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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Bartending & Bartender Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to professionally prepare mixed alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and related products and manage bars, lounges, and beverage service operations in the hospitality industry. Includes instruction in mixology, oenology, accounting and cash management, inventory and cellar management, bar and lounge management, applicable laws and regulations, customer service, and labor/employment regulations.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Mix and serve drinks to patrons, directly or through waitstaff.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $22,592
    "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.): 19.6%
    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.):  $6,900/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,670/yr
  • 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.):  $6,900/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,670/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: $22,592

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Hawaii ($57,940) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($25,440).

Fairbanks, AK $25,440
$25,440
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($21,470).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $17,970
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $20,320
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $18,390
Decatur, AL $18,030
Dothan, AL $18,840
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $19,860
Gadsden, AL $18,160
Huntsville, AL $18,950
Mobile, AL $18,660
Montgomery, AL $18,710
Tuscaloosa, AL $18,730
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,210
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $21,470
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,520
$18,916
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($20,820).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $20,600
Hot Springs, AR $20,820
Jonesboro, AR $20,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $20,820
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $20,810
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $20,810
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $20,810
$20,784
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($37,390).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $32,070
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $37,390
Prescott, AZ $33,660
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $32,800
Tucson, AZ $32,330
Yuma, AZ $33,170
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $25,620
$32,434
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Santa Rosa, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($39,690).

Chico, CA $29,450
El Centro, CA $27,080
Fresno, CA $27,080
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $27,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $28,310
Madera, CA $28,690
Merced, CA $28,970
Modesto, CA $28,280
Napa, CA $30,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $30,530
Redding, CA $27,450
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $28,230
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $28,020
Salinas, CA $30,200
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $29,150
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $34,270
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $31,370
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $28,090
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $32,470
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $29,000
Santa Rosa, CA $39,690
Stockton-Lodi, CA $30,630
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $27,730
Visalia-Porterville, CA $27,080
Yuba City, CA $27,080
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $32,010
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $29,370
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $27,080
$29,475
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($25,810).

Colorado Springs, CO $24,980
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $25,810
Fort Collins, CO $25,190
Grand Junction, CO $24,980
Greeley, CO $24,980
Pueblo, CO $25,210
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $25,370
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $25,030
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $24,980
$25,170
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($28,900).

Danbury, CT $28,900
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $25,050
New Haven, CT $27,520
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $27,990
Waterbury, CT $26,460
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $28,700
$27,437
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 ($23,190).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $19,920
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $20,330
Gainesville, FL $20,170
Homosassa Springs, FL $22,750
Jacksonville, FL $19,660
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $19,920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $19,890
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $23,190
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $20,420
Ocala, FL $20,380
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $20,270
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $20,200
Panama City, FL $21,310
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $19,940
Port St. Lucie, FL $20,140
Punta Gorda, FL $19,880
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $21,060
Sebring, FL $19,820
Tallahassee, FL $20,170
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $23,050
The Villages, FL $22,070
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $20,640
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $20,710
$20,691
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($27,010).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $19,310
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $18,980
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $18,780
Brunswick, GA $27,010
Columbus, GA-AL $18,600
Dalton, GA $20,950
Macon, GA $18,100
Rome, GA $19,110
Savannah, GA $21,020
Valdosta, GA $18,560
Warner Robins, GA $17,930
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $20,850
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $18,980
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $18,440
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $18,420
$19,669
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($60,310).

Urban Honolulu, HI $60,310
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $55,570
$57,940
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($21,390).

Cedar Rapids, IA $20,810
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $19,860
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $19,350
Dubuque, IA $19,820
Iowa City, IA $19,860
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $20,060
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $20,140
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $18,730
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $20,890
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $21,390
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $20,760
$20,152
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Twin Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($24,760).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $19,520
Idaho Falls, ID $22,280
Lewiston, ID-WA $24,110
Pocatello, ID $19,260
Twin Falls, ID $24,760
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $19,190
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $18,990
$21,159
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Danville, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($21,880).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $19,770
Champaign-Urbana, IL $20,090
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $19,990
Danville, IL $21,880
Decatur, IL $19,760
Kankakee, IL $19,930
Peoria, IL $20,280
Rockford, IL $20,570
Springfield, IL $19,720
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $21,410
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $19,910
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $20,340
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $19,930
$20,275
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($22,800).

