Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Accounting Technology & Technician and Bookkeeping Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to provide technical administrative support to professional accountants and other financial management personnel. Includes instruction in posting transactions to accounts, record-keeping systems, accounting software operation, and general accounting principles and practices.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. Compile and record employee time and payroll data. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings. Compile and compute data according to statistical formulas for use in statistical studies.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $41,181
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): -0.64%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,376/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,242/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,927/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,323/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,998/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,035/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.


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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.


Overall Salary Value: $41,181

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($53,841) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($47,927).

Fairbanks, AK $46,555
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $47,927
$47,378
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($41,440).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $36,100
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $39,207
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $35,057
Decatur, AL $38,410
Dothan, AL $33,163
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $33,987
Gadsden, AL $33,645
Huntsville, AL $38,123
Mobile, AL $41,440
Montgomery, AL $36,883
Tuscaloosa, AL $36,583
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,100
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,200
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,267
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,303
$35,934
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($35,598).

Jonesboro, AR $33,095
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $35,598
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,218
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,400
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,335
Fort Smith, AR-OK $34,853
Hot Springs, AR $32,870
Pine Bluff, AR $32,925
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $32,740
$33,498
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($44,820).

Prescott, AZ $38,890
Tucson, AZ $39,040
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $36,820
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $39,290
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $44,820
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $36,190
Yuma, AZ $37,475
$38,812
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($65,842).

El Centro, CA $34,993
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $57,527
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $45,918
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $44,778
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $50,920
Salinas, CA $45,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $60,936
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $65,842
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $49,710
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $60,877
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $53,470
Santa Rosa, CA $54,837
Stockton-Lodi, CA $52,587
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $44,383
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,457
Chico, CA $45,240
Fresno, CA $48,680
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $48,915
Madera, CA $47,645
Merced, CA $44,530
Modesto, CA $50,380
Napa, CA $53,030
Redding, CA $44,580
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $53,870
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $52,380
Visalia-Porterville, CA $41,960
Yuba City, CA $41,145
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,130
$50,776
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($55,128).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $55,128
Fort Collins, CO $39,853
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,127
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $54,017
Colorado Springs, CO $46,117
Grand Junction, CO $45,720
Greeley, CO $43,025
Pueblo, CO $40,050
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $34,770
$46,053
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($59,270).

Danbury, CT $54,213
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $59,270
New Haven, CT $57,428
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $45,680
Waterbury, CT $50,045
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $47,210
$53,841
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($45,276).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $42,348
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $34,490
Jacksonville, FL $38,375
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $41,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $43,018
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $41,846
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $45,276
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $43,432
Port St. Lucie, FL $37,660
Tallahassee, FL $36,848
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $43,106
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $35,343
Gainesville, FL $42,955
Homosassa Springs, FL $33,900
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $43,400
Ocala, FL $34,397
Panama City, FL $36,800
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $35,427
Punta Gorda, FL $36,280
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $38,737
Sebring, FL $35,017
The Villages, FL $33,745
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $40,293
$39,451
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($45,035).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $38,655
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,730
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,965
Athens-Clarke County, GA $37,115
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $45,035
Brunswick, GA $41,900
Columbus, GA-AL $38,400
Dalton, GA $38,110
Gainesville, GA $41,945
Hinesville, GA $39,090
Macon, GA $38,370
Rome, GA $41,670
Savannah, GA $41,135
Valdosta, GA $35,780
Warner Robins, GA $32,350
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,670
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,625
$38,950
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($46,510).

Urban Honolulu, HI $46,510
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $45,430
$45,970
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($49,913).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $49,913
Dubuque, IA $39,910
Iowa City, IA $45,060
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,660
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,733
Cedar Rapids, IA $39,310
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $41,630
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $39,385
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $42,275
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,243
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,645
$42,507
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($41,330).

Twin Falls, ID $34,833
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $36,340
Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,640
Idaho Falls, ID $37,573
Lewiston, ID-WA $41,330
Pocatello, ID $37,970
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $38,737
$37,141
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($45,840).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $45,840
Kankakee, IL $37,215
Rockford, IL $43,297
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $35,350
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,920
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $34,093
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,837
Carbondale-Marion, IL $38,420
Champaign-Urbana, IL $41,940
Danville, IL $33,980
Decatur, IL $42,640
Peoria, IL $42,130
Springfield, IL $43,060
$40,146
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($46,000).

Evansville, IN-KY $39,260
Fort Wayne, IN $46,000
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $43,523
Kokomo, IN $31,520
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $39,967
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $40,140
Terre Haute, IN $39,273
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,390
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,717
Columbus, IN $39,330
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $40,235
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $37,135
Muncie, IN $37,070
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,115
$39,328
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($40,775).

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $36,066
Manhattan, KS $32,795
Topeka, KS $40,017
Wichita, KS $40,775
$37,791
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($41,285).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $35,627
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $41,113
Owensboro, KY $37,715
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,873
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $32,847
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,037
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $41,285
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,970
$36,297
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($48,358).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $48,358
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $34,707
Baton Rouge, LA $42,210
Hammond, LA $38,335
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $35,320
Lafayette, LA $38,655
Lake Charles, LA $37,890
Monroe, LA $37,460
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $39,635
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $32,880
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $35,750
$39,315
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($55,343).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $55,343
Springfield, MA-CT $49,950
Worcester, MA-CT $47,667
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $46,070
Leominster-Gardner, MA $47,015
New Bedford, MA $45,665
Pittsfield, MA $42,170
$48,507
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($48,720).

California-Lexington Park, MD $48,720
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $41,450
Salisbury, MD-DE $40,863
Cumberland, MD-WV $32,830
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $39,715
$41,513
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($42,870).

