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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Business & Office Automation & Technology & Data Entry Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to support business information operations by using computer equipment to enter, process, and retrieve data for a wide variety of administrative purposes. Includes instruction in using basic business software and hardware, business computer networking, principles of desktop publishing, preparing mass mailings, compiling and editing spreadsheets, list maintenance, preparing tables and graphs, receipt control, and preparing business performance reports.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons. Operate data entry device, such as keyboard or photo composing perforator. Duties may include verifying data and preparing materials for printing.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $36,200
    "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.): -2.8%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,587/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,982/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $14,329/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,378/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,083/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,337/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: $36,200

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($44,885) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($44,885).

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $44,885
$44,885
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($40,330).

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $31,560
Huntsville, AL $34,585
Mobile, AL $35,495
Montgomery, AL $38,065
Tuscaloosa, AL $34,720
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,425
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,980
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,330
Auburn-Opelika, AL $25,380
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $33,170
Decatur, AL $25,310
Dothan, AL $34,340
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $23,700
$32,964
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($37,495).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $34,310
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $37,495
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,870
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,110
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,575
Hot Springs, AR $27,400
Pine Bluff, AR $23,630
$32,240
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($39,930).

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $38,780
Prescott, AZ $37,295
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $39,930
Tucson, AZ $34,680
Yuma, AZ $33,660
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $33,390
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $31,940
$35,955
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($47,935).

Chico, CA $35,945
El Centro, CA $42,770
Fresno, CA $39,695
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $39,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $41,360
Merced, CA $42,500
Modesto, CA $39,495
Napa, CA $43,295
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $37,320
Redding, CA $41,990
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $40,395
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $42,255
Salinas, CA $40,215
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $40,525
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $47,935
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $43,820
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $42,645
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $44,635
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $40,845
Santa Rosa, CA $37,625
Stockton-Lodi, CA $37,405
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $39,950
Visalia-Porterville, CA $38,940
Yuba City, CA $43,690
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,070
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $41,160
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,860
$40,964
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Greeley, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($43,275).

Colorado Springs, CO $37,790
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $41,990
Fort Collins, CO $39,025
Greeley, CO $43,275
Pueblo, CO $36,710
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,675
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,790
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $35,045
$38,654
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($47,025).

Danbury, CT $41,665
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $43,045
New Haven, CT $47,025
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $38,675
Waterbury, CT $37,400
$41,562
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($40,230).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $37,145
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $31,715
Gainesville, FL $39,340
Jacksonville, FL $34,295
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $34,050
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $36,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $35,615
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $36,945
Ocala, FL $36,490
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $33,775
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $36,610
Panama City, FL $31,690
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $35,735
Port St. Lucie, FL $40,230
Tallahassee, FL $29,460
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $33,885
Punta Gorda, FL $29,700
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $31,560
Sebring, FL $29,360
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $26,420
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $28,620
$34,341
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($39,405).

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $38,820
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $34,390
Columbus, GA-AL $35,970
Gainesville, GA $30,975
Macon, GA $33,240
Savannah, GA $39,295
Warner Robins, GA $39,405
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,765
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $36,655
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,830
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,540
Brunswick, GA $33,550
Dalton, GA $27,820
Rome, GA $35,840
$35,090
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($40,360).

Urban Honolulu, HI $40,360
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $37,355
$38,357
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($45,950).

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $33,805
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $40,375
Iowa City, IA $45,950
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $36,230
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $37,320
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,370
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $34,935
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,795
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,180
Dubuque, IA $29,720
$36,518
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($40,910).

Idaho Falls, ID $40,910
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,290
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $33,825
$35,028
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($42,135).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $40,090
Champaign-Urbana, IL $38,620
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $42,135
Peoria, IL $36,735
Rockford, IL $36,380
Springfield, IL $41,095
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,935
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,055
Decatur, IL $35,130
Kankakee, IL $25,470
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $32,210
$37,934
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($38,580).

Evansville, IN-KY $34,975
Fort Wayne, IN $36,135
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $37,745
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $32,825
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $35,325
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $33,075
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,580
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $32,110
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $37,340
Terre Haute, IN $28,130
$34,614
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($34,370).

Wichita, KS $30,725
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $34,370
$32,548
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($49,010).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,010
Lexington-Fayette, KY $34,745
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $38,570
Owensboro, KY $35,450
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,350
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $33,345
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $32,155
$35,899
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($39,730).