Columbus, IN $19,590
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $21,710
Evansville, IN-KY $18,830
Fort Wayne, IN $22,800
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $21,720
Kokomo, IN $20,700
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $18,360
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $18,950
Muncie, IN $18,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $20,400
Terre Haute, IN $18,580
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $20,510
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $19,080
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $20,970
$20,055
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($19,140).

Manhattan, KS $18,670
Topeka, KS $19,140
Wichita, KS $18,870
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $18,880
$18,890
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($20,500).

Lexington-Fayette, KY $18,940
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $19,520
Owensboro, KY $20,500
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $18,640
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $18,710
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $19,780
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $19,370
$19,351
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($19,760).

Baton Rouge, LA $18,920
Hammond, LA $18,330
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $18,640
Lafayette, LA $18,250
Lake Charles, LA $18,570
Monroe, LA $19,240
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $19,600
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $18,650
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,760
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $18,380
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $18,900
$18,840
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($32,560).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $30,060
Leominster-Gardner, MA $32,560
New Bedford, MA $26,880
Pittsfield, MA $28,050
Springfield, MA-CT $30,050
Worcester, MA-CT $26,940
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $29,720
$29,180
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($23,850).

California-Lexington Park, MD $23,850
Cumberland, MD-WV $22,850
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $22,330
Salisbury, MD-DE $22,340
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $22,470
$22,768
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($27,510).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $25,340
Portland-South Portland, ME $27,510
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $26,070
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $25,840
$26,190
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($27,410).

Battle Creek, MI $26,050
Bay City, MI $22,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $23,460
Flint, MI $22,490
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $27,410
Jackson, MI $23,720
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $25,390
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $24,000
Midland, MI $22,260
Monroe, MI $23,350
Muskegon, MI $25,120
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $23,130
Saginaw, MI $24,460
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $22,480
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,390
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,680
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $21,480
$23,815
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($24,850).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $22,750
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $24,560
Rochester, MN $24,120
St. Cloud, MN $23,780
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $24,850
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $23,800
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $22,670
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $22,450
$23,623
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($27,630).

Columbia, MO $20,270
Jefferson City, MO $23,470
Joplin, MO $21,020
Kansas City, MO-KS $21,130
St. Joseph, MO-KS $27,630
St. Louis, MO-IL $20,960
Springfield, MO $19,920
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,220
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,390
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $21,220
$21,509
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($19,790).

Hattiesburg, MS $18,740
Jackson, MS $19,790
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,320
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,800
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,870
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,620
$19,023
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($21,060).

Great Falls, MT $19,650
Missoula, MT $19,270
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $20,270
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $20,830
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $21,060
$20,216
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($26,030).

Burlington, NC $18,760
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $26,030
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $19,850
Fayetteville, NC $18,360
Goldsboro, NC $18,330
Greensboro-High Point, NC $18,690
Greenville, NC $21,890
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $20,530
Jacksonville, NC $18,350
New Bern, NC $18,880
Raleigh, NC $19,120
Rocky Mount, NC $18,140
Wilmington, NC $19,650
Winston-Salem, NC $23,210
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,810
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,430
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $18,930
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,520
$20,082
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($23,920).

Fargo, ND-MN $22,390
Grand Forks, ND-MN $21,290
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $21,660
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $23,920
$22,315
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($21,540).

Lincoln, NE $20,970
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $20,920
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $19,730
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $21,540
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $21,130
$20,858
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($25,780).

Manchester, NH $21,800
Portsmouth, NH-ME $25,780
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $19,970
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $18,910
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $18,940
$21,080
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($33,780).

Ocean City, NJ $33,780
Trenton, NJ $24,820
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $28,050
$28,883
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($21,380).

Farmington, NM $19,360
Las Cruces, NM $20,280
Santa Fe, NM $21,380
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $19,410
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $20,020
$20,090
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($26,000).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $26,000
Reno, NV $19,510
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $19,000
$21,503
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($35,390).

