Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Anthropology Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and prehistoric archeology, hominid evolution, anthropological linguistics, ethnography, ethnology, ethnohistory, socio-cultural anthropology, psychological anthropology, research methods, and applications to areas such as medicine, forensic pathology, museum studies, and international affairs.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards. Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning. Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $72,417
"Salary Value" is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 9.23%
The "average of job growth averages" is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years

Education Costs

Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $28,110/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $20,083/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $26,189/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $18,522/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $27,336/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $19,454/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: $72,417

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($107,582) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($89,749).

Fairbanks, AK	$89,749
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$88,354

$89,051

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($105,198).

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$87,040
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$89,108
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$70,755
Decatur, AL	$87,498
Dothan, AL	$77,884
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$74,240
Gadsden, AL	$74,838
Huntsville, AL	$105,198
Mobile, AL	$84,373
Montgomery, AL	$81,476
Tuscaloosa, AL	$81,814
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$74,040
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$76,925
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$71,416
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$75,446

$80,803

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($75,115).

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$64,543
Hot Springs, AR	$60,790
Jonesboro, AR	$64,540
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$75,115
Pine Bluff, AR	$73,239
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$61,048
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$67,443
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$60,061
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$49,055

$65,338

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($91,124).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$69,791
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$91,124
Prescott, AZ	$67,903
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$84,906
Tucson, AZ	$78,176
Yuma, AZ	$72,111
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$71,524

$76,723

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($175,980).

Chico, CA	$88,860
El Centro, CA	$99,090
Fresno, CA	$93,040
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$125,020
Madera, CA	$102,050
Merced, CA	$103,780
Modesto, CA	$101,790
Napa, CA	$121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$113,540
Redding, CA	$91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$103,343
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$104,455
Salinas, CA	$105,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$116,149
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$140,861
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$175,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$96,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$110,050
Santa Rosa, CA	$105,434
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$105,910
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$119,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$93,470
Yuba City, CA	$96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$81,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$83,240
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$84,820

$106,264

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($136,280).

Colorado Springs, CO	$111,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$136,280
Fort Collins, CO	$111,360
Grand Junction, CO	$97,660
Greeley, CO	$108,220
Pueblo, CO	$96,060
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$80,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$83,666
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$100,800

$102,478

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($119,840).

Danbury, CT	$112,706
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$119,840
New Haven, CT	$108,660
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$110,850
Waterbury, CT	$99,883
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$93,553

$107,582

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($102,580).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$76,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$76,930
Gainesville, FL	$82,550
Homosassa Springs, FL	$73,410
Jacksonville, FL	$90,940
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$85,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$99,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$89,610
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$86,170
Ocala, FL	$78,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$92,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$102,580
Panama City, FL	$72,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$77,320
Port St. Lucie, FL	$81,640
Punta Gorda, FL	$74,520
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$83,530
Sebring, FL	$66,540
Tallahassee, FL	$81,910
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$98,020
The Villages, FL	$92,060
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$77,390
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$70,480

$83,056

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($101,449).

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$79,260
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$101,449
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$84,440
Brunswick, GA	$85,527
Columbus, GA-AL	$80,209
Dalton, GA	$80,009
Gainesville, GA	$76,404
Hinesville, GA	$79,263
Macon, GA	$74,366
Rome, GA	$71,994
Savannah, GA	$81,363
Valdosta, GA	$71,333
Warner Robins, GA	$75,439
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$68,976
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$71,454
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$68,356
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$68,991

$77,578

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($95,884).

Urban Honolulu, HI	$95,884
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$83,743

$89,814

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($92,626).

Cedar Rapids, IA	$90,030
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$86,614
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$92,626
Dubuque, IA	$77,345
Iowa City, IA	$82,699
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$81,924
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$77,369
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$69,388
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$70,609
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$68,054
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$74,226

$79,131

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($79,830).

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$64,733
Idaho Falls, ID	$79,830
Lewiston, ID-WA	$64,530
Pocatello, ID	$61,107
Twin Falls, ID	$62,060
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$67,486
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$64,844

$66,370

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($115,400).

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$77,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$86,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$115,400
Danville, IL	$88,540
Decatur, IL	$81,500
Kankakee, IL	$80,590
Peoria, IL	$99,860
Rockford, IL	$89,540
Springfield, IL	$90,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$71,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$74,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$74,010

$85,655

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($96,638).

Columbus, IN	$96,638
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$85,078
Evansville, IN-KY	$76,720
Fort Wayne, IN	$81,690
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$85,579
Kokomo, IN	$83,884
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$85,079
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$77,496
Muncie, IN	$73,835
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$82,870
Terre Haute, IN	$74,041
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$75,670
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$72,081
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$73,305

$80,227

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($82,006).

Manhattan, KS	$76,935
Topeka, KS	$74,959
Wichita, KS	$82,006
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$72,421

$76,580

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($81,735).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$74,953
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$79,303
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$81,735
Owensboro, KY	$69,570
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$68,719
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$70,703
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$68,619
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$62,958

$72,070

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($89,210).

Baton Rouge, LA	$81,739
Hammond, LA	$77,779
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$83,881
Lafayette, LA	$83,747
Lake Charles, LA	$86,016
Monroe, LA	$71,599
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$89,210
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$77,234
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$71,147
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$77,647
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$75,927

$79,630

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($123,991).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$123,991
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$95,441
New Bedford, MA	$93,606
Pittsfield, MA	$87,839
Springfield, MA-CT	$94,499
Worcester, MA-CT	$99,113
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	$86,056

$97,166

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($114,091).

