Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems Degree

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies. Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $64,815
    "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.): 10.8%
    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: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,866/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $20,662/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,951/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,660/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,841/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,348/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: $64,815

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($95,276) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($94,290).

Fairbanks, AK $82,020
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $94,290
$88,155
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($57,400).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,940
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,400
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $56,780
Decatur, AL $46,460
Dothan, AL $51,980
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,520
Gadsden, AL $51,980
Huntsville, AL $57,040
Mobile, AL $54,820
Montgomery, AL $54,670
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,640
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,470
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,300
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,600
$52,308
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($61,150).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $53,570
Hot Springs, AR $51,420
Jonesboro, AR $57,850
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $61,150
Pine Bluff, AR $56,170
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,430
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,660
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,380
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,490
$53,236
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($76,420).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $64,950
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $75,290
Prescott, AZ $72,280
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $65,280
Tucson, AZ $70,140
Yuma, AZ $76,420
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $68,680
$70,434
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($123,830).

Chico, CA $80,740
El Centro, CA $77,200
Fresno, CA $84,730
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $89,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $95,220
Madera, CA $88,950
Merced, CA $89,620
Modesto, CA $96,630
Napa, CA $88,940
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $88,290
Redding, CA $94,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $92,060
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $112,390
Salinas, CA $114,340
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $95,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $119,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $123,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $88,450
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $113,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $102,060
Santa Rosa, CA $99,330
Stockton-Lodi, CA $89,920
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $110,460
Visalia-Porterville, CA $76,310
Yuba City, CA $104,980
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,960
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $86,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,650
$95,276
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($76,800).

Colorado Springs, CO $72,630
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $76,800
Fort Collins, CO $74,370
Grand Junction, CO $73,480
Greeley, CO $69,750
Pueblo, CO $71,890
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,600
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,720
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,720
$71,329
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($87,810).

Danbury, CT $87,810
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $79,710
New Haven, CT $79,780
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $79,800
Waterbury, CT $76,370
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,500
$78,662
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($70,900).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $53,170
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $56,700
Gainesville, FL $68,250
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,060
Jacksonville, FL $62,670
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $61,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $64,740
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,960
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $65,980
Ocala, FL $61,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $62,230
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $63,760
Panama City, FL $59,390
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $57,480
Port St. Lucie, FL $62,810
Punta Gorda, FL $70,900
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,360
Sebring, FL $62,420
Tallahassee, FL $58,420
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,590
The Villages, FL $64,890
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,810
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,820
$61,645
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($69,190).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $65,490
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $67,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,570
Brunswick, GA $51,130
Columbus, GA-AL $56,560
Dalton, GA $61,070
Gainesville, GA $59,140
Hinesville, GA $69,190
Macon, GA $58,640
Rome, GA $65,090
Savannah, GA $59,320
Valdosta, GA $58,190
Warner Robins, GA $58,730
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,840
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,210
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,780
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,340
$59,172
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($98,820).

Urban Honolulu, HI $98,820
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $85,910
$92,365
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($65,140).

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,610
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,390
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $63,320
Dubuque, IA $58,610
Iowa City, IA $65,140
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $57,390
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,800
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,110
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,030
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,060
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,390
$58,805
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($75,900).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $75,900
Idaho Falls, ID $61,320
Lewiston, ID-WA $73,830
Pocatello, ID $66,320
Twin Falls, ID $65,770
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $65,250
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,580
$66,424
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($72,390).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $64,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $72,390
Danville, IL $65,850
Decatur, IL $64,010
Kankakee, IL $61,460
Peoria, IL $62,850
Rockford, IL $68,440
Springfield, IL $65,700
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,460
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,570
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,270
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,700
$61,740
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($65,800).

Columbus, IN $59,300
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $60,840
Evansville, IN-KY $60,380
Fort Wayne, IN $59,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $65,800
Kokomo, IN $63,570
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $62,160
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $62,560
Muncie, IN $62,320
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $62,330
Terre Haute, IN $56,910
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,700
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$60,455
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($61,260).

Manhattan, KS $55,820
Topeka, KS $61,260
Wichita, KS $57,280
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $54,480
$57,210
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($60,790).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $59,490
Lexington-Fayette, KY $59,400
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,050
Owensboro, KY $60,790
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,330
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$56,965
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($63,340).

Baton Rouge, LA $58,020
Hammond, LA $63,340
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,740
Lafayette, LA $53,130
Lake Charles, LA $51,460
Monroe, LA $56,160
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $62,510
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,080
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,540
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,720
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,440
$56,376
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($83,590).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $83,590
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,150
New Bedford, MA $72,540
Pittsfield, MA $77,110
Springfield, MA-CT $74,420
Worcester, MA-CT $81,880
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $77,760
$77,207
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($72,510).

