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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Carpentry & Carpenter Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out, cut, fabricate, erect, install, and repair wooden structures and fixtures, using hand and power tools. Includes instruction in technical mathematics, framing, construction materials and selection, job estimating, blueprint reading, foundations and roughing-in, finish carpentry techniques, and applicable codes and standards.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $54,548
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 5.7%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,182/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,106/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,754/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,368/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,637/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,279/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: $54,548

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Hawaii ($84,520) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($79,260).

Fairbanks, AK $79,260
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $73,970
$76,615
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($56,920).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $53,623
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $56,067
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $50,043
Decatur, AL $55,270
Dothan, AL $48,700
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $53,923
Gadsden, AL $50,077
Huntsville, AL $53,713
Mobile, AL $52,720
Montgomery, AL $45,917
Tuscaloosa, AL $55,847
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $51,280
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,393
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,920
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $53,483
$52,398
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($51,150).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $45,960
Hot Springs, AR $47,353
Jonesboro, AR $42,377
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,150
Pine Bluff, AR $47,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,880
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $44,283
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,440
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,010
$46,190
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($62,640).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $46,363
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $62,640
Prescott, AZ $59,283
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $47,540
Tucson, AZ $56,717
Yuma, AZ $51,230
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $54,203
$53,997
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($89,497).

Chico, CA $66,403
El Centro, CA $63,060
Fresno, CA $69,960
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $69,727
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $76,943
Madera, CA $67,783
Merced, CA $72,723
Modesto, CA $63,460
Napa, CA $84,973
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $72,217
Redding, CA $64,537
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $61,497
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $71,660
Salinas, CA $80,873
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $72,443
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $88,240
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $89,497
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $75,697
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $68,643
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $78,230
Santa Rosa, CA $86,807
Stockton-Lodi, CA $66,547
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $83,503
Visalia-Porterville, CA $53,953
Yuba City, CA $63,470
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $68,873
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $71,880
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $64,860
$72,088
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($69,720).

Colorado Springs, CO $60,930
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $67,697
Fort Collins, CO $61,423
Grand Junction, CO $57,180
Greeley, CO $65,380
Pueblo, CO $58,063
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $54,393
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $58,953
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $69,720
$61,527
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($74,370).

Danbury, CT $70,167
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $70,737
New Haven, CT $69,823
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $74,370
Waterbury, CT $73,653
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $63,107
$70,309
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($58,970).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $48,960
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $50,620
Gainesville, FL $51,747
Homosassa Springs, FL $45,290
Jacksonville, FL $51,317
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $49,407
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $56,317
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $58,970
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $53,353
Ocala, FL $45,863
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $52,827
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $53,323
Panama City, FL $50,037
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $48,957
Port St. Lucie, FL $56,060
Punta Gorda, FL $46,953
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $48,643
Sebring, FL $50,007
Tallahassee, FL $51,457
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $52,100
The Villages, FL $57,217
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $56,123
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,773
$51,405
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

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

Athens-Clarke County, GA $54,720
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $58,813
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $60,597
Brunswick, GA $54,303
Columbus, GA-AL $51,370
Dalton, GA $53,227
Gainesville, GA $56,000
Hinesville, GA $61,500
Macon, GA $51,120
Rome, GA $50,750
Savannah, GA $57,260
Valdosta, GA $48,363
Warner Robins, GA $67,020
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,377
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,943
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,240
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $51,020
$53,742
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($89,737).

Urban Honolulu, HI $89,737
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $79,303
$84,520
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($62,913).

Cedar Rapids, IA $62,913
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $58,647
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $56,707
Dubuque, IA $58,297
Iowa City, IA $54,787
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $55,010
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $54,400
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,143
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,937
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $56,993
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $54,367
$56,836
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($59,390).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $54,680
Idaho Falls, ID $57,277
Lewiston, ID-WA $59,390
Pocatello, ID $45,597
Twin Falls, ID $46,300
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,283
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,207
$53,676
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($87,327).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $67,363
Champaign-Urbana, IL $77,063
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $87,327
Decatur, IL $53,033
Kankakee, IL $83,883
Peoria, IL $71,853
Rockford, IL $82,743
Springfield, IL $76,067
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $66,590
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,843
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,060
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $63,693
Danville, IL $53,810
$68,388
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($63,530).

Columbus, IN $63,530
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $55,200
Evansville, IN-KY $62,293
Fort Wayne, IN $56,190
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $59,743
Kokomo, IN $53,617
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $61,923
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $55,263
Muncie, IN $56,160
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $57,863
Terre Haute, IN $60,093
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,350
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $54,787
$57,518
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($58,257).

Manhattan, KS $56,017
Topeka, KS $58,257
Wichita, KS $55,050
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $52,140
$55,366
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($62,583).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $51,987
Lexington-Fayette, KY $55,670
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $62,583
Owensboro, KY $53,830
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,333
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,030
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $54,347
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $49,223
$53,250
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($64,723).

Baton Rouge, LA $60,220
Hammond, LA $48,920
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $53,717
Lafayette, LA $54,930
Lake Charles, LA $64,723
Monroe, LA $50,427
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $58,207
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $53,547
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,147
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $50,287
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $38,157
$53,116
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($83,300).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $83,300
Leominster-Gardner, MA $66,787
New Bedford, MA $69,570
Pittsfield, MA $67,883
Springfield, MA-CT $71,357
Worcester, MA-CT $62,877
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $70,803
$70,368
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($57,000).

