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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Building Construction Technology 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 to residential and commercial building construction and remodeling. Includes instruction in construction equipment and safety; site preparation and layout; construction estimating; blueprint reading; building codes; framing; masonry; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; electrical and mechanical systems; interior and exterior finishing; and plumbing.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists. Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $61,579
    "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.): 5.67%
    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.):  $9,994/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,574/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,837/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,156/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,945/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,174/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: $61,579

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Hawaii ($87,335) 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 ($73,983).

Fairbanks, AK $73,983
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $73,157
$73,570
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($62,690).

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,683
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $50,997
Dothan, AL $54,333
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $55,367
Huntsville, AL $55,190
Mobile, AL $56,417
Montgomery, AL $49,680
Tuscaloosa, AL $57,293
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,900
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,677
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,447
Auburn-Opelika, AL $61,730
Decatur, AL $62,690
Gadsden, AL $58,020
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,890
$55,527
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($54,093).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,093
Fort Smith, AR-OK $50,390
Hot Springs, AR $52,350
Jonesboro, AR $47,310
Pine Bluff, AR $47,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,510
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,180
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,610
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,630
$50,833
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($65,990).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $65,287
Tucson, AZ $61,440
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $50,570
Prescott, AZ $65,990
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $53,200
Yuma, AZ $61,610
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $61,920
$60,423
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($92,730).

Fresno, CA $75,557
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $78,893
Modesto, CA $69,627
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $71,823
Redding, CA $72,067
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $64,620
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $76,690
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $72,363
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $92,730
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $92,607
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $77,150
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $76,937
Santa Rosa, CA $85,483
Stockton-Lodi, CA $73,347
Visalia-Porterville, CA $61,333
Yuba City, CA $68,983
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $70,880
Chico, CA $70,430
El Centro, CA $62,310
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $67,150
Madera, CA $73,430
Merced, CA $80,460
Napa, CA $91,900
Salinas, CA $83,240
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $68,270
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $83,670
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $79,770
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,040
$75,296
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($78,450).

Colorado Springs, CO $63,757
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $66,783
Fort Collins, CO $59,910
Grand Junction, CO $61,670
Greeley, CO $68,943
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,447
Pueblo, CO $62,770
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $64,470
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $78,450
$65,080
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($83,930).

Danbury, CT $78,830
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,070
New Haven, CT $75,250
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $83,930
Waterbury, CT $81,200
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $67,020
$77,383
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 ($67,750).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $51,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,267
Gainesville, FL $55,693
Jacksonville, FL $55,177
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $49,670
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $58,420
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $58,273
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $54,390
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $58,110
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $49,843
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $47,270
Tallahassee, FL $51,037
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $55,967
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,237
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $48,933
Homosassa Springs, FL $49,870
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $66,000
Ocala, FL $51,070
Panama City, FL $54,230
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,000
Punta Gorda, FL $48,380
Sebring, FL $56,690
The Villages, FL $67,750
$54,168
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($73,617).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $58,940
Savannah, GA $56,987
Warner Robins, GA $73,617
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,057
Athens-Clarke County, GA $62,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $66,830
Brunswick, GA $61,450
Columbus, GA-AL $57,160
Dalton, GA $51,580
Gainesville, GA $64,980
Hinesville, GA $61,500
Macon, GA $60,110
Rome, GA $56,950
Valdosta, GA $56,350
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,900
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,170
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,530
$58,474
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($92,740).

Urban Honolulu, HI $92,740
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $81,930
$87,335
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($67,327).

Cedar Rapids, IA $67,327
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $62,260
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $59,867
Iowa City, IA $60,907
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $61,360
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,540
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,073
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,893
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,480
Dubuque, IA $60,210
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,860
$60,976
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($67,010).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $57,190
Pocatello, ID $51,200
Idaho Falls, ID $67,010
Lewiston, ID-WA $65,470
Twin Falls, ID $51,670
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $59,610
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $63,350
$58,712
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($89,750).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $76,280
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $81,430
Decatur, IL $52,120
Peoria, IL $69,410
Springfield, IL $74,793
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,057
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,953
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,880
Carbondale-Marion, IL $65,720
Kankakee, IL $88,910
Rockford, IL $89,750
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,830
$69,818
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($69,570).

