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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Blasting & Blaster Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in using a variety of explosive materials to aid in the construction process. Includes instruction in safety procedures for storing, handling, placement, charge power determination, drilling, pounding, building demolition, preparing rocky surfaces for building foundations and demolition of explosives.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $57,646
    "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.): 5.7%
    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.):  $11,140/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,142/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.):  $11,140/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,142/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: $57,646

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Hawaii ($81,468) 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 ($78,577).

Fairbanks, AK $78,577
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $74,507
$76,542
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($56,990).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $52,773
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $55,290
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $50,387
Decatur, AL $55,013
Dothan, AL $49,597
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,150
Gadsden, AL $51,033
Huntsville, AL $53,183
Mobile, AL $54,147
Montgomery, AL $47,187
Tuscaloosa, AL $56,990
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,230
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,773
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,590
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,133
$52,032
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($50,727).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $45,873
Hot Springs, AR $46,307
Jonesboro, AR $42,803
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $50,727
Pine Bluff, AR $44,563
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,807
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,247
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,620
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,897
$45,983
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($62,463).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $46,803
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $62,463
Prescott, AZ $58,563
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $48,653
Tucson, AZ $56,750
Yuma, AZ $53,120
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $56,297
$54,664
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($89,697).

Chico, CA $64,470
El Centro, CA $59,527
Fresno, CA $69,410
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $61,363
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $74,577
Madera, CA $68,330
Merced, CA $68,697
Modesto, CA $64,557
Napa, CA $81,870
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $69,337
Redding, CA $66,197
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $61,467
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $71,790
Salinas, CA $76,447
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $72,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $88,207
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $89,697
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $75,187
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $64,973
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $74,113
Santa Rosa, CA $84,507
Stockton-Lodi, CA $68,100
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $77,453
Visalia-Porterville, CA $57,143
Yuba City, CA $63,413
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $68,423
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $71,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $62,133
$70,536
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($69,360).

Colorado Springs, CO $60,407
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $66,863
Fort Collins, CO $62,750
Grand Junction, CO $58,720
Greeley, CO $64,447
Pueblo, CO $57,023
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $56,293
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,680
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $69,360
$61,616
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($75,123).

Danbury, CT $71,450
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $72,147
New Haven, CT $70,173
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $75,123
Waterbury, CT $73,150
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $62,240
$70,714
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($57,550).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $48,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $50,837
Gainesville, FL $50,583
Homosassa Springs, FL $44,810
Jacksonville, FL $51,543
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $49,297
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $55,987
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,410
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $53,177
Ocala, FL $45,937
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $51,963
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $53,907
Panama City, FL $48,443
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $46,010
Port St. Lucie, FL $56,087
Punta Gorda, FL $44,907
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $48,257
Sebring, FL $49,590
Tallahassee, FL $50,280
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $52,030
The Villages, FL $57,550
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $53,427
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,347
$50,776
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($62,450).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $54,813
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $58,993
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $58,350
Brunswick, GA $53,333
Columbus, GA-AL $50,903
Dalton, GA $47,250
Gainesville, GA $56,437
Hinesville, GA $54,130
Macon, GA $52,053
Rome, GA $50,543
Savannah, GA $55,053
Valdosta, GA $49,967
Warner Robins, GA $62,450
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,267
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,857
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,377
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,497
$52,545
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($86,460).

Urban Honolulu, HI $86,460
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $76,477
$81,468
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($63,570).

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,570
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $59,073
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $57,407
Dubuque, IA $56,033
Iowa City, IA $56,043
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $56,033
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,920
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,153
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,410
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,333
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,167
$57,377
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($59,937).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,693
Idaho Falls, ID $58,267
Lewiston, ID-WA $59,937
Pocatello, ID $46,627
Twin Falls, ID $45,973
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $53,990
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$53,797
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($85,663).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $63,833
Champaign-Urbana, IL $75,857
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $85,663
Decatur, IL $56,737
Kankakee, IL $85,100
Peoria, IL $70,567
Rockford, IL $83,147
Springfield, IL $73,947
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $69,003
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,977
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,243
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $65,180
Danville, IL $53,020
$68,670
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($64,257).