California-Lexington Park, MD $54,417
Cumberland, MD-WV $52,187
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $57,000
Salisbury, MD-DE $55,773
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $54,287
$54,733
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($59,497).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $55,383
Portland-South Portland, ME $59,497
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $51,380
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $51,290
$54,388
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($70,007).

Battle Creek, MI $57,790
Bay City, MI $54,323
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $70,007
Flint, MI $59,137
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $53,460
Jackson, MI $58,333
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $55,640
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $63,697
Midland, MI $56,563
Monroe, MI $52,813
Muskegon, MI $60,320
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $52,927
Saginaw, MI $59,413
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $61,207
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $51,657
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,080
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,963
$57,490
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($73,980).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $64,830
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $73,980
Rochester, MN $63,900
St. Cloud, MN $66,597
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $58,463
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,767
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $61,123
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,667
$64,791
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($76,610).

Columbia, MO $60,963
Jefferson City, MO $62,923
Joplin, MO $49,637
Kansas City, MO-KS $69,600
St. Joseph, MO-KS $75,070
St. Louis, MO-IL $76,610
Springfield, MO $52,683
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,090
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,080
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,957
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $50,917
$60,503
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($54,513).

Hattiesburg, MS $46,643
Jackson, MS $51,383
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,657
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $45,360
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,117
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,513
$49,112
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($64,717).

Great Falls, MT $52,620
Missoula, MT $57,767
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,667
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $54,047
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,717
$57,763
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($56,063).

Burlington, NC $52,353
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $56,063
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $53,147
Fayetteville, NC $55,343
Goldsboro, NC $52,513
Greensboro-High Point, NC $53,750
Greenville, NC $49,880
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $49,547
Jacksonville, NC $47,843
New Bern, NC $49,130
Raleigh, NC $54,263
Rocky Mount, NC $51,020
Wilmington, NC $53,900
Winston-Salem, NC $52,663
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,690
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,397
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,593
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,270
$51,965
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($69,680).

Fargo, ND-MN $59,957
Grand Forks, ND-MN $61,420
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $69,680
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,830
$61,472
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($61,047).

Lincoln, NE $55,483
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $61,047
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,050
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $53,503
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,417
$52,900
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($65,327).

Manchester, NH $61,700
Portsmouth, NH-ME $65,327
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $53,210
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,170
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $55,230
$58,727
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($69,400).

Ocean City, NJ $69,400
Trenton, NJ $69,100
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $58,400
$65,633
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($55,917).

Farmington, NM $55,917
Las Cruces, NM $43,043
Santa Fe, NM $53,373
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $48,210
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $54,233
$50,955
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($67,680).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $62,047
Reno, NV $62,530
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $67,680
$64,086
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($86,480).

Binghamton, NY $64,253
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $64,770
Elmira, NY $63,360
Glens Falls, NY $59,110
Ithaca, NY $61,063
Kingston, NY $60,070
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $86,480
Rochester, NY $61,457
Syracuse, NY $63,830
Utica-Rome, NY $51,803
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $55,793
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,570
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $56,410
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $56,317
$61,663
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($67,457).

Canton-Massillon, OH $54,917
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $61,397
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $65,503
Columbus, OH $63,060
Dayton, OH $63,023
Lima, OH $52,090
Mansfield, OH $55,100
Springfield, OH $58,693
Toledo, OH $67,457
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $62,377
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $55,480
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $54,130
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57,117
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $63,880
$59,587
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($60,813).

Lawton, OK $46,710
Oklahoma City, OK $58,623
Tulsa, OK $56,903
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,133
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $53,790
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,813
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,697
$55,665
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($78,727).

Bend-Redmond, OR $59,807
Corvallis, OR $78,727
Eugene, OR $59,037
Grants Pass, OR $47,627
Medford, OR $53,663
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $73,390
Salem, OR $58,733
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,080
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $54,460
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,797
$60,332
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($74,283).

Altoona, PA $56,033
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $50,923
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $55,147
East Stroudsburg, PA $56,840
Erie, PA $52,723
Gettysburg, PA $56,667
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $58,510
Johnstown, PA $54,197
Lancaster, PA $59,483
Lebanon, PA $56,000
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $74,283
Pittsburgh, PA $65,960
Reading, PA $62,823
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $66,610
State College, PA $63,477
Williamsport, PA $62,530
York-Hanover, PA $61,903
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55,680
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $53,223
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $52,083
$58,755
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($26,277).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $21,667
Arecibo, PR $22,400
Mayaguez, PR $24,593
Ponce, PR $21,893
San German, PR $19,387
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $26,277
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,650
$22,542
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($61,640).

Columbia, SC $53,600
Florence, SC $55,260
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $56,000
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $54,893
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $52,520
Spartanburg, SC $51,313
Sumter, SC $51,990
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $56,817
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,640
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $51,467
$54,550
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($59,007).

Sioux Falls, SD $59,007
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $53,487
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $50,487
$54,327
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($55,680).

Clarksville, TN-KY $50,857
Cleveland, TN $53,140
Jackson, TN $49,870
Johnson City, TN $47,510
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $46,943
Knoxville, TN $50,720
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $55,680
Morristown, TN $44,533
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $54,617
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,150
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,053
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,300
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,190
$49,274
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($66,287).