California-Lexington Park, MD	$114,091
Cumberland, MD-WV	$79,313
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$87,143
Salisbury, MD-DE	$92,054
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$81,513

$90,823

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($91,696).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$76,331
Portland-South Portland, ME	$91,696
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$71,875
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$75,173

$78,769

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($108,684).

Battle Creek, MI	$101,110
Bay City, MI	$91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$108,684
Flint, MI	$88,761
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$95,716
Jackson, MI	$96,299
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$96,114
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$97,726
Monroe, MI	$93,906
Muskegon, MI	$83,247
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$84,324
Saginaw, MI	$92,081
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$75,713
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$68,331
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$76,000
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$81,994
Midland, MI	$86,060

$89,299

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($113,893).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$86,539
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$113,893
Rochester, MN	$89,881
St. Cloud, MN	$87,921
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$82,884
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$79,976
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$80,901
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$87,229

$88,653

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($96,357).

Columbia, MO	$83,710
Jefferson City, MO	$72,501
Joplin, MO	$71,747
Kansas City, MO-KS	$96,357
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$81,137
St. Louis, MO-IL	$94,970
Springfield, MO	$76,574
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$65,847
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$66,229
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$65,219
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$64,769

$76,180

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($70,413).

Hattiesburg, MS	$66,260
Jackson, MS	$70,413
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$62,333
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$64,014
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$66,699
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$68,068

$66,298

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($80,193).

Great Falls, MT	$76,633
Missoula, MT	$73,051
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$80,193
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$71,403
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$69,355

$74,127

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($115,539).

Burlington, NC	$88,227
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$109,754
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$115,539
Fayetteville, NC	$88,194
Goldsboro, NC	$81,671
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$99,310
Greenville, NC	$97,844
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$87,009
Jacksonville, NC	$78,176
New Bern, NC	$83,877
Raleigh, NC	$107,530
Rocky Mount, NC	$85,006
Wilmington, NC	$89,674
Winston-Salem, NC	$96,987
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$79,337
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$74,349
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$79,460
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$77,570

$89,973

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($90,357).

Fargo, ND-MN	$90,357
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$86,954
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$81,709
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$77,264

$84,071

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($88,286).

Lincoln, NE	$79,805
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$88,286
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$69,819
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$72,768
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$75,486

$77,233

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($109,061).

Manchester, NH	$101,281
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$109,061
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$68,604
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$85,543
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$88,904

$90,679

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($125,620).

Ocean City, NJ	$94,234
Trenton, NJ	$125,620
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$100,815

$106,890

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($83,384).

Farmington, NM	$83,384
Las Cruces, NM	$74,654
Santa Fe, NM	$77,558
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$79,357
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$80,579

$78,944

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($88,960).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$88,960
Reno, NV	$86,504
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$81,419

$85,483

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 ($150,909).

Binghamton, NY	$102,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$108,590
Elmira, NY	$96,770
Glens Falls, NY	$97,930
Ithaca, NY	$118,600
Kingston, NY	$91,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$150,909
Rochester, NY	$107,294
Syracuse, NY	$105,701
Utica-Rome, NY	$97,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$92,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$93,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$94,140

$104,058

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($99,490).

Canton-Massillon, OH	$84,656
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$98,681
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$98,701
Columbus, OH	$99,490
Dayton, OH	$98,776
Lima, OH	$82,427
Mansfield, OH	$76,124
Springfield, OH	$82,187
Toledo, OH	$92,870
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$77,724
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$85,553
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$83,710
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$81,654
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$81,521

$87,434

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($86,480).

Lawton, OK	$76,381
Oklahoma City, OK	$86,480
Tulsa, OK	$86,350
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$72,231
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$76,019
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$68,334
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$69,780

$76,511

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($102,554).

Bend-Redmond, OR	$86,300
Corvallis, OR	$100,370
Eugene, OR	$82,800
Grants Pass, OR	$77,520
Medford, OR	$84,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$102,554
Salem, OR	$97,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$81,900
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$79,530
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$78,930

$87,435

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($129,250).

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

$97,829

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($57,873).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$45,488
Arecibo, PR	$43,300
Guayama, PR	$47,663
Mayaguez, PR	$45,395
Ponce, PR	$47,528
San German, PR	$38,934
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$57,873
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$42,171

$46,018

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 ($91,511).

Columbia, SC	$91,511
Florence, SC	$85,124
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$87,347
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$82,320
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$76,783
Spartanburg, SC	$90,150
Sumter, SC	$79,371
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$75,936
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$76,099
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$75,849

$82,049

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($97,730).

Sioux Falls, SD	$97,730
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$88,393
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$74,114

$86,746

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($85,905).

Clarksville, TN-KY	$75,101
Cleveland, TN	$70,734
Jackson, TN	$72,651
Johnson City, TN	$73,056
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$77,726
Knoxville, TN	$77,559
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$82,463
Morristown, TN	$67,005
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$85,905
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$66,261
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$65,129
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$63,948
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$64,371

$72,455

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($113,270).

Amarillo, TX	$85,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$108,710
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$89,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$71,130
College Station-Bryan, TX	$89,190
Corpus Christi, TX	$85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$106,919
El Paso, TX	$84,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$104,314
Killeen-Temple, TX	$87,720
Laredo, TX	$81,730
Longview, TX	$91,340
Lubbock, TX	$86,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$81,080
Midland, TX	$113,270
Odessa, TX	$99,430
San Angelo, TX	$77,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$95,254
Sherman-Denison, TX	$83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR	$76,310
Tyler, TX	$80,080
Victoria, TX	$82,200
Waco, TX	$86,260
Wichita Falls, TX	$79,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$86,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$81,900
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$75,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$78,130
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$85,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$83,970

$87,693

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($80,746).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$69,758
Provo-Orem, UT	$80,059
St. George, UT	$56,710
Salt Lake City, UT	$80,746
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$62,445
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$56,443

$67,693

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($105,691).

