Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Accounting Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data. Analyze credit data and financial statements of individuals or firms to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money. Prepare reports with credit information for use in decisionmaking. Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $65,688
    "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.): 8.23%
    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.):  $23,079/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,982/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,339/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,622/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,095/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,157/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: $65,688

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($77,976) 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 ($73,297).

Fairbanks, AK $71,872
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $73,297
$72,584
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($75,123).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $59,770
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $67,503
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $51,498
Decatur, AL $58,423
Dothan, AL $57,593
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,763
Gadsden, AL $53,303
Huntsville, AL $75,123
Mobile, AL $69,303
Montgomery, AL $67,115
Tuscaloosa, AL $70,926
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,993
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,220
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,447
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $69,980
$63,399
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($57,184).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $56,788
Hot Springs, AR $54,353
Jonesboro, AR $51,132
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $57,184
Pine Bluff, AR $49,668
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,732
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,176
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,426
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,640
$52,594
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($71,873).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,170
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $66,032
Prescott, AZ $54,603
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $71,873
Tucson, AZ $68,894
Yuma, AZ $64,550
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $56,102
$62,671
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($96,471).

Chico, CA $61,397
El Centro, CA $56,318
Fresno, CA $61,267
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $64,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $87,171
Madera, CA $68,127
Merced, CA $63,713
Modesto, CA $68,535
Napa, CA $77,160
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $82,850
Redding, CA $59,793
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $72,812
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $77,759
Salinas, CA $77,923
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $85,525
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $90,850
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $96,471
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $62,060
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $76,518
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $71,957
Santa Rosa, CA $75,564
Stockton-Lodi, CA $79,775
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $85,928
Visalia-Porterville, CA $69,968
Yuba City, CA $66,348
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $53,950
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,040
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $65,846
$75,158
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($74,450).

Colorado Springs, CO $70,322
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $74,450
Fort Collins, CO $63,445
Grand Junction, CO $61,143
Greeley, CO $68,040
Pueblo, CO $60,917
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $57,463
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $63,436
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,394
$66,500
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($81,478).

Danbury, CT $80,710
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $81,478
New Haven, CT $80,254
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $73,735
Waterbury, CT $77,398
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $63,460
$77,976
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($66,104).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $65,272
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $48,740
Gainesville, FL $62,538
Homosassa Springs, FL $54,207
Jacksonville, FL $56,171
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $64,034
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $62,726
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $59,117
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $55,902
Ocala, FL $58,600
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $64,214
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $58,785
Panama City, FL $59,154
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $57,147
Port St. Lucie, FL $48,308
Punta Gorda, FL $53,793
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $58,647
Sebring, FL $56,080
Tallahassee, FL $44,884
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $66,104
The Villages, FL $57,787
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $57,833
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,506
$57,530
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($78,093).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,453
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $72,013
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,759
Brunswick, GA $77,767
Columbus, GA-AL $57,568
Dalton, GA $64,413
Gainesville, GA $56,245
Hinesville, GA $70,027
Macon, GA $68,473
Rome, GA $57,538
Savannah, GA $62,960
Valdosta, GA $56,957
Warner Robins, GA $78,093
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,947
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,198
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,905
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,298
$61,996
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($65,963).

Urban Honolulu, HI $65,963
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $56,030
$60,287
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($75,133).

Cedar Rapids, IA $75,133
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $67,226
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $69,074
Dubuque, IA $53,218
Iowa City, IA $68,272
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $62,500
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $57,428
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,408
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,258
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,370
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,006
$63,021
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($65,383).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $59,643
Idaho Falls, ID $65,383
Lewiston, ID-WA $59,447
Pocatello, ID $57,457
Twin Falls, ID $50,015
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,610
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $50,940
$56,835
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($74,241).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $51,847
Champaign-Urbana, IL $62,940
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $74,241
Danville, IL $59,670
Decatur, IL $62,757
Kankakee, IL $54,490
Peoria, IL $67,940
Rockford, IL $55,088
Springfield, IL $67,263
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,530
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,346
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,087
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,198
$60,179
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($63,295).

Columbus, IN $63,295
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $54,800
Evansville, IN-KY $52,448
Fort Wayne, IN $57,223
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,149
Kokomo, IN $46,273
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $54,842
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $54,780
Muncie, IN $58,050
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $59,834
Terre Haute, IN $49,814
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,505
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,368
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $52,805
$54,842
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($64,349).

Manhattan, KS $53,170
Topeka, KS $64,162
Wichita, KS $64,349
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $56,974
$59,868
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($66,443).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $66,443
Lexington-Fayette, KY $61,397
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $64,181
Owensboro, KY $54,440
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,627
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,612
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,610
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,365
$54,955
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($67,995).

Baton Rouge, LA $57,547
Hammond, LA $59,970
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $56,067
Lafayette, LA $53,040
Lake Charles, LA $64,690
Monroe, LA $58,367
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $64,829
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $61,686
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,864
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $67,995
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,393
$59,788
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($76,297).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $74,476
Leominster-Gardner, MA $70,873
New Bedford, MA $74,450
Pittsfield, MA $66,640
Springfield, MA-CT $76,297
Worcester, MA-CT $76,128
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $58,608
$72,139
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($91,043).

California-Lexington Park, MD $91,043
Cumberland, MD-WV $54,480
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $50,575
Salisbury, MD-DE $53,498
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $60,717
$60,986
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($67,980).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $61,817
Portland-South Portland, ME $67,980
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $54,948
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $60,540
$60,808
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Midland, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($80,147).

Battle Creek, MI $69,200
Bay City, MI $66,483
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $71,785
Flint, MI $68,785
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $66,549
Jackson, MI $59,528
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $64,673
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $74,624
Midland, MI $80,147
Monroe, MI $61,750
Muskegon, MI $62,307
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,053
Saginaw, MI $64,543
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $68,255
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,218
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,723
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $55,894
$65,823
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($72,928).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $61,413
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $72,928
Rochester, MN $63,066
St. Cloud, MN $62,523
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,508
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,333
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,485
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,312
$63,418
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($70,334).