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,493
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $37,280
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $37,275
Portland-South Portland, ME $42,870
$38,019
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($48,460).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $44,315
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $48,460
Jackson, MI $38,787
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $44,978
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $44,480
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,920
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,003
Battle Creek, MI $44,320
Bay City, MI $40,880
Flint, MI $41,250
Midland, MI $38,090
Monroe, MI $39,430
Muskegon, MI $41,945
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $39,690
Saginaw, MI $40,875
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,970
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,445
$41,813
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($50,150).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $50,150
Rochester, MN $46,633
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,483
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $44,060
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $41,256
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $43,260
St. Cloud, MN $42,767
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,443
$43,500
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($45,740).

St. Louis, MO-IL $42,843
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,877
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,845
Columbia, MO $38,270
Jefferson City, MO $40,275
Joplin, MO $36,950
Kansas City, MO-KS $45,740
St. Joseph, MO-KS $41,855
Springfield, MO $37,057
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,080
$38,760
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($40,255).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,773
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $32,480
Hattiesburg, MS $34,290
Jackson, MS $40,255
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,085
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,460
$36,358
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($38,718).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,490
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,718
Great Falls, MT $33,790
Missoula, MT $36,860
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,260
$36,661
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($45,023).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $42,404
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $45,023
Fayetteville, NC $32,603
Greensboro-High Point, NC $38,956
Jacksonville, NC $30,970
Raleigh, NC $40,664
Winston-Salem, NC $38,538
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,523
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,910
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,983
Burlington, NC $39,087
Goldsboro, NC $36,483
Greenville, NC $38,727
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $36,857
New Bern, NC $34,150
Rocky Mount, NC $35,767
Wilmington, NC $38,967
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,913
$37,330
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($43,740).

Fargo, ND-MN $41,423
Grand Forks, ND-MN $39,250
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $43,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,340
$40,530
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($46,657).

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,587
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,767
Lincoln, NE $40,420
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $46,657
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,800
$41,223
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($47,730).

Manchester, NH $42,663
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $44,403
Portsmouth, NH-ME $47,730
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,063
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $44,160
$43,772
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($56,875).

Ocean City, NJ $49,697
Trenton, NJ $56,875
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $48,913
$52,022
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($42,593).

Farmington, NM $33,475
Las Cruces, NM $32,900
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $36,083
Santa Fe, NM $42,593
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $36,797
$36,000
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($45,106).

Reno, NV $45,106
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $38,800
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $40,313
$42,407
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($58,870).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $44,150
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $58,870
Rochester, NY $49,708
Syracuse, NY $49,713
Binghamton, NY $40,520
Elmira, NY $39,900
Glens Falls, NY $40,835
Ithaca, NY $39,995
Kingston, NY $45,815
Utica-Rome, NY $40,380
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $40,780
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $42,845
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $40,895
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $39,335
$45,709
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($46,973).

Canton-Massillon, OH $34,680
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $45,382
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $46,072
Dayton, OH $41,910
Toledo, OH $43,348
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $45,413
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,740
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $34,603
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $43,223
Columbus, OH $46,973
Lima, OH $37,330
Mansfield, OH $37,250
Springfield, OH $39,510
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $40,347
$42,231
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($46,540).

Tulsa, OK $46,540
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,917
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,843
Lawton, OK $30,220
Oklahoma City, OK $45,200
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,350
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,310
$39,022
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($48,875).

Bend-Redmond, OR $44,858
Eugene, OR $43,318
Grants Pass, OR $36,100
Medford, OR $43,270
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $48,875
Salem, OR $43,848
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,168
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $42,310
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,895
Corvallis, OR $40,185
$42,347
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($50,350).

East Stroudsburg, PA $36,657
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $47,203
Lancaster, PA $44,505
Lebanon, PA $41,837
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $50,350
Pittsburgh, PA $47,936
Reading, PA $38,380
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $41,323
State College, PA $37,380
Williamsport, PA $37,600
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,947
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $29,843
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $30,517
Altoona, PA $34,050
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $41,330
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $42,300
Erie, PA $38,605
Gettysburg, PA $40,415
Johnstown, PA $35,720
York-Hanover, PA $41,300
$40,441
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($32,030).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $32,030
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,535
Arecibo, PR $19,070
Guayama, PR $20,750
Mayaguez, PR $19,160
Ponce, PR $19,895
San German, PR $18,860
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,540
$24,028
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($45,862).

Columbia, SC $36,708
Florence, SC $36,575
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,862
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $39,140
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $34,488
Spartanburg, SC $40,670
Sumter, SC $36,943
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,333
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,740
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,510
$37,869
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($37,623).

Sioux Falls, SD $37,623
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,313
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,345
$35,093
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($46,770).

Clarksville, TN-KY $38,923
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $46,770
Knoxville, TN $39,523
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $40,328
Morristown, TN $34,965
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $46,576
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $28,740
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,787
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $31,233
Cleveland, TN $30,715
Jackson, TN $36,300
Johnson City, TN $36,545
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,510
$37,924
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($55,750).

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $45,887
College Station-Bryan, TX $55,750
Corpus Christi, TX $42,213
El Paso, TX $31,233
Killeen-Temple, TX $31,560
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $41,843
San Angelo, TX $37,977
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $50,322
Sherman-Denison, TX $41,683
Waco, TX $42,180
Wichita Falls, TX $38,600
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,840
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,488
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,887
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,927
Amarillo, TX $42,865
Austin-Round Rock, TX $44,535
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $32,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $50,020
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $50,613
Laredo, TX $31,075
Longview, TX $42,940
Lubbock, TX $38,460
Midland, TX $43,690
Odessa, TX $40,580
Texarkana, TX-AR $36,840
Tyler, TX $42,753
Victoria, TX $37,910
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,000
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,115
$40,779
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($45,773).

Provo-Orem, UT $42,955
St. George, UT $38,938
Salt Lake City, UT $45,773
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $38,813
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $36,370
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $33,783
$39,835
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($44,795).