Baton Rouge, LA $35,365
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $32,490
Lafayette, LA $34,175
Lake Charles, LA $30,580
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $37,735
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $39,730
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,140
Hammond, LA $26,770
Monroe, LA $36,210
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,020
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $27,080
$34,222
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($44,890).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $43,685
Springfield, MA-CT $41,935
Worcester, MA-CT $41,205
New Bedford, MA $44,890
$42,649
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($48,940).

California-Lexington Park, MD $48,940
Cumberland, MD-WV $36,590
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $34,980
Salisbury, MD-DE $34,245
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $38,510
$37,499
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($42,160).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $34,875
Portland-South Portland, ME $37,785
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $37,810
$37,586
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Battle Creek, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($39,780).

Battle Creek, MI $39,780
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $37,480
Flint, MI $37,310
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $39,175
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $34,180
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $36,440
Monroe, MI $39,360
Saginaw, MI $38,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,765
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,410
$37,482
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Mankato-North Mankato, MN metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($45,070).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $45,070
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $41,135
Rochester, MN $36,395
St. Cloud, MN $35,660
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,155
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,805
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,505
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $24,450
$36,774
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($39,285).

Columbia, MO $33,885
Jefferson City, MO $31,710
Joplin, MO $31,635
Kansas City, MO-KS $37,830
St. Joseph, MO-KS $31,510
St. Louis, MO-IL $39,285
Springfield, MO $32,085
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,020
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,755
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,575
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $28,130
$34,320
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($37,300).

Jackson, MS $34,750
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,895
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,300
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,525
Hattiesburg, MS $24,750
$33,549
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($32,970).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $31,490
Missoula, MT $29,920
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $29,980
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $32,970
$31,170
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($39,455).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $36,145
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $39,455
Fayetteville, NC $35,330
Greensboro-High Point, NC $36,580
Greenville, NC $36,865
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $32,560
Jacksonville, NC $36,740
New Bern, NC $37,060
Raleigh, NC $39,430
Rocky Mount, NC $36,700
Wilmington, NC $33,530
Winston-Salem, NC $33,635
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,200
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,545
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,020
Burlington, NC $28,680
Goldsboro, NC $30,590
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,280
$35,034
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($43,730).

Fargo, ND-MN $43,730
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,060
$38,395
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($37,830).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $37,830
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,970
Lincoln, NE $30,600
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,890
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $30,060
$33,164
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($40,765).

Manchester, NH $35,620
Portsmouth, NH-ME $40,765
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $37,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $36,835
$37,690
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($45,870).

Trenton, NJ $45,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $42,245
Ocean City, NJ $37,910
$42,828
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($37,450).

Las Cruces, NM $28,985
Santa Fe, NM $37,450
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $36,640
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $28,835
$32,454
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($38,280).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $38,280
Reno, NV $36,570
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $35,390
$36,440
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($57,220).

Binghamton, NY $35,720
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $37,645
Elmira, NY $40,620
Ithaca, NY $57,220
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $43,635
Rochester, NY $38,500
Syracuse, NY $36,545
Utica-Rome, NY $37,135
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $45,390
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $36,095
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $39,785
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $37,415
Glens Falls, NY $32,720
Kingston, NY $38,180
$39,090
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($38,295).

Canton-Massillon, OH $31,220
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $37,860
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $37,660
Columbus, OH $38,295
Dayton, OH $37,050
Toledo, OH $34,485
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $33,300
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $36,375
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $34,500
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $33,370
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $34,700
$35,347
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($37,970).

Oklahoma City, OK $36,585
Tulsa, OK $34,665
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,620
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $37,970
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,460
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $28,650
$34,779
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($43,550).

Eugene, OR $37,780
Medford, OR $39,030
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $41,885
Salem, OR $39,885
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,930
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,550
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,775
$39,946
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Williamsport, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($49,530).

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $37,765
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $39,120
Erie, PA $40,245
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $39,745
Lancaster, PA $37,985
Lebanon, PA $47,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $39,935
Pittsburgh, PA $38,060
Reading, PA $38,435
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $36,200
State College, PA $30,630
Williamsport, PA $49,530
York-Hanover, PA $40,040
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $33,930
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $34,110
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $35,045
Altoona, PA $30,180
Johnstown, PA $38,860
$37,948
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($22,700).

Arecibo, PR $18,715
Mayaguez, PR $18,730
Ponce, PR $19,245
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,700
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $17,860
San German, PR $17,980
$19,462
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 ($39,580).