Charlottesville, VA	$105,691
Harrisonburg, VA	$96,040
Lynchburg, VA	$89,507
Richmond, VA	$104,183
Roanoke, VA	$90,597
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$89,476
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$98,625
Winchester, VA-WV	$100,820
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$75,183
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$77,949
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$86,541
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$84,424

$91,617

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($80,097).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$75,113
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$80,097

$77,605

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($136,670).

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$110,400
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$120,950
Longview, WA	$109,590
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$103,820
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$103,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$136,670
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$101,270
Walla Walla, WA	$92,420
Wenatchee, WA	$100,970
Yakima, WA	$103,980
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$96,980
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$95,050

$106,268

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($118,460).

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

$101,111

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($83,013).

Charleston, WV	$74,846
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$72,114
Morgantown, WV	$83,013
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$73,908
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$78,881
Wheeling, WV-OH	$73,783
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$63,265
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$66,378

$73,184

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($85,556).

Cheyenne, WY	$85,556
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$83,306
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$79,839

$82,900

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $90,146

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($120,237) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($93,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$93,750

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($120,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$89,333

Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($82,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$70,609

Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($104,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$75,330
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$104,050
Prescott, AZ	$72,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$92,200
Tucson, AZ	$88,140
Yuma, AZ	$77,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$78,680

$84,091

California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($175,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	$88,860
El Centro, CA	$99,090
Fresno, CA	$93,040
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$125,020
Madera, CA	$102,050
Merced, CA	$103,780
Modesto, CA	$101,790
Napa, CA	$121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$113,540
Redding, CA	$91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$103,040
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$113,270
Salinas, CA	$105,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$123,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$155,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$175,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$96,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$110,050
Santa Rosa, CA	$113,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$105,910
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$119,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$93,470
Yuba City, CA	$96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$81,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$83,240
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$87,220

$107,343

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($136,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$111,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$136,280
Fort Collins, CO	$111,360
Grand Junction, CO	$97,660
Greeley, CO	$108,220
Pueblo, CO	$96,060
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$80,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$89,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$100,800

$103,476

Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($126,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$120,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$126,710
New Haven, CT	$114,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$113,530
Waterbury, CT	$103,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$98,280

$112,802

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($102,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$76,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$76,930
Gainesville, FL	$82,550
Homosassa Springs, FL	$73,410
Jacksonville, FL	$90,940
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$85,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$99,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$89,610
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$86,170
Ocala, FL	$78,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$92,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$102,580
Panama City, FL	$72,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$77,320
Port St. Lucie, FL	$81,640
Punta Gorda, FL	$74,520
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$83,530
Sebring, FL	$66,540
Tallahassee, FL	$81,910
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$98,020
The Villages, FL	$92,060
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$77,390
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$70,480

$83,056

Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($109,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$82,462

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($103,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$103,520
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$89,380

$96,450

Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($104,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$102,400
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$94,840
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$104,940
Dubuque, IA	$88,010
Iowa City, IA	$86,670
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$91,600
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$85,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$75,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$78,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$74,760
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$83,240

$87,772

Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($87,770) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$70,120
Idaho Falls, ID	$87,770
Lewiston, ID-WA	$68,710
Pocatello, ID	$62,950
Twin Falls, ID	$66,000
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$70,570
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$68,460

$70,654

Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($115,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$77,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$86,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$115,400
Danville, IL	$88,540
Decatur, IL	$81,500
Kankakee, IL	$80,590
Peoria, IL	$99,860
Rockford, IL	$89,540
Springfield, IL	$90,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$71,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$74,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$74,010

$85,655

Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($112,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN	$112,190
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$93,850
Evansville, IN-KY	$83,080
Fort Wayne, IN	$91,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$94,830
Kokomo, IN	$89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$94,330
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$87,990
Muncie, IN	$80,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$87,600
Terre Haute, IN	$80,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$85,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$80,350
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$80,480

$88,718

Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	$84,730
Topeka, KS	$83,130
Wichita, KS	$91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$79,990

$84,950

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($90,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$81,070
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$88,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$90,420
Owensboro, KY	$76,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$74,030
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$76,480
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$74,510
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$67,200

$78,503

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($96,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	$87,670
Hammond, LA	$83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$90,610
Lafayette, LA	$90,400
Lake Charles, LA	$92,810
Monroe, LA	$76,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$96,180
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$82,220
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$83,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$81,620

$85,508

Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($130,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$101,150

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($124,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$124,070
Cumberland, MD-WV	$83,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$92,550
Salisbury, MD-DE	$96,880
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$86,520

$96,624

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($102,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$83,310
Portland-South Portland, ME	$102,710
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$78,910
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$82,800

$86,933

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($116,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	$101,110
Bay City, MI	$91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$116,250
Flint, MI	$91,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$100,830
Jackson, MI	$101,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$99,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$102,910
Monroe, MI	$96,080
Muskegon, MI	$87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$87,910
Saginaw, MI	$96,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$78,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$69,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$77,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$85,490
Midland, MI	N/A

$92,789

Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($120,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$92,488