Amarillo, TX $54,693
Austin-Round Rock, TX $56,040
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $63,873
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $44,223
College Station-Bryan, TX $58,813
Corpus Christi, TX $59,957
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $53,067
El Paso, TX $43,653
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $57,753
Killeen-Temple, TX $53,527
Laredo, TX $40,043
Longview, TX $56,130
Lubbock, TX $52,023
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $46,830
Midland, TX $66,287
Odessa, TX $60,537
San Angelo, TX $56,277
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $53,580
Sherman-Denison, TX $47,670
Texarkana, TX-AR $47,763
Tyler, TX $46,733
Victoria, TX $42,327
Waco, TX $54,143
Wichita Falls, TX $62,810
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,867
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,123
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,427
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,830
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $41,483
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $52,013
$52,883
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($59,870).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $53,640
Provo-Orem, UT $53,563
St. George, UT $49,380
Salt Lake City, UT $59,870
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $54,117
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $50,190
$53,460
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($60,683).

Charlottesville, VA $55,063
Harrisonburg, VA $54,513
Lynchburg, VA $45,127
Richmond, VA $55,840
Roanoke, VA $48,853
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $50,947
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $60,683
Winchester, VA-WV $58,740
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,373
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,387
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $54,760
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,520
$53,067
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($60,363).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,363
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,517
$56,940
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($73,350).

Eau Claire, WI $61,937
Fond du Lac, WI $68,390
Green Bay, WI $64,073
Janesville-Beloit, WI $67,233
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $69,023
Madison, WI $66,413
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $73,350
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $63,573
Racine, WI $72,160
Sheboygan, WI $62,313
Wausau, WI $56,490
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,957
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,247
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,810
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,350
$63,755
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($77,507).

Charleston, WV $56,317
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $56,993
Morgantown, WV $62,490
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $56,007
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $65,490
Wheeling, WV-OH $77,507
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $48,427
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,610
$60,105
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($63,073).

Cheyenne, WY $59,940
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $62,720
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $63,073
$61,911

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $63,917

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Hawaii ($87,335) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

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

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

Fairbanks, AK $84,540
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $80,820
$82,680
Alabama

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

Tuscaloosa, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($64,480) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $61,730
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $62,430
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $56,570
Decatur, AL $62,690
Dothan, AL $56,940
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,950
Gadsden, AL $58,020
Huntsville, AL $58,240
Mobile, AL $60,530
Montgomery, AL $51,580
Tuscaloosa, AL $64,480
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,890
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,020
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $56,140
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,070
$58,885
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 ($56,710) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $50,390
Hot Springs, AR $52,350
Jonesboro, AR $47,310
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $56,710
Pine Bluff, AR $47,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,510
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,180
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,610
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $53,630
$50,942
Arizona

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($70,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $50,570
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $70,180
Prescott, AZ $65,990
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $53,200
Tucson, AZ $63,760
Yuma, AZ $61,610
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $61,920
$61,033
California

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($102,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $70,430
El Centro, CA $62,310
Fresno, CA $77,880
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $67,150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $82,600
Madera, CA $73,430
Merced, CA $80,460
Modesto, CA $70,750
Napa, CA $91,900
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $77,010
Redding, CA $71,710
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $65,910
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $80,060
Salinas, CA $83,240
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $79,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $96,600
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $102,110
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $83,460
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $68,270
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $83,340
Santa Rosa, CA $95,130
Stockton-Lodi, CA $73,260
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $83,670
Visalia-Porterville, CA $61,440
Yuba City, CA $68,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $75,050
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $79,770
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $66,040
$77,539
Colorado

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

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

Colorado Springs, CO $67,470
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $74,210
Fort Collins, CO $68,400
Grand Junction, CO $64,950
Greeley, CO $73,230
Pueblo, CO $62,770
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $64,470
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $63,840
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $78,450
$68,643
Connecticut

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($83,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $78,830
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,070
New Haven, CT $75,250
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $83,930
Waterbury, CT $81,200
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $67,020
$77,383
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

The Villages, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($67,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $53,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $57,610
Gainesville, FL $56,570
Homosassa Springs, FL $49,870
Jacksonville, FL $58,090
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $54,860
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $63,260
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $66,000
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $59,960
Ocala, FL $51,070
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $58,110
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $60,200
Panama City, FL $54,230
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $50,900
Port St. Lucie, FL $64,000
Punta Gorda, FL $48,380
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $52,710
Sebring, FL $56,690
Tallahassee, FL $56,900
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $58,610
The Villages, FL $67,750
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $61,070
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $53,130
$57,121
Georgia

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

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

Athens-Clarke County, GA $62,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $66,830
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $62,970
Brunswick, GA $61,450
Columbus, GA-AL $57,160
Dalton, GA $51,580
Gainesville, GA $64,980
Hinesville, GA $61,500
Macon, GA $60,110
Rome, GA $56,950
Savannah, GA $62,730
Valdosta, GA $56,350
Warner Robins, GA $67,020
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,900
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,170
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $53,530
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $55,120
$59,055
Hawaii

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

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

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

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

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($69,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,460
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $62,100
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $62,250
Dubuque, IA $60,210
Iowa City, IA $61,920
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $62,270
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $58,860
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $62,470
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,560
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $63,210
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $61,200
$62,501
Idaho

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

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

Coeur d'Alene, ID $59,760
Idaho Falls, ID $67,010
Lewiston, ID-WA $65,470
Pocatello, ID $50,770
Twin Falls, ID $51,670
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $59,610
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $63,350
$59,663
Illinois

