| State | Starting salary | Top bachelor’s | Starting master's | Top master's | Top salary |
| Alabama | $41,163 | $52,862 | $47,242 | $60,457 | $69,466 |
| Alaska | $49,907 | NA | NA | NA | $88,247 |
| Arizona | $40,554 | $52,130 | $43,211 | $61,237 | $68,910 |
| Arkansas | $35,803 | $48,371 | $39,995 | NA | $54,163 |
| California | $49,933 | NA | NA | NA | $99,912 |
| Colorado | $35,724 | $45,273 | $39,313 | $56,740 | $64,646 |
| Connecticut | $47,477 | NA | $51,478 | $90,099 | $95,823 |
| Delaware | $43,448 | $61,348 | $49,416 | $77,440 | $88,135 |
| Dist. of Columbia | $56,313 | $89,294 | $60,067 | $110,179 | $116,408 |
| Federal | $54,311 | $105,224 | $62,007 | $113,321 | $130,622 |
| Florida | $44,040 | $61,484 | $46,561 | $64,025 | $66,405 |
| Georgia | $38,692 | $56,790 | $43,902 | $64,779 | $80,262 |
| Hawaii | $50,123 | $71,403 | $54,132 | $77,115 | $91,948 |
| Idaho | $39,842 | $52,420 | $41,233 | $56,797 | $59,110 |
| Illinois | $41,228 | $60,922 | $45,400 | $75,916 | $84,146 |
| Indiana | $38,158 | NA | NA | NA | $70,398 |
| Iowa | $38,515 | NA | NA | NA | $71,877 |
| Kansas | $39,100 | $44,148 | $42,159 | $54,321 | $60,878 |
| Kentucky | $37,373 | $53,261 | $41,180 | $58,153 | $62,950 |
| Louisiana | $42,185 | $54,821 | $42,951 | $56,205 | $58,470 |
| Maine | $37,580 | $62,637 | $40,308 | $66,552 | $68,748 |
| Maryland | $48,510 | $64,972 | $51,619 | $87,379 | $95,142 |
| Massachusetts | $48,372 | $77,082 | $52,310 | $85,109 | $95,147 |
| Michigan | $37,820 | $64,815 | $42,423 | $70,437 | $74,803 |
| Minnesota | $41,234 | $56,034 | $46,363 | $67,763 | $73,141 |
| Mississippi | $36,653 | $55,397 | $39,095 | $63,290 | $70,175 |
| Missouri | $33,234 | $42,322 | $36,124 | $52,109 | $56,552 |
| Montana | $32,495 | $44,333 | $36,670 | $61,144 | $65,785 |
| Nebraska | $36,491 | $44,949 | $43,251 | $61,839 | $69,490 |
| Nevada | $41,277 | $54,477 | $47,621 | $69,778 | $78,530 |
| New Hampshire | $39,737 | $59,880 | $43,489 | $67,459 | $71,905 |
| New Jersey | $54,053 | $85,220 | $57,845 | $89,966 | $93,932 |