Richmond, VA $44,030
Roanoke, VA $39,950
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $44,795
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,813
Charlottesville, VA $43,375
Harrisonburg, VA $39,505
Lynchburg, VA $36,630
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $42,435
Winchester, VA-WV $42,705
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,870
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,330
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,485
$40,139
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($42,696).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $40,046
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $42,696
$41,371
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($47,756).

Green Bay, WI $44,025
Madison, WI $47,756
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $45,894
Racine, WI $41,683
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,343
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,465
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,270
Eau Claire, WI $39,290
Fond du Lac, WI $41,340
Janesville-Beloit, WI $38,943
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $41,503
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $43,613
Sheboygan, WI $42,667
Wausau, WI $41,090
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,130
$42,056
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($36,850).

Charleston, WV $36,360
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $35,328
Morgantown, WV $35,833
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $34,067
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $32,297
Wheeling, WV-OH $36,850
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,753
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,490
$34,318
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($45,545).

Cheyenne, WY $44,148
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $45,545
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $44,170
$44,586

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $38,907

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($53,226) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Bachelor's)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($46,555) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $46,555
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $46,550
$46,553
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Bachelor's)

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($41,713) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $36,100
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $37,945
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $35,710
Decatur, AL $34,575
Dothan, AL $33,800
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $33,535
Gadsden, AL $33,645
Huntsville, AL $38,380
Mobile, AL $41,713
Montgomery, AL $35,215
Tuscaloosa, AL $35,060
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,835
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,815
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,890
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,355
$34,972
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Bachelor's)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($33,747) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jonesboro, AR $30,407
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $33,747
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,353
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,783
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,983
Fort Smith, AR-OK $33,080
Hot Springs, AR $32,870
Pine Bluff, AR $32,925
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,855
$31,889
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Bachelor's)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($43,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Prescott, AZ $37,535
Tucson, AZ $38,840
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $35,420
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $35,180
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $43,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $34,250
Yuma, AZ $35,690
$37,186
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Bachelor's)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($67,095) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

El Centro, CA $33,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $58,560
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $44,427
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $43,250
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $50,430
Salinas, CA $42,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $60,493
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $67,095
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $48,500
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $64,270
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $54,558
Santa Rosa, CA $51,640
Stockton-Lodi, CA $54,585
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $41,990
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,770
Chico, CA $42,550
Fresno, CA $42,990
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $43,330
Madera, CA $39,930
Merced, CA $41,770
Modesto, CA $48,855
Napa, CA $53,400
Redding, CA $38,740
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $53,175
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $50,100
Visalia-Porterville, CA $43,060
Yuba City, CA $42,440
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,480
$48,257
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Bachelor's)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($55,647) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $55,647
Fort Collins, CO $37,010
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,930
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,350
Colorado Springs, CO $46,765
Grand Junction, CO $39,430
Greeley, CO $39,690
Pueblo, CO $39,130
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $34,770
$42,636
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Bachelor's)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($60,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $56,245
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $60,840
New Haven, CT $59,207
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $42,300
Waterbury, CT $46,370
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $44,110
$51,512
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Bachelor's)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($45,568) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $41,763
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $32,748
Jacksonville, FL $37,117
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $40,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $42,950
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $40,025
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $45,568
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $43,368
Port St. Lucie, FL $34,753
Tallahassee, FL $35,767
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $42,913
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $32,827
Gainesville, FL $44,330
Homosassa Springs, FL $33,900
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,947
Ocala, FL $33,885
Panama City, FL $39,043
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $35,695
Punta Gorda, FL $36,470
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $38,565
Sebring, FL $35,040
The Villages, FL $33,745
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $34,015
$38,176
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Bachelor's)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($44,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $38,527
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,715
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,965
Athens-Clarke County, GA $34,800
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $44,020
Brunswick, GA $34,110
Columbus, GA-AL $39,050
Dalton, GA $37,710
Gainesville, GA $38,790
Hinesville, GA $39,090
Macon, GA $38,500
Rome, GA $38,450
Savannah, GA $40,580
Valdosta, GA $35,780
Warner Robins, GA $33,820
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $36,140
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,120
$37,363
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Bachelor's)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($42,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $42,960
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $41,670
$42,315
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Bachelor's)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($49,907) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $49,907
Dubuque, IA $38,305
Iowa City, IA $44,687
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,700
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,100
Cedar Rapids, IA $39,310
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $38,690
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $39,700
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $38,190
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,835
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,500
$40,538
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Bachelor's)

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($41,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Twin Falls, ID $33,810
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,000
Coeur d'Alene, ID $36,845
Idaho Falls, ID $33,905
Lewiston, ID-WA $41,330
Pocatello, ID $34,745
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $36,800
$35,776
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Bachelor's)

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($42,335) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $40,870
Kankakee, IL $37,215
Rockford, IL $40,125
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $29,970
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $42,335
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $32,870
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,645
Carbondale-Marion, IL $38,420
Champaign-Urbana, IL $41,330
Danville, IL $33,980
Decatur, IL $38,400
Peoria, IL $38,310
Springfield, IL $42,220
$38,130
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Bachelor's)