Fort Wayne, IN $56,793
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $60,007
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $59,653
Columbus, IN $66,340
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $57,580
Evansville, IN-KY $68,910
Kokomo, IN $60,660
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $69,570
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $57,260
Muncie, IN $61,620
Terre Haute, IN $69,470
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,260
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $60,770
$61,470
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($65,330).

Wichita, KS $58,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $53,487
Manhattan, KS $61,910
Topeka, KS $65,330
$58,924
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($62,110).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $59,937
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,710
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,780
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,703
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,437
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $58,740
Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,110
Owensboro, KY $61,260
$55,853
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($65,060).

Lake Charles, LA $65,010
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $60,387
Baton Rouge, LA $65,060
Hammond, LA $57,180
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $60,750
Lafayette, LA $62,840
Monroe, LA $55,180
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $61,580
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,440
$59,115
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($94,570).

Worcester, MA-CT $63,987
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $94,570
Leominster-Gardner, MA $75,720
New Bedford, MA $77,450
Pittsfield, MA $74,460
Springfield, MA-CT $80,350
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,080
$76,615
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($64,800).

Cumberland, MD-WV $53,100
Salisbury, MD-DE $57,423
California-Lexington Park, MD $58,860
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $64,800
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $63,020
$58,744
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($64,983).

Portland-South Portland, ME $64,983
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,173
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $60,130
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,080
$59,689
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($78,290).

Flint, MI $62,053
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $53,603
Jackson, MI $62,123
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $61,810
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $70,780
Muskegon, MI $61,590
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $65,340
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,387
Battle Creek, MI $62,400
Bay City, MI $57,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $78,290
Midland, MI $62,950
Monroe, MI $55,880
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $60,130
Saginaw, MI $66,100
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,830
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,660
$62,346
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($78,363).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $69,767
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,363
St. Cloud, MN $70,810
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,427
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $67,990
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $69,667
Rochester, MN $70,020
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $69,670
$70,248
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($80,640).

St. Louis, MO-IL $72,767
Columbia, MO $69,000
Jefferson City, MO $70,800
Joplin, MO $54,890
Kansas City, MO-KS $77,130
St. Joseph, MO-KS $80,640
Springfield, MO $57,580
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,590
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,800
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,900
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,050
$65,263
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($57,260).

Hattiesburg, MS $48,417
Jackson, MS $54,023
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,263
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,787
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,260
$49,912
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($63,447).

Great Falls, MT $55,417
Missoula, MT $56,713
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,963
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $63,447
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,290
$58,729
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Goldsboro, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($60,960).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $60,440
Fayetteville, NC $58,830
Greensboro-High Point, NC $59,833
Greenville, NC $55,680
New Bern, NC $53,197
Raleigh, NC $59,210
Wilmington, NC $56,783
Winston-Salem, NC $59,997
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,377
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,620
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,457
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,270
Burlington, NC $60,010
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $60,400
Goldsboro, NC $60,960
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $57,210
Jacksonville, NC $55,660
Rocky Mount, NC $60,230
$58,063
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($71,183).

Fargo, ND-MN $63,207
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,387
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $71,183
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,370
$65,037
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($63,400).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $62,683
Lincoln, NE $63,400
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,900
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,630
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,180
$59,115
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($71,680).

Portsmouth, NH-ME $71,680
Manchester, NH $69,250
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,600
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $62,420
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,790
$64,651
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($78,410).

Trenton, NJ $70,617
Ocean City, NJ $78,410
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $67,160
$71,856
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($56,880).

Farmington, NM $56,880
Las Cruces, NM $48,450
Santa Fe, NM $55,167
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $50,390
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $56,587
$53,495
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($69,497).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $61,680
Reno, NV $64,277
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $69,497
$65,151
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 ($85,157).

Binghamton, NY $61,647
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $67,297
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $85,157
Rochester, NY $64,733
Syracuse, NY $67,187
Elmira, NY $68,510
Glens Falls, NY $61,930
Ithaca, NY $67,090
Kingston, NY $62,320
Utica-Rome, NY $57,970
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $61,350
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,270
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $61,070
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $60,240
$65,623
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($73,620).

Canton-Massillon, OH $52,290
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $63,683
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $67,493
Columbus, OH $68,157
Dayton, OH $63,193
Toledo, OH $66,880
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $60,277
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,510
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $58,507
Lima, OH $57,800
Mansfield, OH $61,150
Springfield, OH $63,510
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,220
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,620
$62,556
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($71,670).

