These Are The 10 States With The Highest Case Manager Salaries For 2017

Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do case managers get paid where I live?

And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for case managers by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.

To better understand how salaries change across America, we decided to take a look the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on average pay for case managers by state.

Additionally, we wanted to adjust the salary based on the cost of living in a state — because your salary goes further in North Carolina than it does in California.

The state with the best salary for case managers after this adjustment? That would be Social And Human Service Assistants.

Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for salaries:

1. Nevada
2. Texas
3. Iowa
4. Wyoming
5. Kansas
6. Washington
7. North Dakota
8. Idaho
9. Illinois
10. Tennessee

Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.

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How we determined pay by state

As we mentioned earlier, we took the average annual salary data for case managers from the 2016 Bureau of Labor Statistics — specifically their ‘Occupational Employment Statistics.’

To make the comparison of salaries apples to apples across states, we also took into account the cost of living in each state.

We then created an index by dividing the average wage for a state by the cost of living relative to average. As an example, the cost of living index in California is 135.9 and the average pay is $41110, so our index value would be:

$41,110 * (100 / 135.9) = $30,250

We then ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary index ranking as highest average salary for case managers.

Here’s a look at the full ranking for all states.

Detailed List Of Case Manager Salaries By State

Rank	State	Adjusted Salary	Average Wage	Cost Of Living
1	Nevada	$36,921	$38,140	103.3
2	Texas	$36,714	$33,300	90.7
3	Iowa	$36,340	$33,070	91.0
4	Wyoming	$36,263	$33,290	91.8
5	Kansas	$35,672	$32,070	89.9
6	Washington	$35,427	$37,270	105.2
7	North Dakota	$35,241	$35,030	99.4
8	Idaho	$35,211	$32,430	92.1
9	Illinois	$35,200	$33,300	94.6
10	Tennessee	$35,178	$31,450	89.4
11	Wisconsin	$34,927	$33,810	96.8
12	Ohio	$34,445	$32,310	93.8
13	New Mexico	$34,259	$33,060	96.5
14	Minnesota	$34,107	$34,380	100.8
15	Delaware	$33,155	$33,620	101.4
16	Michigan	$33,078	$29,440	89.0
17	Indiana	$32,972	$29,510	89.5
18	Arkansas	$32,652	$28,440	87.1
19	Colorado	$32,639	$33,880	103.8
20	Florida	$32,624	$32,070	98.3
21	Pennsylvania	$32,179	$32,630	101.4
22	Kentucky	$32,110	$29,060	90.5
23	West Virginia	$32,034	$29,920	93.4
24	Virginia	$31,736	$31,990	100.8
25	Mississippi	$31,676	$27,210	85.9
26	Connecticut	$31,464	$40,180	127.7
27	North Carolina	$31,427	$29,510	93.9
28	Missouri	$31,415	$28,400	90.4
29	Oklahoma	$31,311	$27,930	89.2
30	Georgia	$31,126	$28,450	91.4
31	Louisiana	$31,023	$29,410	94.8
32	Arizona	$30,959	$30,340	98.0
33	Oregon	$30,804	$35,610	115.6
34	Alabama	$30,559	$27,870	91.2
35	New Jersey	$30,319	$36,960	121.9
36	California	$30,250	$41,110	135.9
37	South Carolina	$30,201	$29,960	99.2
38	Maine	$29,945	$33,180	110.8
39	Utah	$29,247	$27,200	93.0
40	Nebraska	$28,733	$26,320	91.6
41	Montana	$28,263	$28,490	100.8
42	Maryland	$28,254	$35,460	125.5
43	Vermont	$27,886	$33,770	121.1
44	New York	$27,587	$36,140	131.0
45	Alaska	$27,337	$35,840	131.1
46	New Hampshire	$27,230	$31,860	117.0
47	Rhode Island	$27,191	$32,820	120.7
48	Massachusetts	$26,799	$35,750	133.4
49	South Dakota	$23,702	$24,580	103.7
50	Hawaii	$20,547	$34,500	167.9