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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Agricultural Animal Breeding Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the application of genetics and genetic engineering to the improvement of agricultural animal health, the development of new animal breeds, and the selective improvement of agricultural animal populations. Includes instruction in genetics, genetic engineering, population genetics, animal health, animal husbandry, and biotechnology.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation. Instruct and advise individuals and families engaged in agriculture, agricultural-related processes, or home management activities. Demonstrate procedures and apply research findings to advance agricultural and home management activities. May instruct on either agricultural issues such as agricultural processes and techniques, pest management, and food safety, or on home management issues such as budgeting, nutrition, and child development.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $64,875
    "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.): 9.35%
    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.):  $32,849/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,453/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $26,244/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,166/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $30,018/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,616/yr

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

DOCTORATE Most Required Degree
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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: $64,875

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Minnesota ($87,888) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($74,353).

Fairbanks, AK $74,353
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $68,965
$71,659
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($79,560).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $68,307
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $71,503
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $58,813
Decatur, AL $72,460
Dothan, AL $67,607
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $63,907
Gadsden, AL $64,950
Huntsville, AL $79,560
Mobile, AL $68,127
Montgomery, AL $66,320
Tuscaloosa, AL $67,570
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,833
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,727
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,840
$66,588
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($70,137).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $56,280
Hot Springs, AR $55,340
Jonesboro, AR $54,073
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $62,157
Pine Bluff, AR $70,137
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,960
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $57,380
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,963
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,055
$57,230
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($59,390).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $44,955
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $53,300
Prescott, AZ $48,430
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $59,390
Tucson, AZ $49,310
Yuma, AZ $50,160
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $45,935
$50,211
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($82,198).

El Centro, CA $68,143
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $71,370
Merced, CA $62,595
Napa, CA $81,478
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $82,198
Salinas, CA $77,130
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $60,815
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $69,283
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $73,965
Santa Rosa, CA $72,595
Stockton-Lodi, CA $67,945
Visalia-Porterville, CA $62,498
Chico, CA $55,963
Fresno, CA $60,103
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $70,410
Madera, CA $70,410
Modesto, CA $55,003
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $66,753
Redding, CA $52,137
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $64,047
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $75,037
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $72,523
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $67,000
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $65,297
Yuba City, CA $60,250
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,490
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,350
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,923
$66,227
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($79,065).

Colorado Springs, CO $69,025
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $79,065
Fort Collins, CO $70,198
Grand Junction, CO $62,055
Greeley, CO $66,138
Pueblo, CO $66,398
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $54,133
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,488
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $64,765
$65,585
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($83,140).

Danbury, CT $77,728
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $82,578
New Haven, CT $80,888
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $83,140
Waterbury, CT $75,143
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $71,828
$78,550
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($72,540).

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $66,003
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $65,055
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $48,375
Gainesville, FL $50,280
Homosassa Springs, FL $46,800
Jacksonville, FL $51,840
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $50,245
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,200
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $50,925
Ocala, FL $49,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $52,595
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $56,910
Panama City, FL $60,340
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $49,577
Port St. Lucie, FL $59,675
Punta Gorda, FL $53,560
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $55,425
Sebring, FL $43,520
Tallahassee, FL $45,263
The Villages, FL $72,540
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $49,875
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $39,203
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $45,995
$52,580
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($82,910).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $82,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $72,943
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $79,705
Brunswick, GA $71,670
Columbus, GA-AL $73,955
Dalton, GA $69,135
Gainesville, GA $56,060
Hinesville, GA $75,620
Macon, GA $61,365
Rome, GA $69,600
Savannah, GA $75,345
Valdosta, GA $66,710
Warner Robins, GA $72,540
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,395
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $68,235
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,240
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $65,695
$69,420
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($68,643).

Urban Honolulu, HI $68,643
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $60,713
$64,678
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($51,590).

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,000
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,230
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,275
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$45,135
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($50,980).

Twin Falls, ID $48,200
Coeur d'Alene, ID $43,660
Idaho Falls, ID $48,005
Lewiston, ID-WA $45,995
Pocatello, ID $50,980
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $50,447
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,340
$47,744
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($63,140).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $63,140
Carbondale-Marion, IL $57,400
Champaign-Urbana, IL $57,240
Danville, IL $54,630
Decatur, IL $42,605
Kankakee, IL $58,325
Peoria, IL $54,905
Rockford, IL $52,145
Springfield, IL $56,460
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,825
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,280
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,430
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,755
$54,127
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($58,760).

Columbus, IN $49,980
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $58,760
Evansville, IN-KY $57,640
Fort Wayne, IN $51,960
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,825
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $57,325
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $46,015
Muncie, IN $54,050
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $55,235
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $42,640
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,780
$52,076
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($70,260).

Manhattan, KS $70,260
Topeka, KS $64,950
Wichita, KS $68,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $56,640
$64,060
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($64,000).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,830
Owensboro, KY $51,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,270
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,880
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
$56,573
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($69,593).

