RANK
|
STATE
|
EFFECTIVE DATE
|
MINIMUM PAY
|
MAXIMUM PAY
|
1
|
NJ
|
JUL-05
|
$ 52,032
|
$ 67,932
|
2
|
CA
|
DEC-05
|
46,939
|
65,235
|
3
|
PA
|
JUL-05
|
37,980
|
56,146
|
4
|
MA
|
JUL-03
|
28,417
|
54,392
|
5
|
AK
|
JUL-05
|
39,420
|
54,209
|
6
|
NY
|
APR-02
|
38,542
|
52,770
|
7
|
CO
|
JUL-05
|
35,220
|
51,036
|
8
|
NV
|
JUL-05
|
34,732
|
50,312
|
9
|
AR
|
JUL-05
|
25,142
|
48,134
|
10
|
RI
|
JUL-05
|
36,182
|
47,667
|
11
|
CT
|
JAN-06
|
33,612
|
47,172
|
12
|
IA
|
FEB-06
|
27,649
|
46,922
|
13
|
DE
|
JUL-05
|
27,991
|
46,651
|
14
|
MD
|
JAN-05
|
32,831
|
46,568
|
15
|
OR
|
DEC-05
|
29,682
|
45,885
|
16
|
IL
|
OCT-05
|
29,944
|
45,884
|
17
|
AZ
|
JUL-05
|
31,678
|
45,802
|
18
|
VA#
|
FEB-06
|
37,320
|
45,624
|
19
|
HI -
|
FEB-06
|
22,188
|
45,539
|
20
|
MI
|
OCT-05
|
30,118
|
44,558
|
21
|
FL
|
JUL-05
|
27,364
|
44,408
|
22
|
UT
|
JUL-05
|
30,204
|
43,722
|
23
|
VT
|
JUL-05
|
31,633
|
43,242
|
24
|
MN
|
JUL-05
|
24,012
|
42,428
|
25
|
GA#
|
OCT-02
|
23,614
|
41,402
|
26
|
WI
|
JAN-06
|
23,614
|
41,402
|
27
|
ND
|
JUL-05
|
24,408
|
40,680
|
28
|
WY
|
AUF-05
|
29,569
|
40,625
|
29
|
ID
|
JAN-06
|
23,982
|
40,040
|
30
|
NE
|
JUL-05
|
27,768
|
39,823
|
31
|
IN
|
JAN-06
|
24,778
|
39,000
|
32
|
NH
|
JAN-06
|
29,035
|
38,735
|
33
|
WA
|
JUL-05
|
29,880
|
37,884
|
34
|
LA
|
SEP-05
|
19,635
|
37,752
|
35
|
OH
|
JUL-05
|
30,846
|
37,482
|
36
|
MT#
|
OCT-05
|
24,960
|
37,440
|
37
|
AL
|
SEP-02
|
23,917
|
36,348
|
38
|
NM#
|
JUL-05
|
20,376
|
36,221
|
39
|
MS
|
JUL-03
|
20,604
|
36,058
|
40
|
NC
|
JUL-04
|
23,037
|
35,962
|
41
|
WV
|
JAN-03
|
21,264
|
35,892
|
42
|
SC#
|
JUL-05
|
24,561
|
35,316
|
43
|
TN
|
AUG-05
|
21,324
|
35,136
|
44
|
MO
|
FEB-06
|
25,068
|
35,076
|
45
|
OK
|
JUL-05
|
23,443
|
34,933
|
46
|
KS
|
DEC-05
|
25,438
|
33,218
|
47
|
TX
|
SEP-05
|
23,592
|
32,311
|
48
|
ME
|
JUL-05
|
24,939
|
31,387
|
49
|
SD
|
JUL-05
|
20,199
|
30,299
|
50
|
KY
|
JAN-06
|
20,651
|
27,357
|
|