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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Australian & Oceanic & Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the languages native to Papua/New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and the island groups of the Pacific Ocean, including, but not limited to, the Papuan languages, the Australian languages, the Micronesian languages, and the Polynesian languages. Includes instruction in philology; linguistics; dialects and pidgins; literature; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Includes teachers of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $51,169
    "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.): 11.6%
    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: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A

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

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

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

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

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

Overall Salary Value: $51,169

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Connecticut ($73,483) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($56,480).

Fairbanks, AK $56,480
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $52,185
$54,333
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($45,680).

Decatur, AL $22,760
Huntsville, AL $41,360
Montgomery, AL $45,680
$36,600
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($50,520).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $50,520
$50,520
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($54,480).

Tucson, AZ $54,480
$54,480
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($112,245).

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $92,665
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $82,620
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $112,245
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $89,255
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $61,970
El Centro, CA $56,810
Fresno, CA $51,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $56,210
Merced, CA $43,320
Salinas, CA $39,040
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $86,710
Santa Rosa, CA $88,690
Stockton-Lodi, CA $47,200
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $36,290
$72,828
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Colorado Springs, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($64,210).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $63,285
Colorado Springs, CO $64,210
Fort Collins, CO $53,990
Greeley, CO $46,770
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,010
$56,925
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($80,225).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $80,225
New Haven, CT $60,000
$73,483
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($72,260).

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $68,465
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,930
Jacksonville, FL $47,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $41,670
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $72,260
Port St. Lucie, FL $54,430
Tallahassee, FL $41,010
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $47,200
$54,232
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($58,180).

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,080
Columbus, GA-AL $58,180
Dalton, GA $29,730
$47,997
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($52,570).

Urban Honolulu, HI $52,570
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $47,620
$50,095
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($48,800).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $48,800
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $45,790
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $36,870
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $34,710
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,840
$40,602
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($50,050).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,890
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,650
$40,266
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($47,470).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $47,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $44,720
Springfield, IL $39,420
$43,870
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($56,070).

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $41,335
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,560
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,150
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,210
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $37,170
$43,125
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($46,630).

Wichita, KS $46,630
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $32,150
$39,390
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($51,150).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $49,780
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,150
$50,465
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($54,765).

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $54,765
$54,765
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($65,390).

Worcester, MA-CT $65,390
Leominster-Gardner, MA $51,630
Springfield, MA-CT $39,830
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $32,120
$50,872
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($49,540).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $37,380
Salisbury, MD-DE $49,540
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $35,140
$40,687
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($68,265).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $68,265
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $53,870
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $36,050
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,740
$55,010
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($70,390).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $70,390
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,235
Rochester, MN $48,380
St. Cloud, MN $46,710
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $31,770
$52,287
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

North Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($65,620).

St. Louis, MO-IL $56,095
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $65,620
Springfield, MO $55,200
$58,253
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($43,690).

Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Jackson, MS $43,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$41,640
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($43,345).

Great Falls, MT $31,475
Missoula, MT $34,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,345
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $34,405
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $27,110
$34,221
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($57,140).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $51,460
Greensboro-High Point, NC $51,685
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,720
Burlington, NC $35,200
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $43,630
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $43,900
Raleigh, NC $57,140
Wilmington, NC $38,670
Winston-Salem, NC $40,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,810
$44,816
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($46,660).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $46,660
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,070
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,920
$39,883
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($54,700).

Manchester, NH $49,470
Portsmouth, NH-ME $54,700
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,350
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,550
$46,090
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($62,330).

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

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($49,870).

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $43,635
Santa Fe, NM $44,195
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $39,730
$43,474
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($54,210).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($82,220).

Binghamton, NY $64,455
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $43,260
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $82,220
Rochester, NY $66,480
Syracuse, NY $52,205
Utica-Rome, NY $74,850
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $73,500
$63,799
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($64,095).

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $56,950
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $64,095
Columbus, OH $52,640
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,960
$58,190
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($44,520).

Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Tulsa, OK $44,520
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,360
$42,425
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($64,130).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $64,130
Salem, OR $47,330
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,050
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $55,220
$56,372
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($77,040).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $77,040
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $65,220
Lancaster, PA $35,870
Pittsburgh, PA $50,580
York-Hanover, PA $53,390
$57,887
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($59,365).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $59,365
$59,365
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($53,480).

Columbia, SC $53,480
Florence, SC $39,815
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $46,910
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $47,720
Sumter, SC $45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
$45,825
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($44,075).