Baton Rouge, LA $66,080
Hammond, LA $63,407
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $65,640
Lafayette, LA $66,470
Lake Charles, LA $66,757
Monroe, LA $56,430
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $69,593
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $66,067
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $58,600
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $59,547
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $60,160
$63,523
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($93,430).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $93,430
Leominster-Gardner, MA $79,490
New Bedford, MA $77,583
Pittsfield, MA $83,535
Springfield, MA-CT $77,490
Worcester, MA-CT $79,783
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $72,593
$80,409
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($71,200).

California-Lexington Park, MD $71,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $65,380
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $58,045
Salisbury, MD-DE $62,595
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $53,175
$62,079
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($67,620).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $58,423
Portland-South Portland, ME $67,620
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,210
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,423
$59,919
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($63,613).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $59,123
Flint, MI $57,997
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $54,430
Jackson, MI $56,083
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $57,293
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $60,573
Midland, MI $53,780
Monroe, MI $63,613
Muskegon, MI $53,177
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $52,590
Saginaw, MI $58,363
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,283
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,587
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,727
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,653
Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
$54,784
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($120,050).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $120,050
Rochester, MN $93,040
St. Cloud, MN $74,995
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $86,410
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $82,825
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $91,020
$87,888
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($59,850).

Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $51,163
Joplin, MO $47,300
Kansas City, MO-KS $52,150
St. Joseph, MO-KS $47,347
St. Louis, MO-IL $50,353
Springfield, MO $46,093
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,943
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,870
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,380
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,203
$48,750
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($59,813).

Hattiesburg, MS $58,160
Jackson, MS $57,833
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,120
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,420
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,313
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $59,813
$56,777
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($58,873).

Great Falls, MT $52,615
Missoula, MT $51,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,873
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $51,293
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $50,063
$52,783
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($75,603).

Burlington, NC $62,938
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $69,628
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $75,603
Fayetteville, NC $62,848
Goldsboro, NC $59,188
Greensboro-High Point, NC $66,883
Greenville, NC $65,995
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $60,275
Jacksonville, NC $57,828
New Bern, NC $57,625
Raleigh, NC $69,620
Rocky Mount, NC $57,533
Wilmington, NC $61,908
Winston-Salem, NC $66,040
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,983
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,553
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,810
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,418
$62,148
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($64,825).

Fargo, ND-MN $64,473
Grand Forks, ND-MN $64,825
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,595
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,043
$62,734
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($54,480).

Lincoln, NE $54,480
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,270
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,490
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,760
$47,017
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($75,793).

Manchester, NH $71,178
Portsmouth, NH-ME $75,793
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $53,275
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,408
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $67,190
$66,569
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($89,998).

Ocean City, NJ $67,213
Trenton, NJ $89,998
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $75,710
$77,640
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($68,640).

Farmington, NM $63,355
Las Cruces, NM $64,983
Santa Fe, NM $62,880
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $68,640
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,038
$63,579
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($57,473).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $57,457
Reno, NV $50,793
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $57,473
$55,241
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 ($78,580).

Binghamton, NY $62,330
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $59,530
Elmira, NY $73,620
Glens Falls, NY $71,250
Ithaca, NY $59,790
Kingston, NY $71,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $78,580
Rochester, NY $61,370
Syracuse, NY $65,250
Utica-Rome, NY $68,430
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $63,440
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,000
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $59,770
$65,177
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($71,895).

Canton-Massillon, OH $64,740
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $69,318
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $71,330
Columbus, OH $71,488
Dayton, OH $71,895
Lima, OH $62,425
Mansfield, OH $59,793
Springfield, OH $65,848
Toledo, OH $66,853
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $60,040
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $65,433
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $64,843
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,295
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,643
$65,924
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($53,437).

Lawton, OK $50,317
Oklahoma City, OK $51,557
Tulsa, OK $53,437
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,857
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,157
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,727
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,970
$49,574
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($61,513).

Bend-Redmond, OR $54,877
Corvallis, OR $59,167
Eugene, OR $54,160
Grants Pass, OR $39,820
Medford, OR $50,687
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $61,513
Salem, OR $58,153
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,950
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,087
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,790
$52,020
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($88,920).

Altoona, PA $65,237
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $74,563
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $71,763
East Stroudsburg, PA $73,870
Erie, PA $67,733
Gettysburg, PA $71,320
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $78,273
Johnstown, PA $62,790
Lancaster, PA $66,557
Lebanon, PA $76,843
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $88,920
Pittsburgh, PA $77,427
Reading, PA $77,040
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,983
State College, PA $81,110
Williamsport, PA $72,303
York-Hanover, PA $76,037
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $66,380
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $68,220
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $65,557
$72,401
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($43,343).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $39,400
Arecibo, PR $38,733
Guayama, PR $40,270
Mayaguez, PR $42,153
Ponce, PR $37,510
San German, PR $35,873
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $43,343
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $39,390
$39,624
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($65,758).

Columbia, SC $64,155
Florence, SC $58,790
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $60,708
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $60,700
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $58,870
Spartanburg, SC $65,758
Sumter, SC $59,033
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,265
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,813
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,760
$59,785
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($64,180).

Sioux Falls, SD $64,180
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,280
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,057
$58,839
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($78,385).