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($104,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO	$83,710
Jefferson City, MO	$77,410
Joplin, MO	$76,820
Kansas City, MO-KS	$104,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$87,470
St. Louis, MO-IL	$103,250
Springfield, MO	$82,150
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$69,400
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$70,580
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$69,460
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$69,150

$81,295

Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($77,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$72,010

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($90,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$83,674

North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($125,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$97,347

North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($96,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$96,880
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$93,050
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$87,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$82,420

$89,930

Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($97,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE	$88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$97,810
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$80,440
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$83,240

$85,582

New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($124,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$114,830
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$124,140
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$75,020
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$94,450
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$98,910

$101,470

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($141,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$106,620
Trenton, NJ	$141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$112,630

$120,237

New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$88,970
Las Cruces, NM	$81,350
Santa Fe, NM	$86,670
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$85,450
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$86,740

$85,836

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($97,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$94,840
Reno, NV	$97,840
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$87,950

$93,543

New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($156,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$102,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$108,590
Elmira, NY	$96,770
Glens Falls, NY	$97,930
Ithaca, NY	$118,600
Kingston, NY	$91,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$156,280
Rochester, NY	$113,290
Syracuse, NY	$107,460
Utica-Rome, NY	$97,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$92,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$93,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$94,140

$104,380

Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($104,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$104,460
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$104,530
Columbus, OH	$104,980
Dayton, OH	$101,850
Lima, OH	$86,190
Mansfield, OH	$78,640
Springfield, OH	$84,920
Toledo, OH	$97,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$81,170
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$89,100
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$86,960
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$84,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$83,820

$91,175

Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($93,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK	$82,400
Oklahoma City, OK	$93,490
Tulsa, OK	$93,260
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$77,610
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$81,340
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$72,680
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$74,850

$82,233

Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($109,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$86,300
Corvallis, OR	$100,370
Eugene, OR	$82,800
Grants Pass, OR	$77,520
Medford, OR	$84,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$109,690
Salem, OR	$97,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$81,900
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$79,530
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$78,930

$87,897

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($129,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$97,829

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($65,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$49,444

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($98,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$98,200
Florence, SC	$92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$94,330
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$88,370
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$82,600
Spartanburg, SC	$96,630
Sumter, SC	$85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$81,100
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$81,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$81,440

$88,116

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($106,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$94,357

Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($96,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$78,683

Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($114,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX	$85,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$108,710
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$89,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$71,130
College Station-Bryan, TX	$89,190
Corpus Christi, TX	$85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$114,010
El Paso, TX	$84,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$111,570
Killeen-Temple, TX	$87,720
Laredo, TX	$81,730
Longview, TX	$91,340
Lubbock, TX	$86,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$81,080
Midland, TX	$113,270
Odessa, TX	$99,430
San Angelo, TX	$77,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$101,880
Sherman-Denison, TX	$83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR	$76,310
Tyler, TX	$80,080
Victoria, TX	$82,200
Waco, TX	$86,260
Wichita Falls, TX	$79,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$86,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$81,900
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$75,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$78,130
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$85,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$83,970

$87,952

Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$74,052

Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($113,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$97,838

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$79,170
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$84,500

$81,835

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($136,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$110,400
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$120,950
Longview, WA	$109,590
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$103,820
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$103,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$136,670
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$101,270
Walla Walla, WA	$92,420
Wenatchee, WA	$100,970
Yakima, WA	$103,980
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$96,980
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$95,050

$106,268

Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($118,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$101,111

West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($92,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$80,011

Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

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

$88,610

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $90,146

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is New Jersey ($120,237) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($93,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$93,750

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($120,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$89,333

Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($82,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$70,609

Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($104,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$75,330
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$104,050
Prescott, AZ	$72,390
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$92,200
Tucson, AZ	$88,140
Yuma, AZ	$77,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$78,680

$84,091

California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($175,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	$88,860
El Centro, CA	$99,090
Fresno, CA	$93,040
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$99,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$125,020
Madera, CA	$102,050
Merced, CA	$103,780
Modesto, CA	$101,790
Napa, CA	$121,300
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$113,540
Redding, CA	$91,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$103,040
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$113,270
Salinas, CA	$105,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$123,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$155,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$175,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$96,210
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$104,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$110,050
Santa Rosa, CA	$113,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$105,910
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$119,490
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$93,470
Yuba City, CA	$96,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$81,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$83,240
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$87,220

$107,343

Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($136,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$111,260
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$136,280
Fort Collins, CO	$111,360
Grand Junction, CO	$97,660
Greeley, CO	$108,220
Pueblo, CO	$96,060
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$80,130
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$89,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$100,800

$103,476

Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($126,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$120,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$126,710
New Haven, CT	$114,030
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$113,530
Waterbury, CT	$103,890
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$98,280

$112,802

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($102,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$76,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$76,930
Gainesville, FL	$82,550
Homosassa Springs, FL	$73,410
Jacksonville, FL	$90,940
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$85,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$99,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$89,610
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$86,170
Ocala, FL	$78,360
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$92,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$102,580
Panama City, FL	$72,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$77,320
Port St. Lucie, FL	$81,640
Punta Gorda, FL	$74,520
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	$83,530
Sebring, FL	$66,540
Tallahassee, FL	$81,910
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$98,020
The Villages, FL	$92,060
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$77,390
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$70,480

$83,056

Georgia

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

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($109,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$82,462

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($103,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$103,520
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$89,380

$96,450

Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($104,940) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$102,400
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$94,840
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$104,940
Dubuque, IA	$88,010
Iowa City, IA	$86,670
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$91,600
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$85,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$75,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$78,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$74,760
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$83,240

