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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Child Care Provider & Assistant Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to be primary providers of home, family, residential, or institutional-based child care services. Includes instruction in child growth and development, nutrition, recreation, planning and supervision of play and learning activities, child abuse and neglect prevention, parent-child relationships, and applicable legal and administrative requirements.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play. Care for children in private households and provide support and expertise to parents in satisfying children's physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs. Duties may include meal planning and preparation, laundry and clothing care, organization of play activities and outings, discipline, intellectual stimulation, language activities, and transportation.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $23,374
    "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.): 21.7%
    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: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,742/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,875/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,965/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,372/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,968/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,169/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: $23,374

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($34,010) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($38,550).

Fairbanks, AK $38,550
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $29,470
$34,010
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($22,590).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $21,860
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $21,080
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $18,920
Decatur, AL $18,720
Dothan, AL $18,270
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $19,220
Huntsville, AL $22,440
Mobile, AL $18,420
Montgomery, AL $19,980
Tuscaloosa, AL $19,820
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,760
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $22,590
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $20,180
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,600
$19,919
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($23,240).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $20,890
Hot Springs, AR $21,160
Jonesboro, AR $22,290
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $23,240
Pine Bluff, AR $20,880
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $20,940
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,090
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,230
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,150
$21,652
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($26,880).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $25,290
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $26,710
Prescott, AZ $25,930
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $26,880
Tucson, AZ $25,950
Yuma, AZ $25,320
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $25,440
$25,931
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($37,360).

Chico, CA $27,080
El Centro, CA $27,080
Fresno, CA $27,240
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $28,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $30,560
Merced, CA $31,550
Modesto, CA $30,550
Napa, CA $33,610
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $33,940
Redding, CA $28,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $30,310
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $29,350
Salinas, CA $32,520
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $29,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $37,360
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $30,780
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $29,490
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $30,060
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $34,990
Santa Rosa, CA $35,070
Stockton-Lodi, CA $31,800
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $29,880
Visalia-Porterville, CA $28,330
Yuba City, CA $27,080
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,250
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,610
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,140
$30,674
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($33,190).

Colorado Springs, CO $27,220
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $29,870
Fort Collins, CO $29,960
Grand Junction, CO $26,040
Greeley, CO $27,910
Pueblo, CO $32,770
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $26,420
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $27,320
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $33,190
$28,967
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($30,450).

Danbury, CT $26,200
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $25,820
New Haven, CT $28,660
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $25,530
Waterbury, CT $25,780
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $30,450
$27,073
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($28,620).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $21,180
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $23,100
Gainesville, FL $23,390
Jacksonville, FL $23,920
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $20,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $23,990
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $23,440
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $28,620
Ocala, FL $23,990
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $21,190
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $24,160
Panama City, FL $22,640
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $21,920
Port St. Lucie, FL $21,200
Punta Gorda, FL $27,780
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $25,010
Sebring, FL $21,720
Tallahassee, FL $22,970
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $23,210
The Villages, FL $22,590
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $19,690
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $19,970
$23,028
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

East Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($24,110).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $19,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $19,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $22,220
Brunswick, GA $23,470
Columbus, GA-AL $18,990
Dalton, GA $22,070
Gainesville, GA $19,190
Hinesville, GA $18,880
Macon, GA $21,960
Rome, GA $17,370
Savannah, GA $19,260
Valdosta, GA $18,660
Warner Robins, GA $18,340
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,330
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $18,590
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,110
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $19,410
$20,312
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($26,330).

Urban Honolulu, HI $26,330
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $24,110
$25,220
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($26,820).

Cedar Rapids, IA $25,880
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $22,810
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $26,820
Dubuque, IA $19,910
Iowa City, IA $21,520
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $22,000
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $18,810
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $18,850
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $20,010
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $19,330
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $19,320
$21,387
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($27,120).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $24,000
Idaho Falls, ID $18,560
Lewiston, ID-WA $27,120
Pocatello, ID $19,180
Twin Falls, ID $23,990
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $23,910
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $19,810
$22,367
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($25,810).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $22,070
Champaign-Urbana, IL $25,600
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $25,810
Decatur, IL $20,630
Peoria, IL $22,140
Rockford, IL $20,390
Springfield, IL $22,390
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,350
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,110
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $21,350
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,380
$22,747
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Muncie, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($27,240).

Columbus, IN $23,270
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $19,610
Evansville, IN-KY $21,970
Fort Wayne, IN $19,850
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $23,320
Kokomo, IN $21,470
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $23,520
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $18,630
Muncie, IN $27,240
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $23,600
Terre Haute, IN $18,870
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $19,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $21,010
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $18,300
$21,447
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($23,220).

Manhattan, KS $20,210
Topeka, KS $23,220
Wichita, KS $22,430
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $20,810
$21,668
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($23,600).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $23,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY $22,920
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $21,330
Owensboro, KY $21,050
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $21,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $19,620
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,440
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $19,290
$21,633
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($21,140).