Columbia, SC $35,025
Florence, SC $35,820
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $33,960
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $34,610
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $38,180
Spartanburg, SC $39,580
Sumter, SC $30,310
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,300
$34,671
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($35,390).

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,985
Sioux Falls, SD $35,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $31,670
$33,758
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($39,915).

Clarksville, TN-KY $38,160
Johnson City, TN $36,840
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $36,870
Knoxville, TN $39,360
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $38,600
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $39,915
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $31,840
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,295
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,715
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $30,250
Morristown, TN $30,140
$36,050
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($40,420).

Amarillo, TX $36,930
Austin-Round Rock, TX $38,985
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $36,265
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $28,675
College Station-Bryan, TX $35,170
Corpus Christi, TX $33,590
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $40,265
El Paso, TX $30,170
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $39,170
Killeen-Temple, TX $35,530
Laredo, TX $27,535
Longview, TX $37,135
Lubbock, TX $33,905
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $33,110
Midland, TX $40,420
Odessa, TX $33,465
San Angelo, TX $32,510
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $39,790
Texarkana, TX-AR $31,580
Tyler, TX $32,540
Waco, TX $36,115
Wichita Falls, TX $33,660
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,985
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,260
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,825
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $31,810
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,535
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $31,995
Victoria, TX $33,130
$34,322
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($39,525).

Provo-Orem, UT $33,760
Salt Lake City, UT $39,525
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $32,250
St. George, UT $34,400
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $28,250
$34,496
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($46,840).

Harrisonburg, VA $32,595
Lynchburg, VA $34,625
Richmond, VA $38,495
Roanoke, VA $37,770
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $35,780
Winchester, VA-WV $46,840
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,660
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,025
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,070
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $27,040
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,870
$36,239
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($36,765).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $36,765
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,620
$35,050
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($42,560).

Eau Claire, WI $34,525
Green Bay, WI $38,580
Janesville-Beloit, WI $35,890
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $40,330
Madison, WI $41,520
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $37,485
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $42,560
Racine, WI $39,260
Sheboygan, WI $39,030
Wausau, WI $34,030
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $33,350
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,820
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,115
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,680
$37,337
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($43,250).

Charleston, WV $35,930
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $34,885
Morgantown, WV $34,590
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $43,250
Wheeling, WV-OH $39,020
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,440
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $34,860
$35,689
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($37,680).

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $34,915
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $35,510
Cheyenne, WY $37,680
$35,706

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $40,195

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Alaska ($51,530) in the Alaska nonmetropolitan area 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 ($51,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $51,530
$51,530
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($45,390) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $31,560
Huntsville, AL $41,560
Mobile, AL $38,430
Montgomery, AL $45,390
Tuscaloosa, AL $39,450
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,660
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,980
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,330
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
$37,670
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($42,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $38,830
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $42,930
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,690
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,110
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,830
Hot Springs, AR N/A
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
$37,678
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($43,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $42,930
Prescott, AZ $42,540
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $43,710
Tucson, AZ $38,710
Yuma, AZ $34,570
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $37,100
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ N/A
$39,927
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 ($55,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $39,910
El Centro, CA $42,770
Fresno, CA $45,070
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $39,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $45,830
Merced, CA $42,500
Modesto, CA $39,480
Napa, CA $45,490
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $41,320
Redding, CA $41,990
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $45,870
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $45,850
Salinas, CA $45,490
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $45,030
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $55,170
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $51,260
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $45,580
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $45,660
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $45,380
Santa Rosa, CA $39,660
Stockton-Lodi, CA $43,150
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $44,340
Visalia-Porterville, CA $38,940
Yuba City, CA $43,690
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $43,760
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $41,160
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,860
$44,103
Colorado

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

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($46,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $39,960
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $46,340
Fort Collins, CO $45,360
Greeley, CO $43,350
Pueblo, CO $41,350
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,710
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $36,790
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $40,360
$42,278
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($51,230) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $46,450
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $47,530
New Haven, CT $51,230
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $41,230
Waterbury, CT $40,660
$45,420
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Port St. Lucie, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($47,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $38,460
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $34,470
Gainesville, FL $43,660
Jacksonville, FL $39,850
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $38,480
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $40,530
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $35,890
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $39,830
Ocala, FL $36,490
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $37,000
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $39,060
Panama City, FL $32,330
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $37,920
Port St. Lucie, FL $47,110
Tallahassee, FL $31,730
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $38,250
Punta Gorda, FL N/A
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL N/A
Sebring, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$38,191
Georgia

