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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment & Machine Technology Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to maintain and repair specialized farm, ranch, and agribusiness power equipment and vehicles. Includes instruction in the principles of diesel, combustion, electrical, steam, hydraulic, and mechanical systems and their application to the maintenance of terrestrial and airborne crop-spraying equipment; tractors and hauling equipment; planting and harvesting equipment; cutting equipment; power sources and systems for silos; irrigation and pumping equipment; dairy, feeding, and shearing operations; and processing systems.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems. Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $51,681
    "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.): 6.7%
    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.):  $8,833/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,045/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,321/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,998/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,582/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,440/yr

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

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

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

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

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

Overall Salary Value: $51,681

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Nevada ($76,228) in the Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($70,017).

Fairbanks, AK $70,017
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $69,793
$69,905
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($58,010).

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $51,040
Huntsville, AL $54,615
Mobile, AL $54,175
Montgomery, AL $58,010
Dothan, AL $37,925
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,845
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $39,400
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,865
Auburn-Opelika, AL $47,400
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $55,860
Decatur, AL $51,650
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $38,850
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,170
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,300
$48,499
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($49,380).

Hot Springs, AR $44,840
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $47,110
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,790
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,570
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,140
Jonesboro, AR $41,955
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,990
Fort Smith, AR-OK $49,380
$44,257
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($71,550).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $63,050
Prescott, AZ $50,470
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $71,550
Tucson, AZ $55,840
Yuma, AZ $52,713
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $60,885
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $45,700
$56,606
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($74,650).

Fresno, CA $58,450
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $55,517
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $71,260
Modesto, CA $64,253
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $61,793
Redding, CA $54,970
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $62,093
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $61,407
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $58,503
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $70,460
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $64,243
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $49,983
Santa Rosa, CA $68,080
Visalia-Porterville, CA $45,623
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $54,877
Chico, CA $50,155
El Centro, CA $53,990
Madera, CA $44,295
Merced, CA $56,310
Napa, CA $48,520
Salinas, CA $61,215
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $52,185
Stockton-Lodi, CA $55,485
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $59,630
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $74,650
Yuba City, CA $70,660
$58,688
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($72,285).

Colorado Springs, CO $66,640
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $72,285
Greeley, CO $62,247
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,803
Fort Collins, CO $56,580
Grand Junction, CO $64,530
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,530
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $63,420
$60,955
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($64,930).

Danbury, CT $58,205
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $58,860
New Haven, CT $55,323
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $64,930
Waterbury, CT $47,780
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $51,400
$57,333
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($63,430).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $63,430
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $45,500
Jacksonville, FL $53,185
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $57,000
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $61,540
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $49,860
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $47,073
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $54,830
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $54,605
Panama City, FL $52,155
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $56,715
Punta Gorda, FL $48,760
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $39,490
Tallahassee, FL $50,600
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $56,180
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $52,967
Ocala, FL $45,675
Port St. Lucie, FL $41,725
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,900
Gainesville, FL $41,320
The Villages, FL $39,770
$50,778
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($59,700).

Columbus, GA-AL $48,000
Warner Robins, GA $59,700
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,107
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $42,260
Valdosta, GA $39,735
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,790
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,130
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,765
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $48,660
Brunswick, GA $43,100
Dalton, GA $50,850
Gainesville, GA $44,810
Macon, GA $48,010
Savannah, GA $48,450
$46,285
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($69,473).

Urban Honolulu, HI $69,473
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $63,203
$66,338
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($56,780).

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $56,123
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $48,873
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,780
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,800
Cedar Rapids, IA $50,190
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $56,645
Dubuque, IA $50,265
Iowa City, IA $53,895
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $50,360
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,795
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,765
$52,060
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($58,570).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,623
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $49,777
Twin Falls, ID $45,490
Coeur d'Alene, ID $58,570
Idaho Falls, ID $43,070
Lewiston, ID-WA $53,750
$48,415
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($65,827).

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $65,827
Decatur, IL $57,650
Peoria, IL $52,700
Rockford, IL $62,820
Springfield, IL $56,975
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,650
Champaign-Urbana, IL $47,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,990
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,480
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,320
$54,710
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($54,720).