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($49,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $37,965
Fort Wayne, IN $49,110
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $43,007
Kokomo, IN $31,520
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $36,725
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $39,290
Terre Haute, IN $39,620
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,920
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,525
Columbus, IN $39,330
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $38,260
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $34,830
Muncie, IN $36,770
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,080
$38,139
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Bachelor's)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($40,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $35,395
Manhattan, KS $32,795
Topeka, KS $35,385
Wichita, KS $40,850
$36,106
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Bachelor's)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($39,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $31,745
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $39,600
Owensboro, KY $37,715
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,810
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $28,680
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $25,700
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $34,480
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,750
$33,060
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Bachelor's)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($50,178) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $50,178
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $33,845
Baton Rouge, LA $39,480
Hammond, LA $36,290
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $36,230
Lafayette, LA $36,830
Lake Charles, LA $36,230
Monroe, LA $37,200
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $38,750
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $29,760
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $34,260
$37,187
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Bachelor's)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($56,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $56,390
Springfield, MA-CT $51,010
Worcester, MA-CT $46,035
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $42,615
Leominster-Gardner, MA $45,350
New Bedford, MA $41,310
Pittsfield, MA $42,170
$46,411
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Bachelor's)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($48,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $48,720
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $36,680
Salisbury, MD-DE $38,050
Cumberland, MD-WV $32,830
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $39,460
$39,148
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Bachelor's)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($40,995) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $33,573
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $37,360
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $37,275
Portland-South Portland, ME $40,995
$37,301
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Bachelor's)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($48,427) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $43,847
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $48,427
Jackson, MI $37,795
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $46,100
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $43,320
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,860
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,225
Battle Creek, MI $40,960
Bay City, MI $38,560
Flint, MI $40,120
Midland, MI $37,280
Monroe, MI $39,430
Muskegon, MI $40,460
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $37,480
Saginaw, MI $39,840
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,530
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,420
$40,450
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Bachelor's)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($48,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $48,300
Rochester, MN $43,047
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,690
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $44,463
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,878
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $41,185
St. Cloud, MN $41,495
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $35,805
$41,358
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Bachelor's)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($42,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $41,863
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,360
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,590
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,845
Columbia, MO $37,090
Jefferson City, MO $35,870
Joplin, MO $33,250
Kansas City, MO-KS $42,750
St. Joseph, MO-KS $38,620
Springfield, MO $38,290
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $31,760
$37,026
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Bachelor's)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($39,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,375
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,830
Hattiesburg, MS $34,290
Jackson, MS $39,660
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,530
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,640
$35,054
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Bachelor's)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($37,205) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,385
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,205
Great Falls, MT $33,790
Missoula, MT $35,207
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,057
$35,329
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Bachelor's)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($41,977) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $41,538
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $41,977
Fayetteville, NC $30,167
Greensboro-High Point, NC $36,808
Jacksonville, NC $30,970
Raleigh, NC $40,013
Winston-Salem, NC $37,735
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,130
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,103
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,983
Burlington, NC $35,460
Goldsboro, NC $33,825
Greenville, NC $37,150
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $36,095
New Bern, NC $35,255
Rocky Mount, NC $35,015
Wilmington, NC $37,610
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,785
$35,479
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Bachelor's)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($40,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $39,337
Grand Forks, ND-MN $39,250
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,990
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,340
$38,979
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Bachelor's)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($46,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,365
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $33,875
Lincoln, NE $38,580
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $46,620
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,800
$39,248
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Bachelor's)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($44,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $40,177
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $42,920
Portsmouth, NH-ME $44,140
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,890
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,410
$40,907
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Bachelor's)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($58,663) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $49,697
Trenton, NJ $58,663
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $51,317
$53,226
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Bachelor's)

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($39,315) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $30,783
Las Cruces, NM $31,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $34,137
Santa Fe, NM $39,315
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,655
$34,330
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Bachelor's)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($42,985) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $42,985
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $38,800
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $36,330
$39,372
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Bachelor's)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($59,925) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $43,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $59,925
Rochester, NY $52,387
Syracuse, NY $49,903
Binghamton, NY $38,420
Elmira, NY $41,280
Glens Falls, NY $38,580
Ithaca, NY $45,680
Kingston, NY $41,780
Utica-Rome, NY $40,560
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $38,750
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $38,430
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $39,660
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $37,930
$43,314
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Bachelor's)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($46,733) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $30,775
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $44,978
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $46,025
Dayton, OH $39,680
Toledo, OH $41,807
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $44,675
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,080
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $31,080
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $43,765
Columbus, OH $46,733
Lima, OH $37,330
Mansfield, OH $35,770
Springfield, OH $38,750
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $41,540
$40,285
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Bachelor's)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($46,353) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $46,353
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,915
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $26,890
Lawton, OK $30,220
Oklahoma City, OK $39,580
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,390
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,750
$35,157
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Bachelor's)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($47,343) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $46,510
Eugene, OR $41,240
Grants Pass, OR $36,100
Medford, OR $42,930
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $47,343
Salem, OR $43,403
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,630
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $41,087
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,137
Corvallis, OR $40,185
$41,457
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Bachelor's)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($51,018) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East Stroudsburg, PA $35,910
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $50,020
Lancaster, PA $44,857
Lebanon, PA $41,770
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $51,018
Pittsburgh, PA $48,878
Reading, PA $32,220
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $41,000
State College, PA $35,905
Williamsport, PA $29,440
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $31,355
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $29,260
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $28,875
Altoona, PA $35,610
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $37,030
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $38,350
Erie, PA $36,300
Gettysburg, PA $38,730
Johnstown, PA $33,160
York-Hanover, PA $40,740
$38,021
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Bachelor's)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($33,053) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,053
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,810
Arecibo, PR $19,070
Guayama, PR $20,750
Mayaguez, PR $19,160
Ponce, PR $19,030
San German, PR $18,860
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,540
$21,034
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Bachelor's)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($45,848) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $36,708
Florence, SC $33,567
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,848
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $34,420
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $33,678
Spartanburg, SC $38,680
Sumter, SC $32,985
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,975
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,740
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,060
$35,366
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Bachelor's)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($36,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $36,850
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,150
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $32,673
$34,224
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Bachelor's)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($47,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $38,605
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $44,370
Knoxville, TN $38,695
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,617
Morristown, TN $34,965
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $47,180
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $27,180
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $30,580
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $28,710
Cleveland, TN $28,940
Jackson, TN $37,420
Johnson City, TN $35,700
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,480
$35,957
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Bachelor's)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($61,105) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $45,380
College Station-Bryan, TX $61,105
Corpus Christi, TX $40,960
El Paso, TX $29,395
Killeen-Temple, TX $27,205
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $44,510
San Angelo, TX $37,075
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $52,870
Sherman-Denison, TX $41,485
Waco, TX $42,083
Wichita Falls, TX $38,085
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,605
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,597
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,115
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,540
Amarillo, TX $35,840
Austin-Round Rock, TX $41,760
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $31,750
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $50,887
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $52,100
Laredo, TX $29,300
Longview, TX $38,390
Lubbock, TX $36,490
Midland, TX $46,490
Odessa, TX $41,630
Texarkana, TX-AR $33,580
Tyler, TX $41,225
Victoria, TX $37,910
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,710
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,040
$39,104
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Bachelor's)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($43,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $41,620
St. George, UT $38,653
Salt Lake City, UT $43,920
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $37,263
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $36,265
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $32,000
$38,287
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Bachelor's)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($44,517) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $42,960
Roanoke, VA $38,643
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $44,517
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $28,660
Charlottesville, VA $42,450
Harrisonburg, VA $37,750
Lynchburg, VA $35,050
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $40,310
Winchester, VA-WV $40,860
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,300
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,260
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,580
$37,862
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Bachelor's)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($41,593) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,253
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $41,593
$40,423
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Bachelor's)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($47,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Green Bay, WI $43,760
Madison, WI $47,750
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $45,073
Racine, WI $38,910
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,020
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,687
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $35,273
Eau Claire, WI $37,925
Fond du Lac, WI $37,840
Janesville-Beloit, WI $37,670
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $37,325
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $39,915
Sheboygan, WI $39,250
Wausau, WI $38,580
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,130
$39,741
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Bachelor's)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($35,913) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $35,107
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $33,797
Morgantown, WV $35,913
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $34,067
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $32,297
Wheeling, WV-OH $33,380
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,633
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,900
$33,387
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Bachelor's)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($45,545) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $44,148
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $45,545
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $43,468
$44,387