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

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($43,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $41,900
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $38,930
Columbus, GA-AL $41,890
Gainesville, GA $32,510
Macon, GA $37,350
Savannah, GA $43,530
Warner Robins, GA $43,420
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,170
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,200
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,830
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,970
Brunswick, GA N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Rome, GA N/A
$38,700
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($40,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $40,360
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $40,010
$40,185
Iowa

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

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($45,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $39,440
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $45,140
Iowa City, IA $45,950
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $36,230
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $37,320
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,370
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,390
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,710
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,810
Dubuque, IA N/A
$40,040
Idaho

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

Idaho Falls, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($40,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Idaho Falls, ID $40,910
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $40,530
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $37,420
$39,620
Illinois

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

Springfield, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($44,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $40,090
Champaign-Urbana, IL $41,150
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $44,800
Peoria, IL $38,320
Rockford, IL $40,540
Springfield, IL $44,880
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $39,060
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,910
Decatur, IL N/A
Kankakee, IL N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,594
Indiana

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

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($43,490) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $41,050
Fort Wayne, IN $38,400
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $43,490
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $40,790
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $36,700
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,470
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $38,580
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $31,280
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
$38,220
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($39,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $36,440
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $39,210
$37,825
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($49,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,010
Lexington-Fayette, KY $42,300
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $42,830
Owensboro, KY $35,450
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $37,320
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,020
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,420
$40,764
Louisiana

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

Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($43,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $38,530
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $36,100
Lafayette, LA $37,260
Lake Charles, LA $31,780
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $43,370
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $39,730
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,970
Hammond, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$38,677
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($47,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $47,970
Springfield, MA-CT $42,890
Worcester, MA-CT $45,320
New Bedford, MA N/A
$45,393
Maryland

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

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($48,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $48,940
Cumberland, MD-WV $36,590
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $40,590
Salisbury, MD-DE $37,630
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $38,510
$40,452
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($42,950) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $37,480
Portland-South Portland, ME $42,950
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,120
$40,678
Michigan

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($43,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $39,780
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $39,240
Flint, MI $38,430
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $39,460
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $37,700
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $43,250
Monroe, MI $39,360
Saginaw, MI $38,540
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,800
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $38,970
$39,353
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($47,260) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $45,070
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $47,260
Rochester, MN $38,430
St. Cloud, MN $42,260
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,980
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,640
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $45,700
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$42,477
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($44,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $42,810
Jefferson City, MO $39,050
Joplin, MO $34,410
Kansas City, MO-KS $43,960
St. Joseph, MO-KS $38,530
St. Louis, MO-IL $44,650
Springfield, MO $34,660
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,060
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,630
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,840
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$39,760
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($40,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $40,640
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,240
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,300
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,750
Hattiesburg, MS N/A
$38,483
Montana

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

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($38,940) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,940
Missoula, MT N/A
West Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$38,940
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($45,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $40,710
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $45,460
Fayetteville, NC $40,460
Greensboro-High Point, NC $40,210
Greenville, NC $38,630
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $35,720
Jacksonville, NC $38,830
New Bern, NC $37,060
Raleigh, NC $42,330
Rocky Mount, NC $39,180
Wilmington, NC $38,650
Winston-Salem, NC $38,770
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,840
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,770
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,410
Burlington, NC N/A
Goldsboro, NC N/A
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$39,002
North Dakota

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

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($43,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $43,730
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$43,730
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($41,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $40,040
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $41,430
Lincoln, NE N/A
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,735
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 ($46,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $38,030
Portsmouth, NH-ME $46,130
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,620
$41,830
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 ($49,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $49,080
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $46,880
Ocean City, NJ N/A
$47,980
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($43,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $36,460
Santa Fe, NM $43,530
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $36,640
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $34,890
$37,880
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($41,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $38,280
Reno, NV $41,820
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $32,170
$37,423
New York

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

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($57,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $38,970
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $39,700
Elmira, NY $40,620
Ithaca, NY $57,220
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $48,620
Rochester, NY $42,820
Syracuse, NY $41,860
Utica-Rome, NY $40,400
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $45,390
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $39,730
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $46,060
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $39,720
Glens Falls, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
$43,426
Ohio