Columbia, MO $56,937
Jefferson City, MO $69,517
Joplin, MO $59,643
Kansas City, MO-KS $68,275
St. Joseph, MO-KS $57,300
St. Louis, MO-IL $70,334
Springfield, MO $61,435
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,586
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $63,960
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,406
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,565
$61,726
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($62,710).

Hattiesburg, MS $48,415
Jackson, MS $57,635
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,883
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,506
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,044
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $62,710
$53,812
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($61,224).

Great Falls, MT $56,946
Missoula, MT $61,224
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $56,201
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,422
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,292
$58,473
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($80,564).

Burlington, NC $66,957
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,147
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $80,564
Fayetteville, NC $63,168
Goldsboro, NC $63,290
Greensboro-High Point, NC $60,061
Greenville, NC $65,362
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $60,163
Jacksonville, NC $54,858
New Bern, NC $71,833
Raleigh, NC $64,313
Rocky Mount, NC $65,405
Wilmington, NC $65,727
Winston-Salem, NC $66,476
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,554
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,944
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,743
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,732
$63,122
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($65,408).

Fargo, ND-MN $65,408
Grand Forks, ND-MN $63,640
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $64,753
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,004
$63,145
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($66,579).

Lincoln, NE $61,573
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $66,579
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $58,327
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,535
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,728
$59,888
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($82,172).

Manchester, NH $62,404
Portsmouth, NH-ME $82,172
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $53,304
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,742
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $72,696
$66,925
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($78,102).

Ocean City, NJ $67,730
Trenton, NJ $78,102
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $70,044
$72,343
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($65,704).

Farmington, NM $50,690
Las Cruces, NM $53,958
Santa Fe, NM $56,234
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $65,704
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $59,170
$57,181
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($72,790).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,070
Reno, NV $72,790
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $65,620
$69,048
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 ($92,160).

Binghamton, NY $76,258
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $68,890
Elmira, NY $60,800
Glens Falls, NY $62,480
Ithaca, NY $72,310
Kingston, NY $67,033
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $92,160
Rochester, NY $73,799
Syracuse, NY $72,187
Utica-Rome, NY $58,177
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $64,800
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,394
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $62,080
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $61,577
$70,389
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($77,760).

Canton-Massillon, OH $52,254
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $70,254
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $66,534
Columbus, OH $77,760
Dayton, OH $69,291
Lima, OH $65,113
Mansfield, OH $56,990
Springfield, OH $65,947
Toledo, OH $60,863
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,725
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,814
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $58,648
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $48,543
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $69,242
$63,705
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($67,633).

Lawton, OK $64,237
Oklahoma City, OK $67,633
Tulsa, OK $62,898
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,958
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,818
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,430
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,351
$58,640
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Salem, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($77,005).

Bend-Redmond, OR $61,663
Corvallis, OR $60,030
Eugene, OR $58,466
Grants Pass, OR $54,273
Medford, OR $58,665
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $74,236
Salem, OR $77,005
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $60,592
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,230
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $54,503
$63,809
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($73,084).

Altoona, PA $50,200
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $60,193
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $61,488
East Stroudsburg, PA $58,298
Erie, PA $59,590
Gettysburg, PA $63,347
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $67,285
Johnstown, PA $62,645
Lancaster, PA $64,252
Lebanon, PA $59,760
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $73,084
Pittsburgh, PA $69,237
Reading, PA $60,218
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $57,763
State College, PA $57,475
Williamsport, PA $49,923
York-Hanover, PA $66,008
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $46,670
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $45,330
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,494
$60,127
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($40,853).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,653
Arecibo, PR $35,200
Guayama, PR $39,760
Mayaguez, PR $40,853
Ponce, PR $36,933
San German, PR $25,740
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $35,527
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $32,857
$35,203
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 ($68,244).

Columbia, SC $60,895
Florence, SC $50,973
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $68,244
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $55,490
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $56,356
Spartanburg, SC $62,195
Sumter, SC $63,203
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,040
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,808
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,868
$59,371
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($60,443).

Sioux Falls, SD $60,443
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,324
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,043
$58,010
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($63,964).

Clarksville, TN-KY $57,746
Cleveland, TN $57,855
Jackson, TN $56,210
Johnson City, TN $55,258
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $61,143
Knoxville, TN $61,323
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $63,391
Morristown, TN $45,575
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $63,964
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,374
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,242
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,723
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,703
$56,963
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($82,970).

Amarillo, TX $65,343
Austin-Round Rock, TX $75,087
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $60,302
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,606
College Station-Bryan, TX $82,970
Corpus Christi, TX $67,760
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $77,315
El Paso, TX $54,839
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $80,674
Killeen-Temple, TX $59,506
Laredo, TX $54,134
Longview, TX $66,723
Lubbock, TX $71,947
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $58,211
Midland, TX $77,844
Odessa, TX $67,280
San Angelo, TX $53,335
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $68,870
Sherman-Denison, TX $54,450
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,907
Tyler, TX $61,586
Victoria, TX $70,627
Waco, TX $56,311
Wichita Falls, TX $58,416
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,270
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,316
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,726
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,712
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,305
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,838
$63,380
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($63,203).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $63,203
Provo-Orem, UT $55,982
St. George, UT $54,205
Salt Lake City, UT $60,793
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $53,840
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $52,783
$56,992
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($83,010).

Charlottesville, VA $70,233
Harrisonburg, VA $66,510
Lynchburg, VA $63,540
Richmond, VA $68,756
Roanoke, VA $54,241
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,690
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $68,504
Winchester, VA-WV $69,863
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,860
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,723
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,010
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,907
$62,660
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($59,225).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $54,616
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $59,225
$56,743
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($69,968).

Eau Claire, WI $58,887
Fond du Lac, WI $60,998
Green Bay, WI $61,983
Janesville-Beloit, WI $63,370
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $62,970
Madison, WI $69,968
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $68,513
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $64,218
Racine, WI $58,184
Sheboygan, WI $64,503
Wausau, WI $57,075
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,923
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,550
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $63,800
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,258
$62,701
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($79,280).

Charleston, WV $56,503
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $64,236
Morgantown, WV $60,342
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $79,280
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $54,163
Wheeling, WV-OH $57,727
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,070
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,962
$59,198
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($64,437).

