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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Building & Home & Construction Inspection & Inspector Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply industrial, labor, and governmental standards and laws to the oversight of construction projects and the maintenance of completed buildings and other structures. Includes instruction in construction processes and techniques, materials analysis, occupational safety and health, industry standards, building codes and specifications, blueprint interpretation, testing equipment and procedures, communication skills, accident investigation, and documentation.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems. Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing. Conduct energy audits of buildings, building systems, or process systems. May also conduct investment grade audits of buildings or systems.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $60,150
    "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: 4-6 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,653/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $3,121/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $23,444/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,245/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,553/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $3,586/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: $60,150

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($81,273) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($84,540).

Fairbanks, AK $84,540
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $79,640
$81,273
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

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

Auburn-Opelika, AL $61,730
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $62,430
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $53,870
Decatur, AL $62,690
Dothan, AL $56,940
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,950
Gadsden, AL $58,020
Huntsville, AL $59,580
Mobile, AL $57,055
Montgomery, AL $52,175
Tuscaloosa, AL $59,670
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,890
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,020
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,140
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,070
$57,829
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($53,995).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $48,255
Hot Springs, AR $52,350
Jonesboro, AR $47,435
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,500
Pine Bluff, AR $47,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,900
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,490
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,995
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,855
$50,188
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($66,300).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $50,570
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $66,300
Prescott, AZ $57,955
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $55,400
Tucson, AZ $59,780
Yuma, AZ $57,585
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $56,925
$58,343
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($105,985).

Chico, CA $77,410
El Centro, CA $62,310
Fresno, CA $75,615
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $67,150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $89,685
Madera, CA $85,885
Merced, CA $80,460
Modesto, CA $70,235
Napa, CA $91,310
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $77,010
Redding, CA $71,710
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $74,995
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $78,380
Salinas, CA $91,535
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $76,785
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $100,750
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $105,985
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $77,965
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $68,270
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $78,360
Santa Rosa, CA $95,080
Stockton-Lodi, CA $74,990
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $90,525
Visalia-Porterville, CA $68,005
Yuba City, CA $68,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $68,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $79,770
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,895
$80,301
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($74,960).

Colorado Springs, CO $65,430
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $74,960
Fort Collins, CO $69,310
Grand Junction, CO $61,220
Greeley, CO $67,325
Pueblo, CO $53,965
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,105
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,615
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,760
$65,521
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($81,200).

Danbury, CT $78,830
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $76,865
New Haven, CT $75,250
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $78,925
Waterbury, CT $81,200
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $67,020
$76,735
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 $58,915
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $57,525
Gainesville, FL $52,630
Homosassa Springs, FL $57,280
Jacksonville, FL $54,295
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,120
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $61,480
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,415
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,410
Ocala, FL $57,850
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $59,480
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $59,840
Panama City, FL $52,370
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $58,455
Port St. Lucie, FL $60,080
Punta Gorda, FL $54,745
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $56,725
Sebring, FL $56,690
Tallahassee, FL $57,460
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $58,960
The Villages, FL $67,750
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $66,370
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $51,930
$57,934
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($67,020).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $62,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $66,830
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $57,920
Brunswick, GA $54,925
Columbus, GA-AL $51,700
Dalton, GA $51,580
Gainesville, GA $62,580
Hinesville, GA $61,500
Macon, GA $54,170
Rome, GA $56,950
Savannah, GA $55,425
Valdosta, GA $56,350
Warner Robins, GA $67,020
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,360
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,170
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,290
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,155
$55,348
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($83,675).

Urban Honolulu, HI $83,675
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $68,220
$75,948
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($66,135).

Cedar Rapids, IA $64,010
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $63,675
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $66,135
Dubuque, IA $60,210
Iowa City, IA $65,995
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $64,300
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,860
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $62,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,560
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,940
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,195
$62,533
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 $56,365
Idaho Falls, ID $67,010
Lewiston, ID-WA $65,470
Pocatello, ID $50,770
Twin Falls, ID $51,670
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,125
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $63,350
$58,139
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($88,910).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $65,720
Champaign-Urbana, IL $76,020
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $81,405
Decatur, IL $58,590
Kankakee, IL $88,910
Peoria, IL $73,640
Rockford, IL $73,250
Springfield, IL $63,280
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $61,625
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,545
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,210
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,830
$67,335
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($69,470).