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $51,440
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $48,313
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,413
Fort Wayne, IN $48,090
Terre Haute, IN $45,315
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,270
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,925
Evansville, IN-KY $52,480
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $54,720
$48,100
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($56,417).

Wichita, KS $56,417
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $50,600
Topeka, KS $46,835
Manhattan, KS $49,460
$51,576
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($55,700).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $53,403
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $44,983
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,175
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,475
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $55,700
Lexington-Fayette, KY $51,530
Owensboro, KY $40,860
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,680
$46,945
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($62,360).

Hammond, LA $58,080
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $56,785
Lafayette, LA $54,395
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $59,735
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,930
Baton Rouge, LA $57,090
Lake Charles, LA $59,450
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $48,910
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,940
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $62,360
$55,373
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($69,385).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $69,385
Springfield, MA-CT $67,910
Worcester, MA-CT $62,710
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $59,740
$66,173
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($75,940).

California-Lexington Park, MD $75,940
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $64,335
Salisbury, MD-DE $49,500
Cumberland, MD-WV $44,560
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $50,110
$56,897
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($52,340).

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,115
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,095
Portland-South Portland, ME $52,340
$43,352
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($73,330).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $73,330
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $61,845
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,150
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,260
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,743
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $51,200
Flint, MI $46,300
Jackson, MI $50,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $49,990
Midland, MI $53,950
Monroe, MI $50,610
Muskegon, MI $48,340
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $39,600
Saginaw, MI $51,170
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,380
$51,103
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($63,277).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $63,277
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,200
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,870
Rochester, MN $52,785
St. Cloud, MN $55,775
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,140
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $59,830
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,760
$54,531
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($60,740).

Kansas City, MO-KS $60,740
St. Joseph, MO-KS $53,540
St. Louis, MO-IL $57,900
Springfield, MO $50,953
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,877
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,687
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,980
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,725
Columbia, MO $60,710
Jefferson City, MO $56,060
Joplin, MO $48,440
$51,374
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($51,455).

Jackson, MS $51,455
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,230
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,745
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,110
Hattiesburg, MS $40,290
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,390
$44,454
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($58,153).

Great Falls, MT $58,153
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,253
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,235
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,220
Missoula, MT $53,370
$53,227
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($70,140).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $70,140
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $64,715
Fayetteville, NC $56,450
Goldsboro, NC $55,750
Greensboro-High Point, NC $53,010
Jacksonville, NC $55,695
New Bern, NC $59,915
Raleigh, NC $51,237
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,650
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,020
Rocky Mount, NC $43,185
Winston-Salem, NC $41,095
Burlington, NC $49,810
Greenville, NC $57,300
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $54,470
Wilmington, NC $52,140
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,080
$50,964
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($59,383).

Fargo, ND-MN $59,383
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,470
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,265
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,050
$54,419
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($52,550).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $51,307
Lincoln, NE $52,550
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,860
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $44,560
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,420
$47,684
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($62,500).

Portsmouth, NH-ME $62,500
Manchester, NH $55,660
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,160
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $50,145
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,440
$53,265
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($65,383).

Trenton, NJ $65,383
Ocean City, NJ $47,410
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $51,510
$59,014
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($58,387).

Santa Fe, NM $40,190
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,387
Las Cruces, NM $56,610
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $40,940
$52,150
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($90,275).

Reno, NV $62,180
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $90,275
$76,228
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 ($73,745).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $62,230
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $73,745
Rochester, NY $53,167
Syracuse, NY $55,640
Utica-Rome, NY $48,320
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $41,705
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $49,110
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $45,415
Binghamton, NY $50,450
Kingston, NY $60,010
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $48,790
$53,653
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($62,160).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $62,160
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $59,160
Columbus, OH $48,697
Dayton, OH $57,490
Toledo, OH $58,117
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $55,435
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $46,153
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,310
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $48,110
Canton-Massillon, OH $51,610
Mansfield, OH $49,390
Springfield, OH $60,280
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,630
$53,541
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($60,185).