Baton Rouge, LA $21,140
Hammond, LA $20,170
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $19,470
Lafayette, LA $19,190
Lake Charles, LA $18,760
Monroe, LA $18,860
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $19,530
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $18,720
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $18,990
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $18,660
$19,380
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($31,280).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $31,280
Leominster-Gardner, MA $30,780
New Bedford, MA $30,720
Pittsfield, MA $29,450
Springfield, MA-CT $30,500
Worcester, MA-CT $29,310
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $29,770
$30,259
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($26,020).

California-Lexington Park, MD $24,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $23,300
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $26,020
Salisbury, MD-DE $24,790
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $24,660
$24,594
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($33,760).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $27,030
Portland-South Portland, ME $29,380
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $33,760
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,450
$29,905
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($27,420).

Battle Creek, MI $23,720
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $24,460
Flint, MI $23,510
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $24,210
Jackson, MI $23,380
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $23,770
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $23,500
Midland, MI $23,840
Monroe, MI $23,840
Muskegon, MI $23,570
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $23,250
Saginaw, MI $24,050
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,510
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,640
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,420
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,700
$23,961
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($28,760).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $25,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $28,760
Rochester, MN $24,720
St. Cloud, MN $24,850
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $25,120
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $24,720
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $26,370
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $23,970
$25,460
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($25,910).

Columbia, MO $25,910
Jefferson City, MO $21,570
Joplin, MO $20,540
Kansas City, MO-KS $22,200
St. Joseph, MO-KS $20,210
St. Louis, MO-IL $24,770
Springfield, MO $20,450
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,640
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,240
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $21,070
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,200
$22,345
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($19,430).

Hattiesburg, MS $19,080
Jackson, MS $18,860
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,430
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,330
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,540
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,850
$18,848
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($23,760).

Great Falls, MT $23,270
Missoula, MT $21,950
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $22,830
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $23,100
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $23,760
$22,982
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($25,500).

Burlington, NC $18,870
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $23,320
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $25,500
Fayetteville, NC $21,680
Goldsboro, NC $21,430
Greensboro-High Point, NC $21,650
Greenville, NC $23,600
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $21,690
Jacksonville, NC $19,360
New Bern, NC $19,890
Raleigh, NC $24,360
Rocky Mount, NC $22,230
Wilmington, NC $22,920
Winston-Salem, NC $23,270
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,940
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,490
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,730
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,430
$22,131
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($26,640).

Fargo, ND-MN $23,610
Grand Forks, ND-MN $24,210
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $26,640
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $23,710
$24,543
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($24,500).

Lincoln, NE $23,170
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $24,500
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $22,360
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $21,920
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $22,860
$22,962
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($29,000).

Manchester, NH $23,650
Portsmouth, NH-ME $26,110
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $19,500
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $25,670
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $29,000
$24,786
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($28,870).

Ocean City, NJ $27,610
Trenton, NJ $28,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $23,740
$26,740
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($31,010).

Farmington, NM $20,660
Las Cruces, NM $20,780
Santa Fe, NM $31,010
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $23,830
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $20,170
$23,290
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($26,000).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $21,700
Reno, NV $26,000
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $22,280
$23,327
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($30,420).

Binghamton, NY $25,710
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $26,040
Elmira, NY $25,190
Glens Falls, NY $28,810
Ithaca, NY $30,020
Kingston, NY $26,490
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $30,400
Rochester, NY $26,160
Syracuse, NY $26,290
Utica-Rome, NY $30,420
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $25,410
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $26,780
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $25,480
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $26,240
$27,103
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($26,460).

Canton-Massillon, OH $20,580
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $23,880
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $22,130
Columbus, OH $25,930
Dayton, OH $20,400
Lima, OH $19,500
Mansfield, OH $19,960
Springfield, OH $22,430
Toledo, OH $23,830
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $21,990
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $19,880
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $19,830
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $26,460
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $19,610
$21,886
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($21,200).

Lawton, OK $19,000
Oklahoma City, OK $20,890
Tulsa, OK $20,000
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,200
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $18,630
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,000
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $20,450
$19,881
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($30,120).

Bend-Redmond, OR $28,360
Corvallis, OR $25,770
Eugene, OR $28,990
Grants Pass, OR $26,970
Medford, OR $27,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $30,120
Salem, OR $25,000
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $25,610
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $27,510
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $27,810
$27,385
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($27,570).

Altoona, PA $20,500
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $20,580
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $18,900
East Stroudsburg, PA $18,300
Erie, PA $19,580
Gettysburg, PA $23,210
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $25,260
Johnstown, PA $18,890
Lancaster, PA $24,090
Lebanon, PA $27,570
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $24,090
Pittsburgh, PA $23,060
Reading, PA $21,360
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $22,500
State College, PA $22,930
Williamsport, PA $20,590
York-Hanover, PA $21,160
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $21,970
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $22,540
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $19,010
$21,805
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($22,080).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,090
Mayaguez, PR $22,080
Ponce, PR $19,060
San German, PR $20,780
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $18,410
$19,684
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($26,360).