Columbus, IN $66,340
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $57,580
Evansville, IN-KY $57,505
Fort Wayne, IN $54,435
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $61,110
Kokomo, IN $60,660
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $61,095
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $49,390
Muncie, IN $61,620
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $57,570
Terre Haute, IN $69,470
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,960
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $40,325
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $53,410
$56,055
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($61,910).

Manhattan, KS $61,910
Topeka, KS $56,440
Wichita, KS $54,045
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $53,715
$55,759
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($63,675).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $58,740
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,985
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $63,675
Owensboro, KY $61,260
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,575
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,945
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,365
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,500
$55,435
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

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

Baton Rouge, LA $65,060
Hammond, LA $57,180
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $58,815
Lafayette, LA $55,685
Lake Charles, LA $58,480
Monroe, LA $55,320
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $57,645
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $54,885
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,440
$56,623
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($84,805).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $84,805
Leominster-Gardner, MA $71,095
New Bedford, MA $67,230
Pittsfield, MA $67,310
Springfield, MA-CT $73,200
Worcester, MA-CT $68,095
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,800
$72,648
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($63,440).

California-Lexington Park, MD $58,860
Cumberland, MD-WV $55,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $63,440
Salisbury, MD-DE $56,895
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $63,020
$59,664
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($64,110).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $56,065
Portland-South Portland, ME $64,110
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,140
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,025
$56,585
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Muskegon, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($68,080).

Battle Creek, MI $62,400
Bay City, MI $54,055
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $66,035
Flint, MI $55,520
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,930
Jackson, MI $56,970
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $57,970
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $66,150
Midland, MI $62,950
Monroe, MI $51,060
Muskegon, MI $68,080
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $61,295
Saginaw, MI $60,170
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,915
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $55,730
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,270
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $48,465
$58,686
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($80,675).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $71,310
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $80,675
Rochester, MN $70,005
St. Cloud, MN $73,970
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $59,190
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $69,670
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,240
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,990
$68,080
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

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

Columbia, MO $69,000
Jefferson City, MO $70,800
Joplin, MO $54,890
Kansas City, MO-KS $65,375
St. Joseph, MO-KS $80,640
St. Louis, MO-IL $72,930
Springfield, MO $56,240
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,250
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $49,945
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,000
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,470
$61,208
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($54,820).

Hattiesburg, MS $48,850
Jackson, MS $54,820
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,570
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,865
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,305
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,875
$49,881
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($75,740).

Great Falls, MT $59,745
Missoula, MT $59,530
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $62,440
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,105
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $75,740
$59,709
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($65,795).

Burlington, NC $56,855
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $60,925
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $61,630
Fayetteville, NC $65,795
Goldsboro, NC $60,960
Greensboro-High Point, NC $59,400
Greenville, NC $57,335
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $52,400
Jacksonville, NC $52,095
New Bern, NC $52,295
Raleigh, NC $61,505
Rocky Mount, NC $60,230
Wilmington, NC $58,575
Winston-Salem, NC $56,350
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,605
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,360
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,830
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,535
$57,534
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($76,635).

Fargo, ND-MN $66,720
Grand Forks, ND-MN $69,570
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $76,635
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,830
$70,278
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($65,975).

Lincoln, NE $60,725
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $65,975
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,900
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,650
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $51,470
$58,060
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($71,770).

Manchester, NH $69,015
Portsmouth, NH-ME $71,770
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,600
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $62,440
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $55,305
$63,740
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($76,480).

Ocean City, NJ $70,525
Trenton, NJ $76,480
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $68,145
$71,717
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($62,810).

Farmington, NM $62,810
Las Cruces, NM $51,025
Santa Fe, NM $55,005
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $51,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $59,930
$56,599
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($76,240).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,660
Reno, NV $71,150
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $76,240
$71,050
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 ($85,415).

Binghamton, NY $60,065
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $67,655
Elmira, NY $68,510
Glens Falls, NY $56,975
Ithaca, NY $64,815
Kingston, NY $56,890
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $85,415
Rochester, NY $63,095
Syracuse, NY $64,665
Utica-Rome, NY $54,425
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $60,245
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $57,395
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $57,205
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $58,490
$62,340
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($68,215).

Canton-Massillon, OH $60,080
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $63,825
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $64,020
Columbus, OH $68,215
Dayton, OH $67,540
Lima, OH $57,800
Mansfield, OH $61,150
Springfield, OH $63,510
Toledo, OH $66,275
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $60,465
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,315
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $58,870
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,955
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,690
$62,754
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($76,750).