Tulsa, OK $60,185
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,397
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,223
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,665
Oklahoma City, OK $51,050
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,310
$50,077
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($61,510).

Medford, OR $56,820
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $61,510
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $58,557
Salem, OR $56,655
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $53,875
Bend-Redmond, OR $58,040
Eugene, OR $54,490
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,400
$56,989
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($61,320).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $56,685
Lancaster, PA $47,620
Lebanon, PA $54,367
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,197
Pittsburgh, PA $61,320
York-Hanover, PA $59,505
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,945
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,205
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $54,420
Erie, PA $47,930
Gettysburg, PA $47,260
Johnstown, PA $48,570
Reading, PA $51,430
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $48,100
State College, PA $55,080
Williamsport, PA $43,290
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,540
$52,232
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($32,800).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $32,800
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,410
Arecibo, PR $20,440
Guayama, PR $19,630
Mayaguez, PR $19,240
Ponce, PR $21,825
San German, PR $20,480
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,940
$23,745
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($53,280).

Columbia, SC $53,280
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $50,857
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $48,827
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $42,170
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,000
Florence, SC $45,495
Spartanburg, SC $49,530
Sumter, SC $51,200
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,885
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,730
$47,015
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($49,920).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,605
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,950
Sioux Falls, SD $49,920
$46,520
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($53,610).

Knoxville, TN $52,450
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $52,930
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $53,610
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Clarksville, TN-KY $44,000
Cleveland, TN $43,280
Jackson, TN $36,760
Johnson City, TN $49,960
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $50,550
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,960
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,780
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,740
$47,698
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($61,855).

Amarillo, TX $53,795
Austin-Round Rock, TX $53,505
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $43,365
Corpus Christi, TX $61,855
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $60,177
El Paso, TX $58,145
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $52,663
Killeen-Temple, TX $48,667
Longview, TX $46,220
Lubbock, TX $50,283
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $61,073
Midland, TX $56,470
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $54,487
Tyler, TX $61,130
Waco, TX $42,810
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,420
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,020
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,815
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,390
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,870
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,280
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $55,180
College Station-Bryan, TX $50,230
Laredo, TX $31,810
Odessa, TX $56,520
San Angelo, TX $45,390
Texarkana, TX-AR $57,710
Victoria, TX $55,680
Wichita Falls, TX $57,230
$51,864
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($54,840).

Provo-Orem, UT $48,780
Salt Lake City, UT $53,930
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $54,840
St. George, UT $47,510
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $51,300
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $48,030
$51,332
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($62,740).

Roanoke, VA $55,450
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $62,740
Richmond, VA $47,125
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,340
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,330
Harrisonburg, VA $44,400
Lynchburg, VA $49,280
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $47,260
Winchester, VA-WV $57,580
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,740
$50,882
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($47,730).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $47,450
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $47,730
$47,590
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Wausau, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($61,790).

Madison, WI $51,113
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $56,717
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $55,090
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,997
Janesville-Beloit, WI $48,180
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,280
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,115
Eau Claire, WI $57,840
Green Bay, WI $53,830
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $56,490
Racine, WI $55,740
Sheboygan, WI $48,460
Wausau, WI $61,790
$52,267
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($55,550).

Charleston, WV $47,080
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $48,730
Morgantown, WV $39,120
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,450
Wheeling, WV-OH $55,550
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,450
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,440
$45,689
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($63,915).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,915
Cheyenne, WY $55,290
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,250
$60,593

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $51,681

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Nevada ($76,228) in the Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($70,017) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $70,017
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $69,793
$69,905
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($58,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $51,040
Huntsville, AL $54,615
Mobile, AL $54,175
Montgomery, AL $58,010
Dothan, AL $37,925
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,845
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $39,400
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $41,865
Auburn-Opelika, AL $47,400
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $55,860
Decatur, AL $51,650
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $38,850
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,170
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,300
$48,793
Arkansas

