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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Business & Managerial Economics Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the application of economics principles to the analysis of the organization and operation of business enterprises. Includes instruction in monetary theory, banking and financial systems, theory of competition, pricing theory, wage and salary/incentive theory, analysis of markets, and applications of econometrics and quantitative methods to the study of particular businesses and business problems.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. Conduct research, prepare reports, or formulate plans to address economic problems related to the production and distribution of goods and services or monetary and fiscal policy. May collect and process economic and statistical data using sampling techniques and econometric methods. Conduct economic analysis related to environmental protection and use of the natural environment, such as water, air, land, and renewable energy resources. Evaluate and quantify benefits, costs, incentives, and impacts of alternative options using economic principles and statistical techniques.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $64,824
    "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.): 8.3%
    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: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $29,033/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $22,301/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $21,699/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,374/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,534/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $18,996/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: $64,824

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Massachusetts ($84,134) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($88,060).

Fairbanks, AK $73,010
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $88,060
$82,040
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($90,080).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $58,098
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $68,608
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $61,330
Decatur, AL $66,432
Dothan, AL $90,080
Huntsville, AL $77,998
Mobile, AL $62,826
Montgomery, AL $62,356
Tuscaloosa, AL $62,258
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,312
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,310
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $62,826
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,868
Gadsden, AL $62,958
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,880
$64,736
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($67,930).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $54,075
Hot Springs, AR $55,862
Jonesboro, AR $46,037
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,217
Pine Bluff, AR $67,930
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,555
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,018
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $48,873
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,620
$52,575
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($64,770).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $49,467
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $62,970
Prescott, AZ $58,550
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $64,753
Tucson, AZ $64,770
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $56,647
Yuma, AZ $50,585
$58,924
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($113,675).

Chico, CA $62,890
El Centro, CA $69,145
Fresno, CA $67,235
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $69,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $86,730
Madera, CA $71,420
Merced, CA $70,230
Modesto, CA $68,285
Napa, CA $76,255
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $82,975
Redding, CA $62,690
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $81,443
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $81,510
Salinas, CA $78,765
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $94,628
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $110,935
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $113,675
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $69,950
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $81,535
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $75,710
Santa Rosa, CA $80,900
Stockton-Lodi, CA $75,765
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $82,355
Visalia-Porterville, CA $70,285
Yuba City, CA $70,805
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $59,320
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $70,035
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $67,700
$80,765
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($96,030).

Colorado Springs, CO $80,375
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $95,586
Fort Collins, CO $96,030
Grand Junction, CO $64,765
Greeley, CO $78,635
Pueblo, CO $58,015
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,740
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,760
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $74,690
$80,696
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($84,060).

Danbury, CT $84,060
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $75,200
New Haven, CT $83,153
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $78,820
Waterbury, CT $81,920
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $63,400
$79,082
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($89,063).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $78,843
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $55,767
Gainesville, FL $57,443
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,007
Jacksonville, FL $64,660
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $58,093
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $67,847
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $61,867
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $64,037
Ocala, FL $52,593
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $77,223
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $74,070
Panama City, FL $71,453
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $64,970
Port St. Lucie, FL $59,603
Punta Gorda, FL $56,607
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $63,237
Sebring, FL $44,657
Tallahassee, FL $53,424
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $89,063
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $68,937
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,920
The Villages, FL $65,200
$63,742
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($81,240).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $68,510
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $78,940
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $76,670
Columbus, GA-AL $68,655
Dalton, GA $65,240
Gainesville, GA $67,600
Macon, GA $57,635
Rome, GA $63,835
Savannah, GA $73,020
Valdosta, GA $63,740
Warner Robins, GA $81,240
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $62,615
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,545
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $65,625
Brunswick, GA $79,630
Hinesville, GA $67,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,620
$67,710
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($67,038).

Urban Honolulu, HI $67,038
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $58,128
$62,583
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($78,226).

Cedar Rapids, IA $68,968
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $78,226
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $69,686
Dubuque, IA $57,234
Iowa City, IA $63,320
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $62,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $59,306
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,850
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,490
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,000
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,730
$62,951
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($57,262).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $53,490
Idaho Falls, ID $57,262
Lewiston, ID-WA $56,905
Pocatello, ID $55,398
Twin Falls, ID $49,362
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $51,960
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $51,993
$53,767
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($86,095).

Champaign-Urbana, IL $79,305
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $82,845
Danville, IL $65,900
Kankakee, IL $62,335
Peoria, IL $86,095
Rockford, IL $59,030
Springfield, IL $73,805
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $68,335
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $63,865
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $68,890
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,335
Carbondale-Marion, IL $52,910
Decatur, IL $63,690
$69,003
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($69,365).

Columbus, IN $69,365
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $60,663
Evansville, IN-KY $58,575
Fort Wayne, IN $56,213
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $64,383
Kokomo, IN $57,023
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $64,000
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $52,188
Muncie, IN $60,430
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $57,983
Terre Haute, IN $59,555
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,655
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,125
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $62,750
$59,863
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($59,032).

Manhattan, KS $54,657
Topeka, KS $53,438
Wichita, KS $59,032
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $54,257
$55,346
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($65,318).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $65,318
Lexington-Fayette, KY $57,465
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $63,290
Owensboro, KY $58,330
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,150
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,585
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,203
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,153
$57,187
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($72,923).

Baton Rouge, LA $64,430
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $66,753
Lafayette, LA $72,923
Lake Charles, LA $65,790
Monroe, LA $53,895
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $72,788
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $69,918
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $59,488
Hammond, LA $62,010
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,537
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $55,720
$64,060
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($95,323).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $92,575
Leominster-Gardner, MA $79,070
New Bedford, MA $80,465
Pittsfield, MA $72,425
Springfield, MA-CT $95,323
Worcester, MA-CT $87,253
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $74,675
$84,134
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($110,555).

California-Lexington Park, MD $110,555
Cumberland, MD-WV $67,380
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $77,835
Salisbury, MD-DE $80,795
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $67,320
$80,777
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($66,950).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $65,607
Portland-South Portland, ME $66,950
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,473
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,540
$62,082
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Midland, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($91,965).

Battle Creek, MI $73,605
Bay City, MI $72,270
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $77,208
Flint, MI $70,640
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $76,670
Jackson, MI $82,330
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $74,645
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $76,450
Midland, MI $91,965
Monroe, MI $67,745
Muskegon, MI $72,445
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $66,890
Saginaw, MI $78,020
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $64,615
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $70,170
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $63,750
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $75,130
$74,257
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($81,720).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $62,435
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $81,720
Rochester, MN $77,635
St. Cloud, MN $70,750
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $56,475
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,225
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $71,383
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,070
$68,981
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($78,542).

Columbia, MO $61,113
Jefferson City, MO $67,820
Joplin, MO $58,060
Kansas City, MO-KS $73,930
St. Joseph, MO-KS $62,360
St. Louis, MO-IL $78,542
Springfield, MO $56,257
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,100
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,350
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,707
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,693
$65,289
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($64,233).

Hattiesburg, MS $54,357
Jackson, MS $53,535
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,140
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,195
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,575
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $64,233
$55,173
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($57,688).