Clarksville, TN-KY $72,130
Cleveland, TN $65,450
Jackson, TN $67,570
Johnson City, TN $73,255
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $74,635
Knoxville, TN $75,700
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $77,070
Morristown, TN $66,740
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $78,385
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,365
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $60,490
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $61,115
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $66,525
$69,341
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($94,520).

West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $94,520
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $48,380
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,195
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,490
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $34,120
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,160
$46,694
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($61,610).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $52,955
Provo-Orem, UT $61,610
St. George, UT $49,350
Salt Lake City, UT $60,430
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $51,148
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $46,690
$53,697
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($81,540).

Charlottesville, VA $80,580
Harrisonburg, VA $81,540
Lynchburg, VA $70,297
Richmond, VA $75,887
Roanoke, VA $70,063
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $67,570
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $70,988
Winchester, VA-WV $77,443
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,200
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $64,820
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $79,640
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,427
$71,081
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($63,905).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,850
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,905
$62,378
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($73,033).

Eau Claire, WI $59,443
Fond du Lac, WI $69,583
Green Bay, WI $67,753
Janesville-Beloit, WI $67,590
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $67,780
Madison, WI $69,843
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,033
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $66,480
Racine, WI $68,867
Sheboygan, WI $67,413
Wausau, WI $67,473
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,203
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,403
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $63,260
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,693
$65,721
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($61,438).

Charleston, WV $55,948
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $56,833
Morgantown, WV $61,438
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $56,525
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $60,883
Wheeling, WV-OH $59,560
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,478
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,433
$57,016
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($70,900).

Cheyenne, WY $70,900
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $66,423
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,767
$67,363

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $90,218

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is New Jersey ($120,237) 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 ($93,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $93,580
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $93,920
$93,750
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($120,580) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $98,280
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $99,670
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $77,920
Decatur, AL $96,520
Dothan, AL $84,050
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $80,440
Gadsden, AL $80,770
Huntsville, AL $120,580
Mobile, AL $94,120
Montgomery, AL $90,570
Tuscaloosa, AL $90,360
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $84,780
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $77,230
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $82,410
$89,333
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($82,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $69,500
Hot Springs, AR $64,060
Jonesboro, AR $70,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $82,890
Pine Bluff, AR $75,100
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $65,300
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $73,480
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $63,720
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$70,609
Arizona N/A
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($123,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

