Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Applied Mathematics Degree

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

May evaluate and analyze clinical data. Conduct research in fundamental mathematics or in application of mathematical techniques to science, management, and other fields. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends. Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $70,601
    "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.): 12.06%
    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.):  $36,716/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $28,224/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,503/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,418/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $31,525/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,684/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: $70,601

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is California ($101,397) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($91,454).

Fairbanks, AK $91,454
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $87,662
$89,558
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($90,442).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $67,800
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $80,000
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $58,300
Decatur, AL $67,900
Dothan, AL $69,470
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,110
Gadsden, AL $63,050
Huntsville, AL $90,442
Mobile, AL $63,622
Montgomery, AL $74,617
Tuscaloosa, AL $66,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,420
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,892
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,560
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $62,648
$67,025
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($73,910).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $73,910
Fort Smith, AR-OK $55,400
Hot Springs, AR $57,710
Jonesboro, AR $49,700
Pine Bluff, AR $58,580
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,810
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,557
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,105
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,870
$55,932
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($93,043).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $92,001
Tucson, AZ $93,043
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $71,865
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $54,430
Prescott, AZ $63,940
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $87,900
Yuma, AZ $68,590
$78,280
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($163,089).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $127,584
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $114,491
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $110,888
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $134,516
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $149,757
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $163,089
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $120,164
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $97,116
Santa Rosa, CA $99,887
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $111,621
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $83,757
Chico, CA $64,720
El Centro, CA $66,590
Fresno, CA $69,950
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $77,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $104,714
Madera, CA $76,460
Merced, CA $75,350
Modesto, CA $72,420
Napa, CA $90,850
Redding, CA $67,820
Salinas, CA $96,170
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $96,650
Stockton-Lodi, CA $78,340
Visalia-Porterville, CA $82,170
Yuba City, CA $81,350
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,600
$101,397
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($106,223).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $106,223
Fort Collins, CO $102,849
Colorado Springs, CO $96,120
Grand Junction, CO $68,780
Greeley, CO $79,350
Pueblo, CO $68,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,700
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $67,134
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $79,490
$84,714
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($103,426).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $101,370
New Haven, CT $103,426
Danbury, CT $86,370
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $92,010
Waterbury, CT $72,590
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $66,890
$90,328
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 ($96,954).

Gainesville, FL $75,499
Jacksonville, FL $79,451
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $82,697
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $76,286
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $81,967
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $96,954
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $76,731
Tallahassee, FL $61,701
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $85,443
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $74,390
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,425
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $86,680
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $50,710
Homosassa Springs, FL $53,510
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $64,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $67,210
Ocala, FL $56,420
Panama City, FL $74,040
Port St. Lucie, FL $61,460
Punta Gorda, FL $78,790
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $58,620
Sebring, FL $40,090
The Villages, FL $64,590
$71,493
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($103,928).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $103,928
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $83,622
Savannah, GA $82,486
Athens-Clarke County, GA $71,720
Brunswick, GA $91,240
Columbus, GA-AL $73,400
Dalton, GA $62,920
Gainesville, GA $67,110
Hinesville, GA $78,180
Macon, GA $71,060
Rome, GA $61,840
Valdosta, GA $62,430
Warner Robins, GA $78,000
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,783
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,620
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,133
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,360
$73,264
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($112,880).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $112,880
Urban Honolulu, HI $80,030
$92,349
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($108,813).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $108,813
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $88,903
Iowa City, IA $83,080
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $74,531
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $96,680
Cedar Rapids, IA $86,310
Dubuque, IA $58,390
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $73,460
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $68,730
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $72,478
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,190
$81,738
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($93,980).

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $68,975
Coeur d'Alene, ID $69,150
Idaho Falls, ID $93,980
Lewiston, ID-WA $70,800
Pocatello, ID $56,530
Twin Falls, ID $55,470
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,820
$68,304
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($86,493).

Peoria, IL $86,355
Carbondale-Marion, IL $55,660
Champaign-Urbana, IL $74,270
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $86,493
Danville, IL $64,140
Decatur, IL $59,380
Kankakee, IL $68,715
Rockford, IL $67,770
Springfield, IL $85,960
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $64,150
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,800
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,960
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,630
$68,993
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($76,775).

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,452
Columbus, IN $76,775
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $58,105
Evansville, IN-KY $62,327
Fort Wayne, IN $66,812
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $73,833
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $66,137
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $56,220
Muncie, IN $65,547
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $63,890
Terre Haute, IN $55,063
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,832
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $53,058
$63,422
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($75,650).

Manhattan, KS $68,761
Topeka, KS $73,368
Wichita, KS $75,650
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $65,107
$70,551
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($90,389).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $90,389
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $62,066
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $70,890
Lexington-Fayette, KY $67,100
Owensboro, KY $71,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,470
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,388
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,797
$66,671
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($86,033).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $86,033
Baton Rouge, LA $67,670
Hammond, LA $64,330
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $59,480
Lafayette, LA $63,830
Lake Charles, LA $57,440
Monroe, LA $68,540
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,820
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,640
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $61,680
$66,138
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($136,823).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $136,823
Springfield, MA-CT $95,211
Worcester, MA-CT $108,501
Leominster-Gardner, MA $84,070
New Bedford, MA $83,480
Pittsfield, MA $96,590
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $66,610
$99,603
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($99,920).

Salisbury, MD-DE $91,374
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $79,391
California-Lexington Park, MD $99,920
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $77,620
$86,615
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($97,866).

Portland-South Portland, ME $97,866
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $78,165
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $82,599
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,210
$83,244
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($96,722).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $96,722
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $77,366
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $82,109
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $68,644
Battle Creek, MI $81,830
Bay City, MI $59,810
Flint, MI $66,650
Jackson, MI $72,440
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $67,613
Midland, MI $88,020
Monroe, MI $73,680
Muskegon, MI $69,000
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,560
Saginaw, MI $73,410
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,410
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,000
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,560
$73,109
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($104,776).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $104,776
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $81,883
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,650
Rochester, MN $92,010
St. Cloud, MN $70,160
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,790
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,640
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $78,322
$81,546
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($98,435).

Kansas City, MO-KS $98,435
St. Louis, MO-IL $87,268
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $69,867
Columbia, MO $71,170
Jefferson City, MO $56,480
Joplin, MO $60,540
St. Joseph, MO-KS $65,650
Springfield, MO $60,607
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,578
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,840
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,730
$70,189
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($83,401).

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $83,401
Hattiesburg, MS $66,980
Jackson, MS $64,370
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,760
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,253
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,180
$67,976
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($79,418).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $79,418
Great Falls, MT $44,690
Missoula, MT $61,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $71,220
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,700
$65,480
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($118,913).

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $118,913
Greensboro-High Point, NC $94,924
Raleigh, NC $109,303
Wilmington, NC $89,570
Winston-Salem, NC $100,025
Burlington, NC $72,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $87,293
Fayetteville, NC $79,720
Goldsboro, NC $64,920
Greenville, NC $69,720
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $62,332
Jacksonville, NC $67,330
New Bern, NC $67,320
Rocky Mount, NC $65,520
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,260
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,722
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,882
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,060
$81,182
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($72,860).

Fargo, ND-MN $70,288
Grand Forks, ND-MN $72,860
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,870
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,270
$68,178
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($81,156).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $81,156
Lincoln, NE $66,780
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,110
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $64,912
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,262
$68,964
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($100,060).

Manchester, NH $80,820
Portsmouth, NH-ME $100,060
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $80,480
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,070
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $83,593
$83,220
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($108,204).