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

Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($49,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hot Springs, AR $44,840
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $47,110
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,790
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,570
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,140
Jonesboro, AR $41,955
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,990
Fort Smith, AR-OK $49,380
$44,597
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($71,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $63,050
Prescott, AZ $50,470
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $71,550
Tucson, AZ $55,840
Yuma, AZ $52,713
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $60,885
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $45,700
$57,173
California

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

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($74,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $58,450
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $55,517
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $71,260
Modesto, CA $64,253
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $61,793
Redding, CA $54,970
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $62,093
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $61,407
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $58,503
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $70,460
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $64,243
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $49,983
Santa Rosa, CA $68,080
Visalia-Porterville, CA $45,623
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $54,877
Chico, CA $50,155
El Centro, CA $53,990
Madera, CA $44,295
Merced, CA $56,310
Napa, CA $48,520
Salinas, CA $61,215
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $52,185
Stockton-Lodi, CA $55,485
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $59,630
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $74,650
Yuba City, CA $70,660
$58,793
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($72,285) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $66,640
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $72,285
Greeley, CO $62,247
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,803
Fort Collins, CO $56,580
Grand Junction, CO $64,530
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,530
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $63,420
$61,254
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($64,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $58,205
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $58,860
New Haven, CT $55,323
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $64,930
Waterbury, CT $47,780
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $51,400
$56,083
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($63,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $63,430
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $45,500
Jacksonville, FL $53,185
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $57,000
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $61,540
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $49,860
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $47,073
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $54,830
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $54,605
Panama City, FL $52,155
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $56,715
Punta Gorda, FL $48,760
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $39,490
Tallahassee, FL $50,600
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $56,180
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $52,967
Ocala, FL $45,675
Port St. Lucie, FL $41,725
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,900
Gainesville, FL $41,320
The Villages, FL $39,770
$50,204
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($59,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, GA-AL $48,000
Warner Robins, GA $59,700
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,107
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $42,260
Valdosta, GA $39,735
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,790
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,130
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,765
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $48,660
Brunswick, GA $43,100
Dalton, GA $50,850
Gainesville, GA $44,810
Macon, GA $48,010
Savannah, GA $48,450
$46,740
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($69,473) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $69,473
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $63,203
$66,338
Iowa

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

Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($56,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $56,123
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $48,873
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,780
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,800
Cedar Rapids, IA $50,190
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $56,645
Dubuque, IA $50,265
Iowa City, IA $53,895
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $50,360
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,795
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,765
$51,681
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($58,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,623
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $49,777
Twin Falls, ID $45,490
Coeur d'Alene, ID $58,570
Idaho Falls, ID $43,070
Lewiston, ID-WA $53,750
$49,380
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($65,827) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $65,827
Decatur, IL $57,650
Peoria, IL $52,700
Rockford, IL $62,820
Springfield, IL $56,975
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,650
Champaign-Urbana, IL $47,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,990
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,480
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,320
$54,404
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($54,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $51,440
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $48,313
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,413
Fort Wayne, IN $48,090
Terre Haute, IN $45,315
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,270
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,925
Evansville, IN-KY $52,480
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $54,720
$48,552
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($56,417) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $56,417
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $50,600
Topeka, KS $46,835
Manhattan, KS $49,460
$50,828
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($55,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $53,403
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $44,983
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,175
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,475
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $55,700
Lexington-Fayette, KY $51,530
Owensboro, KY $40,860
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,680
$47,101
Louisiana

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

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($62,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hammond, LA $58,080
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $56,785
Lafayette, LA $54,395
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $59,735
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,930
Baton Rouge, LA $57,090
Lake Charles, LA $59,450
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $48,910
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,940
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $62,360
$55,668
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($69,385) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $69,385
Springfield, MA-CT $67,910
Worcester, MA-CT $62,710
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $59,740
$64,936
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($75,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $75,940
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $64,335
Salisbury, MD-DE $49,500
Cumberland, MD-WV $44,560
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $50,110
$56,889
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($52,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,115
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,095
Portland-South Portland, ME $52,340
$44,850
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($73,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $73,330
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $61,845
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,150
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,260
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $44,743
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $51,200
Flint, MI $46,300
Jackson, MI $50,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $49,990
Midland, MI $53,950
Monroe, MI $50,610
Muskegon, MI $48,340
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $39,600
Saginaw, MI $51,170
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,380
$51,281
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($63,277) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $63,277
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,200
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $50,870
Rochester, MN $52,785
St. Cloud, MN $55,775
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,140
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $59,830
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,760
$54,455
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($60,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $60,740
St. Joseph, MO-KS $53,540
St. Louis, MO-IL $57,900
Springfield, MO $50,953
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,877
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,687
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,980
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,725
Columbia, MO $60,710
Jefferson City, MO $56,060
Joplin, MO $48,440
$51,510
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($51,455) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $51,455
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,230
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,745
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,110
Hattiesburg, MS $40,290
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,390
$44,037
Montana