Columbia, SC $19,440
Florence, SC $19,250
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $21,130
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $22,060
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $26,360
Spartanburg, SC $18,680
Sumter, SC $19,280
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,690
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $18,640
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $18,650
$20,418
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($22,650).

Sioux Falls, SD $21,580
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $22,650
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $20,690
$21,640
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($23,990).

Clarksville, TN-KY $19,570
Cleveland, TN $18,910
Jackson, TN $18,870
Johnson City, TN $19,100
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $19,560
Knoxville, TN $21,000
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $20,750
Morristown, TN $18,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $23,990
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,560
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,040
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,080
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,330
$19,802
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($24,780).

Amarillo, TX $20,460
Austin-Round Rock, TX $24,780
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $20,130
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $19,470
College Station-Bryan, TX $19,270
Corpus Christi, TX $19,790
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $24,460
El Paso, TX $18,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $20,710
Killeen-Temple, TX $19,540
Laredo, TX $18,520
Longview, TX $19,760
Lubbock, TX $22,110
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $20,320
Midland, TX $24,540
Odessa, TX $24,700
San Angelo, TX $18,870
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $21,520
Sherman-Denison, TX $18,860
Texarkana, TX-AR $20,890
Tyler, TX $22,990
Victoria, TX $19,330
Waco, TX $19,820
Wichita Falls, TX $19,530
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,600
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,010
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,680
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,100
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,560
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,660
$20,449
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($29,180).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $20,050
Provo-Orem, UT $20,120
St. George, UT $23,390
Salt Lake City, UT $23,900
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $29,180
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $20,790
$22,905
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($24,970).

Charlottesville, VA $24,740
Harrisonburg, VA $20,170
Lynchburg, VA $18,540
Richmond, VA $20,150
Roanoke, VA $18,490
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $24,970
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $21,250
Winchester, VA-WV $24,700
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,590
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $19,600
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $21,290
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,090
$21,548
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($32,150).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $32,150
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,890
$32,020
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Wausau, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($26,900).

Eau Claire, WI $24,620
Green Bay, WI $25,440
Janesville-Beloit, WI $24,350
Madison, WI $18,890
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $25,500
Racine, WI $18,710
Sheboygan, WI $21,960
Wausau, WI $26,900
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $23,280
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $21,960
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $25,050
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $24,720
$23,448
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($23,020).

Charleston, WV $20,200
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $21,450
Morgantown, WV $20,320
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $21,830
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $23,020
Wheeling, WV-OH $20,650
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,690
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $21,430
$21,199
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($28,530).

Cheyenne, WY $20,820
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $28,530
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $23,240
$24,197

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $23,374

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Alaska ($34,010) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($38,550) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $38,550
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $29,470
$34,010
Alabama

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

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($22,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $21,860
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $21,080
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $18,920
Decatur, AL $18,720
Dothan, AL $18,270
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $19,220
Huntsville, AL $22,440
Mobile, AL $18,420
Montgomery, AL $19,980
Tuscaloosa, AL $19,820
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,760
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $22,590
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $20,180
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,600
$19,919
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 ($23,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $20,890
Hot Springs, AR $21,160
Jonesboro, AR $22,290
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $23,240
Pine Bluff, AR $20,880
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $20,940
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,090
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,230
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,150
$21,652
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($26,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $25,290
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $26,710
Prescott, AZ $25,930
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $26,880
Tucson, AZ $25,950
Yuma, AZ $25,320
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $25,440
$25,931
California

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

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($37,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $27,080
El Centro, CA $27,080
Fresno, CA $27,240
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $28,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $30,560
Merced, CA $31,550
Modesto, CA $30,550
Napa, CA $33,610
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $33,940
Redding, CA $28,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $30,310
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $29,350
Salinas, CA $32,520
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $29,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $37,360
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $30,780
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $29,490
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $30,060
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $34,990
Santa Rosa, CA $35,070
Stockton-Lodi, CA $31,800
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $29,880
Visalia-Porterville, CA $28,330
Yuba City, CA $27,080
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,250
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,610
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,140
$30,674
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($33,190) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $27,220
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $29,870
Fort Collins, CO $29,960
Grand Junction, CO $26,040
Greeley, CO $27,910
Pueblo, CO $32,770
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $26,420
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $27,320
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $33,190
$28,967
Connecticut

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

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($30,450) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $26,200
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $25,820
New Haven, CT $28,660
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $25,530
Waterbury, CT $25,780
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $30,450
$27,073
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($28,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $21,180
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $23,100
Gainesville, FL $23,390
Jacksonville, FL $23,920
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $20,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $23,990
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $23,440
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $28,620
Ocala, FL $23,990
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $21,190
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $24,160
Panama City, FL $22,640
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $21,920
Port St. Lucie, FL $21,200
Punta Gorda, FL $27,780
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $25,010
Sebring, FL $21,720
Tallahassee, FL $22,970
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $23,210
The Villages, FL $22,590
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $19,690
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $19,970
$23,028
Georgia