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

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

Carbondale-Marion, IL $65,720
Champaign-Urbana, IL $81,900
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $88,940
Decatur, IL $58,590
Kankakee, IL $88,910
Peoria, IL $73,640
Rockford, IL $89,750
Springfield, IL $81,160
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $76,990
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $49,830
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,340
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $71,830
Danville, IL N/A
$73,383
Indiana

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

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

Columbus, IN $66,340
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $57,580
Evansville, IN-KY $68,910
Fort Wayne, IN $63,150
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $64,810
Kokomo, IN $60,660
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $69,570
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $57,260
Muncie, IN $61,620
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $63,440
Terre Haute, IN $69,470
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $59,670
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $56,260
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $60,770
$62,822
Kansas

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

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

Manhattan, KS $61,910
Topeka, KS $65,330
Wichita, KS $63,240
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $59,570
$62,513
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 ($67,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $58,740
Lexington-Fayette, KY $62,110
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $67,170
Owensboro, KY $61,260
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $61,310
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,900
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $60,760
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,420
$59,834
Louisiana

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

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($69,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $65,060
Hammond, LA $57,180
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $60,750
Lafayette, LA $62,840
Lake Charles, LA $69,050
Monroe, LA $55,180
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $64,270
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $61,580
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,560
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,440
$59,509
Massachusetts

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

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($94,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $94,570
Leominster-Gardner, MA $75,720
New Bedford, MA $77,450
Pittsfield, MA $74,460
Springfield, MA-CT $80,350
Worcester, MA-CT $66,420
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $76,080
$77,864
Maryland

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

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

California-Lexington Park, MD $58,860
Cumberland, MD-WV $55,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $64,800
Salisbury, MD-DE $63,400
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $63,020
$61,036
Maine

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

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($65,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $60,130
Portland-South Portland, ME $65,620
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,080
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $55,130
$58,990
Michigan

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

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

Battle Creek, MI $62,400
Bay City, MI $57,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $78,290
Flint, MI $61,980
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $57,930
Jackson, MI $63,730
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $63,250
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $71,190
Midland, MI $62,950
Monroe, MI $55,880
Muskegon, MI $68,080
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $60,130
Saginaw, MI $66,100
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $70,240
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,830
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $63,200
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,660
$63,578
Minnesota

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($81,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $71,310
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $81,720
Rochester, MN $70,020
St. Cloud, MN $73,620
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,550
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $69,670
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $70,300
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $73,120
$72,039
Missouri

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

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($82,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $69,000
Jefferson City, MO $70,800
Joplin, MO $54,890
Kansas City, MO-KS $77,130
St. Joseph, MO-KS $80,640
St. Louis, MO-IL $82,840
Springfield, MO $57,580
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $59,590
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $52,800
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,900
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,050
$65,838
Mississippi

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

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($61,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $53,280
Jackson, MS $61,530
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $53,260
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,800
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,020
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $57,260
$54,858
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($75,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $61,540
Missoula, MT $64,360
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $65,850
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $59,290
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $75,740
$65,356
North Carolina

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

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($64,300) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $60,010
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $64,300
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $60,400
Fayetteville, NC $63,110
Goldsboro, NC $60,960
Greensboro-High Point, NC $62,490
Greenville, NC $56,900
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $57,210
Jacksonville, NC $55,660
New Bern, NC $55,010
Raleigh, NC $60,600
Rocky Mount, NC $60,230
Wilmington, NC $60,390
Winston-Salem, NC $60,000
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,190
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,170
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $59,680
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,140
$59,636
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 ($79,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $66,720
Grand Forks, ND-MN $69,570
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $79,780
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,830
$69,475
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 ($71,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $63,400
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $71,780
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,900
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $62,630
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $54,180
$60,578
New Hampshire

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

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($72,750) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $69,250
Portsmouth, NH-ME $72,750
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $56,600
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $62,420
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $59,790
$64,162
New Jersey

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

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

Ocean City, NJ $78,410
Trenton, NJ $75,390
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $67,160
$73,653
New Mexico

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

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($61,510) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $59,930
Las Cruces, NM $49,890
Santa Fe, NM $57,370
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $51,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $61,510
$56,110
Nevada

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

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

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $65,660
Reno, NV $68,300
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $76,240
$70,067
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 ($98,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $65,100
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $72,660
Elmira, NY $68,510
Glens Falls, NY $61,930
Ithaca, NY $67,090
Kingston, NY $62,320
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $98,880
Rochester, NY $68,640
Syracuse, NY $69,690
Utica-Rome, NY $57,970
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $61,350
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $63,270
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $61,070
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $60,240
$67,051
Ohio

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

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

Canton-Massillon, OH $59,030
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $67,700
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $72,060
Columbus, OH $70,330
Dayton, OH $69,010
Lima, OH $57,800
Mansfield, OH $61,150
Springfield, OH $63,510
Toledo, OH $72,890
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $65,860
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $59,820
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $58,870
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $64,220
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $73,620
$65,419
Oklahoma

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

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

Lawton, OK $46,710
Oklahoma City, OK $67,060
Tulsa, OK $61,600
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,160
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,690
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $71,670
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $63,260
$61,593
Oregon

