Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Architectural Engineering Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of materials, systems, and methods used to construct and equip buildings intended for human habitation or other purposes.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control. Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices. Research, design, develop, or test robotic applications. Design, develop, or supervise the production of materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition, applying principles of nanoscale physics and electrical, chemical, or biological engineering. Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.

U.S. Summary

Job & Salary Averages

Salary Value (U.S.): $84,012
"Salary Value" is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 6.97%
The "average of job growth averages" is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years

Education Costs

Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $32,484/yr
Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.): $20,385/yr
Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $26,770/yr
Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.): $16,875/yr
Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.): $29,675/yr
Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.): $18,660/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: $84,012

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Maryland ($120,236) in the California-Lexington Park, MD metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($110,107).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$110,107
Fairbanks, AK	$66,760

$103,914

Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($118,713).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$102,880
Decatur, AL	$101,715
Huntsville, AL	$118,713
Mobile, AL	$91,690
Montgomery, AL	$85,820
Tuscaloosa, AL	$89,335
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$91,960
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$92,520
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$57,330
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$45,670
Dothan, AL	$45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$52,390
Gadsden, AL	$47,500
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$47,840
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$46,120

$87,660

Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($82,730).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$80,893
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$79,660
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$82,730
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$81,165
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$62,314
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$42,890
Hot Springs, AR	$47,300
Jonesboro, AR	$40,900
Pine Bluff, AR	$43,240

$69,446

Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($91,155).

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$91,155
Tucson, AZ	$85,813
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$58,160
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$74,236
Prescott, AZ	$60,756
Yuma, AZ	$65,016
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$72,742

$73,415

California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($129,059).

Chico, CA	$106,365
El Centro, CA	$103,220
Fresno, CA	$98,265
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$112,305
Modesto, CA	$108,186
Napa, CA	$98,399
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$119,337
Redding, CA	$104,219
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$103,798
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$112,043
Salinas, CA	$122,079
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$119,599
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$120,965
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$103,766
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$121,149
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$119,907
Santa Rosa, CA	$114,152
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$101,176
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$115,795
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$99,748
Yuba City, CA	$108,361
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$98,126
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$102,767
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$84,366
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$129,059
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$53,670
Merced, CA	$57,440

$108,804

Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($121,075).

Colorado Springs, CO	$121,075
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$113,792
Fort Collins, CO	$120,897
Greeley, CO	$109,259
Pueblo, CO	$109,904
Grand Junction, CO	$42,210
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$38,660
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$42,950
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$47,960

$108,456

Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($125,219).

Danbury, CT	$107,823
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$97,603
New Haven, CT	$101,883
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$125,219
Waterbury, CT	$107,920
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$99,440

$107,486

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($140,140).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$140,140
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$85,602
Gainesville, FL	$86,724
Jacksonville, FL	$101,526
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$81,614
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$92,588
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$106,492
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$83,722
Ocala, FL	$99,132
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$107,150
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$123,852
Panama City, FL	$120,050
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$104,738
Port St. Lucie, FL	$81,124
Tallahassee, FL	$82,628
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$100,000
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$117,810
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$78,918

$96,858

Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($113,232).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$113,232
Columbus, GA-AL	$101,748
Gainesville, GA	$87,977
Macon, GA	$73,822
Savannah, GA	$104,320
Warner Robins, GA	$104,913
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$83,562
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$85,315
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$83,902
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$73,128
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$89,304
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$75,710
Brunswick, GA	$62,050
Dalton, GA	$45,980
Hinesville, GA	$33,140
Rome, GA	$52,520
Valdosta, GA	$46,630

$86,378

Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($101,948).

Urban Honolulu, HI	$101,948
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$95,847

$98,898

Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($92,172).

Cedar Rapids, IA	$81,778
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$92,172
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$87,335
Dubuque, IA	$70,285
Iowa City, IA	$79,026
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$89,010
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$79,175
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$71,913
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$74,655
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$79,305
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$78,292

$81,087

Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($101,326).

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$74,395
Pocatello, ID	$81,460
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$69,535
Idaho Falls, ID	$101,326
Lewiston, ID-WA	$39,450
Twin Falls, ID	$38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$48,980

$77,447

Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($110,603).

Champaign-Urbana, IL	$103,573
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$103,097
Decatur, IL	$108,940
Kankakee, IL	$110,603
Rockford, IL	$110,010
Springfield, IL	$108,963
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$92,753
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$89,918
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$88,203
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$98,593
Carbondale-Marion, IL	$52,890
Danville, IL	$42,800
Peoria, IL	$41,030

$98,331

Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($97,075).

Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$60,375
Evansville, IN-KY	$67,956
Fort Wayne, IN	$97,075
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$83,928
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$90,273
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$82,442
Terre Haute, IN	$75,211
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$67,591
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$65,496
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$65,892
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$73,937
Columbus, IN	$41,200
Muncie, IN	$49,530

$73,853

Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($88,640).

Manhattan, KS	$87,200
Topeka, KS	$88,640
Wichita, KS	$80,912
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$66,157

$77,131

Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($105,877).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$80,640
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$92,060
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$82,912
Owensboro, KY	$97,638
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$105,877
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$103,148
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$95,723
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$47,550

$94,421

Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($108,912).

Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$83,494
Lafayette, LA	$90,763
Lake Charles, LA	$89,908
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$108,912
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$99,694
Baton Rouge, LA	$85,652
Hammond, LA	$57,654
Monroe, LA	$76,383
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$82,378
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$95,921
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$72,890

$86,591

Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Pittsfield, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($136,010).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$127,502
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$127,690
Pittsfield, MA	$136,010
Springfield, MA-CT	$98,415
Worcester, MA-CT	$93,146

$109,041

Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($145,365).

California-Lexington Park, MD	$145,365
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$107,456
Salisbury, MD-DE	$116,727
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$99,677
Cumberland, MD-WV	$56,590

$120,236

Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($93,415).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$80,195
Portland-South Portland, ME	$85,945
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$93,415
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$40,390

$84,833

Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Bay City, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($114,420).

Battle Creek, MI	$109,100
Bay City, MI	$114,420
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$95,407
Flint, MI	$93,182
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$79,531
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$85,667
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$86,854
Monroe, MI	$111,243
Muskegon, MI	$98,010
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$73,172
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$83,624
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$72,135
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$78,285
Jackson, MI	$77,019
Midland, MI	$37,640
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$47,480
Saginaw, MI	$54,790

$84,097

Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($120,697).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$100,163
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$108,325
Rochester, MN	$100,193
St. Cloud, MN	$120,697
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$92,077
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$79,264
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$90,024
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$46,170

$93,998

Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($117,213).

Kansas City, MO-KS	$93,907
St. Louis, MO-IL	$87,545
Springfield, MO	$117,213
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$99,217
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$92,830
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$93,769
Jefferson City, MO	$43,050
Joplin, MO	$41,310
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$43,140
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$40,120

$90,879

Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($88,065).