Lawton, OK $46,710
Oklahoma City, OK $61,730
Tulsa, OK $61,600
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,095
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,480
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $76,750
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,110
$60,053
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($81,270).

Bend-Redmond, OR $65,450
Corvallis, OR $81,270
Eugene, OR $68,160
Grants Pass, OR $47,940
Medford, OR $61,900
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $78,675
Salem, OR $67,355
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $67,585
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,300
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,280
$67,245
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($71,085).

Altoona, PA $60,365
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $54,600
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $60,240
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,250
Erie, PA $57,745
Gettysburg, PA $62,070
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $62,155
Johnstown, PA $55,325
Lancaster, PA $63,710
Lebanon, PA $60,680
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $71,085
Pittsburgh, PA $62,315
Reading, PA $66,825
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $65,895
State College, PA $68,460
Williamsport, PA $63,250
York-Hanover, PA $69,165
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,125
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $69,675
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,220
$62,436
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($27,395).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $23,100
Arecibo, PR $24,340
Mayaguez, PR $26,140
Ponce, PR $21,215
San German, PR $19,990
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $27,395
$23,849
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($61,700).

Columbia, SC $51,885
Florence, SC $59,430
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $55,820
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $58,280
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $53,665
Spartanburg, SC $52,760
Sumter, SC $59,860
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,700
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,355
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,770
$55,533
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($69,440).

Sioux Falls, SD $69,440
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,900
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,645
$56,106
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

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

Clarksville, TN-KY $53,585
Cleveland, TN $60,230
Jackson, TN $50,530
Johnson City, TN $52,970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $54,070
Knoxville, TN $52,815
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $55,510
Morristown, TN $49,910
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $56,610
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,300
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,160
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $46,155
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,110
$52,035
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Wichita Falls, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($75,250).

Amarillo, TX $55,650
Austin-Round Rock, TX $63,830
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $62,150
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $41,335
College Station-Bryan, TX $57,110
Corpus Christi, TX $60,620
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,825
El Paso, TX $47,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $64,590
Killeen-Temple, TX $58,875
Laredo, TX $42,290
Longview, TX $61,720
Lubbock, TX $52,275
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $45,055
Midland, TX $68,205
Odessa, TX $58,115
San Angelo, TX $55,245
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,250
Sherman-Denison, TX $51,160
Texarkana, TX-AR $54,725
Tyler, TX $58,700
Victoria, TX $49,440
Waco, TX $53,945
Wichita Falls, TX $75,250
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,335
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,220
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,545
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $74,190
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,820
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,860
$57,110
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($63,975).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $59,270
Provo-Orem, UT $60,445
St. George, UT $53,530
Salt Lake City, UT $63,975
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $58,650
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,390
$58,986
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($67,075).

Charlottesville, VA $57,080
Harrisonburg, VA $58,960
Lynchburg, VA $54,315
Richmond, VA $59,885
Roanoke, VA $52,490
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $58,810
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $63,525
Winchester, VA-WV $67,075
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,625
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,045
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,970
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,340
$58,021
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($65,190).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $65,190
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,970
$62,783
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($78,340).

Eau Claire, WI $64,740
Fond du Lac, WI $70,030
Green Bay, WI $66,385
Janesville-Beloit, WI $76,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $78,340
Madison, WI $69,000
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $71,875
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $66,330
Racine, WI $73,715
Sheboygan, WI $69,140
Wausau, WI $62,140
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,785
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $63,035
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,210
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,035
$66,503
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($94,080).

Charleston, WV $62,250
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $56,960
Morgantown, WV $58,140
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $62,240
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $73,410
Wheeling, WV-OH $94,080
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,265
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $67,315
$62,278
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($68,800).

Cheyenne, WY $68,800
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $66,395
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $60,605
$64,560