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

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

Bend-Redmond, OR $65,450
Corvallis, OR $91,410
Eugene, OR $62,920
Grants Pass, OR $47,940
Medford, OR $59,780
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $81,270
Salem, OR $63,640
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $67,980
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,270
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $61,280
$66,294
Pennsylvania

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($82,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $64,420
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $54,600
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $61,350
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,250
Erie, PA $56,390
Gettysburg, PA $62,070
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $64,910
Johnstown, PA $61,400
Lancaster, PA $67,410
Lebanon, PA $60,680
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $82,170
Pittsburgh, PA $68,040
Reading, PA $71,270
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $76,280
State College, PA $71,500
Williamsport, PA $71,460
York-Hanover, PA $68,640
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $64,020
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $60,040
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,570
$65,424
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 ($29,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $23,100
Arecibo, PR $24,340
Mayaguez, PR $26,140
Ponce, PR $23,600
San German, PR $19,990
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $29,200
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$24,395
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($70,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $59,560
Florence, SC $59,430
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $62,880
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $60,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $59,890
Spartanburg, SC $59,610
Sumter, SC $59,860
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,700
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $70,470
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $57,710
$61,150
South Dakota

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

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($69,440) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $69,440
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,860
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,170
$63,490
Tennessee

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

Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($61,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,860
Cleveland, TN $60,230
Jackson, TN $54,660
Johnson City, TN $52,970
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $51,230
Knoxville, TN $54,570
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $61,190
Morristown, TN $49,910
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $59,220
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,840
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,610
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,370
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,280
$54,534
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($78,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $59,690
Austin-Round Rock, TX $64,040
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $69,820
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $48,390
College Station-Bryan, TX $67,200
Corpus Christi, TX $70,080
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,460
El Paso, TX $49,440
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $64,120
Killeen-Temple, TX $58,170
Laredo, TX $44,250
Longview, TX $61,720
Lubbock, TX $59,320
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $52,370
Midland, TX $78,280
Odessa, TX $69,580
San Angelo, TX $65,170
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $59,860
Sherman-Denison, TX $51,160
Texarkana, TX-AR $54,990
Tyler, TX $51,670
Victoria, TX $49,440
Waco, TX $62,200
Wichita Falls, TX $75,250
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $67,780
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,940
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $53,500
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,920
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,820
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,680
$59,877
Utah

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

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($66,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $59,270
Provo-Orem, UT $59,020
St. George, UT $54,330
Salt Lake City, UT $66,930
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $61,820
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $57,390
$59,793
Virginia

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

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($68,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $60,740
Harrisonburg, VA $58,960
Lynchburg, VA $49,460
Richmond, VA $62,790
Roanoke, VA $54,670
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $58,810
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $68,910
Winchester, VA-WV $64,770
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $58,970
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,820
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $62,630
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,930
$59,288
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($66,090) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $66,090
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,970
$62,030
Wisconsin

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

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($82,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $64,740
Fond du Lac, WI $70,030
Green Bay, WI $70,930
Janesville-Beloit, WI $76,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $78,340
Madison, WI $72,230
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $82,140
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $72,970
Racine, WI $78,010
Sheboygan, WI $70,100
Wausau, WI $62,140
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,710
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $67,040
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $61,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $62,260
$70,103
West Virginia

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

Wheeling, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($94,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $62,250
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $63,660
Morgantown, WV $71,800
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $62,240
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $73,410
Wheeling, WV-OH $94,080
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $56,420
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,020
$68,735
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($72,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $68,800
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $64,570
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $72,590
$68,653

No Degree

Average Salary Median: $45,179

The state with the highest average salary median for jobs which don't require a degree is Hawaii ($78,890) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (No Degree)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($68,700) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fairbanks, AK $68,700
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $60,270
$64,485
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (No Degree)

Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($58,480) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $37,410
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $43,340
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $36,990
Decatur, AL $40,430
Dothan, AL $32,220
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $45,870
Gadsden, AL $34,190
Huntsville, AL $44,660
Mobile, AL $37,100
Montgomery, AL $34,590
Tuscaloosa, AL $38,580
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,060
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,140
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $58,480
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,310
$39,425
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (No Degree)

South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($45,770) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $37,100
Hot Springs, AR $37,360
Jonesboro, AR $32,510
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $40,030
Pine Bluff, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $25,620
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,490
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,100
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,770
$35,498
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (No Degree)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($47,560) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $37,950
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $47,560
Prescott, AZ $45,870
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $36,220
Tucson, AZ $42,630
Yuma, AZ $30,470
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $38,770
$39,924
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (No Degree)

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($83,170) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Chico, CA $58,350
El Centro, CA $64,560
Fresno, CA $54,120
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $74,880
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $65,630
Madera, CA $56,490
Merced, CA $57,250
Modesto, CA $48,880
Napa, CA $71,120
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $62,630
Redding, CA $50,190
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $52,670
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $54,860
Salinas, CA $76,140
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $57,430
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $71,520
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $64,270
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $60,170
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $69,390
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $68,010
Santa Rosa, CA $70,160
Stockton-Lodi, CA $53,120
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $83,170
Visalia-Porterville, CA $38,980
Yuba City, CA $54,110
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $56,520
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $56,100
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $62,500
$61,186
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (No Degree)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($54,670) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Colorado Springs, CO $47,850
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $54,670
Fort Collins, CO $47,470
Grand Junction, CO $41,640
Greeley, CO $49,680
Pueblo, CO $48,650
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $34,240
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $49,180
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $52,260
$47,293
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (No Degree)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($58,970) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Danbury, CT $52,840
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $56,070
New Haven, CT $58,970
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $55,250
Waterbury, CT $58,560
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $55,280
$56,162
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (No Degree)

