Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Child Care and Support Services Management Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that focuses on the provision and management of child care services and that prepares individuals to plan, design, and manage child care facilities and programs that meet children's developmental needs and interests and that provide safe and healthy environments. Includes instruction in child development and psychology; home- and institution-based child care; identification of diseases, injuries, and psychological trauma and applicable referrals; parent relations; personnel and business management principles; and related laws and policies.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $39,893
    "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.): 10.1%
    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.):  $10,289/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,365/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,062/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $11,898/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,888/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,060/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: $39,893

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Massachusetts ($50,275) in the Springfield, MA-CT metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($51,355).

Fairbanks, AK $51,355
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $47,065
$49,210
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Decatur, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($52,690).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $40,090
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $36,645
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $32,395
Decatur, AL $52,690
Dothan, AL $32,665
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $36,355
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Huntsville, AL $36,590
Mobile, AL $35,510
Montgomery, AL $39,645
Tuscaloosa, AL $40,295
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,850
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,590
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $32,955
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,470
$36,868
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($41,855).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $35,415
Hot Springs, AR $35,450
Jonesboro, AR $36,385
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $39,675
Pine Bluff, AR $39,555
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,110
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,855
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,870
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,405
$37,858
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($41,020).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $28,120
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $29,870
Prescott, AZ $32,130
Tucson, AZ $28,770
Yuma, AZ $32,770
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $41,020
$32,113
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Merced, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($48,040).

Chico, CA $30,800
El Centro, CA $47,190
Fresno, CA $33,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $32,760
Madera, CA $30,190
Merced, CA $48,040
Modesto, CA $46,600
Napa, CA $38,620
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $32,680
Redding, CA $29,210
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $31,920
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $34,640
Salinas, CA $36,350
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $35,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $42,330
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $38,890
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $35,820
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $38,370
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $38,970
Santa Rosa, CA $32,860
Stockton-Lodi, CA $38,510
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $38,560
Visalia-Porterville, CA $32,380
Yuba City, CA $42,880
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,010
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,100
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $33,190
$36,383
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($43,835).

Colorado Springs, CO $38,545
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $43,835
Fort Collins, CO $43,245
Grand Junction, CO $42,210
Greeley, CO $40,045
Pueblo, CO $38,370
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,030
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,610
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $40,805
$40,187
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($51,685).

Danbury, CT $45,735
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $47,070
New Haven, CT $51,685
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $45,835
Waterbury, CT $50,020
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $49,820
$48,361
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($44,210).

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $40,315
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $35,340
Gainesville, FL $37,180
Homosassa Springs, FL $37,765
Jacksonville, FL $39,775
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $37,625
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $40,240
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $43,840
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $36,525
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $35,995
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $34,700
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $39,300
Port St. Lucie, FL $39,465
Punta Gorda, FL $44,210
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $41,340
Sebring, FL $31,595
Tallahassee, FL $38,845
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $36,145
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $37,920
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $32,235
Ocala, FL $25,260
Panama City, FL $24,360
$37,389
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($56,270).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $56,270
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $39,875
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $36,645
Brunswick, GA $44,990
Columbus, GA-AL $38,390
Dalton, GA $35,635
Gainesville, GA $39,660
Hinesville, GA $38,995
Macon, GA $38,170
Rome, GA $52,520
Savannah, GA $40,755
Valdosta, GA $41,665
Warner Robins, GA $37,285
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $46,595
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,720
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,160
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,890
$40,967
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($48,315).

Urban Honolulu, HI $44,425
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $48,315
$46,370
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($40,385).

Cedar Rapids, IA $35,370
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $36,255
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $37,320
Dubuque, IA $34,010
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $37,535
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $40,385
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,230
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,670
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,960
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $37,370
Iowa City, IA $27,620
$36,563
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($39,600).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $28,435
Idaho Falls, ID $30,645
Lewiston, ID-WA $34,100
Pocatello, ID $34,335
Twin Falls, ID $31,410
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $39,600
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $34,595
$33,303
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($42,665).

Carbondale-Marion, IL $39,270
Champaign-Urbana, IL $41,480
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $42,665
Danville, IL $35,685
Decatur, IL $33,985
Kankakee, IL $36,265
Peoria, IL $34,845
Rockford, IL $38,320
Springfield, IL $34,310
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $34,570
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $32,770
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $34,130
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $34,530
$36,371
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($42,695).

Columbus, IN $35,530
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $35,545
Evansville, IN-KY $36,650
Fort Wayne, IN $34,155
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $37,540
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $42,695
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $34,360
Muncie, IN $39,095
Terre Haute, IN $38,730
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $30,705
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,620
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $32,390
Kokomo, IN $29,040
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $24,010
$35,349
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($45,405).

Manhattan, KS $45,405
Topeka, KS $36,010
Wichita, KS $35,725
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,670
$39,453
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($49,200).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $49,200
Lexington-Fayette, KY $39,925
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $40,145
Owensboro, KY $47,795
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,720
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $44,100
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $45,370
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,100
$43,034
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($47,320).