Cheyenne, WY $59,881
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,437
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,190
$61,836

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $62,610

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is New Jersey ($76,761) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($75,850) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $71,730
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $75,850
$73,790
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($79,757) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $59,770
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $67,503
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $55,977
Decatur, AL $58,423
Dothan, AL $58,233
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,763
Gadsden, AL $53,303
Huntsville, AL $79,757
Mobile, AL $60,523
Montgomery, AL $62,523
Tuscaloosa, AL $63,070
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,993
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,927
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,447
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $62,827
$60,736
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($58,493) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $55,533
Hot Springs, AR $54,353
Jonesboro, AR $53,253
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $57,190
Pine Bluff, AR $53,587
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,457
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,263
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $58,493
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,640
$54,641
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($71,873) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,170
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $66,490
Prescott, AZ $60,257
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $71,873
Tucson, AZ $65,207
Yuma, AZ $64,550
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $60,217
$63,109
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($97,753) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA $61,397
El Centro, CA $65,250
Fresno, CA $61,440
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $64,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $75,527
Madera, CA $68,127
Merced, CA $64,013
Modesto, CA $67,950
Napa, CA $77,160
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $76,953
Redding, CA $59,793
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $68,573
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $75,663
Salinas, CA $81,477
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $75,697
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $91,393
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $97,753
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $67,127
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $76,697
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $73,610
Santa Rosa, CA $77,347
Stockton-Lodi, CA $65,840
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $81,100
Visalia-Porterville, CA $65,877
Yuba City, CA $65,610
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $57,713
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,040
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $63,570
$71,196
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($78,763) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $68,560
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $78,763
Fort Collins, CO $69,403
Grand Junction, CO $61,143
Greeley, CO $68,040
Pueblo, CO $60,917
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $57,463
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,090
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $67,887
$66,030
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($76,833) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $73,293
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $76,833
New Haven, CT $75,207
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $72,860
Waterbury, CT $65,483
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $63,460
$71,189
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($66,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $66,780
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $56,270
Gainesville, FL $58,543
Homosassa Springs, FL $54,207
Jacksonville, FL $62,480
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $60,483
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $65,067
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $63,053
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,900
Ocala, FL $58,600
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $63,613
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $64,843
Panama City, FL $64,240
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $58,580
Port St. Lucie, FL $58,753
Punta Gorda, FL $53,793
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $58,647
Sebring, FL $56,080
Tallahassee, FL $46,943
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $65,267
The Villages, FL $57,787
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $63,927
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,577
$59,367
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($77,767) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,453
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $72,613
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $61,487
Brunswick, GA $77,767
Columbus, GA-AL $61,740
Dalton, GA $64,413
Gainesville, GA $58,423
Hinesville, GA $70,027
Macon, GA $58,613
Rome, GA $58,437
Savannah, GA $63,797
Valdosta, GA $56,957
Warner Robins, GA $77,693
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,143
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,947
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,360
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,447
$62,019
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($65,963) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $65,963
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $61,373
$63,668
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($70,607) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $66,563
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $66,317
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $70,607
Dubuque, IA $59,930
Iowa City, IA $62,843
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $61,153
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $59,957
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,840
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,257
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,370
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,130
$61,633
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($65,383) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $59,643
Idaho Falls, ID $65,383
Lewiston, ID-WA $59,447
Pocatello, ID $57,457
Twin Falls, ID $54,927
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,057
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $57,703
$58,660
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($73,677) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $51,847
Champaign-Urbana, IL $63,950
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $73,507
Danville, IL $59,670
Decatur, IL $62,757
Kankakee, IL $62,977
Peoria, IL $73,677
Rockford, IL $58,840
Springfield, IL $69,343
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,990
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,907
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,877
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,710
$61,850
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($70,660) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbus, IN $70,660
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $58,873
Evansville, IN-KY $58,183
Fort Wayne, IN $62,570
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $67,057
Kokomo, IN $52,127
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $62,543
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $58,667
Muncie, IN $60,890
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $62,100
Terre Haute, IN $53,530
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $60,637
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,357
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,190
$60,599
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($65,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $52,650
Topeka, KS $58,990
Wichita, KS $65,210
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $55,940
$58,198
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($66,443) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $66,443
Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,067
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $64,540
Owensboro, KY $60,157
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,430
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,237
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,337
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,653
$57,858
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($64,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $57,547
Hammond, LA $59,970
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $56,067
Lafayette, LA $55,357
Lake Charles, LA $64,690
Monroe, LA $58,367
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $64,187
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,510
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,117
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,450
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,393
$58,150
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($82,807) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $82,807
Leominster-Gardner, MA $70,873
New Bedford, MA $74,450
Pittsfield, MA $66,640
Springfield, MA-CT $68,723
Worcester, MA-CT $73,530
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $64,223
$71,607
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($102,660) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $102,660
Cumberland, MD-WV $54,480
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $61,423
Salisbury, MD-DE $62,150
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $60,717
$68,286
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($68,143) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $61,817
Portland-South Portland, ME $68,143
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $63,690
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $60,607
$63,564
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($80,147) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI $69,200
Bay City, MI $66,483
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $73,247
Flint, MI $62,697
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $62,517
Jackson, MI $66,693
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $63,447
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $67,263
Midland, MI $80,147
Monroe, MI $61,750
Muskegon, MI $62,307
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,737
Saginaw, MI $64,543
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,880
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,403
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,123
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,290
$64,690
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($74,053) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $61,413
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $74,053
Rochester, MN $65,427
St. Cloud, MN $63,483
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,570
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,333
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,593
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,053
$64,116
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($70,993) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO $56,937
Jefferson City, MO $69,517
Joplin, MO $56,143
Kansas City, MO-KS $68,823
St. Joseph, MO-KS $57,300
St. Louis, MO-IL $70,993
Springfield, MO $52,397
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,217
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,273
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,857
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,640
$59,463
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($62,710) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $53,307
Jackson, MS $58,777
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $59,213
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,023
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,113
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $62,710
$57,024
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($63,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $57,957
Missoula, MT $62,140
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,173
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $63,180
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,253
$60,341
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (No Degree)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($76,493) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $66,957
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $76,493
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $74,593
Fayetteville, NC $73,487
Goldsboro, NC $63,290
Greensboro-High Point, NC $66,137
Greenville, NC $62,813
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $62,513
Jacksonville, NC $64,120
New Bern, NC $71,833
Raleigh, NC $69,847
Rocky Mount, NC $65,307
Wilmington, NC $63,820
Winston-Salem, NC $65,790
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,240
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,087
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,820
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,397
$65,641
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (No Degree)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($65,433) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $63,207
Grand Forks, ND-MN $63,480
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $65,433
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,727
$62,212
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($64,630) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $61,573
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,630
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $58,327
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $58,377
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,977
$60,177
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (No Degree)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,213) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $69,173
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,213
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,897
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $64,253
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,267
$66,561
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (No Degree)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($83,933) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $72,993
Trenton, NJ $83,933
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $73,357
$76,761
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (No Degree)