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

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($58,153) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $58,153
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,253
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $53,235
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,220
Missoula, MT $53,370
$53,246
North Carolina

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($70,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $70,140
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $64,715
Fayetteville, NC $56,450
Goldsboro, NC $55,750
Greensboro-High Point, NC $53,010
Jacksonville, NC $55,695
New Bern, NC $59,915
Raleigh, NC $51,237
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,650
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,020
Rocky Mount, NC $43,185
Winston-Salem, NC $41,095
Burlington, NC $49,810
Greenville, NC $57,300
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $54,470
Wilmington, NC $52,140
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,080
$51,818
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($59,383) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $59,383
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,470
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,265
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,050
$54,292
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($52,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $51,307
Lincoln, NE $52,550
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,860
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $44,560
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,420
$46,939
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($62,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME $62,500
Manchester, NH $55,660
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,160
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $50,145
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,440
$52,581
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($65,383) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $65,383
Ocean City, NJ $47,410
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $51,510
$54,768
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($58,387) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $40,190
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,387
Las Cruces, NM $56,610
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $40,940
$49,032
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($90,275) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $62,180
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $90,275
$76,228
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($73,745) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $62,230
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $73,745
Rochester, NY $53,167
Syracuse, NY $55,640
Utica-Rome, NY $48,320
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $41,705
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $49,110
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $45,415
Binghamton, NY $50,450
Kingston, NY $60,010
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $48,790
$53,507
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($62,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $62,160
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $59,160
Columbus, OH $48,697
Dayton, OH $57,490
Toledo, OH $58,117
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $55,435
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $46,153
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $49,310
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $48,110
Canton-Massillon, OH $51,610
Mansfield, OH $49,390
Springfield, OH $60,280
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,630
$53,811
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($60,185) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $60,185
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $49,397
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,223
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,665
Oklahoma City, OK $51,050
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,310
$50,138
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($61,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Medford, OR $56,820
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $61,510
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $58,557
Salem, OR $56,655
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $53,875
Bend-Redmond, OR $58,040
Eugene, OR $54,490
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,400
$55,918
Pennsylvania

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

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($61,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $56,685
Lancaster, PA $47,620
Lebanon, PA $54,367
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,197
Pittsburgh, PA $61,320
York-Hanover, PA $59,505
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,945
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,205
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $54,420
Erie, PA $47,930
Gettysburg, PA $47,260
Johnstown, PA $48,570
Reading, PA $51,430
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $48,100
State College, PA $55,080
Williamsport, PA $43,290
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,540
$51,557
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($32,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $32,800
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,410
Arecibo, PR $20,440
Guayama, PR $19,630
Mayaguez, PR $19,240
Ponce, PR $21,825
San German, PR $20,480
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,940
$21,721
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($53,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $53,280
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $50,857
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $48,827
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $42,170
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,000
Florence, SC $45,495
Spartanburg, SC $49,530
Sumter, SC $51,200
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,885
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,730
$46,697
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($49,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,605
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,950
Sioux Falls, SD $49,920
$45,825
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($53,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Knoxville, TN $52,450
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $52,930
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $53,610
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Clarksville, TN-KY $44,000
Cleveland, TN $43,280
Jackson, TN $36,760
Johnson City, TN $49,960
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $50,550
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,960
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,780
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,740
$46,582
Texas