Baton Rouge, LA $39,310
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Lafayette, LA $33,425
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $38,410
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $37,630
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$40,397
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($54,975).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $51,835
Leominster-Gardner, MA $52,460
New Bedford, MA $48,440
Springfield, MA-CT $54,975
Worcester, MA-CT $50,910
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $49,790
Pittsfield, MA $36,760
$50,275
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($48,470).

California-Lexington Park, MD $43,045
Cumberland, MD-WV $47,275
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $48,470
Salisbury, MD-DE $43,870
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $43,115
$45,155
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($43,920).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $35,150
Portland-South Portland, ME $43,920
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $39,360
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $41,280
$39,928
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($54,990).

Battle Creek, MI $39,740
Bay City, MI $36,845
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $42,320
Flint, MI $40,780
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $39,420
Jackson, MI $41,935
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $39,820
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $48,075
Midland, MI $32,390
Monroe, MI $54,990
Muskegon, MI $44,160
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $37,480
Saginaw, MI $41,670
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $35,925
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,870
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $40,300
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,645
$40,416
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($47,505).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $43,375
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $44,775
Rochester, MN $39,755
St. Cloud, MN $44,040
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $44,205
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $47,505
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $40,695
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $43,655
$43,501
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Joplin, MO metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($41,310).

Jefferson City, MO $35,745
Joplin, MO $41,310
Kansas City, MO-KS $40,295
St. Joseph, MO-KS $34,145
St. Louis, MO-IL $39,375
Springfield, MO $34,180
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,260
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,460
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,385
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $31,565
$36,217
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($36,050).

Hattiesburg, MS $35,100
Jackson, MS $34,345
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $35,790
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,045
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,050
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,995
$35,388
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

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

Great Falls, MT $27,165
Missoula, MT $30,420
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,065
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,300
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $33,780
$32,746
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($42,920).

Burlington, NC $37,560
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $36,760
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $42,920
Fayetteville, NC $36,530
Goldsboro, NC $34,075
Greensboro-High Point, NC $38,390
Greenville, NC $41,825
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $36,450
Jacksonville, NC $32,315
New Bern, NC $34,195
Raleigh, NC $39,345
Rocky Mount, NC $31,755
Wilmington, NC $36,030
Winston-Salem, NC $40,875
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,940
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,845
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,400
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,685
$36,939
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($46,065).

Fargo, ND-MN $38,830
Grand Forks, ND-MN $46,065
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,025
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,825
$39,686
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($54,480).

Lincoln, NE $54,480
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $46,535
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,355
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $48,355
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $49,780
$47,170
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 ($43,075).

Manchester, NH $38,755
Portsmouth, NH-ME $40,675
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $33,255
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,840
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $43,075
$39,320
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($59,470).

Ocean City, NJ $42,465
Trenton, NJ $48,975
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$48,470
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($43,175).

Farmington, NM $35,990
Las Cruces, NM $40,985
Santa Fe, NM $43,175
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,660
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $38,000
$39,162
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($54,210).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $53,680
Reno, NV $36,405
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $54,210
$45,175
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($59,675).

Binghamton, NY $46,905
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $41,705
Elmira, NY $41,115
Glens Falls, NY $39,020
Ithaca, NY $59,675
Kingston, NY $44,075
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $55,105
Rochester, NY $43,660
Syracuse, NY $46,420
Utica-Rome, NY $43,425
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $42,325
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $50,875
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $41,435
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $43,905
$45,689
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($43,740).

Canton-Massillon, OH $37,950
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $41,815
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $43,720
Columbus, OH $43,740
Dayton, OH $40,165
Lima, OH $35,580
Mansfield, OH $37,685
Springfield, OH $41,800
Toledo, OH $39,535
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $39,280
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,160
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $41,090
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,940
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,795
$40,161
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($42,645).

Lawton, OK $36,900
Oklahoma City, OK $35,345
Tulsa, OK $38,775
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,300
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,105
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,645
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,690
$37,394
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($45,190).

Bend-Redmond, OR $40,210
Corvallis, OR $44,645
Eugene, OR $39,940
Grants Pass, OR $29,795
Medford, OR $38,750
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $45,190
Salem, OR $40,185
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $35,635
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $36,840
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,140
$38,833
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($49,070).

Altoona, PA $37,410
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $41,025
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $43,175
East Stroudsburg, PA $45,935
Erie, PA $37,425
Gettysburg, PA $43,805
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $44,875
Johnstown, PA $42,270
Lancaster, PA $41,080
Lebanon, PA $42,485
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $44,245
Pittsburgh, PA $46,060
Reading, PA $44,110
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $40,425
Williamsport, PA $43,955
York-Hanover, PA $44,840
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,100
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $49,070
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,210
State College, PA $33,230
$42,775
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($33,240).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $26,675
Arecibo, PR $25,480
Guayama, PR $29,100
Mayaguez, PR $30,600
Ponce, PR $27,945
San German, PR $26,320
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $26,695
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$27,925
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Sumter, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($45,540).

Columbia, SC $37,515
Florence, SC $35,980
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $34,070
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $35,455
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $33,930
Spartanburg, SC $38,365
Sumter, SC $45,540
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,530
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,010
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,065
$36,909
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($38,320).