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($62,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $57,783
Las Cruces, NM $55,830
Santa Fe, NM $56,507
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $62,940
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $59,247
$58,461
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($65,620) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $63,117
Reno, NV $62,180
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $65,620
$63,639
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (No Degree)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($91,287) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $68,280
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $67,373
Elmira, NY $60,800
Glens Falls, NY $62,480
Ithaca, NY $72,310
Kingston, NY $67,033
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $91,287
Rochester, NY $67,917
Syracuse, NY $69,287
Utica-Rome, NY $62,640
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $64,800
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $62,020
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $62,810
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $59,990
$67,073
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($76,227) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $59,147
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $67,443
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $68,480
Columbus, OH $69,333
Dayton, OH $76,227
Lima, OH $65,113
Mansfield, OH $56,990
Springfield, OH $65,947
Toledo, OH $62,767
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,140
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,057
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $61,293
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,367
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,647
$63,496
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($65,997) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK $64,237
Oklahoma City, OK $65,280
Tulsa, OK $65,997
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,110
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,667
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,383
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,607
$61,326
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,343) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $63,580
Corvallis, OR $60,030
Eugene, OR $59,663
Grants Pass, OR $60,793
Medford, OR $61,333
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $74,343
Salem, OR $70,960
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $62,240
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,280
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,987
$63,221
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($77,823) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Altoona, PA $60,597
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $60,193
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $67,127
East Stroudsburg, PA $66,003
Erie, PA $59,590
Gettysburg, PA $63,347
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $66,900
Johnstown, PA $61,683
Lancaster, PA $65,440
Lebanon, PA $66,407
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $77,823
Pittsburgh, PA $68,713
Reading, PA $64,130
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $63,630
State College, PA $64,120
Williamsport, PA $58,253
York-Hanover, PA $70,580
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,173
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,293
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,627
$63,582
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (No Degree)

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($39,760) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,653
Arecibo, PR $29,560
Guayama, PR $39,760
Mayaguez, PR $30,643
Ponce, PR $33,703
San German, PR $25,740
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $35,563
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $32,857
$32,435
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (No Degree)

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($65,333) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $59,510
Florence, SC $56,537
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $64,283
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $63,230
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $58,370
Spartanburg, SC $65,333
Sumter, SC $63,103
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,977
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,043
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,483
$59,787
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (No Degree)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($65,700) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $65,700
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,857
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,897
$61,818
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($62,643) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $58,697
Cleveland, TN $53,263
Jackson, TN $53,730
Johnson City, TN $52,537
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $61,297
Knoxville, TN $62,643
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,997
Morristown, TN $48,847
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,533
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,027
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $57,093
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,643
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,527
$56,372
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($81,873) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Amarillo, TX $65,343
Austin-Round Rock, TX $70,217
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $66,030
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,257
College Station-Bryan, TX $58,927
Corpus Christi, TX $68,070
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $76,860
El Paso, TX $61,213
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $75,863
Killeen-Temple, TX $65,683
Laredo, TX $57,177
Longview, TX $66,053
Lubbock, TX $60,800
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $57,630
Midland, TX $81,873
Odessa, TX $67,280
San Angelo, TX $58,903
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $68,823
Sherman-Denison, TX $57,073
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,907
Tyler, TX $67,680
Victoria, TX $70,627
Waco, TX $62,353
Wichita Falls, TX $64,523
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,353
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,313
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,077
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,520
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,700
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,980
$64,004
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($63,203) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $63,203
Provo-Orem, UT $55,643
St. George, UT $56,717
Salt Lake City, UT $63,177
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,070
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $52,783
$58,766
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($77,333) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $70,233
Harrisonburg, VA $61,490
Lynchburg, VA $63,540
Richmond, VA $73,830
Roanoke, VA $62,787
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,690
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $73,347
Winchester, VA-WV $76,623
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,377
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,023
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $77,333
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $60,907
$66,015
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($64,143) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $61,440
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,143
$62,792
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($67,867) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $58,887
Fond du Lac, WI $62,900
Green Bay, WI $62,833
Janesville-Beloit, WI $63,370
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $59,923
Madison, WI $67,867
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $67,650
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $64,527
Racine, WI $65,697
Sheboygan, WI $64,503
Wausau, WI $62,073
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,923
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,867
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,387
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,773
$62,879
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (No Degree)

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($79,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $56,503
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,647
Morgantown, WV $62,110
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $79,280
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $54,163
Wheeling, WV-OH $57,727
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,070
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,650
$59,519
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($67,043) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $60,163
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,043
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,447
$63,551

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $56,682

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Connecticut ($86,160) in the Waterbury, CT metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($78,635) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $74,640
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $78,635
$76,638
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($75,655) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $38,060
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL $55,670
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $75,057
Mobile, AL $63,980
Montgomery, AL $75,655
Tuscaloosa, AL $60,090
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,100
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $68,280
$59,736
Arkansas

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

Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($58,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,670
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR $47,950
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,590
Pine Bluff, AR $37,910
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,007
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $29,720
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,120
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,852
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($66,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $66,930
Prescott, AZ $37,640
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $61,857
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $49,930
$54,089
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 ($95,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA $29,520
Fresno, CA $61,093
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $84,123
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA $62,810
Modesto, CA $70,290
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $86,388
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $70,648
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $70,006
Salinas, CA $77,347
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $83,058
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $92,546
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $95,510
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $46,860
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $75,980
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $70,303
Santa Rosa, CA $72,890
Stockton-Lodi, CA $75,023
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $93,170
Visalia-Porterville, CA $82,240
Yuba City, CA $68,560
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $42,660
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,260
$71,831
Colorado