California-Lexington Park, MD $60,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $67,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $72,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $67,950
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $69,340
$67,576
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($70,870).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,390
Portland-South Portland, ME $70,870
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $63,180
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,440
$66,470
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($71,950).

Battle Creek, MI $64,460
Bay City, MI $67,750
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $68,470
Flint, MI $71,690
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $63,890
Jackson, MI $68,040
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $71,950
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $67,780
Midland, MI $56,860
Monroe, MI $66,100
Muskegon, MI $67,130
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,940
Saginaw, MI $65,980
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,750
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,050
$64,888
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($78,460).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $73,810
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,460
Rochester, MN $76,510
St. Cloud, MN $77,440
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,300
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,750
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,660
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,370
$69,913
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($66,400).

Columbia, MO $60,550
Jefferson City, MO $56,820
Joplin, MO $47,850
Kansas City, MO-KS $66,400
St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,050
St. Louis, MO-IL $61,470
Springfield, MO $55,960
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,570
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,830
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,030
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$56,181
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($59,950).

Hattiesburg, MS $50,240
Jackson, MS $59,950
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,020
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,320
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,710
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,230
$52,578
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($66,770).

Great Falls, MT $65,900
Missoula, MT $66,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,830
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,510
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,000
$66,002
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($66,280).

Burlington, NC $56,250
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $64,970
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $64,710
Fayetteville, NC $63,340
Goldsboro, NC $62,020
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,240
Greenville, NC $62,250
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $59,930
Jacksonville, NC $61,530
New Bern, NC $64,010
Raleigh, NC $66,280
Rocky Mount, NC $59,030
Wilmington, NC $60,060
Winston-Salem, NC $63,710
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,020
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,240
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,740
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,860
$61,455
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($67,300).

Fargo, ND-MN $67,300
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,730
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,510
$63,847
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($66,680).

Lincoln, NE $64,660
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $66,680
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,270
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,280
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$62,884
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($76,860).

Manchester, NH $76,150
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,860
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,840
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,300
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $73,730
$74,176
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($83,050).

Ocean City, NJ $75,610
Trenton, NJ $83,050
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,120
$78,593
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($78,990).

Farmington, NM $72,250
Las Cruces, NM $70,780
Santa Fe, NM $78,990
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,700
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,910
$71,126
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($83,360).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $83,360
Reno, NV $78,690
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,590
$77,880
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 ($88,750).

Binghamton, NY $65,410
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $70,120
Elmira, NY $62,500
Glens Falls, NY $62,840
Ithaca, NY $65,210
Kingston, NY $71,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $88,750
Rochester, NY $63,640
Syracuse, NY $66,150
Utica-Rome, NY $65,700
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,920
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,580
$66,924
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($67,770).

Canton-Massillon, OH $60,730
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $65,420
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $67,770
Columbus, OH $63,080
Dayton, OH $65,890
Lima, OH $67,030
Mansfield, OH $61,090
Springfield, OH $57,960
Toledo, OH $62,870
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,420
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,810
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $57,460
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,650
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,020
$61,300
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($62,440).

Lawton, OK $55,540
Oklahoma City, OK $62,440
Tulsa, OK $61,850
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,040
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,490
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,420
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,370
$56,021
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($92,840).

Bend-Redmond, OR $88,270
Corvallis, OR $92,840
Eugene, OR $87,710
Grants Pass, OR $84,170
Medford, OR $86,070
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $91,990
Salem, OR $86,110
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $85,380
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,670
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,590
$85,780
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($74,630).

Altoona, PA $62,970
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $70,150
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,910
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,850
Erie, PA $58,680
Gettysburg, PA $67,250
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $71,320
Johnstown, PA $59,020
Lancaster, PA $67,020
Lebanon, PA $66,050
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,630
Pittsburgh, PA $63,090
Reading, PA $70,110
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $61,340
State College, PA $63,270
Williamsport, PA $67,010
York-Hanover, PA $69,310
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,310
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,090
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,040
$64,771
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($30,710).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,060
Arecibo, PR $28,210
Guayama, PR $30,000
Mayaguez, PR $27,960
Ponce, PR $28,810
San German, PR $28,920
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,710
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$27,731
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 ($62,480).

Columbia, SC $62,090
Florence, SC $59,060
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $62,120
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,940
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $60,780
Spartanburg, SC $62,480
Sumter, SC $59,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,970
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,570
$59,701
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($59,320).