Ocean City, NJ $85,543
Trenton, NJ $108,204
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $88,260
$94,002
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($91,020).

Santa Fe, NM $77,373
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,053
Farmington, NM $56,530
Las Cruces, NM $68,610
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $91,020
$74,200
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($91,148).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $91,148
Reno, NV $86,771
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,610
$84,917
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 ($133,948).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $94,495
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $133,948
Rochester, NY $114,343
Syracuse, NY $102,079
Binghamton, NY $83,370
Elmira, NY $65,760
Glens Falls, NY $53,980
Ithaca, NY $82,860
Kingston, NY $69,500
Utica-Rome, NY $81,402
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $68,950
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $66,190
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $62,484
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $63,884
$87,189
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($97,669).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $97,488
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $97,426
Columbus, OH $97,669
Dayton, OH $96,449
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $87,929
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,610
Canton-Massillon, OH $62,120
Lima, OH $66,430
Mansfield, OH $64,260
Toledo, OH $67,717
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $67,475
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,030
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,012
$80,680
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($84,630).

Tulsa, OK $84,630
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $79,196
Lawton, OK $70,250
Oklahoma City, OK $72,240
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $72,335
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,580
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,732
$71,909
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($104,512).

Corvallis, OR $95,015
Eugene, OR $83,110
Medford, OR $79,509
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $104,512
Salem, OR $96,198
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $76,899
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $86,080
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $75,048
Bend-Redmond, OR $74,550
Grants Pass, OR $61,510
$84,791
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($111,160).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $88,752
Lancaster, PA $77,229
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $111,160
Pittsburgh, PA $89,191
Reading, PA $86,304
Altoona, PA $64,950
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $80,250
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,710
Erie, PA $71,980
Gettysburg, PA $71,080
Johnstown, PA $66,372
Lebanon, PA $80,350
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $70,750
State College, PA $73,690
Williamsport, PA $64,970
York-Hanover, PA $77,450
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,740
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,730
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,120
$77,408
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($60,120).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $60,120
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $40,320
Arecibo, PR $24,890
Guayama, PR $51,810
Mayaguez, PR $33,470
Ponce, PR $41,790
San German, PR $22,690
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $35,170
$40,722
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($75,750).

Columbia, SC $72,959
Florence, SC $58,079
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $75,549
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $75,750
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $61,440
Spartanburg, SC $65,570
Sumter, SC $57,110
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $66,620
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,525
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,110
$65,129
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($68,780).

Sioux Falls, SD $68,780
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,220
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,120
$63,373
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($91,391).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $91,391
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $84,342
Clarksville, TN-KY $66,170
Cleveland, TN $50,110
Jackson, TN $64,450
Johnson City, TN $62,750
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $70,280
Knoxville, TN $64,995
Morristown, TN $61,200
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,118
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,690
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,710
$68,115
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($113,560).

College Station-Bryan, TX $76,460
Corpus Christi, TX $82,741
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $100,649
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $104,854
Killeen-Temple, TX $83,676
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $72,168
Midland, TX $113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $91,131
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $77,832
Amarillo, TX $68,350
Austin-Round Rock, TX $88,460
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,330
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $49,427
El Paso, TX $62,160
Laredo, TX $54,590
Longview, TX $67,680
Lubbock, TX $63,280
Odessa, TX $67,420
San Angelo, TX $67,800
Sherman-Denison, TX $71,430
Texarkana, TX-AR $63,510
Tyler, TX $68,090
Victoria, TX $59,830
Waco, TX $62,250
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,778
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,275
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,932
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,300
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,910
$73,337
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($87,544).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $87,544
Provo-Orem, UT $85,821
Salt Lake City, UT $85,549
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $71,816
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,591
St. George, UT $57,200
$76,102
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($107,496).

Lynchburg, VA $80,451
Richmond, VA $107,496
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $91,328
Charlottesville, VA $89,640
Harrisonburg, VA $65,660
Roanoke, VA $71,210
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $73,980
Winchester, VA-WV $85,480
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,660
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,490
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $105,740
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,480
$83,246
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($75,636).

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $75,636
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $69,170
$73,049
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($93,381).

Madison, WI $93,381
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $85,694
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $77,913
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $76,189
Eau Claire, WI $62,350
Fond du Lac, WI $74,300
Green Bay, WI $71,930
Janesville-Beloit, WI $67,850
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $62,710
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $68,410
Racine, WI $77,570
Sheboygan, WI $71,090
Wausau, WI $72,310
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,940
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,960
$74,184
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($87,441).

Morgantown, WV $87,441
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $80,580
Charleston, WV $55,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $55,317
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $79,270
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $61,570
Wheeling, WV-OH $60,790
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,840
$68,710
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($70,635).

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $70,635
Cheyenne, WY $60,840
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,150
$66,113