$87,772

Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($87,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$70,120
Idaho Falls, ID	$87,770
Lewiston, ID-WA	$68,710
Pocatello, ID	$62,950
Twin Falls, ID	$66,000
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$70,570
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$68,460

$70,654

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 ($115,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL	$77,800
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$86,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$115,400
Danville, IL	$88,540
Decatur, IL	$81,500
Kankakee, IL	$80,590
Peoria, IL	$99,860
Rockford, IL	$89,540
Springfield, IL	$90,630
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$83,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$71,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$74,610
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$74,010

$85,655

Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($112,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN	$112,190
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$93,850
Evansville, IN-KY	$83,080
Fort Wayne, IN	$91,600
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$94,830
Kokomo, IN	$89,650
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$94,330
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$87,990
Muncie, IN	$80,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$87,600
Terre Haute, IN	$80,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$85,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$80,350
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$80,480

$88,718

Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($91,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	$84,730
Topeka, KS	$83,130
Wichita, KS	$91,950
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$79,990

$84,950

Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($90,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$81,070
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$88,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$90,420
Owensboro, KY	$76,190
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$74,030
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$76,480
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$74,510
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$67,200

$78,503

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($96,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA	$87,670
Hammond, LA	$83,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$90,610
Lafayette, LA	$90,400
Lake Charles, LA	$92,810
Monroe, LA	$76,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$96,180
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$82,220
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$75,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$83,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$81,620

$85,508

Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($130,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$101,150

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($124,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$124,070
Cumberland, MD-WV	$83,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$92,550
Salisbury, MD-DE	$96,880
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$86,520

$96,624

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($102,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$83,310
Portland-South Portland, ME	$102,710
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$78,910
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$82,800

$86,933

Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($116,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	$101,110
Bay City, MI	$91,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$116,250
Flint, MI	$91,730
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$100,830
Jackson, MI	$101,790
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$99,590
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$102,910
Monroe, MI	$96,080
Muskegon, MI	$87,810
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$87,910
Saginaw, MI	$96,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$78,220
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$69,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$77,650
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$85,490
Midland, MI	N/A

$92,789

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 ($120,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$92,488

Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($104,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO	$83,710
Jefferson City, MO	$77,410
Joplin, MO	$76,820
Kansas City, MO-KS	$104,840
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$87,470
St. Louis, MO-IL	$103,250
Springfield, MO	$82,150
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$69,400
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$70,580
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$69,460
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$69,150

$81,295

Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($77,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$72,010

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($90,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$83,674

North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($125,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$97,347

North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($96,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$96,880
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$93,050
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$87,370
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$82,420

$89,930

Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($97,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE	$88,510
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$97,810
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$77,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$80,440
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$83,240

$85,582

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 ($124,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$114,830
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$124,140
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$75,020
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$94,450
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$98,910

$101,470

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($141,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ	$106,620
Trenton, NJ	$141,460
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$112,630

$120,237

New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($88,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM	$88,970
Las Cruces, NM	$81,350
Santa Fe, NM	$86,670
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$85,450
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$86,740

$85,836

Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($97,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$94,840
Reno, NV	$97,840
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$87,950

$93,543

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 ($156,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$102,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$108,590
Elmira, NY	$96,770
Glens Falls, NY	$97,930
Ithaca, NY	$118,600
Kingston, NY	$91,310
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$156,280
Rochester, NY	$113,290
Syracuse, NY	$107,460
Utica-Rome, NY	$97,300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$90,720
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$92,490
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$93,850
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$94,140

$104,380

Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($104,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$88,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$104,460
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$104,530
Columbus, OH	$104,980
Dayton, OH	$101,850
Lima, OH	$86,190
Mansfield, OH	$78,640
Springfield, OH	$84,920
Toledo, OH	$97,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$81,170
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$89,100
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$86,960
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$84,260
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$83,820

$91,175

Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($93,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK	$82,400
Oklahoma City, OK	$93,490
Tulsa, OK	$93,260
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$77,610
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$81,340
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$72,680
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$74,850

$82,233

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 ($109,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR	$86,300
Corvallis, OR	$100,370
Eugene, OR	$82,800
Grants Pass, OR	$77,520
Medford, OR	$84,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$109,690
Salem, OR	$97,220
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$81,900
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$79,530
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$78,930

$87,897

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($129,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$97,829

Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($65,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$49,444

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($98,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$98,200
Florence, SC	$92,200
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$94,330
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$88,370
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$82,600
Spartanburg, SC	$96,630
Sumter, SC	$85,010
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$81,100
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$81,280
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$81,440

$88,116

South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($106,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$94,357

Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($96,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$78,683

Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($114,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX	$85,330
Austin-Round Rock, TX	$108,710
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$89,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$71,130
College Station-Bryan, TX	$89,190
Corpus Christi, TX	$85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$114,010
El Paso, TX	$84,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$111,570
Killeen-Temple, TX	$87,720
Laredo, TX	$81,730
Longview, TX	$91,340
Lubbock, TX	$86,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$81,080
Midland, TX	$113,270
Odessa, TX	$99,430
San Angelo, TX	$77,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$101,880
Sherman-Denison, TX	$83,040
Texarkana, TX-AR	$76,310
Tyler, TX	$80,080
Victoria, TX	$82,200
Waco, TX	$86,260
Wichita Falls, TX	$79,350
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$86,140
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$81,900
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$75,930
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$78,130
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$85,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$83,970

$87,952

Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($90,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$74,052

Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($113,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$97,838

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($84,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$79,170
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$84,500

$81,835

Washington

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

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($136,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$110,400
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$120,950
Longview, WA	$109,590
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$103,820
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$103,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$136,670
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$101,270
Walla Walla, WA	$92,420
Wenatchee, WA	$100,970
Yakima, WA	$103,980
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$96,980
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$95,050

$106,268

Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($118,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$101,111

West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($92,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$80,011

Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($91,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

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

$88,610

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $61,600

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is Virginia ($82,230) in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area.