El Centro, CA $71,100
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $89,670
Merced, CA $70,410
Napa, CA $118,020
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $123,890
Salinas, CA $96,530
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $52,180
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $96,200
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $94,620
Santa Rosa, CA $92,650
Stockton-Lodi, CA $108,090
Visalia-Porterville, CA $83,490
Chico, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, 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
$91,404
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($136,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $111,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $136,280
Fort Collins, CO $111,360
Grand Junction, CO $97,660
Greeley, CO $108,220
Pueblo, CO $96,060
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $80,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $89,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $100,800
$103,476
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 ($126,710) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $120,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $126,710
New Haven, CT $114,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $113,530
Waterbury, CT $103,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $98,280
$112,802
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($110,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $110,030
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 N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, 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 N/A
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
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
$110,030
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($109,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $82,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $109,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $90,640
Brunswick, GA $89,440
Columbus, GA-AL $85,650
Dalton, GA $85,680
Gainesville, GA $80,510
Hinesville, GA $86,950
Macon, GA $79,580
Rome, GA $75,240
Savannah, GA $86,680
Valdosta, GA $75,450
Warner Robins, GA $81,070
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $71,640
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $75,120
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $72,390
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,030
$82,462
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($103,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $103,520
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $89,380
$96,450
Iowa N/A
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Twin Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($59,120) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Twin Falls, ID $59,120
Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,120
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($64,420) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $64,420
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
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 N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,420
Indiana N/A
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $84,730
Topeka, KS $83,130
Wichita, KS $91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $79,990
$84,950
Kentucky N/A
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($96,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $87,670
Hammond, LA $83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $90,610
Lafayette, LA $90,400
Lake Charles, LA $92,810
Monroe, LA $76,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $96,180
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $82,220
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $83,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $81,620
$85,508
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 ($130,600) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $130,600
Leominster-Gardner, MA $99,640
New Bedford, MA $97,530
Pittsfield, MA $89,560
Springfield, MA-CT $97,520
Worcester, MA-CT $103,800
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $89,400
$101,150
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($102,710) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $83,310
Portland-South Portland, ME $102,710
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $78,910
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $82,800
$86,933
Michigan N/A
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 ($120,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $89,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $120,050
Rochester, MN $93,040
St. Cloud, MN $91,620
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $86,410
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $85,040
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $91,020
$92,488
Missouri N/A
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($77,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $71,120
Jackson, MS $77,960
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,260
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $69,170
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,530
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,020
$72,010
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($90,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $86,950
Missoula, MT $83,040
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $90,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $80,750
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $77,620
$83,674
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($125,790) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $95,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $120,110
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $125,790
Fayetteville, NC $95,950
Goldsboro, NC $88,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $107,730
Greenville, NC $105,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $93,720
Jacksonville, NC $84,400
New Bern, NC $91,420
Raleigh, NC $117,510
Rocky Mount, NC $92,120
Wilmington, NC $96,770
Winston-Salem, NC $104,730
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,610
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $79,770
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $85,300
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $82,880
$97,347
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($96,880) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $96,880
Grand Forks, ND-MN $93,050
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $87,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $82,420
$89,930
Nebraska N/A
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 ($124,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $114,830
Portsmouth, NH-ME $124,140
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,020
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $94,450
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $98,910
$101,470
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 ($141,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $106,620
Trenton, NJ $141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $112,630
$120,237
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $88,970
Las Cruces, NM $81,350
Santa Fe, NM $86,670
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $85,450
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $86,740
$85,836
Nevada N/A
New York N/A
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($104,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $104,460
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $104,530
Columbus, OH $104,980
Dayton, OH $101,850
Lima, OH $86,190
Mansfield, OH $78,640
Springfield, OH $84,920
Toledo, OH $97,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $81,170
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $89,100
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $86,960
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $84,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $83,820
$91,175
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon N/A
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 ($129,250) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Altoona, PA $91,250
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $104,360
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $97,840
East Stroudsburg, PA $93,980
Erie, PA $85,260
Gettysburg, PA $96,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $107,950
Johnstown, PA $82,960
Lancaster, PA $97,270
Lebanon, PA $98,720
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $129,250
Pittsburgh, PA $112,220
Reading, PA $112,130
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $94,140
State College, PA $96,700
Williamsport, PA $90,840
York-Hanover, PA $106,640
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $82,280
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $89,750
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $86,950
$97,829
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($65,190) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $49,140
Arecibo, PR $46,040
Guayama, PR $50,620
Mayaguez, PR $47,340
Ponce, PR $52,610
San German, PR $40,770
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $65,190
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $43,840
$49,444
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($98,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $98,200
Florence, SC $92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $94,330
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $88,370
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $82,600
Spartanburg, SC $96,630
Sumter, SC $85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,100
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $81,440
$88,116
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 ($106,880) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $106,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $96,060
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $80,130
$94,357
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($96,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $79,960
Cleveland, TN $77,140
Jackson, TN $79,690
Johnson City, TN $77,970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $84,940
Knoxville, TN $84,020
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $91,360
Morristown, TN $71,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $96,400
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,460
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,860
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,530
$78,683
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($94,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $94,520
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$94,520
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,350
Provo-Orem, UT $88,790
St. George, UT $60,610
Salt Lake City, UT $90,130
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $67,400
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,030
$74,052
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($113,150) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $112,760
Harrisonburg, VA $96,040
Lynchburg, VA $96,250
Richmond, VA $113,150
Roanoke, VA $97,380
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $96,790
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $108,420
Winchester, VA-WV $106,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,000
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $83,290
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,120
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $90,090
$97,838
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,500) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $79,170
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $84,500
$81,835
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($118,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $93,850
Fond du Lac, WI $107,510
Green Bay, WI $104,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI $107,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $97,540
Madison, WI $112,110
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $118,460
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $103,580
Racine, WI $108,780
Sheboygan, WI $104,340
Wausau, WI $102,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,690
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,250
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $94,580
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,760
$101,111
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($92,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $83,560
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $78,820
Morgantown, WV $92,400
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $81,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $83,790
Wheeling, WV-OH $79,930
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,310
$80,011
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,230) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $91,230
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $89,380
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $85,220
$88,610

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $56,265

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Minnesota ($80,610) in the Southwest Minnesota 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 ($68,535) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $68,535
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $63,490
$66,013
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($60,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $53,320
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,420
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $49,260
Decatur, AL $60,430
Dothan, AL $59,385
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $55,640
Gadsden, AL $57,040
Huntsville, AL $59,050
Mobile, AL $55,130
Montgomery, AL $54,195
Tuscaloosa, AL $56,175
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,360
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,975
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,555
$55,215
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($67,655) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $49,670
Hot Springs, AR $50,980
Jonesboro, AR $45,700
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,790
Pine Bluff, AR $67,655
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,290
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,330
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,085
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,055
$51,284
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($77,640) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $53,350
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $60,980
Prescott, AZ $55,880
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,640
Tucson, AZ $58,180
Yuma, AZ $62,640
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $51,280
$59,993
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($82,055) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