Columbus, IN $61,940
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $54,120
Evansville, IN-KY $63,483
Fort Wayne, IN $57,883
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $59,327
Kokomo, IN $63,350
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $62,593
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $53,630
Muncie, IN $55,470
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $58,980
Terre Haute, IN $64,257
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,277
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,567
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,737
$58,330
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($57,853).

Manhattan, KS $55,690
Topeka, KS $57,853
Wichita, KS $55,683
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $52,863
$55,523
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($60,967).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $52,990
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,510
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,967
Owensboro, KY $55,033
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,787
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,757
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,773
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,257
$54,259
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($63,023).

Baton Rouge, LA $59,767
Hammond, LA $50,017
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,060
Lafayette, LA $55,533
Lake Charles, LA $63,023
Monroe, LA $50,473
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $57,967
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $54,547
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,343
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,363
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,447
$53,504
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($84,477).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $84,477
Leominster-Gardner, MA $68,540
New Bedford, MA $69,210
Pittsfield, MA $68,393
Springfield, MA-CT $72,930
Worcester, MA-CT $62,753
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $69,613
$70,845
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($57,843).

California-Lexington Park, MD $53,823
Cumberland, MD-WV $51,050
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $57,843
Salisbury, MD-DE $55,763
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $55,683
$54,833
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($59,450).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $53,913
Portland-South Portland, ME $59,450
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,217
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $51,857
$53,859
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($70,853).

Battle Creek, MI $58,440
Bay City, MI $54,577
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,853
Flint, MI $59,123
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $54,017
Jackson, MI $58,113
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $58,360
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $65,707
Midland, MI $57,683
Monroe, MI $53,680
Muskegon, MI $62,307
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $55,210
Saginaw, MI $60,093
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,440
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,883
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,140
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,967
$58,447
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($76,757).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $65,157
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,757
Rochester, MN $66,027
St. Cloud, MN $68,240
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,207
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,037
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,230
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,273
$66,241
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($77,693).

Columbia, MO $61,173
Jefferson City, MO $63,743
Joplin, MO $49,957
Kansas City, MO-KS $69,257
St. Joseph, MO-KS $71,017
St. Louis, MO-IL $77,693
Springfield, MO $53,163
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,807
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,653
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,880
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,273
$59,511
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($53,270).

Hattiesburg, MS $47,213
Jackson, MS $53,270
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,950
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,773
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,427
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,460
$48,682
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($68,110).

Great Falls, MT $56,773
Missoula, MT $58,847
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,227
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $54,010
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $68,110
$59,593
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($56,623).

Burlington, NC $53,187
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $56,623
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $54,417
Fayetteville, NC $55,430
Goldsboro, NC $52,807
Greensboro-High Point, NC $55,337
Greenville, NC $50,817
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $50,947
Jacksonville, NC $50,047
New Bern, NC $50,183
Raleigh, NC $54,847
Rocky Mount, NC $52,757
Wilmington, NC $53,567
Winston-Salem, NC $53,153
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,573
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,330
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,280
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,230
$52,863
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($71,850).

Fargo, ND-MN $61,820
Grand Forks, ND-MN $62,803
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $71,850
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,107
$63,395
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($63,480).

Lincoln, NE $56,950
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $63,480
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,813
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55,320
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $49,213
$54,355
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($65,333).

Manchester, NH $62,807
Portsmouth, NH-ME $65,333
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,177
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,887
$58,519
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($73,580).

Ocean City, NJ $68,383
Trenton, NJ $73,580
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $63,000
$68,321
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($54,780).

Farmington, NM $54,527
Las Cruces, NM $45,230
Santa Fe, NM $51,833
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $47,847
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $54,780
$50,843
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($68,670).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $60,153
Reno, NV $62,200
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $68,670
$63,674
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($86,903).

Binghamton, NY $60,533
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $66,497
Elmira, NY $62,327
Glens Falls, NY $56,727
Ithaca, NY $61,883
Kingston, NY $59,193
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $86,903
Rochester, NY $62,913
Syracuse, NY $63,417
Utica-Rome, NY $53,930
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $56,820
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,213
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,967
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $55,570
$61,492
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($67,700).