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $43,455

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Connecticut ($51,648) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Associate's)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($50,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $50,680
$50,680
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Associate's)

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($46,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $41,730
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $33,750
Decatur, AL $46,080
Dothan, AL $31,890
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $34,890
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $37,610
Mobile, AL $40,620
Montgomery, AL $40,220
Tuscaloosa, AL $39,630
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,630
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,970
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,020
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,200
$37,711
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Associate's)

North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($41,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jonesboro, AR $41,160
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $41,150
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,810
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,250
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,390
Fort Smith, AR-OK $38,400
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,510
$39,096
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Associate's)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($46,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Prescott, AZ $41,600
Tucson, AZ $39,440
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $39,620
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $43,400
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $46,250
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $38,130
Yuma, AZ $39,260
$41,100
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Associate's)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($62,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

El Centro, CA $38,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $55,460
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $50,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $49,360
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $52,390
Salinas, CA $50,220
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $62,710
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $60,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $52,130
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $54,090
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $49,120
Santa Rosa, CA $61,230
Stockton-Lodi, CA $48,590
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,170
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $50,830
Chico, CA $47,930
Fresno, CA $54,370
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $54,500
Madera, CA $55,360
Merced, CA $47,290
Modesto, CA $53,430
Napa, CA $52,660
Redding, CA $50,420
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,260
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $54,660
Visalia-Porterville, CA $40,860
Yuba City, CA $39,850
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,780
$51,450
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Associate's)

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($57,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $53,570
Fort Collins, CO $45,540
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,520
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $57,350
Colorado Springs, CO $44,820
Grand Junction, CO $52,010
Greeley, CO $46,360
Pueblo, CO $40,970
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,643
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Associate's)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($54,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $50,150
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $54,560
New Haven, CT $52,090
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $49,060
Waterbury, CT $53,720
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $50,310
$51,648
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Associate's)

South Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($52,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $44,100
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $41,460
Jacksonville, FL $42,150
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $43,370
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $43,290
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $49,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $44,110
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $43,690
Port St. Lucie, FL $46,380
Tallahassee, FL $40,090
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $43,880
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $42,890
Gainesville, FL $38,830
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $44,760
Ocala, FL $35,420
Panama City, FL $30,070
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $34,890
Punta Gorda, FL $35,900
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $39,080
Sebring, FL $34,970
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $52,850
$41,491
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Associate's)

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($53,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $39,040
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,760
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Athens-Clarke County, GA $39,430
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $46,050
Brunswick, GA $49,690
Columbus, GA-AL $37,750
Dalton, GA $38,510
Gainesville, GA $45,100
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $38,240
Rome, GA $44,890
Savannah, GA $41,690
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA $30,880
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,200
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,130
$41,383
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Associate's)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($50,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,060
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,190
$49,625
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Associate's)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($49,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $49,930
Dubuque, IA $43,120
Iowa City, IA $46,180
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,580
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,000
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $44,570
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $39,070
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $46,360
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,060
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,790
$43,866
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Associate's)

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($46,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Twin Falls, ID $37,900
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,360
Coeur d'Alene, ID $33,230
Idaho Falls, ID $44,910
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID $44,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $42,610
$41,572
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Associate's)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($55,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $55,780
Kankakee, IL N/A
Rockford, IL $49,640
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,110
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,090
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,540
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,220
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL $42,550
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL $46,880
Peoria, IL $45,950
Springfield, IL $43,900
$44,566
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Associate's)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($46,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $41,850
Fort Wayne, IN $39,780
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $45,070
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $46,450
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $41,840
Terre Haute, IN $38,580
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,330
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,100
Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,210
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $39,440
Muncie, IN $37,370
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,150
$40,848
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Associate's)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($49,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas nonmetropolitan area $38,750
Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS $49,280
Wichita, KS $40,550
$42,860
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Associate's)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($48,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $43,390
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $45,650
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,000
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,180
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,710
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $48,090
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,190
$42,887
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Associate's)