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

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($74,105) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $74,105
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $73,948
Fort Collins, CO $57,487
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $40,990
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $61,655
$61,637
Connecticut

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

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($98,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $91,835
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $84,456
New Haven, CT $80,090
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $76,360
Waterbury, CT $98,060
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$86,160
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Gainesville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($74,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $63,010
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $37,445
Gainesville, FL $74,520
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $51,100
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $66,164
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $61,322
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $55,180
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $49,905
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $55,530
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $52,727
Panama City, FL $51,525
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $55,713
Port St. Lucie, FL $37,863
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $43,340
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $66,606
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,550
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $32,400
$52,582
Georgia

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

Macon, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($98,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $70,210
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $55,297
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL $51,310
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA $49,710
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $98,050
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA $58,320
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA $79,290
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $36,935
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,540
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $79,520
$62,618
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($100,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $100,840
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $68,590
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $68,245
Dubuque, IA $43,150
Iowa City, IA $76,415
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $56,640
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $49,840
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,770
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,260
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,820
$62,957
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($66,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID $35,280
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $66,270
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $30,650
$44,067
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($68,363) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL $59,910
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $68,363
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL $29,030
Peoria, IL $50,730
Rockford, IL $49,460
Springfield, IL $61,020
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,070
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,854
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $33,725
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,660
$50,882
Indiana

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

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($56,435) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY $48,740
Fort Wayne, IN $56,180
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $52,193
Kokomo, IN $28,710
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $30,510
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $56,435
Terre Haute, IN $41,600
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,590
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,335
$45,144
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($71,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $54,730
Topeka, KS $71,920
Wichita, KS $63,703
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $57,904
$62,064
Kentucky

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

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($80,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY $60,727
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $63,913
Owensboro, KY $37,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,823
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $80,440
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,565
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,065
$50,975
Louisiana

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

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($63,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA $46,090
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $62,748
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $63,450
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $34,120
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,602
Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($77,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $61,980
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $77,210
Worcester, MA-CT $71,298
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $50,185
$65,168
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($56,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $56,190
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $39,727
Salisbury, MD-DE $40,520
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,479
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($59,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME N/A
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $28,620
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $59,280
$43,950
Michigan

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

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($87,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $60,410
Flint, MI $87,050
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,556
Jackson, MI $38,030
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $54,725
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $67,230
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $59,000
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,660
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $70,520
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $47,800
$59,998
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 ($69,108) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $69,108
Rochester, MN $59,525
St. Cloud, MN $61,563
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $57,447
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,377
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,570
$60,765
Missouri

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

Joplin, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($70,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO $70,140
Kansas City, MO-KS $65,788
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $67,722
Springfield, MO $60,880
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,433
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,068
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,340
$58,481
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($54,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $33,740
Jackson, MS $54,210
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,385
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,730
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,380
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,489
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $55,430
Missoula, MT $59,850
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,973
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,663
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,350
$56,853
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 ($76,158) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $46,930
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $76,158
Fayetteville, NC $52,850
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $53,076
Greenville, NC $56,140
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,110
Jacksonville, NC $27,070
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $58,652
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC $63,907
Winston-Salem, NC $66,990
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,243
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,580
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,720
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,390
$52,987
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($67,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $67,610
Grand Forks, ND-MN $63,880
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $64,073
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,920
$63,871
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 ($66,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $66,620
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,010
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $34,250
$47,960
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 ($91,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $52,250
Portsmouth, NH-ME $91,110
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,415
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,975
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,663
$59,483
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 ($77,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $71,590
Trenton, NJ $77,240
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $70,680
$73,170
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($69,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $40,050
Las Cruces, NM $52,087
Santa Fe, NM $55,825
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $69,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $51,143
$53,791
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($70,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $70,930
Reno, NV $64,073
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,502
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 ($89,622) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $81,220
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $68,688
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $89,622
Rochester, NY $72,790
Syracuse, NY $68,586
Utica-Rome, NY $42,210
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $56,420
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $56,920
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $61,190
$66,405
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($76,473) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $41,915
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $63,998
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $65,366
Columbus, OH $76,473
Dayton, OH $65,130
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $52,700
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $49,880
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $47,950
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $50,710
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $28,070
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,705
$54,627
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($74,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK $74,690
Tulsa, OK $59,728
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,500
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,270
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,000
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,393
$55,264
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 ($70,895) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $55,910
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR $56,670
Grants Pass, OR $34,710
Medford, OR $50,660
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $70,895
Salem, OR $66,608
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,140
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,080
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,050
$50,969
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 ($67,562) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $19,010
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $44,570
East Stroudsburg, PA $35,180
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $63,933
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA $63,063
Lebanon, PA $39,820
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $67,562
Pittsburgh, PA $62,814
Reading, PA $54,350
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $54,242
State College, PA $37,540
Williamsport, PA $24,930
York-Hanover, PA $59,150
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,543
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $34,367
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $33,997
$45,879
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 ($33,342) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,342
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$33,342
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 ($73,303) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $61,726
Florence, SC $34,280
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $73,303
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $32,270
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $53,335
Spartanburg, SC $52,780
Sumter, SC $63,500
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,020
$50,277
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 ($55,187) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $55,187
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,035
$50,427
Tennessee

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

Cleveland, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($71,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,320
Cleveland, TN $71,630
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN $63,420
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $59,430
Knoxville, TN $60,333
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,304
Morristown, TN $35,760
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,244
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,395
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $25,050
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,960
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $23,230
$50,756
Texas