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $62,313

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Alaska ($82,287) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($84,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $84,540
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $80,033
$82,287
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.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $61,730
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $62,430
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $54,770
Decatur, AL $62,690
Dothan, AL $56,940
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,950
Gadsden, AL $58,020
Huntsville, AL $59,133
Mobile, AL $58,213
Montgomery, AL $51,977
Tuscaloosa, AL $61,273
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,890
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,020
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,140
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,070
$58,483
Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($53,867) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $48,967
Hot Springs, AR $52,350
Jonesboro, AR $47,393
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $53,237
Pine Bluff, AR $47,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,770
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,387
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,867
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,113
$50,430
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($67,593) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $50,570
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $67,593
Prescott, AZ $60,633
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $54,667
Tucson, AZ $61,107
Yuma, AZ $58,927
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $58,590
$58,870
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 ($104,693) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $75,083
El Centro, CA $62,310
Fresno, CA $76,370
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $67,150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $87,323
Madera, CA $81,733
Merced, CA $80,460
Modesto, CA $70,407
Napa, CA $91,507
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $77,010
Redding, CA $71,710
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $71,967
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $78,940
Salinas, CA $88,770
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $77,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $99,367
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $104,693
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $79,797
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $68,270
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $80,020
Santa Rosa, CA $95,097
Stockton-Lodi, CA $74,413
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $88,240
Visalia-Porterville, CA $65,817
Yuba City, CA $68,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $70,623
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $79,770
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,277
$78,575
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($75,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $66,110
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $74,710
Fort Collins, CO $69,007
Grand Junction, CO $62,463
Greeley, CO $69,293
Pueblo, CO $56,900
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $61,560
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $63,023
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $75,990
$66,562
Connecticut

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

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($81,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $78,830
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $77,267
New Haven, CT $75,250
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $80,593
Waterbury, CT $81,200
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $67,020
$76,693
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 $57,213
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $57,553
Gainesville, FL $53,943
Homosassa Springs, FL $54,810
Jacksonville, FL $55,560
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,367
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $62,073
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $63,610
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,593
Ocala, FL $55,590
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $59,023
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $59,960
Panama City, FL $52,990
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $55,937
Port St. Lucie, FL $61,387
Punta Gorda, FL $52,623
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $55,387
Sebring, FL $56,690
Tallahassee, FL $57,273
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $58,843
The Villages, FL $67,750
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $64,603
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $52,330
$57,787
Georgia

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

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($67,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $62,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $66,830
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $59,603
Brunswick, GA $57,100
Columbus, GA-AL $53,520
Dalton, GA $51,580
Gainesville, GA $63,380
Hinesville, GA $61,500
Macon, GA $56,150
Rome, GA $56,950
Savannah, GA $57,860
Valdosta, GA $56,350
Warner Robins, GA $67,020
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,873
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,170
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,037
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,143
$57,156
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($86,697) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $86,697
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $72,790
$79,743
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($65,827) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $65,827
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $63,150
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $64,840
Dubuque, IA $60,210
Iowa City, IA $64,637
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $63,623
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,860
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $62,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,560
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,697
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,197
$62,370
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 $57,497
Idaho Falls, ID $67,010
Lewiston, ID-WA $65,470
Pocatello, ID $50,770
Twin Falls, ID $51,670
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $57,287
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $63,350
$59,008
Illinois

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

Kankakee, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($88,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $65,720
Champaign-Urbana, IL $77,980
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $83,917
Decatur, IL $58,590
Kankakee, IL $88,910
Peoria, IL $73,640
Rockford, IL $78,750
Springfield, IL $69,240
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,747
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,640
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,587
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,830
$69,963
Indiana

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

Terre Haute, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($69,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $66,340
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $57,580
Evansville, IN-KY $61,307
Fort Wayne, IN $57,340
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $62,343
Kokomo, IN $60,660
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $63,920
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $52,013
Muncie, IN $61,620
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $59,527
Terre Haute, IN $69,470
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,530
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,637
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,863
$59,154
Kansas

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

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($61,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $61,910
Topeka, KS $59,403
Wichita, KS $57,110
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $55,667
$58,523
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 ($64,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $58,740
Lexington-Fayette, KY $58,693
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $64,840
Owensboro, KY $61,260
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,487
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,930
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,830
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,473
$57,282
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.

Baton Rouge, LA $65,060
Hammond, LA $57,180
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $59,460
Lafayette, LA $58,070
Lake Charles, LA $62,003
Monroe, LA $55,273
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $59,853
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $57,117
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,440
$57,519
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 ($88,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $88,060
Leominster-Gardner, MA $72,637
New Bedford, MA $70,637
Pittsfield, MA $69,693
Springfield, MA-CT $75,583
Worcester, MA-CT $67,537
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,560
$74,387
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($63,893) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $58,860
Cumberland, MD-WV $55,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $63,893
Salisbury, MD-DE $59,063
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $63,020
$59,987
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($64,613) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $57,420
Portland-South Portland, ME $64,613
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,787
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $53,727
$57,387
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($70,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $62,400
Bay City, MI $55,367
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,120
Flint, MI $57,673
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,930
Jackson, MI $59,223
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $59,730
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $67,830
Midland, MI $62,950
Monroe, MI $52,667
Muskegon, MI $68,080
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $60,907
Saginaw, MI $62,147
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $65,357
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,097
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,913
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $52,530
$60,642
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 ($81,023) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $71,310
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $81,023
Rochester, MN $70,010
St. Cloud, MN $73,853
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,643
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $69,670
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $67,593
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,700
$69,600
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.

