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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Baking and Pastry Arts & Baker & Pastry Chef Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to serve as professional bakers and pastry specialists in restaurants or other commercial baking establishments. Includes instruction in bread and pastry making, bread and pastry handling and storage, cake and pastry decorating, baking industry operations, product packaging and marketing operations, and counter display and service.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

May plan and price menu items, order supplies, and keep records and accounts. Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $50,472
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 9.6%
    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: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,234/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,331/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $16,827/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,945/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,951/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,307/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: $50,472

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is New Jersey ($52,133) in the Ocean City, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($47,680).

Fairbanks, AK $47,680
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $37,255
$40,730
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($56,040).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $56,040
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $35,565
Huntsville, AL $33,985
Mobile, AL $34,710
Montgomery, AL $39,850
Tuscaloosa, AL $30,220
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,045
Dothan, AL $20,010
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,470
$35,751
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($37,760).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $31,195
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,760
Fort Smith, AR-OK $23,740
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $20,810
$30,410
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($44,505).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $32,710
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $41,515
Prescott, AZ $40,425
Tucson, AZ $37,895
Yuma, AZ $33,565
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $44,505
$38,436
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($54,525).

Chico, CA $47,220
Fresno, CA $30,105
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $42,355
Merced, CA $36,515
Modesto, CA $35,905
Napa, CA $54,290
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $31,310
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $48,885
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $41,545
Salinas, CA $49,650
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $43,380
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $54,525
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $47,110
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $34,000
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $45,015
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $48,245
Santa Rosa, CA $39,855
Stockton-Lodi, CA $51,710
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $43,035
Visalia-Porterville, CA $42,100
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $40,520
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $51,680
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,325
Madera, CA $31,150
Redding, CA $28,260
$43,124
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($43,755).

Colorado Springs, CO $35,950
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $41,235
Fort Collins, CO $40,440
Greeley, CO $33,775
Pueblo, CO $40,400
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,640
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $43,755
Grand Junction, CO $34,730
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $31,750
$38,429
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($49,805).

Danbury, CT $45,780
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $38,720
New Haven, CT $37,785
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $37,955
Waterbury, CT $36,650
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $49,805
$41,116
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($46,450).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $39,940
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $34,100
Gainesville, FL $35,960
Jacksonville, FL $35,255
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $43,190
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $40,010
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $46,450
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $43,090
Ocala, FL $37,570
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $42,620
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $31,080
Panama City, FL $34,540
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $27,205
Port St. Lucie, FL $39,610
Punta Gorda, FL $38,480
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $40,570
Tallahassee, FL $40,585
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $35,040
The Villages, FL $45,285
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,015
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $42,500
$39,005
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($47,420).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $39,585
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $47,420
Columbus, GA-AL $35,280
Savannah, GA $41,225
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,300
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $25,785
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,750
Dalton, GA $22,950
Macon, GA $26,260
Rome, GA $26,330
Valdosta, GA $29,540
Warner Robins, GA $28,440
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $21,270
$33,474
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($50,985).

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,985
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $44,680
$47,833
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($38,465).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $37,745
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $38,465
Iowa City, IA $37,845
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $32,865
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $32,315
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $32,080
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,315
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,540
Cedar Rapids, IA $31,670
Dubuque, IA $29,740
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $27,860
$33,453
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($34,845).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $34,845
Twin Falls, ID $25,725
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $30,710
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $24,255
Idaho Falls, ID $23,350
$28,269
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($47,200).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $40,015
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $43,475
Peoria, IL $37,780
Rockford, IL $38,755
Springfield, IL $39,590
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,200
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,855
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $22,250
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $24,410
$38,500
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Muncie, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($92,610).

Fort Wayne, IN $37,430
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $40,705
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $34,980
Muncie, IN $92,610
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $38,965
Terre Haute, IN $75,630
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,440
Columbus, IN $25,020
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $26,530
Evansville, IN-KY $28,610
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $38,150
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $26,100
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $23,550
$39,736
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($33,175).

Topeka, KS $31,920
Wichita, KS $33,175
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $30,265
$31,787
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($71,990).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $37,815
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $30,495
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,695
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $32,235
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $71,990
Lexington-Fayette, KY $25,440
$38,191
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($72,240).