Binghamton, NY $25,400
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $28,060
Elmira, NY $26,130
Glens Falls, NY $28,890
Ithaca, NY $35,200
Kingston, NY $35,390
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $32,920
Rochester, NY $33,420
Syracuse, NY $26,200
Utica-Rome, NY $27,110
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $25,480
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $26,170
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $25,310
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $26,180
$28,704
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($20,730).

Canton-Massillon, OH $19,460
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $20,730
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $19,980
Columbus, OH $19,530
Dayton, OH $20,550
Lima, OH $19,600
Mansfield, OH $20,580
Springfield, OH $19,530
Toledo, OH $19,490
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $20,090
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $20,710
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $20,300
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $19,650
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $20,160
$20,026
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($21,240).

Lawton, OK $19,070
Oklahoma City, OK $19,080
Tulsa, OK $18,590
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,040
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,240
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $18,510
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $18,860
$19,199
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($29,550).

Bend-Redmond, OR $26,770
Corvallis, OR $27,040
Eugene, OR $24,900
Grants Pass, OR $25,700
Medford, OR $27,570
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $29,550
Salem, OR $25,110
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $25,950
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $24,960
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $24,950
$26,250
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Lancaster, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($26,960).

Altoona, PA $20,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $19,150
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $23,470
East Stroudsburg, PA $20,600
Erie, PA $19,850
Gettysburg, PA $23,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $22,400
Johnstown, PA $19,300
Lancaster, PA $26,960
Lebanon, PA $19,310
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $24,400
Pittsburgh, PA $21,030
Reading, PA $19,820
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $19,120
State College, PA $20,510
Williamsport, PA $19,800
York-Hanover, PA $20,070
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $20,420
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $20,000
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $19,130
$20,924
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($19,280).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,280
Mayaguez, PR $18,450
Ponce, PR $18,150
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $18,440
$18,580
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 ($23,610).

Columbia, SC $19,690
Florence, SC $19,270
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $18,410
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $19,410
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $19,640
Spartanburg, SC $19,570
Sumter, SC $18,570
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $18,740
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,610
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,140
$19,605
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($22,620).

Sioux Falls, SD $22,620
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $20,130
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $22,490
$21,747
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($24,280).

Clarksville, TN-KY $19,170
Cleveland, TN $22,560
Jackson, TN $20,300
Johnson City, TN $19,330
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $21,620
Knoxville, TN $24,280
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $18,630
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $18,510
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $18,240
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $18,680
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $18,700
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $18,950
$19,914
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($26,680).

Amarillo, TX $18,970
Austin-Round Rock, TX $19,280
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $19,080
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $18,710
College Station-Bryan, TX $19,250
Corpus Christi, TX $19,940
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $18,770
El Paso, TX $18,900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $19,920
Killeen-Temple, TX $18,900
Laredo, TX $21,180
Longview, TX $20,480
Lubbock, TX $19,140
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $18,510
Midland, TX $19,030
Odessa, TX $18,560
San Angelo, TX $18,580
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $19,510
Sherman-Denison, TX $18,670
Texarkana, TX-AR $20,810
Tyler, TX $23,150
Victoria, TX $19,900
Waco, TX $19,630
Wichita Falls, TX $18,180
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,440
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,130
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,130
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,680
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,490
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,260
$19,639
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($29,580).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $18,860
Provo-Orem, UT $29,580
Salt Lake City, UT $19,600
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $22,530
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $18,660
$21,846
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($28,840).

Charlottesville, VA $22,880
Harrisonburg, VA $20,130
Lynchburg, VA $22,790
Richmond, VA $28,360
Roanoke, VA $20,050
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $20,410
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $20,640
Winchester, VA-WV $25,620
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $18,520
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,880
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $28,840
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $21,980
$22,592
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($31,440).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,440
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,260
$31,350
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($23,750).

Eau Claire, WI $19,300
Fond du Lac, WI $20,620
Green Bay, WI $20,350
Janesville-Beloit, WI $19,740
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $23,750
Madison, WI $22,180
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $21,030
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $18,980
Racine, WI $20,370
Sheboygan, WI $21,780
Wausau, WI $22,870
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $23,290
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $19,480
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $22,330
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $20,400
$21,098
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($22,100).