Tulsa, OK $59,680
Lawton, OK $46,710
Oklahoma City, OK $67,060
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,160
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,690
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $71,670
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,260
$61,209
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($91,410).

Eugene, OR $64,957
Medford, OR $63,707
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $78,037
Salem, OR $66,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $69,170
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,557
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $64,707
Bend-Redmond, OR $65,450
Corvallis, OR $91,410
Grants Pass, OR $47,940
$66,661
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($73,027).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $59,593
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $73,027
Pittsburgh, PA $65,427
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $69,107
State College, PA $61,257
York-Hanover, PA $66,653
Altoona, PA $64,420
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $54,600
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $61,350
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,250
Erie, PA $56,390
Gettysburg, PA $62,070
Johnstown, PA $61,400
Lancaster, PA $67,410
Lebanon, PA $60,680
Reading, PA $71,270
Williamsport, PA $71,460
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,020
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,040
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,570
$63,892
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($27,587).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $27,587
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $23,100
Arecibo, PR $24,340
Mayaguez, PR $26,140
Ponce, PR $23,600
San German, PR $19,990
$24,392
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 ($70,470).

Columbia, SC $54,870
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $58,257
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $53,087
Spartanburg, SC $56,563
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,967
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,157
Florence, SC $59,430
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $60,390
Sumter, SC $59,860
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,470
$57,654
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($62,217).

Sioux Falls, SD $62,217
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,057
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,867
$57,380
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Cleveland, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($60,230).

Clarksville, TN-KY $50,233
Jackson, TN $48,763
Johnson City, TN $47,633
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $48,550
Knoxville, TN $51,650
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $53,120
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $52,260
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,373
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,130
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,177
Cleveland, TN $60,230
Morristown, TN $49,910
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,840
$50,073
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($72,907).

Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,570
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $59,093
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $44,387
College Station-Bryan, TX $57,693
Corpus Christi, TX $61,037
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $53,217
El Paso, TX $45,153
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $58,613
Killeen-Temple, TX $51,240
Laredo, TX $42,453
Longview, TX $54,527
Lubbock, TX $53,183
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $49,063
Midland, TX $72,907
San Angelo, TX $56,400
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $55,057
Sherman-Denison, TX $46,633
Tyler, TX $48,337
Waco, TX $54,013
Wichita Falls, TX $63,250
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,717
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,030
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,260
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,887
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,403
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,957
Amarillo, TX $59,690
Odessa, TX $69,580
Texarkana, TX-AR $54,990
Victoria, TX $49,440
$54,170
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($65,617).

Provo-Orem, UT $56,753
St. George, UT $49,753
Salt Lake City, UT $65,617
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,280
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $59,270
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,820
$58,149
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($64,770).

Harrisonburg, VA $54,743
Richmond, VA $58,690
Roanoke, VA $51,777
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $57,653
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,957
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,540
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,643
Charlottesville, VA $60,740
Lynchburg, VA $49,460
Winchester, VA-WV $64,770
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,820
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,930
$56,756
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($62,563).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,563
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $56,013
$59,288
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Racine, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($78,010).

Eau Claire, WI $61,303
Green Bay, WI $66,797
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $71,920
Madison, WI $67,700
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,043
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $65,533
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,713
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,417
Fond du Lac, WI $70,030
Janesville-Beloit, WI $76,310
Racine, WI $78,010
Sheboygan, WI $70,100
Wausau, WI $62,140
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,260
$66,984
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($78,200).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $55,620
Wheeling, WV-OH $78,200
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,450
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,073
Charleston, WV $62,250
Morgantown, WV $71,800
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $62,240
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $73,410
$63,772
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($65,033).