Sioux Falls, SD $59,320
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,980
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,780
$57,693
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($62,260).

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,360
Cleveland, TN $49,980
Jackson, TN $51,020
Johnson City, TN $58,440
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,260
Knoxville, TN $53,650
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,090
Morristown, TN $48,260
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,260
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,730
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,330
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,350
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,670
$53,108
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($73,090).

Amarillo, TX $60,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $65,660
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $59,870
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,010
College Station-Bryan, TX $60,660
Corpus Christi, TX $60,220
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $69,840
El Paso, TX $61,710
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $73,090
Killeen-Temple, TX $65,610
Laredo, TX $62,210
Longview, TX $57,350
Lubbock, TX $61,570
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $60,280
Midland, TX $64,340
Odessa, TX $64,870
San Angelo, TX $57,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $65,560
Sherman-Denison, TX $61,740
Texarkana, TX-AR $57,640
Tyler, TX $59,580
Victoria, TX $65,060
Waco, TX $61,350
Wichita Falls, TX $56,090
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,530
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,910
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,730
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,090
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,620
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,250
$60,671
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

St. George, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($67,690).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $63,190
Provo-Orem, UT $60,200
St. George, UT $67,690
Salt Lake City, UT $65,230
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,960
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,590
$61,477
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($70,240).

Charlottesville, VA $66,040
Harrisonburg, VA $63,330
Lynchburg, VA $62,850
Richmond, VA $70,240
Roanoke, VA $63,090
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,880
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $65,130
Winchester, VA-WV $69,470
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$62,150
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($69,670).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $69,670
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,660
$67,165
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($73,850).

Eau Claire, WI $64,180
Fond du Lac, WI $65,260
Green Bay, WI $66,360
Janesville-Beloit, WI $70,860
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $70,020
Madison, WI $72,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,850
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $62,520
Racine, WI $71,010
Sheboygan, WI $65,690
Wausau, WI $65,750
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,560
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,700
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,740
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,330
$67,423
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($59,610).

Charleston, WV $59,610
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,810
Morgantown, WV $58,660
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $56,920
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,650
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,760
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,860
$55,876
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($76,290).

Cheyenne, WY $76,290
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,010
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,390
$70,563