Sioux Falls, SD $36,100
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,320
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,320
$36,247
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($47,400).

Clarksville, TN-KY $40,095
Cleveland, TN $36,150
Jackson, TN $38,795
Johnson City, TN $45,080
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $41,330
Knoxville, TN $39,545
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $38,560
Morristown, TN $37,940
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $38,970
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,055
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,400
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,225
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,855
$40,000
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Midland, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($58,225).

Amarillo, TX $50,535
Austin-Round Rock, TX $39,970
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,175
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $43,990
College Station-Bryan, TX $40,455
Corpus Christi, TX $37,910
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $43,730
El Paso, TX $50,645
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $49,570
Killeen-Temple, TX $48,355
Laredo, TX $54,795
Longview, TX $48,675
Lubbock, TX $44,665
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $48,150
Midland, TX $58,225
Odessa, TX $52,310
San Angelo, TX $35,655
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $54,635
Sherman-Denison, TX $45,735
Texarkana, TX-AR $33,175
Tyler, TX $34,745
Victoria, TX $47,120
Waco, TX $44,500
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,390
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,440
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,300
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,960
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,995
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,755
Wichita Falls, TX $43,390
$45,196
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

St. George, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($46,770).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $29,570
Provo-Orem, UT $40,340
St. George, UT $46,770
Salt Lake City, UT $36,725
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $38,500
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
$37,741
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($53,715).

Charlottesville, VA $53,715
Lynchburg, VA $35,160
Richmond, VA $40,575
Roanoke, VA $36,340
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $35,935
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $42,600
Winchester, VA-WV $49,220
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,520
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,680
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,180
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,255
$42,380
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($45,405).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,790
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $45,405
$45,098
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($41,900).

Eau Claire, WI $33,230
Fond du Lac, WI $35,260
Green Bay, WI $37,395
Janesville-Beloit, WI $34,950
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $39,650
Madison, WI $41,900
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $38,780
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $35,880
Racine, WI $37,325
Sheboygan, WI $38,395
Wausau, WI $37,100
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $38,825
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $33,880
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,160
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,140
$36,925
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($46,010).

Charleston, WV $43,135
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $34,780
Morgantown, WV $34,965
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $37,690
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $46,010
Wheeling, WV-OH $37,770
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,305
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,475
$38,141
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($39,320).

Cheyenne, WY $37,625
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $38,175
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $39,320
$38,373

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $48,382

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Massachusetts ($65,210) in the Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($66,760) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $66,760
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $54,960
$60,860
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,330
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $53,290
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $45,670
Decatur, AL $52,690
Dothan, AL $45,860
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $52,390
Gadsden, AL $47,500
Huntsville, AL $50,270
Mobile, AL $48,680
Montgomery, AL $50,950
Tuscaloosa, AL $54,110
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,840
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,960
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $46,120
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,930
$50,173
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($48,800) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $42,890
Hot Springs, AR $47,300
Jonesboro, AR $40,900
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,800
Pine Bluff, AR $43,240
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,740
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,730
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $43,490
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,100
$43,910
Arizona N/A
California N/A
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Doctorate)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($53,310) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $46,270
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $53,310
Fort Collins, CO $52,810
Grand Junction, CO $42,210
Greeley, CO $47,070
Pueblo, CO $48,500
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,660
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $42,950
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $47,960
$46,638
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($66,540) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $61,910
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $62,490
New Haven, CT $66,540
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $62,130
Waterbury, CT $60,420
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $61,920
$62,568
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Punta Gorda, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($62,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $56,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $44,970
Gainesville, FL $48,750
Homosassa Springs, FL $38,170
Jacksonville, FL $52,550
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $45,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $53,240
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $56,880
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $42,400
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $47,530
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $43,270
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $52,410
Port St. Lucie, FL $55,310
Punta Gorda, FL $62,050
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $57,150
Sebring, FL $38,810
Tallahassee, FL $45,770
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $47,750
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $44,020
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $41,310
Ocala, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
$48,752
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Doctorate)

Brunswick, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($62,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,920
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $47,240
Brunswick, GA $62,050
Columbus, GA-AL $47,560
Dalton, GA $45,980
Gainesville, GA $51,770
Hinesville, GA $33,140
Macon, GA $43,080
Rome, GA $52,520
Savannah, GA $49,460
Valdosta, GA $46,630
Warner Robins, GA $41,650
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $52,990
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,460
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,150
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $44,760
$48,278
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Doctorate)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($51,590) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,790
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $45,000
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $46,230
Dubuque, IA $40,570
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,650
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $51,590
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $39,320
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $41,250
Iowa City, IA N/A
$43,997
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Pocatello, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($50,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,410
Idaho Falls, ID $32,190
Lewiston, ID-WA $39,450
Pocatello, ID $50,050
Twin Falls, ID $38,420
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $48,980
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,150
$40,664
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Doctorate)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($53,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $52,890
Champaign-Urbana, IL $53,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $53,790
Danville, IL $42,800
Decatur, IL $38,420
Kankakee, IL $42,850
Peoria, IL $41,030
Rockford, IL $46,450
Springfield, IL $43,410
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $43,320
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $38,680
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,510
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $40,100
$44,772
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Manhattan, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($55,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,790
Topeka, KS $46,770
Wichita, KS $44,250
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $40,000
$46,703
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($47,390) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $46,150
Hammond, LA $43,450
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $43,510
Lafayette, LA $43,830
Lake Charles, LA $45,250
Monroe, LA $43,210
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $47,390
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $47,320
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $43,890
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $42,170
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,770
$44,358
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Doctorate)