Charleston, WV $21,000
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $20,430
Morgantown, WV $22,100
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $20,520
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $20,010
Wheeling, WV-OH $20,560
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,670
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,740
$20,754
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($23,860).

Cheyenne, WY $22,310
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $23,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $19,390
$21,853

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $22,592

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Hawaii ($57,940) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($25,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $25,440
$25,440
Alabama

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

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($21,470) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $17,970
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $20,320
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $18,390
Decatur, AL $18,030
Dothan, AL $18,840
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $19,860
Gadsden, AL $18,160
Huntsville, AL $18,950
Mobile, AL $18,660
Montgomery, AL $18,710
Tuscaloosa, AL $18,730
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,210
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $21,470
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,520
$18,916
Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($20,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $20,600
Hot Springs, AR $20,820
Jonesboro, AR $20,820
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $20,820
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $20,810
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $20,810
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $20,810
$20,784
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($37,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $32,070
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $37,390
Prescott, AZ $33,660
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $32,800
Tucson, AZ $32,330
Yuma, AZ $33,170
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $25,620
$32,434
California

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

Santa Rosa, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($39,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $29,450
El Centro, CA $27,080
Fresno, CA $27,080
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $27,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $28,310
Madera, CA $28,690
Merced, CA $28,970
Modesto, CA $28,280
Napa, CA $30,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $30,530
Redding, CA $27,450
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $28,230
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $28,020
Salinas, CA $30,200
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $29,150
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $34,270
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $31,370
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $28,090
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $32,470
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $29,000
Santa Rosa, CA $39,690
Stockton-Lodi, CA $30,630
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $27,730
Visalia-Porterville, CA $27,080
Yuba City, CA $27,080
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $32,010
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $29,370
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $27,080
$29,475
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($25,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $24,980
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $25,810
Fort Collins, CO $25,190
Grand Junction, CO $24,980
Greeley, CO $24,980
Pueblo, CO $25,210
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $25,370
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $25,030
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $24,980
$25,170
Connecticut

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

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($28,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $28,900
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $25,050
New Haven, CT $27,520
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $27,990
Waterbury, CT $26,460
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $28,700
$27,437
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($23,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $19,920
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $20,330
Gainesville, FL $20,170
Homosassa Springs, FL $22,750
Jacksonville, FL $19,660
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $19,920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $19,890
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $23,190
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $20,420
Ocala, FL $20,380
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $20,270
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $20,200
Panama City, FL $21,310
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $19,940
Port St. Lucie, FL $20,140
Punta Gorda, FL $19,880
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $21,060
Sebring, FL $19,820
Tallahassee, FL $20,170
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $23,050
The Villages, FL $22,070
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $20,640
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $20,710
$20,691
Georgia

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

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($27,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $19,310
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $18,980
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $18,780
Brunswick, GA $27,010
Columbus, GA-AL $18,600
Dalton, GA $20,950
Macon, GA $18,100
Rome, GA $19,110
Savannah, GA $21,020
Valdosta, GA $18,560
Warner Robins, GA $17,930
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $20,850
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $18,980
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $18,440
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $18,420
$19,669
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($60,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $60,310
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $55,570
$57,940
Iowa

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

Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($21,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $20,810
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $19,860
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $19,350
Dubuque, IA $19,820
Iowa City, IA $19,860
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $20,060
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $20,140
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $18,730
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $20,890
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $21,390
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $20,760
$20,152
Idaho

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

Twin Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($24,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $19,520
Idaho Falls, ID $22,280
Lewiston, ID-WA $24,110
Pocatello, ID $19,260
Twin Falls, ID $24,760
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $19,190
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $18,990
$21,159
Illinois

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

Danville, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($21,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $19,770
Champaign-Urbana, IL $20,090
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $19,990
Danville, IL $21,880
Decatur, IL $19,760
Kankakee, IL $19,930
Peoria, IL $20,280
Rockford, IL $20,570
Springfield, IL $19,720
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $21,410
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $19,910
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $20,340
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $19,930
$20,275
Indiana