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $75,788

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($101,953) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($97,735) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $97,735
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $94,410
$96,073
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($96,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $67,800
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $80,000
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $58,300
Decatur, AL $67,900
Dothan, AL $69,470
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,110
Gadsden, AL $63,050
Huntsville, AL $96,550
Mobile, AL $64,980
Montgomery, AL $77,130
Tuscaloosa, AL $66,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,420
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,870
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,560
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,860
$67,555
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 ($77,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $77,510
Fort Smith, AR-OK $55,400
Hot Springs, AR $57,710
Jonesboro, AR $49,700
Pine Bluff, AR $58,580
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,810
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,590
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,900
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,870
$54,897
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($100,765) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $94,395
Tucson, AZ $100,765
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $76,420
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $54,430
Prescott, AZ $63,940
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $87,900
Yuma, AZ $68,590
$78,063
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 ($166,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $131,325
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $121,515
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $116,245
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $142,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $164,445
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $166,440
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $124,540
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $98,440
Santa Rosa, CA $101,995
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $114,825
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $85,830
Chico, CA $64,720
El Centro, CA $66,590
Fresno, CA $69,950
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $77,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $97,630
Madera, CA $76,460
Merced, CA $75,350
Modesto, CA $72,420
Napa, CA $90,850
Redding, CA $67,820
Salinas, CA $96,170
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $96,650
Stockton-Lodi, CA $78,340
Visalia-Porterville, CA $82,170
Yuba City, CA $81,350
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,600
$96,144
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($114,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $114,490
Fort Collins, CO $107,485
Colorado Springs, CO $96,120
Grand Junction, CO $68,780
Greeley, CO $79,350
Pueblo, CO $68,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,700
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,500
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $79,490
$82,049
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($114,785) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $108,770
New Haven, CT $114,785
Danbury, CT $86,370
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $92,010
Waterbury, CT $72,590
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $66,890
$90,236
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 ($98,995) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $78,645
Jacksonville, FL $82,015
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $83,410
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $76,055
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $84,280
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $98,995
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $79,535
Tallahassee, FL $60,710
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $85,670
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $77,760
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $57,560
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $86,680
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $50,710
Homosassa Springs, FL $53,510
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $64,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $67,210
Ocala, FL $56,420
Panama City, FL $74,040
Port St. Lucie, FL $61,460
Punta Gorda, FL $78,790
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $58,620
Sebring, FL $40,090
The Villages, FL $64,590
$70,486
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 ($107,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $107,670
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $88,960
Savannah, GA $87,575
Athens-Clarke County, GA $71,720
Brunswick, GA $91,240
Columbus, GA-AL $73,400
Dalton, GA $62,920
Gainesville, GA $67,110
Hinesville, GA $78,180
Macon, GA $71,060
Rome, GA $62,830
Valdosta, GA $62,430
Warner Robins, GA $78,000
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,670
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,620
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,180
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,360
$72,701
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($112,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $112,880
Urban Honolulu, HI $80,030
$96,455
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($117,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $117,170
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $94,035
Iowa City, IA $86,890
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,785
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $108,815
Cedar Rapids, IA $86,310
Dubuque, IA $58,390
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $73,460
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $68,730
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,440
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,190
$82,292
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($93,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $72,570
Coeur d'Alene, ID $69,150
Idaho Falls, ID $93,980
Lewiston, ID-WA $70,800
Pocatello, ID $56,530
Twin Falls, ID $55,470
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,820
$68,760
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 ($91,720) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $86,120
Carbondale-Marion, IL $55,660
Champaign-Urbana, IL $74,270
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $91,720
Danville, IL $64,140
Decatur, IL $59,380
Kankakee, IL $70,810
Rockford, IL $67,770
Springfield, IL $85,960
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $64,150
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,690
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,960
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,630
$68,635
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($83,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $67,220
Columbus, IN $83,890
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $61,210
Evansville, IN-KY $66,260
Fort Wayne, IN $71,520
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $79,150
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $68,150
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $58,840
Muncie, IN $68,750
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $63,890
Terre Haute, IN $56,700
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $66,610
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,990
$66,706
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($78,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $71,955
Topeka, KS $75,320
Wichita, KS $78,910
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $69,155
$73,835
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 ($94,815) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $94,815
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $70,890
Lexington-Fayette, KY $67,840
Owensboro, KY $71,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,470
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,160
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,440
$66,422
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($90,835) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $90,835
Baton Rouge, LA $67,670
Hammond, LA $64,330
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $59,480
Lafayette, LA $63,830
Lake Charles, LA $57,440
Monroe, LA $68,540
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,820
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,640
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $61,680
$65,027
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 ($148,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $148,070
Springfield, MA-CT $103,290
Worcester, MA-CT $118,075
Leominster-Gardner, MA $84,070
New Bedford, MA $83,480
Pittsfield, MA $96,590
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $66,610
$100,026
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($99,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salisbury, MD-DE $94,400
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $81,700
California-Lexington Park, MD $99,920
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $77,620
$88,410
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($109,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $109,070
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $82,600
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $88,585
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,210
$86,616
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($102,545) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $102,545
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $82,285
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $85,865
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $72,550
Battle Creek, MI $81,830
Bay City, MI $59,810
Flint, MI $66,650
Jackson, MI $72,440
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $67,760
Midland, MI $88,020
Monroe, MI $73,680
Muskegon, MI $69,000
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,560
Saginaw, MI $73,410
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,410
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,000
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,560
$72,846
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 ($113,485) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $113,485
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $87,400
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,650
Rochester, MN $92,010
St. Cloud, MN $70,160
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,790
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,640
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $78,300
$81,054
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($104,160) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $104,160
St. Louis, MO-IL $91,420
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $73,100
Columbia, MO $71,170
Jefferson City, MO $56,480
Joplin, MO $60,540
St. Joseph, MO-KS $65,650
Springfield, MO $59,240
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,630
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,840
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,730
$68,633
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($89,915) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $89,915
Hattiesburg, MS $66,980
Jackson, MS $64,370
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,760
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,180
$68,291
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($82,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $82,970
Great Falls, MT $44,690
Missoula, MT $61,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $71,220
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,700
$64,518
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 ($127,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $127,740
Greensboro-High Point, NC $103,365
Raleigh, NC $120,360
Wilmington, NC $96,020
Winston-Salem, NC $106,430
Burlington, NC $72,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $91,690
Fayetteville, NC $79,720
Goldsboro, NC $64,920
Greenville, NC $69,720
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $62,960
Jacksonville, NC $67,330
New Bern, NC $67,320
Rocky Mount, NC $65,520
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,260
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,070
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$80,504
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($72,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $70,710
Grand Forks, ND-MN $72,860
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,870
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,270
$68,178
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 ($83,055) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $83,055
Lincoln, NE $66,780
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,110
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,240
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,280
$67,493
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 ($100,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $80,820
Portsmouth, NH-ME $100,060
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $80,480
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,070
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $81,150
$82,716
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 ($118,095) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $92,860
Trenton, NJ $118,095
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $94,905
$101,953
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($91,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $78,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $79,990
Farmington, NM $56,530
Las Cruces, NM $68,610
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $91,020
$75,000
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($96,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $96,940
Reno, NV $90,805
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,610
$86,452
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 ($144,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $102,905
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $144,010
Rochester, NY $126,045
Syracuse, NY $109,340
Binghamton, NY $83,370
Elmira, NY $65,760
Glens Falls, NY $53,980
Ithaca, NY $82,860
Kingston, NY $69,500
Utica-Rome, NY $76,650
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $68,950
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $62,900
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $63,720
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,030
$83,859
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($107,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $107,250
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $102,565
Columbus, OH $102,450
Dayton, OH $106,140
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $95,505
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $78,170
Canton-Massillon, OH $62,120
Lima, OH $66,430
Mansfield, OH $64,260
Toledo, OH $67,040
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $67,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,030
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,580
$80,508
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($92,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $92,330
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $86,205
Lawton, OK $70,250
Oklahoma City, OK $72,240
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $79,220
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,580
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,130
$73,422
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 ($110,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $101,330
Eugene, OR $86,810
Medford, OR $81,855
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $110,290
Salem, OR $94,000
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,855
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $88,600
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $80,340
Bend-Redmond, OR $74,550
Grants Pass, OR $61,510
$85,814
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 ($122,835) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $94,480
Lancaster, PA $80,225
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $122,835
Pittsburgh, PA $92,045
Reading, PA $93,595
Altoona, PA $64,950
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $80,250
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,710
Erie, PA $71,980
Gettysburg, PA $71,080
Johnstown, PA $67,270
Lebanon, PA $80,350
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,770
State College, PA $73,690
Williamsport, PA $64,970
York-Hanover, PA $77,450
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,740
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,730
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,120
$76,381
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 ($68,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $68,260
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $40,320
Arecibo, PR $24,890
Guayama, PR $51,810
Mayaguez, PR $33,470
Ponce, PR $41,790
San German, PR $22,690
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $35,170
$39,800
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($78,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $74,225
Florence, SC $56,795
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $78,300
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $75,750
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $61,440
Spartanburg, SC $65,570
Sumter, SC $57,110
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,740
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,220
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,110
$64,526
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 ($68,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $68,780
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,220
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,120
$63,373
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($98,525) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $98,525
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $90,690
Clarksville, TN-KY $66,170
Cleveland, TN $50,110
Jackson, TN $64,330
Johnson City, TN $62,750
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $72,570
Knoxville, TN $70,810
Morristown, TN $61,200
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,410
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,690
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,710
$67,757
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($113,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $77,895
Corpus Christi, TX $88,205
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $109,245
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $111,705
Killeen-Temple, TX $91,225
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $78,410
Midland, TX $113,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $100,580
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $89,210
Amarillo, TX $68,350
Austin-Round Rock, TX $88,460
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,330
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $49,620
El Paso, TX $62,160
Laredo, TX $54,590
Longview, TX $67,680
Lubbock, TX $58,870
Odessa, TX $67,420
San Angelo, TX $67,800
Sherman-Denison, TX $71,430
Texarkana, TX-AR $63,510
Tyler, TX $68,090
Victoria, TX $59,830
Waco, TX $62,250
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,450
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,460
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,610
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,910
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,910
$73,888
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($89,985) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $89,985
Provo-Orem, UT $88,145
Salt Lake City, UT $87,245
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $73,495
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,855
St. George, UT $57,200
$76,488
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($111,795) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $78,845
Richmond, VA $111,795
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $98,300
Charlottesville, VA $89,640
Harrisonburg, VA $65,660
Roanoke, VA $71,210
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $73,980
Winchester, VA-WV $85,480
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,660
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,490
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $105,740
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,480
$82,440
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($80,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $80,880
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $72,850
$76,865
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($97,185) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $97,185
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $87,975
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,795
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $84,055
Eau Claire, WI $62,350
Fond du Lac, WI $74,300
Green Bay, WI $71,930
Janesville-Beloit, WI $67,850
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $62,710
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $68,410
Racine, WI $77,570
Sheboygan, WI $71,090
Wausau, WI $72,310
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,940
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,960
$73,629
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 ($93,675) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $93,675
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $89,705
Charleston, WV $55,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,960
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $79,270
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $61,570
Wheeling, WV-OH $60,790
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,840
$68,329
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($74,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $74,410
Cheyenne, WY $60,840
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,150
$66,467