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

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($44,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $38,110
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $41,590
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $44,760
Columbus, OH $39,950
Dayton, OH $42,020
Toledo, OH $38,090
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $35,930
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,850
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $40,870
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,490
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $37,420
$39,371
Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($41,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $41,500
Tulsa, OK $39,050
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,210
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,900
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$40,415
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($46,370) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR $37,780
Medford, OR $41,850
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $46,370
Salem, OR $43,840
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,930
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,550
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $40,530
$41,836
Pennsylvania

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

Williamsport, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($49,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $41,460
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $39,120
Erie, PA $42,810
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $44,840
Lancaster, PA $40,330
Lebanon, PA $47,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $43,680
Pittsburgh, PA $42,490
Reading, PA $43,060
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $40,770
State College, PA $30,630
Williamsport, PA $49,530
York-Hanover, PA $43,350
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,630
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,340
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $38,730
Altoona, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
$41,556
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($25,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Arecibo, PR $19,380
Mayaguez, PR $19,070
Ponce, PR $19,710
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $25,830
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR N/A
San German, PR N/A
$20,998
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($41,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $41,910
Florence, SC $35,820
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $36,020
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $32,960
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$36,678
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($34,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,910
Sioux Falls, SD N/A
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$34,910
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($44,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $43,250
Johnson City, TN $36,840
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $35,840
Knoxville, TN $43,430
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $43,060
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $44,120
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,340
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $39,200
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,820
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,820
Morristown, TN N/A
$39,672
Texas

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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($45,700) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $36,930
Austin-Round Rock, TX $45,090
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $36,380
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $31,240
College Station-Bryan, TX $41,350
Corpus Christi, TX $37,180
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $45,700
El Paso, TX $40,430
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $45,410
Killeen-Temple, TX $42,700
Laredo, TX $31,990
Longview, TX $39,760
Lubbock, TX $38,570
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $34,770
Midland, TX $45,000
Odessa, TX $40,100
San Angelo, TX $40,070
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $43,110
Texarkana, TX-AR $34,010
Tyler, TX $35,190
Waco, TX $43,340
Wichita Falls, TX $38,290
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,760
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,260
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,710
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,530
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,560
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,990
Victoria, TX N/A
$38,479
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($39,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $38,420
Salt Lake City, UT $39,020
Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
St. George, UT N/A
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$38,720
Virginia

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

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($46,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $37,100
Lynchburg, VA $42,120
Richmond, VA $42,010
Roanoke, VA $43,160
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $40,410
Winchester, VA-WV $46,840
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,660
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $38,020
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,070
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$41,488
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($38,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $38,540
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area N/A
$38,540
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($46,510) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $37,540
Green Bay, WI $37,680
Janesville-Beloit, WI $35,930
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $42,400
Madison, WI $46,510
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $41,950
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $42,560
Racine, WI $39,420
Sheboygan, WI $39,030
Wausau, WI $36,140
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $35,300
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,790
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,110
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,810
$39,584
West Virginia

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

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($43,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $35,930
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $39,060
Morgantown, WV $38,840
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $43,250
Wheeling, WV-OH $39,020
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,510
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH N/A
$38,768
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($33,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $31,880
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $33,970
Cheyenne, WY N/A
$32,925

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $32,204

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Massachusetts ($40,590) in the New Bedford, MA metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($38,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Alaska nonmetropolitan area $38,240
$38,240
Alabama

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

Dothan, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($34,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $27,610
Mobile, AL $32,560
Montgomery, AL $30,740
Tuscaloosa, AL $29,990
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $29,190
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Auburn-Opelika, AL $25,380
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $33,170
Decatur, AL $25,310
Dothan, AL $34,340
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $23,700
$29,199
Arkansas

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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($32,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $29,790
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $32,060
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,050
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $29,320
Hot Springs, AR $27,400
Pine Bluff, AR $23,630
$27,708
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($36,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $34,630
Prescott, AZ $32,050
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $36,150
Tucson, AZ $30,650
Yuma, AZ $32,750
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $29,680
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $31,940
$32,550
California

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

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($43,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $31,980
El Centro, CA N/A
Fresno, CA $34,320
Hanford-Corcoran, CA N/A
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $36,890
Merced, CA N/A
Modesto, CA $39,510
Napa, CA $41,100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $33,320
Redding, CA N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $34,920
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $38,660
Salinas, CA $34,940
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $36,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $40,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $36,380
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $39,710
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $43,610
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $36,310
Santa Rosa, CA $35,590
Stockton-Lodi, CA $31,660
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $35,560
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
Yuba City, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $32,380
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$36,503
Colorado