Missoula, MT $55,663
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,688
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $56,038
Great Falls, MT $48,930
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $48,897
$53,946
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($86,155).

Burlington, NC $73,210
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $86,155
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $83,300
Fayetteville, NC $76,135
Goldsboro, NC $62,190
Greensboro-High Point, NC $80,767
Greenville, NC $70,365
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $61,550
Jacksonville, NC $70,150
New Bern, NC $79,880
Raleigh, NC $78,000
Rocky Mount, NC $71,700
Wilmington, NC $75,290
Winston-Salem, NC $70,715
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,860
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $64,700
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $71,940
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $77,375
$73,009
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($69,890).

Fargo, ND-MN $60,398
Grand Forks, ND-MN $69,890
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,592
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $60,798
$64,873
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($64,632).

Lincoln, NE $56,704
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,632
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,794
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $56,318
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $49,015
$56,917
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($74,932).

Manchester, NH $70,175
Portsmouth, NH-ME $74,932
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,372
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $67,125
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,852
$67,291
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($87,528).

Trenton, NJ $87,528
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $73,675
Ocean City, NJ $63,576
$75,594
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($75,610).

Farmington, NM $61,940
Las Cruces, NM $60,958
Santa Fe, NM $56,165
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $75,610
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $55,865
$62,108
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($63,173).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $63,173
Reno, NV $62,617
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $60,747
$62,179
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 ($113,674).

Binghamton, NY $66,420
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $79,380
Glens Falls, NY $70,070
Ithaca, NY $78,890
Kingston, NY $70,070
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $113,674
Rochester, NY $101,040
Syracuse, NY $83,797
Utica-Rome, NY $64,630
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $68,215
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $64,235
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $66,270
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $72,523
Elmira, NY $60,530
$81,633
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($87,672).

Canton-Massillon, OH $68,315
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $86,607
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $78,340
Columbus, OH $87,672
Dayton, OH $85,190
Mansfield, OH $67,615
Springfield, OH $68,750
Toledo, OH $61,335
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $62,425
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $80,315
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $77,007
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $61,370
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $79,023
Lima, OH $62,840
$76,242
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($73,570).

Oklahoma City, OK $68,860
Tulsa, OK $73,570
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $67,490
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,590
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,260
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $57,627
Lawton, OK $68,270
$65,387
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($78,483).

Corvallis, OR $63,890
Eugene, OR $64,930
Medford, OR $65,133
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $78,483
Salem, OR $75,707
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $62,550
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $64,143
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $63,257
Bend-Redmond, OR $63,155
Grants Pass, OR $51,810
$65,865
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($90,630).

Altoona, PA $62,420
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $65,830
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $84,385
East Stroudsburg, PA $73,345
Erie, PA $71,075
Gettysburg, PA $76,695
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $69,500
Johnstown, PA $61,555
Lancaster, PA $71,480
Lebanon, PA $66,620
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $90,630
Pittsburgh, PA $90,430
Reading, PA $73,965
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $65,340
State College, PA $69,435
York-Hanover, PA $80,650
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,470
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,145
Williamsport, PA $57,960
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,450
$74,121
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($39,782).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $35,085
Ponce, PR $38,098
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $39,782
Arecibo, PR $33,443
Guayama, PR $37,565
Mayaguez, PR $36,920
San German, PR $30,387
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $36,303
$36,347
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($68,073).

Columbia, SC $60,518
Florence, SC $54,440
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $61,550
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,633
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $61,498
Spartanburg, SC $68,073
Sumter, SC $63,340
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,785
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,253
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,045
$60,113
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($61,240).

Sioux Falls, SD $61,240
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $52,370
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,605
$55,738
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($73,888).

Clarksville, TN-KY $62,890
Cleveland, TN $58,693
Jackson, TN $54,807
Johnson City, TN $62,420
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $67,007
Knoxville, TN $69,390
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $67,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $73,888
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $59,417
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $62,890
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $61,373
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $67,863
Morristown, TN $53,635
$63,745
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($96,024).

Amarillo, TX $64,320
Austin-Round Rock, TX $78,830
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $86,270
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $51,515
College Station-Bryan, TX $80,724
Corpus Christi, TX $73,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $95,630
El Paso, TX $69,485
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $96,024
Killeen-Temple, TX $70,290
Longview, TX $78,710
Lubbock, TX $57,270
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $65,055
Midland, TX $88,780
Odessa, TX $83,295
San Angelo, TX $67,935
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $63,363
Sherman-Denison, TX $63,025
Texarkana, TX-AR $65,040
Tyler, TX $59,065
Waco, TX $68,975
Wichita Falls, TX $65,995
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $74,620
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $72,380
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,790
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,830
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $71,745
Laredo, TX $56,740
Victoria, TX $68,660
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,880
$73,678
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($69,490).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $69,490
Provo-Orem, UT $57,115
Salt Lake City, UT $64,785
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,870
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $56,915
St. George, UT $56,960
$61,210
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($97,200).

Charlottesville, VA $80,775
Harrisonburg, VA $73,825
Lynchburg, VA $68,445
Richmond, VA $77,448
Roanoke, VA $71,250
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $68,275
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $85,144
Winchester, VA-WV $82,760
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,615
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,090
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $97,200
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $93,790
$77,502
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($64,820).

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,820
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $59,928
$62,596
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($74,687).

Eau Claire, WI $61,987
Fond du Lac, WI $67,153
Green Bay, WI $67,477
Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,687
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $61,383
Madison, WI $70,530
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,697
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $72,050
Racine, WI $72,673
Sheboygan, WI $66,583
Wausau, WI $61,043
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,153
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $64,365
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $68,847
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,363
$66,942
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($64,957).

Charleston, WV $53,095
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $57,835
Morgantown, WV $63,580
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $64,393
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $64,957
Wheeling, WV-OH $60,742
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,602
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,260
$59,198
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($66,622).

Cheyenne, WY $66,053
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $66,622
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $60,550
$64,408

Master's

Average Salary Median: $76,337

The state with the highest average salary median for a master's degree is New Jersey ($98,615) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($112,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $81,120
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $112,630
$96,875
Alabama

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

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($174,480) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $84,020
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $91,210
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $92,740
Decatur, AL $67,230
Dothan, AL $174,480
Huntsville, AL $100,480
Mobile, AL $68,690
Montgomery, AL $76,550
Tuscaloosa, AL $74,070
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $65,770
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $65,530
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $76,510
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Gadsden, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$86,440
Arkansas

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

Hot Springs, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($69,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,870
Hot Springs, AR $69,750
Jonesboro, AR $31,590
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $39,540
Pine Bluff, AR $36,370
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $33,750
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,980
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,040
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,486
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($79,820) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $60,480
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $78,610
Prescott, AZ $76,870
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $77,650
Tucson, AZ $79,820
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $66,830
Yuma, AZ N/A
$73,377
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($111,120) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $65,940
El Centro, CA $71,900
Fresno, CA $73,940
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $73,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $97,620
Madera, CA $74,310
Merced, CA $76,660
Modesto, CA $70,290
Napa, CA $76,880
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $89,000
Redding, CA $63,060
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $77,550
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $76,510
Salinas, CA $82,030
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $85,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $106,380
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $111,120
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $73,050
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $89,180
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $79,600
Santa Rosa, CA $87,830
Stockton-Lodi, CA $85,280
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $83,890
Visalia-Porterville, CA $76,200
Yuba City, CA $76,580
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $61,720
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $73,660
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $72,430
$79,710
Colorado