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($68,580) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $65,350
Leominster-Gardner, MA $68,580
New Bedford, MA $65,160
Springfield, MA-CT $65,220
Worcester, MA-CT $64,560
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $62,390
Pittsfield, MA N/A
$65,210
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Salisbury, MD-DE metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($63,100) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $54,220
Cumberland, MD-WV $56,590
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $54,700
Salisbury, MD-DE $63,100
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $51,470
$56,016
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($50,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $39,590
Portland-South Portland, ME $50,460
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $40,390
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,310
$44,188
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Doctorate)

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($57,550) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $47,520
Bay City, MI $49,280
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $57,040
Flint, MI $51,520
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $49,130
Jackson, MI $52,450
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $48,310
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,550
Midland, MI $37,640
Monroe, MI $54,990
Muskegon, MI $51,830
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $47,480
Saginaw, MI $54,790
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,590
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,840
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,040
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,970
$49,410
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

St. Cloud, MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($53,090) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $51,190
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $51,450
Rochester, MN $48,440
St. Cloud, MN $53,090
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,850
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,170
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $42,060
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,660
$48,614
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($45,460) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO $43,050
Joplin, MO $41,310
Kansas City, MO-KS $45,460
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,140
St. Louis, MO-IL $45,290
Springfield, MO $43,120
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $44,530
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,120
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,770
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,480
$42,427
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Hattiesburg, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($43,690) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $43,690
Jackson, MS $43,380
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $42,160
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,880
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,170
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$41,640
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Doctorate)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($54,030) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $47,410
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $47,620
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $54,030
Fayetteville, NC $41,660
Goldsboro, NC $42,500
Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,790
Greenville, NC $53,710
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $46,740
Jacksonville, NC $40,830
New Bern, NC $38,620
Raleigh, NC $47,650
Rocky Mount, NC $42,320
Wilmington, NC $47,100
Winston-Salem, NC $50,530
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,700
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,820
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $44,420
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,710
$45,731
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,220) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $51,220
Grand Forks, ND-MN $50,380
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $47,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $46,330
$48,918
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Doctorate)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($54,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $54,480
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $53,270
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $46,490
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $47,350
$48,786
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($52,080) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $48,610
Portsmouth, NH-ME $51,380
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $49,540
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,080
$48,196
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($62,330) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $48,080
Trenton, NJ $62,330
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $59,470
$56,627
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

Ithaca, NY metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($81,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $58,930
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $54,320
Elmira, NY $48,560
Glens Falls, NY $50,900
Ithaca, NY $81,750
Kingston, NY $57,520
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $67,180
Rochester, NY $56,710
Syracuse, NY $61,010
Utica-Rome, NY $53,080
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $49,670
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $53,020
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $47,550
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $53,020
$56,659
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($58,530) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $53,560
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $54,400
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $58,530
Columbus, OH $57,210
Dayton, OH $52,700
Lima, OH $51,830
Mansfield, OH $49,750
Springfield, OH $56,340
Toledo, OH $52,210
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $50,970
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $54,180
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $54,100
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,450
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $53,510
$53,767
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($44,890) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $40,270
Oklahoma City, OK $44,420
Tulsa, OK $44,890
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $44,090
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,260
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $39,360
$42,179
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Doctorate)

Corvallis, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($60,160) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $50,970
Corvallis, OR $60,160
Eugene, OR $50,800
Grants Pass, OR $35,220
Medford, OR $46,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $57,770
Salem, OR $50,090
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $45,180
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $46,990
$48,779
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Doctorate)

East Stroudsburg, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($65,360) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $48,400
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $58,120
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $60,780
East Stroudsburg, PA $65,360
Erie, PA $50,040
Gettysburg, PA $62,690
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $59,810
Johnstown, PA $50,330
Lancaster, PA $53,610
Lebanon, PA $56,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,900
Pittsburgh, PA $61,900
Reading, PA $57,960
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $56,940
Williamsport, PA $63,960
York-Hanover, PA $60,570
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,710
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,610
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $48,670
State College, PA N/A
$57,208
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

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

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $31,200
Arecibo, PR $33,390
Guayama, PR $29,920
Mayaguez, PR $37,590
Ponce, PR $32,200
San German, PR $31,220
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,450
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $33,240
$32,401
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

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

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

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($42,830) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $42,830
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $42,390
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$41,080
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Doctorate)