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

Greeley, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($43,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $35,620
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $37,640
Fort Collins, CO $32,690
Greeley, CO $43,200
Pueblo, CO $32,070
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,640
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $29,730
$34,513
Connecticut

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

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($42,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $36,880
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $38,560
New Haven, CT $42,820
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $36,120
Waterbury, CT $34,140
$37,704
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($35,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $35,830
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $28,960
Gainesville, FL $35,020
Jacksonville, FL $28,740
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $29,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $32,610
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $35,340
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $34,060
Ocala, FL N/A
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $30,550
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $34,160
Panama City, FL $31,050
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $33,550
Port St. Lucie, FL $33,350
Tallahassee, FL $27,190
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $29,520
Punta Gorda, FL $29,700
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $31,560
Sebring, FL $29,360
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $26,420
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $28,620
$31,261
Georgia

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

Rome, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($35,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $35,740
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $29,850
Columbus, GA-AL $30,050
Gainesville, GA $29,440
Macon, GA $29,130
Savannah, GA $35,060
Warner Robins, GA $35,390
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $32,360
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,110
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $27,110
Brunswick, GA $33,550
Dalton, GA $27,820
Rome, GA $35,840
$32,035
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($34,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI N/A
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $34,700
$34,700
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($35,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $28,170
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $35,610
Iowa City, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,480
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $27,880
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $32,550
Dubuque, IA $29,720
$31,235
Idaho

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

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($30,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Idaho Falls, ID N/A
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $26,050
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $30,230
$28,140
Illinois

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

Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($40,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL N/A
Champaign-Urbana, IL $36,090
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $39,470
Peoria, IL $35,150
Rockford, IL $32,220
Springfield, IL $37,310
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,810
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,200
Decatur, IL $35,130
Kankakee, IL $25,470
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $32,210
$35,006
Indiana

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

Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($37,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Evansville, IN-KY $28,900
Fort Wayne, IN $33,870
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $32,000
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $24,860
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $33,950
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $30,680
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $32,940
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $37,340
Terre Haute, IN $28,130
$31,408
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($29,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Wichita, KS $25,010
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $29,530
$27,270
Kentucky

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

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($34,310) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY $27,190
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $34,310
Owensboro, KY N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,380
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $27,670
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $24,890
$29,088
Louisiana

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

Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($39,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $32,200
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $28,880
Lafayette, LA $31,090
Lake Charles, LA $29,380
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $32,100
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $28,310
Hammond, LA $26,770
Monroe, LA $36,210
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $39,020
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $27,080
$31,104
Massachusetts

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

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($44,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $39,400
Springfield, MA-CT $40,980
Worcester, MA-CT $37,090
New Bedford, MA $44,890
$40,590
Maryland

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

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($30,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD N/A
Cumberland, MD-WV N/A
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $29,370
Salisbury, MD-DE $30,860
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
$30,115
Maine

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

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($35,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $32,270
Portland-South Portland, ME $32,620
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $35,500
$33,463
Michigan

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

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($38,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI N/A
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $35,720
Flint, MI $36,190
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $38,890
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $30,660
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $29,630
Monroe, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,730
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $35,850
$34,810
Minnesota

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

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($36,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $35,010
Rochester, MN $34,360
St. Cloud, MN $29,060
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,330
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $28,970
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,310
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $24,450
$31,070
Missouri

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

North Missouri nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($36,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $24,960
Jefferson City, MO $24,370
Joplin, MO $28,860
Kansas City, MO-KS $31,700
St. Joseph, MO-KS $24,490
St. Louis, MO-IL $33,920
Springfield, MO $29,510
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $30,980
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,880
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,310
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $28,130
$29,374
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($34,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jackson, MS $28,860
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,550
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $26,300
Hattiesburg, MS $24,750
$28,615
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($32,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $24,040
Missoula, MT $29,920
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $29,980
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $32,970
$29,228
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($36,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $31,580
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $33,450
Fayetteville, NC $30,200
Greensboro-High Point, NC $32,950
Greenville, NC $35,100
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $29,400
Jacksonville, NC $34,650
New Bern, NC N/A
Raleigh, NC $36,530
Rocky Mount, NC $34,220
Wilmington, NC $28,410
Winston-Salem, NC $28,500
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,560
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,320
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,630
Burlington, NC $28,680
Goldsboro, NC $30,590
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $29,280
$31,532
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($33,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN N/A
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,060
$33,060
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($35,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $35,620
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $22,510
Lincoln, NE $30,600
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,890
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $30,060
$30,136
New Hampshire