Jackson, MS	$79,105
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$74,230
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$77,575
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$88,065
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$33,010
Hattiesburg, MS	$43,690

$60,478

Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($86,307).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$86,307
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$81,097
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$75,513
Great Falls, MT	$32,150
Missoula, MT	$35,070

$75,913

North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($137,810).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$98,472
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$105,108
Fayetteville, NC	$108,272
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$94,246
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$107,440
New Bern, NC	$111,032
Raleigh, NC	$100,116
Wilmington, NC	$137,810
Winston-Salem, NC	$134,860
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$79,960
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$110,367
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$69,470

$102,014

North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($91,677).

Fargo, ND-MN	$71,800
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$90,212
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$91,677
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$68,402

$81,050

Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($98,890).

Lincoln, NE	$80,220
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$95,305
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$98,890
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$93,803
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$42,340

$89,233

New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($101,015).

Manchester, NH	$101,015
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$96,995
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$84,980
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$87,180
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$39,370

$86,802

New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($105,445).

Trenton, NJ	$105,445
Ocean City, NJ	$48,080
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	$59,470

$79,610

New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($113,392).

Las Cruces, NM	$98,055
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$103,753
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$113,392
Farmington, NM	$49,870
Santa Fe, NM	$51,020

$98,879

Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($101,113).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$90,165
Reno, NV	$86,677
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$101,113

$93,362

New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Binghamton, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($164,960).

Binghamton, NY	$164,960
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$98,972
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$126,023
Rochester, NY	$105,035
Syracuse, NY	$110,406
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$78,352
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$126,840
Ithaca, NY	$123,350
Utica-Rome, NY	$94,436
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$94,270

$106,335

Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($118,025).

Canton-Massillon, OH	$87,604
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$91,473
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$101,601
Columbus, OH	$92,870
Dayton, OH	$118,025
Lima, OH	$86,032
Mansfield, OH	$75,290
Toledo, OH	$96,053
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$89,779
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$77,155
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$84,511
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$98,406
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$104,394
Springfield, OH	$56,340

$92,328

Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($105,893).

Oklahoma City, OK	$105,893
Tulsa, OK	$76,292
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$92,640
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$89,481
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$84,433
Lawton, OK	$40,270
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$42,260

$83,668

Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($99,610).

Corvallis, OR	$94,696
Eugene, OR	$84,453
Medford, OR	$81,772
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$98,712
Salem, OR	$87,257
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$90,031
Bend-Redmond, OR	$99,610
Grants Pass, OR	$35,220
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$45,180
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$46,990

$88,846

Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Williamsport, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($117,920).

Altoona, PA	$95,467
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$90,500
Erie, PA	$75,344
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$97,079
Johnstown, PA	$100,737
Lancaster, PA	$90,259
Lebanon, PA	$99,720
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$106,885
Pittsburgh, PA	$104,515
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$89,069
State College, PA	$101,556
Williamsport, PA	$117,920
York-Hanover, PA	$94,326
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$72,277
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$82,155
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$92,655
Reading, PA	$85,089
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$58,120
East Stroudsburg, PA	$65,360
Gettysburg, PA	$62,690

$91,421

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($88,753).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$88,753
Ponce, PR	$66,340
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$63,361
Arecibo, PR	$33,390
Guayama, PR	$29,920
Mayaguez, PR	$37,590
San German, PR	$31,220
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$33,240

$60,477

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($104,387).

Columbia, SC	$95,668
Florence, SC	$88,155
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$104,387
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$80,780
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$91,475
Spartanburg, SC	$89,885
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$88,575
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$78,080
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$82,130
Sumter, SC	$45,540

$90,520

South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($83,025).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$83,025
Sioux Falls, SD	$42,830
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$38,020

$61,725

Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($105,405).

Jackson, TN	$105,405
Johnson City, TN	$102,310
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$101,238
Knoxville, TN	$89,992
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$92,335
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$81,301
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$69,936
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$96,810
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$64,300
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$80,292
Clarksville, TN-KY	$92,812
Morristown, TN	$58,280
Cleveland, TN	$49,270

$85,237

Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($159,310).

Austin-Round Rock, TX	$112,058
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$131,814
College Station-Bryan, TX	$92,176
Corpus Christi, TX	$98,712
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$116,192
El Paso, TX	$100,116
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$134,511
Killeen-Temple, TX	$124,356
Longview, TX	$144,390
Midland, TX	$133,744
Odessa, TX	$159,310
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$115,656
Tyler, TX	$150,260
Waco, TX	$113,312
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$111,868
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$91,355
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$112,796
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$142,940
Sherman-Denison, TX	$110,200
Victoria, TX	$107,180
Wichita Falls, TX	$114,500
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$98,280
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$81,220

$113,564

Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($100,085).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$100,085
Provo-Orem, UT	$83,167
Salt Lake City, UT	$89,285
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$71,114
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$73,750
St. George, UT	$76,672

$83,776

Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($138,150).

Charlottesville, VA	$112,867
Harrisonburg, VA	$138,150
Lynchburg, VA	$129,630
Richmond, VA	$106,747
Roanoke, VA	$95,602
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$92,623
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$110,442
Winchester, VA-WV	$116,847
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$89,553
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$113,673
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$127,394
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$125,650

$113,268

Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($80,888).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$80,888
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$79,797

$80,343

Washington

Metro Area Salary Values for Washington

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro area has the highest salary value in Washington ($112,173).

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$112,173
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$111,842
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$109,947
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$107,167
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$110,254
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$93,416
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$86,523
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$100,589
Longview, WA	$50,890
Wenatchee, WA	$51,950
Yakima, WA	$50,200

$101,340

Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Racine, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($114,401).

Eau Claire, WI	$84,207
Green Bay, WI	$92,113
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$107,257
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$99,540
Madison, WI	$91,030
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$89,296
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$92,917
Racine, WI	$114,401
Sheboygan, WI	$95,917
Wausau, WI	$101,417
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$102,360
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$94,947
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$90,738
Fond du Lac, WI	$91,180
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$44,960

$95,917

West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($109,710).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$74,508
Morgantown, WV	$109,710
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$93,945
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$79,625
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$95,240
Wheeling, WV-OH	$99,534
Charleston, WV	$42,820
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$42,540

$89,894

Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($89,545).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$89,545
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$87,625
Cheyenne, WY	$51,510

$81,170

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $109,023

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($148,560) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($121,765) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$121,765
Fairbanks, AK	N/A

$121,765

Alabama

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

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($152,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	$152,470
Decatur, AL	$150,740
Huntsville, AL	$133,658
Mobile, AL	$134,700
Montgomery, AL	$120,690
Tuscaloosa, AL	$124,560
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$134,960
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$134,110
Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	N/A
Dothan, AL	N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$135,736

Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($121,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$89,960
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$115,580
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$121,970
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$120,230
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$67,210
Fort Smith, AR-OK	N/A
Hot Springs, AR	N/A
Jonesboro, AR	N/A
Pine Bluff, AR	N/A

$102,990

Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($103,688) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$103,688
Tucson, AZ	$97,548
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$63,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$81,390
Prescott, AZ	$65,700
Yuma, AZ	$71,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$80,780

$80,645

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 ($137,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	$114,235
El Centro, CA	$108,738
Fresno, CA	$105,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$120,828
Modesto, CA	$114,115
Napa, CA	$106,418
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$127,443
Redding, CA	$112,825
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$111,648
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$120,295
Salinas, CA	$131,123
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$127,605
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$131,070
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$112,463
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$129,248
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$128,010
Santa Rosa, CA	$121,898
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$109,750
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$124,600
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$106,040
Yuba City, CA	$116,528
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$104,898
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$128,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$89,663
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$137,110
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A

$117,596

Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($154,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$130,590
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$124,740
Fort Collins, CO	$154,940
Greeley, CO	$118,435
Pueblo, CO	$117,580
Grand Junction, CO	N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$129,257

Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($133,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$114,705
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$103,293
New Haven, CT	$107,593
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$133,840
Waterbury, CT	$131,670
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$118,200

$118,217

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($140,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$140,140
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$86,188
Gainesville, FL	$88,665
Jacksonville, FL	$103,338
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$83,863
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$94,905
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$110,905
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$86,583
Ocala, FL	$101,218
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$110,545
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$125,375
Panama City, FL	$120,408
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$106,775
Port St. Lucie, FL	$84,125
Tallahassee, FL	$84,368
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$102,398
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$117,810
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$81,048

$101,592

Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($159,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$127,583
Columbus, GA-AL	$113,728
Gainesville, GA	$96,080
Macon, GA	$84,665
Savannah, GA	$159,180
Warner Robins, GA	$118,815
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$91,233
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$94,443
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$93,895
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$77,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$98,900
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$83,600
Brunswick, GA	N/A
Dalton, GA	N/A
Hinesville, GA	N/A
Rome, GA	N/A
Valdosta, GA	N/A

$103,266

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($114,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$114,140
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$106,103

$110,121

Iowa

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

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($131,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$93,040
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$103,345
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$97,468
Dubuque, IA	$100,000
Iowa City, IA	$81,190
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$131,370
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$106,760
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$78,850
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$109,990
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$116,570
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$87,808

$100,581

Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($118,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	$116,380
Pocatello, ID	$112,870
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$95,920
Idaho Falls, ID	$118,610
Lewiston, ID-WA	N/A
Twin Falls, ID	N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$110,945

Illinois

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

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($144,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL	$128,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$109,973
Decatur, IL	$144,200
Kankakee, IL	$144,480
Rockford, IL	$116,175
Springfield, IL	$141,740
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$117,470
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$96,590
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$110,050
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$127,840
Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Danville, IL	N/A
Peoria, IL	N/A

$123,699

Indiana

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

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($113,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$65,018
Evansville, IN-KY	$73,465
Fort Wayne, IN	$103,458
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$89,363
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$113,850
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$85,303
Terre Haute, IN	$78,310
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$73,418
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$69,765
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$70,495
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$76,170
Columbus, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A

$81,692

Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($130,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	$118,610
Topeka, KS	$130,510
Wichita, KS	$90,600
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$73,793

$103,378

Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($134,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	$112,080
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$134,900
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$91,655
Owensboro, KY	$109,070
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$117,948
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$113,905
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$104,513
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$112,010

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($117,823) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$88,475
Lafayette, LA	$98,403
Lake Charles, LA	$98,583
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$117,823
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$106,513
Baton Rouge, LA	$90,590
Hammond, LA	$59,430
Monroe, LA	$80,530
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$86,760
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$102,640
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$76,780

$91,502

Massachusetts

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

Pittsfield, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($136,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$129,650
Leominster-Gardner, MA	$127,690
Pittsfield, MA	$136,010
Springfield, MA-CT	$97,228
Worcester, MA-CT	$95,898

$117,295

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($154,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$154,800
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$114,293
Salisbury, MD-DE	$143,540
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$123,780
Cumberland, MD-WV	N/A

$134,103

Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($121,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$120,800
Portland-South Portland, ME	$121,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$104,343
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$115,524

Michigan

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

Bay City, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($146,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	$139,890
Bay City, MI	$146,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$101,933
Flint, MI	$98,838
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$83,805
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$88,698
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$90,868
Monroe, MI	$139,370
Muskegon, MI	$121,100
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$74,780
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$89,298
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$77,265
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$83,543
Jackson, MI	$80,090
Midland, MI	N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	N/A
Saginaw, MI	N/A

$101,176

Minnesota

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

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($154,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$124,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$116,268
Rochester, MN	$126,070
St. Cloud, MN	$154,500
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$98,380
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$85,380
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$96,193
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$114,491

Missouri

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

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($154,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$100,915
St. Louis, MO-IL	$95,868
Springfield, MO	$154,260
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$105,770
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$119,360
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$100,680
Jefferson City, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$112,809

Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($136,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS	$114,830
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$106,300
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$114,270
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$136,570
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$31,220
Hattiesburg, MS	N/A

$100,638

Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($107,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$107,460
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$86,878
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$80,240
Great Falls, MT	N/A
Missoula, MT	N/A

$91,526

North Carolina

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

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($137,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$102,608
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$107,003
Fayetteville, NC	$110,060
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$96,788
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$108,818
New Bern, NC	$112,178
Raleigh, NC	$103,848
Wilmington, NC	$137,810
Winston-Salem, NC	$134,860
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$82,540
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$135,130
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$111,967

North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($102,265) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$79,590
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$101,650
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$102,265
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$73,920

$89,356

Nebraska

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

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($125,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE	$84,915
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$101,605
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$125,090
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$100,155
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$102,941

New Hampshire

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

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($153,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	$153,420
Portsmouth, NH-ME	$142,610
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$120,420
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$96,950
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$128,350

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 ($148,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ	$148,560
Ocean City, NJ	N/A
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	N/A

$148,560

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 ($131,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM	$107,595
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$117,773
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$131,040
Farmington, NM	N/A
Santa Fe, NM	N/A

$118,803

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 ($126,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$126,650
Reno, NV	$97,345
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$111,505

$111,833

New York

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

Binghamton, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($164,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	$164,960
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$101,843
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$128,728
Rochester, NY	$107,123
Syracuse, NY	$113,070
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$82,078
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$126,840
Ithaca, NY	$123,350
Utica-Rome, NY	$93,210
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$94,270

$113,547

Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($125,315) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$93,533
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$97,588
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$108,168
Columbus, OH	$98,850
Dayton, OH	$125,315
Lima, OH	$91,995
Mansfield, OH	$80,715
Toledo, OH	$102,740
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$96,558
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$81,408
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$89,138
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$104,348
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$110,360
Springfield, OH	N/A