South Florida nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($46,230) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $39,260
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,640
Gainesville, FL $42,100
Homosassa Springs, FL $36,130
Jacksonville, FL $37,770
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $38,500
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $42,430
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $44,910
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $40,140
Ocala, FL $35,450
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $42,260
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $39,570
Panama City, FL $41,650
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $45,070
Port St. Lucie, FL $40,180
Punta Gorda, FL $44,100
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $40,510
Sebring, FL $36,640
Tallahassee, FL $40,570
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $39,080
The Villages, FL $36,150
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,230
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $34,060
$39,974
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (No Degree)

Dalton, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($56,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $38,980
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $42,780
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $55,850
Brunswick, GA $40,010
Columbus, GA-AL $39,790
Dalton, GA $56,520
Gainesville, GA $38,040
Hinesville, GA N/A
Macon, GA $33,140
Rome, GA $38,350
Savannah, GA $46,320
Valdosta, GA $32,390
Warner Robins, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,330
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,660
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,820
$41,698
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (No Degree)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($83,730) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Urban Honolulu, HI $83,730
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $74,050
$78,890
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (No Degree)

Dubuque, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($54,470) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cedar Rapids, IA $49,820
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $51,740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $45,620
Dubuque, IA $54,470
Iowa City, IA $40,520
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $40,490
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $45,480
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,490
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,690
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,560
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,700
$45,507
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (No Degree)

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($47,920) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $44,520
Idaho Falls, ID $37,810
Lewiston, ID-WA $47,230
Pocatello, ID $35,250
Twin Falls, ID $35,560
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,630
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $47,920
$41,703
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 ($84,100) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $70,650
Champaign-Urbana, IL $67,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $84,100
Decatur, IL $41,920
Kankakee, IL $73,830
Peoria, IL $68,280
Rockford, IL $68,730
Springfield, IL $65,880
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,790
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,870
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,500
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,420
Danville, IL $53,810
$59,167
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (No Degree)

Columbus, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($57,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbus, IN $57,910
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $50,440
Evansville, IN-KY $49,060
Fort Wayne, IN $42,270
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $49,610
Kokomo, IN $39,530
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $46,630
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $51,270
Muncie, IN $45,240
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $46,710
Terre Haute, IN $41,340
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $49,710
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,200
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $42,820
$46,910
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (No Degree)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($44,230) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manhattan, KS $44,230
Topeka, KS $44,110
Wichita, KS $38,670
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $37,280
$41,073
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (No Degree)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($53,410) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $38,480
Lexington-Fayette, KY $42,790
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $53,410
Owensboro, KY $38,970
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $43,380
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $25,290
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,520
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,830
$40,084
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (No Degree)

Lake Charles, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($56,070) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Baton Rouge, LA $50,540
Hammond, LA $32,400
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $39,650
Lafayette, LA $39,110
Lake Charles, LA $56,070
Monroe, LA $40,920
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $46,080
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $37,480
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $38,060
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $37,740
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $25,590
$40,331
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 ($60,760) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $60,760
Leominster-Gardner, MA $48,920
New Bedford, MA $53,810
Pittsfield, MA $54,730
Springfield, MA-CT $53,370
Worcester, MA-CT $55,790
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $60,250
$55,376
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (No Degree)

Cumberland, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($46,360) for jobs which don't require a degree.

California-Lexington Park, MD $45,530
Cumberland, MD-WV $46,360
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $41,400
Salisbury, MD-DE $40,520
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $36,820
$42,126
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (No Degree)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($47,250) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $45,890
Portland-South Portland, ME $47,250
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $43,980
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $43,610
$45,183
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (No Degree)

Flint, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($53,450) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Battle Creek, MI $48,570
Bay City, MI $46,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $53,440
Flint, MI $53,450
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $44,520
Jackson, MI $47,540
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $40,420
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $48,710
Midland, MI $43,790
Monroe, MI $46,680
Muskegon, MI $44,800
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $38,520
Saginaw, MI $46,040
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,140
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,310
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $41,840
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,570
$45,314
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 ($58,500) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $51,870
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $58,500
Rochester, MN $51,660
St. Cloud, MN $52,550
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,290
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $54,960
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,770
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,760
$50,295
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (No Degree)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($64,150) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, MO $44,890
Jefferson City, MO $47,170
Joplin, MO $39,130
Kansas City, MO-KS $54,540
St. Joseph, MO-KS $63,930
St. Louis, MO-IL $64,150
Springfield, MO $42,890
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $46,090
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $62,640
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,070
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,650
$49,832
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (No Degree)

Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($49,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Hattiesburg, MS $33,370
Jackson, MS $31,090
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,450
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,480
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,310
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $49,020
$37,620
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (No Degree)

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($47,300) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Great Falls, MT $34,780
Missoula, MT $44,580
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $47,300
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,560
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $42,670
$42,578
North Carolina