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

East Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($24,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $19,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $19,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $22,220
Brunswick, GA $23,470
Columbus, GA-AL $18,990
Dalton, GA $22,070
Gainesville, GA $19,190
Hinesville, GA $18,880
Macon, GA $21,960
Rome, GA $17,370
Savannah, GA $19,260
Valdosta, GA $18,660
Warner Robins, GA $18,340
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,330
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $18,590
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,110
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $19,410
$20,312
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($26,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $26,330
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $24,110
$25,220
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 ($26,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $25,880
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $22,810
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $26,820
Dubuque, IA $19,910
Iowa City, IA $21,520
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $22,000
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $18,810
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $18,850
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $20,010
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $19,330
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $19,320
$21,387
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($27,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $24,000
Idaho Falls, ID $18,560
Lewiston, ID-WA $27,120
Pocatello, ID $19,180
Twin Falls, ID $23,990
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $23,910
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $19,810
$22,367
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($25,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $22,070
Champaign-Urbana, IL $25,600
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $25,810
Decatur, IL $20,630
Peoria, IL $22,140
Rockford, IL $20,390
Springfield, IL $22,390
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,350
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,110
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $21,350
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,380
$22,747
Indiana

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

Muncie, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($27,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $23,270
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $19,610
Evansville, IN-KY $21,970
Fort Wayne, IN $19,850
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $23,320
Kokomo, IN $21,470
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $23,520
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $18,630
Muncie, IN $27,240
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $23,600
Terre Haute, IN $18,870
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $19,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $21,010
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $18,300
$21,447
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($23,220) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $20,210
Topeka, KS $23,220
Wichita, KS $22,430
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $20,810
$21,668
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($23,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $23,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY $22,920
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $21,330
Owensboro, KY $21,050
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $21,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $19,620
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,440
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $19,290
$21,633
Louisiana

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

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($21,140) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $21,140
Hammond, LA $20,170
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $19,470
Lafayette, LA $19,190
Lake Charles, LA $18,760
Monroe, LA $18,860
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $19,530
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $18,720
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $18,990
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $18,660
$19,380
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 ($31,280) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $31,280
Leominster-Gardner, MA $30,780
New Bedford, MA $30,720
Pittsfield, MA $29,450
Springfield, MA-CT $30,500
Worcester, MA-CT $29,310
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $29,770
$30,259
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($26,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $24,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $23,300
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $26,020
Salisbury, MD-DE $24,790
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $24,660
$24,594
Maine

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

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($33,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $27,030
Portland-South Portland, ME $29,380
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $33,760
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,450
$29,905
Michigan

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

Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($27,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $23,720
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $24,460
Flint, MI $23,510
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $24,210
Jackson, MI $23,380
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $23,770
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $23,500
Midland, MI $23,840
Monroe, MI $23,840
Muskegon, MI $23,570
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $23,250
Saginaw, MI $24,050
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,510
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,640
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,420
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,700
$23,961
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 ($28,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $25,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $28,760
Rochester, MN $24,720
St. Cloud, MN $24,850
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $25,120
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $24,720
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $26,370
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $23,970
$25,460
Missouri

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

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($25,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $25,910
Jefferson City, MO $21,570
Joplin, MO $20,540
Kansas City, MO-KS $22,200
St. Joseph, MO-KS $20,210
St. Louis, MO-IL $24,770
Springfield, MO $20,450
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,640
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,240
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $21,070
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,200
$22,345
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($19,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $19,080
Jackson, MS $18,860
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,430
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,330
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,540
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,850
$18,848
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 ($23,760) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $23,270
Missoula, MT $21,950
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $22,830
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $23,100
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $23,760
$22,982
North Carolina

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

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($25,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $18,870
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $23,320
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $25,500
Fayetteville, NC $21,680
Goldsboro, NC $21,430
Greensboro-High Point, NC $21,650
Greenville, NC $23,600
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $21,690
Jacksonville, NC $19,360
New Bern, NC $19,890
Raleigh, NC $24,360
Rocky Mount, NC $22,230
Wilmington, NC $22,920
Winston-Salem, NC $23,270
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,940
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,490
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,730
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,430
$22,131
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 ($26,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $23,610
Grand Forks, ND-MN $24,210
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $26,640
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $23,710
$24,543
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 ($24,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $23,170
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $24,500
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $22,360
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $21,920
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $22,860
$22,962
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($29,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $23,650
Portsmouth, NH-ME $26,110
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $19,500
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $25,670
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $29,000
$24,786
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 ($28,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $27,610
Trenton, NJ $28,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $23,740
$26,740
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 ($31,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $20,660
Las Cruces, NM $20,780
Santa Fe, NM $31,010
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $23,830
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $20,170
$23,290
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($26,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $21,700
Reno, NV $26,000
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $22,280
$23,327
New York