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

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($86,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX $69,807
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $51,710
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $66,910
College Station-Bryan, TX $86,050
Corpus Christi, TX $58,905
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $79,013
El Paso, TX $50,058
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $82,320
Killeen-Temple, TX $49,025
Laredo, TX $49,570
Longview, TX $68,730
Lubbock, TX $63,765
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $58,560
Midland, TX $71,800
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX $36,630
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $70,656
Sherman-Denison, TX $46,580
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX $52,445
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX $52,686
Wichita Falls, TX $49,255
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,708
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,627
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,200
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,875
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,120
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,860
$56,995
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($58,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT $56,490
St. George, UT $46,670
Salt Lake City, UT $58,410
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $32,150
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,430
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($100,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA $81,570
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $61,145
Roanoke, VA $49,114
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,544
Winchester, VA-WV $49,580
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,343
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,820
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $100,040
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,395
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($54,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $49,073
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $54,620
$51,847
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($69,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI $55,290
Green Bay, WI $61,133
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,290
Madison, WI $63,788
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $69,160
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $63,290
Racine, WI $46,915
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI $42,080
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,180
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,460
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,485
$55,825
West Virginia

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

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($62,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $62,750
Morgantown, WV $57,690
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,800
$53,747
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($67,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $62,390
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,690
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,480
$64,520

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $77,772

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is New Hampshire ($164,080) in the West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Mobile, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($106,290) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $61,420
Mobile, AL $106,290
Montgomery, AL $63,810
Tuscaloosa, AL $105,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $93,140
$85,998
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($79,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $79,540
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,370
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,530
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$63,147
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($101,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $63,760
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $101,070
Yuma, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,415
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($140,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $134,300
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $96,350
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $122,810
Salinas, CA $68,990
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $124,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $80,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA $140,590
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$109,809
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($89,920) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $68,040
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,020
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,920
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,993
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($96,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $80,520
New Haven, CT $96,050
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT $92,480
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$89,683
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($109,440) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL $57,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $109,440
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,485
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($88,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $88,960
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA $54,840
Savannah, GA $74,370
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $63,380
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $86,950
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,630
$70,188
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($40,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI N/A
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$40,000
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($89,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $67,790
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $72,400
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $89,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,647
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($94,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $94,080
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $72,120
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $80,440
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$82,213
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($56,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $55,430
$55,430
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,910
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $62,100
$63,505
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($108,630) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $77,160
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $64,850
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $108,630
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,547
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($103,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $94,450
Worcester, MA-CT $103,240
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$98,845
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($67,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME $67,490
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,050
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $66,640
$63,060
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($118,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $90,150
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $68,610
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $108,140
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $118,890
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $102,380
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$97,634
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($84,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $84,830
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$84,830
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($90,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $76,580
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $81,420
Springfield, MO $90,770
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $81,150
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $90,020
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,988
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($65,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Jackson, MS N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $65,830
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$65,830
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($116,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $71,760
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $116,100
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $76,760
Greenville, NC $82,230
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $76,020
Rocky Mount, NC $65,700
Wilmington, NC $76,910
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,740
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,880
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,580
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $94,420
$77,373
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($72,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $72,300
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $65,460
$68,880
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($164,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $164,080
$164,080
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($62,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$56,627
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($83,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Santa Fe, NM N/A
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $83,020
$83,020
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($130,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $130,770
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$130,770
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($107,470) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $90,270
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $74,450
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $107,470
Rochester, NY $96,490
Syracuse, NY $98,890
Utica-Rome, NY $76,720
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $94,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $70,210
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $67,110
$86,233
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($113,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $103,710
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $108,190
Dayton, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $87,800
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $79,860
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $113,100
$98,532
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($69,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $69,450
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,460
$66,455
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($136,730) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $87,280
Salem, OR $136,730
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,100
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$100,703
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($122,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $81,850
Johnstown, PA $65,530
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $86,480
Pittsburgh, PA $102,920
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $122,590
$91,874
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($71,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR $52,120
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR $71,480
Ponce, PR $46,620
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $46,340
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,140
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,230) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC N/A
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $59,890
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $69,230
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,100
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,407
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($76,520) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD N/A
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $76,520
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,500
$68,510
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($78,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN $63,650
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,110
Knoxville, TN N/A
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $78,010
Morristown, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $76,860
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $64,880
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,502
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($152,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX $105,540
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $53,350
College Station-Bryan, TX $152,020
Corpus Christi, TX $84,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $71,890
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $88,520
Killeen-Temple, TX $82,900
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX $121,750
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $60,080
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,390
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $97,960
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $75,390
$85,861
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($78,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $78,780
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,780
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($100,990) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $82,790
Madison, WI $100,990
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $86,710
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $83,720
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$88,553
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($82,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $82,490
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,060
$64,275
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($51,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,640

9 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $62,610.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $56,682.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $77,772. 

  Accountants and Auditors

Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.

Salary Ratio: 5.93    

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 Auditor
  • Accountant
  • Accounting Auditor
  • Accounting Consultant
  • Accounting Methods Analyst
  • Accounting Officer
  • Accounting Systems Analyst
  • Asset Analyst
  • Audit Associate
  • Audit Partner
  • Auditor
  • Auditor-In-Charge
  • Bank Accountant
  • Budget Accountant
  • Bursar
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • City Auditor
  • Compliance Analyst
  • Compliance Auditor
  • Compliance Coordinator
  • Corporate Accountant
  • Cost Accountant
  • County Auditor
  • Data Processing Auditor
  • Field Auditor
  • Financial Accountant
  • Financial Auditor
  • Financial Systems Analyst
  • Forensic Accountant
  • Fund Accountant
  • General Accountant
  • General Ledger Accountant
  • Industrial Accountant
  • Information Systems Auditor
  • Insurance Auditor
  • Internal Auditor
  • Inventory Accountant
  • Inventory Auditor
  • Medical Accountant
  • Medical Auditor
  • Mutual Fund Accountant
  • Payroll Analyst
  • Payroll Auditor
  • Project Accountant
  • Property Accountant
  • Public Accountant
  • Quality Control Auditor
  • Railroad Accountant
  • Railroad Auditor
  • Revenue Accountant
  • Revenue Audit Clerk
  • Revenue Tax Specialist
  • Staff Accountant
  • Staff Auditor
  • Tax Accountant
  • Tax Associate
  • Tax Auditor
  • Tax Professional
  • Tax Specialist
  • Traveling Accountant
  • Traveling Auditor
  • Traveling Repair Accountant
  • US Salary Median: $64,426
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Appraisers of Personal and Business Property

Appraise and estimate the fair value of tangible personal or business property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, and equipment. May also appraise land.