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,075
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$42,250
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($73,380).

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $51,695
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $54,815
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $73,380
Knoxville, TN $48,760
$55,860
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($67,710).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $55,810
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $56,540
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $51,700
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,830
Austin-Round Rock, TX $67,710
Corpus Christi, TX $59,080
El Paso, TX $41,410
Lubbock, TX $54,260
Tyler, TX $36,520
Waco, TX $39,450
$51,797
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($59,390).

Salt Lake City, UT $59,390
Provo-Orem, UT $55,450
$58,077
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($70,125).

Roanoke, VA $50,425
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $70,125
Harrisonburg, VA $46,000
$57,420
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($53,680).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,795
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$44,423
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($61,765).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $61,765
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $54,175
Green Bay, WI $39,370
Madison, WI $49,870
$53,520
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($49,430).

Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,985
$43,450
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($49,055).

Cheyenne, WY $49,055
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $44,505
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $41,385
$44,982

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $55,227

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is California ($101,410) in the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

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

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama N/A
Arkansas N/A
Arizona N/A
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($138,720) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $109,350
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $104,000
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $138,720
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $93,910
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $61,070
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$101,410
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($61,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $61,620
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Fort Collins, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$61,620
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($92,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $92,550
New Haven, CT N/A
$92,550
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 ($78,360) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $78,360
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, 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
$78,360
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($56,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $56,080
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
$56,080
Hawaii N/A
Iowa N/A
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
$44,374
Kansas N/A
Kentucky N/A
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($64,640) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $64,640
$64,640
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($75,730) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $75,730
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT N/A
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,730
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($90,470) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $90,470
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $65,080
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,775
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($70,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $70,390
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $68,390
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$69,390
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($68,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $68,760
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $65,620
Springfield, MO N/A
$67,190
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

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

Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Jackson, MS $43,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$41,640
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

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

Great Falls, MT $32,150
Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
$36,486
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($62,450) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $62,450
Greensboro-High Point, NC $54,520
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,190
Burlington, NC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,720
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($91,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $81,220
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $39,660
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $91,460
Rochester, NY $76,990
Syracuse, NY $65,100
Utica-Rome, NY $74,850
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$71,547
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($70,930) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $65,610
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $68,500
Columbus, OH $70,930
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,960
$66,250
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

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

Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Tulsa, OK $44,890
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,360
$42,179
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,580) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $74,580
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,580
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($77,040) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $77,040
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $72,250
Lancaster, PA N/A
Pittsburgh, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
$74,645
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($85,150) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $85,150
$85,150
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

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

Columbia, SC $51,380
Florence, SC $42,670
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,450
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $51,270
Sumter, SC $45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
$45,647
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

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

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($73,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $64,900
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $69,390
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $73,380
Knoxville, TN N/A
$69,223
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($65,660) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $65,660
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $63,450
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $50,520
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,830
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
$56,615
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($67,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $67,820
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
$67,820
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($66,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA $63,510
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $66,860
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
$65,185
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
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($67,140) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $67,140
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,810
Green Bay, WI N/A
Madison, WI N/A
$62,975
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

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

Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$44,668
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

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

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,640

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $47,111

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Connecticut ($63,950) in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 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 ($49,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $46,200
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $49,410
$47,805
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($45,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Decatur, AL $22,760
Huntsville, AL $41,360
Montgomery, AL $45,680
$36,600
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($50,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $50,520
$50,520
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($54,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $54,480
$54,480
California

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

Santa Rosa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($88,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $75,980
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $61,240
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $85,770
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $84,600
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $62,870
El Centro, CA $56,810
Fresno, CA $51,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $56,210
Merced, CA $43,320
Salinas, CA $39,040
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $86,710
Santa Rosa, CA $88,690
Stockton-Lodi, CA $47,200
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $36,290
$62,620
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($64,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $64,950
Colorado Springs, CO $64,210
Fort Collins, CO $53,990
Greeley, CO $46,770
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,010
$55,986
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($67,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $67,900
New Haven, CT $60,000
$63,950
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($72,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $58,570
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,930
Jacksonville, FL $47,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $41,670
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $72,260
Port St. Lucie, FL $54,430
Tallahassee, FL $41,010
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $47,200
$51,216
Georgia

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

Columbus, GA-AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($58,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Columbus, GA-AL $58,180
Dalton, GA $29,730
$43,955
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($52,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $52,570
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $47,620
$50,095
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($48,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $48,800
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $45,790
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $36,870
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $34,710
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,840
$40,602
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($44,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID N/A
Idaho Falls, ID $33,590
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,150
$38,870
Illinois