Cheyenne, WY $60,360
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,060
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $65,033
$61,484

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $61,579

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Hawaii ($87,335) 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 ($73,983) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $73,983
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $73,157
$73,570
Alabama

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

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($62,690) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,683
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $50,997
Dothan, AL $54,333
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $55,367
Huntsville, AL $55,190
Mobile, AL $56,417
Montgomery, AL $49,680
Tuscaloosa, AL $57,293
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,900
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,677
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,447
Auburn-Opelika, AL $61,730
Decatur, AL $62,690
Gadsden, AL $58,020
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,890
$55,954
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 ($54,093) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,093
Fort Smith, AR-OK $50,390
Hot Springs, AR $52,350
Jonesboro, AR $47,310
Pine Bluff, AR $47,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,510
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,180
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,610
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,630
$50,651
Arizona

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

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($65,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $65,287
Tucson, AZ $61,440
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $50,570
Prescott, AZ $65,990
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $53,200
Yuma, AZ $61,610
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $61,920
$60,002
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($92,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fresno, CA $75,557
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $78,893
Modesto, CA $69,627
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $71,823
Redding, CA $72,067
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $64,620
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $76,690
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $72,363
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $92,730
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $92,607
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $77,150
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $76,937
Santa Rosa, CA $85,483
Stockton-Lodi, CA $73,347
Visalia-Porterville, CA $61,333
Yuba City, CA $68,983
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $70,880
Chico, CA $70,430
El Centro, CA $62,310
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $67,150
Madera, CA $73,430
Merced, CA $80,460
Napa, CA $91,900
Salinas, CA $83,240
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $68,270
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $83,670
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $79,770
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,040
$75,277
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($78,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $63,757
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $66,783
Fort Collins, CO $59,910
Grand Junction, CO $61,670
Greeley, CO $68,943
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,447
Pueblo, CO $62,770
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $64,470
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $78,450
$65,467
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 ($83,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $78,830
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,070
New Haven, CT $75,250
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $83,930
Waterbury, CT $81,200
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $67,020
$77,383
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 ($67,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $51,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,267
Gainesville, FL $55,693
Jacksonville, FL $55,177
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $49,670
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $58,420
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $58,273
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $54,390
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $58,110
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $49,843
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $47,270
Tallahassee, FL $51,037
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $55,967
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,237
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $48,933
Homosassa Springs, FL $49,870
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $66,000
Ocala, FL $51,070
Panama City, FL $54,230
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,000
Punta Gorda, FL $48,380
Sebring, FL $56,690
The Villages, FL $67,750
$54,526
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($73,617) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $58,940
Savannah, GA $56,987
Warner Robins, GA $73,617
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $47,057
Athens-Clarke County, GA $62,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $66,830
Brunswick, GA $61,450
Columbus, GA-AL $57,160
Dalton, GA $51,580
Gainesville, GA $64,980
Hinesville, GA $61,500
Macon, GA $60,110
Rome, GA $56,950
Valdosta, GA $56,350
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,900
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,170
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,530
$58,394
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($92,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $92,740
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $81,930
$87,335
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($67,327) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $67,327
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $62,260
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $59,867
Iowa City, IA $60,907
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $61,360
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,540
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,073
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,893
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,480
Dubuque, IA $60,210
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,860
$60,889
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($67,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $57,190
Pocatello, ID $51,200
Idaho Falls, ID $67,010
Lewiston, ID-WA $65,470
Twin Falls, ID $51,670
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $59,610
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $63,350
$59,357
Illinois

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

Rockford, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($89,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $76,280
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $81,430
Decatur, IL $52,120
Peoria, IL $69,410
Springfield, IL $74,793
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,057
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,953
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,880
Carbondale-Marion, IL $65,720
Kankakee, IL $88,910
Rockford, IL $89,750
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,830
$70,844
Indiana

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

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($69,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Wayne, IN $56,793
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $60,007
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $59,653
Columbus, IN $66,340
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $57,580
Evansville, IN-KY $68,910
Kokomo, IN $60,660
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $69,570
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $57,260
Muncie, IN $61,620
Terre Haute, IN $69,470
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,260
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $60,770
$61,755
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($65,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $58,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $53,487
Manhattan, KS $61,910
Topeka, KS $65,330
$59,707
Kentucky

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

Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($62,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $59,937
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,710
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,780
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,703
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,437
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $58,740
Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,110
Owensboro, KY $61,260
$56,460
Louisiana