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $69,274

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($137,485) in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($84,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $84,960
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $83,770
$84,365
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($96,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $67,800
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $80,000
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $58,300
Decatur, AL $67,900
Dothan, AL $69,470
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,110
Gadsden, AL $63,050
Huntsville, AL $96,550
Mobile, AL $64,980
Montgomery, AL $77,130
Tuscaloosa, AL $66,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,420
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,870
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,560
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,860
$67,555
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 ($66,730) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $66,730
Fort Smith, AR-OK $55,400
Hot Springs, AR $57,710
Jonesboro, AR $49,700
Pine Bluff, AR $58,580
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,810
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,590
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,900
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,870
$53,699
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($87,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $84,820
Tucson, AZ $81,780
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $58,200
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $54,430
Prescott, AZ $63,940
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $87,900
Yuma, AZ $68,590
$71,380
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($142,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $132,730
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $142,240
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
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
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, 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
$137,485
Colorado N/A
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($92,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $90,200
New Haven, CT $83,070
Danbury, CT $86,370
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $92,010
Waterbury, CT $72,590
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $66,890
$81,855
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($90,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL $66,060
Jacksonville, FL $71,760
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $77,630
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $76,980
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $79,860
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $90,830
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $68,320
Tallahassee, FL $56,020
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $80,620
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $64,280
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $49,020
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $86,680
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $50,710
Homosassa Springs, FL $53,510
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $64,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $67,210
Ocala, FL $56,420
Panama City, FL $74,040
Port St. Lucie, FL $61,460
Punta Gorda, FL $78,790
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $58,620
Sebring, FL $40,090
The Villages, FL $64,590
$66,866
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($92,700) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $92,700
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $78,170
Savannah, GA $77,840
Athens-Clarke County, GA $71,720
Brunswick, GA $91,240
Columbus, GA-AL $73,400
Dalton, GA $62,920
Gainesville, GA $67,110
Hinesville, GA $78,180
Macon, GA $71,060
Rome, GA $62,830
Valdosta, GA $62,430
Warner Robins, GA $78,000
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,670
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,620
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,180
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,360
$70,614
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($80,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area N/A
Urban Honolulu, HI $80,030
$80,030
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($86,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $83,740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $86,000
Iowa City, IA $71,650
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,770
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,430
Cedar Rapids, IA $86,310
Dubuque, IA $58,390
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $73,460
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $68,730
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,440
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,190
$72,374
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($93,980) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,190
Coeur d'Alene, ID $69,150
Idaho Falls, ID $93,980
Lewiston, ID-WA $70,800
Pocatello, ID $56,530
Twin Falls, ID $55,470
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,820
$66,706
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($91,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $87,060
Carbondale-Marion, IL $55,660
Champaign-Urbana, IL $74,270
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $91,720
Danville, IL $64,140
Decatur, IL $59,380
Kankakee, IL $70,810
Rockford, IL $67,770
Springfield, IL $85,960
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $64,150
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,690
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,960
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,630
$68,708
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($83,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,080
Columbus, IN $83,890
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $61,210
Evansville, IN-KY $66,260
Fort Wayne, IN $71,520
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $79,150
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $68,150
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $58,840
Muncie, IN $68,750
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $63,890
Terre Haute, IN $56,700
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $66,610
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,990
$66,849
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($67,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $59,180
Topeka, KS $67,510
Wichita, KS $65,870
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,320
$62,720
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($77,110) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $77,110
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,380
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $70,890
Lexington-Fayette, KY $67,840
Owensboro, KY $71,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,470
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,160
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,440
$63,595
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($75,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $75,220
Baton Rouge, LA $67,670
Hammond, LA $64,330
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $59,480
Lafayette, LA $63,830
Lake Charles, LA $57,440
Monroe, LA $68,540
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,820
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,640
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $61,680
$63,465
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($103,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $103,080
Springfield, MA-CT $77,520
Worcester, MA-CT $93,920
Leominster-Gardner, MA $84,070
New Bedford, MA $83,480
Pittsfield, MA $96,590
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $66,610
$86,467
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($80,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $80,200
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $64,860
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $71,800
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,210
$70,768
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($88,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $84,880
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $70,280
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $70,840
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,790
Battle Creek, MI $81,830
Bay City, MI $59,810
Flint, MI $66,650
Jackson, MI $72,440
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $67,760
Midland, MI $88,020
Monroe, MI $73,680
Muskegon, MI $69,000
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,560
Saginaw, MI $73,410
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,410
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,000
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,560
$69,113
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($93,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $93,800
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,330
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,650
Rochester, MN $92,010
St. Cloud, MN $70,160
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,790
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,640
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $78,300
$75,835
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($83,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $81,260
St. Louis, MO-IL $83,480
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,360
Columbia, MO $71,170
Jefferson City, MO $56,480
Joplin, MO $60,540
St. Joseph, MO-KS $65,650
Springfield, MO $59,240
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,630
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,840
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,730
$65,035
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($73,180) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,860
Hattiesburg, MS $66,980
Jackson, MS $64,370
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,760
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,180
$63,948
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($71,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $68,760
Great Falls, MT $44,690
Missoula, MT $61,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $71,220
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,700
$61,676
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($93,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $92,430
Greensboro-High Point, NC $82,010
Raleigh, NC $93,960
Wilmington, NC $70,220
Winston-Salem, NC $80,810
Burlington, NC $72,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $91,690
Fayetteville, NC $79,720
Goldsboro, NC $64,920
Greenville, NC $69,720
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $62,960
Jacksonville, NC $67,330
New Bern, NC $67,320
Rocky Mount, NC $65,520
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,260
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,070
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,594
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($72,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $70,710
Grand Forks, ND-MN $72,860
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,870
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,270
$68,178
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($83,320) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $83,320
Lincoln, NE $66,780
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,110
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,240
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,280
$67,546
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($100,060) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $80,820
Portsmouth, NH-ME $100,060
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $80,480
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,070
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $81,150
$82,716
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($91,020) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $72,940
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $60,240
Farmington, NM $56,530
Las Cruces, NM $68,610
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $91,020
$69,868
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($75,990) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $73,770
Reno, NV $75,990
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,610
$73,790
New York N/A
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($88,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $79,580
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $82,010
Columbus, OH $88,430
Dayton, OH $81,860
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $65,200
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,780
Canton-Massillon, OH $62,120
Lima, OH $66,430
Mansfield, OH $64,260
Toledo, OH $67,040
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $67,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,030
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,580
$70,415
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($79,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $72,150
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,170
Lawton, OK $70,250
Oklahoma City, OK $72,240
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $79,220
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,580
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,130
$66,534
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($93,370) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $76,070
Eugene, OR $72,010
Medford, OR $72,470
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $93,370
Salem, OR $84,460
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $65,640
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,520
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,170
Bend-Redmond, OR $74,550
Grants Pass, OR $61,510
$73,777
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($92,960) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $79,000
Lancaster, PA $68,240
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $92,960
Pittsburgh, PA $79,470
Reading, PA $76,730
Altoona, PA $64,950
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $80,250
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,710
Erie, PA $71,980
Gettysburg, PA $71,080
Johnstown, PA $67,270
Lebanon, PA $80,350
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,770
State College, PA $73,690
Williamsport, PA $64,970
York-Hanover, PA $77,450
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,740
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,730
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,120
$71,814
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($51,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,200
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $40,320
Arecibo, PR $24,890
Guayama, PR $51,810
Mayaguez, PR $33,470
Ponce, PR $41,790
San German, PR $22,690
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $35,170
$36,168
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($75,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $69,160
Florence, SC $61,930
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $70,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $75,750
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $61,440
Spartanburg, SC $65,570
Sumter, SC $57,110
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,740
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,220
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,110
$63,763
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 ($68,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $68,780
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,220
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,120
$63,373
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($74,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $69,990
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $74,940
Clarksville, TN-KY $66,170
Cleveland, TN $50,110
Jackson, TN $64,330
Johnson City, TN $62,750
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $72,570
Knoxville, TN $70,810
Morristown, TN $61,200
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,410
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,690
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,710
$64,350
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($95,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $65,520
Corpus Christi, TX $66,350
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $95,220
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $94,620
Killeen-Temple, TX $74,640
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $53,440
Midland, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $83,520
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,310
Amarillo, TX $68,350
Austin-Round Rock, TX $88,460
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,330
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $49,620
El Paso, TX $62,160
Laredo, TX $54,590
Longview, TX $67,680
Lubbock, TX $58,870
Odessa, TX $67,420
San Angelo, TX $67,800
Sherman-Denison, TX $71,430
Texarkana, TX-AR $63,510
Tyler, TX $68,090
Victoria, TX $59,830
Waco, TX $62,250
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,450
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,460
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,610
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,910
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,910
$67,013
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($80,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $80,220
Provo-Orem, UT $78,850
Salt Lake City, UT $80,460
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $66,780
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,800
St. George, UT $57,200
$70,218
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($105,740) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA $85,270
Richmond, VA $94,600
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $86,600
Charlottesville, VA $89,640
Harrisonburg, VA $65,660
Roanoke, VA $71,210
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $73,980
Winchester, VA-WV $85,480
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,660
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,490
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $105,740
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,480
$80,568
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($72,850) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $70,880
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $72,850
$71,865
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($85,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $85,000
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $80,780
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $70,300
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Eau Claire, WI $62,350
Fond du Lac, WI $74,300
Green Bay, WI $71,930
Janesville-Beloit, WI $67,850
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $62,710
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $68,410
Racine, WI $77,570
Sheboygan, WI $71,090
Wausau, WI $72,310
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,940
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,960
$69,947
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($79,270) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV $68,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,960
Charleston, WV $55,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,960
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $79,270
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $61,570
Wheeling, WV-OH $60,790
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,840
$63,119
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($64,150) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,310
Cheyenne, WY $60,840
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,150
$61,433