Baton Rouge, LA $40,700
Hammond, LA $29,890
Lafayette, LA $31,380
Lake Charles, LA $31,270
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $39,360
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $40,060
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $72,240
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $26,590
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $19,960
$36,065
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($49,575).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $48,725
New Bedford, MA $46,900
Springfield, MA-CT $46,635
Worcester, MA-CT $41,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $49,575
Pittsfield, MA $29,740
$45,130
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($43,100).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $36,855
Salisbury, MD-DE $43,100
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $33,785
$37,913
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($42,960).

Portland-South Portland, ME $42,960
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $33,790
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,370
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $28,260
$38,071
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($45,445).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $40,345
Flint, MI $42,845
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $40,290
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $37,850
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $41,910
Saginaw, MI $34,870
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,445
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,705
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,250
Battle Creek, MI $28,710
Jackson, MI $26,970
Muskegon, MI $24,260
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $24,700
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,560
$37,227
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($51,245).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $42,245
Rochester, MN $51,245
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $31,430
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $44,450
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,605
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,410
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $27,710
St. Cloud, MN $30,080
$39,897
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($46,545).

Jefferson City, MO $40,490
Kansas City, MO-KS $40,495
St. Louis, MO-IL $33,815
Springfield, MO $42,190
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,325
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,545
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,900
Joplin, MO $28,150
St. Joseph, MO-KS $24,620
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $28,710
$38,059
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($44,595).

Jackson, MS $44,595
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $28,445
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $23,720
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $24,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,810
$30,397
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($49,440).

Missoula, MT $33,105
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,405
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,775
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,440
Great Falls, MT $25,220
$37,154
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($47,805).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $40,040
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $36,845
Fayetteville, NC $36,415
Greensboro-High Point, NC $29,015
Greenville, NC $34,170
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $29,410
New Bern, NC $29,365
Raleigh, NC $43,315
Wilmington, NC $47,805
Winston-Salem, NC $38,045
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,730
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,520
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,680
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,190
Burlington, NC $24,060
Goldsboro, NC $27,800
Jacksonville, NC $24,380
Rocky Mount, NC $30,810
$35,879
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($40,000).

Grand Forks, ND-MN $29,990
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,000
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $30,940
$33,643
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($34,130).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $34,130
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $29,090
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $24,760
$30,240
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($49,630).

Portsmouth, NH-ME $49,630
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $48,745
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,935
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $44,290
Manchester, NH $32,190
$44,154
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($55,735).

Ocean City, NJ $55,735
Trenton, NJ $48,530
$52,133
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($43,870).

Santa Fe, NM $43,870
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $33,795
Farmington, NM $26,460
Las Cruces, NM $19,600
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $21,950
$31,906
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($42,525).

Reno, NV $42,525
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $38,290
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $29,860
$38,298
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Glens Falls, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($47,750).

Binghamton, NY $40,655
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $43,410
Glens Falls, NY $47,750
Ithaca, NY $43,780
Kingston, NY $43,630
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $45,610
Rochester, NY $44,280
Syracuse, NY $35,780
Utica-Rome, NY $43,665
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $41,510
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $44,400
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $41,920
Elmira, NY $29,370
$42,267
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($40,210).

Canton-Massillon, OH $35,735
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $37,065
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $35,225
Columbus, OH $37,865
Dayton, OH $40,210
Toledo, OH $36,985
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $34,700
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $34,420
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $30,950
Lima, OH $30,080
Mansfield, OH $24,440
Springfield, OH $27,490
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $25,930
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $24,450
$33,857
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($38,680).

Tulsa, OK $37,195
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,285
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $38,680
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $23,400
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,430
$33,644
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($43,840).

Eugene, OR $35,315
Medford, OR $38,200
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $43,840
Salem, OR $40,340
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $35,530
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $41,075
Bend-Redmond, OR $32,330
Corvallis, OR $31,000
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $26,870
$37,253
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($50,190).

East Stroudsburg, PA $40,635
Erie, PA $35,935
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $39,780
Johnstown, PA $41,730
Lancaster, PA $40,045
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $43,670
Pittsburgh, PA $40,355
Reading, PA $43,755
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,690
Williamsport, PA $40,860
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,915
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $50,190
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $46,700
Altoona, PA $28,130
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $24,490
Gettysburg, PA $20,350
Lebanon, PA $25,010
State College, PA $27,610
York-Hanover, PA $25,330
$38,920
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($27,625).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $27,625
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,420
Arecibo, PR $18,590
Mayaguez, PR $18,930
Ponce, PR $17,950
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,910
$21,150
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($54,290).