Alaska

N/A

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$52,850
Decatur, AL	$68,170
Dothan, AL	$72,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$58,890
Gadsden, AL	$66,580
Huntsville, AL	$67,830
Mobile, AL	$61,580
Montgomery, AL	$57,440
Tuscaloosa, AL	$58,240
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$50,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$58,180

$60,257

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($92,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$56,450
Hot Springs, AR	$54,660
Jonesboro, AR	$50,500
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$54,780
Pine Bluff, AR	$92,070
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$52,840
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$55,930
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$54,680
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$56,010

$58,658

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($59,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$59,070
Prescott, AZ	N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	N/A
Tucson, AZ	$56,130
Yuma, AZ	N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$59,520

$58,240

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($87,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA	N/A
El Centro, CA	N/A
Fresno, CA	N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	N/A
Madera, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Redding, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$78,460
Salinas, CA	N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$87,220
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$79,130
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	$59,860
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$70,420

$75,018

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($48,600) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO	N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	N/A
Fort Collins, CO	N/A
Grand Junction, CO	N/A
Greeley, CO	N/A
Pueblo, CO	N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$48,600
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$48,600

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT	$66,720
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$78,620
New Haven, CT	$76,440
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$94,770
Waterbury, CT	$75,840
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$65,190

$76,263

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

N/A

Georgia

N/A

Hawaii

N/A

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($78,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$64,050
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$78,870
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$65,140
Dubuque, IA	$50,130
Iowa City, IA	$58,870
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$56,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$53,830
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$53,120

$59,223

Idaho

N/A

Illinois

N/A

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($74,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbus, IN	$58,760
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$74,940
Evansville, IN-KY	$72,620
Fort Wayne, IN	$60,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$68,400
Kokomo, IN	$49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$58,580
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$48,910
Muncie, IN	$58,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$54,490
Terre Haute, IN	$63,590
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$55,260
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$51,150
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$64,970

$60,013

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($60,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS	$51,310
Topeka, KS	$54,120
Wichita, KS	$60,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$59,430

$56,240

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

$56,573

Louisiana

N/A

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($84,340) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

$72,696

Maryland

N/A

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$71,200
Portland-South Portland, ME	$66,850
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$61,150
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$58,270

$64,368

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($86,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$63,290
Flint, MI	$70,950
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$65,030
Jackson, MI	$63,350
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$75,260
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$66,620
Monroe, MI	$80,860
Muskegon, MI	$55,870
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$62,810
Saginaw, MI	$65,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$60,670
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$61,080
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$66,100
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$61,020
Midland, MI	$86,060

$66,965

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($76,950) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$70,150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$76,950
Rochester, MN	$70,930
St. Cloud, MN	$65,730
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$61,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$59,130
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$56,070
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$64,480

$65,646

Missouri

N/A

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS	$59,670
Jackson, MS	$52,160
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,940
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$56,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$66,860

$56,680

Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT	$59,210
Missoula, MT	$51,100
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$57,480
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$49,020
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$55,610

$54,484

North Carolina

N/A

North Dakota

N/A

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($66,160) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE	$52,900
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$66,160
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$48,750
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$53,010
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$57,100

$55,584

New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH	$72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$65,690

$68,412

New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($93,870) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ	$66,070
Trenton, NJ	$93,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$71,270

$77,070

New Mexico

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

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($51,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM	N/A
Las Cruces, NM	$51,520
Santa Fe, NM	$49,420
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$50,470

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($69,440) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	N/A
Reno, NV	$60,080
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$69,440

$64,760

New York

N/A

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($80,330) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$63,690
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$64,010
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$63,730
Columbus, OH	$66,550
Dayton, OH	$80,330
Lima, OH	$59,850
Mansfield, OH	$61,030
Springfield, OH	$65,790
Toledo, OH	$65,570
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$57,050
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$64,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$64,210
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$66,020
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$67,730

$64,988

Oklahoma

N/A

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($59,740) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR	N/A
Corvallis, OR	N/A
Eugene, OR	N/A
Grants Pass, OR	N/A
Medford, OR	N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$59,740
Salem, OR	N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$59,740

Pennsylvania

N/A

Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($41,530) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$37,860
Arecibo, PR	$36,770
Guayama, PR	N/A
Mayaguez, PR	$41,530
Ponce, PR	$32,360
San German, PR	$35,630
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$41,390
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$41,090

$38,090

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

N/A

South Dakota

N/A

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

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

$59,998

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($89,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Amarillo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	N/A
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$89,780
El Paso, TX	N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$78,150
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
Laredo, TX	N/A
Longview, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	N/A
San Angelo, TX	N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$55,500
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A
Victoria, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$74,477

Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,450) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$64,450
Provo-Orem, UT	$57,810
St. George, UT	$43,250
Salt Lake City, UT	$58,790
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$53,130
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$44,990

$53,737

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($82,230) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA	N/A
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	N/A
Richmond, VA	N/A
Roanoke, VA	N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$82,230
Winchester, VA-WV	N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$82,230