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($56,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $56,750
Cleveland, TN $49,270
Jackson, TN $47,620
Johnson City, TN $48,090
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $47,840
Knoxville, TN $48,970
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $48,760
Morristown, TN $44,760
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $48,470
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,060
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,750
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,400
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $44,270
$47,539
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($57,240) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $50,210
Austin-Round Rock, TX $52,090
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $47,840
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $47,900
College Station-Bryan, TX $50,590
Corpus Christi, TX $52,090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $55,280
El Paso, TX $53,130
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $57,130
Killeen-Temple, TX $52,170
Laredo, TX $55,650
Longview, TX $43,610
Lubbock, TX $48,130
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $53,200
Midland, TX $57,240
Odessa, TX $50,160
San Angelo, TX $44,970
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $54,360
Sherman-Denison, TX $46,090
Texarkana, TX-AR $43,340
Tyler, TX $43,530
Victoria, TX $47,120
Waco, TX $48,210
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,600
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,790
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,070
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,850
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,730
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,700
Wichita Falls, TX N/A
$49,096
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Doctorate)

Provo-Orem, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($49,920) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $35,510
Provo-Orem, UT $49,920
St. George, UT $46,770
Salt Lake City, UT $46,400
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,030
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $40,370
$43,500
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Winchester, VA-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($65,180) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $63,280
Lynchburg, VA $49,050
Richmond, VA $50,380
Roanoke, VA $49,900
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $45,590
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $56,250
Winchester, VA-WV $65,180
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,280
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,900
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,430
$51,755
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($53,680) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $50,770
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $53,680
$52,225
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Doctorate)

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($52,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $42,240
Fond du Lac, WI $50,620
Green Bay, WI $49,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI $47,730
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $52,900
Madison, WI $48,710
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $50,320
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $47,930
Racine, WI $48,910
Sheboygan, WI $48,950
Wausau, WI $49,910
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,960
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,480
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,660
$48,027
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($49,430) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $42,820
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,520
Morgantown, WV $43,650
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $42,540
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $49,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $47,630
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,490
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,260
$44,668
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($51,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $51,510
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,860
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,550
$48,640

Bachelor's

Average Salary Median: $31,403

The state with the highest average salary median for a bachelor's degree is Nebraska ($45,150) in the South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

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

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($39,170) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $35,950
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,170
$37,560
Alabama

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

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($28,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $22,850
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $20,000
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $19,120
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL $19,470
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $20,320
Gadsden, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL $22,910
Mobile, AL $22,340
Montgomery, AL $28,340
Tuscaloosa, AL $26,480
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $17,860
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $18,220
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $19,790
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $22,010
$21,516
Arkansas

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

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($40,980) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $27,940
Hot Springs, AR $23,600
Jonesboro, AR $31,870
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $30,550
Pine Bluff, AR $35,870
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,480
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,980
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $34,250
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,710
$31,806
Arizona

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

Arizona nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($41,020) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $28,120
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $29,870
Prescott, AZ $32,130
Tucson, AZ $28,770
Yuma, AZ $32,770
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $41,020
$32,113
California

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

Merced, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($48,040) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Chico, CA $30,800
El Centro, CA $47,190
Fresno, CA $33,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $32,760
Madera, CA $30,190
Merced, CA $48,040
Modesto, CA $46,600
Napa, CA $38,620
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $32,680
Redding, CA $29,210
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $31,920
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $34,640
Salinas, CA $36,350
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $35,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $42,330
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $38,890
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $35,820
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $38,370
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $38,970
Santa Rosa, CA $32,860
Stockton-Lodi, CA $38,510
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $38,560
Visalia-Porterville, CA $32,380
Yuba City, CA $42,880
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $31,010
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $30,100
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $33,190
$36,383
Colorado

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

Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($37,400) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $30,820
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $34,360
Fort Collins, CO $33,680
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Greeley, CO $33,020
Pueblo, CO $28,240
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $37,400
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $32,270
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $33,650
$32,930
Connecticut

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

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($39,620) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $29,560
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $31,650
New Haven, CT $36,830
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $29,540
Waterbury, CT $39,620
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $37,720
$34,153
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

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

Homosassa Springs, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($37,360) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $23,820
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $25,710
Gainesville, FL $25,610
Homosassa Springs, FL $37,360
Jacksonville, FL $27,000
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $29,370
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $27,240
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $30,800
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $30,650
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $24,460
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $26,130
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $26,190
Port St. Lucie, FL $23,620
Punta Gorda, FL $26,370
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL $25,530
Sebring, FL $24,380
Tallahassee, FL $31,920
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $24,540
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $31,820
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $23,160
Ocala, FL $25,260
Panama City, FL $24,360
$27,059
Georgia

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

Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($55,180) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $55,180
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $28,830
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $26,050
Brunswick, GA $27,930
Columbus, GA-AL $29,220
Dalton, GA $25,290
Gainesville, GA $27,550
Hinesville, GA $44,850
Macon, GA $33,260
Rome, GA N/A
Savannah, GA $32,050
Valdosta, GA $36,700
Warner Robins, GA $32,920
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,200
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $27,980
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $30,170
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,020
$33,200
Hawaii