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

Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($47,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $47,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $44,720
Springfield, IL $39,420
$43,870
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($47,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Fort Wayne, IN $39,400
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,870
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,360
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,830
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $37,170
$40,126
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($46,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $46,630
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $32,150
$39,390
Kentucky

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

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $49,780
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,150
$50,465
Louisiana

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($44,890) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

New Orleans-Metairie, LA $44,890
$44,890
Massachusetts

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

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($55,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $55,050
Leominster-Gardner, MA $51,630
Springfield, MA-CT $39,830
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $32,120
$44,658
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($49,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $37,380
Salisbury, MD-DE $49,540
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $35,140
$40,687
Maine N/A
Michigan

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

Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($49,740) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $46,060
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $42,660
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $36,050
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $49,740
$43,628
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($48,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,080
Rochester, MN $48,380
St. Cloud, MN $46,710
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $31,770
$43,735
Missouri

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

Springfield, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($55,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $43,430
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Springfield, MO $55,200
$49,315
Mississippi N/A
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($42,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $30,800
Missoula, MT $34,470
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $42,690
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,110
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $20,710
$31,956
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($57,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $40,470
Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,850
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,250
Burlington, NC $35,200
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $43,630
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $43,900
Raleigh, NC $57,140
Wilmington, NC $38,670
Winston-Salem, NC $40,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,810
$41,245
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($46,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $46,660
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,070
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,920
$39,883
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($54,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $49,470
Portsmouth, NH-ME $54,700
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,350
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $45,550
$46,090
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($37,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM $29,660
Santa Fe, NM $37,370
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,850
$34,293
Nevada N/A
New York

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

Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($73,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $47,690
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $46,860
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $72,980
Rochester, NY $55,970
Syracuse, NY $39,310
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $73,500
$56,052
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($59,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $48,290
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $59,690
Columbus, OH $34,350
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,443
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($44,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK N/A
Tulsa, OK $44,150
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$44,150
Oregon

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

Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($55,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $53,680
Salem, OR $47,330
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $51,050
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $55,220
$51,820
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($58,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,190
Lancaster, PA $35,870
Pittsburgh, PA $50,580
York-Hanover, PA $53,390
$49,508
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($33,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,580
$33,580
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($55,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $55,580
Florence, SC $36,960
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $48,370
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC $44,170
Sumter, 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
$46,270
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 ($45,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD N/A
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,760
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,760
Tennessee

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

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($48,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Memphis, TN-MS-AR $38,490
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $40,240
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
Knoxville, TN $48,760
$42,497
Texas

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

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($67,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $45,960
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $49,630
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $52,880
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX $67,710
Corpus Christi, TX $59,080
El Paso, TX $41,410
Lubbock, TX $54,260
Tyler, TX $36,520
Waco, TX $39,450
$49,656
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($55,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $50,960
Provo-Orem, UT $55,450
$53,205
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($73,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA $37,340
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $73,390
Harrisonburg, VA $46,000
$52,243
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($28,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $28,820
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area N/A
$28,820
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($56,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $56,390
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $49,540
Green Bay, WI $39,370
Madison, WI $49,870
$48,793
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($33,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH N/A
Morgantown, WV N/A
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,710
$33,710
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($46,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $46,600
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $42,150
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $35,220
$41,323

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $55,227.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $47,111. 

  Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach languages and literature courses in languages other than English. Includes teachers of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Spanish Instructor
  • Arabic Instructor
  • Arabic Language Instructor
  • Arabic Professor
  • Arabic Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Biblical Languages Professor
  • Bilingual Instructor
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  • Chinese Instructor
  • Chinese Language Professor
  • Chinese Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Foreign Language Instructor
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  • Hebrew Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Italian Teacher
  • Japanese Professor
  • Language Arts Teacher
  • Language Instructor
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  • Lecturer
  • Modern Languages Professor
  • Professor
  • Russian Language Professor
  • Russian Teacher
  • Spanish Instructor
  • Spanish Language Lecturer
  • Spanish Lecturer
  • Spanish Literature Professor
  • Spanish Professor
  • Spanish Teacher
  • Swahili Teacher
  • Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $63,632
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Interpreters and Translators

Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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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.

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  • American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter)
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  • Braille Transcriber
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  • Cryptologic Linguist
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  • Interpreter
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  • Spanish Interpreter
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  • Vietnamese Interpreter
  • US Salary Median: $46,915
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 13.1%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


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