Salary Ratio: 6.13    

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    
  • Appraiser
  • Appraiser Analyst
  • Certified Commercial Appraiser
  • Commercial Appraiser
  • Commercial Property Appraiser
  • Estate Appraiser
  • Gemologist
  • Industrial Appraiser
  • Jewelry Appraiser
  • Licensed Appraiser
  • Machinery Appraiser
  • Personal and Business Property Appraiser
  • Personal Property Appraiser
  • Personal Property Assessor
  • Physical Appraiser
  • Precious Metal Appraiser
  • Property Appraiser
  • Property Condition Assessor
  • Review Appraiser
  • Tangible Personal Property Appraiser
  • Valuation Consultant
  • Valuation Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $63,212
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Budget Analysts

Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.

Salary Ratio: 0.77    

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    
  • Budget Analyst
  • Budget Coordinator
  • Budget Engineer
  • Budget Examiner
  • Budget Officer
  • Budget Specialist
  • Cost Analyst
  • Financial Services Officer
  • Fiscal Agent
  • Fiscal Officer
  • Policy Analyst
  • Program Analyst
  • US Salary Median: $72,205
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Credit Analysts

Analyze credit data and financial statements of individuals or firms to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money. Prepare reports with credit information for use in decisionmaking.

Salary Ratio: 0.77    

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    
  • Commercial Credit Analyst
  • Credit Administrator
  • Credit Analyst
  • Credit and Collections Analyst
  • Credit Assessment Analyst
  • Credit Coordinator
  • Credit Negotiator
  • Credit Officer
  • Credit Representative
  • Credit Risk Analyst
  • Credit Specialist
  • Escrow Representative
  • Factorer
  • Loan Review Analyst
  • Municipal Fixed Income Analyst
  • US Salary Median: $67,386
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Financial Risk Specialists

Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk.

Salary Ratio: 6.13    

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    
  • Analyst
  • Bank and Savings Securities Trader
  • Bond Analyst
  • Corporate Securities Research Analyst
  • Energy Risk Management Analyst
  • Equity Research Analyst
  • Estate Executor
  • Financial Risk Analyst
  • Loss Control Consultant
  • Market Risk Analyst
  • Market Risk Specialist
  • Operational Risk Analyst
  • Operational Risk Consultant
  • Risk Analyst
  • Risk Management Analyst
  • Risk Management Consultant
  • Risk Management Specialist
  • Risk Manager
  • Risk Specialist
  • Securities Analyst
  • Securities Consultant
  • Securities Research Analyst
  • Security Consultant
  • US Salary Median: $63,212
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Financial Examiners

Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.

Salary Ratio: 0.77    

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    
  • Bank Compliance Officer
  • Bank Examiner
  • Bank Secrecy Act Anti-Money Laundering Officer (BSA/AML Officer)
  • Commercial Escrow Officer
  • Community Reinvestment Act Officer (CRA Officer)
  • Compliance Analyst
  • Compliance Coordinator
  • Compliance Officer
  • Compliance Specialist
  • Credit Union Examiner
  • Credit Union Field Examiner
  • Escrow Closer
  • Examining Officer
  • Financial Compliance Examiner
  • Financial Examiner
  • Financial Investigator
  • Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Specialist (HMDA Specialist)
  • Internal Auditor
  • Payroll Examiner
  • Pension Examiner
  • Securities Compliance Examiner
  • Treasury Analyst
  • US Salary Median: $74,007
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.

Salary Ratio: 0.77    

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    
  • Adjustment Examiner
  • Block Advisor
  • City Collector
  • City Tax Auditor
  • Collections Specialist
  • Collector
  • Customs Agent
  • Customs Appraiser
  • Customs Collector
  • Customs Examiner
  • Customs Guard
  • Customs Inspector
  • Customs Verifier
  • Delinquent Tax Collector
  • Estate Tax Examiner
  • Garnishment Specialist
  • Income Tax Adjuster
  • Income Tax Auditor
  • Income Tax Investigator
  • Internal Revenue Agent
  • Internal Revenue Collector
  • IRS Agent (Internal Revenue Service Agent)
  • Merchandise Appraiser
  • Merchandise Examiner
  • Payroll Tax Analyst
  • Port Collector
  • Returns Agent
  • Returns Processor
  • Revenue Agent
  • Revenue Collector
  • Revenue Enforcement Agent
  • Revenue Enforcement Collection Agent
  • Revenue Inspector
  • Revenue Investigator
  • Revenue Officer
  • Revenue Specialist
  • Special Agent
  • State Auditor
  • Tax Adjuster
  • Tax Advisor
  • Tax Agent
  • Tax Analyst
  • Tax Associate
  • Tax Collection Coordinator
  • Tax Collector
  • Tax Compliance Officer
  • Tax Compliance Representative
  • Tax Examiner
  • Tax Examining Technician
  • Tax Investigator
  • Tax Preparer Assistant
  • Tax Processor
  • Tax Professional
  • Tax Revenue Officer
  • Tax Reviewer
  • Tax Specialist
  • Tax Technician
  • Treasury Agent
  • U.S. Revenue Officer
  • Verifier
  • US Salary Median: $60,469
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Tax Preparers

Prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses.

Salary Ratio: 0.77    

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

  Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.29    

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    
  • Accountancy Professor
  • Accounting Instructor
  • Accounting Professor
  • Accounting Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Advertising Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Banking Instructor
  • Banking Teacher
  • Bookkeeping Teacher
  • Business Administration Professor
  • Business Administration Teacher
  • Business Analytics Faculty Member
  • Business and Services Instructor
  • Business Education Instructor
  • Business Education Teacher
  • Business Instructor
  • Business Office Technology Instructor
  • Business Professor
  • Business Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Faculty Member
  • Finance Instructor
  • Finance Professor
  • Finance Teacher
  • Foreign Trade Teacher
  • Industrial Education Teacher
  • Industrial Management Teacher
  • Instructor
  • International Trade Teacher
  • Lecturer
  • Management Information Systems Professor (MIS Professor)
  • Management Instructor
  • Management Lecturer
  • Management Professor
  • Marketing Instructor
  • Marketing Professor
  • Marketing Teacher
  • Professor
  • Real Estate Professor
  • Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $80,032
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $18,982 per year (or $23,078 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $75,928 to earn a bachelor's (or $92,312 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $14,621 per year (or $18,338 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $58,484 to earn a doctorate (or $73,352 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($75,928 if you're in-state, $92,312 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($29,242 if you're in-state, $36,676 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Accounting Degrees