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

Corpus Christi, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($61,855) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $53,795
Austin-Round Rock, TX $53,505
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $43,365
Corpus Christi, TX $61,855
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $60,177
El Paso, TX $58,145
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $52,663
Killeen-Temple, TX $48,667
Longview, TX $46,220
Lubbock, TX $50,283
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $61,073
Midland, TX $56,470
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $54,487
Tyler, TX $61,130
Waco, TX $42,810
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,420
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,020
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,815
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,390
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,870
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,280
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $55,180
College Station-Bryan, TX $50,230
Laredo, TX $31,810
Odessa, TX $56,520
San Angelo, TX $45,390
Texarkana, TX-AR $57,710
Victoria, TX $55,680
Wichita Falls, TX $57,230
$51,765
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($54,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $48,780
Salt Lake City, UT $53,930
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $54,840
St. George, UT $47,510
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $51,300
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $48,030
$50,732
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($62,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA $55,450
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $62,740
Richmond, VA $47,125
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,340
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,330
Harrisonburg, VA $44,400
Lynchburg, VA $49,280
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $47,260
Winchester, VA-WV $57,580
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,740
$50,525
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($47,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $47,450
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $47,730
$47,590
Wisconsin

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

Wausau, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($61,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $51,113
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $56,717
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $55,090
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,997
Janesville-Beloit, WI $48,180
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,280
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,115
Eau Claire, WI $57,840
Green Bay, WI $53,830
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $56,490
Racine, WI $55,740
Sheboygan, WI $48,460
Wausau, WI $61,790
$53,203
West Virginia

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

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($55,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $47,080
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $48,730
Morgantown, WV $39,120
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,450
Wheeling, WV-OH $55,550
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,450
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,440
$45,689
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($63,915) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,915
Cheyenne, WY $55,290
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,250
$59,485

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $51,681. 

  Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Salary Ratio: 3.24    

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    
  • A & P Mechanic (Airframe and/or Powerplant Mechanic)
  • A & P Technician (Airframe and/or Powerplant Technician)
  • Aircraft Accessories Mechanic
  • Aircraft Air Conditioning Mechanic
  • Aircraft Body and Bonded Structure Repairer
  • Aircraft Cylinder Mechanic
  • Aircraft Engine Mechanic
  • Aircraft Engine Specialist
  • Aircraft Engine Technician
  • Aircraft Equipment Repairer
  • Aircraft Magneto Mechanic
  • Aircraft Maintenance Technician (Aircraft Maintenance Tech)
  • Aircraft Mechanic
  • Aircraft Motor Mechanic
  • Aircraft Pneudraulics Repairer
  • Aircraft Powertrain Repairer
  • Aircraft Restorer
  • Aircraft Rigging and Controls Mechanic
  • Aircraft Steel Fabricator
  • Aircraft Structural Repairer
  • Aircraft Structure Mechanic
  • Aircraft Technician
  • Aircraft Worker
  • Aircraft X-Ray Examiner
  • Airframe and Power Plant Mechanic
  • Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic (A and P Mechanic)
  • Airframe and Powerplant Technician (A and P Tech)
  • Airframe Mechanic
  • Airframe Technician
  • Airline Mechanic
  • Airplane Mechanic
  • Airplane Rigger
  • Airplane Technician
  • Airplane Tester
  • Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT)
  • Aviation Mechanic
  • Aviation Support Equipment Repairer
  • Burnisher and Bumper
  • Carburetor Expert
  • Carburetor Specialist
  • Dinkey Engine Mechanic
  • Engine Installer
  • Engineman
  • Experimental Aircraft Mechanic
  • Experimental Rocketsled Mechanic
  • FAA Certified Powerplant Mechanic (Federal Aviation Administration Certified Powerplant Mechanic)
  • Flight Test Mechanic
  • Flight Test Shop Mechanic
  • Fuel System Maintenance Worker
  • Heat and Vent Aircraft Mechanic
  • Helicopter Engine Mechanic
  • Helicopter Mechanic
  • Helicopter Repairer
  • Hydraulic Mechanic
  • Ignition Mechanic
  • Jet Aircraft Servicer
  • Jet Engine Mechanic
  • Jet Mechanic
  • Landing Gear Mechanic
  • Launching Pad Mechanic
  • Magneto Electrician
  • Mechanical Developer Prover
  • Missile Mechanic
  • Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic
  • Preflight Mechanic
  • Propeller Mechanic
  • Propeller-Driven Airplane Mechanic
  • Rocket Engine Component Mechanic
  • Rocket Engine Mechanic
  • Rotor Blade Installer
  • Supercharger Mechanic
  • Utility Helicopter Repairer
  • Vacuum System Tester
  • US Salary Median: $62,188
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.