$98,516

Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($136,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK	$136,630
Tulsa, OK	$83,418
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$118,980
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$96,265
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$89,740
Lawton, OK	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$105,007

Oregon

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

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($105,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR	$100,878
Eugene, OR	$89,438
Medford, OR	$87,025
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$105,170
Salem, OR	$92,915
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$96,028
Bend-Redmond, OR	$105,690
Grants Pass, OR	N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$96,735

Pennsylvania

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

Williamsport, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($144,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	$119,000
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$97,170
Erie, PA	$80,105
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$103,360
Johnstown, PA	$125,940
Lancaster, PA	$96,280
Lebanon, PA	$121,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$114,903
Pittsburgh, PA	$111,290
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$95,385
State College, PA	$103,000
Williamsport, PA	$144,900
York-Hanover, PA	$99,635
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$76,393
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$87,378
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$99,673
Reading, PA	$88,480
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A

$103,775

Puerto Rico

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($117,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$117,530
Ponce, PR	$83,410
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$70,338
Arecibo, PR	N/A
Guayama, PR	N/A
Mayaguez, PR	N/A
San German, PR	N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$90,426

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($141,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$105,570
Florence, SC	$133,640
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$117,413
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	$115,540
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	$141,070
Spartanburg, SC	$128,500
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$132,200
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$111,150
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$121,960
Sumter, SC	N/A

$123,005

South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($123,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$123,660
Sioux Falls, SD	N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$123,660

Tennessee

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

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($129,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN	$111,090
Johnson City, TN	$129,420
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$109,440
Knoxville, TN	$95,800
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$98,385
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$87,158
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$74,993
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$103,603
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$67,640
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$86,860
Clarksville, TN-KY	$97,320
Morristown, TN	$59,970
Cleveland, TN	N/A

$93,473

Texas

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

Odessa, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($159,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX	$115,048
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$133,053
College Station-Bryan, TX	$90,230
Corpus Christi, TX	$102,823
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$120,368
El Paso, TX	$101,485
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$147,565
Killeen-Temple, TX	$125,295
Longview, TX	$144,390
Midland, TX	$135,410
Odessa, TX	$159,310
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$122,525
Tyler, TX	$150,260
Waco, TX	$114,348
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$113,628
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$97,680
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$115,180
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$142,940
Sherman-Denison, TX	$110,200
Victoria, TX	$107,180
Wichita Falls, TX	$114,500
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$98,280
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$81,220

$119,257

Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($107,958) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$107,958
Provo-Orem, UT	$88,898
Salt Lake City, UT	$95,355
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$75,975
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	$90,440
St. George, UT	$80,410

$89,839

Virginia

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

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($163,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	$137,660
Harrisonburg, VA	$138,150
Lynchburg, VA	$138,680
Richmond, VA	$113,723
Roanoke, VA	$100,893
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$116,140
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$122,298
Winchester, VA-WV	$142,680
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$111,190
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$147,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$136,040
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$163,260

$130,689

Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($90,095) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$90,095
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$86,300

$88,198

Washington

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

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($141,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$141,730
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$120,150
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$139,210
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$132,760
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$118,123
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$99,760
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$105,180
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$107,120
Longview, WA	N/A
Wenatchee, WA	N/A
Yakima, WA	N/A

$120,504

Wisconsin

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

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($137,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	$105,190
Green Bay, WI	$113,430
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$137,020
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$122,860
Madison, WI	$97,810
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$95,280
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$115,410
Racine, WI	$121,375
Sheboygan, WI	$119,400
Wausau, WI	$127,170
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$109,570
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$118,620
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$96,678
Fond du Lac, WI	$96,250
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$112,576

West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($138,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$83,560
Morgantown, WV	$123,998
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$138,460
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$116,760
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$109,408
Wheeling, WV-OH	$112,510
Charleston, WV	N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	N/A

$114,116

Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($132,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$132,230
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$127,700
Cheyenne, WY	N/A

$129,965

Master's

Average Salary Median: $91,991

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is Maryland ($129,845) in the California-Lexington Park, MD metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($118,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$118,620
Fairbanks, AK	N/A

$118,620

Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($127,380) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL	N/A
Decatur, AL	N/A
Huntsville, AL	$127,380
Mobile, AL	N/A
Montgomery, AL	N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL	N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Auburn-Opelika, AL	N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	N/A
Dothan, AL	N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	N/A
Gadsden, AL	N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$127,380

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 ($76,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$76,720
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$67,210
Fort Smith, AR-OK	N/A
Hot Springs, AR	N/A
Jonesboro, AR	N/A
Pine Bluff, AR	N/A

$71,965

Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($91,040) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$91,040
Tucson, AZ	$84,250
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$63,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	$81,390
Prescott, AZ	$65,700
Yuma, AZ	$71,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$80,780

$76,939

California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($137,110) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	$102,950
El Centro, CA	$100,870
Fresno, CA	$92,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$103,070
Modesto, CA	$111,750
Napa, CA	$83,170
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$117,040
Redding, CA	$98,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$96,850
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$106,400
Salinas, CA	$113,730
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$114,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$113,360
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$94,700
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$118,690
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$116,320
Santa Rosa, CA	$111,930
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$91,260
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$111,620
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$97,830
Yuba City, CA	$102,300
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$96,090
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$80,290
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$137,110
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	N/A
Merced, CA	N/A

$104,705

Colorado

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

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($120,420) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$120,420
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$110,020
Fort Collins, CO	N/A
Greeley, CO	$103,650
Pueblo, CO	$117,580
Grand Junction, CO	N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$112,918

Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($122,280) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$103,250
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$92,400
New Haven, CT	$100,510
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$122,280
Waterbury, CT	N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$104,610

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

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

Panama City, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($118,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$83,260
Gainesville, FL	$78,960
Jacksonville, FL	$94,280
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$72,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$83,320
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	$88,840
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$72,280
Ocala, FL	$90,790
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$97,390
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$117,760
Panama City, FL	$118,620
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$96,590
Port St. Lucie, FL	$69,120
Tallahassee, FL	$75,670
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$90,410
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$70,400

$87,519

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 ($121,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$121,820
Columbus, GA-AL	$108,020
Gainesville, GA	$91,770
Macon, GA	$61,190
Savannah, GA	N/A
Warner Robins, GA	$112,570
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$83,450
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$84,660
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$83,070
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$77,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$98,900
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$83,600
Brunswick, GA	N/A
Dalton, GA	N/A
Hinesville, GA	N/A
Rome, GA	N/A
Valdosta, GA	N/A

$91,465

Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($105,060) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI	$105,060
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$100,750

$102,905

Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($94,650) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA	$76,720
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$94,650
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$87,910
Dubuque, IA	N/A
Iowa City, IA	$70,370
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$70,550
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$77,270