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $70,443

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is Massachusetts ($86,467) in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($84,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $84,960
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $83,770
$84,365
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($96,550) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $67,800
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $80,000
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $58,300
Decatur, AL $67,900
Dothan, AL $69,470
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $54,110
Gadsden, AL $63,050
Huntsville, AL $96,550
Mobile, AL $64,980
Montgomery, AL $77,130
Tuscaloosa, AL $66,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,420
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,870
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,560
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,860
$67,555
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($66,730) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $66,730
Fort Smith, AR-OK $55,400
Hot Springs, AR $57,710
Jonesboro, AR $49,700
Pine Bluff, AR $58,580
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,810
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,590
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,900
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,870
$53,699
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($87,900) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $84,820
Tucson, AZ $81,780
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $58,200
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $54,430
Prescott, AZ $63,940
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $87,900
Yuma, AZ $68,590
$71,380
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($142,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $105,140
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $82,990
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $95,400
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $101,540
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $125,870
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $142,980
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $93,910
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $89,170
Santa Rosa, CA $87,240
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $92,400
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $71,320
Chico, CA $64,720
El Centro, CA $66,590
Fresno, CA $69,950
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $77,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $97,630
Madera, CA $76,460
Merced, CA $75,350
Modesto, CA $72,420
Napa, CA $90,850
Redding, CA $67,820
Salinas, CA $96,170
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $96,650
Stockton-Lodi, CA $78,340
Visalia-Porterville, CA $82,170
Yuba City, CA $81,350
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,550
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,600
$86,135
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($98,790) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $98,790
Fort Collins, CO $84,930
Colorado Springs, CO $96,120
Grand Junction, CO $68,780
Greeley, CO $79,350
Pueblo, CO $68,530
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,700
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,500
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $79,490
$77,799
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 ($92,010) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $90,200
New Haven, CT $83,070
Danbury, CT $86,370
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $92,010
Waterbury, CT $72,590
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $66,890
$81,855
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($90,830) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Gainesville, FL $66,060
Jacksonville, FL $71,760
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $77,630
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $76,980
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $79,860
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $90,830
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $68,320
Tallahassee, FL $56,020
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $80,620
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $64,280
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $49,020
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $86,680
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $50,710
Homosassa Springs, FL $53,510
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $64,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $67,210
Ocala, FL $56,420
Panama City, FL $74,040
Port St. Lucie, FL $61,460
Punta Gorda, FL $78,790
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $58,620
Sebring, FL $40,090
The Villages, FL $64,590
$66,866
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($92,700) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $92,700
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $78,170
Savannah, GA $77,840
Athens-Clarke County, GA $71,720
Brunswick, GA $91,240
Columbus, GA-AL $73,400
Dalton, GA $62,920
Gainesville, GA $67,110
Hinesville, GA $78,180
Macon, GA $71,060
Rome, GA $62,830
Valdosta, GA $62,430
Warner Robins, GA $78,000
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,670
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $60,620
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,180
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $61,360
$70,614
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($80,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area N/A
Urban Honolulu, HI $80,030
$80,030
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($86,310) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $83,740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $86,000
Iowa City, IA $71,650
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,770
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,430
Cedar Rapids, IA $86,310
Dubuque, IA $58,390
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $73,460
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $68,730
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $73,440
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,190
$72,374
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($93,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,190
Coeur d'Alene, ID $69,150
Idaho Falls, ID $93,980
Lewiston, ID-WA $70,800
Pocatello, ID $56,530
Twin Falls, ID $55,470
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $62,820
$66,706
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($91,720) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Peoria, IL $87,060
Carbondale-Marion, IL $55,660
Champaign-Urbana, IL $74,270
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $91,720
Danville, IL $64,140
Decatur, IL $59,380
Kankakee, IL $70,810
Rockford, IL $67,770
Springfield, IL $85,960
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $64,150
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,690
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,960
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,630
$68,708
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($83,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,080
Columbus, IN $83,890
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $61,210
Evansville, IN-KY $66,260
Fort Wayne, IN $71,520
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $79,150
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $68,150
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $58,840
Muncie, IN $68,750
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $63,890
Terre Haute, IN $56,700
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $66,610
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,990
$66,849
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($67,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $59,180
Topeka, KS $67,510
Wichita, KS $65,870
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,320
$62,720
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($77,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $77,110
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,380
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $70,890
Lexington-Fayette, KY $67,840
Owensboro, KY $71,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,470
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,160
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,440
$63,595
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($75,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $75,220
Baton Rouge, LA $67,670
Hammond, LA $64,330
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $59,480
Lafayette, LA $63,830
Lake Charles, LA $57,440
Monroe, LA $68,540
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,820
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,640
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $61,680
$63,465
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 ($103,080) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $103,080
Springfield, MA-CT $77,520
Worcester, MA-CT $93,920
Leominster-Gardner, MA $84,070
New Bedford, MA $83,480
Pittsfield, MA $96,590
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $66,610
$86,467
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($99,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Salisbury, MD-DE $73,220
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $65,540
California-Lexington Park, MD $99,920
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $77,620
$79,075
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($80,200) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Portland-South Portland, ME $80,200
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $64,860
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $71,800
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,210
$70,768
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($88,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $84,880
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $70,280
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $70,840
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,790
Battle Creek, MI $81,830
Bay City, MI $59,810
Flint, MI $66,650
Jackson, MI $72,440
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $67,760
Midland, MI $88,020
Monroe, MI $73,680
Muskegon, MI $69,000
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,560
Saginaw, MI $73,410
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,410
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,000
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,560
$69,113
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 ($93,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $93,800
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,330
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $66,650
Rochester, MN $92,010
St. Cloud, MN $70,160
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,790
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,640
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $78,300