Vermont

N/A

Washington

N/A

Wisconsin

N/A

West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($66,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV	$54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$59,470
Morgantown, WV	$66,050
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$59,480
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH	$63,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$57,190
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$52,900

$58,961

Wyoming

N/A

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $47,777

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Massachusetts ($101,140) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

Fairbanks, AK	$66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$54,960

$60,860

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL	$57,330
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$53,290
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$45,670
Decatur, AL	$52,690
Dothan, AL	$45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$52,390
Gadsden, AL	$47,500
Huntsville, AL	$50,270
Mobile, AL	$48,680
Montgomery, AL	$50,950
Tuscaloosa, AL	$54,110
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$47,840
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$48,960
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$46,120
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$50,930

$50,173

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 ($48,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK	$42,890
Hot Springs, AR	$47,300
Jonesboro, AR	$40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$48,800
Pine Bluff, AR	$43,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$43,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$42,730
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$43,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$42,100

$43,910

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

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

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

$40,430

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($116,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	N/A
El Centro, CA	N/A
Fresno, CA	N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	N/A
Madera, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A
Modesto, CA	N/A
Napa, CA	N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	N/A
Redding, CA	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$105,160
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$77,560
Salinas, CA	N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$100,490
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$116,800
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	N/A
Santa Rosa, CA	N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA	N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA	N/A
Yuba City, CA	N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$100,003

Colorado

N/A

Connecticut

N/A

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

N/A

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($62,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA	$57,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$50,920
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$47,240
Brunswick, GA	$62,050
Columbus, GA-AL	$47,560
Dalton, GA	$45,980
Gainesville, GA	$51,770
Hinesville, GA	$33,140
Macon, GA	$43,080
Rome, GA	$52,520
Savannah, GA	$49,460
Valdosta, GA	$46,630
Warner Robins, GA	$41,650
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$52,990
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$49,460
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$44,150
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$44,760

$48,278

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

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

$49,995

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

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

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

$43,997

Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$32,410
Idaho Falls, ID	$32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA	$39,450
Pocatello, ID	$50,050
Twin Falls, ID	$38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$43,150

$40,664

Illinois

N/A

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

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

$44,374

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

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

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

$46,703

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$48,530
Owensboro, KY	$48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$51,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$47,550

$48,970

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

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

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

$44,358

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($101,140) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
New Bedford, MA	N/A
Pittsfield, MA	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	$101,140
Worcester, MA-CT	N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$101,140

Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($63,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$54,220
Cumberland, MD-WV	$56,590
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$54,700
Salisbury, MD-DE	$63,100
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$51,470

$56,016

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

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

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

$44,188

Michigan

N/A

Minnesota

N/A

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

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

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

$42,427

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($43,690) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS	$43,690
Jackson, MS	$43,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$39,560

$41,640

Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

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

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

$36,486

North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

$45,731

North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,918

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,786

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,196

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

Ocean City, NJ	$48,080
Trenton, NJ	$62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$59,470

$56,627

New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,982

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$53,680
Reno, NV	$44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$54,210

$50,933

New York

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 ($118,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	N/A
Elmira, NY	N/A
Glens Falls, NY	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Kingston, NY	N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$118,680
Rochester, NY	$71,320
Syracuse, NY	$95,150
Utica-Rome, NY	N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$95,050

Ohio

N/A

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

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

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

$42,179

Oregon

N/A

Pennsylvania

N/A

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($37,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$31,200
Arecibo, PR	$33,390
Guayama, PR	$29,920
Mayaguez, PR	$37,590
Ponce, PR	$32,200
San German, PR	$31,220
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$30,450
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$33,240

$32,401

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

$45,647

South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

$41,080

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($56,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY	$56,750
Cleveland, TN	$49,270
Jackson, TN	$47,620
Johnson City, TN	$48,090
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$47,840
Knoxville, TN	$48,970
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$48,760
Morristown, TN	$44,760
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$48,470
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$43,060
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$45,750
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$44,400
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$44,270

$47,539

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 ($86,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX	N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	N/A
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$81,510
El Paso, TX	N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$86,940
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
Laredo, TX	N/A
Longview, TX	N/A
Lubbock, TX	N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	N/A
San Angelo, TX	N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR	N/A
Tyler, TX	N/A
Victoria, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$84,225

Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

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

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

$43,500

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($65,180) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	$63,280
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	$49,050
Richmond, VA	$50,380
Roanoke, VA	$49,900
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$45,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$56,250
Winchester, VA-WV	$65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$45,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$47,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$50,430

$51,755

Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$53,680

$52,225

Washington

N/A

Wisconsin

N/A

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

$44,668

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,640

8 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree. For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $90,146. For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $90,146. The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $61,600. For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $47,777.

Regulatory Affairs Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures.

Salary Ratio: 0.82

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

Global Regulatory Affairs Director (Global RA Director)
Global Regulatory Affairs Manager (Global RA Manager)
Regulatory Administrator
Regulatory Affairs Director (RA Director)
Regulatory Affairs Manager (RA Manager)
Regulatory Affairs Quality Assurance Director (RA QA Director)
Regulatory Director
Regulatory Process Manager
Regulatory Reports Manager
Regulatory Science Director

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Compliance Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.

Salary Ratio: 0.82

Common Job Titles

Accreditation Lieutenant
Accreditation Manager
Audit Manager
Compliance Coordinator
Compliance Director
Compliance Manager
Compliance Operations Manager
Compliance Program Manager
Corporate Compliance Director
Environmental Health and Safety Director
Environmental Health and Safety Manager
Environmental Manager
Environmental Program Manager
Ethics Manager
Governance Compliance and Risk Manager (GCR Manager)
Health
Safety
and Environmental Manager (HSE Manager)
Licensing Manager
Privacy Compliance Manager
Privacy Officer
Regulatory Compliance Director
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Risk Manager

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Loss Prevention Managers

Plan and direct policies, procedures, or systems to prevent the loss of assets. Determine risk exposure or potential liability, and develop risk control measures.