$79,578

Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($118,610) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID	N/A
Pocatello, ID	N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Idaho Falls, ID	$118,610
Lewiston, ID-WA	N/A
Twin Falls, ID	N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$118,610

Illinois

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

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($117,130) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL	N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$100,250
Decatur, IL	N/A
Kankakee, IL	N/A
Rockford, IL	$117,130
Springfield, IL	N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$88,850
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Carbondale-Marion, IL	N/A
Danville, IL	N/A
Peoria, IL	N/A

$102,077

Indiana

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

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($98,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$50,700
Evansville, IN-KY	$58,570
Fort Wayne, IN	$98,450
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$80,530
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$71,000
Terre Haute, IN	$69,180
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$59,110
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$59,470
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$61,130
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$76,170
Columbus, IN	N/A
Muncie, IN	N/A

$68,431

Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($78,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS	N/A
Topeka, KS	N/A
Wichita, KS	$78,820
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$61,770

$70,295

Kentucky

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

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($114,980) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY	N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$82,320
Owensboro, KY	$101,260
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$114,980
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$113,800
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$105,280
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$103,528

Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($104,030) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Houma-Thibodaux, LA	$83,560
Lafayette, LA	$83,670
Lake Charles, LA	$77,540
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$104,030
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$100,320
Baton Rouge, LA	$90,590
Hammond, LA	$59,430
Monroe, LA	$80,530
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$86,760
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$102,640
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$76,780

$85,986

Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($118,910) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	$118,910
Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
Pittsfield, MA	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	$86,770
Worcester, MA-CT	$82,140

$95,940

Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($153,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD	$153,200
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$106,490
Salisbury, MD-DE	N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV	N/A

$129,845

Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($96,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME	N/A
Portland-South Portland, ME	N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$96,810
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$96,810

Michigan

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

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($91,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	N/A
Bay City, MI	N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$88,490
Flint, MI	$91,390
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$70,860
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$80,310
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$85,450
Monroe, MI	N/A
Muskegon, MI	N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$64,290
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$80,820
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$64,660
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$72,910
Jackson, MI	$80,090
Midland, MI	N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	N/A
Saginaw, MI	N/A

$77,927

Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($104,990) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$104,990
Rochester, MN	N/A
St. Cloud, MN	N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$89,480
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$73,400
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$85,530
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$88,350

Missouri

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

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($100,680) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$90,100
St. Louis, MO-IL	$79,460
Springfield, MO	N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$100,350
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$100,680
Jefferson City, MO	N/A
Joplin, MO	N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS	N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$92,648

Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($31,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS	N/A
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$31,220
Hattiesburg, MS	N/A

$31,220

Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($81,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$81,770
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	$80,240
Great Falls, MT	N/A
Missoula, MT	N/A

$81,005

North Carolina

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

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($106,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$89,210
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$97,530
Fayetteville, NC	$101,120
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$85,530
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$101,930
New Bern, NC	$106,450
Raleigh, NC	$92,210
Wilmington, NC	N/A
Winston-Salem, NC	N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$69,640
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$92,953

North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($93,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN	$61,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$84,290
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$93,260
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$73,920

$78,173

Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($91,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE	$74,310
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	$91,120
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$91,620
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$85,683

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 ($83,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH	N/A
Portsmouth, NH-ME	N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	$83,200
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$83,200

New Jersey

N/A

New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($131,040) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM	$100,340
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$107,820
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$131,040
Farmington, NM	N/A
Santa Fe, NM	N/A

$113,067

Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($106,450) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	N/A
Reno, NV	$85,770
Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$106,450

$96,110

New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($123,350) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	$87,490
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$115,240
Rochester, NY	$96,270
Syracuse, NY	$99,750
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$63,450
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Ithaca, NY	$123,350
Utica-Rome, NY	$93,210
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$94,270

$96,629

Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($121,530) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$80,910
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$85,550
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$96,870
Columbus, OH	$86,780
Dayton, OH	$121,530
Lima, OH	$79,280
Mansfield, OH	$66,360
Toledo, OH	$94,340
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$82,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$71,630
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$81,210
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$97,120
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$105,970
Springfield, OH	N/A

$88,432

Oklahoma

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

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($85,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK	N/A
Tulsa, OK	$63,490
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$85,040
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$85,740
Lawton, OK	N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$78,090

Oregon

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

Bend-Redmond, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($105,690) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR	$87,240
Eugene, OR	$81,340
Medford, OR	$78,190
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$93,350
Salem, OR	$83,210
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$89,210
Bend-Redmond, OR	$105,690
Grants Pass, OR	N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$88,319

Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($101,760) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$78,680
Erie, PA	$68,950
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$90,590
Johnstown, PA	N/A
Lancaster, PA	$84,500
Lebanon, PA	N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$101,760
Pittsburgh, PA	$98,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$79,870
State College, PA	$95,780
Williamsport, PA	N/A
York-Hanover, PA	$89,970
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$63,100
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$75,040
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$86,580
Reading, PA	$88,480
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA	N/A
Gettysburg, PA	N/A

$84,771

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 ($61,580) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	N/A
Ponce, PR	N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$61,580
Arecibo, PR	N/A
Guayama, PR	N/A
Mayaguez, PR	N/A
San German, PR	N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$61,580

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

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

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($111,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC	$100,350
Florence, SC	N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	$111,220
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	N/A
Spartanburg, SC	N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Sumter, SC	N/A

$105,785

South Dakota

N/A

Tennessee

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

Jackson, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($111,560) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, TN	$111,560
Johnson City, TN	N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	$95,130
Knoxville, TN	$87,270
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$89,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$74,290
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$63,150
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$95,170
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$60,890
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$72,030
Clarksville, TN-KY	$97,320
Morristown, TN	$59,970
Cleveland, TN	N/A

$82,427

Texas

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

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($142,940) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX	$100,100
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$126,860
College Station-Bryan, TX	$71,100
Corpus Christi, TX	$82,270
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$109,340
El Paso, TX	$94,640
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$137,090
Killeen-Temple, TX	$120,600
Longview, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	$127,080
Odessa, TX	N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$116,810
Tyler, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	$109,170
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$104,830
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$80,050
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$100,420
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$142,940
Sherman-Denison, TX	$110,200
Victoria, TX	$107,180
Wichita Falls, TX	$114,500
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$98,280
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$81,220

$106,734

Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($100,880) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$100,880
Provo-Orem, UT	$76,870
Salt Lake City, UT	$86,450
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area	$66,210
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area	N/A
St. George, UT	$80,410

$82,164

Virginia

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

Lynchburg, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($133,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA	N/A
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	$133,720
Richmond, VA	$107,030
Roanoke, VA	$97,290
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$116,120
Winchester, VA-WV	N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$132,970
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$117,426

Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($79,900) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$74,180
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$79,900