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $64,815

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($95,276) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($94,290) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $82,020
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $94,290
$88,155
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,400) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,940
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,400
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $56,780
Decatur, AL $46,460
Dothan, AL $51,980
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,520
Gadsden, AL $51,980
Huntsville, AL $57,040
Mobile, AL $54,820
Montgomery, AL $54,670
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,640
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,470
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,300
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,600
$52,308
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($61,150) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $53,570
Hot Springs, AR $51,420
Jonesboro, AR $57,850
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $61,150
Pine Bluff, AR $56,170
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,430
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,660
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,380
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,490
$53,236
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($76,420) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $64,950
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $75,290
Prescott, AZ $72,280
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $65,280
Tucson, AZ $70,140
Yuma, AZ $76,420
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $68,680
$70,434
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($123,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $80,740
El Centro, CA $77,200
Fresno, CA $84,730
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $89,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $95,220
Madera, CA $88,950
Merced, CA $89,620
Modesto, CA $96,630
Napa, CA $88,940
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $88,290
Redding, CA $94,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $92,060
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $112,390
Salinas, CA $114,340
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $95,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $119,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $123,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $88,450
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $113,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $102,060
Santa Rosa, CA $99,330
Stockton-Lodi, CA $89,920
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $110,460
Visalia-Porterville, CA $76,310
Yuba City, CA $104,980
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,960
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $86,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,650
$95,276
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($76,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $72,630
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $76,800
Fort Collins, CO $74,370
Grand Junction, CO $73,480
Greeley, CO $69,750
Pueblo, CO $71,890
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,600
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,720
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,720
$71,329
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($87,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $87,810
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $79,710
New Haven, CT $79,780
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $79,800
Waterbury, CT $76,370
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,500
$78,662
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($70,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $53,170
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $56,700
Gainesville, FL $68,250
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,060
Jacksonville, FL $62,670
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $61,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $64,740
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,960
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $65,980
Ocala, FL $61,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $62,230
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $63,760
Panama City, FL $59,390
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $57,480
Port St. Lucie, FL $62,810
Punta Gorda, FL $70,900
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,360
Sebring, FL $62,420
Tallahassee, FL $58,420
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,590
The Villages, FL $64,890
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,810
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,820
$61,645
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($69,190) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $65,490
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $67,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,570
Brunswick, GA $51,130
Columbus, GA-AL $56,560
Dalton, GA $61,070
Gainesville, GA $59,140
Hinesville, GA $69,190
Macon, GA $58,640
Rome, GA $65,090
Savannah, GA $59,320
Valdosta, GA $58,190
Warner Robins, GA $58,730
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,840
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,210
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,780
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,340
$59,172
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($98,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $98,820
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $85,910
$92,365
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,140) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,610
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,390
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $63,320
Dubuque, IA $58,610
Iowa City, IA $65,140
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $57,390
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,800
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,110
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,030
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,060
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,390
$58,805
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($75,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $75,900
Idaho Falls, ID $61,320
Lewiston, ID-WA $73,830
Pocatello, ID $66,320
Twin Falls, ID $65,770
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $65,250
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,580
$66,424
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($72,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $64,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $72,390
Danville, IL $65,850
Decatur, IL $64,010
Kankakee, IL $61,460
Peoria, IL $62,850
Rockford, IL $68,440
Springfield, IL $65,700
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,460
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,570
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,270
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,700
$61,740
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($65,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $59,300
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $60,840
Evansville, IN-KY $60,380
Fort Wayne, IN $59,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $65,800
Kokomo, IN $63,570
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $62,160
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $62,560
Muncie, IN $62,320
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $62,330
Terre Haute, IN $56,910
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,700
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$60,455
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($61,260) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,820
Topeka, KS $61,260
Wichita, KS $57,280
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $54,480
$57,210
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($60,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $59,490
Lexington-Fayette, KY $59,400
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,050
Owensboro, KY $60,790
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,330
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$56,965
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($63,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $58,020
Hammond, LA $63,340
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,740
Lafayette, LA $53,130
Lake Charles, LA $51,460
Monroe, LA $56,160
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $62,510
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,080
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,540
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,720
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,440
$56,376
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($83,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $83,590
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,150
New Bedford, MA $72,540
Pittsfield, MA $77,110
Springfield, MA-CT $74,420
Worcester, MA-CT $81,880
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $77,760
$77,207
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($72,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $60,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $67,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $72,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $67,950
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $69,340
$67,576
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($70,870) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,390
Portland-South Portland, ME $70,870
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $63,180
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,440
$66,470
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($71,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $64,460
Bay City, MI $67,750
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $68,470
Flint, MI $71,690
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $63,890
Jackson, MI $68,040
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $71,950
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $67,780
Midland, MI $56,860
Monroe, MI $66,100
Muskegon, MI $67,130
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,940
Saginaw, MI $65,980
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,750
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,050
$64,888
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($78,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $73,810
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,460
Rochester, MN $76,510
St. Cloud, MN $77,440
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,300
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,750
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,660
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,370
$69,913
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($66,400) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $60,550
Jefferson City, MO $56,820
Joplin, MO $47,850
Kansas City, MO-KS $66,400
St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,050
St. Louis, MO-IL $61,470
Springfield, MO $55,960
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,570
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,830
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,030
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$56,181
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($59,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $50,240
Jackson, MS $59,950
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,020
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,320
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,710
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,230
$52,578
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($66,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $65,900
Missoula, MT $66,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,830
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,510
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,000
$66,002
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($66,280) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $56,250
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $64,970
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $64,710
Fayetteville, NC $63,340
Goldsboro, NC $62,020
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,240
Greenville, NC $62,250
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $59,930
Jacksonville, NC $61,530
New Bern, NC $64,010
Raleigh, NC $66,280
Rocky Mount, NC $59,030
Wilmington, NC $60,060
Winston-Salem, NC $63,710
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,020
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,240
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,740
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,860
$61,455
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($67,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $67,300
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,730
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,510
$63,847
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($66,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $64,660
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $66,680
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,270
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,280
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$62,884
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 ($76,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $76,150
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,860
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,840
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,300
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $73,730
$74,176
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($83,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $75,610
Trenton, NJ $83,050
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,120
$78,593
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($78,990) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $72,250
Las Cruces, NM $70,780
Santa Fe, NM $78,990
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,700
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,910
$71,126
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($83,360) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $83,360
Reno, NV $78,690
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,590
$77,880
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 ($88,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $65,410
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $70,120
Elmira, NY $62,500
Glens Falls, NY $62,840
Ithaca, NY $65,210
Kingston, NY $71,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $88,750
Rochester, NY $63,640
Syracuse, NY $66,150
Utica-Rome, NY $65,700
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,920
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,580
$66,924
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($67,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $60,730
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $65,420
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $67,770
Columbus, OH $63,080
Dayton, OH $65,890
Lima, OH $67,030
Mansfield, OH $61,090
Springfield, OH $57,960
Toledo, OH $62,870
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,420
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,810
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $57,460
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,650
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,020
$61,300
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($62,440) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $55,540
Oklahoma City, OK $62,440
Tulsa, OK $61,850
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,040
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,490
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,420
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,370
$56,021
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($92,840) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $88,270
Corvallis, OR $92,840
Eugene, OR $87,710
Grants Pass, OR $84,170
Medford, OR $86,070
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $91,990
Salem, OR $86,110
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $85,380
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,670
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,590
$85,780
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 ($74,630) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $62,970
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $70,150
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,910
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,850
Erie, PA $58,680
Gettysburg, PA $67,250
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $71,320
Johnstown, PA $59,020
Lancaster, PA $67,020
Lebanon, PA $66,050
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,630
Pittsburgh, PA $63,090
Reading, PA $70,110
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $61,340
State College, PA $63,270
Williamsport, PA $67,010
York-Hanover, PA $69,310
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,310
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,090
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,040
$64,771
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($30,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,060
Arecibo, PR $28,210
Guayama, PR $30,000
Mayaguez, PR $27,960
Ponce, PR $28,810
San German, PR $28,920
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,710
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$27,731
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 ($62,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $62,090
Florence, SC $59,060
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $62,120
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,940
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $60,780
Spartanburg, SC $62,480
Sumter, SC $59,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,970
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,570
$59,701
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 ($59,320) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $59,320
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,980
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,780
$57,693
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($62,260) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,360
Cleveland, TN $49,980
Jackson, TN $51,020
Johnson City, TN $58,440
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,260
Knoxville, TN $53,650
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,090
Morristown, TN $48,260
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,260
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,730
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,330
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,350
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,670
$53,108
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($73,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $60,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $65,660
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $59,870
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,010
College Station-Bryan, TX $60,660
Corpus Christi, TX $60,220
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $69,840
El Paso, TX $61,710
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $73,090
Killeen-Temple, TX $65,610
Laredo, TX $62,210
Longview, TX $57,350
Lubbock, TX $61,570
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $60,280
Midland, TX $64,340
Odessa, TX $64,870
San Angelo, TX $57,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $65,560
Sherman-Denison, TX $61,740
Texarkana, TX-AR $57,640
Tyler, TX $59,580
Victoria, TX $65,060
Waco, TX $61,350
Wichita Falls, TX $56,090
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,530
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,910
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,730
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,090
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,620
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,250
$60,671
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