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

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($46,710) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $38,780
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $46,710
$42,745
Iowa

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

Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($33,880) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $28,950
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $27,510
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $28,410
Dubuque, IA $27,450
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $28,420
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $29,180
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,930
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $32,020
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,880
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,490
Iowa City, IA $27,620
$29,805
Idaho

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

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($30,220) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $24,460
Idaho Falls, ID $29,100
Lewiston, ID-WA $28,750
Pocatello, ID $18,620
Twin Falls, ID $24,400
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $30,220
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $26,040
$25,941
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 ($31,540) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Carbondale-Marion, IL $25,650
Champaign-Urbana, IL $29,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $31,540
Danville, IL $28,570
Decatur, IL $29,550
Kankakee, IL $29,680
Peoria, IL $28,660
Rockford, IL $30,190
Springfield, IL $25,210
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $25,820
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $26,860
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $23,750
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $28,960
$27,971
Indiana

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

Evansville, IN-KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($30,640) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $29,860
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $28,510
Evansville, IN-KY $30,640
Fort Wayne, IN $25,040
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $27,830
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $29,320
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $25,600
Muncie, IN $28,660
Terre Haute, IN $30,580
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $23,470
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $27,840
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $26,190
Kokomo, IN $29,040
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $24,010
$27,614
Kansas

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

Kansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($41,340) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $35,020
Topeka, KS $25,250
Wichita, KS $27,200
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $41,340
$32,203
Kentucky

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

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($47,300) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY $30,630
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $31,760
Owensboro, KY $47,300
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $36,950
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,730
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,730
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $28,650
$36,250
Louisiana

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

Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($33,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $32,470
Hammond, LA N/A
Houma-Thibodaux, LA N/A
Lafayette, LA $23,020
Lake Charles, LA N/A
Monroe, LA N/A
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $29,430
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA N/A
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $33,090
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$29,503
Massachusetts

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

Springfield, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($44,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $38,320
Leominster-Gardner, MA $36,340
New Bedford, MA $31,720
Springfield, MA-CT $44,730
Worcester, MA-CT $37,260
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $37,190
Pittsfield, MA $36,760
$37,474
Maryland

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

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($42,240) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $31,870
Cumberland, MD-WV $37,960
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $42,240
Salisbury, MD-DE $24,640
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $34,760
$34,294
Maine

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

Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($38,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $30,710
Portland-South Portland, ME $37,380
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $38,330
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,250
$35,668
Michigan

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

Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($38,600) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $31,960
Bay City, MI $24,410
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $27,600
Flint, MI $30,040
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $29,710
Jackson, MI $31,420
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $31,330
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $38,600
Midland, MI $27,140
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI $36,490
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $27,480
Saginaw, MI $28,550
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $28,260
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $37,900
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,560
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $28,320
$30,861
Minnesota

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

Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($48,840) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $35,560
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $38,100
Rochester, MN $31,070
St. Cloud, MN $34,990
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $41,560
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,840
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,330
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,650
$38,388
Missouri

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

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($35,130) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Jefferson City, MO $28,440
Joplin, MO N/A
Kansas City, MO-KS $35,130
St. Joseph, MO-KS $25,150
St. Louis, MO-IL $33,460
Springfield, MO $25,240
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $31,990
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $26,800
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $33,000
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $24,650
$29,318
Mississippi

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

Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($31,930) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $26,510
Jackson, MS $25,310
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,420
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,210
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,930
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,430
$29,135
Montana

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

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($36,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $22,180
Missoula, MT $25,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $26,130
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $36,900
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $34,050
$29,006
North Carolina

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

Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($33,870) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $27,710
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $25,900
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $31,810
Fayetteville, NC $31,400
Goldsboro, NC $25,650
Greensboro-High Point, NC $27,990
Greenville, NC $29,940
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $26,160
Jacksonville, NC $23,800
New Bern, NC $29,770
Raleigh, NC $31,040
Rocky Mount, NC $21,190
Wilmington, NC $24,960
Winston-Salem, NC $31,220
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $32,180
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,870
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,380
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $27,660
$28,146
North Dakota

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

Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($41,750) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $26,440
Grand Forks, ND-MN $41,750
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $24,310
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $29,320
$30,455
Nebraska

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

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($52,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE N/A
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $39,800
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $38,370
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,220
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $52,210
$45,150
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 ($34,070) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $28,900
Portsmouth, NH-ME $29,970
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $27,140
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $32,140
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $34,070
$30,444
New Jersey

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

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($36,850) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $36,850
Trenton, NJ $35,620
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ N/A
$36,235
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 ($35,330) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $22,110
Las Cruces, NM $24,360
Santa Fe, NM $35,330
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $32,520
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $32,390
$29,342
Nevada

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

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($27,900) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV N/A
Reno, NV $27,900
Nevada nonmetropolitan area N/A
$27,900
New York

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

Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($48,730) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $34,880
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $29,090
Elmira, NY $33,670
Glens Falls, NY $27,140
Ithaca, NY $37,600
Kingston, NY $30,630
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $43,030
Rochester, NY $30,610
Syracuse, NY $31,830
Utica-Rome, NY $33,770
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $34,980
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $48,730
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $35,320
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $34,790
$34,719
Ohio