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($44,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $41,080
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,430
Baton Rouge, LA $44,940
Hammond, LA $40,380
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $34,410
Lafayette, LA $40,480
Lake Charles, LA $39,550
Monroe, LA $37,720
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $40,520
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,000
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $37,240
$38,977
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Associate's)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($53,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $53,250
Springfield, MA-CT $47,830
Worcester, MA-CT $50,930
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $52,980
Leominster-Gardner, MA $48,680
New Bedford, MA $50,020
Pittsfield, MA N/A
$50,615
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Associate's)

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($50,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $50,990
Salisbury, MD-DE $46,490
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $39,970
$45,817
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Associate's)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($46,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $41,250
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $37,040
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME $46,620
$41,637
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Associate's)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($48,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $45,720
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $48,560
Jackson, MI $40,770
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $41,610
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $46,800
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,040
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,560
Battle Creek, MI $47,680
Bay City, MI $43,200
Flint, MI $42,380
Midland, MI $38,900
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI $43,430
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $41,900
Saginaw, MI $41,910
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,410
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $39,470
$42,146
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Associate's)

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($57,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $55,700
Rochester, MN $57,390
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,860
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,850
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $47,410
St. Cloud, MN $45,310
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $43,720
$49,001
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Associate's)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($48,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $45,780
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $32,910
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,130
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbia, MO $39,450
Jefferson City, MO $44,680
Joplin, MO $40,650
Kansas City, MO-KS $48,730
St. Joseph, MO-KS $45,090
Springfield, MO $34,590
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,400
$40,941
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Associate's)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($41,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,570
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,780
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Jackson, MS $40,850
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,640
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,280
$40,224
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Associate's)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $40,910
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,770
Great Falls, MT N/A
Missoula, MT $41,820
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,870
$41,843
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Associate's)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($54,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $45,870
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $54,160
Fayetteville, NC $39,910
Greensboro-High Point, NC $47,550
Jacksonville, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $43,270
Winston-Salem, NC $41,750
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,700
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,330
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Burlington, NC $46,340
Goldsboro, NC $41,800
Greenville, NC $41,880
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $38,380
New Bern, NC $31,940
Rocky Mount, NC $37,270
Wilmington, NC $41,680
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,170
$42,313
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Associate's)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $47,680
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,990
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$49,835
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Associate's)

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($48,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,030
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $39,550
Lincoln, NE $42,260
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $46,730
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,143
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Associate's)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($54,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $50,120
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $48,850
Portsmouth, NH-ME $54,910
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $48,410
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,660
$50,390
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Associate's)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($51,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ N/A
Trenton, NJ $51,510
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $41,700
$46,605
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Associate's)

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($49,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $41,550
Las Cruces, NM $36,320
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,920
Santa Fe, NM $49,150
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $39,080
$41,604
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Associate's)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($53,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $53,590
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $48,280
$50,935
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Associate's)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($54,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $47,270
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $54,650
Rochester, NY $41,670
Syracuse, NY $49,140
Binghamton, NY $42,620
Elmira, NY $38,520
Glens Falls, NY $43,090
Ithaca, NY $34,310
Kingston, NY $49,850
Utica-Rome, NY $40,200
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $42,810
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $47,260
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $42,130
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $40,740
$43,876
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Associate's)

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($47,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $42,490
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,000
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $46,260
Dayton, OH $46,370
Toledo, OH $47,970
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $46,890
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $46,060
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $41,650
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,140
Columbus, OH $47,690
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH $38,730
Springfield, OH $40,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $37,960
$43,960
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Associate's)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($50,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $47,100
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,920
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,750
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK $50,820
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,310
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,870
$44,128
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Associate's)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($53,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $39,900
Eugene, OR $49,550
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR $44,290
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $53,470
Salem, OR $45,180
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $39,780
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,980
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,170
Corvallis, OR N/A
$45,415
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Associate's)

Williamsport, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($53,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East Stroudsburg, PA $38,150
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $38,750
Lancaster, PA $43,450
Lebanon, PA $41,970
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,680
Pittsburgh, PA $44,170
Reading, PA $50,700
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,290
State College, PA $40,330
Williamsport, PA $53,920
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $36,130
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $31,010
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $33,800
Altoona, PA $32,490
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $45,630
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $46,250
Erie, PA $40,910
Gettysburg, PA $42,100
Johnstown, PA $38,280
York-Hanover, PA $41,860
$41,494
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Associate's)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($27,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $27,940
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $20,260
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR $20,760
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$22,987
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Associate's)

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($53,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC N/A
Florence, SC $45,600
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,920
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $53,300
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $37,730
Spartanburg, SC $44,650
Sumter, SC $44,860
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,050
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,410
$44,440
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Associate's)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($39,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $39,940
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,800
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,360
$37,700
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Associate's)

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($51,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $39,560
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,570
Knoxville, TN $41,180
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $42,460
Morristown, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $44,160
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $31,860
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,200
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,280
Cleveland, TN $32,490
Jackson, TN $35,180
Johnson City, TN $37,390
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,540
$39,323
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Associate's)

Amarillo, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($49,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $46,900
College Station-Bryan, TX $45,040
Corpus Christi, TX $44,720
El Paso, TX $34,910
Killeen-Temple, TX $40,270
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $36,510
San Angelo, TX $39,780
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $40,130
Sherman-Denison, TX $42,080
Waco, TX $42,470
Wichita Falls, TX $39,630
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,310
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,160
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,430
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,700
Amarillo, TX $49,890
Austin-Round Rock, TX $47,310
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $32,490
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $47,420
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $46,150
Laredo, TX $32,850
Longview, TX $47,490
Lubbock, TX $40,430
Midland, TX $40,890
Odessa, TX $39,530
Texarkana, TX-AR $40,100
Tyler, TX $45,810
Victoria, TX N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,290
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,190
$41,030
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Associate's)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($51,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $46,960
St. George, UT $39,790
Salt Lake City, UT $51,330
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $43,460
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $36,580
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $37,350
$42,578
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Associate's)