$77,040

Washington

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

Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($108,910) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	N/A
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$108,910
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	N/A
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	N/A
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$104,490
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$87,710
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$107,120
Longview, WA	N/A
Wenatchee, WA	N/A
Yakima, WA	N/A

$102,058

Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($119,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI	N/A
Green Bay, WI	N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI	N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	N/A
Madison, WI	$85,070
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	$84,850
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	N/A
Racine, WI	$119,250
Sheboygan, WI	N/A
Wausau, WI	N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$102,460
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$89,520
Fond du Lac, WI	$96,250
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$96,233

West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($118,620) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$68,290
Morgantown, WV	$118,620
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$89,550
Wheeling, WV-OH	$112,510
Charleston, WV	N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	N/A

$97,243

Wyoming

N/A

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $51,023

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Massachusetts ($131,200) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

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

$60,860

Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

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

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

$50,173

Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($48,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

$43,910

Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

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

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

$40,430

California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($92,475) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA	$50,240
El Centro, CA	$63,780
Fresno, CA	$53,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$62,600
Modesto, CA	$53,630
Napa, CA	$64,710
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$59,090
Redding, CA	$47,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$79,345
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	$84,680
Salinas, CA	$66,430
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	$92,475
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	$88,150
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	$52,330
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$61,280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$62,260
Santa Rosa, CA	$56,630
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$52,420
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	$53,700
Visalia-Porterville, CA	$53,250
Yuba City, CA	$55,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$48,030
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$52,180
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$50,150
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$64,650
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$53,670
Merced, CA	$57,440

$60,701

Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($73,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO	$46,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$73,770
Fort Collins, CO	$52,810
Greeley, CO	$47,070
Pueblo, CO	$48,500
Grand Junction, CO	$42,210
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$38,660
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$42,950
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$47,960

$48,911

Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($80,420) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT	$61,910
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$62,490
New Haven, CT	$80,420
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	$62,130
Waterbury, CT	$60,420
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$61,920

$64,882

Washington, D.C.

N/A

Delaware

N/A

Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($99,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	N/A
Gainesville, FL	N/A
Jacksonville, FL	N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	N/A
Ocala, FL	N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$99,510
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	N/A
Panama City, FL	N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL	N/A
Tallahassee, FL	N/A
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$99,510

Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,278

Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

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

$49,995

Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

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

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

$43,997

Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

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

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

$40,664

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 ($53,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

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

$44,772

Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($68,845) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$42,580
Evansville, IN-KY	$42,660
Fort Wayne, IN	$43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$47,250
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$43,120
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	N/A
Terre Haute, IN	$68,845
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$38,590
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$56,070
Columbus, IN	$41,200
Muncie, IN	$49,530

$46,205

Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

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

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

$46,703

Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,970

Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

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

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

$44,358

Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($131,200) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA	N/A
Pittsfield, MA	N/A
Springfield, MA-CT	$131,200
Worcester, MA-CT	N/A

$131,200

Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

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

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

$56,016

Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

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

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

$44,188

Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($78,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI	$47,520
Bay City, MI	$49,280
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$57,040
Flint, MI	$51,520
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	$71,105
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$78,900
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$57,550
Monroe, MI	$54,990
Muskegon, MI	$51,830
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$75,620
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$43,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$46,040
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$46,970
Jackson, MI	$52,450
Midland, MI	$37,640
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	$47,480
Saginaw, MI	$54,790

$54,386

Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($53,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN	$51,190
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$51,450
Rochester, MN	$48,440
St. Cloud, MN	$53,090
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$46,850
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$42,060
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$49,660
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$46,170

$48,614

Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($62,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS	$45,460
St. Louis, MO-IL	$62,340
Springfield, MO	$43,120
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$44,530
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$39,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$38,480
Jefferson City, MO	$43,050
Joplin, MO	$41,310
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$43,140
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$40,120

$44,132

Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

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

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

$41,640

Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

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

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

$36,486

North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($93,095) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$83,910
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	N/A
Fayetteville, NC	N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$91,350
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	N/A
New Bern, NC	N/A
Raleigh, NC	$93,095
Wilmington, NC	N/A
Winston-Salem, NC	N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$60,840
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$69,470

$79,733

North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,918

Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,786

New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,196

New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

$56,627

New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,982

Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

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

$50,933

New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($125,990) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY	N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$125,990
Rochester, NY	$105,860
Syracuse, NY	N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Ithaca, NY	N/A
Utica-Rome, NY	$104,240
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	N/A

$112,030

Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($71,015) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH	$53,560
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$54,400
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	$58,530
Columbus, OH	$57,210
Dayton, OH	$52,700
Lima, OH	$51,830
Mansfield, OH	$49,750
Toledo, OH	$71,015
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	$50,970
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$54,180
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$54,100
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$53,450
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$53,510
Springfield, OH	$56,340

$55,110

Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

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

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

$42,179

Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,779

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 ($79,940) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA	$48,400
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	$60,780
Erie, PA	$50,040
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$59,810
Johnstown, PA	$50,330
Lancaster, PA	$53,610
Lebanon, PA	$56,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$79,940
Pittsburgh, PA	$61,900
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	$56,940
State College, PA	N/A
Williamsport, PA	$63,960
York-Hanover, PA	$60,570
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$57,710
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$54,610
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$48,670
Reading, PA	$57,960
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	$58,120
East Stroudsburg, PA	$65,360
Gettysburg, PA	$62,690

$58,316

Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	$31,200
Ponce, PR	$32,200
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	$37,235
Arecibo, PR	$33,390
Guayama, PR	$29,920
Mayaguez, PR	$37,590
San German, PR	$31,220
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	$33,240

$33,249

Rhode Island

N/A

South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

$45,647

South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

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

$41,080

Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

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

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

$47,539

Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($149,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX	N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX	$149,900
Corpus Christi, TX	N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$96,490
El Paso, TX	N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$79,715
Killeen-Temple, TX	N/A
Longview, TX	N/A
Midland, TX	N/A
Odessa, TX	N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$58,400
Tyler, TX	N/A
Waco, TX	N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$63,360
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$118,480
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX	N/A
Victoria, TX	N/A
Wichita Falls, TX	N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	N/A

$94,391

Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

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

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

$43,500

Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

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

Charlottesville, VA	$63,280
Harrisonburg, VA	N/A
Lynchburg, VA	$49,050
Richmond, VA	$50,380
Roanoke, VA	$49,900
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	$45,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$57,340
Winchester, VA-WV	$65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$45,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$47,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$50,430

$51,855

Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

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

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

$52,225

Washington

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Washington (Doctorate)

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Washington ($58,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	$53,060
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$51,240
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$51,420
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	$55,980
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$58,830
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$54,080
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$49,210
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$48,340
Longview, WA	$50,890
Wenatchee, WA	$51,950
Yakima, WA	$50,200

$52,291

Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,027

West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

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

$44,668

Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

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

$48,640

12 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 $109,023. For a master's degree, the average salary median is $91,991. For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $51,023.