Brigham Young University-Idaho

525 S Center - Rexburg, ID

Out-of-state cost: $4,300/year
In-state cost: $4,300/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Universidad Central de Bayamon

Avenida Zaya Verde La Milagrosa Barrio Hato Tejas - Bayam?n",PR, 00960-1725

Out-of-state cost: $5,462/year
In-state cost: $5,462/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Brigham Young University-Hawaii

55-220 Kulanui Street - Laie, HI

Out-of-state cost: $5,890/year
In-state cost: $5,890/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

Out-of-state cost: $5,970/year
In-state cost: $5,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

National American University-Ellsworth AFB Extension

1000 Ellsworth Street, Suite 2400-B - Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD

Out-of-state cost: $6,075/year
In-state cost: $6,075/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies

411 Central Methodist Square - Fayette, MO

Out-of-state cost: $6,430/year
In-state cost: $6,430/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus

1401 H Street NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $6,660/year
In-state cost: $6,660/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Western Governors University

4001 South 700 East Suite 700 - Salt Lake City, UT

Out-of-state cost: $6,670/year
In-state cost: $6,670/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Mississippi Valley State University

14000 Highway 82 West - Itta Bena, MS

Out-of-state cost: $6,746/year
In-state cost: $6,746/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Elizabeth City State University

1704 Weeksville Rd - Elizabeth City, NC

Out-of-state cost: $7,260/year
In-state cost: $3,260/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Alcorn State University

1000 ASU Dr Ste 359 - Alcorn State, MS

Out-of-state cost: $7,290/year
In-state cost: $7,290/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

American Public University System

111 W Congress St - Charles Town, WV

Out-of-state cost: $7,360/year
In-state cost: $7,360/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

One University Drive - Pembroke, NC

Out-of-state cost: $7,456/year
In-state cost: $3,456/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Mississippi University for Women

1100 College Street - Columbus, MS

Out-of-state cost: $7,525/year
In-state cost: $7,525/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Bellevue University

1000 Galvin Rd S - Bellevue, NE

Out-of-state cost: $7,851/year
In-state cost: $7,851/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Minot State University

500 University Ave W - Minot, ND

Out-of-state cost: $7,896/year
In-state cost: $7,896/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Delta State University

1003 W Sunflower Road - Cleveland, MS

Out-of-state cost: $8,121/year
In-state cost: $8,121/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Oklahoma Panhandle State University

323 Eagle Ave - Goodwell, OK

Out-of-state cost: $8,128/year
In-state cost: $7,384/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Grantham University

16025 West 113th Street - Lenexa, KS

Out-of-state cost: $8,280/year
In-state cost: $8,280/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Western Carolina University

Highway 107 - Cullowhee, NC

Out-of-state cost: $8,285/year
In-state cost: $4,285/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Accounting Degrees

Fitchburg State University

160 Pearl St - Fitchburg, MA

Out-of-state cost: $6,012/year
In-state cost: $6,012/year
Degrees: Master's

Missouri Southern State University

3950 E. Newman Road - Joplin, MO

Out-of-state cost: $6,300/year
In-state cost: $6,300/year
Degrees: Master's

Westfield State University

577 Western Ave - Westfield, MA

Out-of-state cost: $6,696/year
In-state cost: $6,696/year
Degrees: Master's

Bridgewater State University

131 Summer Street - Bridgewater, MA

Out-of-state cost: $11,397/year
In-state cost: $11,397/year
Degrees: Master's

Fairfax University of America

4401 Village Drive - Fairfax, VA

Out-of-state cost: $13,268/year
In-state cost: $13,268/year
Degrees: Master's

DeVry University-Indiana

8488 Georgia Street - Merrillville, IN

Out-of-state cost: $17,552/year
In-state cost: $17,552/year
Degrees: Master's

California State University-Long Beach

1250 Bellflower Blvd - Long Beach, CA

Out-of-state cost: $17,784/year
In-state cost: $8,280/year
Degrees: Master's

California State University-East Bay

25800 Carlos Bee Blvd - Hayward, CA

Out-of-state cost: $17,828/year
In-state cost: $8,324/year
Degrees: Master's

California State University-Fullerton

800 N State College Blvd - Fullerton, CA

Out-of-state cost: $17,892/year
In-state cost: $8,388/year
Degrees: Master's

Northcentral University

11355 N. Torrey Pines Road - La Jolla, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,095/year
In-state cost: $18,095/year
Degrees: Master's

Indiana University-South Bend

1700 Mishawaka Ave - South Bend, IN

Out-of-state cost: $18,275/year
In-state cost: $8,130/year
Degrees: Master's

California State University-Sacramento

6000 J St - Sacramento, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,356/year
In-state cost: $8,852/year
Degrees: Master's

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

3801 W Temple Avenue - Pomona, CA

Out-of-state cost: $18,377/year
In-state cost: $8,873/year
Degrees: Master's

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

1700 Lomas Blvd NE - Albuquerque, NM

Out-of-state cost: $19,890/year
In-state cost: $7,321/year
Degrees: Master's

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

1 Grand Ave. - San Luis Obispo, CA

Out-of-state cost: $21,009/year
In-state cost: $11,505/year
Degrees: Master's

University of North Carolina Wilmington

601 South College Road - Wilmington, NC

Out-of-state cost: $21,286/year
In-state cost: $7,457/year
Degrees: Master's

Montana State University

Montana State University - Bozeman, MT

Out-of-state cost: $21,446/year
In-state cost: $6,650/year
Degrees: Master's

University of Northern Colorado

Carter Hall - Rm 4000 - Greeley, CO

Out-of-state cost: $21,708/year
In-state cost: $12,955/year
Degrees: Master's

Wagner College

One Campus Rd - Staten Island, NY

Out-of-state cost: $23,180/year
In-state cost: $23,180/year
Degrees: Master's

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

1380 Lawrence Street, Lawrence Street Center, Suite 1400 - Denver, CO

Out-of-state cost: $23,915/year
In-state cost: $8,111/year
Degrees: Master's


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