Canton-Massillon, OH $55,097
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $61,680
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $66,523
Columbus, OH $63,820
Dayton, OH $62,067
Lima, OH $54,977
Mansfield, OH $55,840
Springfield, OH $57,520
Toledo, OH $67,700
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $60,653
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,303
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $54,573
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,890
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,830
$59,891
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($60,983).

Lawton, OK $45,380
Oklahoma City, OK $59,523
Tulsa, OK $55,580
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $52,797
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,377
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,983
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,317
$54,851
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($78,593).

Bend-Redmond, OR $59,913
Corvallis, OR $78,593
Eugene, OR $58,453
Grants Pass, OR $46,567
Medford, OR $55,870
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $73,977
Salem, OR $59,857
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,390
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $57,010
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,130
$60,776
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($74,077).

Altoona, PA $57,447
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $50,663
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $55,410
East Stroudsburg, PA $59,897
Erie, PA $53,097
Gettysburg, PA $56,383
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $59,303
Johnstown, PA $54,267
Lancaster, PA $60,527
Lebanon, PA $56,090
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,077
Pittsburgh, PA $63,163
Reading, PA $64,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $66,883
State College, PA $63,453
Williamsport, PA $62,377
York-Hanover, PA $62,470
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,320
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $53,797
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,080
$59,121
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($26,007).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $21,550
Arecibo, PR $22,530
Mayaguez, PR $23,807
Ponce, PR $21,827
San German, PR $19,330
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $26,007
Guayama, PR $18,030
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,780
$22,098
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 ($60,300).

Columbia, SC $53,127
Florence, SC $52,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $55,187
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $53,733
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $52,127
Spartanburg, SC $53,203
Sumter, SC $51,717
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,173
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,300
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,640
$53,683
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($60,083).

Sioux Falls, SD $60,083
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,260
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,013
$55,452
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($54,413).

Clarksville, TN-KY $51,403
Cleveland, TN $53,570
Jackson, TN $49,270
Johnson City, TN $47,567
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $46,853
Knoxville, TN $49,997
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $54,413
Morristown, TN $45,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $53,417
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,753
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,190
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,730
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,267
$49,307
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($67,330).

Amarillo, TX $52,810
Austin-Round Rock, TX $56,413
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $62,693
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $43,070
College Station-Bryan, TX $57,863
Corpus Christi, TX $60,147
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $53,553
El Paso, TX $43,753
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $57,643
Killeen-Temple, TX $51,720
Laredo, TX $40,880
Longview, TX $54,990
Lubbock, TX $52,433
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $46,063
Midland, TX $67,330
Odessa, TX $61,517
San Angelo, TX $55,897
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $53,327
Sherman-Denison, TX $46,803
Texarkana, TX-AR $49,223
Tyler, TX $47,710
Victoria, TX $46,783
Waco, TX $54,557
Wichita Falls, TX $63,073
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,947
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,177
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,077
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,157
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,367
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,930
$53,130
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($60,640).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $54,643
Provo-Orem, UT $53,327
St. George, UT $49,983
Salt Lake City, UT $60,640
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,200
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $52,297
$54,682
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($61,417).

Charlottesville, VA $54,573
Harrisonburg, VA $53,643
Lynchburg, VA $45,420
Richmond, VA $56,443
Roanoke, VA $49,007
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $51,440
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $61,417
Winchester, VA-WV $58,163
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,673
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,707
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,837
$53,199
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($58,963).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $58,963
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,183
$56,073
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($75,070).

Eau Claire, WI $61,180
Fond du Lac, WI $65,930
Green Bay, WI $64,367
Janesville-Beloit, WI $68,707
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $70,713
Madison, WI $66,450
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $75,070
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $66,657
Racine, WI $70,727
Sheboygan, WI $63,577
Wausau, WI $58,260
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,720
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,200
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,100
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,743
$64,360
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($81,820).

Charleston, WV $56,777
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,070
Morgantown, WV $61,237
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $54,583
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $64,550
Wheeling, WV-OH $81,820
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,750
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,453
$60,780
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($66,603).