Salary Ratio: 3    

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    
  • Agricultural Equipment Mechanic
  • Agricultural Mechanic
  • Agricultural Technician
  • Agriculture Mechanic
  • Assembly Repairer
  • Combine Mechanic
  • Dairy Equipment Installer
  • Dairy Equipment Mechanic
  • Dairy Equipment Repairer
  • Electric Milkers Installer
  • Equipment Technician
  • Farm Equipment Assembler
  • Farm Equipment Mechanic
  • Farm Equipment Service Technician
  • Farm Equipment Technician
  • Farm Implement Mechanic
  • Farm Machinery Assembler
  • Farm Machinery Erector
  • Farm Machinery Mechanic
  • Farm Tractor Mechanic
  • Field Technician
  • Fitter
  • Greaser
  • Harvester Mechanic
  • Implement Mechanic
  • Irrigation Equipment Installer
  • Irrigation Equipment Mechanic
  • Irrigation Pump Installer
  • Layout Worker
  • Machine Mechanic
  • Machinery Mechanic
  • Mechanic
  • Milking Machine Mechanic
  • Milking System Installer
  • Pea Viner Mechanic
  • Rice Dryer Mechanic
  • Service Technician
  • Shop Mechanic
  • Sprinkler Irrigation Equipment Mechanic
  • Tractor Mechanic
  • Tractor Technician
  • Tractor Trailer Technician
  • US Salary Median: $44,772
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.

Salary Ratio: 3.28    

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    
  • Brake Mechanic
  • Bulldozer Mechanic
  • Caterpillar Mechanic
  • Clutch Mechanic
  • Construction Equipment Mechanic
  • Construction Equipment Overhauler
  • Crane Mechanic
  • Crane Technician
  • Dinkey Engine Mechanic
  • Dinkey Mechanic
  • Dragline Mechanic
  • Dredge Mechanic
  • Drop Hammer Mechanic
  • Endless Track Vehicle Mechanic
  • Equipment Mechanic
  • Equipment Mechanic Specialist
  • Equipment Technician
  • Field Mechanic
  • Field Service Technician
  • Field Technician
  • Fork Lift Mechanic
  • Forklift Mechanic
  • Forklift Technician
  • Garage Construction Equipment Mechanic
  • Heavy Duty Mechanic
  • Heavy Equipment Field Mechanic
  • Heavy Equipment Mechanic
  • Heavy Equipment Technician
  • Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer
  • Hoist Mechanic
  • Hydraulic Auto Jack Mechanic
  • Hydraulic Jack Mechanic
  • Hydraulic Mechanic
  • Hydro Mechanic
  • Lift Truck Mechanic
  • Link Trainer Mechanic
  • Logging Equipment Mechanic
  • Machine Overhauler
  • Machinery Mechanic
  • Maintenance Mechanic
  • Master Mechanic
  • Mechanic
  • Mobile Equipment Mechanic
  • Mobile Equipment Repairer
  • Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic
  • Power Shovel Mechanic
  • Rigging Loft Mechanic
  • Shovel Mechanic
  • Ski Lift Mechanic
  • Track Vehicle Repairer
  • Truck Mechanic
  • Trucksmith
  • US Salary Median: $53,540
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,044 per year (or $8,833 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $10,088 to earn an associate's (or $17,666 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment & Machine Technology Degrees

Washington State University

French Administration Building - Pullman, WA

Out-of-state cost: $27,113/year
In-state cost: $12,170/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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