Columbia, SC $33,430
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,355
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $32,745
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $22,210
Spartanburg, SC $50,195
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,135
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,290
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,635
$38,380
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($40,565).

Sioux Falls, SD $40,565
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $24,540
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $24,090
$32,440
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($43,450).

Clarksville, TN-KY $43,450
Knoxville, TN $33,260
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $32,905
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $41,085
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,555
Cleveland, TN $25,080
Johnson City, TN $22,960
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $24,330
$33,286
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($69,930).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $45,085
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $48,265
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $69,930
College Station-Bryan, TX $41,440
Corpus Christi, TX $35,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $42,010
El Paso, TX $40,215
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $38,685
Laredo, TX $31,475
Lubbock, TX $40,460
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $32,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $42,815
Tyler, TX $37,890
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,260
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $31,540
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,275
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,915
Amarillo, TX $23,930
Killeen-Temple, TX $24,190
Longview, TX $24,210
Midland, TX $29,230
Odessa, TX $29,530
San Angelo, TX $30,610
Sherman-Denison, TX $19,800
Waco, TX $27,230
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $23,520
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $22,670
$36,835
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($41,910).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,390
Provo-Orem, UT $33,705
St. George, UT $33,680
Salt Lake City, UT $35,545
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $41,910
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $22,545
$33,796
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($44,855).

Richmond, VA $44,605
Roanoke, VA $41,480
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $41,210
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,855
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,985
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,395
Harrisonburg, VA $22,350
Lynchburg, VA $30,360
Winchester, VA-WV $24,620
$38,826
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($41,035).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $35,030
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $41,035
$38,033
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($40,055).

Eau Claire, WI $36,645
Green Bay, WI $37,505
Janesville-Beloit, WI $37,905
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $31,005
Madison, WI $34,065
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $40,055
Sheboygan, WI $33,785
Wausau, WI $32,780
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $29,870
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $32,035
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $27,630
Fond du Lac, WI $30,010
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $32,950
Racine, WI $30,940
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $28,840
$33,435
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($48,855).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $26,765
Morgantown, WV $48,855
Wheeling, WV-OH $28,705
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,230
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,495
Charleston, WV $31,140
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $22,220
$37,788
Wyoming N/A

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $50,472

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is New Jersey ($70,340) in the Ocean City, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($47,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $47,680
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $43,970
$45,825
Alabama

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

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($62,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $56,040
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $50,970
Huntsville, AL $45,180
Mobile, AL $44,310
Montgomery, AL $50,410
Tuscaloosa, AL $29,170
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $62,090
Dothan, AL N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$48,310
Arkansas

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

North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($43,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $38,400
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,140
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,770
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($60,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $39,310
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $53,080
Prescott, AZ $50,080
Tucson, AZ $46,460
Yuma, AZ $40,730
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $60,620
$48,380
California

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

Napa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($75,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $61,870
Fresno, CA $27,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $54,340
Merced, CA $44,050
Modesto, CA $39,810
Napa, CA $75,160
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $31,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $66,990
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $50,910
Salinas, CA $66,110
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $71,070
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $56,250
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $40,920
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $54,070
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $62,510
Santa Rosa, CA $45,950
Stockton-Lodi, CA $72,060
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $52,590
Visalia-Porterville, CA $53,560
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,650
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $61,090
Madera, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
$54,445
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($55,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $44,080
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $48,960
Fort Collins, CO $48,170
Greeley, CO $41,540
Pueblo, CO $54,820
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,200
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $55,900
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$49,239
Connecticut

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

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($71,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $62,470
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $46,710
New Haven, CT $44,600
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $45,450
Waterbury, CT $40,580
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $71,460
$51,878
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($64,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $47,440
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $38,210
Gainesville, FL $46,610
Jacksonville, FL $41,270
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $56,270
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $50,380
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $61,100
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $58,100
Ocala, FL $43,930
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $54,510
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $36,450
Panama City, FL $48,710
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $26,370
Port St. Lucie, FL $50,410
Punta Gorda, FL $45,840
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $49,590
Tallahassee, FL $54,780
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $42,920
The Villages, FL $62,050
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,350
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $64,220
$49,596
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($70,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $52,830
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $70,130
Columbus, GA-AL $39,950
Savannah, GA $49,230
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,100
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $27,660
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,680
Dalton, GA N/A
Macon, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,797
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($67,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $67,470
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $55,530
$61,500
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($47,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $44,680
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $47,830
Iowa City, IA $43,490
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $37,230
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $36,550
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,330
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,320
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
$39,434
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($44,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,300
Twin Falls, ID $25,190
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,510
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $25,380
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
$32,095
Illinois