St. George, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($67,690) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $63,190
Provo-Orem, UT $60,200
St. George, UT $67,690
Salt Lake City, UT $65,230
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,960
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,590
$61,477
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($70,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $66,040
Harrisonburg, VA $63,330
Lynchburg, VA $62,850
Richmond, VA $70,240
Roanoke, VA $63,090
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,880
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $65,130
Winchester, VA-WV $69,470
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$62,150
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($69,670) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $69,670
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,660
$67,165
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($73,850) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $64,180
Fond du Lac, WI $65,260
Green Bay, WI $66,360
Janesville-Beloit, WI $70,860
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $70,020
Madison, WI $72,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,850
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $62,520
Racine, WI $71,010
Sheboygan, WI $65,690
Wausau, WI $65,750
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,560
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,700
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,740
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,330
$67,423
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($59,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $59,610
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,810
Morgantown, WV $58,660
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $56,920
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,650
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,760
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,860
$55,876
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($76,290) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $76,290
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,010
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,390
$70,563

Certificate

Average Salary Median: $64,815

The state with the highest average salary median for a certificate is California ($95,276) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Certificate)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($94,290) with a certificate.

Fairbanks, AK $82,020
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $94,290
$88,155
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Certificate)

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,400) with a certificate.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,940
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,400
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $56,780
Decatur, AL $46,460
Dothan, AL $51,980
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,520
Gadsden, AL $51,980
Huntsville, AL $57,040
Mobile, AL $54,820
Montgomery, AL $54,670
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,640
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,470
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,300
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,600
$52,308
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Certificate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($61,150) with a certificate.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $53,570
Hot Springs, AR $51,420
Jonesboro, AR $57,850
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $61,150
Pine Bluff, AR $56,170
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,430
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,660
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,380
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,490
$53,236
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Certificate)

Yuma, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($76,420) with a certificate.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $64,950
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $75,290
Prescott, AZ $72,280
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $65,280
Tucson, AZ $70,140
Yuma, AZ $76,420
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $68,680
$70,434
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Certificate)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($123,830) with a certificate.