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

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($107,930) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $90,920
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $97,550
Fort Collins, CO $107,930
Grand Junction, CO $67,860
Greeley, CO $90,670
Pueblo, CO $53,960
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $73,570
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $88,020
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $84,050
$83,837
Connecticut

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

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($97,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $93,200
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $91,610
New Haven, CT $85,700
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $84,690
Waterbury, CT $97,750
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$90,590
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($92,080) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $92,080
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $60,910
Gainesville, FL $63,360
Homosassa Springs, FL $60,780
Jacksonville, FL $73,710
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $61,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $72,760
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $66,070
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $73,030
Ocala, FL $52,720
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $81,260
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $85,960
Panama City, FL $89,060
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $76,720
Port St. Lucie, FL $60,560
Punta Gorda, FL $73,400
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $79,540
Sebring, FL $38,490
Tallahassee, FL $49,160
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $80,340
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $89,070
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,650
The Villages, FL N/A
$69,420
Georgia

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

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($91,240) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $81,760
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $87,660
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $91,240
Columbus, GA-AL $79,290
Dalton, GA $74,350
Gainesville, GA $79,620
Macon, GA $60,350
Rome, GA $74,570
Savannah, GA $83,200
Valdosta, GA $74,130
Warner Robins, GA $83,200
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $73,730
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $64,760
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $78,940
Brunswick, GA N/A
Hinesville, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,629
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($79,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $79,200
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $68,290
$73,745
Iowa

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($86,070) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,070
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $85,190
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $82,860
Dubuque, IA $75,520
Iowa City, IA $76,810
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $74,930
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $73,340
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $72,500
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $65,140
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $71,500
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $65,960
$75,438
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($86,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $64,140
Idaho Falls, ID $53,380
Lewiston, ID-WA $86,700
Pocatello, ID $74,300
Twin Falls, ID $64,010
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $73,650
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $67,600
$69,111
Illinois

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

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($99,000) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $95,110
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $91,910
Danville, IL $70,730
Kankakee, IL $63,120
Peoria, IL $99,000
Rockford, IL $59,790
Springfield, IL $76,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $81,610
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $70,150
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $78,800
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,550
Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
$76,895
Indiana

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

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($105,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $105,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $67,970
Evansville, IN-KY $62,130
Fort Wayne, IN $60,360
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $77,140
Kokomo, IN $67,900
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $80,440
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $59,280
Muncie, IN $73,320
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $60,370
Terre Haute, IN $73,790
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $69,880
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $79,950
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $85,670
$73,100
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($65,200) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $63,490
Topeka, KS $52,910
Wichita, KS $65,200
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $52,020
$58,405
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($79,290) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $79,290
Lexington-Fayette, KY $63,170
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $77,980
Owensboro, KY $74,260
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,290
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,440
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,100
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,700
$65,654
Louisiana

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

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($108,250) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $72,530
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $85,700
Lafayette, LA $108,250
Lake Charles, LA $76,400
Monroe, LA $62,550
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $76,790
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $84,400
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $68,280
Hammond, LA N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,363
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($102,300) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $102,300
Leominster-Gardner, MA $89,290
New Bedford, MA $87,690
Pittsfield, MA $77,040
Springfield, MA-CT $93,490
Worcester, MA-CT $93,730
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $85,540
$89,869
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($111,750) for a master's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $111,750
Cumberland, MD-WV $77,310
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $94,960
Salisbury, MD-DE $100,850
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $74,820
$91,938
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($84,260) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $78,980
Portland-South Portland, ME $84,260
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,960
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
$75,067
Michigan

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

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($107,460) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $76,800
Bay City, MI $79,950
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $87,890
Flint, MI $79,560
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $77,230
Jackson, MI $95,630
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $86,770
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $67,570
Midland, MI $107,460
Monroe, MI $71,430
Muskegon, MI $84,120
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $72,820
Saginaw, MI $92,030
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $71,670
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $81,970
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $67,680
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $90,730
$81,842
Minnesota

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

Rochester, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($89,950) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $64,530
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $88,410
Rochester, MN $89,950
St. Cloud, MN $78,900
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,350
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $68,880
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $68,390
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,344
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($86,770) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $66,410
Jefferson City, MO $72,610
Joplin, MO $60,280
Kansas City, MO-KS $86,770
St. Joseph, MO-KS $74,520
St. Louis, MO-IL $83,980
Springfield, MO $62,330
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,120
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,700
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $66,060
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $79,170
$70,995
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($81,740) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $52,750
Jackson, MS $63,500
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,490
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,250
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,490
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $81,740
$62,870
Montana

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

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($76,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $76,630
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $70,330
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $75,680
Great Falls, MT N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,213
North Carolina

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

Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($103,830) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $83,160
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $97,770
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $91,570
Fayetteville, NC $78,510
Goldsboro, NC $63,760
Greensboro-High Point, NC $80,040
Greenville, NC $78,640
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $62,470
Jacksonville, NC $76,810
New Bern, NC $88,440
Raleigh, NC $86,700
Rocky Mount, NC $83,670
Wilmington, NC $87,550
Winston-Salem, NC $77,570
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,380
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,440
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $87,010
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $103,830
$80,740
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($89,100) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $63,690
Grand Forks, ND-MN $89,100
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $69,010
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$73,933
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($80,660) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $62,060
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $80,660
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $63,680
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,630
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$67,258
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($91,000) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $85,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $91,000
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,460
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $83,530
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $80,580
$83,246
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($99,140) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $99,140
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $98,090
Ocean City, NJ N/A
$98,615
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($89,370) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $75,190
Las Cruces, NM $66,120
Santa Fe, NM $55,080
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $89,370
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $63,480
$69,848
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($80,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $73,290
Reno, NV $80,700
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,010
$72,667
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($104,960) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $65,980
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $75,200
Glens Falls, NY $78,700
Ithaca, NY $85,670
Kingston, NY $76,290
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $104,960
Rochester, NY $82,750
Syracuse, NY $74,520
Utica-Rome, NY $67,570
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $70,420
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,530
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $71,240
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $75,680
Elmira, NY N/A
$76,655
Ohio

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

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($92,170) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $78,070
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $80,390
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $88,480
Columbus, OH $82,710
Dayton, OH $92,170
Mansfield, OH $79,220
Springfield, OH $76,410
Toledo, OH $61,050
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $66,370
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,870
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $65,000
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $65,990
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $82,060
Lima, OH N/A
$76,292
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($86,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $76,730
Tulsa, OK $86,390
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $76,720
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $64,450
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,250
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $67,030
Lawton, OK N/A
$72,428
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($92,050) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $74,360
Eugene, OR $75,130
Medford, OR $76,180
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $92,050
Salem, OR $81,880
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $71,110
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $85,480
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $78,390
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Grants Pass, OR N/A
$79,323
Pennsylvania