Architectural and Engineering Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

Salary Ratio: 1.03

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

Architect Manager
Architectural Project Manager
Civil Engineering Manager
Electrical Engineering Director
Electrical Engineering Manager
Electronics Engineering Manager
Engineering Design Manager
Engineering Director
Engineering Group Manager
Engineering Program Manager
Engineering Project Manager
Engineering Research Manager
Engineering Supervisor
Environmental Engineering Manager
Global Engineering Manager
Mechanical Engineering Director
Mechanical Engineering Manager
Process Engineering Manager
Product Development Director
Project Coordinator
Project Engineering Manager
Project Manager
Prototype Engineer Manager
Research and Development Manager (R&D Manager)
Research Development Manager
Research Manager
Transmitter Engineer-in-Charge

US Salary Median: $132,418
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: more than 10 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.

Salary Ratio: 1.03

Common Job Titles

Analytical Research Program Manager
Biodiesel Division Manager
Biodiesel Engineering Manager
Biodiesel Product Development Manager
Biodiesel Product Manager
Biodiesel Technology Development Manager
Biodiesel Technology Manager
Biofuels Engineering Manager
Biofuels Manager
Biofuels Product Development Manager
Biofuels Product Manager
Biofuels Technology Development Manager
Biofuels Technology Manager
Business Development and New Technology Manager
Fermentation Manager
Laboratory Manager (Lab Manager)
Project Development Director
Technology Development Owner

US Salary Median: $132,418
Job Growth (U.S.): 9.3%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar

Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or remodeling stages of construction. May specialize in electrical systems; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems; green buildings; lighting; air quality; or energy procurement.

Salary Ratio: 0.87

Common Job Titles

Alternative Energy Engineer
Certified Green Building Engineer
Energy Conservation Engineer
Energy Efficiency Engineer
Energy Engineer
Energy Infrastructure Engineer
Energy Project Engineer
Energy Systems Engineer
Engineer
Green Building Energy Engineer
Green Building Engineer
Heating Engineer
HVAC Engineer (Heating
Ventilation and Air Conditioning Engineer)
HVAC Engineer (Heating
Ventilation
and Air Conditioning Engineer)
HVAC Sensor and Digital Control Designer (Heating
Ventilation and Air Conditioning Sensor and Digital Control Designer)
Hydroelectric Plant Power Generation Engineer
Hydrogen Power Plant Engineer
Industrial Energy Engineer
Measurement And Verification Engineer
Photovoltaic Power Systems Engineer
Refrigeration Engineer
Renewable Energy Engineer
Smart Grid Engineer
Test and Balance Engineer

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Mechatronics Engineers

Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.

Salary Ratio: 0.87

Common Job Titles

Applications Engineer
Automation Application Engineer
Automation Engineer
Automation Specialist
Control Integration Engineer
Control Systems Engineer
Controls Engineer
Design Engineer
Development Engineer
Electro-Mechanical Engineer
Electro-Mechanical System Control Engineer
Engineer
Equipment Engineer
Intelligent Systems Engineer
Mechanical Systems Control Engineer
Mechatronic Engineer
Mechatronics Engineer
Project Engineer
System Development Engineer
Systems Engineer
Test Engineer

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 4-6 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Microsystems Engineers

Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.

Salary Ratio: 0.58

Common Job Titles

Applications Engineer
Arrhythmia Engineer
Control Systems Engineer
Design Engineer
Device Engineer
Engineer
GaN Device Engineer (Gallium Nitride Device Engineer)
Medical Device Engineer
MEMS Device Scientist (Microelectromechanical Systems Device Scientist)
MEMS Engineer (Microelectromechanical Systems Engineer)
MEMS Integration Engineer (Microelectrical Mechanical Integration Engineer)
MEMS Process Engineer (Microelectromechanical Systems Process Engineer)
Microelectronics Engineer
Microsystems Engineer
Mobile Device Engineer
Mobile Engineer
Patent Engineer
Process Engineer
Product Design Engineer
Project Design Engineer
Project Engineer
Radio Frequency Design Engineer (RF Design Engineer)
Semiconductor Engineer
Semiconductor Radiation Effects Engineer
Semiconductor Test Engineer
System Engineer
Systems Engineer
Test Engineer

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 1-2 years
Degree Level Required: Master's

Photonics Engineers

Design technologies specializing in light information or light energy, such as laser or fiber optics technology.

Salary Ratio: 0.87

Common Job Titles

Algorithm Developer
DWDM Optical Network Engineer (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Optical Network Engineer)
Electro-optical Engineer
Electro-optics Engineer
Fiber Optics Engineer
Laser Engineer
Laser Systems Engineer
Optical Design Engineer
Optical Engineer
Optical Network Engineer
Optical Specialist
Optical Systems Engineer
Optics Engineer
Optoelectronics Engineer
Optomechanical Engineer
Photonics Engineer
Research and Development Engineer (R and D Engineer)
Research Engineer

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Robotics Engineers

Research, design, develop, or test robotic applications.

Salary Ratio: 0.87

Common Job Titles

Automation Engineer
Autonomous Vehicle Design Engineer
Design Engineer
Factory Automations Engineer
Research Engineer
Robotic Systems Engineer
Robotics Application Engineer
Robotics Controls Engineer
Robotics Engineer
Robotics Specialist
Robotics Systems Engineer
RPA Engineer (Robotic Process Automation Engineer)

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Nanosystems Engineers

Design, develop, or supervise the production of materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition, applying principles of nanoscale physics and electrical, chemical, or biological engineering.

Salary Ratio: 0.58

Common Job Titles

Durability Engineer
Nanoelectronics Engineer
Nanofabrication Engineer
Nanofabrication Research Engineer
Nanoindentation Applications Engineer
Nanomaterials Research Scientist
Nanomaterials Synthesis Research Scientist
Nanosystems Engineer
Nanotechnology Engineer
Nanotechnology Materials Scientist
Nanotechnology Specialist
Quantum Materials Research Engineer

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Master's

Wind Energy Engineers

Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.

Salary Ratio: 0.87

Common Job Titles

Engineer
Project Engineer
SCADA Engineer (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
Turbine Engineer
Turbine Measurements Engineer
Utility Engineer
Wind Energy Consultant
Wind Energy Engineer
Wind Farm Designer
Wind Farm Electrical Systems Designer
Wind Farm Engineer
Wind Farm Siting and Development Consultant
Wind Power Specialist
Wind Turbine Controls Engineer
Wind Turbine Design Engineer
Wind Turbine Electrical Engineer
Wind Turbine Engineer
Wind Turbine Mechanical Engineer
Wind Turbine Performance Engineer

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 8-10 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Solar Energy Systems Engineers

Perform site-specific engineering analysis or evaluation of energy efficiency and solar projects involving residential, commercial, or industrial customers. Design solar domestic hot water and space heating systems for new and existing structures, applying knowledge of structural energy requirements, local climates, solar technology, and thermodynamics.