Chico, CA $80,740
El Centro, CA $77,200
Fresno, CA $84,730
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $89,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $95,220
Madera, CA $88,950
Merced, CA $89,620
Modesto, CA $96,630
Napa, CA $88,940
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $88,290
Redding, CA $94,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $92,060
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $112,390
Salinas, CA $114,340
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $95,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $119,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $123,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $88,450
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $113,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $102,060
Santa Rosa, CA $99,330
Stockton-Lodi, CA $89,920
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $110,460
Visalia-Porterville, CA $76,310
Yuba City, CA $104,980
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $76,960
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $86,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $87,650
$95,276
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Certificate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($76,800) with a certificate.

Colorado Springs, CO $72,630
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $76,800
Fort Collins, CO $74,370
Grand Junction, CO $73,480
Greeley, CO $69,750
Pueblo, CO $71,890
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,600
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,720
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $76,720
$71,329
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Certificate)

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($87,810) with a certificate.

Danbury, CT $87,810
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $79,710
New Haven, CT $79,780
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $79,800
Waterbury, CT $76,370
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,500
$78,662
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Certificate)

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($70,900) with a certificate.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $53,170
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $56,700
Gainesville, FL $68,250
Homosassa Springs, FL $63,060
Jacksonville, FL $62,670
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $61,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $64,740
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,960
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $65,980
Ocala, FL $61,130
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $62,230
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $63,760
Panama City, FL $59,390
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $57,480
Port St. Lucie, FL $62,810
Punta Gorda, FL $70,900
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $59,360
Sebring, FL $62,420
Tallahassee, FL $58,420
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,590
The Villages, FL $64,890
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,810
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,820
$61,645
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Certificate)

Hinesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($69,190) with a certificate.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $65,490
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $67,630
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,570
Brunswick, GA $51,130
Columbus, GA-AL $56,560
Dalton, GA $61,070
Gainesville, GA $59,140
Hinesville, GA $69,190
Macon, GA $58,640
Rome, GA $65,090
Savannah, GA $59,320
Valdosta, GA $58,190
Warner Robins, GA $58,730
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,840
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,210
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,780
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $54,340
$59,172
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Certificate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($98,820) with a certificate.

Urban Honolulu, HI $98,820
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $85,910
$92,365
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Certificate)

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,140) with a certificate.

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,610
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $55,390
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $63,320
Dubuque, IA $58,610
Iowa City, IA $65,140
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $57,390
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,800
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,110
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,030
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,060
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,390
$58,805
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Certificate)

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($75,900) with a certificate.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $75,900
Idaho Falls, ID $61,320
Lewiston, ID-WA $73,830
Pocatello, ID $66,320
Twin Falls, ID $65,770
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $65,250
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,580
$66,424
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Certificate)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($72,390) with a certificate.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $58,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL $64,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $72,390
Danville, IL $65,850
Decatur, IL $64,010
Kankakee, IL $61,460
Peoria, IL $62,850
Rockford, IL $68,440
Springfield, IL $65,700
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,460
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,570
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $54,270
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,700
$61,740
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Certificate)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($65,800) with a certificate.

Columbus, IN $59,300
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $60,840
Evansville, IN-KY $60,380
Fort Wayne, IN $59,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $65,800
Kokomo, IN $63,570
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $62,160
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $62,560
Muncie, IN $62,320
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $62,330
Terre Haute, IN $56,910
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,700
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,510
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$60,455
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Certificate)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($61,260) with a certificate.

Manhattan, KS $55,820
Topeka, KS $61,260
Wichita, KS $57,280
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $54,480
$57,210
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Certificate)

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($60,790) with a certificate.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $59,490
Lexington-Fayette, KY $59,400
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,050
Owensboro, KY $60,790
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,330
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$56,965
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Certificate)

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($63,340) with a certificate.

Baton Rouge, LA $58,020
Hammond, LA $63,340
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,740
Lafayette, LA $53,130
Lake Charles, LA $51,460
Monroe, LA $56,160
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $62,510
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,080
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,540
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,720
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,440
$56,376
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Certificate)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($83,590) with a certificate.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $83,590
Leominster-Gardner, MA $73,150
New Bedford, MA $72,540
Pittsfield, MA $77,110
Springfield, MA-CT $74,420
Worcester, MA-CT $81,880
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $77,760
$77,207
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Certificate)

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($72,510) with a certificate.

California-Lexington Park, MD $60,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $67,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $72,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $67,950
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $69,340
$67,576
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Certificate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($70,870) with a certificate.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,390
Portland-South Portland, ME $70,870
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $63,180
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,440
$66,470
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Certificate)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($71,950) with a certificate.