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

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($41,590) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Burlington, NC $37,040
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $39,590
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $38,640
Fayetteville, NC $39,810
Goldsboro, NC $35,620
Greensboro-High Point, NC $36,270
Greenville, NC $35,840
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $34,220
Jacksonville, NC $32,210
New Bern, NC $37,370
Raleigh, NC $41,590
Rocky Mount, NC $32,600
Wilmington, NC $40,920
Winston-Salem, NC $37,990
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,690
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,850
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,420
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,530
$36,622
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 ($49,480) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Fargo, ND-MN $46,430
Grand Forks, ND-MN $45,120
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,480
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $40,830
$45,465
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (No Degree)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($39,650) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lincoln, NE $39,650
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $39,580
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,350
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,250
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $36,890
$37,544
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 ($50,480) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Manchester, NH $46,600
Portsmouth, NH-ME $50,480
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,430
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,670
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $46,110
$47,858
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 ($56,520) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ocean City, NJ $51,380
Trenton, NJ $56,520
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $40,880
$49,593
New Mexico

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

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($47,890) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Farmington, NM $47,890
Las Cruces, NM $29,350
Santa Fe, NM $45,380
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $40,930
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $39,680
$40,646
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (No Degree)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($54,820) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $54,820
Reno, NV $50,990
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $50,560
$52,123
New York

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

Binghamton, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($62,560) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Binghamton, NY $62,560
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $48,990
Elmira, NY $53,060
Glens Falls, NY $53,470
Ithaca, NY $49,010
Kingston, NY $55,570
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $61,680
Rochester, NY $47,090
Syracuse, NY $52,110
Utica-Rome, NY $39,470
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $44,680
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $49,170
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $47,090
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $48,470
$50,887
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (No Degree)

Toledo, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($56,590) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Canton-Massillon, OH $46,690
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $48,790
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $52,390
Columbus, OH $48,520
Dayton, OH $51,050
Lima, OH $40,670
Mansfield, OH $43,000
Springfield, OH $49,060
Toledo, OH $56,590
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $55,410
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $46,800
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $44,650
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $42,910
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,400
$47,924
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (No Degree)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($47,510) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Lawton, OK N/A
Oklahoma City, OK $41,750
Tulsa, OK $47,510
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,080
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,990
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,100
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,570
$41,833
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 ($57,630) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Bend-Redmond, OR $48,520
Corvallis, OR $53,360
Eugene, OR $51,270
Grants Pass, OR $47,000
Medford, OR $41,430
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,630
Salem, OR $48,920
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,280
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $40,840
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,830
$48,408
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (No Degree)

Pittsburgh, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($61,800) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Altoona, PA $39,260
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $43,570
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $42,740
East Stroudsburg, PA $40,020
Erie, PA $45,390
Gettysburg, PA $45,860
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $45,710
Johnstown, PA $39,790
Lancaster, PA $43,630
Lebanon, PA $46,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,510
Pittsburgh, PA $61,800
Reading, PA $45,930
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $47,270
State College, PA $47,430
Williamsport, PA $44,670
York-Hanover, PA $48,430
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,000
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,590
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,110
$45,418
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($21,500) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,800
Arecibo, PR $18,520
Mayaguez, PR $21,500
Ponce, PR $18,480
San German, PR $18,180
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $20,430
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,650
$19,366
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($47,050) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Columbia, SC $41,680
Florence, SC $46,920
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $42,240
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $43,900
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $37,780
Spartanburg, SC $34,720
Sumter, SC $36,250
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $47,050
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,980
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,980
$41,350
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 ($38,140) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Sioux Falls, SD $38,140
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,740
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $33,120
$36,000
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 ($45,410) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Clarksville, TN-KY $38,850
Cleveland, TN $38,960
Jackson, TN $40,290
Johnson City, TN $36,590
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $38,370
Knoxville, TN $43,020
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $44,660
Morristown, TN $33,780
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $45,410
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,770
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,940
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $31,160
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,010
$38,755
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (No Degree)

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($51,980) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Amarillo, TX $44,700
Austin-Round Rock, TX $40,040
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $51,980
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $35,890
College Station-Bryan, TX $42,040
Corpus Christi, TX $39,710
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $40,280
El Paso, TX $32,080
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $45,020
Killeen-Temple, TX $44,240
Laredo, TX $31,630
Longview, TX $44,950
Lubbock, TX $37,430
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $35,750
Midland, TX $42,300
Odessa, TX $42,450
San Angelo, TX $38,490
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $41,020
Sherman-Denison, TX $40,690
Texarkana, TX-AR $33,310
Tyler, TX $36,860
Victoria, TX $28,100
Waco, TX $38,030
Wichita Falls, TX $37,930
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,040
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,490
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $32,280
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,650
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $28,810
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,680
$38,896
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (No Degree)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($45,750) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $42,380
Provo-Orem, UT $42,650
St. George, UT $39,480
Salt Lake City, UT $45,750
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $38,710
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $35,790
$40,793
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (No Degree)

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($46,680) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charlottesville, VA $43,710
Harrisonburg, VA $45,620
Lynchburg, VA $36,460
Richmond, VA $41,940
Roanoke, VA $37,220
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $35,220
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $44,230
Winchester, VA-WV $46,680
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,180
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,520
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,020
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,700
$40,625
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (No Degree)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($48,910) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,910
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,610
$46,760
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (No Degree)

Fond du Lac, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($65,110) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Eau Claire, WI $56,330
Fond du Lac, WI $65,110
Green Bay, WI $50,360
Janesville-Beloit, WI $49,080
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $50,390
Madison, WI $54,780
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $55,770
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $44,780
Racine, WI $60,460
Sheboygan, WI $46,740
Wausau, WI $45,190
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $51,450
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $40,660
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,230
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $50,530
$51,057
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($49,650) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Charleston, WV $44,450
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $43,660
Morgantown, WV $43,870
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $43,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,650
Wheeling, WV-OH $44,360
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $32,440
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,790
$42,845
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (No Degree)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($59,020) for jobs which don't require a degree.