$75,835
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($83,480) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Kansas City, MO-KS $81,260
St. Louis, MO-IL $83,480
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $64,360
Columbia, MO $71,170
Jefferson City, MO $56,480
Joplin, MO $60,540
St. Joseph, MO-KS $65,650
Springfield, MO $59,240
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,630
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,840
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,730
$65,035
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($73,180) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,860
Hattiesburg, MS $66,980
Jackson, MS $64,370
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,760
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,540
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $73,180
$63,948
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($71,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $68,760
Great Falls, MT $44,690
Missoula, MT $61,010
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $71,220
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,700
$61,676
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($93,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $92,430
Greensboro-High Point, NC $82,010
Raleigh, NC $93,960
Wilmington, NC $70,220
Winston-Salem, NC $80,810
Burlington, NC $72,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $91,690
Fayetteville, NC $79,720
Goldsboro, NC $64,920
Greenville, NC $69,720
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $62,960
Jacksonville, NC $67,330
New Bern, NC $67,320
Rocky Mount, NC $65,520
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,260
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,070
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,594
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($72,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $70,710
Grand Forks, ND-MN $72,860
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,870
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,270
$68,178
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 ($83,320) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $83,320
Lincoln, NE $66,780
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,110
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,240
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,280
$67,546
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 ($100,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $80,820
Portsmouth, NH-ME $100,060
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $80,480
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $71,070
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $81,150
$82,716
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 ($94,730) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $79,100
Trenton, NJ $94,730
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,180
$83,670
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($91,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Santa Fe, NM $72,940
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $60,240
Farmington, NM $56,530
Las Cruces, NM $68,610
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $91,020
$69,868
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($75,990) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $73,770
Reno, NV $75,990
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,610
$73,790
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($103,280) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $75,690
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $103,280
Rochester, NY $77,060
Syracuse, NY $77,110
Binghamton, NY $83,370
Elmira, NY $65,760
Glens Falls, NY $53,980
Ithaca, NY $82,860
Kingston, NY $69,500
Utica-Rome, NY $76,650
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $68,950
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $62,900
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $63,720
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,030
$73,204
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($88,430) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $79,580
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $82,010
Columbus, OH $88,430
Dayton, OH $81,860
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $65,200
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,780
Canton-Massillon, OH $62,120
Lima, OH $66,430
Mansfield, OH $64,260
Toledo, OH $67,040
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $67,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $67,030
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,580
$70,415
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($79,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Tulsa, OK $72,150
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,170
Lawton, OK $70,250
Oklahoma City, OK $72,240
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $79,220
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,580
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,130
$66,534
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 ($93,370) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Corvallis, OR $76,070
Eugene, OR $72,010
Medford, OR $72,470
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $93,370
Salem, OR $84,460
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $65,640
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,520
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,170
Bend-Redmond, OR $74,550
Grants Pass, OR $61,510
$73,777
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($92,960) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $79,000
Lancaster, PA $68,240
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $92,960
Pittsburgh, PA $79,470
Reading, PA $76,730
Altoona, PA $64,950
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $80,250
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,710
Erie, PA $71,980
Gettysburg, PA $71,080
Johnstown, PA $67,270
Lebanon, PA $80,350
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,770
State College, PA $73,690
Williamsport, PA $64,970
York-Hanover, PA $77,450
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,740
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,730
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,120
$71,814
Puerto Rico

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

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($51,810) for jobs which don't require a degree.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,200
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $40,320
Arecibo, PR $24,890
Guayama, PR $51,810
Mayaguez, PR $33,470
Ponce, PR $41,790
San German, PR $22,690
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $35,170
$36,168
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($75,750) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $69,160
Florence, SC $61,930
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $70,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $75,750
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $61,440
Spartanburg, SC $65,570
Sumter, SC $57,110
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,740
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,220
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,110
$63,763
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($68,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $68,780
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,220
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,120
$63,373
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($74,940) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $69,990
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $74,940
Clarksville, TN-KY $66,170
Cleveland, TN $50,110
Jackson, TN $64,330
Johnson City, TN $62,750
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $72,570
Knoxville, TN $70,810
Morristown, TN $61,200
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,870
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $70,410
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,690
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $54,710
$64,350
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 ($95,220) for jobs which don't require a degree.

College Station-Bryan, TX $65,520
Corpus Christi, TX $66,350
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $95,220
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $94,620
Killeen-Temple, TX $74,640
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $53,440
Midland, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $83,520
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,310
Amarillo, TX $68,350
Austin-Round Rock, TX $88,460
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $70,330
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $49,620
El Paso, TX $62,160
Laredo, TX $54,590
Longview, TX $67,680
Lubbock, TX $58,870
Odessa, TX $67,420
San Angelo, TX $67,800
Sherman-Denison, TX $71,430
Texarkana, TX-AR $63,510
Tyler, TX $68,090
Victoria, TX $59,830
Waco, TX $62,250
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,450
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,460
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,610
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $63,910
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,910
$67,013
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($80,460) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $80,220
Provo-Orem, UT $78,850
Salt Lake City, UT $80,460
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $66,780
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,800
St. George, UT $57,200
$70,218
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($105,740) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lynchburg, VA $85,270
Richmond, VA $94,600
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $86,600
Charlottesville, VA $89,640
Harrisonburg, VA $65,660
Roanoke, VA $71,210
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $73,980
Winchester, VA-WV $85,480
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,660
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,490
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $105,740
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,480
$80,568
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($72,850) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $70,880
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $72,850
$71,865
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($85,000) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Madison, WI $85,000
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $80,780
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $70,300
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Eau Claire, WI $62,350
Fond du Lac, WI $74,300
Green Bay, WI $71,930
Janesville-Beloit, WI $67,850
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $62,710
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $68,410
Racine, WI $77,570
Sheboygan, WI $71,090
Wausau, WI $72,310
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,940
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,960
$69,947
West Virginia