Battle Creek, MI $64,460
Bay City, MI $67,750
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $68,470
Flint, MI $71,690
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $63,890
Jackson, MI $68,040
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $71,950
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $67,780
Midland, MI $56,860
Monroe, MI $66,100
Muskegon, MI $67,130
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,940
Saginaw, MI $65,980
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,750
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,050
$64,888
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Certificate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($78,460) with a certificate.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $73,810
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,460
Rochester, MN $76,510
St. Cloud, MN $77,440
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,300
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,750
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,660
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,370
$69,913
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Certificate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($66,400) with a certificate.

Columbia, MO $60,550
Jefferson City, MO $56,820
Joplin, MO $47,850
Kansas City, MO-KS $66,400
St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,050
St. Louis, MO-IL $61,470
Springfield, MO $55,960
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,570
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,830
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,030
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$56,181
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Certificate)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($59,950) with a certificate.

Hattiesburg, MS $50,240
Jackson, MS $59,950
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,020
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,320
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,710
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,230
$52,578
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Certificate)

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($66,770) with a certificate.

Great Falls, MT $65,900
Missoula, MT $66,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,830
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,510
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,000
$66,002
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Certificate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($66,280) with a certificate.

Burlington, NC $56,250
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $64,970
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $64,710
Fayetteville, NC $63,340
Goldsboro, NC $62,020
Greensboro-High Point, NC $63,240
Greenville, NC $62,250
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $59,930
Jacksonville, NC $61,530
New Bern, NC $64,010
Raleigh, NC $66,280
Rocky Mount, NC $59,030
Wilmington, NC $60,060
Winston-Salem, NC $63,710
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,020
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,240
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,740
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,860
$61,455
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Certificate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($67,300) with a certificate.

Fargo, ND-MN $67,300
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,730
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,510
$63,847
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Certificate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($66,680) with a certificate.

Lincoln, NE $64,660
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $66,680
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,270
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,280
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$62,884
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Certificate)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,860) with a certificate.

Manchester, NH $76,150
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,860
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,840
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,300
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $73,730
$74,176
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Certificate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($83,050) with a certificate.

Ocean City, NJ $75,610
Trenton, NJ $83,050
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,120
$78,593
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Certificate)

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($78,990) with a certificate.

Farmington, NM $72,250
Las Cruces, NM $70,780
Santa Fe, NM $78,990
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,700
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,910
$71,126
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Certificate)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($83,360) with a certificate.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $83,360
Reno, NV $78,690
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,590
$77,880
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Certificate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($88,750) with a certificate.

Binghamton, NY $65,410
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $70,120
Elmira, NY $62,500
Glens Falls, NY $62,840
Ithaca, NY $65,210
Kingston, NY $71,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $88,750
Rochester, NY $63,640
Syracuse, NY $66,150
Utica-Rome, NY $65,700
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,920
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,580
$66,924
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Certificate)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($67,770) with a certificate.

Canton-Massillon, OH $60,730
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $65,420
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $67,770
Columbus, OH $63,080
Dayton, OH $65,890
Lima, OH $67,030
Mansfield, OH $61,090
Springfield, OH $57,960
Toledo, OH $62,870
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $56,420
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,810
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $57,460
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,650
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,020
$61,300
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Certificate)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($62,440) with a certificate.

Lawton, OK $55,540
Oklahoma City, OK $62,440
Tulsa, OK $61,850
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,040
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,490
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,420
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,370
$56,021
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Certificate)

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($92,840) with a certificate.

Bend-Redmond, OR $88,270
Corvallis, OR $92,840
Eugene, OR $87,710
Grants Pass, OR $84,170
Medford, OR $86,070
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $91,990
Salem, OR $86,110
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $85,380
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $79,670
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,590
$85,780
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Certificate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($74,630) with a certificate.

Altoona, PA $62,970
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $70,150
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $68,910
East Stroudsburg, PA $57,850
Erie, PA $58,680
Gettysburg, PA $67,250
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $71,320
Johnstown, PA $59,020
Lancaster, PA $67,020
Lebanon, PA $66,050
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,630
Pittsburgh, PA $63,090
Reading, PA $70,110
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $61,340
State College, PA $63,270
Williamsport, PA $67,010
York-Hanover, PA $69,310
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,310
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,090
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,040
$64,771
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Certificate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($30,710) with a certificate.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,060
Arecibo, PR $28,210
Guayama, PR $30,000
Mayaguez, PR $27,960
Ponce, PR $28,810
San German, PR $28,920
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,710
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$27,731
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Certificate)

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($62,480) with a certificate.