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

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($30,420) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $25,710
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $26,040
Elmira, NY $25,190
Glens Falls, NY $28,810
Ithaca, NY $30,020
Kingston, NY $26,490
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $30,400
Rochester, NY $26,160
Syracuse, NY $26,290
Utica-Rome, NY $30,420
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $25,410
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $26,780
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $25,480
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $26,240
$27,103
Ohio

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

Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($26,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $20,580
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $23,880
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $22,130
Columbus, OH $25,930
Dayton, OH $20,400
Lima, OH $19,500
Mansfield, OH $19,960
Springfield, OH $22,430
Toledo, OH $23,830
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $21,990
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $19,880
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $19,830
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $26,460
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $19,610
$21,886
Oklahoma

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

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($21,200) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $19,000
Oklahoma City, OK $20,890
Tulsa, OK $20,000
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,200
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $18,630
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,000
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $20,450
$19,881
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 ($30,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $28,360
Corvallis, OR $25,770
Eugene, OR $28,990
Grants Pass, OR $26,970
Medford, OR $27,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $30,120
Salem, OR $25,000
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $25,610
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $27,510
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $27,810
$27,385
Pennsylvania

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

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($27,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $20,500
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $20,580
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $18,900
East Stroudsburg, PA $18,300
Erie, PA $19,580
Gettysburg, PA $23,210
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $25,260
Johnstown, PA $18,890
Lancaster, PA $24,090
Lebanon, PA $27,570
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $24,090
Pittsburgh, PA $23,060
Reading, PA $21,360
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $22,500
State College, PA $22,930
Williamsport, PA $20,590
York-Hanover, PA $21,160
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $21,970
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $22,540
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $19,010
$21,805
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($22,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,090
Mayaguez, PR $22,080
Ponce, PR $19,060
San German, PR $20,780
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $18,410
$19,684
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($26,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $19,440
Florence, SC $19,250
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $21,130
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $22,060
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $26,360
Spartanburg, SC $18,680
Sumter, SC $19,280
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,690
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $18,640
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $18,650
$20,418
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($22,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $21,580
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $22,650
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $20,690
$21,640
Tennessee

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

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($23,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $19,570
Cleveland, TN $18,910
Jackson, TN $18,870
Johnson City, TN $19,100
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $19,560
Knoxville, TN $21,000
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $20,750
Morristown, TN $18,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $23,990
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,560
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,040
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,080
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,330
$19,802
Texas

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

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($24,780) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $20,460
Austin-Round Rock, TX $24,780
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $20,130
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $19,470
College Station-Bryan, TX $19,270
Corpus Christi, TX $19,790
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $24,460
El Paso, TX $18,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $20,710
Killeen-Temple, TX $19,540
Laredo, TX $18,520
Longview, TX $19,760
Lubbock, TX $22,110
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $20,320
Midland, TX $24,540
Odessa, TX $24,700
San Angelo, TX $18,870
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $21,520
Sherman-Denison, TX $18,860
Texarkana, TX-AR $20,890
Tyler, TX $22,990
Victoria, TX $19,330
Waco, TX $19,820
Wichita Falls, TX $19,530
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,600
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,010
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,680
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,100
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,560
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,660
$20,449
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($29,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $20,050
Provo-Orem, UT $20,120
St. George, UT $23,390
Salt Lake City, UT $23,900
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $29,180
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $20,790
$22,905
Virginia

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

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($24,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $24,740
Harrisonburg, VA $20,170
Lynchburg, VA $18,540
Richmond, VA $20,150
Roanoke, VA $18,490
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $24,970
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $21,250
Winchester, VA-WV $24,700
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,590
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $19,600
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $21,290
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,090
$21,548
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($32,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $32,150
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,890
$32,020
Wisconsin

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

Wausau, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($26,900) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $24,620
Green Bay, WI $25,440
Janesville-Beloit, WI $24,350
Madison, WI $18,890
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $25,500
Racine, WI $18,710
Sheboygan, WI $21,960
Wausau, WI $26,900
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $23,280
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $21,960
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $25,050
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $24,720
$23,448
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 ($23,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $20,200
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $21,450
Morgantown, WV $20,320
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $21,830
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $23,020
Wheeling, WV-OH $20,650
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,690
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $21,430
$21,199
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($28,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $20,820
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $28,530
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $23,240
$24,197

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $23,374

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Alaska ($34,010) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

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

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($38,550) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $38,550
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $29,470
$34,010
Alabama

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

Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($22,590) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $21,860
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $21,080
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $18,920
Decatur, AL $18,720
Dothan, AL $18,270
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $19,220
Huntsville, AL $22,440
Mobile, AL $18,420
Montgomery, AL $19,980
Tuscaloosa, AL $19,820
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,760
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $22,590
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $20,180
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,600
$19,919
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 ($23,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $20,890
Hot Springs, AR $21,160
Jonesboro, AR $22,290
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $23,240
Pine Bluff, AR $20,880
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $20,940
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,090
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $21,230
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $23,150
$21,652
Arizona