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

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($79,270) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Morgantown, WV $68,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $72,960
Charleston, WV $55,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,960
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $79,270
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $61,570
Wheeling, WV-OH $60,790
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,840
$63,119
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($64,150) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,310
Cheyenne, WY $60,840
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,150
$61,433

Master's

Average Salary Median: $66,898

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is California ($108,962) in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

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

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

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($62,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $59,900
Mobile, AL $56,830
Montgomery, AL $62,050
Tuscaloosa, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,000
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,590
$59,074
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($66,670) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $66,670
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,390
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,130
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,063
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($69,240) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $69,240
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$69,240
California

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($133,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $103,850
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $94,230
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $120,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $93,030
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $133,050
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, 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
$108,962
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($92,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,050
Fort Collins, CO $92,950
Colorado Springs, 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 $73,670
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$76,890
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($79,310) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $79,310
New Haven, CT $75,980
Danbury, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,645
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($93,730) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $88,550
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $72,300
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $79,010
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $93,730
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
$83,398
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($62,500) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,500
Savannah, GA $61,240
Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Brunswick, GA N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA $56,890
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $59,350
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,900
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,376
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

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

Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($70,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $63,920
Iowa City, IA N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $70,370
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $67,670
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,320
Idaho N/A
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($60,360) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL N/A
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $60,360
Danville, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL $58,240
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,350
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,983
Indiana

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

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

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
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
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
$44,374
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($54,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS N/A
Wichita, KS N/A
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $54,390
$54,390
Kentucky

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($70,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $70,090
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY $63,400
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,530
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,580
$62,650
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($78,850) for a master's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $78,850
Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA N/A
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,850
Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($82,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $82,120
Worcester, MA-CT $80,220
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$81,170
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($68,280) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $65,970
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $68,280
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
$67,125
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($85,470) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $85,470
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $62,020
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $74,920
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $66,880
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$72,323
Minnesota

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

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($78,430) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $74,470
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $78,430
$76,450
Missouri

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

North Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($72,320) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $69,930
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,480
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
Springfield, MO $67,440
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $72,320
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,793
Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($44,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
Jackson, MS N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,820
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,820
Montana N/A
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($73,650) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $70,110
Raleigh, NC $73,650
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $65,310
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $59,190
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,580
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,940
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $65,060
$64,406
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($68,180) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $68,180
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,180
Nebraska

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

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($73,270) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $65,430
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $73,270
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,170
$66,957
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($95,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME N/A
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $95,810
$95,810
New Jersey

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

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

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

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($84,130) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $84,130
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$84,130
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($104,240) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $62,840
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $104,240
Rochester, NY $81,410
Syracuse, NY $83,480
Binghamton, NY N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY $100,410
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $79,350
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $57,540
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $63,300
$79,071
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($87,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $74,730
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $87,460
Dayton, OH $67,480
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $74,910
Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $71,100
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $69,500
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $69,170
$73,479
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($63,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $63,390
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,910
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,740
$51,680
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($132,860) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $92,130
Salem, OR $132,860
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $87,680
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
$104,223
Pennsylvania

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

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($91,510) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $73,890
Lancaster, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $77,510
Pittsburgh, PA $91,510
Reading, PA $61,710
Altoona, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA $61,880
Lebanon, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $80,650
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,525
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($53,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $53,120
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,120
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($76,020) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC N/A
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $68,940
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $76,020
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,050
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$66,337
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

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

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,660) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $65,060
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN $65,050
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $58,830
Knoxville, TN $35,920
Morristown, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $68,660
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,704
Texas

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

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($89,730) for a master's degree in this area of study.

College Station-Bryan, TX $89,730
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,930
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $84,220
Killeen-Temple, TX $56,450
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,660
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,610
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,460
El Paso, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX $85,330
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, 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
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,420
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,350
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,540
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $42,250
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$58,913
Utah N/A
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($58,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $58,950
Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
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
$58,950
Vermont

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

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

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

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($87,320) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Madison, WI $87,320
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $81,840
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,850
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,950
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,240
West Virginia

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

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($57,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Morgantown, WV N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,070
Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $57,100
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$49,085
Wyoming N/A

9 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 $75,788.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $69,274.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $70,443.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $66,898. 

  Natural Sciences Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 0.73    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Agricultural Research Director
  • Agriculture Research Director
  • Analytical Services Manager
  • Chemical Engineer Supervisor
  • Chemical Plant Technical Director
  • Chemical Process Exploration Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Environmental Program Manager
  • Environmental Research Project Manager
  • Geochemical Manager
  • Geological Manager
  • Geophysical Manager
  • Gravity Manager
  • Lab Director (Laboratory Director)
  • Lab Manager (Laboratory Manager)
  • Natural Resources Manager
  • Natural Sciences Manager
  • Ocean Program Administrator
  • Quarrying Manager
  • Research Administrator
  • Research and Development Director (R and D Director)
  • Research Coordinator
  • Research Development Director
  • Research Development Manager
  • Research Director
  • Research Manager
  • Research Project Coordinator
  • Water Team Leader
  • Wild Life Manager
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Clinical Research Coordinators

Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.

Salary Ratio: 0.73    

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    
  • Clinical Coordinator
  • Clinical Data Coordinator
  • Clinical Manager
  • Clinical Program Coordinator
  • Clinical Program Manager
  • Clinical Project Manager
  • Clinical Research Administrator
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Clinical Research Director
  • Clinical Research Manager
  • Clinical Research Monitor
  • Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
  • Clinical Study Manager
  • Clinical Trial Coordinator
  • Clinical Trial Manager
  • Clinical Trials Manager
  • Research Coordinator
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Water Resource Specialists

Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

Salary Ratio: 0.73    

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    
  • Community Resource Consultant
  • Environmental Resource Specialist
  • Hydrotechnical Specialist
  • Hydrotechnician
  • Power Supply Engineer
  • Resource Specialist
  • Water Quality Specialist
  • Water Resource Agent
  • Water Resource Consultant
  • Water Resource Engineering Specialist
  • Water Resource Specialist
  • Water Resources Planner
  • Water Restoration Technician
  • Water Rights Specialist
  • US Salary Median: $112,701
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Mathematicians

Conduct research in fundamental mathematics or in application of mathematical techniques to science, management, and other fields. Solve problems in various fields using mathematical methods.

Salary Ratio: 0.25    

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    
  • Algebraist
  • Applied Mathematician
  • Cipher Expert
  • Computational Mathematician
  • Computational Scientist
  • Cryptanalyst
  • Cryptographer
  • Cryptographic Vulnerability Analyst
  • Engineering Mathematician
  • Game Mathematician
  • Geometrician
  • Image Scientist
  • Knowledge Engineer
  • Math Researcher
  • Mathematician
  • Research Computing Specialist
  • Research Scientist
  • Researcher
  • US Salary Median: $75,492
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 14.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Data Scientists

Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports.

Salary Ratio: 3.98    

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    
  • Analytics Consultant
  • Applied Scientist
  • Data Analyst
  • Data Analytic Scientist
  • Data Analytics Specialist
  • Data Architect
  • Data Consultant
  • Data Economist
  • Data Engineer
  • Data Management Scientist
  • Data Mining Analyst
  • Data Modeler
  • Data Quality Analyst
  • Data Science Engineer
  • Data Scientist
  • Data Specialist
  • Data Visualization Developer
  • Machine Learning Scientist
  • Psychometric Consultant
  • Quantitative Methodologist
  • Quantitative Researcher
  • Research Analyst
  • Research Scientist
  • Statistical Analyst
  • Statistical Consultant
  • Tableau Developer
  • US Salary Median: $71,793
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 14.1%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Business Intelligence Analysts

Produce financial and market intelligence by querying data repositories and generating periodic reports. Devise methods for identifying data patterns and trends in available information sources.