El Centro, CA $68,845
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $71,070
Merced, CA $61,265
Napa, CA $71,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $70,725
Salinas, CA $72,780
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $67,925
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $64,300
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $69,490
Santa Rosa, CA $70,550
Stockton-Lodi, CA $55,635
Visalia-Porterville, CA $56,625
Chico, CA $58,825
Fresno, CA $63,475
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $74,315
Madera, CA $70,410
Modesto, CA $55,690
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $70,585
Redding, CA $54,560
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $67,850
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $82,055
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $76,460
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $69,860
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $71,095
Yuba City, CA $62,800
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $53,220
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,435
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,810
$65,509
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($63,335) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $59,285
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $63,335
Fort Collins, CO $58,310
Grand Junction, CO $54,175
Greeley, CO $54,630
Pueblo, CO $60,515
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $48,870
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,745
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $55,150
$56,113
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($78,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $64,315
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $70,555
New Haven, CT $71,490
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $78,450
Waterbury, CT $68,130
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $63,555
$69,416
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($72,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $60,330
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $65,055
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $48,375
Gainesville, FL $50,280
Homosassa Springs, FL $46,800
Jacksonville, FL $55,180
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $50,245
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,200
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $50,925
Ocala, FL $49,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $52,595
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $56,910
Panama City, FL $60,340
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $56,000
Port St. Lucie, FL $59,675
Punta Gorda, FL $53,560
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $55,425
Sebring, FL $43,520
Tallahassee, FL $47,190
The Villages, FL $72,540
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $49,875
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $44,440
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $47,750
$53,618
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($68,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $68,330
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $68,770
Brunswick, GA $53,900
Columbus, GA-AL $62,260
Dalton, GA $52,590
Gainesville, GA $31,610
Hinesville, GA $64,290
Macon, GA $43,150
Rome, GA $63,960
Savannah, GA $64,010
Valdosta, GA $57,970
Warner Robins, GA $64,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,350
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,360
$57,363
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($60,490) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $60,490
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $51,775
$56,133
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($51,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,000
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,230
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
$43,997
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Twin Falls, ID $42,740
Coeur d'Alene, ID $43,660
Idaho Falls, ID $48,005
Lewiston, ID-WA $45,995
Pocatello, ID $50,980
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,830
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,340
$46,221
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($73,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $71,210
Carbondale-Marion, IL $61,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $60,700
Danville, IL $66,460
Decatur, IL $46,790
Kankakee, IL $73,800
Peoria, IL $68,780
Rockford, IL $57,840
Springfield, IL $69,510
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,330
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,880
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $56,350
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,410
$62,690
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($58,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $49,980
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $58,760
Evansville, IN-KY $57,640
Fort Wayne, IN $51,960
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,825
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $57,325
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $46,015
Muncie, IN $54,050
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $55,235
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,275
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,780
$52,730
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $44,250
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$46,703
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,830
Owensboro, KY $51,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,270
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,880
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
$56,573
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($68,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Hammond, LA $63,270
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $65,180
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $65,210
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$60,702
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($84,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $84,340
Leominster-Gardner, MA $70,250
New Bedford, MA $70,060
Pittsfield, MA $77,510
Springfield, MA-CT $69,730
Worcester, MA-CT $70,990
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $65,990
$72,696
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($71,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $71,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $65,380
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $58,045
Salisbury, MD-DE $62,595
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $53,175
$62,079
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($58,655) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $55,395
Portland-South Portland, ME $58,655
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $52,290
$54,278
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($67,925) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $60,165
Flint, MI $61,235
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,080
Jackson, MI $57,900
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $61,785
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $62,085
Midland, MI $61,850
Monroe, MI $67,925
Muskegon, MI $53,850
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $55,145
Saginaw, MI $60,150
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,130
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,460
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,070
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,995
Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
$57,096
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($80,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
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 $80,610
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$80,610
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($59,850) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $55,220
Joplin, MO $50,295
Kansas City, MO-KS $55,495
St. Joseph, MO-KS $49,450
St. Louis, MO-IL $52,885
Springfield, MO $47,580
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,650
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,245
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,685
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,065
$52,129
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($53,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $51,680
Jackson, MS $47,770
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,550
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,545
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,205
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,210
$49,160
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($50,740) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $45,680
Missoula, MT $43,085
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $50,740
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,360
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,560
$45,485
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 ($61,295) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $54,655
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $55,390
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $61,295
Fayetteville, NC $56,890
Goldsboro, NC $53,025
Greensboro-High Point, NC $55,505
Greenville, NC $52,535
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $50,320
Jacksonville, NC $53,040
New Bern, NC $50,230
Raleigh, NC $56,660
Rocky Mount, NC $47,845
Wilmington, NC $51,880
Winston-Salem, NC $54,450
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,310
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,310
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,760
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,540
$52,758
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($57,935) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $54,895
Grand Forks, ND-MN $57,935
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,635
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,710
$56,044
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($54,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $54,480
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,270
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,490
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,350
$48,786
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($63,825) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $60,635
Portsmouth, NH-ME $63,825
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,355
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,820
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,885
$58,304
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($78,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $57,075
Trenton, NJ $78,100
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $65,370
$66,848
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($73,155) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $57,290
Las Cruces, NM $60,485
Santa Fe, NM $56,915
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $73,155
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $50,900
$59,749
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($59,345) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $59,345
Reno, NV $53,735
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $59,105
$57,395
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 ($78,580) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $62,330
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $59,530
Elmira, NY $73,620
Glens Falls, NY $71,250
Ithaca, NY $59,790
Kingston, NY $71,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $78,580
Rochester, NY $61,370
Syracuse, NY $65,250
Utica-Rome, NY $68,430
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $63,440
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,000
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $59,770
$65,177
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($66,515) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $58,625
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $59,205
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $61,130
Columbus, OH $61,880
Dayton, OH $66,515
Lima, OH $55,840
Mansfield, OH $55,390
Springfield, OH $61,065
Toledo, OH $58,890
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $54,010
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,225
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $59,155
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,735
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,620
$59,378
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($57,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $55,340
Oklahoma City, OK $55,125
Tulsa, OK $57,710
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,305
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,190
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,960
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,275
$53,272
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($63,385) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $56,830
Corvallis, OR $58,670
Eugene, OR $55,840
Grants Pass, OR $42,120
Medford, OR $52,575
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $63,385
Salem, OR $62,185
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,075
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,540
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,190
$53,641
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($68,755) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $52,230
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $59,665
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $58,725
East Stroudsburg, PA $63,815
Erie, PA $58,970
Gettysburg, PA $58,940
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $63,435
Johnstown, PA $52,705
Lancaster, PA $51,200
Lebanon, PA $65,905
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $68,755
Pittsburgh, PA $60,030
Reading, PA $59,495
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $56,405
State College, PA $65,520
Williamsport, PA $63,035
York-Hanover, PA $60,735
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,430
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,455
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,860
$59,516
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($39,560) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $34,530
Arecibo, PR $35,080
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $39,560
Ponce, PR $32,280
San German, PR $33,425
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $35,920
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $37,165
$34,735
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($57,565) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $53,520
Florence, SC $50,145
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $51,525
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $54,205
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $55,500
Spartanburg, SC $57,565
Sumter, SC $52,790
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,505
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,480
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,650
$52,689
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($42,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $64,300
Cleveland, TN $53,760
Jackson, TN $55,450
Johnson City, TN $68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,330
Knoxville, TN $67,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,780
Morristown, TN $61,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,370
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,520
$59,998
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($71,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $48,380
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,340
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $71,310
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$55,010
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($53,865) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $49,980
Provo-Orem, UT $53,865
St. George, UT $45,010
Salt Lake City, UT $52,595
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,580
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,680
$48,618
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($72,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $64,490
Harrisonburg, VA $67,040
Lynchburg, VA $57,320
Richmond, VA $57,255
Roanoke, VA $56,405
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $52,960
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $64,480
Winchester, VA-WV $62,785
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,975
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,585
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,900
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,595
$59,899
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($58,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $56,730
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $58,720
$57,725
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($52,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $42,240
Fond du Lac, WI $50,620
Green Bay, WI $49,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI $47,730
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,900
Madison, WI $48,710
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,320
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $47,930
Racine, WI $48,910
Sheboygan, WI $48,950
Wausau, WI $49,910
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,960
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,480
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,660
$48,027
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($55,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $48,705
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $51,995
Morgantown, WV $54,850
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $51,010
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $55,340
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,840
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,580
$51,219
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($60,735) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $60,735
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,945
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,540
$56,740