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

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($26,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $25,290
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $26,710
Prescott, AZ $25,930
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $26,880
Tucson, AZ $25,950
Yuma, AZ $25,320
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $25,440
$25,931
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 ($37,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $27,080
El Centro, CA $27,080
Fresno, CA $27,240
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $28,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $30,560
Merced, CA $31,550
Modesto, CA $30,550
Napa, CA $33,610
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $33,940
Redding, CA $28,460
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $30,310
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $29,350
Salinas, CA $32,520
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $29,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $37,360
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $30,780
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $29,490
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $30,060
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $34,990
Santa Rosa, CA $35,070
Stockton-Lodi, CA $31,800
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $29,880
Visalia-Porterville, CA $28,330
Yuba City, CA $27,080
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,250
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,610
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,140
$30,674
Colorado

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

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($33,190) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $27,220
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $29,870
Fort Collins, CO $29,960
Grand Junction, CO $26,040
Greeley, CO $27,910
Pueblo, CO $32,770
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $26,420
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $27,320
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $33,190
$28,967
Connecticut

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

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($30,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $26,200
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $25,820
New Haven, CT $28,660
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $25,530
Waterbury, CT $25,780
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $30,450
$27,073
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($28,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $21,180
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $23,100
Gainesville, FL $23,390
Jacksonville, FL $23,920
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $20,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $23,990
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $23,440
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $28,620
Ocala, FL $23,990
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $21,190
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $24,160
Panama City, FL $22,640
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $21,920
Port St. Lucie, FL $21,200
Punta Gorda, FL $27,780
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $25,010
Sebring, FL $21,720
Tallahassee, FL $22,970
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $23,210
The Villages, FL $22,590
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $19,690
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $19,970
$23,028
Georgia

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

East Georgia nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($24,110) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $19,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $19,870
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $22,220
Brunswick, GA $23,470
Columbus, GA-AL $18,990
Dalton, GA $22,070
Gainesville, GA $19,190
Hinesville, GA $18,880
Macon, GA $21,960
Rome, GA $17,370
Savannah, GA $19,260
Valdosta, GA $18,660
Warner Robins, GA $18,340
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $23,330
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $18,590
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $24,110
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $19,410
$20,312
Hawaii

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

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($26,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $26,330
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $24,110
$25,220
Iowa

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($26,820) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $25,880
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $22,810
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $26,820
Dubuque, IA $19,910
Iowa City, IA $21,520
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $22,000
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $18,810
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $18,850
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $20,010
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $19,330
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $19,320
$21,387
Idaho

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

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($27,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $24,000
Idaho Falls, ID $18,560
Lewiston, ID-WA $27,120
Pocatello, ID $19,180
Twin Falls, ID $23,990
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $23,910
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $19,810
$22,367
Illinois

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

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($25,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $22,070
Champaign-Urbana, IL $25,600
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $25,810
Decatur, IL $20,630
Peoria, IL $22,140
Rockford, IL $20,390
Springfield, IL $22,390
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,350
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,110
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $21,350
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,380
$22,747
Indiana

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

Muncie, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($27,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $23,270
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $19,610
Evansville, IN-KY $21,970
Fort Wayne, IN $19,850
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $23,320
Kokomo, IN $21,470
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $23,520
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $18,630
Muncie, IN $27,240
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $23,600
Terre Haute, IN $18,870
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $19,600
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $21,010
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $18,300
$21,447
Kansas

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

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($23,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $20,210
Topeka, KS $23,220
Wichita, KS $22,430
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $20,810
$21,668
Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($23,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $23,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY $22,920
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $21,330
Owensboro, KY $21,050
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $21,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $19,620
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $23,440
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $19,290
$21,633
Louisiana

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

Baton Rouge, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($21,140) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $21,140
Hammond, LA $20,170
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $19,470
Lafayette, LA $19,190
Lake Charles, LA $18,760
Monroe, LA $18,860
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $19,530
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $18,720
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $19,690
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $18,990
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $18,660
$19,380
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 ($31,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $31,280
Leominster-Gardner, MA $30,780
New Bedford, MA $30,720
Pittsfield, MA $29,450
Springfield, MA-CT $30,500
Worcester, MA-CT $29,310
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $29,770
$30,259
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($26,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $24,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $23,300
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $26,020
Salisbury, MD-DE $24,790
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $24,660
$24,594
Maine

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

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($33,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $27,030
Portland-South Portland, ME $29,380
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $33,760
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $29,450
$29,905
Michigan

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

Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($27,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $23,720
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $24,460
Flint, MI $23,510
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $24,210
Jackson, MI $23,380
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $23,770
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $23,500
Midland, MI $23,840
Monroe, MI $23,840
Muskegon, MI $23,570
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $23,250
Saginaw, MI $24,050
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,510
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,640
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $27,420
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $23,700
$23,961
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 ($28,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $25,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $28,760
Rochester, MN $24,720
St. Cloud, MN $24,850
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $25,120
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $24,720
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $26,370
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $23,970
$25,460
Missouri