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

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($99,550) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $65,260
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $72,310
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $99,550
East Stroudsburg, PA $78,450
Erie, PA $81,980
Gettysburg, PA $89,780
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $71,730
Johnstown, PA $60,590
Lancaster, PA $78,400
Lebanon, PA $67,750
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $90,220
Pittsburgh, PA $78,550
Reading, PA $83,790
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $68,150
State College, PA $74,000
York-Hanover, PA $90,110
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $73,050
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $73,620
Williamsport, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$77,627
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($60,210) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,480
Ponce, PR $51,900
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $60,210
Arecibo, PR N/A
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$49,863
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($90,810) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $74,130
Florence, SC $63,500
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $79,130
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $75,050
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $76,870
Spartanburg, SC $90,810
Sumter, SC $83,760
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $78,910
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,090
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,660
$75,191
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($72,540) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $72,540
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $69,650
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $64,350
$68,847
Tennessee

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

East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($85,630) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $65,270
Cleveland, TN $68,800
Jackson, TN $58,190
Johnson City, TN $68,280
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $76,010
Knoxville, TN $80,040
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $79,280
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $73,360
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $73,520
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $82,670
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $79,890
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $85,630
Morristown, TN N/A
$74,245
Texas

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

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($105,700) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $65,920
Austin-Round Rock, TX $87,720
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $105,700
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $42,740
College Station-Bryan, TX $79,380
Corpus Christi, TX $79,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $93,520
El Paso, TX $76,810
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $94,120
Killeen-Temple, TX $73,570
Longview, TX $93,950
Lubbock, TX $56,270
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $72,570
Midland, TX $99,700
Odessa, TX $101,690
San Angelo, TX $76,810
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $82,420
Sherman-Denison, TX $72,830
Texarkana, TX-AR $65,790
Tyler, TX $54,780
Waco, TX $76,720
Wichita Falls, TX $70,040
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $86,960
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $88,710
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $76,780
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,890
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $83,220
Laredo, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$78,554
Utah

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

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($76,720) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $76,720
Provo-Orem, UT $59,440
Salt Lake City, UT $68,090
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,850
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,150
St. George, UT N/A
$65,250
Virginia

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

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($128,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $91,120
Harrisonburg, VA $87,560
Lynchburg, VA $74,880
Richmond, VA $81,630
Roanoke, VA $80,410
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $75,830
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $92,510
Winchester, VA-WV $92,090
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,480
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $65,980
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $109,100
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $128,090
$87,057
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($79,790) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $79,790
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area N/A
$79,790
Wisconsin

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

South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($92,390) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $67,380
Fond du Lac, WI $79,230
Green Bay, WI $85,840
Janesville-Beloit, WI $87,420
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $65,460
Madison, WI $80,180
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $87,200
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $83,280
Racine, WI $81,960
Sheboygan, WI $74,570
Wausau, WI $69,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $74,430
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $70,610
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $92,390
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $66,040
$77,691
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($90,220) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $55,480
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $67,240
Morgantown, WV $78,480
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $88,660
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $90,220
Wheeling, WV-OH $70,660
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $70,430
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $79,390
$75,070
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($96,090) for a master's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $72,540
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $96,090
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,680
$78,770

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $61,956

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is New Jersey ($74,787) in the Trenton, NJ metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($75,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $73,850
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $75,130
$74,490
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Huntsville, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($86,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $58,540
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $67,180
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $55,360
Decatur, AL $60,420
Dothan, AL $57,190
Huntsville, AL $86,020
Mobile, AL $60,700
Montgomery, AL $62,910
Tuscaloosa, AL $62,500
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $52,510
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $55,530
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $63,080
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,800
Gadsden, AL $52,090
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,300
$60,809
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($55,600) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $53,340
Hot Springs, AR $54,140
Jonesboro, AR $52,230
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,620
Pine Bluff, AR $51,760
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,320
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,600
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,070
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,580
$52,851
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($75,470) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $51,360
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $64,680
Prescott, AZ $57,800
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $75,470
Tucson, AZ $65,440
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $62,520
Yuma, AZ $63,490
$62,966
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($98,840) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA $59,840
El Centro, CA $66,390
Fresno, CA $60,530
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $66,010
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $75,840
Madera, CA $68,530
Merced, CA $63,800
Modesto, CA $66,280
Napa, CA $75,630
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $76,950
Redding, CA $62,320
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $67,080
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $74,930
Salinas, CA $75,500
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $75,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $91,860
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $98,840
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $66,850
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $73,890
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $71,820
Santa Rosa, CA $73,970
Stockton-Lodi, CA $66,250
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $80,820
Visalia-Porterville, CA $64,370
Yuba City, CA $65,030
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $56,920
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,410
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $62,970
$70,535
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($78,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $69,830
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $78,210
Fort Collins, CO $69,450
Grand Junction, CO $61,670
Greeley, CO $66,600
Pueblo, CO $62,070
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $57,910
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $61,500
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,330
$65,841
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($76,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $74,920
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $76,980
New Haven, CT $73,750
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $72,950
Waterbury, CT $66,090
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $63,400
$71,348
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($71,150) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $71,150
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $54,610
Gainesville, FL $57,160
Homosassa Springs, FL $48,810
Jacksonville, FL $62,460
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $58,050
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $63,360
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $62,010
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,630
Ocala, FL $56,050
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $62,820
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $65,700
Panama City, FL $64,960
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $58,600
Port St. Lucie, FL $54,210
Punta Gorda, FL $51,350
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $56,470
Sebring, FL $47,250
Tallahassee, FL $47,950
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $64,170
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $62,010
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,540
The Villages, FL $57,860
$57,964
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($79,630) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $55,260
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $70,220
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,100
Columbus, GA-AL $58,020
Dalton, GA $56,130
Gainesville, GA $55,580
Macon, GA $54,920
Rome, GA $53,100
Savannah, GA $62,840
Valdosta, GA $53,350
Warner Robins, GA $79,280
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,500
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,330
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,310
Brunswick, GA $79,630
Hinesville, GA $67,010
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $50,620
$59,541
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($67,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $67,970
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $60,670
$64,320
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($70,150) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $66,620
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $69,330
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $70,150
Dubuque, IA $60,260
Iowa City, IA $63,180
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $60,900
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,490
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,500
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,360
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $57,010
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $58,330
$61,648
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($66,540) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $59,660
Idaho Falls, ID $66,540
Lewiston, ID-WA $57,660
Pocatello, ID $52,310
Twin Falls, ID $52,560
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $55,090
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,620
$57,491
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (No Degree)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($73,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Champaign-Urbana, IL $63,500
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $73,780
Danville, IL $61,070
Kankakee, IL $61,550
Peoria, IL $73,190
Rockford, IL $58,270
Springfield, IL $71,530
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $55,060
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $57,580
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $58,980
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,120
Carbondale-Marion, IL $52,910
Decatur, IL $63,690
$62,325
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($72,300) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbus, IN $72,300
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $57,160
Evansville, IN-KY $56,890
Fort Wayne, IN $60,570
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $64,740
Kokomo, IN $53,880
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $60,910
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $57,440
Muncie, IN $60,300
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $59,090
Terre Haute, IN $53,960
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,540
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,000
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,770
$59,754
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($64,440) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $54,730
Topeka, KS $58,590
Wichita, KS $64,440
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $55,230
$58,248
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($68,780) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $68,780
Lexington-Fayette, KY $60,990
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $63,820
Owensboro, KY $59,640
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,740
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $53,160
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,820
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,450
$57,550
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($63,720) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $56,350
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,710
Lafayette, LA $53,080
Lake Charles, LA $62,340
Monroe, LA $53,530
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $63,720
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $57,950
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,230
Hammond, LA $59,490
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,790
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,980
$57,015
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (No Degree)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($82,850) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $82,850
Leominster-Gardner, MA $68,850
New Bedford, MA $73,240
Pittsfield, MA $67,810
Springfield, MA-CT $70,150
Worcester, MA-CT $71,920
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $63,810
$71,233
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($109,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $109,360
Cumberland, MD-WV $57,450
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $60,710
Salisbury, MD-DE $60,740
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $59,820
$69,616
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($66,430) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $61,470
Portland-South Portland, ME $66,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,760
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $63,860
$63,380
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Midland, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($76,470) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI $70,410
Bay City, MI $64,590
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $73,370
Flint, MI $61,720
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $62,280
Jackson, MI $69,030
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $62,520
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $67,250
Midland, MI $76,470
Monroe, MI $64,060
Muskegon, MI $60,770
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $60,960
Saginaw, MI $64,010
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $57,560
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $58,370
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,820
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $59,530
$64,278
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (No Degree)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($75,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $60,340
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $75,030
Rochester, MN $65,320
St. Cloud, MN $62,600
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,600
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,570
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,730
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,070
$63,408
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($71,060) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO $57,080
Jefferson City, MO $63,460
Joplin, MO $54,620
Kansas City, MO-KS $69,490
St. Joseph, MO-KS $56,800
St. Louis, MO-IL $71,060
Springfield, MO $54,400
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,410
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,980
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $53,460
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,260
$59,184
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($63,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $50,690
Jackson, MS $57,850
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,370
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,410
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,070
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $63,520
$56,485
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Missoula, MT $59,850
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,940
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,350
Great Falls, MT $55,430
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,970
$58,708
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (No Degree)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($75,030) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $63,260
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $74,540
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $75,030
Fayetteville, NC $73,760
Goldsboro, NC $60,620
Greensboro-High Point, NC $64,130
Greenville, NC $62,090
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $60,630
Jacksonville, NC $63,490
New Bern, NC $71,320
Raleigh, NC $69,300
Rocky Mount, NC $59,730
Wilmington, NC $63,030
Winston-Salem, NC $63,860
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,340
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,960
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,870
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,920
$63,882
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (No Degree)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($66,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $62,590
Grand Forks, ND-MN $63,880
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $66,360
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,920
$63,188
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($64,260) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $61,180
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $64,260
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,780
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $57,410
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $56,220
$59,370
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (No Degree)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($78,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $68,800
Portsmouth, NH-ME $78,400
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $57,380
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,380
$67,068
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (No Degree)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($82,090) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Trenton, NJ $82,090
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $70,680
Ocean City, NJ $71,590
$74,787
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (No Degree)