Columbia, MO $69,000
Jefferson City, MO $70,800
Joplin, MO $54,890
Kansas City, MO-KS $69,293
St. Joseph, MO-KS $80,640
St. Louis, MO-IL $76,233
Springfield, MO $56,687
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,363
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,897
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $58,633
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,997
$63,676
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($57,057) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $50,327
Jackson, MS $57,057
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,800
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,843
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $50,210
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,003
$51,540
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 ($75,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $60,343
Missoula, MT $61,140
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $63,577
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $52,500
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $75,740
$62,660
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($64,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $57,907
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $62,050
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $61,220
Fayetteville, NC $64,900
Goldsboro, NC $60,960
Greensboro-High Point, NC $60,430
Greenville, NC $57,190
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $54,003
Jacksonville, NC $53,283
New Bern, NC $53,200
Raleigh, NC $61,203
Rocky Mount, NC $60,230
Wilmington, NC $59,180
Winston-Salem, NC $57,567
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,800
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,963
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,113
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,070
$58,348
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 ($77,683) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $66,720
Grand Forks, ND-MN $69,570
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $77,683
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,830
$68,951
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 ($67,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $61,617
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $67,910
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,900
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $59,310
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $52,373
$58,422
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 ($72,097) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $69,093
Portsmouth, NH-ME $72,097
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,600
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $62,433
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,800
$63,405
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 ($76,117) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $73,153
Trenton, NJ $76,117
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $67,817
$72,362
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 ($61,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $61,850
Las Cruces, NM $50,647
Santa Fe, NM $55,793
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $51,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $60,457
$56,119
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($76,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,660
Reno, NV $70,200
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $76,240
$70,700
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 ($89,903) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $61,743
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $69,323
Elmira, NY $68,510
Glens Falls, NY $58,627
Ithaca, NY $65,573
Kingston, NY $58,700
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $89,903
Rochester, NY $64,943
Syracuse, NY $66,340
Utica-Rome, NY $55,607
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $60,613
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $59,353
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $58,493
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $59,073
$64,057
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($68,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $59,730
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $65,117
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $66,700
Columbus, OH $68,920
Dayton, OH $68,030
Lima, OH $57,800
Mansfield, OH $61,150
Springfield, OH $63,510
Toledo, OH $68,480
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $62,263
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,150
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $58,870
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,333
$63,412
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($75,057) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $46,710
Oklahoma City, OK $63,507
Tulsa, OK $61,600
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,117
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,217
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $75,057
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,827
$60,005
Oregon

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

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($84,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $65,450
Corvallis, OR $84,650
Eugene, OR $66,413
Grants Pass, OR $47,940
Medford, OR $61,193
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $79,540
Salem, OR $66,117
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $67,717
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,957
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,280
$66,026
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 ($74,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $61,717
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $54,600
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $60,610
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,250
Erie, PA $57,293
Gettysburg, PA $62,070
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $63,073
Johnstown, PA $57,350
Lancaster, PA $64,943
Lebanon, PA $60,680
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,780
Pittsburgh, PA $64,223
Reading, PA $68,307
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $69,357
State College, PA $69,473
Williamsport, PA $65,987
York-Hanover, PA $68,990
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,090
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $66,463
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $51,003
$63,313
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 ($27,997) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $23,100
Arecibo, PR $24,340
Mayaguez, PR $26,140
Ponce, PR $22,010
San German, PR $19,990
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $27,997
$23,929
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 ($62,393) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $54,443
Florence, SC $59,430
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $58,173
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $58,983
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $55,740
Spartanburg, SC $55,043
Sumter, SC $59,860
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,700
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,393
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $53,083
$57,885
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 ($69,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $69,440
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,553
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,153
$60,049
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 $54,677
Cleveland, TN $60,230
Jackson, TN $51,907
Johnson City, TN $52,970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $53,123
Knoxville, TN $53,400
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $57,403
Morristown, TN $49,910
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $57,480
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,813
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,643
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $48,227
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,833
$53,047
Texas