Cheyenne, WY $61,280
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $60,623
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $66,603
$62,836

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $57,646

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Hawaii ($81,468) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($78,577) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $78,577
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $74,507
$76,542
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($56,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $52,773
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $55,290
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $50,387
Decatur, AL $55,013
Dothan, AL $49,597
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,150
Gadsden, AL $51,033
Huntsville, AL $53,183
Mobile, AL $54,147
Montgomery, AL $47,187
Tuscaloosa, AL $56,990
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,230
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,773
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,590
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,133
$52,032
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($50,727) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $45,873
Hot Springs, AR $46,307
Jonesboro, AR $42,803
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $50,727
Pine Bluff, AR $44,563
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,807
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,247
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,620
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,897
$45,983
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($62,463) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $46,803
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $62,463
Prescott, AZ $58,563
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $48,653
Tucson, AZ $56,750
Yuma, AZ $53,120
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $56,297
$54,664
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($89,697) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $64,470
El Centro, CA $59,527
Fresno, CA $69,410
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $61,363
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $74,577
Madera, CA $68,330
Merced, CA $68,697
Modesto, CA $64,557
Napa, CA $81,870
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $69,337
Redding, CA $66,197
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $61,467
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $71,790
Salinas, CA $76,447
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $72,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $88,207
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $89,697
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $75,187
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $64,973
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $74,113
Santa Rosa, CA $84,507
Stockton-Lodi, CA $68,100
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $77,453
Visalia-Porterville, CA $57,143
Yuba City, CA $63,413
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $68,423
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $71,420
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $62,133
$70,536
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($69,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $60,407
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $66,863
Fort Collins, CO $62,750
Grand Junction, CO $58,720
Greeley, CO $64,447
Pueblo, CO $57,023
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $56,293
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,680
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $69,360
$61,616
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($75,123) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $71,450
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $72,147
New Haven, CT $70,173
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $75,123
Waterbury, CT $73,150
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $62,240
$70,714
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($57,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $48,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $50,837
Gainesville, FL $50,583
Homosassa Springs, FL $44,810
Jacksonville, FL $51,543
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $49,297
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $55,987
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,410
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $53,177
Ocala, FL $45,937
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $51,963
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $53,907
Panama City, FL $48,443
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $46,010
Port St. Lucie, FL $56,087
Punta Gorda, FL $44,907
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $48,257
Sebring, FL $49,590
Tallahassee, FL $50,280
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $52,030
The Villages, FL $57,550
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $53,427
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,347
$50,776
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($62,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $54,813
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $58,993
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $58,350
Brunswick, GA $53,333
Columbus, GA-AL $50,903
Dalton, GA $47,250
Gainesville, GA $56,437
Hinesville, GA $54,130
Macon, GA $52,053
Rome, GA $50,543
Savannah, GA $55,053
Valdosta, GA $49,967
Warner Robins, GA $62,450
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,267
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,857
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,377
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,497
$52,545
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($86,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $86,460
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $76,477
$81,468
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($63,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,570
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $59,073
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $57,407
Dubuque, IA $56,033
Iowa City, IA $56,043
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $56,033
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,920
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,153
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,410
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,333
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,167
$57,377
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($59,937) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,693
Idaho Falls, ID $58,267
Lewiston, ID-WA $59,937
Pocatello, ID $46,627
Twin Falls, ID $45,973
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $53,990
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$53,797
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($85,663) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $63,833
Champaign-Urbana, IL $75,857
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $85,663
Decatur, IL $56,737
Kankakee, IL $85,100
Peoria, IL $70,567
Rockford, IL $83,147
Springfield, IL $73,947
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $69,003
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $48,977
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,243
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $65,180
Danville, IL $53,020
$67,867
Indiana

