,400 | $31,200 | $51,380 | 5,910 | $37,416 |
| 33 | MIMichigan | $37,380 | $33,240 | $47,560 | 6,010 | $38,850 |
| 34 | FLFlorida | $37,310 | $30,000 | $51,890 | 12,220 | $36,078 |
| 35 | IAIowa | $36,790 | $30,890 | $45,260 | 610 | $41,920 |
| 36 | NMNew Mexico | $36,660 | $33,830 | $57,700 | 460 | $39,756 |
| 37 | HIHawaii | $36,590 | $31,260 | $45,460 | 1,130 | $33,278 |
| 38 | PAPennsylvania | $36,270 | $28,360 | $57,200 | 4,540 | $37,173 |
| 39 | ALAlabama | $35,500 | $29,700 | $41,950 | 890 | $39,967 |
| 40 | UTUtah | $35,190 | $29,550 | $39,160 | 3,150 | $35,594 |
| 41 | IDIdaho | $34,990 | $30,290 | $49,920 | 760 | $36,641 |
| 42 | OKOklahoma | $34,510 | $23,650 | $43,780 | 1,220 | $39,286 |
| 43 | KYKentucky | $34,240 | $30,210 | $40,020 | 780 | $37,977 |
| 44 | KSKansas | $34,170 | $23,630 | $43,880 | 1,290 | $37,938 |
| 45 | LALouisiana | $33,780 | $28,150 | $43,130 | 540 | $38,296 |
| 46 | TXTexas | $33,620 | $28,160 | $40,730 | 10,690 | $34,639 |
| 47 | DEDelaware | $33,240 | $31,200 | $35,110 | 590 | $33,304 |
| 48 | SCSouth Carolina | $33,220 | $25,530 | $51,410 | 1,510 | $35,435 |
| 49 | MOMissouri | $32,270 | $28,600 | $44,220 | 1,670 | $35,533 |
| 50 | ARArkansas | $30,830 | $29,380 | $51,650 | 720 | $35,462 |
| 51 | NVNevada | $30,420 | $29,030 | $34,490 | 1,070 | $30,426 |
| 52 | GUGuam | $30,410 | $19,410 | $30,410 | 30 | 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 tutors, the adjustment does not change the leader: Wyoming is first on raw pay and still first once prices are taken into account, at $88,779.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Tutor pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays tutors the most?
Wyoming reports the highest median wage for tutors at $82,290 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Rhode Island ($77,850) and Massachusetts ($60,900).
Which state pays tutors the least?
Among the 50 states, Nevada reports the lowest median for tutors at $30,420 a year, $51,870 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, Puerto Rico reports $41,890 and Guam reports $30,410.
Is the highest-paying state the best for tutors after cost of living?
Yes. Wyoming stays first after dividing each state median by its BEA Regional Price Parity, at $88,779 in national-average dollars from a raw $82,290. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.