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($66,760) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $57,990
Las Cruces, NM $56,740
Santa Fe, NM $55,750
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,760
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,180
$59,084
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($64,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $62,550
Reno, NV $62,240
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $64,020
$62,937
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (No Degree)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($89,740) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $66,860
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $67,460
Glens Falls, NY $61,440
Ithaca, NY $72,110
Kingston, NY $63,850
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $89,740
Rochester, NY $68,570
Syracuse, NY $68,520
Utica-Rome, NY $61,690
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $66,010
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $60,940
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $61,300
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $58,390
Elmira, NY $60,530
$66,244
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($78,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $58,560
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $67,150
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $68,200
Columbus, OH $68,370
Dayton, OH $78,210
Mansfield, OH $56,010
Springfield, OH $61,090
Toledo, OH $61,620
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $58,480
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,750
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $59,840
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $56,750
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $62,060
Lima, OH $62,840
$62,781
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Lawton, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($66,130) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Oklahoma City, OK $64,020
Tulsa, OK $63,790
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,100
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,030
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $58,870
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $52,660
Lawton, OK $66,130
$60,371
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (No Degree)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,400) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Corvallis, OR $60,130
Eugene, OR $58,780
Medford, OR $60,980
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $74,400
Salem, OR $70,960
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $60,090
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $59,050
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,990
Bend-Redmond, OR $63,620
Grants Pass, OR $54,600
$62,460
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($77,720) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Altoona, PA $59,580
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $59,350
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $69,220
East Stroudsburg, PA $68,240
Erie, PA $60,170
Gettysburg, PA $63,610
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $67,270
Johnstown, PA $62,520
Lancaster, PA $64,560
Lebanon, PA $65,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $77,720
Pittsburgh, PA $69,150
Reading, PA $64,140
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $62,530
State College, PA $64,870
York-Hanover, PA $71,190
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,890
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,670
Williamsport, PA $57,960
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,450
$63,729
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (No Degree)

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($45,210) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $33,800
Ponce, PR $35,930
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $35,820
Arecibo, PR $30,170
Guayama, PR $45,210
Mayaguez, PR $31,640
San German, PR $24,310
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $34,580
$33,933
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (No Degree)

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($66,350) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $60,900
Florence, SC $53,970
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $64,020
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $63,070
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $58,120
Spartanburg, SC $66,350
Sumter, SC $64,020
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,220
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,960
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,220
$59,885
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (No Degree)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($64,150) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $64,150
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,150
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,630
$60,643
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (No Degree)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($61,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $59,100
Cleveland, TN $53,520
Jackson, TN $50,780
Johnson City, TN $50,440
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $60,680
Knoxville, TN $60,750
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $60,920
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $61,140
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,460
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,880
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,990
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,440
Morristown, TN $45,350
$54,958
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($77,860) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Amarillo, TX $62,720
Austin-Round Rock, TX $69,940
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $66,840
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $60,290
College Station-Bryan, TX $59,760
Corpus Christi, TX $67,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $76,530
El Paso, TX $62,160
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $75,310
Killeen-Temple, TX $67,010
Longview, TX $63,470
Lubbock, TX $58,270
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $57,540
Midland, TX $77,860
Odessa, TX $64,900
San Angelo, TX $59,060
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $69,800
Sherman-Denison, TX $53,220
Texarkana, TX-AR $64,290
Tyler, TX $63,350
Waco, TX $61,230
Wichita Falls, TX $61,950
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $62,280
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,050
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $54,800
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $58,770
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,270
Laredo, TX $56,740
Victoria, TX $68,660
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,880
$63,144
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($62,260) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $62,260
Provo-Orem, UT $54,790
Salt Lake City, UT $61,480
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $59,890
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $51,680
St. George, UT $56,960
$57,843
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($85,300) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $70,430
Harrisonburg, VA $60,090
Lynchburg, VA $62,010
Richmond, VA $73,090
Roanoke, VA $62,090
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $60,720
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $74,520
Winchester, VA-WV $73,430
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,750
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,200
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $85,300
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,490
$65,760
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($64,170) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,170
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,800
$62,485
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($67,190) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $55,760
Fond du Lac, WI $61,870
Green Bay, WI $61,200
Janesville-Beloit, WI $61,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $57,710
Madison, WI $66,890
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $67,190
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $61,540
Racine, WI $64,040
Sheboygan, WI $64,590
Wausau, WI $60,390
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,490
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,320
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,960
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,070
$61,189
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (No Degree)