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

Wichita Falls, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($75,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $56,997
Austin-Round Rock, TX $63,900
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $64,707
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $43,687
College Station-Bryan, TX $60,473
Corpus Christi, TX $63,773
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,703
El Paso, TX $48,407
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $64,433
Killeen-Temple, TX $58,640
Laredo, TX $42,943
Longview, TX $61,720
Lubbock, TX $54,623
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $47,493
Midland, TX $71,563
Odessa, TX $61,937
San Angelo, TX $58,553
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $57,453
Sherman-Denison, TX $51,160
Texarkana, TX-AR $54,813
Tyler, TX $56,357
Victoria, TX $49,440
Waco, TX $56,697
Wichita Falls, TX $75,250
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $66,150
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,460
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $49,530
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $70,100
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,820
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,133
$58,031
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($64,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $59,270
Provo-Orem, UT $59,970
St. George, UT $53,797
Salt Lake City, UT $64,960
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,707
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,390
$59,182
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($66,307) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $58,300
Harrisonburg, VA $58,960
Lynchburg, VA $52,697
Richmond, VA $60,853
Roanoke, VA $53,217
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $58,810
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $65,320
Winchester, VA-WV $66,307
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,740
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,303
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,857
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,537
$58,492
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($65,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $65,490
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,970
$61,730
Wisconsin

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

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($78,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $64,740
Fond du Lac, WI $70,030
Green Bay, WI $67,900
Janesville-Beloit, WI $76,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $78,340
Madison, WI $70,077
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $75,297
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $68,543
Racine, WI $75,147
Sheboygan, WI $69,460
Wausau, WI $62,140
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,093
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $64,370
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,340
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,110
$68,126
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 ($94,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $62,250
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,193
Morgantown, WV $62,693
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $62,240
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $73,410
Wheeling, WV-OH $94,080
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,983
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,883
$66,217
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($68,800) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $68,800
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $65,787
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,600
$66,396

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $57,988

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is California ($84,168) in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($78,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK N/A
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $78,460
$78,460
Alabama

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

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($60,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $51,170
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $60,920
Mobile, AL $53,580
Montgomery, AL $52,770
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,860
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$54,660
Arkansas

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

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($54,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $46,120
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Jonesboro, AR $47,560
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $46,290
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $46,290
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,800
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,380
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$49,217
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($62,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $62,420
Prescott, AZ $49,920
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $57,600
Tucson, AZ $55,800
Yuma, AZ $53,560
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $51,930
$55,205
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($109,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $84,390
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $73,350
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $96,770
Madera, CA $98,340
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA $69,720
Napa, CA $90,720
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $84,080
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $76,700
Salinas, CA $99,830
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $73,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $104,900
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $109,860
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $72,470
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $73,380
Santa Rosa, CA $95,030
Stockton-Lodi, CA $76,720
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $97,380
Visalia-Porterville, CA $74,570
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $61,770
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $69,750
$84,168
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($75,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $63,390
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $75,710
Fort Collins, CO $70,220
Grand Junction, CO $57,490
Greeley, CO $61,420
Pueblo, CO $45,160
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $55,740
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $61,390
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $71,070
$62,399
Connecticut

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

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($75,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $75,660
New Haven, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $73,920
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,790
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

South Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($71,670) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $64,020
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $57,440
Gainesville, FL $48,690
Homosassa Springs, FL $64,690
Jacksonville, FL $50,500
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $53,380
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $59,700
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $58,830
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $58,860
Ocala, FL $64,630
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $60,850
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $59,480
Panama City, FL $50,510
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $66,010
Port St. Lucie, FL $56,160
Punta Gorda, FL $61,110
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $60,740
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $58,020
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $59,310
The Villages, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $71,670
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $50,730
$58,825
Georgia

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

Gainesville, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($60,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $52,870
Brunswick, GA $48,400
Columbus, GA-AL $46,240
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA $60,180
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $48,230
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA $48,120
Valdosta, GA N/A
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,820
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,050
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $43,190
$48,344
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($74,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $74,610
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $54,510
$64,560
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($70,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,560
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $65,250
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $70,020
Dubuque, IA N/A
Iowa City, IA $70,070
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $66,330
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $52,670
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $55,190
$62,584
Idaho