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

Columbia, MO metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($25,910) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $25,910
Jefferson City, MO $21,570
Joplin, MO $20,540
Kansas City, MO-KS $22,200
St. Joseph, MO-KS $20,210
St. Louis, MO-IL $24,770
Springfield, MO $20,450
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $20,640
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,240
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $21,070
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,200
$22,345
Mississippi

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

Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($19,430) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $19,080
Jackson, MS $18,860
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $19,430
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,330
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,540
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,850
$18,848
Montana

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

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($23,760) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $23,270
Missoula, MT $21,950
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $22,830
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $23,100
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $23,760
$22,982
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 ($25,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $18,870
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $23,320
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $25,500
Fayetteville, NC $21,680
Goldsboro, NC $21,430
Greensboro-High Point, NC $21,650
Greenville, NC $23,600
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $21,690
Jacksonville, NC $19,360
New Bern, NC $19,890
Raleigh, NC $24,360
Rocky Mount, NC $22,230
Wilmington, NC $22,920
Winston-Salem, NC $23,270
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $19,940
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $23,490
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,730
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,430
$22,131
North Dakota

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

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($26,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $23,610
Grand Forks, ND-MN $24,210
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $26,640
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $23,710
$24,543
Nebraska

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

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($24,500) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $23,170
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $24,500
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $22,360
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $21,920
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $22,860
$22,962
New Hampshire

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

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($29,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $23,650
Portsmouth, NH-ME $26,110
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $19,500
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $25,670
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $29,000
$24,786
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 ($28,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $27,610
Trenton, NJ $28,870
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $23,740
$26,740
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 ($31,010) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $20,660
Las Cruces, NM $20,780
Santa Fe, NM $31,010
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $23,830
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $20,170
$23,290
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($26,000) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $21,700
Reno, NV $26,000
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $22,280
$23,327
New York

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

Utica-Rome, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($30,420) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $25,710
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $26,040
Elmira, NY $25,190
Glens Falls, NY $28,810
Ithaca, NY $30,020
Kingston, NY $26,490
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $30,400
Rochester, NY $26,160
Syracuse, NY $26,290
Utica-Rome, NY $30,420
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $25,410
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $26,780
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $25,480
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $26,240
$27,103
Ohio

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

Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($26,460) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $20,580
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $23,880
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $22,130
Columbus, OH $25,930
Dayton, OH $20,400
Lima, OH $19,500
Mansfield, OH $19,960
Springfield, OH $22,430
Toledo, OH $23,830
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $21,990
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $19,880
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $19,830
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $26,460
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $19,610
$21,886
Oklahoma

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

Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($21,200) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $19,000
Oklahoma City, OK $20,890
Tulsa, OK $20,000
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,200
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $18,630
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,000
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $20,450
$19,881
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 ($30,120) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $28,360
Corvallis, OR $25,770
Eugene, OR $28,990
Grants Pass, OR $26,970
Medford, OR $27,710
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $30,120
Salem, OR $25,000
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $25,610
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $27,510
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $27,810
$27,385
Pennsylvania

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

Lebanon, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($27,570) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $20,500
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $20,580
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $18,900
East Stroudsburg, PA $18,300
Erie, PA $19,580
Gettysburg, PA $23,210
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $25,260
Johnstown, PA $18,890
Lancaster, PA $24,090
Lebanon, PA $27,570
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $24,090
Pittsburgh, PA $23,060
Reading, PA $21,360
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $22,500
State College, PA $22,930
Williamsport, PA $20,590
York-Hanover, PA $21,160
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $21,970
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $22,540
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $19,010
$21,805
Puerto Rico

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

Mayaguez, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($22,080) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $18,090
Mayaguez, PR $22,080
Ponce, PR $19,060
San German, PR $20,780
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $18,410
$19,684
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($26,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $19,440
Florence, SC $19,250
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $21,130
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $22,060
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $26,360
Spartanburg, SC $18,680
Sumter, SC $19,280
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,690
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $18,640
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $18,650
$20,418
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 ($22,650) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $21,580
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $22,650
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $20,690
$21,640
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 ($23,990) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $19,570
Cleveland, TN $18,910
Jackson, TN $18,870
Johnson City, TN $19,100
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $19,560
Knoxville, TN $21,000
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $20,750
Morristown, TN $18,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $23,990
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,560
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,040
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,080
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $19,330
$19,802
Texas