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

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($65,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Charles, LA $65,010
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $60,387
Baton Rouge, LA $65,060
Hammond, LA $57,180
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $60,750
Lafayette, LA $62,840
Monroe, LA $55,180
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $61,580
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,440
$58,789
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 ($94,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Worcester, MA-CT $63,987
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $94,570
Leominster-Gardner, MA $75,720
New Bedford, MA $77,450
Pittsfield, MA $74,460
Springfield, MA-CT $80,350
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,080
$77,517
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($64,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cumberland, MD-WV $53,100
Salisbury, MD-DE $57,423
California-Lexington Park, MD $58,860
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $64,800
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $63,020
$59,441
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($64,983) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portland-South Portland, ME $64,983
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,173
Lewiston-Auburn, ME $60,130
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,080
$59,342
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($78,290) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Flint, MI $62,053
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $53,603
Jackson, MI $62,123
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $61,810
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $70,780
Muskegon, MI $61,590
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $65,340
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,387
Battle Creek, MI $62,400
Bay City, MI $57,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $78,290
Midland, MI $62,950
Monroe, MI $55,880
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $60,130
Saginaw, MI $66,100
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,830
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,660
$62,348
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 ($78,363) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $69,767
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $78,363
St. Cloud, MN $70,810
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,427
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $67,990
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $69,667
Rochester, MN $70,020
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $69,670
$70,214
Missouri

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

St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($80,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $72,767
Columbia, MO $69,000
Jefferson City, MO $70,800
Joplin, MO $54,890
Kansas City, MO-KS $77,130
St. Joseph, MO-KS $80,640
Springfield, MO $57,580
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,590
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,800
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,900
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,050
$64,922
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($57,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $48,417
Jackson, MS $54,023
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,263
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,787
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,260
$50,320
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 ($63,447) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $55,417
Missoula, MT $56,713
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,963
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $63,447
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,290
$58,766
North Carolina

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

Goldsboro, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($60,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $60,440
Fayetteville, NC $58,830
Greensboro-High Point, NC $59,833
Greenville, NC $55,680
New Bern, NC $53,197
Raleigh, NC $59,210
Wilmington, NC $56,783
Winston-Salem, NC $59,997
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,377
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,620
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,457
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,270
Burlington, NC $60,010
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $60,400
Goldsboro, NC $60,960
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $57,210
Jacksonville, NC $55,660
Rocky Mount, NC $60,230
$58,176
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 ($71,183) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $63,207
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,387
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $71,183
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,370
$65,037
Nebraska

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

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($63,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $62,683
Lincoln, NE $63,400
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,900
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,630
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,180
$58,759
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 ($71,680) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portsmouth, NH-ME $71,680
Manchester, NH $69,250
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,600
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $62,420
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,790
$63,948
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($78,410) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $70,617
Ocean City, NJ $78,410
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $67,160
$72,062
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($56,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $56,880
Las Cruces, NM $48,450
Santa Fe, NM $55,167
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $50,390
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $56,587
$53,495
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($69,497) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $61,680
Reno, NV $64,277
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $69,497
$65,151
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 ($85,157) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $61,647
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $67,297
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $85,157
Rochester, NY $64,733
Syracuse, NY $67,187
Elmira, NY $68,510
Glens Falls, NY $61,930
Ithaca, NY $67,090
Kingston, NY $62,320
Utica-Rome, NY $57,970
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $61,350
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,270
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $61,070
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $60,240
$64,984
Ohio

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

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($73,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $52,290
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $63,683
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $67,493
Columbus, OH $68,157
Dayton, OH $63,193
Toledo, OH $66,880
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $60,277
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,510
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $58,507
Lima, OH $57,800
Mansfield, OH $61,150
Springfield, OH $63,510
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,220
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,620
$62,735
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($71,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $59,680
Lawton, OK $46,710
Oklahoma City, OK $67,060
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,160
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,690
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $71,670
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,260
$61,319
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($91,410) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR $64,957
Medford, OR $63,707
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $78,037
Salem, OR $66,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $69,170
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,557
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $64,707
Bend-Redmond, OR $65,450
Corvallis, OR $91,410
Grants Pass, OR $47,940
$66,821
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 ($73,027) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $59,593
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $73,027
Pittsburgh, PA $65,427
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $69,107
State College, PA $61,257
York-Hanover, PA $66,653
Altoona, PA $64,420
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $54,600
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $61,350
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,250
Erie, PA $56,390
Gettysburg, PA $62,070
Johnstown, PA $61,400
Lancaster, PA $67,410
Lebanon, PA $60,680
Reading, PA $71,270
Williamsport, PA $71,460
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,020
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,040
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,570
$63,600
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 ($27,587) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $27,587
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $23,100
Arecibo, PR $24,340
Mayaguez, PR $26,140
Ponce, PR $23,600
San German, PR $19,990
$24,126
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 ($70,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $54,870
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $58,257
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $53,087
Spartanburg, SC $56,563
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,967
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,157
Florence, SC $59,430
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $60,390
Sumter, SC $59,860
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,470
$58,305
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 ($62,217) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $62,217
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,057
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,867
$57,380
Tennessee