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($52,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $52,970
Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Lewiston, ID-WA N/A
Pocatello, ID N/A
Twin Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $52,640
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,805
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($73,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL $70,140
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $73,870
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL $56,750
Springfield, IL $45,400
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,260
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,260
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $51,080
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,966
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($57,410) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN N/A
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY $46,100
Fort Wayne, IN $45,720
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $57,410
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $52,620
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $41,520
Muncie, IN N/A
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $51,700
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,250
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $24,390
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,050
$45,529
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($47,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS N/A
Topeka, KS $47,550
Wichita, KS $44,850
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $47,860
$46,753
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($60,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY $51,860
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,180
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,840
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,990
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,970
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,580
$49,570
Louisiana

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($56,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA N/A
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $56,880
Lafayette, LA $48,530
Lake Charles, LA $47,910
Monroe, LA $55,460
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $51,020
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $48,190
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$51,332
Massachusetts

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

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($77,520) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $75,040
Leominster-Gardner, MA $66,470
New Bedford, MA $57,010
Pittsfield, MA $60,160
Springfield, MA-CT $66,050
Worcester, MA-CT $69,770
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $77,520
$67,431
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($62,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $62,080
Salisbury, MD-DE $50,390
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
$56,235
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($62,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $52,000
Portland-South Portland, ME $62,600
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $51,200
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $50,920
$54,180
Michigan

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

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($62,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI $50,120
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $53,780
Flint, MI $49,060
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI N/A
Jackson, MI $50,210
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $52,690
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $61,110
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI $46,240
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $62,460
Saginaw, MI $54,240
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $55,590
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,630
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,340
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,270
$52,288
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($79,630) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $79,630
Rochester, MN $69,990
St. Cloud, MN $74,320
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,830
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,180
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,860
$62,802
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($63,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $53,620
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $63,020
Springfield, MO $54,900
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,910
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $47,090
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,100
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,890
$53,933
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($48,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $44,420
Jackson, MS $48,110
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,880
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,930
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,590
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $44,490
$44,903
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $57,950
Missoula, MT $54,700
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,030
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,920
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$52,650
North Carolina

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

Fayetteville, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($68,480) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $53,700
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $57,550
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $62,860
Fayetteville, NC $68,480
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $56,310
Greenville, NC $57,770
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $47,590
Jacksonville, NC $48,530
New Bern, NC $49,580
Raleigh, NC $62,410
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC $56,760
Winston-Salem, NC $52,700
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,020
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,550
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,980
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,930
$55,170
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($73,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN N/A
Grand Forks, ND-MN N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $73,490
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,490
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($60,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $58,050
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $60,170
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $52,670
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,760
$54,913
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($70,790) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $68,780
Portsmouth, NH-ME $70,790
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $62,460
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $50,820
$63,213
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($77,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $62,640
Trenton, NJ $77,570
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $69,130
$69,780
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($65,690) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $65,690
Las Cruces, NM $52,160
Santa Fe, NM $52,640
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,350
$57,210
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($74,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $74,000
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,000
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($71,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $55,030
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $62,650
Elmira, NY N/A
Glens Falls, NY $52,020
Ithaca, NY $62,540
Kingston, NY $51,460
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $71,950
Rochester, NY $57,550
Syracuse, NY $59,640
Utica-Rome, NY $50,880
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $59,140
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $51,520
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $53,340
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $56,740
$57,266
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($66,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $61,130
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $59,950
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $55,980
Columbus, OH $66,100
Dayton, OH $66,070
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH $59,660
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $55,070
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,810
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,690
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,760
$59,022
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($81,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK $56,400
Tulsa, OK N/A
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,270
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $81,830
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $46,960
$57,898
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($76,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Corvallis, OR $71,130
Eugene, OR $73,400
Grants Pass, OR N/A
Medford, OR $64,020
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $76,080
Salem, OR $71,070
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $67,190
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $57,330
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,603
Pennsylvania

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

Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($79,310) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $56,310
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $59,130
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA $59,100
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $59,400
Johnstown, PA $49,250
Lancaster, PA $60,010
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $60,000
Pittsburgh, PA $56,590
Reading, PA $62,380
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $55,510
State College, PA $65,420
Williamsport, PA $55,040
York-Hanover, PA $69,690
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $52,230
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $79,310
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,870
$58,703
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($25,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
Arecibo, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
Ponce, PR $18,830
San German, PR N/A
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $25,590
$22,210
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($56,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $44,210
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $48,760
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $56,170
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $47,440
Spartanburg, SC $45,910
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,240
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,830
$47,509
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($45,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD N/A
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,940
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,120
$45,030
Tennessee