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($46,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $46,170
Roanoke, VA $43,870
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $45,630
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,120
Charlottesville, VA $44,300
Harrisonburg, VA $41,260
Lynchburg, VA $38,210
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $44,560
Winchester, VA-WV $44,550
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,440
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,400
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,390
$42,658
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Associate's)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($47,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,220
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $47,110
$45,165
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Associate's)

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($51,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Green Bay, WI $44,820
Madison, WI $47,780
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $49,180
Racine, WI $50,000
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,310
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $43,260
Eau Claire, WI $42,020
Fond du Lac, WI $48,340
Janesville-Beloit, WI $41,490
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $49,860
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $51,010
Sheboygan, WI $49,500
Wausau, WI $46,110
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,463
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Associate's)

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($47,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $40,120
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $39,920
Morgantown, WV $35,590
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,260
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,110
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,260
$38,043
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Associate's)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($46,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,980
$46,980

5 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $38,907.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $43,455. 

  Tax Preparers

Prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses.

Salary Ratio: 1.47    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Certified Income Tax Preparer (CTP)
  • Corporate Tax Preparer
  • Enrolled Agent
  • Income Tax Advisor
  • Income Tax Consultant
  • Income Tax Expert
  • Income Tax Preparer
  • Licensed Tax Consultant
  • Tax Advisor
  • Tax Associate
  • Tax Consultant
  • Tax Evaluator
  • Tax Preparer
  • Tax Professional
  • Tax Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $43,205
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.

Salary Ratio: 0.88    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Account Administrator
  • Account Clerk
  • Account Information Clerk
  • Account Receivable Clerk
  • Accountant Assistant
  • Accountant Clerk
  • Accountant Helper
  • Accounting Assistant
  • Accounting Associate
  • Accounting Bookkeeper
  • Accounting Clerk
  • Accounting Coordinator
  • Accounting Representative
  • Accounting Specialist
  • Accounting Technician
  • Accounts Payable Clerk
  • Accounts Payable Coordinator
  • Accounts Payable Specialist
  • Accounts Payables Clerk
  • Accounts Receivable Assistant
  • Accounts Receivable Clerk
  • Accounts Receivable Specialist
  • Advice Clerk
  • Amortization Clerk
  • Audit Clerk
  • Audit Control Clerk
  • Auditing Clerk
  • Balance Clerk
  • Bank Reconciliator
  • Bond Clerk
  • Booking Clerk
  • Bookkeeper
  • Bookkeeper Assistant
  • Bookkeeping Clerk
  • Budget Clerk
  • Budget Technician
  • Canceling and Cutting Control Clerk
  • Cash Accounting Clerk
  • Cash Register Balancer
  • Chart Calculator
  • Chart Changer
  • Chart Clerk
  • Chart Computer
  • Chart Picker
  • Chart Reader
  • Chart Snatcher
  • Check Clerk
  • Check Processing Clerk
  • Classification Analyst
  • Classification Control Clerk
  • Classifier
  • Clearing House Clerk
  • Clerk Analyst
  • Clipman
  • Collateral Clerk
  • Collection Clerk
  • Commodity Loan Clerk
  • Computer Bookkeeper
  • Cost Accounting Clerk
  • Credit Card Clerk
  • Daily Sales Audit Clerk
  • Discount Clerk
  • Distribution Accounting Clerk
  • Dividend Deposit Voucher Clerk
  • Document Processor
  • Escrow Agent
  • Escrow Closer
  • Export Clerk
  • Export Documents Clerk
  • Field Clerk
  • Figure Clerk
  • Finance Assistant
  • Financial Processing Clerk
  • Financial Recording Clerk
  • Fiscal Accounting Clerk
  • Fiscal Technician
  • Fixed Capital Clerk
  • Foreclosure Clerk
  • Foreign Exchange Position Clerk
  • Full Charge Bookkeeper
  • General Ledger Bookkeeper
  • Import and Export Clerk
  • Journal Clerk
  • Ledger Clerk
  • Ledger Poster
  • Letter of Credit Clerk
  • Margin Clerk
  • Mortgage Accounting Clerk
  • Mortgage Loan Computation Clerk
  • Office Bookkeeper
  • Pari Mutual Ticket Checker
  • Payment Processor
  • Posting Clerk
  • Price Checker
  • Price Clerk
  • Program Accountant
  • Reconcilement Clerk
  • Reconciliation Analyst
  • Reconciliation Clerk
  • Remittance Clerk
  • Reserves Clerk
  • Returned Item Clerk
  • Revenue Audit Clerk
  • Safekeeping Clerk
  • Sales Audit Clerk
  • Securities Clerk
  • Stock Transfer Clerk
  • Tonnage Compilation Clerk
  • Trust Vault Clerk
  • Typing Bookkeeper
  • Voucher Clerk
  • Voucher Examiner
  • Wheelage Clerk
  • US Salary Median: $39,048
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -2.8%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks.