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

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($64,257) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $61,940
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $54,120
Evansville, IN-KY $63,483
Fort Wayne, IN $57,883
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $59,327
Kokomo, IN $63,350
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $62,593
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $53,630
Muncie, IN $55,470
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $58,980
Terre Haute, IN $64,257
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,277
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,567
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,737
$58,330
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($57,853) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,690
Topeka, KS $57,853
Wichita, KS $55,683
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $52,863
$55,523
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($60,967) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $52,990
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,510
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,967
Owensboro, KY $55,033
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,787
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,757
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,773
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,257
$54,259
Louisiana

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

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($63,023) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $59,767
Hammond, LA $50,017
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,060
Lafayette, LA $55,533
Lake Charles, LA $63,023
Monroe, LA $50,473
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $57,967
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $54,547
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,343
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,363
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,447
$53,504
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 ($84,477) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $84,477
Leominster-Gardner, MA $68,540
New Bedford, MA $69,210
Pittsfield, MA $68,393
Springfield, MA-CT $72,930
Worcester, MA-CT $62,753
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $69,613
$70,845
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($57,843) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $53,823
Cumberland, MD-WV $51,050
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $57,843
Salisbury, MD-DE $55,763
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $55,683
$54,833
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($59,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $53,913
Portland-South Portland, ME $59,450
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,217
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $51,857
$53,859
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($70,853) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $58,440
Bay City, MI $54,577
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,853
Flint, MI $59,123
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $54,017
Jackson, MI $58,113
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $58,360
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $65,707
Midland, MI $57,683
Monroe, MI $53,680
Muskegon, MI $62,307
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $55,210
Saginaw, MI $60,093
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,440
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,883
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,140
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,967
$58,447
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($76,757) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $65,157
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $76,757
Rochester, MN $66,027
St. Cloud, MN $68,240
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $60,207
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,037
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,230
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,273
$66,241
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($77,693) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $61,173
Jefferson City, MO $63,743
Joplin, MO $49,957
Kansas City, MO-KS $69,257
St. Joseph, MO-KS $71,017
St. Louis, MO-IL $77,693
Springfield, MO $53,163
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,807
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $48,653
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,880
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51,273
$59,511
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($53,270) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $47,213
Jackson, MS $53,270
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,950
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,773
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,427
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,460
$48,682
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($68,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $56,773
Missoula, MT $58,847
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,227
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $54,010
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $68,110
$59,593
North Carolina

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($56,623) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $53,187
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $56,623
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $54,417
Fayetteville, NC $55,430
Goldsboro, NC $52,807
Greensboro-High Point, NC $55,337
Greenville, NC $50,817
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $50,947
Jacksonville, NC $50,047
New Bern, NC $50,183
Raleigh, NC $54,847
Rocky Mount, NC $52,757
Wilmington, NC $53,567
Winston-Salem, NC $53,153
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,573
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,330
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,280
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,230
$52,863
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($71,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $61,820
Grand Forks, ND-MN $62,803
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $71,850
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,107
$63,395
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 ($63,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $56,950
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $63,480
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,813
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55,320
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $49,213
$54,355
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($65,333) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $62,807
Portsmouth, NH-ME $65,333
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,177
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $54,887
$58,519
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($73,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $68,383
Trenton, NJ $73,580
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $63,000
$68,321
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($54,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $54,527
Las Cruces, NM $45,230
Santa Fe, NM $51,833
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $47,847
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $54,780
$50,843
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($68,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $60,153
Reno, NV $62,200
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $68,670
$63,674
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($86,903) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $60,533
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $66,497
Elmira, NY $62,327
Glens Falls, NY $56,727
Ithaca, NY $61,883
Kingston, NY $59,193
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $86,903
Rochester, NY $62,913
Syracuse, NY $63,417
Utica-Rome, NY $53,930
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $56,820
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,213
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $55,967
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $55,570
$61,492
Ohio