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

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($71,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $51,820
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $58,330
Peoria, IL $51,060
Rockford, IL $50,220
Springfield, IL $56,900
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,800
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,840
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$55,281
Indiana

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

Muncie, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($92,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Wayne, IN $46,060
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $55,490
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $45,060
Muncie, IN $92,610
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $49,610
Terre Haute, IN $75,630
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $50,900
Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$59,337
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($42,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS $41,670
Wichita, KS $42,220
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $37,170
$40,353
Kentucky

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

East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($71,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $51,470
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,140
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,700
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,420
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $71,990
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
$53,744
Louisiana

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

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($72,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $40,700
Hammond, LA $29,890
Lafayette, LA $38,360
Lake Charles, LA $31,270
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $50,040
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $53,870
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $72,240
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,100
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
$43,309
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($65,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $65,450
New Bedford, MA $58,830
Springfield, MA-CT $60,510
Worcester, MA-CT $50,680
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $65,420
Pittsfield, MA N/A
$60,178
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($56,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $44,490
Salisbury, MD-DE $56,800
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $38,990
$46,760
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($56,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $49,880
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $56,730
Lewiston-Auburn, ME N/A
$48,423
Michigan

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

Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($64,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $53,080
Flint, MI $57,940
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $53,010
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $50,510
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $60,150
Saginaw, MI $42,410
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,170
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $50,130
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,960
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,707
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($70,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $50,320
Rochester, MN $70,890
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,630
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,890
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,050
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $63,810
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
$54,432
Missouri

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

Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($71,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO $58,030
Kansas City, MO-KS $53,330
St. Louis, MO-IL $40,530
Springfield, MO $55,770
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,220
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $71,560
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $63,600
Joplin, MO N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,149
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $66,690
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $38,470
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,580
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($52,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $40,940
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,660
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $52,670
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,440
Great Falls, MT N/A
$47,928
North Carolina

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

Wilmington, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($68,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $54,500
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $49,260
Fayetteville, NC $48,970
Greensboro-High Point, NC $30,430
Greenville, NC $40,680
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $32,350
New Bern, NC $34,960
Raleigh, NC $55,380
Wilmington, NC $68,470
Winston-Salem, NC $50,790
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $48,030
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,430
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,890
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,680
Burlington, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
$48,916
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($40,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $40,220
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,570
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$35,895
New Hampshire

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

Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($66,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME $63,880
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $66,150
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $51,280
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $55,360
Manchester, NH N/A
$59,168
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($76,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $76,280
Trenton, NJ $64,400
$70,340
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($58,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Santa Fe, NM $58,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,030
Farmington, NM N/A
Las Cruces, NM N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$49,815
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($56,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $56,340
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
$53,180
New York

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

Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($59,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $55,030
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $57,940
Glens Falls, NY $47,750
Ithaca, NY $55,840
Kingston, NY $56,380
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $58,720
Rochester, NY $54,300
Syracuse, NY $43,170
Utica-Rome, NY $57,380
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $57,250
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,390
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $52,810
Elmira, NY N/A
$54,663
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($55,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $46,380
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $41,560
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $43,860
Columbus, OH $49,490
Dayton, OH $55,160
Toledo, OH $50,620
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $43,920
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $42,010
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,390
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$45,710
Oklahoma

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

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($53,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $49,350
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $48,620
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,600
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,523
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($56,130) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR $40,670
Medford, OR $48,020
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $56,130
Salem, OR $50,500
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $40,480
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $50,880
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$47,780
Pennsylvania

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

Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($75,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East Stroudsburg, PA $54,860
Erie, PA $41,010
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $53,210
Johnstown, PA $55,240
Lancaster, PA $53,470
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $61,400
Pittsburgh, PA $53,110
Reading, PA $62,740
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $57,230
Williamsport, PA $53,630
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,110
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $75,380
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $69,150
Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
$57,503
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($36,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $36,520
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$36,520
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($72,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $41,190
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $63,720
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $41,700
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $20,580
Spartanburg, SC $72,170
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $49,500
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,290
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,130
$50,035
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($46,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $46,440
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$46,440
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($50,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $43,450
Knoxville, TN $36,350
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $31,370
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $50,740
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $42,900
Cleveland, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
$40,962
Texas