Salary Ratio: 2.13    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Accounting Assistant
  • Accounting Technician
  • Attendance Clerk
  • Bonus Clerk
  • Checkman
  • Commission Clerk
  • Flight Crew Scheduler
  • Flight Crew Time Clerk
  • Human Resources Administrative Assistant (HR Administrative Assistant)
  • Human Resources Assistant (HR Assistant)
  • Paymaster
  • Payroll Administrator
  • Payroll Analyst
  • Payroll and Benefits Specialist
  • Payroll Assistant
  • Payroll Associate
  • Payroll Bookkeeper
  • Payroll Clerk
  • Payroll Coordinator
  • Payroll Officer
  • Payroll Processor
  • Payroll Representative
  • Payroll Secretary
  • Payroll Specialist
  • Payroll Technician
  • Personnel and Payroll Technician
  • Personnel Assistant
  • Personnel Clerk
  • Personnel Scheduler
  • Personnel Technician
  • Piece Work Checker
  • Sign Out Clerk
  • Time and Attendance Clerk
  • Time Checker
  • Time Clerk
  • Time Recorder
  • Timekeeper
  • Wanigan Clerk
  • US Salary Median: $44,128
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -2.8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Brokerage Clerks

Perform duties related to the purchase, sale, or holding of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings.

Salary Ratio: 0.86    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Account Administrator
  • Broker Assistant
  • Brokerage Agent
  • Brokerage Assistant
  • Brokerage Associate
  • Brokerage Clerk
  • Brokerage Coordinator
  • Brokerage Purchase-and-Sale Clerk
  • Client Administrator
  • Client Associate
  • Client Service Associate
  • Client Service Representative
  • Commodities Clerk
  • Coupon Clerk
  • Dividend Clerk
  • Information Clerk Brokerage
  • Margin Clerk
  • Operations Clerk
  • Operations Coordinator
  • Operations Representative
  • Operations Specialist
  • OTC Clerk (Over the Counter Clerk)
  • Portfolio Assistant
  • Quotation Checker
  • Quotation Clerk
  • Registered Account Administrator
  • Registered Associate
  • Registered Sales Assistant
  • Sales Assistant
  • Sales Trader
  • Securities Clerk
  • Securities Processor
  • Securities Settlement Processor
  • Stock Clerk
  • Support Analyst
  • Telephone Quotation Clerk
  • Trading Assistant
  • Transaction Processor
  • Transfer Clerk
  • Wealth Services Associate
  • US Salary Median: $50,845
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -2.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Statistical Assistants

Compile and compute data according to statistical formulas for use in statistical studies. May perform actuarial computations and compile charts and graphs for use by actuaries. Includes actuarial clerks.

Salary Ratio: 0.86    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Actuarial Analyst
  • Actuarial Assistant
  • Actuarial Technician
  • Actuary Clerk
  • Administrative Analyst
  • Advertising Statistical Clerk
  • Analytical Clerk
  • Bookman
  • Chart Calculator
  • Chart Changer
  • Chart Clerk
  • Compilation Clerk
  • Compiler
  • Customer Data Technician
  • Data Analysis Assistant
  • Data Analysis Clerk
  • Data Compiler
  • Data Editing Clerk
  • Data Technician
  • Fiscal Clerk
  • Mileage Clerk
  • Prorate Clerk
  • Proration Clerk
  • Record Tabulating Clerk
  • Report Clerk
  • Research Assistant
  • Research Associate
  • Statistical Analyst
  • Statistical Assistant
  • Statistical Clerk
  • Statistical Research Assistant
  • Statistical Technician
  • Survey Data Technician
  • Tabulating Clerk
  • Tariff Compiler
  • Tariff Compiling Clerk
  • Technical Analyst
  • Voice and Data Technician
  • Wheelage Clerk
  • US Salary Median: $45,193
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -2.8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $6,241 per year (or $10,376 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $24,964 to earn a bachelor's (or $41,504 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $6,241 per year (or $10,376 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $12,482 to earn an associate's (or $20,752 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Accounting Technology & Technician and Bookkeeping Degrees

Bellevue College

3000 Landerholm Cir SE - Bellevue, WA

Out-of-state cost: $9,349/year
In-state cost: $3,958/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

Ferris State University

1201 S State St - Big Rapids, MI

Out-of-state cost: $12,768/year
In-state cost: $12,768/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

Centura College-Virginia Beach

2697 Dean Dr. Ste. 100 - Virginia Beach, VA

Out-of-state cost: $16,637/year
In-state cost: $16,637/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

Centura College-Chesapeake

932 B Ventures Way - Chesapeake, VA

Out-of-state cost: $16,637/year
In-state cost: $16,637/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

University of Toledo

2801 W Bancroft - Toledo, OH

Out-of-state cost: $19,890/year
In-state cost: $10,530/year
Degrees: Associate's, Certificate

Lewis-Clark State College

500 8th Ave - Lewiston, ID

Out-of-state cost: $20,238/year
In-state cost: $6,982/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

University of Louisiana at Monroe

700 University Avenue - Monroe, LA

Out-of-state cost: $21,170/year
In-state cost: $9,070/year
Degrees: Certificate

Missouri Valley College

500 E College St - Marshall, MO

Out-of-state cost: $21,500/year
In-state cost: $21,500/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Point University

507 West 10th Street - West Point, GA

Out-of-state cost: $21,850/year
In-state cost: $21,850/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Rowan University

201 Mullica Hill Road - Glassboro, NJ

Out-of-state cost: $21,971/year
In-state cost: $12,939/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Alaska Anchorage

3211 Providence Drive - Anchorage, AK

Out-of-state cost: $25,228/year
In-state cost: $8,750/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Canisius College

2001 Main Street - Buffalo, NY

Out-of-state cost: $30,230/year
In-state cost: $30,230/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Roosevelt University

430 S Michigan Ave - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $31,493/year
In-state cost: $31,493/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Saint Edward's University

3001 S Congress Ave - Austin, TX

Out-of-state cost: $49,076/year
In-state cost: $49,076/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Quinnipiac University

Mt Carmel Ave - Hamden, CT

Out-of-state cost: $50,760/year
In-state cost: $50,760/year
Degrees: Bachelor's


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Accounting Technology & Technician and Bookkeeping Degrees

Iona College

715 North Ave - New Rochelle, NY

Out-of-state cost: $22,216/year
In-state cost: $22,216/year
Degrees: Master's


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