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($76,720) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $56,500
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $56,840
Morgantown, WV $61,200
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $76,720
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,220
Wheeling, WV-OH $57,010
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,120
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $55,210
$58,478
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($67,690) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $62,390
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,690
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,480
$64,520

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $61,755

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Washington ($122,090) in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($89,527) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $89,527
$78,143
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,910) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Huntsville, AL $67,830
Mobile, AL $61,580
Montgomery, AL $57,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,240
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,180
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
$60,257
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($75,793) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $51,930
Hot Springs, AR $52,207
Jonesboro, AR $47,300
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $52,787
Pine Bluff, AR $75,793
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,807
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,950
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,373
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,530
$53,742
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($45,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,560
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $45,620
Prescott, AZ $40,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $41,140
Tucson, AZ $40,440
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $40,590
Yuma, AZ $37,680
$40,430
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($161,420) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $90,570
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $87,300
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $161,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $129,037
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $122,370
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$118,139
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Fort Collins, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($103,370) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $100,723
Fort Collins, CO $103,370
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO N/A
Pueblo, CO N/A
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$102,047
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($90,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT N/A
New Haven, CT $90,010
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$90,010
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($105,870) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Homosassa Springs, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL N/A
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $87,200
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
Port St. Lucie, FL N/A
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
Tallahassee, FL $60,700
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $105,870
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
The Villages, FL N/A
$84,590
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($50,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $50,070
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $49,920
$49,995
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($78,870) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $78,870
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $65,140
Dubuque, IA $50,130
Iowa City, IA $58,870
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,120
$59,223
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($53,277) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $47,410
Idaho Falls, ID $53,277
Lewiston, ID-WA $48,177
Pocatello, ID $51,290
Twin Falls, ID $44,180
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,113
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $46,070
$48,074
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($56,070) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $41,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $42,580
Evansville, IN-KY $42,660
Fort Wayne, IN $43,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $47,250
Kokomo, IN N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $56,070
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $43,120
Muncie, IN $49,530
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI N/A
Terre Haute, IN $46,880
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $37,940
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $43,400
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,590
$44,374
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($54,817) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $52,803
Topeka, KS $51,670
Wichita, KS $54,817
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $52,953
$53,061
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($51,010) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $49,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $48,530
Owensboro, KY $48,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $48,490
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,970
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($74,477) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $64,420
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $62,800
Lafayette, LA $65,180
Lake Charles, LA $62,210
Monroe, LA $49,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $74,477
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $68,660
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,220
Hammond, LA $63,270
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $52,910
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,090
$61,544
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($122,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
Leominster-Gardner, MA N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Springfield, MA-CT $122,330
Worcester, MA-CT $96,110
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area N/A
$109,220
Maryland N/A
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($61,387) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $60,663
Portland-South Portland, ME $61,387
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $54,283
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $54,230
$57,641
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($90,500) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $87,060
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $90,500
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $85,490
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$87,683
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($83,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
St. Cloud, MN N/A
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,030
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$83,030
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($85,243) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS N/A
St. Joseph, MO-KS N/A
St. Louis, MO-IL $85,243
Springfield, MO N/A
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$85,243
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($57,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $54,343
Jackson, MS $49,233
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,347
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,100
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,217
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,760
$51,667
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($44,000) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $35,070
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $44,000
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,510
Great Falls, MT $32,150
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,700
$36,486
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($98,130) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC N/A
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC N/A
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Greensboro-High Point, NC $98,130
Greenville, NC N/A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC N/A
Jacksonville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC N/A
Rocky Mount, NC N/A
Wilmington, NC N/A
Winston-Salem, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$98,130
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($67,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $58,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,530
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,090
$63,170
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($61,863) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $53,427
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $61,863
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,837
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,850
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,613
$53,318
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($67,973) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $64,643
Portsmouth, NH-ME $67,973
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,683
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,913
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,153
$61,673
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($83,357) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $83,357
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $67,337
Ocean City, NJ $60,073
$70,256
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Las Cruces, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($57,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $49,870
Las Cruces, NM $57,610
Santa Fe, NM $51,020
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $42,800
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$48,982
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,210) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $44,910
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$50,933
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($124,557) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY N/A
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $95,480
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $124,557
Rochester, NY $117,960
Syracuse, NY $108,350
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $83,500
Elmira, NY N/A
$105,969
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($112,280) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $112,280
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $104,227
Dayton, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $93,820
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $106,180
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $92,950
Lima, OH N/A
$101,891
Oklahoma N/A
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($112,320) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $97,290
Pittsburgh, PA $112,320
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$104,805
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($37,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Ponce, PR $32,200
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $33,757
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
San German, PR $31,220
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$32,815
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($51,380) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $51,380
Florence, SC $42,670
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,450
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $46,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $41,880
Spartanburg, SC $51,270
Sumter, SC $45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,950
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,300
$45,647
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($56,037) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $56,037
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,470
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $48,813
$50,107
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($100,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA N/A
Knoxville, TN N/A
Memphis, TN-MS-AR N/A
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $100,680
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
Morristown, TN N/A
$100,680
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($103,563) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX $88,160
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $102,700
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $103,563
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX N/A
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$98,141
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($118,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $118,080
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $86,230
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$102,155
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($60,400) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,400
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $58,717
$59,558
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($74,580) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Green Bay, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN N/A
Madison, WI N/A
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI N/A
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $74,580
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$74,580
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($58,583) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $50,667
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $54,487
Morgantown, WV $58,583
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $53,833
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $57,910
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,290
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,020
$53,403
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($63,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $63,810
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $57,640
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,870
$59,440

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $59,247

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is New Jersey ($77,070) in the Trenton, NJ 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 ($72,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $70,310
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $72,020
$71,165
Alabama

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

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($72,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $49,310
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $61,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $52,850
Decatur, AL $68,170
Dothan, AL $72,910
Huntsville, AL $67,830
Mobile, AL $61,580
Montgomery, AL $57,440
Tuscaloosa, AL $58,240
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,760
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,830
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,180
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $58,890
Gadsden, AL $66,580
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,740
$60,257
Arkansas

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

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($92,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $56,450
Hot Springs, AR $54,660
Jonesboro, AR $50,500
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,780
Pine Bluff, AR $92,070
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $52,840
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,680
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $56,010
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $55,930
$58,658
Arizona

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

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($73,380) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ N/A
Tucson, AZ $73,380
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
Yuma, AZ N/A
$73,380
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($80,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA N/A
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA N/A
Madera, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA N/A
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA N/A
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $55,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $80,260
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$68,065
Colorado N/A
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 ($57,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT N/A
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $57,010
New Haven, CT N/A
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,010
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($73,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $73,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $51,780
Gainesville, FL $51,810
Homosassa Springs, FL $55,430
Jacksonville, FL $57,810
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $67,420
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $57,520
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,450
Ocala, FL $49,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $57,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $70,550
Panama City, FL $60,340
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,590
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,040
Punta Gorda, FL $45,070
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $53,700
Sebring, FL $48,230
Tallahassee, FL $48,610
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55,730
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,570
The Villages, FL $72,540
$57,353
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($70,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $70,910
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,630
$62,270
Iowa