Cheyenne, WY $42,220
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $59,020
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $44,040
$48,427

3 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles don't require a degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $63,917.  The average salary median for job roles not requiring a degree is $45,179. 

  First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Salary Ratio: 3.59    

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

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

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

  Solar Energy Installation Managers

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

Salary Ratio: 3.59    

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

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

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

  Carpenters

Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.

Salary Ratio: 10.03    

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    
  • Aluminum Siding Applicator
  • Aluminum Siding Installer
  • Aluminum Siding Mechanic
  • Asbestos Siding Mechanic
  • Assembled Wood Products Repairer
  • Assembler
  • Beam Builder
  • Boat Builder
  • Boat Carpenter
  • Boat Carpenter Mechanic
  • Boat Finisher
  • Boat Joiner
  • Boat Repairer
  • Boatwright
  • Bowling Alley Floors Installer
  • Bracer
  • Braddisher
  • Brattice Builder
  • Brick Siding Applicator
  • Bridge Carpenter
  • Bridge Mechanic
  • Bridge Repair Crew Person
  • Building Carpenter
  • Cabinet Installer
  • Cabinet Maker
  • Cabinetmaker
  • Canoe Builder
  • Car Framer
  • Carpenter
  • Carpenter Assembler
  • Carpenter Repairer
  • Carpentry Specialist
  • Casket Assembler
  • Ceiler
  • Closet Builder
  • Composition Siding Worker
  • Composition Weatherboard Applier
  • Concrete Carpenter
  • Construction Carpenter
  • Construction Framer
  • Construction Worker
  • Cooper
  • Counter Installer
  • Crater
  • Custom Applicator
  • Custom Framing Specialist
  • Custom Wood Stair Builder
  • Dock Builder
  • Door Hanger
  • Door Installer
  • Doormaker
  • Engine Setter
  • Finish Carpenter
  • Flume Worker
  • Form Builder
  • Form Carpenter
  • Form Layer
  • Form Maker
  • Form Raiser
  • Form Setter
  • Framer
  • Framing Carpenter
  • Framing Mechanic
  • Framing Specialist
  • Garage Door Hanger
  • Garage Door Installer
  • Hammerer
  • Hammerman
  • Hardwood Floor Installer
  • Hardwood Floor Layer
  • Hardwood Flooring Specialist
  • Hewer
  • Hogshead Cooper
  • House Carpenter
  • House Repairer
  • Inside Finisher
  • Interior Paneler
  • Interior Systems Carpenter
  • Jalousies Installer
  • Jointer
  • Laboratory Equipment Installer
  • Lather
  • Lay-Out Worker
  • Maintenance Carpenter
  • Masonry Specialist
  • Mast Maker
  • Metal Tile Lather
  • Metal Weather Stripper
  • Miniature Set Builder
  • Model Set Artist
  • Mold Carpenter
  • Mold Maker
  • Molder
  • Molding Installer
  • Motion Picture Scene Builder
  • Overhead Garage Door Hanger
  • Panel Installer
  • Partition Setter
  • Picture Framer
  • Piledriver Carpenter
  • Platform Builder
  • Pole Frame Construction Worker
  • Prefabricated Houses Trimmer
  • Production Worker
  • Prop Maker
  • Prototype Carpenter
  • Railcar Carpenter
  • Refinisher
  • Residential Builder
  • Residential Carpenter
  • Residential Finish Carpenter
  • Residential Framing Carpenter
  • Roof Assembler
  • Rough Carpenter
  • Sash Installer
  • Scaffold Builder
  • Scenery Builder
  • Set Builder
  • Sheather
  • Shingler
  • Ship Carpenter
  • Ship Ceiler
  • Ship Fitter
  • Ship Joiner
  • Shipwright
  • Sider
  • Sider Mechanic
  • Siding Applicator
  • Siding Installer
  • Siding Mechanic
  • Sign Carpenter
  • Sign Erector
  • Sign Repairer
  • Sparmaker
  • Stage Builder
  • Stage Rigger
  • Stair Builder
  • Stopping Builder
  • Storm Window Installer
  • Stull Installer
  • Subassembly Assembler
  • Tank Builder
  • Tank Carpenter
  • Tank Erector
  • Timber Framer
  • Timberman
  • Trestle Builder
  • Trestle Mechanic
  • Trim Installer
  • Trimmer
  • Union Carpenter
  • Ventilation Worker
  • Weather Strip Installer
  • Weather Strip Mechanic
  • Weather Stripper
  • Wharf Builder
  • Window Assembler
  • Window Installer
  • Window Repairer
  • Window Sash Installer
  • Wood Boatbuilder
  • Wood Car Builder
  • Wood Floor Layer
  • Wood Flooring Specialist
  • Wood Tank Builder
  • Wood Tank Erector
  • Wooden Tank Erector
  • Woodworker
  • US Salary Median: $45,823
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 5.7%
  • Prior Experience: N/A
  • Degree Level Required: None


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $5,105 per year (or $9,182 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $10,210 to earn an associate's (or $18,364 if you're out-of-state).

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