Salary Ratio: 0.87

Common Job Titles

Applications Engineer
Consulting Engineer
Distributed Energy Systems Consultant
Engineer
Field Engineer
Power Systems Engineer
Renewable Energy Specialist
Research Engineer
Solar Applications Development Engineer
Solar Array Engineer
Solar Design Engineer
Solar Designer
Solar Development Engineer
Solar Energy Advisor
Solar Energy Contractor
Solar Energy Engineer
Solar Energy Systems Designer
Solar Energy Systems Engineer
Solar Engineer
Solar Mechanical Engineer
Solar Performance Engineer
Solar Photovoltaic Designer
Solar Photovoltaic Engineer
Solar Photovoltaic Product Development Engineer
Solar Photovoltaic Systems Engineer
Solar Process Engineer
Solar Professional Engineer
Solar Project Engineer
Solar Site Assessor
Solar Systems Designer
Utility Scale Engineer

US Salary Median: $93,558
Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.21

Common Job Titles

Adjunct Instructor
Adjunct Professor
Architectural Design Professor
Architectural Drafting Instructor
Architecture Faculty Member
Architecture Instructor
Architecture Professor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
College Faculty Member
College Professor
Faculty Member
Instructor
Interior Design Faculty Member
Interior Design Instructor
Interior Design Professor
Landscape Architecture Professor
Landscape Architecture Teacher
Lecturer
Professor
University Faculty Member

US Salary Median: $53,941
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: 2-4 years
Degree Level Required: Doctorate

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.21

Common Job Titles

Adjunct Instructor
Adjunct Professor
Aeronautical Engineering Professor
Aeronautical Engineering Teacher
Aeronautics Teacher
Agricultural Engineering Teacher
Applied Mechanics Teacher
Architectural Engineering Teacher
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Automotive Engineering Teacher
Ceramic Engineering Professor
Chemical Engineering Professor
Chemical Engineering Teacher
Circuits and Robotics Instructor
Civil Engineering Professor
Civil Engineering Teacher
College Faculty Member
College Professor
Design Teacher
Drafting Teacher
Drawing Instructor
Electrical Engineering Professor
Electrical Engineering Teacher
Electronic Science Teacher
Electronics Engineering Professor
Electronics Teacher
Engineering Faculty Member
Engineering Fundamentals Instructor
Engineering Instructor
Engineering Professor
Engineering Teacher
Environmental Engineering Professor
Geological Engineering Teacher
Heat Engineering Teacher
Highway Engineering Teacher
Hydraulics Teacher
Industrial Engineering Professor
Instructor
Lecturer
Machine Design Teacher
Manufacturing Engineering Professor
Marine Engineering Professor
Marine Engineering Teacher
Mechanical Drawing Teacher
Mechanical Engineering Professor
Mechanical Engineering Teacher
Metallography Teacher
Metallurgical Engineering Teacher
Metallurgy Teacher
Mining Teacher
Motion and Time Study Teacher
Petroleum Engineering Professor
Petroleum Engineering Teacher
Plastics Engineering Teacher
Professor
Radar Engineering Teacher
Radio Engineering Teacher
Refrigeration Engineering Teacher
Research Professor
Robotics Instructor
Sanitary Engineering Teacher
Ship Construction Teacher
Ship Design Teacher
Surveying Teacher
Technical Professor
Television Engineering Teacher
Theoretical Mechanics Teacher
University Faculty Member

US Salary Median: $74,982
Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
Prior Experience: no prior years
Degree Level Required: Doctorate

Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $20,385 per year (or $32,484 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $81,540 to earn a bachelor's (or $129,936 if you're out-of-state).

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $16,874 per year (or $26,769 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $33,748 to earn a master's (or $53,538 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($81,540 if you're in-state, $129,936 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $16,874 per year (or $26,769 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $67,496 to earn a doctorate (or $107,076 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($81,540 if you're in-state, $129,936 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($33,748 if you're in-state, $53,538 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Architectural Engineering Degrees

University of North Dakota

264 Centennial Drive, Stop 8193 - Grand Forks, ND

Out-of-state cost: $14,546/year
In-state cost: $10,276/year
Degrees: Certificate

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University of Wyoming

Corner Of Ninth And Ivinson - Laramie, WY

Out-of-state cost: $15,913/year
In-state cost: $4,921/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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North Carolina A & T State University

1601 E Market St - Greensboro, NC

Out-of-state cost: $20,167/year
In-state cost: $6,657/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Tennessee State University

3500 John A. Merritt Blvd - Nashville, TN

Out-of-state cost: $21,732/year
In-state cost: $9,012/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

660 Parrington Oval - Norman, OK

Out-of-state cost: $24,444/year
In-state cost: $9,063/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

107 Whitehurst - Stillwater, OK

Out-of-state cost: $24,539/year
In-state cost: $9,019/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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The Pennsylvania State University

201 Old Main - University Park, PA

Out-of-state cost: $24,901/year
In-state cost: $15,513/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Texas A & M University-Kingsville

955 University Blvd - Kingsville, TX

Out-of-state cost: $25,266/year
In-state cost: $9,689/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

1 Grand Ave. - San Luis Obispo, CA

Out-of-state cost: $25,971/year
In-state cost: $10,071/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Kansas State University

919 Mid-Campus Drive, Anderson Hall - Manhattan, KS

Out-of-state cost: $26,316/year
In-state cost: $10,440/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln

1400 R Street - Lincoln, NE

Out-of-state cost: $26,692/year
In-state cost: $9,562/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

2624 Clifton Avenue - Cincinnati, OH

Out-of-state cost: $26,735/year
In-state cost: $11,401/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Kansas

Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 230 - Lawrence, KS

Out-of-state cost: $28,034/year
In-state cost: $11,166/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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The University of Texas at Arlington

701 S. Nedderman Dr. - Arlington, TX

Out-of-state cost: $28,524/year
In-state cost: $11,378/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Detroit Mercy

4001 W McNichols Rd - Detroit, MI

Out-of-state cost: $29,562/year
In-state cost: $29,562/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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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: Bachelor's, Certificate

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The University of Alabama

739 University Blvd - Tuscaloosa, AL

Out-of-state cost: $31,090/year
In-state cost: $11,620/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Auburn University

Out-of-state cost: $31,956/year
In-state cost: $11,796/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

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University of Arizona

1401 E University - Tucson, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $34,667/year
In-state cost: $12,384/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Colorado Boulder

Regent Drive At Broadway - Boulder, CO

Out-of-state cost: $36,668/year
In-state cost: $12,466/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Architectural Engineering Degrees

Lawrence Technological University

21000 West Ten Mile Road - Southfield, MI

Out-of-state cost: $17,918/year
In-state cost: $17,918/year
Degrees: Master's

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