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

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($67,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $55,097
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $61,680
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $66,523
Columbus, OH $63,820
Dayton, OH $62,067
Lima, OH $54,977
Mansfield, OH $55,840
Springfield, OH $57,520
Toledo, OH $67,700
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $60,653
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,303
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $54,573
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,890
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,830
$59,891
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($60,983) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $45,380
Oklahoma City, OK $59,523
Tulsa, OK $55,580
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $52,797
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,377
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,983
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,317
$54,851
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($78,593) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $59,913
Corvallis, OR $78,593
Eugene, OR $58,453
Grants Pass, OR $46,567
Medford, OR $55,870
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $73,977
Salem, OR $59,857
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,390
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $57,010
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,130
$60,776
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($74,077) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $57,447
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $50,663
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $55,410
East Stroudsburg, PA $59,897
Erie, PA $53,097
Gettysburg, PA $56,383
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $59,303
Johnstown, PA $54,267
Lancaster, PA $60,527
Lebanon, PA $56,090
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,077
Pittsburgh, PA $63,163
Reading, PA $64,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $66,883
State College, PA $63,453
Williamsport, PA $62,377
York-Hanover, PA $62,470
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,320
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $53,797
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,080
$59,121
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 ($26,007) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $21,550
Arecibo, PR $22,530
Mayaguez, PR $23,807
Ponce, PR $21,827
San German, PR $19,330
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $26,007
Guayama, PR $18,030
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $18,780
$21,483
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($60,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $53,127
Florence, SC $52,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $55,187
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $53,733
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $52,127
Spartanburg, SC $53,203
Sumter, SC $51,717
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,173
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,300
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,640
$53,683
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 ($60,083) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $60,083
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,260
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,013
$55,452
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($54,413) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $51,403
Cleveland, TN $53,570
Jackson, TN $49,270
Johnson City, TN $47,567
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $46,853
Knoxville, TN $49,997
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $54,413
Morristown, TN $45,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $53,417
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,753
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,190
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,730
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,267
$49,307
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($67,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $52,810
Austin-Round Rock, TX $56,413
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $62,693
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $43,070
College Station-Bryan, TX $57,863
Corpus Christi, TX $60,147
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $53,553
El Paso, TX $43,753
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $57,643
Killeen-Temple, TX $51,720
Laredo, TX $40,880
Longview, TX $54,990
Lubbock, TX $52,433
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $46,063
Midland, TX $67,330
Odessa, TX $61,517
San Angelo, TX $55,897
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $53,327
Sherman-Denison, TX $46,803
Texarkana, TX-AR $49,223
Tyler, TX $47,710
Victoria, TX $46,783
Waco, TX $54,557
Wichita Falls, TX $63,073
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,947
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,177
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,077
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,157
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,367
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,930
$53,130
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($60,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $54,643
Provo-Orem, UT $53,327
St. George, UT $49,983
Salt Lake City, UT $60,640
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,200
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $52,297
$54,682
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($61,417) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $54,573
Harrisonburg, VA $53,643
Lynchburg, VA $45,420
Richmond, VA $56,443
Roanoke, VA $49,007
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $51,440
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $61,417
Winchester, VA-WV $58,163
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,673
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,707
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,837
$53,199
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($58,963) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $58,963
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,183
$56,073
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 ($75,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $61,180
Fond du Lac, WI $65,930
Green Bay, WI $64,367
Janesville-Beloit, WI $68,707
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $70,713
Madison, WI $66,450
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $75,070
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $66,657
Racine, WI $70,727
Sheboygan, WI $63,577
Wausau, WI $58,260
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,720
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,200
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,100
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $57,743
$64,360
West Virginia

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

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($81,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $56,777
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,070
Morgantown, WV $61,237
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $54,583
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $64,550
Wheeling, WV-OH $81,820
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,750
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,453
$60,780
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($66,603) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $61,280
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $60,623
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $66,603
$62,836

3 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 $57,646. 