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

Cleveland, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($60,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $50,233
Jackson, TN $48,763
Johnson City, TN $47,633
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $48,550
Knoxville, TN $51,650
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $53,120
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $52,260
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,373
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,130
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,177
Cleveland, TN $60,230
Morristown, TN $49,910
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,840
$50,375
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($72,907) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Austin-Round Rock, TX $61,570
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $59,093
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $44,387
College Station-Bryan, TX $57,693
Corpus Christi, TX $61,037
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $53,217
El Paso, TX $45,153
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $58,613
Killeen-Temple, TX $51,240
Laredo, TX $42,453
Longview, TX $54,527
Lubbock, TX $53,183
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $49,063
Midland, TX $72,907
San Angelo, TX $56,400
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $55,057
Sherman-Denison, TX $46,633
Tyler, TX $48,337
Waco, TX $54,013
Wichita Falls, TX $63,250
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,717
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,030
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $48,260
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,887
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,403
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,957
Amarillo, TX $59,690
Odessa, TX $69,580
Texarkana, TX-AR $54,990
Victoria, TX $49,440
$54,359
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($65,617) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $56,753
St. George, UT $49,753
Salt Lake City, UT $65,617
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,280
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $59,270
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,820
$58,416
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($64,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $54,743
Richmond, VA $58,690
Roanoke, VA $51,777
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $57,653
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,957
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,540
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,643
Charlottesville, VA $60,740
Lynchburg, VA $49,460
Winchester, VA-WV $64,770
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,820
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,930
$56,810
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($62,563) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,563
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $56,013
$59,288
Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($78,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $61,303
Green Bay, WI $66,797
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $71,920
Madison, WI $67,700
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,043
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $65,533
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,713
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,417
Fond du Lac, WI $70,030
Janesville-Beloit, WI $76,310
Racine, WI $78,010
Sheboygan, WI $70,100
Wausau, WI $62,140
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,260
$67,266
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 ($78,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $55,620
Wheeling, WV-OH $78,200
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,450
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,073
Charleston, WV $62,250
Morgantown, WV $71,800
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $62,240
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $73,410
$64,380
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($65,033) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $60,360
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,060
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $65,033
$61,484

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 $61,579. 

  Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

Salary Ratio: 2.12    

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    
  • Bridge Construction Inspector
  • CADD Technician (Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Technician)
  • Civil Designer
  • Civil Engineer Helper
  • Civil Engineer's Aide
  • Civil Engineering Assistant
  • Civil Engineering Technician
  • Civil Engineering Technologist
  • Concrete Engineering Technician
  • Design Technician
  • Drafting Technician
  • Engineer Assistant
  • Engineer Technician
  • Engineering Assistant
  • Engineering Technician
  • Field Technician
  • Fire Protection Engineering Technician
  • Geotechnical Engineering Technician
  • Highway Construction Inspector
  • Highway Engineering Technician
  • Highway Technician
  • Parking Analyst
  • Sprinkler Design Technician
  • Structural Engineering Technician
  • Structural Technician
  • Transportation Engineering Technician
  • US Salary Median: $52,830
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.6%
  • Prior Experience: 8-10 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Salary Ratio: 3.16    

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: 3.16    

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


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,574 per year (or $9,993 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $9,148 to earn an associate's (or $19,986 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Building Construction Technology Degrees

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

2801 S University Ave - Little Rock, AR

Out-of-state cost: $21,767/year
In-state cost: $9,512/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Idaho State University

921 S 8th Ave - Pocatello, ID

Out-of-state cost: $24,494/year
In-state cost: $7,872/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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University of Massachusetts-Amherst

374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents Drive - Amherst, MA

Out-of-state cost: $36,427/year
In-state cost: $16,439/year
Degrees: Certificate

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