Salary Ratio: 0.5    

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    
  • Analytical Data Miner
  • Business Analyst
  • Business Consultant
  • Business Data Analyst
  • Business Database Analyst
  • Business Intelligence Analyst
  • Business Process Analyst
  • Business Systems Analyst
  • Business Systems Consultant
  • Business Technology Consultant
  • Competitive Intelligence Analyst
  • Data Analyst
  • EDI Analyst (Electronic Data Exchange Analyst)
  • Information Analyst
  • Information Specialist
  • Intelligence Analyst
  • Market Intelligence Analyst
  • Market Intelligence Consultant
  • Marketing Database Analyst
  • Reporting Analyst
  • Reports Analyst
  • Salesforce Developer
  • SAP Business Analyst
  • SAP Consultant
  • Strategic Business and Technology Intelligence Consultant
  • Strategist
  • US Salary Median: $71,793
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 14.1%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Clinical Data Managers

Apply knowledge of health care and database management to analyze clinical data, and to identify and report trends.

Salary Ratio: 0.5    

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    
  • Clinical Applications Director
  • Clinical Biostatistics Director
  • Clinical Data Abstractor
  • Clinical Data Analyst
  • Clinical Data Coordinator
  • Clinical Data Management Director (CDM Director)
  • Clinical Data Management Manager (CDM Manager)
  • Clinical Data Manager
  • Clinical Informatics Manager
  • Clinical Statistics Manager
  • Clinical Trials Data Coordinator
  • Data Coordinator
  • Data Deliverables Manager
  • Data Management Manager
  • US Salary Median: $71,793
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 14.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Bioinformatics Technicians

Apply principles and methods of bioinformatics to assist scientists in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. Apply bioinformatics tools to visualize, analyze, manipulate or interpret molecular data. May build and maintain databases for processing and analyzing genomic or other biological information.

Salary Ratio: 0.5    

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    
  • Bioinformatics Analyst
  • Bioinformatics Research Technician
  • Bioinformatics Specialist
  • Bioinformatics Technician
  • Biometrics Technician
  • Biotechnician
  • Data Analyst
  • Data Technician
  • Database Technician
  • Field Data Technician
  • Log Data Technician
  • Museum Informatics Specialist
  • Research Scientist
  • Scientific Informatics Analyst
  • Submission Technician
  • US Salary Median: $71,793
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 14.1%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.25    

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    
  • Actuarial Science Professor
  • Actuarial Science Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Mathematics Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Algebra Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Biometry Teacher
  • Biostatistics Professor
  • Biostatistics Teacher
  • Calculus Professor
  • Calculus Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Mathematics Instructor (College Math Instructor)
  • College Professor
  • Competitive Mathematics Instructor (Competitive Math Instructor)
  • Cryptoanalysis Teacher
  • Cryptography Teacher
  • Developmental Mathematics Professor
  • Geometry Professor
  • Geometry Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Math Professor
  • Math Teacher
  • Mathematical Sciences Professor
  • Mathematics Assistant Professor (Math Assistant Professor)
  • Mathematics Faculty Member
  • Mathematics Instructor (Math Instructor)
  • Mathematics Lecturer
  • Mathematics Professor
  • Mathematics Teacher
  • Professor
  • Sampling Theory Teacher
  • Statistical Methods Professor
  • Statistical Methods Teacher
  • Statistics Professor
  • Statistics Teacher
  • Topology Professor
  • Topology Teacher
  • Trigonometry Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $67,663
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's



Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $28,224 per year (or $36,716 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $112,896 to earn a bachelor's (or $146,864 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $18,417 per year (or $25,503 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $73,668 to earn a doctorate (or $102,012 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($112,896 if you're in-state, $146,864 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($36,834 if you're in-state, $51,006 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $18,417 per year (or $25,503 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $36,834 to earn a master's (or $51,006 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($112,896 if you're in-state, $146,864 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Applied Mathematics Degrees

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

100 Seymour Rd - Utica, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,307/year
In-state cost: $8,397/year
Degrees: Certificate, Certificate

Touro College

500 7th Avenue - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $18,908/year
In-state cost: $18,908/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2200 E Kenwood Blvd - Milwaukee, WI

Out-of-state cost: $21,119/year
In-state cost: $9,254/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Keene State College

229 Main Street - Keene, NH

Out-of-state cost: $24,350/year
In-state cost: $14,638/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Michigan-Dearborn

4901 Evergreen Rd - Dearborn, MI

Out-of-state cost: $27,520/year
In-state cost: $13,552/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

University Drive And Mill Avenue - Tempe, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $29,428/year
In-state cost: $11,338/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

Temple University

1801 North Broad Street - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $29,882/year
In-state cost: $16,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Missouri University of Science and Technology

300 W.13th Street - Rolla, MO

Out-of-state cost: $30,051/year
In-state cost: $10,818/year
Degrees: Certificate

Mount Saint Joseph University

5701 Delhi Rd - Cincinnati, OH

Out-of-state cost: $32,200/year
In-state cost: $32,200/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

McKendree University

701 College Rd - Lebanon, IL

Out-of-state cost: $32,200/year
In-state cost: $32,200/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Fresno Pacific University

1717 S Chestnut Ave - Fresno, CA

Out-of-state cost: $33,452/year
In-state cost: $33,452/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

225 North Ave - Atlanta, GA

Out-of-state cost: $33,964/year
In-state cost: $12,852/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Doctorate

George Mason University

4400 University Dr - Fairfax, VA

Out-of-state cost: $36,474/year
In-state cost: $13,014/year
Degrees: Certificate

Averett University

420 W Main St - Danville, VA

Out-of-state cost: $36,670/year
In-state cost: $36,670/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Belmont University

1900 Belmont Blvd - Nashville, TN

Out-of-state cost: $37,030/year
In-state cost: $37,030/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

1400 NE Campus Parkway - Seattle, WA

Out-of-state cost: $39,114/year
In-state cost: $11,745/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Lycoming College

One College Place - Williamsport, PA

Out-of-state cost: $42,714/year
In-state cost: $42,714/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of California-Santa Barbara

5221 Cheadle Hall - Santa Barbara, CA

Out-of-state cost: $44,160/year
In-state cost: $14,406/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Merrimack College

315 Turnpike St - North Andover, MA

Out-of-state cost: $45,074/year
In-state cost: $45,074/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Berea College

101 Chestnut Street - Berea, KY

Out-of-state cost: $45,092/year
In-state cost: $45,092/year
Degrees: Bachelor's


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Applied Mathematics Degrees

University of the District of Columbia

4200 Connecticut Ave NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $18,608/year
In-state cost: $10,094/year
Degrees: Master's

University of Northern Iowa

1227 W 27th St - Cedar Falls, IA

Out-of-state cost: $22,648/year
In-state cost: $10,432/year
Degrees: Master's

University of California-Irvine

501 Aldrich Hall - Irvine, CA

Out-of-state cost: $28,456/year
In-state cost: $13,354/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

100 Institute Road - Worcester, MA

Out-of-state cost: $29,040/year
In-state cost: $29,040/year
Degrees: Master's

University of Pennsylvania

34th & Spruce Street - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $41,760/year
In-state cost: $41,760/year
Degrees: Master's


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