Salary Ratio: 0.82

Common Job Titles

Area Loss Prevention Manager
Asset Protection Leader
Asset Protection Manager
Asset Protection Supervisor
Asset Safety Manager
Logistics Loss Prevention Manager
Loss Control Manager
Loss Prevention Director
Loss Prevention Leader
Loss Prevention Manager
Loss Prevention Operations Director
Loss Prevention Operations Manager
Loss Prevention Supervisor
Market Asset Protection Manager

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Wind Energy Operations Managers

Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.

Salary Ratio: 1.64

Common Job Titles

Clean Energy Site Manager
Energy Environmental Manager
Energy Operations Manager
Energy Quality Control Manager (Energy QC Manager)
Energy Services Manager
Offshore Energy Environmental Manager
Offshore Wind Operations Manager
Renewable Energy Development Manager
Service Site Manager
Site Manager
Turbine Site Manager
Wind Facilities Manager
Wind Farm Operations Manager
Wind Field Service Manager
Wind Operations Manager
Wind Operations Supervisor
Wind Plant Manager
Wind Plant Operations Manager
Wind Power Development Manager
Wind Site Manager
Wind Site Supervisor
Wind Technician Leader

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Associate's

Wind Energy Development Managers

Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.

Salary Ratio: 0.82

Common Job Titles

Business Development Director
Business Development Manager
Development Director
Development Manager
Energy Director
Energy Project Director
Environmental Projects Advisor
Project Development Leader
Renewable Energy Civil Foreman
Renewable Energy Field Coordinator
Renewable Energy Project Handler
Renewable Energy Project Manager
Renewable Power Director
Renewable Project Management and Construction Director
Wind Development Director
Wind Development Leader
Wind Energy Project Manager
Wind Power Project Manager
Wind Power Technical Leader
Wind Project Manager
Wind Projects Supervisor

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers

Plan and direct cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties for reuse. Does not include properties sufficiently contaminated to qualify as Superfund sites.

Salary Ratio: 0.82

Common Job Titles

Brownfield Program Director
Brownfield Program Manager
Brownfield Redevelopment Coordinator
Brownfield Redevelopment Site Manager
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist
Brownfields Practice Leader
Brownfields Program Coordinator
Brownfields Program Manager
Cleanup Monitor
Contaminated Land Consultant
Contamination Consultant
Corridor Redevelopment Manager
Damage Restoration Specialist
Debris Cleanup Monitor
Debris Monitor
Environmental Management Specialist
Environmental Practice Leader
Environmental Program Manager
Environmental Quality Division Manager
Environmental Quality Specialist
Environmental Remediation Consultant
Environmental Remediation Specialist
Grounds Restoration Specialist
Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP)
Redevelopment Manager
Redevelopment Specialist
Remedial Project Manager
Remediation Bioanalytics Consultant
Remediation Consultant
Remediation Expert
Sediment Remediation Consultant
Site Remediation Professional
Urban Redevelopment Specialist

US Salary Median: $91,966
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Anthropologists and Archeologists

Study the origin, development, and behavior of human beings. May study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. May engage in systematic recovery and examination of material evidence, such as tools or pottery remaining from past human cultures, in order to determine the history, customs, and living habits of earlier civilizations.

Salary Ratio: 4.99

Common Job Titles

American Indian Policy Specialist
Anthropologist
Applied Anthropologist
Applied Cultural Anthropologist
Archaeologist
Archeologist
Curator
Egyptologist
Ethnoarchaeologist
Ethnologist
Field Archaeologist
Forensic Anthropologist
Medical Anthropologist
Physical Anthropologist
Political Anthropologist
Project Archaeologist
Research Anthropologist
Research Archaeologist
Researcher
Scientist

US Salary Median: $63,991
Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
Prior Experience: N/A
Degree Level Required: None

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in anthropology or archeology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.22

Common Job Titles

Adjunct Anthropology Instructor
Adjunct Anthropology Lecturer
Adjunct Instructor
Anthropology Faculty Member
Anthropology Instructor
Anthropology Lecturer
Anthropology Professor
Archaeology Professor
Archeology Faculty Member
Archeology Instructor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
College Faculty Member
College Professor
Cultural Anthropology Lecturer
Cultural Anthropology Professor
Ethnoarchaeology Professor
Instructor
Lecturer
Near East Archeology Professor
Paleology Professor
Paleology Teacher
Professor
Sociocultural Anthropology Professor
University Faculty Member

US Salary Median: $59,926
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Doctorate

Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $20,083 per year (or $28,109 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $80,332 to earn a bachelor's (or $112,436 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $20,083 per year (or $28,109 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $40,166 to earn an associate's (or $56,218 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $18,521 per year (or $26,188 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $74,084 to earn a doctorate (or $104,752 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($80,332 if you're in-state, $112,436 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($37,042 if you're in-state, $52,376 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Anthropology Degrees

Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

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

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Western Carolina University

Highway 107 - Cullowhee, NC

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

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Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

ENMU Station 2, 1500 S Ave K - Portales, NM

Out-of-state cost: $8,568/year
In-state cost: $6,528/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus

101 University Drive - Chillicothe, OH