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

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($78,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $64,050
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $78,870
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $65,140
Dubuque, IA $50,130
Iowa City, IA $58,870
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $59,140
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,900
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,650
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,830
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $53,120
$59,223
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($63,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,910
Idaho Falls, ID $63,820
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,540
Pocatello, ID $51,910
Twin Falls, ID $47,060
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,680
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,530
$51,779
Illinois N/A
Indiana

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

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($74,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $58,760
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $74,940
Evansville, IN-KY $72,620
Fort Wayne, IN $60,650
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $68,400
Kokomo, IN $49,290
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $58,580
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $48,910
Muncie, IN $58,570
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $54,490
Terre Haute, IN $63,590
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $55,260
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $51,150
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $64,970
$60,013
Kansas

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

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($60,100) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $51,310
Topeka, KS $54,120
Wichita, KS $60,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $59,430
$56,240
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($64,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $64,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY $56,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,830
Owensboro, KY $51,130
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,080
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $57,270
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $50,880
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,910
$56,573
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland N/A
Maine

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

Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($71,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $71,200
Portland-South Portland, ME $66,850
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,270
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $61,150
$64,368
Michigan

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

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($50,660) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Bay City, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $50,660
Flint, MI N/A
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI N/A
Jackson, MI N/A
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$50,660
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

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

Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($67,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $59,850
Jefferson City, MO $67,390
Joplin, MO $59,280
Kansas City, MO-KS $65,530
St. Joseph, MO-KS $55,760
St. Louis, MO-IL $60,480
Springfield, MO $52,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $60,770
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $54,370
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $67,650
$60,247
Mississippi

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

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($66,860) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $59,670
Jackson, MS $52,160
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,940
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $56,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $66,860
$56,680
Montana

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

Great Falls, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($59,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Missoula, MT $51,100
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $57,480
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $55,610
Great Falls, MT $59,210
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $49,020
$54,484
North Carolina N/A
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 ($67,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $58,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN $65,490
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $67,530
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,090
$63,170
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 ($57,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $57,280
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,280
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 ($76,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $72,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,270
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,340
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,100
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,690
$68,412
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 ($93,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $93,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $71,270
Ocean City, NJ $66,070
$77,070
New Mexico

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

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($103,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $64,710
Las Cruces, NM $63,360
Santa Fe, NM $62,810
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $103,510
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $58,190
$70,516
Nevada N/A
New York N/A
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($62,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH N/A
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN N/A
Cleveland-Elyria, OH N/A
Columbus, OH $62,270
Dayton, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Toledo, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lima, OH N/A
$62,270
Oklahoma

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

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($70,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $65,830
Tulsa, OK $70,530
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $66,650
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $62,290
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $61,660
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,190
Lawton, OK $70,410
$64,366
Oregon

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

Salem, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($74,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Corvallis, OR $57,180
Eugene, OR $60,880
Medford, OR $58,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $69,000
Salem, OR $74,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,450
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,900
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,390
Bend-Redmond, OR $62,690
Grants Pass, OR $49,020
$58,503
Pennsylvania

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

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($57,920) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA N/A
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA N/A
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
East Stroudsburg, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Lancaster, PA N/A
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD N/A
Pittsburgh, PA $57,920
Reading, PA N/A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$57,920
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($41,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $37,860
Ponce, PR $32,360
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $41,390
Arecibo, PR $36,770
Guayama, PR N/A
Mayaguez, PR $41,530
San German, PR $35,630
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $41,090
$38,090
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($69,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $55,660
Florence, SC $57,620
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $57,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $62,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $69,120
Spartanburg, SC $63,860
Sumter, SC $60,040
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,060
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,950
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,000
$59,730
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($62,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $62,640
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,010
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$54,620
Tennessee

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

Johnson City, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($68,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $64,300
Cleveland, TN $53,760
Jackson, TN $55,450
Johnson City, TN $68,540
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $64,330
Knoxville, TN $67,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,780
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $60,370
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,270
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $50,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $53,240
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $65,520
Morristown, TN $61,920
$59,998
Texas

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

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($37,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
Midland, TX N/A
Odessa, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $37,870
Sherman-Denison, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$37,870
Utah N/A
Virginia

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

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($36,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA N/A
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Richmond, VA $36,990
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$36,990
Vermont

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

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($63,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $63,760
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $62,690
$63,225
Wisconsin

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

Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($74,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $62,820
Fond du Lac, WI $60,360
Green Bay, WI $55,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,820
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $60,980
Madison, WI $64,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $66,700
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $71,330
Racine, WI $72,020
Sheboygan, WI $60,590
Wausau, WI $53,370
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,540
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,950
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,190
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,980
$61,437
West Virginia

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

Morgantown, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($66,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $54,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $59,470
Morgantown, WV $66,050
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $59,480
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,050
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,190
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,900
$58,961
Wyoming

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

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($69,960) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $69,960
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,030
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,530
$64,840

6 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a master's degree, the average salary median is $76,337.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $61,956.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $61,755.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $59,247. 

  Management Analysts

Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants.

Salary Ratio: 0.53    

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    
  • Administrative Analyst
  • Business Analyst
  • Business Consultant
  • Business Development Analyst
  • Business Management Analyst
  • Business Management Consultant
  • Business Operations Analyst
  • Business Process Analyst
  • Business Process Consultant
  • Clerical Methods Analyst
  • Commercial Specialist
  • Dealer Analyst
  • Employment Programs Analyst
  • Forms Analyst
  • Health Information Management Business Analyst
  • Health Information Management Data Analyst
  • Health Program Analyst
  • Health Program Specialist
  • Health Systems Analyst
  • Healthcare Consultant
  • Human Resource Analyst (HR Analyst)
  • Industrial Analyst
  • Management Analyst
  • Management and Program Analyst
  • Management Consultant
  • Management Scientist
  • Management Systems Auditor
  • Operations Analyst
  • Organizational Development Consultant
  • Performance Consultant
  • Program Analyst
  • Program Development Specialist
  • Program Evaluator
  • Program Management Analyst
  • Project Management Analyst
  • Quality Control Analyst
  • Records Management Analyst
  • Reports Analyst
  • Survey Analyst
  • US Salary Median: $76,752
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Master's

  Financial Risk Specialists

Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk.

Salary Ratio: 5.06    

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    
  • Analyst
  • Bank and Savings Securities Trader
  • Bond Analyst
  • Corporate Securities Research Analyst
  • Energy Risk Management Analyst
  • Equity Research Analyst
  • Estate Executor
  • Financial Risk Analyst
  • Loss Control Consultant
  • Market Risk Analyst
  • Market Risk Specialist
  • Operational Risk Analyst
  • Operational Risk Consultant
  • Risk Analyst
  • Risk Management Analyst
  • Risk Management Consultant
  • Risk Management Specialist
  • Risk Manager
  • Risk Specialist
  • Securities Analyst
  • Securities Consultant
  • Securities Research Analyst
  • Security Consultant
  • US Salary Median: $63,212
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 8%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None

  Economists

Conduct research, prepare reports, or formulate plans to address economic problems related to the production and distribution of goods and services or monetary and fiscal policy. May collect and process economic and statistical data using sampling techniques and econometric methods.