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

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($35,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $33,210
Portsmouth, NH-ME $35,400
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $30,050
$33,550
New Jersey

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

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($42,660) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Trenton, NJ $42,660
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $37,610
Ocean City, NJ $37,910
$39,393
New Mexico

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

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($31,370) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Cruces, NM $21,510
Santa Fe, NM $31,370
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $22,780
$25,220
Nevada

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

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($38,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $31,320
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $38,610
$34,965
New York

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($38,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $32,470
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $35,590
Elmira, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $38,650
Rochester, NY $34,180
Syracuse, NY $31,230
Utica-Rome, NY $33,870
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $32,460
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $33,510
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $35,110
Glens Falls, NY $32,720
Kingston, NY $38,180
$34,361
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($36,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $24,330
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $34,130
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $30,560
Columbus, OH $36,640
Dayton, OH $32,080
Toledo, OH $30,880
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $30,670
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $33,900
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $28,130
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $31,250
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $31,980
$31,323
Oklahoma

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

Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($35,040) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Oklahoma City, OK $31,670
Tulsa, OK $30,280
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $29,030
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,040
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,460
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $28,650
$31,022
Oregon

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

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($37,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR $36,210
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $37,400
Salem, OR $35,930
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,020
$36,640
Pennsylvania

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

Johnstown, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($38,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $34,070
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
Erie, PA $37,680
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $34,650
Lancaster, PA $35,640
Lebanon, PA N/A
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $36,190
Pittsburgh, PA $33,630
Reading, PA $33,810
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $31,630
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
York-Hanover, PA $36,730
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $29,230
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $29,880
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $31,360
Altoona, PA $30,180
Johnstown, PA $38,860
$33,824
Puerto Rico

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

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($19,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Arecibo, PR $18,050
Mayaguez, PR $18,390
Ponce, PR $18,780
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,570
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $17,860
San German, PR $17,980
$18,438
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($39,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $28,140
Florence, SC N/A
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $31,900
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $36,260
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $38,180
Spartanburg, SC $39,580
Sumter, SC $30,310
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $30,300
$33,524
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($35,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,060
Sioux Falls, SD $35,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $31,670
$33,373
Tennessee

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

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($37,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $33,070
Johnson City, TN N/A
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $37,900
Knoxville, TN $35,290
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $34,140
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $35,710
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $26,340
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,390
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $32,610
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $25,680
Morristown, TN $30,140
$32,427
Texas

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

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($36,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX $32,880
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $36,150
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $26,110
College Station-Bryan, TX $28,990
Corpus Christi, TX $30,000
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $34,830
El Paso, TX $19,910
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $32,930
Killeen-Temple, TX $28,360
Laredo, TX $23,080
Longview, TX $34,510
Lubbock, TX $29,240
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $31,450
Midland, TX $35,840
Odessa, TX $26,830
San Angelo, TX $24,950
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $36,470
Texarkana, TX-AR $29,150
Tyler, TX $29,890
Waco, TX $28,890
Wichita Falls, TX $29,030
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,210
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,260
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $26,940
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,090
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,510
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $31,000
Victoria, TX $33,130
$30,165
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($40,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $29,100
Salt Lake City, UT $40,030
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $32,250
St. George, UT $34,400
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $28,250
$32,806
Virginia

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

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($37,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisonburg, VA $28,090
Lynchburg, VA $27,130
Richmond, VA $34,980
Roanoke, VA $32,380
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $31,150
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,030
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $27,040
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,870
$30,334
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($34,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $34,990
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,620
$33,305
Wisconsin

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

Green Bay, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($39,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $31,510
Green Bay, WI $39,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI $35,850
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $38,260
Madison, WI $36,530
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $33,020
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI N/A
Racine, WI $39,100
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI $31,920
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $31,400
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,850
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $30,120
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,550
$34,716
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($34,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV N/A
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $30,710
Morgantown, WV $30,340
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV N/A
Wheeling, WV-OH N/A
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $28,370
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $34,860
$31,070
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($37,950) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $37,950
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $37,050
Cheyenne, WY $37,680
$37,560

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $40,195.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $32,204. 

  Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons.