  First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Salary Ratio: 3.1    

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    
  • Acoustical Tile Carpenters' Supervisor
  • Adjustable Steel Joist Setting Supervisor
  • Asbestos Removal Supervisor
  • Asphalt Paving Supervisor
  • Awning Hanger Supervisor
  • Bailer Operators' Supervisor
  • Bailer Tenders' Supervisor
  • Billposting Supervisor
  • Brick Chimney Supervisor
  • Bricklayer Supervisor
  • Brickmason Supervisor
  • Building Construction Superintendent
  • Building Insulation Supervisor
  • Building Repair Maintenance Supervisor
  • Building Superintendent
  • Building Supervisor
  • Carpenter Foreman
  • Carpenter Supervisor
  • Carpenters' Supervisor
  • Carpentry Supervisor
  • Cement Finishing Supervisor
  • Chimney Construction Supervisor
  • Clearing Supervisor
  • Coal Mine Production Foreman
  • Concrete Finishing Supervisor
  • Concrete Foreman
  • Concreting Supervisor
  • Construction Foreman
  • Construction Supervisor
  • Core Drilling Supervisor
  • Dike Supervisor
  • Dimension Stone Quarry Supervisor
  • Doping Supervisor
  • Dredge Operator Supervisor
  • Drilling Foreman
  • Drilling Superintendent
  • Drywall Application Supervisor
  • Electrical Foreman
  • Electrical Supervisor
  • Electrician Supervisor
  • Excavating Supervisor
  • Face Boss
  • Fence Erector Supervisor
  • Field Assembly Supervisor
  • Field Operations Supervisor
  • Field Supervisor
  • Gang Supervisor
  • Gas Line Installer Supervisor
  • Glazier Supervisor
  • Harvesting Supervisor
  • Highway Maintenance Supervisor
  • House Mover Supervisor
  • House Moving Supervisor
  • Insulation Foreman
  • Insulation Supervisor
  • Iron Work Supervisor
  • Joiners' Supervisor
  • Labor Crew Supervisor
  • Labor Gang Supervisor
  • Lathing Supervisor
  • Lock Maintenance Supervisor
  • Longwall Foreman
  • Maintenance Supervisor
  • Marble Installer Supervisor
  • Marble Supervisor
  • Masonry Supervisor
  • Mine Boss
  • Mine Captain
  • Mine Supervisor
  • Miners' Boss
  • Mining Captain
  • Mixing Place Supervisor
  • Mold Construction Supervisor
  • Oil Well Services Field Supervisor
  • Oil Well Services Supervisor
  • Open Pit Quarry Supervisor
  • Ornamental Ironworking Supervisor
  • Painter Supervisor
  • Painting Supervisor
  • Paperhanger Supervisor
  • Paving Supervisor
  • Pile Driving Supervisor
  • Pipe Fitter Supervisor
  • Pipeline Gang Supervisor
  • Pipeline Maintenance Supervisor
  • Pipelines Supervisor
  • Pit Supervisor
  • Plastering Supervisor
  • Plumber Supervisor
  • Plumbing Foreman
  • Prefabricated Homes Field Assembly Supervisor
  • Quarry Boss
  • Railroad Track Repair Supervisor
  • Reclamation Supervisor
  • Reinforced Steel Placing Supervisor
  • Rig Superintendent
  • Rig Supervisor
  • Rigging Supervisor
  • Right-of-Way Maintenance Supervisor
  • Riprap Placing Supervisor
  • Road Boss
  • Road Gang Supervisor
  • Road Supervisor
  • Roofing Supervisor
  • Roustabout Crew Leader
  • Roustabout Field Supervisor
  • Sanitary Landfill Supervisor
  • Segmental Paving Supervisor
  • Service Supervisor
  • Sewer Maintenance Supervisor
  • Sewer Systems Supervisor
  • Sheet Metal Duct Worker Supervisor
  • Sheet Metal Foreman
  • Shipyard Painting Supervisor
  • Sign Builder Supervisor
  • Sign Hanger Supervisor
  • Site Superintendent
  • Site Supervisor
  • Solar Panel Installation Supervisor
  • Steam Distribution Supervisor
  • Steamfitter Supervisor
  • Steel Pan Form Placing Supervisor
  • Steel Post Installer Supervisor
  • Steel Work Supervisor
  • Stonemason Supervisor
  • Street Supervisor
  • Structural Steel Erection Supervisor
  • Suction Dredge Pipe Line Placing Supervisor
  • Surface Boss
  • Surface Supervisor
  • Swimming Pool Maintenance Supervisor
  • Tank Builder Supervisor
  • Tankage Supervisor
  • Taping Supervisor
  • Terrazzo Supervisor
  • Test Boring Crew Chief
  • Tile Layer Supervisor
  • Track Laying Supervisor
  • Track Repair Supervisor
  • Track Subway Repair Supervisor
  • Track Superintendent
  • Track Supervisor
  • Traffic Maintenance Supervisor
  • Traffic Sign Supervisor
  • Tunnel Heading Supervisor
  • Utilities and Maintenance Supervisor
  • Utilities Supervisor
  • Water Softener Service Supervisor
  • Water Systems Supervisor
  • Waterproofing Supervisor
  • Wood Boat Builder Supervisor
  • Wrecking Supervisor
  • US Salary Median: $64,953
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: more than 10 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Solar Energy Installation Managers

Direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.

Salary Ratio: 3.1    

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    
  • Installation Manager
  • Piping Supervisor
  • Residential Field Manager
  • Solar Electrical Project Manager
  • Solar Energy Installation Manager
  • Solar Energy Project Manager
  • Solar Installation Crew Supervisor
  • Solar Installation Manager
  • Solar Installation Supervisor
  • Solar Project Manager
  • US Salary Median: $64,953
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures.

Salary Ratio: 2.25    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Aircraft Ordnance Technician
  • Ammunition and Explosives Handler
  • Blast Driller
  • Blast Hole Driller
  • Blast Setter
  • Blast Technician
  • Blaster
  • Blasting Clay Miner
  • Blasting Coal Miner
  • Blasting Contract Man
  • Blasting Contract Miner
  • Blasting Entry Specialist
  • Blasting Entryman
  • Blasting Gang Miner
  • Blasting Miner
  • Bomb Technician
  • Charge Entry Specialist
  • Charge Specialist
  • Charger
  • Coal Shooter
  • Company Blasting Miner
  • Copper Blasting Miner
  • Demolition Expert
  • Demolition Worker
  • Demolitionist
  • Dobie Man
  • Dobie Worker
  • Driftman
  • Dynamite Shooter
  • Dynamiter
  • Efficiency Blasting Miner
  • Explosive Expert
  • Explosive Man
  • Explosive Ordinance Disposal Specialist
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
  • Explosive Ordnance Handler
  • Explosive Ordnance Specialist
  • Explosive Ordnance Technician
  • Explosive Specialist
  • Explosive Technician
  • Explosives Detonator
  • Explosives Handler
  • Explosives Worker
  • Firer
  • Fuse Cutter
  • Gold Blasting Miner
  • Gun Perforator
  • Gun Perforator Loader
  • Hard Rock Blasting Miner
  • High Scaler
  • Hydraulic Blasting Miner
  • Iron Blasting Miner
  • Lead Blasting Miner
  • Lode Blasting Miner
  • Metal Blasting Miner
  • Mica Blasting Miner
  • Miner
  • Mining Powder Crew Worker
  • Muck Blasting Miner
  • Nitro Man
  • Nitro Worker
  • Oil Well Gun Perforator Operator
  • Oil Well Perforator Operator
  • Oil Well Shooter
  • Ordnance Artificer
  • Ordnance Handler
  • Ordnance Keeper
  • Ore Blasting Miner
  • Perforator
  • Perforator Loader
  • Perforator Operator
  • Pillar Man
  • Pillar Worker
  • Powder Loader
  • Powder Worker
  • Powderman
  • Quartz Blasting Miner
  • Robber
  • Sample Taker Operator
  • Shaft Sinker
  • Shale Blasting Miner
  • Shooter
  • Shot Fireman
  • Shot Firer
  • Shot Hole Shooter
  • Shot Lighter
  • Shot Man
  • Shotblaster
  • Silver Blasting Miner
  • Skip Blasting Miner
  • Stump Blower
  • Stump Shooter
  • Tier and Detonator
  • Torpedo Man
  • Torpedo Shooter
  • Torpedo Worker
  • Tunnel Man
  • Tunnel Worker
  • Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Officer
  • Unexploded Ordnance Quality Control Worker
  • Velocity Shooter
  • Water Blaster
  • Well Blower
  • Well Shooter
  • Zinc Blasting Miner
  • US Salary Median: $46,544
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


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