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

Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($24,780) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $20,460
Austin-Round Rock, TX $24,780
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $20,130
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $19,470
College Station-Bryan, TX $19,270
Corpus Christi, TX $19,790
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $24,460
El Paso, TX $18,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $20,710
Killeen-Temple, TX $19,540
Laredo, TX $18,520
Longview, TX $19,760
Lubbock, TX $22,110
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $20,320
Midland, TX $24,540
Odessa, TX $24,700
San Angelo, TX $18,870
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $21,520
Sherman-Denison, TX $18,860
Texarkana, TX-AR $20,890
Tyler, TX $22,990
Victoria, TX $19,330
Waco, TX $19,820
Wichita Falls, TX $19,530
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,600
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,010
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,680
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $19,100
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,560
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $18,660
$20,449
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($29,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $20,050
Provo-Orem, UT $20,120
St. George, UT $23,390
Salt Lake City, UT $23,900
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $29,180
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $20,790
$22,905
Virginia

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

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($24,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $24,740
Harrisonburg, VA $20,170
Lynchburg, VA $18,540
Richmond, VA $20,150
Roanoke, VA $18,490
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $24,970
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $21,250
Winchester, VA-WV $24,700
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,590
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $19,600
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $21,290
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $22,090
$21,548
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($32,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $32,150
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $31,890
$32,020
Wisconsin

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

Wausau, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($26,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $24,620
Green Bay, WI $25,440
Janesville-Beloit, WI $24,350
Madison, WI $18,890
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $25,500
Racine, WI $18,710
Sheboygan, WI $21,960
Wausau, WI $26,900
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $23,280
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $21,960
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $25,050
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $24,720
$23,448
West Virginia

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

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($23,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $20,200
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $21,450
Morgantown, WV $20,320
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $21,830
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $23,020
Wheeling, WV-OH $20,650
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $20,690
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $21,430
$21,199
Wyoming

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

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($28,530) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $20,820
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $28,530
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $23,240
$24,197

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $23,374.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $23,374. 

  Childcare Workers

Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.

Salary Ratio: 1.2    

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    
  • After School Coordinator
  • After School Counselor
  • Attendant
  • Baby Attendant
  • Before and After School Daycare Worker
  • Boarding Mother
  • Caregiver
  • Child Attendant
  • Child Care Aide
  • Child Care Assistant
  • Child Care Attendant
  • Child Care Development Specialist
  • Child Care Provider
  • Child Care Sitter
  • Child Care Teacher
  • Child Care Worker
  • Child Caregiver
  • Child Daycare Worker
  • Child Life Specialist
  • Child Monitor
  • Child's Nurse
  • Childcare Aide
  • Childcare Assistant
  • Childcare Attendant
  • Childcare Provider
  • Childcare Worker
  • Children's Aide
  • Children's Attendant
  • Children's Institution Attendant
  • Classroom Monitor
  • Day Care Aide
  • Day Care Assistant
  • Day Care Attendant
  • Day Care Home Mother
  • Day Care Home Provider
  • Day Care Worker
  • Daycare Aide
  • Daycare Assistant
  • Daycare Provider
  • Daycare Teacher
  • Daycare Worker
  • Family Day Care Provider
  • Home Child Care Provider
  • Infant and Toddler Teacher
  • Infant Childcare Provider
  • Infant Room Teacher
  • Infant Teacher
  • Nursemaid
  • Nursery Attendant
  • Nursery Day Care Worker
  • Nursery Helper
  • Nursery School Attendant
  • Nursery Supervisor
  • Parent Aide
  • School Childcare Attendant
  • Sitter
  • Toddler Caregiver
  • Toddler Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $23,969
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 21.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's

  Nannies

Care for children in private households and provide support and expertise to parents in satisfying children's physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs. Duties may include meal planning and preparation, laundry and clothing care, organization of play activities and outings, discipline, intellectual stimulation, language activities, and transportation.

Salary Ratio: 0.6    

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    
  • Babysitter
  • Family Manager
  • Household Manager
  • Nanny
  • US Salary Median: $23,969
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 21.7%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,875 per year (or $9,742 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $9,750 to earn an associate's (or $19,484 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,875 per year (or $9,742 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $19,500 to earn a bachelor's (or $38,968 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Child Care Provider & Assistant Degrees

Wayne State College

1111 Main St - Wayne, NE

Out-of-state cost: $13,008/year
In-state cost: $7,428/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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North Dakota State University-Main Campus

1301 12th Avenue North - Fargo, ND

Out-of-state cost: $14,336/year
In-state cost: $10,033/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University

425 W University Blvd - Durant, OK

Out-of-state cost: $15,390/year
In-state cost: $6,750/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

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Union Institute & University

440 E McMillan St - Cincinnati, OH

Out-of-state cost: $15,686/year
In-state cost: $15,686/year
Degrees: Certificate

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Colorado Mesa University

1100 North Avenue - Grand Junction, CO

Out-of-state cost: $22,235/year
In-state cost: $8,686/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Campbellsville University

1 University Dr - Campbellsville, KY

Out-of-state cost: $25,400/year
In-state cost: $25,400/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

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Michigan State University

Out-of-state cost: $40,384/year
In-state cost: $15,555/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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Curry College

1071 Blue Hill Ave - Milton, MA

Out-of-state cost: $42,055/year
In-state cost: $42,055/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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