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

Fort Wayne, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($22,800) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $19,590
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $21,710
Evansville, IN-KY $18,830
Fort Wayne, IN $22,800
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $21,720
Kokomo, IN $20,700
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $18,360
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $18,950
Muncie, IN $18,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $20,400
Terre Haute, IN $18,580
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $20,510
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $19,080
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $20,970
$20,055
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($19,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $18,670
Topeka, KS $19,140
Wichita, KS $18,870
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $18,880
$18,890
Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($20,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lexington-Fayette, KY $18,940
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $19,520
Owensboro, KY $20,500
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $18,640
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $18,710
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $19,780
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $19,370
$19,351
Louisiana

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

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($19,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $18,920
Hammond, LA $18,330
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $18,640
Lafayette, LA $18,250
Lake Charles, LA $18,570
Monroe, LA $19,240
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $19,600
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $18,650
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,760
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $18,380
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $18,900
$18,840
Massachusetts

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

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($32,560) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $30,060
Leominster-Gardner, MA $32,560
New Bedford, MA $26,880
Pittsfield, MA $28,050
Springfield, MA-CT $30,050
Worcester, MA-CT $26,940
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $29,720
$29,180
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($23,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $23,850
Cumberland, MD-WV $22,850
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $22,330
Salisbury, MD-DE $22,340
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $22,470
$22,768
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($27,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $25,340
Portland-South Portland, ME $27,510
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $26,070
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $25,840
$26,190
Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($27,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $26,050
Bay City, MI $22,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $23,460
Flint, MI $22,490
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $27,410
Jackson, MI $23,720
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $25,390
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $24,000
Midland, MI $22,260
Monroe, MI $23,350
Muskegon, MI $25,120
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $23,130
Saginaw, MI $24,460
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $22,480
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,390
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,680
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $21,480
$23,815
Minnesota

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

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($24,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $22,750
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $24,560
Rochester, MN $24,120
St. Cloud, MN $23,780
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $24,850
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $23,800
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $22,670
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $22,450
$23,623
Missouri

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

St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($27,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $20,270
Jefferson City, MO $23,470
Joplin, MO $21,020
Kansas City, MO-KS $21,130
St. Joseph, MO-KS $27,630
St. Louis, MO-IL $20,960
Springfield, MO $19,920
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,220
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,390
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $21,220
$21,509
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($19,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $18,740
Jackson, MS $19,790
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,320
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,800
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,870
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,620
$19,023
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($21,060) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $19,650
Missoula, MT $19,270
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $20,270
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $20,830
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $21,060
$20,216
North Carolina

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($26,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $18,760
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $26,030
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $19,850
Fayetteville, NC $18,360
Goldsboro, NC $18,330
Greensboro-High Point, NC $18,690
Greenville, NC $21,890
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $20,530
Jacksonville, NC $18,350
New Bern, NC $18,880
Raleigh, NC $19,120
Rocky Mount, NC $18,140
Wilmington, NC $19,650
Winston-Salem, NC $23,210
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $22,810
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,430
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $18,930
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,520
$20,082
North Dakota

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

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($23,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $22,390
Grand Forks, ND-MN $21,290
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $21,660
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $23,920
$22,315
Nebraska

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

Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($21,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $20,970
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $20,920
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $19,730
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $21,540
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $21,130
$20,858
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 ($25,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $21,800
Portsmouth, NH-ME $25,780
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $19,970
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $18,910
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $18,940
$21,080
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($33,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $33,780
Trenton, NJ $24,820
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $28,050
$28,883
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 ($21,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $19,360
Las Cruces, NM $20,280
Santa Fe, NM $21,380
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $19,410
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $20,020
$20,090
Nevada

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($26,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $26,000
Reno, NV $19,510
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $19,000
$21,503
New York

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

Kingston, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($35,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $25,400
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $28,060
Elmira, NY $26,130
Glens Falls, NY $28,890
Ithaca, NY $35,200
Kingston, NY $35,390
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $32,920
Rochester, NY $33,420
Syracuse, NY $26,200
Utica-Rome, NY $27,110
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $25,480
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $26,170
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $25,310
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $26,180
$28,704
Ohio

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($20,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $19,460
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $20,730
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $19,980
Columbus, OH $19,530
Dayton, OH $20,550
Lima, OH $19,600
Mansfield, OH $20,580
Springfield, OH $19,530
Toledo, OH $19,490
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $20,090
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $20,710
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $20,300
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $19,650
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $20,160
$20,026
Oklahoma