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

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($76,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,890
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $76,370
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $69,930
College Station-Bryan, TX $58,070
Corpus Christi, TX $39,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $58,770
El Paso, TX $57,450
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $52,780
Laredo, TX $34,570
Lubbock, TX $53,250
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $39,620
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $57,690
Tyler, TX $53,200
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $55,010
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,830
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,240
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,370
Amarillo, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$53,957
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($55,980) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $42,270
Provo-Orem, UT $42,110
St. George, UT $48,740
Salt Lake City, UT $38,820
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,980
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $22,630
$41,758
Virginia

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

Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($63,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $59,580
Roanoke, VA $46,240
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $51,030
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $63,610
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,760
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,790
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
$53,835
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($50,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,800
$45,085
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($49,380) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $39,190
Green Bay, WI $47,500
Janesville-Beloit, WI $46,010
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $36,800
Madison, WI $41,350
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $49,380
Sheboygan, WI $34,730
Wausau, WI $38,400
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $30,120
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $39,330
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $28,910
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$39,247
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($74,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $30,750
Morgantown, WV $74,020
Wheeling, WV-OH $32,690
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,010
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $74,780
Charleston, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
$57,250
Wyoming N/A

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $50,472. 

  Chefs and Head Cooks

Direct and may participate in the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods. May plan and price menu items, order supplies, and keep records and accounts.

Salary Ratio: 2.35    

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    
  • Banquet Chef
  • Cake Froster
  • Cake Icer
  • Cake Maker
  • Cake Mixer
  • Certified Executive Chef (CEC)
  • Chef
  • Chef de Cuisine
  • Chef de Froid
  • Chocolatier
  • Confectioner
  • Cook
  • Cooking Chef
  • Corporate Executive Chef
  • Cuisine Chef
  • Culinary Artist
  • Culinary Chef
  • Culinary Specialist
  • Executive Chef (Ex Chef)
  • Executive Pastry Chef
  • Executive Sous Chef
  • Head Chef
  • Head Cook
  • Head Pastry Chef
  • Kitchen Chef
  • Kitchen Manager
  • Kitchen Supervisor
  • Master Chef
  • Menu Planner
  • Pantry Chef
  • Passenger Vessel Chef
  • Pastry Artist
  • Pastry Chef
  • Pastry Cook
  • Personal Chef
  • Salad Chef
  • School Cafeteria Head Cook
  • Sous Chef
  • Sushi Chef
  • Wedding Cake Designer
  • US Salary Median: $50,686
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 19.6%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Bakers

Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.

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    
  • Bagel Maker
  • Baker
  • Bakery Team Member
  • Bread Baker
  • Cake Decorator
  • Dough Maker
  • Dough Mixer
  • French Pastry Cook
  • Industrial Cook
  • Manufacturing Baker
  • Mixer
  • Night Baker
  • Oven Dumper
  • Pan Dumper
  • Pan Puller
  • Panner
  • Pastry Baker
  • Pastry Chef
  • Pastry Cook
  • Pastry Decorator
  • Pastry Finisher
  • Pie Baker
  • Pie Maker
  • Roll Machine Operator
  • Roll Panner
  • Scaler
  • Sponge Maker
  • Sponge Setter
  • Sponger
  • US Salary Median: $28,291
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 1 year
  • Degree Level Required: N/A


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $8,331 per year (or $11,233 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $16,662 to earn an associate's (or $22,466 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Baking and Pastry Arts & Baker & Pastry Chef Degrees

New England Culinary Institute

62 Ridge Street, 2nd Floor - Montpelier, VT

Out-of-state cost: $22,210/year
In-state cost: $22,210/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Walnut Hill College

4207 Walnut St - Philadelphia, PA

Out-of-state cost: $23,550/year
In-state cost: $23,550/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

7777 State Route 30 - Paul Smiths, NY

Out-of-state cost: $30,194/year
In-state cost: $30,194/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Johnson & Wales University-Providence

8 Abbott Park Place - Providence, RI

Out-of-state cost: $34,376/year
In-state cost: $34,376/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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