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

Columbus, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($30,270) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $22,340
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $29,230
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $28,910
Columbus, OH $30,270
Dayton, OH $27,630
Lima, OH $19,330
Mansfield, OH $25,620
Springfield, OH $27,260
Toledo, OH $26,860
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $27,590
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $26,140
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $28,080
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $26,430
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $26,080
$26,555
Oklahoma

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

Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($43,030) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $33,530
Oklahoma City, OK $26,270
Tulsa, OK $32,660
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $24,640
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $36,120
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $43,030
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $32,020
$32,610
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 ($32,610) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $29,450
Corvallis, OR $29,130
Eugene, OR $29,080
Grants Pass, OR $24,370
Medford, OR $30,590
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $32,610
Salem, OR $30,280
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $27,570
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $28,500
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $27,290
$28,887
Pennsylvania

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

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

Altoona, PA $26,420
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $23,930
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $25,570
East Stroudsburg, PA $26,510
Erie, PA $24,810
Gettysburg, PA $24,920
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $29,940
Johnstown, PA $34,210
Lancaster, PA $28,550
Lebanon, PA $28,370
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $29,590
Pittsburgh, PA $30,220
Reading, PA $30,260
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $23,910
Williamsport, PA $23,950
York-Hanover, PA $29,110
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $30,490
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,530
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $33,750
State College, PA $33,230
$29,064
Puerto Rico

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

Guayama, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($28,280) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $22,150
Arecibo, PR $17,570
Guayama, PR $28,280
Mayaguez, PR $23,610
Ponce, PR $23,690
San German, PR $21,420
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $22,940
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area N/A
$22,809
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

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

Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($35,830) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $23,650
Florence, SC $29,290
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $22,690
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $24,890
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $25,980
Spartanburg, SC $25,460
Sumter, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $20,110
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,830
$25,988
South Dakota

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

East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($34,250) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $29,370
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,250
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $30,620
$31,413
Tennessee

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

South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($49,050) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $23,440
Cleveland, TN $23,030
Jackson, TN $29,970
Johnson City, TN $42,070
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $34,820
Knoxville, TN $30,120
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $28,360
Morristown, TN $31,120
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $29,470
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $27,050
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,050
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $30,050
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,440
$32,461
Texas

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

Midland, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($59,210) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Amarillo, TX $50,860
Austin-Round Rock, TX $27,850
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $46,510
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $40,080
College Station-Bryan, TX $30,320
Corpus Christi, TX $23,730
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $32,180
El Paso, TX $48,160
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $42,010
Killeen-Temple, TX $44,540
Laredo, TX $53,940
Longview, TX $53,740
Lubbock, TX $41,200
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $43,100
Midland, TX $59,210
Odessa, TX $54,460
San Angelo, TX $26,340
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $54,910
Sherman-Denison, TX $45,380
Texarkana, TX-AR $23,010
Tyler, TX $25,960
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX $40,790
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $43,180
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,090
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $44,530
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $47,070
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,260
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $45,810
Wichita Falls, TX $43,390
$41,297
Utah

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

Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($34,970) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $23,630
Provo-Orem, UT $30,760
St. George, UT N/A
Salt Lake City, UT $27,050
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $34,970
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area N/A
$29,103
Virginia

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

Charlottesville, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($44,150) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charlottesville, VA $44,150
Lynchburg, VA $21,270
Richmond, VA $30,770
Roanoke, VA $22,780
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $26,280
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $28,950
Winchester, VA-WV $33,260
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $40,760
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,460
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,290
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,080
$33,005
Vermont

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

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($38,810) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $38,810
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,130
$37,970
Wisconsin

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

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($35,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $24,220
Fond du Lac, WI $19,900
Green Bay, WI $25,310
Janesville-Beloit, WI $22,170
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $26,400
Madison, WI $35,090
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $27,240
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $23,830
Racine, WI $25,740
Sheboygan, WI $27,840
Wausau, WI $24,290
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $32,690
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $23,280
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $26,720
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $22,620
$25,823
West Virginia

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

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($43,450) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $43,450
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $25,040
Morgantown, WV $26,280
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $32,840
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $42,590
Wheeling, WV-OH $27,910
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,120
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $24,690
$31,615
Wyoming

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

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($31,090) for a bachelor's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $23,740
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $29,490
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $31,090
$28,107

2 Jobs Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a master's degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $48,382.  For a bachelor's degree, the average salary median is $31,403. 

  Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary Ratio: 0.56    

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

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

Common Job Titles    
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Chef Instructor
  • Child Development Instructor
  • Clothing and Textiles Teacher
  • College Faculty Member
  • College Professor
  • Cooking Teacher
  • Dietetics Professor
  • Family and Consumer Sciences Professor (FCS Professor)
  • Family Consumer Science Teacher (FCS Teacher)
  • Family Resource Management Professor
  • Food and Nutrition Instructor
  • Food and Nutrition Professor
  • Food and Nutrition Teacher
  • Home and Family Living Professor
  • Home Economics Professor
  • Home Economics Teacher
  • Human Development Professor
  • Instructor
  • Lecturer
  • Nutrition Faculty Member
  • Nutrition Instructor
  • Nutrition Program Instructor
  • Professor
  • Sewing Teacher
  • Tailoring Teacher
  • Textiles and Clothing Teacher
  • University Faculty Member
  • Weaving Professor
  • US Salary Median: $51,656
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 4-6 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate

  Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.