Master's

Average Salary Median: $48,140

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Massachusetts ($65,210) in the Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area.

Alaska

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

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

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama N/A
Arkansas N/A
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Tucson, AZ $40,440
Yuma, AZ $37,680
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
$40,430
California

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

Salinas, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($66,430) for a master's degree in this area of study.

El Centro, CA $63,780
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $53,670
Merced, CA $57,440
Napa, CA $64,710
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $63,450
Salinas, CA $66,430
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,230
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $52,330
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $62,260
Santa Rosa, CA $56,630
Stockton-Lodi, CA $52,420
Visalia-Porterville, CA $53,250
Chico, CA $50,240
Fresno, CA $53,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $62,600
Madera, CA N/A
Modesto, CA $53,630
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $59,090
Redding, CA $47,290
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $56,440
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $61,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $64,650
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $61,280
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $53,700
Yuba City, CA $55,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,030
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,180
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $50,150
$56,681
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($53,310) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $46,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $53,310
Fort Collins, CO $52,810
Grand Junction, CO $42,210
Greeley, CO $47,070
Pueblo, CO $48,500
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,950
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$46,638
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($66,540) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $61,910
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $62,490
New Haven, CT $66,540
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $62,130
Waterbury, CT $60,420
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $61,920
$62,568
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Jacksonville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($45,160) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $33,320
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 $45,160
Lakeland-Winter Haven, 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 N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $36,730
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $41,410
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $28,730
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $44,240
$38,265
Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($40,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $40,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
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 N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,630
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($50,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,920
$49,995
Iowa

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

Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($56,510) for a master's 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 N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,510
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,510
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($57,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Twin Falls, ID N/A
Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $57,680
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,680
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($53,790) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $53,790
Carbondale-Marion, IL $52,890
Champaign-Urbana, IL $53,780
Danville, IL $42,800
Decatur, IL $38,420
Kankakee, IL $42,850
Peoria, IL $41,030
Rockford, IL $46,450
Springfield, IL $43,410
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,320
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,680
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,510
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,100
$44,772
Indiana

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

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($33,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN N/A
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN N/A
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,370
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$33,370
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($49,930) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $49,930
$49,930
Kentucky N/A
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($47,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $46,150
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Lafayette, LA $43,830
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $47,390
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$44,358
Massachusetts

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

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($68,580) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $65,350
Leominster-Gardner, MA $68,580
New Bedford, MA $65,160
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $65,220
Worcester, MA-CT $64,560
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $62,390
$65,210
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,460
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,310
$44,188
Michigan