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

Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($21,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $19,070
Oklahoma City, OK $19,080
Tulsa, OK $18,590
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,040
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,240
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $18,510
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $18,860
$19,199
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($29,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $26,770
Corvallis, OR $27,040
Eugene, OR $24,900
Grants Pass, OR $25,700
Medford, OR $27,570
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $29,550
Salem, OR $25,110
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $25,950
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $24,960
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $24,950
$26,250
Pennsylvania

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

Lancaster, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($26,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $20,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $19,150
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $23,470
East Stroudsburg, PA $20,600
Erie, PA $19,850
Gettysburg, PA $23,080
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $22,400
Johnstown, PA $19,300
Lancaster, PA $26,960
Lebanon, PA $19,310
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $24,400
Pittsburgh, PA $21,030
Reading, PA $19,820
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $19,120
State College, PA $20,510
Williamsport, PA $19,800
York-Hanover, PA $20,070
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $20,420
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $20,000
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $19,130
$20,924
Puerto Rico

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($19,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,280
Mayaguez, PR $18,450
Ponce, PR $18,150
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $18,440
$18,580
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($23,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $19,690
Florence, SC $19,270
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $18,410
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $19,410
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $19,640
Spartanburg, SC $19,570
Sumter, SC $18,570
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $18,740
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,610
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,140
$19,605
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($22,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $22,620
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $20,130
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $22,490
$21,747
Tennessee

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

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($24,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $19,170
Cleveland, TN $22,560
Jackson, TN $20,300
Johnson City, TN $19,330
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $21,620
Knoxville, TN $24,280
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $18,630
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $18,510
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $18,240
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $18,680
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $18,700
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $18,950
$19,914
Texas

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

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($26,680) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $18,970
Austin-Round Rock, TX $19,280
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $19,080
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $18,710
College Station-Bryan, TX $19,250
Corpus Christi, TX $19,940
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $18,770
El Paso, TX $18,900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $19,920
Killeen-Temple, TX $18,900
Laredo, TX $21,180
Longview, TX $20,480
Lubbock, TX $19,140
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $18,510
Midland, TX $19,030
Odessa, TX $18,560
San Angelo, TX $18,580
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $19,510
Sherman-Denison, TX $18,670
Texarkana, TX-AR $20,810
Tyler, TX $23,150
Victoria, TX $19,900
Waco, TX $19,630
Wichita Falls, TX $18,180
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,440
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $20,130
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,130
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,680
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,490
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,260
$19,639
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($29,580) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $18,860
Provo-Orem, UT $29,580
Salt Lake City, UT $19,600
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $22,530
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $18,660
$21,846
Virginia

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

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($28,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $22,880
Harrisonburg, VA $20,130
Lynchburg, VA $22,790
Richmond, VA $28,360
Roanoke, VA $20,050
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $20,410
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $20,640
Winchester, VA-WV $25,620
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $18,520
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,880
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $28,840
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $21,980
$22,592
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($31,440) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,440
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,260
$31,350
Wisconsin

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

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($23,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $19,300
Fond du Lac, WI $20,620
Green Bay, WI $20,350
Janesville-Beloit, WI $19,740
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $23,750
Madison, WI $22,180
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $21,030
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $18,980
Racine, WI $20,370
Sheboygan, WI $21,780
Wausau, WI $22,870
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $23,290
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $19,480
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $22,330
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $20,400
$21,098
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($22,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $21,000
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $20,430
Morgantown, WV $22,100
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $20,520
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $20,010
Wheeling, WV-OH $20,560
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,670
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,740
$20,754
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($23,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $22,310
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $23,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $19,390
$21,853

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $22,592. 

  Bartenders

Mix and serve drinks to patrons, directly or through waitstaff.

Salary Ratio: 0.78    

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 Bartender
  • Bar Attendant
  • Bar Captain
  • Bar Tender
  • Barkeep
  • Barkeeper
  • Barmaid
  • Barman
  • Bartender
  • Drink Mixer
  • Mixologist
  • Taproom Attendant
  • US Salary Median: $23,657
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 19.6%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


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