Salary Ratio: 0.62    

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    
  • Child Development Teacher
  • Childcare Teacher
  • Childhood Development Teacher
  • Day Care Teacher
  • Daycare Teacher
  • Early Childhood Teacher
  • Group Teacher
  • Home-Based Preschool Teacher
  • Infant Teacher
  • Montessori Paraprofessional
  • Montessori Preschool Teacher
  • Montessori Teacher
  • Nursery School Teacher
  • Nursery Teacher
  • Pre-Kindergarten Teacher (Pre-K Teacher)
  • Pre-School Teacher
  • Prekindergarten Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Toddler Teacher
  • US Salary Median: $31,425
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.1%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Bachelor's


Average Education Costs

Doctorate

The average cost for a graduate degree is $11,898 per year (or $15,061 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $47,592 to earn a doctorate (or $60,244 if you're out-of-state). This doesn't include the cost to first earn a bachelor's degree ($25,460 if you're in-state, $41,156 if you're out-of-state) and then a master's degree ($23,796 if you're in-state, $30,122 if you're out-of-state).

Bachelor's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $6,365 per year (or $10,289 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $25,460 to earn a bachelor's (or $41,156 if you're out-of-state).


Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Child Care and Support Services Management Degrees

Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies

411 Central Methodist Square - Fayette, MO

Out-of-state cost: $6,430/year
In-state cost: $6,430/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

American Public University System

111 W Congress St - Charles Town, WV

Out-of-state cost: $7,360/year
In-state cost: $7,360/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Mayville State University

330 Third Street NE - Mayville, ND

Out-of-state cost: $10,394/year
In-state cost: $7,381/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Ferris State University

1201 S State St - Big Rapids, MI

Out-of-state cost: $12,768/year
In-state cost: $12,768/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

National Louis University

122 S Michigan Ave - Chicago, IL

Out-of-state cost: $14,169/year
In-state cost: $14,169/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's

Purdue University Northwest

2200 169th Street - Hammond, IN

Out-of-state cost: $14,223/year
In-state cost: $7,666/year
Degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate

SUNY College of Technology at Canton

34 Cornell Drive - Canton, NY

Out-of-state cost: $14,842/year
In-state cost: $8,689/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

Union Institute & University

440 E McMillan St - Cincinnati, OH

Out-of-state cost: $15,686/year
In-state cost: $15,686/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Claflin University

400 Magnolia Street - Orangeburg, SC

Out-of-state cost: $17,046/year
In-state cost: $17,046/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Framingham State University

100 State Street - Framingham, MA

Out-of-state cost: $17,460/year
In-state cost: $11,380/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Manor College

700 Fox Chase Rd - Jenkintown, PA

Out-of-state cost: $18,530/year
In-state cost: $18,530/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

1201 W University Dr - Edinburg, TX

Out-of-state cost: $18,733/year
In-state cost: $8,917/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

1400 Spring Garden St - Greensboro, NC

Out-of-state cost: $22,562/year
In-state cost: $7,403/year
Degrees: Certificate

Texas Tech University

Broadway And University Avenue - Lubbock, TX

Out-of-state cost: $23,870/year
In-state cost: $11,600/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Idaho State University

921 S 8th Ave - Pocatello, ID

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

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

107 Whitehurst - Stillwater, OK

Out-of-state cost: $24,539/year
In-state cost: $9,019/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Rhode Island College

600 Mount Pleasant Ave - Providence, RI

Out-of-state cost: $24,735/year
In-state cost: $10,260/year
Degrees: Certificate

Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

411 Central Methodist Square - Fayette, MO

Out-of-state cost: $25,780/year
In-state cost: $25,780/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's

Limestone University

1115 College Drive - Gaffney, SC

Out-of-state cost: $26,300/year
In-state cost: $26,300/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

Siena Heights University

1247 E. Siena Heights Dr. - Adrian, MI

Out-of-state cost: $27,642/year
In-state cost: $27,642/year
Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's


Most Affordable Schools for a Graduate Child Care and Support Services Management Degrees

Arkansas State University

2105 E. Aggie Road - Jonesboro, AR

Out-of-state cost: $11,586/year
In-state cost: $6,600/year
Degrees: Master's

University of La Verne

1950 Third St - La Verne, CA

Out-of-state cost: $14,526/year
In-state cost: $14,526/year
Degrees: Master's

Mills College

5000 MacArthur Blvd - Oakland, CA

Out-of-state cost: $36,263/year
In-state cost: $36,263/year
Degrees: Master's

Boston University

One Silber Way - Boston, MA

Out-of-state cost: $57,666/year
In-state cost: $57,666/year
Degrees: Master's


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