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($57,550) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $57,040
Flint, MI $51,520
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $49,130
Jackson, MI $52,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $48,310
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,550
Midland, MI $37,640
Monroe, MI $54,990
Muskegon, MI $51,830
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $47,480
Saginaw, MI $54,790
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,590
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,040
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,970
Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
$49,410
Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($58,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN $58,370
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,370
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($45,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO $43,050
Joplin, MO $41,310
Kansas City, MO-KS $45,460
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,140
St. Louis, MO-IL $45,290
Springfield, MO $43,120
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,530
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,120
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,480
$42,427
Mississippi N/A
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,000) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($54,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $47,410
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $47,620
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $54,030
Fayetteville, NC $41,660
Goldsboro, NC $42,500
Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,790
Greenville, NC $53,710
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $46,740
Jacksonville, NC $40,830
New Bern, NC $38,620
Raleigh, NC $47,650
Rocky Mount, NC $42,320
Wilmington, NC $47,100
Winston-Salem, NC $50,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,700
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,820
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,420
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,710
$45,731
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($38,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,170
$38,170
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($62,330) for a master's 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 (Master's)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York N/A
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($58,530) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $53,560
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $54,400
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,530
Columbus, OH $57,210
Dayton, OH $52,700
Lima, OH $51,830
Mansfield, OH $49,750
Springfield, OH $56,340
Toledo, OH $52,210
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $50,970
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,180
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $54,100
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,450
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,510
$53,767
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($44,890) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Tulsa, OK $44,890
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,360
$42,179
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($60,160) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $50,970
Corvallis, OR $60,160
Eugene, OR $50,800
Grants Pass, OR $35,220
Medford, OR $46,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,770
Salem, OR $50,090
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,990
$48,779
Pennsylvania N/A
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($36,340) for a master'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 $32,870
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $36,340
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$34,605
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($51,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,380
Florence, SC $42,670
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,450
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $51,270
Sumter, SC $45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
$45,647
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($42,830) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee N/A
Texas

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

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($34,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,050
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $27,670
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $34,120
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,160
$28,500
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($49,920) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,510
Provo-Orem, UT $49,920
St. George, UT $46,770
Salt Lake City, UT $46,400
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
$43,500
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($46,570) for a master's 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 $46,570
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,850
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,710
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for a master's 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 (Master's)

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($52,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $42,240
Fond du Lac, WI $50,620
Green Bay, WI $49,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI $47,730
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,900
Madison, WI $48,710
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,320
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $47,930
Racine, WI $48,910
Sheboygan, WI $48,950
Wausau, WI $49,910
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,960
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,480
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,660
$48,027
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($49,430) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$44,668
Wyoming N/A

4 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $90,218.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $56,265.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $48,140. 

  Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments. May hire, train, and supervise farm workers or contract for services to carry out the day-to-day activities of the managed operation. May engage in or supervise planting, cultivating, harvesting, and financial and marketing activities.

Salary Ratio: 5.96    

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    
  • Accredited Farm Manager (AFM)
  • Agricultural Crop Farm Manager
  • Agriculture Manager
  • Animal Husbandry Manager
  • Annual Greenhouse Manager
  • Aquaculture Cooperative Marketing Director
  • Aquaculture Director
  • Aquaculture Farm Manager
  • Aquaculture Program Director
  • Barn and Property Manager
  • Beef Farm Operator
  • Christmas Tree Farm Manager
  • Crop or Livestock Tenant Farmer
  • Crop
  • Grain
  • or Livestock Farm Manager
  • Dairy Farm Manager
  • Facility Operations Manager
  • Farm Facility Manager
  • Farm Field Manager
  • Farm Manager
  • Farm Operations Manager
  • Farm Operations Technical Director
  • Feedlot Manager
  • Field Manager
  • Fish Hatchery Manager
  • Fruit or Nut Crops Farm Manager
  • Game Breeding Farm Manager
  • Garden Center Manager
  • General Farm Manager
  • Germination Testing Manager
  • Greenhouse Manager
  • Greenhouse Project Manager
  • Harvesting Manager
  • Hatchery Manager
  • Hatchery Supervisor
  • Horticultural Farm Manager
  • Horticultural Manager
  • Horticulture Superintendent
  • Livestock Farm Manager
  • Nursery Manager
  • Orchard Manager
  • Perennial House Manager
  • Pineapple Plantation Manager
  • Plant Culture Manager
  • Plant Health Manager
  • Plant Nursery Manager
  • Poultry Barn Manager
  • Poultry Hatchery Manager
  • Producer Arborist Manager
  • Production Superintendent
  • Propagation Manager
  • Ranch Manager
  • Range Manager
  • Seed Cleaning Manager
  • Seed Corn Production Manager
  • Shellfish Manager
  • Sow Farm Manager
  • Sugar Plantation Manager
  • US Salary Median: $88,619
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Animal Scientists

Conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals.