Salary Ratio: 0.32    

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    
  • Business Economist
  • Econometrician
  • Economic Advisor
  • Economic Analyst
  • Economic Consultant
  • Economic Developer
  • Economic Development Specialist
  • Economic Research Analyst
  • Economist
  • Financial Economist
  • Fiscal Economist
  • Forensic Economist
  • Forest Economist
  • Health Economics Consultant
  • Health Economist
  • Industrial Economist
  • International Trade Specialist
  • Labor Economist
  • Medical Economics Consultant
  • Policy Advisor
  • Policy Officer
  • Price Economist
  • Project Economist
  • Research Analyst
  • Research Associate
  • Revenue Research Analyst
  • Social Economist
  • Tax Economist
  • Trade Economist
  • US Salary Median: $82,134
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Environmental Economists

Conduct economic analysis related to environmental protection and use of the natural environment, such as water, air, land, and renewable energy resources. Evaluate and quantify benefits, costs, incentives, and impacts of alternative options using economic principles and statistical techniques.

Salary Ratio: 0.32    

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    
  • Agricultural Economist
  • Ecological Economist
  • Economist
  • Energy Economist
  • Environment and Natural Resources Economics Researcher
  • Environmental Economist
  • Environmental Protection Economist
  • Marine Resource Economist
  • Natural Resource Economist
  • Natural Resource Specialist
  • Research Economist
  • Resource Economist
  • US Salary Median: $82,134
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Survey Researchers

Plan, develop, or conduct surveys. May analyze and interpret the meaning of survey data, determine survey objectives, or suggest or test question wording. Includes social scientists who primarily design questionnaires or supervise survey teams.

Salary Ratio: 0.63    

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    
  • Analytic Methodologist
  • Data Analyst
  • Data Collection Specialist
  • Field Interviewer
  • Interviewer
  • Market Survey Representative
  • Methodologist
  • Pollster
  • Proctor
  • Public Opinion Analyst
  • Research Associate
  • Research Fellow
  • Research Interviewer
  • Screening Field Interviewer
  • Survey Analyst
  • Survey Associate
  • Survey Methodologist
  • Survey Questionnaire Designer
  • Survey Research Analyst
  • Survey Research Associate
  • Survey Research Consultant
  • Survey Researcher
  • Survey Statistician
  • Telephone Interviewer
  • Telephone Survey Interviewer
  • US Salary Median: $60,342
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 7.9%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in economics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.24    

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    
  • Adjunct Economics Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Agricultural Economics Professor
  • Agricultural Economics Teacher
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Econometrics Professor
  • Economic Adjunct Instructor
  • Economic Instructor
  • Economics Adjunct Instructor
  • Economics Assistant Professor
  • Economics Faculty Member
  • Economics Instructor
  • Economics Lecturer
  • Economics Professor
  • Faculty Member
  • Finance Professor
  • Industrial Economics Professor
  • Industrial Economics Teacher
  • Instructor
  • Labor Economics Professor
  • Labor Economics Teacher
  • Lecturer
  • Macroeconomics Professor
  • Microeconomics Professor
  • Professor
  • Teacher
  • Transportation Economics Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • US Salary Median: $79,369
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate



Average Education Costs

Master's

The average cost for a graduate degree is $15,373 per year (or $21,698 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $30,746 to earn a master's (or $43,396 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($89,204 if you're in-state, $116,132 if you're out-of-state).

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $15,373 per year (or $21,698 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $61,492 to earn a doctorate (or $86,792 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($89,204 if you're in-state, $116,132 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($30,746 if you're in-state, $43,396 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $22,301 per year (or $29,033 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $89,204 to earn a bachelor's (or $116,132 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Business & Managerial Economics Degrees

Brigham Young University-Hawaii

55-220 Kulanui Street - Laie, HI

Out-of-state cost: $5,890/year
In-state cost: $5,890/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Brigham Young University

Main Campus - Provo, UT

Out-of-state cost: $5,970/year
In-state cost: $5,970/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Eastern Campus

45425 National Rd W - Saint Clairsville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Southern Campus

1804 Liberty Ave - Ironton, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Lancaster Campus

1570 Granville Pike - Lancaster, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

1425 Newark Rd - Zanesville, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus

101 University Drive - Chillicothe, OH

Out-of-state cost: $8,666/year
In-state cost: $5,674/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Jackson State University

1400 John R. Lynch Street - Jackson, MS

Out-of-state cost: $9,445/year
In-state cost: $8,445/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Youngstown State University

One University Plaza - Youngstown, OH

Out-of-state cost: $9,528/year
In-state cost: $9,168/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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The University of Texas Permian Basin

4901 E University - Odessa, TX

Out-of-state cost: $9,745/year
In-state cost: $4,836/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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West Texas A & M University

2501 4th Ave - Canyon, TX

Out-of-state cost: $9,903/year
In-state cost: $8,456/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Southern Mississippi

118 College Drive # 0001 - Hattiesburg, MS

Out-of-state cost: $10,896/year
In-state cost: $8,896/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate

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Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

Il State Rte 157 - Edwardsville, IL

Out-of-state cost: $11,495/year
In-state cost: $11,495/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ottawa University-Online

1001 South Cedar - Ottawa, KS

Out-of-state cost: $11,496/year
In-state cost: $11,496/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Midwestern State University

3410 Taft Blvd - Wichita Falls, TX

Out-of-state cost: $11,531/year
In-state cost: $9,581/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ottawa University-Kansas City

4370 W. 109th Street Suite 200 - Overland Park, KS

Out-of-state cost: $11,698/year
In-state cost: $11,698/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Ottawa University-Phoenix

9414 North 25th Avenue - Phoenix, AZ

Out-of-state cost: $11,704/year
In-state cost: $11,704/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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South Dakota State University

1004 Campanile Ave - Brookings, SD

Out-of-state cost: $12,675/year
In-state cost: $9,200/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Arkansas State University

2105 E. Aggie Road - Jonesboro, AR

Out-of-state cost: $12,883/year
In-state cost: $7,315/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Western Illinois University

1 University Circle - Macomb, IL

Out-of-state cost: $13,104/year
In-state cost: $13,104/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Business & Managerial Economics Degrees

University of New Orleans

2000 Lakeshore Drive - New Orleans, LA

Out-of-state cost: $13,678/year
In-state cost: $9,108/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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CUNY City College

160 Convent Ave - New York, NY

Out-of-state cost: $20,832/year
In-state cost: $11,402/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Baltimore

Charles At Mount Royal - Baltimore, MD

Out-of-state cost: $21,614/year
In-state cost: $15,404/year
Degrees: Master's

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George Washington University

1918 F Street, NW - Washington, DC

Out-of-state cost: $31,824/year
In-state cost: $31,824/year
Degrees: Master's

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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

503 Thompson Street - Ann Arbor, MI

Out-of-state cost: $49,548/year
In-state cost: $24,772/year
Degrees: Doctorate

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Northwestern University

633 Clark St - Evanston, IL

Out-of-state cost: $56,567/year
In-state cost: $56,567/year
Degrees: Master's, Doctorate

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