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

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($56,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $50,310
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN $46,400
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $56,910
Knoxville, TN $51,060
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $49,830
Morristown, TN N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $54,000
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $42,760
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $42,710
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,940
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,940
$48,786
Texas

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

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($86,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $51,610
Austin-Round Rock, TX $63,620
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $54,480
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $34,280
College Station-Bryan, TX $47,020
Corpus Christi, TX $51,160
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $60,190
El Paso, TX $46,340
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $65,060
Killeen-Temple, TX $59,580
Laredo, TX $40,330
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX $45,230
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $37,740
Midland, TX $58,130
Odessa, TX $46,650
San Angelo, TX $45,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $52,640
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR $54,460
Tyler, TX $65,730
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX $45,690
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,890
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $72,500
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,590
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $86,460
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,040
$53,790
Utah

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

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($61,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT $61,870
St. George, UT $52,730
Salt Lake City, UT $61,020
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $55,480
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,775
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($69,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $53,420
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA $59,170
Richmond, VA $56,980
Roanoke, VA $50,310
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $58,140
Winchester, VA-WV $69,380
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,270
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $63,310
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,750
$56,501
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($64,290) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,290
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area N/A
$64,290
Wisconsin

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

Racine, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($69,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI $61,840
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI $65,770
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $61,610
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $59,690
Racine, WI $69,420
Sheboygan, WI $68,180
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $48,860
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $59,030
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,820
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,810
$61,103
West Virginia

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

Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($68,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $50,260
Morgantown, WV $44,480
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,110
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $68,610
$49,365
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($68,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY N/A
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,220
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $48,620
$58,420

4 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a bachelor's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $62,313.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $57,988. 

  First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Salary Ratio: 3.28    

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: 3.28    

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

  Construction and Building Inspectors

Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.

Salary Ratio: 2.92    

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    
  • Amusement Ride Inspector
  • Architectural Examiner
  • Architectural Inspector
  • Boiler Inspector
  • Bridge Inspector
  • Building Code Inspector
  • Building Equipment Inspector
  • Building Inspection Engineer
  • Building Inspector
  • Building Official
  • Code Enforcement Officer
  • Code Inspector
  • Combination Building Inspector
  • Commercial Inspector
  • Construction Checker
  • Construction Inspector
  • Dredging Inspector
  • Electrical Inspector
  • Elevator Inspector
  • Elevators Inspector
  • Engineering Inspector
  • Gas Inspector
  • Grade Checker
  • Heating and Refrigeration Inspector
  • Highway Inspector
  • Home Inspector
  • Housing Inspector
  • Infrastructure Technician
  • Inspecting Engineer
  • Inspector
  • Line Inspector
  • Natural Gas Inspector
  • Paving Inspector
  • Permit Specialist
  • Pipeline Construction Inspector
  • Plan Checker
  • Plan Examiner
  • Plumbing Inspector
  • Pressure Vessel Inspector
  • Public Works Inspector
  • Real Estate Inspector
  • Residential Building Inspector
  • Road Inspector
  • Safety Inspector
  • Sidewalk Inspector
  • Site Damage Prevention Technician
  • Street Inspector
  • Street Openings Inspector
  • Weight Inspector
  • US Salary Median: $58,587
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Energy Auditors

Conduct energy audits of buildings, building systems, or process systems. May also conduct investment grade audits of buildings or systems.

Salary Ratio: 1.46    

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    
  • Building Energy Consultant
  • Building Performance Consultant
  • Building Performance Specialist
  • Commercial Energy Auditor
  • Commercial Energy Rater
  • Energy Advisor
  • Energy Analyst
  • Energy Audit Advisor
  • Energy Auditor
  • Energy Conservation Representative
  • Energy Conservation Technician
  • Energy Consultant
  • Energy Control Officer
  • Energy Project Consultant
  • Energy Rater
  • Home Energy Auditor
  • Home Energy Inspector
  • Home Energy Rater
  • Home Performance Consultant
  • Residential Energy Auditor
  • US Salary Median: $58,587
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $3,121 per year (or $9,653 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $6,242 to earn an associate's (or $19,306 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $3,121 per year (or $9,653 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $12,484 to earn a bachelor's (or $38,612 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Building & Home & Construction Inspection & Inspector Degrees

San Diego State University

5500 Campanile Dr - San Diego, CA

Out-of-state cost: $19,600/year
In-state cost: $7,720/year
Degrees: Certificate

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