Columbia, SC $62,090
Florence, SC $59,060
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $62,120
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,940
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $60,780
Spartanburg, SC $62,480
Sumter, SC $59,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,970
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,570
$59,701
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Certificate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($59,320) with a certificate.

Sioux Falls, SD $59,320
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,980
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,780
$57,693
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Certificate)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($62,260) with a certificate.

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,360
Cleveland, TN $49,980
Jackson, TN $51,020
Johnson City, TN $58,440
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,260
Knoxville, TN $53,650
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,090
Morristown, TN $48,260
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,260
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,730
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,330
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,350
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,670
$53,108
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Certificate)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($73,090) with a certificate.

Amarillo, TX $60,680
Austin-Round Rock, TX $65,660
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $59,870
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $59,010
College Station-Bryan, TX $60,660
Corpus Christi, TX $60,220
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $69,840
El Paso, TX $61,710
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $73,090
Killeen-Temple, TX $65,610
Laredo, TX $62,210
Longview, TX $57,350
Lubbock, TX $61,570
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $60,280
Midland, TX $64,340
Odessa, TX $64,870
San Angelo, TX $57,020
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $65,560
Sherman-Denison, TX $61,740
Texarkana, TX-AR $57,640
Tyler, TX $59,580
Victoria, TX $65,060
Waco, TX $61,350
Wichita Falls, TX $56,090
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,530
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,910
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,730
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,090
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,620
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,250
$60,671
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Certificate)

St. George, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($67,690) with a certificate.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $63,190
Provo-Orem, UT $60,200
St. George, UT $67,690
Salt Lake City, UT $65,230
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,960
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,590
$61,477
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Certificate)

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($70,240) with a certificate.

Charlottesville, VA $66,040
Harrisonburg, VA $63,330
Lynchburg, VA $62,850
Richmond, VA $70,240
Roanoke, VA $63,090
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $61,880
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $65,130
Winchester, VA-WV $69,470
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,750
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,000
$62,150
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Certificate)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($69,670) with a certificate.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $69,670
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,660
$67,165
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Certificate)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($73,850) with a certificate.

Eau Claire, WI $64,180
Fond du Lac, WI $65,260
Green Bay, WI $66,360
Janesville-Beloit, WI $70,860
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $70,020
Madison, WI $72,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,850
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $62,520
Racine, WI $71,010
Sheboygan, WI $65,690
Wausau, WI $65,750
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,560
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,700
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,740
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $65,330
$67,423
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Certificate)

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($59,610) with a certificate.

Charleston, WV $59,610
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,810
Morgantown, WV $58,660
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $56,920
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,650
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,760
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,860
$55,876
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Certificate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($76,290) with a certificate.

Cheyenne, WY $76,290
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,010
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,390
$70,563

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $64,815.  For a certificate degree, the average salary median is $64,815. 

  Naturopathic Physicians

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May use physiological, psychological or mechanical methods. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies.

Salary Ratio: 0.39    

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    
  • Doctor (Dr)
  • Naturopath
  • Naturopathic Doctor
  • Naturopathic Endocrinologist
  • Naturopathic Medicine Doctor
  • Naturopathic Oncologist
  • Naturopathic Oncology Provider
  • Physician
  • US Salary Median: $66,277
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Orthoptists

Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.

Salary Ratio: 3.08    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Certified Orthoptist
  • Clinical Orthoptist (CO)
  • Orthoptist
  • US Salary Median: $66,277
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Certificate


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $17,659 per year (or $18,951 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $70,636 to earn a doctorate (or $75,804 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($82,644 if you're in-state, $103,460 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($35,318 if you're in-state, $37,902 if you're out-of-state).

Certificate

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $20,661 per year (or $25,865 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $20,661 to earn a certificate (or $25,865 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems Degrees

Texas Health and Science University

4005 Menchaca Rd - Austin, TX

Out-of-state cost: $17,819/year
In-state cost: $17,819/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Plymouth State University

17 High Street - Plymouth, NH

Out-of-state cost: $23,902/year
In-state cost: $14,492/year
Degrees: Certificate, Certificate

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Speer Blvd And Colfax Ave - Denver, CO

Out-of-state cost: $23,967/year
In-state cost: $8,693/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

St Catherine University

2004 Randolph Ave - Saint Paul, MN

Out-of-state cost: $34,720/year
In-state cost: $34,720/year
Degrees: Master's, Certificate

Thomas Jefferson University

1020 Walnut Street - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $41,715/year
In-state cost: $41,715/year
Degrees: Certificate

Drexel University

3141 Chestnut St - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $56,238/year
In-state cost: $56,238/year
Degrees: Certificate


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