Salary Ratio: 0.27    

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    
  • Animal Anatomist
  • Animal Behaviorist
  • Animal Biologist
  • Animal Breeder
  • Animal Geneticist
  • Animal Nutrition Consultant
  • Animal Nutritionist
  • Animal Scientist
  • Bacteriologist
  • Beef Cattle Nutritionist
  • Beef Cattle Specialist
  • Behaviorist
  • Dairy Bacteriologist
  • Dairy Nutrition Consultant
  • Dairy Nutrition Specialist
  • Dairy Scientist
  • Nutrition Partner
  • Nutrition Specialist
  • Poultry Scientist
  • Research Scientist
  • Sericulturist
  • Swine Extension Field Specialist
  • Swine Genetics Researcher
  • Swine Nutritionist
  • Swine Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $63,514
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.2    

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    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Agribusiness Instructor
  • Agribusiness Professor
  • Agricultural Economics Professor
  • Agricultural Education Professor
  • Agricultural Engineering Technology Instructor
  • Agricultural Science Professor
  • Agricultural Soil Conservation Professor
  • Agriculture Instructor
  • Agriculture Professor
  • Agriculture Teacher
  • Agronomy Instructor
  • Agronomy Professor
  • Agronomy Teacher
  • Animal Anatomy Teacher
  • Animal Husbandry Professor
  • Animal Husbandry Teacher
  • Animal Nutrition Teacher
  • Animal Pathology Teacher
  • Animal Physiology Teacher
  • Animal Science Instructor
  • Animal Science Professor
  • Aquaculture Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Professor
  • Dairy Husbandry Teacher
  • Dairy Science Teacher
  • Faculty Member
  • Farm Crops Teacher
  • Farm Instructor
  • Farm Management Professor
  • Farm Management Teacher
  • Fisheries Instructor
  • Fisheries Professor
  • Floriculture Professor
  • Floriculture Teacher
  • Horticulture Instructor
  • Horticulture Professor
  • Horticulture Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Irrigation Teacher
  • Olericulture Professor
  • Olericulture Teacher
  • Plant Pathology Teacher
  • Plant Science Professor
  • Plant Sciences Professor
  • Pomology Teacher
  • Poultry Husbandry Teacher
  • Professor
  • Sericulture Teacher
  • Silviculture Teacher
  • Soil Biology Teacher
  • Soil Conservation Teacher
  • Soil Science Professor
  • Soil Science Teacher
  • Viticulture Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $55,568
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Farm and Home Management Educators

Instruct and advise individuals and families engaged in agriculture, agricultural-related processes, or home management activities. Demonstrate procedures and apply research findings to advance agricultural and home management activities. May develop educational outreach programs. May instruct on either agricultural issues such as agricultural processes and techniques, pest management, and food safety, or on home management issues such as budgeting, nutrition, and child development.

Salary Ratio: 0.34    

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    
  • 4-H Youth Development Specialist
  • Agricultural Agent
  • Agricultural Extension Agent
  • Agricultural Extension Educator
  • Agriculture Consultant
  • Agriculture Extension Specialist
  • Cooperative Extension Agent
  • County Agent
  • County Agricultural Agent
  • County Demonstrator
  • County Extension Agent
  • County Home Demonstration Agent
  • County Home Demonstrator
  • District Extension Service Agent
  • Extension Agent
  • Extension Educator
  • Extension Officer
  • Extension Service Advisor
  • Extension Service Specialist
  • Extension Specialist
  • Extension Worker
  • Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent
  • Family Development Extension Specialist
  • Family Resource Management Extension Specialist
  • Family Resource Management Specialist
  • Farm Advisor
  • Farm Agent
  • Farm Business Management Agent
  • Farm Consultant
  • Farm Demonstrator
  • Farm Management Advisor
  • Farm Management Specialist
  • Farm Service Advisor
  • Farm Service Consultant
  • Feed Advisor
  • Feed Management Advisor
  • Four-H Agent
  • Four-H Club Agent
  • Future Farmers of America Advisor (FFA Advisor)
  • Home Advisor
  • Home Agent
  • Home Demonstration Agent
  • Home Economics Expert
  • Home Economics Extension Worker
  • Home Economist
  • Home Improvement Advisor
  • Home Service Advisor
  • Home Service Consultant
  • Home Service Professional
  • Marine Extension Agent
  • Natural Resources Extension Educator
  • Order Management Specialist
  • Resource Management Specialist
  • Smart Home Expert
  • Youth Development Agent
  • Youth Development Professional
  • US Salary Median: $49,760
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $17,166 per year (or $26,244 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $68,664 to earn a doctorate (or $104,976 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($85,808 if you're in-state, $131,396 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($34,332 if you're in-state, $52,488 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $17,166 per year (or $26,244 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $34,332 to earn a master's (or $52,488 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($85,808 if you're in-state, $131,396 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Agricultural Animal Breeding Degrees

Texas A & M University-College Station

JKW Administration Building, Suite 200 - College Station, TX

Out-of-state cost: $22,743/year
In-state cost: $10,470/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Iowa State University

1750 Beardshear Hall - Ames, IA

Out-of-state cost: $25,948/year
In-state cost: $10,986/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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Cornell University

300 Day Hall - Ithaca, NY

Out-of-state cost: $30,042/year
In-state cost: $30,042/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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