Salary Ratio: 0.94    

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    
  • Assignment Clerk
  • Benefits Clerk
  • Benefits Coordinator
  • Benefits Technician
  • Civil Service Clerk
  • Civil Service Worker
  • Contract Clerk
  • Employment Assistant
  • Employment Clerk
  • Enrollment Specialist
  • Human Resources Administrative Assistant (HR Administrative Assistant)
  • Human Resources Assistant (HR Assistant)
  • Human Resources Associate (HR Associate)
  • Human Resources Clerk (HR Clerk)
  • Human Resources Team Member
  • Identification Clerk
  • Personnel Associate
  • Personnel Clerk
  • Personnel Officer
  • Staffing Assistant
  • Temporary Help Agency Referral Clerk
  • Time Study Clerk
  • US Salary Median: $40,488
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -2.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's

  Data Entry Keyers

Operate data entry device, such as keyboard or photo composing perforator. Duties may include verifying data and preparing materials for printing.

Salary Ratio: 1.87    

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    
  • Adjusto-Writer Operator
  • Automatic Operator
  • Braille Operator
  • Braille Transcriber
  • Braille Typist
  • Card Puncher
  • Card Punching Machine Operator
  • Check Processor
  • Claims Support Specialist
  • Cold Type Composing Machine Operator
  • Compugraph Operator
  • Computer Aide
  • Computer Clerk
  • Computer Typesetter
  • Cryptographic Clerk
  • Cryptographic Machine Operator
  • Customs Entry Clerk
  • Data Capture Clerk
  • Data Capture Specialist
  • Data Coder Operator
  • Data Collection Associate
  • Data Collector
  • Data Entry Associate
  • Data Entry Clerk
  • Data Entry Email Processor
  • Data Entry Machine Operator
  • Data Entry Operator
  • Data Entry Representative
  • Data Entry Specialist
  • Data Entry Technician
  • Data Input Clerk
  • Data Keyer
  • Data Processing Clerk
  • Data Processor
  • Data Transcriber
  • Data Typist
  • Electronic Typesetting Machine Operator
  • Encoder
  • Encoding Clerk
  • Flex O Writer Operator
  • Key Punch Operator
  • Keying Machine Operator
  • Keypunch Operator
  • Keypuncher
  • KST Operator (Key Station Terminal Operator)
  • Linecasting Machine Keyboard Operator
  • Machine Clerical Verifier
  • Magnetic Tape Composer Operator
  • Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter Operator (MTST Operator)
  • Magnetic Tape Typewriter Operator
  • Mail List Processor
  • Micro Computer Data Processor
  • Multiplex Operator
  • Office Machine Punch Operator
  • Perforator Operator
  • Perforator Typist
  • Photocomposing Keyboard Operator
  • Photocomposing Perforator Machine Operator
  • Photocomposition Keyboard Operator
  • Planograph Operator
  • Punch Card Operator
  • Records Clerk
  • Robotype Operator
  • Simplex Operator
  • Strike On Machine Operator
  • Teleprinter
  • Teletype Clerk
  • Teletype Keyboard Operator
  • Teletype Operator
  • Teletypewriter Operator
  • Teletypist
  • Terminal Make Up Operator
  • Terminal Operator
  • Terminal System Operator
  • TWX Operator (Teletype Writer Exchange Operator)
  • Typesetter Operator
  • Underwriting Support Specialist
  • Varitype Keyboard Operator
  • Varitype Operator
  • Varitypist
  • Verifier Operator
  • Verifying Machine Operator
  • US Salary Median: $32,543
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -2.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,982 per year (or $9,587 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $23,928 to earn a bachelor's (or $38,348 if you're out-of-state).

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,982 per year (or $9,587 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $11,964 to earn an associate's (or $19,174 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Business & Office Automation & Technology & Data Entry Degrees

Northwest Missouri State University

800 University Drive - Maryville, MO

Out-of-state cost: $14,458/year
In-state cost: $8,500/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Mount Vernon Nazarene University

800 Martinsburg Rd - Mount Vernon, OH

Out-of-state cost: $22,650/year
In-state cost: $22,650/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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East Carolina University

East 5th Street - Greenville, NC

Out-of-state cost: $23,516/year
In-state cost: $7,239/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Idaho State University

921 S 8th Ave - Pocatello, ID

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

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Central Washington University

400 East University Way - Ellensburg, WA

Out-of-state cost: $24,520/year
In-state cost: $8,444/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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University of Rio Grande

218 N College Ave - Rio Grande, OH

Out-of-state cost: $27,481/year
In-state cost: $27,481/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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The University of Tampa

401 W Kennedy Blvd - Tampa, FL

Out-of-state cost: $30,884/year
In-state cost: $30,884/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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